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THE

NEPAUl t

MISSION

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DEAR FRIENDS,

ou will remember that our chief aim in starting Independent Mission Work at

Sukhia was to reach with the Gospel some

of

the 3 000 000 people Goorkhas

and

others who live inside the closed

land

of Nepaul a native state in the North

of India nearly as large as England and at present without any missionaries. We began

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work here on 13th September, 1897,

and

would now ask you to join us in thanking God

for all that He has enabled us to do,

and

in praying for greater things in days to come.

We

found Sukhia

an

even more suitable centre

than

we expected it would be.

'Week by week

the

Bazaar is visited by large numbers

of

Nepaulis, many of whom

come

15 days' journey

or

more from

the

interior

of

Nepaul,

and

to them

and

others

the

Gospel

has been preached,

the

Word of God sold,

and

medical help given.

Though our

way is

not

yet open to go into

the

interior, w have

been

able to

do

a good deal

of

itinerating

on

foot along

the

Nepaul frontier, often climbing

:2

or

3000 feet a day,

and

at times

to

sleep for a night or two across the border, holding Gospel and lantern llleetings, and

doing much-needed medical work.

uring

the 15

months

now reported on, the attend

ance at meetings

w

have held has been fully 12,000, to whom either directly or through

our friend Mr. David Macdonald, a

Government

official at Ghoom, the Gospel has been

preached, while 8646 cases have received medical help (1981 in 1897 and 6665 in 1898),

and

w

know

the

Lord

has blessed

the

help given to

the

healing

of

many.

One

man,

who was brought to us terribly mauled by a bear, and whose face had to be stitched in

more than thirty places, made a good recovery, and

w have

since twice been able to visit

his house some miles over the borde in N epaul, and to hold meetings there. Every

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morning before the dispensary is opened

we

hold a short meeting with the patients

and

their friends, and on Bazaar days, and usually on Sundays, an open-air meeting is held in

front

of

our house. During the dry season we have been able to visit a number

of

Bazaars in the district, some

of

which are never visited by other missionaries, and have

also had well attended lantern meetings on some

of

the many tea gardens around us. A

little has been done, but there are still many not far

off

who have never heard of the

Lord Jesus Christ, and we much need the help of fellow workers, if they are to be

reached.

While our work here for some time to come will likely

be

principally that

of

sowing

the seed, -for

many Nepaulis only come to Sukhia twice or thrice a year,-yet

we

have

already

had

the joy

of

seeing two souls profess faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, one being a

Bhutia widow

41

years old, and the other a Lepcha lad. After some months' probation

they were baptised in our house on 10th September last,

and

seem to be going on well.

As you probably know, we ask no help for ourselves, and will only use for our

personal wants sums specially sent for that purpose, but

we

value the fellowship

of

others

in meeting the extra cost of the evangelistic and medical work. Donations may be sent

to

Messrs.

MORGAN SCOTT

12 Paternoster Buildings, London,

E.c.,

who will acknow-

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ledge them in The Christian in which paper and also in Bright Words (3 Lochrin

Terrace, Edinburgh price 1/6 a year) accounts of our work from time to time appear.

The annexed accounts, which cover the period from the date when the first donation for

Nepaul reached us to the close of the year 1898, will show that the current needs of the

work have been fully met. Part of the balance on hand has been specially given for

building purposes, but as sufficient has not yet been received to put up a Dispensary and

much-needed Hall for meetings, on the ground which has been granted to us by Govern

ment at a nominal rent, we propose having part of the native shop (see annexed photo.)

in which we are living altered so as to provide a small hall at least. This is urgently

required, for the room presently used as a dispensary is quite too small for the numbers

who often come to our daily meetings,

and

a larger place must be provided

at

once.

To

all who in any way have been fellow-helpers in the work here,

we

send very

heartfelt thanks: to the many who have prayed for us: to the friends, some known

to

us

and some unknown, who have through The Christian and Bright Wo .-ds

or

directly, sent

gifts for the work: to the shipping firms, who have kindly brought out medical and other

stores free of freight: to the ladies, who by holding drawing-room sales of work, have

helped so largely to provide the needed funds, and specially to Mrs. John Colville, the

Yarrow, Motherwell,

N.R

and Mrs Marr, for all their labour of love in arranging and

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corresponding

about the

sales. Any ladies who would like to help by holding a small

drawing-room sale

of Indian

things sent

home

by us, might write to Mrs. Colville

at

above

address, who will gladly send particulars.

Ever since coming here we have been very conscious

of

being upheld by prayer, and

in closing this short

Report

may we ask you to pray yet more fervently

and

expectantly

that we may be blessed ourselves,

and

used for the coming

of

Christ s Kingdom in

Nepaul?

'

e are,

dear

friends,

NEPAUL MISSION HOUSE

SUKHIA-POKHRI

DARJEELING

INDIA.

Yours in

His

service,

J

\Y

and

R

R

INNES WRIGHT.

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TH

NEP UL

MISSION

Caslt

SialelJle1tt

from

27 fl Odober,

I696 to

JIst December,

I898.

H O M E A C C O U N T

To Collections at l\leetings,

Donations received direct,

Do. per

The Cllristian,

Do. per Bright W01-ds

Do. for American

Organ ...

Nett

Proceeds from Sales of

Work

189798,

By

\Iedicines and

Instruments,

American Organ

...

Lantern Slides

and Fittings

Scripture Cartoons, Blackboards, Books,

.

Expenses connected

with

Meetings, Brz ght Words, Postages,

Remittances

to

India (see next page), ...

Balance

in

Bank and

with Messrs. Morgan

Scott

...

20 16 10

86 18

:{

57

6

7

7

3 0

9

0

0

68

6 6

249

2

39

4 9

9

0 0

7

0

4

3 4

5

2

6

120

0

0

65 2

3

249

2

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Cask Statement jro11l 27tk

October

.896 to .JIst December I898.

INDI N

CCOU

NT

To

Proceeds of Remittances for 120 (see next page), ...

Donation No.

I-Biggar

Proceeds

P.O.O.

3 16/-.

Do.

No.2-Calcutta

Do.

No.3-Dysart

Do. Do.

4

Do. No.

4-Sukhia

Do. No.

5-Mim

Do. No.6-Nepaul

Small

Donations-Sukhia

Gospels sold-Nepali Hindi, Tibetan,

By

Dock Dues,

Duty.

Carriage. Cartage,

Medicines and Food for Patients,

Dispensary Furniture, Fittings, Alterations, ...

Rent

of

Dispensary, Native Evangelist. Sweeper,

Tent Camping Utensils, Coolies on Tours, ; ..

Go pels,

Books, Photos,

Balance,

pHOOM, ~ r March

I899.-Examined and .found Correct.

F. FREPEltlCKSON

Supt. Scandinavian Alliance

AlissUJn.

Rs 1804 13

60 13

16 0

60 0

4 0

]6

0

20

()

21

2

13 0

Rs 2015 12

Rs

130 0

744

7

138 9

333 3

138

8

30 3

500 13

Rs

2015 12

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

6

0

0

3

0

0

6

9

6