vance among the churches in rendering to the Lord that which is his own. From 1.30 to 2, Rev. W. A. Sharp led in a service of prayer and song, after which Rev. F. H. Eveleth presided over a business session of two hours. Only two items of business worthy of notice were passed. The first was the adoption of the report of the Committee appointed last year to confer with the British and Foreign Bible Society, as to the possibility of issuing a version of the Burmese Bible which would please the Pedo-Baptist of their own rules but in violation of the teaching of the best scholarship of all ages. The Conference unanimously adopted the report of the committee which was in substance as follows: While we deplore the issuing of a rival version of the Bible in Burmese, we disclaim any responsibility for the confusion which may arise by the publication of such a version. We cannot join in the publica-tion of such a version as would be acceptable to the Bible Society without compromising the truth which was given by Christ churches of Burma and still be acceptable to Baptists. After a long correspondence it was at last concluded that nothing could be done unless the Baptists would consent to having Dr. Judson's translation of the word baptizo and its cognates, replaced by the transliteration of the words. It seems remarkable that this Society is just now insisting very strongly that such words shall be translated in a version of the Bible which is to be issued in India, while in Burma the translation of the words are to be done away with in violation not only and his Apostles. If the Society insists on issuing such a version it must bear the responsibility of the confusion which it will cause, in violating what has already been accepted by the scholarship of all ages, and by the early church as the teaching of Christ, and thereby destroying the symbolism of one of the most beautiful ordinances which Christ has instituted. A proposition was adopted to appoint a Central Committee composed of representatives of each mission which should endeavor to secure the translation and pub lication of literature selected from the Christian Culture Course, and other sources, which would aid in strengthening the young people of Burma in the principles of Christianity. Rev. W. Bushell preached the annual sermon before the Conference Friday evening. The Convention assembled on Saturday. After the usual routine work of appointing committees the committee of management reported in the different languages. After the adoption of the report of the Committee of Management, the treasurer presented his report, which showed that the contributions for the year had amounted to Rs. 2,198, most of which had been spent in Burma. Toward the close of the year the Convention sent a missionary to the Talaings, to be associated with Hans Adamsen, M. D., at Bangkok, Siam. A resolution was presented requesting the Convention to send two missionary brethren to visit the Karen Christians about Zimmè, Siam. As this would involve an expenditure of Rs. 500, it was decided to see how much could be raised before voting on the question. When the tellers, which were appointed, reported, it was found that 501 rupees had been contributed, and it was voted to send the brethren. Afterward the convention closed by singing "Praise God from whom all blessings flow," and benediction by the moderator. The annual sermon before the convention was preached by Rev. F. DeM. Crawley, pastor of the English Baptist Church. On Monday evening the missionaries met at the home of Rev. E. O. Stevens, where a very pleasant hour of service of prayer and praise was held, after which there was a sociable, ice cream and cake being served. At this last meeting of the missionaries the following resolution was adopted by a vote of 2 to 1: "Resolved, That we most earnestly protest against the sale of the 'GuestHouse' property in Rangoon at this time." The rooms for the entertainment of the missionaries are almost indispensable, as the accommodations for Europeans in the hotels are very expensive, and not desirable. The lower story rents for a sum equal to 4 per cent on the investment, while if the property should be sold, it would be impossible to secure another place which would be as satisfactory at the same price. Besides this, if the property should be sold it will reduce the compound of the English Baptist Church to a mere driveway on the south side, and there would always be the liability of the ground being occupied for some obnoxious purpose. POWER OF THE RESURRECTION many after-dinner speeches;-I mean Resurrection. Let Renan and his disciples make whatever they please out of this doctrine; but the practical significance of this unique doctrine cannot be overlooked by "historical schools" of any turn of mind. Why is it that heathens in general go into decay so soon, but Christians in general know no decay whatever, but hope even in Death itself? Octogenarians still scheming for future as if they were still in twenties are objects of almost miraculous wonders with us heathens. We count men above forty among the old age while in Christendom no man below fifty is considered to be fit for a position of any great responsibility. We think of rest and retirement as soon as our children come to age; and backed by the teaching of filial piety, we are entitled to lazy idleness, to be cared for and caressed by the young generation. Judson, a missionary after hardships of his lifetime. exclaims he wants to live and work more. as he has eternity to rest. Victor Hugo in his eighty-fourth year can say: "I improve every hour because I love this world as my fatherland. My work is only beginning. My monument is hardly above its foundation. I would be glad to see it mounting and mounting forever."-From "Diary of a Japanese Convert." REV. WALTER BUSHELL, MOULMEIN UNDAY, Oct. 4th, was a day crowded SUN with most interesting labor, and I trust the results of that which was done will be seen in this mission many years. To understand the occurrence and to realize something of its importance in the eyes of the Pwo Karens you must know that when Miss Macomber came out to labor in this country in 1836 she located in a large Pwo Karen village called Dongyan, and that as a result of her labors the first wo Karen church ever formed was organized in that village Jan. 12, 1837. This church is still in existence, and until about four years ago was ministered to by an ordained pastor, Rev. Kon Touk. Perhaps twenty years ago it sent off a colony of its members to settle about two hours' journey away. There they formed a new village and called it Seetyau. This church also had an ordained man for its pastor, by name Rev. Pah Pug. Both these pastors were men of strong characters, and great influence among the people around them; and their sayings and doings are quoted as authority to-day. The two were called home within a few months of each other, and since then there has not been an ordained man among the Pwo Karens of this Association. Pah Pug left a son who had been educated in the Station School here and then took a course in the Karen Theological Seminary. He then came back and taught in the school for several years. Since his father's death he has been acting pastor of the church at Seetyau and at the invitation of the church a council met on Oct. 3d to consider the advisability of ordaining him to the Gospel ministry. The members of the two churches are one people and are closely related to each other. The candidate was the son of Rev. Pah Pug, former pastor of Seetyau Church, and his wife is the daughter of Rev. Ron Touk, the former pastor of the Dongyan Church. Hence you can see that whatever affects one church interests the other also. The Council met and organized in the regular way. The candidate passed a very satisfactory examination and it was voted to ordain him upon the next day. I was up at daylight and got a cup of tea. Soon after six the bell for early morning meeting rang and we went to the chapel. One of the visiting brethren conducted a short devotional meeting and then the pastor takes the chair and turns it into a meeting preparatory for the communion, so that those who had not related their experience at the meeting we had held on Saturday evening should now do so. That having been finished it was suggested that the candidates for baptism be examined now rather than after the noon service. Six were brought forward, four young men and two girls. All were examined and five were received for baptism. The one having married a heathen girl was to wait until the elders were satisfied of his power to bear temptation, which they knew his heathen friends would bring upon him. We were then dismissed after being together more than two hours. Breakfast was the next order, so as to be ready for the next meeting at 10.30. This was the ordination service, and very simple and interesting it was to the crowded house which had assembled. We then had a short breathing spell before going down to the water near the village where the pastor baptized the five candidates received in the morning. Then back to the chapel, where letters were read from two excluded members asking for restoration. One was received at once, the other ordered to wait a little longer. About eighty members of the two churches now partook of the Lord's Supper and were once more dismissed. Dinner was partaken of during this interview, and then at just before sundown, according to appointment, I preached a sermon to a wellfilled chapel. At the close of this service I was called upon for another address at a meeting held in the pastor's house at which there were from sixty to seventy present. Up bright and early the next morning, we took to our boats and by noon were in Moulmein once more, feeling assured that we had been about our Father's business and that He would bless that which had been done. T REV. EDWARD O. STEVENS, MOULMEIN, BURMA HE record of baptisms during Septem ber was four. Of these three occurred on one occasion, when Pastor U. Reuben administered the ordinance to three Talaings at Amherst, the last Lord's day in the month. One is a man over sixty years of age; the other two are grandsons of U. Aung-men, who was pastor of the Amherst Church about twenty-five years ago. On Sunday morning, the 13th ult., I baptized at Thaton a Taungthu, Maung Lân by name, who lives at Kin-bún-gyông, a village near Kyaik-kaw. Maung Lûn's case seems to call for more than a passing remark. A few years ago he was one of a company who went up to the hills to the north of Thatôn, in order to cut bamboos. The provisions, which they left at a hut in the jungle, one day were all stolen. After a considerable hesitation he and a Shan man concluded to go to a little village, to ask the privilege of cooking and sleeping at a house, which was occupied by a Karen Christian. If I mistake not, this is the man who was converted through the "Awakener," probably one of the many Burmese tracts which Miss Lawrence had distributed on one of her evangelistic tours. The inmates of the two houses, which make up this Karen village, deliberated a long time before they were willing to give their consent. But the permission sought having been once given, these two strangers were sure of protection from the depredations of thieves. In the evening, when the day's work was all done, the heads of these two families told their guests about their newly found hopes and joys, with the result that the two bamboo cutters were deeply impressed. The Shan man had been a hard drinker; and his death was probably caused, or at least hastened by his intemperate habits. However, so great a change had been wrought in him that he became almost a total abstainer, and on their return home he used to declare to his companion his firm conviction that the gospel of Christ showed the only true way of salvation. The words of this Shan had great weight with Maung Lûn, and were partly instrumental in leading him to determine that he would become a worshiper of the Eternal God. If facetious observers had been present on the banks of the Goldstream at the baptism of Maung Lûn, they might have been inclined to remark that some of us Baptists must believe in sprinkling and pouring plus immersion; for truly "the rain descended and the floods came" at such a rate that the mountain torrent had swollen into a mighty stream. I almost trembled when we went down into the raging waters; not that I was actuated by fear, lest we should be swept off our feet by the force of the current; but I was anxious for the future of the candidate. For I learned that he had himself been a total abstainer only one month; and I knew that he would the next day be going back to a home where illicit distilling had been carried on by the wife and mother, who had refused to follow Maung Lûn's example. Then again he is illiterate, and so poor that he lives from hand to mouth. Moreover there is no Christian living anywhere near, except a Shan man, who had so effectually hidden his light under a bushel that he had not known of his exist ence. I have gone into these particulars because this is in some respects a typical case. The Taungthus are often described as being bigoted idolaters. This is quite true; and it is equally certain that in Lower Burma they are to a great extent besotted with drink. Miss Barrows, in company with assistants, is hoping soon to visit the locality where Maung Lûn lives. We pray that this contemplated preaching tour may be blessed of God not only to the confirming of Maung Lûn in the faith, but also to the conversion of his wife, who, like so many Taungthu women, considers it a part of her maternal duties to distil arrack, by the sale of which she may be able to provide food and clothing for her family. THE map which appears as a frontispiece to this number of the MAGAZINE is an accurate picture of the mission field, which has its centre at Toungoo, Burma. It is very suggestive of the real mission establishment of a mission station. The station is a mere base of operations. Here the missionaries have their homes their training schools for both boys and girls, their little printing press and other apparatus. From this base they reach out among the heathen villages in a vast district, and from these schools the village teachers, the evangelists and native pastors are sent forth among the mountains and into regions which would otherwise be almost inaccessible to our American missionaries. For cuts of Toungoo see the MAGAZINE for December. The district shown represents an area of about eighty or one hundred miles square. Study this map, and observe how serious a thing it is when the missionaries fall out from the care of such a field, and no one is sent to take their place. It has frequently occurred, and is occurring now on many fields, not for lack of men but for lack of means to send them. To those who are accustomed to think of the work of a missionary as something like that of a pastor in America, the map of "A Typical Mission Field" will be a revelation. The terms "a mission station," "an outstation" and "a mission field," doubtless offer merely a hazy suggestion to many. The Bghai Karen mission field, with its 28 outstations, 125 native preachers, 81 churches, 3,105 church members, and 1,261 scholars in 70 schools is committed to the care of Rev. Alonzo Bunker, D. D., who has his home at the central station, Toungoo, assisted by Mr. C. H. Heptonstall, Miss Johanna Anderson, and Miss Thora M. Thompson, and with the prospect of help from E. S. Corson, M. D., and wife, who have just gone out to take the place of Doctor and Mrs. Truman Johnson, who have been compelled to return to America by the failure of health. The work of supervision of the schools at Toungoo, the churches and schools at the outstations, and the advising, directing, and stimulating the native helpers would seem to be sufficient to task the powers of the most earnest and devoted missionary, but when we look at the vast number of heathen villages shown on this map, drawn by Mr. Heptonstall, and think of the anxious thought and longing which must rest upon the mind and heart of the missionary in the effort to reach these multitudes with the gospel, we begin to realize something of what the work of a missionary must be. The following letter from one of Doctor Bunker's helpers shows in a vivid way the nature of the work. It is a sample of the reports which are continually coming in from this great mission field It is from the village of Thurtheeper which may be found on the map. Dear Teacher.-I will now write you and tell you about things being done here. By the grace of God and His loving care, I am well and able to go on with my work. As for the new villages and the newlyformed churches of this side of the range, I have no special news to tell you. Thra Haider and I have visited the churches and administered the communion twice already. I wish to tell you about Thurtheeper, where I now reside. The houses being far from the chapel, during the rain the cows and buffaloes have made the road so muddy, that people do not care much about |