JO U RJ.

AL
oft
MISSION MEETING
a,nd,
MISSIONARIES' MEETING
CONGO MISSION
<d'the
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, SOUTH
Held at
embo N ylUD&, Congo B e l ~ e
May 18-24, 1936
Arthur J. Moore
Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Congo Mission
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PART ONE
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Arthur J. .Moore
Methodist Episcopal Congo Mission
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JOURNAL
of the
MISSION MEETING
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Officers and Committees ... ... . .. .......... "... .... ... ...... ...... .... . ....... . 4
Opening Session and Roll Call ... .. ... ........ .... ... ... ... ....... ... .... .. . 5
Native Preachers and Lay Delegates... .. .... .. ..... ...... ..... ... .. ...... . 6
Organization and Nominations ... ...... ... ... ..... .... ... ... ......... .. ... . 6-7
Statement by Bishop Moore concerning organization ..... .. ... . 7
Preachers admitted into Full Connection .. .... . .. .. ... .. .. .... ..... . 8
Introductions .... .. ..... .. ..... ..... .. ........... .. .... .. .. .. .. .......... .. .... . ....... . 8
Bishop Moore approves moving Lodja P o ~ t ... ........ .. ... .. ... .. .. .. 9
Licensing Local Preachers ... .... .. .. .. ... .... ... ......... .. .. ...... .... ...... .. 10
Preachers Admitted on Trial .... ... .... .... ........... ... ...... .. ... .. .... .. 10
Preachers Remaining on Trial ..... ..... .............. .... ......... ... .... .... . . 11
Admi tted to Deacons Orders .. ... .. ...... .. ... ..... . .... .................. ... .. 11
Missionaries' Reports ........ ... ..... ........ ......... .. ......... ..... .. ... ...... . 12-13
Committee to Edit Journal ... ......... ............... .. .. ... ... ...... .. . 14
Statement concerning Pere Tilemans ... ... .. ...... ... ........ ...... . 14
Statement concerning opposition to our school work .... .. ....... . 15
Presentation of Banner from China W.M.S. ... ....... ..... ... ... . 15
Closing Service .. .. .. .... .. ... ... ... .... .... .. .. ............. .. .... .. ... ... ... .... ... . 15
Disciplinary Questions ....... .. ... .. .... ... .. ..... .... ....... .. .... .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. . 1621
Appointments ... ... .. .... ..... ... .. ... ... .. . ....... .. .. ... ... .. ...... .... .. ....... ... .. 22-24
Superintendents' Reports .. ... ...... .. ... .... ..... ... .. ...... ... .. ... .. ... .. .. .. 2534
Report of Committee on Evangelism .... ..... .. ....... .. .. ..... ........ .... .. .
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" " Education Committee .. .. ... .... ... ... .. ... .... .. ... .. .. .. . 35
" " Church School Committee ..... .... .. .. ... ..... ..... .. ... . 35
" " Church Records Committee . ... ... ... .. ...... ... .... ... . 36
" " Committee on Resolutions ..... .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... ... .. .. . 36
Statistical Report ........ ... .... ... ... ..... .... ...... ... ... .1... ..... . . . ..... ... ..... ..
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OFFICERS
Bishop Arthur J. Moore, President
Rev. E. B. Stils, Secretary
Rev. J. G. Barden, Assistant Secretary
Shaumba Pierre, Assistant Secretary
Rev. H. T. Wheeler, Statistical Secretary
COMl\HTTEES
Committee on Evangelism:
Wm. De Ruiter, Annie Parker, H. T. Wheeler, Ngandjolo Mos
Kimbulu Tsharli.
Committee on EducaiI()n:
J. G. Barden, H.P Anker, Myrtle Zicafoose, Annimae White, TI
mumba Djerome.
Committee on Church School :
Wm. De Ruiter, Mary F. Foreman, Mrs. H.P. Anker, C. P. M. Sh
fey, Mrs. H. T. Wheeler.
Committee on Statistics:
H. T. Wheeler, W. B. Lewis, Mrs. J.H. Maw, Lupanu Augusta, SH
tsha Abele.
Committee on the Class of the First Year :
A. J. Reid, H. P. Anker, J. G. Barden, Mrs. W. De Ruiter, M
E. B. Stilz.
Committee on the Class of the Second Year:
H.T. Wheeler, Wm. DeRuiter, C.P. M. Sheffey, W.S. Hughlett, An
Parker.
Committee on Boundaries:
A. J. Reid, H. P. Anker, Wm. De Ruiter.
Committee on Resolutions:
Mrs. W. B. Lewis, H.P. Anker, Mulenda Francois, Luhata
Lunumbi Andere.
J. Moore,
Secremry
,
Assistant Secretary
, H. T.
President
Assistant Secretary
ler, Statistical Secretary
Wheeler, NgandjoJo Mose,
Myrtle Zicafoose, Annimae White, Lu
n, Mrs. H.P. Anker, C. P. M. Shef-
Mrs. J.H. Maw, Lupanu Augusta, Shu-
First Year:
Bar den, Mrs. W. De Ruiter, Mrs.
Second Year:
C.P. M. Sheffey, W.S. Hughlett, Annie
, Mulenda Francois, Luhata Dan rele,
DAl LY PROCEEDINGS
FrRST DAY,
1-}ful ldu?!, May 18, 1!J (j
Opening Se sion:
Th CONGO OF T ': EPISCOPAL
CHUf'Cl!. SOL TH, met in Its f' t"1 I d Hi lli uaJ f est; i ul1 in Laml1ut h
]\\ morial CI !!reh. \'l mbo Nymmt Consro Dell,{e, on lunuay
May 1 . ;,t 7;;lU P. M. , Bis hop Al thor J. 1\1 ) re pre;;iJ ing.
J eIigioll. .. fvitCl'4:
AfLer" ong servic 1 d y Mr. Homer R cieheaver, t here w aR n r
j<lXL S hj lhe Bi hop. t t ile clo (' f tIl(> acldl'f'1's the sera! n r or
tl l 'L.; tI'. Su per Wi'S ad lll ini. tere!l 1y t he Hbho 'sis teu by rL P.
Ank L' :..Il d A. J. Rei .
SECON D DAY
TUf" :day, Aoy 19, 19.; 6
The l\Ii. lee ti nJ{ wnven d at 8: 15 A.]\1. in the Ch urch with
LISIHJp Moore in the thair. A iJcl'v ice was conducted hy Mr.
I udeh U\ Cl'. De\' lltiona [, p vices were concl ucted bv t he Uis bop.
l\h. TS. lJe Hu iter [ ml RI'ld \\ Cl't' !'P1 !ointl'd mtl'l'preters t o till)
!1:l. Lt ve:> and 11 . P .1 nkc)' to t.i L Bi.: h)p.
Hon ,aJl:
'f1w 1>L' ('n. of the last 1\11 s iun meet.ii, g;, . J. Reid, \\ CIS :.l8kccl
tu 'all t he roll :
'lonaricfi:
Re H. P. Ali t {' to I ev Helll Y ;. Ayres (fnrl<JLl g- b)
1\'11' H.!'. ArJl;:{'l' .l\lrs. Henry Co Ayres
He\,. E. ll. BLit z
Miss D J a.J. A.nt1slr .ng .
1\11':;. E. B. Stilz
Hev. J hn G, Barden
Rp'. J . J, Davis Mrs, John G. Barden
All". J. J. Davb
.Misf:i Mary Foreman
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Dr. C. P. M. Sheffey
Mrs. C. P.M. Sheffey
Dr. W. B. Lewis
Mrs. W. B. Lewis
Rev. William De Ruiter
Mrs. William De Ruiter
Miss Annie Parker
Miss Mary E. Moore
Rev. Joe H. Maw
Mrs. Joe H. Maw
Rev. H. T. Wheeler
Mrs. H. T. Wheeler
Miss Myrtle Zicafoo::'c
Preachers:
Kimbulu Tharli
Ngandjolo Mose
Shuku Djosefu
Mulenda Francois
Shutsha Abele
Lumbelilu Nikola
Lay delegates:
Umatllku Albert
Luhata I )joani
Kambilo Danyele
On'Ukunda Djosefu
Organization:
Dr. W. S. Hughlett(furlough)
Mrs. W. S. Hughlett "
Rev.Alex .J. Reid
Mrs. AlexJ. Reid
Miss A n n i m ~ l e White
Miss D!)l' othy Re s (furlough)
Mrs. Ethel S. Smith "
Miss Ruth O'Toole
Miss Edith Mar tin "
Miss Catherine Parham
Lunumbe Andere
Wetshi Ukunda AngusLa
Lllmumba Djerome
Luhata Danyele
Lllpanu Angusta
Ngelesa Djakoba
Shaumba Pierre
Utshudi Angusta
Djulu Danyele
E. B. Stilz was elected Secn:tary, John G. Barden and Shaumba
Pierre assistant Secretaries. Mrs. H. T. Wheeler was elected to
report the proceedings of the Mission Meeting to the World Outlook.
Bar of l\lis.'ion Meeting:
A portion of the main auditorium was constituted as the bar of
the Mission Meeting.
Nominations:
Miss Foreman moved that the Execu tive Committee, which had
conferred with the Bishop, serve as a nominating' Committee, and
Dr. W. S. Hughlett(furlough)
Mrs. W. S. Hughlett "
Rev. Alex .T. Reid
Mrs. AlexJ. Rei d
Miss Anninlle White
Miss Df)l"othy Rees (furlough)
IV[ 'so Ethel S. Smith "
Mi ss Ruth 'Toole
Miss Ed ith Martin "
Miss Catherine Parham
Lunumbe Andere
Wetshi Ukunda Angusla
Lumumba Dj erome
Luhata Dany Ie
Lupanu Angusta
Ngelesa Djakoba
Shaumba Pierre
Utshudi Angusta
Dj ulu Danyele
tary, John G. Barden and Shaumba
Mrs. H. T. Wheeler was elected to
e Mission Meeting to the World Outlook.
toriull1 was cons tituted as the bal' of
the Execu tive Committee, whi h had
serve as a nominating Committ ee, and
it was so ordered. The fonowing nominations were made:
Evangelistic Committee:
Will i m De I niter, A:mie Parker, Ngandjolo Mose, Kimbulu Tharli,
H. T. wheeler.
Education Committee:
John G, Barden, Myrtle Zicafoose, H. P. Anker, Annimae White,
Lumumba Djerome
Committee of the Class of the First Year:
A.J. Reid, H. P. Anker, J. G. Barden, "Ml's. E. B. Stilz, Mrs. De
Ruiter
Committee of the Class of the Second year:
H. T. Wheel er, William De Ruiter C. P. M. Sheffey, W. S. Hughlett,
Annie Parker.
Committee on Statistics:
H. T. Wh.;)eler, Lupanu Angusta, Shutsha AbeJe,Dr. W. B. Lewis.
Mr s, Joe H. Maw.
Committee on Church School:
William De Ruiter, Mary F. Foreman, Mrs. H. P. Anker, Dr. C. P.
M. Sheffey, Mrs. H. T. Wheeler.
Committee on Resolutions :
Mrs. W. B. Lewis, H. P. Anker, Mulenda Francois, Luhata Danyele
Lunumbi Andre.
These nomminations were con firmed
A motion that a committee on boundaries be appointed was passed

Statement :
Bishop Moore made a stat ' ment coneerning the organization which
was adopted at t he last Mission ieeting. He pointed out the strange
situation which, in the present session, permitted only laymen to vote.
After a confel'ence with the executive Committee, he was of the opin
ion that it was but ri ght to admit into fuJI connection the preachers
admi tted on trial at the last Conference, with the understanding that
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they \ ould pm, ' (?- tI COU}'t'>f' ut S ud\'.
It ltlovecl hy 1\11'. Dc Ruiter a nd seconded by :.1r, \Yh 'elll'
that a number of Tlreachel's be arlmittec int.o fu ll connect ion. The
motiotl pas. t:d 1l nan i
The 1'0110\\ illg' m n \ ho 'cr recoDlmended an I ut.ed un, one by
one, were arirl li Led:
Yin 1mlLl '1.:h -Ii ].nl1 nmbi nc
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g"lDdjolo Mosr. \V UIan l \ngUl:!la
Shuk'l DJ()se fu Lnmnm
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)" D i <o>rome
l\1llenc1a Franc i:-; L hntn Danyc]c
ShuLl t A ele L A;,gl -l'1
L Imbe1iI u Nikol a Ng-e les. \
The 13ls\1 {' P t l lt!n rtC'eived t}' esc T1reathel" into full CODilL Cd() Ti ,
them t he qu t ion' froJll fJal'ag'l' ph 182 of tlw 1934 L>isci
j')1ini:>, H then d1arged them to eek f Ol' a Je per J'eligiotl' e 'p rience,
alway realizil g that t ht.: ' > is SI) Il ethin, ' bet.lel' itl tore ; a nd that
on should tlOl to) s::oeking unti1 h oJ's bes!'. Ill'
emphasized fact Ula t thl:,v should "lJey Ule D:scipl'n,'; be slillied
to th se \ h ul'e abo e t hem; and thal t hey shoul cl be d tin \'( IT,
Upon the promie t u he fJil1 fui nnd obedient to tho:;e chargc'.',
t il Bisho wished GJ L bl ,lnll g'ui lante U, on them, All
l!l It at the aitar fOT the [ll'ayu of const.aullu. ,
Tntrodmtions:
1\11'. E. M. Sweet of , Loci , ton, C:\liiol'rua, 'as lll tl'orli l"eli , He
rcspun {l'ti wit h cr. ' g ra iml:i word 3,
lli's LOrE:ila 1(-11. " a new wa i 'ltl" ducecl. She respo,
n(leu I e, .m's i t; h.1' .hy ill ' ) i nO' nn the fielcL
1\ j '::; J'vlru'j Fn'cman a returl1 'rl 1 is.ionary, , .' .' als) int I' dtlcell ,
She expressed her h<' ppill,S in r cLlll'ning t.o thl \\ 01'1"
Reports:
VV hat reports do t he sl:I}1e riYJtenden t s make '.
\hll iam De Ruitcr, Slllh.J'inLnJell t of the Wer , be Nyam/i Di8tl'ict,
cal ler!' Hi Chcll'acteJ' wa' pa. sed, and be made his report,
The {,Jl! wing native H"si; lanls made their reports: Ki mbuln
T adi. Vet.' h UktlTllia "nd Lumbeldll Ni lwla.
J ..J, iJuvi:, superinL d"'nl of the l\l inga District, was caUed. His
Chal'aC LPl' \Vas passed, and he made hI ' r(>ptJrt.
The f ,Il e)\, i ng ll utive assistants mad tlL' lf j'PDorls: Luh..lla
Dan ' elC and Lunumbi Andere.
!;C'(.urll'd by MI' Whe [P.l'
mtn I u!I conn The
'omr lended and vuted n, on . by
L1IJ1l1mhi /l(lc 't'
Wei::;! u l\IIpl1 \ .\l gusla
Lllmnmh:t
Luhab Danyele
LU)lHnn La
N;(,lesa D,iakobn
ti:r-sc prel\( het's int-< fl d! onnl.ctioD.
m IJaJ'a 182 of the 1934 lli:ici
cicek fol' a dt!epel religious expt"'ience.
::;0 lle hing better in . tore' anel that
until he lias cut.li ned God' s Hc
. u!d oby tile Djciplinc ; be subiect
rhat they should be diligent in wl.l'li.
Il,ful nod obedient to lho'e C large:;,
and gu'dance U1)0 them. All
of cun:secI': lion.
lOll, Cali fornia. W<5 in lrodu
n
e<1 . He
\\'(i!'\ l ,.
i,;;jllnar.\', waG intlodllced. :he re 'po
' pin 0 ' 1 tield,
rtu... d mis:sion, rv, \\ alsu
j It return i ng t l1' wurk.
tem len t. mIke"
n.len t of the \Veml.>oNyama Distl'id.
l'a'seLi and he made his r port.
nls Itlso ll l i:lrle their r p(}rts: Kimbulu
tn, TId J,umhelilu Nikolu,
flf lhe District, was called. His
udc hi' repurt.
1. alsu n,adc th .t' !'PDorls: Luhata
!J
H ' . II. T. \, 1"Ii:el 1', superi ntendent If the Tuncla Dis tric t, wall
call ... d. His cl
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l1r
t
cLer IVClS passed, and he ,:ue hi.
The [(JI ' )willg' nati, e a:-ls ibtanls !'l 'lde their ' ( por ts: Mlllemla Flao
cni8 , neJ Lumlllnba Dj er!Jme,
l{e\ . 1 .J. Reid, slIl;eri Menc1cnl of lh<.! Lodja Distict. was all d.
f1l. ('I ;lHl(;CCI' \\ uS pa"sed, :111'.1 lie madf:l hi ' rC{Jol't.
1'1, [f' llll\\ i ng native as,ist.ml:; made lh'"!ir l'epOlt : Shutsh Abe
le (llld Ng-anc1] cJl Most'.
B;s hop m flu " a , Ultdm nt itl whI ch he his appro val
of t h nlO\ i ng f i he sitl: of lhp LI lIgon fl'u m tI . place n ar t h e
ill ag'e of Kondu!o t o a plac l1 dll" t Vl rlj :' .
At t he ()f [he l'E'portH Hi 'h'>p Mo".-t: U his <lPPl'E:ci t i(l ll
of l lie \\ ork h(' ing done in the rou!' dist l" wls by t hose
\\'h o Wf l'P !lot yPt lil
n
mbpl' r I hI' Mi:o,i Tl M etitlJt.
Ll n,l n 1n nje r me: was cho!;( TI t take the place of Utuk,1 Pierre
0 1, ! he E lli.l'at lon CClmrni Lle
('ommitflc Meeting,:
The ' haln nen of t he ::;1-' \'er j C) llmitt ees the vlace a nd ti l11 l?
0, mee tings f or , . .;p' .: Li','e c ' l m; t L ' .
Isbop M I !ol't, c!o. (tl t h(; m()mir:it \\ ith a r ri 1 f de
yoh on. lip c hr.",e f ur h '5 t
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xt I ,L1ke 1:15, "Fot' he shali be call1,d
ill tile sigh t- of t he Lord." He t out f lll' r ea ' OilS f UJ"
the gr eat.I IPs. or J ObTJ, }lamely :
1. IlJ"l lHl \VHV ri ng f il'lnn :; and N) l] rage,
2. His f' l!:' v< ion abo\' e llw TlCI' is h ing thi ng"' of t hi s
llis t' nt husi a ' i for t he ca'l se 0[" 1'i ()' ht ousness and Clu ist.
..t . H is beall t ifu l hm d iLy in t. he of Chr ist
Thl' lJ .') :or1 uf devoti on \'. a;; hroLl g- ht :.o a 1 ' a qed '11'.
Roel il UlVl l'. 'I' 'I Am h tly H erc Tlw t My .Ie.'us?" 1.' h
Be:;,., on \ t li e n di"Ili issed wit h t he ben... ietllJtl y t he bIshop, 1
THIRD DAY
V a.l} i O, l!},jG
rile me -li ng' Cf'l v(;,fled ;.t H:CO A. 1,1. Mr , Rud heaver leu a so ng
SC:I \'in: f r ttl It: Tf lour. The u iRho eing- de layed, Mr
A d(LI' w<!!" <1 1pnint tl to temporari ly tak l e ch ir, The minutes
of lIe ]11'1.'\ ",cre read b) the Secrotary, Mr. E. B. Sti! z.
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After heing ctll"rected, t hey H ' rp apPl'ovt>d, The mini le' of t he !=u
session were read in Ote tcln by l::lh umoa Picr r WIt h he '''',,,,,,<,,
that the f irs t part be mari e f ull er. t he\' \. e re pr ovision
Dr . Le wis r end a repor t Ol t hl' medical \.... ol't ' t t TLmda,
Ruth O' Toole of bet' WOl'k with he le per, at Mi ng- H, a nd Dr, b
of the medical \ynr k a t Nl:im b
report <: .
Licensing Local Pleachers :
The Bi shop came a nd occu led the chail', The mc tter of
locallJl't:ac:her: \\<1 8 bl' Gught up, Mr, Reid, representing the
listie Committee, reported the following men :
Wemba Kllng"U Amandus
Takoi Djoani
Shutsha Pi e] re
Tulamba Andere
Umumhll Ander '
' hu-ng u F il ipo
Lllk eli Dj.tkoh:l
Lokonga Misht'le
obr.i Pierre
Lundula Danyele
Ot(,ko Pierre
S hClumba Pierre
( mokoko
The e w' r<; voted on one h. on':! aml a ll unanimously acepptt'd
They ,vere t hen asked to stand, and the Bishop charged them as t
their work and life among t he peopl e,
For Admi... ion on r rial:
Mr. Rpid, (I f the C,)mm i tt ep 01 E xv l1lina t ion:;, read til
DHm('!" of who 'i ere l'eeommend;;; d f '1' admission on trial. They
were as ft lIows :
r ' ga nclemema joani
Ahuka Pall)u
dj a ti A n g m:it,41
Lo ngeng-o Malell
Wetsh i Ukunda Ander e
Di Iw IlI '';''r lYl <\ ,l
Le t'l.lI Ander
The!"e men were voted on one hv onf', and al l ad milte
r
l,
It \ ' as e, plnined t o t hem tho t thev W l'l"t' probationers in t hh; COIl
feren 'e ; t hat t ll ey were rJ ur >;ue (hI; tv 0 r aI'S' C 0 Sl uclv;
and pass t ly' examinaliclO bef'll'C h.. \ in g t he rig-h t to IJte ; t hat t hey;
might sit in t he conference hl. t woultl not be permitted t o vote UI til
the two yea, were up. They were told that if a ny ere f ound
unsuitEd for the minist r y, they might be dropped.
r:.. "r r nlve>d. The minute, )1 t he
by Sh l.mba Pi rrl>. With t he Pl"OViRio
li pr, t hey were also provision.
the rtwJical wort at 1' ullcla, Mis'
the iepl!l's at Mincu. and Dr. Sheffey
.i. - .. amn. These were all cncoLU' aging
'"d t h chai r. Till' matte, of licen:;>ing
p. M,. Rei d, r epr esenti ng the Evan&re
follo wing Inen :
Lll kMli D.i ako'la
Lokong-a Mishell!
Obr,j P ierr e
Lundula Da nyel e
Ot(,ko Pierre
Shaumba P ierre
Ol11okoko Marku')
Ul1 (.o and i:l. ll unanimously accpptf'cl.
fld, an I the Bishop charged t he m as t o
e people,
(\ .mml t t c(> ('n E:umina b ons, r eEd the
for :ldmission on trial. The
Welsll i Ulwnda Ander e
lJiknlu Tr n1c; si
L'lsLtl Andere
11' oni-', ancf "II l1nanimc,usly admitted.
lit!\' \\ l'1" II 'Ob:llioner in this COll
11' Ihe twO) Ear l' Course ol: Study
rc hbViTlg' the right to ,ot\;,; that tb v
t \ fluId nut be permItted t \' Le until
were lold l hat if a ny v.. ere fund
y might b dr opped.
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Those \ ho \\ 1"(1 n t.he cl ass of I he firRt year, and did not pass
t h . e .. an, inat ion lI pon the COlll' se of St ldy, were continued in that
cl a!': s,
Tho'le Remaining on Trial:
The l1l\ lY e )f Fadinl< r'ie1'l'e \ '3$ call d. The Presiding Elder told of
cE' rt :3 ln f: dm'es dminO' the P' st ypar. Fa iala said t hat he was sorry,
&nc1 t ha he had g-i v n lIfJ the habit of dri nking palm wine. The Com
mittee recummenrl ed that he Le ke t i n the class of the first year,
Bi31n ) hi 'll w,lds of e Xhl lT l. tiJ'1 him that he was
being continued on account of his long yea r,s of service in the past.
The Bishop s t ated that Mr. De R uiter had not rece:ved a report
i'l',-, rn h I!'O 1, ;:-. pl 1'S \\' Ii ich h SPI1 t to America ; and t11at he would, there
fore, rema;l) fo), t he present, i n t 18 elass of the fi1'3t year,
Admitted tn Deacons' orders:
The followi ng men ",ere named:
Mose Lunumbi Ann el'e
Shut l:i ha Abele LUffiumba Djerome
Thc' "tated thHt he ,,"ould ordain these men Sunday, May 24.
h II it was re por ted that no preacher s had died c1i.l ri ng the ve<l )"
i1lE' Bishop expl'e:;s'>rl grcut t ha nkfulness, alld offered a tH' ayef f)f
gl'C1ti lude.
Mi ss Parker t he n lh t' r eport nt t he Committee on Evangelism,
in ludi" h and in 01 t ela . The rep rt \\'a <ldopt ed, The Bishop
a"k d tb3 L Lii r t (i n be put in to hands of L1 18 native
cYang- ' lists.
!VIr, Ank I g ave a I' PPOl't (,f t he work of the Bible . choo!' He !': tat
th Gt t. \,'cr,' 'l1!'ollf'(l "I the pr t!benl tin e 104 T' Jpi l s. He t hanked
t he Sfl (it>nr", fllr I cuoper at ion; and e. l,,'l'es:wd hi ::> <iPIJl'cciatiull
t) St il z tor hpl }ing ill t n" class wll rk, a n:1 to Mrs. Anker and
MiloS [. r til ir \\' ( )" { wi l.h t he \\'iw's of th ' stlld'?nts.
The Hish0J> 111 n gu,-e a rlew) ti nnlli t al k Las d on t he third chapt er
o r II Pt'ler. lit. izedd the imllOl' t :"Jl ee of h. ving possession
t hat \Voul t! not 1\\ 'uy, :J.e dh \\ d t h :.!t ne should be holy; be
diligent ' n Chr ist' a n ser ice; hat hI> shou l be on his guard, and no t
lowel his standards of hl'i: ti an li ving; a nd t hat he should not think
that he can 'ct along witl1'Jut and the reading of the Scripture.
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Beyol1l1 all thi h' uJ' ged, 011 t he the par t f const a nt
in grncc a nd in t he lil10wl ed pe of th Lord Jesus hrist,
FOURTH AY
Tli?11'SLlau, ('/ If .JI , 1.tJ.)(
The n'ceti ng conyened at 8:15 in ihl ' aurl
i
toriut1l of tlw church.
song service was conducted by l\Ir. Rodp.h ave}',
At 8:4
h
the meeti ng \\ as col/l ei to ol'der Fr shop Moore. 'I' ll ,
minutes of th<> previuus w('r .. l' e,lJ ln rh in Eng- l1 sh and i ll
OteteIa, and, after some (;01'l't:'di ons, appr oved.
Conference Memb rs:
The calling f the names uf the C0, nfE'!' i' nce me mbers was COll ti n.
ued. The fclJowing men vvere named as m..mh I S uf Con fer. nc . ir
the Homeland: Mr. Anker of t he Virginia ' onference; Mt, Vh 'ele
of the Holston Conference; Me. B<'ll'd .! 11 of t he or th Con .
Messrs. Reid and Davis of the Kentucky ('on ference.
VI. 2. Are all the w each J l'S amo'I"" the missionaries, not I"
of an Annual Con ference, bla ilieless in their lives and : f'l ci al 11 .1
ministration? The followi!1g names were call ed : Mr. St ilz. Dr. Let,,,>
M '. Maw, and Ml'. Ayres. characters were passed and
work approved.
VI, 3. Ale all lay misslOnaries blameless in life Hnd official admin
istration'? The following names 'were c:11Ied: Dr'. Sh Hey. 1}nr:
Armstl'ong, Dorothy Rees, EJith Mar ti'l. Myrtle Zi ca fo'Jse, Mrs
Anker , Mrs. Stilz, Mrs. Sheffey, Mrs. Barden and . 1'8. De Ruile
of t he Wembo N yama District: Mrs. Re id of the Lodja Distri ct
Mary Foreman. Annie Parker. Mrs. Smith, Ruth O' Tool e, Da vis
Mr , Maw and Mrs. Hughldl of t he Minga District ; flm'Y .M 01'e
Catherine Pa rham, Annimae Wi-it M, s. Ayr es, :Ml' f' . Lewis, and I
Mr., Wll ecbr of T,lnJa
Miss 2icafoos O'ive an oral repcl't of her work v\ 1th t he Girls'
Home. She . tuted t hat thel' were at pl'es()nt fift y-si x gi rls ill th
H orne at W mbo Nyama.
1\1iss Par ham (rave a r epol'L vf her wor k with the Girls' 80m .
at Tll nda. She reported fOIty-one girl s in t he HoP1C'.
1r . Wh gave a r epOlt of her wor "Tith l h p ',vomen i:\t Tu
nda. he stated that she accompanied Mr. Wheeler fin some of hi
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, on t hl: 1he pclrt of all, constant g row h
of t he Lord Je;; l1s Chris t.
FOURTH DAY
Tlwt'8dl1 iJ. MII !J jj I , f,r} )(i
at 8:1[; 'u i Iw huditorium oC thf: church. A
by M
as c:1II ",d to b. Hi hnp f 0 0t' '. Th(;!"
se.' ' ion wet'e J' N d h,) th In Eil ;!. li sh a nd i n
eOll'ld appro\ ed.
of the I \ \' fu COll f n
nam d CIS ru<>mb 1' 8 ( f' onCel' PJ) ce: in
of t h ' Oi, fe n'f1ce; Wheeler
; Mr. Bnrchn of the Nor th Carolina C OIl
Da\' is at' t he KetJtut: k. ' ('un (erence.
amung the mi ssionar ies, not mc!1\ Ler.,;
bhtl \,elcss in thelr lives and Otfi Cl :tl 3l.L
g na mes \Vere call d: Mr . Sti l?, Dr, V'w;
Theil' ch:wacter s We l e passed and the il'
['ies blanw less in life nnd official udmin
names we r'e c:!. lled: Dr, Sheffey , Dora
Edi t h Mar Li' l, ZCCl 'O'). e,
fey, Mrs, Ba rden a nd fl l r>:, lJ e Ruit l'
ri el ; Mrs. Reid of t he Lodja Distri t:
81', NIl'S. Smith, nth O'Tool e, l.1rs, avis
t l 0 t he J\l ing,l Dislrict; , 1a1' , lVr oor e:
' l.i t!:', Mr.. ytes, Mrs. Lewis, and
a iet.
raJ r epcl't of bel' work \\' it h the Girls'
ere ' er\:! at Ju'escnt fi f t.v-six g'l l'I s i n t h
JOll uf JW I' ","or k wi th the Gi r l ' Horne
fu rly-on gil-I s .n til liome.
p OI t of her work WE h lh W\) !11 l.m ::it Tl
allied Mr. Wheel r on SOI'1 of hi s
t rips and ., ct v, ith the '.\"lrw n i 1 the villagef'. .
Mrs, Davi .' 1ll'1 dc CI j'cf ,or t c:f he ' lor k at !\I i ll g-a. S e reporlt'd
fi ft v-se \' en girls in the HOlll e ; a nlission<Il' Y ocicty a t the station,
<;(1,{ one at othCi' poi nt!>.
Mrs. De Ruit l' l' laclc a report of her \\ 11' 1 among t he wome n of
t he ou t - vil];ure. of til(> \Yemu,) 1 yama Dis trict. She tated that
t l1f'l'f' ',1'1.1 e for t. a nd o ,r t' 1500 members in this d istrict.
Mrs. Ank r r epor ed llf'r wor k a t \- 'ctobo Ny mao She s Lated
that s he served as Dea n uf t he wille s of l he Bible School tudf' tl ts;
sLl perh sed ,h work of the local !.'Tis.; :,)tHtty "'ociet. ' ; and super in
lended t h J ' o" k e,f t he J Ul1l('lI' CllUt'eh, \
Mrs. n icl sll b her report. S he stnt. Qd t ha t s he had chal' '''e
of th ' \ Vol)1fl n' s Wnl' l i n t he Lo j :.l SC'CLlO!1 , a nd conduct ed cl a. se'
fur the wi \ ..; of the ;::;h8 r8pJrte 1 700 members in th e
Mi ssi olHl l \' SocieLies in that section.
j fi ss V':hite gave an encouragi ng report of I.er :o chool work at
Tunda.
! li s:; Par kPr also reported her \\ ork in the school at f'YIi ng-a
Pupil CJ ll1e i n fr om many a!=; vill ag es each dar , she ta
teci ,
Mr s. Le wi s- reported her work among t he wome n at Tt1I d a, She
., tat ed t 'U1.t the J\iIissiunal' Society whi ch \vas :;ha'ted by Ml'li .
Seh aedt>l ill 192t; still rloinJ:!.' spl endid wor k.
Stilz s ubmitted her report. She statud that she hao bef'n
pr ep:u'ing OtBr la leo;80(1 s ; teo hing lIli s,' ionalies the language ; allu
tC<lchin g." a Sund8Y School cl a SS at W C i1I OO Nyama a nd lie in Chief
'''; ' mbo Nyat1l<: '
1'II1Sti M'Il' v Moore l11<tci e a r eport of hcr wor l in the hus pi tal a t
Tt if l( Ct, of h er work ' s i:; Li ng i ,. Le wis in O J) r a t i n,l! .
Mi', . Shei l ' y reported Lh ;l t she hau been hel ping' Dr . ' hei'fey
in t he hos pI ta l wor k ' t Wernho lS ince the depa rture of 1i s s
I' rm!i tr mg on f url ough; that , he hr d ' harge of the orphan babies;
and th"t she tanghl the Sunrl ay 81.' I1uol class compo!>ed of the
chi ldren o f Lhe m Lsi n'll'ies a t Wl.! ml.)') SL tion. t the pl'eSe'lt
tim , s hc slated, :::iLl' was l'otl ci ucti ng each \v e k a social hour f Ol'
lhe nalhcs.
1111-: . Mnv t'epO!'ted tha t sh ha been tudying t he language under
Miss Parker a t Ming a.
Miss F orema n poke bri efl y of '1er fu ' Iongh. stated that
s he had spc';,t f i ve months in t he Schoul of T r opical 11edlcine in Bel
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gium. She added that she wa.c:: g lad to he back in the \V01k.
Miss Kelly's nflme was called. and she stood and made a brief
response, saying she \\ as glad to be on the fielrl.
The Bishop stat ed that he wanted to stress the importance of
training the women. He annoullced that a larg-e p; lrt of the money
for the work on tbis field came from women in the Home
land.
Miss \Vhite read the report of the Education Committee. It was
adopted by acclamation
Mr. Wheeler read the Statistical Report for the Mission. In
connection with this report the Bishop stressed the importance of
keeping complete and accurate record!': of all work.
Mr. Reid inquired as to the matter of having the reports more
uniform in the of time covered. The Bishop that
the Evangelis tic reports cover the whole year to t he time of the
meeting of the conference. All other rep(l rts might be given fOr
the fiscal year, he ac1dpd.
Miss Foreman read the report on Church Schools. It was decided
to add two native members to assist Mr. . nd Mrs. Reid in the
preparation of the lessons. Shaumba Pierre and Shutsha Abele W2re
appointed to this work. The report was adopted as thus amended.
Miscellaneous:
A motion was made to have a committee of thre to help to edit
the Journal of Proceedings. Dr. Sheffey, Mrs. Ruiter, and Miss Kelly
\vere appointed.
Thp Bishop made the statement l at Dr. Hughlett and family
should arrive at Minga in the early autumn.
The question of Mr. TilE: man", ' being accepted fOl' w,rk on the
Mission was broug-ht ap. Bishop stated that he had the
desire nor the authority to ch <'l nge DI'. Cram's deeisil)fl that Mr.
Tilemans first be requir ed to go to Belgium for a cl)urse of study
before being employed by the Mission. He stated f- he had ma,Jp
a proposition to take him to Eelgium; to give him a while
there; and. if he were found to be satisfac tory, to reco mmend to the
Board of Missions that he be sent, as a contract worker, back to this
field. This proposition Mr. Tilemans refused, the Bishop ::;tatpd.
Mr. Anker made a statement to the native members showing that
Mr. Tilemans himself rejected thi s proposal of the Bishop and was,
therefore, solely responsible for his not being accepted.
gh:d to he back in the work.
lied, and she stood and made a brief
lad to be on the field.
hp. wanted to stress the importance of
noullced t hat a large pClrt of the money
field came from women in the Home-
Education Committee. It was
Statistical Report for the Mission. In
the Bishop stressed the importance of
te record>: of all \\ ork.
matter of having the reports more
me covered. The Bishop RuggEst",d that
the whole year to t he time of the
All other reports might be given fOr
on Church Schools. It was decided
to assist Mr. and Mrs. Reid in the
aumba Pierre and Shutsha Abel e Wdre
report was adopted as thus amended.
. -Ie a committee of three to help to edit
Dr. Sheffey, Mrs. Ruiter, R.nd Miss Kelly
tement hat Dr. Hughlett ar.d famil y
autumn.
man,, ' b ing accepted f or WCl'/{ on the
" Bishop that he had n 'ither the
t:hange Dr . Cr' m' s decisi'lI1 that Mr.
ro go 0 Belgiu rn for a CfJurse of study
the Mission. -tated th "/- he had ma,lp
Eelgium; to ryive him a whil e
to be saLisfactory, to r ecommend to the
sent, as a contract worker, back to this
il emans refused, the Bishop t:>tatf'd.
nt to the native members showing that
this proposal of the Bishop and was,
for his not being accepted.
Question XII, 2. Where shall the next session ot the Mission Meeting
be held? IVTr. Wheeler extended an invitation to have it at Tunda. This
invitation WIlS unanimollslyaccepted. The lime of meeting Wl'1S left
fOl' future cjpcision.
Miss Foreman was elec ted to fill the vacancy on the c0mmittee of
the First Year.
Ngandjolo Mose made a statement concerning the opposition of
the Catholics in the Katalco Kombe section, saying that they were
taking chiUren from the schools of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, Mission.
Presentntion of Banner:
At . this point the woman of the Missionary Society entered. Mrs.
Lewis was called to the floor to serve as interpreter. '1'he Bishop
then presented to the women a silk banner and a letter from the
Missionar.\' Societies of China. The Bishop suggested that this ban
ner be kept each year by the society having the best secord.
Closing of Conferene:
The Bishop closed the meeti ng with a devotional talk. He told
the people of the love that the people of America had for them. He
urged that they remember that they were a part of a great company
and that all were one in Christ. He emphasized the fact that the
ChUl'Ch was Christ's, and q'Joted the words of Jesus, "On this
r <' c , I will build my church," proving t hat Christ was the head of
the Chm t:h.
Contin uing. he th9.t all love each other; that one
should think of the church as a great family; and that there should
be no discord. 11le early Chri s Lians wpre poor and few, he added,
but t hey 10\ eel each other. And he pled wirh his audienc to win
victories by their enemies.
Then h urged tho t all work hard. Citing the early preachers in
America, he told the confere nce that these men had a hard time,
tl'rI relied far, and worked hard. He then told the group that they
should l'eturn to their work at once.
The devotions were closed with a silent prayer.
TIle report of the COlllmittee on Resolutios was read in English
by Le\vis, and in Otetela by Mulenda Francois.
The Illeeting was adjourned.
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nlSCIPLINA Y Q STIONS
1. AS TO REPORTS
1. What Repurts do the Superintendents make?
See SLlpel'i ntenclenLs' Reports.
2. What Reports do the Mission Traveling P reachers make?
Oral Reports made to the Mi sian Mf'eting.
3. What Reports do t he Missionarie. make?
Oral Report s maJe t o the l\I jf;3tOn 1\1 Je ing,
4. What Rel'orts do the Native Superintendents mal e1
Ot-al RepOlts mari e t o til l.! Missi011 Meetin
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II AS TO LOCAL PREACHER
5. \Vho are rec()mmended for Licen ' t o P c, eh'!
Wemba Kil ngu Ama nclus, Takoi Dj oani, Shutqha P ierre, 'l'u
lamb, And \'e. UIll:lmbu Ander , Shungu Fili po, Lllknrl i
Dj, kr)ba, Loiw nga Misll ele, Oboi Pierre, Lundlll a Dal1Y<>lt:.
Otoko P iel' r e. ShHumba Pierre, Om'Okoko nrhl' kus,
6. Are t he Local Preache blam 'less in life and in t he ctlnduct
of their duties?
The names of all Lucal Pr >::l cherr 'i 'l'!r e called a n d t iteit
characters were passed.
HI. AS TO PROBATIONERS
7. Who are Admitted n Trial ?
Ng'Rndemema Djoani, A h u l ~ a aulu,l djati Augusl a, Longe
ngo Mateu, W tshi U1(ll nda And r e, DikuJu Tomasi, Let!-. hu
Andere,
8. Who pI . e is in the Class ot t he First Year'!
Shutsha Abele, Lumbelilu Nikola, Lu lUmbi Andere, v l' t s hi
Ukullda A u ~ u , t a , ltlmumba OJ rume, Luhata I al1 ,Yel".
Ngd ei'<i Dj akoba, Fadialt Pierr ,
Wm, De llitel' who 1r: tc king t he COUl'sP. for Gl'aduate:;s of
Q TESTIOl S
Superintendents make'?
ntf-,' Reportfi.
t he ]\fission Trav ling Preachers mal<e:
to Ow Mi sion Nleeti ng:.
-i o aries make'!
e to the Mi"si{ n l\Iee ing.
Native Superintendents mal e?
Ie t o t he Missinl1
Meeti ng.
to "> reach?
RS
<I ndus,
And le.
Mishei(" hoi
mb:=t Pir rr ,
Takoi Djoani, Shuts a P ierre, Tu
S hlll1O' U Fili po. Lukarli
ierre, Lundul n Danye] ,
Om' Okoko iti'u' kus,
ss in life and in t he cdnd uct
ERS
o 1 rial '!
I, Ahui.:( PattIll, Ncljati Au, usta, Long-e
i Ukunda Andere. ikulu Tumasi. Letshu
1- sol the Pirst Year'!
mrwlilu Nikol a. LlInumbi Annere, \ ' etshi
l um m u Djclome. Luh, la DclOyele
. ad iala Pi l'rE' ,
o if: taki. g the our:'I! f or Gl'aduute:5B of
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Schools of Theology with Emory University Correspondence
School.
9. Who remain on Trial?
Shutsha Abele. Lumbelilu Nikola. Lunumbi Andere, Wetshi
Ukllnda Auguste, Lumumba Djerome, Luhata Danyele.
Ngelesa Djakoba, Fadiala Pierre,
10. Who else is in the Class of the Second Year?
Ngandjolo Mose. Shuku Dj033fu, Mulenda Francois, Kimbu_
lu Tsharli, Lllpanu Auguste.
11. Who are discontinued'?
None.
IV. AS TO CONFERENCE MEMBRESHIP
12. Who are Admitted into Full Connection?
Ngandjolo Mose, Shuku Djosefu, Mulenda Francois. Shutsha
Abele, Lumbelilu Nikola, Kimbulu Tsharli, Lunumbi Andere,
Wetshi Ukunda Auguste, Lumumba Djerome, Luhata Danyele,
Lupanu Auguste, Ngelesa Djakoba.
13. Who else is in the Class of the Third Year?
None.
14: Who are Located this year?
None.
15. Who are Re-admitted?
None.
16. Who have withdrawn or been expelled?
None.
17 What preachers have died during the year?
None.
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V. AS TO ORDERS
18 Who are Mission Deacons of one year?
None.
19 Who else is in the Class of the Fourth Year"?
None,
20. What Mission Traveling Preachers have been elected MissiOJ
Deacons?
None.
21. What Mission Tra\'eling Preachers have been ordained MissioJ
Deacons?
Ngandjolo Mose, Shutsha Abele, Lumumba Djerome, Lunumb
Andere.
22. What Mission Traveling Preachers and what Local Preal.'hers
have been elected Mission Elders?
None.
23. What Mission Traveling Preachers and what Local Preachers
have been ordained Mission Elders?
None.
VI. AS TO CONFERENCE RELATIONS
24. Are all the Mission Traveling Preachers blameless in their life
and official administration.?
Since this MiEsion was organized under paragraphs 77,78,79,
and 80 of the 1934 Discipline only last year (19:35), there are
as yet no Mission Traveling Preachers in full connection.
25. Are the Preachers among the Missionaries, not mem bers of an
Annual Conference, blameless in their life and official
administration?
The names of the following Missionaries were called and thei
characters were passed: Wm. De Ruiter, .J. J. Davis, H. T.

of one year?
Class of the Fourth Year'?
Preachers have been elected Mission
Preachers have been ordained Mission
Abele, Lumumba Djerome, Lunumbi
Preachers and what Local Preachers
ission Elders?
what Local Preachers
RELATIONS
g Preachers blameless in their life
__".,- ?
organized under paragraphs 77,78,79,
ne only last year (1935), there are
Preachers in full connection.
the Missionaries, not mem bers of an
in their life and official
Missionaries were called and their
: Wm. De Ruiter, .T. J. Davis, H. T.
Wheeler, A. J. Reid, H. P. Anker.
26. Are a1l Lay Missionaries; blameless in life and official admini
stration?
The names of the Missionaries were called and their
characters were passed: W. B. Lewis, J. H. Maw, C. P. M.
Sheffey, E. B. Stilz, Mrs. H.T. Wheeler, Mrs. W.B. Lewirs,
Mrs. J.H.Maw, Mrs. C.P.M.Sheffey, Catherine Parham, Anni
mae White, Mary E. Moore, Mrs. J.J.Davis, Annie Parker,
Ruth O'Toole, Mary F. Foreman, Mrs. Wm.De Ruiter, Mrs. H.
P. Anker, Mrs. E. B. Stilz, Myrtle Zicafoose, Lorena Kelly.
27. Who are Supernumerary'?
None.
28. Who are Superannuated'!
Nune.
VII. AS TO STATISTICS
29. What in if the mumber of Districts, of Pastoral Charges, and Of
Societies in this Mission?
Districts 4, Pastoral Charges 145, Societies 227.
30. What are the number of Members, how many have been recei ved
this year on Profession of Faith, how many have been Licen
sed to Preach, and what is the number of Local Praachers?
Number of Members 4040, Received on Profession of Faith 655,
Licensed to Preach 13, Number of Loclli Preachers 30.
31. How many Infants and how many others have been baptized
during year?
Infants baptized 115, adults baptized 528.
:32. What is the number of Probationers?
Number of Probationers 2,500.
33. What in the number of Church Schools, Officers, and Teachers '?
Number of Church Schools 116, Officei"s and Teachers 164.
34 What is the number of Church School Pupils enrolled?
Number attending Church Schools 10,163.
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35. What is the number of Woman's Missionary Societies,
what is the number of Members of the same?
Societies 19, members 3434
36. What are the Educational Statistics'?
See Statistical Report.
37. What are the Hospital Statistics '?
See Statistical Report
VIII. AS TO FINANGES
38. What is being done for sdf-fupport?
Native Church Tithe 14, 395. 30 francs.
39. What has been contributed for all purposes from all so
ces in this Mission year?
Not available at this time. See Annual Financial Reports ma
to the Board of Missions
40. What disposition has been made of these funds '?
See Annual Financial Reports made to the Board ot Mi ssio
IX. AS TO CHURCH PROPERTY
41. What is the number of Houses of Worship,? Brick? Temp
rary? Their value?
Total number of Churches 148, Brick Churches 9, Temporal
139. Value of Brick Churches 280,000.00 francs.
42. What is the number of parsonages? Their value?
Number of parsonagQS 118. Mud and grass buildings.
43. How many Churches and Parsonages have been damaged
destroyed during the year? What is the amount of damag
and have the buildings been repaired '?
None.
of Woman's Missionary Societies, and
Members of the same '?
3434
Statistics?
Statistics "?
for s,:lffupp()rt?
14, 395. 30 francs.
ted for all purposes from all sour
year?
time. See Annual Financial Reports made
ions
been made of these funds?
al Reports made to the Board 0 f Mi ssions
of Houses of Worship? Brick? Tempo
es H8, Brick Churches 9, Temporary
Churches 280,000.00 francs.
of parsonages? Their value '?
s !.18. Mud and grass buildings.
and Parsonages have been damaged or
year? What is the amount of damage,
been repaired?
x. AS TO EVANGELIZATION
44. What new territory has been occupied?
See Superintendents' Reports.
45. How many revivals have been held?
Number of Revivals 30.
46. How many Camp Meetings have
been held?
None.
47. How many Pastors' Schools have been conducted?
Number of Pastors' Schools 1.
48. How many District Meetings have been held?
Number of District Meetings 9.
49. How many Woman's Missionary Societies have been organi
zed?
Woman'i Missionary Societies organized 11.
XI. AS. TO COMMITTEES
Questions 50,51,52,53.
See Committees, page four.
XII. MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS
54. When shall the next Mission Meeting be held?
At the coming ef a representative from the Board of Mis
sions in 1937.
55. Where shall the next Session of the Mission Meeting be held?
At TUNDA Station.
56. Where are the Missionaries and Preachers Stationed for this
year?
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22 APIOINTME N T S
WEl\lDO NYAl\lA DISTRICT
upel'lnlendcnt. \\: illlHll1 0 Rldter
i) jn.>(' bn of Bib],.. Sehoul, H. P . Anker
Din eto]' of Normal School. H. P. Anker
1\ 'Oll Bo.s, H. p, AllI er ; Assistan t, H. c. A. 'ers
Dil'l:!c tor f and Erli tlt ti n
Superi ntendt' l1 t of Mary L OIlg' Hl)spiiaL l)r. C. P, !\l Shoffc,V
Director of 1 T urses, M I '!' C. p, [\1. Sheffey
Manual and l nti ll';trin J WOI'k, R. . Ayers
DirecLor uf Woman':') School. Mr:!i . H. P. 1\1l ], r
Stat ion Woman's Work, H. P. Anker
Girl' fO\r\e, n. P. Ankel'
Distri ct WOn! ' drs. WIlliam Oc Hll iter
Day N Ul'SCI' Y, ]\.f, s. C. P. M. SIll Hey
r inting- and Pubhcat ions, Will ia m De I ll iteI'
1 iSSl 11 Treasurer, 1\1rs. H. C. Ayers
Lamhuth Memor ial Chil l' h and Eva ng list, Ki 1bulu Tsh<ll'
Ukita na Circuit, We lshi Ukundcl. Aug'l.,te
Esamangllu Circui t, LUJ l bel
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lu Nikol a
Ukit a I gandu Circuit, [lU ku T j osefu
Ot .te, L gandemem. Dj oani
Ngandemema, Ahuka Paulu
\ embo Nyama, N jati Angute
Lomembe, Longengo MatCH
Supplies :
1 oko Lu ::t mi, Shutsb a 1 ierrc
Otepa, Lukandju D,i nkoha
Shutha, Tulamha And l'C
Esamangua, Luhata Djoani
Wembo Nvama School, Utuka Pierre
Shungu R oi , Pende D.i oanE>
Okand.ialuka, Ujovu Paulu
.ll DIST leT
Sperint endn , J . H. Maw
Speri ntendent of Minga Hospita l. Dr. W. S. Hugh ett
OIN'IMENTS
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Dc f{ ui t 'T
ui tcr
ao'[ 1;'il er.1l Evangl1 L Ki n bll il
unua Augll !';tl'
' IU Nlkola
Djnsefu
Or. W. S. Hughlett
Dirp.ctof nr Mary F lora Forem 11
uperin tendfln t of Leper Cn!onv, Dl. W. S. Hll g hlett
Vir (Ii Ceutral and hcgionnl Scl IL)ol", An ne Parker,
Shiller II litlJ
l\. i-sion Tl':1.!l !,; pol'l. .f. fI. Maw
District" Ul l ,n ' s W l'I., Annit! P,.rkH
GirL 1 0'111', Mr'. J. 11. Maw
' iruil. LUIlII!l1b(' A d le
]\\ il ga iall hurch, Luhdta D.
Katehe i rel.l i t, Luhata Dnnyele
upplies:
Saml.l fl p'u: :, Wcml>a I{ungu Aman .J Ll s
h t 'Uhll ,cl u, Tal'oi Dj oani
TUNDA DTSTRI 'T
Supc ritll 'nUent. ll. T. Whe I r
Director t)1 Central School, Lorena K ll ,v
Ihre tOt' of I.Il'ses , Mary Moore
latlon WOl1l an 's Work, W. B. Lewis
Woman' Wor k, Mrs. R. 1' . Wil e leI'
Girls' Rome, 111'''. H. T. Wh('cler
Orphnn Babies alld lIt) pl tal k l.'ist::mt, Mrs. W. B. Lewis
Tund' St aLlOll Chur('h. l\h I mla Francois
'l' unda HnrJ I ibombo Circui t, Mulpnda Fr aneoi!=!
Emungu Circuit :'>, LUlli l.l mba Djerol r\e
upplies:
Luming}l. Yaull du An toi ! p
I.Ol).JA DISfHICT
Superintendent. A. J. Rein
Pal t Time E\'ange1i::;tic and Ell ucatiunal Work, Edith Mar tin
PuiJiic IIealth \V(lrl< nora ,bne Al'lI J t"ong
Dl-trict WOmHn' !i Wor!-, ML.. . A. J. Rei 1
LodJ<1 ircu' t, Shu L. ha Alwle
h.l tahu Yomhc Cireui, (l j(}\o Mo e
Lulll ndula, Ng lesa Djukubl.a.
Lunganga, Fadialn Pierre
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Supplies:
Kandolo, Shaumba Pierre
Mukumadi, Umumbu Andere
Shutsha (Lomela), Shungu Filipo
Omana, Lukadi Djakoba
Katako Kombe, Omokoko Markus
Mudimbi, Lokonga Mishele
Kalukula Oboi Pierre,
Uvungu, Lundula Danyele
Shutsha (Lodja), Otoko Pierre
ON FURLOUGH
Rev. and Mrs. J. J. Davis
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Stilz
Miss Annimae White
Miss Catherine Parham
Miss Myrtle Zicafoose
Miss Ruth O'Toole
Rev. and Mrs. J. G. Barden
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Miss Dorothy Reege
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1 Filipo
Markus
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?ierre
)N FURLOUGH
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REPORTS
MISSION MEETING REPORTS
Superintendents'Reports
Report for Wembo Nyama District
Wm. De Ruiter, Superintendent
A survey after the Mission Meeting of 1395 shows that Wemho
Nyama District covers an area of about five thousand square milct-i,
and has a population of fifty-s even thousand souls. There are one
hundred and forty-six villages in this Distric t large enough to have
full time preachers. At the present time our forty-six preachers an'
reaching seventy-eight of these villages. Due to the great awakening
in the Katako Kombe and Lodja Districts a few years ago, a number
of strong preachers were taken from this District to answer this
urgent call. Six villages thus left vacant were resupplied from Bible
School graduates this year, and the larger ot the ten remaining vill
ages that had their preachers taken away we hoope to supply from
the June graduating class. Some of the older of the forty-eight
church buildings in this District were poorly built, and many of them
are about to fall down. We started a church building program wit h
the result that four large new chaurches have been completed and
four others are nearing completil)o. Besides the beautif:.Jl Lambuth
Memorial Church there are three other brick churches in villages
near Wembo Nyama Station. Services on the St-ation and in the
villages have been well attended. and the tithe shows an increase.
Our greatest need is more preachers to answer the many caJls from
our out villages.
There were eleven missionaries in the Wembo Nyama District this
year, besides Miss Lorena Kelly who came in the latter part of
l'ucary to study language. Miss KeJly has made unmual progress ill
this work. With the departure of Miss Armstrong anci Miss
for furlough, and with Mr. Stiiz giving all of his time to the revisiul
of the New Testament, other missionaries have carried heavy work.
Mr. A nker has had the duties of Mission Treasurer added to his
work ill the Bible School, and Mr. Barden had the Printing Depmt
ment added to his work in the Station Schools. Miss Zicafoose had
the Woman's School, t he Girl's Home, and part of the First Degree
School. Mrs. Sheffey had charge of the Nursery and helped Dr.
Sheffey at the Hospital. Mrs. Stilz taught one course a day in the
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Bible, taught lang'uage, and wor ked on ttl:. new grammar . :Mrs
Barden had th Second Degree School, Pcll't of the the Fi rst Degree . .;
School, and worked on the new gr ammar a nd the second yCat' course
of language study. Mrg. Anker tang- ht in t he Woman' s School. and
had Woman' s Wurl on tLe Station. Mrf'l. De l:iLer taught in the
Wonrm's School, h cl charge of Woman's Work in t he o, t vill f! !I,
a nd wrote the Sunday Schoollesons f or the Adult Quarterly. All (If
the missionat-ies did Sllnday School work and took part in preaching
awl prayer services.
A vel'Y import' nt phase of our Mission \vol'k is the P r inting De
partment. This \Vorl::: \-vas begun in 917 with a mul t igl'aph, and
in 1918 Matthew, the first hook of the Bible to be t l'anslated, was
multigraphed. Six yeal'S latel' in ID24, a 10 x 15 ' nch job press
arrived, and this has been kept DUSy printing various books of the
New Testa ment, Sunday School lessons, s ong books, readers and
other books for OUl' sehool ' , and a quarter ly papel' enti t jpd " The
Me 'senger". This quarte .)y \\as begun in 1923 by Mr. ATlker and
Mr. Stilz, and has increased f rom two to twenty-fem!' pages. Mr .
Stilz did 0'..11' prin ting wor k fol' ten years, fi nd also by translating and
writing contributed largely to the material published. For the n::t.st
year Mr. Stitz has given all of his t ime to the revision of the New
Testament, and five thou:iand copies of this, we trust. will SOl1n be
publi shed by the American Bible Society. There is a gl'eat need and
demand for literatur e, and we l'el.!ommend that the Committees un
t he Preacher's Course of Study translate their assignment as fully
anci quickly as possibl .
The Bible Training school was opened in 1921 with about thirty
students. This number h a ~ increased until now there is an enrollment
of one hundred and four. The need for preacherf', however, has
far outgrown the capacity of the school for training them. 1'h
small, grass roof chool building is ovel'cowded, and we nee,I a
larg er, better equipped School. Mr. AI ker, who has had the worl
(If the Bible School since it was til'St opened has developed a strong
course of study, and a good denl of c -edit for the expansion of our
work is d ue to the preachers who have been t -ained 'n this Bible
S hool. liIrs Stilz, <!though not appointed to this work, has very
ki ndly assisted Mr. Anker by teaching one ' OUt' S2 .t day for the past
year. We need an additional full tim wor ker in this dep ar tment.
School wor k has be n carried on since the opening of our Mi, sion,
but in 1 31 Mr. Barden opened a N01'mal School, and broug ht th
wor ked en l l,t, new grammar M r
School , part of the the F irst Degree::.
\V grammar and the !'econd year course
e1' taught in the Woma n' s School. and
St non. .Mr, . e Ruiter taugbt in t h
of Woman's WOl+ in the O l t villages,
h' slions for the Adult Quar terly. All of
School work an took pa tt in preaching
OUi.' Mj.' sion work is th Pri nting e
Lin in 1917 witl a mul Ugl' aph, an
of the Bi ble to be transla ted, was
tel' ill ID24, a 10 x 15 inch job press
t l)usy pr inting' var ious books of the
I lessons, song book', l'caner.: and
lind a quar terly p' p ,t "ntitlpd "The
beg un in 1923 by Mr. An ker and
from h 0 to twenty-frllJf pages. 1'11'.
ten years, also by tra ns lating an I
the mat rial published. For t he P'l.st
of his t ime to t he revision of the New
I copies of this. we tr ust, will soun be
ible Society_ Th re is a gn:at need and
t hat the Committee:> on
ely transla te t heir <lssignment3 as fuliy
\\ as opt:lled in 19 1 with about thirty
until now t here is an enrollment
need for preacher::: , howevpl', has
the school fOl' t raining- them, The
ding i overco V led, and we neeJ a
. Mr. Anker , who has had the work
fi rst opened ha. developed a strong
',I of credi t for the expansion 01 our
who have been t rained in this Bible
not appoill ted t lhis wOl' k. has ver y
te: ching ne COUl' Se a day f or the past
fu l! ti me worker i n t his depar t mel11..
llO since t he opening of Oll r Mis ion.
a KC'l'mal School. and brought th
curriculum of the First and Second Degree Schools up to the stand
ards required by the Government, A women's school has been train
ing wives of married students, and vill8ge women. The present
enrollment of the Normal School is 50, the Second Degree School
187, the First Degree School 241, and the woman's School 81. These
school occupy four small brick biuJdings including the kitchen and
dining room. We need several more class rooms to take care of the
students. In 1933 a regional First Degree School was opened in Wem
bo Nyama's village, in 1935 one was opened at Kandolo in the
Lodja District, and in 1936 another was opened at Uduku in the
Wembo Nyama District. These Regional Schools are reaching large
numbers of students who will want further trainmg The. Kandolo
School alone has about two hundred and fifty students. To adequa
tely supervise these regional schools and to take care of the students
that will come to our Second Degree School we should have som,
additional workers as soon as possible.
In the first group of Missionaries that came to this field there
,vas a doctor, and the service rendered by our doctors and nurses
since then has been a means of helping and winning the natives.
The brick building of the Mary Long Hospital was completed in
1930, and has been of inestimable service. We greatly need some
brick wards as we do not yet have any permanent wards for our
in-patients. A brick chapel built from gift money was finished this
year. and here prayer service is conducted for patients every
morning and catechism is taught in the afternoon. On Sunday there
are preaching services and Sunday School. With the departure of
Miss Armstrong for furlough larat year . Dr. Shftffey has been with
out a nurse, except insofar as Sheffey has helped him. With
an average of about 170 patients in the Hospital section. and
many more out patients to visit we need a full time nurse on the
Station.
The work of theWembo Nyama District has shown steady growth
for a number of years. While we need more workers and more
equipment to meet the growing demflnds of our work, what we crave
most of all is a continllOus spirit of revival that will bring the
lost to Jesus, and that will brine spiritual growth to the hearts and
lives of the Missionar ies and native christians.
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Report for Lodja District
Alex J. Reid, Superintendent
Bishop Moore and Members of the Congo Mission:
We submit to you this our first report for the work of the new
Lodja District.
Throug'h neary four years of evangelistic effort in what was gen
erally known a>: the "North Country" so many doors were opened
anj so many villages pled f01' a preacher that our missio!1 decided
at its 1935 session to release missionnaries from Wembo Nyama
I3tation and send them to establish a new mission center in the heart
of this vast unevangelized part of out Otetela tribe, to be known as
the "Lodja Distributing Center". Mrs. Reid and I along with Miss
Dora Armstrong and Miss Edith Martin, who are now on furlough,
were appointed to this work.
Immediatelv following Mission Meeting Special Site Committee
composed of Mr. Anker, Mr. De Ruiter and I, accompanied by Mr.
Davis, set out on t h ~ double errand of locating a site for our homes
and determining the boundry of our new Lodja district. We first
went to Lodja and then to the farthest limits of our tribe where we
interviewed members of the No:'th Sankuru Mission about houndar ies.
After much discussion and corrspondence we prevailed upon them
to give up their plans of establishing a third mission station within
the bounds or along the border of out Otetela tribe near Lomela.
We then visited Lomela officials and found that Otetela peoples
extended their bounds in this nor th-aast direction nearly 400 kilome
tres beyond Lodja. Upon returning to Lodja we began searching
for a site fur our Lodja home. We soon found it was a difficult task
for a group so wholly unacquainted with the topographical details
of this region to locate water and brick clay together at a suitable
point. After some days 0f searching, the committe finally agreed
upon a place 36 kilometres from the LodjH state post and over 4
kilometres from the villc ge of Kandolo. We cut paths through the
t hick forest of underbrush covering the site and tried to determin
the approximate distance from the auto road and water. We deter
mined upon the gE:neral lines f or a concegsion, drew up rough
papers and the committee rushed back to Wembo Nyama.
At this point during the intervening months, through t he ass
istance of Mr. Tilemans, we made some 60,00 bricks, sawed sev
ieral thousand feet of lumber and (;onstr ucted a t wo room mud nd
pole structure in which to li ve and a f ew lumber and brIck sheds
the Congo Mission:
first report for the work of the new
of evangelisti c eff rt in what was <Ten_
Country" so many doors were opened
a preacher that our mission decided
e missionnaries from Wembo Nyama
ish a new mission c nter in the heart
of our Ote tela h'ibe, to be known as
tel'''. Mrs. Reid and I ::.long with Miss
ith Mar ti n, who ate now on furlough,
l ie ting Special Site Committee
Ruiter and I, accompanied by Mr.
errand of locating a sit for our homes
of our new Lodja district. We first
farthest limits of our tri be where we
o:'th Sankuru Mission about houndaries.
l'opondence we prevailed upon them
blishing a third mission station within
of Ollt Otetela tribe neal' Lomela.
als and found that Otetela peoples
north- direc tion neady 400 kilome
rning to Lodja we began searching
We soon found it was a difficult task
inted with the topographical details
awl brick clay together at a suitable
ng, the committee finally agreed
the Lodj;l state post and over 4
Kandolo. We cut paths through the
ng the site and tried to determine
rn the auto road and water. We deter
for a CODe ssion, dre\ up rough
back to Wembo Nyama.
inte'vening months, t hr ough the ass
made some 60,00 br icl s, sa wed sev
and constructed a b l o r oom mud nd
and a few lumber and brick sheds
in which to work. We returned to Wembo Nyama for our supplies
and fu r niture and moved into om' temporary residence. When we
were some along \, ith Ollr WOl k a lett l' come from Dr.
asking- t!wt we "go no fHl' thE'l' 10 from LodJa In
locating our Distributing Center!" He further said, "there is a st r ong
point in getting near Lodja" .. I referred t h!s
t o our C'ommitLee, but It IS very expenSl\' e to travel }n AfrIca
and everyone is heavilly pressed with the responsibi!!ties of hi.s ovvn
Department it is diff icult t o get a gr ol p together a ulfltance of more
t han 300 kilometres from the Mission. Th0ugh I supplemented the
Committee Report with a repl y t o Dr. Cram's personal letter
insisting that we had not been able to locate brick clay or good
water at the 10 kilometres limit of Lorlja, I wa" doubtful of the
wisdom 0 proceeding ,'ery far in direct con tradiction to t he wishes
of our General Secretary, Though we continued to work at the
Kandolo si t e, I ha as ked Dr. Cram to cable us of his acceptance
or rejectio of our report. . I told him we \yould start any per
manent bnck structure unbl we had heard from hIm.
When by Januflry first 'we had receivd no reply I stopped br ick
work and allowed our workmen to saw the lumber needed [or win
dow and cloor fl'aTileS 1'01' our home and the home to be
for the Council girls. While thus livi:1g in indecision my native
preacher of the vill2.g
p
of Shutsha found some bri ck ciay, brought
it to Kandolo briek press and we burnt it. To our great surprise we
fUUTJd that it was as good as our R andolo brick. One day while in
Lodja a coffee plantel asked if we had See!1 the site of a desel
ted native illage some five kilometres from his place We had lot,
so he took us to see it. We wert:! not then able to de termine whether
it woulJ meet la w of t he state which said that l'rotestant
Mission stations must be locaterl 10 kilometres from a Catholic Poste.
We did nothing about it though, until upon visiting the site with a
member of our committee in H Wl;! mbo Nya ma car with kIlometre
readings, we found that by a uto l'oad it \'vas near 12 l<ilometres
f1'0111 th Catholi c vur nati 'e pre8.cher livil1 Q,' only 25 n1iles
from this .<:! ite di scoverell a beautiful clear s tr eam of wiflly moving
wa lee 'ome ei ,.ht feet wide and per haps a foot deep, with a wh ite
sand and r ocky b .,t tom. He l atel' discove1't:d a bea utiful spring, the
rno t heauti f ul I have seen in Afr ica, with a volume of clear water
SOlDtl 18 inches in c1 inmeter pouring out 0 a substance like soft white
r ock. A TOUP of our Wembo Tyama, Minga anti Tunda Missionarie ,
icnluding a member of the site committee, v isited the place, waded
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in the j i\ t:r a 1'; r\pn lz f reely :Cn III All seemed to be
well pleased, Wit h t h f'rbal or W ltlen a PfI)V' I of lJoth11emh " S
of the. ite c an.d vl l h the- ()f hI" slate willi 11,
stratLr. v. e, c ean<i a r1acl" tn tn to tht:' T H.st < ect>plnhle
f: i le fo statio! and L:xan 1al<H.j.! ll'i c. ,., pentl! g he II c.:1 ' j'JD of
_hI" sta 'C m ( tel'!llill i g IV eth( r i -.)Olel lee
l
Wlrh el' e, nanrt. ,
\ Te ('. l strl (! (' u.le )lirk a rt! mac,e S tne 141J
r
, h -ids.
Anet' so 11e mon Lhfl of l'E<iuenee . t Kan loh. e h,wt : e1' aps
m OT lhun i .' r' ng nizec1 he \ risdo m i rh jllllgem 11 t
(JU r Ge!lm" 1 C1' tar ), . n In Sls t ng on being" not n (',1'e tlw,1 10
kilometres frOl l) L(I t jar -'incu all (I f 110:; wel' e tIrll:\C1lualllte 'li th the
\:IJp)glalJhy r sel'tiorl , 'e 1M d no the best we coukL B'lt
, hen thp cnff<.>c It , who klJ ew til e i u-e ulte so,' d
us a pro'peetille st'lUon Qi te. lil relv it \\,01,1 lav' been +-h, r t
of foll v 0 t" , go h'. t oYW< I' l l ]Jl I'flcl c'Ds(ruCli, W l'K at Ka
ndolo withol1 t il kl \{ fll tll e1' I :J 'Ill, \ C I W QI Cu\' J
reel a f,t ccam of W ;t tl ' r<!,' 1)lq" e ' an j I I l! en t Ka'llolo.
a nd 11('a :.; \.\ 'nen wo dl 'co ''''1' a a be: from \\ hj"h
)I C:I ll 'CCUI' W t' r nn or ha, t{. bull It ;:i s we do , Kand I :
when we tli..co 'erec b1"c\ clay ql1 111 1, go I an 1 ' uen nCare" Ol' '
'te th<J '1\ e lei we . 1\ 'Ul ll Ill y iJ, e:,-li ate t hL mattc')' l'
F' \'- r berH O\Je verma 1ent hom" Wt f ,n't
l
ler !:!'D'zed t,le
wis om nf ur G Beral Sel'retar y' s jud rl:l11
o
nt near Lodja wh"'1'e meti
ienl a. sistaf ce coull be secured f rom the splendi,i ,tut" oct()!' To
'et m'n from long harn itineraries in t ') l!'Itaflt Ol1tl),)Qt c; a'1(l 'It a
point 36 hlome es from R docr,)f, <1 il melt' s fro a vill age, Ind
. 20 kilo(lI etres rom our T' dlow I1'l I a... nl)t )een j' j' l'I)U h th
past veal' a lpf t expe1'iel1e . T. gc for medical as i' tan meat t
Ii ,iourne.' of 2 ldJ omelTes, 0 e n g- nt s'lfle" needJes!'; ly l' tlw l' than
make such a Journey f iH I. , . h n \ve are 0 (1 r flom tJ e nthel'
statk.ns of (Il l!' misslon Vat 'E' can fi v r hop for m ICIl hljl f rom
uur rnissi n t.' Il spor t truck ' , TIlOtlgh sti ll a nw ll group, ,t> do have
n ed of . On1 C' uppli ,S, yet t. get t.hem mean. a J ng j .) ur lley to
We h., e t . end ancl ret.eive lnai i a other 1111. lOnaries. and
Ln',.i is Ollt pO.it off ice, All matte's IV re coiled to 0111' atten
tion b} D1', ('ram in t he gmninp: out siu('e we coule not locate a
site t the 10 krlo, (1eh' point Lll l" ::oe t.hing hat! In be walyed. BLl t
hen a tel' Illontn.: of waiti ng awl a.:rh nT," lliRcovered a piac
, i h both brick ('ltY and water L Y.'llll ld a' e been un!' it t() Dr.
fn III the sprml-:', All eemcd to be
()r written al)pruv' 1 of botbnemhers
the' D"rmisslUrl of hI" stllte aallli 1i:.
t T,\ to ( ! to::rn.iut.' th aCc"tJ!<thlc
dt.! pen(l. ,v '1 e rl_l"J::ik.D of
"1' it \\" )lIlrl leet wilh tIki' le nunds,
ar I mar e SOllie 000 i)'leks
l ee;lt 'ap'IO!o, e have
17 d the WI , d011l 01 the ju
1n hung on bein r not mf)l'e than 10
II (Jf "<; wei' llnuc llainteJ wi th the
1l ,tJ d tlt> ,he e )t we cOllld B'l t
hI e'\' the imr w1e sho>T'eci
rely ic woul1 HIVe' be... n he pm't
I I f! rick c"n",trucLit \..,ork at Ka
a " Hi, \ 'he. 1 wedi '_v
, 'm I then ,t Kal"J 1010,
bel UtlluJ nr ng from , hid\
\ - ll' h(Ji\ It as \ 'C do at. Kundol ;
(. II '1\ "goo I :lmimh.h Ilee! 'er ou'
, 11t li r! lily in"e tigat,> th's lUL t r
t 11 ne, f.l1'ther r}c 'gnized tll e
, jllu c IJ.1 '1t neal' Lodju whel'c meri
from the splendid 'Ita dot tOl', To
in!.) I 'tunt outPI) t. and SlL at a
, -t from a iII:'lge, , IlJ
L. ion3des haq l1')t heen i "1' U h the
T" ro 1'01' medIcal ean t
IJ light sTIffer 'at lwl' han
hen we are i'm' fJ om he other
.. n nevpr h p for mnch p frnm
gh srlll " ' mall gl'Ol lII, we do have
g'pt them mean.:' a lon journey to
u1ail tI mi!'lsionaries. and
matte a v rp c;lllcd to OU}' atten
but sillce we could not IOf'ate a
iI se t.hil,gs had 0 be t;\raived. But
If I a 'c.hinlC, ,,(' tlisc()ver d a J)Jace
L \,,'uIIIII hn, e heen lI11fair to Dr,
Cram t h: \ builL a stali(Jn .0 far from Lodju. without givilJp' him
further int'ormC1ti n, In adrlition t o lheRp. fl.r'ts eame the 11 101 ma
tion tba a m'\\ autl') ruad \\ ()u ld :oon lH> 'mop! ted which would COll
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direct to Lotija from our CenLral Wemb' l N ,ama taLion anti
woul d cut more thnn 200 kilometre. frool ollr pr"!sent ()..J:t) kilome
tr r ound trip journey Lo Wemho N,\ ama. To ' e nearer Lodja
put llS 11(> irer to \Vembo Nyu na statioll , by e new l'Olt Stl11
another poi nt to be consifli::l' (1 was lhe Pl'o' j i ty to a ,at p(
pul lt ioll, \\ fl ile Ran 010 is a Jar e 'ilhg", it ?nl
y
one
and since lhE.' (] r OUI' gl)o friend, th Illef, we have faced
difitulties ton nUl1lt'rous l nlf'nlkll. The 10 kilometres site will put
us in easy access of Ulis lArge Lodja CtllltL'l ' of dense pflpululioIl \I' l l h
it eight com nal'i liveJ,\' large villug'es i l toe imm diale
of Lo(i.i a, in addition to t he mal'Y hu 'ured ' of workmen laLonII g' on
coffee pl a.ntations.
Aftpr n ore t han f01ll' year of itinerating in wha t "as known s
the "North Country", going each time from .he Wembo N,Yruna
10 one on t h, mi.3 ion was m 1'E.' insiste nt than 1 that i:l
shou lrl he located in t he vicin ity f Kandolo, No one has ha!!n har
uer 1.0 C )11 ince li Dt', Crams election them 1 bavl' bl:cn, BLlt 0111'
vie point a d that or our 1 ussi narj Ir'e lds who }l Rve visi t 'd lhe
"North Country" with us t hrough the 1'0 nas been as
members of \\ embo Nyarna r ot he!' stali()llg n ak ing an itineral'.v
in to a secti un far removeu f rom OUT mi' ion, But living ou t in tlw
forest Jdlonlctres from ones neal'(;st missionary a gru
bing slumps, i ighting- m() sg'uitoes. needing h.doctor having, to
j tlUl'll) 7'1. kilorneLl'e;; fo1' help, needing supplIes, recevmg regl. t
. red jpttel's which ha\e to be ;il!.11ed for il person' l Lodja give one
a di f [erent perSllectl ' e, N () TIC" has hat! lo rutfe
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more oyer tl e
illcoO\enjences of change emu ullcertainty tl Lu'ing the pas l lonlh'
Un n have we and expel'ienc is a very go d t each J' sometinh.' ,
With the e fact before you, \\ c ,Isaure you t.hat \ 'C shall be hap! y
to flbid by the de;;h:lion of your ullited lhe
loc lion of \ our Lodja smti on,
I n addition to thpse proolems () f locating a new sitalion !Site,
Luiltling a tempOl'l.ry resirlcncc. brick', sa\ving lumber.and
look1l1g aftel' C4 group of \\'orkmt=n up to as many as GO at ne tm1c,
and movi ng to ou new 10caLiol l, \ 'P. have had t he supervision and
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()f a )'1 ung h I t g'l"Oving church, 11 rht! formation of new
distl'ict 35 preac'h;>l"S \ er located wit hin iL boundd. In keE:: pi ng
i h t ht! reqll e t f Dr, Cram for mf're four preaCh()I'S to t ake
over a ej,'clliL nf ' i!l ages, th . change al lowed u. dur ing the
opening of \"' ork to sen I Ollt 9 H(1t illOna l pJeaChcL.
At t he hcginninl:! or t he ne w ye;,)}" we \\ ("1' out others.
a Hl now v\'e IJl've n g 'oup Df 51 I reachE.'rs scatt ered over a
t islrict whicl reaches ou t 19U kilumetre:,; t th :tatl' post o f Bena
Dihe le lel the Sou h '" eR t : approxim He ly kilom' tre 0 the
Loto I lvle Ri<l e Po. ls to the West and North West. ne r 1110
kil metres Lhrough Lomela s tate P :,;t t o he N()rth; 225 Kilom b'es
through t e RlLlu,{O Kor hCl -tate p.');5l t th Eust ; and t h n approx
imaV:, iy 75 I: i! ome t'e to N .hrli section to the South
Withlll t he huund ' of his district, al:cordill<o> t (1 figures fl'Ol1l state
hon k: th r" al'e D1(lI'e tll an 23G,OOO pracU'ally nil 0 \\ hom
are t ettl a pCfJ Ie 0 1' at. ieast l nrh>l'stand the Ot -Ie'i l RngU'lge,
Estim;ttillg f 1l)m t he Lod ja map of the Lodj.t tenitol'Y which ha;
317 \ we b "ii \e thpl'c are more than 1100 rillages ill this
I,oli jGl di:;lric. - t JU' t l) f Bib! Scho()l graduates
1" ) Ul(' . e \ iIlHg't'l'o \,;11 have to wai L more l han a cen tury fOl' t heir
prea<..h I'. We are now OCC1' PYWg' ahout ',1 vil lage on the di' tricl ami
haH' :1.11 ayel'age tiunday church ut.tendance of 679G I ,,"ork, \Ve han'!
Ll' lcr\ to cove r a. much of this dhltrict as as aften a ,e
were able to do t:!O. Until ] we some 6.400 ki lomelr.>o.;
by ca" 350 by bicycl an 1 other. Uy ha:nmook or \ alldng. W preach
ed 268 ti mos. bClI) ti ze 1 34 ad ult c; and 41 children, loo 246 inlo
pl'obati\)ll ar.' c:l asses, We cOlllbc several t
1
jstrict ffieeli nlls with
()Ul' preae!wr.' and peCJole, and soug ht to enCDUl'. g t he 1 in ttl 'IV rk
of thdr vl il ages, and them su me special inst ructions in por
t ion )f out' n!' w conferenCE! cc, ur:;e wn k, V\Te saw a t I:Jnws mIgh ty
demonsll'i.-lfotl s f the power (lour ellrist t o trHllsfnflll l'enitellt
inlier ' in t o happy beli evprs We S:.!W beli-'vel'S fdJ pd wi th th love
() f God as t Il ' laid their a ll on th altar of C IOflecrat ion a nd wel'e
fIll ed wi n t h Holy , 'piril. Tn the Katako Kombe sectilJn 01 our
DL tl'ic t n Roman Cath lie III iest ha, brought on many difficul Lies
which we ha 'C bef'l1 to c,lll to the atLe nlion of the stne
offl l!ials . t.h"ce) ears ago begged fUl' our preacher
are n w absol utely for the ric,t fright enetl or ought ff
the chi,r and had them go ef re lh' tc1t uilid::>/ and p ut UO\ '1l their
fi ll er Dl"nts to tl' e e fi' (ct tl l" t \\oui(' 1 fUEe to bav a mis -ion
chl1rch. 11 the form<ltifJn of thiR new
located withi n it'3 bounds. In keepi ng
um for mere of our preacl! cr il to
the ( hnl1ge aIJ o\\ed LI S during the
to til! r:d ou I 11 atll i tio na i IJrea{; hers.
IV ye,lt' \'of! \\1 re aLle Losend 'u t others
III Jl rtf ,"}l P 'flachen:i tiC ' llel'ed 0 er
lno I, ilometrtl.:! v) the tall:: post, 0 Bena
appro.cimarelJ.- 1ilometl'es to the
to the Wellt and NOJ'th W s t, near ,1UO
"t .. tt-J P):,;t LO he North; 225 Kilomelres
.,tatc pt st to the Est; an..l t.hen approx.
, el .,;i ll , ectii. 11 t o t he South east.
j j"trict aCCOI di ll,S' to figUl'es 11'1HI1
olin people! pracLical! vall of w bom
as t thl' Ot--Ieh language.
, Ill U}) of til , Loclja Iel'l'itory wLich
)''' are more than 1100 \ il lage& i n Lhis
I:/lt d Bible gl'3c1 ua 1e .
to wail. more t han a cntl.lL'Y (r1' their
.. il,. ahout 4 villagE'S on the district and
mh dlrer,rlance f 1796 I eOT>le, We
his dlstl"ict as p as aften a'i I\e
1 we tr'lveld 6,400
l I'S b:v ha nmook or wulking' lflc. p pach-
It/ ni h and 41 ch ' kil'e!1 , took 246 Into
'1 Ifl l(' U:d several disLrlct with
lti 1ioug-ht to encOrlrage them in the IVork
th.-< 1 so me special instru 'tir; ns in pot'
C( '( rse work. W . aw at lime. mighty
r (I t OUI' Chri 't to ll''1.osful'm penite llt
We \V believ'::I':; fi l led vii h the love
II on the '11 ell' of and were
Tn the Katako Komhe section of mH'
has hl'Ollg-ht on many difficulties
1] .; r1 to c'111 to the atlenLinn of the stat
'ar ago begged for 'JUl' Ill'each 1'3
! U1P 'priest frightened or bought ff
lhl' .'1aLl! and put down their
ll<.t ,h{'.\ '" QuId 1t'fu e to lJa\'e U mission
preacher in their village. We sincerely hope there shall be action
taken at this mission meeting which \vill bring pressure upon the
state offieials to rectify some of the wrongs in the Katako Komb e
territory.
WhilE: thi s is true of this section and it gTieves us greatly that
we were not able to enter these villages before the doors were
closed ag-ainst us, yet we take courage in the fact that in the Lodja,
Bena Dibele, and Lomela sections of Out' district doors are wide open
and many villages are begging constantly for a pre::o.cher. If we had
200 preachers we could quickly place them in villages where they
could gather with a good crowd of people, eager to hear the g00d
news of salvation. We hope we shall be able to place preaehers in
these village" b::)fore the dOJl's clo3ed against us.
Being the only missionaries on the district, there has natm"ally
eome to our attention the care of the school work of the district.
We have insiRted on each of our preachers conducting school in his
village every day. Two of these village schooh have more than a
hundred students on their rolls, while several others are quite promi
sing. At Kandolo we have a splendid Regional School with an en
rollment at the close of 1935 of 256 pupils. The brick work in our
new 42 x 68 foot Church and school building is almost completed
and when finished will greatly help us ill adequately handling our
Regional Sehool situation at Kandolo. We need at least three more
well equipped Regional Schools immedi ately in the region of the
three outlying state postes at Bena Dibele, Lomela and Katako Ko
mbe where we have splendid churches and greatly interested crowds.
Around these state posts are our gr:c atest centers of popUlation and
should have immediate attention.
As a whole, God has given us a very good year. We have had
many probl ems to solve, but there have been many precious privi
leges. Together Mrs. Rein. and I hJ,ve born the burdens anri traveled
within the bounds of this district. With the hope of the return of
our two furloughed missionaries, Miss Armstl'ung and :iVliss Martin,
the future looks better for the whole ot our work. To all those who
have given their sympathetic assistance in making possible the open
ing up of the work on t his new district we want t o express Our
grateful sppreciation, To Mr. De Ruiter, who shared his preachers
and supplies; to Mr. Stilz who gave us some building equipment
and supplies; to Dr. Sheffey and 0 ' Toole who furnis hed us
with some medtcines for oursejY-es and ou!' pr eachers ; to Mr. Barden,
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who sUpfJli ed llS with t wo teachers equipment for Ollr school;
to the site commit t ee ,,,ho in many of our problems; to all
Our missionaries \\h ha e in any wa contr ibnted throug h th ir
prayers and inf luence t mnke pO'5sibJe the opening up of this new
dIstrict; and to all our native preachel s who have faithfully pro
cl' inl Pd the tn th t their people; we want to expre;:;s t o you OUl"
grat ful appreci lLi oll. With faith il1 Uod and confidence in our fello w
r ie. we ::lubmit to you this our r' irst rpport of the wC'rk of
the Lodj a District.
ReIJOri of the Committee on Evangelism
The Committee recommends:
1. That more itineraries be made by the native superintendents
for the pur poseof giving mor e careful oversight to pl"epararur.v
members and for encouraging and strengthe:ling church mem
bers in their Christian life.
2. We deplore the fRct that due to the pre lence f polygam.',
we have only a few men in our hurch membership. We rpcom
m nd th.'tt more effort be put forth to win the men for Christ.
3. That the pledge system of giving be encouraged among OUl'
native Tn mbership.
4. Since a large part of our ' hurch m'l1lbership is made up of
women. we recommend th:lL a group of our women leaders be
given special courses in Bible Woman's Work.
5. That the out-post preacher be more strict when selecting
boys for the Station school.
6. We want to reiterate and r e-empha ize t he importance o r
items three and six of the repolt of the Evangelistic Committee
of the Mission Mee ti ng of the previous year.
Item three "That a ten days' Pastors' Sctool be c nducted
annually for each district of the Mission. "
Item six "That a Bible study cour3e be given to enquirers who
have finished the catechism class and are looki ng forward to
ba[)tism. "
Si gned,
Wm. De Ruiter , Chairm n
Annie Parker, Secretar y
teal:hers and equipment for our school '
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Report of Educational Committee
af' sistecl in many of our problems; to ali
in any way con ribllted t hr IJgh their
ve
I'e possibl e t he opening up of t his new
p 'eacher who have faithfully pro
peoDI ; ,ye w Ant to to you our
ith in (;od and confidence in our fello',1:
this OUI' ;i rst rpport of the work of
Evangelism
made by the native superi nt ndents
careful oversight to prepar atol'Y
g'mg and strengthe:1 ing church mem
lfe.
. due to til e prevalence of polygamy,
In Olll' church membership. We l' Pcom
put forth to wi n the men for Christ.
of giv ing be encouraged among Ollr
r church membership is made up of
t a 'I'OUP of OUI' 'Nomen leaders be
Dible Woman's Work.
be mol' striet when selecti ng
and 1'8- mpha ize the impor tance 0 r'
report of t he Evangelisti' Commi ttee
of the previous year.
days' Pas tors' School be conducted
t of the Missi on. "
tudy couri3e be given to enquirers who
m class a d ar looki ng for ward to
Signed,
Will. De Rui ter , Chairman
Anni Parker. Secretary
The Educational Committee recommends the following items for
governing the educational work of our Mission:
1. Unless there is an educational worker who can travel and sup
ervise outvillage schools, we recommend as follows:
a. The evangelistic worker have charge of outvillage schools.
b. Funds be provided to furnish these schools with supplies.
c. Present supplies in outvillage schools be turned over to ev
angelistc workers,
d. Report of outvillage shool wor k be made to evangelistic worker.
e. Native preachers be responsible to evangelistic workers
for school supplief< they receive and have on hand.
f. Every preacher who can. have a school.
g. Try to have able men follow those who have had good schools.
2. Pupils in outvillages finish schools in their villages before com
ing to Central Schools.
3. Pupils who have finished outvillage schools go to the Central
School of their District. and not to those of other Districts,
except by special permission.
Pupils who live on border of Districts may have exceptions
made for them.
4. Evangelistic workers exercise care in selecting, and aid in
thl-l selecting of pupils to attend Central Schools.
5. That all native pastors and teachers aid the missionaries in
teaching obedience and respect. They should emphasize respect
for God and His House of worship.
Signed, Annimae White
Myrtle Zicafoose
H. P. Anker
CHURCH SCHOOL COMMTEE.
After lengthy discussions regarding the adult lessons and how
they might be improved, it was decided to submit the problem to
Rev. and Mrs. A. J. Reid together with two or more native help
ers. It was recommended that Mr. and Mrs. Reid, Shaumba Pierre,
and Shutsha Abele translate and prepare for the press the adult les
sons for the coming conference year.
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The committee recommended that the primary lessons be prepared
to be printed together with suitable pictures. This with a view to
making them especill11y adaptable for use in the out village Sunday
Schools. Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Wheeler were recommended to investi
gate sources of supply of these pictures and to report to the com
mittee as soon as possible.
Signed, Wm. De RLliter, Chairman
Mary Foreman, SecretarY
Report of Committee on Church Records
All the records were not available, but those on hand were exam
ined and found well kept.
Signed, H. T. Wheeler, Chairman
NTl's. ,T. H. Maw, Secretary
Committee on Resolutions
For our gathering here at Wembo Nyama we give many thanks,
because our Chief, the Bishop, came here to help us in our work,
and we see his love among us. He shows us how to divide the
Word. and how to become strong in the work of God. We give
g-reat thanks to God for choosing him for our work.
We give thanks too for Mr. Rodeheaver, who came here to te<,eh
us good songs; 1:I.lso that he gave his own money to pay for hi.
trip to us. So we give a great many thanks with much happiness.
We give thanks too that Mr. Sweet loved us enough to come to
us to see the work of God that we are doing here in Africa. So
we give thanks and are grateful to God, and wit h happy hearts
praise God.
Thankfi also we give becaust the people of the Mission village
and of Wembo Nyama's village helped us by giving us food and
good places to sleep. In this way they caused us happiness. They
gave us ten chickens, nineteen ducks, and three goats; so we were
made happy by this gond food that they gave us with the love of
God.
So we give thanks more than we can say, that our white peo
ple from Tunda, Minga, and Lodja were fed and cared for, and
we are thankful to God that He has guarded us in this gathering.
Signed, Mrs. W. B. Lewis, Chairman,
Mulenda Francois, Secretary
d ~ h a t t h ~ primary lessons be prepared
sUItable pIctures. This with a view to
Ie for use in the out village Sunday
Wheeler were recommended to inveRti
pictures and to report to the com-
Signed, Wm. De Ruiter, Chairman
Mary Foreman, SecretarY
Records
but those on hand were exam
Si g- ned, H. T. Wheeler. Chairman
Mrs . .T. H. Maw, Secretar,\'
t Wembo Nyama we give many thanks,
came here to help us in our work,
us. He shows us how to divide the
strong in the work of God. We give
him for our work.
r. Rodeheaver, \\"ho came here to teaeh
gave his own money to pay for his
many thanks with much happinesR.
Mr. Sweet loved us enough to come to
that we are doing hel'e in Africa. So
fu! to God, anu wit h happy hearts
the people of the Mission village
lage helped us by giving us food and
sway the;y caused us happiness. They
ducks, and three goats; so we were
that they gave us with the love of
than we can Ray, that our white peo
Lodj a were fed and cared for, and
He has guarded us in this gathering.
Signed, Mr s. W. B. Lewis, Chairman
Mulenda Francois, Secretar;
STATISTIC AL
Wembo Nyama
])istricts 1
Pastoral Charges 45
Societies 78
Members 1607
Received on Profession of Faith 106
Licensed to Pteach 2
Local Preachers 10
Ordained Preachers 1
Preachers in Full Connection 4
Children Baptized 6
Adul t s Baptized 106
Total number of Probation..rs 869
Church Schools 45
Officers and Teachers 67
Attendan at Church Sch.ools 3576
Woman's es 40
Membership of Woman's iss. S.1500
Educational
21
Paltor-Teachers in Outvillages
30
30
Native Teachers on Stations
Sch00ls in Outvillages
502
Enrollment on Station
Enrollment in Outvillages
1024
Teachers in Regional Schools
8
Enrollment in Normal School
52
97
Enrollment in Bible School
Enrollment in Girls' Homes
56
Hospital
Dispensary Treatments
29114
423
Visits to Villages
Hospital Treatment Cases
521
206
Hospital Operations
Hospital Obstetrical Cases
32
Lepers in Leper Colony
Lodja
1
50
84
917
256
9
15
2
3
41
234
1289
50
44
4810
19
721
26
26
256
655
8
37
Total
4
145
227
4040
655
13
31)
5
12
115
528
2500
Ii
164
10168
79
3434
&.S
97
102
1207
297(-;
1G
5')
97
1M
3338tl
f'9,1
1041
34!l
415
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REPORT
Minga
1
26
35
963
150
2
4
1
3
68
45
108
6
23
924
7
488
9
21
24
270
800
57
7
350
Tunda
1
24
30
553
143
1
1
2
143
225
15
30
853
13
725
8
20
21
179
497
41
4274
171
520
143
6
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W.Nyama Minga Tunda Lodja Total
Finances
Native Church Tithe 3344.10 4305.05 1934.00 4614.15 14395.30 fcs.
Church Property
Churches 48 26 2.5 49 148
Brick Churches 5 2 2 9
Tenporary C h u r c h ~ s 43 24 23 49 139
Value of Brick Chs. 150000. 27500. 3000. 280500. fcs.
Parsonages 44 26 23 25 118
Evangelization
Revivals 1 1 2 26 30
Pastor' s Schools 1 1
District Meetings 3 2 2 4 9
W. M. Societies Organized 2 7 2 11
Respectfully Submitted, H. T. Wheeler, Chairman
Mrs. J. H. Maw, Secretary
Minga Tunda Lodja Total
4305.05 1934.00 4614.15 14395.30 fcs.
26 25 49 148
2 2 9
24 23 49 139
27500. 3000. 280500. f CB.
26 23 25 118
1 2 26 30
1
2 2 4 9
7 2 11
tted
H. T. Wheeler, Chairman
Mrs. J.B. Maw, Secret ary
PART TWO
JOURNAL
of the
MISSIO ARIES' MEETI NG
T BLE OF CONTENTS
Pag
Officers ........ . .. .. ... .. ....... . .. .. .. . ...... ... .. . .... .. ...... .. .. ... .... .. .. ... ...... 40
Standing Committees .... .. ... ... .. .. .... ..... .. .. .. ... .. .. ..... ...... ......... .. . 40
C nfercnce Committees ...... ...... .. ..... ............ .... .. .. .................... 41
Open' ng SeZ'sion ... . ... ... ... .. ..... ... .. .... ..... ..... ....... .. .. .... .. ... .. .. .. . 42
Secretaries and Roll Call .. .. .... ........ , ... .. .. ..... ..... .... ........ ,.. .... 42
Li st of ag-enu .. .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .... ..... ..... .. ..... ...... .. ..... .. .. .... .. . 43
Announcement ..... .. .. ......... .... .. ... ..... ....... .............. .. .... "........ 43
Nomina tion v Cummitt<.!e Repor t ........... ... .. ....... .. ..... .. ....... 44
LanguagE> Study Repor t .. ... ............. ...... ....... ... .... .... 45
Results f r. J. R. Mott" Conference ..... .................... ... 45
Bui l ing l'ogram ....... .... .......... .. .... .. .. .. .. ... ... .. ........ .. ..... ....... 46
LanRw'\ g'e Proble ms ........ ... . .... .. ....... " ...... ........... 46
Reading' of Comll1it tt:: e RepoL' ls .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. ... ......... . 47,48,50,51
St. tion Chai r men.. ...... . .. ........... ... .... .. .. .... .. ... . .. .. ........ . .. . .... 49
Elections ............... ... .. . .... ........ " ..... .. .... ........... 49
_,ommitJee to Draft Letter to Belgifll1 Conier enc ... .. . ... .. . 4\.)
01' ina tlOl1 Service ... ... ...... ... .. .... ...... .. .... ..... .... .... .. ... ... .
Resoluti ons and or PJll' eciation ..... .. .. .. .... .. .. . 51
Report of Committe on Ev '.n ... ............ ........ .. ........ '2
" "EKeed ti \ e .... . .. .. ... .... .. .... .. ..... .. ........ 52
" " Educ;ttio llal C n1l1'\;ttee.... .. . ... ... .......... .... .. ...... 52
" " Medical Cllmmitt e .......... ... .. .. ... ... .. ........ .... ... .. 54
" "Colnmittee n \Vonlan' s vVork ............ . H 54:
"L'..lnguageCotnnlitt
n
e .................. ... .. . '. .. 55
" " Cum ittee 011 C')Ul':5C uf S Ludy for Second ear 55
" CO't '1l1it t"e ...... .. ... ... .. . .... ... ..... .. . ...... 56
" " :::; u . ey Commit tee .... .. . .... ....... ... .. .... ..... ......... 658
" "Auditing ...... ........... 1.. ... .... . ..... . .. ... ... 59
" "l!omnll ttee on Resolutions ..... ... ..... .. ....... ......."... ... 59
L tter of Greeting ....... .. .. .. .... ....... ... ...... ...... .... ... .. .... " .... .... 59
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OFFI CERS
Bishop Arthur J. Moore, President
Rev. Alex. J. Reid, Secretary
Dr. C. P. M. Sheffey, Assistant Se 'retary
COMMITfEES
Sta,nding Cormnittee:o
Executi ve Com mi ttee:
Dr. W. B. L t ~ w i s , Rev. Wm. De Ruiter, Rev. H. P. Anker,
Dr. C. P. M. Sheffey, Miss Mary Foreman, Miss Annie Parker,
Miss Mary E. Moore, Dr. W. S. Hughlett, Rev. Alex. J. Reid.
Language Committee:
Rev. William De Ruiter, Dr. W. S. Hughlett, Rev. H.P. Anker,
Miss Annie Parker, Rev. H. T. Wheeler.
Buildig Committee:
Rev. H. T. Wheeler, Rev. Wm. De Ruiter, Rev. Joe Maw, Mis.
Mary Foreman, Rev. H. P. Anker.
Survey Committee:
.Rev. H. P. Anker, Rev. Wm. De Ruiter, Rev. Alex. J. Reid.
Legal Representative:
Rev. H. P. Anker, Alternate Dr. W. S. Hughlett.
Councillors for Congo Protestant Council:
Rev. H. T. Wheeler, Miss Edith Martm, al ternate; Rev. Wm.
De Ruiter.
Union Mission House Trustee:
Rev. H. T. Wheeler.
Sunday School Representative for Congo Protestant Council
Rev. Alex. J . Reid.
Correspondent for Congo Mission News:
Miss Mary Foreman; assistant, Mrs. Joe Maw.
. Moore. P residen t
Secretary
ffey. Assistant Secretary
De Ruiter.
Mary Foreman.
S. Hughlett,
. W. S. Hughlett,
Rev. H. P. Anker.
Miss Annie Parker,
Rev. Alex. J. Reid.
R ~ v . H. P. Anker,
T. Wheeler.
Wm. De Ruiter, Rev. Joe Maw, Miss
Anker.
Rev. Alex. J . Reid.
Dr. W. S. Hughlett.
a lternate; Rev. Wm.
for Congo Protestant Council
News.
Mrs. J oe lYra
Conjf"l'ence Comrnitfce.'{
Evangelistic Committee.
Rev. Wm. De Ruiter, Rev. Alex, J. Reid, Rev. Joe Maw, Re\,.
H. T. Wheeler, Miss Annie Parker, Miss Catherine Parham, Mrs.
W. B. Lewis.
Educatiunal Committee
Miss Annie Parker, Miss Myrtle Zicefoose. Miss Annimae White,
Mrs. Alex, J. Reid, Mrs. C. P. M. Sheffey, Mrs. Joe Maw, Rev.
H. P. Anker.
Medical Committee;
Dr. W. B. Lewis, Dr. C. P. M. Sheffey, Miss Mary Moore.
M i s ~ Mary Foreman, Mhs Ruth O'Toole.
Committee on woman's Work;
Mrs. H. T. Wheeler. Miss Myrtle Zicafoose, Mrs. Joe Maw, Miss
Catherine Parham, Mrs. W. B. Lewis, Mrs. H. P. Anker, Mrs. J . J.
Davis .
Transport Committee:
Rev. Joe H. Maw, Mrs W. B. Lews, Rev. Wm. De Ruiter, Rev.
Alex. J. Reid.
Auditing Committee;
Rev. Alex. J. Reid, Rev. Wm. De Ruiter, Mrs. W. B. Lewis.
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DAILY PROCEEDINGS
FIRST DAY
Thursday .lj'teTnoon, Mal} 21, 1936.
Opening Session:
The twentieth session of the METHODIST EPISCOPAL CONGO
MISSIONARIES' MEETING was called to order by Bishop Arthur
J. Moore on the afternoon of May 21, 1936 at Wembo Nyama Sta
tion, Belgia:1 Congo, Africa. Thp hyumn "My Faith Looks up to
Thee" was sung, and the scripture lesson 'vas read from the 1st
chapter to 11 Timothy. Bishop Moore took for his text the 12th verse,
"I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He if; able to
keep that which I have committeed unto Him against that day." He
stated that in order to have faith in (,hrist it ,v a'> not sufficie:1
simply to know the things he said, but that one should know Christ
in person.
Secretaries :
Rev. Alex. J . Reid was elected Secretary, and Dr. C. P. M. Shef
fey was appointed assistant Secretary.
Roll call:
Rev. H. P. Anker Mrs. H. P. Anker
Rev. E. B. Stilz Mrs. E. B. Stilz
Rev. J. J. Davis Mrs. J. J. Davis
Dr. C. P. M. Sheffey Mrs. C. P. M. Shef fey
Dr. W. B. Lewis Mrs. W. B. Lewis
Rev. H. C. Ayres (furlough) Mrs. H. C. Ayres (furlough)
Miss Dora J. Armstrong-( furlough)
Rev. John G. Barden (ausent) Mrs. John G. Barden (absent)
Rov. Wm. De Ruiter Mrs. William De Ruiter
Mi<;s Annie Parker Miss Mary E. Moore
Miss Dorothy Rees (fml ough) Miss Annimae White
Miss Ruth O'Toole Miss Edith Martin (furlough)
Miss Myrtle Zicafoose Miss Catherine Pal'ham
Miss Lorena Kelly Mrs. Ethel S. Smith
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Thp
ROCEEDINGS
DAY
Th nr-sd(l,y .-lflen won, May 21, 1 9 , ~ 6 .
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CONGO
was called to order by Bishop Arthur
May 21, 19;-:) 6 at Wembo Nyama Sta
hyu mn "My Faith Looks up t o
SCl" 'pture lesson \\' as read from the 1st
Moore took for hi s text the 12th verse,
and am persuaded that He is able to
t teed unto Hi m against t hat day. " He
faith in \' hri st it \'.' 11<; not suffic' en t
said, but that one should know Chri st
,ted Secretary, and Dr. C. P. M. Shcf
Seeretary.
Mr::> . H. P. Anker
Mrs. E. B. Stil z
Mrs. J . J . Davis
Mrs. C. P. M. Sheffey
Mrs. W. B. Lewis
Mrs. H. C. Ayres (furlough)
h)
Mrs. J ohn G. Barden (absent)
Mr .. . William De Ruiter
Miss Mary E. Moor e
Miss Annimae White
Miss Edith Martin (furl ough)
n1 iss atherine Par ham
Mrs. Ethel S. Smith
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Rev. Joe H. Maw
Rev. H. T. Wheeler
Dr. W. S. Hughlett (furlough)
Mrs. Joe H. Maw
Mrs. H. T. Wheeler
Mrs. W. S. Hughlett(furlough)
Plan of Proc"':)dure:
A motion was made that Bishop Moore appoint a Committee on
Nominations. The Bishop stated that he would do this. He then spoke
briefly in exhortation and admonition, e mphasizing the right of
each individual to express his opinion, but saying that things must
be worked out in accordance with the will of the majority, and the
rules of organization.
List of agenda:
The list of age ncla was then pn'pared by suggestion from the floor
as follows:
Finding a Builder
Language Problems-Translation
Pastor's School
Adjustment of Furloughs
Industrial Work
New Missionaries
Askings
First Unit for New Bible School Building
New Hospital Buildings
Securing of an Agriculturalist.
Constitution of the Mission
Transport Problems
Woman's Work
Committee on nominations:
Hev. H. P. Anker Rev. Alex. J. Reid
Dr. W. B. Lewis Mrs. C. P. IVI. Sheffey
Miss M. Zicafoose Rev. E. B. Stilz
Annonncernent:
The Bishop announced that Mr. John G. Barden had written a
letter requesting that he be allowed to go to America at once. The
Bishop informed the body th);lt serious complaints had been made
against Mr. Barden's character and that he, the Bishop, was recom
mending that Mr. Barden be allowed to proceed to America, an d
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answer to the Board of Missions and to the North Carolina Confer
ence, of which he is a member, for the complaint made against
him.
SECOND DAY
FI'iday morni ng Ma,y 22,1936.
The morning session was opened with a song service conducted
by Mr. Homer Rodeheaver.
The minutes of the first day were read and approved.
REPORTS
Nominations Committee Report:
Mrs. C. P. M. Sheffey read the following r eport of the nomin
ations Committee:
Comrni ttee on agenda:
Miss Mary Foreman Dr. C. P. M. Sheffey
Mrs. E. B. Stilz
Committee to Advise on Appointment::; :
District Superintendents:
Rev. De Ruiter. Rev. H. T. Wheel er
Rev. A. J. Reid. Rev. J. J. Davis.
Dr. W. B. Lewis
Miss Annie Parker
Mi ss P:lrh(l l1l
Bishnp Mo()r e a" ke.l \,' he t he l' the fl lisstOIl;1l"i e;; wa n tl!d l O mak e
indiviuual r eports, 1:, wa6 .s ug'g'ested fl'om the f lOut" t hat Lhis need
not be done since reports had been made to the Mission Meeting.
The Bishop then gave opportunity to anyone who might desire to
say something in addition. Miss O'Toole requested that the ram
used for Minga Leper Colony be removed from the stream
it now rests. Bishop Moore said that Mr. Maw had agreed to do
this.
Auditing Comrniftee:
Mr. Anker moved that a committee of three be appointed to audit
and to the North Carolina Confer
, for the complaint made against
DAY
Fl'iriay morn1:ny May 2'2,1936.
opened with a song service conducted
day were read and approved.
REPORTS
the following report of the nomin-
Dr. C. P. M. Sheffey
p potntrn ents :
Wheeler
Davis.
rn isslOnari e;.; \v an k d to ma 'e
sugb"ested hom the flour t.hal this need
been made to the Mission Meeting.
nity to anyone who might desire to
Miss O'Toole requested that the ram
be removed from the stream where
said that Mr. Maw had agreed to do
committee of three be appointed to audit
the books of the mISSIOn. The Bishop named Rev. Alex. J. Reid,
Rev. Wm. De Ruiter, and Dr. W. B. Lewis to act on this committee.
This committee was requested to include its report in the minutes
of the Missionaries' Meeting.
Executive Committee Report:
Bishop Moore said that Dr. Lewis would be asked to make a
report of the work of the Executive Committee during the
year.
LANGUAGE STUDY:
Study in the Otetela language was r eported by Mrs. Maw, Rev.
H. T. Wheeler, Miss Kelly, Mi ss O'Toole, Mrs. Sheffey, Miss
Parham, Miss White, Miss Moore, Rev. and Mrs Reid. Bishop
Moore emphasized the necessity of not allowing other things to
prevent language stuily.
Results of Dr. John R. Mott's Conference:
Bishop Moore asken for tangible results of the Mott Conferen c "
and what he could do to help carry out the proposed program.
Mr. Anker spoke of the spirit of cooperation brought bout by
the Conference and the resulting- influence on the natives. the
interchange of literature between Missions, and plans to esta
blish the Union Normal School. Bishopo Moore reported that Mr.
Mc. Kinnon, member the A. P. C. M., had informed him that
the proposed site for the school owned by a mining company could
not he purchased. It was state<i that the purp05e 0 f a Union N01'
mal School would be to prepare t eachers who could meet state
requirements. About six missions, including the M. E. C. M.,
and A. P. C. M., were the Miflsions involved, it was explained.
It was reported that there were no further in regard
to a Union Medical School or Union Bible School.
Bishop Moora spoke briefly of the dfficulties the Chr:stian Move
ment was throughout the world with governments, and
commended the idea of interdenominational c00peration in order to
save the world from paganism. He said that he would confer
with the Presbyterians about Union Schools when he visited their
mission.
Finding a Builder:
Bishop Moore read a letter that Dr. Cram had received from
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the Secretar y of Lhe Presbyterian B03rd of Missions, C. Darby
Fulton. It stated that the Board had agreed to let Mr. Earl King
come to our mission and have charge of the building program, but
that the final decision rested with the local government on the
field. He then suggested that all buildings needed be listed in order
of importance.
Building Program
(1) First Unit for the New Bible School (unnerwritten by Mr.
E. M.Sweet of Stockton Colifornia) (2) Lodja r esidence, (3) Coun
cil homes. Bishop Moore stated th'l t at present no funds for buil
di::g"s were available from t h ~ General Section, but that Dr.
Cram thinks there may be funds when the Council buildings moe
finished.
It was moved by Mr. De Ruiter that the Building Cornmittli!e
estimate the amount of money needed immediately in order to
prepare material ior proposed buildings and give their report to
this Missionary Meeting. The motion was carried.
Language Problems:
After considerable discussion of the use of long and short f orms
of the possessi ve pronoun and eli sions in the translati on of the
New TQstament, Miss Parham moved that the translation of the New
Te8tament as made by NIl'. Stllz be accepted, with the provision
that he eliminate as much elision as possible, and use the long
form only when the short form is not per fee tl y clear. The motion
was carried.
It was decided that the a fternoon he used for committee meet
ings.
Devotion:
After a song by Mr. Rodeheaver, Bishop 1\1ool'e addressed the
Conference on the 5th Chapter of Matthew, taking f or his Text
the 13th verse. He said that in these beatitudes Christ was des
cribing the essentials of Character necessar y to the Spiritual
Kingdom which He proposed to set up. These qualities as outlined
are: (1) To be humble minded (2) To grieve over one's sins and
the evils of the world (3) To be gentle and to desire righteous
ness (4) To be merciful and pure-minded (5) To be ready t o
suffer ttnd to give one's life for these ideals.
Board of Missions, C. Darby
rd had agreed to let Mr. Earl King
charge of the building program, but
with the local government on the
all buildings needed be listed in order
w Bible School (unrlerwritten by Mr.
ia) (2) Lodja residence, (3) COlm
t&d ih'lt at present no funds for buil
G8 neral Section, but that Dr.
funds when the Council buildings are
Ruiter that the Buiidi'1g
needed immediately in or der to
buildings and give their report to
motion was carried.
of the use of long and shor t forms
elisions in the translation of the
moved that the translation of the New
ilz be accepted, v\ ith the provision
ion as possible, and use the long
is not perfectly clear. The motion
be used fOI" committee meet-
l:eaver, Bishop Moore addressed the
tel' of Matthe v, taking for his Text
t in these beatitudes Christ was des
racter necessary to the Spiritual
to set up. These qualities as outlined
(2) To grieve over one' s sins and
be gentle and to desire righteollS
pure-minded (5) To be ready to
f0r these ideals.
He stated that thos who will save this world from death and
de ay are those who will combine these qualities in live:s.
He said that the phrase of the text that hann ts one is, " If the
salt hath lost its savor, it is thenceforth good for nothing." He
indicated that there were two signs of spiritual decline : (1)
Lowered ideals, (2) Growing indi fference to the great redemptive
enterprises of the church.
The morning session closed with announcement of the time and
place for the meetings of the variou, commi trees.
THIRD DAY
Sat'ttTCl ay nwrmng, Ma.y 2.J, 1.986.
The n1fll'l1ing ses ion was opened with a song service conducted
by IV r. Homer Rodeheaver.
The minutes of the preceding day were read and, after correction,
approved.
Reports of commjttees :
g"ccutivc C01nmittee:
Dr. Lewis read the repor t of the Executive Committee.
lv!e(hccd Committee:
Miss Mary Foreman read the r eport of the Medicai Commi ttee,
and it was adopted.
Miss Ruth O'Toole 'was asked to make a report on the leper colo
ny i tuation at l\'linga Station.
Eclnca.tional Con'/'1Uittee:
Mrs. Shef fey read the report of the Educational Cl)mmitt .
Items 1, 2,3,5, 6,7.8, 9, 11,12,13, and 15 were adopted.
Item 4 wa 1'ef rl'ed to a spe ial committee ompo e of Miss Par
k , Miss White, Miss Zicafoose, Mr. AnI f'l' , and lVII'S. Sheffey,
who were to w rk on the probl em of clothing fOTAission Boys, and
r ep r t t heir findings to this meeting.
Items 10 and 14 were stricken from the r epor t.
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Committee On Woman's Wo'rk:
Mrs. Maw read the report of the committee and it was adopted.
Building Committee:
Mr. Maw read the report of the Committee and, after some discus
sion, the report was adopted.
Language Committee:
The report of the language committee was read by Mr. Stilz.
Dr. Sheffey moved that in ca'3e of nouns "w" be used in words con
taining that sound; and in the case of verbs where an "0" or "u"
exists in the end of tl-,e verb and in certain cases changes to the
sound of "w" that the "0" or "u" be retained instead of making
the change to "w". The motion was
With this addition the rep')rt as a whole was adopted.
Evangelist'ic C()1nm:ittee:
Miss Parham read the report of the Committee and it was
adopted.
Etirnates Committee :
It was moved that the Executive Committee act as the Com
mittee on Askings for the ensuing year.
Survey Committee:
The Survey Committee report was made by Mr. Anker.
Mr. Reid made a motion that the Survey Committee continue to
serve through the coming year.
T1'anspm't Work:
Mr. Maw made for changes in the transport
work.
Items 1,2,3, and 4 were adopted.
Mr, J.J.Davis made a motion that the transportation rate be made
thirty centimes rather than sixty centimes per kilo.
Mr. Wm. De Ruiter moved that the Transport Committee determine
on the rates for carrying mail.
Mr, Reid requesteJ the use of a truck for transportation of mate
rials to the new Lodja site, Mr. Davis moved that this request be
referred to the Transpor t Committee for decision.
of the committee and it was adopted.
the Committee and, after some discus-
committee was read by Mr. Stilz.
of nouns "w" be used in words con
case of verbs where an "0" or "u"
and in certain cases changes to the
or "u" be retained instead of making
tion was Cl-\ITi ed.
as a whole was adopted.
of the Committee and it was
tive Committee act as the Com
year.
. was made by Mr. Anker.
the Survey Committee continue to
changes in the transport
that the transportation rate be made
centimes per kilo.
the Transport Committee determine
of a truck for transportation of mate
MI'. Davis moved t hat this request be
ttae for decision.
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Station Chairmen:
The meeting was dissolved into 5tation groups in order that they
might choose their chairmen. The following men were elected
station chai rmen:
Wembo Nyama, Dr. C. P. M. Sheffey
Tunda, Dr. W. B. Lewis
Minga, Dr. W. H. Hughlett.
Bishop Moore stated to the c o n f e r ~ n c e that it was important that
each district have representation on the Executive Committee.
Elections:
Since the chairmen of the three stations became members of the
Executive Committee automatically, ballots were prepared for
election of the six additional members of that Committee.
the
The
following persons were elected:
Rev. Wm. De Ruiter
Rev. Alex. J. Reid
Miss Mary Foreman
Miss Annie Parker
Miss Mary E. Moore
Rev. H. P. Anker
Other elections were as follows:
Legal Representative
Alternate
Rev. H. P. Anker
Dr. W. S. Hughlett
Councillors for the C. P. C,- Rev. H. T. Wheeler
Miss Edith Martin
Alternate . Rev. Wm. De Ruiter
Union MisRion House Trustee- Rev. H. T. Wheeler.
Sunday School Representative for C. P. C. - Rev.Alex. J. Reid.
Correspondent for the Congo Mission News - Miss Mary Foreman
Assistant Correspondent Mrs. J. H. Maw
Mr. Reid moved that a Committee be appointed to draft a letter
of greetings to the Belgian Conference, and another of appreciation
to the State afficals within the boundaries of the Mission. Bishop
Moore appointed on this Comlr'littee Rev. Alex .J. Reid, Miss White
Rev. H. P. Anker, and Mrs. H. T. Wheeler. .
Dr. Lewis moved that the next session be held at 4:00 P. M.
Sunday afternoon.
The meeting was adjourned.
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FOURTH DAY
Sunday May 24, 19.":f6,
Ord ina tion Service:
On Sunday morning Bishop Moore conducted a service for mis
sionaries and natives in the Lambuth Memorial Church. Four men
were ordained to the office of deacon. Ngandjolo Mose, Lumumba
Jerome, Lunumbi Andere, and Shutsha Abele.
Afternoon Session
After the singing of the hymn "Holy, Holy, Holy" and a prayer
by Miss Foreman, the minutes were read and approved.
REPORTS
Educational Committee:
Mrs. Sheffey read the report of the special committee on item
No. 4 of the Educational report. The report was rejected.
Special Committee :
A letter of greetings to the Belgium Conference, as drafted by
the special Committee, was read by Mr . Reid and adopted. It wall
agreed that the letter of appreciation to the State Officials should
be sent later.
Executive Committee:
The report of the first meeting of the Executive Committee
was presented by Mr. Wm. De Ruiter. Thereupon Bishop Moore
announced that decisions of the Executive Committee would be final,
unless appealed to the Board of Missions or to the Missiomlries'
Meeting.
The report of the Committee on the Course of Study for the Sec
ond Year was read by Mr. De Ruiter.
Language Committee:
It was moved to reconsider the action on the language problem
as introdu ed in paJ'agraph 25 of the minutes of the previous day.
Mr . Davis moved t hat a committee of three be appointed by Bishop
URTB DAY
Sunday May 24, 1986.
Moore conducted a ervice for mis
Lambuth Memorial Church. Four men
deacon. Ngandjolo Mose, Lumumba
Shutsha Abele.
mn "Holy, Holy, Holy" and a prayer
were read and approved.
of the gpecial committee on item
The report was rejected.
Dzlgium Conference, as drafted by
. by Mr. Reid and adopted. It wail
tion to the State Officials should
ting of the Execu tive Committee
Ruiter. Thereupon Bishop Moore
Executive Committee would be final
of Missions or to the
on the Course of Study for the Sec
uiter.
action on the language problem
of the minutes of the previous day.
tee of three b appointed by Bishop
Moore to work out this particular problem of the language in order
that it mig ht he in harmony with the i nstr uctions of the America n
Bible Sociel . lVIl'. Stilz, Mr. De Ruiter anrl Mr . Anker, were ap
pointed to serve on this committee.
Mr. Barden re uested that someone be appointed to look after t he
it em of the hi story of the Mission. Mr. Anker was selected for this
task.
After a general s tatement by Bi hop Moore concerning Miss
Dorothy Rees. there was taken by ballot a vote as to 'vvhether her
case should be reconsidered or not. The vote was 17 to 9 in favor
of reconsideration. After sonw discus::;i on. thet'e was taken a second
ballot as to wh"ther the miss ionaries would be willing for her t o
return to the field. There \vere 18 vuLes in the affirmative ancl
7 in the nega tive.
Council Homes:
Miss Foreman pr esented the report of the C0uncil women "n
plans for the three Council Homes to be bui lt. It was moved to
refer til plans presented to the Buildin Committee for considera
tion and adopti on.
and expressions of appreciation:
Mrs. Lewis read the report on Resolutions. Bishop Moor made
reply and expressed his appreciation. He also spoke in high com
mendation of th Foreign Mission Secretaries , Miss Mc Kinnon
and Doctor Was on. Mr. Sweet also expressed hi appreciat ion a nd
spoke of the happiness he had had in being wi th the missionaries on
the African field.
Appoint ments:
Bishop Moore read the appointments for the coming year and the
meeting was adj ournd with pra Tel'. (See appoi ntment51, page 22.)
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REPORTS
MISSIONARIES' MEETING REPORTS
Report of Committee on Evangelism
We recommend:
1. That a Central Pastors' School of ten days be held annually at
Wembo Nyama, beginning December 10; and that the head of the
Bible School together with the heads of the Evangelistic Depart
ments provine suitable courses for all groups not taking regular
conference work.
2. That the Bible School provide for courses in pedagogy that
will assist the paCl tOl's to conduct out-village schools.
S i ~ n E d : Wm. De Ruiter, Chairman
Mi ss Catherine Parham, Secretary
Report of Executive Committee:
The Executive Committee met three times during the Conference
year; -once at Minga, once at Wembo Nyama, and once at Tunda to
consider the matters that came before it.
The meeting at Wembo Nyama in .fanuary was a called meeting
hut, by mutual consent it took the place of the regular meeting
because of the expense involved. Copies of the minutes were sent
to each station follO\.ving the meeting, as well as to the Board of
Missions and the Bishop of the Field.
Signed: W. B. Lewis, Chairman
Wm. De Ruiter, Secretary
Report of Educational Committee:
The Committee on Education makes the foll owing recommend
ations:
1. That a uniform curriculun for station schools be worked out by
those in charge of school s. and under the chairmanship of Miss
Annie Parker.
PORTS
, MEETING REPORTS
hool of ten days be held annually at
ber 10; and that the head of the
e heads of the Evangelistic Depart
for all groups not taking regular
for courses in pedagogy that
t out-village schools.
Wm. De Ruite , Chairman
Catherine Parham, Secretary
three times during the Conference
embo Nyama, and once at Tunda to
before it.
ama i!l January was a called meeting
k the place of the regular meeting
. Copies of the minutes were sent
meeting, as well as to the Board of
Field.
Signed: W. B. Lewis, Chairman
Wm. De Ruiter, Secrttary
on makes the fol!Jwing recommend-
for station chools be worked out by
and till e ' th chairmanship of Miss
2_That these schools be limited according to the financial status
of the department, and according to dormitory space. That no
more boys be admitted into the Mission Boy group that can be
given proper living quarters.
3. That to" minimum rate of tuition in the Boy's Boarding School
be 3.00 francs per semester.
4. (Struck out)
5. That the salary of the forman in the Mission Boy groups not
exceed 75.00 francs per month.
6. That teachers' salaries not exceed the maximum of 45.00
francs per month for the first year, and that this amount be
increased 2.00 francs fot each year of service.
7. That the Department of Education furnish all necessary equip
ment which teachers need in the class room, and that it be
understood that this equipment be used only in the actual teach
ing of the classes.
8. That boys be discourag'ed from leaving one district of the Mis
sion to attend School in another district.
9. That all students wishing to enter the Wembo Nyama Bible
School first complete the courses of study in the Station School
in their district.
10. (Struck out)
11. That the stations have a uniform system of discipline for the
teachers.
12. That each station provide for the boys in the B. K. group a
village site on which they can build houses and be self support
ing.
13. That regional schools be placed in centers of population and
farther a\vay form the Mission Station.
14. (Struck out)
15. In accordance with the by-laws adopted for the Missionaries'
Meeting, Item IV Section 2, the Committee examined the
characters of the teachers on the three stations. All were passed
except the following:
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Tunda Station - Lukadi Mateu
Minga Station - Dingi
Wembo Nyama Station - U,-lirnba Danyele, Fundji J er ome
The follo wing teachers ha ving proved themselves worthy of
another chance. we recommend that they be r eturned to the
work:
WE:rnbo Nyama Stat j on - Ukita Embi, Ona Yemba
RespecLfull r submittpd,
Annie Pari er, Chairma n
Mr.<:. C. P. M. Sheffey, Secretary
Medical Committee:
The Mediral make,,; the f..llowing recJml1l endathtl s :
1. That the orfer 1ade to Dt'. Sheffey by the local GOVernmellt
Administrator to build ,lis pens:1ri e,:; in the .1.8. t erritor' appeL'
tl-lining- to Wembo Nyama be acc,"= ptecl.
2. That copies of correspondence r egardi ng the aid promi sed by
the governnlent to all leper colonies in the Congo be sent to Dr.
Hughlett at t ogethel' with d requees t that he
this matter with the proper :-luthori t ies.
Si gned, Dr. W, Lewi i' , Ch::lirmnn
Miss Mary Foreman, Seeretm' ,V
Committee on Woman's Work:
The Committee on Woman' s Work makes the following l'ecom _Yl n
dations:
1. That the Department of Woman' s Work C '1fer with other Mi ssions
working in this section of the Congo to study the lleed of provid
ing a Union School for adv::ll1ced girl students.
2. That there be established a monel home on each sta ti on for tI lt'
purpose of creating a desire t ') have more comfortalJle and bcauti
fi.;] homes.
3. That there be a WonHn ' s Mi s. ional'Y Society on each station.
4. That in each village where there is a resident pastor a Mis iunary
Society be (lrganized.
5. That the leader's in th Missionari es Soci et ies be gathered together
at the time and place of the pastor' s group meet ings; f urther,
I
i Matell
- Udill1ba Danvele, Funclji J erome
avillg proved themselves worthV of
mend that they be returned to' the
on - UkiLa Embi, Ona Yemba
peclfllliy submitt"' d,
nie Parker, Chair man
C. P. Nt:. Sheffey,
t he f.,llr)\vil1g
Dr. Sheffey hy the local nL
sarie-:; in the A. M.LB. territoryapper

ence regarding the aid promised by
ies in the Congo be sent to Dr.
I' with a reqll eest that he
:.Juthorities.
Signed. Dr. W. Lewis,
Miss Mary Foreman, Secretary
ork makes the following
-'In's Work c:)'1fe1' with other Missions
Congo to study the need of pro id
girl students.
moriel home on each station for thf'
hi ve mure comfort 1)le and
s 'iona ry Society on each st a Lion.
et'l' is a resid n t paMo/' a Missionary
naries Socie ties be a t hered together
he pastor's group meetings : further,
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that an AnI1lW I Disttict Meeting be l1l'ld for the:se leaders.
G. Tha t in the Church School of each station there shhll be at least
one Bibl Class for women.
7. That Lhere sha ll be a woman's s(;hool on each station.
8. Th::tt \ . convenie nt the out-village work be under the
Sfl per visioll of thp wife 0 f the District Superintendent.
9. the ,..vives o f i'ltudents in the Bible :md Normal Schools be
trained in the Bible School or Normal School when they :. : 1
qualify the courses and that those who can
not enter lhese schools be to attend the school for
\I ompl1.
10. That a Girl's HUllie be maintaineu on "tation.
1\1 rs . H. T. Wheeler, Chairman
Mrs. J . H. ,Maw. Seeret,ll',\'
Languag e Committee:
The Lan!!uage Committee submits the f ollowing and
1'!-'(;() 111 !Hendations.
As.siunnum.ts i ll 7'1'(1J'/,slaf,lon:
Mr . De Ruiter - Deuteronomy. the lire, aJ d "}Jistcry of
lvlethndi s m" by Mc'l'Yl:!ire. Mr. An !eel' - "Personal Salvalion" by
T;llett; Wesley's Sermolls.
dr. Barden, -Exodus, "The Teachings of Jesus" by Bl'ascumb.
Parker - Complete tile less ') 11 3 for Second Year Course, and
cuc!lpl ete tile Gramlla.
:
1. The completion and publication of the gl'amnar a s soon as

2. That QC1eh mi ssionary, who has not (;('l1lpldeu the Seconcl
' car Cuurse. do so as SOOI1 a possi bl .
'Mr. E. B. Stilz, Chairman
Annie Parker, Secretary
(' om milt e <: n C un;e of for Second Year:
The (;'. mmi te {OJ' l h Course of Study for th e Second Year suumits
lhe fol ll> ling ;'s::; ig 'lment:
1. ,\ Condell>oed transi<ltion of "A Guide to the Epistles of St
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Paul" by Bate, Rev. H. T. Wheeler.
2. A condensed translation of "The Christian Faith" by Curtis,
Dr. C. P. M. Sheffey.
3. A condensed translation of "History of Methodism" by
Mc Tyeire, Rev. William De Ruiter.
4. A translation of six of Wesley's Sermons, Rev. H. P. Anker.
5. Examination of Written Sermons on Regeneration, Dr. W.
S. Hughlett.
Signed, H. T. Wheler, Chairman
Wm. De Ruiter, SecrE:tary
Transport Committee:
The Transport Committee makes tI-.e following recommendations:
1. That the Mission put in the hands of Mr. Birss, Mission
representative in Lusambo, 2000.00 francs to take care of
mail and package expenses which occur when these arrive;
and that this amount be replaced in the Department when
collected from the individuals or departments.
~ . That a change be made in the Lusambo schedule from th
present three week's tri[) to a six week's trip, as this will
give Mr. Maw more time for the Evangelistic work of Minga
District.
3. That a charge of 20 centimes per kilo be made on things haLlled
between stations, and of 30 centimes on things hauled from
Lugambo.
4. That the transportation allowance sent out by the Board be
deposited in the bank at Lusambo, and be used by the Trans
port Department only.
Signed, J. H. Maw, Chairman.
Survey Committee:
Shortly after last year's conference, four members of the Sur
vey Committee, Messrs. Reid. Davis, De Ruiter, and Anker made a
trip of investigation, covering more than 1700 kilometers, on which
they travelled through the Katako-Kombe, Lodja, Loto, Lomela and
Kole territories. The Com!l;ittee was greatly impressed by three
things; (1) The great nU/I1ber of Otetela and Ahamba villages still
to be reached, (2) The accessibility of most of these village. Auto
T. Wheeler.
of "The Christian Faith" by Curtis,
of "History of Methodism" by
De Ruiter.
esley's Sermons, Rev. H. P. Anker.
Sermons on Regeneration, Dr. W.
Signed, H. T. Wheler, Chairman
Wm. De Ruiter, SecrE:tary
kes following recommendations :
n the hands of Mr. Birss, Mission
bo, 2000.00 francs to take care of
which OCcur when these arrive'
he repl aced in the Department
iduals or depart.ments.
in the Lusambo schedule from the
to a six week's trip, as this will
for the Evangelistic work of Minga
per ki lo be made on thiwrs hauled
30 centimes on things hauled from
allowance sent out b.v the Board be
Lusambo, and be used by the Trans-
Signed, J. H. Maw, Chairman.
, foul' membel'S of the Sur
De Ruiter, and Anker made a
than 1700 kilometers, on whic h
Kombe, Lodja, Loto, Lomela and
was greatly impressed by three
o.f.Otetela and Ahamba villages still
hty of most of these village. Auto
road htl\' I enecl t hE whole t rib W tite pe pic rluring t he IJast
f ew year.:. anti tl e gOY l'nment has moved hund reds O[
f t'(lTll the interior st'ctions ann pl' ced them tilf.'se I ewl y uilt
auto I'OtH1- The influence of the Gospel ;dHI of t he Mis. jim has
wl (lel y and lI1an are eager for the kno vleJg.: of ,,, h 1:11.lOn
an beg for prcachers and t eachnl' . (:3) Thl:! Catholics 'tre 1'1"
hard Lt) k ep t he \1. E. C. M., O'lt of many vdla:rt' , 1)/ m
f air and ioul. The Commilrp _ found th i,' especially "rue all)1 g
t he Katako-Kol1lbe - LorlJa alit road.
One of le prollem CO/ 11 m Ltee facerl t he auj llsLmen t
of 1LE.C. M. with t1)O!-ig () f lhe N ri ll Sanlrum .1
Til N(ll'th Sa 1n1lL! .M.:8sioll 1M3 1'11'11'1 . to W 1'k among t.1l e A.. keb
trlhe <l ]joi ning' the tri be, 1,\ t for t he PflSt ev fa l y( al'
h (y n \'(w ldng within 1.11<; limits o he Olet"ld tril p. The Com
111lllec visilcd t hi Missi n, located. near Lot n. I t was m . t
kindly recdve( and the mat t er of boundaries '" a:s dis('l1";e I. Til
North ,an}wl1 at fIrst held ou t for dra\v mg' an aruitrary
line. r ough ly l a nd west, running the villagt:: of
Muj. l.lmaci i 76 I\lJonwtcr. so tb f 1..01 lela go'! rtll)C!lt post. This
woulrl cut off !t1o!"l of the Lom la tefl itc.ry i T III the M . .E C. M.
pro)!ram f eVlInv:clization. The Cornnlltte . elt unable lo e to
the!'e pt'OpO fI : S ;'l11 t1 t h' matter was hl"Jd pen anj de. It. with fur
t il r through correspondence. The Nul' h 'l.nkunl Miso.,:jol1 later
agl e d to the 118tural houndar lin between lhe Otetelu and Akela
Ll'ibe ' as the bounclul'V line beew 'en '.Vori( of the two ni 'SiOIlH
c neet'ner, and pr mh' d to wiLburnw from Orctcb villages already
LI 'ct! pied
he Sun \::;\ Cu 111 itt e .. h.\s )c. n in cor', S]lr 'HIe wi It
Mes.rs. ,"Vi lsonanu 'it p'lIn of h In ngo lIi :ion W I' 8tp vork
ing out f rom lhe Bt!llCl Djuele road 0\\ an] ..; uJll.ia and T\ul(,. Up
to the prcsenl no final nt hn; l'ef:' reach ><1 by til . ;\
ce 'lIed al Lodja and Bena Dibdf!. M. E. C..M. Lodja \ ! 'rkc.'' huv!:!
had me 'ulties will i the eWlll relish; and tilt:! above-n:1meu
mi!;, ionnric!'\ r he lnkongn Mi. siol1 coneet n1l1g the OCCtlp ttion of
eerluin Otetela Rpeaking vilt g ,;; bcl\\'een Bena Dibele ann Ludja.
The Co,nmilt'e had agl' ed among it:'" lo he separately
ible, a,' members, for goA he 'ing up statistics to populat'oll,
co It rl' of popula io, llurn er of villageR reacbed, a nd n mber
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remaining unreached. These statistics were to be summarized in a
report to The Annual Missionaries' Meeting of 1936.
The e findings are as follows
La!'ge
Name of Territory Population Villages Reached
(Occupied)
Large
Villages
Umeached
No.
Baptized
Lodja 70, 012 34 283
272
Bena Dibele 21,187 4 196
10
Kol 10.612 100
Loto 12,007
70
Katako Kom be 52.822 39
261 595
Lomel a 13,248 7
144 40
Wembo Nyama 57, flOO
72 74 1607
Mi nga 35,000
24 44 963
Tunda 50.952
~ ~ ~ ____~ 2 4 ~ ______~ 1 ~ 1 0 ~ ____~ 5 5 3
Totals 322,840
204 1,282 4,040
Other recommendations by the Survey Committee are as follow:
(1) That regional schools be carefully ph:lced; in large centers of
population, and not too close to Mis:;ion stations. (2) That there be
brought to the attention of the Bishop, the Mission Board, and the
missionaries the urgent need of establishing as S00n as possible a
small post at, or near, Katako Kombe, because of the Catholic
situation there. (3) That the Committee as well as other members of
the Mission. continue to gathel' up a 11l0re complete set of statistics
concerning boundaries, populations, and strategic points in which
schools and out-stations might be built. (4) That the villages of
Otetela people right about Kole State Post be left in care of the
North Sankuru Mission who have established a station at Kole .
These few villages are surrounded by Asongo Meno people, another
tribe, and are out of M. E. C. M. boundaries.
Respectfull y submitted,
H. P. Anker. Chairmall
tic, were to be summarized in a
Meeting of 1936.
La!'ge
Large
illages Reach\2 d
Villages
No.
(Occupied)
Ullreached
Baptized
--
34
283
272
4
196
10
100
70
39
261
595
7
144
40
72
74
1607
24
44
963
24
110
553
204
1,282
4,040
Survey Commi ttee are as follow:
refully placed; in large of
is.:iion stations. (2) That ther; be
hop, the Mission Board and thE::
establishing a S00n as a
Kombe, becaus of the Catholic
. as well as other wembers of
a !;lOre complete set of statistics
ns, and straLegic points in which
built. (4) That the villages of
State Post be left in care of the
ve established a station at Kol e.
by Asongo Meno people, another
boundari es.
Respectfull tlubmitted.
H. P. Anker, ChairmalJ
Auditing Committee
The Auditing Committee examined the Treasurer's books and
found them well kept, and up to elate.
Signed. Alex. J. Reid, Chairman
Wm. De Ruiter,
Letter of Greeting
The member5 of the Congo Mission Meeting of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South in session at Wembo Nyama, COllgo
Beige, to-
The Belgium Annual Confere nce of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, in session at Brusse ls, Belgium;
Greetings, in the name of our LOl'd aDd Savior Jesus Christ.
Because of the many ties which bit1d our two organizations - work
ing as we are, not only under one great Commander and one great
Church, but also under one bishop and one govel'l1ment- we take this
opportunity to send to you by the hand of Bishop Moore our warmest
fraternal [!reetings. May we be drawn closer and closer together as
we press forward in the buildlDg of Christ's Kingjom in your coun
try andi n its colony.
Rev. Alex J. Reid Secretary
Committee on Resolutio ns:
We, the members of the M. E. C. lV1., now in session in our twe n
tieth Annual Missionaries' Meeting at WembCl Nyama Statioll, wish
to put on record our thanks to God that in His Providence, our Bishop,
Arthur J. Moore, has been allowed to come to us at this time. We
loved Bishop Moore long bo fore he came to Africa and have
and prayerfully awaiteri his coming"
1'0 Mr. Hodeheav<' r with his consecrated voice and personality,
we fe el everlastingly indebted for his untiring ministry to U:J ,md
our deal' COllgo people,
For Mr. Sweet, who to us is the ver.\" esse:1ce of the meaning of
hIs name plus inspiration and consecration, we give thanks.
We are again grateful to Wembo Nyama Station for their gra
cious hospital ity.
We leave this meeting \vith thesf> words quoted by Bishop Moore
and engraved 0:1 our hf>arts: "Behold what ma nner of love the Fa
ther hath bestowed upon us."
Signed, Mrs. W. B. Lewis, Chai rma n.
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