. Annual reports of the boards to the General Assembly. ttendance. In Yedo the girls school, in Tsukiji,under the care of Miss Youngman and Miss Gulick, reports 45 scholars ;and the girls school in Giuza Sanchome, taught by Mrs. True, aidedlatterly by Miss Eldred, had 26 scholars on the roll, and 23 in averageattendance. In all of these schools some of the scholars have becomeprofessing Christians during the year, and have been received by bap-tism as members of the church. Many of the scholars pay tuitionfees. The school of Mrs. True is supported, in part, by a nativegendeman, Mr. Hara, and i
. Annual reports of the boards to the General Assembly. ttendance. In Yedo the girls school, in Tsukiji,under the care of Miss Youngman and Miss Gulick, reports 45 scholars ;and the girls school in Giuza Sanchome, taught by Mrs. True, aidedlatterly by Miss Eldred, had 26 scholars on the roll, and 23 in averageattendance. In all of these schools some of the scholars have becomeprofessing Christians during the year, and have been received by bap-tism as members of the church. Many of the scholars pay tuitionfees. The school of Mrs. True is supported, in part, by a nativegendeman, Mr. Hara, and is situated in the native city, all the otherschools being in the foreign concessions, or neighborhoods in whichthe residence of foreigners is permitted. Toward the end of the year,it was said that the Government would not sanction a renewal of thelease for the house in which this school had been taught, and its con-tinuance is uncertain. In connection with each school a large amountof Christian effort and influence has been exerted by the teachers, in. 84 ANNUAL REPORT. meetings for prayer, visits to the friends and families of the scholars,distribution of the Scriptures in English, in Chinese, and of the j^artsof the Scriptures that have been translated into Japanese, etc. MissYoungnian reports as distributed, Bibles, tracts, papers, texts, etc.,3,500 copies. She also refers to 1,800 persons who attended somefifty meetings in the country during the summer, held by Shima, anative assistant. Miss Marsh, girls of the school, and self Sabbath-schools were also maintained, with much interest. On a general reviewof these educational efforts, without giving further particulars, it seemsto be evident that they have been made with an earnest evangelizingspirit; and their fruits, already apparent, will be still more manifesthereafter. The brethren of the mission have recommended the trans-fer of the boys school from Yokohama to Yedo, to be under the in-struction of Messrs. Ballagh and A
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