AGRA

[s. 26] : A city of about 170,000 inhabitants, capital of the district of the same name in the United Provinces, British India. It has several magnificent architectural relics of the Mogul Empire, and is venerated by the Hindus as the It is an scene of the incarnation of Vishnu. important center of Mohammedanism. The climate is good except from April to September. It is a station of the BMS, opened in 1811, and carried on by 5 mi ionaries, men and women, and 24 native workers. There are 2 outstations and 9 village schools, an orphanage, now and 70 church members. It is also a station of the CMS, commenced in 1853, and now having a working force of 21 mi ionaries and 38 native workers, men and women, who carry on 7 village schools, 5 high schools and a fine college. There are 205 communicants connected with this mi ion. The commenced a station here in 1871 and has 5 mi ionaries and 11 native workers, all women, with 5 village schools and more than 400 women pupils in the zenanas. The Edinburgh Medical Mi ion Society has a training cla here. The has a station here with a mi ionary and his wife and 32 native workers, 20 village BZM ME schools, and 550 church members. 26