CHENGALPAT

[s. 159] : Railway junction and chief town of the district of the same name; situated Population, 35 miles S. W. of Madras, India. Station of the UFS, with 6,200, mostly Hindus. 1 mi ionary and his wife, 1 mi ionary woman, 62 native workers, men and women, 20 elementary schools, 3 high schools, a YMCA and 125 church members. Also station of the Leipzig Mi ionary Society (1893), with 2 mi ionaries, 1 mi ionary’s wife, 6 native workers, 4 chapels, Clieng”-lcTi-lisieii. Cliildren’s Special 4 elementary schools and 357 profe ing Christians. CHENG-KU-HSIEN A town in the province of Shen-si, China; situated about 15 miles west by north of Han-chung. Station of the CIM, with (1899) 2 mi ionaries, one of them married, 7 native workers, 3 preaching places, 1 school, a dispensary and 87 profe ing Christians.: CHENG-TXJ-FU of the province of It is one of the finest cities in China, situated in the middle of a fertile and well-watered plain, surrounded by graceful hills.: Capital Sze-chwan, China. The people are reputed to be among the most Population (1887) est i polished in the empire. mated at 800,000. Station of the CIM (1881), with 3 mi ionaries (two of them married), 9 native workers, men and women, 6 chapels, 3 elementary schools and 251 communicants. Also station of the Methodist Church of Canada (1891), with 5 mi ionaries (one a physician), 2 chapels, 1 elementary school, 1 high school, a hospital, a dispensary, a printing house, 2 book depots and Also station of the Woman’s 17 communicants. Mi ionary Society of the Methodist Church in Canada (1893), with 8 mi ionary women (two of them physicians), 1 high school, 1 orphanage, a Also station of the dispensary and a hospital. ME, with 3 mi ionaries and their wives, 5 native workers, men and women, 2 chapels, 4 elementary schools, 1 high school and 64 profe ing Christians. CHENG- YANG- KWAW A town in the province: of Ngan-hwei, China; station of the CIM (1887), with (1900) 3 mi ionaries, 2 native workers, and 1 chapel. CHEN-KIANG-FU A city in the province of Kiang-su, China; situated about 40 miles west of Nan-king on the right bank of the Yangtse River. Population (1901) 140,000. The place is a comIts climate is mercial center of importance. damp, subject to sudden changes of temperature, but not unhealthful. Station of the ME, with (1901) 1 mi ionary and his wife, 4 mi ionary women (two of them medical), 2 native workers, 2 preaching places, 1 elementary and 1 high Also station school and 79 profe ing Christians. of the PS (1883), with (1901) 3 mi ionaries and their wives, 4 preaching places, 2 outstations. Also station of the CIM (1888), with 5 mi ionaries, men and women (two of them physicians), 1 native worker, 1 chapel, a hospital, and 11 communicants. Station also of the SBC, with (1902) 3 mi ionaries (one of them a physician), 2 wives of mi ionaries, 2 women mi ionaries, 3 native workers, 3 chapels, 3 schools and 35 church memThe National Bible Society of Scotland bers. also has a station here under care of agent who In supervises a depot and 25 native workers. the mi ionary and commercial reports the name is written Chinkiang.: CHEN-YUEN-HSIEN Town in the province of: Kan-su, China, about 35 miles N. E. of Ping Station of the CIM (1897), with (1900) liang-fu. 3 women mi ionaries, 3 native workers, 1 chapel, 1 high school and 1 refuge for opium eaters. 160