AMRAOTI

[s. 58] : Chief town of a district of the same name in E. Berar, Central Provinces, India. It is a station Its population is about 33,000. It is an of the CA but no statistics are given. outstation of the UFS (1871) with 22 native workers, men and women, 4 village schools, and 48 church members. and com the Punjab, India, and the An important AMRITSAR: mercial center of chief seat of the Sikh city worship. Population It has a “pool of Immortal(1901), 162,429. ity,” on an island in which stands the chief temple of the Sikh religion. This holy place makes Amritsar a religious metropolis, and attracts to it great numbers of Pilgrims. It is a station of the CMS, founded in 1851, and now carried on by 14 mi ionaries, and 24 native workers, men and women, with 4 outstations, 1 village school, 1 high school, 1 hospital, 5 dispensaries, and 1 printing house. There are 165 communicants. It is also a station of the CEZMS with 16 mi ionaries and 45 native workers, all women, with 13 village schools, 3 high schools, 1 industrial school, 1 training cla for women workers, 1 hospital, 2 dispensaries, and 400 pupils in zenanas. The religious importance of the place gave a profound influence to the conversion here of one A Moof the Sikh priests some years ago. hammed an religious teacher converted here in 1866 became the Rev. Imad-ud-din, a Christian pastor of influence and preacher of great power. AMROHA A city of 35,000 inhabitants in the: Rohilkhand division of the United Provinces, Occupied as an outstation by the ME India. with 13 native workers, men and women. It has 3 preaching places, 8 village schools, and the number chiefly Sikhs, 40 of profe ing Christians is 570, but some of them converted Mohammedans. AMSTERDAM A village in the Car oF ARM: lin a district of the Transvaal Colony, S. Africa. Station of the SPG, with 2 mi ionaries. 58