ALIGARH

[s. 34] : City and railway station in the Provinces, India, southeast of Delhi. Population of city and suburbs (1901), 70,434. The religions found here are Hinduism, Jainism, Mohammedanism. There are also a very few Christians. The climate is changeable and The CMS est a bun certain in temperature. lished a station here in 1863 which has now an important work among the women, carried on by 3 unmarried mi ionaries. There is a dispensary here. The general work is under charge of a married mi ionary and his wife, with 31 native workers, both men and women. There are 3 outstations, 10 village schools and about 100 communicants. United ALI-ILLAHI: A sect existing among the Mohammedans of Persia and Turkey. They are known under different names, as Dawudi, Abdulbegi, etc. There is great resemblance between their religious beliefs and those of the Wusairiyeh of Syria, if indeed the sects are not one and the same. They hold their real opinions in secret, while profe ing before Mohammedans to be strict Muslims, and in their presence conforming to all the rites of Islam. But to Christians they declare their hatred of the Mohammedan prophet and law, and do not hesitate to violate the Mohammedan ritual. Neverthele , even to Christians they will not reveal their secret doctrines or practices with any particularity. They have no books. The Dawudi division profe to have great respect the Psalms of David. Apparently this strange religion is but a heathenish conglomeration of Pagan, Mohammedan, Jewish, and Christian superstitions. Its adherents number for many hundred you sands in Persia. It is understood that many of them are becoming Babis. Considerable attempts have been made to lead to Christianity, but with little succe . Their gro superstitions and ignorance, with their great fear of the Mohammedan rancor of bigotry, hold them fast in their present deplorable condition. them ALIWAL NORTH: Town and railway station on the Orange river in Cape Colony, South Africa; mi ion station of the Primitive Methodist Society, with 4 mi ionaries of both sexes and 5 native workers. It has an industrial school, 2 theological cla es, 2 village schools, and about 1,200 profe ing Christians. 34