NAGARKOIL

[s. 538] : A Christian village in Tra vancore, India, situated 40 miles S. S. W. of Tinneand about 1 mile from Kotar. Station of the LMS (1809), with (1903) 3 mi ionaries and their wives, 2 women mi ionaries, 163 native workers, 77 outstations, 1 printing house, 89 day schools, 1 boarding school, 1 college, 1 orphanage, 11,833 profe ed Christians, of whom 2,055 Post of the Salvation Army are communicants. also. The name is also written Nagercoil. NAGASAKI A town on the island of Kiu-shiu, Japan, the principal seaport of the western coast. It IS picturesquely situated at the head of a small inlet four miles long and a mile wide. It has thus one of the finest harbors in the world. The surrounding hills, 1,500 feet high, and the numerous small islands with which the harbor is dotted add greatly to its beauty. The city is laid out with great regularity, in rectangles. A stream of water flows through it. There is a foreign conce ion separated from the main city by an arm of the bay. For more than 200 years this was the only port where foreigners were allowed to land. A hospital was established here in 1861 the oldest now in Japan, and there is a fine government school, in which hundreds of young Japanese are instructed in European languages and sciences. The city is noted for its temples and the magnificence of its festivals. It is also an important coaling station. The climate is salubrious, and the city is a pleasant one in which to live. Population (1898) Station of the CMS (1869), with (1903) 107,422. 1 mi ionary and his wife, 3 women mi ionaries, 3 native workers, 1 outstation, 1 place of worship, 1 Sunday school, 1 boarding school, and 163 profe ed Christians. Station also of the (1869), with (1903)_ 2 ini ionaries and their wives, 4 women mi ionaries, 12 native workers, 3 outstations, 2 places of worship, 2 Sunday schools, 2 boarding schools, 1 theological cla , and 570 profe ed Christians, of whom 366 are communicants. Station also of the RCA (1859), with (1903) 2 mi ionaries, 2 women mi ionaries, 18 native workers, 3 outstations, and 125 profe ed Christians, 1 place of worship, 3 Sunday schools, 2 boarding schools, and 1 college. Station also of the SBC (1896), with (1903) 1 vell i situated on the railroad midway between Tokio and Kioto. It is in the midst of a broad, fertile plain, surrounded by thriving towns and villages, and is connected with Gifu by an almost continous street of 20 miles. Population (1898), 244,145. It is the central point of the Nagoya district, and its importance as a base of operations is fully recognized. Such a strategic position for mi ions was early availed of by the Reformed (Dutch) Church (U. S. A.), but there is no representative of that mi ion there at present. Station of the PS (1887), with (1903) 2 mi ionaries and their wives, 2 women mi ionaries, 13 native workers, 28 places of worship, 11 Sunday schools, 1 boarding school, and 800 profe ed Christians, of whom 375 are communicants. Station also of the Methodist Protestant Church (1885), with (1903) 2 mi ionaries with their wives, 2 women mi ionaries, 8 native workers, 9 outstations, 1 place of worship, 12 Sunday schools, 1 theological school, and 60 Station of the CMS (1896), profe ed Christians. with (1903) 1 mi ionary and his wife, 2 women mi ionaries, 6 native workers, 2 outstations, 1 place of worship, 1 Sunday school, 2 day Station also of schools, and 1 kindergarten. the ME, with 3 women mi ionaries, 22 native workers, 7 outstations, 7 places of worship, 11 Sunday schools, 1 boarding school, and 516 profe ed Christians, of whom 338 are communicants.: — ME NAGPUR: City in Central Provinces, Iiidia,. 42 miles east-northeast of Bombay. It is a large city, but not a very fine one, altho there are many relics of its former greatne still to be seen, and the handsome tanks and gardens outside the city and the pretty scenery give the place a very attractive appearance. Climate, Population (1901), 127,734, of whom healthy. 99,000 are Hindus and 21,000 Muslims. Station of the UFS (1845), with (1903) 4 mi ionaries, 3 of them with their wives; 50 native workers, 5 outstations, 1 place of worship, 10 day schools, 2 higher institutions, Christians. Srofe ed agpore. 1 orphanage, Name also and 240 written NAHORUOP: A village in Sumatra, Dutch East Indies, to which has been removed the Rhenish Mi ion station of Sigompulon. It lies in the Batang Toru Valley, about 20 miles Station of the Rhenish E. N. E. of Siboga. Mi ion Society, with (1903) 1 mi ionary and his wife, 47 native workers, 7 outstations, 7 Sunday schools, 9 day schools, and 2,990 profe ed Christians, of nicants. whom 1,403 are commu- NAIDUPET: A town in Madras, India, situated on the Suvarnamukhi River, about 15 Station of the Herm anns miles S. of Gudur. burg Mi ion Society (1867), with (1903) 3 mi ionaries, 2 of them with their wives 21 native workers, 9 outstations, 1 place of worship, 10 day schools, 1 theological school, 1 industrial school, and 950 profe ed Christians. Some write the name Nayudupeta.; 538