RANGOON

[s. 632] : The capital of Burma, British India, situated on the left bank of the Rangoon It was annexed River, 26 miles from the sea. by Great Britain after the war of 1852. Large sums of money have been expended in improving the city, and the European quarter contains many fine buildings, tho the native town Buddhism has here its is not much improved. stronghold, and the city is noted for the number and splendor of its temples and shrines. The most magnificent and venerated one is the Shoay Dagon, or Golden Dagon dagoba, said to be 2,300 years old. It is heavily decorated with gold, and is the receptacle of relics of the last four Buddhas, including eight hairs of Gautama. Much internal and foreign commerce is carried on in Rangoon, as it has communication by rail and by water with the upper provinces. An English newspaper is published here. Population Station of the ABMU (1813), (1901), 2.34,881. with (1903) 19 mi ionaries and their wives, 13 women mi ionaries, 332 native workers, 29 outstations, 150 places of worship, 67 Sunday schools, 75 day schools, 8 boarding schools, 2 theological cla es, 1 printing house, and 9,196 Station also of the SPG profe ed Christians. (1864), with (1903) 3 mi ionaries and their wives, 62 native workers, 6 day schools, 4 boardStaing schools, and 3,750 profe ed Christians. tion also of the Leipzig Mi ionary Society (1878), with 13 native workers, 7 outstations, 1 place of worship, 1 day school, 2 boarding schools, and 325 profe ed Christians, of whom 272 are communicants. Station also of the ME, with (1903) 2 mi ionaries and their wives, 4 women mi ionaries, 40 native workers, 5 Sunday schools, 3 day schools, 2 boarding schools, and 490 profe ed Christians, of whom 218 are communicants. The YMCA has 1 mi ionary and 1 Young Men’s Christian A ociation here, and the has 2 YWCA women mi ionaries and 1 Young Woman’s Christian A ociation. The BFBS also has an agent here, with 3 native Bible workers. 633