INDEX

Arthington, Robert, 373-376, 386.

Bradley, Rev. Dan Beach, M.D., 45, 52, 54-57, 67-70, 131-132, 164, 199.

Buddhist shrines, 172-173, 188, 252-253.

Ceremonies and Festivals: Dam Hūa, 84-86; cremation, 145-147; dedication of a shrine, 188-189; rice-harvest, 274; fairs, 327, 356, 366; “kin waw,” 323, 343; sacred days, 318-319; wedding feast, 395; New Year, 396-397.

Chulalongkorn, King of Siam, 211-213, 382, 426.

Commission, Royal, 112, 121-131.

Commissioners, High: Prayā Tēp Worachun, 193-194, 205, 206, 208, 210, 213-215, 222, 300; Commissioner not named, 300-304; Chow Prayā Surasīh, 419.

Cushing, Rev. J. N., DD, 138-139, 244, 247, 250, 373.

Demonism and witchcraft, 75-76, 91, 93-94, 173, 194, 203-208, 214, 266-270, 278, 321, 324, 331, 340.

Diseases: cholera, 51; fever, 88, 190, 195, 205, 242; goitre, 88; smallpox (vaccination), 57, 89-91, 243, 250; scurvy, 196; mortality of re-peopled districts, 202, 282.

Education: Girls’ School, 177-178, 221-223, 274, 284, 287, 292, 418-419; Boys’ School, 284, 291, 300, 419, 424-426; Phraner Memorial, 377, 418; parochial, 418; government, 419-420; educational policy as regards language, 222-225, 420-422.

Elephants: saddle, 62, 151-152, 157, 246, 249-250, 311-312, 317-318, 330-331, 355, 359-360, 382-383; wild, 156, 253, 311; baby-elephants, 246-247, 309.

Evangelists and ministers, native, 257-263, 377-380, 414-416.

Famine, 335, 346, 349-352.

French Indo-China, 332, 354, 358, 384, and chapters xxxiii, xxxiv.

Hallett, Holt S. (railroad survey), 244-254.

House, Rev. S. R., M.D., 37-38, 45, 53, 67, 92-93, 110-112.

Intanon, Prince of Chiengmai, 81, 90, 108-109, 132, 137, 142, 145, 187, 193-194, 209, 245, 262, 293, 300.

Kamu tribe, 368, 393-394, 400, 403, 405, 407, 411.

Karens, 89, 143-144.

Kāwilōrot, Prince of Chiengmai (1855-1870), 57, 67, 69-70, 85-86, 90, 95, 102-106, 121-129, 133-138, 146-147.

Lāo: the name, 13-14, 57-58; spelling of Lāo words, 12-13; people, 58, 156; states, 130, 191-192, 218-219, 262; language, 357, 358, 420-422, see also Education; women, 144-145.

Lāo Mission: planted, 77; Rev. J. Wilson arrives, 92; first church organized, 93; a gift of land, 95; 432first native members received, 96-101; persecution, 106-117; mission supposedly abandoned, 126; intervention, 130-132; new régime, 137-144; permanent buildings, 140-142; first physician, 149; Girls’ School, 177; teachers arrive, 221-222; reinforcement, 242; Presbytery organized, 257; printing-press, 320; Christian Endeavor, 381; summaries, 217-218, 225, 287-288, 299, 304, 401; general review, 413-423. Later Missionaries: Briggs, Rev. W. A., M.D., 10, 319, 336-337, 351-352, 401; Campbell, Rev. Howard, 376, 411, 414; Mrs. Campbell, 418; Campbell, Miss Mary, 177, 221-222, 234, 236-237, 240; Cary, A. M., M.D., 283-284, 296, 298; Cheek, M. A., M.D., 166, 169, 178, 190, 195, 212, 233, 236-237, 283, 292; Mrs. Cheek, 169, 242, 293; Cole, Miss Edna E., 177, 221-222, 233, 240, 284, 387; Collins, Rev. D. G., 283, 284, 296, 301; Curtis, Rev. L. W., 376; Mrs. Curtis, 9; Denman, C. H., M.D., 376, 381, 382-385; Dodd, Rev. W. C., D.D., 283, 284-286, 289, 291, 296, 301, 358, 377-378, 382, 384, 401; Mrs. Dodd (Miss B. Eakin), 292, 293, 303; Fleeson, Miss, 292, 293, 299; Freeman, Rev. J. H., 9, 296; Griffin, Miss I. A., 240, 243, 284, 292, 299; Hearst, Rev. J. H., 239, 243; Irwin, Rev. Robert, 319, 353, 362, 367, 401; Martin, Rev. Chalmers, 239, 250, 252, 268, 270, 271-273, 276, 283; McGilvary, Cornelia H. (Mrs. William Harris), 199, 306, 308-316, 427; McGilvary, Rev. Evander B., 337, 371; McGilvary, Margaret A. (Mrs. Roderick Gillies), 197, 337; McKean, J. W., M.D., 306, 316, 320, 338, 341, 422-423, 427; Peoples, Rev. S. C., M.D., 239, 250, 257, 263-265, 289-291, 300, 319, 387; Mrs. Peoples, 240; Phraner, Rev. Stanley K., 319, 320, 326-329, 376-377, 418; Mrs. Phraner (Lizzie Westervelt), 238, 274, 284; Taylor, Rev. Hugh, 299, 308-309; Vrooman, C. W., M.D., 149-159, 166. Native Converts: Āi Tū (Prayā Pakdī), 277, 280, 287; Cha Pū Kaw and Cha Waw, see under Mūsô; Chao Borirak, 158, 163, 197; Lung In, 168, 170, 202; Nān Chai, 100-101, 114-117; Nān Chaiwana, 266-270; Nān Inta, 96-99, 149, 161, 163, 207, 208, 210, 233, 243, 257, 258; Nān Tā, 225-228, 234, 243, 248, 258, 272, 276, 277, 283, 299, 301; Nān Sī Wichai, 199, 243; Nān Suwan, 197-198, 233, 248, 257, 280, 287, 327, 330, 333, 341, 359; Noi Intachak, 230, 257, 260; Noi Siri, 301-304, 333; Noi Sunya, 99-100, 114-117; Noi Tāliya, 278-279, 290, 334; Pā Sêng Bun, 205-206; Prayā Sīhanāt, 199-201, 232-233; Sên Utamā, 230, 232; Sên Yā Wichai, 79, 100, 105, 203, 281, 291.

Mahā Mongkut, King of Siam, 37, 47-48, 70.

Mahā Vajiravudh, King of Siam, 425-426.

Mattoon, Rev. S., D.D., 39, 45, 67, 165-166.

McDonald, Rev. N. A., D.D., 53, 68, 103-104, 121ff.

McFarland, Rev. S. G., D.D., 53, 70-71.

433McGilvary, Rev. Daniel, D.D., birth (1828), 20; parentage, 19-20; childhood, 20-28; conversion, 27-28; Bingham School, 29-31; teaching, 31-32; Presbytery of Orange, 32-34; Princeton Seminary (1853-1856), 35-38; pastorate, 38-41; ordination, 42; voyage, 43-45; Bangkok (1858-1861), 45-52; marriage (1860), 52; Pechaburī, 53ff; first acquaintance with the Lāo, 57-58; tour of exploration to Chiengmai, 59-65; charter of the Lāo mission, 66-70; removal to Chiengmai (1867), 71-76; pioneer experiences, 77-83; ceremony of Dam Hūa, 84-86; non-professional medicine and surgery, 88-91, 95, 120, 147-148, 158, 190, 195-196, 322, 362; visit from Dr. House, 92; First Church organized, 93; first-fruits, 95-101; the gathering storm, 102-105; it breaks (Sep. 1869), 106; terrifying suspense, 107, 118-119; alarm in Bangkok, 111-113; the martyrs, 114-117; Siamese Royal Commission, 121; a stormy audience and its results, 122-129; death of Kāwilōrot, 133-135; visit from Dr. and Mrs. Cushing, 138-139; the new rulers, 137-144; building, 140-142; arrival of a missionary physician, 149; First Tour (1872, with Dr. Vrooman)—exploration north and east, 150-159; visit to Lakawn and Nān, 161-168; first furlough (1873-1875), 159-168; Second Tour (1876)—exploration northwestward, 170-177; conversation with the Princess, 180-187; shrine on Doi Sutēp, 188-189; firmer Siamese policy—the Resident High Commissioner, 191-194; the deaf Prayā, 199-201; struggle with demonism:—Pā Sêng Bun, 203-206; Christian marriage defeated, 207-209; appeal unto Cæsar, 210-212; Edict of Religious Toleration (1878), 213-220; teachers for the Girls’ School, 221-222; the harvest of twelve years, 225; the nine years’ wanderer, 225-228; voyage to Hongkong, 228-230; Rahêng, 230-232; churches organized, 233; second furlough (1881-1882)—reinforcements and losses, 236-243; a surveying expedition (1884), 244-254; equipment for touring, 249-251; semi-monthly mail to Maulmein, 255-256; death of Princess Tipa Kēsawn, 257; Presbytery of North Laos and the training of native evangelists, 257-262; station established at Lakawn, 263-265; struggle with demonism renewed—Bān Pên, 266-270; work among the villages, 270-274; Third Tour (1886, with Mr. Martin)—Christian communities in the north, 276-283; reinforcements, 283-284; river trip with Mr. Dodd, 285-286; Fourth Tour (1887), 286-287; Fifth Tour (1888, with Dr. Peoples and Mr. Dodd):—church organized in Chieng Sên, 289-291; serious illness, 291; marriage of his daughter—the Prince and the charades, 293; foothold secured in Lampūn, 294-296; trip to Bangkok, 297; week at Bān Pên, 297-298; a marvellous recovery, 298; the “prisoner of Jesus Christ,” 300-304; tax-rebellion, 305-306; 434Dr. McKean, and a continuous medical mission at last, 306-307; Sixth Tour (1890, with Miss McGilvary):—Lakawn, Prê, Nān, 308-310; the lost elephant, 311; Chieng Kawng and the “Teacher’s Road,” 313-314; Chieng Sên and Chieng Rāi, 314-315; elephant runaways, 317-318; Buddhist sacred days to be observed by Christians, 318-319; Seventh Tour (1891, with Mr. Phraner), 320-336:—first meeting with the Mūsôs, 322-327; Mûang Len, 327-329; Chieng Sên, 329-330; a thrilling experience, 330-331; Chieng Kawng and Mûang Tông, 332-333; Mūsôs baptized, 333-336; Eighth Tour (1892, with Dr. McKean)—among the Mūsô villages, 338-348; tragic struggle with opium, 348; famine, 349-352; Ninth Tour (1893, with Mr. Irwin)—the Sipsawng Pannā, 353-368; Mûang Yawng, 354-355; an undiscovered peril, 358; Chieng Rung; ferry and ford of the Mê Kōng, 359-360; dysentery and heroic treatment, 362; Mûang Sing, 363-366; Mūsôs east of the Mê Kōng, 367-368; third furlough (1893-1894), 370-376; Mr. Arthington of Leeds, 373-376; Presbytery and a native ministry, 377-380; Tenth Tour (1896, with Dr. Denman)—Chieng Rāi chosen for a station, 382-384; evangelists sent forth, 384; Mūsôs, 385; Eleventh Tour (1897, with Dr. Peoples)—the “regions beyond”: Lūang Prabāng, 388ff.; courtesy of French officials, 388-390, 395, 398, 400; Mûang Sai, 390-394; Mûang Āi, 394-395; wedding feast, 395; surprise party, 396-397; Mûang Sing, 398, 399; Twelfth Tour (1898)—the closed door, 402-412; summoned to the U. S. by illness of Mrs. McGilvary (1905), 426-427; Golden Wedding, 427-429; appreciation by Dr. Arthur J. Brown, D.D., 1-7. Observations and criticisms: Continuity in mission policy, 416-417; Converts with more than one wife, 231-232; Exclusion of the Lāo mission from the Lāo-speaking peoples of the north, 157, 332, 368-369, 404, 411-412; Girls’ Schools as Christianizing agencies, 178, 203, 280, 284, 287, 418-419; Heresy trials, 371-372; Language problem, 222-225, 420-422; Native evangelists and ministers, 257-262, 377-380, 414-416; Parliament of religions, 370-371; Obedient to constituted authority and law, 208, 301, 393, 400, 406; Outlying Christian communities—their claim on the missionary, 329-330; Rulers—importance of cultivating their acquaintance, 90, 144, 161, 170-171,330. Religious teachings and conversations, 97-98, 161-162, 174-176, 180-188, 199-200, 342-343, 365.

McGilvary, Mrs. Sophia Bradley, marriage, 52; wins first Lāo convert, 79, 100; life in a bamboo shack, 140; furlough after twenty-three years in Siam, 159-160; river journey Without escort, 164; opens first Lāo school, 177; sole assistant in the mission, 195-197; 435translates first Gospel into Lāo, 288, 320; visits to the U. S., 158, 229, 238, 426-427; Golden Wedding, 427-428.

Medical Mission, summary, 422-423.

Merit-making, 64, 133, 134, 147, 180, 257.

Mission, American Baptist, of Burma, 138, 143, 254, 368, 383, 418.

Mūsô tribe, 276, 322-327, 334-336, 338-348.

Nevius, Rev. Dr., 378-379.

Opium, 136, 335, 346-348, 357, 399.

Presbytery: of, Siam, 47, 59, 71; of North Laos, 257-260, 377-380.

Princess: Tipa Kēsawn, 55, 90, 108-109, 145, 178, 180-187, 209, 222, 257; the younger, 55, 63-64, 105, 114, 115, 119, 136.

Printing-press, and Lāo type, 224, 320, 338, 353, 384.

Posts and telegraphs, 91, 121, 255-256, 296, 320.

Rapids: Mê Ping, 71-75; Mê Kōng, 154-155.

Regent of Siam, 112, 132.

Robbers and brigandage, 91, 164, 233, 329, 358; bandit chieftain, 84, 96, 146, 147.

Toleration, Edict of, chapter xix.

Warfare of depopulation, 218, 353-354, 355, 357, 363.

White ants, 179.

Wild game; deer, 253, 339; cattle, 253, 313; tigers, 72, 152, 153, 311, 386-387.

Wilson, Rev. Jonathan, D.D., 36, 38, 43, 51, 65, 67, 92, 95, 113, 140, 148, 169, 221, 233, 263, 291, 381, 423, 428.

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