Phaipui Biela Independent Kohran Chanchin

By Rev. Thangngur
 

(Hrietding: Rev. Thangngurin Lusei tronga a ziek, Independent Kohran Presbytery Minute Book-a inthoka lak suok le Hmar tronga inlet a nih. A ziek kum hi a chuong nawa chu 1936-38 inkara a ziek ni ring a um. Parakraf sei tak taka rem khawm a ni a, a tiem inhoi theina dinga a awm tawka ka thre hrang le rem thrat a nih. L.Keivom)

Independent Kohran chanchin tlawmte hang ziek met inla:

            Hi Manipur State S.W. Area-ah hin 1910-a inthok khan Pu Tlangval (Watkin Roberts) buotsaiin Mizohaiin sin kan lo thaw a. Pathien malsawmin kum tin kan hung pung deu deu a, harna voi hnih a hung tlung a. Hi Biel chauha hin kristien 4000 lai an lo tling ta a. Biek inhai khom a hung pung ta hle a; biek in, a chung rangvain Kawnzar le Parbungah thra takin an lo bawl a. Mizo ruol ngota kan thaw lai chun kan inthuruolin kan inpumkhat èm ém a. Presbytery le inkhawmpui danghai khom neiin, kan hlimin kan lawm tlang thei èm ém. Hieng lai hin thoktu khom 48 lai an nih.

            Chun, kum 1928 January-in Pherzawlah Presbytery kan nei a. Chuong lai chun Mission hmunpui Saprama inthokin Home Party pathum- Mr. H.H.Coleman, Mr. Williams le Dr. Turnly- an hung suok a, Pherzawl Presbytery chu an hung hmang ve a. Ka lo lawm èm ém tawl a. Pu Tlangval rawia Lalpa sin kan thaw ra malsawmna ropui tak hung ni peia ngaiin kan lo lawm èm ém a, an puok phur kan rin naw a, anni khom kan lo zawn hiel a.

            Chun, an kir suk sawt naw te hnunga chun Mission-ah buoina nasa tak a hung um tah a. Pu Tlangval an băn tah ti thu a hung inthang a. Pu H.H.Coleman le Paul Rostad chun Saptlangval chu Mission-a inthoka băn a ni tah tiin mihai kuomah lekha an thon dar rak el a. Keini khomin kan lo hmu ve a. Keini chun Mission-a inthoka băna a umna san ding awm a suolna kan hriet si naw a. Anni hlakin a thil suksuol awm hlak an hril bok si nawh. An bănna sana an hril tak hlak chu: Saptlangval hi Biela inthoka mel 500, Calcuttah a um leiin a nih, an ti chauh si a. Pu Rostad lekha 29 August 1929-a, “The Councils of America and London have dismissed Mr. Roberts because he lives in Calcutta” ti chauh naw lem chu Pu Tlangval băna a um san mi hril khom kan hriet si naw a. Kum 20 ding lai a lo thok tah a, Pathienin mal sawmin kohran an pung èm ém a, a suolna kan hriet ve si naw a. Calcutta a um chu an banna san hiel awm a ni khoma a son khom son el hai sien. Misawnari meu hang bănna san tlak awmin kan ngai ve thei naw a.

            Thoktu 25 le kohran member 2500 lai chun Pu Tlangval chu kan pom ta hrim a. October 1929-ah Senvon (Kawnzar) ah Presbytery kan nei a. Pu Tlangval an banna san chu kan pom thei naw thu London le America Council-a khom kan thon nghe nghe a. Chu thubuoi chu ngaituo dingin Pu Tlangval chu London tieng a fe thlak a. Chun, H.H.Coleman chu Council haiin General Secretary-ah an lo ruot tah a. Pu Tlangval leh Mission an inchu a. Pu Tlangval chun Pathien ram lienna dinga mi thawlawm chu rorêltu kuoma thubuoi intlunna ding chun a hmang ngam naw a, Coleman ruok chun roreltu kuoma intlunna dingin cheng sang iemani zat a hmang a. Coleman chun Mission chu a hung chang ta pei a. Saptlangval chun ama pomtuhai inzomkhawmna dingin Indo-Burma Pioneer Mission a hung indin a. Keini Manipur Biela mihai chu a hmain sorkarin NEIG Mission chauh naw chu Mission dang hi biela hin a um an phal naw leiin Independent Church tia inkoin, thoktu 25 le kohran member 2500 chu kan lo insukhrang ta a. Chuong lai chun Saptlangval pomtuhai po po chu keini Independent tiem sain 4983 an la tling a. Pu Tlangval an băn zo hin kan Field Secretary H.K.Dohnun le thoktu dang po po chu Pu Tlangval an pom leiin H.H.Coleman le Rostad chun an hung băn bok a. 

            Hi inbănna le buoina hi Pathien phal le remti niin ring thei a ni nawh. Coleman-hai thil hung thaw dan hi thlarau thienghlim thruoinaa thilthaw niin ka ring thei hlol naw a. Hi taka inthok hin kohran a hung ngui èm ém a, mi tam tak an ma a, biek in tam tak a hung triek a. An chetzie hi Krista nungchang le berampu rawl ni theiin ring thei a ni hlek naw a. Pathienin a dit zawnga thruoi ding le titak meu le thrahnem ngai taka kum 8 an trongtrai khomin Coleman chu pom theina an nei chuong naw leiin, rinum ieng ang khom tuor naw thei a ni ta naw a.

            Coleman chun Phaipuia Political Agent kuomah a hêk hlak a, Political Agent chun a ko rop a, roreltu hmaah a ngir pha vet a. Political Agent chun biek in nei hai, thoktu dang le pastor nei hai, Presbytery nei hai, Conference nei hai, thawlawm hai khapna awrdar a’n suo a. Chuleiin, kum 6 zet chu biek in loah, inah inkhawmin, baptisma le kohran dan danghai khom thaw thei loin an um zing a. Chu sung chun ukil (lawyer) hai rawnin, an zalen ve theina ding chu ngaituon an bei an bei a. Shillong-a Governor kuomah petition an siem a, an hlawsam a. India Viceroy kuomah petition siem an tum pei a, Phaipuia Political Agent-in a phalpek naw a, an mangang ta èm ém a. Chu Political Agent kuoma chun voi hni lai an hni a, a phalpek chuong nawh.

            Chuonga mangang taka biek in khom nei loa ina an inkhawm lai chun kohran an hung pung pei a, inah an inleng ta naw a, an hnina po po hlak chu a hlawsam ta si. Pathien rawna trongtraia hni ngat ngat dingin an insiem a. Sawt khom an la hmang hman hmain, mihriem tu khom rawn loin, ukil varna khom ring tum bok loin, Pathien chauh enin, Peter haiin “Mihriem thu nekin Pathien thu kan zawm lem ding a nih” an ti ang khan, Pathien thu chauh enin, Pathien rong ei bawl pangngai ang khan, kohran danin iengkim thaw nawk (nok) el ei tih tiin lungril huoi êm ĕm an hung nei tah a. Political Agent awrdar chu a ngai a la ni zing sain a um naw angin tritna hrim hrim an nei ta naw a.  Senvon (Kawnzar) ah biek in a dung hlam 7, a khang hlam 4-in hlim êm ĕmin an hung bawl ta a. Harna a hung tlung a, chu biek in chu kum khat sungin voi hni lai an zom a, a dung chu hlam 10 lai a hung ni ta a. Lalpan a sung sip pei a. A kum nawk chun rangva inkhumin, a dung hlam 7, a khang hlam 6-in thra takin an bawl a. Chu khom chu Lalpan a sung sip pei a. Khaw danga Independent kohranhai khomin biek in an hung bawl seng a. Harna a hung tlung pei a, an hlimin biek in voi khat voi hnih zauh khom an um a, kohran an pung hle a. Kum 1935 sung khan Independent kohran 648 laiin an hung pung thar a. A hmaa NEIG Mission lo ni tahai khom tam tak Independent Kohranah an hung lut nawk mek pei a. Tisa tienga kan retheizie chu, kan pawl chu hang inhnar tlak lul a ni si naw a. Hieng ang chauh ni pum khoma mi an hung inpek lut nuom pei hi Pathien thilthaw ni ngeiin ka ring hlak a nih.

            Hi buoina hung suokna bul hi Pathien hmangai lei ni loin, suol le tisa trânghma sielna leia hung suok a nih ti ka ring a nih. Sawt deua thil umziea inthokin hang sui inla. Kum 1926-a Senvona inkhawmpui kan neiin Rohmingliana, Lalnghinglova le Vanchhunga hai, hotu pathum an um a; Dohnun khom a hung a. Dohnunin, “Hieng mi pathumhai lai hin in Field Superintendent ding in dit tak thlang ro” a ta. Sienkhom, pakhat khom thlang an um chuong naw a. Chu trum chun Hmar ti chauh naw chu hnam dang po po chu (khawhnawm hla fea hin zawl a um a, chu chu Bieki Pa, R.Dala huon zawl kan ti a), zan inhnu deu tieng hin an fe khawm a, Dohnun le Saptlangval bănna thu an rot ni awmin an hril. A thren chun an nuom ve naw leiin an fehmangsan ni awmin an inhril bok. Hmar an mi fiel ve nawna san khom Dohnun chu Hmar a ni lei niin kan ring tak.  Chu an inrawnna zawl chu a kum nawk vel elah mîmin a kei chim dar vong a. Chu thu chu kan hriet ve dĕr da’l a. A hnung daih, 1934 khan mi baua inthokin iengmawti tiin a hung suok a. Paite le Vaiphei hai chun chuong thu an hril dar hnung chun (Independent an lo ni bok a), “A ni ngei, ka thrang a, mi ko ngotah an mi tir leiin an thu ka lo hriet ve dĕr nawh” tiin anni laia thrang ve pakhat chun a hril.

            Coleman-hai hung suok khan Biela siem thrat ngaihai siem thra dingin Council-a inthokin phalna an hung lak a na. Hi taka an inrawn khawmnaa inthok hin Sapramah lekha thon an ta, Coleman-in chu chu a hriet phing chun lungril nei rieuin Saptlangval hi a hung er rĕng a ni awm. Pherzawl Presbytery 1928-a Coleman hung thrang trum chun Tinsuongah Committee an lo nei a, Sap misawnari hni an rot a, Presbytery-ah an thè lut a, Presbytery-in a remtipui a. Sap hnina thon ding chun chuonga Committee lo neihai chun “Tum ning a ta?” an ti chun, “Keini rawiin thlang inlang” an lo ti ruk a ni kan ring a. A hnunga kan hang ngaituo hin anni rawi ngot chu an lo ni bok a. Chuong ang chun an lo kawmiti ti khom ahmain kan lo hriet si naw a. Chuonghai chu Lakhipura khom, Phaipui Biela khom Coleman rawiin inpawl fienriel bikna an lo nei rop si a. Lakhipura lem chu santiiri ngir chen an insiem hlak an ti bok a.

            Chuleiin, Saptlangval an hang bân el ta chu, kan dit khop nawa Sap kan hni bel sa a ni lem si leiin, mak kan ti a. Presbytery-a Sap hnina ziektuhai khan Saptlangval banna dingin Coleman rawiin rot ru’ng an ta, London le America Council kuomah Presbytery hming siin Coleman chu inchawiitirin peng an ta, Council-haiin a biela mihaiin an dit ta si naw chun tiin Saptlangval an hung ban a nih ti kan ring tlat a. Presbytery thu ni lo, thu belh an nei ngei ngei ning a tih ti kan ring ta tlat a. A hnung elah Pu Tlangval tarpu Dodson, Council Member ni ve chun, “I biela mihai dit naw khop hiela i hang um el chu poi ka ti ngot el” tiin lekha a hung thon a nih, an tih.

            Presbytery thu bel sa amanih, vervekna leia thu phierrukna a um ngei ngei ning a tih ti chu chieng taka hriet tlukin kan lungrilah a um tlat a. A hnung elah chun Pu H.H.Coleman-in Americaa inthoka Lianhawla lekha a thon 23^rd July, 1929 a mi chu kan lo hmu tah a. Hieng ang hin-

            “I lekha 24 April 1929 le 2^nd May 1929 a mi kha hang don ka ti che. 2^nd May, 1929-a i       lekhaa Dohnunin order a thon suok copy i mi hung thon bok leiin lawmthu ka hril che.            Ka hum zing che leiin Dohnun thu chu poisa hlek naw rawh. America le England le India    rama thuneina kim nei dingin Mission-a General Secretary-a ruot ka ni tah. Mr. Williams    chu Mission-a inthokin bănin a um ta a, Mr. Roberts (Pu Tlangval) khom tu hin Mission             leh inzomna a nei ta naw a, thuneina khom a nei ta bok nawh.

Nang le i ruol ringum panga (Kunga, Vaitlaia, Savawma, Liankeuvunga, Vungtuala) haiin thil umzie in hriet theina dingin hieng thil hi ka hung hril che a nih. Ama (Dohnun) chu ka ngaisak naw a, a nuom dan ang angin thil lo thaw phot raw se, ka hung pha leh ka thaw ding la thaw veng ka tih. Lakhipura Brother Rostad kuomah um zing la, ringum takin a kuomah um rawh. Nangni naupanghai le Rohmingliana hming ziekna amanih, Presbytery hnina kha amanih tu kuoma khom ka’n hmutir naw a, tu tuhai am an na, tuhai am hming ziek ti keimaa inthokin tu khomin an hriet nawh. London le America Council chauh ka’n entir a, ka kuta inthokin chuong lekhahai chu Doctor le Williams chen khom ka’n hlxx0259n rêng rĕng nawh. Nang le Rohminglian-in Phaipui Biela pastor hai, evangelist hai le thoktu po poin thil sukdanglam chu nuom vong an tih in ti kha ka ring èm èm”

tia lekha an inthon chu kan hmu phing leh Pu Tlangval banna dingin Presbytery thu an lo belh ruk ngei ngei ning a tih ti chu mita hmu a, naa hriet ang ela lungrila ring tlatna lo um kha Pathien mi’n hriettir ni ta èm émin kan ngai tah a. Pu Coleman-in Daktor Turnly le Mr. Williams khom, tu dang khom, lekha kha ka’n entir nawh a tizie kalhmang rênga inthok hin ring naw ruol an ta nawh a.

            Chun, biek in kan nei a, kohran dan anga iengkim kan hung thaw phing leh kan hlimin, kan lawmin, kan thla a muong a. Kan hung pung deu deu phing chun Coleman, Paul Rostad le Herbert D. Meyers hai chu remna siem dingin an hung a. “Inrem takin, a hmaa ang bokin thok tlang nawk ei tiu” tiin an mi hung thlêm rak el a. Nisienlakhom, a tira inthok rêngin an rawl chu  berampu ropui Lal Isu rawl niin kan hriet thei naw a. Sorkara mi hêk le vauna ngota an mi bei an leiin an chetzie khom Krista nun dan angin kan hriet thei bok nawh. Annin Sorkar ruoia kum 6 lai an mi sukmangang lai khom khan Paulan, “Mangangin kan um, bei ruok chu dong loin” a ti ang khan kan rinum lai tak khomin Lalpan a mi thlamuong a, kohran an hung pung pei a, mal a mi sawm peiin kan hriet.

            Ukilhai râwna hnǐna siem peiin, President hai, Borsap hai, Assam Governor hai chenin kan hni a, thu kan hmu naw a, kan tawp dĕr hnungin, Lalpa rawnin, sorkar order hai khom baw lui hiel ngama lawm taka biek in le kohran dan po po zawm nawk thei ding khopa huoina mi petu hi Lalpa Pathien, Iengkimthawthei, Peter hai thrangpuitu bok kha mi sukhrattu le kan hma thruoitu a nih ti kan hrriet leiin kan zui pei a, kan mangang lai tak khom an kuomah inpe thei loin kan lo um tah a; kan hung hlimin, kan thlamuongin, kohran a pung pei a, lungril zalen taka kan um hnung si hin chu leiletnaa kut innghatin, hnung tieng kan en thei ta ri naw a nih. Mihriem le mihriemin, “Inrem ei tiu” ti el chauh chu Pathien siem ni loa mihriem siem lui mei mei chauh chun a thrat thei tak tak kan ring thei naw a; Pathien chauh hung siem chu kan nghak ri a. Chun, Coleman haiin inrem an hung ngĕn thua khan, “Conference hung nei kan ta, kan ngaidan hung hril kan ti cheu” tiin kan inthla a.

            Chun, March 23, 1935 khan Parbungah member 63 hai chun Conference kan nei a, kan thurel chu a hnuoia hin ziek a nih. Mr. Coleman hai chetzie le an thuhril, an lekhahai mak tak tak a tam a, hi taka hin ziek seng ruol a ni naw a, a bu-a la siem a trûl ei thei.

-Rev. Thangngur

Extract of the Resolutions of the Conference of Independent Church at Parbung on 23 March 1935.

           

Chairman- Pu Chawnga[1]

Secretary- Rev. Thangngur

Resolution No. 3

Pu Coleman inremna (hung rot) hi kan remti thei naw a, hieng ang hin lekha thon kan remti:

            “NEIG Mission Council, London/America: Tarik 31 January 1935 khan in General           Secretary H. H. Coleman chun keini Manipura Independent Church kuoma hin inremna a   hung hni a.  March 23, 1935-in Parbung khuo-ah kohran mi 1938 aiawin pasal puitling           63 hai chun Conference kan nei a, kan thu ngaituo chu hieng ang hin a nih:

            Kum 1910-a inthok 1928 chen khan hi Biela hin kohran kan pung a, Pathien thlarauin a    mi thrangpui a, ramtharhai hong peiin, inrem takin kan um hlak a. Kum 1929 khan             H.H.Coleman chun, “Biel ka chang” a ti a. Chutaka inthoka biel hang chin takzie le     kohran hanmg siet takzie chu in palai George Paysley, London-a Secretary khan fie takin           a hriet bok a. Kum 1930 khan Independent-in kan lo um tah a, buoina karah, thlarau             thrangpuiin thlamuong takin kan um a. Remna chu thra kan tih. NEIG Mission ruok chu    kan zom thei nawh. Remna siem dingin ama le ama inrem (hmasa phot) raw se.             Tuithraphai kohran 500 lekha kha lo hmu tang in ta. Kan dit tak chu: hi ei rama hin      NEIG Mission khomin, Independent khomin remna Gospel hi inrem takin puong dar ve   ve raw se, Lalpa chawimawina dingin.”

Note: Hi chanchin hi Rangoon ka tlung hlima 1986-a ka ziek, a kawpi ka hmu kim ta lo a ni a. Vangneithlak takin Dr. Lal Dena-in ‘Thuro’ ah 1986 khan a lo insuo a, a kawpi a la kol chu a hung scanned a, a mi hung thon a. Chu taka inthokin computer-a ka thun, a’n awngna threnkhat ka thol a, editing trulna iemani zat ka edit bok a nih. Rev. Thangngurin a hril, Lianhawla kuoma Coleman lekhathon le chu le inzoma Lakhipura inthoka October 17, 1930-a Field Secretary H.K.Dohnun lekha insuo ngainuomum tak le bengvarthlak tak chu Zoram Khawvel-6 Appendix-7 ah hmu thei a nih. Chun, hieng lai chanchin hi chieng taka hre nuom chun Zoram Khawvel-6 tiem dingin ka’n fui bok. L.Keivom (Wednesday May 01, 2013, Delhi).

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[1] Chawnga ti hming put hi khang lai khan mi pathum, hming inlar tak tak an um a. Pakhat chu Senvon mi Dawrkai Chawnga tia hriet lar, Conference-a Chairman hi a nih. Ama hin kum 1931 khan Independent Kohran chanchin tawi kim takin a ziek a, chu chu George C. Friend & Dr. Thomas W. Tait M.D, IBPM Treasurer kuomah a thon a, chu taka chun ‘Chawnga Lushai, Senvon Dawrkai’ tiin a ziek. ‘Chawnga’ pahnina chu H.L. Chawnga (Hmar Leiri Chawnga) tia a hming ziek hlak, a hnunga Rev. Chawnga tia hriet lar, Dr. Rochunga Pudaite pa a nih. Ama hi Watkin Roberts le nasa taka inthlop hlak a ni a, sienkhom Coleman tieng a pakai a. Parbung Conference-a Independent Kohran-hai dawr dinga Coleman-in palaia a hung tir hi a nih. A pathumna’ chu Bhutana misawnari-a fe hmasa tak Rev. Thattinlien Sungte pa Chawnga (Chawngneithang), solfa thiem, NEIG Mission hnuoia teacher-evangelist-a kum iemani zat a thok hnunga a rongbawlna maksana ser huon siem dinga Sartuineka inpêm kha a nih. LK