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67Naga village in Manipur, in 1896.It was very hard for himto start the school because of a lack of cooperation by thepeople.He requested the local political agent to order thetribes to send their children to his school.After theorder was given Pettigrew had about thirty or more young menin his classes.With confidence in God and prayer to Him,Pettigrew continued his educational work.He married an English lady in Calcutta in 1897. Heand his wife made a good team in their educational andmissionary work.The school progressed well and soon othertribes also sent their men to the school.Pettigre w'sobjective was to teach the Word of Gad in the school, usingthe school as a means of evangelistic work. The Lord blessedhis work and in 1901 twelve of the thirty students werewon to Christ. Pettigrew employed two more teachers, Profu­10, an Assamese from Silchar, and Gokul Singh, a Meitei. Atthis time also, Mr.pettigrew was appointed as officiatingstate officer in all matters affecting the day-to-day ad ministrationof the hills.In 1907, the number of Christiansincreased to seventy, but none was living apure Christianlife. Mr. pettigrew reproved them and only seven out ofseventy remained firm in Christianity.But the school continuedto grow in strength.The Kukis, the Korns, the Kabuis, the Anals, and theMaos ha ve all sent their young men to this school.Therewere one or two converts from each of these different tribesat the school.Most of them became teachers and evangelists