"ملف V/7 المقابر المسيحية في البحرين" [و‎‎٤‎٢] (١٢٢/٩١)

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provide for a wall round tho39 ^raves and aur^eated that he
should approach the 3heikh for a small piece of ^rouni round them
for future use as a Christian cemetery. In '^orelm Department
letter No.631 T: \A. dated 84th April 1901, the Govem^ent sanctioned
the grant of Rs.sSOO/- on the understanding that the unl^eep of the
cemetery would in future be met hy nuhlic subscription.
f .T Gaslrin accordingly annroached the Sheikh for a piece of
ground for a cemetery, hut the sheikh,while .rlad to pive a piece
of ground for such a purpose not unnaturally objected to a c^meter^
immediately under the wall of the fort in which he lives for about
4 months every hot weather. So another nlot about 50 Dhiras
(cubits)j 30 yards / square, was selected behind t 3 nynAp date -rove
to the east of the town of Manama and a wall errct d round it by
'r Gaskin at Government expense at a cost of Rs.V)0/-« fubsequent-
ly with the approval of the then Resident Colonel T emball who
visited the place himself in -lovember 1901, the old graves outside
the Shaikh's fort wore removed to the new enclosure.
At the present time the cemetery is looked after by the
American Mission who provide funds fro^ offertories etc for or
dinary expenses, such as waterinrr the f^w tamais^ trees etc while
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special subscriptions are raised from time to time vrhenever neces
sary to repair the wall.
The cemetery is used for all denominations of Christians;
Roman Catholics, Church of England, Presbyterians and ^embers of
various non conformist sects - British ^Taval Officers and tea
men, B.I.Officers, American missionaries, Ooanese and Paghdadi
lie buried in it %
Christians - A So far as I am aware it is unconsecrated ground;
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in fact the American missionaries, who are of the Dutch Reformed
Church of America and very Protestant in their views, would not,
I imagine, approve of the idea of consecrating ^round.
I may add that when the question of a cemetery was raised
at f owftt-C,Captain Shakespear .sked me for the Bahrein Agency
Cementery file and I lent it to him.
I have the honour to be.
Sir.
Your most obeddhnt servant,
Major,
Political Arent, R a h r e i n.