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 First half yearly report of the German missionaries in Tinnevelly, at the end of June 1836, 1 Rhenius, Charles Theophilus EwaldandSchaffter, Paul PacifiqueandMuller, J. J.andLechler, Johannes Michael - s aziaia s = g =) S, ee 4 —_— 2 A -~ . 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Crrst BuchbirgeressPap, iert 72 o u ‘nger — A e 7 f d FIRST HALF YEARLY REPORT OF THE Greeman FPigstonaries, IN TINNEVELLY, AT THE END OF JUNE 1836. - IT may not be uninteresting to our Christian friends to know what has been done here during the last 6 months we therefore with pleasure publish the following brief account of the present state of the Mission. According to the health and strength granted to us by our gracious God, we have been travelling during part of every month in the country, in the midst of christian and heathen We villages, preaching and distributing the word of life. can say with humble gratitude that our labours have not been in vain. 1st.—CoNGREGATIONS.— We mentioned in our last address that at the end of December 1835, we had under our superin- tendence— 1,561 familis—containing 5,581 souls—in 154 villages. From the accompanying ’! list, made up to the end of June last, the total will be found to be at 189 the present time [ 3> 3 6,356 bR 9 o Being an increase durin the last six months, o 7 274 92 b3 775 5 35 29 This increase has partly been from the old Congregations in 15 places; but chiefly from among the heathen, of whom 227 families in 38 villages, have placed themselves under Christian instruction. The increase would have been larger, were it not that 18 places have been struck out from our list, because the families resident there, have either removed to other places, joined the Church Mission, or returned to heathenism. We are sorry to say that in 47, out of the 189 villages now on our list, divisions have been effected; that is, a part of each Congregation is with us, and the other part with the Church Mission. However, the people in 142 villages con- tinue undivided. The oppression which our people have experienced in cer- tain villages, has compelled us to seek other lands for them upon which to settle. This has already been accomplished in one instance ; and we hope to be able to succeed shortly 1in others. There are also 4 new christian villages rising in different directions. First Izalf-yearlg) Report The above mentioned total of souls, consists : 1 Of baptized Men. ® ©oe o0 o0 -436 W omen. ... “ian o0 Children. Lo, 0. . .432 3 a1 018 2 Unbaptized Men, but under a course of Christian Instruction........1,455 omen. 33 .l'...1)479 2 Children. ° e o o o 2’204 5,138 Total. .6,356 souls. We have had 107 baptisms since our return toTinnevelly, viz. 34 men, 20 women, and 53 children. The Lord’s Supper has been administered every month in Palamcottah, at which most of the Catechists attend, together with such persons of the country congregations as can conveniently make the journey. Our journi es among the people have been productive of mutual joy ; and on the whole, they are earnestly desirous of being fed with the word of God, and of laying aside their sin- ful habits. Their simple faith and confidence in the Lord God of their salvation, is, in many instances, striking. Here and there they have trials to endure, under which the Divine promises are their comfort. 2d.—CartecHisTs.—A¢t the end of last year, there were 75 in employ ; now at the end of June, there are 96 ; including head Catechists and Assistants ; being an increase of 29. We place none in the office but such as in Christian charity are believed to be converted characters. They have had their monthly exercises as in former years ; they learn, every month, a chapter or a part of a chapter by heart, which is explained to them at the monthly assembly ; besides which they latterly had a whole Epistle appointed to them for pri- vate study during the month ; on the contents of which they are questioned when assembled here. A commentary on St. Matthew’s Gospel is also dictated to them. 3d.—ScHooLs.—At the end of last year we had 40; now there are 48, with regular Masters, and 20 served by the Ca- techists with Ushers ; in all therefore 68 schools. Of these, 3 are girls’ schools ; one of which is on the premises, con- taining 19 girls under the care of Mrs. Schaffter ; they are fed, clothed and instructed. Another day-school is in Ra- jahkudy* avillage not far from hence, under the care of Mrs. * The congregation of this place is now remov'@%&finbtbér"spot of Murugenkuritchy, which has been purchased that they may setile upon it, in order to separate them from the heathen, 'l}() ivesin drunken- ness and other vices. cut of order, The small girls’ school, t :ga' { }Ore\js ~just now X ¢ / 3 of the German Missionaries. Muller ; and a third is in the town of Tinnevelly, superin- tended by both Mrs. Schaifter and Mrs. Muller, and con- taining 21 girls. e 3 In all the schools, there are now 2,093 scholars, of whom 2,004 are boys, and 89 girls. Of the 67 Schoolmasters and Ushers, 21 are Christians, the remaining 46 are Heathens ; but these latter are pretty well instructed in the principles of Christianity ; and most of them are also well inclined towards it. One of the head Schoolmasters has lately been baptized at his own urgent request. He has been acquainted with Christianity these 7 years, but was only brought to a deep conviction of its truths since January last ; -though even previous to it, his upright, and truth-loving conduct, proved him to be influenced by the word of God.—His name is Timothy. Every heathen Schoolmaster is instructed in Christianity for 2 or 3 months previous to his being sent to a place. And whilst employed, all learn a portion of Scripture by heart, which is explained to them at the monthly Meeting. During their stay at Palamcottah, they usually attend all the Divine Services, by which means their knowledge is in- creased ; and it is hoped, (as we have already had instances of the kind) that their minds are gradually preparing for the reception of the Gospel. With reference to many of them it is only Caste which is the hindrance to their openly embracing the truth, chiefly on account of their relations. 4th—Tur Preparanot Crass.—At the end of June there were 15 persons in this Class, part Christians preparing for immediate usefulness among the Congregations, and part Heathens preparing to be Schoolmasters. The latter are usually but 2 or 3. They are on the premises, and are daily instructed chiefly in the Holy Secriptures, and in doctrinal and historical Catechisms ; also in Tamil Grammar. They learn daily a portion of Scripture by heart, which is minutely explained to them. They have thus gone through a large part of the Gospel of St. Matthew, and are now learning the Epistle to the Romans. 5th.—THE SEMINARY, consists of 25 scholars ; who are fed, clothed, and instructed on the premises. Their studies have hitherto been the Tamil and English languages, Tamil and European Arithmetic, Geometry, the Evidences of Christianity, and the word of God. From various circum- stances we have not yet been able to resume with them Geography and History ; but hope to do so in future. We have the pleasure to see them not only desirous of learning, but also improving in Christian morality. Nine of these lads give evidence of a change of heart, and afford hope of their one day being usefully employed in the Mission. 4 First half-yearly Report 6th.—I1inances.—Unconnected withany Society, we have cast ourselves entirely and directly on the Lord’s care and providence ; because we are humbly assured, that we serve Him, that the cause in Tinnevelly is his cause, and that the people are his and not ours. QOur trust and confidence in Him have hitherto not made us ashamed. He has supplied all our wants ; and he has engaged to be our provider until the end. It is the glory of these days that his people learn more and more to sever the chaff from the wheat, and to act up to the Catholic spirit of the Gospel. We thought of adding a list of those friends who have hitherto supported the work in our hands, together with an account of our ex- penditure ; but upon farther consideration we deem it right to leave this till the end of the year, as we formerly stated in our address. We bless and praise God our Saviour, for all he has done for us, and we thank his servants, who for his sake, have so willingly given us their aid. We would at present only mention that our monthly expenditure amounts to nearly 1,700 Rupees ; and request those of the people of God who from various causes have hitherto withheld their aid from us, to relinquish any prejudices they may have imbibed, and to come forwird in the support of a cause which is based on scriptural grotinds, and which we humbly trust, has the TLord Jesus Christ for its head, whose glory in the hearts of sinners and in the world, becomes more and more the chief desire of our souls. As many of our old Congregations have lost their Chapels by certain strange proceedings, the erection of new places of worship has caused a considerable expenditure, not from the costliness, but from the multitude of such buildings : many of them are but mere sheds, affording a mere shelter from the heat and the rain. It may easily be conceived how trying it must be to the people, to see their former better buildings locked up before their eyes, and left to perish rather than be granted to them for christian worship. It is also our desire to form Mission Establishments in the interior of the country, for which our funds require en- The same we may say with respect to the pur- largement. chase of School books, and printing religious tracts and books for the instruction of the Catechists. We have hitherto printed one tract, especially for the Congregations, to encou- rag e them in their trials ; and we have now a small body of Divinity in Tamil in the press for Catec hists and Students in Theology ; as it is our ardent desire, by the help of of the Lord, to raise up a more able and efficient native ministry. We notice these particulars for the kind consi- deration of our respected friends. We must not forget to state, that by the late prosecutions. of the German Missionaries. 5 before the Magistrate, our people have been subjected to considerable expense, to meet which they have formed a special fund, to which they contribute monthly. This extra expense has hitherto prevented us from commencing the But we trust the operation of Tract, and other Societies. Lord will in his own time, remove these hindrances. CONCLUDING REMARKS. _ In certain recent publications, doubts have been raised as to the efficiency of our former plan of proceeding, and especially as to the character of the Native Christians, Sorry as we are at the misrepresentations and insinuations which have been made, we will by no means enter into a minute refutation of them. If those who make them can pursue a better plan, we shall wish them God speed, and willingly learn of them. It is easy to throw down a build- ing, but not so to raise one ; it is easy to cavil and find fault with measures, but not so to institute or improve them. We shall therefore simply content ourselves with making a few remarks on the work pursued here, particularly with respect to the Congregations, for the satisfaction of our frieads. What we are going to say is indeed not new, as we have often given them similar statements in our former reports ; but as they are probably forgotten it may be well to repeat them. The means used for calling the heathen out of darkness to the glorious light of the Gospel are simply these,—the preaching of the word of God by ourselves and the Cate- chists, the circulation of religious tracts and portions of the Scriptures, the establishment of schools, the intercourse of native Christians with their heathen neighbours, and prayer for the Divine blessing. No other means are resorted to ; no worldly advantages are held out to any; if one of our Catechists were known to do any such thing, he would not only be sharply reproved, but according to the nature of his offence would be dismissed from his office. From the beginning, the holding forth of worldly advantages for the purpose of drawing the people over to Christianity or attach- ing them to us, has been an abhorrence to our minds, and we trust the Lord our God will ever preserve this feeling in our breasts. We can fearlessly say, that there is not a sin- gle Congregation, which cannot rise up and declare that in point of worldly advantages, they have always been dis- couraged by us to expect them, when expressing their desire to become Christians. The representations that we have given to the people of christianity, have been simply these; that the religion of Jesus will make them sober, just, chaste, heavenly-minded, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord, and as a natural consequence, diligent in business. Thus far we 6 First half-yearly Report have told them that Christianity will improve their worldly condition, but herein we have done nothing more than pro- phets and apostles have done before us. To tell the people that they will be comfortable and happy under the influence of that Gospel which teaches us to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, ought never to be considered as an enticement presented to them to throw off the profession of heathenism for the garb of Christianity, on the ground of worldly advan- tages. We are aware it has been stated that we have taught the people that if they become Christians, they would be freed from paying taxes either to the Government or to their land-lords, as well as freed from rendering other dues to those to whom they are indebted —but we fearlessly assert, that though this charge may be made, it cannot be sustain- ed ; it is a perversion of the truth, as opposed to our priaci- ples as to our practise. Whoever else may have taught such things, we have never done so; and if a Catechist should have gone further in this matter than either our instructions or the word of God warranted him to do, it has certainly Such a line of conduct would been without our knowledge. moreover be useless, as the people would in such a case soon be undeceived, not only by their intercourse with ourselves, but also by the fact that they have to suffer in this very par- ticular ; they being often compelled to pay more taxes after having joined the Christian Church than they did before. What then it may be asked influences the people to re- nounce heathenism and embrace Christianity ? We reply that their motives appear to be various and mixed. The people receive the knowledge of Christianity by one or the other before mentioned legitimate means; their minds be- come convinced of the excellency of the Gospel, and as a consequence they become desirous of embracing it ; but vari- ous causes often hinder them from breaking the chain which binds them to custom and to the world. Some individuals do not hesitate long; they are compelled by the force of truth to shake off idolatry at once and enter the Christian path. Others go more slowly to work; they come and inquire, ask for tracts and the Scriptures, and examine them for a length of time, without taking any decisive step further than leaving off the grosser part of idolatrous worship. This is particularly the case with the wealthier inhabitants ; who evince their earnestness in the matter, even by purchasing Christian bocks. Thus lately two respectable natives bought the Tamil Evidences of Christianity for two Rupees each. Again, many carry the thought of becoming Christians about with them for years, till some great trouble or aflliction, either from oppression or sickness comes upon them ; they are then powerfully led to think that in a connexion with the of the German Missionaries. 7 christians it will be well with them ; the result of which is, that they renounce heathenism and request to be regularly instructed in the word of God. 'There was lately a remark- able instance of this. A rather wealthy Nadan in the south, acquainted with christianity for many years, had been all the time leading a wicked life, to the great injury of his bodily health ; he tried many medicines and idols too, to make him well, but in vain ; at last he became deeply convinced of his wickedness, and resolved to come to one of us whenon a visit in that quarter ; he came and told his whole case, and earn- estly requested to have special prayer made for him to the Lord Jesus Christ. After suitable advice on the subject, prayer was made for him ; he attended the divine services of the day, and went home determined to follow Christ, whether Further means were his bodily sickness be removed or not. used and blessed ; he is now well and building a prayer house in his village. Now shall we reject such people because they come to Christianity in the first instance, not from purely spiritual motives ? If persons who are already acquainted with christianity, and who behold the improved condition of native christians around them, are led to think that by a connexion with them, and by worshipping the christians’ God, they shall be delivered from their troubles, from vain expenses to idols, from the fear of devils, &c. ; and upon this determine to embrace christianity, surely this is not an evil thing to be rejected. If God uses such means to bring the people under instruction in the wholesome truths of the Gos- pel, are we to quarrel with them, because they do not come exactly in the way we wish them to come ? or ought any one to defame the work of the Mission, because the people do not immediately show forth all the fruits of true conversion, and do not at once leave off all the evil habits which they have contracted from their youth ? Let us not forget from what a mass of corraption a native has to come out, when he embraces the Gospel. How long is it even with Europeans, after their conversion, before they can shake off all the worldly and superstitious notions and habits in which they had previously lived ? And how many conversions among them take place chiefly through the instrumentality of afflic- tion or troubles of a worldly nature ! If they require a great deal of patience and forbearance, how much more the natives ! To this it is said, ¢ true, but do not call them christians.” Certainly not in the proper sense of the word ; but why not in its general sense, and for the sake of distin- guishing them from the heathen ? Are they unworthy of the term merely because from circumstances (not under their controul) they have not yet received the rite of baptism ? Is 1t nothing to be accounted of, that they have actually forsaken 8 First half-yearly Report their idols and the fear and worship of devils, and have broken the former in pieces ?—that they are learning the word of God, and are gradually improving in right views and in character ; becoming better men, better fathers, mothers, children ; better masters, servants, and subjects ? Not that we suffer vice in them ; they ¢ must be exhorted, reproved, and sharply rebuked,” as also the primitive christians had need to be (Titus 1, 13, and 2, 15), but in all this, a great deal of wisdom, patience, and gentleness is required, lest we root out the wheat with the tares, and altogether choke that which is good in them. How few Europeans deserve the name of christians ! and yet they are al/ called so, for obvi- ous reasons. It has been asked how many real christians are there among the ten thousand converts in Tinnevelly ? (meaning particu- larly our Mission). To this we answer that we do not know. Neither the rite of Baptism, nor that of the Lord’s Supper, is a safe criterion by which to form a sure estimate. Many both Europeans, and Natives, enjoy these ordinances, and yet are not thereby real christians ; and so we say on the other hand, that there may be many true christians among our congregations, though they have not yet received the rite of S baptism, and had administered to them the Lord’s Supper. ¢ The Lord knows them that are his,” and we are persuaded that in every congregation there are at least some men and women who believe in Jesus Christ as their Saviour. The great day will declare them. A correct judgment in this matter depends much upon the measure we use to estimate a true christian. Europeans who have had the advantage of a christian education for centuries, and who have received a tincture of propriety and true morality with their birth, even though they be yet unconverted—are apt to form a wrong estimate of a truly Christian character among the natives, because they measure them by themselves ; they imagine that a native Christian must be as civil, courteous, cleanly, kind, candid, liberal, intelligent, and just as themselves; and they are ready to strike off from their list of native Christians every one whom they find not possessing these qualities in the same manner and to the same degree ; while on the contrary they put on their list of true Christians every one who exhibits these qualities as Europeans do, whatever may be their character in other Now, much as these qualities are to be prized, respects. and to be encouraged in the natives by all proper means, yet KEuropeans who use them as a measure to ascer- tain whether a native is a true Christian or not, are adopt- ing an erroneous standard. Every true Christian must, indeed, believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as his Saviour, for- of the German Missionaries, 9 sake idolatry and every sin ; but with this character there may still be mixed much indecorum (to us), and, indecent carriage, with many superstitious notions, and bad habits contracted from their very birth ; many of which they had been taught to consider even as decent and proper. We will not here instance habits which merely refer to manners, and have nothing sinful in themselves, but go at once to the habit of lying or prevaricating so com- mon among the Natives. That direct falsehood is wicked and must be given up, every native Christian of course but that a knows, and the true believer abhors it ; E cunning way of speaking (implying falsehood) is wicked also, this he may not know or feel so immediately or so strongly, having all along considered it rather a virtue than a vice. Now we do not wonder at all, if on certain occa- sions even the true native Christian 1s guilty of this species of falsehood ; nor ought we to deny him to be a true chris- tian merely on that account. Such a mode of speaking among the Natives is similar to what are called by Euro- peans, ‘ white lies.” And, alas! how many Europeans are guilty of the same, whose conversion to God it would be Do we excuse the native Christians in difficult to question ! these habits ? Not at all. We only wish to show that there are certain bad habits in them, on the account of which merely we cannot deny them to be true christians ; they are habits, the renouncing of which depends on their growth in grace and holiness, about which they must be continually and opportunely instructed, warned, and reproved. The are sad blots in their christian character ; but the Holy Spirit has instituted the sacred ministry to remove them ; through his gracious influence they will be removed, and the native Christians also will come ¢ to the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ,”—but this is a work of time, and we must patiently labour and wait for it. Happy are we in being able to say, that there are already many native Christians who have by the grace of God so far advanced in holiness, as to be free even from these blots, who would not knowingly speak a falsehood on any account. It must also be remembered, that among the 10,000 pro- fessing Christians, children are included, which form a large portion of the whole.—For instance among the 6,356 souls now on our list, there are 2,636 children. Again, of the remaining 3,720 adults, only 786 are baptized, the rest are candidates for baptism ; and again, among the bap- tized, there are some who were Roman Catholics. Those whom we admit to the holy ordinance, are such as give us reasonable hope that their hearts are right with God. Those who are not yet baptized, however, must not be thought to be all unzonverted persons ; we are sure there are many among them, wbo ought to have the rite administered 10 First half-yearly Report, &e. to them-—our circumstances alone have hitherto prevented this being done. We humbly think that the fact alone that so many souls have been snatched from the strong holds of idolatry, and brought into the way of knowing the only true God and the Saviour, should be a matter of great joy to every christian heart ; and should call forth most fervent prayers for the We finishing of the great work so happily begun in them. have never said that all are real christians; the contrary has been our language, as we have often witnessed the strong workings of iniquity even in some who had been baptized— still we do not hesitate to say with joy and gratitude to God, that there are indeed many who love the Lord Jesus Christ, and sincerely endeavour to walk according to his command- ments. That there i1s a mixture among the Congregations is not at all extraordinary ; it is no more than was the case among the primitive christians, and than what we now meet with among Europeans. It is true, that in the late struggles here, a number of the native Christians have been led to show a very different character to what they have been taught ; we mourn over them, and pray that God may in mercy restore them ; but it is also as true, that a great many of them have, in the midst of very {rying circumstances, shown that their faith is not inactive, and their know- ledge of the word of God not vain; they have shown that they can relinquish the goods of this world for spiritual advantages. Some by-standers have cried out ¢ Desolation ! Woe 1” But let the heart of none fail. The congregations of Tinnevelly have been severely tried; but this trial has already worked much good for them, and we trust will work still more. Our eyes behold it with pleasure ~— we bless God for it, and are assured that our former labour has not been 1n vain. Our prospects are certainly encourag- ing. The late troubles have had a wholesome effect even upon the heathen; who continue to resort to us even with greater confidence than they did before. The large increase from among the heathen during the last six months is a proof of this. We praise God our Saviour for all the blessings he has bestowed upon us and upon this people; truly he has been good to us and fulfilled his precious promises ; he has graci- ously borne with our failings and imperfections ; as our da has been, so also has he caused our strength to be. We daily feel more and more that without Him we can do no- thing. For every good that has been done, to him alone be all the praise. C. Rurnius. P. SCHAFFTER. SINDUPOONTURIE, ParamcoTTAH, J. J. MuLLER. July 13, 1836. % J. LECHLER. LIST OF CONGREGATIONS 11 UNDER THE CARE OF THE GERMAN MISSIONARIES IN TINNEVELLY AgT THE END OF JUNE 1836. CANDIDATES BaprTIZED. FOR ouses BarTism. NaMmEs oF VILLAGES. No. of Catechists and Assistants No. ot Chapels or Prayer H No. of Families 2 E Children 2 E Children Total of Sculs | l No. of Villages I—DisTricT. o~ &~ 22 (V] 72 Sindupoontoorei — 11 = e 65 Moolikullam Murugenkuritchy 11 24 Tatchanalloor Naganapuram q A 2 o et 93 Tinnevelly 13 Paleiyapati Pt (D) D el (D et O D Vengapapuram 3 ! €O 00~ O UV i QU DO = Sattirapetti — 34 10 Kumaragiri 11 Kammapatti — 36 12 Elandeikullam 3L 13 Aiyarampetty (U S 32 ; 14 Veppankullam 0 QC O = =3 1 DS ~J G0 00 =3 10 15 Kallattikinnaru Do COVO~—ONCTNNWTS—WD — 63 16 Elayirampannei — DD — NOCCCTOTSOWNRO O NGB+ — [\V] 62 17 Sivasangeipetty 15 l~c-o-wc 18 Paneiyeripetty | TR T R R i | L] { oo Tl ol e R R s 1) o PR ) — & OG0 == SCWWHONRNNNW —-NCKN ——C 00 10 f— C=Ww—OCOoOTTORNINCTCHORNO C—=NOCO=COO—=NNOROoOLCWWD 20 R ’ [l SNIGY] b < 18 TOtal veo . (jz%; z| @lcvpfiwsga—Sow [y (=) 3 ol 52 o 64 957 II—DisTRICT, l) >~ 3 54 134 Keel Rajahpaleyam (V) Vayilkatupetty —— 29 i Vepankullam 2 Kovilankullam X0 Sillikullam 11 Sembagapuram 20 Muttu Samipuram (:Z) Ramasundirajiri :z(j) 4 Attivali 2 2 ; | e CTOWNT UV LoD~ Ramalingapuram il 1 ok i Y S Wt T S 1208 1) ];% [ — = e DND bt O P N DD QO = — O CONOS TSI f— NwocNwneoCc®ow— 14 OCR=CTHENDNCOCO 0 % 42 oo! Pt (5 () ok () et & ol 33 ot < Total. s . 4 88 23 3! 34 o8 52 6 281 III—DISTRICT. 16 '5 15 74 Latchmipuram 99 [38 66 180 Ootamalel Paramkudapuram 36 57 2 43 28 117 Soleigiri 11 13 Veerakelampudoor | e Fol ot ol DO | 43 Rasakobalaperi Ramenoor Kalungapetti l§ 22 Sorandei 26 D ot ot bt © o ot bk — T OO0 U= WD - Hdattavanei 87 C'—‘D'_'O""Ocl\:'—‘ g) C—~C=0ONO—WN QOO O O O—~COoOORTROCW § :% : 2 Py B List of ‘C’ongregatiofis, &c. CANDIDATES BAPTIZED. FOR Barrism, NamEs oF VILLAGES. No. of Catechists and Assistants ‘ No. of Chapelsor g .L;gi _§_ I Children Total of Souls. \No of Villages 11 Aladiputti 5 91 12 Pavanasapuram § 5] 38 13 Puliyampetty 1] 21 14 Rettiyapetti (.é 39 15 Marudapuram P Tt ‘ No. of Families i 16 chcwh' 16 Kavelakuritchy DR R e ) ©ocom=c——1{ Prayer Houses :% 0 Fgg:}i: g 10 22 —f—— 10 16 Total... ° © 24] 18 11 207 231 346 819 IV—~DisTrICT. — — — — Kaliyanapuram 55 Karutteipilleyoor Pattiyoor Potdelpudoor TS Chettikullam Tirumaleipuram Papakudi Tulukeipetty Mukkudel R QO DO s % Meila papuram 1 Kalla d eikuritchy 12 Erammalpuram 13 Pulankullam -0 14 Tekkupulankullam SIS by 00 15 Kistnabadi 16 Mel Visuvasapuram (V) 17 Pettanadanoor 18 Sivaseilam R 19 20 Avudeiyanadenoor Sivanadanoor L ARG boas ] { Rl S NG R [ B . ] 1 | . (1001 T et | ococcCcocoO—CocCcoc—~CcooCco- %é i%g} §;§ (‘%%);;))% % — WO =R NO =~ —COCO—=CW CRNORAWAUICWOOOSOO—ON —U ke O N e | e | e | e | s —_—— | — | ——— Total... . w 71 36 3! W 36 39 & 215 t \11 OO OM=OOMO—=CCOC O V—DisTrICT. Asirvadapuram ot o 43 Arulloor % D) = 37 Sandoshapuram 20 Panneikullam SWRO Paranniyappapuram Kalunguvilei e e SO — — 2] 69 Tadenkullam 25 Kalakullam —OO =W €0 00 ~Y O UV QO B = Pudupatchery 21 10 Vayittalingapuram 20 11 Anandapuran — 32 12 Nagakullam 16 13 SOURNCOWO = —N 10 14 Atchampadu NNASWRORP—OWWO 28 15 Kaludoor Kurippenkullam — W O £ p— 69 OHOCOOMONROOHO ~ 16 (Y TR AT o e S TR R T TR PO TR % CONNEDARNOWS ~— c8x& 2 ; Papankullam | e | CWOOO——ih—O —_— e | — -~ 16 Total.es: U,C~coo~—oo-cccoc 11 V] i < %'o~cocow¢~wmo~pmm 30 76 | 82 143 1407 | List of Congregations, &c. ‘ CANDIDATES FOR ses BapTizZED. pels or Baprism. NaMmEs oF VILLAGES. = er Hou No,. of Catechists and Assistants No. of Cha Pray No. of Families g E Children. 3 § Children. Total of Souls ! No. of Villages VI.—DisTtRrICT Podoor 36 39 w o4 140 Karikovil Muttukistnapuram 16 j— = N 58 st 30 Aaneikudiyiruppu Muttumattamoli — 23 21 Tupramaniyapuram OO 12 Pudiruppu — Pudoor (S — St 50 Ettamoli 2 Sangenkudiyiruppu 13 Atchambadu =S o0~ Ot i 0o b0 = Nannikullam NCNDONTOOOW 37 Perumpanei — — pa— (3] 43 14 Kanaveri NODOWNWDH DW= N 15 Amattavanakudy Do (34 NN —O=~WDHmpOWwWwn () " 87 16 Pudukullam 25 17 Melpuddukullam NN O W~ WO — 18 Kirubapuram W= = N o (o) 60 119, 20 | Satankullam Nganakudiyiruppu 21 Tatchemmoli AT Yo B B ) AL T i Yt vl Yl Yoo (WAdh 1 A VAL Vg S ) - 22 — D — — NG SR, BN — 57 C et O O et el OO S O e S Ol b SN 23 Anandavilel Nallammalpuram [ DO W QO — — QD CWORCWOWNOCSWSORPAOOWULICOD WO — ]~ NN O — O = — NP OO N W N e e ! CO—=hROOONUICONCO~—0O——WCOoo i Sl = S ) 13 | 23 TPotaliis ° © | COoONOOCOO——0C—COC =——0000o~ & > & fi}cw~ocflc»uc~koom—ccw»oow 49 1216 (211 | 34 { 9 VII.—DisTRICT. ! 27 133 ‘30 191 463 Anbinnagaram 10 11 21 48 /Sundenkotel 22 {Dharmanagaram 24 23 46 93 é Tendikatapuram 12 I3 18 43 Visuvasapuram 29 30 30 37 98 Pitcheikudiyiruppu A s it 2 | Kadatchapuram 14 11 14 44 Patcheri 37 41 40 2 13 | Padukeipetti 12 16 13 5 36 | Kareinkadu 11 28 %i) Nandenvilei 3 vt o et |Sekadivilei 49 fo— et {39 29 38 56 169 3 ‘Tinnatambikudiyiruppu 14 42 32 49 87 181 15 Saukiyapuram Elakarivilei 16 Tattanmadam 13 13 19 41 17 16 et 12 27 54 18 Pakiyanadapuram 10 10 28 48 Kaliy_’envilei 2 19 Pudeiyapuram Rt J o e W ] Mt DOl SR o | 20 Putchikadu 11 21 Vadaka Ramasamipuram - 5 2 22 Pitchenvilei 2 COOOOC"""‘O"‘O""O"""‘""‘OC“—""O"‘ 23 Veiravan - COTOO QTS O COes o st £ 0w v s (8 OO S it i OO = DT D D ! Q1 ot i i R COCCOCTCCChRNWOSO OO~ — COOCOOCTCCOUN—~COOOROTCOORN § 3 Z:)b) 21 R—— peeey 'S Lz‘st( of Congregations, &c. CANDIDATES BaprTiZED. FOR pels or Baprism. NamEs oF VILLAGES. e No. of Catechists and Assistants No. of Cha Prayer Houses : Total of Souls. ‘ No. of Villages l No. of Families %:;_ | Women ) = 24 — no 39 25 Uyarattakadiyiruppu 1 60 Anugragapuram e 21 i 23 26 Alagappapuram 27 Udeippookudiyiruppu — & 28 Tembagalingapuram — | 0 40 el 29 ji ] [N ) %((1))) OOO—=NO SEE b e l Children g 3 T8t s ! Children 12 P e — Udiramadegkudiyiruppu e PR P —— PREESR PSS e e ] 17 1 29 Fotales . 13 488 49 447 468 710 771 VIII—DistricT. Retchanyapuram - — St — 59 Panikanada 12 Kallamparei }1kudi)'ir11pp11- N QO Kurupidoo B Pattakarei - 28 —t — et 29 Semmarik_.ullam Kalluvilei 18 Vaniyenkarinatuvalei Q Paravenkuritchy Terikudiyiruppu Nalamtulah NC—=Crmt =~ O C O~ LrainanBocouw 69 o N 50 Kottankadu - — b} Tangei - L i g L ) Shnd L] NI N =R I N Pudumanei oo NWKRwOCOW 2 E%:}; I oD — & €0 G0 ~1 O> U4 I0 B — Mangalapuram or Kula- segaris - -~ ot 15 et 37 0 > Amurapuram - BOUT BOBD VU s O e, ST 00 e DO 3 0 2 IOt s GO e — | | i ‘ il C Ol ;mw ol R s S L NS No ) 16 Total.. &{OH cCOoO——0CcCooo~cCcCO [ ot O — <© E‘oo CO—=KO—=OmNCSO® 15 14 89 151 404 IX—DisTrICT. Kongularayakuritchy [N} 3 — (] =y 8 105 Tirupulankudy - 29 Streevygoondam Pitcheinarto Peroor poo 14 Pottel - Panneivilei Nagampatchery B p— ] | ) 62 ORI T W - Ramenoor - 10 10 Perunikullam 11 14 12 Narukarenkudiyiruppu 13 13 Vaniyenkudiy-iruppu B i e G0 O P D OO = G0 O R W—=OEO—~W—=CNU 14 14 — 5 15 Ségukkuvaittar [N B C o Sakkammalpuram ."",,|l|.v|||l 23 16 Sivanandapuram 30 17 Supramaniyapuram 18 amalingapuram 3 19 Serveikarenmadum — 31 20 10 21 Katusakkammalpuro COoONCCW—NOCWEOT — —C O WD 4 22 Kumarabommeipuram 1 ] 1 1 1 1 — N — 0 CO B T 0 COCNOCW—OOoOONNOON—OOC =D —_—— Tl = RO —~ i = O TIO = WO —~~ NWCN=NNCCCN—O— ~O~OWw Keilasapuram l OCOCCOCHO=ROCOO—OOOOO - — 1 ‘ OOCOJOO-‘C\J%OOQOC&[OOCOOOL% ‘ —C OO — I\ v P (do] ' COCHCCmIR=CO~OOOOOCON 22 6 ..__._‘__. 135 42 2 a0 1 w 12 {111 134 1470 Total.. 2 e e qumne—— List of Congregations, &c. S 5 CANDIDATES BaprTIZED. FOR ; BA.PTiS'M. NamEs oF VILLAGES. and Assistants Prayer Houses No. of Catechists No. of Chapels or i ] Men [ Women i | Children t Women, l Children ! Total of Souls | ' No. of Villages \ ‘ No. of Families ] Men X—DisTrRICT. Puliyarkuritchy (V] e R N 96 Kuttavenkullam 17 Salapudoor Aaneikullam 25 Puduvoor Aarupulli X2 — s 37 Atchambadu Kilavaneri 13 Tereikullam 25 Valiyammeipuram e e — ) e =IO OO~ 52 Kelelyapuram Kalandeipannei - ) WO R O = O == QD — 39 Kori z %2 Komandenoor () DD — o) 92 15 Resta - 16 Sundavilei — N—= OO — Q= O=H O el DO~ — o7 17 Kavelkinnaru Reypootankullam 13 19 Vadakenkullam R T g Yed I Lt Pl T G i Vil ) B SR T S CU=RhCONOO =NWOWO —~ Ut cwwRwB o | e I e e, e | Total.. @looo~oco~o~—oo—ooocc — ~¥ DO flgc—o~—wo~owo——wcmcow 5'~ooo——oococc~e~@o—w Qlcocoo~ocoooomoawccw glc.uc '35 87 1526 @ © RECAPITULATION, . 18 I DisTRICT 1541135 103 142 52| 61 557 10 88 31 34 58| 52 86 284 == 16 III do. 224 18 8 207| 23! 346 8'9 20 IV do 71 36 31 38 36f 39 39 2'5 16 do. 112 40 36 30 82 143 407 23 VI do 276 42 37 49 2'6 2] 348 903 Bomed ) 29 VII do. — 488 o4 43 49 4471 468 10 1771 16 VIII do 115 19 16 15 14 89 151] 404 22 I1X do 135 42 28 3 1| 111 DONIWANNOWO do { PP (s el YO R b ol J Taend ) QTR QO O U WO i O 172 27 19 2 1 137 135 134! 470 ——— 19 e s | e | e s e e e | o e | s e i, 187, 526 § 96 189 lat the end of June 1836..] 63 |1835[436 [350 432 |1455'147919204 6356 67 154 |were at the end of 1835..}....]1561319 1249 {3 7 1246]'312{2'38 598l PR | P ORI PSRNt NSNS, | e IR T R ——— 29 | 35 |Increase in the last 6 months.n............. coer 274|117 {101 L15 | 2091 167! 66 775 o "t g 2 TR h.‘mu N f,? # D b = o — N e © 7 o 7z o ¥ S T i i 1 7 7 n; ) " N > - X% < N 3 = > & o 7 5 ? i s < £ o 7 & i 5 e 7y 5 s . 37 / 5 ; 53 S ? el s i ?',h 2| 3 ; % o 7l o |2 e S 3. - 45 it 5 5% 0 ; 25 2 j s 5T L, & 7 :0 ke 7 i » / 75 7 ;?’égg o 00 . i S % 5 £ & 3’ < 9 f 7 o ¥e 2, ; FaT, 37 & y i st £3:4 Fie S i i £ « 251 i 3, Frd o & b 37, 115 : 3% 7 L i 45 o 5% = 44 2 e & = ¥ 12 b e hEE 2 i fak i . N £ 3 £33 i i ST i o £ £ i H i b 5 g I fess 2 33 I3, ; 3 o ] ; ?’ o o, ? Sty 3¢ . ; Wl o4 ) i kp b At k32 5 frs e LK 1 ¥ 2 15 04 L) %) i 2y L 2 vy 2 % i & . 15 (1 £ 8 3 7 N 38 & i 4 o i Yo i 7 ; s 5 i ol (?i 2 "f' i i (2 f £ 2 N (3 218 R % i 2 : r: Y et e5 32 2 14 . A 3 i 7 o 7 (o 4 x YEESS W 2 .4 iy 5 P 7 % A ) 123 L%, i (3 ot i 2 ) 4 & 0 2, fpek 2 5 7 R ’ 12 & o o .ijs it LS b i N o o 70 5 A 7 7 i o e £ vt Bl - . 4 i3 i S, i B \,,}/’ Ahee i 2 X pL e Y £33 & 'ex (7 A (4] 4 I 3 i 37 5 P : o b A (&8 1 ¢ & 4 {343 % : 23, h..; o5 i £ o a& e ‘ @ 05 i 7 i £ 0 P 4 ¥ ) g rees £ ot 7] o i i - ) 4 i.& e ey (4 G 2 14 Vit 9, i AT 5 377 14 % 1553 § ¥ £ )bv' 2t € . 5 A £ 0 ) (< R ) 241 i A X 201 i 3] b4 & a8 ¥4 i G o e 0f 0 % A AR 4 i 5, A 8 ) s oL, 06 33 AT 0 . 37 e ) 5 V) 3, 4 (c f b | L fi Gl % i % AL % 14 0 § A i i s 453 <5 by | N I o L i ; s 7 i {e P e b ey s 0 b ; o - 4 2 é{ L ) i x: Al . @ 5 4 213 «© 287 i < Ui Tk 5 : o 5 {31 o § 14 R D i i b 7o $12 *is i ) £, g 19 et ¥ i % ) v i N 14 2% b e Y it A b FIRST HALF YEARLY REPORT OF THE Grerman Figstonaries, IN o TINNEVELLY, @ AT THE END OF JUNE 1836. VierFarbSelector Standard * - Euroskala Offset ie B ] o % IT may not be uninteresting to our Christian friends to o know what has been done here during the last 6 months we therefore with pleasure publish the following brief account of the present state of the Mission. 15 According to the health and strength granted to us by our § ; gracious God, we have been travelling during part of every month in the country, in the midst of christian and heathen 14 villages, preaching and distributing the word of life. We can say with humble gratitude that our labours have not 13 ii been in vain. 1st.—CoNGREGATIONS.— We mentioned in our last address that at the end of December 1835, we had under our superin- 12 tendence— 1,561 familis—containing 5,581 souls—in 154 villages. E From the accompanying 1 list, made up to the end will be found to be at of June last, the total 5 189 the present time..c... 1, 3» 3 6,356 bR 99 10 Beinganincrease during f 274 93 3 775 35 29 the last six months, o 39 This increase has partly been from the old Congregations in 15 places; but chiefly from among the heathen, of whom 227 families in 38 villages, have placed themselves under Christian instruction. The increase would have been larger, were it not that 18 places have been struck out from our list, because the families resident there, have either removed to other places, joined the Church Mission, or returned to heathenism. 2 6 We are sorry to say that in 47, out of the 189 villages now on our list, divisions have been effected; that is, a part of 5 each Congregation is with us, and the other part with the é Church Mission. However, the people in 142 villages con- tinue undivided. 4 The oppression which our people have experienced in cer- 3 tain villages, has compelled us to seek other lands for them upon which to settle. This has already been accomplished in one instance ; and we hope to be able to succeed shortly in others. 2 There are also 4 new christian villages rising in different directions. ‘m Copyright 4/1999 YxyMaster GmbH www.yxymaster.com 1