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THE

FEEFTH REPORT

OF THE

GERMAN MISSION,

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FANARA, SOUTHERN MAHRATTA, AND

MALABAR PROVINCES.

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BANGALORE ;

PRINTED AT THE WESLEYAN MISSION PRE

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§8.

1845,

—

50

REPORT

We have entered upon the eleventh vear of our Mission.

On the

30th October 1834, the three Brethren Hebich, Lehner and Greiner

landed at Mangalore, strangers and almost friendless.

Since that time

eight stations have been established in three different provinces. The

number of brethren labouring in the country has been increased to

twenty -two ; eleven of whom are married.

The congregations, gathered

from among the Talu, the Canarese, and Malayalam people, form a small

host of

e four hundred souls, be

sides a mixed multitude of native

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s, and servants, by whom our little

are surrounded

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Testament

(two Gospels,

the Abt

and ten Apostolic Epistles) has been transla-

ted into Tulu, and printed by our Lithographic Press at Mangalore.

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and other rel

igious books have b

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originally composed in Canarese, 1 “‘«h]aj alam, and Tulu, lithographed

at Man

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distributed in the schools, the congregations

and

anon t

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He comfort and bless all who love His kingdom and long for its esta-

blishment among the heathen.

May He blot out the sins and trans-

the power and

gressions of His unworthy servants; and render them, by

the gifts of His Spirit, vessels of His grace and glory. May He multi-

ply grace, and peace, and mercy unto the infant churches established

in His name amidst darkness and corruption ; und grant faith and re-~

pentance to the poor, blind, deaf and dull heathen, that they may see

with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and be healed.

Amen.

Thy Kingdom come.

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THE MANGALORE STATION.

Rev. G. Greiner and Mrs. Greiner, Rev. H. Moegling,

Rev. F. G. Sutter, and Mrs. Sutter, Rev. G. H. Weigle,

and Mrs. Weiyle, Rev. J. Ammann, Rev. A. Buhrer,

and Rev, F. Metz,

Through the goodness of the Lord all the brethren who belong to the

station, are again at their posts, Br. Sutter who had gone to Europe

in the end of 1841 for the re-establishment of his health, was towards

the end of last year enabled to return to India, accompanied by his wife

the daughter of one of the most zealous friends of the Basle Missiou 1n

With them we had the pleasure

Baden, Br. Sutter’s native country.

of welcoming three of our country-women who were on the 8th of

January married to the Brethren J. Muller of Hoobly, C. Irion of

Tellicherry, and G. Weigle of this station,

The day of their marriage

was a day of rejoicing, rot only for us but also for the whole of our

Mangalore Congregation.

Br. Ammann’s health which during the past year had several times

threatened to fail, has been strengthened again; and Br. Moegling, who

had been long absent on the Neilgherry Hills on account of a protract-

ed and serious illness, has been permitted to return to his work, and

has in a great measure recovered his former health.

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We are sensible of the great privilege which we enjoy above many of

our Missionary Brethren in this country, in having so strong a body of

labourers in one station,

It may be that now and then a brother of

peculiar gifts and great energy may work more when standing by him-

self and fighting the battle alone: but even in such a case, which is

rare, there is great danger lest a Mission carried on by one Missionary

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without a colleague or successor, initiated into all the details of the

work, and acquainted with the inward affairs of a newly-gathered

Church—may be suddenly and seriously interrupted by the sickness or

removal of the single-handed labourer.

Generally speaking, however

a judicious division of labour among a number of Brethren, each work-

ing in the line most adapted to his peculiar talents and gifts, will yield

more abundant and richer fruit, and preserve a Mission effectually from

those otherwise unavoidable changes of men and measures, and inter-

ruptions of labour, by which many a hopeful station has been rendered

ineffective and barren. We are indeed seven of us together in one place

yet could we not spare one.

The Tulu and Tamil congregations, the

preparation of candidates for baptism, the preaching of the Gospel in the

towns and villages of the vicinity, the superintendance of schools, and

the translation of the Bible into Tulu require more than one Brother.

One Brother is fully employed in the outstation of Kadike, where the

eongregation is increasing, and consequently labour aud trouble in pro-

portion.

Bazar preaching and the superintendance ot the English and

Canarese public schools in the town, occupy the time and strength of

another labourer,

The three remaining Brethren find enough of work,

and more than enough in the Seminary, the Printing Office, the prepa-

ration of translations, the composition of Canarese school books, and

other literary labours.

May the Lord give us grace to work together in faith and love while

it is day, and to gather many lost sheep into the fold of the good Shep -

herd, who has given His life for them as well as for us.

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The Mission.

OQur work is quietly proceeding. We cannot speak of great things

accomplished in the course of the past year.

The seed which the hand

of God has sown in this barren field resembles the niustard-seed.

But

in due time, we believe, we shall behold a fruitful garden watered by

the rivers of God.

The Lord has opened a new door among the fishermen here,

What

the strong one has guarded with much cuanning and power, and kept

in undisturbed possession hitherto, is now taken from him by the strong-

er One, and the spoil is divided. One family is decidedly on the Lord’s

side, while others who had also been awakened when the alarm was

given in the palace of the strong man (Luke XI. 21 &. 22.) have been

frightened or deceived by false representations and promises, and fallen

asleep again.

A woman whose heart the Lord opened that she might

give heed to the word, made the beginning.

Knowing that she

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could not take a decided step so long as she lived with her husband and

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relatives, she left them and came to us with her five children.

caused a great uproar among her numerous caste and brought hatred

and persecution upon her.

Even while at church, she was one day

attacked by her relatives, whose hearts, filled with bitterness and anger,

Her husband took the

overflowed with fearful reproaches and curses.

loss of his wife easier than that of his children.

Sometimes he would

lurk about our house to cateh if possible a glance of them. We gave

him liberty to visit them as often as he pleased and spoke kindly to him.

Now aud then he also came to see his wife who lived in the house of a

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ined over

trusty and devoted christian, and after some weeks he was

likewise, Newly awakened, vet unstable as he was, we believed him

not strong enough to stand alone at Bolara, his own village, and advised

him to stay with us, where under our care and instruction he might

grow in faith and knowledge until he could safely return to his people

and be as salt among them.

This occurrence roused the enmity of the

Under the

fishermen still more than the conversion of the woman.

storm which ensued we could discern the influence of the Spirit of God

upon the hearts of many, but none broke through the bonds of Satan

except this family, consisting of seven persons, who were afterwards bap-~

tized into the church of God.

Both before their baptism and since that

time we have had every reason to rejoice on their account.

Together

with them two others were baptized ; an orphan girl of ten years, and

a Malayalam man who had beeun in our service these ten years, but bad

not yielded to the influence of the Spirit, until at last the Lord became

too strong for him.

His conversion also is now a cause of rejoicing

to us.

At present there are nine more persons with us who desire to be bap-

tized.

Several of them have been for a long time under regular instruc-

tion.

Some give us good hope, especially one man of Pechivara, who

Through him a

is sincerely hungering after the righteousness of God.

door has been opened amongst other families and the leaven of the Gospel

But the rest of the villagers oppose themselves

has begun to work.

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with all their might against this pestilence, as they callit. Neverth les

the Lord is victorious! A singular circumstance brought this man to

the knowledge of God.

An earthly treasure, which he found with a-

he former

nother man, was the means of his finding the eternal one.

Having confidence

slipped out of his hands by the fraud of his fellow.

in the “Padres” he asked their advice; after some conversation his heart

was opened and he sought no longer to obtain the earthly treasure,

He left all and came to us. His

but desired to gain the heavenly one.

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wife from natural affection followed him, and we trust that she also may

be converted

Their relations are men of some influence among their

caste, but have hitherto, been a great obstacle in our way.

A Malaya-

lam fisherman, from shame and fear of the people of his caste, left his

own country and came to us in order to serve God without being ex

Of the state of his mind w

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posed to dis

ace and persecution.

not now speak with confidence.

Other applicants for

aptism have

come and gone; they little desired for the meat which endureth unto

verlasting life, but rather sought the Lord for the sake of the loaves

and the fishes.

One young man of the Vokilme caste, who does not

seem to have been inwardly persuaded of the truth, but yet had felt the

drawing of the Father, was enticed away by the promises of his mother

and relatives. So were also others. OQur work is a work of patience and

trials.

But He who has been with us hitherto will be with us to the

end

therefore we rejoice ; and, relying on the word and grace of our

God, take courage.

Our church in general resembles a hospital.

Every where the b

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of Gilead with its healing and strengthening powers is requirec

Ay

na

being ourselves inmates of the same hospital we are taught to exercise

mercy and patience towards our brethren, and dfmy m apply with them

o~

and for them to the great physician, Jesus Christ

Sad deviations

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which showed ahemcehf“s in the cou

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of the

the paths of righteousnes

One man was sent to a

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year frequently tried our faith,

the Ghatts on account of his bad conduct here.

We hopt

v

that

sucn

g

a translocation might do him good

He returned, however, unimpro-

ved so that we were under the necessity of excommunicating him

May

the good shepherd have mercy upon his soul and speedily rescue him

from the jaws of the lion,

Another on the other hand, who had d

parted from the Lord, has by peculiar circumstances been brought into

he liberty of the children of God

Some on account of their impeni-

tence have been excluded from the Lord’s Supper.

Others are a cause

The Lord has a people here and He preserves them

of rejoicing to us.

from the Evil one.

The elders of the church assemble thh us once a

month or oftener, if circumstances require it, to delibe 0

1e affairg

of the congregation and to pray for the blessing of God upon it,

Their

labour among the members of our Church appears not to have been in

vain.

Divine services were regularly held in the manner detailed in former

reports.

The celebration of tne Lord’s supper, always a sacred feast

for the Church, has proved a great comfort and blessing to many.

Mrs. Greiner’s Girl’s School numbers at present twenty-three board-

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ers and nine day scholars,

Three of these attend regularly ; the at-

tendance of the other six is so fluctuating, that we can scarcely count

them.

The school is divided into three classes ; Eliesar, the school-

master, labours amongst them with diligeace and love.

The care of

Es

such a flock is necessarily attended with many trials of patience.

pecially the elder girls, who have grown up in evil habits, cause much

anxiety.

We cannot say that any of the girls have yet been converted ;

we sow and labour in hope.

Mangalore, 28th February, 1845.

C. GREINER.

On the 14th of April 1844, T had the satisfaction of baptizing a family

consisting of 6 persons.

As these people live several miles from Man-

galore, 1 was obliged to visit them in their own house for the purpose

of instructing them.

It is particularly difficult to make people of the

lower castes comprehend the truths of the Gospel.

Theijr mental ca-

pacities and powers of reasoning are so deficient, that long and repeated

teaching and catechizing are necessary; and all, after to change aheart

of stone into a heart of flesh, is the work of the Holy Spirit alone. When

examined about what they have heard, they often say: ¢ We have it

in our heart, but it will not come into our mouth.”

I see now that

there is some truth in what a woman once said to a Missionary, who

complained of her dulness in learning the word of God: “1f you pour

water into a sieve it all runs out, but stili the sieve is made clean.”

On the whole I have reason to rejoice on account of these people, in

spite of all their infirmities ; for the Saviour helps and heals them, and

they know and believe this.

The power of sin in which they have

Every christian knows

grown up from infancy is not at once overcome.

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this from personal experience, and the experience of the Apostles proves

it likewise.

Spiritual as well as natural life grows by slow degrees.

But that the seed does grow, when watered from above, the conversa-

tion and lives of some of our older Christians bear delightful witness.

The commotion at Mangalore occasioned last year by the conversion of

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Their

three Brahmins, was felt also in the village of the above family.

neighhours became very hostile against these quiet people. They threat-

ened, that if I came again, they would treat us, viz. myself and their

neighbours to a good flogging. For the purpose of enticing them again

into the service of the devils, they put a certain plant before their house

and urged them to water it daily. The plant however was soon des-

troyed.

Formerly these villagers desired us to establish a school

amongst them, but they will hear nothing about it now. During my

frequent walks to this place I had an opportunity of preaching the

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word also in other neighbouring villages.

Some months ago [ sent

Enos among them for some days. He and Jacob went to different

hamlets. Bat, as yet, none have come forward and shewed courage

enough to forsake all for Christ’s sake.

Maru, a young man of the

potter-caste, who was with us for some time and gave good promise,

On

his

fell away again.

He had gone home to see his relations,

return to us we found him greatly changed.

He promised better things

for the future.

But soon he gave way to his old temptations and be-

came indolent, melancholy, and reserved. He was again invited by his

relations <o visit them ; but, being aware of his danger, we refused him

leave, and by earnest and repeated exhortations prevailed on him not

to go. However, unable to withstand the desires of his carnal mind he

withdrew himself secretly.

After the lapse of some months he re-

appeared and asked pardon.

fis

He desired to be received again, but

sorrow was not after a godly mauner, and therefore it did not work

re-

pentance unto salvation. May the Lord have mercy upon him.

Oun the 22nd of October I baptized a young man, an Indo-Briton, tle

son of a Tamil woman. He left Mangalore with the 28th Regiment N,

I. into which he had been received as a fifer.

We regret to say, he

was not strong enough to walk alone.

Shortly before the departure of

his Regiment he made himself guilty of several things which grieved

me much. From time to time I visited some Christian Tamil families in

the lines, and preached to them. One day a Roman Catholic, who had

more knowledge of the word of God than is common amongst them,

was present,

Repeating the words of the Lord: ¢ Whosoever shall

receive you, receives me,” he fell prostrate at my feet, saying, if h

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ceived me it was as if he received the Lord himself, I protested ag

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such honors and explained to him the true meaning of that passage

For several months I have had regular service with the Tamil chris-

tians every Lord’s day. About 15 or 20 attend. Some of them are very

ignorant of the word of God; others appear to have tasted something

of the liberty which is in Christ.

Three Tamil persons are receiving

instruction preparatory to baptism.

The wife of a bugler, who is

much concerned about his own salvation and that of his family, attends

for instruction with the above candidates, although she was long since

baptized.

Of the Tulu people four persons are at present under my instruction,

I rejoice over them, secing the living power of the word of God work-

ing in their hearts. I hope soon to baptize them. One who had attended

for more than 6 months I was, to my great regret, obliged to dismiss

on acconnt of his indifference and i

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been touched by the grace of God, but his wicked wife and other temp

The Canarese Schools have

tations enticed him from the straight path,

not yet recovered from last year’s shock.

That in the Bazaar, has been

attended by from 12 to 15 or 20 boys ; that in our compound, only by

twelve.

Br. Sutter has now taken charge of the former.

In December I made a small Missionary excursion.

In Mulky I

went into a school and spoke to the schoolmaster and his pupils of sin

and its origin.

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der boys said, that God had created both

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the Devil

and sin,

I shewed him that he made God a sinner.

school master became angry and would not allow the boy

s any longer to

talk with me. At Cap I met many people to whom I could speak ahout

the one thing needful. One, with whom Br. Greiner had formerly had

conversations, and whom I asked why he did not forsake the service

« You must have

of devils, and begin to serve the living God, said :

and a

patience ; a little boy does not become a grown man in one year,

s_mall tree requires many ye

ars to become a great one; nor has Anand-

Tn this world every

Rao in Mangalore become a Christian all at once.

thing comes in due order and time.”

I admitted the general truth of

his remark, but reminded him, that in matters of salvation we must

lose no time, not knowing the hour of our death ; that to-day was the

acceptable time and the day of salvation.

Afterwards some others be-

gan to praise us exceedingly. Some observing my

maps, put questions

ftheir Shastras was

about Geography. I told them that the Geography o

wrong ; and that, if their Shastras gave no correct information about the

things of this world, which may be seen and felt, how could they hope

Biruvas

to learn from them the things of the anseen world.

Some

1d have to

said they could not give up the service of devils or they wou

undergo many sufferings, I replied: If you serve the living God you

need be afraid of nothing ; and if thousands of devils should be against

They answered : How can we?

you, the Lord is stronger than they all.

all around us do the same things. I said: make you a beginning, and

od

Tlig

hiow he expected to

others will follow.

A young man whom [ ask

obtain forgiveness of sin, gave this stran

oe answer: ¢ by cowdang.”

Another standing near him, was ashamed of this answer and reproved

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him.

The young man was astoni

ed, and seemed to ask if there really

was any other means of obtaining remission of sin.

ke to the peoplé about

At Udapi I distributed many tracts and spo

the way of life and the way of death.

In Perdaru I gave a tract to a

He

.man and spok

o with him on the true and false worship of God.

When T asked, if

maintained that Bhagavant was the only true God.

41 is God alsc had not committed sin, be rveplied, that uothing was sin

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to God ; he might do

vhatever he pleased.

I shewed him that he knew

nothivg about God ; that God being the fountain of all holiness could

do nothing which was unholy.

The man said also, that there were

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many ways to heaven, as there were many ways leadin

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from one town

to another, I admitted that the latter was true, yet that among the many

ways one only would be the best, and that it would be folly not ta

choose it. But as concerning heaven, it had pleased the God of heaven

and earth to appoint for all men only one way to it, and that all other

ways were leading to destruction.

Afterwards the schoolmaster came

with his boys to get books. After this, I learat that the Patéll, who was

said to be also the head-man of the temple, had th

or

LeRe

itened the people

that every one who should read any of our books would be excluded

from the temple. Notwithstanding, there came ms 1y more afterwards

to talk with me and to ask for books. AtHébri I had some diﬁicu}ty

in getting necessary food.

A ju

=tols

ool

er came with two decorated, oxen fo

entertain the people with their play.

I spoke to him about the sinful-

ness of his employment. He acknowledged, that he did all this only for

his belly.

His boy was astonished to hear, that these oxen were no

Gods,

At Karkala I visited the great granite statue.

While I was

standing there, a man came to make Plja at the foot of the image. I

expostulated with him about his worshipping this dead stone, instead

of the living God ; he maintained that there was life in the statue,

pointing to one of its toes, that had a red spot which he said was blood

oozed out of the statue.

When we went down the rock T shewed this,

fabulist a similar red spot on one of the rocks.

Then be stole away

leaving me alone with the other people, to whom I spoke. They were

much more quiet than [ found the people elsewhere, By way of Mada-

biddri I returned to Mangalore, where I arrived in safety, strengthened

in body and soul.

On the following day I administered the Lord’s

Supper to the Tamil congregation, &e.

A. BUHRER.

2. OUT-STATION OF KADIKE,

In the course of the past year the Lord has been pleased to stir up

most of the Catechumens of Karuida, who have been under instruction

for the last two years, and to increase their faith; so that I was encour-

aged to receive them into the church, Nineteen of them were baptized

on Christmas-day last, which was a blessed day both for them and for

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months ago, when the father of'y one of

the families, who had not yet

been baptized, was attacked by a severe

iltness, but mercifully preser-

His affliction brought him to the know-

ved in answer to his prayers.

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and his deliverance taught him to trust and to rejoice

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heart, his mouth overflowed towards every one who came

to his house, whether heathen or christian, with entreaties and exhorta-

tions to surre

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er themselves to the Lord Jesus Christ.

A heathen youth, who had more than a year ago resolved to euter

the way of salvation, bat had been forcibly detained by his relatives,

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joined us at

tast.

He had evidently a desire after the forgiveness of his

sins, but so great was his natural indolence and dulness, that he did not

raceive from the word of God sufficient strength for overcoming his

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it to his people, and for withstanding their incessant entrea-

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and tears.

After he had been amongst us for three months, we

gaw him to our grief return to his family and to heathenism.

The head of a family in a neighbourinz village, who had heard the

word of the kingdom of God from our christians, and acknowledged that

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was the only way in which he could obtain the peace he wanted,

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Returning from such preaching excursions they give

sometimes pleasing reports of the reception wl

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s they are roughly treated, and rejected with distrust and

s8N EEers.

But there ave others who behave like self-willed and uneleanly

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children, and cause much anxiety.

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to exhort them to watchfu

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Lear these little ones upon their hearts, and to watch over and pray for

them.

One of the principal wants of cur Tl congregations is a translation

of the word of God into their own language.

I spent the greater part

of the last rainy season in translating and printing some parts of the

New Testament and a large Catechism, which gives the chief doctrines

of the Bible in the language of the Scriptures.

A Mission house will, if possible, be erected before this monsoon

near Mulki, in the vicinity of Karnada and Kadik., where most of our

christians live.

Looking back upon the events of the past year, I would praise and

adore the Lord for all His mercy and grace towards myself and the

little, church here

He shows himself indeed to be the head of his

church.

May He be pleased to rouse the Heathen arournd us out of

their sleep of sin, and seek and gatber many of the scattered sheep into

His fold.

Finally, Brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have

free course and be glorified.

Kapigr 3rd. March, 1845.

J. AMMANN

3. THE SEMINARY

The Brethren Weigle and Metz have during by far the greatest part

Br.

of the past year borne the burden of this branch of our Mission

Moegling returned from the Nilgherry-hills at the end of October, but

was during several succeeding months too weak to take his proper

share in the common labour.

However, our work has been carried on

steadily.

Br. Moegiing after having been sick for four months left Mangalore

on the I5th of March. He stayed one month at Mercira, where Dr Law-

From Mercara he went by slow sta-

rence most kindly attended him.

ges to the Nilgherry-hills, where he arrived in the beginning of May

At Utacamund he was, though a stranger, most friendly and hospitably

Under

received by Mrs. Groves, and remained there a whole month

the careful and judicious treatment of Dr. Sanderson, the force of his

disease was broken in the course of that month, and by the beginning

of June he was able to remove to Kotagherry whither he had been in-

vited by Mr. and Mrs, Blair, old friends of our Mission, whose kindness

never tires

By the beginning of October his health was so far re-

established that he could venture on returning to Mangalore. Ma} the

blessing of God rest upon those who have given their assistance, and

shown sueh christian kindness and love to the sie

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;I‘he two Brethren, on whom, on account of Br. Sutter’s long absence

the care of the English town School also devolved, enjoyed good health

throughout the year, and experienced in many ways the faithfuluess and

mercy of the Lord. As their days were, S0 was their strength. Two

of the youths of the first class accompanied Br. Moegling to the Hills ;

the remaining three were under the charge of Br. Weigle, and proved,

during a season of many cares and troubles, rather a comfort than a

burden to him. The plan of lessons exhibited in the last report, was,

with the exception of Br, Moegling’s part, faithfally adhered to. The

Greek lessous only were discontinued after the departure, with Br.

Moeglin

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o, of two of the first class scholars.

During this year a contagious opthalmia has made its entrance into

All our pupils, with only very few exceptions, have

the Seminary.

suffered from it. and some have been attacked by it a second and third

time. Several of the patients have been troubled with the complaint

for months.

Three of them are still suffering.

Dr. Lovell, Zillah sur-

geon, has continued to show us his accustomed kindness, for which we

feel sincerely grateful.

Some months ago three of the older boys who had made little pro-

gross in the School, more from want of capacity than of diligence, were

put out as apprentices; two of them to a smith working on our premises,

A weaver

the third to a tailor who is employed in the Mission house.

also has been engaged for teaching his trade to 1 or 2 more of our pupils.

Two others have bee

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sent to Bellary ; where, under the kind care of

our Brethren of the London Mission they are to learn book-binding in

the extensive printing establishment of that Mission.

The arrival of Mrs. Weigle has supplied a deficiency in our establish-

ment, which we had long felt; for unmarried Missionaries, whose time

and attention is sufficiently engaged by other labors, can scarcely be

expected successfully to fulfil the duties of ¢ fathers and mothers,” as

the Hindus have it.

One of our boys, a Roman Catholic, made an attempt of running

away. He was caught again; but, alas, it was discovered that he had

for a long time committed thefts under the instigation of his relatives,

and we had no choice but to dismiss him.

On the whole we have reason to be satisfied with the conduct and

progress of our pupils, though many things are still wanting; and though

the number of those, who walk after the spirit, is but small.

QOur bu-

siness is sow, to plant, to water, It is the Lord, who giveth the increase.

‘H. MOEGLING.

G. WEIGLE.

F. METZ.

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. MOEGLING.

5. Extract from a Journal of Stmeon, an elder of the Mangalore

Congregation, translated from the Tulu original.

In beptember last, Simeon one of the four elders of our Church was

sent into the vicinity of Cip, a considerable village 30 miles to the

north of Mangalore, and directed to visit several families who had for-

merly listened with some earnestness to the preaching of the Gospel

and to invite also others, whenever opportunities might offer

to the

kingdom of God. He was accompanied by Titus who was born in a

hamlet near Cap and whose relations are numerous in that neighbour-

hood ; a circumstance which greatly facilitated their endeavours

In

many places they were kindly received and attentively heard ;-——but we

ghall let old Simeon speak for himself

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On the-28th September?‘ 1844, Tuesday, we left Mangalore and came

to Kadike where we stayed that night with the brethren there. We

conversed about the business for which we had been sent, rejoiced in

the Lord and praised Him. On the following day, we left Kadike and

went to the house of Titus sister who lives in Polia in the Yermala

Méagane. On that night several of the neighbours came and sat down

around us.

Tirst we told them of the state in which we had formerly

been, then we described to them according to the word of God the

sinfulness of man, the misery of sin, and, that death comes through

sin.

Lastly, we told them of the manner in which all men may be

delivered from death. They replied, ¢ We believe in God 5 how could

we exist without faith in God ? We work and eat, and the rest we leave

to him.” Whereupoa we answered, ye know full well, that by your

labour you do not obtain salvation, and that you do not get the pardon

of your sins, by leaving the rest to God.

They tried to defend them-

selves; but as their word had no strength, we grew bolder and spoke to

them largely of the love which God bears to sinners, of the salvation

which is in Jesus Christ His beloved Son, of the everlasting redemp-

tion, and the hope of eternal life. We stayed there all night ; next morn-

ing we visited 2 or 3 neighbouring farm houses, and preached to the

people the word of God, In one house particularly, we spoke a great

deal with a man who was sick.

The people said, ¢ yes,’ to all we told

them. On the same day we left and went to Coppald where Titus’

brother lives. Many people of his acquaintance came. When we spoke

to them one amongst them said : how is it that people forsake their own

father and eall a stranger their father?

To this man we spoke of

fathers according to the flesh, and fathers according to the spirit, and

added:

He who has created you into this world, who has given you

body and soul, mind and spirit, is your true father; now what do you

think of people, who forsake this their true Father, and call one father

who is not their father?

To this they gave no reply.

While we were

yet talking with them some Mé4plis of Panambfru came, and begaun to

converse with us.

They mocked us greatly

Among other things they

Has thy Péadri

said : no one except Mohammed can go to heaven.

gone to heaven? We asked them: Do you read the Farkan ? They

We said : Then you can perhaps tell us how you can

replied : Yes.

go to heaven, and what Mohammed has done to bring you to heaven

Afterwards we spoke

They answered: We must not tell you this.

again with the toddy-drawers. (Simeon himself and most members of

our congregation were formerly of this caste.) One of them seemed

to be touched in his heart.

He said : If yon continue to tell us these

words, we may comprehend them,

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Next morning to Arjilla.

In one of the houses there the headmen

of the village were assembled,

These men heard the word of the Lord

with joy. They knew us and we explained to them how it had come,

that we forsook our old way, and now walk in the way of God. We

testified of the salvation which is in Jesus Christ,

One of them asked :

What shall we do? We replied, Believe in Jesus Christ whom God

hath sent for your sins ; this is the thing you must do.

Whereupon

they said: we have a desire to hear these words, but just now it is

harvest time, and we have much work ; but do you stay with us, As

we saw, however, that they had much busiaess, we thoaght that it would

not be right to stay with them.

When we took leave, they entreated

us to come again. We went to Pilya, where we remained next day,

for it was Sunday. On Monday we returned to Sandtiru and stayed in

the house of Titus’ brother-in-law.

We had a conversation with the

Pujari on the one thing needful. After having slept at Sanddru we went

next morning to the house which had formerly belonged to Titus’ pa-

rents. We found there another Pujiri, to whom we spoke of the sal-

vation in Christ; but as he would not hear our words, we took leave

of him. On the road we saw the Pujari’s people in the fields gathering

the harvest.

When they saw us, they drew near and conversed with us.

We spoke with them of the salvation of their souls,

At a little dise

tance we stopped at another house and conversed with

the people,

Some neighbours also assembled and two of them gave much heed to

our words concerning this way of salvation. One of them asked : What

shall we do? whereupon we replied : If you will be saved from your

sins, believe on the Son of God, Jesus Christ.

We proved to them,

that He is the Saviour of sinners.

On the evening of that day we

returned to the house of Titus’ brother-in-law,

That night I conver-

sed with him a great deal.

He confessed to me that he knew he was

a sinner, for the master (missionary) had spoken to him about this way,

and that he felt he must become another man.

Nextday we went

to Arvada and called at the house of the brother-in-law of Andreas.

After a short time, many of the neighbouring farmers came together,

and we spoke with them about the way of salvation, and made known

unto them the way of life which has been established by Jesus Christ,

One of them heard these words with great joy, and returned twice on

that day for the purpose of hearing more.

He confessed freely that

these words were truth. On the evening of the same day we called at

the house of Micah’s brother, and spoke to the people there. We stayed

in that house all night, On the next day we went to Sardur-coppal -

la, The people whom we had before visited were not now visible, where-

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We were drawn

fore we resorted to the shop a Concani Brahmin.

into a dispute with the brahmans who assembled there. They spoke in

defence of their gods.

We asserted the attributes and testified of the

goodness of God, which is extended to poor sinners, in Jesus Christ.

Thence we removed to Mungeri. Not a person was to be seen in the

Bazaar. We went through the Bazaar and passed a brook. When we

measured our shade to know the time of the day, we found that it was

abeut 3 o’clock in the afternoon.

Being exceedingly thirsty we en-

tered the house of a farmer.

The master of the house sat upon a bench,

He looked at us for a moment, and asked: Who are you?

writing.

Whence have you come ? We replied : Please to finish your business,

Titus was excee-

then we shall inform you of the purpose of our visit.

The man enquired a second time :

dingly thirsty, and asked for water.

u? We replied : We are men of Mangalore.

He continu-

Who are yo

ed: and what is the purpose of your visit?

We said, You know the

purpose for which the Padres have come into this country : you have

proclaim. We have now come

yourself heard the glad tidings which they

He asked with the air of as-

to make known unto you the same word.

tonishment : What ! Do you belong to the padres? Yes, was our reply-.

1 know their whole story, he said, go in peace.

We answered : If you

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knew, as you say, all they teach,

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;ou would not thus speak with us.

The words which the padres and we speak are not our own, but God’s;

in these words is the salvation of men.

Suddenly he cried full of

rage: Will you go in peace, or shall I seize you by the throat aund

cast you out? We said: why do you get so angry 7 we bave nct come

However he called his people and eried aloud, Take

to stay here.

them by the throat and cast themr out: throw away the mat upon

which they have sat, and the brass vessel out of which they have

drunk. He set a guard of his own people over us. We were marched

to a Pepul tree, in the shade of which we were permitted to sit down.

After half an hour the man returned to us and said: You are not al-

lowed to leave the place; come with me to the Patell.

The Patell

was sitting in a shop, surrounded by the villagers. Our unkind host

called the Patell aside and talked with him for some time. When we

were called before the Patell, he asked ug: Whence have ye come?

We gave the same reply which we had given to the Dasashetti. The

people wer

e all in a rage. Let us see, cried they, what sort of divine

What do the parcels in your hands

word they have come to preach.

contain ? open them.

We opened our little bags.

They commanded

We read the 28th of

us to read from the book which we drew forth.

Matthew, trusting in the help of the Lord, and expounded the chapter

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to them,

A Brahmin jumped up and cried : the words ot these mad -

lmen must not even enter into our ears.

They would have strangled

us in their rage, had they not been afraid of some charm falling upon

them if they touched us. The Patell said : what can these ignorant peo=

ple know ? You are learned men and know belter.

He then ordered

two of his people to transport us to the other side of the stream.

It

was 6 o’clock in the evening when we crossed the water.

Ne went to

a little house at a short distance and asked for a resting place. The

people would not receive us.

A little boy showed us the road to the

house of the Patell, in front of which we sat down.

At 7 o’clock the

the Patell came out to look at us, and we told him that we had come

from Mangalore, He said : What are the words of your Padre? Is he

able to mix all castes into one? We replied : The words of the Padre

are truth, but the people do not comprehend it. Chhi” said he ; and

began to abuse the Pad

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res.,

Then two Concan brahmans came, said

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something in private to the Patell, con

versea

with us for a while, and

then turned towards the Patell, saying aloud : “ These are the people

who have played a great trick at Mungeri and now they have come to

When the Pa

tal

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this place.”

] heard this he grew exceedingly angry,

and used awful language.

He called a carpenter and ordered him to

make some stocks; for such rogues, he said, we must not let go.

The Concani men put us into a room, locked it well, and kept a watch

there all night.

In the morning the Patell called for us and for our

guard, and said : let these wicked men depart. We asked him: Will

you dismiss us in this manner without examination? You must go, cried

he,

We departed and arrived at Mulki about noon.

We found Mr.

Ammann in the traveller’s bungalow. From Mulki we returned in safe-

ty to Mangalore.

THE DHARWAR STATION.

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Rev, J. C. Lehner and Mrs.

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wner, Rev. J. Layer and

Mrs, Layer, and Rev. F. Albrecht, Catechist €hiistian.

Though we would rather be silent than sit down and write a public

report, yet the consideration, that perhaps some of those who read it

may be brought to sympathize with, and pray for us. induces us to give

an account of the progress of our work during the past year.

It is

indeed humbling that so little

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effected among the people,

among whom we are sent as messengers cf peace ; and it often causes

us to pause and to enquire into our conduct and lives. We have many

opportunities of making known the word of life; we observe also a

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gro

wing acquaintance with the truths of the Bible, and a seeming con+

viction among the heathen o

f the falsehood of their untenable princi-

ples; yet we can observe no heartfelt desire to choose the one thing

needful. The Spirit of the Lord alone can make the preaching and

the hearing of the word effestual ; and this is what we need and pray

for, and to assist us hereip we would beg the co-operation of our fel-

low Christians.

Among the Canarese people in these parts we cannot as yet report

any

conversion, but we have had the pleasure of admitting by baptism

into the church of Christ, five adults and four children, of T

amil and

The

Telugu extraction, who have been residing here for some time.

first was an old, infirm woman, the story of whose conversion will show,

that there is here and there a native Christian to be found who so lets

his light shine before men that they see his good works, and glorify the

Father who is in heaven.

This old woman unable to earn her bread

and totally unbefriended, was obliged to beg. Christine, an elderly

widow and a member of our native congregation, though poor and

earning a livelihood by her own hands, seeing the helpless creature,

took comp

assion on her, offered her a corner in her straw hut, and

The old woman, gladly accepted

provided her with food and clothes.

her kindness. Besides acting the part of a mother, it was now Christ-

ine’s earnest endeavour to lead

her to the Saviour; and her efforts were

The kindness shown to the old woman

speedily crowned with success,

had such an effect on her, that she said:

« a1l that my mother ” (for

¢t Her mother ”’ told her

so she called Christine) ¢ says, I will do.”

that the idols were vanity, and that only by believing in Jesus

Christ,

she could now, though in her old age, be s

aved from hell, and brought

Spirit she yielded to

to heavea.

Under the influence of the Holy

Christine’s exhortations, forsook

the idols, believed in Christ, was bap-

To those wha

tized, and died in the faith a month after her baptism.

tians,

from the acknowledged weakness of faith in many native Chris

are apt to loo

k with suspicion on them all, we may say, Enropean

Brother or Sister, * Go and do thou likewise.”

Next we would mention two Tamil youths.

They are servants in

and lat-

christian families. They had formerly hear

d the word of truth,

mil prayer-

meetings held by our cate-

terly attended some of the Ta

chist. After they had expresse

d a desire of becoming christians, they

ion for about two months; and from

were under our immediate instruct

hat they were sincere in

all we saw of them, we were led to believe t

wishing for the sacred ordinance.

They both have connections who

and since

were much opposed to this step, yet they remained firm ;

their baptism, their walk has been steady and consistent,

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On Christmas day, a Tamil man, his wife, and their two little boys

were baptized.

This family had been with us for about three months

only ; they had, however, heard the Gospel previously in other places,

but without laying it to heart.

It was now especially through the ef-

forts of our catechist, in whose house they lived, that they became im -

pressed with the necessity of following Christ in order to be saved.

And pleasing was the answer the man gave one day to the question,

“ What will your relatives say to your becoming a Christian ? ” ¢ They

may say what they please,” he replied, ‘if they can show me one

greater than Jesus Christ, I will hear what they have to say.”

During the past year three girls were added to our institution, so

that we have now sixteen.

The Lord in mercy spared us from all

sickness, though there was a good deal in our neighbourhood. While

on the whole we rejoice to receive these little ones, and desire to bring

them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, yet on the other

hand there is much to discourage us; for several, of whom we had ho-

ped better things, and who had been with us for a considerable length

of time, have gone astray from the right path.

Every opportunity is

afforded them of making progress in their various lessons, and we are

happy to be able to say that some of them benefit by our instruction.

We have at present five Canarese day schools; four for boys, and

one for girls.

We discontinued two in the course of the year; one on

account of irregular attendance of the children, owing to their parents

objecting to the schoolmaster, and wishing to have a man of another

caste, a demand to which we could not accede; and the other, because

we found the schoolmaster and some of the principal men of the place

secretly opposed to our plan of teaching.

Another was established

instead, in our former English schoolroom near the bazaar, which is

very well attended. The boys become familiar with the principles we

are labouring to instil into their minds. Many give us much pleasure,

and we hope the seed sown may in due time spring up to the glory of

our God and Saviour.

The number of visitors at the Mission house continues to be consi:

derable, and we trust that what they hear from us, and the instruction

conveyed through scriptural books they receive, may not be altogether

in vaiit.

We continue to preach in English as hitherto.

By the encourage-

ment and pecuniary aid of the residents here, we have commenced

building a chapel at this station.

The want of such a building has of-

ten been felt, and a wish expressed that something of the kind might be

done. Government also have handsomely contributed to Fhis object. We

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stand, however, still in need of some assistance to enable us to finish

the chapel without loss to our mission ; and we take the liberty of ap-

pealing once more to the christian public. For this purpose rupees 2600

have already been raised, and we fully hope to complete the work with

the additional sum of 900 or 1000 rupees.

We are at the same time anxious to express our unfeigned gratitude

to some of our friends who have liberally come forward to extricate us

from a small debt we had incurred through a plantation which we un-

dertook for the benefit of some people who were instructed by us. The

names of our friends are for the most part unknown to us, but they are

known to Him who seeth in secret, and rewardeth openly.

We omitted to mention in our last report that we have, besides the

stationary congregation, a number of Tamil Christians belonging to the

23rd Regiment, M. N. I. Our catechist, a Tamulian, has regular ser-

vice with them, and likewise visits and instructs them in their houses,

We find it, however, desirable to assemble them at times for preaching

to them ourselves, and for personally enquiring into their walk and

conduct.

Several Missionary excursions in the neighbourhood have been made

last year.

One in the end of June by the Brethren Layer, and Al-

brecht; another in September by Brother Albrecht ; and again a more

extensive tour in November and December by the same Brother.

To the Lord our God, who has sustained and helped us under all

our various trials, be all honor and glory.

May His kingdom suon

come, and his will be done on earth as it is in heaven, and may we be

found in Him at His appearing.

J. C. LEHNER.

DHARWAR,

J. LAYER.

February, 1845.

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F. ALBRECHT.

Extracts from the Diary of Brother Albrecht.

The last year, with the exception of some month’s illness, I princi-

pally spen

t in the superintendence of mission schools, and in preaching

tours,

On my last journey whi

ch lasted from the 4th of November

1844, till the 4th of Junuary 1845, I visited about 60 towns and vil-

lages of the Dharwar Collectorate, and the Ramdurga and Nirgunda

districts ; in several of which the gospel had never yet been preached.

Among the crowds of hearers, there were, doubtless, many whom no-

thing but the novelty of my visit and message attracted ; there were

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others, who in listless apathy would listen to, and approve any new

doctrine which might be brought before them; but some there were

also, I trust, who showed evident interest. Those who have to appre-

hend a decrease of emolument or of influence from the spread of the

new doctrine, sometimes join, as it were, in the ery : ¢ Great is Diana

of the Ephesians.”

Sometimes they will say, (as a youung Lingaite at

Hebbali did in my presence) ¢ We believe that our Bassava (the bull-

shaped stone idol) is a lie, but so is your Jesus Christ.”

The following are a few nofes of conversations which I held on my

tours :

At Nowlgoonda, when passing through some remote lanes, I observ-

ed a well carved stone image of Vishnu leaning against the wall of a

goldsmith’s house. On approaching, I was invited by the house-owner

to sit down on a carpet.

Being questioned, how he came to have such

a great idol in his house, he said it was intended for a temple and that

he had spent eight months in carving it,

He rendily assented to the

passages on the vanity of idols, which I read to him from the 115th

Psalm and the 44th of Isaiah. These idols cannot be Gods, he said, but

man is a part of God. He is God.

If he were not God how could he

speak, think, work, and so much excel every other creature ?

He was

led to acknowledge the difference between the creature and the creator,

but fell back upon the trite objection, that the evil which is in man

must then be the work of God. On this, I took up a golden necklace

which he had just finished, and praising the really creditable workman-

ship, feigned to destroy it with a hammer which was lying close by;

and asked him if he would have ascribed the destruction of that beau-

tifal piece of work to himself, or to me,

He began to listen, and I

proceeded to speak of sin which has entered into the world through the

first Adam, and of grace and truth offered to all who believe, by the se-

cond Adam.

The prejudices of caste are one of the principal strong=holds to which

these people take refuge in argument, and I took special care to tell

them that the strictest observance of the law of caste, the offspring of

pride and violence, could never procure them forgiveness of sin and

everlasting happiness; that moreover, the distinctions of caste might

be expected to fall within a short period, even according to the predic-

tions of their own sacred book, and that in some larger towns of India

they even now appeared to be tottering.

“ What shall we do, if thig

be the course of events,” was the answer which I received on one ocea

sion, after having dwelt on the deterioration of Hindu usages, and

distinctions of caste.

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At Shelavadi, I succeeded, after some fruitless endeavours, in gather=

ing a group of hearers, the principal men among whom were two Linga

priests, and a Vishnuite Brahman, We spoke about the necessity of

obtaining forgiveness of sins. The Brahman stated as his opinion, that

Brahma had written on the skull of every individual how many sins he

should commit, and how much merit he should accumulate during his

life-time. ¢ Have you seen a skull with such writing? ” Yes, replied

he, complacently ; but added, that possibly it might be visible only in

India, and not in Europe; and at all events, only in fresh skulls. The

crowd round us seemed not m

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ch inclined to credit the Brahman’s as-

sertion. He therefore changed ground, and said: Every one has to

atone for the sins of his former birth, and if he commit more during

this life, he will gradually sink to lower and lower births.

I :lsked,

¢ what has been your former birth ?” The people laughed, and he was

discomfited.

I took the opportunity to enlarge on the unchangeable-

ness of the one, holy and righteous God.

At this place I also met

some boys who had frequented a neighbouring school which is super-

intended by our Malasamudra Brethren. Some of them said : ¢ There

is but one God.” I replied: ¢ So you say because you have heard so

when at school ; but your parents teach you the very opposite.” Their

answer was; ‘ If these idols were gods they would be almighty, but

they cannot work, neither give us any thing.”

At Nowly, some Holeyas (out-casts) mised among the crowd, and

made the Smarta Brahmans who had gathered around me, apprehen-

sive of being defiled. T said : ¢ Are not the Holeyas likewise worship-

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pers of Shiva? and must you not, if both you and they serve him faith-

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fally, expect to meet in the heaven of Shiva? ” and proceeded to tell

them, that not contact with other things or beings, but the impurity of

his own heart, defiles man.

At Malawada some people endeavoured to justify idolatry by saying,

that as God was omnipresent, it could be of no consequence in what

form he was worshipped. ¢ For,” said they, ‘¢ wherever we remember

Him in devotion, He is present,” I

“ Are you able by means of your

R R e i S 5=y

devotion, to change this wall into gold ?” He: “How could I?” I

« If you cannot make one perishable thing out of another, how can you

make a God out of a piece of wood or stone?” He: “ God is present

in all things from the beginning.” I: ¢ Then why do you make pra-

tishta ? ” (the ceremony by which the divinity is supposed to be brought

«In the same manner as we can see the skill of an

into the idol.)

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artist in his works, so God’s power, wisdom, and love may be seen in

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the heavens and the earth—in every creature; but as little as you would

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83y that the artist is in his work, just as little are you entitled to say

that God is i a stone, tree, or animal.

For He is a spirit, and they

that worship Him, must worship Him in spirit and in truth.” Upon

this, one replied, “How can we believe and worship that which we do

not see?” I: < Do you doubt the existence of your own soul ? They:

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“No.” I: “Can you see it? What is it like

They: “Itisofa

spiritual nature and therefore invisible.”

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which is in

you be thus invisible, how can you expect to see and handle the su-

preme spirit, the author of 21l life.

If you intended to honour a great

man by setting up as his image, the likeness of a monkey, or bull, or

the like, would that great man be pleased ? Thus, by your idol-worship

you dishonor and blaspheme the king of kings, and it is on that ac-

count, that his wrath rests on you.”

At Badami, I went to see the cave-temples in the fort.

My guide

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observed : *“This is not the work of man’s hand: 8§

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a formed it all

of wax, and now it has been petrified.” The temples have been erected

by the Jainas ; but are, at present, in ruins. Some of the

m are v..sed as

houses, others as stables.

At Gullagoonda near Mallappahari, I saw a man busily engaged in

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paying a vow, which consisted in pouring a certain quantity of water

on the steps of the Bassappa temple, in honor of the idol.

I endea-

voured to make him sensible of the uselessness of the act; and told

him that “a br

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ken spirit and a contrite heart”

are the only offerings

acceptable unto God.

It is, however, to be remarked as a characteris-

tic feature of Hindu devotion, th

at the men of this country very rarely

go to any great trouble or expense for the sake of offering or fulfilling

their vows to their Gods.

At Stryabana in the Ramadurga district, the headman of the village,

a brahman, blamed the European custom of killing animals ; ¢ for”

said he, “all life is one.” (that is, part of the deity.)

He went on to

assert that all was one, and that the outward variety of

appearance in

the objects of nature was mere delusion.

He was silenced by my pro-

posing to him, to give his large gold rin

gs in exchange for two iron

rings of the same size and shape.

A man at Hag

anur attempted to prove the divine legitimation of the

difference of caste, by the strange simile of pl:

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nts in a garden, which

grow up under the influetce of the same sun and rain, and in the same

soil, and yet differ in their qualities,

It was of course easy to show

that this simile could not

apply to the case in question; as, with re-

gard to the plants, the difference of the seeds was admitted; while,

with regard to the human race, the difficulty lay in their common descent.

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F. ALBRECHT.

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THE HUBLI STATION.

Rev. J. Miiller, and Mrs, Miiller.

Through another year of our labor the Lord has helped us; we have

had health and strength to do our work, and frequently whea we were

The sound of the Gospel has

cast down, He has comforted us again.

entered into many an ear ; the reproving and convineing power of its

Also the heathen knows, that

truth has been felt by many a heart.

A fter short

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there is but one true God, and that all others are falee,

desire after eternal

conversations, almost every one evinces a secret

happiness; and it is certain that many a one has become convineed, for

moments at least, that it is Jesus Christ alone who can satisfy thi

ti

desire. Some profess to know from prophetic books that the time is not

far distant

when the name of Jesus

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oiven for the salvation of all, will

conquer all false gods ; and when the votaries of the latter will become

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diseiples of Jesus Christ,

And indeed,

when we contemplate the

ngdom of Jesus, and lock upon the

glorious promises concerning the ki

rising generation around us, our hearts swell with hopes of the same

nature,

But witnessing again the miserable condition of the people,

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with all the deeply-rooted evils attendant on idolatry ; and thinking of

the powers of darkness, which have had an undisputed sway over this

country for thousands of years ; and meeting these powers of satan in

open comba

: O how sorrowful and dejected does the missionary some-

s« Watehman

times feel ! how must he exclaim from his inmost soul,

what of the night ? > When entreating those with whom every thing

and death, to escape from the thraldom of

savours of spiritual bondage

e whose hearts

sin and satan ; when beseeching in Christ’s stead, thos

are full of misery and wr

etchedness, to enter into communion with the

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blessed

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d only living God ; when offering to those whose starving

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souls 1

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ave nothing to stay upon, the incomparable and imperishable

treasures of Christ’s kingdom, he meets only with cold and indifferent

assent, or scorn and ridicule,

r the arrogant reply: “ We will not that

this man should rule over

as;” the heart of the missionary trembles.

But if the bulwarks of satan are to be pulled dewn, and victories gained

over him, we must not despond on account of his great power ; nor

must we shrink from the battle, because we know our own weakness

—

and infirmities. The enemy must not be allowed to retain his ground.

The Lord has granted us grace during the past year to continue the

stood fight ; but at the same time He has shewn us that by our ewn

grength we can effect nothing.

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As yet, none have come forward to confess their faith in Christ, and to

ask for admission into the church. The sphere of our labor has been much

the same as in former years.

Isaac whom we have mentioned in for-

mer reports, is still with us.

Although he has sometimes, especially

through his slothfulness, caused us grief; yet on the whole we are sat.

isfied with him,

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Of our 13 schools, one has been given up.

Four boys’ scho

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Hubli, each containing from 70 to 80 scholars, and 2 others in neigh-

ar

bouring villages have been regul

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ly visited ; and although we felt at

times discouraged, we could yet see to our comfort, that our lapor in

the Lord was not in vain,

The boys of one of these schools left it

because they would no longer learn passages of the New Testament ;

for it is a rule with us, that those who do not wish to learn all that we

teach them, must leave the school.

In the other five schools, the first

class boys have learned by heart every week from 2 to 3 closely print-

ed pages of Dr. Barth’s “Bible Stories.” In a few weeks they will finish

the whole book.

Once a week a portion of the Qld or New Testament

is read and explained.

And we have always had the satisfaction to

observe, that they were listening with attention and pleasure. Fre«

quently their questions showed that they had thought about what they

had heard. So I was lately asked by a boy, how it could be proved

that the books of Moses were true; for Moses had reported events which:

happened more than 2000 years before the period in which he wrote.

I solved his doubts by reminding him of the longevity of the early ages ;

he and his fellows seemed to be satisfed. The history of Joseph made

a great impression upon them; and one boy in read

ing the mourn-

O

ful words of Jacob : « Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will

take Benjamin away also ; ye bring my grey hairs with sorrow to the

grave,” could scarcely help shedding tears. He stopped, so that the

other boys looked at him, and asked what was the matter.

An answer

of the same boy on another occasion rejoiced me very much. He came

ks

in company with some others to our house, to ask for boo

B0,

I told

them that I would gladly give them books, if I saw any use in it; and

added: ¢ I have now come to your school more then 8 years; we have

read many books together, and I have explained themto you ; but not

one of you has been changed; if there is a heathen festival, you go

along with others, although you know that itissin. To this the above

boy answered ; ¢ What can we do ?—we are boys; if we b

Cil

eli

eve In

Jesus, how can we live? When we shall have grown up and becorie

able to provide for our wants ourselves, then we shall come, ” The Lord

grant that this' may be true.

In one of our schools I found some time

ago, the paper of a boy, on which he had written the following words :

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« O Jesus Christ, thy words are true; but the ignorant people of this

country say, If we see God then we will worship him ; but these igno-

rant people, how can they see God, being not able to look into the sun

which God has created. Look upon those who believe in Jesus; and

learn from their doctrine, understanding and wisdom !

Through the

doctrine they teach, you can alone obtain eternal happiness; and in

But those who fall into hell

this happiness you will shine as the sun,

In this manner learn and see the doctrines

will suffer eternal pain.

of the disciples of Jesus, andlive unto Him.

If you do so you will

obtain eternal happiness. 7'schannappa has thought and written this,

i, e. the wisdom which God has given him.” In another school the boys

of their own accord pasted a paper upon the wall of the school-room

naming first the attributes of the only true God, then a proof from their

own Shastras that their own gods are false, they being destitute of the

attributes of divinity.

I asked them if they believed what they had

written ?

“ Not quite,” they replied.

“ Why then have you written

this and put it upon the wall ?”

“ Why, to please you.”

¢ ¥ am in-

deed pleased, if you acknowledge the true God, and know that your

gods are false.

But to please me, you must not write or say such

It is not I who casts into hell or gives salvation.

Besides if

things.

you speak with your mouth what you do not believe in your hearts,

you are hypocrites, and God will punish you.” They were silent and

ashamed.

The 2 evening schools have remained much in the same

state. One is attended by 8 or 10, the other by from 12 to 16 mem.

The progress made in the former school has uot been very satisfactory.

The scholars generally visited us

We could not visit it often enough.

once a fortnight; when we examined them, and entered into conversa-

We have not been so suc-

tion with them on the Christian religion.

A fear

cessful in gaining their confidence, as we could have wished.

lest they should at last become Christians by too much entering into

communion withus, and the love of sin, and of the old way of their

fathers, kept them always at a distance. The pupils of the other school

shewed more attachment to us; they also visited us once every fort-

night.

Often it was delightful indeed, to see from 12 to 16 young

men collected around me. In reading the Holy Scriptures with them,

many of the truths of our religion were impressed upon their minds,

while the errors of their own religion were exposed. They generally

were very attentive, anl readily received what they read and heard.

Not unfrequently they would come also on the Lord’s day to listen to

the preaching of the word of God ; and often I felt that their hearts

were moved.

The Lord grant that they may be a light and salt in

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their own houses and families

that many mor

may be attracted to

hear the sound of the Gospel

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In the previous year we had four girls’ schools.

One of these was

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reluctantly given up; the attendants were so few and so irregular, that

we had no choice.

This school

in a neigbhouring viliage

had existed

for about two years ; during which time about 8 girls learned to read

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tolerably.

We pray that what they have heard and read m:

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e a

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blessing to them.

From

vant of a suitable schoolma

ster, one cf

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girls’ schools in Hubli has been given up for severa 1 months ; dur‘nw

this time we were often desired by the girls to re-open the maoc‘ lest

they should forget what they had learned. At length we obtained another

schoolmaster

though not altogether a suitable man, and the number

of girls rose soon to 25.

Only 38 or 4 are able to read

the others

learn spelling and writing the Alphabet

Their progress is not very

satisfactory, and does not give much hope.

The same is the case with

who

the second school, which is attended by from 12 to 15 girl

are very irregular.

About 4 ¢r

read tolerably well

In casting ac-

counts they have made more progress than those of the two other

schools. Their attendance is so very irregular, that it is impossible for

them to learn their lessons by heart

Six girls of the third school

however, are very diligent

In the course of the last 6 months they

have learned a small catechism containing 40, and a more complete one

In reading

writing

containing 74 questions and answers.

and cast-

1t

ing accounts they have made safisfactory progress

is to be

wished, that the truths of the Bible, which they hear, may be impres-

sed upon their consciences and leave a lasting blessing upon their hearts,

The number of scholars is from 20 to 25,

I am happy to say, that

these like to come to school.

If we could find a proper room in another

part of the town, it would be easy to establish an additional school

Although the people are not yet generally disposed towards the estab-

lishment of girls’ schools, they are not so obstinate as they were 3 or 4

years ago.

Three or four years more, and we may see, throuch the

Lord’s grace, greater changes.

The preaching of the word among adults was in the last year carried

on with greater regularity than formerly.

There never

was a want of

hearers, especially not in Hubli; b

as in the various street

LS

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of the

town the crowd will change several times in an hour,

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the more

prominent doctrines of the gospel can be propounded to dxe people,

ess

In the smaller villages the case is diffcrent

The me

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age we deliver

is variously treated

Some give their assent

others ridicule, others

oppose. Some few there are who feel their spiritual misery, and lonz

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for deliverance; but as they know of but few or no instafices of men,

who have left heathenism and become Christians, they are not in-

clined to act according to their conscien

<)

ces ; they wait for others who

may enter the new way before them, or at least with them. But mean-

while the desire of their souls remains unsatisfied.

If upon the loss

of caste, the immediate consequence of becoming a Christjan, there

were not entailed so many and severe losses, so much scorn, and ridi-

cule, we should see a goodly number ready to embrace the Gospel.

But only the other day I heard a father say, that he would rather have

his son murdered than see him becoming a Christian,

The people

are afraid of the missionary, and of their own people ; and many a one

who secretly longs for liberty, tries to guard himself against the con-

tha

tagious influence of

Li1o

Gospel by heathenish and superstitions means.

But the enemy has long ago been conquered ; the right hand of the

Lord is victorious ; and the servants of the Liora may view the very

opposition of satan as a trophy gained

In the last year we have not seen so many visitors at our own house.

Still sometimes they came, and the good seed was sown into their

hearts, No missionary tours could be made during the last year. After

the rainy season Br., Huber, according to the injunction of our com-

mittee, went to Calicut.

On the 21st of December Br. Miiller pro-

seeded to Mangalore, to meet his bride,

On the 9th of January, he

was married.

After a short time they left Mangalore, and reached

Hubli in safety on the 23rd of the same month,

During the time of

Br. Mialler’

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absence, Br. Lehner of Dharwar took charge of the

Hubli station,

J. MULLER.

THE BETTIGHERRY STATION.

Rev. C. Hiller and Mrs. Hiller, and Rev. M. Hall.

Another year has quickly passed away.

I't has been full of trials as

well as mercies to ourselves and to our mission, but affords few mate-

rials for a report.

Our faith and patience have been tried in various

ways, and from the experience of this year we must be prepared for

similar trials perhaps for many years to come.

The people of Bettigherry and Gadak, and of the neighbouring vil-

lages, are generally speaking not ill-disposed toward us.

In many

places our visits among the villagers, and our conversations with them,

are welcome; and it is certain, that by far the greater portion of the

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people, though it may be more from worldly than spiritual motives,

would be sorry if we left them again.

Their feelings towards us have

been obvicusly changed since we have come among them.

And al-

though there be scarcely a single individual econcerning whom we en-

tertain any certain hope, yet, in spite of all discouragement, we have

reason to believe that our labour among them is not in vain, Of those

individuals, whose backsliding we last year reported with sorrow, we

cannot say much.

As far as outward communion goes, we are on

friendly terms with them.

But with most of them the saying seems to

be verified: ¢ that he who does not grow better, grows worse.”

One

of them Bassappa, died on the 6th September last.

He left a widow

and three orphans in abject poverty.

A widow, who also had been

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baptized, died, and left three boys in equal destitation.

We tried to

persuade all these children to come to us, offering to provide for them.

)

The eldest son of the widow feigned comp!

ich

nee with our offer for the

purpose of obtaining some money from us; herein however he did not

succeed, as we have grown morve eautious by past experience, May the

Lord have merey on the unhappy creatures and rescue them from

their misery, both spiritual and bodily.

Of our schools two in our neighbourhood have been given up, the

scholars having become too few and irregular in attendance. We have

therefore now only 8 schools.

Br. Hall has one in Gadak, consisting

of between

70 and 80 children,

In the same place he conducts an

evening school attended by about 20 men, who meet there after their

day’s work.

In Mrs, Hiller’s girls’ school there are now 20 children.

The masters of these schools are teachable and intelligent.

As far as

they ean go without arousing the suspicions of their own people, they

second our views, by instilling not only elementary but also seripture

knowledge into the minds of their learners.

This was not the ecase

with the masters of our twe schools in Bettigherry.

For a long time

we had desired to exchange them for more suitable persons, but could

find none.

During the last menth, however, we were obliged to dis-

miss them at all risks,

In the room of the old schoolmasters, two of

the eldest boys of Br. Hall’s school in Gadak, who had shown them=

selves diligent and well-behaved, have been appointed. This change

has brought on a erisis, which however, we hope will terminate favor-

ably. Both schools are attended by 80 or 100 boys.

In establishing

an evening school for adults ia Bettigherry, we have not suceeeded.

In the eourse of the year Br. Hall has made three missionary tours.

While the Gospel was treated with indifference by many, he rejoiced

to find others with whom the good seced seemed to fall upon good

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ground, and hoped that it would spring up in due time.

He wished

to undertake another tour of several months during the cool season,

and went down as far as Honawer with Br. Huber; but there he was

taken 111 with fever, from which, we are sorry to say, he has not fully

recovered,.

We pray and hope, that the Lord may strengthen His

servant and spare him long for His work,

J. E. HILLER.

M. HALL.

Berricurrry, January, 1845,

After the above was written Br. Hall apparently recovered from his

fever. But in the last week of February he begaun to feel again unwell.

Br. Essig visited him on Monday morning, the 24th of February,

and found him so ill that he removed him to Malasamudra, a distance

of 4 or 5 miles, the same morning.

The symptoms of his sickness

seemed to indicate the approach of the small-pox,

On Monday even-

ing the patient became insensible. He ceased torecognize the brethren

who came to see him.

The fever rose high during the following days.

On Thursday evening he took a considerable quantity of gruel, and

But on the

seemed to have some rest during the succeeding night.

following morning after having long lain quiet, he was at once obser-

ved to breathe with difficulty ; and in a few minutes he breathed his

last.

On the first page of the report we said, that God had hitherto spared

the lives of all the brethren of our mission.

Here we have to record

the death of our dear Br. Hall, whose health had, up to the time of

The

his last journey to Honawer, never caused any apprehension.

Lord’s wili be done.

We have all of us loved our dear brother, and

still love him.

It is well with him.

Mild, kind, quiet, patient, his

whole heart bent upon his work, he has passed amongst us a few years

and is now the first of our company, who is permitted to rest from

labor.

Br. Hall was born on the 23d of February 1812, at Altheim, a vil-

lage of the southern division of Wiirtemberg. His parents were Ro-

man Catholics ; they were very poor, but respectable ; and according

to the Roman fashion, pious people. When Br. Hall came to the years

of discretion, he often felt great pity for the poor protestant heretics,

who, as he was assured, must of necessity all go to hell. But by the

R —

grace of God, the light of the Gospel gradually dawned upon the mind

of the father; and the son also, after a long period of fear and doubt,

After Br. Hall’s conver-

tasted the goodness of God in Christ Jesus.

sion, the desire of preaching Christ among the heathen arose with

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great strength in his heart, His father, from love to Christ, consented

to part with his only son, the hope of his old age.

In 1837 Br. Hall

was received into the Institution at Basel, and in 1841 he joined our

Canarese Mission.

After three years of faithful and patient service, the Lord has been

pleased to call him home.

His name he praised ; for our dear brother,

we are assured, has gained much more, than we have lost, by his de-

parture.

THE MALAS.&MUERA STATION.

Rev. J. C. Essig and Mrs. Essig, and Mr. J. G. Stanger.

In a late Indian newspaper, the estalblishment of villages has been

recommended as a hitherto untried, but most promising method of

missionary operation.

In another periodical the question has been

proposed : whether Indian missionaries should not seek to bring secular

influence to bear upon the christianization of the heathen >—The plan

of establishing missionary colonies appears to uni‘e both the above

schemes.

As the number of settlers in a mission colony increases, a

village will naturally rise into existence; the missionary will be the

confidential friend, and authoritative counsellor in all the concerns of

his people; and thus have unlimited influence upon all the affairs,

temporal and spiritual, of the infant community gathering around him.

Our Malasamudra station issuch a colony.

It is situated in the

Dharwar Collectorate, near a village whose name it bears,

We are

living in the midst of the natives at the distance of 36 miles from the

nearest civil and military station, and at a considerable distance even

from any large native town.

The secluded nature of the locality is at-

tended with some inconveniences to the missionaries, it is true; but

it secures to our work, on the other hand, the very great advantage of

almost entire exemption from extraneous opposition and influence.

The original cause of the establishment of the colony was our desire

of turning to good account a temporary religious excitement among a

certain class of people in these parts, who call themselves Kalagnénies

from believing in a prophetic purana, termed Kalagnéna; i. e. ¢ know-

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ledge of the times.”

In

i

his purana, which may be about 200 years

old, great changes regarding the prevailing sects of Brahmans and

Lingaites are prophesied ; teachers of the true religion are described

as coming from the west; and the fall of the great city of Seringapatam

is announced as the precursor of the fulfilment of the prophesies con-

tained in this extraordinary book.

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Stirred up by these predictions, as they said, some of the leaders of

the Kalagniana sect applied to our missionary brethren at Belgaum for

counsel and assistance. Having failed in convincing them of their sin-

cerity, they addressed themselves in 1839 to our brethren at Dharwar,

and requested them to come and teach them the way of truth; assuring

3

them that there were thousands of people of the same mind, who desi-

i

red most earnestly to be instructed in the doctrines of the true religion.

We were from the first aware, that the wishes of these people were not

altogether free from worldly considerations, but at the same time we

felt it our duty to enter through the door opened before us.

Several

visits were accordingly paid to the Kalagnana people by the brethren

}g

at Dharwar and Hubli who were now and then much encouraged by

manifestations of an apparently sincere desire after truth. At last, Br.

Frey who was then stationed at Hubli, determined on going amongst

them, and staid for several months at Bentur, one of their principal

villages.

During the time of his stay there he instructed the people.

Matters came at last to a decision in the latter part of the year 1840,

which was very discouraging ; for only about twenty people appeared

steadfast. These assured Br. Frey that they would follow him to the

asylum which he promised to establish for them.

Early in 1841, therefore, after Government had liberally granted us

a piece of waste land, namely 16 acres of stony ground for building

and about 100 for cultivation, on the same conditions on which Hindu

cultivators receive waste lands according to the new regulations; Br.

Frey, with the consent of our committee, commenced building a mis-

sion-house and a few native huts. When, however, the settlement was

so far advanced that colonists could be admitted, Br. Frey and we all

For ihose people who

were sadly disappointed by their inconstancy.

had promised to come, refused now to give up their former connections.

The movement of the Kalgninies gradually subsided, as they found

themselves persecuted by their own people, and saw little probability

of their worldly interest being advanced by us.

However, we do not regret having prepared a place for the reception

of Hindu colonists; for the ancient as well as the modern history of

missions entitles us to believe, that mission colonies, established a-

midst simple and industrious country-people, will be successful.

Br. Frey was at first assisted by a convert from the shepherd caste,

He became the first settler.

a respectable elderly man of this district.

Through this man about ten families, chiefly of the shepherd caste,

where brought to the colony.

But when they began to understand

what our intentions were, one after the other left us again, so that now

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only two of them are staying with us.

Others however, in course of

time, took their place and the number of houses in our village amounts

now to six, which are inhabited by twelve families,

Among these, two

are Kalagnanies from Bentur, of the washerman caste; and are em-

ployed by us as such.

The rest are of the agricultural class, and find

their employment partly Dby cultivating ground for themselves, and

partly by labouring as coolies on our grounds,

For the purpose of

employing a number of hands, a plantation was commenced.

Br

Stanger who came here in October 1841, is the superintendent of this

plantation, During the past year he made sugar for the first time, and

his success was encouraging.

The colony at first suffered from frequent change of missionaries.

Br. Frey, the founder of the colony, who was well acquainted not only

with the dialect of the country people, but also with their ways, man-

ners, and mode of thinking, was compelied by sickness to leave the

place of his affection in September 1842.

He went on board the

“ Roxborough ” in February 1843, but has not yet reached home.

He was twice shipwrecked ; first at the Mauritius, where he was o-

bliged to stop some months ; the second time at St. Helena, where ac-

cording to the latest news he was staying in the enjoyment of improved

health. His place was filled by Br. Essig.

The principal conditions under which people are allowed to reside

in our colony are the following :

I. Renunciation of Idolatry,

II. Keeping of the Lord’s day.

TII, Attendance at Church.

On Sundays the colonists with their families assemble twice for ser-

vice,

The morning service is attended by 30 or 40 people of both

sexes, the evening service usually by a smaller number,

The services

commence by singing a Canarese hymn, after which a psalm or some

other portion of the Old Testament is read.

Prayer is then offered

up. A sermon follows. Singing and prayer form the conclusion. Some-

times people from neighbouring villages, acquainted with us through

schools and preaching-visits, come to spend the Sunday with us. The

comparative solemnity with which the Lord’s day is kept in our colony,

may induce the reflective to contrast the festivals of the christians

with those of the heathen.

Also on week-day evenings most of the

colonists attend evening prayers, in which the historical parts of the

Bible are expounded.

A visitor on seeing the outward decorum of our people and hearing

their answers, might believe himself to be in a christian congregation,

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O

But although they do no more worship idols, and prostrate themseives

with much apparent devotion when prayers are offered up to Jehovah

yet the number of those who openly protess

hrist

is still very small.

The great desideratum, however, that of having regular hearers, 18

supplied here. Repeated opportunities present themselves for those

heart searching appeals that are so nec

sary to the seared consciences

of idolaters, and for especial prayers {'or nmmdmla ; together with the

use of all those con

current means which facilitate conversion

The

settlers are under ci

cum

sta

(o R Vras

nces which allow of their hearing, under-

standing

and feeling the momentous truths expounded

pounder

We can address our people in the silence and quiet congenial to the

operation of truth ; and it is to be hoped

that of a number of people

who for years attend regular instruction, some may at last be con-

verted

Such cases have to our great encouragement occurred in our colony.

During the past year six persons have been added to our little congre-

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gation.

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blind man of Mangalore, who last year came with Br. Essig

and his wife to this place, first applied for baptism,

After having in-

structed him and his wife

I baptized them; and on their request, their

child also in the month of May

The spiritual state of this man fre-

quently reminded me of the blind man spoken of in thg Gospel of John,

Chapter, ix.

he endeavoured to communicate the bles=

Though outwardly blind

As

sinos of the licht that enlichtened his heart, to those around him.

he returned with his

this country did not agree with his constitution

Although the solemn act

family to Mangalore in the end of the year.

of baptism had apparently made a deep impression upon those present,

a considerable time elapsed before a repetition of it took place.

At length one of our Kalagnina colonists came forward with the

desire for baptism.

After 1 had in the course of instruction observed

that he had obtained a pretty clear insight into the mystery of redemp-

to the congregation on the 2nd

tion, I baptized and admitted him

immediately after the morning service,

when all

Sunday in Octobe

the colonists were present.

On Christmas-day, I had again the joy of

18t

LoLd

ance

of about eicht

baptizing two men from Hombal, a village at a di

miles,

They had heard the Gospel in their village from travelling

ar

missionaries.

In the month of Septemb

ol

they came on a Sunday

morning, attended service, and declared on the following day, that it

was their intention to remain with us and to become christians, In this

case we felt strongly the advantages of a colony

affording as it does

We employed them on our grounds, and

employment for enquirer

when we were convinced of their uprightness, I commenced a course of

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instruction during which I had the opportunity of observing the gra-

dual dawn of light upon their minds. They rejoice very much in having

been gathered into the fold of Christ, the shepherd of their souls.

On

looking upon the conduct of our little congregation now in the state of

flrst love, we are often reminded of the description of the first cnurch,

in the acts of the Apostles.

On the other hand we had a great trial in one of our Christians who

four years ago had been baptized at Hubli, together with his wife and

two boys

His wife died soon after their baptism.

Two years ago he

came from Hubli to Malasamudra.

n

iy <t

a

nd has

He is an intelligent ma

a fair knowledge of the Bible ; but a good deal of Hindu obstinacy and

shrewdness remained in him, which he manifested especially during

the last six months, when he fell under the suspicion of illicit inter-

course.

We excluded him from the Lord’s supper, in hopes that he

would repent and shun evil company. But this as well as all our other

exhortations and threats, had no effect ; so that at last we were obliged

to dismiss him.

Having some leisure we frequently visit the neighbouring villages.

Generally we meet with a kind reception and find the people ready to

hear us, except during sowing and harvest time, when they are all day

long in the fields. In conversing with these simple country people, we

are often struck with the readiness with which they acknowledge that

every good gift is from above.

Asking whence bread and the other

necessaries of life come, I never as yet received the answer :

¢ From

our idols ; ” but, ¢ from the great God who is above.”

Two- preaching tours, each of about one month’s duration, were

made by Br. Stanger in company with Br. Hall of Bettigherry, Br.

Stanger writes:

“On the 24th of June I went with Br. Hall on a

missionary tour to the northward.

We visited the populous villages

Hombal, Shallowdee, and other places; where we had ample oppor-

At the town of Nurgoond we stayed

tunity of sowing the good seed.

several days,

In the mornings and evenings we went out to preach,

and always found numerous and attentive hearers.

During the day

crowds of old and young people came for books, which we distributed

1

among such as cou

i

d read ; and many opportunities presented them=

selves of speaking of the salvation which is in Christ.

At Ramdoorg

we found an open door to speak to the people, who listened willingly.

The desire for tracts and portions of scripture was greater than we

could supply, as we intended to visit some more large towns,

In this

town they were just building an extensive and magnificent temple,

which I entered.

A large number of people followed me, to whom I

preached on the blindness and perverseness of their hearts, on the folly

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of building such a house for a mere stone, and on the sin of forsaking

the creator and worshipping the creature.

From Ramdoorg we pro-

ceeded to Baddmee, where we found the people not so well inclined.

After a short stay, therefore, we turned towards Gaehandragiri, also a

populous town ; where, however, we met with no more attention than

at the former place.

As the rains grew more frequent and heavy, we

turned our faces homeward. Our road led us through many villages

with whose inhabitants we could talk more freely.

We reached home

about the middle of July.

On this tour 1200 tracts and portions of

scripture were distributed. May the Lord bless our poor efforts.”

“ From the 23rd of August to the 20th of September, we (Br. Stanger

and Hall) made our second missionary tour southward, induced by one

of our labourers, who told us that in his village there were many people

desirous of hearing of the true God.

The road to that village led us

through Dammal and many other small and large places, where we

We found the vil-

had many opportunities of addressing the people.

lage of our servant very small, and its inhabitants rather dull; stopped

there over a Sunday conversing with the people on the salvation of

their souls. In another village, people would neither hear us nor come

near us, wherefore we went on to the large town of Harpunhally, where

we stayed several days.

We found plenty of work there; crowds of

people, old and young, high and low, came to us during the whole day ;

so that we were continually engaged in preaching and distributing

tracts.

In the mornings and evenings we preached in the streets and

also in houses. Among the large numbers of hearers we observed many

Thousands- had an

who very attentively listened to what was said.

opportunity of hearing the word of God ; and more than 600 tracts and

portions of the Bible were distributed in this town.

We look up to

him who can water the seed sown, and bless it, and pray that some of

it may spring up and bear frait.

From this town we proceeded to

Harrihar through many villages, which we passed not silently. After

having stayed in Harrihar two days and a half, during which time we

were employed in preaching and distributing traets, we went to Rana-

bednore, a very populous town. Here we found larger crowds of hear-

ers than at any other place.

After having preached to one crowd and

proceeded a little farther in the streets, we found again hundreds ga-

thered together to hear us. They continued to crowd around us till

on account of the heat we were obliged to return to our lodgings. In

the evenings we again went through the streets preaching till night-

3:

fall. During the day many came for books ; but as our store was much

exhausted, we could not satisfy them all.

One evening when I was

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returning home, tired by much speaking, I passed a temple where I

saw a school ; the boys were just worshipping their writingboards, in

conclusion of the daily schoolwork.

I went near and spoke to them

on their sinful folly. Immediately the large temple was filled with peo-

ple whom I directed to the true God and the way of life. 'The people

were mostly Lingaites of whom the population of this town as well as of

others in these parts principally consists.

When I had finished they

invited me to one of their Matthas, (a kind of convent) where the

Shastras and Puranas are read.

It being dark and myself tired, I re-

fused to follow them ; but as they insisted, I complied and went with

them. On entering the Mattha which was nicely illuminated, I found

an assembly of about 400 Lingaites. In front of the reader, musicians

were sitting who played after each verse.

Not far from the pulpit 1

was seated, and listened attentively to what was read, praying mean-

while, that the Lord might give me an opportunity of speaking. Brahma

was treated of but shortly, Shiva was dwelt on at large, what great

deeds he had done, and how he was the true God, and alone worthy of

adoration. At length T began to speak showing the falsehood of their

gods. The Shastree then put the question to me: What then has your

Christ done, of whom you say so much? I replied: I am very glad that I

am asked such a question, I am ready to speak and to say what Christ

has done. All was silence, and I commenced with the history of crea-

tion and the fall of man, pointing principally to the treader on the ser-

pent’s head ; went shortly through the Old Testament, and dwelt on

the doctrine of redemption, concluding with these words, There is no

salvation in any other ; for there is none other name under heaven given

among men, whereby we must be saved, but the name of Jesus Christ.

Acts iv. 12, When I rose to go, one man gave me a lemon and ac.

companied me to our abode.

May the Lord bless this labor!

From

Ranabednore we directed our path to Savanoor, an extensive town.

Many people asked us about Christ, thus affording us welcome oppor-

tunities of making known the Gospel.

Hence we turned by Lakshme-

swara and Moolgoond, two pretty large towns, homeward.

We distri-

buted on this tour about 1300 tracts and portions of scriptures.

May

the Lord ¢ establish the work of our hands upon us; yea the work of

our hands establish thou it!”

O Lord. Amen,”

We have established schools in four different villages of our neigh-

bourhood, and visit them as often as the distance allows. The number

of boys attending them amounts to about 120. We limit ourselves in

these village schools to the elementary truths of Christianity and those

rudiments of knowledge which are usually taught in such schools

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There 18

In our colony itself we have not yet a regular school.

only a small number of boys in the colony, and until now we have not

had a school-house.

The few boys that are here, attend in the mean-~

Several

time a school established by us in one of the nearest villages.

of our labourers together with some young men from Malasamudra and

those of our village boys that are occupied during the day, come in

the evenings to Br. Stangei' to be instructed in the first elements of

knowledge.

who

There are also a few girls in our immediate neighbourhood,

when not otherwise employed, come to Mrs Ess

ig, who instructs them

in needle work, and endeavours to awaken their minds.

that it may be-

May the Lord prosper our colony more and more,

come a blessing to the surrounding country.

J. C. ESSIG.

J. G. STANGER.

THE CANNANORE STATION.

Rev. Samuel Hebich ; Aaron (sick,) Gnanamutii, Timothy,

and Jacob, Catechists.

In giving this time a short record of the deali

ngs of our gracious God

at goodness of

and Saviour, I feel more than ever the exceeding gre

God towards us poor sinners, according as it is written, ¢ The good-

ness of God leadeth thee to repentance.

» Tt is now going on for eleven

years that our

great God and King has spared us in this country, borne

grace to lead many dear

long with us, pardoned all our sins, given us

souls to His own dear Son Jesus Christ car Lord

and Saviour, and to

strengthen His dear children in their most precious and holy faith;

and given us many dear fri

ends in this country, who have found their

h of their love and goods.

Oh!

happiness in administering unto us bot

such a God as our God whom we serve is no where to be fo

und, either

in Heaven or on earth.

He is the God and King of Sion, and has ap -

peared unto us wonderfully in the holy name of Jesus. ~This is He

that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only,

but by water and blood.

And it is the spirit that bears witness, be-

cause the spirit is truth.

O for more grace to bear witness of His

He is the man of sorrows, who has borne

exceeding great goodness !

all our griefs; He was wounded for our transgressions, and was bruised

for cur iniquities : the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and

with his stripes we are healed, But, oh the unbelieving nature of fallen

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man! Until this day we have to put the question : Who hath believed

our report ? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed ? ” But bles-

sed be His holy name for ever and ever: we have believed and there-

fore we speak. I will extol His name to all men.

He is good, and His

mercy endureth for ever and ever over them who fea

r XA

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is holy naine,

and love and do His holy commandments, Amen!

I have to record another sign of His wonderful goodness towards us,

YY

which calls forth cur most humble thanks; tl

1at He was pleased to

ab+

spare our houses from that fire which de

DLk

royed almost a whole village

close to us, on the 8th of January, 1845,

What are we bhetter than

others? but this is gooduess alone. Therefore unto Him alone be hon -

our and glory, Amen.

The Native Congregation. Most of our church members are Tamu-

lians, gentlemen’s servants; and about the third part of them are

Malayalam people.

We now assemble three times every week in the

mission chapel; namely, on Sunday,Tuesday, and Friday in the mor

ning, from half-past ten to one o’clock.

I have the pleasure to record

that God is gracious towards us, in preserving unto us His holy word

in purity, and vouchsafing His presence unto us, There is still amongst

us much disobedience towards His holy word, and therefore we have

still to esperience all kinds of misery.

The heathen nature often ap-

pears again, and is not at once fully removed. Besides, servants are

peculiarly situated, and have many trials which call for the sympathy

and patience of the pastor; who remembers that God bears long with

him also. Wherever the living word of God is, there the congregation

is like a hospital, amongst whose patients the great physician, the

Lord Jesus Christ, has His wo

vlr

LS

until they are perfected and received

up to Him.

It is all His work; for He alone has laboured for the

souls of men. By this wonderful truth we, his fe low-labourers,

are

oA

str

mightily

engthened in all our trials and difficulties, and rejoice

and

a

1

take courage.

We have also this year h

a

d

t

ne

happiness to see

tl

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e

ove-

church increased. Several heathens have entered into the holy ¢

P

nant of Ged.

On the Ist of September I baptized

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Nl a

ral

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7:

a Nair

woman; on the 8rd of Nove

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m}l

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ver, Patras and Lydia with their two

childre

i

1, the first fruits of Tahy ; and on the 29th of December,

1844,

nine souls; amongst whom there is an old man 75, a bli

nd man 65, and

a Nair youth 17 years of age,

These are the records from the 25th of

February 1844, to the 19th of January 1845; namely,

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Baptized: 10 adults (5 men ang

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51 women)

Heathens.

5 children (1 boy and 4 girls)

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15 children (of our congregation)

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Married :

2 couples.

the

Buried :

1 woman and 2 children.

the

The Lord’s supper was administered 11 times.

Two widows, Amurtam and Maria Neylor, dear souls, whom the

am

Lord had quickened here by His word, left us on the 22nd of Decem-

or |

ber 1844 with the right wing of the 5th Regiment, N. I. for Bellary.

and

May the Lord keep them unto life everlasting, Amen! Another widow

1l

of that regiment, Elisabeth Jager, was also quickened by the word of

tho

God, and out of gratitude to the Lord remained here, and serves now

fron

May the Lord be her rich reward,

as house-keeper of my people.

6o

Amen!

In that regiment many have heard the truth, but it profited

peo

them not because of unbelief. There are always some members of the

hou

church who go to and fro because of their work ; and therefore it is

]arl)

difficult to fix their number,

Aaron has been sick throughout the

hey

whole year, and is getting old.

Little Joseph, the brother of John, is

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now also quickened, and was admitted to the Lord’s Supper from the

806

19th of May 1844. Both these youths John and Joseph serve with me

1o,

in the work as sons.

Both black people and white join in taking the

bee

Lord’s Supper, to the number of 100 and more.

Also this past year

enm

we had the privilege of concluding with the Lord’s Supper on the last

pin

evening from 8 to 11 o’clock, and the Lord was amongst us with great

an

peace. There all sorrows acd griefs went away with the old year, and

am

with great rest and peace of mind we entered into the new year. Hon-

the

our and worship be unto Him for ever and ever, Hallelujah ! Amen.

There are at present 5 ; viz. One in my com-

g

Malayalam Schools.

g

pound of 60 or 80 boys; more than 100 on the list.

One at Tahy,

lnt

about 40 scholars ; now reduced to a few boys, by the conversion of

the schoolmaster. Curuwe, 30 boys ; has been deserted by the school-

en

Hi

master, who takes all the boys away from our school at Tahy.

One at

bdF

Kootaly, 30 to 40 boys; they are often employed by their parents in

the fields. One at Adtattabba, from 40 to 50 boys ; attend well. One

8l

thy

at Chirakal, begun with one boy. The weavers do not send their boys,

ca

va

The conversion of the

but from a distance scholars

me by degrees.

above mentioned Nair boy, reduced the school again to 14, but now it

10 |

pur

is again attended by 22 boys.

In these schools, fear and desire predo-

gl

minate alternately.

The parents desire schools; then come enemies

and make them afraid, and then they leave off sending their children.

We

of

We teach our own books

in our schools,

At Taliparambu, a large

o

place about 15 miles from Chirakal ; and also at Kitcherry, about half

way thither

the people desire a school.

I am anxious

to introduce,

on;

through these schools, the knowledge of the truth into the families of

tio

day

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the children, so as gradually to prepare the people for the reception of

the Gospel.

ey,

Tahy, fisher village. Timothy is lle;'e stationed with his family. I

am labouring there the whole day every Saturday, from morning till 9

or 10 o’clock in the evening. This is always for me a day of blessings ;

and I feel myself endowed with peculiar strength from the Lord. From

11 t0 1 o’clock I preach to the members of the church ; and many of

those who pass by stand and listen.

I do the same in the evening

from 7 to 9 o'clock according to circumstances. From 5 to half past

6 or 7 o’clock, we go in the village from house to house, and invite the

people to the kingdom of God.

The people are always before their

houses, occupied with drying their fish.

Latterly the women particu-

larly give ear and listen to the word; therefore » fisherman told me

he would make a complaint against me to the General; I should preach

to the men ! I answered him, that T preached to men and women, who-

soever liked to hear; and added, I will preach now also to you. No,

no, said he, I don’t want it.

Such kind of attacks are very devilish,

because there seems to be a plausible trath in them, though all is mere

enmity against the truth. On the 3rd of November 1844, I had the hap.

piness to baptize the first-fruits of Tahy, the schoolmaster with his wife

and 2 children, Patras and Lydia.

May the Lord make them lights

amongst their own people, Amen.

That family which has been from

the beginning with us, have not yet come forth.

Indeed the young

man was resolved to be baptized on the same day with the school-

master, but wife and children got again the victory over him; and

until the Lord gets fully the victory in him, we must wait with paii-

ence.

The mother however, I hope to baptize ’ere this is printed.

His holy name be worshipped, Amen.

Since the schoolmaster was

baptized, a kind ot coldness which comes near unto enmity seems to

grow amongst the fishermen; but 1 have good courage, and believe

that the Lord has in this village many people.

The OQutstation, Chirakal, was preparing from the 8th of February

to the 29th April 1844.

The ground was given by the Rajah for this

purpose; and is situated just behind the weaver’s village on the Man-

galore road about 5 miles from Cannanore.

On the st of May 1844,

we consecrated it ; when my beloved brethren Irion and Chr. Miiller

of Tellicherry rejoiced me with their visit.

My whole native congre-

gation gathered there together, and many heathens too.

We 3 missi-

onaries took the services; and after this was over the whole congrega-

tion sat down to take their dinner ; and we praised the Lord for this

day of blessing.

This circumstance gave rise to much conversation

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amongst the heathen around us, and many of them continued to visit

us, and to hear the word of God

The high road to Mangalore leads

just by, and indeed the house preaches for itself to all those who pass

by.

May the Lord have mercy upon the peoy Jle, and make His licht

¥

shine forth

out of this hous

QP

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wh

ich has been built

i

i

1 His holy nawme,

Amen., The villagers themselves are very stiffnecked idolaters, and

more S0 bec wise the ruling rajah is said to have his pleasure in making

idols.

The rajah seldom dwells there ; a second and third rajah dwell

ann

continually

th

CiT.

Since the 29th of April 1844, Jacob my Catechist

>

has lived

there with his fan

9

also Judah with his wife, and little

Benjamin,

Jacob goes out

nto tl

large neighbourhood and invites

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ngdom of God, and Judah accompanies him.

The

the people to th

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he word and give

ASST

aqge

nttot;

and ask

for schools,

I

people listen to

Ui

01] the “

4th and 5th of last Decem-

pass every Thursday night t‘m*

der, we (John, Joseph, Benjamin & 3 boys, Judah Jacob, and myself)

went to Taliparambu, 12 or 13 miles from Chirakal, towards Mangalore

an old devil’s hold

w

re the brahmans have their abode.

inland,

.

Maplis ¢

chiefly dwell there

2

a potters’ village, and a large weaver’s vil-

lage adjoin,

On the 4th I preached along the bazaar 4 times, with a

On the

sorve throat, always to a congregation of at least 100 persons.

th I preached in the potters village; then in the weaver’s village to

a la-‘ re congregation; and then conversed to and fro through the vd—

e

lage invitin

the people into the kingdom of God and showing ther

tions

and then further on still to a mixed conoregatlon.

their abomi

i

Afterwards we

1t on to «

Kitcherry ; on our road home, aboat half

3 times .

Lvl a nll"y’) ‘ L 1 e,

there is a school.

I preached there

way

then

we went furt

er on to a small village, Aroli; where Pmmydrs

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to bring also to them the glad tidings f an

(slaves) 1

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and hid themselves

beheld me from fa

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hey

v(iJ

ane,

at thls time to

down in the

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nd nothing could prevail on them

these

recurn.,

Poo

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:

suls !

By this we

may understand how fearfally

n

t

be treated

hen we passed the river; and at Vel-

POOE

yeople

na

Ty

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and her

and

ly

p

:

ed again to a large Mapli-crowd,

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every where

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he oreatest a

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ntion was paid to the word pre: ached, and

v

Pl(‘VlUUa to our

not a siagie wo 1&

of reproach

heard from the people.

gulu

o out I requested the co

ngreg

T

ration, black and white, to pray for

us; and I ascribe to their fervent prayers the great attention and ear-

And may the

nestness wherewith the people listened to the word

Lord of the harvest be pleased to water the seed sown and send graci-

ously down His morning and evening rain upon the people, Amen.

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A IS

When we arrived at Chirakal we gave praise and glory to God.

A

Nair youth of 17 years of age seems to be the first-fruits of Chirakal

=

though his home is near Calicut, he was also not at the school of Chi-

rakal ; but lived there with an uncle who is a peon in the native cutch-

erry. He came to visit Jacob, who gave him the Tract ¢ Gnana Sdram

No. 26,” which greatly convinced him of the abomination of idolatry ;

and on the 24th of November, Jacob brought him _in to me,

Out of

this fact, the villagers made this story : * They give a book and who-

soever reads it

must hecome a christian.”

I baptized this youth by

the name of Paul, and may he he blessed by the Lord to become a light

to this people, to the praise of the Father, Amen.

Paul told me, that

when I was building the house at Chirakal, he made up his mind to

join us,

His relations were about making a complaint against us and

the boy, in the cutcherry; but the Tabsildar put them to rights.

We assemble three times a week

The English Congregation.

viz,

on the Lord’s day, Tuesday, and Friday, from half-past 6 to 8 o’clock

in the evening; also on every Saturday preceding the celebration of

the Lord’s Supper.

On the first Menday in every mouth, we have a

missionary meeting in the evening from half-past 6 to 8.

The Lord

has been very gracious to us, and quickened many a soul by His word

and Holy Ghost. Praised be His holy name for ever and ever. Amen.

The Lord has been pleased to teach us five great truths during the

past year: viz. I. That He is the good shepherd who has laid down

His holy life for the sheep; and because He lives, therefore also all His

II. He loves us too

sheep who hear His voice, do live through Him.

much to give us over to our own opinions ; and therefore He chastises

in mercy, and the upright in heart get the victory in the holy name of

Jesus.

III. None can walk with Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of God,

crucified for the sins of the world, who cherishes sin in any way. Jesus

has nothing to do with those who will remain in sia.

IV. He has

proved Himself to be the good shepherd who goes after every erring

sheep, seeks it, and bears it upon His shoulders, and brings it again to

the flock

Praised be His holy name for ever and ever for His tender

mercies ; Amen.

V. Jesus has proved Himself to be a prayer-hearing

God ; who does every thing that His people ask Him for, according

as it is written ; and that He is an ever present God, according to His

word : “ Lo I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.”

Amen.

Having now come under the sceptre of such a good Lord and Mas-

ier, these dear souls, though only poor soldiers, have found a way to

give to the work of the Lord both in subscriptions and through the

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boxes, more than 400 rupees during the past year.

And be this re-

corded to the praise of the Lord who manifests Himself in the heart of

every believer, with His love,

For after He has first loved us in such

a manner, we desire to love Him again in return; and this love we

prove, first, in wholly giving ourselves up unto Him according to spi-

rit, soul, and body ; then in giving Him again such things for His own

holy purposes, as He has first given to us so freely.

May the Lord mightily increase here and everywhere the number of

those who hear His voice to the praise of the Father, Amen.

And

may this short record of the goodness of our everlasting covenant-God

stir up many a soul to give himself to God ; and stimulate the saints to

fervent prayers and liberal gifts of love to the work of the Lord ; and

to make Aaste, for the night is at hand in which no man can work.

Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father,

and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Grace be with all them that love oup

Lord Jesus Christ with incorruption, Amen.

S. HEBICH.

CANNANORE. 19¢h January, 1845.

P35

I have to add, that 1 had the pleasure yesterday of baptizing

with Timothy’s child, his mother also, (at Tahy) by the name of Eunice.

She was the barber of the village, who has to perform many cereinonies.

May she now be a light in the Lord to her own people, whose servant

in darkness she has beea so long!

Pray for her!

CANNANORE, 27th January, 1845.

Extract from the Journal of Br. Hebich, (from 16th the 21st Fe-

bruary, 1845.)

I heard accidentally that there would be a great concourse of Mala-

yalam and Coorg people on the occasion of the annual festival in the

jungle temple of Payawur, a desert place about 40 miles east of Can-

nanore, and resolved to visit it with all my assistants.

Sunday the

16th of February after we had taken the Lord’s Supper with the con-

gregation, and prayed for a blessing from on high, we started in the

night for the river, embarked in 2 boats and reached on Monday mor-

ning, Sri Kandam the large Mapli village.

There we left the boats,

and had a hot march till about noon when after having often lost our

way, we at length saw the tent erected for us.

The place where it

was pitched was a fine square on a hill, in the midst of a forest, occu-

pied by Coorgs and their herds of cattle.

After some refreshment we

prepared ourselves for our work, and in the name of the Lord descend

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ed ihrougitx the thicket to the stalls of the traders and pilgrims. Two

or three roads, more than half a mile inlength were lined with these

booths of about 5 feet by 6.

They had prepared one for me also, of

somewhat greater dimensions ; it was near a huge banian-tree, which

looked very inviting, compared with the thin cover of a single tentfly;

but we could not cram ourselves into it.

Under another tree were

two Nairs, who gave water to the thirsty. The temporary bazaar was

full of provisions, clothes, and blankets; also of covered places for

players. The 3 streets met in a broad road, having high mud walls on

both sides.

There I looked out for a conspicuous place, strengthened

myself with a look on the majestic panorama of mountains, and after a

short prayer, we sang for the first time in this place the praises of the

only true and eternal God.

Masses of the curious collected. I prayed

and then began to explain why I had come ; not in my own name, nor

in the name of men, nor in the name of government, but in the name

of our common creator, whose name is Jehovah; whose character is

holy ; who is a person, has a throne, and wants to bless you.

I pro-

claimed that sinners can have no communion with God; that works of

men are no gods; that therefore God commands repentance every

where, from such and such sins; (repeating them ascording to my old

list,) and that he offers pardon for sin by faith in Christ, who is God

manifest in the flesh,

Then of the wonderful love God has shewn by

him, and of the day that is approaching ; when having invited all na-

tions to His kingdom of peace without money and without price, he

will judge all without respect of persons. Therefore I also am come

to invite you to this grace, that you may escape from God’s wrath; a

sinner like you, of your flesh and blood ; but having my sins forgiven

by grace, and gifted with the holy spirit to bear this simple testimony.

Wishing them God’s blessing, I concluded with silent prayer, took my

hat and staff, and left them highly surprised but very quiet.

Sol

went on ; always the same matter, but that I dwelt sometimes more on

the abomination of idolatry, or of other sius ; sometimes more on God’s

love, and then more on His wrath: now expatiating on the glory of the

city of God, then stating what hell is ; just as the Lord gives it to me.

But I never permit myself to be interrupted.

Let those, who have

something to ask, come to my abode.

For those who ask in public

are mostly scoffers, and wish only to expose the preacher to ridicule.

After a good night’s rest I began Tuesday’s work with family worship,

which was already attended by some of the curious ; and then repaired

to the bazaar, where we sang and prayed under a tree, and then we

. preached ; ﬁrs@ I, afterwards 3 of my helpers. The congregation was

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neither so numerous nor so tranquil as yeeterday.

After breakfast

my tent was crowded by 80 or 100 people, whom F made sit down and

listen to the counsel of God in Christ for their salvation ; whereupon

The same was my custom on

I gave tracts to those who could read.

the following days.

The tent was always full till about 2 o’clock,

This

when we partook of our meals and went again to the bazaar.

time an immense crowd heard me in silence.

But when Jacob began,

In the night I

they became unruly, and I had to try and quiet them.

lrq o

AD e

fine men

was with the Coorgs, to whom I gave many Canarese boo

who received the word without objections. One of them told me, that a

great one amongst them having received a tract from us at Gokarna

was now telling every body that all their gods are lies. I begged them

to send

the man to me.

On Wednesday our preaching prospered

again.

I could rebuke the disturbers in the name of Jesus with sufii-

cient success.

The heat in the tent obliged me to have my hat on

during the whole day.

In the evening we preached in 4 or § places.

In return-

A Taliparambu native officer was present ; all were quiet.

ing home I gave thanks to God for this most blessed day, but told my

people, Tomorrow it will no more be thus.

On Thursday I tried a

new place for preaching, a long stony ascent between the 2 temples.

After our customary singing and praying, I commenced brimful of the

love of God in Christ. I no more knew what I spoke, but the effect

was marvellous.

Some cried out, some laughed, some looked at each

other in surorise, until I concluded. Then the whole avenue from the

The waves rose

valley to the hill became one scene of commotion.

rather high ; I told Jacob to speak, who made allusions to the shastras.

Buat the tumult overwhelmed his concluding remarks; the Brahmans,

pressed from above, the Nairs from below, crying ; away ! away! though

I begged more than ten times: ¢ one word more,” their clamour in-

creased so much as to force me to go.

I sent my people before me

but tried in vain to stem the torrent.

Two chief men offered to walk

When we had effected our descent, I tried to

with me as guards.

recommence my work upon the mud wall; but then came showers of

4

“w

sand,

We yiel

ed; Stounes flew after us, and my companions were

both hit.

¢« Oh! said I, that was meant for me!” « No matter,” was

¢

<

n

the brahman’s reply, whilst he rubbed his head.

Again I made

attempt to address the multitude : but my companions mis led me in

order to show me the temple

I told them, I should never step into

such an accursed place.

So they went home with me.

One escaped

from the entrance ; the other who was wounded in the knee, when re-

quested to sit down, began to tremble and ran off suddenly. Visitors

s

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enough the whole day.

But when in the afternoon I distributed my

tracts, I was nearly overpowered by the many hands grasping for a

single book,

At last I told them I would give no-more books; and

as taey became too noisy, took a short ride.

Bad counsellors had ‘hen

full liberty ; and when I returned 1 was so impudently besct on all sides,

that I at last was half content to see the Adhicari with his peons called

in by one of my people without my knowledge. We then enjoyed some

rest, and had again many of the Coorgs during the night with us. Fri-

day forenoon passed with visitors, some very respectable; but one so

impudent I had to turn him out of the tent.

In the evening, after

thanking the Lord for all His gifts, we took our departure through

the bazaar, reached our boat in safety, and landed near Cannanore on

the following morning.

Our preaching must have made an impression upon most of the 10

B ———

or 15,000 people there assembled. All my books are gone. The Ma-

tavicharana translated from the Canarese, was one the most coveted.

The disturbers were, I believe, a very small proportion of the hearers,

though, of course, the multitude is easily influenced for a mo

AAAT

mae

ne

0y

such people. I felt greatly honored by our Lord to have been enabled

to sow the blessed seed in such a crowd. May He graciously send

down upon it the early and the latter rain, to the praise of His Name,

Amen,

THE TELLICHERRY STATION.

Rev, H. Gundert and Mrs, Gundert, Rev. C. Irion and

Mrs. Irion, Rev. C. Miiller and Mrs. Miiller,

and Rev. Fr. Miiller.

Our numbers have been increased by Bro. Fr. Miiller

who rejoined

us in November, when the necessity for his aid in Calicut had ceased,

by Bro. C. Miiller’s marriage with Miss Mook in April last; and by

Bro. Irion’s with Miss Kayser on the 9th of January 1845, at Manga-

lore. We have had our measure of outward and inward trials; but

can, in reviewing the experience of the last year, only praise the Lord

for His lovingkindness to those that trust in Him.

He has permitted

trials and temptations to encompass us; but has with them given a

way to escape. He has laid burdens on us, but has helped us to bear

n

them, that we may learn the better to bear the burden of oth

TS

In June the Lord gave us the joy of secing the Mussulmay

Joula,

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Baker, saved out of the hand of his relatives. It was a wonder to us

and to him likewise. The threats of his people continuing after his

return, made him bear his life in his hand and seek for eternal life only.

When his mother sent to enquire se

cretly if the heavy curses of the

ver word that he

had found full

priests had left him unhurt, he sent I

His mind became so absorbed 1in

and eternal life in the scriptures.

e feared his mental heaith

the contemplation of invisible things, that w

would suffer.

But this changed with the day of his

baptism (August

after which he became filled with a quiet joy, and

grew in the

11th)

desire to communicate the

treasure he had found, to all with whom

His conversion made a deep impression

on the

he came

in contact.

The report of it attracted also some Mohamme-

Mapilla population.

dans to seek our communion ; who however, so0

n turned out worthless

subjects.

Since then he has had several communications with his fa-

herish the hope of

mily,

which of late have taken such a turn, that we ¢

members of it saved from the fetters of Islam ; be=

seeing some more

is mother cruelly per-

cause the family 1s divided on his account, and h

nscience.

A priest,

secuted for having honoured the son’s liberty of co

his uncle, to whom he had

given an account of his faith and hope, knew

« Your letter I Lave read and understood.

only to answer in this style :

have not walked in the commands

Things happened thus,

because you

and if you had kept before your eyes the

of Allah and the prophet;

at priest Moeddin who died in our

family, or that of

example of the gre

Now we

ou could not have acted thus,

all your ancestors and uncles y

Y et even now

are haunted everywhere by di

shonour on your account,

if you think of the creator, Allah will

give you a revelation of the pro-

Then, you know, we shall receive

tection of the prophet’s intercession,

What you can le

arn in that place is now

you again. Consider this.

If you want to learn yet more, y

ou may come hither

learned, it seems.

to Calicut, where you know there a

re many students, and I will furnish

Truly numerous persons have said

you with the means of studying.

most dishonourable to all the

to me that all that you have done is

ligion extends: so that

faithful of Mahommed Nab, as far as our re

Only consid

er this, and you

I can no more walk about with open ears.

ow then, if you really want

will understand it without further words. N

f

to see me, come to me, Or if I shall com

e thither, write by return o

post.

If you come hither I

gshall not sen

d you off to your home, but

and support you till my death

keep you with me, set you up in a trade,

B —

with all that Allah gives me”.

ols, attempt-

Br. C. Miiller who has the superintendence of the scho

ed in June last to establish a school

among the fishermen of Mahe, who

.

3

i

had repeatedly asked for one.

But as the French Government gives

10 permission to Protestants to do missionary work within its Colonies,

the attempt failed, and the formation of a school to the south of Mahe

{4

was taken into consideration.

A schoolmaster

and native doctor in

Chombala offered to undertake such a school.

Before his first visit he

had never known a word of Christianity. He listened with surprise

after the first objections had been silenced, and took a New Testament.

Although his abode was found too distant for the school contemplated,

he returned in a short time, having read the Gospels, rejected the ser-

vice of idols, and commenced to pray the Lord's prayer. He isa good

e

Sanscrit scholar, formerly of Vedanta principles, which he now and

then attempted to mix up with the pure milk of the Gospel ; (f. i. the

famous formula tat twamasi) but finding his old system useless he con-

fined himself to the study of Scripture, found Jesus Christ who has come

in the flesh with water and blood, and soon began tc teach the same to

the boys who collected in his verandah, without any support from the

mission.

A few days more, and the report was spread: Mannen has

become mad by much learnin

The reason was this

he had once

fasted a whole day in penance, and had cried out to all he met, My

soul is lost if I do uot turn to Christ ! The school children were with-

drawn, himself put under a guard by his elder brother and the Nayers

of the place, and dragged to divers physicians to be cured from his

insanity. = Yet he persuaded the guards to allow him to visit us, chiefly

on the Lord’s day ; and his wonderful progress became every week more

apparent, to the grief and anger of his surveillors.

In the beginning

of September we all felt that his case had come to a crisis,

He was a

rits,

prisoner in his own house ; fervent in prayer, but often very low in spi-

The strugole with

(iz) =)

his relatives and particularly against the tears

of an aged mother who conjured us to leave him to her, became harder

every day; but on the 15th of September his day of grace had come,

He was permitted to come to us after renouncing his claims on the

joint property of the family, and was baptized by the name of Paul.

Great was the affliction that followed, but his Joy at being free was

much greater.

After a stay of some days at the mission house. his wife

received him with tears; the brother with his knife drawn.

But the

Lord granted to him the soul of his partner, though their eldest boy

was stolen from them and detained in the French territory for a fortnight

in the hope of shaking the mother’s resolution.

During this time her faith became so firm that we could judge her

worthy of baptism ; and the Lord inclining the hearts of their relations

towards them, restored the child to her.

Thus Lydia and her 2 boys

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were baptized on the 29th of September, after a joyful declaration of

her faith. She has again resumed her reading which had been neglec-

At first

ted for years, and commits psalm after psalm to memory.

ly from Chombala

the neighbours dreaded the withdrawal of the fami

where they were liked by all classes ; but his uncompromising testimo=

yea urge his removal to

ny to the truth has since made them wish,

ce given to him, we had no fear

Tellicherry.

Seeing, however, the gra

Y

and are

to consent with all our heart to his staying at his own hor

ne ;

Chom-

just making arrangements for an outstation to be established at

We

bala, for which the Rajah of the district has granted us a site.

household, the country there-

trust that by placing a catechist near that

Christ’s har-

about may in a short time yield us yet farther fruits for

vest.

these marked instances of God’s

If we have had the joy of recording

tion of other baptisms in which

saving power, we must also make me

we rejoiced more thap is warr

anted by the fruits that have become

visible since.

Two Vettuwers,

Andreas and his wife Salome, were

fter having been

received into the church on the 24th of March 1844, a

in our service for 2 years, and led a quiet life,

to all appearance free

from gross vices. They were very

slow in lear

ning, the husband more

so than the wife; but constant in their wish

to join the church, touched

by the members of the

by convictions of sin, and gladly received !

church. But since their baptism they have

been retrograding into

their old low caste vices, and resting in the ide

a that we could never

we sent

be so cruel as to discharge them.

In November, however,

On the

ight do with them.

them to Calicut, to try what correction m

0th) Mark,

one of the semina-

day of Jona Baker’s baptism (August 1

where both, after a long course

rists, and Lazar a paralytic carpenter,

church.

The first walks righte-

of preparation, also received into the

full proof of regenerating grace.

ously before men but without giving

FI)

i

dead.

The son of a governm

ent servant of Tamil

ine

other is stil

vouth mentioned in our last,) after a loog interrup-

high caste, (the

v

ad with Br. C. Miiller who lives in the fort, a con-

tion of his visits, fot

But the buok

venient opportunii

for perfecting himself in English.

he had often

read, the

Pilerim’s Progress, ” pricked him to the heart ;

P

tears in his eyes, an

U

1 the fear of death and judgment haunted him in

his

drean

In November

he began again to visit Br. Gundert; and

between life and death, confessed his

one d’dy when })I‘ESSEd to choose

and resolved not

many sins, even those whi

h had most enslaved him,

The visits of his friends did

to return to his over-indul

;

ent paren't.s.

not shake this determination

. he broke his caste and was baptized by

———

3

the name of Theodor. (December 8th.) The experience of onebmont‘n

more has shown that he has not so entirely broken with the world as he

e

=

himself perhaps imagined.

For the solicitations of his friends, well

acquainted with his love of ease, and conjuring him to enter into govern-

ment employ, in which case they offer to make him enjoy all things

richly, have not failed to make some impression on him ; ani though he

still prefers our advice to theirs, and roughs it well enough with poor

fare, the lightness and flexibility of his character forbid us to be too

sanguine.

At least we have reason to be glad that others do not know

English, and are thereby exempt in a measnre from the temptation of

seekiug to unite Christ’s service with an office in courts or cutcherries,

from the temptation of priding themselves on choice phrases and a fine

running hand, whilst their countrymen are dying all around for lack of

the most necessary knowledge.

Some of the older Christians having left us for want of employ, others

for worse reason

)

Qe

the number of adult church-members remains sta-

tionary at 16.

Amongst the 4 or 5 candidates for baptism, the ore in

whom we are most interested is the schoolmaster in the fisher-village,

himself a headman of the fishermen,

We cannot but believe him sin-

cere though his progress in appropriating to himself the things of Jesus

is not very marked ; and we wish to see him fully assured of his faith

before he will have to meet the determinate opposition of his caste and

the neighbouring Mapillas

The work in Anjercandy is but slowly recovering from the effects of

the late catechist’s supineness and bad example.

The detection of gross

sin in one who was considered 2 leading member and had acquired undue

influence through the friendship of the former teacher,

]

i

ed to his ex -

communication ; in consequence of which the greater part of the con-

gregation joined for several months in abetting the evildoer against the

authority of the missionaries.

The eyes of most are now opened to see

through this design of Satan ; they are humbled and sorry for their re-

bellion.

Yet whilst we are thankful to the Lord for the few whom he

has preserved in a sober mind, we cannot but grieve over the deep in-

fatuation even of such as had our whole confidence.

We have not bap-

tized any new members,

The present number of communicants is

only 20. The most exemplary of the younger women has departed this

life, trusting in Christ for whom she had suffered much during the short

time ot her marriage.

We are often disheartened and fear to have la-

boured in vain, but trust the day will make it manifest that the testi-

mony of God’s word has not been without effect on the consciences of

these poor people, We must learn to be satisfied also with little appa-

54

rent fruit from a ground on which the curse of Ham has rested for so

many centuries.

The seminary contains at present 34 boys in 3 classes, under the

One of its ear-

superintendence of the brethren Irion and F. Miiller.

liest inmates, who had been at Mangalore for some time, has made such

progress that the middle class could be entrusted to his special care.

The instruction is given almost exclusively in the Malayalam Janguage ;

and Br. Irion is much engaged in composing the necessary class-books

for Geography, History, Harmony of the Gospels, Introduction to the

The conversion of Ba-

books of Scripture, and Ecclesiastical history.

ker has exercised a beneficial influence on many, though it is impossible

to point to decided conversions.

Since Miss Mook has married Br. C. Miiller, the girls’ school is again

under the superintendence of Mrs. Gundert. Mrs. Miiller is conduc-

ting a day-school in the town, the attendance at which is very irregular,

as the greater number of scholars are Roman Catholics, dependent on

The

the orders of the priest.

At present only 15 come regularly.

boarding school contains 24 girls, deducting 4 that have been married

in the course of the year.

Only one of these we can confidently call

converted,

The Malayalam schools under the care of Br. C. Miller are the 4

old ones with 137 scholars. (Dharmapatam 35, Catirur 22, Tellicherry

fort 40, weavers’ village 30.) The two new schools mentioned in the

last report have not continued above a year.

In their stead one in the

fisher village and one to the south of Mahe have been established ; which

The latter does

are attended, the first by 30, the other by 12 boys.

not seem to be in a fair way of attracting scholars, as the neighbour-

hood of the convert Paul keeps up the dread of infection in people of

all classes ; but on that very account it affords a good opportunity for

preaching the gospel to the surrounding population.

The reports of a

magic powder accomplishing wonders for us, are still circulating. We

wish we had one to blow into the ears of all people.

H.

GUNDERT.

IRION.

MULLER.

((E:

MULLER.

Qr

3

THE CALICUT

STATION.

Rev, I, M. Fritz; Rev. J. Huber ; Catechists, Titus

and Chinnappa.

In taking a retrospect of the past year, we have to acknowledge and

to confess that the thoughts and ways of the Lord are quite different

from our own, and that it is His faithfulness by which we are upheld.

We felt this more particularly when we were placed between the living

and the dead, during the time when the small pox raged around us, and

hundreds had already fallen a prey to it.

It seemed good to God to let

the disease enter also our little flock ; some fell victims to it, and at last

I myself was taken ill.

But the Lord blessed the means which were

used so that sooner than could have been expected, I resumed my la-

bours.

I beg publicly to acknowledge my obligations to Dr. Buchanan

for the kindness with which he assisted us curing the time of trouble.

To him I owe under God, the speedy recovery of my health.

The laborers of this station were again changed during the past year,

Br. F. Miiller who has been my fellow-worker was ordered by our com-

mittee to remove to Tellicherry where he was first stationed ; while in

November last Br. Huber came to take his place.

He immediately re=

sumed the study of the Malayalam language which he had formerly be-

gun.

Br. Miiller, however, will give us his assistance for some time

longer before he returns to Tellicherry. May the Lord bless these bre-

thren.

The misconduct of several members of our small native congregation

occasioned us sore trials; and in some cases we were obliged to resort

to severe discipline to check the evil which was increasing and endan-

gering the whole congregation ; while we reminded ourselves and others

¢ that he who stands, should take heed, lest he fall ;> For we know that

““the devil is going about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may

devour.”

On the other hand it has given us great delight to observe

that now and then, a soul is seriously engaged in putting off the old

man with his works, and in putting on the new man created of (+od in

righteousness and holiness.

In the course of the year two grown up persons and some children

were baptized.

One of the former has hitherto given us satisfaction ;

the other, a woman, bad been married to an individual who had left the

Romish church. But soon after their marriage it became obvious that

they did not seek the things of God; and our repeated exhortations

having proved fruitless, we dismissed them from our service, and from

o

- d

all connection with us, till they should see and acknowledge their sins,

A man of the Punither caste

and penitently seek the face of God.

(Astrologer) with his wife, left his caste to be instructed in Christianity.

This caused some sensation among his people, and made them adversa-

ries and epemies of our work.

We felt this especially in our schools.

Some of the members of this caste being schoolmasters, used their in-

fluence to prejudice both parents and children against us.

We hope

The

soon to receive the above man and his wife into the church.

Lord’s Supper has also in the last year proved a very effectual means

of increasing the mutual love of the members of the church ; of strength-

ening their sometimes weak faith, and of bringing them into closer com-

munion with the Head of the body, even Christ.

Some English chris-

tians have met with our native brethren at the Lord’s table; and we

have been pleased to see that with those who love the Lord there is

neither barbarian nor Greek, but all are one in Christ, and Christ is all

in all.

Our labour among the Nayadis, of which we spoke in last year’s re-

port, was continued also during this year; and we have reason to hope

that it was not in vain.

Every month tney received a visit of several

days from us.

They have now setftled and their dwellings form a small

In the southern extremity

village surrounded by a plantain garden.

of the village is the school house, in which the schoolmaster lives; to

The de-

whom the poor people look up as children do to their father.

graded state of these people who have for centuries been neglected,

leaves us but little to expect for the present.

Our hopes are rather

directed to the rising generation, whom it is our aim gradually to es-

trange from the wonted idleness of their parents, by instructing and ac-

customing them to habits of regularity and diligence. They are daily

instructed in the word of God ; and although their understandings be

—

;‘

dull, it is delightful to watch the impressions made upon their minds

by the message of the love of God manifested in the sending of his son ;

though these impressions do not yet seem to have had any influence

upon their lives.

As this work is quite in its beginning we shall not

We trust that the Lord will crown the undertaking

say much about it.

with success. Much pecuniary expense has been and is still entailed

upon the mission on account of the Nayadis. They are to be changed

Their daily food

from idle beggars into labouring and useful men.

they hitherto procured by begging and stealing ; they must now get it

by other means.

But as habits of industry are but slowly acquired, it

The resour-

i

is absolutely necessary for us to provide for their wants.

ces of our socicty being too small, they could not have appropriated

;

37

their money to such purpases,

But a worthy and dear friend in this

country who had long ago taken

an mtere

in these people, pitied

10

their misery, and helped us

Thus

we b

ik

e

obtained

an entrance a.

mong them

May this friend

be

spared to remain long enough in this

country to see those who now live by his benevolence, gaining a liveli-

hood by their own industry

12T

y\—!n

In a future report we shall give so

Meanwhile v

recom-

particulars about their o igin, manners, &ec.

i

PN

mend this faith-trying wo

to the prayerful sympathy of all those who

o

Iove the kingdom of Christ

The work in the schools has suffered

(ZE 8

from the irregularity of the boys

This is

ogreat hindrance

vhich it is not in our power to remove. Those

of the poorer classes often remain away to earn their livelihood. Others

fear lest we should,

after some years

carry them off, or win them from

the relicion of their f(\tﬂera.

Not mthqf

ding

&)

the good seed has been

iv

sown directly and indirec

V

young heart

and as the

into many a

word of God accomplishes t}nt whereunto it is sent, we may cheerfully

leave the seed to the care of the heavenly husbandman, remembering

the word of the Lord, that a time is comine when “both he that soweth

and he that reapeth will rejoice together.

The number of scholars

remains the same as last vear,

The school in the Mukwer villace

we have been obliged to give up

but hope to re-open it

S S00n as

we find a suitable teacher.

We have found great difficulty in ban-

ishing native books and favourite songs from our schools.

We there-

fore thought it expedient to present to them the truth in the same

form ; and already they have in this manner

1a

1T

arned parts of the Old

and New Testamenfs, and they have sometimes repeated them to

their parents at home. So that the trush has been heard in places where

otherwise it scarcely could have entered. With his usual libe rax‘ty the a-

bove-mentioned christian friend has borne all the expences of our schools

We still feel the want of suitable catechists, whom it is difficult to

obtain.

Titus has also during the past year laboured accor ding to the

measure of strength given bim : and in spite of the opposition whick he

encountered from the Maplis, he has continued to preach the gospel of

Jesus Christ,

He has received a fellow-labourer in

v

A

hinnappa, for

merly of Tellicherry

wround us, we often

i

Looking upon the Heathen and Mahommedan

i

ask, “ Watchman, what of the night? ” But thanks be to God, that we

have a sure word of prophecy, which will be fulfilled also in this coun-

trys; the heathen being promised as an inheritance to the Lord Christ,

We therefore would unite with all the people of God in the great pray

“THY KINGDOM COME, AMEN,”

J

M. FRITZ

J. HUBER

H8

CENSUS OF THE MISSION.

o

oo

e

31

Missionaries and their wives in India

———

s

Brethren in Europe

34

Mangalore Station.

e

P

—

e

—

135

Tulu Congregation

15

Tamil

E

——

P—

46

Seminary

23

Female Boarding School

Do. Day School

e

s

——

——

35

English School

50

Canarese Schools at Mangalore and Kadike

Catechists and Schoolmasters

s

—_—

56

e S et 8 s e e T

Congregation at Kadike

376

Dharwar Station.,

36

Congregation

—

Female Boarding School

16

20

Do

Day School

Boys’ Schools

230

302

Hubli Station.,

(Lol

Schoolmasters

12

45

Girls’ Schools

Boys’ Schools

442

499

P e s R R

Bettigherry Station.

e

Catechist

—

—_——

pos—

—

Schoolmasters

e

20

Girls’ School

L

200

Boys’ Schools

225

Malasamudra Station.

vid. report)

—

—

et

—

82

Congregation (mixed,

—

Schoolmasters

Scholars

—

— 120

e e o T ol ) g Y A e S o L e

e

206

Cannanore Station.

Catechists

—

S

R

Schoolmasters

Scholars

e

e

200

— 142

Congregation (79 Communicants)

—

Under instruction

o) 356

59

Tellicherry Station.

Catechists

—_—

—

-

sy

Schoolmasters

—

e

—

—_—

—_—

—

Scholars

e

— 179

Congregations at Tellicherry and AnJCI candy

—_—

e

et

o

71

Seminary

34

Female Boarding School

24

Do

Day School

15

— 334

Calicut Stuation.

Catechists

—_—

—_—

—

Assistant Catechists

——

_—

Schoolmasters

—_—

-

——

—

s

Scholars [Malayalam 175, Tamxl 25 Nayadls 8]

- 208

-

Congregation

—

e

—

—_—

47

Under instruction

—

— 271

.

Total, 2603

EXPENDITURE OF THE MISSION DURIN

G THE YEAR 1843—mwd

R.

A,

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Private expenditure of 21 Brethren, 6 of whom were married

18,150

Br. Supper’s voyage to Europe

—

——

1,262

Journeys

—

At

b 4

2,820

43

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e

2,786

Catechists

1,246

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—

608

Libraries

—

—

518

R

10

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1,018

Buildings and Repairs

8,324

English School at Mangalore

855

b

Seminaries

—

—

e

4,966

10

Girls’ boarding Schools and day Schools

2,086

Printing Establishment

—

1,547

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11

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972

Sundries

——

v

1,091

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Total Rupees

48,254

3 9%

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H. Hooper Esq

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Captain Nicolls

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E. P. Thompson Esq

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W. Lavie Esq.

100 77

H. Hebbert Esq

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S. N. Ward Esq

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Captain L. Moore

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J. Vanpell Esq

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Colonel Dowker 32nd Regt

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J. Thompson Esq

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CONCLUSION

To all the Christian friends, who for the Lord’s sake have so liberal-

ly assisted us during the past year, and who have, we trust, cften made

mention of the work of our mission in their prayers, we beg to return

May our God supply all your need ac-

hearty thanks for their love.

cording to His riches in Glory by Christ Jesus. The grace of our Lord

Jesus Christ be with you all, Amen.

S. Hesics,

F. G. SUTTER,

C. Irriovw,

J. HusBeg,

J. C. LEHNER,

C. Essig,

C. L. GREINER,

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A. BUHRER,

H. MoEeGLING,

J. M. Erirz,

H. ALBRECHT,

G. H. WEIGLE,

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