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'MAIQ‘I/\TGALORE: PRINTED AT THE GERMAN MISSION PRESS. 1853, e N P o & b, % i S N i - "> § ] - REPORT Y. e In presenting to our friends the thirteenth Report of our Mission, e are happy to be enabled again to give a cheering account of the progress of our work Our congregations have increased as much as last year, two hundred souls having been added to their number. God be praised for the work of His grace among us! May the time soon come, when the Sheep flocking to Christ the Shepherd shall be counted by thousands instead of tens and hundreds, when His I People shall s ! R UG nd before Him in the beauty of holiness as the dew of the 1110?111110' The number of scholars has dee d, but we are ecause 1t 18 a ather inclined to rejoice in this loss, ‘When symptom of progress in direct Mission work. new men enter the Church of Christ, they who have come into the Courts (as it were) of the Lord’s house, without any real hunger and thirst after spiritual thmgs, are frightened away. Our Invalids have partly been restored to health, the Lord be thanked.—Br. Gundert is strong enough again, to venture on a sermon now and then. Mrs. Irion 1% 4 has been enabled to return to her sphere of labor. Also Mrs. Biihler's health is improving, though slowly. On the other hand, Br. Huber is obliged to remove Mrs. Huber to the Nilagiris for a season, and Br. Moegling has at last resolved on returning to Europe to recruit his health. The Lord has been very gracious in pre- serving the lives of all the Members of our Mission household for so many years.—By our latest accounts Br. Hiller, who last year emigrated to America from amongst us, has safely arrived with his family in his new home, and is ministering to a Congregation at Albany. The accounts given of our Mission by our esteemed Principal, after his return to our Native Country, have greatly revived the sympathies and zeal of our friends, and the funds of our Mission have been kept from sink- ing. More could not be expected of the liberality of our comparatively poor country during a time of distress such as the present. The debt incurred by our Com- mittee during the past year has been greatly reduced, though not paid off entirely. We trust that our Indian friends and supporters will continue to measure their liberality by our wants, nor be tired of helping us, as long as we are not tired of working. May the blessing of God rest abundantly upon all those who know His Name, and ;1ove His appearing | CANARA. MANGALORE STATION. I. CONGREGATION. Rev. Chr. L. Greiner, and Mrs. Greiner; Rev. B. Deggeller. Catechists : Simeon, and Eliezer; Schoolmasters : Leonhard, Samuel, and Daniel. Communicants = - - - - - 153 Not Communicants 66 Children 196 Catechumeni - 29 —— s s Total 444 This station has lost the services of Br. Biihrer who has gone to Mulki, in place of Br. Ammann. But as the outstations of Utchila and Gudde have been united to Mulki, it is easier for the two Brethren to do justice to the work entrusted to them.—The services are carried on as usual. On Sundays two services in Tulu, one in Canarese, and one in Tamil are held; on Wednesday Even- ings a Lecture expounding the Scriptures (the Epistle to the Romans On has been the theme during the past year on these occasions.) Fridays the men and women of the Congregation meet at separate times for Prayer. On the first Monday of every month there iz a Missionary Prayer Meeting. Besides this, there are daily prayers j morning and evening in the Schools on the Mission premises.— Though a goodly number have joined us, yet the Gospel has not gained a footing in any new localities during the past year; most of the new Converts have been obliged to quit their former abodes. Two brothers and a sister, natives of Purala, removed to Bokkapatna, a su- burb of Mangalore, to the house of a relative who at that time desired to join us; there they made the acquaintance of Andreas our late Catechist. Their relative 6 drawing back from the Gospel, they were obliged to leave his house, and dwell with a member of the Church; these three persons give us much joy. The conver- sion of a temple-musician, who has a large family to support, surprised us much. He has of course given up his old profession, and does not find it easy to main- tain his family; he is however willing to work and his conduct is satisfactory. A third family were drawn to us by the influence of their mother, who while visiting a sick sister in the Poor House heard the word of God from old Si- meon, who is in charge of that establishment. She believed the Gospel, and wished her husband also to join her in entering on the Way of God ; when he refused, she came alone, but soon after her husband and children followed her. We are well pleased with them. A fourth family (parents and one child) have come to us. Those poor people had lost all their other children, the survivor also seemed sickly. They aseribed their affliction to the power of a Bhuta (demon) who used occasionally to possess. the mother. In despair, they came to us, as we are reported among the lower castes, to have great power in driving away Bhutas. They were baptized after receiving suitable instruction. They belicve in Christ, but are still weak. Another family, two male members of which were baptized some years ago, have been also received. The mother was at her ear- nest and oft repeated request baptized in the name of Jesus just before her death, the other four children are now with us.—The state of the old Church Members is on the whole satisfactory. Of the fifty two new converts, we have no cause to complain; some have evidently received the seed into good ground, others resem- ble the stony ground; all a e ado LU yet weak in faith. Six of them were baptized on the 8th of February 1852, the rest at various intervals during the year. There is but one wholly destitute family, that of an old man who resides in the Poor House. All the young people are learning trades, Weaving, Bookbind- ing, Printing, Watchmaking, Baking, and Tailoring.—The Boarding School for 4 girls is going on as usual. The elder girls are, bes 1des t he regular school lessens, g Bl 1018 i (¢ 18 1t instructed in General History and Geography. school gives us bl (¢ ever must do) mingled cause of joy a 1448 no (& anxiety.—The Boys o ()1’})11;1{1 3 T‘_ h'oo]., is in a satisfactory state, the boys have a good knowledge of Bib il oo G, xal (SR = 4 and Geography. Bo U b these schools are partly self supporting, the work done e v} by the girls supplies about one third of t} annual expenditure, the labors of the boys one fifth. There are sixty-thres gis s and thirty-seven boys. The el (& at o OLxL e 1. vists have made themselves useful in the spheres of labour confided to them. s A et s Avran great loss has been s ained among them by the death A of An ULCw s, who was t £ ken away in the full vig /12 of manhood The Lord bad Nty made him t} e ir PRt nent of op 1% 1g a door for ‘, 18 word in Utchila and Gudde. L7 e For many years, agh with a heavy heart, he continued in his original occu- pation of Toddy drawing, being at the same time an elder in the Church; two years ago he was appointed to the Catechist’s office. He was a quiet, simpleminded, sincere man; we trust he has entered into the joy of His Lord.— There is now a Catechist at Bolma, who keeps school during the week and has regular Services on Sundays. He is regularly visited by the Brethren. All the people from the Outstation visit Mangalore once a month to partake of the Lord’s Supper. Three Missionary tours have been made during the course of the year, two by Br. Greiner to the East and South, and one b y Br. Deggeller in an Easterly direction both above and belowkthe Ghats. 7 I. SCHOOLS &c. The English School. Rev. W. Hoch, and Mrs. Hoch. Br. Hoch writes: %The last year has been a sad one for this gchool, and our hopes of its gradual restoration to its former pro- sperity have not as yet been realized. “First all the Brahman boys left because they would not sit on the same ben- ches as the Billawar lads, and there is no prospect that the Interdict of the most powerful Brahmans, threatening with expulsion from caste all those who should re-enter the school, will be speedily rescinded. Then all the Musalman lads left the school, at the instigation of the elder ones, because they would not read the Bible. A very few of them have come back, but their aversion to the word of God has not abated. The Roman Catholics also did their best to induce all the boys of their persuasion to leave the School, and in many cases they succeed- ed. Few new Candidates have applied for admittance; so at present there are only fifty one pupils. Most of them have but little talent, and are less then ever accessible to the word of God. Although the scholars are so few in number I have not been able to diminish the number of classes, every attempt to combine the classes has failed by the want of energy among the pupils; so there are still five classes.—Other difficulties have arisen from want of teachers. Two of the best Monitors being Brahmans left on account of the caste question; another, a Roman Catholic, was dismissed for misconduet. Mr. May who has labored as Schoolmaster for nine years, sometimes under many difficulties, but always with faithful diligence, has obtained a Government Situation, and will have soon to leave his office; we have not yet been able to find a substitute for him. The present monitors are of slender attainments, and I fear they will leave the school as soon as they can obtain any Government employ. I have vainly endeavoured to get some of my former pupils to attend private classes: at first a few came, but they soon discontinued their visits. Such is the discouraging history of the English School.—The Canarese School is also not in a very satisfactory state, though it begins again to improve; there are forty scholars in it.—Most of our Indo-Briton pupils have left us. One of them is prosecuting his studies in Madras, in the Institution of the Free Church of Scotland, others have been apprenticed to various trades. Of the two who remain one is extremely weak both in body and mind.—And now what shall I say, in concluding this short statement of the last year’s discouragements ? One Prayer is in my heart and 9 on my lips just now, it is as follows, “Lord what wilt Thou have me to do?"— Br. Hoch has gone to Bombay for a few weeks, hoping to derive much insight into the duties of his calling, from a visit to the various educational Institutions in that city. 8 The Catechist School. Rev. S. Kullen, and Rev. H. A. Rév. H. Moegling, Kaundinya. The youths admitted to this Institution in 1847, finished the appointed course of Instruction in January 1852, and in March 1852 a new class of fourteen pupils was formed, under the superintendence of our Principal the Rev. J. JosExmANns. (vide last Report Page 17.) The branches of knowledge now imparted are those recommended by Two daily Biblical lessons are given, one in the New the Principal. Testament, in which the Gospels have nearly all been expounded, the other in the Old Testament, in which the first three Books of Moses have been read, and a fuller account of the Tabernacle, the Sacrifices and Worship of the Jews has been given. Besides these lessons, Sacred History has been taught The most im- according to the excellent German Handbook of Dr. Kurtz. portant passages of Scripture are committed to memory. Notes of the sermons they hear are taken down by the Scholars, which are examined every Monday morning, when correct skeletons of the sermons are dictated. The study of the Canarese language forms one great part of the daily tasks. As the languages of Southern India are closely related to each other, we hope, that even those pupils who are not Canarese by birth, and who will most probably hereafter labor in districts where another language prevails, will yet derive benefit from a correct grammatical knowledge of Canarese. The German language is also taught, and good progress has been made during the last nine months; it is hoped that most of the pupils will be able to read and write Ger- man with ease, by the time their course of study is completed. ~Arithmetic and Singing are also taught. Sometimes the boys employ themselves with gardening in the evenings; latterly they have often taken morning walks with their teachers. Domestic Worship is regularly observed; morning and evening the word of God is read, with Singing and Prayer. In the last year, a full practical exposition of the first Epistle of John has been given at these seasons. Once a week, the class assembles with one of the teachers for Prayer, and friendly, confidential The Tea- intercourse; much blessing has been derived from these meetings. chers have reason to be thankful and satisfied with the progress and conduct of the pupils.—The newly arrived Brethren Kullen and Kaundinya begin to feel at home in their work, amongst the pupils under their charge. Br. Moegling, being thus relieved, has taken leave of the Catechist class, which he has had charge of, since 1847. He intends to return to Europe for a season on account of his health. The Gospel has been regularly preached in the Bazaar of Mangalore twice & week by the Brethren Moegling and Kaundinya. The Catechist class usually accompanies them to the preaching station, which is in one of the most populous streets of the Town. The Brethren have been agreeably surprised The effects of this by generally finding numerous and orderly congregations. Three Preaching are, as yet, known only to Him who knoweth the hearts. little preaching tours to the adjacent towns have been made, and a longer jour- ney to the great Heathen festival of Subrahmanya was undertaken in December. 9 On all these tours the Catechist pupils have accompanied the Brethren, and some of them have shown a laudable zeal in speaking to the Heathen with whom they came in contact, as far as their knowledge and abilities would permit them. One of the three Heathen schools superintended by Br. Moegling, has been given up, as it was at an inconvenient distance, and small progress was made. Of the two which remain, one has a good master, and both may under careful superintendence be expected to bear fruit to the Mission. Br. MOEGLING REPORTS: I have not been able to accomplish much in the literary department. I have assisted in a final revision of the Gospels, corrected my Tract on Caste, and recast another on the Hindoo Gods. The printing of the Bibliotheca Carnataca has been carried on under my eye. I have had three Catechumens in the course of this year; two of them, a Musalman and & Brahman, have left me again, the latter has turned Musalman! May the Lord have mercy on their souls!—Towards the end of October, a man who looked like a Sanayasi came to me. He said his name was Guruayya, and that his native place was Manantoddy; he wished to receive instruction and to become a Christian. During my first conversations with him he gave me an account, (which he subsequently confessed to have been false) of his past history, and assured me that he earnestly desired to be taught the word of God; I replied: “We are com- manded to MAKE DISCIPLES of all nations : I have therefore no objection to receive you as such, but you must come as a true diseiple, wishing to be taught, and ready to obey.” I asked him to consider well, before he came to live with us; after two days deliberation he came for good. He made no objection to taking his meals with the Catechist class; when asked to work in the Printing Office, he went and placed himself under Mr. Plebst, assuring me however, that his object in coming to us was not to gain a livelihood, but to seek the salvation of his soul. I found him to be possessed of good natural abilities. He had read in Canarese Barth’s Bible stories, and was thus induced to come to us in his search after the truth. From this book he had obtained glimpses of light, yet his mind was (as it were) a piece of petrified Vedantism. The object of his highest desire was, “the Intuition of God.” He hoped we possessed some esoteric doctrine by which we might enable him to attain to this cherished object of his heart. Perceiving after a short time, that I doubted the veracity of his story, he, of his own accord gave me a true account of his life and circumstances.—His real name is Somaya; he is a Native of Coorg, and left his home some years ago, on account of debt. His father had The elder brother of Somaya was made been in the service of a former Coorg Rajah. Jemadar of the Body Guard of the Rajah, and was in high favor with im; he broke his leg while attending the Rajah on a fishing excursion, and died from the unskilful treatment of the native Physicians. Somaya was at the age of eleven years taken into the Rajah’s Band, and instructed in Music by an Indo-Briton Bandmaster from Mysore. The Rajah was passionately fond of Music, and played himself on several instruments. 3 Somaya was in high favor, when (1834) the Coorg war broke out and the Rajah was deposed. Somaya then went back to his family estate, fifteen miles from Mercara. During the so called Coorg insurrec- tion in 1837, when the Diwan of Coorg called out his adherents, and seized the Rebel-Chief, Somaya also did good service, and was rewarded by the Government with a gift of land. By this time, he had acquired a knowledge of the Malayalam language under a Mala- bar Astrologer, and had become acquainted with Lingaites of the Vedantist creed. He subsequently made a pilgrimage to Benares to see his old Master the Rajah, and was absent from home three years. His return was hailed with joy by his wife; it took him some years to repair the injury done to his property by his protracted absence. Three years ago, he ation in the Cardamom trade. drew upon himself the displeasure of the Diwan, and lost a large sum of money by a specul- He went on pilgrimage to Gokarna, with a relative, and one Musalman attendant. After two months he revisited his home but the Diwan sent to arrest him; he succeeded in eluding the vigilance of his keepers, and after lingering for a day in the vicinity of his home, he quitted his afflicted wife and three ehildren, bidding them farewell for ever. Nine hours he spent in reachin time through jungle paths. g under cover of night the Mysore territories, wandering all that He had now no hope nor aim, but thought he would now renounce the world entirely and “seek God” in the Pantheistic sense of the phrase. Thus he went from place to place, and at last about a year ago came to Mangalore. Passing himself off as a Sanyasi, he gathered a few disciples among the Sepoys, who supported him. He exhorted these disciples to abstain from drinking and other gross sins, but he found no rest for his soul. At last he obtained (as before stated) a copy of Barth’s Bible stories in Canarese from a lad living in the house in which he lodged. The reading of this book greatly struck him, he thought: Perhaps I may find here true philosophy.—At this time he had a singular dream, to the following effect: A Guru (spiritual teacher) had arrived from Europe o All the Europeans His retinue was acknowledged him as their Master; his aspect was singular but majestic. 13th Report, German Evang. Mission, 2 10 eomposed of black people of the lowest Castes. He wished to speak to the Guru, but in spite of all his exertions through the medium of his retainers, he never could obtain an audience. d to visit the Euro- This dream made a vivid impression on his mind; at last he resolve He came to one of pean Padres in hopes of finding throug h them, what his heart needed. our Catechists, who brought him to us. From the outset he was very attentive to the instrue- tion he received, and soon wearied me with the questions he asked on those portions of Still for many weeks there was no change. His MmIND was evidently Scripture we read together. grasping at the new doctrine, but his way of thinking remained the same; it was not easy to dislodge from his mind the principles of Pantheism. One day after a lengthened exposition of the way of Salvation through the blood of Christ, and of the progressive sanctification of believers by the power of the Holy Spirit he said: « Now I see the way in which according to from sin, but what do you teach regarding the the word of God, the souL of man is freed 79 (Paramidtma)—When reading the Sermon on divine and eternal element of human nature the Mount he was very anxious to hear my expl anation of the words “Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God.” ‘When he found that I knew not hing of a PRESENT “intui- Him for which we must now be made meet, and tion of God,” but only of a future seeing the present walk by faith and the future walk by when I explained to him the difference between sight, he was evidently disappointed. Gradually how ever, the light of truth dawned on him. ‘When at Buntwal, which is finely si tuated on the ban k of the Netrawati river (and which we visited on our late Missionary tour,) he urg ed me to baptize him without delay; he said: “X believe in Christ the Son of God, and may be baptized like the Ethiopian Eunuch. ? told God, and asked him first to learn the him that the Eunuch had long known the word of they were explained to him more Creed and the Ten Commandments; when he had done so, listener when we preached on this fully. It was evident that his constant attendance as a tour, was beneficial to him. He began to discern the difference betwee n human philosophy and the word of God, saying “The words of philosophers are very fine sounding, but the nse, all it says is real; things are, as we language of the word of God is that of plain se told by some of his former acquaintances, hear and believe.”—While on this journey, he was that his brother who had since hisabsence managed the fa mily estate had died last Monsoon, and that his own wife and this brother’s widow who were fo rmerly at enmity were n ow reconciled, but had much trouble in transacting the family concerns, they therefore begged him to return home, I shall stay with the Padres, perhaps I shall write to but he said I am now a Christian, I said I thought it was his duty to my wife from Mangalore.” ‘When he told me of all this, go back to his family; this astonished him as h e had e vidently expected to be called upon to forsake all, when he embraced Christianity. Ere long however he was led to see that this was the path of duty, and though with regret at first, is now quite reconciled to s that await him among his peo- the idea of returning to his home, in spite of the trouble A decided change is now to be ple in consequence of his ¢ onversion to Christianity. seen in him, especially since he returned wi th us from the tour above spoken of; his guiet, ‘When diligent deportment in the Printing Office, dr ew the attention of the Superintendent. I told him I would baptize him on the 6th of Janua ry, and asked him what new name he the name of any of the great men who would like to receive, he asked me, NoT to give him %I am nothing , but a great Sinner.” He was are mentioned in the Bible, because, he said, called Stephanas, after one of the first conve rts of Achaia (I. Cor. xvi, 15.)—Since his bap- tism he has continued to receive instruction from me, and has attended the Biblical lessons of the Catechist class. May the Lord cause him to grow in grace, and make him a faithful people!—In February I shall and successful witness of the name of Jesus among his own for His word, and give the take him to his home; may it plea se Grod to open a door Coorgs also to His Anointed for a peculiar people an d everlasting possession! | INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT, Under the Brethren G. Plebst, S. Miiller, and J. Haller. This Branch has also made considerable progress. A typograp’hic Press has b een established by Br. Plebst, who has the Book-binder has also two new lads ap- taken two Indo-Briton Apprentices; 11 ptenticed to him. A second smaller Canarese type has been planned, and is now preparing at Basel. Some hands have been discharged as Typography requires fewer men than Lithography; there are fourteen workmen under Mr. Plebst’s charge. LIST OF BOOKS LITHOGRAPHED DURING THE YEAR 1852. Copies.|Pages. | Total Pages. - - 220 736 Bharata 161,920 Canarese Proverbs - 200 120 24,000 Dasara padagalu - 200 160 32,000 12 Letters, Reprint - 3000 160 480,000 Do. - 2000 86 172,000 On Caste, - 147 On Hindoo Gods, Do. 2000 294,000 Badaga Luke - - - 300 233 69,900 Tulu New Testament Portions - 100 541 54,100 Total 8020 2183 12,87,920 Br. Miiller has constructed a large clock for the Church of Mangalore (St. Paul's.) He continues to mend watches, sometimes against time, as he is much and variously occupied; he has commenced Electro-plating and is now in possesssion of an effective apparatus. He has two Apprentices, one an Indo- Briton, the other a native of Mangalore. Br. Haller has had great success hitherto, in establishing his trade among the Mission community. The weaving of common cloth which cannot well compete with the Native trade, is being discontinued, and Table cloths, Napkins, Handkerchiefs, Turbans, and Shirés, are put upon the looms instead of the coarse stuffs. The sale is generally brisk and remunerative; there are at present twenty seven workmen in this department, the number is increasing. Book-binding has for mahy years been carried on profitably; last year this department has yielded upwards of Rs. 300 to the Mission. The weaving Establishment is nearly self supporting, Br. Haller's ex- penditure included. Last year the Mission had to pay upwards of Rs. 100 in support of it. Next year a larger sum will flow back from it into the Mission treasury. Br. Miiller is supporting himself; the proceeds of the sale of watches, clocks, and musical boxes, go towards the repayment of the money originally advanced by a Sub-committee at Basel, in behalf of the Industrial department of the Mission, 9% 12 MULKT. Rev. A. Biihrer, and W e 7 dep, "Lekmamz: Catechists : Titus, Nathanael, and Isaac. Communicants - - - - - 58 Not Communicants - - 67 Children Catechumeni - P SIS Total 171, The Brethren here have to thank the Lord for continued health Br. Biihrer has enjoyed (for the first time these six years past) good health during the Monsoon, though it was more than usually rainy.—The station has three outstations, each of which is served by a Catechist; they are all regularly visited by the Missionaries. Be-~ sides these visits, the Brethren have now and then spent a week or two in some of the adjacent villages in which there are enquirers, and from these villages they have gone to carry the glad tidings of the Gospel, into the hamlets and farm houses around. The Catechists meet at Mulki once a month for the Missionary-Prayer meeting, when they are also instructed in Biblical history and in composi- tion on Scriptural themes. They are also counselled regarding the manner in which they are to carry on their labors in the Congregation and among the Heathen. Thirteen souls have joined us. Five have gone back to Heathenism because their worldly hopes were not fulfilled; one of them, it seems, was frightened away by the dangerous illness of his wife. The Converts are dili- gent in reading the word of God, and earnest in their endeavors to do good to their relations.—The majority of the people cultivate rice; only one family at Mulki pursues the dangerous avocation of Toddy drawing. At Utchila most of the converts are Toddy drawers, being unable to procure land as tenants. At Gudde the greater number are rice cultivators; some of them are very poor, and partly dependant on the Mission for work and maintenance; a few old men are quite destitute, and cannot work.—The schools, though not numerously attended, are in a pleasing state, and the affectionate and attentive behavior of the children often refreshes and encourages the Brethren; even the Heathen children are much attached to their teachers.—Br. Biihrer has been employed in preparing a translation in Tulu of Barth’s Biblical stories. Br. BUBRER WRITES: We have visited almost all the adjacent villages, hamlets, and farm houses; the message of the Gospel is variously received by the people. The Birwas (Toddy drawers) are the most accessible class on the whole, and from them we have obtained the S— 13 miost of our Converts. The Fishermen are very much addicted to drinking; and therefore less ready to hear the truth. The Vokilme (Bants ,) the higher class of farmers, are rude, boisterous, The Konkonasths are a race troublesome, and zealous in upholding the Demon-wors hip. who emigrated when Goa was conquered, and are a mo neymaking avaricious set of men, mostly inimical to the Gospel.—Most of the cultivator: s of the soil are in very indigent circumstances; there are many who say to us, % Support us, and we shall gladly listen te you.” To this we reply, “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His righteousnes g1 but our presence is mostly unwelcome. We frequent the great Heathen Festivals, HONORE. Rev. J. J. Ammann, and Mrs. Ammann. Catechist : Chr. Kamsika. Communicants = Not Communicants Children - - Catechumeni “ O = Q Total 215 This Station has been re-occupied after a long interval at the beginning of last year. A Chapel was erected here, by the benevo- lent exertions of a very old and zealous friend of Missions. Our Principal directed Br. Ammann to take charge of the long deserted station.—On his arrival Br. Ammann found a small congregation of Tamulians, who had been brought to the knowledge of the truth by a Christian lady, formerly resident at this station; to these were joined Some of the the few Tulu people who accompanied him from Mulki. Tamul people have since quitted Honore; the rest of the congregation, with one exception, have conducted themselves in a satisfactory manner, Br. Ammann regularly visits a Canarese school, which is maintained by the Collector of the District; but his principal work is the preaching of the word of God among the Heathen; he has two stations in the town at which he preaches twice or thrice a week. On these occasions many strangers, whom lawsuits or Government business bring to Honore, hear the word. -Such people are generally to be found in the Bazaar of an evening. After hearing the Gospel, they frequently come to the Mission house, to make further enquiries regarding the way of truth. Besides this out of door work, Br. Ammann 14 . visits the houses of the Natives, but is not always well received. On such occa- sions the word of Paul that the Gospel ought to be preached “in season and 9 out of season,’ has often comforted him. Br. Ammann has frequent oppor- tunities of intercourse with Roman Catholics who are sunk into heathenish idolatry; he endeavours to pursuade them to lay hold of the free and rich mercy of God in Jesus Christ our Savior.—The Tulu New Testament has been revised for reprint this year.—~The Catechist has faithfully and conscientiously assisted in the labors of the Missionary in the Congregation, in the schools, and in the Bazaar.—Many tours have been made both above and below the Ghats. ExTRACTS OF JOURNALS. On the 22nd April I left Honore for Gersoppa, preached in soul. the Bazaar, and had an opportunity of directing a sick man to Jesus, the Physician of the In the evening again I soon had a crowd of Canarese Brahmans, Musalmans and Coolies, all anxious to hear the new Shastra. I testified to them of the salvation which is in Christ Jesus. In the old town of Gersoppa, two men from the Ghats were evidently impressed - by what I told them of Christ’s atoning passion and death; they followed me to the house of the officiating (Jaina) Priest, where I also found ah attentive audience,— 24th Went on to Maralli; walked most of the way, conversing meanwhile with my Man- cheel bearers, who were much amazed at what they heard. In the evening I saw a Birwa marriage; the ceremonies were just the same as those practised in the low country by this caste. I spoke against the Bhuta worship, and told the history of our Lord. Later in the evening I started for the Falls, but missing the road, did not arrive there till eleven o’clock preached in a village by the wayside.—25th (Sunday.) The magnificent sight of the Falls impressed me afresh with the thoughts of God’s creative majesty.—26th Went on to Siddha- poor, preached to my bearers, who were ready to hear. Self righteous Karnataka Brahmans imputed all evil to God; the more simpleminded Haviga Brahmans listened with attention. They told me, that they still had a custom of sacrificing a lamb as an atonement, and that they have a tradition, that if the offering is properly made, the lamb will revive. It usED TO REVIVE, they said, in former ages of the world. The Lingaits though intent upon their traffic, seemed earnest in their belief. I preached twice a day either in the Bazaar, or in the villages around, and told the people that God coMMANDED all men every where to BE- LIEVE in Jesus Christ. Some were attentive, others rude and abusive; many said, % All very well, but our creed is different.” In the Bungalow I explained %the Mirror of the heart,” which is a great favorite with old and young, to many who came to visit me.—30th Went on towards Banawasi, spending the day at Chandragutty; preached to some Brahmans and distributed books, but they were not well inclined. The Lingaits who were first celebra- ting a funeral, were the most accessible; they did not oppose but praised the word of God. I spoke also in front of a goldsmith’s house. In the evening I was overtaken by a thunder storm, and spent the night in a temple dedicated to the Goddess Kali.—1st May. Banawasi. Small audiences in the Bazaar, and few visitors in the Bungalow. Preached eleven times during my stay; the grand theme was the forgiveness of sin through the blood of Jesus Christ. A Jaina man asked me to prove that his Shastra was wrong and ours right; I said, No, I need not prove this, my business is to tell you that God loves you and wishes you to go to Jesus, to confess your sin and misery: he who is of the truth, will bear my words.—b5th to 16th May. Sircy. Preached twice a day wherever I could find listeners. My chief topiecs were: Christ has saved you, and atoned for your sins; the misery of sin is great, but God who now offers you pardon, is rich in mercy and love; it is not optional with you what you do, God coMmaxDs you to repent and believe. . Many listened with attention, but some gainsaid and mocked my words, others despised the Lord and His message, while a few compared Basava and Christ; many upbraided me with the evil courses of a former enquirer, who is now a confirmed drunkard, and a dissolute character. I found after all that the people of Sircy were not so totally absorbed in their mercantile pursuits as I had expected. Returned to Honore vid Coomptah where I preached to the household of a Gentleman; the people were all attentive, but one of them said that after all, the word of God was of no use, because it did not fill their bellies.— 15 | SOUTHERN MAHRATTA COUNTRY. DHARWAR. Rev. Q. Weigle, and Mrs. Weigle; Rev. H. Albrecht, and Mrs. Albrecht. Catechist : John Banawast. - - 17 Cémmunicants = Not Communicats Children - - 11 Catechumeni - Total 30 The Brethren and their families have to praise the Lord for His goodness experienced during the past year; they have been enabled to carry on their work, without interruption from bad health.—In March and April Br. Weigle was at Mangalore, attend- ing the meetings of the Liturgical Commission, and of the General Conference. Br. Albrecht made a tour from the 26th November to the 11th December to the North east of Dharwar chiefly with the view of distributing and selling tracts and books. John Banawasi, who is preparing for the office of Catechist, accompanied him, and was zealous and useful in his intercourse with the people. The schools are going on as usual; one of them is in very good order and contains many well behaved and intelligent boys; the other has caused much trouble and annoyance. The Girls’ school is prospering. The Boarding school for girls has been given up, the last six girls having been sent down to Mangalore to Mrs. Greiner’s establishment.—The congregation is reduced to less than half its former number, principally by the departure of the 6th M. N. L—many of our Church members being Camp followers of that Corps, which has been replaced by a Bombay Regiment, to which there are no Native Christians attached. Some others who were household servants have left the station with their Masters; others have gone to Belgaum where they can obtain employment more readily. The Church is now in a satisfactory state. The reduction in point of members, would seem to have been to some extent as a winnowing of the chaff from the wheat, for those who have left us, were for the most part addicted to a wandering life, and all its concomitant evils; they were all Tamulians, but now the Canarese people preponderate.—When- ever it is possible, the Gospel is daily preached in the Bazaar of Dharwar. During part of the last year, weekly meetings have been held in the school- 16 rooms for the benefit of adult Hindoos.—Br. Weigle has completed the translation of the Prophets, and so completed the task assigned him by the Revision Committee of the Madras Auxiliary Bible Society. Since May last he has been employed in translating from the German a popular Commentary on the Bible, published at home under the munificent patronage of a friend, who has also promised liberal aid towards its republication in other languages. The Harmony of the Gospels is ready for the Press. In the course of the last Year, eight or nine enquirers have come to us, all like Festus of old “almost persuaded to become Christians.” Though it is sad to see these men draw nigh to the straight gate and then go back, yet the frequent occurrence of such conduct, proves that the leaven is at work. In some localities (Kittoor for instance,) the opposition of the Brahmans is more strenuous; yet we know many who are, no doubt, in earnest in their enquiries after truth; even among the Mahomedans a spirit of enquiry is occasionally visible. One man called Adaviappa has become a Catechumen. He was in our school formerly and became a shopkeeper. In this he did not succeed, so he undertook to be a travelling agent to a native merchant, whose goods he trict for that of the other. conveyed in a cart from Dharwar to Sircy, bartering the produce of one dis- During these trips he had much leisure for read- ing. The perusal of some Christian books induced him to come to us; he gave his Lingam to Br. Albrecht, and said he wished to become a disciple of Christ. The next day his mother came, lamenting that she had lost the stay of her old age. The following Adaviappa’s wife went to her native village, without even coming to see him. Hearing of his wife’s intention the young man foolishly went to his house in hopes of recovering her, or at least some money which she had. When he came near his house, he was surrounded by a crowd, who abused him, and gave him some blows. He could not gain admis- sion to his dwelling, so he remained in the midst of the increasing crowd, and (as he afterwards confessed) strove to pacify them by denying his new persuasions. The more he swerved from the truth, the more he lost courage. He was obliged to pass the night under restraint in the Verandah of a house; but his mind was ill at ease. Early in the morning he contrived to escape and came to recount his night's adventures to us, shedding many tears, which we hope were genuine; it was truly pitiful to hear him confess his backsliding almost before he had well entered on a Christian course. Since then he has walked consistently, but is weak, physically and mentally.—A well educated Musalman youth of good family gave us good hopes. He had been for months in the habit of visiting the Mission premises, reading and praying with the Brethren and with some of the Converts and was on the point of making a public avowal of his faith in a crucified Saviour, when he was told that the Cholera had carried off many of his relations in his father’s house, fifty miles distant from Dharwar, and that his presence was immediately required. He went with a sad heart, commended to the grace of God in prayer. For nearly a month we heard nothing of him; then letters came, announcing the death of his wife and of other relatives. He continued to assure us that he would soon return, and confess Christ, but he has not yet done so; our latest intelligence is that his father, having found out his leaning towards Christianity, has ob- tained employment for him in a School, in hopes of preventing his return to Dharwar. We still hope he will come back in the Lord’s good time, for no doubt his mind was deeply impressed with the truth; and may not the trials he has endured, have been blessed to his soul?— 17 Extracts from Br. Albrecht’s Diary. ked for the book from which I had been reading to "chem-; it At Garag many people as was the New Testament. When they found that a small price was put upon it, few were willing to pay it, and ev en these drew back, when they saw it was bound in Jeather! For the greater Jow was full of visitors; but only one Gospel was sold, to a Lingaite part of the day the Bange who spoke much against caste. Among my hearers were some Jains, who at first assented to rile took reft 1ge in their =) favorite objection to Christianity in regard to what I said, but after a wl the use of animal food. When told that hundreds of living creatures are destroyed by people not responsible for what he did unwillingly; walking or drinking water, they said a man was 1 but when I asked them whether, supposing they were guiltless in this respect, they were equaliy A Musalman who very cleverly and unsparingly free from all other sins, they were silent. exposed the folly of idolatry, said, “I quite a gree with you, except on one point; you ought Another not to call the Prophet Jesus the Son of God.”; I answered him from 1 John iv. 3. My Musalman objected to the use of the Plural number of the word “Gop” in the Bible. word of God, as the only source of chief aim was to direct the attention of the people to the wisdom and salvation. Some listened attentively, especially to the Parables; one old man honestly said, “Alas! we are so entax ngled in the things of this world, that I fear we shall be like unto the seed which fell among thorns.”—At Madinabhdvi an old Brahman woman at- tracted my notice; she listened so eagerly, and when I invited discussion on what they had heard, she said, «You are clever people, and so are those you teach. I atone time thought I could atone for sin by fasting, and practised it accordingly for many years; but some boys who attended your school at Nerindra, once said to me, ‘If by fasting you can acquire a title Since then I have to heaven, then all those who have died of famine must of course be saved. left off fasting.” An old Brahman who spoke with great contempt of the popular idolatry, said y manifests himself daily.” When at last, “ Truly every one ought to believe in the One God wh asked to explain his meaning. . it appeared, alas, that he meant the sun who daily sheds his or enlivening rays over the whole earth. He was o eatly astonished, when I told him of the ap- this world, and of the “new heavens and the new earth wherein proaching dissolution of dwelleth righteousness”. At Kittér I had many hearers. Some started the old objection about the use of animal food. I tried to put them to silence by telling them, that they were guilty of 2 much greater sin, that of trafficking in human flesh, in allusion to the way in which children are bought and sold for marriage. This seemed to strike them, and they were greatly shocked, when told that the s ugar of which they are so fond, is refined with.blood. These n Matth. xv. 17—20. In remarks paved the way for an exposition of the words of our Lord i one of the temples I found the Headman of the place, with many of the Writers and other Cuteherry Officials. I spoke to them of the folly and sinfulness of worshipping an idol, the like- T e ness of a monl KOy + roxl One man said,” Can the Bible movye or spe ax; can it reward or punish?— I enquired about an and yet the Bible is kissed whenever an oath is taken in your Courts.” old Banyan who visited us about six months ago, and said, he would become a Christian; but heard that he had died soon after we had seen him at Dharwar. Oh! that he had not delayed.— At Shigehally, where the Gospel had never before been preached, it was listened to with great tention. At Blidrakatta I preached on Matth. vii. 13--27 to a large assemblage, and sold several tracts; but when I offered a New Testament at a very reduced price, one who had been a most attentive hearer, said, This will not do for me, for if I read this book, I shall be compelled to break my caste, and forsake all I have.” When I spoke to an old Jain Priest of the necessity of regeneration, he answered me in the very words of Nicodemus. (John iii. 4.) This was a welcome opportunity for expounding that precious Chapter.—On the first morning of my stay at Uppina Bettighe rry, I had a concourse of about two hundred people, to whom I preached for two hours on Matth. iv. 3—32 They were very orderly; but afferwards a spirit of oppo- sition arose, which made me fear that I should have little success. To my surprise however, the Headman of the village who had been very noisy, bought a New Testament, saying, he wanted it not only for his own use, but also for the good of others. Subsequently I had a ready sale of books and tracts, and spoke to many, who had retained a good deal of what they had heard on former occasions. In other places also, I found that the seed sown years ago, is still living. May it bring forth the blade and the full corn in the ear; and may the kingdoms of this world speedily become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ. Amen! b s101i. 13th Report, German Evang. Mi 18 | HOOBLY. Rev. J. Miiller, and Mrs. Miiller. Catechist : Paul. Communicants Children - Catechumeni —1—;;)- Total - 25' This congregation has increased numerically, and we hope also grown in grace. The frequent conversions begin to excite alarm and enmity. The converts are called fools and mad men. The Sunday services at the Mission House are not so much attended, as before, by the people from the town. They say, they are afraid of being be- witched. The schools in the town are in a flourishing state. A school has recently been opened for the Christian children in the Mission compound. Br. Miiller continues to preach the Gospel in the streets of Hoobly and in the adjacent villages. He also made a short Missionary tour in December last. Two Goldsmiths and one Coppersmith joined us towards the end of last year. The Goldsmiths are brothers, and one of them is a married man, and had to leave his wife and child, when he became a Christian. The mother took the child to her village, about thirty miles from Hoobly. In January 1852 Maharudra went to try to persuade his family to join him, but he had to come back alone. In the middle of April the wife came to visit her relatives, with the intention, as we afterwards ascertained, of marrying the girl to a Heathen; for she said, It is enough that the father has gone to ruin; the The little girl came to the Mission compound daughter shall not do so also.” with her grandmother; when asked to stay with her father, she said, “No!” Next day the child came again with her mother and grandmother, but as soon as their curiosity was satisfied, they went away. Two days after the girl came again with a young boy, her uncle. When asked by her father to stay with him, she said, “Yes!” and allowed her uncle to go away by himself. A couple of hours after this, we had crowds of moisy visitors who wanted to recover the girl. The mother lodged a complaint with the native authorities of the place, asserting (as usual) that the girl had been entrapped, and was now forcibly detained. When questioned by the native Magistrate, the girl said, “Nobody compelled me to come here; I came of my own accord with my uncle.” She refused to go back to her mother. The native Magistrate then decided, that the matter should be referred to the Collector, and that, in the mean time, the girl should This proposal satisfied all parties, live in the family of some impartial man. 19 The Collector but after all, she spent the intervening time with her mother. very considerately decided that, as the girl had been in her mother’s custody for eight days, she should now spend three days in that of her father, care being taken that she should not break her caste; the mother was allowed to prepare and bring her food, and to have free access to her. At the end of the three days, the Mamildar was directed to ask the girl in the presence of When he did so she both her parents, with whom she wished to reside? answered, % With my father.” This decision was final; the Brahman Magistrate found himself obliged to abide by it, though it went sorely against him to do 80, The girl was given in charge to one of the convert's wives, and has improved both bodily and mentally, since she came under Christian influence. If the baneful effects of Heathenism are apparent in one sphere more than ano- ther, it is in the bad training of their children, the very tenderness of the parents tending to the ruin of their offspring. Within the last few days, the mother has come to the Mission house; she is as yet opposed to the Gospel, but attracted by her love to her husband and child. We hope she may eventu- ally feel the power of the truth, and that the entire family will, ere long, be united in the Lord.—Timotheus, who was baptized last year, has been joined by his parents and four brothers. The children attend school, and the adults are preparing for baptism. Abraham has been cheered by seeing his sister with her husband and one child, come to us. All the converts support themselves. Isaac the oldest of them, cultivates the Mission compound, and keeps a few buffaloes. Others maintain themselves by weaving. Even the little boys help by winding thread &c., when their school lessons are finished. The Goldsmiths carry on their trade, and it is satisfactory to hear even from the Heathen a good report of their integrity. They are very intelligent, and faithful in preaching the word to those who visit their shop. The Coppersmith who is very clever at his trade, though in other respects a simple minded man, not having capital enough to set up on his own account, works for other coppersmiths and merchants in the town. He does not make much in this way, but earns his daily bread, for which he is thankful. It is pleasing to see all these people plying their trades busily The inward life of the within the quiet precinets of the Mission compound. Converts prospers also, except a few of the younger men, who are rat 110 her un- settled. We have reason to hope that all have experienced the life giving power of God’s word. Br. MULLER WRITES: Missionary tours, the arrival of new Catechumens, building houses for our people, and other avocations, have prevented my devoting so much time as usual to the preaching of the Gospel; yet whenever it was practicable, I have not n eol cgi ected this most important duty. I have no fixed preaching places, but use the Verandah of the school house, the Bazaar, the streets and lanes, sometimes even the Verandah or the in- terior of a native house; for I find free access to all the dwellings in and about Hoobly; some of the owners even look upon it as an honor to receive a visit. I generally take the New Testament with me, and embrace the first opportunity to lead the conversation to the fountain head of truth. The Heathen often say, that the reading and expounding of God’s word is more useful than arguments and proofs of human wisdom; therefore we seldom argue, though I am ready to do so, when I meet with sensible and serious enquirers. Many visit us, with whom I converse. Two young men come almost every Sunday; they have been awakened, and cannot find peace in adhering to heathenism, but as yet have not been able to leave all, for the sake of the Kingdom of God; they seem to wish to put the new wine into the old bottles. Light is perceptibly dawning on this dark land through the preaching of the Gospel. Many even say. , that if the Guru Basava whom they expect, does not come within the next two years, is the great Guru, they will believe that Jesus Christ whom we preach, 3’%’ 2 { J 3 BETTIGHERRY. it Rev. G. Wiirth. Cuatechist Nahasson. ¢ ants Communi c Children - Catechumeni :?i Total 5% During the last year it has pleased the Lord to lay the founda- A few weeks after Br. tions of a Christian church at this station. Wiirth’s arrival two families made a profession: of faith; and On the 13th while these were preparing for baptism, others came. June Br. Wiirth had the joy of baptizing twelve people, eight adults and four children. Since then two more have come in, and the congregation now consists of fifteen souls, nine Communicants, one Catechumen and five children. Two of the young men are exposed to strong temptations. One of them has o too much int Ui course with his heathen relatives, whose conversation cannot benefit him. The other has impaired his mertal faculties by his intemperate 3 habits during the time of his ignorance. In the eve 114 ng all the young men attend school; they learn to read and write, and listen to the exposition of Biblical history.—However weak the beginning may lLe, one important step has been taken; heathenish sins have been forsaken; even those who are with- When one of them, out, bear witness to the good conduct of the converts. after weaving a piece of cloth, faithfully returned the silk and yarn that re- mained, to his employer, saying, that as a Christian he thought it wrong to retain any, the owner was evidently astonished and said, “I shall give you as much work as you like.” We feel amidst much weakness, that we are In the as a city set on a hill, a light shining in the night of heathenism. house of the heathen sister of one of cur people, ssveral men lately met to smoke bang. They began to abuse the landlady’s brother, because he had become a Christian. But she said, “You arc going from bad to worse; do not abuse my brother, who is walking in a good way.”—All the Christians are weavers; the younger men are apprenticed to the master weavers. They are quite able to support themsclves, and find a good demand for their cloth, which is prized for the durability of its colors. The schools have suffered much from the late conversions. In fact we had to give them all up for a season; now we have reestablished three in Bettigherry, though still with few scholars. A new school has been opened at Lakkundi, a The Catechist has served faithfully according large village six miles distant. to his strength, but has suffered much from a chest complaint, and has now Dy s, it ma ) ~r please the Lord gone to the Malabar Coast for change of air, in hope ’ @ 21 to restore him. Two other young men Paul and Solomon, who are preparing for the office of Catechists, also make themselves useful in conversing with the Natives, especially with their own friends and relatives. At Suribdna, thirty six miles distant in a North westerly direction, where Paul had many old acquain- tances of the weaver caste, he spent a few days in November last. At first they asked, What do these new Feringees want?” but finding afterwards that Paul and his companion were in all respects Hindoos, except as regards their views concerning heavenly things, they became more familiar and listened attentively to the preaching of the Gospel, so that, when Br. Wiirth arrived four days later, many were beginning to think, whether they should not forsake their old way, and lay hold on the truth, as it is in Jesus. Br. Wiirth was sorry, as he could not spare more time for intercourse with these interesting people. Br. WUrTHE WRITES: From February to April last year I generally preached every evening in one of the Schoolrooms, expounding the Gospel of Matthew. I had good audience until some were induced to join us; then the numbers quickly fell off, so that at last none came but a few pertinacious disputers. I therefore thought it better to visit the people in their houses, and to preach Christ wherever I could collect hearers.—Bein alone, I was unable to make any longer tour, but I spent four days in April at Lakkundi, where I had many listeners, especially on the market day. The account of Lazarus being raised from the dead, and the history of our Lord’s sufferings were heard with much interest. —TFrom the 29th Nov. to the 21st Dec. I made a tour in a North westerly direction, and in some places made friendships with people of enquiring minds, which I hope will lead to further results. Solomon who went with me, was very useful; when I was wearied he would take up the conversation, and often practically refute the objections made, by presenting himself as an instance, the first they had ever seen, of a Hindoo who had be- come a Christian. Some promised soon to come, and to forsake their old sinful ways; others asked the name of our God, in order that they might pray to him. TI1STORY OF THE CONVERT JONAS NIJAPPA. As I came out of my room on the after- noon of the 1st May, a young man appeared with a brass vessel, filled with flowers in his hand. He was the servant of Nilakanthaya, the High priest of the “ White Loom Wea- vers,” a sect founded by Jadara Dasimeyya, a weaver and Lingaite Saint mentioned in the Basava Purdna. He had plucked the flowers for the household Gods of his master. The vouth’s history is as follows: Born at Téraddla, abont seventy miles to the North of our sta- tion in the Nizam’s country, he lost his parents in early life, and was brought up by some relations. Before he had gnite learned the trade of his caste, the High Priest offered to take him as his servant. He gladly consented, partly from a love of a roving life, partly from a secret hope, that in the service of so holy a man he himself would find the way of salva- tion. But he was sadly disappointed; the holy man while enforcing abstinence on others, led a life quite opposed to his teaching; recommending a vegetable diet to his disciples, he feasted on meat daily, and Qh error! compelled his servant to kill a fowl for him every day. Besides this the young man had many opportunities of knowing the scandalous lives not only of his master, but of others who were reputed holy men. He was corrupted by these bad examples, and learned to smoke bang, which has stupified him. But the Lord had mercy in store for him. He once heard me argue with a proud, conceited man; my theme was, that the holy life of Jesus must be looked upon as a proof of His divinity. This conversation was at first rather unsatisfactory from the wrangling of my opponent, the Shastree, but terminated in a more peaceful way, and the listening crowd dispersed, not altogether, I trust, unimpressed with the truth of God. Since hat day the young man has occasionally visited our Converts, and spoken with them on the way of salvation. At last he came to me as above stated. Having just plucked flowers for an idolatrous ceremony, I was rather doubtful of his sincerity. He said, he would first go with his master to his own village once more, and then come back to confess Christ before men. Heavy rain set in, so that his master’s journey was putoff; so he came at once to a decided resolution, and visited me the next morning, announcing his determination to stay with us. When I was speaking to him of the importance of the step, he meditated, he threw his Linga on the ground with such violence, that it was cracked in several places, and said: % This is a false God!”—He has been with us ever since, and while endeavouring to ac- quire a better knowledge of his weaving trade, he is the cook of our young people.—It is said, that his old master who has read many of our books, is persuaded of the truth of Christianity; but how hard for one, who has for so many years tdught another system, to recant in his old age! The young man was baptized by the name of Jonas on the 13th July. May his name be in the book of life! 22 MALASAMUDRA. Br. J. Leonberger. Catechist: Jacob Kamsica. Communicants - - » - - - - 4 Br. Leonberger manages the plantation with energy and success, and uses his opportunities of speaking to his farm servants and laborers of the one thing needful.—Ie has had much trouble from the conduct of some of the old farm servants, who were discovered in attempting to discourage and frighten away enquirers; but he hopes gradually to gather around him a better stock of people.—The congre- gation has sustained a severe loss by the death of its most earnest and zealous member, Daniel. (Particulars of this event will be given below.) The schools in the surrounding villages have been given up, on ac- count of the scanty attendance; the conversions at Bettigherry scared away the pupils. But a boys’ school has lately been opened in the Mission house, which promises to do well; there are eighteen scholars in it, a goodly number for so small a place.—The Catechist Jacob Kamsika has been very useful; he has preached and visited the schools diligently, and also assisted in the superintendence of the farm. Br. LeoxBERGER WRITES: On the evening of the 16th April I had gone to visit Br. Wiirth at Bettigherry, when one of the servants came to tell me, that Daniel had been bitten by a snake. I hastened back, but was met by two other men, who told me that he was dead!—Daniel had gone to draw water from the well, which was nearly empty from the large quantity used in water- ing the sugar cane. Being unable to fill his vessel, he called a man, whom he desired to descend about six feet into the well and reach the vessel up to him. Daniel stood on the platform, and while stooping down to reach the vessel, a snake issued forth from a hole in the wall, and bit his left foot below the ancle. To judge from the size of the wound, it must have been inflicted by a very large animal. The reptile immediately retreated to its hole. The wound bled profusely. The Catechist was called, and native medicines applied by some of the people. After taking the medicine, Jacob prayed with him, and bade him look to Jesus, the only true deliverer from every trouble. Daniel said, “I While trust in Him, I lay hold of Him, I am ready to die, looking to Him.” Jacob was conversing with the sick man and the by-standers, three quarter of an hour after the accident, Daniel became speechless, but answered a few questions by signs; in a quarter of an hour more he died.—Cheerful and peaceful in life, so he was in his last hours. Our loss is truly great, yet 3} 2 3] we rejoice in his death, for he had been earnest to be the Lord’é, whether hs lived or died; he was fifty three years of age. The snake was not a Cobra di Capello, but another kind, called Purangaddy, which grows to the thickness of a man’s wrist, and is often found in sugar cane fields. We have killed many of this species. On the 18th October an old man of srixty, of the Jain caste, came here, desiring to become a Christian. He had never seen a Missionary, but had an idea, that Christianity was a good caste which he would like to enter. Some years ago he read the “Sentences of Manappa,” a heathen book which recommends people to forsake the world. He was thus induced to become a hermit, but was dissuaded by a Lingaite, who had set up himself as a teacher and soothsayer. Subsequently he met a nominal Christian, who had been excluded from our congregation. This man advised him to come to us, and we would tell him the true way to happiness. He consulted the Lingaite soothsayer, who told him to cast some cowries, (which are used like dice,) and then said, “If you go to Malasamudra, there death awaits you”! “Well then,” said the old man, I know I have not many days to live; let me die near the Padre!”—I often visit the surrounding villages at night, accompanied by the Catechist, for during the day the people are all at work in the fields; but the attention of the hearers is very variable. Once when I told them something of European husbandry, and of the life of German peasants, they all gave ear; but when I added, that the chief difference between them and the peasantry of Europe consisted in their ignorance of the word of truth and peace, they soon managed to slip away with various excuses.—To some the Gospel has evidently been a savour of Death. One man who lived near us for would become a Christian, died miserably the other d six years, and always said he ay on his way to a heathen shrine, to which he was being ¢ arried, in hopes of getting rid of a painful disease. Another who has heard the Gospel for ten years, is now engaged in explaining Shastras and practising sorCery. GULEDA GUDDA. Rev. G. Kies. Cateclust ; Christian. Communicants 1?7 Children Total 22, Br. Kies has been obliged to remain at his station almost the whole year, engaged partly in the erection of the Mission house, but much more in attending to the wants of the infant congregation. His health which was much impaired in the beginning of last year, has been mercifully restored of late. The Catechist Christian has rendered valuable aid both in the spiritual and temporal work of the Station. In March last Christian took a journey to the East and North and visited old friends who had formerl y appeared well disposed; but he brought back sad news; he found them all turned back to their former darkness. Lately however a brother of his wife has come to sece him. He says that many of those, of whom good hopes were entertained, have asked him to bring back 24 very‘particuléf intelligence concerning our people, as they intend to come on trial and join wus, if things are to their mind. This man seems more than ever disposed to stay with his sister and her husband, and to make use of the opportunities of hearing the word of God. - Br. Kies has a daily Evening Service, when the Epistles of St. Paul are practically expounded. These serviceshave been much bles- sed, and have tended to knit together the pastor and his flock in the bonds of love. Nine new members have been ‘added to the com- munity. All the men are weavers. Two of them have been sent to Mangalore to be instructed by Br. Haller in the use of an improved Eufopean loom, which will enable them to exeel the native weavers.— The Gospel has been preached in the Bazaar, in the Schoolroom, and in heathen dwellings; the visitors who are attracted to our Bangalow by curiosity, generally hear some Gospel truth also. Br. Kius WRITES: On the 26th March I had the sorrow of losing Peter, the energetic leader of our small flock. He had been ailing for some weeks, but his career was terminated sooner than I expected. Thank God! he was fully prepared. Two days before he died, he said to Christian, “Do not weep for me! have I not found the Saviour in my old age? rather pray that He may soon take me hence.” Many heathen seemed to be affected, when they attended his funeral; but others mocked at the hope of resurrection, of which I gave testimony in praying at his grave.—I had the pleasure of baptizing one woman on the 4th April, and several other people on 13th June. They endeavour to live unto their Lord and Saviour, and are rejoicing in faith and in Christian fellowship. I may say the same of all the Converts, though certainly there is much room for exhortation and improvement, and bearing and forbearing. For gome time all the Converts are living in a large house near the Mission house, until they can be accommodated within our premises; this house is lent to them. by their former employer Shivabasappa, a well inclined ‘heathen. The eldest son of our Convert Samuel, Parva, is now very desirous of baptism, and will no doubt be followed by his brothers and sister; the father too longs to be reunited with his family, and I trust, that the Lord will enable us and them to overcome all the obstacles, which still beset their path.—I have at present no Catechumens, but there are several men who are only deterred by financial diffi- culties from acting up to their convictions. There was a poor day-laborer by name Parma, who had given me hopes; but about two months ago he died of When he felt the fatal symptoms, he sent for me; I saw he was Hydrophobia. on the brink of eternity, prayed with him, and directed him to the Saviour of sinners. He said he confided solely in the merits of Jesus Christ. I offered to baptize him in that name, but found his stock of Christian knowledge was not sufficient to create in him a proper idea of, nor a proportionate desire for baptism. Mean-while the symptoms of his malady became more alarming; s0 I could only commend his soul to Him, who saved even the thief upon the cross. The next day he died in dreadful agonies. Several young men who were in a hopeful state, have turned back to Hindoo Pantheism. This unhappy "‘é,hénge has been mainly effected by one of their number, Réjati, who had ever 25 regarded the Gospel rather in a‘speculative light, instead of receiving it as the remedy for his spiritual disease. When in consequence of the conversions of many individuals, the first storms of Heathen enmity broke out, this youth had not strength to take up the cross; at first he confessed his weakness, then he tried to justify himself, at last he learnt from a Mahommedan their vulgar objections and blasphemies against the Gospel, and since then is decided in his enmity. Hoe visits all enquirers and endeavou r v s either to dissuade or frighten them, and, alas! his zeal has been but too successful. Weak beginners are easily imposed upon by one, who states that he was formerly a great admirer of God’s word, but that a closer examination of its doctrine, and a hetter acquaintance with Christians, have convinced him that this Religion is, after all, but one of the many systems of worship, which are one and all of no real value to the Philoso- pher, and not worth the sacrifice of caste, nor the severance of family ties. It is in vain to expostulate with this man’s intel lectual pride and love of the world, which have closed his heart against the truth. By the enmity of this youth, and the death of Peter, whose courageous example and constant life had made & good impression on many, the prospects of our station are to human eyes darkened for a time, and it seems as if the time of drawing the met had passed away for a season. I feel more than ever the need of strength from on high, to enable me to continue patiently to preach Christ to the congregation, that it may be renewed and quickened by the Spirit;—and for en quiring souls, that they may obtain Grace to break through the bonds of darkn ess and be born again, so that people around us, who still sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, may bghold Christ, who is the true Light and Life of t he World! MALAYALAM. CANNANORE, TAHI, CHIRAKAL, ANJARKANDY, TALIPARAMBU AND.PALGHAT. ev. H. Gundert, Rev. S Hebich; R | and Mrs. G’undert,' Bev. B. A. Diez. Catechists: Timothy, Jacob, Gnanamuttu, J. Searle , G. O'Brien, Joseph, Paul, Danz’ejl, Sebastian, Diego, C. Stocking, and Peter, Communicants - - - - - & - 185 Not Communicants - - - - - 20 Children - - - - 224 Catechumeni - - - - - 11 Native Congregation Total - 440 English Congregation - - « 147 Lotad o 587 The Brethren have been permitted to prosecute their ’Iabors without interruption. Br. Gunderfs health has improved, but he is 13th R‘cport, German Evafig. Mission, 4 26 ¢till obliged to husband his voice, though he has of late preached several times without injury.—Br. Hebich’s hands have been strengthened by Br. Diez, who has now made considerable progress in the English and Malayalam languages.—Two new Catechists also form a welcome and useful addition to the strength of the Mission. The health of the Brethren Searle and O’Brien, which had been im- paired by too much exposure to the climate, has been restpre&, and they pursue their work with vigour. Two new outstations have been established, one at Palghat, where the Christian liberality of an English friend has enabled our Mission to obtain a permanent footing;—the other at Talipammbu, one of the centres of idolatry in the province. The schools at this station are, on the whole, in a prosperous state. The Boys' Boarding School will be transferred to the District Orphan House at Tellicherry. The Girls’ School under Mrs. Gundert has lost in the course of last year, eight of its inmates by marriage, and one by death. It now numbers 53 children; they are obedient and diligent, and have kept pretty free from their besetting sin of quarrelling. Many of the children, even of the younger ones, regularly unite in prayer of their own accord. Among the elder girls there are at present none who are distinguished by peculiar gifts; but we have One of reason to hope that all will make good housewives and mothers. them, originally a Roman Catholic, has publicly renounced her connexion Of the ten or eleven with the Romish Church, and gives much satisfaction. newly admitted girls, several give a good deal of trouble. The congregation has not been much enlarged. A few individuals have joined; three amongst them are weavers from Chirakal. No entire families have been added. But at Palghat a new congregation has been founded, consisting chiefly of Tamulians. About twenty of these, who are Camp-followers of the 20th Regt. M. N. L, now sta- tioned at Palghat, will soon come with this corps to. Cannanore; then it will be shewn who amongst them are more then nominal Christians. Br. Hebich has made several Missionary tours, and visited as usual the heathen festivals of Taliparambi and Payawir; on both occasions he was accompanied by seven Catechists and twelve Preparandi from the Mangalore Catechist School. From the 15th April to the 18th May he visited Palghat and the surrounding country, and Coim batoor and the Nilagiris; from the 9th August to the 3rd September Palghat, C oimbatoor and Malliapéran, and from the 13th to the 26th Decem- ber Palghat and Mallia ptram. On all these tours he was accompanied and effectually assisted in his labors by the Catechist Joseph Jacobi. It is a matter of regret to the Brethren, that during the past year they have not been able to continue regular preaching in the streets of Cannanore. Yet all of them have frequently addressed those, whom they me§ in their walks through the town and its outskirts. Br. Gundert has been occupied with literary labors; he has translated the Book of Revelation, and aided in the revision of his draft translation of the Epistles, so that the latter part of the New ' Testament is now ready for the He has also translated the three last o f the Minor Prophets, and the press. 27 first forty Psalms; besides these Biblical labors, he has revised Zeller's Biblical Catechism, and begun to translate those parts of our new Liturgy which are first wanted; he has likewise finished the first part of fl%e Malayalam Syntax for the use of Vernacular Schools. Br. Heprce wriTES: Our little band of Catechists has received a welcome ac;:ession in the person of Charles Stocking. Three Catechists have been married, and are doing well; all of them have now a separate household.—In the Anjarkandy congregation all goes on pros- perously. Every month the Lord’s Supper is administered there. The Church members often visit the ¢ hurch at Cannanore. On the 25th of June we elected five Elders, who are called “Ser- vants of the Church”; they are truly faithful men. My beloved Timothy, the Catechist, gives great satisfaction. —At Palghat I found the Brethren O’Brien and Daniel doing very well; they are zealous, go about preaching in every direction, are acceptable to the people, and blessed of the Lord. Hallelujah! Amen.—When I first celebrated the Lord’s Supper at Palghat, twelve were admitted, and at the second time, four others joined the Church. Between April and September 1852 an especial blessing has rested on our labors-in this district. Thousands of Natives have heard the blessed Gospel of the Son of God, which was proclaimed in the town and its vicinity, and large supplies of hooks and tracts have been distributed, and thanks be to the Liord, new life seems to spring up among the Natives and Indo-Britons, who have gathered around us. Among the Band of the 20th Regiment, a daily prayer-meeting has been established ; several Heathen servants of European families have been awakened, and are preparing to Some of the native inhabitants of Palghat and Kodu- turn to Christ with their households. wayur (a village six miles distant from Palghat) are under serious impressions. At the latter place, a Nair twenty three years of age, begins to love the Lord Jesus, and gives us great hope. On the 19th September the Catechists Paul and C. Stocking with their wives, the wea- ver Jacob and old Simeon as their assistants, were exhorted and commended to the Grace of . the Loord in presence of the Cannanore congregati on, before being despatched to the new out- station Taliparambi. One of the principal Brahmans of this place, who used in former years to behave very unkindly to us, said seme days ago to one of our Catechists, who was standing at the door of the Mission house, “Well, we did all we could to counteract the plans of your Padre, but he has carried his point. As you now dwell in the midst of us, we shall be kind to you; only pray, do not tell us to become Christians!” Br. GuxpErRT WRITES: Three of our girls have been married to Catechists of this station, Six days before one of them (Martha) was married to Br. Stocking, her aunt, Snéham, who came from Tellicherry some years ago, died of a lingering consumption. A few moments before her death, she confessed with faltering voice a sin, which seemed to weigh on her mind in this last extremity. ‘While I was praying with her, she fell asleep in the confidence, that the blood of Christ cleanseth from all unrighteousness. Another poor woman died after her confinement. She desired to see her six children, received the Lord’s Supper, and lingered for a week. When the last hour came, she took leave of her family, and when asked, if she found it very hard to part from them, she said, “No! this is passed; I now wish to meet the Lord Jesus.” She half arose from her couch, and fell back lifeless. -It is truly delightful, occasionally to witness such a happy termination of the lives of those who, during their pilgrimage, had not manifested any peculiar excellence in faith or practice. A widow woman of the weaver caste joined us in July last, in consequence of domestic unhappiness. She is now astonished at the seemingly accidental way, in which she found the priceless treasure of the Gospel. In con- ‘sequence of her joining us, some of the elders of her caste have exhorted the whole weaver community to avoid that disposition to idleness and quarrelling which, they say, has been the ruin of their caste. The use of toddy has been forbidden by common consent of the villagers, How long this good reselution may last, who can tell? Yet itis something, to wage war against even oNE of the heathenish vices; and J. acobi. our Catechist, seems to find more willing listeners dn the villages, ever since this singnlar resolution has been adopted by them. 4% 28 TELLICHERRY. Bev. C. Irion, and Mrs. Irion; Rev. F. Miiller, and Mrs. Miiller, Catechists: Mattai, Mattu, and Gabriel, ' Schoolmaster : Thaddu. Communicants = - 43 Not Communiecants - - 14 €hildren 4% Cate@umni - i e Total ‘ - - 101 ‘ D‘urifig' the past year the Brethr en have experienced the good— ness of God in their families, as well as in the discharge of their duties. To Him be the praise for all His Mercies. The health of Mrs. Irion failed in 1851; it ‘was then hoped, that one year’s residence on the Nilagiris would restore her; but the Lord had ordered otherwise, for it appeared in the beginming of 1852 that her complaint had gained ground. Br. Irion whose health was also impaired, had to leave his station at the end of April, and to join his family on the Hills; but in August last, a kind and skilful medical man undertook the treatment of Mrs. Irion’s complaint with such effect, that our much tried sister was at last relieved of her prolonged sufferings, and enabled to return with her husband to Tellicherry in November, sinee which time they have both been pretty well. During the absence of Br. Irion, Br. Miiller had to confine himself principally to the care of the Congrega- tion, and the current business of the Station, but since the return of Br. Irion, the message of Peace can be proclaimed with renewed energy. Br. Miiller made a tour through the Weynaad District up to the Nilagiris in April last, and had many oppertunities of preach- ing the Gospel, especially at Manantody. After a fortnight’s stay with the Mission family at Kaity, he returned to his post, refreshed in body and soul. i The congregation has inéreased,during the past year, five adults and seven children having been added to it; the new comers walk in a becoming manner, and rejoice in the salvation which is in Christ. In many of the Churgh‘ members, there are pleasing tokens of a growth in Grace; we do not 29 say, there are no manifestations of old and sinful habits, but most of our Christians really desire to overcome the flesh by the spirit. Most of the families gain their own livelihood; only one very aged man is dependant on the Mission; some are inmates of the Poor House. Many of our people obtain employment in our Weaving and Printing Establishments. All the boys lately sent away from our school, have been apprenticed in our workshops; we hope they will hereafter be able to support themselves by the labor of their hands. An important change has taken place in the educational institution of this station. The most promising boys were sent to Mangalore to enter the Catechist elass; others were apprenticed to trades carried on in the Mission Compound.. The remainder of the youths, who formed part of the former Boarding School, are retained as a “District Orphan Institution,” which now numbers eleven scholars, and is taught by a native Christian schoolmaster. The boys are under the charge of a native Christian family. The Missionaries superintend this school, and give Scriptural instruction in it, and being in some degree relieved from the business of teaching, ‘more time can be devoted by them to the direct Missionary work. The boys study during the forenoons; in the afternoons they are employed in the garden, or in manual labor. The experience of the last six months has proved satisfactory, and we hope the children will prosper both in body and mind. The Press was engaged during the whole year in printing books and tracts, many of which have already been distributed among the various stations.s All our smaller tracts having gone out of print, new editions of them have been supplied; also a reprint of the Biblical Stories of the Old Testament. A new version of the Psalms and of the Book of Revelation is nearly finished; we hope soon to be able to use them in our Congregations. Our press which has for some years past, been greatly assisted in its operations by a grant of paper from the Religious Tract Society, has done us very good service, and has been the means of casting much precious seed on the waters around us, Br. Ir1oN wrITES: During our absence from Tellicherry we were not altogether laid aside from work. For a year past Mrs. Irion has been praying and reading, as often as she was able, with her Ayah, an old widow of the Tiar caste, who has been in our service for a long time, and is much attached to us. The Lord blessed her intercourse with this aged Wwoman, who now.begins to see that salvation is only to be found inthe Lord Jesus; she has made up her mind to become His disciple, and we hope her daughter will follow her example. On our return to Tellicherry, I preparatory to her baptism. shall enter upon a course of instruction with her, ur servant Chdtu also desires to be admitted into the Church of Christ. . He is a reputable and sensible young man of the Tiar easte. During his ten years’ service in our household, he has had am ple opportunities of hearing the word of Godj; he said the other d ay to me, “I have been ill at ease for the last year; I have tried to repress my conviction, but can do so no longer.” He is married, and has a mother and several sisters. He expects confidently, that they will all follow him. I believe, he is in earnest, and as he himself expresses it, “will no longer halt between two opinions.” “q am now,” he says, “neither a Heathen n or a Christian, and yetI am fully persuaded that the Christian religion alone shews the way of salvation.” I trust the Lord has begun a work of grace in both these persons; may He accomplish that work, and make them the first:fruits of a large ingathering of the Heathen around us!— BR. F, MULLER WRITES: I bave latel v had a new proof to Gonvince me, that the work done in the name of the Lord, is not in vain. In our Poor House there is a man of one hundred and three years of age. He is bent down by the weight of years, but still possesses much mental energy. He is of the Vaniya caste (somewhat lower than the Nairs,) and was in former days a Schoolmaster; he is well read in the Shastras, and can quote from memory numerous Sanserit Slokas. His family gradually became extinet, and as he wa s not very strict with regard to caste, he was not favored by the great, and gradually sank in to poverty. In his extreme old age, when unable to gain his livelihood, he was admitted into the Poor Ho use about one year ago. His quiet and modest demeanor, together with his -earnest enquiries about the truth as it is in Jesus, soon attracted attention. Though rather deaf, he was a constant and attentive listener at the daily Prayers and on every occasion, when the word of God was prgached at the Poor 30 I The names House. By degrees he became convinced of sin, and felt his need of a Saviour. of the gods, he had invoked for a century, were forgotten, and the name of Jesus became dear and precious to him. He copied out with his own hand in large characters the ten Commandments, the Lord’s Prayer and the Creed, and learned to repeat them. He was importunate in his desire for baptism, saying, he felt that he was near the end of his course; he professed his faith in the Lord Jesus, who alone could forgive his sins, and whose name would henceforth dwell on his lips and in his heart. I could not deny his request. He has received the name of Noah. Since his baptism, he has been happy and thankful, rejoicing at having found in the evening of his days or, as he says, “out of season,” true wisdom and grace. Some time ago two Nairs visited us, who had been on a pilgrimage to Gokarna. They had fallen sick, and met with other disasters on the road; these troubles caused them to doubt of the truth of their religion, and when they heard the Gospel, they both expressed a wish to become Christians. One of them, a reputably looking young man about twenty years of age, was only two days’ journey from his home. The remembrance of his father’s Thouse made him unhappy, so that he often wept and said, he could not be at ease till he had seen his relatives. All our exhortations were in vain; the love of home prevailed, and he left us in spite of his sickness. The other man, who had a more determined character, remained in the hospital till his health was restored, after which he was employed to labor in the garden. He listened attentively to the instructions given him, read the word of God diligently, and soon experienced its transforming power. Since his baptism he is happy, and evidently grows #n grace. Many of the children in our schools make good progress in the knowledge of the truth. The examinations of these schools give us opportunities of preaching to the adults, who assem- ble on such occasions. We find this especially to be the case in the school at Erinjoli, which is'on the high road towards the Wynaad. Lately I spoke to the scholars of Joshua'’s dying exhortation, and then turning to the bystanders, told them that in India also idolatry must decay and the worship of the true and living God eventually prevail. They assented and said, that in their books they had prophecies to the same effect. Caste distinctions, they said, were diSappearing, and soon there would be but one caste and one Creed. “Your When we were schools and the books you distribute, are paving the way for this change. young, few learnt to read; now you teach every body; caste ceremonies are little attended to; the temples are less frequented.” When I exhorted them to act upon these signs of the times, which they so well discerned, and to become themselves the servants of the living God, they replied, ¥We would do so, were it not for the care of our families; it is our fate to have lived in times of ignorance, but our children, who learn the truth from your Melancholy as these acknowledgements are, as books, will no doubt finally embrace it.” regards those who utter them, they yet bear animportant testimony to the reality and extent of the change, which m our day is at work in tl}e native mind. LIST OF BOOKS LITHOGRAPHED DURING THE YEAR 1852. ! Pages. Copies. Pag fMalayalam Grammar I. Part - 200 9 e;)s. Tota 19,000 Nalacharitram I. Part - 600 39 23,400 Do. II. Part - 600 29 16,200 - - 600 Do. III. Part - 37 22,200 fChrista Mahatmya II. Sanscrit Text with -Mala-ya,- lam translation 450 30 18,500 Do. Do. II1. Do. Do. - 450 27 12,150 - - The Art of dying happily - 1,000 31 31,000 41 41,000 The Pilgrim’s Progress, in Extract 1,000 The Lords’ Prayer by Luther - - 1,000 11 11,000 12 The Way of Righteousness - 1,000 12,000 The good Shepherd - - 1,000 20 20,000 - 35 The Creation and the Patriarchs - 1,000 35,000 e Ro- The New Testament, from the Epistle to th - . - - mans to Philemon 450 208 93,600 - - 700 100 70,000 0Old Testament History Total 10,050 715 420,050 CHOMBALA, WADAGARA AND MAHE Rev. C. Miiller, and Mrs. Miiller. Catechists Paul, Danzel, and Timotheus. Communicants - - - - = - - 38 Not Communicants = - - - - . - 33 Children Total = 72 This station has been severely tried by the sad backsliding of two Church members But the storm which has suddenly burst over this little station, has served, it is to be hoped, toestrengthen the plants, planted by the heavenly Father, while such only as were not of His planting, have been rooted up. There has been an increase of 13 members. On taking a retrospect of the past year, the Missionary may say with the Patriach Jacob, I have waited for Thy Salvatlon, Oh Lord!” This congregation is almost entirely dependant on the Mission for its maintenance Eleven persons (old and young) are directly supported; for most of the rest the Mission furnishes labor on its premises, which are naturally barren and unproductive One thousand one hundred Cocoanut trees and many other fruit trees have been planted, and there is still room for three or four hundred more; but as plantations of this kind require eight to ten years; before they come into full bearing, the converts are for the present day-laborers Two of the in the pay of the Mission; hereafter they will become tenants converts are still engaged in fishing; some others have been differently employed, because it was evident, that neither their bodies nor their souls could prosper, while they followed their old trade An experiment has been made in fabricating Arrow root; if this succeed, our laborers will have suitable employment during six months of every year The school at Wadagara is prospering; that at Chombala was given up for want of scholars The school for Christian children is to us a source of much pleasure; the children are diligent and well behaving The Catechists according to the measure of their gifts, serve the Lord faithfully; they have been of great use to us in our time of tlouble They are instructed for two hours every Wednesday. Br. MULLER WRITES: On the evening of the 8th June, when I returned from Wadagara, where I had spent the day, dear Paul came to me with joy beaming from his eyes, and told me that his youngest sister Nurumba had just arrived with her husband Kotchen and their two children, and that they pro- fessed a desire of becoming Christians We rejoiced together, but prepared for serious opposition from the heathen relatives We were undisturbed however, though there were signs of the rage of the heathen around us. On Sunday 32 the 11th, while I was preparing for the Morning Service, I was called out of my room. I found Timothy and a young fisherman of the name of Kunden. On my asking, what this young man wanted, he said, he desired to hear the word of God and to become a Christian. I said, “You will have many opportuni- ties of hearing the word of God. But think what you are about; this is a serious business. If you are sincere, the Lord will be with you!” I had scarcely returned £0'my room, when Timothy came and said, that the uncle of the young man, armed with a knife, had come to the chapel, in which our people were already assembled, and threatened to kill his nephew, unless he returned im- mediately. I hastened to the spot, and found the man in the verandah of the chapel, whither our people had taken him after depriving him of his knife. I took his knife and requested him to leave our compound immediately, which he did after some hesitation. As soon as our service was over, Kotchen's brother and sister arrived from Cannanore, and entered the house with visible symptoms of anger. The brother drew out a large knife and said, “Come away with us, or I shall stab you, stab your sister, stab myself; we shall die all of us, rather than submit tothe disgrace of your turning Christian.” But the frantic man was disarmed, Kotchen remained steadfast, and we thanked the Lord for his deliverance. In the evening we heard that an attack on the Mission house was meditated by the heathen; but the night passed without any disturbance. On the following morning Kotchen and Kunden cut off the lock of hair, which is the badge of caste, and we thought the victory decided. The new comers partook of the instruction given to other Catechumens, and made . remarkable . progress, owing to their superior abilities and to their previous acquaintance with the word of God. But our joy on their account was to be turned into deep sorrow. On the 23rd of July we heard that Kunden had gone to the house of a heathen, in order to recover a small sum of money, which was owing to him. There, we were told, his enemies had laid hold of him, beaten him, bound him, and compelled him to drink some brandy mixed with the intoxicating juice of the root of a plant, which had deprived him of consciousness. After calling upon the Lord in earnest prayer, I went to the house in question, accompanied by some of our people. We there found a number of heathen, in a state of great excitement, I enquired for Kunden, and was told that, about noon, he had been there, but had now gone, they ‘did not know where. They accompanied these words with railing and threatening. I said that, after all I had heard, I felt it my duty to notify the occurrence to the Police. Next morning I sent a letter to the Magistrate at Tellicherry. That evening three peons arrived, with an order to bring Kunden and the heathen who had taken the most prominent part in this business, to Tellicherry. Three persons were arrested and went to Tellicherry with the headman of the village, but Kunden was not to be found. Our anguish was great. Had he been murdered? had the spark of faith within him been quenched? or was be steadfast in faith, but forcibly detained by his persecutors? At last, late in the evening, he was found, and where?—in the Cutcherry at Wadagara, where he had gone to make a complaint against us, saying, that we had caught him while he paid us a casual visit, had cut off his forelock by force, robbed him of his orna- ments and money, and compelled him to become a Christian. All this had been effected by his relatives, who gave him Rs. 50, and a promise of assisting him to obtain possession of his maternal property. I tried to rouse his conscience, but he turned a deaf ear to my addresses. Yet this was only the beginning of our t‘rouble.‘ On the 1st pf August, Kotchen’s sister came from Cannanore, [ 3 3 and tried hard to persuade her brother to follow Kunden's example; but he re- buked her saying, “Do not think that I am like the dog, which turns to his own vomit.” I continued to instruct my little flock of Catechumens, and Kotchen was particularly anxious to be baptized on an early day As for me, I had never before felt such anxiety in the prospect of the solemn moment. The evening before the day of baptism, I assembled all the candidates and with them the elders of the little Church. I exhorted them with love and earnestness, and concluded by asking them rather to go back, than to enter into the congte- gation of the Lord with an insincere, unrepenting, or divided heart. The bap- tisms took place on the 13th August It was a solemn and impressive season. The candidates answered my questions satisfactorily and joyfully. Kotchen received the name of Cornelius; his wife and two children, and four other persons were at the same time admitted into the Church. “Would that they stood even now before the throne of the Lamb!” was my inward ejaculation, while they stood at the font. Cornelius went on well for a short time. - We saw no reason to doubt his sincerity; all rejoiced on his account; yet on the 30th August he vanished, leaving his wife and children with us, It seems he has rejoined his heathen relatives at Cannanore. One of our converts, named Moses, who had gwen fair promise, when he joined us on the 9th of April, had for some time past, given me much trouble by his proud and quarrelsome behavior. I excluded him from the Lord’s Supper. But his heart was hardened. On the 27th August he went to Mahe, on the pretext of purchasing rice; since that time nothing has been heard of him. These are painful things; ‘the more so, as they are the first trials of this kind, which have occurred in our little congregatwn. CALICUT Rev. S M, J’mt?, and Mrs. Fritz; Rev. J. J. Huber, and Mrs. Huber. Catechists: David, Paul, Jacob, Ckrzstzan, and Joseph. Commumcants - - - - - - - 78 Not Communicants - 7 Children - - 80 Catechumeni 24 Total - 189 During a more than usually sickly season the Brethren have been mercifully spared. But Mrs. Huber’s health has failed; she is about to proceed for a season to the Nilagiris, in hopes that ‘the bracing climate of the Hills will, under God’s blessing, restore her strength.— 13th Report, German Eva,ng Mission. 5 3 4 It is difficult Forty five souls have been added to the congregation. The Bre- to speak of the spiritual growth of the congregation. thren are, however, persuaded that the majority of church members “give diligence to make their calling and election sure.” The servi- ces are well attended. The people are attached to their Pastors. They likewise appear desirous of winning their heathen relatives and ac- quaintanees over to the Lord. They take great interest in the monthly Missionary meetings, and show their earnestness also by their con- tributions which, though a mere trifle in the estimation of the rich, yet appear comsiderable, when the circumstances of the givers are considered. This is a time of small and humble beginnings, but the Lord despises not the praise, which is offered to Him by the mouths of babes and sucklings. The majority of the Church members are poor. Some have lost their property in consequence of their conversion: A few earn their livelihood independently of the Mission. The others are depehdent on us even for the supply of their temporal wants; but the Apostolic rule is strictly observed, «if any will not work, neither shall he eat.” The fields at Kotakal and Coilandy provide 5 occupation for the indigent. Public preaching in the streets of Calicut is rendered almost impossible from the fanaticism of the Moplas, who crowd the Bazars, and who would seize every opportunity of disturbing and even insulting those, who attempted to proclaim the Gospel. The Brethren therefore preach chiefiy in the school houses, where they are sure of a more quiet audience. The temper and capa- city of the hearers is very variable. Sometimes they are attentive and well behaved, sometimes rude and pugnacious. Sometimes one has to deal with subtle disputers, and then again with people whose thoughts hardly ever rise above the one thing needful—for the body. A faithful testimony of the truth as it is in Jesus, and Him crucified, is delivered, if possible, in such a manner that disputes are avoided.—The Brethren have not found time for Missionary journies during the past year; but the out-stations (some of which are at a considerable distance) have been regularly visited. The Catechists are faithful and diligent in the discharge of their duties, which consist principally in preaching and teaching in schools. One of them who lives at Ellatur (six miles north of Calicut) has many opportunities of conversing with the numerous pilgrims, who pass by on their way to the Hindoo shrines of the north. He proclaims to them, that the salvation they seek at a distance, is come nigh. Much of his time is ocecupied in visiting houses. He finds that the vice of drunkenness which is very prevalent in his neighbourhood, is a great obstacle to the spread of the Gospel. All the Cate- .chists enjoy a certain degree of influence and confidence among the Natives. 2 3 5 Of this one instance may be given. The heathen schoolmaster at Coilandy was seriously ill of the measles. His mother hastened to the temple with a basket full of cocoanuts, but the sick man sent for the Catechist, asking him to read and pray with him. When the Catechist came, the whole family was gathered around him. He spoke to them of Christ, the true physician, who is able to save body and soul from destruction, and commended the sick man to His Grace. After a short time the man recovered, and now he is again able to do his usual work. A monthly meeting of the Catechists has been esta- blished, which they all attend. The business of the day is begun with prayer, after which each Catechist reads an essay on a theme, given out at the last meeting. The essays are commented upon by one of the Missionaries. Then lessons are given in Church and General History, Arithmetic, Singing, and Biblical History. Afterwards the Catechists are encouraged to put questions on passages of the Bible, which they have not fully understood in their private reading. The meeting which generally occupies a day and a half, is ended by conversation on the work in which they are engaged, and on the experiences of the past month. The Girls’ Boarding School has been going on quietly. The number of children, including day scholars, has risen to 40. One girl has died, we trust, in faith. Two others will soon be married. Instruction is given in this school by the wives of both Missionaries, assisted by a Catechist and a schoolmaster. After school-hours, the girls are occupied with needlework. They also cook their own food, under the supervision of a native-christian widow, Sarah. During the dry season, the children cultivate a small garden of their own. The health of the girls has been good, and their conduct on the whole satisfac- tory. Br. FriTz writks: The preparation of fifteen to twenty candidates for baptism was a pe- culiarly blessed task to me. The great fundamental truths of the Gospel, which are treated of on such occasions, always bring a blessing to the heart of the teacher, as well as to thoss of the scholars. On the 4th August, I had the happiness of receiving twenty-nine souls into the church of Christ by baptism. This was a day of rejoicing for ourselves and the congrega- tion.—On the same day Jonathan was again received into the congregation. He is the rich Nair youth, who was baptized in 1846, but fell back a short time afterwards. For 5 years he has wandered about restlessly, seeking in vain for that peace which he had lost by sinning against conviction. At last the hand of God brought him back. From the manner in which he expressed his repentance and faith before he was re-admitted, and chiefly from his consistent walk, up to the present time, we hope that a decisive change has been wrought in him. Before his re-admission, he visited his parents, whom he had left in the middle of the night, when he set out to come back to us. Catechist Jacob Heber accompanied him on this visit. His father wept when he saw him; his mother was very angry and said, “You are now twice dead to us.” Jonathan who is tenderly attached to his parents, especially to his mother, still hopes that they will be brought to the knowledge of the truth. The other day when I spoke to him about his parents, he said, % After having so signally experienced the power and goodness of God in my own case, I have learnt to believe that with Him nothing is impossible. I pray to Him that it may please Him to lead my parents also to His knowledge, and I am confident that He will hear me. Perhaps the very heathen who now trouble them much on my account, may be the instrument in the hand of God, for leading them out of heathenish darkness to the light of the Gospel.”— together with several others. On the 9th of September I baptized at Kotakal the aged grandmother of Samuel, She was called Elizabeth. When I conversed with her pre- vious to her baptism, she said, “I am an old women; eyes and ears begin to deny me their service. I cannot answer much to your questions; my memory is no longer what it once was. But one thing I know: I am a great sinner; from the days of my childhood till now, I have committed many sins, especially by lying and slandering. No good thing dwelleth in me. But I believe that Jesus Christ has come into the world also for my sake, hat He has died for me, and that His blood cleanseth me from all sins.” The earnestness with which she made this confession, the age of the woman, and the urgent prayers of her family, that this, their last heathen relative, might be admitted into the Church, all induced me to baptize her. h¥® 36 CoxcerNing THE Excrisa Scmoor Br. Husrr WritTes: Attendance be- tween forty and sixty boys. My hope of seeing the muster-roll rise again to eighty or hundred, has not been fulfilled. The Nair boys, who left the school last year, because they would not read the Bible, have not returned. They are much afraid of the Bible, and not without reason; for they had learnt thus much, that the word of God condemns all their idols. They seem to be fully resolved, rather to remain ignorant of English, than to read religious school books. 1 have been obliged to suit the course of instruction to the number and the ca- The 1st pacities of the scholars. Hitherto I had five classes, now only three. and 2nd classes are instructed in Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Grammer, and Geography. The Bible is read and explained for an hour every day. The boys learn by heart the Catechism and a selection of Hymns. Some of the boys make good progress; but the majority shew very little zeal in studying, and are not very regular in attending the school. The low-caste boys, who are now the principal attendants of the school, are decidedly inferior to the Nairs in natural ability. R} NILAGIRL KAITY. Rev. J. M. Biiller, and Mrs. Biiller; Rev. F. Metz; Rev. C. Morike. Catechists: Satyanaden, G'. Kolb. Communicants - - - - Not Communicants - - Children Total - é The Missionary family at this station has on the whole enjoyed good health, with the exception of Mrs. Biihler, whose strength gra- dually declined, until she was scarcely able to move about; but latterly the Lord has so blessed the means used by a skilful and kind physician that, for a month past, she has been able to follow her usual occupations. The Brethren perceive a change in the disposition of the Natives; the proclamation of the Gospel meets with much greater opposition, than in former years. But they would fain hope, that this arises from a consciousness of weakness and approaching defeat on the part of the 37 The Brethren have not yet zealous partizans of ancestral religion. had the joy of gathering iu the first-fruits of the Badagas; but there are some, whose minds are in a hopeful state, and one young man especially, is deeply impressed with the truth. During the last year the Gospel of Luke, which the late Mr. Casa- major had begun to translate into the Badaga dialect, was finished and carried through the press. This first printed book in the vernacular language of the Hill-tribes, is a great accession of strength to the Mis- sionaries; for although there can be no doubt that the rising generation will, through the influence of schools, be more and more accustomed to pure Canarese, yet the adult population can be far more effectually reached through the medium of their own dialect. With regard to Schools, we have to record more difficulties, than suc- cesses. In the beginning of this year we erected a school-house at Jagatalla, a considerable village close to the site of the new European Barracks. The inhabitants of this village had been very anxious for a school, on account of the many advantages, they hoped to derive from a knowledge of reading and writing in their dealings with the numerous European settlers. In proof of their zeal, they not only proposed, but actually began to build a school-house. Their zeal was of course very welcome to us; for one of our great objects must ever be, to augment the number of readers; but the school, which was begun by our Catechist Satyanaden, had from the very beginning to contend with many difficulties. Even those parents who earnestly wished for the continu- ance of the school, had, as is generally the case among the Badagas, so little control over their children, that they could not ensure a regular attendance; and then the jealousy, existing between the headman of the village and his influential brother, each of whom desired to secure for himself the honor of being looked upon as the founder and patron of the school, eaused so many interruptions, that we were compelled to discontinue the school in December. The Kotagherry village school was principally attended by Tamulian children, Roman Catholics, as well as heathen. The Christianity of the Ro- man Catholic families residing in this little Bazar, is very low indeed. But few Badaga boys would attend the school, on account of its distance from their villages, and we therefore gave it up also. The Kotas, (after whose village the European settlement has been called Kotagherry,) expressed a wish for a school. They inhabit seven villages on the Hills, and are the most filthy and abject of the Hill tribes. They cultivate the ground, have large flocks of cattle, and are the potters and blacksmiths, as well as the musicians of the country. They eat flesh, chiefly carrion, whether of bullocks or buffaloes. They are more energetic and industrious than the Badagas. As most of them are busy during the day, they wished for an evening-school, At first a good many young men came. They repaired one of their dirtiest houses, smoothed the floor, covered it with sand, and began to read and write in good earnest. But their own festi- vals and those of the Badagas, all of which they attend as musicians, caused many interruptions, Other obstacles arose, the nature of which we have not been fully able to ascertain; but at length the school came to a stand-still. 3 8 We then opened a school in a large Badaga village, but as usual the headmen being jealous of each other’s influence, we had to move from village to village, so that in six months the school had emigrated three times. The boys however were mostly the same, the villages being contiguous, so that, after all, some progress was made, and notwithstanding all these dis- couragements, we feel that it is of the utmost importance to maintain schools; for the private reading of the word of God is a help against the many mis- understandings, which arise among those, who only hear our preaching, and also against the still more prevalent forgetfulness. The Kaity school, conducted by the Catechist George Kolb, has gone on pretty regularly. But the attendance is small; the many opportunities of earning money in the neighbourhood of a station like Ootacamund, prove too strong a temptation for most of the children, even the youngest. Our little congregation has received one addition. An aged Tamul woman, who many years ago obtained a knowledge of the truth, but had long shut her heart against its power, was during the past year brought under serious impressions by the fear of death, She asked for instruction, which was given her by Br. Biihler. Her powers of perception appeared to be very good, and she bad a considerable knowledge of the truth. She was baptized on the 14th November, in presence of her only son, a convert of the late Mr. Rhenius. She is very gentle, happy and attentive, and seems to be often occupied in prayer. The Lord’s Supper, which she partook of for the first time on the 26th Her name is December, was to her a source of much comfort and blessing. Lydia. On the other hand we had the pain of being obliged to exclude a family, which has for some time past been a reproach to the Christian name by its unworthy conduct. We had long borne with them, and should probably have done so still, had not the heathen people often upbraided us with the conduct of these nominal Christians, so that we were com pelled to separate o_urselves from them. The Brethren have been constantly engaged in preaching the Gospel, either to individuals or to crowds, in houses, villages, and fields. The native festivals] as well as their funerals, always bring together a great concourse of people, and these occasions have also not been lost. We subjoin extracts from the diaries of the Brethren. Br. BUELER WRITES: One young Badaga man, Nanja of Naduhatti, is in'a very inter- esting state of mind. He was educated in our school, has a good knowledge of Canarese, Tamul, and English, and has been of great service to us in translating the Gospel of Luke. He was frequently i1l during the past year, and the Lord seems to have knocked at the door of his heart. The thought of eternity has sometimes filled him with fear. «T should not fear to die,” he once said to me, if death were only the forsaking of the present world; but were will my soul go? : I am in fear of hell; for I do not feel assured, that I shall go to heaven.”—Upon another occasion, while walking together, we sat down under a bush. I spoke earnestly of the salvation which is in Christ Jesus, the hope of everlasting life, and the peace which Christ gives. He was moved, took off his turban and knelt with me in prayer. Sometimes he sends letters, which give evidence of the state of his heart. In one of them he says, “Day and night I wrestle with the Lord Jesus; my mother and I know, that there is no God besides Him; we place our confidence in Him; it only remains for us to be baptized.”—Though he may not have been fully aware of the weight of the words, which he used, yet there is undoubtedly a work of grace in him. Since his state of mind has become known, the enemies of the truth have threatened to take away his wife, and to exclude him from caste. He is frightened by these threats, and keeps away from us, though he loses thereby a small salary, which we paid him as Moonshee. We do not despair of him, but fear, that if he now turns back, he will find it more difficult to take a decided course hereafter. He is evidently struggling against conviction. May the Lord have mercy on him, and deliver him from all his bonds! e 39 Br. Merz writks: I am fully persuaded, that many Badagas are not far from the King- dom of God. It often seems to me, as if but one step remained to be taken by thems but this one step is an exceedingly difficult one, involving, as it does, the forfeiture of caste. A short time ago, some of them said to me, “ What you say is true; but were we to follow your advice, we should have no hope of getting wives for our sons.” I repeated to them Matth. xix, 29; but they were incapable of believing this word, and said like the Apostles of old, “ Who then shall be saved?” I felt great comfort in answering this question in the very same words, which Jesus used in responding to it. By many of those, who used to be friendly while our preaching had the charm of novelty, I am now greeted with angry words. “You have ruined our coun- try; why do you come to all our festivals? stay at home!” is now their ery.—A little while ago, I found a great number of Kotas and Badagas assembled in a village. After listening to their conversation for some time, T found out that the Kotas wanted a cow as an offering to one I addressed the of their gods, who had, as they said, lately possessed.two of their number., Kotas, showing them that the mad and violent deportment of the possessed persons was an evidence, that their god was not the true God, but an evil spirit. Then I exhorted them to re- pent and turn to the one true God, whom they and their fathers had forsaken, telling them, that He requires no offerings at our hands, and that Jesus Christ has offered Himself as the one perfect offering for our sins and those of the world. Then turning to the Badagas, I encou- raged them to resist the demands of the Kotas, and told them that I was a servant of the Lord, and called on them to believe in Jesus Christ, their and our future Judge. ‘When the Kotas saw, that the Badagas assented, they were besides themselves with fury, and poured out a torrent of abuse against me, I retired for a little while. Afterwards the Badagas came to me and said, they had decided on satisfying all the reasonable demands of the Kotas; they would pay them for their smith’s and carpenter’s work, but would not give the cow for their god. I then went back to the Kotas and spoke quietly to them. I said, “You know, I gain no- thing by visiting your villages; but I love you, and it pains me to see you on the way of perdition. I fear and love God; but I do not fear your god, for I know that an idol is no- thing; I defy your Kammataraga, for he is utterly powerless.” These last words astonished them; they sat down quietly and listened to me. They acknowledged, that they had behaved like tigers. I spoke also to those who had been possessed, and was surprised to find that they even were greatly subdued. BR. MOERIKE WRITES: On the 5th of March I visited Manchatti, near Vodéru, and was in the act of speaking to an invalid, who was sunning himself in front of his house, and whose late sickness had rendered him more willing to listen, when a woman ran out to lend her a sickle. of a neighbouring house, shrieking and wringing her hands, calling out to her neighbours ‘When she got one, she ran back to the house, and there set up a most heart-rending lamentation. Her father-in-law had hung himself, and she had fetched the sickle to cut him down. But her endeavours to restore animation were ineffectual; he was quite dead. As soon as the news got abroad, the whole village ran to the spot, and the headman sent messengers to the relations in distant villages, bidding them to attend the funeral on the following day. Horror was depicted on the faces of almost all ; few ventured to speak; the women set up a truly heathenish howl. I had now an opportunity of addressing the deeply affected multitude. Though I felt myself surrounded, as it were, with an atmosphere of death, grace was given me to preach of the resurrection and the life, and of the future states of the righteous and the wicked. Most of the audience listened in speechless stupor. A few only expressed their astonishment at these “strange things.” T told them, that in moments like these, the Missionary feels the powers of dark- ness threatening, as it were, to extinguish the feeble light, which burns in his own bosom. careless. The next day I attended the funeral of the suicide, but found the grown up people very I therefore gathered the children around me, shewed them some prints repre- senting biblical subjects, and spoke to them of our Saviour. T - e SRR o W Lo . o i oo S RS o Pt e =7 ST e (R s ), CENSUS OF THE MISSION Euro School ScroO0LS CONGREGATIONS | ToTALSs pean masters Church Schools Vernacu Agency Girls lar schools Boys to the church and Catechumeni Schoolmasters and — Estabilshed in Brethren ! Sisters | Catechists Christians Heathens | Preparandi = Boarders Day Scholars l Boarders | Day Scholars | English Scholars } Boys l Girls -.'_-;f_— Communicants Not Communicants l Children Total Catechumeni Members of the Church Scholars not belonging } Chsind Total I Tue Canara STATIONS o 1 Mangalore 1834 DO [ (4] 17 6315 51 120 0| 303153 66196 415 29 444 170 614 2 Mulki . 1843 (oY 22 012 16 0| 50 58 4 67 129 421 171 16 187 3 Honore ° 1852 = DD O e =t QO DD - O WO SO SO~ 35 35 10 1 20 21 36 57 II. SourHERN MAHRATTA ST &TIONS 1 Dharwar , e © 1837 01 90 26 116I 17 11 29 30 119 149 Hubly ° ® e ° 1839 0, 195 15 215 13 16 25 214 239 Bettigherry . ° 1841 66 12 80 9 14 15 81 96 :Z; Malasamudra ° ° 1841 18 4/ 23 18 4 19 5 Guleda Gudda . 1851 Pk ped pd b DD OO DO N pud pod i ek el OO = O O = O bt bt QO S QO O O DO bt =t % g § 0 60 60 17 SOOO = 22 % 22 61 83 ITI. MAaLAvALAM STATIONS ° 1 Cannanore and Chirakal 1841 [y 30 53 70 168 332 20|224 *576 11 587 73 660 2 Tellicherry ¢ ° 1839 [errary 0| 225 14| 41 98‘ 101 230 331 3 Chombala e ® ° ° 1849 O O = O -t O SO O QD 23 (3 236{ 35 % 1} 33 72 I 72 36 108 4. Calicut e ° e 1842 0f 0f O] 35 545| 230 315’ 78 7| 80| 165 24 189 284 473 IV. Ninaeier STATION: Kmty 1846 O3 DO = DD OO Pt DO b=t hO b= 8o OO0 WO B N BN O = D o T R 0f 0 6/ 0 11 0 24 0 31 8 2 8 18 18 25| 43 1 Total 29| 14|63 15| 32|19,63{103/151|42/96/1184| 53(1692780(116|682|1578/121]1699 13643063 * Inclusive of 147 English and East Indian members. 41 ;F.XPENDITURE OF THE MISSION DURING THE YEAR 1851—1852 R Rs As Ps Expenditure of 28 Brethren and 17 Sisters 25,25.75 12 Journeys 8,607 Moonshees 794 Catechists 3,813 10 11 Native Schools 2,574 13 Postage 1,504 Libraries 214 15 Building and Repairs 6,363 Catechist Institution at Mangalore 2,051 O SN Boys’ Institutions 350 Girls’ Institutions 3,011 (e Male Orphan Houses 1,621 Apprentices » 73 English Schools at Manga lore a'nd Caiicut : 1,602 Church expenses 436 g KOl“-:” A N W AR, Taxes 309 3 Printing establishments 2,543 ot Agricultural Outlay 3,035 W = NN O = O Ut i1 Mangalore trades’ establishment 381 = Sundries - 329 = Total Rs 64,893 13th Report, German Evang. Mission. 42 DONATIONS Received from November 1851 to 1852 MANGALORE Rs A.P 5 0 Rs A Friend Capt. W. G. Arrow, Hydera- Capt. Lavie 280 bad, Scinde 50 Findlay Anderson, Esq 300 Major Minchin 100 Do do 112 cooc ¥ 15 Capt. Boswell C. F. Chamier, Esq 50 Dr. Pringle, Cochin 15 Lieut. Candy 10 F. N. Maltby, Esq 150 Rev. R. Posnett, Mercara 30 P. O. Parker, Madura 50 (zea e W e et il =) % By Capt. Todd, Masulipatam 105 E. B. Thomas, Esq. Coimba- Capt. Arrow, Bombay 25 toor 84 Lt. Col. Coffin, Dharwax 20 Mr. Stimpson, Apoth. Sircy 100 Dr. McFarlane, Scotland 50 H. Stokes, Esq. 100 Some Tamul Christians 2 ot NO OO DO O coococococococoo ® 150 J. Walkel, Esq. 50 Mrs. Lascelles, balance of Major Cuppage a former donation < (e) A. Hall, Esq. Sircy 100 E. Maltby, Esq. Trichino- F. N. Maltby, Esq 150 oly 100 15 do. 10 Capt. Boswell 20 W. Burrell, Esq. Major Woodfall Rev. J.G. Blenklnsop do. 10 Capt. Boswell 10 VOO0 OO D ;% J. G. 8. Bruere, Esq. do. 10 COLLECTED ON THE NILAGIRIS W. Fisher, Esq 100 200 By H. STOKES Esq I" F. Copleston, Esq 20 QRO OO DO OO O OO Mrs. G. Arbuthnot 25 Mryrs. Lascelles, Honore 10 The Right Rev. Bishop of C. H. Harrison, Esq Madras 20 Capt. Halliday I % 24 Capt. F. 8. Gabb 10 ((?}) H0no1e Congregation 150 (=) lemii=) (e=ye=) Lieut. Gompertz :())8) F. N. Maltby, Esq. Mrs. Balmain (S 0 0 By Mrs. Cummin, from the Pk 0 0 Ladies Working Society 30 R.A. R T. Zorn, Esq. Bombav 50 Capt. Radcliff 0 0 25 Mrs. M. A. R 0 0 Major Blett Maulmein 0 % Dr. Cumming, do 8 Major D. Babington 0 F. Cooper, Esq. Gar. Surg 10 S. J. Lawder, Esq - J. G. Touch, 26th F. Regt. 10 Major Barker 0 0 151 Capt. Harkness 0 ? Capt. Harvey, Toomkoor 50 S. M. C 0 0 Mr. P. Kleinknecht, Calcutta 0 Rev. C.W. Ibenbelg,Bombay 15 Mrs. G. Smith Dr. Leith, 50 Mrs. W. Goodwyn 0 do 25 OO0 OTO [ i o i el <ol v} o i o) { v S o i e S ) Capt. R. A. Reilly 0 W. H. Payne, Esq. Mrs. Higgins A. Hall, Esq. Sircy, 3 Con- Col. L. W. Watson tributions 200 0 Capt. Boswell 10 Miss Hale W. Hudleston, Esq 100 ) o, (== {en i) Mz, Gill NP NS WO = TOTON O WO % | 43 Rs Rs 15 General Kennet 15 Dr. M. Thompson, for 3 ms 12 C. F. Chamier, Esq. 20 Mr. J. Whittle, for 12 do Capt. Francis 25 James Mitchell, Esq. 70 Mzr. Innes 10 J. Forbes, Esq. 20 20 A;E(é OO0 O V. S. Kemball, Esq. 50 Rev. J. 8. Wardlow 50 Col. A. W. Lawrence CoLrLECTED AT MERCARA, W. S. Price, Esq. 15 sy TaE REv. R. PosNETT Chrles Reade, Esq. 35 50 Rev. R. Posnett 20 Capt. Fr. Fanning 10 A. Budd, Esq. 60 Major H. D. Sheppard T WY, 10 Col. G. W. Osborne 10 Dr. Paul A. N. H. Lynch, Esq 10 30 (=i ol {eaf (el cun) () Ay (o) Hamy {am) H. Firth, Esq, 10 Capt. Gustard Capt. H. M. Wood, 4th John Orr, Esq. 80 Regt. N. L Col. A. G. Bayly Mrs. Allen C. M. Thornton, Esq 10 James Mitchell, Esq. 50 Lieut. Farquhar Lieut. Carpendale 2::) IO DD OO0 R. Arthur, Esq. 30 A. Grey, Esq. CorLecTED AT BoMBAY AND Pooxam, A. Remington, Esq. 100 ”r BY MEessrs J. Huser & Co. J. H. Springer, Esq. {0 50 H. Frost, Esq. 25 Rev. G. Candy 100 200 8. Corp, Esq. Capt. G. Wingate Dr. H. Miller 15 W. S. Price, Esq. 30 Col. G. Moore 19 R. White, Esq. Messrs A. H. Huschke & Co. 50 Capt. W. Hebbert 160 10 200 A. Lyon, Esq. J. 8. Law, Esq. A. D. Robertson, Esq. 50 V. S. Kemball, Esq. 100 Messrs J. Huber & Co. 100 Miss H. Draper 10 OOOOOQOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"d J. Jefferson, Esq. 30 Native Congregation wC)OQOOCOODOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO> 30 Rev. G. Candy Capt. Willoughby 40 G ULEfiAGUDD;&. W. Hart, Esq. 100 A Friend 50 TowArps TaE BUILDING OF THE 200 (e fenilanfilon) {emn) dantlcmt (@) (o) o] {caiflcm){en) il cs) (o) (e Al el en)ilcil el e} o) Lem)il el oo b anlif o) Mission House. P. R. through C. G. 100 HONORE. D. Inverarity, Esq - 50 0 Capt. H Dr. Leslie 40 L. H: B . T:‘ckcr, Esq. 100 Col. Coffin, through Dr. Leslie 10 Capt. W. C. Anderson 50 30 oLCo DD D. Robinson, Esq. Native Congregation, Sircy, NIL#&G’RIS. 2 Contributions 2 15 H. Stokes, Esq. balance of a DHARWAR. donation for 1851 350 General Kennett 20 Miss Howard 20 Col. J. Coffin, for 4 months 80 Capt. S. Gompertz, 3 do 7 H. Stokes, Esq. 2 donations 200 Lieut. P, Sims, for 4 do 8 J. Waker, Esq. 150 G. Offner, Esq. for 3 do 3 H. Stokes, Esq. 2 donations 200 12 SO O WO Ce O D 24 COOOoOOQ COOCOOO@ Mr. C. Courpalais, for 4 do Mrs, Higgins — 44 Rs Rs ALP: A Friend 2 s CoLLECTED AT PAnaMcorTA, BY Missionary Meeting at Oota- Cart, W. H. HorsLEY. camund, by Rev.M. Fennel 104 Capt. W. H. Horsley 50 B. Harrison, Esq. 20 A Friend 150 % oo o 50 M.r. 1.)011 glas 20 o O (o e 8 con CoriecTED AT BoMBAY, BY CALLICUT. THE REv. C. W. IseExBERG Brethren of H. M’s 94th R. 32 14 Col. Hancock 25 Samuel (a native Christian) 3 0 Capt. Campbell 5 Mr. Payne 20 §§ H. V. Conolly, Esq. (for schools) 404 CorLecTED AT CocCHIN, BY E. Thomas, Esq. (a Palan- Dr. PriveLE. uim 20 Capt. Sweet, 39th N. L 10 E. Cullen, Esq. (g) § J. 8. Vernede, Esq. J. Jones, Esq. F. H. Berry, Esq. ?’; Mrs. Goodwyn, (for Girls’ Dr. John Pringle 20 School) 60 5 S. Ward, Esq. 200 Capt. Robertson, 48th Regt. Mzrs. Sandeman 6 e o e § H. Crawford, Esq. Allepy 10 ((g ;g CoLLECTED AT BERHAMPORE, BY Collected in 4 Missionary A. StevENS, 18TH N. I Meetings of the Native Congregation 4 11 Lieut. R. R. Rickets J. G. Gibbs, Asst. Sur. CHOMBALA. A. 8. A Friend 12 CoLLECTED AT JUBELPORE, BY Mosrey SmiTh, Esq. S Sy o ha it o T e Collected in the Missionary Mosley Smith, Esq. 500 0 0 > = <8 Meetings of the Native Congregation 10 Lt. G. Winscom, Mad. Eng. 8000 O Rev. R. M. Price 200 00 TELLICHERRY. CornrecTED AT WALTATR AND VIZAGA- g 100 pATAM, BY WaLTER ELLiorT, Esq. H. Frere, Esq. Walter Elliot, Esq. 100 Mr. W. Graham, 2 donations 32 OO Mzrs. Robertson 10 0 Collected in the Missionary Lt. Francis Mason, Actg. N Meetings of the Native Asst. Qr. Mr. General 3 Congregation Fr. Cooper, Esq. Gar. Surg. 10 ez (o) SO o (i Lt. Johnston Hamilton, Depy. Comy. of Stores CANNANQRE. Major Brett 25 CorrEcTED AT MADRAS, BY 10 Lt. Speid, 34th L. I. G. van SomEereN, Esq. Miys. J. C. Street 10 (s fomle)lan) (=i el o ) Capt. G. Sturrock, 11thN.I. Rey Lieut. P.P. O’Connell, Eng. 25 Vizianagrum 10 00 Col. Parsons, B. S. 100 Chas. N. Pickering, Asst. E. Story, Esq. for 1851 100 5 00 Dr. J. W. Eyre 30 Surg. 11th N. L P. Carstairs, Esq. 100 OO O COLLECTED AT SHEMOGA, BY Dy Lieut. P. P. O’Connell, Masor W. C. OxsLow. Eng.—for 12 months 300 o RO O («] Charles Elliot, Esq. 20 00 We | o A the 45 Rs Rs Mr . and Mrs. Sweimore J. A. Brown, Esq. 12 Mr . Desmier J . 4 Dr Kirkpatrick Sérgt. Major Alexander, N. Br. 5 Mr Mz. J. Roberts 10 Mr . G. Wrightman . C. H. Whittle 5 Mzxs. J. Roberts 10 Major W. C. Onslow ) S O O 2% Pg Mr. C. E. Roberts 5 Mr. D. 8. Slaney 4 CoOLLECTED AT JUBELPORE, BY 28 MosrEy Sumita, Esq. Major Grant 20 00 50 o ccocococoo P © ooocococococo® Capt. Campbell, 7th M. C. Brig. F. Parsons, Gwalior “Anchor Fund,” by the same 20 0 0 Lt. Col. A. Clarke, Samul- Lt. J. C. Wood, B. A. 10 00 cottah 100 S (=) Mrs. M. Dobbs, Chamondy, CorrEcTED AT CHITTOOR, BY Mysore 25 A. Marnison, Esq. A. Mathison, Esq. 50 00 Mrs. Young of Chettawelsah 5 oS fe= Rl o) 50 00 Capt. W. J. Hare, 41st N. L. F. H. Goldie, Esq. Secunderabad 20 < > CoLLECTED AT RAJAHMUNDRY, BY % Carpr. C. TavLOR. CanvanorE CHURCH. 195 J. J. Cotton, Esq. 10 Major A. G. Young T. Prendergast, Esq. 20 Capt. G. Carr, 16th N. I 55 S. Marcar 2 Lt. W. Gompertz, 16th N. L 23 The Brethren of H. M’s 94th 67 0 Edward Salmon 30 0 F. B. Norton A. Francis, Esq. G. H. Faulkner Dr. A. N. Magrath 300 0 J. Hill Private Bird C. Beer Dz, . White 50 DO DD SO SO0 O Capt. C. Taylor 3 O = OO O SO0 OIOICOIC D OO O DO Mrs. Genl. Walker, for the R Ladies’ Working Society 37 0 S ) 0 CorLECcTED AT CHICACOLE, BY Fife-Major Stagg, Russel- Masor Cox AND Dr. ROGERS. condah, from the Band 20 10 Major E. T. Cox 30 F. C. Lewis, Esq. 19 0 o o GA 50 F. H. Crozier, Esq. H. Frere, Esq., for the Girls’ W. Knox, Esq. 15 Institution 50 O Dr. M. Rogers 10 ) Mz, J. Glass 10 Dr. Leslie, Honore 8 10 0 Mrs. C. G. Philipps Capt. Hebbert, Bombay, by 127 0 ) 0 Collected by Dr. Rogers COOCOOODO CODDOOOQ the Rev. C. W. Isenberg 50 0 ) 0 CoLLECTED AT GUNTOOR, BY SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR SCHOOLS. 00 J. Roupg, Esq. For the English and Ver- 00 J. Rohde, Esq. nac. Schools at Mangal. 1225 0 0 F. Fletcher For the English School at 00 Calicut 402 0 0 00 Rev. C. W, Gronning ? C. Taylor § (0 0) (e} (o iffe) OO O THE CHURCH AT CANNANORE, 00 CorreEcTED AT TREVANDRUM, BY For the peculiar wants of Major GrRANT AND Dgr. Rrip. that Church, in monthly 00 Dr. Reid 1200 0 contributions 1979 11 1 We beg to acknowledge also the following Rev. R. Posnett, for prizes to the 00 Contributions for the Schools at Mangalore. Girls’ School, on Christmas 1851 10 0 0 A benevolent Lady at Mangalore to 0o o on Christmas 1852 12 00 the Girls’ School, on Christmas 1851 20 0 0 Do. do. on Christmas 1852 25 0 0 Rev. R. Posnett, for prizes to the 12 00 Englisll School, on Christmas 1852 46 Donations received since November 1852 CANNANORE Rs. AP Capt. Brockman, through Capt. THE FOLLOWING CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE BEEN 8. Dobbie 8 00 RECEIVED FROM THE 31sT O0TOBER 1852 TO Rev. A. H. Alcock 10 00 THE 18T JULY 1853, BY THE REV. S. HEBICH. (The gifts of love to the Cannanore Church CHiEF TREASURER OF THE SOCIETY. are not mentioned here Rs. AP BOMBAY. Collected at SECUNDERABAD and MA- ‘W. Blower, Esq 10 b SULIPATAM by Capt. W. Bisset 763 7 4 Dr. C. C. Mead 10 Collected at RANGooxN by Lt. Col. Apthorpe Dr. J. Stevenson 30 Lt. Col. E. Apthorpe, 35th N. L. 50 W. H. Payne, Esq 25 Capt. Ranken, Do 50 R. Knight, Esq. 50 Capt. W. J. Tweedie, Do. 50 Capt. Fair 100 H. Stokes, Esq., Madras 450 Rev. Mr. Fenton, Poonah 15 By the Rev. H. Moegling, Mercara, Rev. C. Menge a donation through M. Chr. H.” 25 20 COoOOoOCOOOOD COoOCoOoOOOO { Dr. Craig, Hyderabad, Scinde Collected at JUBELPORE by M. Smith, Esq. NILAGIRIS M. Smith, Esq. Lt G Wmscom, M. Eng. 50 (3= ) SO O [=Re=) (=] COOD J. Harrison, Esq., for Oct. and Nov. 20 (== CANNANORE CHURCH: MANGALORE. £ 0 ?3 Capt. W. H. Boswell ‘W. Fisher, Esq 100 Lt. W. U. E. Gompertz, 16th N. I. 40 Lt 12 Capt. G. Carr, 0. 25 Lt. Hamilton 12 Dr. A. N. Magrath 300 F. Anderson, Esq 300 Major A. G. Young F. Copleston, Esq 100 The Brethren of H. M’s 94th 5 A. Hall, Esq., Sircy 100 Dr. T. White 150 Lt. A. W. M. Kerr, 39th N. I J. Thomas, Esq., Madras 50 Do Rev. Mr. French, Agra Rev. A. F. TLacroix, Calcutta Capt. H. D. Hart 16 Capt. G. Selby E. Maltby, Esq., Trichinopoly 100 Mrs. Wells CODOOCOOOOOQ CoOoOoOOOOOOOD Capt. A. Foulis, Jaulnah 10 Dr. T. White, %a thank-offering Miss L. Casamajor 50 for the Lord’s mercy and care Mons. J. J. Bordes, Bordeaux of my two boys, on their voy- Major F. Minchin 100 age to England.” 50 Capt. Boswell 25 H. Stokes, Esq., through Capt F. N. Maltby, Esq. 150 elby 30 'W. Hudleston, Esq. 100 Col. Wahab 30 30 Col. G. C. Whitlock 10 SOoQO > Z)g 'W. Hudleston, Esq., for Schools COLOVOOOLOOVOoODODOOD COOOOOOLOOCOOOOOCOOD F. Lascelles, Esq., Honore ¢ All other donations received since November 1852, will be acknow- ledged in next Report. Subscriptions and Donations will be thankfully received by the Rev. S. HesicH, CannaNorE, Chief Treasurer of the Society, and by ) G. vaN SomereN, Esq., Mapras, and Messrs. J. J. Huser & Co., | (T. 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