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HUNZIKER, BASEL MISSION PRESS 1863 0l Re Ch Rey (o Ry (h iy L8 Dy 3 e Committee of the Basel Evangelical Missionary Society A. Christ-Sarasin Esq., Senator, Rev . W. Le Grand. President. Rev . Dr. Ostertag. Rev . F. Gess. Rev. E. Burckhardt, Secretary. Rev. J. Josenhans, Corresponding Rev . C. Peter. Secretary and Principal. U. Zellweger, Esq. C. F. Spittler, Esq. E. Bernoulli-Riggenbach, Esq. Rev. A. Sarasin. The Committee meet at the Mission-House on Wednesday evenings or oftener, if required. Financial Sub-Committee A. Christ-Sarasin, Esq., Senator, Rev. J. Josenhans. President. Th. Braun, Esq., Accountant. Rev. E. Burckhardt, Secretary. U. Zellweger, Esq. C. F. Spittler, Esq. E. Bernoulli-Riggenbach, Esq. Industrial Sub-Committee Rev. J. Josenhans. Th. Braun, Esq. Ch. Sarasin-Sauvain, Esq., Senator Sub-Committee for the Education of Missionaries’ Children Rev. A. Sarasin, President. Rev . W. Le Grand. Courvoisier von der Miihll, Esg., Rev . Dr. Ostertag. Treasurer. Rev . J. Josenhans. Rev. G. Meuret, Secretary and Di- Rev . Mr. Cramer. rector of the Boys’ Institution. Sub-Committee for the Halfpenny collections Ch. Sarasin-Sauvain, Esq., Sena- Mr. Witzig. tor, President. J. von der Miihll-Ryhiner, Esq Courvoisier von der Miihll, Esq., F. Sieber-Heusler, Esq. Treasurer. Th. Braun, Esq. H. Burckhardt-Stihelin, Esq. Ch. Schwarz, Esq. Dr. Balmer-Rink. i*® L 4 nstitutions at Ahasel I. MISSION-COLLEGE RESIDENT MASTERS Rev. J. Josenhans, Principal Rev. G. Dierlamm. Rev. G. Schwarz. Rev. F. Gess. Rev. C. Peter. Mr. Berner. Mr. J. Kolb. ASSISTANT MASTERS Mr. Mosley, Mr. Hoff, English Teachers. Dr. Hauschild, Music Master. Dr. Hagen, Dr. Burckhardt, Medical Instructors. NUMBER OF STUDENTS 5 I. Class. II. Class. III. Class. IV. Class. V. Class. VI. Class I 9 10 1E 22 18 20 11 Total 90 12 II.. CHILDREN'S HOME 14 1. Boys’ Pusfitution 1 16 Director: Rev. G. Meuret.. Tutors: Mr. Wiist, and Mr. Stooss. 17 Boys 33 18 19 9. Girls’ Institution 2 Directress: Miss C. Scholz. Governess: Miss Spéth. 2 Girls 19 C)) 2, TRAVELLING AGENTS Y Rev. Dr. Zaremba. Rev. L. Nagel. Rev. J. Huber. Rev. W. Hoch. Rev. L. Hofer. ) 0 Rey. F. Miiller. et 5 AWlissiomaries of the Hasel Society (The names of Lay-Brethren are marked by an asterisk.) Hane Hative Stafion Gornfry ate of ac- tive Dervice 1. Missionaries employed in India 1 J. Miller Germany 1839 Hubly <il. M. Fritz France - 1839 Calicut . A. Biihrer Switzerland 1842 Mangalore E . H. Albrecht Grermany 1842 Honore . Chr. Miiller do. 1842 Cannanore . F. Metz do 1843 Nilagiris . G. Wiirth do 1845 Bettigherry g . G. Kies do 1845 Guledagudda 9 . Ch. Moerike do 1845 Nilagiris 188 10. *J. Haller do 1851 Mangalore 11. H. Kaundinya India 1851 Mangalore 12, E. Diez Germany 1851 Codacal 13. O. Kaufmann do 1853 Coorg 14 F. Kittel do 1853 Mangalore 15 * . Plleiderer do. 1854 Mangalore 16 Chr. Aldinger do 1855 Chombala 5 Ch. G. Richter do 1855 Coorg 18 *J. Bosshard 1856 Switzerland Codacal 19 *J. Hunziker do 1856 Mangalore 20 W. Herre Germany 1856 Palghaut 21 J. Strobel do 1856 Cannanore 22 *J. Lauffer do 1856 Calicut 23 H. Hauff do 1857 Mangalore 24 A. Menner do 1857 Mulky 2 G. Hanhart Switzerland 1857 Tellicherry (S22 . A. Finckh Germany 1857 Mangalore Hafive Hame Station Gountry afe of ac- ve Service { pani 1857 Calicut 27. P. A. Convert Switzerland 28. * F. Hahn Germany 1857 Coorg 1857 29. J. Huber Switzerland Hubly 30. * 8. Schoch do 1857 Cannanore 31. G. Burkhardt Germany 858 Tellicherry 32. ¥(. Schlunk do 1858 Cannanore 33 . J. Brigel do 1858 Mulky ) 34 = 3. Mack do 1858 Mangalore 35 . R. Hartmann Switzerland 1859 Udapy 36 . F. Traub 1859 Udapy Germany b 37 . L. Reinhardt do 1859 Tellicherry 64 Switzerland 1860 Dharwar 38 . C. Brunner 65 39 . J. Thumm Germany 1860 Guledagudda 66 do 1860 Mangalore 40. *(C. Riehm 07 41. F. Krauss do 1860 Nilagiris 68 do 1860 Palghaut 42. J. Metzger 69 33. Th. Schauffler do 1860 Calicut 10 1860 44. W. Stokes India Bettigherry il Germany 1860 Tellicherry 45. H. Bergfeldt 1861 Cannanore 7 46. * C. Schmidli Switzerland 1. 47. T. Costa India 1861 Dharwar [ 48. J. F. Miiller Germany 1861 Mangalore 70( Switzerland 1861 Dharwar 49. A. Wenger 1§ 50. * F. Ziegler Germany 1862 Mangalore ) do 1862 Cannanore 51. *#* F. Schlunk (£} At Home 0.1 80, % 52. S. Hebich Gemﬁany 1834 8L ] Switzerland 1839 81 53. J. Ammann 54. Chr. Irion Germany 1841 Hative Hame Station Gountry %\gg ‘;l; S = 55. ¥ J. Leonberger Germany 1849 56. * . Plebst do 1851 57. W. Roth do 1857 Il. Missionaries employed in Africa * 58. J. &. Widmann Germany 1842 59. #J. Mohr Akropong do 1846 Aburi 60. J. Ch. Dieterle do 1846 Aburi 61. J. Stanger do 1846 Abokoby 62. C. W. Locher Switzerland 1849 Christianshorg 63. J. Zimmermann Germany 1849 Odumase 64. A. Mader do 1851 Akropong 65. . Christaller do 1852 Aburi 66. * H. L. Rottmann do 1854 Christiansborg 67. J. Heck do 1856 Odumase 68, * E. Schall do 1856 Abokoby 69. * J. Kromer do 1857 Kyebi 70. * H. Laissle do 1857 Akropong 71. * G. Lindenmeyer do 1857 Switzerland Christiansborg 72. *J. Lang 1857 Akropong 73. C. F. Aldinger Germany 1857 74. E. Schrenk do Christiansborg 1859 Christiansbhorg 75. Ch. Stromberg Sweden 1859 Kyebi 76. * M. Klaiber Germany 1859 Christiansborg 77. Im. Harnisch do 1860 78. #J. Weiblen Akropong do 1860 Christiansborg 79. D. Eisenschmid do 1861 Kyebi 80. *J. H. Schellenberg Switzerland 1861 Christiansborg 81. D. D. Asante Africa 1862 Akropong 82. P. C. Piton France 1862 Christiansborg % Copied from the 'Home Report of July 1862 [ Hative Hame Station Gotinfry Bate of ac- fipe Service At Home 83. 8. Siiss ‘1850 ‘ ‘ Germany [II. Missionaries employed in China 1846 Hongkong 84. R. Lechler Germany 85. Ph. Winnes do 1852 Lilong 1859 Lilong 86. Chr. Martig Switzerland 87. H. Bender Grermany 1862 Hongkong 1862 Lilong 88. E. J. Eitel do OO ~3 o O M U5 BD e Schoolmistresses 1), 11 12 Indios Miss M. Will, Cannanore Africa Miss W. Maurer, 13 Abokoby 14 Miss A. Blandford, Codacal. 15 1§ 17 18 19, &, | Al ) I @ensns of the Alissions JANUARY 1863 Missiona ries ScHOLARS Native Christians ToraLs i Boarding | Parochial Schools Schools Vernacular Schools NAMES OF MISSION STATIONS Catechumeni Sisters belonging to the Church Established in Brethren Catechists & Schoolmasters Native Schoolmistresses Heathen Schoolmasters Preparandi Boys Girls § Girls English Scholars § Girls Total Communicants Non- Communicants Children Total Catechumeni Members of the Church and Schoolmasters & Scholars not Grand Total I. India 1. Mangalore. XX XYY 1834 Py feey 3] (=z) (=] 28 @ (=2 73 27 313 407 no 299 729 21 750 165 915 2. Ve dainasossis SR 1845 > o O 28 eccs0sose 12 91 86 155 246 17 263 12 275 3. Udapy........ Cesemilnenss 1854 13 16 61 54 115 22 137 146 4. Honore. ®cevccsrvone ®evoecee 1845 50 50 12 24 24 56 80 5. Coorg Stations.................. 1853 13 o S 129 54 36 93 35 128 110 238 6. Dharwar secoe 00000, LEX R 1837 120 12 12 14 7. Hoobly oo ®%0ccscecsaccencnca 1839 27 27 122 149 et 240 271 41 [y 35 86 86 244 330 8. Bettigherry ©00000000 sensssnscns 1841 1 54 180 214 il 40 51 54 183 237 9. Guledagudda.................... 1851 70 84 29 31 63 65 71 136 10. Cannanore............. Joniaas ..|1841 P WO XD OODODDOO® % 221 307 213 (VL) 207 451 451 243 694 11. Tellicherry X .11839 [ 5] (o2 fu—y = [ergpery 177 396 125 135 260 265 385 650 Monrery 13. Calicut 12. Chombala.... .......... SR 1849 14 feory N OO OO OO W - SR OODODODOHNOOOO 95 126 77 60 142 143 97 240 R T T R TR 1842 ol {o2] 12 Eg 140 401 152 ro O OO = QWO O Wb O ULw 144 318 322 316 638 14- Codacal ®reessescsssestconesonse 1857 31 19 20 70 120 114 241 242 21 263 »by d9 BRIOMANE oo .ot ve...|l1858 0] 62 62 29 B - 20 63 16. Nilagiri...... esieasnleras SeRGE SRR b 1846 %MM)&H%U‘HM&M&HNMM DO bt DO QO bmd DD B bt DD bk D DD b et it QU DO QO QOO W G0 ad bd bk BD bk DD i ek P O ST b bt OO DO W R ke QD DD DD i e O R CO O OO WOOMDHIODODOD 63 62 125 COONDOO 3 0 59 g 70 22 4 34 60 § 61 62 123 Total of India Missions & O SO OONO OO IO —— A, | s | o e} —— ] e | — 29 2 s N oo oOSNOoODLoOoOooOo0O 122|206 188 127151311457 5 2727|1447(132|1390(2969(112|3081|2158(5239 iy | e | cnnsume—{ was— . II. Africa 17. Christianshorg R R I 1845 26 15 12 0 84 59 19 68| 146 291 175 43 218 18. Abokobi........ 5 ---------------- 1854 2 31 11 21 0 83 52 74} 131 24| 155 162 19. Odumase. 1856, 16 13 18 0 47 25 20. Akropong %0c s v esve0e0scsoansareesp 14 41 4] 45 17 62 21. Aburi. 1843 66 15 38f 181] 117 64| 251 14| 265 27 292 ®%cccv0ssecrcrerrcc0ecesnsce e 1847 :)g g 12 4] 40 0 74 30 27 75 13 88 17 105 22. Kyebi,...... . -------------------- 1860 ((EZ 33 0 20 0 0 53 6 ig 12 6 18 53 71 Total of Africa Missions ﬁl GO BN W N o ]§§ &' O DN O i WO e B O ok O pd pd P OO DD 37| 49 38[184 50| 72 54| 38| 522| 289 117 250| 656| 90| 746 164] 910 | emenuTGee | S—— snm— II1. China 23. Hongkong OO.-‘..---."..'OOO.--.’ 1857 34 10| 44] 20 64 64 24. Lilong with Tshonglok escsevaen -1852 — 0 ) 0 17 0 0 0 0 26 84 26] 110|213| 323 10| 333 Total of China Missions 5 1 5 fe—y 0] 17 —_— | |— | — | —— ] —— -:Z 0 O 26 118 36| 154|233| 387 10{ 397 Grand Total | 78| 45| 88 O] O =) 45| 94(180|244|389|177/585 1511| 95|3275|1854|249|1676 3779|435(4214|2332 6546 ¥ Night scholars. + Sunday scholars 1 Infant scholars A A Ca B. Sou b 8 9, C.My 10 1L 12 13 E 4, ( 1)} D N 16, — . 9 STATIONS OF THE BASEL MISSIONARY SOCIETY I. In South Western India A. Canara District 1 MANGALORE, established in 1834 Out-stations: Bolma and Sammuga MULKY, established in 1845 Out-stations: Utchila, Kadike, Koditur. UDAPY, established in 1854 Out-station: Gudde HONORE, established in 1845 and again in 1861 COORG STATIONS, established in 1853 Mercara, Almanda, Anandapur, Virarajendrapet B. Southern-Mahratta District 6. DHARWAR, established in 1837 7. HUBLY, 1839 Out-stations: Unakallu and Hebsuru 8. BETTIGHERRY, 1841 Out-stations: Gadag and Lakundi 9. GULEDAGUDDA, 1851 C. Malabar District 10. CANNANORE, established in 1841 Out-stations: Chova, Chiracal and Taliparambu 11 TELLICHERRY, established in 1839 Out-stations: Dharmapatnam and Edakadu 12 CHOMBALA, 1849 Out-stations: Kandappenkundu, Muveratu, Wadageri and Mahé 13 CALICUT, 1842 Out-stations : Ellatur, Malapuram, and Coilandy 14 CODACAL, (since 1857 out-station to Calicut) 1862 Out-station: Paraperi b PALGHAUT, established in 1858 D. Nilagiri District 16. KAITY, established in 1846 Out-stations : Chogatorre, Kotagherry etc. b e 10 II. In Western Africa A. Akra or Ga District 17. CHRISTIANSBORG, established in 1845 Out-station: Tashi 18. ABOKOBY, 1854 Out-stations: Damfa and Sasabi B. Adangme or Krobo District 19. ODUMASE, 1856 C. Aquapem District (Otshi language) 20. AKROPONG:, established in 1843 Out-stations: Late, Mamfe, and Adukrom 21. ABURI or ABUDE, established in 1847 and again in 1857 D. Akem District (Otshi language) 22. KYEBI, established in 1860 Out-station: Kukurantumi 111, Im China 23. HONGKONG, established in 1856 Out-stations: Shakthungtsui and Saukiwan 24. LILONG, established in 1852 Out-stations : Pukak and Tshonglok g ; § REPORT EAR the word of the Lord, O ye nations, and declare it in the 9 isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock. For the Lord hath L4 redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he. Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the Lord, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock.and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all. Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into Joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice fromtheir sorrow.” Jerem. XXXI. 10—13. These were the opening words of the Report of our Home Com- mittee read at the last anmiversary in July 1862, when they found themselves encouraged to apply especially the concluding verse of the above passage to their own experience during the forty-seventh year of the Basel Mission, confessing thereby that they too, like the people of Israel, have had many reasons for mourning and sorrowing as well as many comfortable words and times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord who knows how to turn our sorrow into joy. Not the smallest of those sorrows was the one occasioned by pecuniary embar- rassments to which we shall call the attention of our Friends and Supporters at the close of this Report, after having given them an in- sight into the work itself as it was carried on last year at the different stations and in the various branches of our Mission. 2 % 12 e AW@estern Andin A year of many changes has passed over our Indian Mission-field, as our friends will immediately perceive when comparing the statistics at the head of each station (especially in the Malabar District) with those given in former years. We regret to add that we have even lost one station in the Southern Mahratta Country though not unex- pectedly. In our last Report we already referred to the precarious state of things and felt obliged to confess that we could not see at the time how the work of that station might be effectually carried on in future. The loss of Br. and Sr. Leonberger who were compelled by ill health to proceed to Europe in March 1862, made the entire breaking up of the station ouly a question of time, especially as Br. Krauss then in charge of it was transferred to another district. The number of sta- [¢ tions, however, appears to have increased rather than diminished, be- Ti cause in the Canara District Mulky and Udapy have been separated il and in Malabar Codacal has been raised to the rank of a station by the f advice of our Committee. h\ As to the labourers, Br. Wiirtele, of Kaity, after a protracted ill- L\ ness and much suffering, has been called to his heavenly rest, on the 0f 2d Febr. 1863. (Ul A short sketch of his life is subjoined, together with that of Sr. Biihrer whose sudden departure we could only allude to in G0 our last Report. Various ailments fell to the lot of many other Sis- (y at ters, * and Sr. Hunziker was at last necessitated to seek the restora- W tion of her health in Europe; she embarked in October; her husband was detained by the urgent wants of the Mangalore Printing Establish- al] ment, but his own state of health is such that his speedy return home e is imperative. On the other hand our hearts were cheered by welcoming back thaf tem, several of our old and experienced missionaries at the end of 1862. g InsP % In these as in other cases of sickness we have been favored at our various 8chg stations with the very kind assistance of several Medical Gentlemen and other Ty, friends to whom we would here tender our heartfelt thanks. U“"\\S?\ 13 Br. Chr. Miller has with invigorated health resamed his labors at hig former station Cannanore, Br. Metz is again living and working among his beloved Badagas, and Sr. Moerike has rejoined her husband at Kaity. These three veteran members of our Mission were accompani- ed by Br. Miiller’s second wife, Br. Ziegler, sent out for the Mangalore English School, and three ladies now married to the Brethren Hanhart, Brigel, and Reinhardt. Lastly Br. Schlunk at Cannanore received a most suitable assistance in his department, in the person of his younger brother, F. Schlunk, who safely landed at that station in January 1863. May the Lord who graciously granted us these reinforcements, bless and preserve the new arrivals and give a new impulse and pro- gress to the work which he has committed to our hands! Reviewing the year now past, we feel convinced that at two places at least our work has decidedly advanced, and we beg to refer our readers to the reports of the stations Honore and Kaity, where they will find a cheering proof that the Lord is still working among us to the furtherance of his kingdom. Except AL 3 n i1 g this, it is true, we cannot speak of more than ordinary events; but steps have been taken of late by our Committee for a more extensive and more effcctual organization (4 of itinerary preaching, and in order to secure a more numerous and effi- cient native agency, they have at last resolved to establish in the I course of this year the long-proposed High-School, properly called g« Catechist-School, into which the best youths of the present two schools mi 0 at Mangalore and Tellicherry shall be received. eir instruction will comprise a limited theological course which, it is hoped, will en- d able them to become more useful assistants to our missionaries than we could generally employ hitherto. 10 With regard to our congregations at large, we may mention here that our Home Committee has taken measures to improve their in- ok ternal organization by appointing three Brethren in esch district, one 9 ) 4 to act as a Greneral Superintendent in spiritual matters, the sccond as Inspector of Schools with the particular view of raising our parochial schools to a higher standard, and the third a lay-brother for the ma- ous nagement of the economical affairs in the whole district. In cases of her unusual importance these three may form a Sub-Committee, and from 14 L time to time they will call a District Conference consisting of all the missionaries and all the elders of the congregations. Such Conferences have been held in Canara, Malabar, and South Mahratta during the year under review and have not been without their peculiar blessings. The native members especially will, we trust, thus learn to awake to a sense of their own duty and take their proper share in the work; they will at the same time perceive that their rights are duly respect- ed andthat they have no cause whatever for dissatisfaction and distrust, signs of which, much to our regret, have shown themselves at several places of our Mission. Instead of a General Conference which, according to our custom, should have been held at the beginning of 1863, our Committee this time resolved upon a visitation of all their Mission-stations in India. For this purpose they deputed three Brethren, viz. the Chairman and the Secretary to the General Conference with the General Agent of our Mission. In January last the Deputation commenced this import- ant task by inspecting our stations in the Southern Mahratta Country f and thence went to Honore, Mangalore, Mulky, Udapy, and Coorg. These visitations with their various meetings, examinations, and ser- vices, have everywhere proved to be not only a blessed season of spi- ritual refreshment and welcome opportunity for brotherly intercourse, but also a source of encouragement and wholesome admonition by which we were called upon to examine ourselves with all our doings. Besides this, the Deputation by the authority vested in them, were able to clear up some difficult points and settle on the spot important We questions which were not yet brought to a satisfactory solution. pray the Head of the Church that similar blessings may accompany them when after some months they will proceed for the same purpose to the Malabar District. Igpf I} I () D tOo b & Th( 15 o I. CANARA MANGALORE Rev. A. Biithrer (1842) * & Mrs. Hauff (185%) Rev. H. Kaundinya (1851) Rev. A. Finckh (1857) & Mrs. Kaundinya (1860) & Mrs. Finckh (1858) Rev. F. Kittel (1853) Rev. J. Mack (1858) & Mrs. Kittel (1860) Rev. F. Miiller (1861) Rev. H. Hauff (1857) Br. F. Ziegler (1862) Judustrial Department b Br. J. Haller (1851) & Mrs. Pfleiderer (1859) & Mrs. Haller Br. J. Hunziker (1856) I Br. G. Pfieiderer (1854) Br. C. Richm (1860) of CATECHISTS AND SCHOOLMASTERS J. Kamsika, and Aaron Aaron at the Anglo-Vernacular School; Daniel Aaron ? Iy Samuel Ammanna, Sebastian Furtado, Israel Aaron, Suwartappa Watsa, 0 Theophilus Ammanna, Samuel Sona, Johann Uppenna. Cmﬁmunicants i) 407 last year 375 Non-Communicants 23 - 25 Pl Children 299 264 58, Catechumeni 21 31 by Preparandi School 26 20 08 Girls’ Boarding School 68 62 gIé Christian Day-Scholars 59 69 Anglo-Vernacular School 60 114 ant 3 Vernacular Boys’ Schools . 73 113 Ve 2 Vernacular Girls’ Schools 27 - - 19 any POS@ The year 1862 has been marked by various trials and bereave- ments from which we have been exempted during the previous one. In March we had the great grief of suddenly losing Sr. Biihrer, and in October Sr. Hunziker left us after having struggled against much pain and intense suffering throughout the year. Br. Hunziker’s health too began to give way about the same time, and though heis still hold- * The figures after the names of Missionaries show the date of their first leaving Europe. 16 S ing out at his post, it will be unavoidable for him to follow his partner as soon as his successor arrives from Europe. The rest of the brethren onthe whole enjoyed good health, and towards the end of the year an ad- ditional laborer Br. Ziegler, formerly a teacher in the Mission College at Basel, arrived in our midst and has already taken charge of the Br. Kaundinya who had been set apart for Anglo-Vernacular School. itinerary preaching was, we regroet tosay, again prevented from follow- ing this call so much to his mind, by the necessity of his repeated as- sistance in the Coorg Mission, he spent the whole of the monsoon at Anandapur. We trust he will be able this year to devote himself to- gether with the Brethren Biihrer and Ammann, the latter of whom we hope to see back ere long, entirely to this work that through their preaching the Canara District may be filled with the sound of the Gos- pel of Peace. The Congregation has gone on for another year in the same quiet and steady course which we have observed for a considerable time. We have not much to praise or blame in it. The young people partly show much inclination to evade the control of their pastors and thus to seek an independence which cannot but be hurtful to their own i souls. " Others appear to possess too little of this independent spirit and would still like to rely upon the mission for their livelihood, being very slow to understand that this state of things belongs to the past. 0 The congregation had an increase of 18 persons from among the heathen. Ome of the converts, a Brahman, whose firm resolution and 1l good confession amidst a tumultuous crowd on Balmattha could not m\ fail to cause a great sensation among his caste-fellows, was baptized be on Sunday the 27th April 1862 together with another Brahman youth of Honor e whose conversion we shall relate in the report of that sta- A tion. at Ma.n- la The 11th of December was a memorable day for the Congregation On that alore and we trust will not soon pass away from their memories. L) g ! = v day the New Church on Balmattha hill, where the gre ater part of our Christians By are now living, was opened , and all the church-members assembled for the 9 first time in the sp acious and airy building to hear God’s word and to partake of the Lord’s Supper. Even a number of heathen had come up to witness The close Joy such o Christian festival and seemed to be much impressed. 17 proximity of our new Church to the Light-house on the opposite hill suggest;‘z the wish and the prayer that from this sanctuary a flood of spiritual light may shine forth over the heathenish darkness in the town below and that many a soul in distress may be guided by it to the true Haven in Christ Jesus! Taking advantage of the presence of so many Missionaries, Catechists, and Elders who had come for a District Conference, a Missionary Meeting was arranged on that same afternoon, and a large assembly joyfully and attentively listened for several hours to many addresses of ministers and laymen. Among the various Schools of this station we had the satisfac- b tion of seeing our Preparandi School or, as it will be henceforth call- ed, Middle School carried on with four classes numbering 26 pupils. Besides the younger boys collected from our Parochial Schools, we were I greatly rejoiced by the acquisition of the above mentioned two Brah- man converts. The highest class will shortly be transferred to the Catechist School to be established under the charge of Br. Finckh, where besides other subjects desirable for future assistant- 16 le preachers the Greek language will be taught to enable them to read The Middle School will continue le the New Testament in the original. to give the necessary preparation for this higher course, and has also nd Sanscrit, English and Malayalam among its lessons, whilst Canarese Wi is the medium of instruction. The school might be conducted satis- it factorily, but for the difficulty of collecting a new class every year ac- ng cording to the original plan, because most of our young people prefer i other and more lucrative occupations. In February 1863 Br. Miiller, the having acquired a sufficient knowledge of Canarese, was enabled to and undertake Br. Finckh’s lessons and will soon hawve the whole manage- ot ment of the institution, assisted by some catechists one of whom has izel been sent from Cannanore for the purpose. o\lﬂl The Anglo-Vernacular School had to go through sore trials. it After a fair beginning, in January 1862, with a number of 117 scho- lars Br. Mack was grieved to see it gradually diminishing from various Man- causes, but more especially on account of the conversion of those two i {hﬁ{ Brahman youths whereby the minds of many were agitated and as it ist‘mn.‘i or ié now appears, the suspicions of both the boys and their parents roused ke arte to the prejudice of Mission Schools. However in a missionary ".imcﬁs point of view, we may take this as a token for good and cannot help dt’ 50 3 18 wishing that all our schools may by their efficiency contribute to the subversion of heathenism. The effect on the school in question was, indeed, deplorable and we were nearly compelled to close the school, the number of boys in the month of June falling as low as 35, and though rising to about 50 in the following months it was again reduced towards the end of 1862 to such a state that a vacation was thought advisable. Nor was this the only source of anxiety to the teachers. The most extraordinary irregularity of attendance (some boys were even detained by force at their houses) proved an obstacle to the progress not only of the absentees but even of the more regu- lar pupils, and the result was far from satisfactory. Subsequently Br. Ziegler having been sent out by our Committee expressly for this post, a new course of lessons commenced in January 1863 under some- what better auspices with 90 scholars to whom both Br. Mack and Br. Ziegler devoted their time and labor, till the former was called to other duties and the latter took the superintendence as Headmaster.— The two Vernacular Boys’ Schools have, as usual, shared the fate of the Anglo-Vernacular School. The two Girls’ Schools have been de- prived of their superintendents Br. and Sr. Kaundinya for a conside- rable part of the year but are doing better since their return. The Girls’ Boarding School will soon be removed to Mulky as a more suitable place for such an institution. If the number of girls should be diminished by this removal from town to the country we count this to be no loss; on the contrary we must wish it to be the case, as the immediate superintendence of a large number without any efficient native assistance has proved a matter of much difficulty dur- ing this year also. Sr. Hauff had a good deal of trouble and at one e A time was compelled to seek a change for some weeks, during which time the Srs. Pfleiderer and Kaundinya looked after the girls. At the beginning of the present year when Br. Hauff set out for the visitation o o PO L T tour in South-Mahratta, Br. and Sr. Brigel were called from Mulky to assist in the management and to become initiated into this sphere of labour which they will have to carry on afterwards at their own sta- tion.—There has not been much sickness among the boarders during o ey gy Seinal S the year and we experienced the Lord’s helping hand still with us in =1 = £9 this as in other respects. On the 3d of August eleven of our girls were confirmed. In the Printing Establishment which gives employment to 32 persons, Br, Hunziker was busily occupied throughout the year with only one short interruption in October when he had to accompany his wife and children to Bombay. The issues of the press, as will be seen from the list of books annexed, have been more numerous than ever before, and a new printing press having lately arrived from Eu- rope we shall be able to do still more in future. Br. Kittel whose occupation it is to prepare the manuscripts, has been suffering now and then from pressure of work, on which account Br. Mack was di- rected to resign his post at the Anglo-Vernacular School and give as- sistance in the literary department, chiefly in the important task of carrying through the press a new edition of the Canarese Bible, to be printed for the Madras Auxiliary Bible Society. For the Canarese reading population, small as it is at present, a fortnightly Periodical, the Illustrated Canarese Journal, has been started and has hitherto met with a favorable reception. List of hooks printed during the year 1862 Copies Pages I. In Canarese Genesis to Exodus XX, - - - = - - = 2500 180 Index to the History of India - - 1000 80 Aesop’s Fables - - - - - - - & - - 2500 226 6 Jivantya Smarane, A Dialogue about Death a 1000 32 Colenso’s Arithmetic, Part II. - - - a - 1000 220 i A short account of the Madras Presidency - 1000 48 Lessons on Money Matters o - & - P~ - 1000 48 16 - - - - - - - Jativicharane, On Caste 2000 46 oh Rules of Practice in the Courts of the Madras Presidency 300 120 he Vachana Manjari, A Collection of Scripture Passages - 2000 36 Sufferings of Christ - - - - - - - - - 2000 66 [ Sermon on the Mount - - - - - - - - - 2000 ky The Wise men from the East - - Biblical Tracts 2000 of The Birth of Christ - - - - 2000 ot The Prodigal Son - - - - 2000 - - - - 1000 78 mg Canarese Prayers First Book of Lessons, with illustrations - 2000 40 1 3-1!' 20 Copies Pages First Book of Lessons, Part II. - - 2000 48 - - - - - o - - Brief Sketches of Asia . . 1000 96 Kathamale, A Selection of Scripture Stories in Hindu - - - - - - - - 1000 144 Metre. New Testament - History of the Reformation, not finished - - - 1000 104 - - 1000 315 Third Book of Lessons, with 120 illustrations Second Book of Lessons, with illustrations - - - 2000 62 Canarese Almanac for 1863 - - - - - - - - 1500 70 The Illustrated Canarese Journal, July—Dec. 12 Numbers 500 142 II. In Tulu First Book of Lessons - - - - - - - - 1000 42 Second Book of Lessons - - - - - - - - - - 1000 138 II1. In English . - 1200 56 Twenty-second Report of the Basel Missions - - - - - - - - - - - - - Liturgy, finished 400 88 The Vakeels’ Guide - - - - - - - - - - 300 16 Most of these books and tracts have been made over to the Mission Book-Shop in charge of Messrs. Pfleiderer & Riehm who are at great pains to extend their circulation and not without proportionate success, specially with regard to the small and cheap tracts which often meet with a ready sale among the people. Finally the Weaving Establishment has been carried on by Br. Haller after his return from Nassick in February 1862, much in the same routine as formerly. 74 persons are fully employed, and the number of yards manufactured during the year amounts to 25,316. o The business is highly favored by Europeans and Natives so that they the are unable to satisfy the demands for some articles. Drunkenness to Or which some of the older laborers are habitually addicted and a rebel- ¢hs lious spirit among some of the younger now and then gave much My trouble to their employer who, however, is vigorously at his post and the has been preserved in good health. Coy Preaching tours were made by Br. Biihrer at the beginning Ay of 1862, when he went to the North as far as Honore, accompanied the by Br. Hartmann, and again in November and December to the great $lop festival at Subrahmanya where Br. Kaundinya too found a welcome opportunity for proclaiming the Gospel and lspeaking to many of his Doy 21 — countrymen who came to pay him a visit. Besides these and some minor excursions bazar-preaching at the station itself went on as in former years. The assistance of our Catechists is more available at Mangalore than abroad, because, being more employed in our schools, they cannot be absent for any length of time. May the Lord gracious- ly look on this scarcity of laborers and meanwhile grant a rich bless- ing upon the efforts of the few brethren who intend henceforth to travel more frequently. MULKY Rev. A. Mianner (185%) | Rev.d. Brigel (1858) & Mrs. Manner (1860) | & Mrs. Brigel (1862) CATECHISTS AND SCHOOLMASTERS 1 b Leonhard Shiri, and Is‘cwoc Sona Communicarits . ) o 86 Non-Communicants 5 (D Children 113 Catechumeni 17 o Christian Da,yaScholau:s 37 Heathen Day-Scholars ° 12 oh nd This station as well as Udapy, which but recently was formed in« to a separate station, has seen considerable changes. Mulky has lost £y the Orphan Boys’ School and within a few months will receive the to Orphan Girls’ School from Mangalore instead. In connexion with this ol change Br. Hartmann has been removed to Udapy and Br. Minner to o Mulky. During the year 1862, however, both of them remained at and their former posts, and Br. Brigel continued in charge of the Mulky Congregation. On the 27th of November he was married o Miss ing Auberlen from Germany. Br. Hartmann, besides his usual work in [l'l ed the Orphanage has been able to spare time for some preaching excur- sions, a protracted one in Jan. 1862, when he travelled in Br. Biihrer's \l'eat o16 company to the North. The sight of so large an unoccupied and yet ns promising field of labor, especially at Coondapur, made a deep impres- 22 sion upon his mind. This place has often engaged our thoughts since it is-our earnest desire to gain a firmer footing in those regions now only occasionally visited by our missionaries. The Congregation has on the whole given satisfaction by walking in an orderly manner and avoiding, with a few exceptions, all heathenish practices. Sometimes we are permitted to rejoice at seeing persons, of whom during their time of health we had little hope, cling to Jesus on their death-bed. The increase in numbers has been small and appears still smaller by the fact of some families having changed their place of abode. Nevertheless the work among the heathen has been gone through as before, specially the preaching in the Mulky Bazar. After the novelty of the thing had passed, though gainsayers and disturbers are not unfrequent, the number of hearers has greatly diminished, but we trust that still the seed thus sown cannot entirely be lost.—At present Br. and Sr. Minner are for a short time alone at the station, till Br. and Sr. Brigel will return from Mangalore with the girls of the Boarding School for whose accommodation a suitable building is being erected here. Y f UDAPY i Rev. R. Hartmann (1859) | Rev. F. Traub (1859) y( CATECHISTS AND SCHOOLMASTERS il Albert Putranna, Barnabas Sona, Benjamin Mabenna fn Communicants ° é o @ e 61 il L3 Children ® ° ° 54 Catechiimeni ° é ° e 22 Orphan Boys’ School L} ° ° é 42 Christian Day-Scholars ¢ 4 Heathen Day-Scholars The Brethren Minner and Traub continued to have the charge of this station during 1862. In February and March and again in April and May Br. Ménner with his partner spent several weeks at the 23 Gudde out-station, where he was occupied with instructing candidates for baptism and confirmation as well as visiting the heathen in the neighborhood. In September and October Br. Traub with Br. Hartmann were similarly engaged around Gudde, and Uchila, an out-station of Mulky, and in Nov. and Dec. Br. Traub joined the Brethren Biihrer and Kaundinya in visiting the Subrahmanya festival. A member of the Udapy Congregation readily and at his own expense accompanied them on this as on many similar occasions; for this station, though with- z out a catechist, happily possesses a few zealous christians who cheer- fully volunteer to do a catechist’s and elder’s duties, one of them even takes an active part in regular bazar-preaching at Udapy on Tuesday evenings. Besides this local assistance the hands of the Missionaries y are strengthened on extraordinary occasions by their brethren at Mulky and Mangalore. Thus at the great Swami festival in January 1862 four missionaries and five catechistspreached twice a day during a whole week, without encountering any earnest opposition. In February 1863 the station received a considerable addition by the transfer of the Orphan Boys’ School from Mulky to Udapy where a new house had been erected in the course of the year. Br. Hartmann came to reside at Udapy with his charge. He is assisted by a young and vigorous schoolmaster, and to their combined efforts it is due that this institution is really the best of all the parochial schools in our district. The progress of the pupils, their conduct in general, and the good order pervading the whole institution have been most gratifying during the last year which they have passed at Mulky. We only trust that the change of place may not occasion any change in their moral status. p &Plll the 24 e HONORE Rev. H. Albrecht (1842) & Mrs. Albrecht (1846) CATECHIST: Daniel Ammannao Communicants . ° ° ° ° ° . ° ° ° 8; last year 6 Non-Communicants ° o ° ° ° Children . ° 12 ° . ° ) ° ° ® 1 Vernacular School ° 3 ° ° ° . ° 50 % The event of paramount importance in our Honore Mission is the conversion of a Brahman youth which we consider well worth a detail- ed account here. # Paul Ganesharao Kausika, the son of the Tahasildar at Honore, and be- longing to the influential caste of the Saraswati Brahmans, made his first ac- quaintance with the word of God at an English School, where his serious turn of mind and his thirst after knowledge became remarkable. Having passed the examination required for the entrance into Government service, he still continued his enquiring habits, sent for an English Bible with a short com- mentary, and in his lonely study of the book, he began to feel convinced that % in it the truth was set before him. Brabmanism had no longer any hold on him, nor did he hide his indifference to its ceremonies. His father saw with distress the change in his son, but did not positively interfere with his predi- lections. In December 1861, Br. Albrecht with a Catechist arrived at Honore; this occurrence greatly encouraged and strengthened the young Brahman in I his convictions, and in the beginning of April he resolved to sever the ties that still bound him outwardly to heathenism, and openly to confess Christ and 0 join his disciples. He invited Br. Kaundinya, a former caste-fellow of his, to 1 ty come up and assist him at the impending crisis, which he feared would cost him a hard struggle. Elias, temporary assistant of the English Govt. School }I( at Honore proved during these days of great use to him by his sympathizing n; and prudent conduct. Br. Kaundinya hastened to Honore, but the father of se] the youth aware of this, had made preparations to send his son with his young Wi On the same day a letter from his uncle to his he wife of 16 away for a change. father came into the hands of Ganesharao, whilst the father was performing the his ablutions; he opened, read it, and found to his astonishment, some medicine th in it which the father was to give him as a sure means of making the son’s Day will entirely submissive to the father’s. He now knew what he had to ex- “1\ ; That Sunday Doy pect, should he delay the final step, and his mind was made up. afternoon (the 13th of April 1862) at 4 o’clock he went to the Mission-house, tho fath * Some of our Indian Friends will be already acquainted with these facts, from an ac- That count in “The Madras Observer,” sent by one of our Missionaries. 25 Jjust as Br. Kaundinya was about to leave the house; great was the joy at first, but serious the conversation that followed. After a number of searching ques- tions concerning his real desire and the sincerity of his intention, and a frank statement of what might follow his step—and his friend could speak from his own experience— Ganesharao solemnly declared,” that he would take the step in the name of Christ and with His help. Both knelt then down and implored the Lord for strength, wisdom, and grace during the threateaing storm, and after they had read together the 14th, 15th and 16th chapters of St. John, Br. Albrecht returned from the evening service and joined them. Ganesharao was to write a letter to his father, but before it could he sent away, some of his re- lations had come in search of him, and shortly after his father with a great multitude. Deeply moved he met his son. “Child of my heart, what art thou doing here? What is thy intention?” I believe in Jesus and wish to remain with the Christians.” “Come now home with me.” “I cannot, I should have to worship idols with you.” “Thou art at full liberty to do as thoa pleasest, 1 3l come only home!”” “I am not free amongst you, and besides I wish openly to il confess Christ and to be baptized in His name.” Now his father seized him and tried to pull him out of the room, which however the Missionaries prevented— )| af he might speak alone with his son and try to persuade him, but force must not be resorted to. o Trembling from anger and sorrow the old man fell down faint- ing, and when he rose, he begged to be seated with his son in the verandah. ith The whole compound was filled with excited people and a tumult was appre- i hended. 16} Some policemen guarded the verandah, but without greatly impress- ing the crowd of their power. m Whilst the Tahasildar was expostulating with his son in the verandah, a bystander threw suddenly, thuggee-like, a handker- hat and chief over the head of the youth to drag him forcibly away, a scuffle ensued, to in which the Missionaries received several blows, but a friendly hand got be- tween the cloth and the neck of Ganesharao and prevented his being suffocated. 005t hool Having got rid of his adversary he fled into the Mission-house, where he re- jing mained secure. The Tahasildar remembering his official dignity, recovered his selfpossession and the tumult subsided. It had become dark and the father r of wished once more to converse with his son. The ensuing scene was touching g beyond description. ) hiS Ganesharao was with Br. Kaundinya in an inner room, the father stood before the open door. “Darling son, come out, sit on my lap, ning that I may once more embrace thee, since thou wilt not return with me.” “Ah, jcille son'S pardon, my father, I dare not venture to come out, a new tumult might arise.” “Fear not, I am here, no one shall touch thee!” “But, father, it is not in thy ) 6% power to prevent a tumult, I would rather not come out.” “O my son, hast md&y thou lost all filial affection for me, has thy heart become hard as stone?” “No, 100SC father, my heart is not hard like stone, I heartily love thee, but pardon me, that I act contrary to thy wishes, I must now harden my heart, for the Lord gn 8¢ Jesus has said, ‘whosoever loveth father or mother more than me, is not worthy 4 e 26 of me.” “If thou actest thus, what's the use of my life? It is better for me to sacrifice it somehow.” “Not so, my father, I remain thy son, and shall ever love thee.” Thus it coutinued for some time under many tears from father and son. At last he rebuked Ganesharao’s conduct as grossly disobedient and impious, and said that such painful ruptures of the most sacred ties could not be according to the will of God; but his son quietly replied, that if heathen- ism and especially caste, was not, such scenes would not happen. Seeing that all his exertions, to move his son, were in vain, the old man returned to the verandah, where his friends comforted him after their fashion. One said : “Thy son does not care for thee any more, let us now go home; when children die, their parents do not therefore die along with them; consider Ganesharao as dead and recover thyself.” Another continued: “Don’t consider him any longer to be thy son, he is thine enemy of a former birth, sprung from thy loins to continue and revenge the old enmity and to ruin thee.” Discomforted by these heartless comforters the old man went home, burdened that night with a deep sorrow, which his son would have so gladly spared him, if possible. No wonder then, that also Ganesharao’s joy, when he sat down that night for the first time to a simple meal with Christians, was mingled with much an- guish of soul on account of his dear relatives! On the following day the Missionaries paid a visit to the Tahasildar to have a quiet conversation with him. At first he did not receive them, but after- wards he sent for them with an apology, and one of them returned and found the old man much composed and even willing to allow his son’s wife to join her husband, if Ganesharao could persuade her to do so. A meeting was consented to and arranged, and Ganesharao returned to his father’s house, Y accompanied by the two Missionaries. He was kindly received at home, the Missionaries remained in the outer court, where a large crowd was assembled, with whom they conversed meanwhile. After some time the Tahasildar re- turned with the declaration, that the padres might now go home, he would §f discuss with his son a little longer, and, if not successful, would send him after them. They protested and desired to hear from Granesharao’s lips, whether 01 he wished them to go. The Tahasildar threatened to expel them by force. - They yielded and went away to report the case to the Magistrate and to beg of his assistance, should the youth who is of full age be detained in his father’s house against his will. Whilst engaged in these apparently unsatisfactory ;: th proceedings, Elias came with the glad tidings that Ganesharao was all safe in the Mission-house. His father was true to his word and sent him away 0 in peace when all his persuasions had failed. Appeals of love and threatening f from wife, mother, and grandmother could not shake the determination of the th youth, who had declared bimself for Christ, not from any worldly motive, but from his full conviction that in Him was the truth and life eternal. A pilgri- &y the mage was proposed to redeem his lost caste—to no avail. He only begged to g 9 7 be permitted to return to the Missionaries, as by noact of force they could change his mind. After the father had let him go, the people, thronging house and street, brought him forcibly back, till the third time the Tahasildar order- ed a peon to conduct him in safety to the Mission-house. Ganesharao had now to decide on his future course of life, whether to con- tinue his present Government employment or to follow some other calling. His choice was soon made, he wished to prepare for the service of Christ, but pre- ferred to go to Mangalore with Br. Kaundinya. A pattimar was secured, and the departure fixed upon the evening of the 16th April. Ganesharao’s relations came down to the beach to see him once more and bid him farewell. His pa- rents had sent him his clothes and medicines as he was in delicate health from the effect of fever; his grandmother sent him word by an express messenger, that, after he had become a Christian, he should remain faithful to his profes- sion and be not like many others neither a good Christian nor a good Brah- man; she begged also his friend (Br. Kaundinya) to nurse him tenderly. On parting a young Brahman said to the Missionary half in earnest half in irony: “there are some other youths here, who will soon require your services; and when they write for you, come speedily to lead them likewise from darkness to light.” Immediately after his arrival at Mangalore, Ganesharao had to bear another attack from his mother-in-law, but it did him no harm. On Sunday the 27th April, Quasimodogeniti—he, together with the above men- d tioned Mangalore Brahman Narayana, made a cheering profession of his faith before the assembled native congregation and many heathen spectators, and i) AS was received by baptism into the Church of Christ. His name is now Paul, 0 and that of the other convert Satyarthi (one who makes the truth his prin- cipal object of study). Both have joined the Preparandi Class at Mangalore e d, and have hitherto fulfilled the hopes entertained of them. It is needless to say that such a beginning at the re-established i 1 station was peculiarly encouraging to Br. Albrecht; yet judging from outward appearances, it was not without its serious drawbacks. An et (v immense excitement and in many cases an intense hatred on the part heg of the Honore population was the immediate consequence, and Br. oL » Albrecht for some time after continually met with the evil effects of 01y this spirit in his bazar-preaching as well as in his Vernacular School. all The latter went through great changes, the number of boys attending yay fluctuated from 60 to 18; even an attempt was made to extort from ing [ the the missionary the withdrawal of all Christian school-books; this, how- | put ever, was flatly refused and the school conducted as before; just now gt there is a fair prospect of its recovery and improvement.—The congre- Qd 10 4 * 28 PO, gation is so small as yet that Br. Albrecht is at liberty to travel and preach abroad in North Canara; he did so repeatedly during 1862, to the North, East and South, and visited also that celebrated place of pilgrimage called Gokarna to bring the good tidings of our Lord to The Catechist is his faithful the multitudes of those poor idolaters. assistant on such excursions. COORG STATIONS MERCARA, ALMANDA, ANANDAPURA Rev. 0. Kaufmann (1853) & Mrs. Richter (1858) & Mrs. Kaufmann (1857) Br. F. Hahn (185%) Rev. G. Richter (1855) CATECHISTS AND SCHOOLMASTERS Christian Kamsika, Joseph Kire Communicants 54; last year 54 3 - - 4 Non-Communicants Children 36 41 Catechumeni 35 21 23 24 Parochial School % Central School at Mercara 106 85 'The Anandapura Congregation having welcomed for the first time t a missionary as their own pastor, were soon again deprived of this f privilege for a season, Br. and Sr. Kaufmann had not an easy en- D trance on their new sphere of usefulness. Every member of the family i was tried byrepeated attacks of fever, and in March 1862 Br. Kaufmann 63 fell dangerously ill from a stroke of the sun and but for his timely re- ag moval to Mercara where he had the benefit of the kind and skilful at- e tention of Dr. Johnston he might have been removed from amongst us. 8] By God’s grace he gradually recovered his health and strength and to- g wards the end of the Monsoon he was enabled to return. to his post hy which in the meantime had been occupied by Br. and Sr. Kaundinya (Y of Mangalore, not without experiencing similar trials on their part. 1 29 At the close of the year, however, the whole mission party, we are thankful to say, were in the enjoyment of good health. Br. Stokes has been transferred to the Southern Mahratta Mission which he joined as early as March 1862, after having been married to Miss Hill on the Neilgherries. The Congregation may be saidto have hada year of quiet and steady progress in spiritual matters. There has been no increase in number nor any other remarkable event, but its members have more and more learned to depend on their own exertions and to feel it a duty not only to relieve the mission from the burden of their support, but also to contribute a small part of their own earnings towards the main- tenance of their decaying mud-chapel which will hardly last another year. The foundations for a more solid and commodious church have been laid some years ago, but on account of the limited means of our Committee and the poverty of our native christians the building could not be carried out. We pray however that the Lord to whom belong- eth both silver and gold may incline the hearts of some benevolent friends who take an interest in the Coorg country to assist us in this particularly needful undertaking. We venture to say that the con- gregation as a body is not unworthy of such a help; most of them, though weak in knowledge, walk in the fear of God as far as they are able to understand it. In consequence of the scarcity of both missionaries and catechists ne the station at Almanda is, we regret to say, still left unoccupied. For s the same reason the evangelizing of the Coorg people around could not be attended to more frequently than hitherto, though Br. Kaufmann, el ly apart from his long interruption by sickness, was anxious to improve ann every opportunity for speaking to single families and visitors as well as to the coolies in the plantations about the one thing needful, and 16 af was also in the habit of preaching once a week at Virarajendrapet. A school-house is building at the latter place, and a vernacular school will jus be opened after its completion: The Talekaveri festival, in October, dto has been visited by the brethren Kaufmann and Kaundinya with a oo catechist and some pupils of the Mangalore Preparandi School, but the jiny rainy weather prevented them from frequent preaching in the open air. pa,ft'. 30 Eduecation in Coorg has within the last year taken a fair and promising start. Twenty vernacular schools have been affiliated to The schoolmasters of the Mercara Central School under Br. Richter. these district schools occupied hitherto a low position amongst the rural population, partly on account of their ignorance but princi- pally on account of the pittance accorded to them by Government. This state of things is now being changed. The teachable amongst the masters receive at the Central School a proper training, pass an examination and return with an increased salary to their district. Four of them are at a time under instruction and six masters have already passed their examination and resumed their duties. The result of this course is most cheering. Where formerly hardly 20 boys could be collected, there are now from 50 to 80 in one school, who take great pleasure in learning from printed books of which In several of these improved schools they had seen none before. there are also Coorg girls learning together with the boys and Br. Richter found during his visits to these schools that not a few of the young Coorg women are able to read, having been taught by their bro- thers and husbands, his former. pupils. The Coorg people have come forward in a most praise-worthy manner to facilitate the extension of education amongst them. With the granted assistance of Govern- ment they have decided to erect boarding houses for boys and girls and a new school-house accommodating 300 pupils at Mercara under the superintendence of Br. Richter, and a commencement of these 1l The Central School in Mercara is buildings has already been made. th still in a flourishing state, enjoying the confidence of the Coorgs and ) Govt. Officials which augurs well for the success of its enlarged sphere By of influence and usefulness. Two thirds of its pupils are now Coorgs al( who betake themselves to their studies with great diligence and per- By severance. They are particularly fond of singing and it is hoped that self the lovely hills and dales of this beautiful country may yet resound Plg with the praises of Jehovah! The school has been visited by the 1y principal Officers of the Mysore Commission and their satisfaction the with and approval of what they saw and heard has given great encourage- () ment to Mr. Richter in the performance ofhis arduous task. In Nov. Sic 31 last a public examination was held and prizes kindly supplied by the Officers of the 25th Regt. were distributed to the most deserving pupils. Our Parochial School at Anandapur steadily progressed during the year under the joint care of schoolmaster and pastor. Though humble in its secular aspirations, a good stock of biblical knowledge has been imparted to all the children, and since her return to the station Sr. Kaufmann has devoted a good deal of her time to the instruction of the girls. v 10 WN MAHRATTA COUNTRY H. SOUTHEEL DHARWAR - h ls Rev. C. Brunner (1860) I‘ Rev. T. Costa (1861) Rev. A. Wenger (1861) | he [0 Communicants 12; last year 9 Non-Communicants e Children 14 11 of Parochial School B\ 2 Vernacular Schools 120 160 | 115 et The disheartening aspect of this station has mot changed of late, ¢80 though the census may exhibit a small increase in number. Also to 0, 18 the newly arrived laborers it is a mere matter of faith to go on with Br. and sowing where there is no prospect of harvest for the present. 1010 Branner took for the second time his post at Dharwar in October 1862, ) 6] and in December Br. Wenger joined him from the Nilagiris. Only Br. Costa remained on the spot throughout the year and devoted him- pﬁl the self chiefly to a more careful superintendence of the schools. He was onnd preserved in good health whilst Br. Huber after a preaching tour in May and June, was taken so dangerously ill that he was brought to the o 100 the verge of the grave, and it is by the Lord’s goodness alone that our dear brother has been given back to our mission. 090 The days of his sickness will long be in the memory of the brethren at Dharwar and Noy 9 Hubly, for to the latter place he had been removed in July, and after his restoration he had the joy of being ordered by the Committee to return for good tothis his old and much beloved station which he ac- cordingly did in November.—At Dharwar the brethren enjoyed the as- sistance of a Catechist sent from Mangalore only for a short time; he soon after left the Mission in search of other employment. The Tamil There is little to say about the small congregation. people among them occasionally give much trouble; a wicked lad did not even shrink from committing theft in the very Mission-Chapel. No wonder, therefore, if the heathen do not show themselves impressed by the preaching of the Gospel, but remain altogether indifferent to a religion in many of whose converts they see so little fruit. Br. Huber when he was at leisure for travelling, preferred going farther to the Fast where he preached in many villages and now and then met with t attentive listeners.—With regard to the Vernacular Schools, we were obliged to give up another one—two years ago we had four—on ac- ¢ count of the scarcity of attendants, but the two remaining ones are do- ff ing pretty well, though not uninfluenced by the disadvantage of a change of teachers, and on the other hand by the rivalry of two Roman D Catholic schools offering the benefit of their instruction without any I demand of a school-fee. a The progress of those, however, who prefer- red to come to us and attended regularly, has been satisfactory, es- Wl pecially in Geography and Bible Stories. 1o 61 e k] Sty Vot fQH( ang Iy} ﬁl'st hag é’l‘eg th(ﬁ | 85 B S — HOOBLY Rev. J. Miiller (1839) Rev. J. Huber (18567) & Mrs. Miiller (1844) CATECHISTS Paul Nagappa, Christian Chinnappa Communicants . 41; last year 37 Non-Communicants 10 - - 9 Children - 35 28 Catechumeni 0 = 2 Orphan Boys’ Schooi 16 0 - Christian Day-Scholars . 15 10 240 - 170 5 Vernacular .3oys’ Schools h In the beginning of March 1862 Br. and Sr, Miiller returned from [0 the coast where they had been absent for two months seeking by this change the restoration of their strength. They have enjoyed pretty good health since, and so did Br. Brunner who afterwards left the station for Dharwar. Br. Huber who succeeded him has a new task o1 before him which will require all his energies: the establishment of a Middle-School similar to those of the Canara and Malabar Districts | ) and the erection of a suitable building for the Orphan Boys’ Institution o8 which will be transferred from Malasamudra to Hoobly as soon as possible. The station thus promises to become foremost in our South- ern Mahratta Mission, the more so as it has one out-station already add- ed and fair prospects of soon gaining another. The former, called Una- kallu, has been referred to in our reports for several years past. On Sunday, the 6th of July a room was opened at that place for the de- votional exercises of the little congregation residing there, when their fellow-christians from Hoobly did not fail to be partakers in their joy and all of them together with a number of heathen standing outside, glad- ly listened to the addresses of both missionaries and Catechists for the first time heard in such a solemn service. A family of six persons has since been baptized in the same room, and the whole Hoobly con- gregation has had an increase of 11 from among the heathen during the past year. At Hebsuru, another village in the neighborhood, 5 e 34~ a dwelling house for a catechist is being built that regular instruction may be given to the two families there who profess a desire to be baptized. The catechists have continued to be faithful assistants to the mis- sionaries in the work among the heathen as well as in attending to the spiritual wants of the congregation which have increased of late since a regular service is held at the Unakalu out-station every Sunday afternoon. The walk of the congregation itself has continued to be orderly, and a striking contrast between their conduct and that of their Sickness was pre- unconverted countrymen is thank God! undeniable. vailing all around for a long time, which, we trust, will have been not without its special blessings to those who are wont to see the good hand of the Lord in all that may happen unto them.* Missionary labor strictly so called has been chiefly conduct- ed on the spot by preaching every Friday evéning in one of the school- houses. But we are sorry to add that the master of that same school, whose son has broken through the bonds of heathenism some years ago and is now a happy Christian and diligent pupil of the Preparandi School at Mangalore, shows very little inclination to follow this good example and uses to evade every appeal either from the missionaries or from his son with sophisms like this: “I shall become a Christian as soon as the time appointed by God will be fulfilled; therefore as E long as I do not come to join you, be sure it is not yet time!”—Only once in 1862 Br. Miiller was at liberty to go abroad on a preaching tour, it was in November, when he, accompanied by a catechist, visited about 12 villages in the South and South-west of the station. Wi * ) # Among the deceased church-members was Priscilla, the wife of the Cate- ) chist Paul Nagappa; she had distinguished herself by a quiet and modest chri- stian walk ever since she had followed her husband after his conversion some th twelve years ago. She was a true lover of God’s word and an example to I others, without many words. Her departure too, after a year of wearying sick- re; ness, was remarkably peaceful and happy. q iL‘é hey fl‘e( 3 L3 r - BETTIGHE‘RRY Rev. G. Wiirth (1845) Rev. W. Stokes (1860) & Mrs. Wiirth (1853) & Mrs. Stokes (1862) CATECHIST: Paul Badava. Native Schoolmistresses: Johanna Rosario, Marie Ohittawadige. Communicants 11; last year D Children - - 40 39 Catechumeni 0 - 5 Girls’ Boarding Sc-hoo-l. 29 - 27 ~ Parochial Boys’ School 4 2 Vernacular Schools 180 160 Br. and Br. Stokes are still residing at the half-deserted station of Malasamudra the remains of which are being transferred to different ather places;some members of the congregation and the Boys’ Boarding ! School are to join Hoobly, whilst the missionaries themselves will ) shortly strengthen the hands of their brethren in Bettigherry and take i charge of the Girls’ Orphanage there. Br. Krauss too was unable to il maintain his former post at Malasamudra as he fell siek after a preach- €8 ing tour made with Br. Huber in May 1862, in consequence of which il Thus he had to proceed first to Dharwar and finally to the Nilagiri. a8 the station established and kept up under more than ordinary difficul- ly ties for twenty years past, had, to our great regret, at last to be dissol- ng ved. We would humbly discern in this mysterious guidance the finger fed of God, but whilst we submit to His holy will without murmur we would offer the fervent prayer that it may please God to grant a richer blessing to the Bettigherry station so closely adjoining.—At the latter ate place Br. Wiirth steadily continued at his work during the year, hr though both he and his partner are beginning to feel the enervating 0186 influence of a tropical climate. Seeing the number of hearers at the ctO regular preaching places to be gradually diminishing of late he resolved ick upon adopting another course for sometime, viz. visiting the neighbor- ing villages and there speaking from house to house to smaller num- bers. It is hoped that many people will thus be better prepared for frequenting those larger assemblies which now and then they them- B * 36 P selves wish to see reopened. Ontwo missionary tours made in 1862 Br. Wiirth has met with some evident signs that his labor is not in vain. A young goldsmith in a village near the Tungabhadra has of his own accord been making a full enquiry into the many objections raised against the Gospel by human reason and was much impressed by the result of his own examination. In another village four men appeared before the missionary professing an ardent desireafterathorough instruction in the way of salvation and accordingly listened to him with great interest.—The catechist has taken his full share in this part of the work as well as in conducting the Parochial Boys’ School. The state of the Congregation and of the Orphanage has remained much the same as before. As to the Catechumeni, one has changed his abode, another has been found untrustworthy; the baptism of the remaining three has for various reasons been put off hitherto, but will shortly be performed. Omne of them is Subbanna whose conversion we reported last year. Since then he has had the joy of seeing his wife following him into Christ’s kingdom. Of the three Vernacular Schools one had to be given up for want of competent teachers, but the two others at Bettigherry and Gadag have since so much improved that the number of boys all together is even larger than before. At Gadag the room is too small for them and we are requested to enlarge the house for receiving those who are desirous to attend and even to pay a higher fee than we formerly de- manded. The progress in both schools was satisfactory. :i i L 37 GULEDAGUDDA Rev. G. Kies (1845) Rev. J. Thumm (1860) & Mrs. Kies (1853) - CATECHIST : Solomon Bhaskar Communicants . 29; last year 26 Non-Communicants 3 - 2 Children 31 - 30 Catechumeni - 2 2 Christian Day-Schola:rs : e 14 - - 15 1 Vernacular School L] L] . 70 - - 80 At last this station has been enabled to welcome a second mission- ary and Br. Kies a long-wished-for fellow-laborer, though not before January 1863, when Br. Thumm arrived from the Nilagiris. Previous to that date Br. Kies with his faithful catechist had carried on the work uninterruptedly at the place itself and in the surrounding district. To the congregation besides a few children 2 adults from among the heathen have been added by baptism, one of whom had previously been among the catechumeni of Bettigherry. Amnother person under instruction is the son of an older church-member, now apparently grant- ed by the Lord’s mercy to the repeated prayers of his sorrowing father who further hopes and prayes that his son’s wife may soon follow <o — e o o A the example of her husband. Two young weavers are in the habit of attending our regular services and other devotional exercises and seem to be truly convinced of the truth of Christianity, but cannot as yet take courage openly to confess Christ.—The congregation on the whole continues deserving the good character given them in former reports, and the cases for causing anxiety to their pastor have been exceptions from the general rule. In February 1862 Br. Kies accompanied by the catechist made a preaching excursion of four weeks into the West where he found many ready hearers. But his usual visit to the Sanga- ma festival in April was, to his own regret, this time prevented paytly by the wants of the congregation as it happened to be in the very week before Easter, partly by the cholera just then raging in the country, in consequence of which there was little prospect of many visitors re- sorting to or long abiding at the celebrated spot. How awful the 38 P s fetters are with which the prince of darkness keeps his slaves in bond- age their life long, Br. Kies had opportunity of perceiving in a re- markable manner. He had frequently conversed with a Lingaite about religious matters. The man seemed very nearly inclined to open his heart unto truth, when all was suddenly frustrated by certain devilish tricks of his countrymen which only too well succeeded in casting such a terror into the poor man’s mind that he immediately took a vow of pilgrimage etc. as an atonement for his past indifference to their gods and ceremonies, and in short entirely relapsed into heathenism. This, we fear, is the story of many another soul in this country and there- fore we would, in conclusion, repeatedly ask for the earnest prayers of our Christian friends for the benefit of the whole Southern Mahratta Mission, se trying to our faith on account of the slowness of its pro- gress and the seeming fruitlessness of many and long continued labors. :% £ J\ ( f i i 39 EEECN [T MALABAR CANNANORE With Chiracal, Chowa and Taliparambu Rev. Chr. Miiller (1842) Br. C. Schlunk (1858) & Mrs. Miiller (1862) & Mrs. Schlunk (1859) Rev. J. Strobel (1856) Br. C. Schmidli (1861) & Mrs. Strobel (1858) Br. F. Schlunk (1862) Br. S. Schoch (1857) Schoolmistress: Meiss M. Will. * CATECHISTS AND SCHOOLMASTERS Timothy Parayil, Joseph Jacobi, Charles Stocking, Abraham Mulik, Abraham Dshatayappen, Abel Mannen. Native Schoolmistress: Salome Jacob:. Communicants 213; last year 219 Non-Communicants 31 - - 28 Children . 207 - - 202 43 Girls’ Boarding SC];OOi 49 Christian Day-Scholars 25 - 28 4 Vernacular Boys’ Schools . 221 217 1 Vernacular Girls’ School 18 25 The two subsequent arrivals of Br. and Sr. Miiller in November 1862 and Br. Schlunk junior in January 1863, were an event of great joy and encouragement, especially as the past year had been not with- out sad trials to the former occupants of the Cannanore station. In May Br. Strobel was under the necessity of taking his partner to the Nilagiris for the restoration of her strength, and in September he was again compelled to hasten thither onaccount of a sudden relapse which made him anticipate the worst, but through God’s mercy she recover- ed Sr. Schlunk too had to seek a change at Chombala for some time in the month of December. Br., Bergfeldt in the same month left Cannanore, for Tellicherry where he had been stationed to superintend the Preparandi school. Br. Schmidli took up his residence in the midst of the Chowa Congregation. Of the newly arrived laborers Br. Miiller resumed his former work in th§ congregation as well as in [PV, 40 Y bazar-preaching, with the assistance of Br. Strobel, whilst Br. F. Schlunk will strengthen the hands of his brother in the mercantile establishment and partly set him free for the ménagement of our econo- mical affairs in the whole Malabar District.—Of the ca,tec_hists one was transferred to the Canara Mission and another compelled by ill health to quit his post at Taliparambu; the rest of them have continued taking Their help their share in the manifold labors of so large a station. will henceforth be still more required since the schools of this and of other Malabar stations will have to be more carefully looked after and raised to a higher degree of efficiency. With regard to the Congregation, 22 souls have been added by baptism, but only four of them came from among the heathen. As to the spiritual condition of our Christians we do not see any decided It is our anxious desire and improvement since the last two years. earnest prayer that the Lord may graciously pour out his Spirit upon this congregation, so much exposed to the dangerous temptations of a large cantonment and a fanatical Heathen and Mohammedan population. We wish to see a change in many hearts especially amongstthe younger people who now and then manifest a spirit of dissatisfaction and dis- obedience. In the beginning of the yeara zeal for private prayer-meet- ings was for some time apparent but afterwards gradually abated, till Br. Miiller began to.invite the members of the congregation to the regular morning and evening prayers of the Girls’ Institution. Under such cir- cumstances it is the more refreshing to hear of an incident like the follow- ing which Br. Strobel* relates of the Chowa outstation: In September 1862, at a time when sin seemed to abound there as never llj: before, one of the elders, a quiet man long laboring under consumption approach- ed his end, and the day before he expired called as a true elder of Jesus t Christ, the congregation together, and—laying aside for once his quiet manner f —witnessed such a testimony of the hope that was in him, that few I trust will forget that solemn hour. Then shaking hands with each he addressed in b earnest language those who by their walk bring shame upon the name of Christ and called upon them to have done with sin at once, and to flee from the wrath to come. He was afterwards commended in prayer to the grace of God by D * In a letter addressed to our English friends which has since been published i in “Evangelical Christendom,” January 1863. 41 one of the missionaries and the catechist of the place; andin the full assurance of the forgiveness of all his sins, he joyfully fell asleep in Jesus. Thus died a man brought up in the slave caste, and living the greater part of his life in a place abounding with sin and abomination. Bazar-preaching has been regularly continued by Br. Strobel and the catechists on two evenings of the week and the brethren gene- rally met a numerous and well behaved auditory. Some Tiers even assembled from time to time for reading the Shastras and comparing their doctrines with the word of God, and more than once they came to one of the catechists asking explanations about some difficult pas- sage found in our Scripture. A striking instance of the internal work- ing of the word of life, even after a long interval of apparent indif- ference, Br. Strobel gives in another part of the above mentioned letter showing us the death-bed of a heathen whose last hours were illuminat- ed by rays emanating from the Sun of Righteousness, and who repre- sents as yet a small, but yearly increasing, class of young men, not only at Cannanore, but along the whole coast of Malabar and Canara. The young man lived in one of the suburbs of Cannanore, and had listened to the Gospel some fifteen years ago, when a lad of fourteen years of age. He was never heard of until last year, when his acquaintances and neighbors, two young men, joined the Church of Christ. He then showed in conversation that he was no stranger to the truth of the Gospel and even expressed a desire to become a disciple of Christ. Some months passed, when in March 1862 he was on his death-bed brought on by an explosion of gunpowder which fright- fully burned him. It was in his last hours that the precious seed sown in his youthful heart produced its fruit. Not the favorite gods of his caste, Rama, Krishna, or Shiva, but Christ Jesus, was his only refuge and hope, and to Him his Saviour he lifted up his voice in loud and earnest prayer; yea, under prayer to Jesus he breathed his last! His own brother, a witness of his death, brought the news of this happy departure to his former friends and neighhors. The great heathen festivals at Payawur and Taliparambu ‘ha‘ve been visited as in former years. Br. Strobel with five catechists (bwo among them from the Tellicherry station) went to Payawur where many heathen came to pay him a visit in his tent as soon as it was pitched. Inthe mornings and evenings crowds of pilgrims were ad- :E; dressed, the number of hearers some times amounting to more than 200. There was no disturbance of any kind and a good number of tracts 6 42 P could be sold during those days. Soon afterwards in March 1862 the Brethren Hanhart and Bergfeldt were with some catechists engaged in similar work at Taliparambu, but found the number of heathen pre- sent very small in comparison with former years. Ounly at the last day of the feast they had an opportunity of preaching to larger crowds and inviting these deluded idolaters to seek the truth and find rest for their souls in Christ Jesus. The Girls’ Boarding School at Cannanore, as may easily be imagined, suffered under the disadvantage of an irregular European superintendence as Srs. Strobel and Schlunk were interrupted by sick- ness and Miss Will frequently ailing. Only the catechist and his wife could steadily continue their work. Since last November, however, Br. and Sr. Miiller have taken charge of the institution and will, we trust, long be able to devote themselves to this task. Six girls have newly entered, and nearly all were graciously preserved in good health. A desire to hear God’s word and to stand in a prayerful communion with the Lord is a pleasing feature among the girls of a more tender age, but some of the bigger ones give much trouble. Among the Schools we look with great joy and hope on those at the Chowa outstation where Br. Schmidli has won first of all the hearts of the children and by their instrumentality is gaining a wholesome influence on their parents also. He had hard work at the Parochial School in the beginning and many a time went himself and fetched the children out of their homes, reminding the adults of their duty to send them to school. Now they begin to understand the advantage of edu- cation ; the attendance is regular and the progress gratifying. For the elder boys from 14 to 18 years a night-school was opened and kept up The Vernacular as long as they found their occupation at the place. Schools, one at Chowa and three at Cannanore, are in a satisfactory condition; one of them is attended also by the boys of our congrega- A boy of the Chowa l tion for want of a separate Parochial School. School having fallen sick his heathen relations were anxious to make Ll oblations to their gods on his behalf, but he earnestly protested, as- af suring them that by prayer to Jesus only he could be made whole. St This he seems to have practised himself and ere long he was able to of 43 ——e. sit cheerfully in school again. There is such a singleness of heart in this little incident that we have reason to hope much of the future generation from the seed now sown in these youthful hearts. TELLICHERRY Rev. G. Hanhart (185%) Rev. L. Reinhardt (1859) & Mrs. Hanhart (1862) & Mrs. Reinhardt (1862) Rev. G. Burkhardt (1858) Rev. H. Bergfeldt (1860) & Mrs. Burkhardt (1860) CATECHISTS AND SCHOOLMASTERS Mattu Peter, Gabriel Pirachen, Diego Fernandez, Ezra Arunajelam, Jacob Chammancheri, Cornelius Marakan ENGLISH TEACHERS Messrs. Pires, Viegas, Monteiro Communicants . ° ° ° ° 125; last year 117 Non-Communicants ° 0 - - 2 Children . 135 - - 152 Catechumeni ° e . - 2 Preparandi School 35 - 26 Orphan Boys’ School 63 65 Parochial Girls’ School . ° 15 15 Anglo-Vernacular (Brennen’s) School. 103 - 110 4 Vernacular Schools 189 - - 178 This station too, as may be seen from the above names showing its by present state, has experienced great changes and trials. For the greater part of the year Br. and Sr. Aldinger were still numbered among its laborers; in March however his health broke down and obliged him to f take recourse to the Hills where under God’s blessing his strength was (0 so far restored that he was enabled to resume his duties a few months § after. In the meantime it pleased the Lord to lay aside from the work b Sr. Burkhardt whose youthful frame showed unmistakable symptoms {0 of consumption which, we are sorry to say, has rapidly advanced of 6 * 44 late in spite of all medical efforts to subdue it. Her removal to the Nilagiris with the least possible delay was found absolutely necessary in June and since then her husband was obliged to devote himself to nurs- ing her. His intended transfer to the Mangalore station, where he, in conjunction with Br. Finckh was to open a combined Catechist School calculated to receive pupils from both the Preparandi Schools in the Canara and Malabar Districts has, to our great regret, thus prov- ed impossible, as he is still detained on the hills. Br. Hanhart was trans- ferred to Tellicherry in November and was soon afterwards married to Miss Lang who together with Miss Gtz, now Mrs. Reinhardt, had ar- rived from Germany shortly before. After this Br. and Sr. Aldinger left for Chombala, and finally in December Br. Bergfeldtwas sent from Cannanore to take Br. Burkhardt’s place at the Middle School. Public preaching could, under the above circumstances, not be much attended to; only Br. Reinhardt was enabled, besides his other duties, to preach regularly in the bazar and to make one short excur- sion.—Seven persons from among the heathen have been received by baptism into the congregation. Br. Hanhart has now stepped into the charge of it, but the ordinary services are divided among the brethren. An additional prayer-meeting is held in private houses every Sunday, and daily family worship is properly attended to. A few cases of heathenish practices, however, having occurred during the yearwe are reminded rather to watch and pray than to praise our Christians in general. The Middle School (or Preparandi School) has naturally labor- ed under the drawback of repeated changes in its superintendence. R T ™ e e During the monsoon Br. Diez from Chombala took charge of it in Br. Burkhardt’s stead, and in November Br. Aldinger lent his assistance on account of the same emergency. Other interruptions were occa- sioned by a good deal of sickness among the pupils at several times; yet the school has been kept in good order which is principally due to the two assistant teachers, Catechists Diego Fernandez and Jacob Chammancheri. At the commencement of the term in ’63 a new class Ii was received which raised the number of scholars to 35 so that the i institution being divided into four classes has now attained its former- B 45 ly planned extension and, we trust, will soon begin to send forth a number of well prepared students mto the Catechist School at Mangalore. The Anglo-Vernacular School now being amalgamated by permission of Government with the so called “Brennen’s School,”” has continued in its flourishing condition under the management of Br Reinhardt There is a want however of assistant teachers at present, and consequently the highest class numbering only four boys had to be discontinued The remaining four classes, it is to be hoped, will gain by this arrangement and improve steadily. About Christmas a public examination took place The school has lately been removed to the new building erected for the purpose and Br. Reinhardt has taken up his abode in the town itself which he finds much more con- venient for his work than his residence on the Nettur hill three miles from Tellicherry.—Among the 4 Vernacular Schools the one at Dhar- mapattanam gives us unqualified pleasure; the others are just now in a fair way of improving The Boys’ Orphanage notwithstanding the addition of 21 new boarders, has actually not increased in number, as several boys have left it for various causes, especially sickness, and three have died f during the year Both Br. Aldinger and Br. Hanhart who had in suc- cession the superintendence of the institution were rejoiced to witness the good conduct of the greater part of its inmates The most advanc- ed of them always have permission to attend the Anglo-Vernacular School in town and give satisfaction The Parochial Girls School has been conducted in the same way as last year, but had to encounter many difficulties from teachers and pupils (06 List of books printed in Malayalam at the Lithographic Press, during IS62 5y {0 Pages Copies History of Mahommed - - - 43 600 ob Malayalam Spelling Book - 37 1400 Incarnation of Christ - - - 17 800 188 he The good Shepherd - - - 26 800 Bible Stories - - - - - - 192 800 ol 46 Pages Copies‘ Another Malayalam Spelling Book 16 800 b Life of Sir Henry Havelock - - 34 800 - - - - John Baptist Dasalu 33 800 First Malayalam Translator - - L] 55 800 CHOMBALA Rev. Chr. Aldinger (1855) & Mrs. Aldinger (1858) CATECHISTS AND SCHOOLMASTERS Paul Chandren, Paul Sneham, Johan Peter, Thomas Mander Schoolmistresses: Lydia Peitel, Elizabeth Kackiriyen Communicants . ° . ° ° ] 77; last year 78 Non-Communicants . ° ° ° 5 - - 6 Children - ° ° L] ° 60 54 Catechumenti ° ° 1 Parochial Boys’ Schoc;l . 14 13 Parochial Girls’ School . L] . 17 15 2 Vernacular Boys’ Schools ° - 95 84 The European agency of this station has completely changed dur- ing the year under review. Br. and Sr. Diez as well as Br. Hanhart had been stationed here for the greater part of it, for in October only Br. and Sr. Aldinger took charge of the station. Br. Hanhart besides his pastoral labors at Chombala, devoted much of his time to itinerary preaching; thus in January 1362 and once more in April and May he was travelling about in the district of Palghaut, in Febr. in the environs of Chombala, in March at Taliparambu etc. He was generally accom- panied by one or more catechists, and thus much good seed has been broad cast over the land and we pray the Lord of the harvest to cause it to be fruitful at a future time. A number of tracts also has been sold on these occasions, though not unfrequently a superstitious fear of some secret charm supposed to be hidden in our articles was en- countered. “Will not mischief happen to me if I buy this book?”’ said an old blind man, when he was called upon to take a tract and zet » 47 " it read to him by a boy. At last making up his mind ﬁe exclaimed : “Well, I will run the risk,”” and bought it.—Several heathen festivals have been visited as well as a great many houses by both Br. Diez and Hanhart whom the Catechists either accompanied or temporarily re- lieved of their ordinary business at the station itself. The Congregation had little increase from abroad and, besides this, has lost some of its former members who accompanied Br. Diez to his new station Codacal. The regular services are well attended, but family prayer is not so much appreciated and practised as we could wish, though people are wont to pray daily by themselves and on occasion of the missionary visiting them generally expect a more solemn act of devotion to be performed by him. One woman having been taken ill relapsed into heathenish ceremonies but appears to have truly repented afterwards. A dismissed catechist who had become a backslider some five years ago, is about to join us again. Signs are not wanting that the churchmembers are sincerely attached to their pastors, though some of them still find it very hard. to support them- selves and their families. H e 48 CALICUT With Coilandy Rev. J. M. Fritz (1839) | Rev. P. A. Convert (1857) & Mrs. Fritz (1862) & Mrs. Convert (1860) Rev. Th. Schauffler (1860) Br. J. Lauffer (1856) & Mrs. Lauffer (1860) CATECHISTS AND SCHOOLMASTERS .Mc;ttdi Runyen, William Davis, Christian Hoar; C. Curien, James Kanaren, J. Curien, Mr. Mirandes, Abel Kadooparamben at the Anglo-Vernacular School; Mark Arnon at the Girls’ 'School Communicants 3 ] * * [} L] * . L] 152 . L] L 3 (3 L 22 Non-Communicants o Children (3 . e . . e L] L) ° L] ® 144 L o Catechumeni . . . ® L] (3 e * Girls' Boarding School 67 . 12 Christian Day-SehoIars 182 Anglo-Vernacular School e 5 Vernacular Schools L] L] 3 L 140 The Calicut Station has seen great changes during the past year. The return of Br. Fritz in March 1862, to the sphere of his former labors, after an absence of somewhat more than two years was a joyful event, likewise the speedy restoration to full health and strength of Br. Schauffler who was seriously ill. But along with these blessings we had also to drink the cup of affliction. Br. Convert had such a severe relapse of his former complaint that a prolonged change to the Hills was imperative and we are afraid, to judge by his present state of health, of losing his services altogether. May our heavenly Master whose he is and whom he served with great zeal and devotedness re- gulate the future of our dear brother as will be best for him and the cause to which he has dedicated his life! The place of one of our younger catechists who has become a teacher in the Tellicherry Preparandi School was supplied by Mattai Kunyen a man of more advanced age and maturer experience. He : has joyfully entered upon his new duties whilst the time and energies 49 of his younger colleague are particularly devoted to teaching in the girls’ school for which he shows both talent and interest. In the course of the year 18 souls have by baptism been received into the congregation. Of these however three only were adults. One of these, a youth of about 19 years had for some time previous been employed as teacher in our Anglo-Vernacular school. He is a native of Mahé. When quite young his uncle took him to Bomwbay where, for a number of years, he attended the Robert Money Institution of the Church Missionary Society. The seed sown there into his youthful heart fell into good ground. After his return to Malabar he was for a short time employed as teacher in the Palghaut Mission School. From thence he came here and after some further time of probation and instruction he declared his faith in Christ, his Saviour and his de- sire to cast in his lot with the people of God. He was baptized by Br. Convert on Good Friday 1862 and still continues in his former sphere of labor. Our prayer for him is that the Lord Jesus whom he loves may still become more precious to his soul. Of the other young man who was baptized with him, a Tamulian by birth, we know nothing. He left almost immediately after his bantism and without giving any notice, nor have we since heard of him. May the good shepherd have mercy on this stray sheep ! With regard to the spiritual state of our congregation we are an- xiously waiting for a time of refreshment from the presence of our Lord. Their attendance on the preaching of the word of life on the Lord’s day is on the whole good and regular, but we yearn for a grea- ter development of spiritual life in them which shows itself in an earnest zeal by word and conduct to lead others to Christ. Over some 13 of the members we had to mourn on account of their wordliness and backslidings whilst others have cheered our hearts by a manifest de- sire to walk as becomes the members of Christ’s flock. A few months after Br. Fritz's return from Europe he was called to attend the death-bed of Aaron Kunyoo, one of the oldest members of our congregation. il He was a Nair by birth and was since 1844 in connexion with the Mission. [ He was a man of very few words and never attempted to make any show of his religion, most punctual in his calling and conscientious in all he was en- 68 7 50 trusted with. We at times suspected him of something like self-righteousness However during the time of his illness and when and warned him against it. death drew nigh, it became manifest, that he had not built on that sandy found- ation but on the rock, even Christ. He often would exclaim: “All I have and de- sire to have, is Christ. He is with me, he will never forsake me.” The only care that still seemed to weigh heavily on his mind was Samuel, his only son, At last he was en- who, he too well saw, was still a stranger to saving grace. abled to commit this aiso to Him who has promised to care for us. He died 76 years old. His end was peace. Public preaching to the heathen has not been so regularly carried on as we could wish. The Brethren Convert and Schauffler went as often as health and time would admit to the weekly market places in the neighborhood of Calicut. The yearly festival at Kirur was also visited by Br. Schauffler and the Catechists where they had for soveral days many opportunities to preach Jesus to vast multitudes of people some of whom listened with interest whilst others manifested strong opposition to what the brethren had to tell them. May some of the seed have fallen on good ground and bring fruit for eternity! The Anglo-Vernacular School continues still to be a source of joy to us. Under the circumspect management of Br. Convert the number of scholars increased to 180, of whom above 100 were at the beginn- ing of this year admitted into the Government Provincial School. The vacancy thus created is gradually filling up, the present average attend- ance having again risen to 105 daily. All the teachers with the ex- ception of one are Christians. On Br. Convert’s departure Br. Schauffler has taken charge of the School. In the purely Vernacular Schools of which we had five in Calicut and the adjacent villages with about 140 children both Br. Schauffler and the Catechists spent daily several hours. By an order however from our Committee these schools were closed partly as we suppose from want of funds, but especially because it was thought they absorb- od too much of the time of our Mission agency without corresponding results. For a better concentration of our labors the Committee pro- posed to establish one or two Central Vernacular Schools in the town itself, and we hope fora good result. Deficient in some respect, as those re~ village §cho ols may appear, yct were they nct altogether without direct 51 —— sults in a missionary point of view. Some years ago one of their teachers found the pearl of great price and died a happy believer. The son of another teacher was converted and is now a student in the Missionary College at Basel. In the establishment of these schools the lamented Mr. Conolly took a great interest and supported them to the hour of his death from his private purse. May the Lord vouch- safe still greater blessings to the schools now to be established on a new and improved plan and may He move the hearts of some of our friends to come forward and lend us a helping hand in this new under- . taking! Girls’ Boarding School. This establishment has also had its share of trials during the past year. In Aaron Kunyoo it lost its “house-father,” he having since 1844 managed the temporal concerns of the Institution. £ The 23d of January was a day of severe gric L for the poor girls, it being the day of the departure of Br. and Si. Convert, for some years their teachers and guardians and to whom the children were greatly attached. On their leaving us the management of the school passed into the hands of Br. and Sr. Fritz, Sr. Lauffer continuing as hitherto her assistance in teaching the girls sewing, knitting ete. The standard of education for our young men having been raised it was found necessary that a similar step should be taken in the Girls’ School. We have at present 65 boarders. Of these 12 were selected to form the higher department of the school. These also receive lessons in English. The general behavior of the children has been satisfact- ory and in the hearts of some, we trust, the Lord’s spirit has commen- ced a work of grace.—The state of health during the year has been good. May this institution also become in the hand of God, a nursery for his kingdom ! Our two Industrial Establishments, viz. the Carpenter and weaving Shops have again proved useful auxiliaries to our station. They were called into existence about 12 years ago and had to struggle with many difficulties till they attained their present position. The quantity of cloth woven for native and European use amounted to 6836 yards which occupied 14 men and 11 women under a native master. 7% 52 With respect to the Industrial and mercantile Establishments connected with our Mission some misconceptions seem to have laid hold on the minds of our English Friends, so at least we conclude from a leading article in the Madras Observer (Nro. 25, 1862) noticing our last year’s Report, and we think it our duty to remove them. These establishments are in the first instance under the direction not of ordained Missionaries, but lay agents who have been train- ed for their peculiar work and are guided by the advice of a separate Com- mission of our Home Committee. Their financial affairs too are independent of the Mission funds and furnished by the Commission, the net profit however goes towards the Mission funds. Their object from the beginning was, not to set up boarding houses for poor converts where the “hot-bed influence of Mis- sion Establishments” might be cherished, but to offer the best means for a healthful creation and development of industrious pursuits and habits based on These christian principles, a thing so rare even amongst native Christians. establishments offer no attractions to the idler, for he has to earn his daily bread by the labor of his own hands, they are in fact workshops for the train- ing of christian artisans and many of cur orphan boys and other young men have been greatly benefited by them and gained a position in life which secures them against falling a burden to the Mission. The community at large is aware of the boon afforded to them by the produce and dealings of these esta- blishments and greatly patronize their efforts; but most grateful of all is the missionary himself who thereby has been set free from so many harassing cares about the useful employment and honorable provision of many of our poor Christians so that his time may now be entirely spent in the discharge These establishments, rightly consider- of his proper duties as an evangelist. ed, can certainly not be regarded as “necessary evils,” but rather as desirable boons for any mission congregation which, along with christian education, strives also after secular enlightening and progress! —_— 63 CODACAL Rev. E. Diez (1851) Br. J. Bosshard (1858) & Mrs. Diez (1856) Schoolmistress: Miss A, Blandford CATECHISTS AND SCHOOLMASTERS Jacob Heber, Paul Chittayagam, Hiskia Mattu Communicants ° L] 120 Non-Communicants . e Children ° ° ° 114 Catechumeni ° Parochial Boys’ Schoc;l gl 31 Parochial Girls’ School ° e 19 1 Vernacular School . ° ° ° ° s L ° ° ° 20 For many years past Codacal had been an out-station of Calicut and, since 1857, occupied by one of the missionaries, Br. Bosshard who has hitherto done the work, single-handed as he was, with great exertion and devotedness. Considering, however, the importance of this new congregation, now almost equal in number to that of Calicut, our Committee came to the resolution of raising it to the rank of a separate station and ordered Br. Diez to join its former occupant. In October 1862 he with his wife and Miss A. Blandford arrived there from Chombala, and took charge of the congregation so that Br. Bosshard will henceforth have more time for the management of the secular affairs of the station. He had the more reason to welcome this In reinforcement as the past year had brought its trials to him too. March he was very ill, the climate as well as the great multitude of cares and sorrows connected with his work pressed heavily upon him. But the Lord renewed his strength after a temporary change to Calicut which did him good for body and soul. Soon afterwards he was cheer- ed by being permitted to see a rich fruit of his labors in the conversion of 18 persons, most of them belonging to the Tier caste. They had soon to prove the sincerity of their intentions in many a hard struggle with relations and friends, but God gave them grace to remain stedfast - and to make a good confession in the face of their adversaries, “I 54 s shall not go back,” said one, “though all yoﬁr curses and imprecations were to destroy me, which, however, my Saviour will protect me against.”” After due preparation and instruction given by Br. Bosshard they were received into Christ’s Church by the Senior of the Calicut station, Br. Fritz who baptized them, closing in this joyful manner the superintendence of the out-station which shall henceforth be left to the charge of its own pastor under the blessing of Him who has establish- ed it. The Congregation has generally conducted itself in an orderly manner and Christian spirit. A few members on one occasion, caused Br. Bosshard great grief by partaking in the famdsk of a heathen fes- tival, but the greater part are living peaceful and happy in their houses. The Parochial School is not in a very satisfactory state as to the progress of the children, on account of the irregular attendance of many. Since November a separate Girls’ School has been opened under the direction of Miss Blandford and with the cooperation of Mrs. Diez. The Vernacular School at Mangalam, a neighboring village, has Jately been given over to the charge of a new teacher who promises to be better fitted for his business than his predecessor whom we had to dismiss for want of abilities and obedience. The school-house has been used by Br. Bosshard for occasionally holding discussions with heathen adults on Gospel truths with which they had become ac- quainted by his preaching here and on the market-places of the neigh- borhood. The Catechists cheerfully assisted him in this as well as other branches of his work, one of them regularly attending on the small out-station Paraperi. § 55 PALGHAUT Rev. W. Herre (1856) Rev. J. Metzger (1860 & Mrs. Herre (1858) QATECHISTS : George O'Brien, Timothy Kochen. ENGLISH TEACHER: Mr. G. Virgeese. Communicants 29; last year 29 Non-Communicants 14 - = 0 Children 20 - - 35 - - Anglo-Vernacular School 62 44 The good hopes and encouraging prospects which we entertained in our last report with regard to this station, have, we are sorry to say, not been realized yet. The harvest among the Shanars of Tatta- mangalam which for a moment seemed to be so near at hand, has not been gathered. The poor, ignorant people still hesitate to take the fi- nal step for fear of persecution and doubt as to their future subsistence after becoming Christians. They wish toseetheir way clear before them and we cannot hold out a promise of unqualified support to them. May the Lord strengthen their faith in His promise that those who seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness shall have also all other things added unto them, and may they soon experience, how good it is to put their entire trust in Him.—The Brethren have persevered in their work, though left without the aid of catechists; one of the two assign- ed for the station is disabled by ill health and the other evinced such a spirit of dissatisfaction and disobedience that his dismissal proved un- avoidable. Under such circumstances the work among the heathen could not be extended beyond the town of Palghaut and its immediate neighborhood ; here as many houses as possible have been visited with the word of the Gospel and a good number of tracts and Scripture por- tions in the Malayalam and Tamil languages has been sold. The Palghaut Congregation consists of a mixture of the Dra- vidian races among whom the wandering Tamulians are a continual source of anxiety to the Missionary on account of their ignorance and carnal-mindedness. Some other church-members, however, have given Br. Herre great satisfaction not only by their sincere attachment to 56 —— the mission but by their zeal in reading and hearing the word of God whenever practicable. The attendance at the public services was more regular than formerly and the women assembled for a separate prayer- meeting once a week with Sr. Herre.—To give the missionaries the required assistance at the station or abroad, as the case may be, Cate- chist Timothy is transferred from Chombala to Palghaut. ‘The Anglo-Vernacular School under the management of Br. Metzger enjoyed an increase of attendance and the conduct and pro- gress of the pupils was on the whole very satisfactory. The oldest scholars have, indeed, acquired a good deal of sound Christian know- ledge, but others left the school objecting to Bible instruction.—An attempt to establish and conduct a Vernacular Schoolat Cannani, about three miles from Palghaut, has been made; the school had a promising commencement chiefly through the zeal of a young man who shows himself very friendly to the cause of Christianity; 16 boys were col- lected, and from July to November instructed in the ordinary way, when a bitter opposition arose from the father of the said young man, and we were obliged to discontinue the school for the present. 57 S e IV, NILAGIRI KAITY Rev. C. Moerike (1845) Rev. F. Krauss (1860) & Mrs. Moerike (1854) Mrs. Wiirtele (1860) Rev. F. Metz (1843) CHRISTIAN SCHOOLMASTERS Martin Sambranimuttu, and Joseph Communicants ° ° ° 22; last year 18 Non-Communicants . ° ° 4 - - 4 - - Children ° L] ° 34 25 Preparandi ° 5 - - 0 Christian Day-Scholars . ° ° 11 - - 14 - 9 Vernacular Schools ° 59 - 106 The arrival from Europe of Sr. Moerike and Br. Metz has been mentioned already, and the cheering and encouraging influence of such a reunion may easily be imagined. Yet it pleased the Lord to let us taste the bitterness of parting too, for not only have the Brethren Thumm and Wenger left us for other stations, but Br. Wiirtele has been removed from us to another home above. Some particulars of his short life and death willbe found inthe Obituary. The gap thus created was filled up by the addition of Br. Krauss, late of Malasamudra, whose health required a more bracing climate. All these changes notwith- standing, the work is carried on now as before, Br. Metz chiefly devot- ing his time and strength to itinerary preaching among the hill tribes. A number of invalids from other stations coming and going at differ- ent seasons, has given additional variety to the Nilagiri Mission, and all have again to thank our friend Dr. Leslie of Coonoor for his very kind and unremitting medical services which we have enjoyed for so many years without 1nte1rupt10n As to the Mission work, there has not been any year of equal im- portance since the date of the first conversion among the Badagas, and we are happy to add, none of equal success and most visible blessings from on high. Justat a time when our first convert Abraham was suffering with Christian patience under a very severe family affliction, 8 58 e two of his beloved children having been carried away by a typhoid fever, the Lord gave us infallible proof of His gathering together a people unto himself also in these places. Not only have many heathen received a wholesome impression of the reality of the Christian’s faith at witnessing the peaceful death of Abraham’s daughter who departed full of lively hope in Jesus and was counted happy by all those pre- sent, but on the very day of the death of his son, a Badaga youth at Kotagherry was received by baptism into Christ’s church, 22d May 1862. He was an intimate friend and school-fellow of young Samuel whose conversion hasbeen the chief event of our last report; with him he had many a secret meeting for the purpose of reading God’s word and conversing about it. After many difficulties thrown in his way by the suspicions and precautions of his relatives, he at last succeeded in making his escape, and in his final struggle, in which he manfully stood against severe threatenings and alluring temptations, the Gospel gained a complete victory and gave us this Daniel, as he isnow called, like one rescued from the lions’ mouth. Nor was this the end of the Lord’s dealings in those days. * Abraham’s son-in-law, a Brahman by caste, who five years ago had left his house, adjoining that of Abraham’s, and taken refuge with the other heathen to save himself from pollution, though he was often spoken to, and impressed with the truth, had hitherto remained at a distance and seemed rather indiffer- ent But now all of a sudden he and his wife declared themselves on the Lord’s side, gave up caste, returned to their former house, and. earnestly asked for baptism. For nearly a month they were regularly instructed in the way of life, and although often insulted and molested in various ways by their hea- then relations and caste people, they only grew stronger in their desire to join the people of God, esteeming the reproaches of Christ greater riches than the worldly advantages of caste friendship. The bold and decided profession of these new candidates for baptism had a most beneficial effect upon others, and especially on a lad of the same village, about 14 years old, who had been a pu- pil of our training class for the last three years. After a time of trial to us and to himself, during which he had to leave us, he was received again as pupil at the earnest request of his own father and friends, who had no idea of the re- sult to which their petition might lead. Soon after this he showed himself an- xious to become a Christian, and asked for a special instruction, which he, * See an account of the following events in a letter sent to the “Madras Observer” under the 29th of June 1862. 59 with his superior abilities, obtained with ‘great profit to his soul. However willing we were to receive and protect him at once, his age seemed an insurmoun- table difficulty to his joining us now. But God over-ruled it all. His intention became clearer to his people, and at length, fairly alarmed, they kept him at bome, watched him closely, and by means of idleness, threatenings and pro- mises, tried to extinguish the growing desire of his soul. To avoid suspicion we could not venture to see him often, but committed him to the Lord of the harvest. On a Sunday after the service in the Christian part of the village, Br. Moerike got a glimpse of him with some difficulty, as he had been told to hide himself as soon as the migsionary was observed approaching the house. When he saw him he was deeply moved, and Br. Moerike had just time to ad- dress a few words of comfort and to point him to the text of the day (it was Whit Sunday). During this time of confinement the eyes of his guardians were evidently holden, for whilst watching him outwardly with all care, they allowed him to read as much as he liked, and his Bible too, by which the Holy Spirit all the while continued to work in him and accomplished the very reverse of what they were aiming at. Instead of being discouraged, yea, paralyzed by their treatment, as they thought, he became more and more convinced that this was the time of grace for him, and consequently the resolution gradually ripened in him to risk a flight from the village and to take refuge with us. Five days more passed, and on Saturday morning the 14th of June he availed him- self of a favorable moment to leave the village unobserved, and guite unexpec- tedly made his appearance at our door, having come with the full determina- tion to become a Christian at all hazards. Now followed those trying scenes which are familiar to them that know the history of missions in this country. Several attempts were made to induce him to go back, but none made him wa- ver for one instant. It was most providential that his nearest relations, enraged as they were, abstained of their own accord from going to law, hecause they saw that, even if brought back to them by force, he would have ceased to be one of theirs. The whole event bearing the stamp of God’s hand so distinctly in every particular, we could only give thanks and praise to him, who, after a time of waiting for another display of grace, thus condescended to glorify His name before our eyes. On Sunday, the 22d June, the above mentioned two adults (Silas and Mary), the youth (Jacob), and a child, were baptized into the death of Christ, and several Christian friends joined us on the occasion to be partakers of our joy as they had borne with us our sorrows. There has been another baptism at Kaity of a native family resi- ding at Ootacamund whose head appears to have been drawn unto Jesus 8-’& 60 by the means of manifold afflictions After due preparation and in- struction given by our missionaries these seven souls were received into the congregation in the month of October So far all is cheering and hopeful, but one thing is to be regretted, viz. that our Vernacular Schools have again been greatly reduced in consequence of the sensa- tion caused by those conversions Br. Wenger was grieved at seeing several of them more than half empty for a considerable time, and Br- Krauss who has taken the superintendence after him, will have need of much patience till they attaintheir former flourishing state. The Lord, we trust, who has shown his soul-winning power among the adults, will not abandon the young. 61 —e—inid Obitwary “Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them.” With these words of Scripture we are-called upon to comfort one another, on the loss of them which are asleep, that we sorrow not, even as others which have no hope, though it be a painful duty now to report on the departure of two beloved members of our Mission, Sr. Biihrer and Br. Wiirtele The one was suddenly called away at the beginning and the other after long sufferings at the end of the period under review. Sophia Frederica Hochstetter was born 15th Oct. 1823 in the kingdom of Wiirttemberg where her father is still an active cler gyman Before she was three years of age she lost her mother, though not without having a vivid re- membrance of her impressed upon her young heart Subsequently when a girl of thirteen' she was received into the house of a very pious minister of the Gospel who on account of his originality and Christian experience was con- sidered a spiritual father by many (our Br. Moegling among them), viz. the late Professor Spleiss of Schaffhausen in Switzerland. Her own father having been led unto Christ by his instrumentality, a bond of brotherly love and inti- mate acquaintance ever after existed between them, and the daughter passed five whole years under this hospitable roof where she felt quite at home and profited much in various accomplishments, but more especially in seeing and following an example of genuine godliness, manifesting itself in the daily walk of both the parents of her adoption In 1842 she returned into her father’s house, and in 1846 she cheerfully accepted a call to our Indian Mission-field, when her father as well as her god-father, Mr. Spleiss, solemnly dismissed her with their blessings. In February 1847 she arrived at Mangalore and was soon after married to Br. A. Biihrer to whom she has ever shown herself a loving and faithful partner through good and evil days. For some years she found a sphere of usefulness in the Mangalore Girls’ Orphanage, but in 1850 she was obliged to accompany her hushand who was very ill at the time, to the Nila- giris and after his restoration they were both transferred to the Mulky Mission where she devoted much of her time and energies to the female part of the con- gregation and in particular to the instruction of the girls who were wont to as- semble around her every afternoon Again she was called to Mangalore, in 1855, by the wants ot the Girls’ Boarding School which was then entirely given to her charge, till her health as well as that of her hushand was so much impaired that a change to Europe was unavoidable. After a long and tiresome voyage round the Cape, with a party of missionaries children, she at last found the necessary rest in her old home during the years 1857 and 1858. At the end of the latter'year Br. and Sr. Biihrer had so far improved in their state of health, that they could set out once more for India. When taking leave of 6 wod 9 her children, she could not get rid of a strong presentiment that they would not meet again in this life. Four years of renewed labor at the Mangalore station closed her course here below, and in spite of much bodily suffering which now and then fell to her lot, she was always busy in superintending the Balmattha Girls’ School, as well as in assisting and giving advice to the women of the large congregation, a work which was facilitated to her more than to others by her thorough acquaintance with the Tulu language. But it pleased the Lord to call her to his rest, suddenly and unexpectedly to all except herself. She was long prepared for a fatal end of her approaching confinement and often said to her hushand: I shall not survive this time, the Lord will take me unto himself, poor sinner as I am, yet knowing that in Jesus I shall die a happy death, He has received me according to His grace.” On the 17th of March 1862, after having given birth to a son who survives her, she departed in peace, the name of Jesus repeatedly being on her lips. The burial took place on the following morning, when Br. Finckh spoke at the grave in English, and Br. Hauff in Tulu to the congregation who were standing around, as partakers in the great loss with her deeply afflicted husband and six children. Christian Jacob Wiirtele was born in Wiirttemberg 21st November 1833. He entered the Mission College at Basel when he was nineteen years of age and after having gone through the regular course of studies there he was sent out to the India Mission and left Europe in September 1857, aczompanied by the Brethren Minner and Huber. A long and particularly wearisome voyage round the Cape brought him to his destination not before March 1858 when he arrived at Udapy, a station which was afflicted by severe trials for some time. Br. Camerer whom he had come to assist departed this life on the 9th of November and Br. Wiirtele who nursed him with great devotedness during his last days, was seized with the same typhoid fever. He was obliged, after several relapses, to go for a change of air to Mangalore and the Malabar stations. No sooner had he returned to Udapy in comparative health, when he was ordered by our Committee to join the Nilagiri Mission which he accordingly did in March 1859, not aware that he had by this time already reached the last stage of his short Br. Moerike who from the day of his arrival at Kaity stood in earthly career. the most intimate connexion and continual brotherly intercourse with him, has kindly furnished us with the following particulars: Feeling much benefited by the change he threw himself at once into his new sphere of labor in the schools for which he was set apart, with all the energy and devotion which was peculiar to him. Having mastered oneIndian language before he joined the Hill mission he succeeded in an incredibly short space of time in acquiring a good knowledge of Canarese as well as a smattering of Tamil which he needed for his schools, whilst all the while he was actively en- gaged in instructing the schoolboys and their masters. For he very soon saw, that, in order to improve the character of the schools, he ought to do his utmost e 63 to improve thesmasters, who being the first teachers, ever educated among the Badagas, were still very deficient in many respects. In attending to this most important task his deep conscientiousness and great zeal carried him too far, and when the effects of overwork became apparent to himself and to his breth- ren, it was in God’s holy wisdom too late, to remedy the evil. He was a most healthy looking, powerful man, whose constitution seemed to defy every exer- tion of mind and body, his natural character had acquired great strength for his youth, his judgment was excellent, his intellectual abilities were above the average, and of a most practical turn, so that he never was at a loss on any question or in any difficulty, and even the heathen, who are such close observ- ers of us, used to say of him that he never behaved like a new-comer. To crown all these valuable qualities his religious feelings were very deep. Even in his early childhood he felt the drawings of the Father to the Son and therefore also at the time when the temptations of the world and the flesh had somewhat darkened his spiritual sight he could not live without prayer, and soon found his Saviour again whom he had lost for a while. He had a very low view of himself and knowing the plague of his heart full well, he was in a high de- gree watchful over his soul. Sometimes his mental struggles were of the se- verest kind and, without his as well as our knowledge, probably for months ag- gravated by the effects of the secret workings of the disease, lurking in him, but long resisted by his strong constitution. For about a year he had labored with unabated zeal and apparently unimpaired health, when a succession of colds with fever and cough and at last a severe inflammation of the lungs be- gan visibly to weaken him. However he soon appeared to have got over this attack and a season of true happiness followed it, in the prospect of meeting his intended wife who was coming out to him from Germany. Though there were some misgivings about the state of his health at the time he went to Mangalore to meet her, he married in faith and neither he nor his partner ever afterwards regretted the step they had taken, for he had found the most suitable helpmate, who by the Lord’s wondertul providence appeared specially prepared for the lot awaiting her and was at once ready to share with him every joy and every pain the Lord might send. No sooner had dear Br. Wiirtele returned to his post, for which he seemed now extremely well fitted, than the dreaded disease of pulmonary consumption developed itself with all its characteristic features, although for a long time he enjoyed every advantage of climate and the kindest attention and care of our dear medical friend Dr. Leslie at Coonoor. One thing was very remarkable in his case, that, unlike other patients of his class, he was at once perfectly conscious of the state he was in, but instead of being alarmed at it he, a8 a true believer, immediately set to work to study the art of dying, at the same time leaving it entirely in God’s hands, how long a time of suffer- ing he would see needful for him. Although his voice failed him from the first, he was still usefully employed with his pen and labored often in great weak- 64 ness as long as it was day for him, hut his chief concern was,"to get ready to meet his God and to prepare his beloved wife, who naturally was long hoping against hope, for the great impending change. Though prevented from preach- ing the blessed Gospel himself, he was until a little more than a month within bis death most regular in attending the Canarese services at Kaity and took delight in serving the Church as areal priest by interceding prayer in his closet and as a true Levite by playing the harmonium during service. His faith which had been for years rather of a legal description, gyrew more and more simple, hig naturally harsh temper became visibly milder, his conversation, short as it was, more and more spiritual and precious, and his prayers for those few who had the privilege of hearing them most touching and ‘childlike and full of that fervency and heavenly unction which cannot be described. In proportion as he grew weaker, he withdrew from his wonted quiet occupations, but to chase away idleness from his mind, he read for months nothing but his Greek New Testament and seemed to feed upon, to digest and torelish the words of life more than he had ever done before. One little sentence as this: “He that hath the Son hath life” etc. would feed his soul for a long time and bright- én his countenance, when it was repeated to him. As his hearing had become very bad, any lengthened intercourse withhim was very difficult. His own sentences were short, concise and weighty, as spoken by one whose eyes are fixed on the eternal things of God. Though utterly unable to be active him- self, he continued to live with and for the Mission and to take the deepestinter- est in all particulars, especially the welfare of those upon whom he could look with confidence as living members of Christ’s body. And for those still with- out he pleaded with increasing earnestness and ardour. . Toward the close of his career, as far as pain and the weakness of the body permitted, he was al- most constantly in prayer and was often overheard pouring out his soul in broken sentences addressed to his loving Saviour, the sense of whose infinite love and grace often hecame overwhelming to him. Jesus’ love to sinners fill- ed his heart so completely, that even when reduced to a skeleton and knowing that he had only a few more days to live he used to pray: “Lord Jesus, grant me only a few years more, here or anywhere else, that I may say how loving He at thou art, what thy Grace is, what a poor sinner finds in Thee” etc times said, he could not describe the Peace he enjoyed, it was “great peace, full peace, perfect peace.” A friend, who took hislast leave of him, he assured, that he felt his heart as it were quite empty and yet full, filled with Grace. Grace was his favorite theme and another of his expressions was, that the fact of his lying in bed then was much less certain to him than the reality of Grace. The most intense bodily suffering, of which he had to bear an unusual meas- ure, could not make him murmur, but merely served as a means of gratifying his hope, that he would soon be released and of deepening his already strong desire, to be with Him who first loved him. He was not disappointed. 'The 65 release came sooner, than he had ventured to expect. He died rather suddenly on the 2d of February 1863. His peaceful end is another most edifying proof of the truth of the word: ¥Jesus, having loved his own which were in the world, loved them unto the end.” (John XIII 1). Conclusion We conclude with a few remarks concerning the operations of our Society in other countries and its present financial position. Not only India, as stated at the beginning of this Report, but also other fields of the Basel Mission have received considerable reinforce- ments during the year 1862. Four Brethren and two Sisters were sent to Western Africa and two Brethren to China. Moreover one brother entered the service of the Bremen Missionary Society and five were sent to North America as pastors of German congregations es- tablished there; in the like manner two brethren went to Brazil which has of late afforded a mnew field for the activity of our Society, the pressing solicitations of the Swiss Consul and the benevolent offers of the Brazilian Government having induced our Committee to send a number of pastors, evangelists, and missionaries, to evangelize the nu- merous German colonists of that empire. Finally one brother has found his destination in Australia, so that all together 20 Brethren and 8 Sisters have gone out from the Basel Mission House to do the Lord’s work in different countries of the world. E Next to India our African Mission, as may be seen from the Cen- { sus, is the most extensive and important field, it contains six stations, in charge of 24 male and 15 female missionaries with 23 catechists ) and native teachers, 656 church-members and 90 catechumens; al- together 910 persons are more or less directly brought under the influence of the mission. The year under review may be said to bave been full of severe trials, but more especially was the hand of the Lord heavy upon us by thedire visitation of an earthquake at Christiansborg g on the 10th of July 1862 which rent the walls of our chapel as well 16 9 66 P as of three other mission houses from top to bottom and damaged all buil- dings more or less Though we may be thankful that no lives were lost on that awful and never-to-be-forgotten day, yet the needful re- pairs and new buildings must seriously affect the finances of our So- ciety, exhausted as they were before Our Friendswill pardon us if we venture to make the most earnest solicitations on this behalf, lay- ing before them the following financial statement. The Receipts of the Basel Society during the last fi- nancial year were these: 1. Donations from auxiliary societies Rs. 94,423 2. Donations of Friends 61,956 20k 3. Halfpenny collections 4, Sundry reimbursements . 29,376 Rs 265,006 Under the second head are included the Contributions from India, viz Subscriptions, donations and grants Rs. 10,921 Contributions of Native congregations 423 The Expenditure is represented by thefollowing figures Mission Establishment at Basel e Rs 32,493 Mission Institutions at Basel ° 30,599 India Mission e 131,388 Africa Mission . ° 74,773 China Mission ® - ® * 6,795 Outfit and Travelling Expenses of Brethren sent to Ameuca ® LJ ® 240 Rs. 279,288 Thus the gross income of the Basel Evangelical Mis- sionary Society amounted to Rs. 265,006 and the ex- penditure to Rs. 279,288, leaving a deficit of Rs. 14,282 P 67 in addition to last year’s deficit which was Rs. 62,361. Nor is this all. The Active Fund which according to the statutes of our Society ought always to have a certain sum in ready cash for carrying on the work, has been exhausted to the amount of Rs. 45,346 and we have the unpleasant task to declare that our Total Deficit is not less than Rs. 121,989 or francs 311,074 as exhibited in the last Report of our Home Committee. For many years past it has been our custom to con- clude our Reports with a grateful acknowledgment of the support our mission derives from the contributions of our Indian friends, and with a renewed appeal soli- citing the continuation of their liberality, upon which we always depend for the supply of a considerable share of the yearly income of our Western India Mission. The Lord be praised, we have never yet appealed in vain to the sympathy of our English Christian Brethren. However this year we are obliged to put forth an éxtraordinary appeal to the friends of Missions, such as we did in the year 1848, which by the blessing of the Lord upon it was responded to beyond all our expecta- tions. It was the season of great scarcity in Germany and Switzerland, as well as the political commotions in those days which called forth that appeal. Now there are principally three reasons, why we feel ourselves un- der the necessity of making a special appeal for a lar- ger benevolence and an increased liberality of our Friends in behalf of the Basel Mission, which unless powerfully sustained during the present pressure may suffer a serious 9 % 68 B — check, perhaps a defeat never to be repaired. The rea- sons are these: 1. By the extension of our work in India, Africa, and China and the growing expenditure oceasioned thereby, to which the yearly diminution of our Indian contribu- tions forms a sad contrast, our Committee have been bur- dened—as stated above—with an enormous debt, the liquidation of which has for the last two years taxed their faith and patience to the utmost. We, their agents, should be found wanting in our duty if we failed to so- licit the special assistance of our Friends in India. 2. Our Invalids who after many years of faithful la- bor have by failing health been obliged to leave their work to others, are still thrown upon the resources of the Society, and consequently their support forms an item of our expenditure which is comparatively new to us and yet unavoidably becoming heavier every year. 3. Our third reason we consider the strongest of all as being one that must come home to the heart of every disciple of Christ. It is shortly this: Oar friends know, that we have reduced our person- al expenditure to the lowest point possible, as far as it is compatible with respectability and the demands of the climate. But we feel it our duty to use our utmost endeavours to obviate the breaking up of any part of the Mission now established and working, and to prevent a retreat from any position, taken up in the progress of our work. We confess that we believe it to be the inter- est of every real friend of Missions, to help us in pre- e 69 venting such a necessity, and to do what lies in him, to enable us to fight the Lord’s battles and in His name to gain victories the results of which are the common good of all Christians.—The Lord grant, that our hopes and prayers may be fulfilled to the good of His Church and to the glory of His blessed name! Amen. Expenditure of the Fndin Flssion During the last 14 months (1st November 1861 to 31st December 1862) — 0O Rs As, Ps E;{penditure of 47 Brethren and 25 Sisters 47,281 18,703 Journeys, including Homer Passaggs Munshis 1,780 11 11 Catechists 9,139 10 Postage 1,217 Libraries 350 Catechist Institutions 5,176 2 Boys’ Institutions 5,145 11 Girls’ do 7,651 English and Vernacular Schools 11,054 2,883 Church Expenses Income Tax 1,635 10 2,853 Printing work House Rent 700 Buildings and Repairs 9,018 Furniture of Mission Houses 3,764 2,850 10 Land Taxes and Agricultural Outlays Purchases & Payments of Debts for Landed Property 2,902 O =1 © O O ™ 0 W W ~J W Ot = O Duty and Charges on Goods from Home and other petty Charges 563 Total Rs. 134,672 4 11 E. & O. E. Mangalore, 31st December 1862 % W//ﬂé/ﬁﬁé. DONATIONS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR THE INDIA MISSION Received from November 1861 to December 1862 Contributions from Natives Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P Remitted to Messrs Arbuthnot & Co 10 0 Madras Mangalore Congregations T. Marden Esq 50 Udapy do 2 8 10 Col. A. G. Young 50 Honore do S8 Hoobly do 43 4 Capt. P. P. L. O’Connell 25 Bettigherry do 2 12 Lt. J. N. Wilson 35 do. 29 13 Capt. P. P. L. O’Connell 25 Guledagudda Major R. Ranken 50 Sal. Bhaskar Jacob Capt. G. Harkness 30 COOOOOOO COOOCOOC David 10 hro’ Lit. Col. R. S. Dobbs 'S Nathanael Lt. Col. Dobbs 24 50 Nizagunappa Capt. A. J. Bruce 40 Shantappa 14 R. C. Dobbs Esq 10 Calicut Overseer Vedamuttu 65 Francis at Maliapuram 15 Maj. H. H. O’Connell 240 Munshi John Capt P. P. 1.. O’Connell 300 ey Col. A. G. Young 50 SO0 oOoC Chombala Congregation Gen. R. Budd for the German Palghaut do 10 Mission Kaity do. 9 1 COWNOoOOoOoOOOCO OMOOODOOOOOOOAIPpOO 100 do do Coorg Mission 50 From English Friends J. J. Knox Esq 100 Mrs. Fanny Foulis 150 MANGALORE Lt. C. J. P. Luxmoorus 20 SCoocoOoO CooOoO oo So@ Acknowledged by Br. Pfleiderer & Riehmthro’ Rev. A. Finckh 10 0| Secundrabad Friends 108 12 D. Williams Esq. C. S Mr. Maltby jr. for Karkul 2 thro’ Rev. H. Hauff: by sale of a R. A. Fitzgibbon Esq 35 Rev. Davidson 10 0| Cottageof F. Anderson Esq. 2 2 Dr. H. Gundert, Calw 50 Col. Walker 200 0/Collected by Col. G. L. Dobbie Dr. Jephson I. King’s Drag R. W. Chatfield Esq. 15 Guard 10 0 A. P. Hodgson Esq Mr. May o/thro’ Dr. M'Farlane Mr. J. Ball 15 0 75 from a Missionary Meeting at J. Boesinger Esq Secundrabad 52 6 Dr. J. Brett 20 0 Alfr. Cooper Esq Viziana- Mzr. Mills 10 100 0 W. Fisher Esq. for 1861 200 gram F. N. Maltby Es 300 OO0 PO o/thro’ L. Faulkner Esq. Bangalore Capt. J. Goddard from 1858 Mr. Henry Havier Apothec. 20 0 to 1865 381 [00] 0] Mr. Huten 2 0 QO 72 Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P, Acknowledged by Rev. G. Deimler Acknowledged by J. Neuberg Esq. Bombay Maj. Field 6th Regt. Malli- Rev. G. Deimler 12 gaum 20 0 0O 20 Mr. Samuel Subaya, D. J. Kennetey Esq. Bombay 0 H. Brooke Esq. 20 Rev. R. J. Colvin 20 thro’ Rev. G. L. Fenton, Poonah The Hon’ble H. Hebbert 100 15 Dr. W. Collums 16 Major Candy J. Parsons Esq. 20 Mr. J. Wardrop Gardner 5 Dr. C. €. Mead 50 Rev. G. L. Fenton 10 Dr. W. Thom 10 Dr. C. C. Mead, Bombay 20 R. W. Graham Esq. 20 Dr. M. Kane 15 J. Kingsmill Esq. 5 J. N. Fleming Esq. 20 J. Neuberg Esq. 8 12 ;;i.) COO0O OO 10 Rev. G. Deimler R. West. Esq. C. S, 10 W. J. Stevens, Esq. thro’ Rev. C. Menge, Malligaum J. J* Hutchinson Esq. - 5 P. A. Elphinstone Esq. 20 0 W. H: Payne Esq.’ 10. Rey. Ch. Laing 10 0/ Rev. J. Spring 10 booocoooo0ocococoo0ooco CO0COOOLLCOCLOLOLOOQ J. Neuberg Esq. 5 othro, Rev. G. L. Fenton, Poonah 5 0 Major Candy 25 J. Kingsmill Esq. 5 0 Major Landwith 5 Dr. Haug, Poona Rev. C. W. Isenberg Dr. Martin Hang Nasik 20 Rev. J. M. Mitchell L. L. D.? H. Newton Esq., Bombay 50 Rev. M. M. Ross o The Hon’ble H. Hebbert 100 Rev. J. W. Gardner 3 5 Rev. G. L. Fenton 12 CO0OO0OO0OOO [ == = o= e W = == Rev. R. Galbraith 15 L, H. Wallace Esq. thro’ C. C. Menge, Malligaum Messrs Volkart Brothers 50 Rev. Ch. Laing 10 J. T. Hutchinson Esq. 5 Capt. A. Elphinstone. 25 J. D. Faithful Esq. 10 Rev. C. C. Menge 10 J. H. Beutteg Esq, The Hon’ble H. Newton 100 J. Garrett Esq. 15 Dr. Leith, Belgaum 100 Dr. W. Collums The Hon’ble W. E. Frere 100 Rev. R. J. Colvin 10 J. D. Faithful Esq. 10 E. Heycock Esq. 10 t Col. Shaw 50 COOCCOCO ©0O0.O COoOVe R ©OD J. Campbell Esq. 20 | e 100 é; | thro’ Rev. C. F. Schwarz, Jooneer J. Hunter Esq. 50 0| J:. Buntur Esq. 1 Messrs. Forbes & Co. 1250 J. A. Forbes Esq. 50 0/ Rev. C. F. Schwarz 5 -0 The Hon’ W, E. Frere 100 COOODDODOODODODOOOOOOOQ COO O 0/ J. C. Dickinson Esq. Lt. R. A. Hobart, Bel- J. H. Dickinson 2 0 (=R () (o) aum 12 25 Acknowledged by Br. Hartmann Maj. Shaw, Bombay 25 MULKY H. Reeves Esq. 12 0 D. Kennety Esq. 10 L. Garthwaite Esq. R. Bennett Esq. I. N. 10 Acknowledged by Br. Minner Rev. J. E. Carlile UDAPY 20 R. Graham Esq. 10 coocoocom» ;3)) (?(;) I L. Garthwaite Esq. 12 0 W. Stevens Esq. 73 Rs. A. P. Rs . = 3 Acknowledzed by Br. Albrecht Mr. J. J. Hearn HONORE J. Everett, Esq. 16 65 Col. M. J. Hearn 10 F. Lloyd Esq. B. C. S. C. M. Corpalais Esq. 25 Mzr. Lazarus, Dresser Ch. Corpalais Esq. 14 D. Eppinger Esq. J. Spens Esq. B. C. S. 11 Ch. Whish Esq. Maj. Bowdish 7th Regt. 22 W. Wedderburn Esq. 2 % SOOI (e=) (o) ey (oo (= Capt. Hassart b ” 0. Jervois Esq. B, C. 8. 15 Acknowledged by Br. Richter A Friend MERCARA J. Tyndall Esq. 7th Regt. il coocococooSoocoo P SCooOooOoOOCOLOD The Commissr. of Mysore 50 Acknowledged by Br, Miiller 25 HOOBLY J. Hodson Esq. Major Elphinstone 30 M. J. St. Gordon Esq. Major Martin 48 for Hebsoor 200 0 H. Mann Esq. 48 Capt. J. Campbell 40 Col. Silver 38 Acknowledged by Br. Stokes MALASAMUDRA Ch. Mann Esq. 33 Rev. A. Fennell 26 Part of the money which a Tablet to Ch. W. James Esq. 22 the memory of a beloved Husband H. Minchin Esq. 14 would have cost from his 14 ‘Widow 20505 0 D. Rose Esq. J. Fowler Esq. 10 Lt. Th. Clarke Acknowledged by Br. Schlunk T. P. Hunt Esq. CANNANORE Capt. Mc. Hutchin Lt. J. Brown Mrs. L. Garthwaite 30 J. Robinson Esq. 100 Major Peyton § Mzrs. Travers Croften 150 Capt. Taylor SISO OISIOIO SOOI CL @I ©ISISIE I DEOCOOOODODDOEODO DD Col. Carr 100 Proceeds from Photograms (Chemi- T. Clarke Esq. 10 cals and a new Camera deducted) by Mrs. Foulis 20 Rev. G. Richter for the new Chapel Lt. Col. Selby at Anandapore 100 0 O Rev. P. Baylis 10 50 Acknowledged By Br. Huber and E. B, Thomas Esq. 50 S. N. Word Esq. ) Br. Brunner Maj. Rob. S. Dobbie . 50 DHARWAR Maj. Jones A Friend 40 SCooooolLooocooco0 CoOoOoocoLCoLCcooco O The Commissioner of South Mahratta 150 (=) Acknowledged by Br. Reinhardt Assist. Surg. J. Gilbert 50 TELLICHERRY 7th Regt. B. E. H. Light Esq. 25 J. Hodges Esq. 20 0 Rev. H. Brereton Marles d’Wylie Esq. thro’ J. Brown Esq. 71 Rev. G. Burckhards 50 0 R. West Esq. B. C. 8 12 Dr. J. Mills 12 COODODOO S (=) ool =) (S (e Acknowledged by Br. Schauffler CALICUT W. Wedderburn Esq B. C' SI 15 (=) (=) P, Grant Esq. 60 0 10 74 Rs - :a: C. A. Ballard Esq 100 Col. Woodfall 100 70 50 Capt. Griffin C. D. Butcher Esq. 300 T. F. Punnet Esq. Gen. Coffin Capt. Bean 130 Miss King 10 R. Stanes Esq., Coimbatore 10 coocos B E; Lady Denison 10 E. C. G. Thomas Esq. at Mrs. W. i ol 25 Salem for Maliapuram J. Darling Esq. 66 G. Campbell Esq. Vythery 25 (= Coonoor Friends Some Brethren of H. M. Th. Stanes Esq. 30 66th Regt. 3 Miss J. Stanes 20 Rev. J. Mc¢ Kee 15 Mrs. Frank 50 20 100 Capt. Barnes The Hon. H. Frere Esq. cocococoococooo @ W.Robinson Esq., Madras 100 P. 8. Subscription 50 OO OLCOOOCOCD J. D. Eppinger Esq. 20 SIS D thro’ Mr. W. at Coonoor Sale of works of a Lady thro’ Mrs. Bean 22 (o] Qoo Oo o S Ot Ths. Stanes Esq. R. Stanes Esq. G, A. R. D. Acknowledged by Br. Herre Mr. Davis PALGHAUT M. W. %. OO0 OO ocooO0Q@ ‘W. Robinson Esq. 200 thro’ Rev. T. Richards 30 Cottagherry Offg 40 Col. J. Hamyngton Coonoor » 50 0 J. J. Tomlinson Esq. 10 Mrs. Tomlinson 10 OE thro’ Maj. Babington at Oottacamund Miss J. Tomlinson 5 0 Genl. Dowker 30 0 Mzr. A. B. Chatelier 50 SO0 OD Mrs. Ward 95 from the Sacramental Collections ) - 5 Maj. Wapshare the English Church by Maj. Gib 10 J. Tomlinson Esq. 20 Maj. Babington 10 E. A. Campbell Esq. 70 Capt. Gib 10 55 Lt, Farrer 5 J. Hamyngton Esq. 20 SO0 O0OO CoOoocooooe H. H. Smith Esq. 56 W. S. Nesbitt Esq. Mz. J. Monikam for a bell 50 thro’ R. Pierce Esq., Cochin Three Brethren » » 3 OO0 OOD SIS D DD 12 R. Pierce Esgq. J. 8. Bernide Esq. 10 Acknowledged by Br. Moerike W. Bennett Esq. KAITY G. Myers Esq. Sir W. Denison 100 R. E. Lewis Esq. The Hon’ble Mr. Harrison 50 Miss Albedhyll and Sister Col. Brind C. B. 24 Mrs. Dirksz A Friend Capt. Fitz Gerald 90 G. Bowden Esq. Capt. Nicholas 30 Rev. W. Collins E. B. Thomas Esq. 430 j{(g; OO OOOOOOO COODOCOOOCOOO 30 Rev. G. Courien Capt. Harkness 30 thro’ Mr. Hill, Coonoor F. Groves Esq. Mrs. Cleghorn 20 Mr. W. Hill A. Lascelles Esq. 100 BHOOODDOSTE D Mr. Ths. Hill Sacramental Collection at ME, W, G. W. 21 Cotagherry Capt. Hight :;Z OCCOCOD OSCOOOO Dr. Waring 24 o O OO0ODOOOIOOQ o ) Capt. Wetherall L — 75 Rs P Rs 20 Capt. H. P. Hawkes 0 ‘ W. Mullaly Esq. | Capt. Farewell 10 0 J. Hunter Esq. Major Watts 0 Capt. Smyth Mrs. Mullaly cooco B 0 61 g)(: (((8)) Cotagherry Contributions Subscriptions for Schools Emnglish School at Mangalore Girls’ & other Schools at OannaWOfe F. Anderson Esq. 112 F. N. Maltby Esq. 150 P. Grant Esq. 30 Col. Madden Capt. Hight 8 Lt. Tomlinson 22 Capt. Shand 20 SOoOOQ oo Dr. Bean J. Hodges Esq. Capt. Hankin Capt. Moberly English School at Tellicherry Capt. Child W. Holloway Esq. 130 Lit. Davis 70 Col. Blaxland P. Grant Esq. Lt. Turton C. G. Bloomfield Esq. 70 E. E. Murrall Esq. T. P. Pereira Esq. 45 Mr. L. D’Rozario 14 Major Cook Mr. D. D’Cruz 13 Col. G. Walker WO OOOOD SO0 Lt. Stevenson Ramoony Vakeel Mr. J. Ball H@%’;Hpmmwwgmmw 0O OOODOOOOQ OO DODODODOHOSOL Girls’ & other Schools at Calicut Canarese Schools at Mangalore C. A. Barnell Esq. 110 Col.. G. Walker 40 0 Mzrs. Bean 15 42 .0 G. G. Glassen Esq. 200 Capt. Hankin Mzys. Ballard 15 (Og)g; Brahmin Girls' Schools at Mangalore Miss Luky Shaw at Lancaster thro’ Col. G. Walker 40 G. G. Glassen Esq. 20 < Some Children at Calw and Col. Madden 4 Eckolzheim 1 Lt. Davis Mrs, Cook 0 oo Col. Blaxland § Mrs. Rogers on the Hills for A. M, Webster Esq. a girl 48 Capt. Shand A Friend at Salem 5 0 (= = A. P. Hodgson Esg. 1 1 H. A. K. 9 Emnglish School at Palghaut Major Cook 10 OoOoPCOODDLO O (e e = e M e e B o S G, "Cl| Caiab S - N T e 20 Einglish School at Cannanore A. M’Gregor Esq. A. T. Wilkinson Esq. P. Grant Fsq. 12 E. A. Campbell Esq. 70 Capt. Magrath 20 H. Hannyngton Esq. 70 2 Mr, H. H. Smith 56 Capt. Hight 42 DO DO Lt. Tomlinson 2 SO OQ SoOoDD Mr. J. Monikam COOOO O - e o S 10* —eee 76 Government grants in aid ReALP. Rs. A, P To the English School To the English School at at Mangalore 901 0 0 Tellicherry 1050 0 O To the Vernacular Schools To the Vernacular Schools at Mangalore 102 0 O on the Neilgherries 640 0 O To the Brahmin Girls’ o152 0% 0 School at Mangalore Contributions towards a new Church at Mangalore 1 COontributions of the Congregation Baker Matthaya W. M. 20 0 O Catechist Samuel Ammanna 6 Johanna of the Girls’ Dyer Simon 5 100 0 Cat. Sebastian Furtado 10 " School d Received after the first appeal Baker Matthaya by Mr. Hoch & Camerer 52 10 Jacob Kamsika 2 Ign. Saldanha 30 Mangalore Girls’ School 18 School Master Samuel 3 Salomon Shopkeeper his School boys Susanna of Mulky Jonas Cook Weaver Hartman do Titus Baker Matthaya ;1, Daniel Aaron Boys of the Middle School 40 Catechist School School Master Samuel 3 Carpenter Abraham 3 Weaver Jonas % 1 Proceed of a broche Br. H. 12 Baker Matthaya Mr. Eppinger 10 Jacob & Benjamin, Milkmen 12 Weaver Andreas 3 Cat. Daniel Aaron Mechanist Thome David Salt-seller Caster Nahum Baker Matthaya Carpenter Joovan English School Samuel Printer Abraham A friend thro’ Cat. Samuel 126 Nathanael, Uruwa Baker Matthaya Jesaya Nathanael Cat. Daniel Aaron Theophil Thome, Mechanist Jacob Kamsika Nahum Catechist Daniel Aaron Conrad ok Jacob Kamsika Gideon, Udapy Christian Paul Baker Matthaya Samuel’s School boys Nicodemus Compositor Theodore Moses Shiri Carpenter Gottlieb OUIA it ok DO O bt DO O = 1 O e WO WO 0O OO0 ORODODODODOOOOOPOODOODOO2 RO A Wit QWO WU =W = O W OO0 OCONNOCOOPOWOO OCOCONOOOCOORWOOOO @ 00000 OOOOOPOOOO OO0 OLCoOPOCoL O (=4 Jacob Kamsika OCHNWOOCOCOOIRNOOOODOOLDOOOROTOOOOC Suwartappa 77 Rs Rs. A. P. 10 0 O Nathan Compositor Capt. A. Child Marolli Johan Major J. Cooke 10 0 O Printer Cornelius % g.fg Lt. Smally Eng. 5. 0.0 Collected by Capt, Goddard Coimbatore From English Friends S. N. Ward Esq. 10 F. N. Maltby Esq. 1000 0. B. Irwine Esq. 10 A Friend A. 25 G. W. Ogg Esq. 10 50 E. B, Thomas Esq. 10 Lt. W. U. Gonipertz Mr. Samuel Evans R. A. Fitzgibbon Esq. 15 Mzr. S. R. Martin D. Williams Esq. 20 Col, J. & Mrs. Blaxland 25 Mr, C. A. Martin Capt. J. Goddard Engr. 10 Dr. 8. B. Konagaraya Th. Kleinknecht Esq. 50 Mrs. A. Konagaraya 20 Miss G. Konagaraya R. W. Chatfield Esq. - J. 8. Blaxland Esq. Lt. Weldon C. G. Walker Esq. G I 10 Col, & Mrs. Madden 10 M. N. Adykolam Capt. G. E. Fryer 10 J. David OO OO i 19 ™I put it b= Dr. W. F. 50 W. Fisher Esq. 100 A. M. D. Miss Fisher 25 SCONRPROOCooCooooO0OO COLCOCOOCOOCOoOCOCOOO Capt. F. Moberly Engr. 10 Collected by Rev. G. Richter, Mercara Lt. E. J. Wood Rev. G. Richter 10 0 O Lt. G. M. Turton J. Fowler Esq. 3 0 0O J. M. Bean Esq. 20 0 O § COOCOCOOLDOOCOOOOOCOOOOCOOCO C OO0 mrc OO0 OODOOOO O H. Mann Esq. E. E. Merall Esq, Rev. A. Fennell 10 0 O <% FINIS ¥ e e T e N S e Bt INDEX Page Committee, Sub-Committees, Institutions &e. of the Basel Evangelical Missionary Society Missionaries of the Basel Society Stations of the Basel Society g Report . ° 11 ‘Western India Mission 12 I. Canara Mangalore 15 Mulky ° 21 Udapy 22 Honore . ° 24 Coorg . 28 Southern Mahra ;ta .001;ntr'y Dharwar . ° ° 31 1) Hoobly 33 Bettigherry . 35 Guledagudda 37 III Malabar Cannanore 39 Tellicherry 43 Chombala 46 Calicut ° 48 Codacal 53 Palghaut 55 IV. 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