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Considering that the Annual Report comprises a review of the work of 56 Missionaries (Lay and Clerical) and of ca. 60 Native Assistants on 17 stations, it is difficult to make it shorter, without running the risk of disappointing a number of friends who look for particulars concerning a separaté branch of the work. Yet we have tried to do 50, and must ask such friends to be content with a shortened abstract of the single station, whilst the General Part in the beginning is meant to show to readers at a distance the general progress of the work. We have also omitted the statistics of the single stations and must refer the reader who wishes to study and not only to peruse the Report, to the Census-Table of all stations as it is given in the beginning. As the Home-Report of our Missions had not yet arrived in India, we were obliged to omit the lists of our Missions in Africa, China and at Home, but a short account of the progress of our work in those countries is given at the end. = C—— 3 A. Wlissiomaries of the Hasel Society v Andia, [The letter (m.) after the names signifies: “married” and the letter (w.): “widower” The names of unordained Brethren are marked by an asterisk. ] 2 Hative Station. Hame, @onntry. Date of ac- five Service (Corrected up to the 1lst March 1871.) J. M. Fritz (m.) Alsace 1839 Cannanore J. A. Biihrer '(m.) Switzerland 1842 Kotagherry Ch. Miller (w.) Grermany 184 Tellicherry J. F. Metz do 1843 Kaity H. A. Kaundinya (m.) India 1851 Anandapoor K. A. E. Diez (m.) Germany 1853 Palghaut do 1853 Mercara, F. Kittel (m.) J. Lauffer (m.) do 1856 Chombala % Switzerlahd 1857 Cannanore E. G. Hanhart (m.) 10 J. Fr. A. Manner (m.) Germany 1857 Moolky % do 1857 W. Roth (m. Bettigherry 12 S. G. Schoch (m.)* Switzerland 1857 Cannanore 13 J. J. Brigel (m.) Germany 1858 Mangalore 14 J. Mack (m.) do 1858 Moolky 15, R. Hartmann (m. Switzerland 1859 Oodapy 16 Germany 1860 Mangalore E. H. Bergfeldt (m.) b¢ J. J. Thumm (m.) do 1860 Gooledgood 18 do 1860 Dharwar Ch. Fr. Krauss (m.) 19 Th. F. Schauffler (m.) do 1860 Calicut India 1860 ri W. Stokes (m.) Kaity 21 C. Riehm (m )* Germany 1860 Mangalore 22 India 1861 Dharwar Tit. Costa (m. 23 J. Fr. Miiller (w.) Germany 1861 Oodapy 24 Switzerland 1861 A. Wenger (m.) Anandapoor afive Hame. Station. @onnfry. Date of ac- five Service 25 Fr. Ziégler (m.)* Germany 1862 Hoobly 26 C. Stolz (m.)* Switzerland 1863 Mangalore 27 863 J. B. Griter (m) Germany Mangalore 28 S. Gundert (m. do 1863 Kaity 29 do 1864 Codacal Ch. Rick (m.) 30 Th. Digel (w.)* do 1864 Mangalore 31 do 1865 Calicut J. Knobloch (m.) 32 S. Walter (m.) Switzerland 1865 Chowa (Cannanore) 33 do 1866 J. Deuber (m.) Hoobly 34 J. Miiller (m.)* Germany 1866 Mercara 35 Th. Walz do 1866 Honore 36 W. Schnepf do 1866 /) 37 J. Kittel do 1867 Tellicherry 38 A. Stoll Switzerland 1867 Honore 39 1867 Ch. G. Weigele Germany Gooledgood 40 Fr. Matthissen # Russia 1867 Calicut 41 1867 Chr. Reuther (m.)* Germany Mangalore 42 Th. Elsisser * do 1867 Mangalore 43 . K. Schober* do 1867 Calicut 44 . L. Langel Switzerland 1868 Oodapy 45 . C. Linder 1868 Germany Palghaut 46 . W. Schmolck (m.)* do 1869 Tellicherry 47 . G. Ritter do 1369 Mangalore 48 . G. Spillmann * do 1869 Calicut 49 . J. Hesse do 1869 Mangalore 50 . H. Daimelhuber do 1870 Mangalore 51 . J. A. Brasche do 1870 Oodapy 52 . W. Sikemeier Holland 1870 Mangalore 53 . W. P. Schoenthal * Germany 1870 Cannanore Hafive Hame. gtafion. Gountry. Date of ac- tive Dervice At Home. 54 G. Plebst (m.)¥ Grermany 1851 late of Mangalore do 1853 55 G. Pfleiderer (m.)* late of Mangalore 56 J. Huber (m. Switzerland 1857 late of Hoobly 1858 57 J. G. Burkhardt (m.) | Germany late of Mangalore E 58 C. F. R. Hahn (m.) ¥ do 1857 late of Bettigherry 1859 59 L. Ph. Reinhardt (m.) | Switzerland late of Tellicherry | ;: e SIS 8 S e 54 | :E B. Stations of the Basel Alissionary Society. L. Tn South-Western India. A. Canara District. 1 MANGALORE, established in 1834. Out-stations: Bolma, Samuga, and Ravaneshwara. MOOLKY, established in 1845, Out-stations: Utchila, Kadike, Santoor (with Padubidri Kolechur, Ade), Kutyar (with Kalatur and Sorekal), Padur (with Posodu), Munderu, Kodetur, Palli, Attur, Mantradi. OODAPY, established in 1854. Out-stations: Gudde (with Cap, Mallam, Mahdadi), Shirwa (with Ninjuru, Mattara), Kattupady (with Koppala, Madambeil), Kaliyanpura (with To- ttam, Bolmara, Uppuru, Amunja). HONORE, established in 1845, re-occupied in 1867. Out-station: Carwar. (11 COORG STATIONS, established in 1853. Anandapoor, Mercara. B. Southern Mahratta District. 6 DHARWAR, established in 1837, 7 HOOBLY, established in 1839. Out-stations: Unakallu and Hebsoor. BETTIGHERRY, established in 1841, Out-station: Shagotee. GOOLEDGOOD, established in 1851. Out-station : Kardenhally. C. Malabar District. 10. CANNANORE, established in 1841. Out-stations: Chowa, Chirakal and Taliparambu 7 —_— 11 TELLICHERRY, established in 1839. Out-stations: Dharmapatanam and Edakadu. 12 CHOMBALA, established in 1849. Out-stations: Muverattu Kandappenkundu, and Wadagara f 13 CALICUT, established in 1842. ; Out-stations : Coilandy, Ellatoor and Beypoor. 14 CODACAL, established in 1857, separate station, 1862. Out-stations: Parapery and Mattoor. 15 PALGHAUT, established in 1858. Out-stations: Cannanoor, Panayoor, Wadackencherry, Karuwapara and Kinnanoor. D. Nilgherry District. 16. KAITY, established in 1846. Out-station: Nerkamby. 17. KOTAGHERRY, established in 1867, S —— _,____—_-——' I Areport, HE year under review has been for the home-country of our War has absorbed all the Mission a time of the severest trials. sympathies and energies of our Fatherland. Even our Mission o College in Basel was obliged to send one of the teachers and 14 stu- dents to join the garrisons of their respective countries and even the camps of the fighting armies. Alsace having always been an active CIN M O BD supporter of our Mission, we have even seen the friends and constitu- ents of our Mission arrayed against each other in different camps, and it seemed very much as if students sitting together in the same Mission > OO —a o College would be forced to fight against each other. This was only prevented by the rapid progress of the German armies, which made it impossible for the sons of Alsace to join their armies. Yet it hap- 10 1l pened that the children of our Senior Missionary were shut up in 12 Strassburg when it was beleaguered by German troops. That such a 13 14 time is not favourable for the carrying on of works of peace is self- 15 evident. There is a want of agents to be sent out to India, and there is a lack of money which would be required for the work. It is not 16 17 only the absolute want of money on the side of our friends at home, which causes a falling off in the contributions for Mission-work, but there are in such a war so many other causes, which call for volun- tary help and which have been splendidly provided for from private means, and the great interest and sympathy for the extraodinary < events now occurring absorbs nearly all thoughts for other matters. Yea there is even political animosity which might prevent many of R | Census of the Andian Flissions. 1st JANUARY 1871. L ABOURERS. ScHooLS. UNDER THE CARE OF THE MISSION. Mi‘ssion Higher Boarding | Parochial Heathen Not Members aries. Native Assistants. Schools. Schools. Schools. Vernacular Members of the Church. of the Church Schools. NAMES OF MISSION STATIONS hristian Al J Scholars ( Schoolmistresses Established in Brethren Sisters Native Pastors Catechists and Evangelists Christian Schoolmasters Heathen Schoolmasters Number of Schools Seminary Middle Schools Training Schools Boys Girls § Girls Anglo-Vernacular Schools § Girls Total Communicants Non-Communicants Children Total Schoolmasters and Total Grand Total. o our Catechumens d all the I. Canara. I R R I A A 1834 - Mission Mangalore — 73 i 32 228 564 10 330 904 19 91 110 1014 Moolky. D R R R A R I I I 1845 [e2] 48 g 18 160 275 5)61 540 89 18 107 647 | 14 sfn- Oodapy Sveesees sessseer seaseen 1854 5 Tt 91 162 36 217 415 et 77 492 even the Honore P eerseseatasesena s sn0e 1845 Ol s 0O B = 15 20 41 48 a0 acire Coorg: Anandapoor & Mercara| 1853 > DD O b = > O N DO OO = O S o -3 B — O DN O O OO O oo (e i = P = e O 00 =3 0 S © SN g OO OO ODWPWO D SODOND 14 ?;1)) e e e § 27 56 19 46 121 12 13 134 onstit- II. South Mahratta. Dharwar D I N TR A SRSt 1837 2 85 63 156 16 17 33 162 162 195 mps, @ Hoobly “eciressi et rssr e 1839 13 10 10 43 94 59 65 126 55 56 182 o Mission Bettigherry L R 111841 68 92 32 47 81 69 71 152 § Gooledgood........ 1851 DO NN W — RO D e SN —_0D e O bk e ey —_ O - O D= N fg eyl SO OO SO o0 OOSO (.é (3] 1§ was only 60 (e ) X 77 41 Ot 0O 50 96 O DN O 60 60 156 I11. Malabar. p made i 10 Cannanore Pes s rest s s anansns 1841 40 23 14 45 82 213 214 11 217 442 139 141 583 of 16 bop- 11 Tellicherry 1839 bl 12 Chombala D 17 12(207 66 387 120 18 172 310 286 286 596 it 0p R R I I I I I A I A R 1849 18 14 42 75 74 152 13 13 165 13 Calicut D R R I I I R I A AR Y 1842 27 18 9 221 261 226 496 104 118 614 10t gich & 14 Codacal R I N I T Y 1857 41 22 72 122 15 ool R 1858 DO = Ot = i Ot bt b RO e DO M Ot O OO SO = OO WSO > 0 Ot O W N O = O W 127 254 14 268 —_ OO Tt D OO DO OO W [ciias e sl a i <) 07D SN D (e i anli{e (e)lco) OO O OO 7% 10 43 50 (=) (e emi JL [ Io)i ) 103 58 % 48 112 g 82 85 19 qof there IV. Nilgherries. é Kaity ®40%0 s 0008 et eensnsear e 1846 0 6 It g 0k I T R 186 - 55 0 64 16 1 20 37 57 57 94 Kotagherry o Bt 0 0 1 SRR P e | 0 0 0 0 ; 0 0 0 9 17 5 27 49 0 0 0 49 5 af homei Total. § d7| 40 15 22| 61 15 36 52 1]187(194/301|221[487| 591| 53/2036/2193[{142|1964(4209|231|1146[1377| 5586 \‘.’Ofk; but Total of Januwary 1870 B I A Y 54 ;% Tl | e 54| 41 16| 18 | Decrease during 1870 tracee e s __ifi__ 1 1 58‘ 14| 34| 4/138]196(284/246/525| 600| 67/2108|1943|101|1728|83772(555|1214|1769| 5541 LS i £ " yolun- — —— | ——— 3 e 2 —_— ] 25| 38| 9 14 St SR e 72 324| 68 _‘35‘-2 Increase ditto 4tesecesr et i 2 17 160 41| 236] 437 45 i P".wate 'tmodillary fors: y ol o] our form Altoget! sively 0 § uring s sible 1 the din our supj forward | sion afte ; if given consider and we Prench 2 of our | thus we Lord's - before e Uty will be Deg th Come | 0 hefore mich estab} fOl‘ms Nimbe e e—— lagt ¥ sides § Qual Qire, limhg of the Mg T 9 — our former friends, from sup-porting a Mission that is called German. Altogether it is a wonder if a work so peaceful and depending exclu- sively on the spontaneous help of private friends can be carried on ! during such a time. How many hearts must God move by His invi- sible influence not to forget the work of His kingdom in the midst of e the din of arms, if the Mission-work is not to come to an end! One of our supporters found himself moved by these circumstances to come forward with a large sum, which he had intended to leave to the Mis- sion after his death, but which now he considered to be more useful if given at this time. Thus the deficit which had already increased considerably decreased. Yet it is still too large for our circumstances, and we fear that it will increase still more. It is true, the German- French wars at the beginning of the century have laid the foundation of our Mission, by turning the hearts of many towards the Lord and thus we hope that this fearful war also will be for the good of the Lord’s work. Our Directors at home write that there scarcely ever before was so much religious life in Germany as just now and that we may be confident that the consequences of this increase of religion will be felt in the Mission by and bye. In the meantime we trust and beg that those of our friends who have not suffered from the war may come forward and fill up the gap made by the war. Our Home-Committee are, notwithstanding the deficit they have before their eyes, so confident that the Mission will not suffer too much want, that they have even resolved on extending the work by establishing a new station in Karkala in South Canara. This station forms with Udapy and Mulky a triangle which comprises the greater pumber of villages, in which the numerous conversions of the two last years have taken place, and it is with a view to be near on all sides to these new churches, to extend to all of them a careful indivi- dual supervision, and to be at hand to assist and advise any new in- A ’? quirers, that this station is to be opened as soon as practicable. number of small chapels and catechist-houses are building in several of the villages within this district, and the number of Catechists and Missionaries has been increased. This religious movement has been the chief feature of this year 2 — 10 e also. When we reported on it last year, circumstances were not suffi- ciently developed then to show what would be the final result of the movement. Now we can say that neither our worst fears nor our best hopes have been realized. 2 The year has passed in gathering in, establishing and strengthen- A ing those who had joined us during those few months in 1869. great number (2—300) have fallen off and re-joined heathenism, but nearly as many new ones have taken their places, so that the total numbers of the census are very nearly the same with no de- crease, but even a small increase, whilst a great number have been baptized and thus transferred from the rubric of Catechumeni to that The total numbers of of baptized members of the congregation. Oodapy and Moolky have increased by 4, whilst the number of baptized is greater by 308 and of Communicants by 126. There are 166 waiting for baptism. If we look back to the beginning of 1869, when the movement had not yet begun, we find as the total numerical result for the 3 stations of the Tulu country (Mangalore, Moolky, Oodapy) during these two years an increase of 516, of whom 405 are baptized (children and adults) and 188 admitted to the Lord’s Supper; num- bers, for which we cannot but be thankful to the Lord, although had all remained faithful, the numbers would have been much greater. Whether the conversions will go on during this new year, or whether there is a stand-still in the religious movement we are neither able nor willing to say beforehand. We work for it, of course, but con- sider it our chief daty to be faithful with the many souls that have thus been brought under our direct spiritual care, and consider such work the most effectual means of attracting fresh members. On the 33 places (vide page 6) where we have Christians or % Catechumeni, 8 Catechists and some schoolmasters were stationed. These gave the first religious instruction, and afterwards the Mission- aries came to the different places, staying for some weeks, sometimes living in the verandah of some native house, or in a tent, or in whatever abode could be procured, and giving the final instruction, Now after which the people were baptized in groups of from 6 to 52. and then the zeal of the inquirers seemed to cool down as the matter 11 e became old to them, but usually it could be observed more or less how the word of God touched the hearts and transformed them One, himself a beginner, went of his own account to the houses of others to pray with them Of another Mr. Langel relates The 30th July was fixed as the day of baptism for 2 families in Uppuru g (Jaru and Duggari), but such an inundation set in, that it was impossible Duggari’s house was surrounded by the waters and was very near falling, but it was impossible to procure a boat to save himself and his family. So he knelt down and prayed the Lord’s Prayer dwelling chiefly on the last petition And the Lord heard his childlike prayer and saved him, so that he could with ten other persons be baptized on the 7th August There are some whose character is not satisfactory, but they are few and Mr. Minner can say, that of all who now are in connexion with the congregation, only one gave him trouble, and of Shirwa Mr Stokes says, that it is a pleasure to live in the midst of these simple people with their childlike faith and zeal The persecutions they have to undergo have proved a stumbling block to some, but of others we are astonished how they bear up under it, and almost visibly increase in spiritual strength Some of them are attacked and beaten, others are pressed by their creditors or driven from the land they had rented or law-suits are brought against them, and they are in most cases the losers, so that one of them has by and bye lost the whole of his property, besides having been forsaken by all but one member of his household. Legal redress can frequently not be found, as the enemies Thus it is - are too firmly allied and know how to carry their cause and then the temptor comes, per- often “that all seems against them haps in the person of their very antagonist, laughs at them and says «Why did you join the Padri? Come back to us and everything will be as before.”” It is not to be wondered at if now and then one becomes %i wavering in such a situation, but we rejoice so much the more when we Justice has however a few days ago over- see others standing firm taken some of these oppressors in Uppuru (in a case where our Christian were concerned only indirectly), and we trust that the punishment that was measured out to them will have a good effect on others. The increase of the congregations in the 17 stations of our whole i ] Indian Mission is 437 baptized members of the congregation, 160 of 2% 12 whom are Communicants, whilst an additional number of 231 are wai- ting for instruction and baptism in the new year. These numbers seem very small, for if we subtract Moolky and Oodapy there remain for the other 15 stations 129 baptized, 34 Communicants and 65 Cate- chumeni. But there are amongst them some conversions of a very hopeful character. Of these we mention of Bettigherry Ramappa from Shagoti, whose history we gave in our last Report. His wife and children did up to this time not join him. He was obliged to leave his father’s house, where he had lived in comfortable circumstances, and to begin to cultivate some fresh fields belonging to the Mission, having no other help for agriculture and housework (downto cooking), but a boy from the orphanage in Hubly. Both had a hard time of it, but he bore up with all his hardships, and they were very attentive in the instruction that was given to the man for baptism and to the boy for confirmation in the evenings from 8% to 91, as the work of the day did not allow of an earlier time. L) The goldsmith Ishwara from Nawalli near Bettigherry (cf. Report 1869) was baptized with his wife. Sadananda and Bhagyawanti are their new names. Two girls of the orphanage there were baptized with them. One of them died soon afterwards in the peace of her Saviour. One case is related by Mr. Schauffler as follows : The 21st August 12 persons were baptized. Some however left us or were given up by us, as they did not prove sincere, and 13 people remain for further instruction. Of those who were baptized one is a young man from Pudiangadi, member of a rich family of the fisher-caste. He formerly had been a pupil of our Mission School in Pudiangadi. We could not observe any particularly hopeful signs, though he was an attentive and quiet boy. But after he had left the school to look after his household work, the seed which had fallen into his heart sprang up and he resolved to become a Christian. Knowing that he would be firmly opposed, he fled from his house and asked us to shelter him. That happened 4 years ago. But soon his relatives appeared in great numbers to take him away. As they could not employ violence, they made all kinds of promises, and when these were of no avail they tried entreating and weeping. We can- not suppose that these lamentations were hypocritical. Oh no! The grief of heathens when one of their relatives becomes a Christian is a real one. They consider such a step to be a real misfortune to the convert and a shame like- wise to the family. Such bitter lamentations of a mother or an old grand- 13 mother, entreating her child with all possible tender words, to have mercy on them is one of the most difficult trials that can befali a man who is about to take the step from darkness to light, and the more he is sincere the more the pain will be acute. Especially for youths it is a flery trial through which they must pass and which frequently proves too hard for an inquirer. Thus it was also with our Unyali. To the promises he had turned a deaf ear, but the grief of his mother pressed heavily on his heart and at last he consented But from that to be carried away by them, to their triumph and to our grief. time his house was his prison. His relatives soon discovered that their triumph had not been a perfect one, but that he clung to the Bible and that thus they still must be alarmed. They therfore locked him up, took away his books and watched him day and night. But they could not put fetters on the work of grace in the boy’s heart. For about 3 years Unyali remained in this condition and felt miserable and peaceless, because he had obeyed his relatives, left the One Christians and now was quite prevented from reading the word of God. day when he saw himself unwatched he again left his house and came to us. Soon his absence was discovered and his relatives guessed the true reason. First they sought him in Palghaut and not finding him there, they came to our house. They tried everything to shake his resolution, but this time he had counted the cost and had grown in the grace of God, being willing to lose all in order to win all. For several weeks the entreaties of his relatives continued, but they found that he was firm. At the same time we found occasion to preach the gospel to them also. By and bye they ceased in troubling him; yet he still now and then receives a friendly visit, and often the reason is to ascertain whether the rumour is true which says that he does not get food enough. Since Unyali has been with us we have had the opportunity to convince ourselves that his conversion is a real one, not only of the head but of the heart. He deeply felt his sins, but we also could see how the peace of God was shed into his heart and his sorrow was changed into joy. In the instruction for baptism he was very attentive and showed a comprehensive knowledge of the Bible. Now he is baptized and received the name Stephan. His wish is to enter the Preparandi School and to be qualified for the service of the Gospel, and we trust his desire will be fulfilled. Another fruit of the same Pudiangadi School will be found under the Report of Chombala. A youth from that place went there to effect his profession of Christ, but the uproar in his house was most intense. Some of the new converts are wives who some years ago had for- saken their husbands, when these became Christians, but who now re- turned to join their husbands and their God. In one case it was the Divorce-Act which proved useful in bringing back the wife. Several were baptized on their deathbeds or very near their end 14 St (and thus of course do not appear in our census). Mr. Schauffler writes of one: There was a man of the Tier-caste, of the name of Ivy, who had for 20 years been in the service of an Englishman and afterwards of his son in Wynad and Calicut. The first impressions of the truth were made on Ivy when he was in our Mission School in Calicut, but it seems they were not of much depth. His master had formerly been a Protestant Christian, but after- wards turned Roman Catholic and it seems that though he was not a religious man he still had the memory of a time when he had had deeper religious feelings. He often spoke about Christianity with his servant, and gave him a Bible, which he told him to read frequently, but in case of his becoming a Christian he advised him not to join the Roman Catholic, but the Evangelical j: Church. Out of mere obedience the youth began to read the Bible and more and more felt attracted by its contents. He continued to study it for upwards of 20 years and acquired a clear systematic knowledge of the truth to an uncommon | degree. Frequently he resolved to confess by public baptism the Saviour whom he believed in with his whole heart. Especially in times of sickness he felt as if he should not tarry any longer. But several circumstances prevented him, partly he hoped by delay to find a way to take his children along with him, partly he was afraid of the relatives of his wife, who, he knew, would do all in their power to prevent him from taking such a step. He continued however o) to read the Bible and frequently made his children read it to him. In the course of last year he again fell sick and felt that this was to be his last sick- ness. He now sent for us, and confessed openly and decidedly before us and before his relatives his faith in Christ, and his desire after baptism. As we had not known him before we could not act without having sufficient proof of his sincerity. As he was a man of some standing (he had risen from a servant to an agent) considerable attention was attracted to the case, and his wife’s relations opposed his wish to the utmost, and it seemed even as if they were S resolved to hinder its execution by force. But as we delayed, their anger somewhat cooled down. But of course we continued to visit him regularly. We saw more and more that there was indeed a He became better again. genuine work of the Divine Spirit in this man, and we wondered and rejoiced at the thorough nature of his conversion. There was not a shadow of worldly intentions in his desire after baptism, which he brought before us again and again. He succeeded also in pacifying his family. But now we wished to wait till he would be well enough to be baptized in public before the congre- % 4 gation and at the same time to convince the relatives that we did not want to But as his sickness increased and his death was to do any thing underhand. be expected soon, we could not tarry any longer. He was happy in his faith, so that in visiting him we could not only give but also take spiritual refresh- ment. One night, when he thought his end to be near he sent for us; he asked 15 us to baptize him then and bid his wife to cut off his hair tuft. Hard as it must have been for a heathen wife, she obeyed, having herself got impressions of the truth. After baptism he rejoiced that God had thought him worthy to be His child and an heir of heavenly gifts. He continued in this happiness to the last and his death was a real triumph. The heathens who had come to his house in great numbers could see how children of God die, and many were deeply impressed by it. Next day he was buried on our churchyard, many Christians following his remains. Our whele congregation amounts now to 4188 baptized adults and children, of whom 2087 are Communicants. There are certainly amongst them a number whose names are written in the book of life. But important as we think the difference between nominal Christians and real members of the body of Christ, we think it neither our duty nor our right to classify and register them separately. Signs of true Christian life are however not wanting. One day some heathen Badagas mentioned a quarrel between two Christians, to show that they were no better. Mr. Wenger asked: “Did you ever see Abraham and Silas quarrelling?” “Never” was the unanimous answer of the heathens. Mr. Biihrer tells a case how a Christian Badaga behaves when death takes away his first-born and contrasts it with the manner of heathen Badagas. The 4th of September Samuel’s (son-in-law of Abraham) wife was delivered of 2 boys. The joy was very great, but it did not last long, for ten days afterwards the firstborn, Jacob, a favourite son of the father, got sick and died suddenly. This was a heavy blow for the parents, but they found a rich con- solation in the Lord and His precious promises. There were no lamentations, but a solemn stillness reigned in the house. On the day of the child’s death I visited the parents and told the father who held the dying boy in his arms: “The Lord gave it, the Lord took it and can you add: The Lord’s name be The blessed?”” He answered with much composure: “Yes from my whole heart. child was given over to us as a present and precious gift of God and now He takes him back. To Thee Oh Jesus! the good Shepherd of sheep, the Friend of children, I deliver my firthorn, my darling, with Thee he will be cared for, near Thee we shall find him again above there in the beautiful dwelling where pain and tears cannot enter; Thou art able to educate and provide for him thousand times better than we poor creatures. Take him, if it be Thy will, into Thy kingdom, and let him be saved for ever!” The father’s mother, a heathen, was just present when he breathed his last, and she cried and lamented aloud over the dying child, having no other consolation for her Christian son 16 e but the’ poor comfort of the heathen: “Thus it has been written on your fore- When the child was buried, there were besides the head, that is your fate.” Christians some heathen friends and relations. After I had spoken some words on the certain hope of resurrection, the father began with a trembling voice to speak to the heathens: «0Oh what a difference between you and us! We Christians have the same feelings as you, we also weep when our dear ones die, but not as those without hope, we know it from our Lord’s mouth that those who fall asleep in Him, live eternally with Him, and that they have a happy Therefore though we life with Him and with the great army of saved ones. Christians mourn, we do not murmur against God, and in our hearts we rejoice Oh if you would only bhe- on the blessed lot that has fallen to our dear ones. lieve this from the bottom of your hearts and become partakers of this comfort in life and death! But there is no salvation out of Jesus Christ neither in this world nor in the world to come.” The heathens looked on each other with astonishment and were not able to give an answer; some said: “What you say is true, and when the time has come, we also will believe and live and die like you.”— When a Badaga is buried, whether poor or rich, the assembled crowd will jump and dance round the corpse in a frantic way, whilst the rela- tions will pluck their hairs, and beat their chests, and with loud lamentations fall upon the corpse exclaiming: «Why hast thou forsaken us? Who has killed thee? How have we injured thee? Where art thou now? Oh! we know nothing about thee! etc.” What a difference between a Badaga funeral and a Christian funeral! or between a true Christian and a heathen! In one of their poems the Badagas say: “Even if a man die on the Nilagiri, pay the toll and happily pass the bridge of thread and have done all a Badaga is bound to do, he does not know whether he will go to heaven or to hell.” Many Badagas assert that the dead become demons, and the other day one said that many Christians also after their death will become demons. Mr. Walter gives a sketch of the life of a woman who, born in heathendom, was baptized in 1857, since then adorned her profession by an exemplary walk and died in the peace of God. Some 70 years ago Korumbatti was born in Pudiangadi near Codacal. From the ravages of Tippu she fled with her husband to the forest and at last x found a refuge in Cannanore. Her husband died without ever having heard the gospel. But when Mr. Hebich began to preach in Cannanore, the sound of the gospel reached also Korumbatti's ear. She obeyed the call, though not so soon as her daughter, who was baptized in 1856. But next year Korumbatti followed her daughter and was baptized on the 10th April 1857, when she re- ceived the name Bilha. From that time she remained faithful to her calling, and was a light to heathens and Christians. She shone especially by her seli- sacrificing love, which drew her towards every sick and destitute, and she 17 ministered to many people during an epidemic of cholera. Besides that, she was a child of peace and therefore loved by every body. In the last years of her life her advanced age reduced her to great debility. She became weaker and weaker, scarcely able to hear and see. Neither could she now attend at church But that only made her private intercourse with the Lord the more uninterrupted and close Often when she was lying in the veranda her re- latives heard her murmur, and when they listened they discovered she was speaking to her Lord Thus her end drew near On the evening of the 14th August 1870 she had eaten her rice, lain down on the veranda and offered up her evening prayer, when she began to swoon I was called and recommend- ed her to the grace of the Lord and in few moments she was gone to her Lord’s rest A heavenly lustre was spread on her face She had obeyed the Lord’s command and we may be sure that He will “Be faithful unto death; have kept His promise and given her the crown of life In general Bible-reading and family-prayer are a fixed custom in most of the Christian houses, and the outward behaviour is in general in accordance with the rules laid down by the Holy Seriptures Open transgressions are visited by Church discipline, which is administered by native elders in connexion with the Missionaries and consists in ad monition, exclusion from the Lord’s Supper or, in graver cases, entire exclusion from the congregation. A number of such as had been ex=- cluded in former years have been received back into the congxegatxon after showing signs of repentance. The Christians are accustomed more and more to contribute from their substance towards the expenses of their own Church-institations and also towards the spreading of the Gospel But there are also darker sides to the picture Of one congrega- tion (Chombala) Mr. Linder writes The congregation does not offer a very lovely sight Idleness has ruined many and brought them down almost to the level of the heathen, so that their behaviour is a great obstacle in the way of inquirers Whilst we hear the very contrary of the congregation in Chowa, which formerly was very much like that in Chombala, but which now commands respect amongst the heathen of the neighbourhood In Anandapoor the greater part of the Christians took part in the Maho- medan festival of Moharum, so that a number of them was excluded from the Lord’s Supper. But there also some can be found who have a 3 18 P desire after divine things; and when in February numbers fell sick and some died, they came and asked the Missionary for prayer-meetings, which were attended by many as long as the sickness prevailed. In Codacal two members of the congregation had to be delivered up to the Police as thieves, and Bettigherry complains of the bad in- fluence old Christians exercise on new-comers by sowing distrust, but finds that the exclusion of some wicked ones and the admittance of new sincere converts has improved the tone of the congregation. In Gudde In two places the congregations resisted their leaders. they revolted against the Catechist in charge of the congregation, and Lord’s Supper and baptisms were suspended for some time. But at last they came round again and asked for pardon. In Hoobly a number of Christians would not allow the Missionaries to preach agaiust drunkenness and revolted against the presbytery so that they were ex- cluded from the congregation. Yet they pretend to be Christians and have services of their own. But in two places, one out-station of Palghaut and one of Hoobly, some Christians fell back into heathenism. (Similar cases near Qodapy and Moolky have been mentioned in the beginning.) A number of Industrial Establishments assist us in providing for the congregations. These establishments are under separate commit- tees and their funds are altogether different from the funds of the Mission. There are Weaving Establishments in Calicut, Cannanore (with a branch-establishment in Tellicherry), Mangalore, a Carpenter- shop in Calicut and a Tiling establishment in Mangalore. These are under the direction of an Industrial Committee at home. Of mercantile establishments we have one at Mangalore, one at Mercara and one at Calicut which have their funds supplied by a Mercantile Committee at home. All however are under the control of our Mission-Committee. The object of these establishments is to teach our converts honest labour and trade, to provide for them the possibility to earn a liveli- hood without asking for alms, to prevent their roaming about in the country and being lost to our influence, and to make a trial with in- The different mana- quirers about whose sincerity we are doubtful. gers of these establishments exercise also a particular supervision over —_— 19 the moral conduct of those employed by them and try to further them But also in religion and are thus assistants in the pastoral work. there is no direct pecuniary help to the Mission from these industrial establishments. The Printing Press and Book Depository are a separate branch. They have some affinity with the industrial establishments, and in so far their usefulness is of the same kind, but then their existence (in some form or other) is indispensable for direct Mission work, for which they supply the books and tracts and help in circulating them. There is a book-depot at each of our Mission Stations, all of which are affili- ated to the Central Depository in Mangalore. A number of colporteurs (6—8) are employed to sell books and and tracts. They traversed the districts South-Canara and Malabar in all directions and travelled also in other distriets. It is our principle, which is strictly adhered to, not to give the books away gratis but only to sell them. Neverthe- less we effected a sale of 35,389 Religious books (excluding School- books) and 1149 Bibles and Bible Portions (the list is given under the Station Mangalore, where also the List of Books printed can be found) showing an increase of 7947 copies against the numbers of last year. These silent messengers find their way into many places where the Missionary cannot enter, and now and then we can discover traces of their hidden work. 14 Canarese, 2 Tulu and 20 Malayalam books have been printed for the first time, while many others have been re-printed. Amongst the new books we mention chiefly the History of the Church in Canarese. The rest are chiefly new Tracts in Malaya- lam and Canarese, which became desirable as the old ones were too well known to those who care for tracts, and we think the increased sale is partly owing to the new tracts. We refer those interested in the matter to the List on another page. I* Our Schools for heathen boys are rather falling off. Whilst last year the number of heathen pupils was 1196, it is this year only 1124 (with 22 heathen teachers against 40 Christian male teachers and 15 Christian female teachers) in which number the Catechists employed in schools are not included. The Bible is read and prayer is offered up in all of these schools. We have seen several conversions from 3% S s 20 these schools, in cases where the seed sown in the school sprung up many years afterwards. Two cases of this kind are mentioned of the school which we had formerly in Pudiangadi near Calicut, and we have related them in other parts of this Report. Their falling off is due partly. to the increased facilities of visiting other schools, which have also in their eyes the advantage of being without Bible teaching; but also partly to the direction of our labour on other branches of the work and chiefly to our care of Christian Schools. These are either elementary schools for boys and girls and amongst them Day-Schools and Boarding Schools, now and then with classes of a little higher standing, or higher schools pre- paring for Mission service. Amongst these are the Catechist-Seminary, a central school for the whole of our Mission, and some Training Schools. Both are fed from the Preparandi-{or Middle-) Schools. We make it obligatory on our Christians to send their boys and girls at least to the elementary schools of which we erect one in each station or out-station where a sufficient number of Christian boys live. Mr. F. Miiller, who has the superintendence of the Mission Schools in Canara represents the result thus: Our congregations in Canara number 1666 baptized people (adults and children in 1869) and 324 boys in school; that is 1: 5-1. (In Ti- nevelly it is 1: 6:7; in Prassia 1: 6-27; in England 1: 77; in France 1: 9.) If we consider that without the Mission only very few of these children would have visited any school, it is a proof that the Mission has its influence also in this direction Orphanages or Boarding Schools we have 4 for boys (Oodapy, Hoobly, Tellicherry and Kaity) with 137 boys and 4 for girls (Betti- gherry Moolky, Cannanore, Calicut) with 194 girls. = The instruction is an elementary one, but some of the schools have a higher class added where English is taught. The boys are apprenticed to different trades and some of them enter the Preparandi-Schools. The children ad- mitted are either of heathen parents or of inquirers, or orphans, or of parents morally unable to educate their children, or of poor Christian parents. Children who have Christian parents are bound to pay'part of their expenses, if it is not evident that the father is utterly unable — 21 to do so, and we have rather allowed some children to be withdrawn from school than give up this point, but the number of those who can pay is very small. Although we know full well that an edu- cation in a family is preferable to one in a boarding school, yet this is superior to one in an immoral family, or amongst heathen, or to no education, which would have been the fate of most of these children who now are fed, clothed, taught, accustomed to manual labour, to obedience, truthfulness and instructed in the fear of the Lord. In the case of masses joining us, or of new comers far away from Christian congregations who know nothing of Christian education and very little of Christian habits, it is essential to transplant some children to the Orphanages. We see again and again, that the seed sown does not perish in all cases. Some good Catechists, Schoolmasters and trust- worthy artisans have sprung from these schools; and now and then we see on deathbeds of such children the triumph of faith over death. Such a case is related by Mr. Hartmann. Satyamitra, a boy of the Orphanage in Oodapy, had always been a clever, painstaking and obedient boy, but always weak and several times seriously ill. In consequence of such sickness he had been with his mother for a period when the holidays of the schools ceased. She was not willing to send him, but he insisted on going, because he would be too far behind in learning and thus become a dunce. In the last night he had fever, but demanded that his mother should not tell it to the Missionary, but let him go with the other boys to his school in Oodapy. On the way there he passed Moolky where his heathenish father lived and asked some boys to go with him to his father’s house, when he begged him with all his heart to become a Christian. He counld not have done that without courage, for till then he had always avoided his father as much as possible, and he knew why. For once this father had tried to throw his mother into a well. This was the last work of Satyamitra. After his arrival in school he fell sick and soon afterward died causing great grief to his mother, who now possesses only one daughter. They who knew him, say “he was a pious boy.” Preparandi-Schools are at Oodapy, Tellicherry and Hoobly. The instruction is carried to a higher standard, bat still through the medium of the Vernacular (Canarese or Malayalam), without excluding English from the course of studies, and all 3 furnish after a course of four years pupils either to a Training School (for which we have just now only one pupil, but shall soon have a greater number) or to the 22 L LA Catechist-Seminary in Mangalore, which is a school of Theology and provides the Mission with Catechists, at an average 4 per annum, after a course of 3-4 years. Of course pious and trustworthy characters are considered even more essential than proficiency in science, but we trust that the latter may prove a help and not a hindrance to the former. Preaching to the Heathen is carried on in one form or other in all stations, although there are only few Missionaries set apart for this purpose, the majority having either congregations or schools as their primary daty and employing also a good number of Catechists for those purposes; and if in a station like Mangalore the congregation is very large and the schools give much work, much time does not re- main for bazaar-preaching and itinerating. But Missionaries with small congregations like Dharwar, Gooledgood, Chombala, Kaity, &e. can spare much time for itinerating, whilst Calicut, Cannanore, Honore have each one or two Missionaries and a number of Catechists whose The different characters of chief duty is preaching to the heathen. people and districts and stations necessitate a variety of method in carrying on the work, preaching either in the bazaar, or visiting from house to house or from village to village or going to markets and heathen festivals, where a great number of people gather. From the Nilgherries Mr. Metz gives the following description: My work in the 7 last months was chiefly in the eastern part of the hills, then in the western, in which latter only Todas are found. I also now and then found many Curumbas to preach to. I often observed that the people of a village can be really affected by the love of Christ, when it is preached to them, so that I feel very happy in going away. But when I come again on my next tour, very anxious to see the people again, I find that in the meantime they have been so frightened by Satan and his tools that they hide in their houses when they hear that I have come, or run away when I ask them to listen if only for 1 hour. They fear to be convinced by my sermon and to have to suffer for it from their relations. I found this latterly in a particular degree in a large village, where for years I had been considered as a friend. One of the headmen (who had within some years pulled down the old temples and erected 4 new ones, 2 also for new gods that had not till then been adored by the Badagas) everywhere warned the people against me. I asked before a numerous gathering “Who was right, that man or I?” it being impossible that both should be right. Then I asked: 23 — “What benefit did that man bestow on you?” Ali were silent till at last some said: “None, to the contrary he has taken Rs. 4 from each house for his gods and feasts.” I replied: “Either I am a liar and a fool or else these people who take your money from you are selfish cheats.” My last work amongst the Todas encouraged me, as I saw that after all even these rough people now and then keep in their hearts some word con- cerning Jesus the Lord of life, as they call Christ in difference from their baffalo-bell’s god. I was astonished to find the other day that the Patal (milk- man) the holy priest, who some 12 years ago left his buffaloes to stay with me, but was forced to return to his hermit’s life, had now again returned to man- kind, to see his wife and children, whom as priest he ought to ignore. I asked him whether he also like other Todas bowed to sun and moon, He answered naively: “How could Ido that as I myself am a god? The Todas must bow to me.” Willingness to hear the word is generally not met with very frequently, though there are also many encouraging signs. Mr. Hanhart whose chief work is itinerating, writes: It is still the time of sowing, harvest time has not yet come and seems to be delaying longer than we expected. This is the impression which I again received latterly from our visits in heathen houses. Open opposition and violence are however disappearing more and more, though it is perhaps rather in- difference which comes instead of it. Idolatry is in some places des- pised more and more (as near Codacal), but in other places it appears to be firmly rooted. Some have become atheists, or at least call them- selves so, but in reality they cannot stifle conscience. Others fabri- cate areligion of their own, as we heard one calling himself a Christian without Christ,” whilst some of this kind choose the name “Brahmo”’ i to express the same idea of self-made religion or Christianity without Christ (daylight without sun). The knowledge about Christ is how- ever spreading more and more, in many places our tracts and even the Bible are met with and sometimes in the hands of people who study it. Mr. Linder meets people who read the Bible and pray in their houses with their families and yet they do not become Christians. But now and then, chiefly in the Southern Mahratta country, people are met with who make a strange confuse mixture of the Bible and their old religion. Thus Mr. Hahn writes: 24 On a heathen festival we met a Hindoo who knows much of the Gospel and has also read Bunyan's Pilgrim’s Progress in Canarese. But he was sure that Jesus Christ and Channabasawa were the same person, for their mothers were identical. Channabasawa’s mother namely bore him before her marriage and being ashamed “hid herself” (which in Canarese is “mareyadalu”) therefore as she was “hid” (“mare”) she is Mary the mother of Christ. Our faithful assistants in these and the other branches of the work are the Catechists of whom our Census shows an increase of only 3 during the course of last year. But they have since been augmented by 6 more so that we have now as many as 63. About by far the greater pumber of them we hear only good reports, and there are only very few about whom the Missionaries complain that they are either inactive or without interest in the work or wanting in truthfulness. We are happy to say that the Lord has granted us so many of them who are true helpers in the work of the Goospel and who work for the Lord’s sake. And the want is felt very keenly where there are not sufficient Catechists, as is the case in South Mahratta. It is only a pity that most of them are young and some very young, more than half the number having entered on their duties only within the last 6 years, so that we are entitled to expect a much greater usefulness in future years, secing that they now in their youth are faithful and painstaking. A faithful old Catechist, who was a truly pious man, has been called to hisrestin the course of this year. Abraham of Nerkambe, Nilgherries died on the 9th October 1870. The number of Missionaries just now is 54 of whom 40 are or- dained. The changes have been the following: Mr. & Mrs. Pfleiderer, Mr. Reinhardt and Mr. Schweizer have left India. Mr. Pfleiderer however is soon expected back. Mr. Schmid, Mrs. Chr. Miiller (Telli- cherry), Mrs. F. Miiller (Oodapy) and Mrs. Digel have been called to their last rest.® We shall give some few particulars about them in the Appendix. Mr. Sikemeier and Mr. Schoenthal have arrived in Mangalore and Cannanore. Miss Haas arrived and became Mrs. J. Miiller (Mercara) and the two daughters of Mr. Chr. Miiller became Mrs. Schmolck and Mrs. J. Kittel (Tellicherry). # Mr. Reuther must be added to the list of those who have been called away to a better world. 25 — Of the above number of ordained Missionaries, 2 are Natives of India, and we have besides 3 Natives ordained as Deacons. We have this year also to regret the departure from India of old friends of our Mission, who were in the habit of supporting our Mission after the old style, and we feel the difference very much. Partly our itinerating work has been restricted on this account. May the Lord move others to step in their places in helping on His work! The Ac- count at the end of the Report will, we trust, convince our friends that we are as economical as possible, though we are not quite sure, whether we deserve the compliment which the Friend of India gave us of being the cheapest Mission in India. We think our Account of this year will be less subject to misunderstanding by mentioning the number of Missionaries drawing money from the Mission-funds, as a number are sustained by their different establishments. There are however a good number of friends who have assisted us in this year also, and our best thanks are due to them in the name of the canse whose stewards we are. Especially we wish to make use of this opportunity to give our best thanks to Dr. Dempster in Mangalore, Dr. Bathy in Dharwar, Dr. Roberts in Calicut, Dr. Blacklock in Can- nanore, Dr. Ross in Ootocamund and other medical gentlemen who have assisted us in cases of sickness with the greatest kindness, without remuneration and sometimes with a great deal of personal inconvenience to themselves. e e = I CANARK MANGALORE. I. CLERICAL PART.* Rev. J. J. Brigel (1858); in charge of the congregation, out-stations and schools. Senior Missionary of the station. Rev. H. Daimelhuber (1870), Assistant of Mr. Brigel; chiefly in the congregation and out-stations. Rev. G. Ritter (1869), Assistant of Mr. Brigel; chiefly for schools. Rev. E. H. Bergfeldt (1860), Rev. B, Graeter (1863), in charge of the Catechist-Seminay. This year again the Lord has found good to remove two members of our Mission-family by death. Mr. G. Schmid after having been in the country for only 5 months, died on the 22nd June after an illness of only 3 days. Mrs. Digel who had arrived in 1867 died on the 2nd December. A few particulars about them will be given in the Appendix. Besides that we had a very troubled time in the months of April It was a time when there was scarcely and May till the rains set in. one single day without a fire breaking out in some part or other of the town. Twice it broke out in our compound, the first time destroying the house inhabited by Mr. Brigel and Mr. Daimelhuber, where just then two more Missionaries from other stations happened to live. The second time a big horse-stable burnt down and one of the horses peri- shed in the flames. The losses to the Mission and personally to Mr. Brigel were considerable, but the danger threatened in those two nights was even greater, as the Printing Press, the Catechist-Seminary and a number of other houses were in the most imminent danger. There cannot be any doubt that the houses were intentionally set on * Whilst the Report was .in the Press Rew. J. Hesse arrived from Kaity (cf. Kaity) and Rev. N. H4ibner from Europe. 27 S SR fire, but the guilty person could not be found. There were rumours that all the houses on Balmattha, the hill which we inhabit, should be burned, and as there are on Balmattha besides the Mission houses a great number of houses belonging to our Native Christians, many of them thatched, the feeling of insecurity was very great and the nights very anxious. But the Lord in His mercy shielded us from further harm. In consequence of these calamities Mr. Kittel was obliged to re- move to Mercara, to make room for Mr. Brigel. Mr. Brigel has been fully occupied with the care of the congrega- tion, preaching, visiting in the houses, listening to the manifold com- plaints and wishes of his parishioners, instructing the boys and girls for confirmation, and the catechumeni for baptism. Of these, including their children, 17 could be baptized in the course of this year, whilst 19 remain for further instruction. The two Missionaries who arrived in 1869 and 1870 have chiefly been busy with studying the two languages which are required to carry Mr. Daimelhuber studies Tulu to on the Mission work in Mangalore. qualify himself for the work in the congregation and amongst the hea- then, and Mr. Ritter learns Canarese, to help in the Schools and amongst the heathen. Both have already made so much progress that they could partly commence in their proper spheres of labour. These schools are 3 Day-Schools chiefly for Christian boys, 1 for Christian girls, 1 for heathen boys. An TIofant School for very young Christian children has been opened by Mrs. Wiirth and is carried on by 2 native female teachers. Two Brahmin Girls’ Schools are taught by 4 Native female teach- ers under the guidance of Mrs. Graeter and Mrs. Bergfeldt, who also give daily instruction to these teachers. A number of Christian girls also have begun to join these lessons given to the female teachers, to improve upon the instruction they have acquired in the Christian Day- School for girls. The other ladies have also in various ways had their work with the girls and women of the congregation in prayer-meetings and schools. 4% e 28 The Catechist-Seminary instructed 16 youths. Five of them passed their examination at the end of the year and were ordained as Cate- chists on the 1st January 1871 in Calicut. Irregularities which came to light in the course of the year were overcome partly by dismissing one who proved himself unworthy of his calling, partly by stirring up the consciences of the rest to a feeling of the wrong course they were in. Mr. Bergfeldt, Mr. Graeter and the Catechist Christanuja dedicated most of their time to this school. Mangalore had a visit from a number of Brahmo Missionaries and their endeavours cannot be without some influence on our Mission work. What the results will be we are not yet able to say. Although we did not intend to act as their opponents we yet thought it proper to give some lectures in English about Redemption through Christ, to enable those who were seeking, to know on which side truth was to be found, to come to a proper understanding about this question of eternal life and death.—Now and then we were obliged to contradict some incorrect statements which appeared in the Indian Mirror concerning our Mission. But as we have no mind to do it frequently we request those who read any such statements about our Mission to accept them only with caution and reserve, as they certainly have hitherto been incorrect. II. BOOK AND TRACT DEPOSITORY AND PRINTING PRESS. Mr. C. Stolz (1863), in charge of Printing Press and Book & Tract Depository. Mr. Ch. Reuther (1867), Printing Press. (Died in March 1871). Rev. W. E. Sikemeier (1870), Book and Tract Depository. Mr. Sikemeier came from Europe to take the place of Mr. Gundert. It is hoped that after he has acquired the language, he will be able to take also a part in direct Mission work, besides helping in the Depository. The following list shows the progress of the work. 29 SALE OF BOOKS AND TRACTS. I. Our Publications. | a.) Religious Books and Tracts, including Almanacs. he Religious Tract Society.) (Priuti:d on Paper granted by t Copies Canarese 18747 15754 Malayalam Tulu 653 167 English English & Canarese 68 35389 < b.) Tulu and Malayalam. New Testaments 337 c.) School-Books. (Canarese 5922 Malayalam 8217 English 49 14188 49914 I1. Koreign Publications. Copies. Bibles and Bible Portions 812 Other Books, Maps, &ec. chiefly School-books in English, German, Canarese, Malayalam and Tulu 28726 29538 79452 Mr. Reuther was suffering for a great part of the year and died on the 6th March 1871 (after the Report was written, so that the parti- His work in the meantime fell on culars cannot be given this year). Mr. Stolz and Mr. Sikemeier. But a successor for Mr. Reuther is announced from Basel. 30 LIST OF BOOKS Printed during the year 1870, I. Canarese. Edition. Size. Copies. Pages Almanac for 1871 s 80 3500 68 Examination of Hinduism . 122 3000 87 Method of teaching Arithmetic 2000 100 Arithmetical Exercises, III book 2000 65 Answers to Do 500 29 3000 18 Description of South Canara Outlines of the History of India [l e B e B (R S G 4000 22 (o] Sabhdpatra (Congregational Paper) 200 136 Bélapatra (Childrens » ) 200 48 History of the Church of Christ, finished 1000 566 Third Book of Lessons, M. G 11T 3000 276 o On Pilgrimages [ (op)ite SRR FRREN o' R~ S SR . TR ] 3000 82 Instructive Parables 3000 136 Canarese Primer % 5000 48 Police Officer’s Manual 100 88 » Constable’s Catechism 33503 1000 61 On Religion VIII 16° 4000 59 Selection of Bible Passagos 1v 120 3000 45 11T 2000 84 Canarese Prayers Synchmnologxcal Table of Bxble Hlstoxy 500 11. Kodagu 42¢° 1500 48 % Coorg Songs % III. Sanscrit Twelve Psalms (in Malayalam characters) 16° 3000 26 1V. English 30th Report, Basel Missionary Society 80 1200 93 The Heart-Book I1I 162 1500 66 The Coorg Gazetteer (Manual of Coorg) 8° 1000 485 V. Tulu The Lord’s Prayer, Decalogue and Creed in large types ° v 700 —— 31 V1. Malayalam Edition. Size Copies. Pages 80 3000 56 Almanac for 1871 . . . Catechism of Malayalam Grammar . II 120 5000 135 II 2000 319 Do do Diglott edition » Dr. Gundert’s Dictionary of the Malayalam I 80 1500 112 Language, begun Dr. Gundert’s History of the Church of Chust II 1000 364 369 English-Malayalam School-Dictionary 3000 The true Light . 16° 3000 26 Short Bible Stories . 12¢ 4000 119 Chronological Digest of the History of' Indla 3000 44 Short Account of the Madras P’residency . 4000 69 The best Choice . :6: 4000 56 The good Teacher 4000 21 The Sermon on the Mount 8000 20 The Sufferings of Christ 5000 60 The Birth of Christ 6000 12 The Lost Sheep, ete f%;i - ,g 6000 | On Fate » 4000 49 First Malayalam- Enghsh Translatm i 12° 4000 171 Total. 123400 4748 We are this year also greatly obliged to the Religious Tract Socicty These for the liberal grant of Printing Paper received from them grants alone make it possible to us to sell the religious Publications at very reduced rates, so as to make them accessible to all III. MERCANTILE AND INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT Mur. C. Riehim (1860), General Agent and Treasurer of the Mission Principal of the Mercantile Establishment Mr. C. Schober (1867), Assistant Mr. Th. Digel (1864), in charge of the Weaving Hstablishment Mr. Pfleiderer having left for Europe and Mr. Schmid having been § : removed by death, the work pressed heavily on Mr. Riehm, who over H and above the mercantile work, had the charge of a number of Church- R 32 — funds, the whole property of the Mission on the different Stations, the Treasury and Accounts of the Mission, the building of a new house, etc. As a temporary help, Mr. Stoll from Honore was called to his assistance. Mr. Schober has come from Calicut and his place in Calicut will shortly be occupied by Mr. Elsédsser. We hope to have Mr. Pfleiderer back in the course of this year, and an additional assistant is likewise expected. The Tiling business has also beenunder the supervision of Mr. Richm. The Weaving Establishment has been carried on by Mr. Digel and gave work to 76 men, women and boys. Mr. Digel has had a most severe loss by the death of his wife and the women of the establishment and of the rest of the congregation have been deprived of an active and energetic helper and adviser by this sad event. In our last Report we gave at this place the account of a case of poisoning and we have since been requested to correct the statement that the youth died. He suffered for some time, but got well again and is alive. MOOLKY. Rev. A. Mdnner (1857), Rev. J. Mack (1858). NATIVE DEACON: Rev. Sebastian Furtado. Of those who had joined us in the course of last year several went back, but others came in their place to become Christians. Mr. Ménner and Mr. Mack and Mr. Furtado instructed a great number of people in the elements of Christianity. 129 were baptized and 89 remain for fur- ther instruction and baptism. But the new Christians have to suffer much from the heathens in their villages. The Missionaries and Cate- chists held regular services in Moolky, Utchilla, Padur, Kutyar and Santur and occasional ones in a number of other places. The Girls’ Boarding School had between 70 and 62 girls. Many ne\vv girls came from those families who had just become Christians 33 Thus they came directly from heathenism and the consequence was that it wanted much energy on our side to keep up the Christian tone of the school and to accustom the new girls to the rules of the school. But gradually they yielded to the Christian influence and felt also the power of the Word of God. Two girls were called away by death. OODAPY. Rev. R. Hartmann (1859), Rev. W. Stokes (1860), Rev. F. Miiller (1861), Rewv. L. Langel (1868), Rev. J. A. Brasche (1870). Mr. Miiller was deeply afflicted by the death of his wife, to whom he had been married 21 years ago. Mr. Hartmann was for 8 months unable to do his work on account of sickness, but in August he returned with renewed strength. Mr. Langel who till then had learned Canarese, found it desirable to study Tulu too in order to be able to instruct the candidates for baptism, and succeeded so faras to be able to preach, instruct and baptize a number of inquirers, whilst Mr. Brasche studies Canarese. Mr. Biihrer had come from the Hills to instruct and baptize a number of inquirers in Gudde, an out-station of Oodapy. Mr. Stokes passed much time in Shirwa and Mr. Langel in Ninjuru and other out-places instructing the in- quirers. Last year there were frequent accessions from the heathen in Oodapy and its out-stations. This year also some people have joined the congregation, but a great number have gone back of those who had joined us last year. The rest have been instructed and baptized and altogether 155 have been added to the church (in Oodapy 68, in Gudde 36, in Shirwa 48, and some in other places); another number of 77 are waiting for instruction and baptism. The new Christians have to suffer much from their heathenish enemies and violent hands were 5 ————rrn 34 even laid on Mr. Hartmann himself. But some of the converts rejoice our hearts by the steadfastness with which they stand in the midst of all afflictions. It is a very heavy trial for some of them and they re- quire strength from above to remain unwavering. The Preparandi-School instructed 19 boys with a view to qualify them either for the Catechist-Seminary or the Training School. Bible- lessons, English, Canarese, Malayalam, Sanscrit, Greek, Arithmetic, Geometry, History of India, of England and of the World, Geography and Singing were taught in 3 classes in 68 weekly lessons by Mr. Miiller and the two Catechists, Elieser and Henry. A few lessons were also given by Mr. Brasche. At the end of the year two boys were sent to the Catechist-Seminary. The Orphanage under the direction of Mr. Hartmann, assisted by a schoolmaster and a superintendent and partly by Mr. Brasche, took care of 58 boys, 7 of whom could enter the Preparandi-School whilst 3 learned different trades. A blind boy also has been taught a trade. . The boys are partly the children of very poor Christian parents. These must if possible pay at least a fraction of the expenses. - But there are many children of catechumeni too, who, coming fresh from heathenism must learn the first elements of Christian faith and morality. Parti- cularly inthe case of such parents, about whose steadfastness we were doubtful, we endeavoured to take as many boys as possible to our Boarding School and to teach them the 10 Commandments and the Lord’s Prayer &c. so that in case of their parents going back to hea- thenism and taking their children with them, a seed may be sown in their hearts to spring up at a later time. But with the great number of new boys heathenish influence made itself felt in the school and it was especially the spirit of falsehood that had to be fought against. Of the pupils of the Training School one is occupied in practical were sent to places where schools had to be erected. exercises in the Orphanage, teaching under supervision. The rgst Some of such schools have been opened on the different out-stations and are taught either by a schoolmaster or by such pupils of the Training school, or by the Catechists who are there to care for the spiritual wants of the new Christians. 35 — HONORE. Rev. Th. Walz (1866), Rev. A. Stoll (1867). Mr. Walz was absent from the station for a great part of the year on account of failing health. Mr. Stoll was in January 1871 called to Mangalore to help Mr. Riehm. Mr. Stoll with the 2 Honore Catechists and 1 Catechist from Carwar preached on the Gdkarna-festival, after that he went with one Catechist to the MAri-festival in Sircy and again on a tour of 58 days when he travelled as far as Kundapur. Mr. Walz and Mr. Stoll together made several smaller tours. The out-Station Carwar is taken care of by the Catechist J. Kamsica. There are a number of The Missionaries now and then visit there. Mr. Walz came in November to give them the final in- inquirers. struction, but he could not find courage to baptize more of them than one man with his wife and two children. There are 7 more inquirers waiting for further instruction. COORG. ANANDAPOOR: Rev. H. A. Kaundinya (1851), Rev. A. Wenger (1861). MERCARA : M. J. Miiller (1866). Rew. F. Kittel (1853), Mr. Kaundinya was for a part of the year obliged to be absent in Mangalore, he also had to accompany Mrs. Kaundinya to the Hills. Mr. Wenger arrived in Anandapoor in January 1871, to take the place of Mr. Schnepf who had been so much prostrated by fever that he was obliged to leave the station for good and has not yet been able to go to his new station, Dharwar. Mr. Kaundinya bhad the charge of the congx;egation, having 2 services each Sunday, instructing the children for confirmation and the B¥ — 36 Catechumeni for baptism. Mrs. Kaundinya instructs a number of girls and women of the congregation. A widow with her grandchild left the congregation, but another family has come and asks for instruction, so that there are now 11 candidates of baptism. Much sickness prevailed in the Christian village and 7 people died (out of 108). The Christians were by it driven to more carnest prayer. But some had to be put under church-discipline for participation in heathen festivals. Mercara has hada Missionary inthe person of Mr. Kittel, who came here in April from Mangalore. He now and then preaches in the bazaar, but his chief work is in the literary line, where he prepared the Shabdamanidarpana and some other books for the press. He has also the charge of the few Christians in this place and gathers them for services (in Canarese) on Sundays. Mr. J. Miiller is in charge of the mercantile business. Il. SOUTHERN MAHRATTA COUNTRY. DHARWAR. Rev. F. Krauss (1860), Rev. Titus Costa (1861), [Rev. W. Schnepf (1866).] Mr. Schnepf was to be stationed in Dharwar, but a most obstinate fever he contracted in our Coorg station has hindered him till now to go to Dharwar. The congregation had no increase from the heathen. Some came indeed and asked for baptism, but Mr. Krauss thought it necessary to bid them wait for some time. Now and then some people from Dharwar or other parts of the country visit the Missionary to speak on religious subjegts. But alto_gether the prospects are not very promi- i b 37 sing. Mr. Krauss preaches in the bazaar, visits in the jail and iti- nerates. This year he made either alone or with a number of Catechists or with Mr. Deuberatour to Gudasagara, one to each of the festivals in Huleyur, in Yamanur, Shiratty and Yellama. Other tours were made to Kittur, Etigi, Hebsoor and other places. The seed was sown in hope, although no immediate fruit became visible. A Canarese School with 65 boys is taught by two Native teachers. Mr. Krauss gives Bible lessons in this school, when he is in Darwar. The Anglo-Vernacular School had 85 boys. Mr. Titus Costa and 4 assistants teach in it, and have succeeded in elevating the standard of the school, so that the pupils now come up to the IV Standard of Examina- tions for grant-in-aid, and we hope to raise the standard still more. Bible lessons were regularly given, although the boys seem not to like it very much. The Municipality having given a grant of a piece of ground close to the school, we have been enabled to build an additional large room. Onthe 30th June wehad a public examination where Mr. Robertson, Collector of Dharwar, had the kindness to preside, and we took some hope that our English friendls might in future take more interest in this school. HOOBLY. Mr. F. Ziegler (1862), Rev. Z. Deuber (1866). Mr. Deuber had again been suffering very much from bad health. Yet he was able to take care of the congregation in Hoobly and the two out-stations and to preach in the congregations and amongst the Once he went with heathen of Hoobly and the surrounding villages. Mr. Krauss to a heathen festival at some distance. Mr. Ziegler also took a share of the services in the congregation and preaching to the heathen and directed the sale of books. But his chief work was teaching and superintending the schools in Hoobly and supervising all the Mission schools of the district. 38 e Mrs. Ziegler and Mrs. Deuber lent a helping hand in the care for the boarding school and in instructing the girls of the congregation. The congregation has had a very excited year. Drunkenness was seen to be on the increase, and when Mr. Deuber preached aginst it, a number of people complained that he had preached against them. Summoned before the presbytery they refused to acknowledge the authority of this body unless a member, they disliked, was excluded. Eventually 12 persons had to be expelled from the congregation, as they were neither willing to give up their drinking habits nor to submit to the authority of the presbyters or missionaries. Whilst these say that, although being excluded from the church, they will not leave the Lord, and have established a service of their own. A man with his family has left the congregation in the out- station Hebsuru and joined the heathen. But on the other hand January 1871 brought the happy event of 3 young influential upright men breaking caste and joining the congre- gation on the out-station Unakallu. In Hoobly itself no conversions have taken place. This year we have again the pleasure to notice a case where the wife of a convert had been detained by her relatives, but where these were moved by the Divorce Act to allow her to join her husband. The Preparandi-School began the year with 8 pupils. Of these two could be sent to the Catechist-Seminary in Mangalore, one was sent to Oodapy and three were expelled from the School. As Mr. Ziegler made it his chief endeavour to prepare two pupils for the Catechist-Seminary, he could not give as much attention to the boys of the Anglo-Vernacular School, united with the Preparandi-School, and the numbers decreased very much. But having done with that work he has in the new year begun to look more after the Anglo-Ver- nacular School, and the consequence is already visible in an increase of boys. The Orphanage under the care of Mr. and Mrs. Ziegler had at the beginning of the year 17 boys, of whom 12 remain for the new year. Some of those who left will become peasants, one entered the Prepa- randi-School. ek 39 A Vernacular School for Hindoo boys was carried on in the town It has only 43 boys. BETTIGHERRY. Rev. W. Roth (1857), Mr. F. Hahn (1857) (left for Europe in March 1871). Both Missionaries made, together with the Catechists, a number of tours, travelling the one 60 and the other 45 days. T ey met not with many willing hearers, yet there were at least some, who heard willingly and seem to long for something better. There were 5 baptisms from the heathen, 2 girls of the Orphanage and 3 adults. One of them is Ramappa, now Devapriya, from Shagoti and another Ishwara, now Sadananda, from Navalli, both of whom we mentioned in our last Report. Devapriya’s wife has not yet joined him and he lives in very poor circumstances in consequence of his be- coming a Christian. Yet he is not downcast and exercises a very good influence on our old Christians. Of these a family of 5 persons had to be excommunicated. The Girl's Boarding School has 16 girls and was in charge of Mr. and Mrs. Roth. One of the children died, but her deathbed was a proof that the word of God is not lost upon these children and her childlike love to and trust in Christ was a compensation for many discouraging experiences in the school. The Vernacular School for Christian and Hindoo boys in the town had 47, and we opened a night-school for Hindoo young men, which e e was frequented by 12 youths. The out-station Shagoti is still a hopeful place. One youth from this village is now studying in the Catechist-Seminary in Mangalore and his wife joined him in the course of last year. There are a number of people who give hope of becoming Christians. But they tarry. But Bhimavva the mother of one amongst them declared that she could not wait any longer for her son and on the 1st January 1871 applied for baptism. 40 The school there had, notwithstanding the heathen opposition, 12 boys, whom Danappa instructs in reading and writing, but especially in the word of God. Navalli, after Ishwara (Sadananda) haé gone to Bettigherry and become Christian, does not show many encouraging signs. GOOLEDGOOD. Rev. J. Thumm (1860), Rev. Ch. Weigele (1867). There have been no baptisms from the heathen, although there are in different villages a number of people convinced of and impressed by the trath. In one village a cabinet-maker, who for some years had been in the habit of buying all our books, had a house built, to be a school and a place for the Missionary to stay in, and himself made a cot and a table for the Missionary. But conversions we had none. Some members of the congregation had to be excluded from the Lord’s Supper, whilst others go with the Missionary to preaching tours. These preaching tours have been made by both Missionaries, the Catechist and the Schoolmaster in all directions, and have formed the chief work of the year. Two schools are carried on by a Christian schoolmaster and his wife, the one for boys in the bazaar with 65 boys and the other for girls with 12 pupils. III. MALABAR. CANNANORE. Rev. J. M. Fritz (1839),in charge of the Congregation, Senior Missionary of our whole Mission. Rev. G. Hanhart (1857), itinerating Missionary. Rev. S. Walter (1865), in charge of the out-station, Chowa. Mr. S. G. Schoch (1857), Superintendent of the Weaving Establishment. Mr. W. H. Schoenthal (1870), Assistant to Mr. Schoch. This station has been so fortunate as to get back by a decision of the Madras Government for the use of the Mission a house and compound which the Mission had owned for 10 years, but had never been allowed by the military authorities to inhabit, as it is situated in the Can- tonment. In consequence of it Mr. Fritz now enjoys a healthy dwelling and has removed the Girls’ School to the same compound.—Mr. Fritz’s daughter, who had been staying with him has been married to Mr. Walter in Chowa, the out-station of Cannanore. The congregation increased by the baptism of 4 persons from the heathen and the reception of one Roman Catholic; all after having received the necessary instructions from Mr. Fritz. The Roman Catholic youth has now entered our Preparandi-School in Tellicherry. Services were regularly carried on by Mr. Fritz and Mr. Hanhart and occasionally by one of the Catechists, on Sundays 2in Malayalam and one in English, and a Malayalam one on Fridays. Besides that the Christians have amongst themselves a weekly prayer-meeting. i) Itinerating was done by Mr. Hanhart and a number of Catechists. They visited Payavur and Taliparambu as usual. Catechist Abraham Mulil, who is set apart for itinerating, reached many places where But altogether itinerating before the Gospel had scarcely been heard. was less than in former years, owing to the falling off of subscriptions in India, from which the travelling expenses should be taken. Mr. Hanhart endeavoured to make up for it, by visiting more frequently 6 o 42 P and systematically the houses and villages in or near Cannanore. The reception in general is not unfavourable, but much fruit does not yet appear. A number of colporteurs were occupied in selling School-books, The sale of Bibles was not even so great Tracts and Bible-portions. as formerly, but of School-books and- Tracts 4469 were sold for Rs. 1088. (By colporteurs 1359, by Missionaries and Catechists 1307 and in the Bookshop 1803). The Anglo-Vernacular School has been removed to the Mission- house and in consequence of it the numbers went down to 45. The Girls’ Boarding School has been transferred to the compound It contains mentioned above, but a new house must be built for it. 40 boarders and 6 day-scholais and was directed by Mr. and Mrs. Fritz, assisted by Mrs. Hanhart and part of the year by Miss Fritz. The out-stations Chiracal and Taliparmbu are occupied by a number of Catechists who from there preach the Gospel in the neighbourhood and in places at a greater distance. The Vernacular School in Muliyil has 82 boys and 9 girls. The Weaving Establishment is under the care of Mr. Schoch, who also direets the sale of books and tracts. He has received an assistant in the person of Mr. Schoenthal, who arrived in November 1870. The establishment gives work to 75 persons, 52 of whom are members of our congregation. The Branch-congregation at Chowa was under the care of Mr. Walter. Through his marriage with Miss Fritz the female part of the congregation, both women and girls, have gained a helper and instractor. We have reason to believe that the Spirit of God works in the congre- gation and have been privileged to see proofs of this on deathbeds. From Chowa Mr. Walter and the Catechist preached the Gospel in the places round about and went on preaching tours to other places. 43 <o oxen TELLICHERRY Rev. Chr. Miiller (1842), Rev L. Reinhardt (1859), Rev. J. Kittel (1867), M»r. W. Schmolck (1869) The Lord in His inscrutable plan found it zood to call to her eter- nal rest our sister, Mrs. Miiller, who had been such a great help in the She died 4 months before two of her Mission-work of this station daughters arrived to be married, the one to Mr Kittel and the other to Mr. Schmolek Mr. Miiller’s joy in having his 2 daughters near him, was thus damped by the heavy loss which preceded it Four persons have been received from the heathen One of them is the wife of Timotheus, who was baptized 3 years ago, when his wife forsook him and took away the children. Another is a young man from Pudiangadi. Two are boys of the Orphanage. The congregation is under the care of Mr. Miiller, who also con- ducts the daily prayers in the Boarding School and the Weaving Establishmeut, gives a number of lessons in the former and has pre- pared several Malayalam books for the press. Besides the Malayalam services on Nettur for the bulk of the congregation on Sundays and week-days, a Malayalam sermon is preached every Sunday in the town This latter is conducted by Mr. Reinhardt or a Catechist Mr. Reinhardt also preaches in English on Sundays, and carries on the bazaar preach- ng The Preparandi-School had 13 pupils at the beginning of 1870 January 1871 no less than 24 boys asked for admittance, of whom 21 were admitted, so that the school has now 33 pupils preparing to be come catechists or schoolmasters At one time of the year the majority of the pupils not willing to submit to discipliue, left the school, but they soon found it better to ask for re-admittance, which was granted to all but one Although several branches of our Mission-work in Tellicherry suffered from the loss of Mrs. Miiller, it is chiefly the Orphanage (Boarding School) which in her has been deprived of a kind mother and active worker The school has now been given over to M Schmolck. her son-in-law, and Mrs. Schmolck, her danghter. Mr. Miiller 6% 44 Tt Al continues however to give lessons in the school. The school has now 53 boys. The Anglo-Yernacular Sehool has 207 pupils. Mr. Reinhardt left for Europe in February 1871, where Mrs. Reinhardt went in March 1870. Altogether it is rather doubtful whether this school will be carried on by the Mission. Two Vernacular Schools were carried on, one in the town and the other in the fisher-village. CHOMBALA. Rev. J. Laujffer (1856). NATIVE DEACON: Rev. Paul Chandren. Mr. Linder had the charge of the station during the year 1870 and left it only in December for Palghaut, after Mr. Lauffer had arrived to take his place. On the 6th January 1871 Mr. Lauffer was ordained for the ministry at this place. Mr. Linder and the Deacon provided for the spiritual and partly also for the temporal wants of the congregation. They preached also to the heathen in the neighbourhood and now and then made tours to a greater distance. In this they were assisted by 3 Catechists, one of whom lives in Chombala and two at the out-stations, Muverattu and Kandappenkundu. 2 Christian Schoolmasters teach in the school of Chombala and Muverattu. Much trouble was caused to us and our Native Deacon by some of his wicked relatives who by an act of injustice and force tried to deprive him of part of his property. On Pentecost a man, now Joseph, from the neighbourhood came and asked for immediate baptism. As he had been instructed for a suffi- cient time and an examination satisfied us about his motives and Christian knowledge, we baptized him. But the opposition of his relatives was very great. - SokSsom e 45 Another man, Kanda from Pudiangadi, came onthe 20th May to become a Christian here, as he was afraid of the opposition at home He could not indeed escape from that, but he remained steadfast and is now in the Preparandi-School in Tellicherry. CALICUT. Rev. Th. Schaujfler (1860), Rev. J. Knobloch (1865), Mr. F. Matthissen (1867), Mr. G. Spillmann (1869) [Mr. Th. Elsiisser (1867).] Mr. Spillmann had to suffer for several months from continued dysentery, which made his recovery most improbable. But he re- covered and could take over the work of Mr. Lauffer, who thus was set free to go to Chombala. Mr. Schober has gone to Mangalore, from which place Mr. Elsisser will shortly come to take charge of the mer- cantile business. % Mr. Schauffler’s work was the spiritual care of the congregation, holding the regular services on Sundays and week-days and otherwise superintending the moral and religious condition of his flock, the direction of the Boarding School, Anglo-Vernacular School, &e. The congregation increased by the baptism of 14 persons from the heathen and the re-admittance of 8 persons who had been excommuni- cated but who now appcared to be sincerely repentant, and likely to , walk worthy of the Christian name. One of the new converts is a young man from Pudiangadi whose | conversion may be considered a fruit of the school we had for a number of years been carrying on there, while another fruit of that same school is mentioned in the Report of Chombala.— Also the conversion of a man of the Tiyar caste caused much joy, as it was a genuine and deep-going i conversion which had silently been going on in him. He was baptized only a few days before his death.—The opposition in these and other cases was very great, and in one case as much as Rs. 1000 was $t 46 offered as a reward for bringing a convert back, dead or alive; but it did not succeed. Two families have left our church and joined the Roman Catholics. But 14 persons are waiting for further instruction and baptism. Mr. Knobloch, besides taking his turn in the services of the station as often as he is present, has the charge of the out-stations, Coilandy and Beypoor, but chiefly dedicates himself to preaching to the heathen in Calicut and in other places. He is actively supported by a number of faithful Catechists who go out also without the Missionary to Also several heathen festivals evangelize the country round about. were visited. - ho The colporteur for tracts and school-books sold 7074 copies, and t one employed by us on behalf of the Bible Society sold in 11 months % 1178 Scripture portions for Rs. 80. The Anglo-Vernacular School had 120 pupils and 4 teachers. It is superintended by Mr. Schauffler who also giveg regular Bible lessons in it. The Weaving Establishment under the care of Mr. Schober was less flourishing than formerly. Messrs. Franck and Co. continued to afford their generous help. The Carpenter Workshop is now under Mr. Spillmann. In both these establishments particular care is taken to train our people to honest industrious work and to educate them in the fear of the Lord. Regular prayers are held in the mornings and evenings. The Mercantile business was under the care of Mr. Schober, till he was ordered to Mangalore, when Mr. Matthissen took temporary charge of it. But as soon as Mr. Elsiisser arrives, Mr. Matthissen will be set free again for his other work. The Girls’ Boarding School, where Mr. and Mrs. Schauffler have the care of the girls, had in former years to complain about the unhealthy condition of the house. Liberal contributions from our Home-Committee, from friends in the country and a grant from Government made it possible to build a new house with an upper story, which now gives full satisfaction. The health of the girls is now very good. Only one girl died, but from injuries received in her home. f; 47 — CODACAL. Rev. Chr. Rock (1864). NATIVE DEACON: Rewv. Joseph Jacobi. Mr. Rock was by the ill-health of Mrs. Rock, obliged to be absent from the station for a number of months, during which time the Native Deacon had the charge of the congregation in Codacal and the out- station Parapery which is commonly divided between him and the Missionary. The church was finished and used for the first time on Penfeéosr. Two persons from the heathen were baptized in the course of this year. The one is the old father of Paul, the Catechist in Parapery and the other a Nayer youth of 22 years, whilst 5 more wait for fur- ther instruction. Having for some time been convinced that there must be thieves in the congregation, we have at last been able to trace two and give them over to the Police. Services are held in Codacal and in Parapery, and the Gospel is frequently preached to the heathen round about till down to Chavakada. PALGHAUT. Rev. E. Diez (1851), Rev. C. Linder (1868). Mr. Gundert has exchanged Palghaut for Kaity, the climate of which will, it is hoped, better suit Mrs. Gundert’s ' ealth. Mr. Linder arrived in January 1871 to take his place at Palghaut. Thus Mr. Diez was alone for the greater part of the year and had the charge of the congre- gation and School in Palghaut and of the out-stations Cannanoor, Kinnanoor, Karawapira, Panayoor anii Wadackencherry, all of which he visited now and then. Several people had to be excluded from the congregation on account : of their wicked lives. It seems that these and similar occurrences are PSR R 48 the fruits of the sad falls mentioned in ?111‘ last Repbrt. One person has returned to heathenism. In Wadackencherry 2 people could be baptized. One of them, a youth, has since entered the Preparandi-School in Tellicherry. The Gospel was preached to the heathen by Mr. Diez chiefly in connection with his frequent visits to the out-stations. And a number of faithful Catechists in Palghaut and the out-stations endeavoured to But much desire for the spread the Gospel in their different stations. truth is not met with. Two colporteurs have been occupied in selling Tracts and Bible parts. The Anglo-Vernacular School has considerably fallen off. There are only 43 boys in it. We were obliged to dismiss two of the Chris- tian teachers. A Vernacular School for girls is faithfully attended to by Mrs. Diez. Three Vernacular Schools are carried on at 3 of the out-stations. V. NILGHERRIES. KAITY. Rev. J. Metz (1843), Rev. S. Gundert (1863), Rev. J. Hesse (1869). Mr. Wenger was ordered to Coorg, and Mr. (rundert came from Palghaut to take his place: Mr. Hesse passed some months in Mysore to study Canarese, but he came back with a severe fever, which hindered him till now from going to Mangalore, his destined station. The death of Abraham Nerkamby, the first convert and faithfal Catechist of the Badagas has been a great loss to the station. He had become a Christian in 1858 under most trying circumstances and departed this life on the 9th October 1870. His funeral took place —————— 49 on the 10th October and a number of Christians of our Mission, the American Mission, and of heathen Badagas attended it. The congregation has not increased during this year. Several people who had joined us were. drawn back by the exertions of the heathen enemies. But the Missionaries have been persevering in their work of bearing the Gospel from place to place. All the different districts have been visited in this year again, most villages have had the gospel brought to them twice and some much oftener during this period. Especially Mr. Metz is absent from Kaity for the greater part of the year. A number of Badaga boys and girls from 6-8 have been gathered into a Boarding School. There are also 2 Day-Schools at Kaity and Nerkamby, and 2 Night- Schools at Kaity and Jogatorre instructing altogether 64 Christian and heathen boys and girls. KOTAGHERRY. Rev. A. Biihrer (1842). In the beginning of the year Mr. Biihrer was still in the Tulu- country where he instructed and baptized 63 persons in Gudde and Santur. The work had been a great exertion as Mr. Biihrer had to go each day to 3 or 4 different places at the distance of several miles to instruct the people in their villages. In Kotagherry he takes care of the congregation holding services on Sundays in the new church and on week-days prayer-meetings in 'j < their houses. The church has now got a bell paid for from the collec- tions on the day of the consecration of the church. A grown up girl died with the words: “Lord Jesus, in Thy hands fj I commend my spirit!” and the death of a boy we have related in another part of the Report. A small day-school with 4 Christian boys and 5 girls is conducted by a Christian Schoolmaster. ?‘E 50 The Missionary preaches on the weekly market-days, on the heathen festivals and in the villages scattered through the district. The Catechist proves a useful help in preaching to the heathen, and on Sun- days some members of the congregation go out to invite the heathen to the kingdom of God. The operations of our Society in other Countries. From the Gold Coast of Africa * we related last year that Mr. and Mrs. Ramseyer with their baby and Mr. Kiihne had been taken prison- ers by the Ashante people and that up till then no news concerning them had been received. Of course the other Missionaries did all in their power to rescue them or at least to hear some tidings of them, but for many months without the least success. Especially David Asante, our faithful Native Missionary travelled to the frontier of the Ashante counrty, and engaged a man from Okwao, a town in Ashante, to take a letter to the prisoners. But for a long time he received no news at all At last the 20th May 1870 (the Missionaries had been made prison- ¥ For explanation we give the following geographical notes: The Gold- Coast extends West and the Slave-Coast East of the river Wolta. On both Coasts a number of small independent tribes are living, speaking different langnages. Akra, Adangme (or Krobo), Aquapem (or Otchy), Akem, Fanti are some of the tribes of the Gold-Coast; Anum, Peki, Ho, Akuambu are on the Slave-Coast. These small tribes separate from the coast the larger kingdoms of Ashante, with the capital Kumasi in the west, and of Dahome in the east of the Wolta. Our Missionary stations are in Akra, Adangme, Aquapem, Akem and Anum, whilst Peki, Ho, &c. are occupied by the Bremen Society, several of whose Missionaries were made over to them from our Society. In Jamestown near Christiansborg the English have a fort and a Governor, whilst Elmina near Cape-Coast-Castle is the residence of a Dutech Governor, both on the Gold-Coast. The Ashantes allied with Akuambu made war on the tribes east of the Wolta, and in doing this they plundered Anum and made the Mis- sionariés there prisoners of war. The tribes west of the Wolta, who are under the “protection” of the English Governor took side against the Ashantes. 51 —_— ers on the 24th June 1869) the man came back and brought a letter from the captives addressed to the Dutch Governor at Elmina. From this letter, which contained the first news about them, it appeared, that the prisoners had been brought to Kumase (more than 100 miles distant from the coast), that another European, Mr. Bonnat, a French merchant of Ho, had also been made prisoner, that the baby had died on the road the 7th August 1869, that the rest were in pretty good health and that the king had ordered them to write to the Dutch Governor and inform him, that he was willing to release the prisoners, but that it depended on the safe return of the Ashante General and on the discontinuance of the hostilities of the Akem-, Aquapem-, and Akra-tribes. With Mr. Asante’s messenger, who brought the letter, the king and four of his nobles had sent each a messenger, the king sending word, that if Mr. Asante doubted whether the prisoners were alive, he might come himself and see them, for the king was afraid that the English Governor intended to make war against him, if he had killed the Europeans. Through these messengers Mr. Asante sent to the captive Missionaries a letter and some paper and a New Testament, as the messenger report- ed they had asked the king to have the book sent through which they could see God; for as they did not possess it they had not seen God for a long/time. To the king (the king has a secretary who learned English from the Wesleyan Missionaries) he wrote that he could not come, but that it would be sufficient proof if each of the prisoners wrote a letter. The king of Kyebi (in Akem) threw many obstacles in the way of the ambassadors going to and fro, as these tried at the same time to buy up provisions of salt, of which there was great want in Ashante, as Ashante gets all salt from the coast from which it was now separated by the war. But nevertheless on the 30th July 1870 letters arrived from the Missionaries and one from the king’s secretary. The secre- i tary’s letter was thus: Kumase, Tth July 1870. Honoured Gentlemen! I am ordered by His Majesty, toinform you that he has received and graci- ? ously accepted your petition. - His Majesty will be very happy, to release the captive Missionaries, as soon as his General Adu-Bofo returns from the war. T* 52 His Majesty assures you that he never will treat any white filan disrespect- fully, as he wishes to be in friendship with them. I have allowed the white Missionaries to write to their friends and tell them that they are well. Yours obediently M. OSSU ANSUH Jor King Kalkar:. Chief Poku: his signxfor the King (Chief Poku cannot write and therefore made the sign.) - The letters of the prisoners were wfitten with pencil ofi papers of different small sizes. We translate two of them: Near Kumase, 8th July 1870. Dear David, Several chiefs ask us to write to you in their presence. The King greets you and the Missionaries and asks you to procure for him for the money he sends, silk umbrellas (dark ones or of several colours), European beverage (it seems some kind of spirits) and all kind of cloths (especially chintz). We do not know how much money they send; they want great quantities, the more, the better, We ask you in our own interest, to do all in your power to comply with their wishes as much as possible, as our welfare depends entirely on them. We beg you to consider, whsther it would not be good to send the King from you an extra present (perhaps a dress of green or red silk-damask). You will wonder that our letters are short, but we must write every thing in their impatient presence, under a scorching midday sun in a courtyard Therefore we are so brief. crowded with people. But we hope soon to find a better opportunity. Send for us thread and needles, soap, an Otchy-Testament, paper, pencils, tobacco for bartering, some knives, four woolen blankets, two chemises for my wife, shoes without elastic, socks, &c. We are poorer than you imagine. We were nearly devoured by lice, till the King sent us scissors and a comb. We greet all of you and recommend ourselves into your prayers. F. RAMSEYER. J. KUHNE. R. RAMSEYER. (Postscript from Mr. Kiihne's hand): We ask Rottmann especially to do all in his power to satisfy the King, as we are in a very bad condition and entirely dependent on his pleasure. (From Mr. Ramseyer’s hand): Salt they must have anyhow, else we also must go without salt. 53 - In rush-huts near the gate of Kumase, Wednesday the Tth (2) July 1870. Dear brethren! David Asante’s letter of the 8rd March the King gave us to read and per- mitted us to write a reply; but he told us to direct it to the Governor of Elmina. We have read the petitions and the letters to the King and he bids us write, that he will release us as soon as Adu-Bofo is back. We have suffered great hardships; but the Lord has helped us miraculously. We have walked more than 420 miles. God be praised, we are well, though of course we eat only Fufu. The King is very kind to us. Pray, send every thing of which you think it might be of use to us. To each one a pair of shoes, tins with biscuits, sardins, &e. You know from our first letter, that our dear baby Fritz died in Tortase, 30 miles from Kumase; in his last days he got no other food but yams and a kind of African corn; a cow for milk could not be procured. We greet all of you and ask you to continue praying for us. The Lord’s arm is not shortened. Your FRITZ RAMSEYER. ‘ A J. KUHNE. P. 8. Send some things for presents to the people with us; we are quite dependent on them. Mr. Bonnat, the Frenchman who traded in Ho, is also with us. From the other letters it appears that they live quite like natives, and that now and then the king sends them a sheep or a bullock. Of course the Missionaries hastened to make ready every thing for them, but suddenly a messenger arrived telling that all the messengers from Kumase had left Begoro, the frontier town, between Akem and Ashante, where the negotiations were carried on, and the boxes that had been sent off had to be brought back. The war between the Akem- Since king and the Ashante-king had put a stop to the negotiations. then up to this time no further news have come from or about the pri- S soners. They have been in captivity since the 24th June 1869 and there is till now no saying when and how it will end. The English Governor in Cape-Coast is however making exertions to effect the release of the captives, in accordance with instructions from England. i 54 ——— Our stations in the Akem and Aquapem territories have also been and are still in the most imminent danger of being attacked and plun- dered, and more than once our Missionaries had prepared everything for a flight to the coast. S— A letter of the 26th October 1870 says: “The Ashantes threaten our country now more than ever; for our tribes are not strong enough for resistance, and the Ashantes have already taken Waya, the station of the Bremen Mission, taking M#rz and Miiller with his wife as prisoners. But we hear that the fetish-priest in Anyako has sent 120 warriors to release the prisoners by force, and it is said they succeeded and are bringing them back to Anyako. What help from a fetish-priest! We wait for particulars.” But Mission work was notwithstanding all this not at a stand-still. Many Christians had to go to the war, and are formed into separate Christian batallions. The chiefs insist also that the Catechists must go to war, as they are expected to be strong in prayer. Nevertheless the services in the congregations have been going on and there have even been numerous accessions from the heathen The Christians who must go to war are also able to exercise their influence against barbarous cruelties and are respected and listened to by their heathen chiefs. b Since the above was written, news have again been received from the pri- soners. In letters dated from the 1st to the 14th October 1870 they write more detailed news about their march to Kumase and about their troubles in the beginning. Especially Mrs. Ramseyer had to bear very great hardships, so that it appears a divine wonder that she and the brethern are still alive and even well. But now they have received parcels of clothes and eatables and money from the Governor of Cape~C‘oast, which improved their condition very much. The king is very friendly towards them, and especially the Prince John Osu Ansa proves a true friend to them. They are also very happy in having re- covered the possession of a Bible after they had missed it for nearly a year. They are now full of gratitude towards and confidence in God, and desire that their trial may prove a blessing for the Ashante people. I1. In China our Mission works in the Province of Canton, where several other societies share the labour with them. There are 3 stations on the continent, 2 of which are more than 100 miles distant from the coast, and one station on the island of Hongkong. 6 FKuropean and 1 Native Missionary are working on these stations. —— 55 Although violent attacks on Missions and Missionaries of befriended societies near us have been made during this year, and we have thus been convinced that our Missionaries also with their congregations are not safe, we yet can praise the Lord that He has kept our Missionaries from all serious harm. They however have also experienced the enmity though in a lesser degree. In a village the first converts had been baptized and a few weeks afterwards a man, who was known as a bitter enemy of Christianity attacked the Christians, severely beat a woman and tried to kill 2 men. He had been encouraged by the elders of the village to act in such a manner. Mr. Lechler then went to the Manda- rin of the district, who received him kindly, at first ordered the guilty man to be brought near him, but afterwards gave Mr. Lechler a number of policemen to accompany him to the village, protect him and the Christians and affix in places to be pointed out by Mr. Lechler copies of a proclamation enjoining religious tolerance and warning every body If the elders from molesting either the Missionary or the converts. would satisfy Mr. Lechler’s claims for future security, the matter should rest there, if not, the guilty man should be brought before the Mandarin. Mr. Lechler arrived in the village, just at the time when all the elders of the neighbourhood had come together to make a petition to the Mandarin stating that it was against the will of the people that foreign- ers should come to their district, that nobody wished to see the reli- gion of the foreigners introduced there and begging therefore, that they should be forbidden to come to their district, and that the converts should be commanded to return to the religion of their forefathers. But when they saw the proclamation they promised to act according to it, and Mr. Lechler could pass the Sunday unmolested praising God, praying and meditating with the Christians. In the evening he went to see the elders, who promised that no further violence should be committed. The congregations have increased by 115 souls during the year 1869 and there were besides 87 persons waiting for instruction. In one place a temple for idols and in another a hall for the adoration of the ancestors have been changed into Christian Chapels. In some congregations several people had to be excluded from the church on 56 account of unchristian deeds, but in general and partly in consequence of this strict discipline, the Christians are more and more rooted in the truth and in Christian conduct. Schools are erected in different places and a Seminary prepares young men for the ministry and trains others for schoolmasters. A particular difficulty is met with in the Chinese way of writing, where not letters, but only syllables are represented by symbols,a consequence of which is that reading can be learnt only with much exertion and by long exercise, so that girls and working people are as good as ex- cluded from reading and writing. Besides this, the written symbols represent only the Mandarin language and do not suit the dialects. As this proves a great hindrance for the healthy development of a The Christian church, our Mission has adopted another method. Chinese dialects are cultivated and written with Lepsius’ alphabet (in Roman characters), so that reading and writing can be learnt in comparatively little time and is accessible also to common peopleand to the female sex. The old method is however not entirely put aside, but taught likewise, to classes of a higher standard. This plan of course necessitates the writing and publishing of an entire series of school- and church-books in the new alphabet. But it is hoped that the de- velopment of the congregations and schools will be materially furthered, by putting the Bible and other books into the hands of the people as an open book and not as a sealed letter. APPENDIX. Since the beginning of 1869 death has been very busy in our small circle, calling away one after the other from their earthly labours. Mr. Kaufmann, Mrs. Kaufmann and Mr. Wiirth were mentioned in our Report of last year. This time we must at the end of the year look back on four fresh graves, but not as those that are without hope. We know that the departed ones are with the Lord and it is this certainty that comforts and sustains those nearest to them. L Margaretha Miller, born Schweizer. She was born the 14th April 1838 in Basel in Switzerland. In her youth the Lord drew her towards Him, and although she tried to mix with the world in balls and theatres, the anxiety of her mind did not allow her to find pleasure in such things. Hebich’s powerful sermons made her decide entirely for the Lord. In 1863 she came to India and made herself useful in the girls’ schools in Calicut, Cannanore and Moolky. In December 1867 she was married to Mr. Fr. Miiller, with whom she lived in Oodapy for little more than two years. The marriage was blessed with two children. But a few weeks after the birth of the second child, she became feverish, the fever increased steadily, and on the morning of the 1st June she uttered for the first time the thought that this would be her end. “This night was worse than any before, I could not sleep at all. I think, I shall die.” Her husband was struck to the heart, he had not thought of danger. But in the evening she lost her consciousness, and there could scarcely remain any doubt about her condition. Next morning she said: “I wish to be in heaven, where there is no heat like this,” and in the evening of the same day her wish was fulfilled. She died the 2nd June 1870. 2. Gustav Schmid was born the 24th October 1840 in Wiirttemberg. From 1865-1869 he worked in the Comptoir of the Mission-house in Basel and gain- ed the character of a very conscientious man. Being asked to enter the service of the Missionary Trading Company for India, he consented and reached Mangalore in January 1870. He worked with only too much zeal and exertion, and it seems that by his excessive exertions his health had been much impaired, with- out however it being observed by any one. Some 10 days before his death he seemed to be quite well. At that time he got a cold in consequence of a light perspiration, and from this a bad tooth-ache. To avoid an interruption in his work he had the tooth taken out, but he did not feel better for it, the tooth 8 58 B bled very much and the blood he swallowed unconsciously in the night. The 20th June he was persuaded to remain in bed and in the evening the physician was called, but did not think it an important matter, yet he gave medicines, especially to stop the bleeding. Some confuse words which he uttered alarmed his friend, Mr. Elsiisser, so much that he resolved to pass the night near his bed The fever increased and on the 21st June Mr. Riehm told him that the illness might be deadly; he wondered and said, when asked, that though not wishing to die, he was not afraid of it. Some friends gathered to take the Lord’s Supper with him, when he, after Mr. Brigel’s prayer, began to pray him- self, though with great exertion. He prayed that the Lord might take away every doubt that Christ was living in him. “If Ihave only Thee, I desire nothing in heaven or earth. Lven if my flesh and my heart faileth, God is yet the strength of my heart and my part for ever.” He had done, he added, many things that were not in correspondence with God’s holy will, but for the sake of Christ’s blood shed for sinners, and through the eternal righteousness worked out by Him, He should graciously give him the entrance into the eternal habitations of peace and lead him to the springs of living water.—In the morning of the 22nd June the Doctor said that there was no more hope for his life; the fever made him very restless, and he had to be held in bed by force, then he became quiet, but remained unconscious, and at 11 A.». whilst his friends were praying near his bed, his soul departed to be with the Lord for ever. 3. Sophie Miller was born the 3rd March 1829 as the daughter of Jacob Lammlin in Bern (Switzerland). Misfortunes which befell her father deprived the family of all property, and she had to help her mother in the struggle for existence and for bringing up the younger children of the house. It seems that these hardships developed in her that excellent character thatshone so brightly in after-years. In 1845 she passed an examination to qualify her as governess, in which capacity she was employed in several houses and in a school, but her earnings went to her family. In the last house she had to educate 3 daughters, whose mother had died. When she entered, the father was a scoffing infidel. Two years later he died with childlike faith in his Saviour and the daughters also were through her instrumentality turned to the Lord and clung to her as to a mother. When she had fulfilled her duties towards this house and her younger brothers had been educated, Mr. Chr. Miiller asked for her hand ; she became his wife on the 2nd September 1862 and landed in India 2 months afterwards, where Cannanore and afterwards Tellicherry were her stations. Her faithful labours will never be forgotten. A pure deep piety, burning love for every body with whom she came in contact and an untiring energy made her a great blessing for the children and women of the congregation, for the members of the Mission who were near her, and also for those friends of the Mission who had the privilege of knowing her. Her chief care were the boys of the Orphanage, for each of whom she had the tenderest love, and the greater 59 —— the misery was from which he came, the more her love was shown. She pleaded their cause with good success before those who were enabled to give, but with even more earnestness before her heavenly Master. The bodily and the spiritual welfare of the boys were equally important to her. Besides that she gathered the women of the congregation for prayer, she gave lessons in her school, and there was scarcely anything at the station, which did not draw her sympathy and as much as necessary her effectual help. But with all that her husband found in her for his own person the greatest help and comfort in body and soul. She was fitted by the Lord in quite uncommon a degree for His work, and deep as the grief is at having lost her, we. cannot but praise the Lord for all He has done in her and through her. Some years ago the Lord had taken away her child and now her joy was great when the Lord gave her another the 21st June 1870. She had in- deed now and then felt as if she would not pass over this time, but now she praised God and said: “Now God has yet not called me away.” But 12 days later her legs began to swell and the pains increased more and more. Although the physician called the Doctor from Cannanore to his assistance, both could not understand what the nature of the disease was (post-mortem examination showed that there were ulcers in the reins, the spleen and the lungs, so that one of the A« reins was completely broken down). In the great sufferings she had to under- go her patient submission under God’s doings and her deep piety were indeed edifying to look at. She felt the pain of separation from her husband and child, and for their sake wished to stay longer, but for her sake she said: “Oh! I am happy to go, I have nothing to loose, but only to gain.” On the morning of the 2nd August she said: “I think I shall go home today,” and a few hours afterwards “This seems to be my last day.” When her husband told: “You have chosen the better part,” she answered: “Oh yes! May the Lord comfort you.” In the afternoon she fell asleep, and whilst she was sleeping her breath became shorter and sliorter till it stopped, and her spirit had gone to the Lord, whom she had loved so warmly and served so faithfully during the days of her earthly career. 4. Louisa Digel was born the 2nd March 1842 as the daughter of Mr, Stahl in Esslingen (Wiirttemberg, Germany). In 1864 her father died, and she proved a strong support to her mother, till she was called to become the wife of Mr. Th. Digel in Mangalore, to whom she was married the 18th November 1867. Soon afterwards on the 4th April 1868 she was near death, but although the Lord at that time restored her to life, she never afterwards became quite well. That did not however hinder her from making the greatest exertions for the sake of the Lord, first in mastering in an unusually short time the Tulu language and afterwards also English. As soon as she was able to speak in Tulu, she gathered the poor women of the Weaving Establishment for daily prayers, in which she tried hard to win their souls for Christ; she instructed /* e e 60 some of them in reading, made efforts to help the poor women to get some additional earnings by knitting and the like, and visited the women of the congregation in their houses. To her husband she was a particular blessing. All this untiring work was done amidst much bodily weakness which could be overcome only by a strong power of will, but which went on increasing, till on the 81st October 1870 she was obliged to cease from her work and give in to her weakness. Even then the illness was not considered important. When Dr. Ross was called some days later, he complained that the illness had been neglected and would now be more difficult to treat, but he did not think that it was to be fatal. Only Mrs. Digel herself, who for some time had pre- pared herself to die, expressed a conviction that it was to be her last illness, but she was not believed by others. Dr. Ross exerted himself most faithfully and deserves our sincerest gratitude, but human skill could not stop the progress of the disease. It increased more and more till in the last days of November The 2nd there remained no doubt that the Lord intended to call her away. December 1870 was her last day. She blessed her child, took leave of her husband and also of a number of Christian women, whom she exhorted to be faithful unto death. When the hymn “Death my earthly house thou breakest” was sung to her, she herself sang, although being unconscious, and soon after- wards her spirit had departed. She left a young baby of 7 months. Expenditure of the Flission during the year 1870 —T NS T Rs As Personal Expenditure for 52 Missionaries (33 married 57,810 and 19 unmarried—4 of them less than a year.) Journeys, including Home-passages 23,941 15 S = =3 Munshis . 1,210 Deacons, Catechists and Evano‘ehsts 15,133 14 Postage Stamps, etc 1,217 14 Libraries 548 e Church Expenses 1,093 324 15 Medical Outlays. Schools, English and Vernacular 10,932 5,694 Boarding Schools, Boys’ Do Girls 7,087 10 6,275 Catechist and Preparandi-Schools Printing Work 1,889 17,722 Buildings, Repairs and House- Rent Purchases and off-payments 3,375 (Z) 1,281 13 Agricultural Outlays and Taxes Interest and Bill discount 255 Sundries 84 Furniture 1,736 Total Rs 157,615 10 !l S N BTTO 0O H© WO OO NGOG E. & 0. E Mangalore, 31st December 1870 C. Diihim SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS TOWARDS THE MISSION FUND Received during the year 1870. Rs. As . Rs w AT MANGALORE. { 90 S Grant Esq. Col. G. W. Walker, R. E. 400 o Darling Esq. A. Friend 100 (=) (o] A. Don Esq. 16 Nemo. 100 — ey F. Guerston Esq. 13 Col. H. O’Connell 100 W. Price Esq. 15 Capt. R. A. Fitzgibbon 100 E. Scott Esq. Dr. J. Brett 35th Regt. N.I. 50 W. Middelton Esq. A Friend, through Rev.Walz 50 W. Barker Esq. From Friends in Scotland 20 G. Dobbie Esq. 20 20 — Harkness Esq. 50 SHCICDNEDL CONDN D DI ORI OO Baron DeLarpent — Lawrence Esq. 30 Received through J. Neuberg Esq. Colonel B. Wallace 10 AT BOMBAY. C. Anding Esq. Mr. C. Courpalais 12 30 M. 100 J. Neuberg Esq. J. Miiller Esq. 20 J.31. B, Mr. F. Biihler 10 E . J. E. 10 M. Vogel Esq. 10 CHCORDHD (e em)ie) e G. Coussmaker Esq . H. Scott Esq. 15 AT HONORE AND CARWAR. 3 nl 20 . J. Elden Esq. R. E. Candy Esq. 20 R. C. Beynon Esq. 15 J. Elphinston Esq. 10 Mr. C. H. Cameron 10 Mrs. Spens 30 E)()) (e (=) ) H. W. Z HoOD oo o oo oo ocooooccooo oo OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO}-U AT MERCARA. AT HOOBLY. 21 (=t (<) Col. A. Stevens J. Yates Esq. Rev. G. Richter 8 Ot AT GOOLEDGOOD. W. Wright Esq. Capt. W. Mauson 100 Mr. E. Dewey Capt. Codrington 10 i Lieut. J. C. Clarke 50 Mr. W. Green A. Bosanquet Esq. A. Griter Esq. T. MacMason Esq. 50 Mr. J. Boussard W. Allen Esq. 50 N. Taylor Esq. 10 A Friend Mrs. Blackwell 10 NN b Q0 b=t A = DD = O O Ot (070} Al (=] (aml ey (o ey (el ent fan) SHIONSIDIONO © IO SO O OODe® SO0 9O &S AT DHARWAR. Dr. Simpson Colonel E. H. Bowdich 22 - AT CANNANORE. Mrs. A. Battye 6 S O 6, Brig. General G. Selby 43 i 63 Rs o w Rs. As 50 F. Vix Esq., Bombay 40 Rev. Dr. H. Gundert, Calw Dr. E. Blacklock 40 J. J. Tomlinson Esq. 15 Col. E. F. Waterman 28 I. D. Fennell Esq. 13 39 20 Col. C. P. Molony W. E. Gay Esq. 12 Col. A. G. W. Burn 30 T. Grime Esq. Major C. M. White O. Lanauze Esq. Mrs. Standen G. 8. Dupin Esq. 10 (i) (=) () (mopl=m) S oo c oo o T Major W. Boardman C. Dupin Esq. A Friend AT KAITY. D. Eppinger Esq. 37 Mr. S. J. Shannon Mrs. Walker 40 Mr. G. Charlesworth 10 B. Thomas Esq. 70 J. H. 10 » H. M. Judge » A. D. Morris Mrs. Onslow 70 ” Habicht A Friend 20 Col. Mackenzie, c. B. 10 C. W. West Esq. E;é CO0OOPDOOPRLOOOOOCODOOD S oo oo O c o oo e e Y 100 Soldiers of H. M. 89th Regt. G. A. Boswell Esq. J. W. Breeks Esq. 100 (ool en ey i e ] m i e o (=) @) (em) {em) () {ao) (=) (=) AT TELLICHERRY. Rev. P. Bliss, Lawrence J. W. Reid Esq. 20 Asylum 25 20 50 F. H. Sharp Esq. J. Mullaly Esq. Overseer Francis 20 Mrs. Hodgson Mr. M. G. C. Vanspall (=) am) o i) (2] {em) () ) A Friend 25 "W Mrs. White AT CALICUT. 10 W. R. James Esq. A. G. Gover Esq. 165 A Friend W. G. Cumming Esq. 12 Mrs. Swinton R. Darling Esq. R. Hamilton Esq. 10 Rev. W. P. Powell 27 Dr. Wilson 10 J. C. Carr Esq. 75 Ch. Gray Esq. 20 W. P. Austin Esq 22 Mrs. Kitson A. M. McGregor Esq. 90 Miss Malpas 18 20 H. M. Winterbotham Esq. Mrs. Hayne P. O. Totham Esq. 15 J. D. Sim Esq. 20 Capt. Canningham 10 O OO SO OIOF ONE IR DN DO IO Mrs. F. R. H. Sharp 5 Dr. W. H. B. Anderson Dr. Thacker 50 10 J. G. Herclots Esq. 20 at Mallapooram General C. Clemens 35 Major Law 18 R. W. Peirce Esq. 10 OIS CORSICD) R. F. Phillips Esq. H. Wilkinson Esq., at Mrs. Selby 12 J. W. Randall From Beypoor the Governmental é‘; Col. Babington (Vellore) Fund at Beypoor through A. Shreeton Esq. 10 Mr. Wilkinson 20 Mrs. J. Hayne 50 Y. J. Nash Esq. Master Herry Arden 10 COO0OODPWOODOODODODOOOTCODOODOODO WO O (=) (=) (=t I M (o e e fi = I I o (eI e ol i e <m i e M el ol <= e =l = =) Mrs. Ferguson at A Friend (Ch. Ch.) Nellampoor 20 Mrs. Peirce ) AT KOTAGHERRY. A Friend 150 AT PALGHAUT. Rev. D. W. Gordon 20 W. Robinson Esq. c. s. 250 A Fricend 10 00 <o OO 64 Rs. As. P. Rs. As. P Miss Cockburn 50 0 0 Mission Box 12 4 3 Contributions of the Members of the Congregations towards the General Mission Fund. Mangalore congregation 25 John Prabhakar G. A. Nahum Thomas 16 Noah Hosamane AT ASss T David Dschalige Catharina S. W. 0 és) g(j Rahel Moolky: congregation in Nijagunappa Do Utchila and Santur 9 6 2 Mark Simon i Oodapy: congregation in Oodapy and Gudde 0 o ¢] [or) Ruth Dschalige ”» Scholars of the Pre- Sal, ” M parandi-School 3 Shantappa 8 0 Honore congregation Ratnappa Ot = = WK OO NN ® Anandapoor congregation 24 Jacob Dharwar » 1 — Cannanore congregation 98 ; Al Hoobly congregation 31 Tellicherry congregation 57 0! Jonathan Hawala 4 Chombala congregation 26 Tabitha 4 93 Calicut congregation Lea 1 Codacal » 35 Isaac Gaugappa 3 Palghaut congregation 13 TE Bettigherry congregation 30 Kotagherry congregation 14 p— — Daniel (A Gooledgood congregation 28 Salomo Bhaskar 10 OCHhOODOODHLHO®WO Ol SO DI SHESIHIO O D Samuel DO OURAROSOHOBRBRNOPRROOORODOO= COOLCIROOPRODRNWOOOOOOOOOOO PA Subscriptions for Schools. AT HOOBLY. AT MANGALORE J. Yates Esq. 14 Through Rev. B. Griter towards the Brahmin Girls’ School. AT GOOLEDGOOD. M. J. Walhouse Esq. 120 0 O | Johann Prabhakar 8 M H. 8. Thomas Esq. 44 0 O | Shantappa and David 1 M H. Winter Esq. 6r 0 U AT CANNANORE. 4 Sa Towards the Canarese School. H. 8. Thomas Esq. 18 0 0 | Mrs. Beach 10 P; Garthwaite 10 K For a Christmas Present to the Major C. M. White 8 (=) (=) SN 0o Cluldren. G AT TELLICHERRY. Colonel G. S. Dobbie 20 72000 Ay D} AT MOOLKY. Jfor the Brennen School He W. Logan Esq. 50 Be for the Girls' Boarding School. Mr. D. D’Cruz 11 J. Ball Esq., Dy. Collector 8 0 0 » Ramoony, Vakeel 6 S OO ©C OO Go (a Ty 65 Rs. As. P Rs As I) AT CALICUT. C. Lanauze Esq. 6 0 W. Smith Esq. 20 O W. H. Roberts Esq., m.D. 36 0 10 SO O G. A. Ballard Esq. 40 O 3 G. S. Dupin Esq. P. O. Pothan Esq. 2 0 AT KAITY AT PALGHAUT. Rev. F. Foulkes. 20 0 0 i D. Buick Esq. 60 Government Grants-in-Aid. - e - MANGALORE Canarese Boys’ School 97 Brahmin Girls’ School - 102 12 MOOLKY Girls’ Boarding School 266 12 25 OODAPY Boys’ » » Preparandi-School - 136 Parochial 72 ANANDAPOOR » CANNANORE Chowa » 82 Mulil - 116 » fl Girls’ Boarding School 404 is;(: - - 1796 10 TELLICHERRY Brennen School CALICUT Anglo-Vernacular School - 327 778 12 Girls’ Boarding School - C TN O e OO0 0 T D T D PALGHAUT Anglo-Vernacular School - 87 - 76 Sl o oo oo O Cannani ” Contributions of the Congregations towards separate Funds. 11 @. Towards Church Funds | Chombala id | Coilandy 11 Mangalore 119 1h Calicut 61 Moolky 18 Codacal 13 Utchila 10 10 45 ;53 Santoor Palghaut Kaity 82 Padur Kotagherry 3 10 lg Kutyar Qodapy 15 12 b. Towards Poor-funds Gudde 16 13 Mangalore 187 11 no Anandapoor Donation of the Family Re- Dharwar Hoobly 20 lief Fund at Madras through Bettigherry 31 A. Mc. C. Webster Esq. 62 8 18 Moolky 15 12 Gooledgood 97 Utchila 8 9 Jannanore 32 é OO TP OO OO RO 151 ®wwN o Tellicherry Oodapy 66 Rs As Rs As. P Gudde 6 6 10 Moolky 9 14 Hoobly 16 Utchila Bettigherry 9 Santoor 14 Cannanore Gooledgood Cannanore 46 Tellicherry Tellicherry 28 Chombala ig) i% 1% Palghaut 61 Kaity 5 d. To Burial Funds 39 % (% Kotagherry Cannanore 9 12 ¢. To Local Misston Funds Palghaut 28 O Mangalore 84 10 6 Donations for the Mangalore Sick House. Mr. Lazarus, Dresser » L. Joshua 12 H Esq. J. Ball Esq 20 uis Miton Esq. Colonel Lawder gi’ R. Dempster ;% (=) (e SO O A. Whyte Esq Sacramental offering of the M. J. Walhouse Fsq 110 English Church e r H. 8. Thomas Esq 40 Mr. Antony, Dresser R. Thompson Esq DO OISO S g A. A’ el i)li O o N [ I = R ] Donations for Orphanages, Tellicherry Mrs. Rail, Tellicherry 75 E. Thomas Esq 50 Miss King, Coonoor 20 0 | Captain A. S.Grove, Banda 25 Captain W. Wraughton 95 Miss King 10 100 g 0 | Colonel W. Dobbie 50 D DD (o= W T > R ) Colonel Cholmeley For the new Orphanage Building, Calicut. F. Chevalier Esq., Cochin 100 0 Miss J. Scot, through Miss G. A. Ballard Esq 60 Blandford, Trevandrum 20 Moses Daniel 5 Mrs Ferguson 10 G. A. Gover Esq 100 G. L. Harcourt Esq 10 R. Stanes Esq. (collection) 364 R. Stanes Esq 50 A. F. Schlunk Esq 6 Rev. A. Wenger (=N = N OO0 Capt. Matches 15 Proceeds of needle-work 20 (<o (e e} i f e ) SOO DO DD R. H. Peirce Esq done by the Orphans in their leisure-hours 31 12 —— FINIS — INDEX. Page Introductory Remarks Missionaries of the Basel Missionary Socxety in India Stations of the Basel Missionary Society Report L Canara 26 26 Mangalore Moolky 32 33 Oodapy Honore 35 Coorg 35 I1. Southern Ma,hratta CountrJ 36 Dharwar 36 Hoobly 37 Bettigherry 39 40 Gooledgood ITT., Malabar 41 Cannanore 41 Tellicherry 43 Chombala 44 Calicut 45 Codacal 47 Palghaut 47 48 IV. Nilgherries Kaity 48 49 Kotagherry . 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