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of the Hasel Geeman Goangelical Flission.

A. In India

[The letter (m.) after the names signifies: “married”, and the letter (w.): “widower

The names of unordained Brethren are marked by an asterisk

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Hafive

Hame

e

Stafion

Gonntry

Bate of ac

five Service

J. M. Fritz (m.)

Alsace

Cannanore

J. A. Bithrer (m.)

Switzerland

Kotagherry

Ch. Miiller (w.)

Germany

Tellicherry

J. F. Metz

do

1843 |

Kaity

H. A. Kaundinya (m.)|India

1851

Anandapur

1851

K. A. E. Diez (m.)

Germany

Palghaut

ittel (m.)

do

1853

Mercara

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b

fleiderer (m.)

do

1853

Mangalore

G. Hanhart (m.)

Switzerland

1857

Cannanore

10

Fr. A. Mianner (m.) Germany

1867

Udapy

1001

do

1857

Roth (m.)

Bettigherry

12

Schoch (m.)*

Switzerland

1857

Cannanore

13

Brigel (m

)

Germany

1858

Mangalore

14

g(;

do

1858

ack (m.)

Mulky

15

artmann (m.)

Switzerland

1859

Karkal

16

Bergfeldt (m.)

‘Germany

1860

Mangalore

L7

g‘r

JII:II

Thumm (m.)

do

1860

Hubly

18

Th. F. Schauffler (m.)

do

1860

Calicut

109

India

1860

Udapy

W. Stokes (m.)

20

Tit. Costa (m.)

do

1861

Dharwar

J. Fr. Miller (w.)

Germany

1861

Udapy

22

Switzerland

1861

Honore

A. Wenger (w.)

23

Fr. Ziegler (m.)*%

Germany

1862

Hubly

e it

Hafive

- Hane.

Statiot.

Gonnfry.

Dafe of ac-

five Derpice

24

Switzerland| 1863

Mangalore

4k

. U Stolz (m)*

25

. 8. Gundert (m.)

Germany

1863

Kaity

26

Ch. Rock (m.)

do

1864

Chowa

27

do

1864

Ih. Digel (w.)*

Mangalore

28

J. Knobloch (m.)

do

1865

Calicut

29

S. Walter (m.)

SWitZerland

1865

Chombala

Mercara

30

J. Miiller (m.)*

Germany

1866

31

Th. Walz (m.)

do

1866

Mangalore

32

do

1867

Tellicherry

J. Kittel (m.)

33

Ch. G. Weigele

do

1867

Guledgud

34

Fr. Mathissen *

Russia

1867

Calicut

35

1867

Calicut

Th. Elsésser (m.)*

Germany

A

36

. C. Schober*

do.

1867

Mangalore

37

Switzerland

1868

Kaity

. L. Langel (m:)

38

. C. Linder (m.)

Germany

1868

Codacal

39

. W. Schmolk (m.)*

do

1869

Tellicherry

40

. G. Ritter

do

1869

Mulky

41

. G. Spillmann (m.)*

Switzerland

1869

Calicut

42

.. Hesse

Russia

1869

Mangalore

43

1870

. H. Daimelhuber

Germany

Mangalore

44. J. A. Brasche

do

1870

Udapy

45

. W. Sikemeier

Holland

1870

Mangalore

46

. W. P. Schoenthal *

Germany

1870

Cannanore

47

. N. Hiibner

do.

1871

Udapy

48

. N. Weitbrecht*

do.

1871

Mangalore

bli

49

. K. Hafner

Switzerland

1871

Honore

50

. P. Ott

Germany

1871

Karkal

51

. W. Niibling

do

1871

Hubly

52

. A. Bourquin

Switzerland

1871

Cannanore

53

Alsace

1871

. F. Welsch (m.)

Dha:{rwar

Hative

Hame.

Stafion

Gonntry

Bafe of ac-

five Serpice

54

G. Hirner*

Germany

1871 {Mangalore

55

C. Huttinger *

do.

1871 |Mangalore

56

W. Hasenwandel (m.)

do.

1872 | Bettigherry

57

J. L. Grieshaber

do.

1872 |Guledgud

58

A. Burkhardt*

Switzerland

1872 | Mangalore

59

A. Merkle

Germany

1872 |Chowa

do.

60

G. A. Ziegler

1872 |Udapy

61

J. Hermelink

do.

1872 {Mangalore

62

do.

1872 | Palghaut

G. Wagner

63

A. Dobler

Surinam

1872 |Chombala

64

J. F: Veil

Germany

1872 | Anandapur

At Home.

1856 |late of Chombala

65

J. Lauffer (m.)*

Germany

66

C. Riehm (m.)

do.

1860 |late of Mangalore

67

Germany

1863 |late of Mangalore

J. B. Griter (w.)

68

J. Deuber (m.)

Switzerland | 1866 |late of Hubly

B. On the Western Coast of Africa

69

. J.G. Widmann (m.) |Germany

1842 | Akropong

70

. J. Mohr (m.)*

do

1846 |Aburi

do

1846 |Aburi

71

. J.Chr. Dieterle (m.)

72

. J. A Mader' (m))

do

1851 |Akropong

73

do

1854 |Ada

. H. L. Rottmann (m.)*

T4

. E. Schall (m.)

do

1856 | Abokobi

75

. M. Klaiber (w.)*

do

1859 |Odumase

76

Africa

1862 | Kukurantumy

. D. Asante (m.)

710

. J. Chy: Fetzer (m.)*

Germany

1863 |Ada

78

. Ph. H. Bohner (m.)*

do.

1863 |Christiansbhorg

e

Hame.

Hative

G

Station.

@onntry,.

|

five Service

;.;".\

79

. C. Schoenfeld (m.)

Germany

1863

Odumase

80

F.A.Ramseyer (m.)*|Switzerland

1864

Capt. in Ashante

81

do

J. Weiss (m.)

1865

Abokobi

xl

82

Chr. Bellon (m.)

Germany

1865

Akropong

83

do.

1865

Joh. Miiller (m.)

Akropong

84

G. Zerweck (m.)

do.

1866

Christiansborg

85

J. Kithne *

do.

186

Capt. in Ashante

86

G. J. Lodholz (m.)

do.

1867

Kyebi

87

H. Marchand *

Switzerland |

1868

Christiansborg

88

1868

J. J. Walker (w.)

Germany

|

Akropong

89

J. J. Fischer*

Switzerland

1868

Christiansborg

90

Germany

1869

Kyebi

L. Haas (m.)

91

Chr. Jm. Buhl (m.)*

do.

1869

Christiansborg

92

Joh. Kopp (m.)*

do

1869

do.

93

J.J. Weber

Switzerland

Odumase

1870

94

J G vtz (m.)

Germany

1870

Christiansborg

95

Fr. Ziegel *

do.

1870

Akropong

96

W. Kammerer

do

1871

Christiansborg

97

P. Simonet *

France

1871

do.

98

J. Klass*

do

Germany

1871

99

J. Haas

Switzerland

1872

Odumase

100

R. Miiller*

1872

Germany

Christianshorg

101

Spengler *

do

1872

do

102

P. Steiner

do

1872

Abokobi

103

A. Langhorst

do.

1872

Christianshorg

“

At lome.

104

J. G. Christaller (m.) Germany

1852

late of Akropong

105

H. Laissle (m.)*

do.

1857

late of Akropong

do

106

D. Eisenschmid (m.

|

1861

late of Aburi

Hame.

Hative

Station.

Gounfry

i 2

Tafe of ac-

tive Serpice

107

. B. Schrenk (m.)

Germany

1859

'late of Christnsb

108

J. Zimmermann (m.)

do

1849

late of Odumase

109

J. Roeck

do

1870

late of Ada

110

J. Binder

do

1866

late of Christnsb

11

C. Leimenstoll (m.)*

do

1864

late of Christnsb

(. In Chiha.

112

H. Bender (m.)

Germany

1862

Tschongtshun

113

Ph. Ch. Piton (m.)

Alsace

1864

Hongkong

114

W. Bellon (m.)

Germany

1864

Lilong

115

do

1865

J. Loercher (m.)

Hongkong

116

Min-siu-tschin (m.)

China

1869

Lilong

i17

G. A. Gussmann

Germany

1869

Njenhangli

118

China

18%1

Kong-Fat-lin-A-yun

do

{119

Ch. G. Reusch

Germany

1872

Lilong

At Home

120

Ph. Winnes

1852

Germany

late of Lilong

121

R.Ch. F. Lechler (m.)

do

1846

late of Hongkong

IL. dlatibe Qgents of the

Basel German Coangelil Alission i Indin,

A. Deacons.

Sebastian Furtado

Mangalore

1866

Utchila

Paul Chandren

Chombala

1867

Tellicherry

Madras

1868

Joseph Jacobi

Codacal

Daniel Aaron

Bangalore

1872

Santur

Ot I W N =

Diego Fernandez

Kalamundkur

1872

Shirwa

Jafive

Hane.

Stafiot.

Gountry.

Bafe of ac-

five Service

b Catechists.

Matthai Kunyan

Cochin

1843

Calicut

Jacob Heber

Codacal

1849

Tellicherry

Z

Mattu Peter

Cochin

1850

do.

Gabriel Pirachen

Tellicherry

1850

do.

10

Timotheus Cochen

Chombala

1850

Palghaut

Ireland

1851

Cannanore

11

Charles Stocking

12

Jacob Kamsika

Mangalore

1852

Carwar

13

Hubly

1853

Hubly

Paul Nagappa

14

Abraham Mulil

Cannanore

1854

Chowa

15

Abraham Chatayapen|Madras

1855

Chirakal

16

do

1855

Cannanore

v

Ezra Arunajalam

]

Israel Aaron

Bangalore

1856

Udapy

18

Theophil Aiman

Mangalore

1856

Mulky

1858

19

Paul Badappa

Bettigherry

Bettigherry

20

Christian Chinnappa

Hubly

1858

Hubly

21

Solomon Bhaskar

1858

Guledgud

Bettigherry

22

Johanan Peter

Calicut

1859

Codacal

23

Paul Chittayagam

Cochin

1859

Palghaut

1861

Calicut

24

William Dayvis

Bangalore

25

Jacob Chammanchery |Chirakal

1861

Taliparambu

26

Paul Sneham

Codacal

1861

Chombala

27

David Teikandy

Calicut

1866

Chombala

28

Christanuja Watsa

Honore

1866

Mangalore

29

Eliezer Paul

Calicut

1866

Udapy

30

Stephan Chandren

Chombala

1867

Tellicherry

31

Charles Gojar

Mangalore

1867

Mangalore

Honore

32

Mark Salis

Mangalore

1867

33

Jonathan Kandappen |Cannanore

1867

Palghaut

|

Hative

Hame.

Station.

@onntry

Date of ac-

five Serpice

34

Tobias Chembankodu [Codacal

1867

Ravaneshwara

35

Cornelius Hutten

Cochin

1867

Chowa

36

Samuel Andrea

Mangalore

1867

Udapy

37

Abraham Hery

Mulky

1867

Mulky

38

Daniel Andrea

Mangalore

1867

Udapy

39

Johanan Zachariah

Chombala

1868

Hosadurga

40

Jona Padiath

Chombala

1868

Calicut

41

Lot Hery

Mulky

1868

Hubly

42

Jacob Kanaka

Nerkamby

1868

Kotagherry

43

Samuel Bunyan

Mangalore

1869

Udapy

44

1869

Calicut

Timotheus Parakandy|Calicut

45

Solomon Vellien

Vellore

1870

Bettigherry

46

Henry Robert

Mangalore

1870

Udapy

47

Gabriel Almanda

Coorg

1871

Udapy

48

Israel Eliezer

Mangalore

1871

Mulky

49

Cochin

1871

Codacal

Anth. Valiyattingara

50

Isaac Laban

Calicut

1871

Coilandy

51

Joseph Taddai

Tellicherry

1871

Chombala

52

Joseph Mandody

Chombala

1872

Codacal

53

Benjamin Ponon

Chombala

1872

Mangalore

54

Gabriel Hermon

Codacal

1873

Palghaut

55

Joseph Bhagyan

Mangalore

1873

Karkal

56

Bethuel Soanes

do.

1873

Udapy

57

Josias Aarons

do.

1873

Mangalore

s SR A i 20 s s

SRR

10

Hative

|

1

Hame.

Station

Gountry.

ES

Date of ac-

fine Service

i

C. Evangelists.

1856

59

Daniel Ammanna

Mangalore

Maﬁgalore

60

Jacob Kumaran

Tellicherry

1863

Tellicherry

61

Calicut

1863

Palghaut

Abel Kaduparambu

62

Johann Philip

Mangalore

1863

Mulky

63

Daniel Nyarakadu

Cochin

1870

Palghaut

1870

64

Abraham Arangaden |Cannanore

Taliparambu

65

Daniel Shankaran-

Tanur

1870

villany

Palghaut

66

Johann Puthenvidu

Cannanore

1870

Coilandy

67

Chrysostomus Param-

Do

S Yo 2k N I ik

bathukavil

Calicut

1870

Palghaut

68

Joseph Mirandez

Quilon

1872

Calicut

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|

Census of the Hasel German Coangelical Flission on the Whestern Const of Fndin.

1st JANUARY 1873.

AGENTS

OF THE MISSION.

SCHOOLS.

UNDER THE CARE OF THE MISSION.

Higher

Boarding

Parochial Schools

Heathen

Not Members

European

Mission-

Native Agénts.

Schools.

Schools.

Vernacular

Members of the Church.

of the Church.

aries.

for children

for children

Schools.

above six

under six

years.

years.

NAMES

OF

MISSION STATIONS.

Christian

Scholars

1st January 1872

Shoolmistresses

Schoolmasters

instruction

each Congregation on the

Established in

Brethren

Sisters

Native Pastors

Catechists and

Evangelists

Christian Schoolmasters

Non-Christian

Number of Schools

Seminary

Middle Schools

Training Schools

§

Girls

§

;;

Boys

Girls

Anglo-Vernacular Schools

Boys

Girls

Total of children under

Out-stations

Number of Converts baptized

during the year 1872

Number of the Members of

Communicants

Non-Communicants

Children

Total

Catechumens

Schoolmasters and

TE

Grand Total.

1. Canara.

[y

Mangalore

se000secssserostcesooes

1834

b

bk

O

67

%

941

611

11

417/1039] 13

93

106

1145

Mulky

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1845

49

25

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S

533

297

12

249

558

58

12

70

628

Udapy

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1854

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47

21

161

[Ty

440

224

16

226

466

123

131

597

Karkal

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1872

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15

15

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19

27

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1845

46

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1870

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1853

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39

104

g

10

114

1I. South Mahratta.

64

60

124

36

27

21

48

128

128

176

Dharwar

1837

Hiablwes oo v ci

1839

17

14

45

68

183

141

65

102

167

12

136

303

10

Bettigherry

L R A R R AR R )

1841

§

10

90

119

81

55

49

107

96

96

203

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1851

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89

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44

86

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95

Guledgud

I11. Malabar.

129

73

12

Cannanore

tecsesec-secessecn0sese

1841

23

37

13

275

504

259

207

471

196

198

669

13

Tellicherry

D R R R R R R A

1839

28

24

186

38

14

393

339

185

358

2417

247

605

14

Chombala

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1849

it

119

89

143

91

102

196

17

19

215

15

Calicut

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1842

:

30

30

153

54

334

519

308

236

550

200

209

759

261

16

Codacal

®vecesses ssesss 0 e

1857

48

18

66

124

126

260

269

17

Palghaut

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1858

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126

139

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IV. Neilgherries.

18

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1846

17

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0

0

26

43

26

16

45

18

18

63

Kaity

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

49

22

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30

57

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57

19

Kotagherry

@eesssesssecssescs san

1867

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Total.

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78

155

199| 457

282

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56| 143

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102/2143[4727/270|1279]1549

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Decrease during 1872

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PRSNGSR L S

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Yot

Aeport.

| ITH heartfelt gratitude towards the Head of the Church

(Eph. 5, 23)—which He loved and for which He gave

&

Himself that He might sanctify and cleanse it with the

washing of water by the Word, that He might present it to

Himself a glorious Church, not having spot or wrinkle or any

such thing, but that it should be holy and without blemish,—

we present to our friends the Report of the Basel Evangelical

Mission in South Western India for the past year.

We count

it undeserved grace that the Lord has allowed us to labour for

another year in his vineyard, to weed, to plant and to water

it; and although we cannot report any extraordinary success,

yet His blessing has rested on every branch of our labour,

and has been discernible in our work in the congregations

and in the schools, in the bazaars and at heathen festivals.

Unto Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout

all ages, world without end!

At the desire of many friends we have departed from the

usual arrangement of the Report, and instead of noticing suc-

cessively the operations of each of our 19 Stations in Canara,

Coorg, Mahratta, Malabar and on the Neilgherry Hills, we

§h311 give a survey of the principal events amongst our Eu-

ropean Missionaries and Native Agents, in our congregations

?nd in our schools, and of the general increase and spread of

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the kingdom and knowledge of Christ in our field of labour.

Let us first look at the changes which have taken place in

the ranks of

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OUR EUROPEAN LABOURERS.

1

State of Health.

As was the case last year so also this year we have had a

great deal of sickness and failing health in the ranks of our

Missionaries.

It has already been mentioned in last year’s

Report that Mr. and Mrs. Riekm, Mrs. Schaufler and Mrs.

Rock had to return to Europe in the Spring of 1872.

Mr.

Lauffer and family had to leave India in May, after 15 years’

uninterrupted labour.

In Summer the Principal of the Cate-

chist Seminary Mr. Griter, having in vain tried to recruit his

44

strength in Bangalore and Mercara, had to follow them with

his family; and the two other European teachers, Messrs. Bergfeldt

and Hesse also suffered from failing health and had to absent

themselves from their station for a great part of the year. As

Mr. Hesse’s health has not at all improved, we are very sorry

to say, that he will he compelled to return to Europe early in

1873.

The two Superintendents of the Mangalore Book Depo-

sitory, Messrs. Stolz and Sikemeier, had to leave their post for

several months. Our Senior Missionary Mr. Fritz: of Cannanore,

and Mr. Langel of Udapy had to pass the greater part of the

year on the Neilgherry Hills, as also Mrs. Kittel of Tellichery.

Several others had to leave their work and station for a short

time, as some rest and change of air were absolutely necessary

for them; among them Mr. Schober, whose excitableness and

nervousness have increased so rapidly and developed such

gloomy symptoms that he had to embark for Europe while wis

are writing these lines.

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Others, as Mr. Hasenwandel, Mrs. Hanhart and Mrs. Spillmann

have suffered from such severe illness, that we for a time dis-

paired of their lives; but it pleased the Lord to hear our pray-

ers and to restore them to health again, although it was either

impossible or unadvisable for them to leave their Stations.

Besides long labour on this coast has so impaired the health

and strength of Messrs. Schoch and Hanhart in Malabar, Messrs.

Hartmann and Mack in Canara and Mrs. Roth in Bettigherry

that they have already received permission to return to Europe

in the Spring of 1873, in order to recruit their health in their

native country.

From these remarks it will easily be seen that the greater

share of ill-health has fallen on our Canara District, and es-

This has been the case for

pecially the Mangalore Station.

many years and we firmly believe that one chief reason of it

is, that we have no suitable sanitarium in our neighbourhood,

to which we could repair for a short vacation when we feel the

want of it.

We however believe that this want is being supplied

now, mainly through the liberality of Miss Anstey in Bangalore,

who has not only given a large sum out of her own purse, but

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has nobly undertaken to collect the necessary funds amongst

her friends, and has already put several thousand Rupees at

our disposal for this purpose.

We cannot refrain here from expressing our hearty thanks

to all the medical men who have gratuitously treated our pati-

%

‘ents with constant and tender care, especially Dr. Dempster of

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Mangalore, Dr. Fletcher and Dr. Rickard of Cannanore, Dr.

Roberts of Calicut, Dr. Rogers of Coimbatoor, Dr. Davis of

Coonoor, Dr. C. A. Andrew of Mercara and others.

2. Death of Mrs. Graeter and Mrs. Digel.

The most mournful news of the past year, however, is the

death of Mrs. Graeter in the Hospital at Triest and the sudden

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death of Mrs. Digel under the most melancholy circumstances.

The news of both these events came upon us like a thunderbolt.

Mrs. Graeter had laboured in our Mission by the side of her

husband for nearly six years.

Her labours were especially de-

voted to the two Brahmin Girls’ Schools at Mangalore, a work

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for which she was eminently qualified and in which she labour-

ed with indefatigable zeal.

She also imparted regular ins-

i

truction to the female teachers of these schools in order to

render them more efficient for their work.

She was known

to, and esteemed by, many of our English friends, and the

following extract of a letter of Mr. Graeter to his friends in

India relating her sickness and death, will be read with in-

terest by them: «Yesterday the 10th October,” says he, «at half

past 11 a. ». my dear wife departed this life in the Hospital

;

in Triest, in full assurance of eternal life through her Redeemer.

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I am left alone with my child like one bruised and wounded

by this sad bereavement.

We left Mangalore on the 30th July

and taking our route via Mercara, Bangalore and Arkonum,

arrived in Bombay on the 14th of August, and stopped four days

in the Royal Hotel.

Apparently my wife was quite well, al-

though fatigued by the journey.

On the 17th we went on

board the Arethusa and left Bombay on the 18th.

We all

became sea-sick, Paul Kaundinya whom we took with us to

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Europe, myself, who had not known sea-sickness till then, our

Rudolf, and my dear wife.

The latter was very severely at-

tacked thereby, although in coming out 6 years ago she had

remained free from it. Very soon dysentery also set in and

lasted to her end, at times increasing, at times decreasing in

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vigour.

Regular nursing and proper food for patients were not

procurable on board the Arethusa as there was neither a doctor

nor a stewardess on board. It took the miserable ship 39 days

to get from Bombay to Suez.

Then all the passengers left her,

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and we especially had good reason for doing so, as my wife could

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not stand it any longer.

From Suez we went by rail to Alex-

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andria, where we arrived on the 17th of September. At first we

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put up in the British Hotel, hoping that my wife only needed

rest to recover.

But when we saw that this hope was vain,

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we asked for admission in the Kaisersworth Hospital which

we all obtained and where my wife was nursed with the kind-

to

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est care and attention.

Nevertheless her illness increased

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and the doctor strongly advised us to continue our journey in

order to get into a cooler climate as soon as possible.

So we

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embarked on the 2nd of October in the Minerva where we were

glad to find a good doctor and suitable food for patients.

The

If

doctor paid us every attention and deserves our warmest thanks.

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Yet the illness increased rapidly and reached such a height in

the night between the 3rd and 4th October, that although we

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had already thought a fatal end possible, yet only now such an

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end seemed to us most probable; nay we lost all hopes of re-

I

covery and seriously spoke of death to each other.

When the

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doctor succeeded with indefatigable pains in checking the dysen-

tery, two other enemies appeared, fever and vomiting. The

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latter was unconnected with sea-sickness, and was besides in-

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creased by the awkwardness of the stewardess, who holding a

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smelling-bottle to my wife’s nose, spilt its contents into her

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nose and throat. All this time she had not grown particularly

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thin, but now she became so rapidly emaciated, that she

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shrank within four days to skin and bone, and lost her appe-

tite entirely. On the 8th October we reached Triest and lodged

in the Hotel de la Ville.

There we passed a dreadful night,

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because we could not get a nurse, and night-watching had

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weakened me so much that I could not keep myself awake and

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from my drowsiness I did not understand what my wife said.

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The following day we took her to the Hospital and as she seem-

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ed to revive after having been for several hours under skil-

fr

ful medical treatment, and as she was very carefully nursed,

we again began to hope for her recovery, and believed that

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the crisis was over. In the evening I went to the Hotel to have

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an undisturbed night’s rest after so many sleepless nights.

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The next morning when I entered the Hospital, the two doc-

tors met me in the gate and told me that her weakness had

increased alarmingly, so that they feared very much for her

(0

life, especially as her stomach refused to retain any nourish-

d

ment. I immediately saw that a great change had come over

her since I had left her the previous evening and that her end

1t

was near. When I spoke to her about it, she expressed her

full trust in the Lord Jesus.

Then I received her last wishes

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and prayed with her. A few hours afterwards she was no more

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in the land of the living.

«] cannot write any more. I know you feel with me, and

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some of you know by your own sad experience, what it is, to

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have half of one’s existence torn away, and that at such a time

not one wound only is inflicted, but many.

I feel assured

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that neither the Arethusa nor Alexandria, nor the heat nor

the cold has inflicted this wound, but the Lord, our Heavenly

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Father; and to His name be all honor and glory.”

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When Mr. Gracter reached Stuttgart on the 17th of October,

he received a very kind letter addressed to Mrs. Graeter, and

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written by Mrs. Digel in Mangalore. But she to whom it was

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addressed had died a week ago, and she who had written it

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had died even two weeks sooner.

Mrs. Digel came to this

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country late in 1871, and was married on the 12th December.

She always felt so well, and laboured so cheerfully that death

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came as unexpected as a thief in the night. But it was God’s

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holy will that it should be so, and on the 24th of September

Mr. Digel became a widower for the second time. The follow-

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ing lines are an extract from a letter written by him to his

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friends in the Mission about this melancholy occurrence:—

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«It is with a broken heart,” says he, “that I communicate

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to you the mournful news of the sudden death of my dear

wife.

Last night she was buried in our churchyard by the

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side of my first wife, who died less than two years ago.

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«My wife to whom I was married on the 12th of December

1871 always enjoyed the best of health in this country, and

her

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could do her work with unbroken strength. She educated my

dear child with as much care and affection as if she had been

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its real mother, and the child was attached to her accordingly.

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“In the 3rd week of September the annual district Mis-

sionary festival was celebrated here in Mangalore, and she

hes

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joyfully took her share in entertaining several of the guests

who had come from other stations.

On the following Sunday

a young woman of the congregation died very suddenly and

nd

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was buried in the evening of the same day. When my wife

was asked whether she also intended to follow the corpse to

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its last resting place, she answered in the negative, adding that

she thought it too awful that one who had been in good health

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at 9 a.m. must be buried even before sunset.

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“The following day my wife was still as well as could be

expected in her circumstances; she stayed up till 10 ». m. and

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then went to bed, only complaining of a slight headache. After

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midnight she awoke me and was soon after seized with con-

was

vulsions.

Her whole frame shook, her eyes rolled, and she

1t

fell into a deathlike torpidity. The fits were not long, lasting

this

scarcely a minute, but they recurred every half hour.

The

her

doctor came and did what he could.

In the course of the fore-

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noon she was several times conscious for a minute, and said

that her headache had gone and that she felt no pain.

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“Strong bleeding and a blister on the head seemed to check

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the vehemence and frequency of the convulsions, and at 3 p.m.

fir

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we again had a ray of hope for her recovery; but we were

deceived.

From 4 p.u. she began to sink rapidly; the con-

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vulsions indeed ceased, but a deathlike sleep and a loud

ar

rattling in the throat began instead of them. Shortly before

midnight she breathed her last; her spirit departed without a

fo

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struggle.

The following evening she was buried.

«“All who knew her, esteemed her.

Her sterling character,

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her great experience and her child-like and strong faith made

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her a support not only to me, but also to the other ladies in

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the station and to the Native Christians with whom she came

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in contact.

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«Twice within two years has the Lord made such a gap

in my life, so that I always repeat the question,

‘Why, Lord,

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hast Thou laid this burden upon me? My bodily health has

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also been thoroughly shaken.

I have to thank the Brethren

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and Sisters of the station for all their kind help and consola-

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tion; but the true consolation must come from above and I

Remember me and

cry out, ‘Lord, help me, or I must sink.

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my dear baby which has become an orphan for the second

time’.

I especially wish to thank Mrs. Brigel who has kindly

taken charge of my dear child.”

3. Arrival of reinforcements.

It need scarcely be said that on account of the many

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cases of sickness, failing health and death, a great portion of

labour had to remain untouched, whilst other work could not

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be done so well as is desirable.

We are therefore very thank-

th

ful both to our Heavenly Master and our Home Committee

that the gaps have been filled up again.

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At the beginning of the year not only Mrs. Méanner and

Mrs. Reuther were able to return to their stations and to re-

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sume their former duties, but also three new labourers arrived

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from Europe, Rev. W. Hasenwandel for Bettigherry, Rev. J. L.

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Grieshaber for Guledgud and Mr. A. Burckhardt for the Mercantile

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Mission Branch.

In October a reinforcement of five brethren

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arrived from Europe, Rev. J. Hermelink for Mangalore, Rev. G

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A. Ziegler for Udapy, Rev. A. Merkle for Chowa, Mr. A. Dobler

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for Chombala and Rev. G. Wagner for Palghaut.

Last but not

least we had the pleasure to welcome in December the safe

fer,

arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Pfleiderer on their return from Europe

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after an absence of more than two years.

They were accom-

1

panied by Rev. J. F. Veil (for Anandapur) and four ladies, the

mé

brides of Messrs. Brasche, Hasenwandel, Welsch and Linder to whom

they were married the same month.

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Thus the number of our European labourers at the close

1d,

of 1872 is 64, against 59 at the close of 1871. We pray‘the

has

Lord especially to make these new brethren a great blessing

ren

to His work in this country and to grant them a rich harvest

la

to the honor of His glorious name.

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OUR NATIVE ASSISTANTS.

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1

Their increase in number and their efficiency.

We have in the service of our Mission ordained Native

Ministers (Deacons), Catechists, Itinerating Native Missionaries,

1y

Evangelists, Schoolmasters, and last but not least in impor-

of

tance, Colporteurs.

In December four pupils of the Catechist

0t

Seminary at Mangalore successfully passed the prescribed

nk

theological examination and received Catechist ordination. In

fee

Calicut Mr. Joseph Mirandez has been discharging the duties

of city-missionary since the 15th of July; he visits Christians

nd

and heathens in their houses, to comfort them in times of

16

distress, to rouse them in times of spiritual drowsiness and to

warn them of apparent danger.

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The sphere of labour of these assistants differs accord-

1I

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ing to their ability and the wants of their respective stations.

Some are employed as teachers in our schools and institutions,

)

others as special assistants to the Missionaries in charge of

di

congregations, others have chiefly to preach the Gospel to the

de

heathen in bazaars, at heathen festivals and in private houses

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and we are happy to say that in general they fully answer our

to

expectations.

The greater number of them are zealous in

to

their work, remembering that they must give an aecount of

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their stewardship at the last day. There is for instance a

Catechist in Hubly who every evening accompanies the Mis-

00

sionary to the bazaar after having given five or six lessons in

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the Boys’ School and preaches with an ardent desire to save the

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benighted souls of his countrymen.

Their character is, with

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not many exceptions, upright and their private life honorable,

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so that they are respected both by Christians and heathens.

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Some have had to go through severe affliction,

Evangelist

Abraham at Taliparambu lost within a short period three

children from small-pox.

Catechist Jacob Chammancherry lost

one child from the same epidemic; our itinerary Native Mis-

Ca

sionary of North Malabar, Catechist A4érakam Moolil has been

é

1

so ailing for the greater part of the year that he was unable

al

to do his work. Catechist 7olias in Ravaneshwara was bitten

al

by a mad dog; but we are glad that in such and similar trials

10

they do not lose their faith, but turn the more to Him who

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alone can comfort effectually.

On the other hand we are not

i

blind to their faults and shortcomings and especially are con-

—

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vinced that they want regular supervision by the Missionary

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of their station.

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To increase their efficiency, one of the Missionaries of every

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station gives to the Catechists and Evangelists of his station

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regular instruction once a week or at least once a month, to

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improve tﬁeir knowledge of the Word of God. In some stations,

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however, these lessons could not be given on account of other

IS,

pressing work. Besides, the Catechists and Evangelists of each

of

district meet once a year for three or four days under the presi-

the

dency of one of the Senior Missionaries, receive instruction, de-

s

liver sermons on a prescribed text, read a lecture on a given

ul

topic and are strengthened by mutual brotherly love. ¢The

1

topic for this year’s lecture,” says Mr. Thumm in Hubly, “was

of

as follows: What is sin and what is merit @) according to the

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Hindoo Shastras and the notions of the common people &) ac-

[is-

cording to the teaching of the Word of God?—The text for

1

the sermon to be prepared was Rom. 3, 28.

After the lectures

the

had been read, the sermons delivered and the presiding Mis-

ith

sionary had corrected the mistakes and false opinions express-

le,

ed in them, a brotherly meeting for mutual edification termin-

s,

ated the three days’ work.”

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2. Peaceful death of an Evangelist.

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st

On the 24th October our Evangelist Timothy Timmen was

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called to his eternal rest.

Fair indeed was his life in our

gen

midst, peaceful and earnest, full of love towards the brethren

hle

and towards the heathen round about him*; he was modest

ten

and always content, so that we can truly say, we have felt

jals

nothing but pleasure in watching his useful career.

He suffer-

i

ed very much during his long illness, but his mind and all

not

his affections were set on things above, where Christ is, to

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whom he had surrendered himself, and in whose sufferings

and death alone he sought and found consolation, peace and

tal')"

happiness.

His patience in sufferings and his peaceful end

ery

made a great impression on the heathen inhabitants of his

village.

When we buried his earthly remains on the following

fon

* He was stationed in the fisher-village in Tellicherry. -

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day in the churchyard on the hill, many heathens followed the

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by

corpse.

We indeed stood sorrowing at the open grave, but

the conviction, that again a ripe sheaf has been gathered into

ar)

fro

the dwellings of peace and the house of our God, gathered by

the endeavours of our Mission, turned our sorrow into un-

§eI

speakable joy.

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3. Ordination of two Native Pastors.

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Lastly let us say a few words about our ordained Native

(1)

Pastors (Deacons). At the beginning of the year we had three

in our Mission, Rev. Sebastian Furtado at Utchila, Rev. Paul

for

Chandren at Chombala and Rew. Joseph Jacoby at Codacal. With

adl

their devotedness to their work, and with their efficiency we

ad

Ai

can express ourselves quite satisfied. In July afr. Paul Chandren

0n

was transferred from Chombala to Tellicherry (Nettoor) and

fm

has taken charge of the congregation there. For the greater

for

part of the year Mr. Joseph Jacoby had to take the whole res-

0v

ponsibility of the congregation in Codacal upon himself, as

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Mr. Rick had to leave in June and his successor, Mr. Linder,

hey

was detained in Palghaut, and as Mr. Knobloch visited the station

1

only once a month.

He has done his work faithfully and

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patiently. M. Sebastian Furtado is still at Utchila, and besides

Ing

providing for the wants of the congregation there, takes an

lis

active part in preaching the Gospel to the heathen of the dis-

(0]

trict, for which work he is eminently qualified.

the

But the most important matter in connection with this

of

branch of our Mission is, that Mr. Daniel Aaron and Mr. Diego

the

Fernandez received Deacon’s ordination on Sunday the 11th

JUK

February at Mulky, after having faithfully served the Mission

for 20 years as Catechists.

We give a short description of this

)t

interesting day and an extract from the addresses which were

delivered. The proceedings of the day were conducted by the

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the

Senior Missionary of the Canara District, ar. Brigel, assisted

by Mr. Mack and Mr. Minner.

On Saturday the 10th of Febru-

hut

nfo

ary a good number of guests both white and black had arrived

hy

from neighbouring Stations.

Before the beginning of the service the Missionaries pre-

L}

sent and the two Ordinandi assembled in the Mission-house

for prayer, in order to ask the Lord for His gracious presence

and blessing. Then they entered the church and after a hymn

had been sung, Mr. Brigel offered up prayer and addressed the

v

congregation as follows:—

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«This day is a festival day, and it behoves us to come be-

aul

fore our kind Lord and merciful God with thanksgiving and

ith

adoration, with prayer and supplication.

We thank Him and

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adore Him for the heavenly Kingdom which He has established

Iren

on this earth, and also that in this heathen country He con-

nd

tinually extends this Kingdom, and that He continues to send

ter

forth new messengers of peace to increase His flock, to watch

05

over it and to lead it on to green pastures.

He has sent His

as

servants from distant countries, to preach His saving Gospel

ery

here and to call sinners to repentence; and also from the

100

people of this country He has already called many into His

nd

service, to labour in His vineyard. In our Basel Mission in

des

India there are at present forty-nine Catechists, nine Evange-

an

lists and three Deacons labouring for the Lord, and we have

1is

come together here to-day to increase the small number of

the latter.

Laying on hands, we wish to ask God in the name

his

of our glorified Head for His heavenly gifts and blessing upon

o0

them. Pray, therefore, that the Lord may condescend to be

1th

present now in our midst with the fullness of His life and

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blessing.”

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Hereupon Mr. Daniel Aaron addressed the congregation and

ere

especially told them what the Lord had done for him from the

the

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24

days of his childhood till now.

«“About 50 years ago,” said he,

yeat

«“there lived a Tamil cook in Bangalore, who was in the service

185

hav

of an English gentleman.

He had learned to read and write

and knew a great many heathen songs by heart.

His master

ery

was a God-fearing man, took a great interest in the spiritual

e

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welfare of his servants, and, from time to time, sent a Catechist

to visit them. The cook did not like this, began to contradict

han

it

and dispute with the Catechist and at last hid himself when

he saw the Catechist coming. But this zealous man yet found

har

a way to get at the heart of the cook. He put a tract in

as t

His

the path by which he knew the cook must go; and the cook

found it, took it up, and was so struck with its contents that

tiny

he longed impatiently for a visit of the Catechist.

As, however,

he did not make his appearence, the cook went to visit him. They

He

talked together about the subject of the tract and the truths

of

of the Gospel in general, and the cook was so much impressed

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thereby that he was fully convinced and was shortly afterwards

Was

baptised in the name of Jesus Christ.

He received the name

fa]

of Aaron.

Afterwards he went to Cannanore and prepared in

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the Mission School for the work of the Lord amongst the hea-

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then.

About that time Mr. Hebich visited Cannanore and on

m—

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his return to Mangalore took Aaron as Catechist with him. Of

this Catechist I am the fourth child. My elder brother and

lal

myself attended the Boys’ School superintended by Dr. Magling;

ord

but my heart was unchanged at that time.

One day I and

of {

one of my school-fellows fell sick. We lay in the same room.

lahy

My comrade died quickly, and I also was on the brink of death.

S0n

Then my heart was melted and in my terror I vowed unto the

gre;

e g e e N A

Lord that in case I should get well, I would earnestly turn

Sist

from my sinful ways to serve Him faithfully. The Lord res-

1yt

tored me to health again; I opened my heart to my teacher

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and found true peace for my soul.

After preparing for five

Sid

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25

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years in the Seminary, I was ordained Catechist in January

TiCe

1852 with 8 brethren, by the Rev. Mr. Josenhans.

As such I

mite

have laboured for 20 years on Balmattha in Mangalore, and

ster

very naturally that place has become very dear to me, so that

fual

I can say with the Israelites when they remembered Jerusalem

chist

in their captivity: If I forget thee, O Balmattha, let my right

dict

hand forget her cunning; for Balmattha is my spiritual

hen

birthplace.

I know every corner, nay every tree there, and

have had many joyful and many sad experiences there.

But

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as the Lord has called me to Santur, I go there obedient to

His call.

cook

I am persuaded that He will be with me and con-

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tinue to bless me.”

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After this Mr. Diego Fernandez addressed the congregatioﬁ.

[hey

He read John 6, 37 and showed from his life that he was one

uths

of those whom the Saviour has in no wise cast out. His parents

ssed

were Roman Catholics in Kalamundkur and he, their only son,

was born in 1830 after his father had made several vows.

But the

ards

me

father died when his son Diego was only eight years old. Some

time afterwards his mother moved to Mangalore, and Diego came

dm

hea

in connection with the Mission School and with our Mission.

] on

After due preparation he was ordained Catechist in 1852, and

laboured for nearly 20 years as Catechist in Malabar.

0f

and

Hereupon Mr. Brigel addressed the two Catechists to be

fing

ordained. Especially he pointed out that although the nature

of their labour as Deacons did not differ from that of their

and

)OI

labour as Catechists, the aim of both being the salvation of

ath.

souls, yet, whilst their responsibility had till now lain to a

great extent on the shoulders of those Missionaries whose as-

) the

turh

sistants they had been, their responsibility‘ henceforth would

rest on their own shoulders.

He further showed that the chief

168

qualities in a pastor were love to Jesus and living faith.

“Be_

cher

sides,” said he, “a servant of the Lord must be humble and

fire

4

e

26

tol

must not look to his own glory, but to that of his heavenly

Master.

Then he will have a precious reward.”

th

at

After these addresses the two Catechists knelt down and

Dety

with the laying on of hands the Divine blessing was implored

be

I

for their new office.

ted

T

hap

[11.

OUR CONGREGATIONS.

Jou

he {

1

Their numerical increase.

fory

The total number of our Christians is 4,727 against 4,404

han

at the close of 1871, so that there is an increase of 323 souls,

hor

of which 180 were baptized as infants and 143 as adults.

Al-

an

though we heartily thank the Lord for this blessing bestowed on

ah

the labour of sinful men, yet we do not rest contented with this

the

increase; but knowing that He wants to be asked for His gifts

(0n

and that we have a prayer-heaﬁng God and Father in heaven,

the

our last year’s result only encourages us to ask greater things of

by

Him. Let us ask in faith, doubting nothing ; for who would dare

to say, that He cannot or will not fulfil His gracious promise,

hay

s1b]

«A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong

el;

nation: I the Lord will hasten it in his time?” Is. 60,22. Nay,

dis

what we have seen till now is only an earnest of greater things

to come.

of ¢

We doubt not that He has much people in this

country and that He will gather them into His fold in His own

the

(0D

good time.

the

2. Some sad experiences.

he

In examining the spiritual and moral condition of our con-

ff

(an

gregations we must always take into consideration the depth

il

from which they have to be raised, the many and strong fetters

af |

from which they must be freed and the filthiness and superfluity

Jou

of naughtiness from which they must be cleansed when they begin

yor

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e

enly

to learn to know Christ. Then we shall n(;t be surprised to hear

that although we can boldly say that there is a great difference

and

between their life and that of the heathen to whom they formerly

ored

belonged, yet downfalls do happen and grievous sins are commit-

ted. These, bad as they are, we shall not conceal from our friends.

Two grievous cases, a suicide and an attempt at suicide, have

happened in the past year; the latter, committed by a desperate

young man at Anandapur, was frustrated, as the rope with which

he attempted to hang himself was cut before he was dead. The

former was committed by a young woman at Nercamby, who

404

hanged herself in heathenish sorrow over the death of her first-

ouls,

born.

Other remains of heathenism also came to light here

Al

and there.

At Codacal the parents of a sick child called in

d on

a heathen sorcerer, but without avail, as the child died never-

this

theless.

At Unakallu, an out-station of Hubly, a man of the

guts

congregation, named Shantappa, has given infinite trouble to

e,

the Missionaries and gre;at offence to the whole congregation

g of

by sowing the seeds of quarrel amongst them.

It seems to

dare

have been his endeavour to cause as much mischiefas pos-

nIse,

sible, till he was excommunicated. Also Mr. Roth of Bettigherry

100

relates a very sorrowful case: A young man, a weaver, who

Nay,

disregarded all his warnings and exhortations, was in the habit

ings

of speaking with contempt of Christians at the houses of hea-

this

then neighbours and friends, till he was dismissed from the

(D

congregation.

Now he goes about in rags and begs rice at

the doors of the very Christians of whom, a short time ago,

he spoke so contemptuously in the hearing of the heathen. We

cannot but see herein the righteous judgment of God who does

0o

not allow His name to be scoffed at in vain.

The brethren

Iepth

at Guledgud have also had the sad experience of seeing two

Hess

youths return to heathenism.

It is very sad to see such

ity

)ed mn

young men on whose spiritual welfare we have bestowed so

4%

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much pains, again wallowing in the mire from which we be-

Mr

It would have been better for

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lieved them to have escaped.

them not to have known the way of righteousness, than after

get

(hy

they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment de-

livered unto them. Another matter which often causes us pain

of

is the habit of contracting debts, a habit which we have till

thy

ple

now in vain endeavoured to eradicate, although we see a

change for the better in many of our Christians.

It is a2 na-

tional fault and most people take to it very readily. From child-

m¢

hood, we may almost say, a great number of them are accus-

of

tomed to live from hand to mouth; when they have much,

Th

they spend much; when they have nothing, they contract debts,

kn

as long as they find anybody willing to lend, when they have

5]

lost all their credit, they drag on a miserable half-starved

of

existence.

i

th

Cases of adultery and fraud have also happened in several

a

congregations.

These are sad experiences, but they are exceptions and

ey

not the rule, and considering that we find much sinfulness in

th

our own hearts and that even the Apostles had to upbraid

-:i

i

th

their congregations for divers sins and vices, we are not dis-

al

couraged; the less so, as on the other hand we see many hope-

it

ful signs to encourage us.

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3. The Word of God and Prayer.

al

The Word of God which is preached twice every Sunday in

€y

all our stations and also in a number of out-stations, is receiv-

g

ed willingly and bears good fruit.

The morning services are

It

everywhere attended very satisfactorily, in some stations also

0]

the evening and week services.

In the Mahratta country the

I

Dengue has often prevented considerable numbers of Christi-

ans from attending the services.

Instead of weekly services

0

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6 be-

Mr. Ménner in Udapy has introduced house services.

As 1t

r for

would be next to impossible for the Christians to come to-

after

gether from their distant and scattered dwellings, he visited the

£ de-

Christian houses by turns, reading a portion of the Word

of God, explaining it and concluding with prayer.

We

pain

Wl

think this a very judicious plan, worthy of imitation in other

ee 4

places.

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Our congregations also take an interest in the Missionary

hild-

meetings which we hold in all our stations on the 1st Sunday

CCus-

of every month, and the progress of the kingdom of God.

ueh,

The Missionary spirit is not wanting among them, as we

ehts,

know that many of our people are not ashamed to speak about

have

salvation through Christ to unbelievers, when opportunities

rved

offer.

At Calicut the members of a prayer-meeting began of

their own accord to collect amongst themselves for the Mission

veral

and last year their subscriptions amounted to Rs. 20.

In most houses family-prayer is offered at least in the

and

evening, if not also in the morning. Those who cannot read

g8 10

themselves, make their children read a chapter and then say

raid

the Lord’s Prayer.

The members of the congregation have

dis

also private prayer-meetings amongst themselves, and in several

J0pe-

stations, where these were not before held, they have been be-

gun

At Dharwar the young men have begun a regular “meet-

ing”, that is, they do not only pray together, but also speak

about the portion of the Word of God which they have read,

every one making a few practical remarks upon it.

We

) il

el

take it as a very encouraging sign that such a prayer-meeting

has also been begun at Chowa.

The men there, young and

are

old, meet for prayer every Sunday from 7 to 10 »p. m.

They

also

the

read portions of Holy Scripture, sing and pray together. This

meeting is a great blessing to the congregation, for the parti-

isti-

rices

cipators in it exercise discipline among themselves and make

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peace wheré it is disturbed; they also have forbidden drinking,

i

gla

our

so that whilst this vice was formerly very common, it has now

disappeared nearly altogether.

The Lord has indeed done

ult

s

great things at Chowa; for although ungodly things still hap-

pen, yet he who knows the wretched condition of these

con

people 15 years ago and compares it with their present

Du

religious and moral condition, must confess that the Lord’s

(h

work has certainly been going on there.

the

fi

For the most part we have suitable, although humble, places

of worship. At out-stations the services are usually conducted

in school-rooms.

For some time regular services have been

held in the town of Tellicherry (the greater part of the congre-

gation lives on the Nettur hill, two miles distant from the town,

where they also have their services); and it is therefore very

desirable that they should have a suitable place of worship.

The few English residents there have a nice little church for

themselves; the Romish Christians build new churches and re-

%

pair dilapidated ones.

It is therefore a very natural wish that

we also should have a separate edifice for the accommodation

of the congregation and as a witness to the heathen around.

i

Lastly we wish to express our thanks to Mr. Fr. Cockburn

at Kotagherry for having supplied our native church there with

new and strong seats.

4. Their liberality and endeavours at self-support.

'ﬁ

It has sometimes been said, that the amount of subscriptions

and donations which a man gives towards his Heavenly Master’s

Al-

cause is a very good barometer of his spiritual condition.

though we do not agree with this statement in this naked form,

yet there is some truth in it, and for a number of years it has

been our endeavour to accustom our Native Christians to contri-

bute towards the Lord’s cause according to their ability. We are

31

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king,

glad to see that our endeavours have not been in vain and that

10w

our Native Christians have begun to see the truth of the word

lone

«Jt is more blessed to give than to receive

In illustration of

hap

this we may mention the contributions of several of our Native

hese

congregations towards divers charitable and mission purposes

sent

During the past year the Mangalore congregation with 1039

id's

Christians of whom 611 are communicants, has contributed

the following sums: —

Rs

As

P

aces

cted

Collection at the Sunday services, baptisms

and marriages

264 6 11

been

210

Local Mission Fund, 1nclud1ng collectlon at

the Mission Anniversary

115 4

WL,

337 b

Church tax

)

Towards the Madras B1ble Somety

32 14

:hlp

Towards the Sick-house

22 8

for

Do

38 15

Orphanages

| 76

Donations for the General Mission Fund

33 4

(e (e}, ) ] Kol op) £ (aw)

hat

844 9

7

f1on

The congregation at Calicut with 550 members, of whom

d

308 are communicants, has contributed the following sums:—

un

Towards the Poor Fund

198

(@p)

103

rith

Towards the burying fund

Offerings at the Sunday morning services and

Missionary meetings

93

Church tax

80

rt

Rice collection (valued)

31

28

0ns

District Widow Fund

o'

Collection for Orphanage

53

60

%

0 o 00 B I =1

Al

Towards the Mission Fund

Towards paying off the debt of the new Glrls

il

School-house

75

has

724

1

16

We mention with particular satisfaction that several «“spe-

P il

32~

cial thank-offerings” are included in this sum. For instance

at the beginning of the year a young woman gave Mr. Shaufler

Rs. 14, as a thank-offering on account of the safe delivery of her

first child.

The congregation at Kotagherry numbering 57 Christians

of whom 22 are communicants has contributed Rs. 70 for

tea

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charitable and mission purposes.

101

Considering the general poverty of our congregations, and

that the greater number of our Christians have an income less

liz

than Rs. 10 per month, we think these results very satisfac-

gat

tory and encouraging, and hope that the mouths of those may

be stopped who only speak of natives becoming Christians for the

(h

TED

sake of gain and of their remaining Christians only as long as

We do not say that

Mis

they enjoy temporal advantages thereby.

hot

we have no “rice Christians” in our congregations: alas! we

Tl

have some.

But we have neither induced them to join us in

order to swell our numbers, nor do we encourage them to

Gan

G0y

remain, when we find out their

real

intentions.

Such

ur

a case happened last year at Kaity. A woman returned to her

heathen relatives, because a regular small sum which she had

m

ang

formerly received, was withdrawn in 1871.

She has done well,

and no Missionary will run after her to call her back again.

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I

As to the items above mentioned, we wish to say a few

are

Sid«

words about «“Church taxes.”

A small sum is yearly levied

from every communicant in our congregations and only those

hey

are exempted whose poverty is well known.

These collections

by

are put into a fund which must accumulate till it has reach-

ed a certain sum, and even then not the principal, but only

()

the yearly interest is taken to cover the expenses of the con-

TR, G - S PSRN S

thy

of

gregation, that is, to maintain ministers, schoolmasters etc. Thus

we hope that in the course of time the Mission will become

thy

self-supporting.

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1V. EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.

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1

Elementary Schools.

Being convinced that preaching is very necessary, and that

Hang

) for

teaching should not be neglected, we neither belong to those

who think that the Mission has no business to establish Schools,

nor to those who believe that India should chiefly be evange-

cand

) Jess

lized by means of educational establishments.

We have an Elementary Parochial School in every congre-

sfac-

gation and in all those of our out-stations, where half a dozen

may

rihe

Christian children can be got together.

And we may as well

remark here, that according to the rule laid down in our

¢ a8

that

Mission, the parents or guardians of our Christian children are

bound to send them to School till they are about 14 years old.

! we

This rule is, however, sometimes infringed, as some parents

1§ 10

The

m 10

cannot yet see the great benefit derived from education.

course of lessons in these Schools is very much like that in

Such

0 her

our Boarding Boys' and Girls’ Schools, which we shall notice

in another paragraph. The efficiency and zeal of the teachers

had

and the progress of the children in these Schools have in ge-

well,

neral been satisfactory.

Sometimes these Christian Schools

all

are also attended by heathen and Mohamedan children.

Be-

, few

sides we have in many of our stations Elementary Schools for

eried

heathen, in which regular religious instruction is given either

those

by the Missionary of the station or a Catechist.

11008

Every Missionary who has been in charge of such Schools

each

can witness that the labour bestowed on them is not in vain, and

only

that he has often been encouraged by seeing the blessed truths

con

of the Word of God so gladly received by heathen children.

As

Thus

these Schools do not differ very much from each other, a few

oMe

remarks about one of them will be sufficient for all.

For in-

stance thg Elementary School at Hubly had in attendance 69

b

AR T

34

boys in January 1872 and 85 during the rainy season.

After

Mal

2

the rainy season the number of boys decreased somewhat on

aho

:

account of the labours connected with the harvest.

Instruc-

tion is imparted from 7 to 10 a. m. and from 2 to 51 ». m.

und

Rs. 73-8-0 of grants-in-aid were received from Government.

ard

The course of instruction comprises Bible Stories of the New

mp

and Old Testaments and the learning by heart of Scripture pas-

sigh

sages, Reading and Writing of the native language, Outlines of

that

Geography, the elements of Arithmetic, Grammar, and select

lar

portions of native classics.

When Mr. F. Ziegler, the Mission

uTh

School Inspector of the district, inspected the School, he examin-

for

ed the boys in a story of the Old Testament and in one of the New

1§ 9

Testament, and although the former had not been repeated for

000

9 months, and the latter for 7 months, yet the answers were

400

very satisfactory and it was very encouraging indeed, writes .

fo 1

Thumm, to hear them say their Scripture passages so fluently.

Gros

In the number of these Elementary Schools are also the

!

two Brahmin Girls’ Schools at Mangalore, which have last year

Wit}

been under the care of Mrs. Gracter, and after her departure

they

under that of Mrs. Walz and Mrs. Pfleiderer.

The female

our

teachers of these Schools, together with several grown up girls

a8

of the congregation, receive regular instruction for their im-

bug

provement by the ladies in charge of these Schools and thus

i

al

form a «“female teachers’ training class.”

Bih

In the latter part of the year an Elementary School was

It is

opened in Mangalore for the children of the Drummers.

th@

superintended by Mr. Sikemeier who also holds a meeting in

i

th

the school-room every Tuesday evening for the benefit of the

Drummers and others who wish to attend.

to

Ve

2. Our Anglo-Vernacular Schools.

o

At the beginning of the year the number of our Anglo-Verna-

1

cular Schools was seven, two in the Mahratta district, four in

han

35

e

After

Malabar, and one in Mangalore.

But the last-mentioned was

af on

abolished early in 1872 on account of insufficient attendance.

struc-

These Schools are established to bring those Hindoo youths

%P. A,

under the influence of the Gospel who aim at a higher stand-

ment.

ard of education.

Although, therefore, we take great pains to

New

impart sound secular instruction in them, yet we never lose

e pas-

sight of this chief aim. And we have much pleasure in seeing

nes of

that our endeavours are not in vain.

Of the Anglo-Vernacu-

select

lar School at Hubly, for instance, Mr. Ziegler writes as follows:

185101

«The number of boys has been slowly but steadily increasing

AIIID-

for the last 5 years, so that whilst in 1868 it was only 20, it

2 New

& 55 in 1872,

But what encourages me still more, is the

d for

conviction, that our labour is not in vain.

We have taken

Were

another step towards the principal aim of the School, which is

5 M.

to undermine heathenism and to sow the precious seed of the

ly

Gospel in the heart.

Whilst a few years ago most boys of the

o the

upper class still defended their heathenish systems of religion

with more or less vehemence, you may now sometimes hear

; year

rhure

them exclaiming, ‘All the assertions about the Hindoo gods in

our books are untrue.’

I am the more encouraged thereby,

male

girls

as I very seldom attack their false religion in a direct way,

7 1

but rather prefer the plain light of the Gospel to dispel their

thus

darkness.

Besides the boys often put such questions in the

Bible lessons that you can see they take a lively interest in

| was

them, whilst formerly they showed much indifference and en-

It 18

mity.”

It has already been remarked in last year’s Report

1 in

that the “Brennen School” at Tellicherry had to be given back

{ the

to Government.

But when the Mission re-opened its Anglo-

Vernacular School in another locality, it was very gratifying

to see the attachment of the boys to the Mission School, as

most of them came back to us, so that the number of boys

11

had increased to 186 at the close of the year, namely 6 Christ-

i

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36

ol e

ians, 166 heathen and 14 Mohamedans.

The work of this

t0

“ar

School as also that of our other Anglo-Vernacular Schools is

opened daily with a portion of Holy Scripture and prayer and

0r

the

also closes with a short prayer.

Whilst our Anglo-Vernacular School at Cannanore has re-

sad

ceived a new and suitable building in the Camp Bazaar and

ord

the number of boys has increased from 93 to 129, that in

80U

Dharwar had to go through a severe trial on account of the

BO(

for

opening of the Government High School, the number of boys

having been very considerably decreased ; yet we have no reason

the

to despond, as 64 boys (that being the number on the roll-call

(Ul

at the close of the year) under the influence of Gospel truth,

the

is a number not to be despised.

are

The Anglo-Vernacular School at Calicut has 153 boys and

fro

is in a very satisfactory condition.

In Palghaut there is still

e

much aversion to the Christian instruction in our school, and

fl!

sl

many parents prefer sending their boys to other schools.

all

3. Our Boys’ aﬁd Girls’ Boarding Schools.

att

Our Mission supports altogether four Boarding Schools for

Fies

girls, three for boys and one, in Kaity, for both boys and girls.

R——————

1

As these institutions annually cost a large amount of money,

itk

let us first say a word about their necessity and the great

tio

benefit which accrues from them to our congregations and the

Bi

progress of our work generally.

A great number of the in-

|

b

mates of these institutions are poor Christian orphans who, were

of

it not for the refuge they find in them, would be utterly desti-

als

tute and abandoned to physical and moral ruin; the parents

thy

of others are either too poor or morally unfit to give their

af

children any thing like education.

Others again have come

il

from heathenism and have found a refuge in these institutions.

%

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“The parents of most of these boys” says Mr. Ziegler, referring

=

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37

e SRS

this

to a large number of boys in the Hubly Boys’ Boarding School,

ls is

“are either morally degraded, or excommunicated, or heathens,

and

or they are unknown, so that we have much reason to thank

the Lord that He has prepared them a home here; but their

y 16

sad antecedents also make it our duty to pray for them, in

and

order that they may not fall a prey to the enemy of their

fm

souls.”

And Mr. Knobloch who has been in charge of the Girls’

the

Boarding School in Calicut, since the departure of Mrs. Schaufler

boys

for Europe, writes as follows: «Of the 73 girls on the list at

801

the close of the year, 22 have lost both parents, 36 have lost

call

one, one is a heathen, the parents of two others are still hea-

uth

thens, 7 come from wretched families, the parents of 4 others

are very poor; the parents of one girl live in Beypoor (7 miles

and

from Calicut) and pay for her boarding.” These statements,

still

we think, supply sufficient reasons for the establishment of such

and

schools; they are truly philanthropic institutions!

The course of instruction pursued in these schools is natur-

ally of an elementary kind, but a «“higher class” is usually

attached to them for those boys and girls who have good abili-

for

ties and of whom it is presumed that they may become useful

in the service of the Mission, hereafter, as Catechists, School-

1ls

masters and Schoolmistresses.

The chief subjects of instruc-

ney,

reab

tion (of course all taught in the Vernacular) are the following:

Bible reading and Bible stories, learning by heart Scripture

the

) 10

passages and Hymns, Reading, Writing, Grammar, the elements

of Arithmetic, the Outlines of Geography, (in some schools

yere

ot

also of History) Singing, and in the higher class English. Whilst

the forenoon in these institutions is dedicated to lessons, the

onfs

afternoon is employed for field and garden work in the boys’

heir

ome

institutions, and for sewing, knitting and crochet work in the

girls’ institutions.

ons:

g

In general we can say that these institutions are a very

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the

great blessing to most of the children educated therein and

pu

the latter repay by their good conduct and diligence the trouble

taken with them. With some of course all our endeavours fail,

ml(

el

as is the case in every institution. At Tellicherry, for instance,

pu

several boys ran away, because they did not like to conform

clo

to the strict discipline which is necessary in such an insti-

st

tution.

Bs

Concerning one of them Mr. Schmolk, who is in charge

of the institution there, relates the following remarkable story:

ed

n

“For some time this boy had been afflicted with epileptic fits

and had therefore enjoyed more of the master’s care than the

hay

other boys.

In January he was sent to Palghaut for change

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of air.

«After his return,” says Mr. Schmolk, “we had the im-

pression that he rather liked the return of his fits; he grew

1§

%

of

overbearing, was not content with his food and clothes, would

always idle about and insulted his comrades.

‘When he one

T¢]

day got a sound beating for this bad behaviour, his epileptic

ha

fits ceased and never returned. A few weeks afterwards he

of

ran away with another discontented boy, first to Palghaut where

el

The cler-

he had some relatives, and from thence to Cochin.

S

gyman there put him in an English School, and several months

Th

afterwards sent him back to his (European) father in Calcutta.

tha

Sey

On his way there he paid us a visit, looking like a SCATECTOW

in his European clothes, and pretending to have forgotten his

§

native tongue and to know only English.”

Such sad experiences are however amply outweighed by

the encouragement we feel when our labours are blessed with a

favourable result. It was very touching” says Mr. Knobloch, *to

Sllp

see the attachment the girls manifested towards Mrs. Schauffler

it

at her departure to Europe.

Besides they took a lively inter-

Ll

est in regard to the debt which rests on the institution, and

al

having received our promise that their earnings in their leisure

ft

hours should be used for the purpose of liquidating the debt,

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and

they worked so industriously that they realized Rs. 75 for the

uble

purpose.

At their request the girls have also received per-

fall,

mission to save a good handful of rice every day for charitable

e,

purposes.

In this way they got Rs. 5-9 with which they bought

form

cloth, made clothes of it and presented them to the poor-

nsti-

est children of the congregation at Christmas.

They also put

Rs. 10-7-8 into the mission box.

arge

We have often been encourag-

017

ed by their giving similar proofs of their good will and unselfish

interest.”

o fits

Mr. Walter in Chombala has had the happiness of

) the

baptizing three of the seven heathen girls who entered the

Girls’ School in the course of the year.

Lalllge

10

The health of the inmates of the greaterﬁ number of these

institutions has been good. Others have had a very bad time

grew

ould

of it during the whole of the rainy season, especially at Mulky,

Tellicherry and partly at Hubly.

At Mulky so many girls

) 016

eptic

had dysentery and fever that for several weeks the number

of sick girls was greater than thatof the healthy; two of them

s he

here

were called from this life and departed in joyful trust in their

Saviour.

cler-

Two others were for some time on the point of death.

The boys at Tellicherry were all attacked by chicken-pox, so

nths

that the lessons had to be discontinued for several weeks.

;utt&:

Several boys had to go even twice through this sickness.

crov

1 hiS

4. Middle Schools, Training Classes

%

and Catechist Seminary.

by

These three kinds of institutions have the special aim of

1th &

h,<t0

supplying our Mission with Catechists and Teachers.

In the

ﬂﬂ@r

Middle Schools the boys remain for 4 years: then those who

wish to become teachers have to enter the Training Class for

el

and

about two years, and those who are willing and whom we believe

fit to become Catechists, enter the Seminary for 3 or 4 years.

IsiIe

The special aim of the Middle Schools being to prepare

debt,

40

ey

pupils for the Training Classes and the Seminary, it is evident

teact

that many lessons must be taught in them which are considered

ing (

unnecessary in Anglo-Vernacular Schools, whilst other lessons,

which are thought indispensable in Anglo-Vernacular Schools,

aCC0!

are set aside in our Middle Schools.

The list of lessons taught

ment

last year in the Udapy Middle School (from which that in

indel

A8818

Tellicherry does not materially differ) is as follows: Sacred

History, Catechism, Bible lessons, that is popular and practical

from

explanation of Holy Scripture, Arithmetic, Geometry, Algebra,

Semr

Universal History, the History of India, Canarese, English,

yean

Greek, Malayalam, Sanscrit and Singing.

homg

he w

Mr. Miiller, the Principal of the Udapy Middle School, had

to repair to the Neilgherry Hills, in order to recruit his health

dism

after more than 10 years’ uninterrupted labour in the under-

One

mining climate of the Western Coast.

During his absence a

m 61

kind of foolish and childish insubordination manifested itself

fore

against the Acting Principal.

It was, however, put down

pup

without difficulty and the repentence of the ringleaders seemed

so sincere that no dismissal of pupils was necessary. At the

Exp

beginning of the year three pupils of this School entered the

the

Catechist Seminary.

Preg

The Tellicherry Middle School has during the past year

re————

crit,

had the greatest number of pupils ever attained, namely 41,

Lafj

of whom two passed the 5th Grade teachers’ examination at

fiffh

Cannanore.

Two pupils entered the Training Class, and one

Emp

the Catechist Seminary at Mangalore.

iy

The course of instruction in our Training Classes at Udapy

full

and Tellicherry is partly theoretical and partly practical, that

m——— oo

Putf

is, besides receiving lessons in various sciences, they have to im-

pra)

part lessons in the junior classes of the Boys’ Schools, under

{rig

the surveillance of older teachers and the Missionary in charge,

i)

The Udapy Training Class has five pupils who will D. V. become

ang

41

e e

ident

teachers in 1873.

All the four pupils of the Tellicherry Train-

idered

ing Class have become teachers during the course of last year.

95008,

The Catechist Seminary at Mangalore suffered much on

hools,

account of the illness of its Kuropean teachers, as we have

anght

mentioned in the beginning of this Report.

The Seminary is

at 1

indebted to much gratitude towards Mr. Wenger for his ready

acred

assistance in this time of trouble.

Mr. Walz arrived in July

ctical

from Honore to take Mr. Graeter’s place.

In the ranks of the

oebra,

seminarists more gaps were made this year than in former

glish,

years.

Devadasa, from the Mahratta district, had to be sent

home, as 18 months’ trial had fully convinced him and us that

he was unfit for the climate on this coast.

Another one was

| had

health

dismissed, a third one’s resignation was accepted. A fourth

nder-

one, from Malabar, had tobe sent to the Udapy Middle School

in order to improve his knowledge of Canarese and Greek be-

nee o

itself

fore taking up his studies in the Seminary. Thus we lost four

down

pupils in the course of the year.

emed

The subjects of instruction last year were the following:

§ the

Explanation of several books of the Old and New Testaments,

the latter from the Original; Doctrines of Faith; Homiletics,

3d the

Preaching exercise, Catechetical exercise, English, Greek, Sans-

In December the annual exami-

year

crit, Hinduism and Singing.

nation was held, to which four seminarists were admitted; a

1y 41»

on ab

fifth whose course was likewise finished, was ordered to seek

employment elsewhere, till we could place more confidence in

d one

him.

The four examinandi passed the examination success-

Tdapy

fully and on the 15th of December we had the pleasure of

putting them into their new office by the laying on of hands and

, hat

prayer.

Three of them will be stationed in the Canara dis-

0 -

trict, where there is still a great need for Catechists, and one

mder

in Malabar.

We beseech the Lord to keep them in His fear

1ge:

and love, and to make them fruitful in His vineyard.

1000

42

Ll

tion

210

V.

THE GOSPEL AMONG THE HEATHEN.

stat

Preaching to the heathen has been carried on as much as

eal

possible, that is to say, as much as was possible without neg-

at |

lecting the spiritual wants and care of our congregations and

Ji

of |

schools.

For we are of opinion that these duties must first

stil]

be attended to, and that as far as lies in us, nothing should

&1

be neglected which serves to make the congregations attractive

GeNn,

in the sight of the heathen, by leading a life worthy of the

gal

calling wherewith they are called. Bazaar preaching has been

dal

t

regularly carried on in almost every station where there is a

bazaar at all.

Most of the heathen festivals and market

Bet

places have been visited by Missionaries, Catechists and Col-

|

¢

porteurs, and many preaching tours have been undertaken in

g

s

every direction of our field of labour.

The impression made

|

hig

by all these efforts on the heathen population is not every-

fer

where the same.

In some places the Gospel is heard atten-

ng

tively, in others it raises disputes and quarrels, and in some

Especially in

wif

places it is heard with apparent indifference.

i

%

Honore, Mercara and on the Neilgherry Hills the patience of

Ing

the Brethren is severely tried by the apparent unproductiveness

of their endeavours.

«In the twenty-five years of my labour

Bo:

i

in the Tulu country,” says Mr. Bihrer of Kotagherry, «I was pri-

ful

vileged to baptize more than 150 heathen in the name of

Christ, but here in Kotagherry I have not yet baptized even a

tn

single heathen, notwithstanding that I have constantly ex-

horted and besought them to forsake their heathenish ways

ly

and to believe in Christ.

Truly we stand in need of much

i

patience and faith, and I thank God that I have not yet be-

ba

come disheartened.”

801

The numerical result in this branch of our labour is, that

Iy

the Lord has allowed us to baptize 143 heathen, as we men-

B

e

43

tioned on page 26; and besides there are at the close of the year

270 Catechumens (inquirers under instruction) in the various

stations.

As has been the case for several years, so also last

ch as

year the richest harvest has been gathered in at Mulky and

Deg-

at Udapy, these two stations having not only had an increase

5 and

of 51 members, but at the close of the year 181 persons were

first

still under instruction for baptism. The increase of the con-

hould

gregation at Mulky would have been still greater than the

chive

census shows, if a number of families had not left for Man-

»f the

galore, in order to find more suitable means of earning their

been

daily bread.

158

A very interesting baptism was celebrated by afr. Roth at

arket

Bettigherry. «Three years ago,” says he, «“a heathen was bap-

(ol

tized and received the name of Devapriya; but on account of

1 10

his conversion he was driven from his home and family by

made

his own father and cousin.

Last year, however, the two lat-

fery-

ter themselves asked for baptism. They received it after due

tten-

instruction, and are now living in Devapriya’s house.

The

506

wife of the latter still lives in heathenism, and after having

ly 1

been divorced from her according to the rules laid down in the

) Of

Indian Marriage Act, he has married a well-minded girl of the

01688

Boarding School.

They, together with Devapriya’s newly bap-

hour

tized father and cousin, seem to lead a very happy and peace-

y pl‘i—

ful life and are one of the best families in the congregation.”

eOf

In Hosadurga, on the southern frontier of the Canara dis-

trict, eleven persons were baptized by Mr. Wenger, and we glad-

ex

ly availed ourselves of this happy occurrence to establish a

ays

new out-station there.

It was a great joy to us to be able to

uch

baptize these first-fruits of a new place, and as there are

thee

some Christians also in Ravaneshwara, five miles from Hosa-

durga, we hope that soon a new station with European Mis-

fhat

sionaries will be established in that part of the district.

pel

6%

44

e

In some respects the work of the Colporteur is even more

OV

In

important than the preaching of the Word to the heathen.

mak

the various stations nine Colporteurs have been paid by the

Mangalore Book Depository and several others by the Madras

sche

Bible Society.

We give a few particulars about the operations

mt

of the three Colporteurs who laboured under the supervision

heal

of Mr. Schoch of Cannanore.

“This very important branch of

pait

Mission work,” says he, “was conducted with much energy and

10w

great pleasure, and as far as numbers are concerned, it has

call

shown a satisfactory result.

No less than 7,318 Copies of the

il

11§

Bible, New Testaments, portions of Holy Scripture, Tracts and

a b

School-books were sold last year, and the amount realized is

Sel

Rs. 1,203.

all

“Two Colporteurs were employed by the Madras Bible

e

and

Society and one Tract Colporteur by the Mangalore Mission

fo )

Book Depository. They systematically visited every town and

every village in North Malabar.

In all seasons you see them

in the street and at the poorest huts, offering the precious Word

to the people.

No pains are too great, the burden and heat

of the day are not shunned in making the Word of God acces-

hag

sible to all classes of people.

Like the itinerary Missionary,

oot

ahoy

the Colporteur must daily be prepared for new combat; for

12th

the enemy of souls resists him in innumerable ways.

Scorn,

Wag

contempt and ridicule are often the share allotted to him in

Tnep

market-places by heathen priests and fanatical Mohamedans.

- = <z oA

el

But by many also he i1s gladly welcomed, and as the sales

Hupy

show, not sent away empty. Therefore their labour has its

Ty

reward; and although darkness still covers the country, yet we

I,

see rays of light here and there and the promise that the earth

timg

shall be filled with the knowledge of the Lord being gradually

PN IS

the

fulfilled. Our native Colporteurs see this also and this is the

the

reason why they do not lose their courage. The wonderful

ahle

U —

45

S el ey

1more

power from above always strengthens them anew and thus

L In

makes them fit for further endeavours.

¥ the

“This work cannot be given up. When we see heathen

adras

schools everywhere established and heathenish literature taught

ations

in them, we must the more take pains to supply them with

yIsion

healthy food. Also our Catechists and Evangelists often take

ch of

part in the sale of books and meet with great encouragement

7 and

now and then.

A land-owner in this district, for instance,

t has

called all his labourers together after the address of the Cate-

of the

chist was finished, and ordered every one of his people to buy

s and

a book. When they replied that they had no money, he an-

o 18

swered that they might give rice or pepper instead of it and

a Mappilah who was also present, immediately took the produce

Bible

and paid the full bazaar price for it.

May the Lord continue

to bless this branch of our labour.”

185101

1 and

them

Word

VL.

ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW STATION.

heat

The most important new undertaking during the past year

0065

has been the establishment of a Station at Karkal, a town

nary,

about 35 miles to the north-east of Mangalore.

On January

for

12th of last year the foundation stone for the Mission Bungalow

o,

was laid in the presence of the Christian and heathen work-

n n

|

men

It was a solemn hour, and the prayer which was offer-

ed up and the address delivered on 1 Peter 2, 1—10 by M.

dans

sales

Hartmann evidently made a deep impression on all present.

From this day to the setting in of the south-west monsoon

§ its

of W6

Mr. Hartmann and his family had to live in tents, and several

earth

times experienced the particular care and divine protection of

aally

the Lord during fearful thunderstorms.

In May and even at

g the

the beginning of June the weather was so exceptionally favour-

able for building purposes that the heathen Magistrate said

erfl

e

46

to Mr. Hartmann, “Truly your God is with you, seeing that He

1601

of b

lets all the country around be dried up, in order that you

may have sunny weather for building”; and notwithstanding

form

many difficulties, Mr. Hartmann and family were able to leave

nw

the tent and remove to the new house on June 5th. The very

the 1

next day the monsoon set in with a vehemence seldom witnessed.

hesor

The feelings with which the establishment of this new

and

station has been looked upon on the part of the heathen po-

Sane

pulation, must be called decidedly friendly. Only the Conkany

inqu

Wor

bazaar dealers showed signs of disapproval at the beginning;

but when they saw that we only expended money without send-

her |

ing any out of the country, they soon became reconciled to

also

our design; and even more, when we stood before their temple

fores

preaching Christ on the day of their principal festival, several

they

young men from among them successfully stopped the noise

like

which was intended by several malicious persons to drown our

10ry

voices.

When the drums were brought out and began their

—

We

noisy business, a hint from these friendly young men was

cont

enough to silence them. Then some boys began to ring the

g

bells of a well decorated car; but also this trick was easily

e —t";

put down.

The other castes have scarcely shown us an un-

friendly face.

At the two principal festivals of the rural popu-

lation in this district we had occasion to preach to large crowds

J—

of people and were not in the least interrupted.

Soon after his arrival in Karkal Mr. Hartmann began to

receive visits from well-wishing heathens, who however, were

chiefly moved by curiosity: they wanted to see a European lady

all <

and European children and hear them talk the native lan-

S10p,

guage.

One of them, Tukra by name, seemed to have come

the

from another motive.

On being asked what he wanted, he gave

%

the usual answer ¢nothing”.

Afterwards, however, he took

frag

1g

la

a letter from his pocket and gave it to Mr. Hartmann.

It was a

ang

_—

47

ot He

recommendation written by some Christians in Padur, relatives

b you

of his wife Mani, who it was said, had to suffer much from the

nding

leave

tormenting of her family demons (bhutas). On the first Sunday

in which divine service was ¢enducted in the sitting-room of

VelIy

the new Mission house, this man Tukra was also present and

o556,

besought the Missionary to come to his house, offer up a prayer

new

and take away the idols (demons), which was also done the

1 po-

same day. Thus this man and his wife Mani have become

kany

inquirers and have since then been attentive hearers of the

Word of God. The mother of this wife, Baidi by name, with

ning;

send-

her son Narana and her son-in-law Appanna with their wives

o t0

also -expressed their wish to become inquirers.

Although un-

mple

foreseen obstacles were placed ‘in their way, yet in November

:\"91'341

they had their idols taken away and became attentive hearers,

00156

like Tukra and his wife.

They have already committed to me-

] 0Ur

mory the Lord’s Prayer, the Creed and the Ten Commandments.

We hope that they will be baptized in 1873.

May the Lord

their

Was

continue to bless this new station and make it fruitful in win-

; the

ning many souls for Him who gave His life for their salvation.

5&Sﬂy

il

opu-

W I.NDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND ’

owds

MERCANTILE BRANCHES.

Nl tO

1

Weaving, Carpenter and Tiling Establishments.

ere

These Establishments which are connected with our Mission,

Jady

all owe their existence to the many troubles which the Mis-

Jan-

sionaries met with in finding a suitable means of livelihood for

their converts.

0me

Those among them who had at all learnt a

trade, were unable to continue it, because their former heathen

ga\’e

ook

relatives and friends had broken off all connection with them;

and those who had been coolies formerly, could no more find

28 b

48

et i

work as such. Cases even have happened of well-to-do persons

1nor

having had to forsake everything in following after Jesus.

What was to be done with these persons?

The Missionary can-

Mr.

not say to them, “Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled,”

without giving them those things which are needful to the body;

and

neither can he support his converts.

As provision for such

1nd

difficulties the above mentioned establishments have been begun,

811

and we have found them to answer their purpose excellently.

heer

Not only a good number of our converts honestly earn their

byl

livelihood in them, but they are also a touchstone for lazy in-

86t

quirers who pretend to be anxious about the salvation of their

the

souls, whilst in reality they seek only temporal advantages.

The principle acted upon in these establishments is,

«If any

of )

1Thess. 3, 10.

man will not work, neither shall he eat.”

and

The Weaving Establishment in Mangalore gives work to 83

thre

persons, 42 men and 41 women; among the former is also the

suff

blind boy Abraham who earns his livelihood by drawing water

for the dyers, sweeping the dyeing house and doing other me-

nte

nial work; and all this he does with such promptness that no

Cou;

one would ever imagine him to be blind. The average earn-

8¢

ings of a weaver are about 9 Rupees a month.

24,520 yards

i}

of cotton cloth for Europeans and Natives have been woven

hag

during the past year.

The spirit amongst the labourers is a

good one; especially they feel that they owe much gratitude

towards the Mission, not only for the spiritual, but also for the

temporal blessings they enjoy, and in order to show their grati-

byj

tude not only by words, but also by deeds, they have planted

Ty

a large number of cocoanut and mango treesin a garden near

The

the weaving house, with the intention that the whole produce

all

of it shall be put into the Mission box.

The hardest task in

the

constructing this garden was the digging of a well, water not

g

being found until they had dug to a depth of 60 feet.

fag

49

S

8018

Every day’s work in the Weaving Establishment begins with

SUS,

morning prayer, conducted one week by the Superintendent

Gan.

Mr. Digel, the next week by his Native Assistant Leonhard Shiri.

ed,”

The Weaving Establishments in Cannanore and Tellicherry,

ody;

and that in Chombala, opened in September last, have been

such

under the direction of Mr. Schoch of Cannanore, that in Calicut

oun,

is in charge of Mr. Elsisser.

In the latter 12,651 yards have

itly

been woven during the past year, part of which has been sold

heir

by Messrs. Frank & Co. in Madras.

These gentlemen always

set aside half of their commission as a donation to the Mission,

y -

et

the sum amounting last year to Rs. 145-4-6.

1

The Carpenters’ Shop in Calicut, under the superintendence

any

of Mr. Spillmann, has given an honest livelihood to 28 Christians

and a number of heathens.

Several of the former, as well as

083

three weavers have worked so steadily that they have saved

sufficient money to purchase their own houses and compounds.

) the

ater

The Tiling business in Mangalore, which has been super-

Jilly

intended by Mr. Hiittinger, has manufactured and sold in the

{ 10

course of the past year more than 170,000 flat tiles, and their

a1

usefulness is so much appreciated by the population that, not-

ards

withstanding several rival manufactories, the demand for them

0yen

has been so great, that many orders could not be executed.

150

2. Printing Press and Book Depository.

fude

- the

The Printing Press in Mangalore has been superintended

;ra’[i-

by Messrs. Stolz ¢ Hirner and has also last year issued a good

number of carefully printed Tracts, School-books, Almanacs etc.

,nted

nedt

The number of people employed by the Press is 38, nearly

all of whom are Christians.

We are thankful to say that

duce

the spirit of peace and unity prevails amongst the workmen

;k il

and that the relation between masters and men is very satis-

y.‘ I}Ot

factory.

50

L

The books, tracts etc. which are printed by the Press, are

o

sold by the Book Depository, of which Messrs. Stolz and Sikemeier

|

are in charge

They have a Depot in each of our stations

:

LIST OF BOOKS

Printed during the year 1872

Bihl

Bibl

a) Canarese

Edition. Size

Pages. Copies

te

Reli

Old Testament Commentary, continued

80

80

1000

First Catechism of Grammar

IV

1162

30

3000

Sche

Map

Second

-

do

VII

12¢

60

4000

VII

12°

86

4000

First Canarese Instructor

Canarese School Grammar

122

128

4000

IT

folio

500

|

Sheet-Lessons in large Type

Almanac for 1873

80

72

4000

?

Iec

A Dialogue on some of the Hmdu Systems of Religion

Jo20

40

3000

16°

16

6000

Rel

The Way of Wisdom

E

What is Truth?

II

1162

26

3000

Canarese-English Translator

II

80

97

2000

Congregational Paper, Vol. IV,

80

120

200

Children’s

11T

80

48

200

”»

”

b) Tulu

A Grammar of the Tulu Language

80

148

500

req

ahl

c¢) English

A Tract on Sacrifice

12°

134

500

e S48 3

hey

80

57

1200

82nd Report of the Basel Mission

her

Varadaraja’s Law of Partition and Succession

80

76

200

{0 1

Revenue Compendium, begun

80

480

500

The Madras Educational Record

80

440

400

lar

d) Malayalam

WIs

Almanac for 1873

8¢

72

3500

i

The Sufferings of Christ, in m;:tre

16°

73

4000

80

595

1500

A Manual of Pharmacy

Dr. Gundert’s Malayalam Dxctlonary, ﬁmshed

80

534

1500

Total

3417

48700

T —

51

, are

meier

LIST OF TRACTS AND BOOKS SOLD.

§

Own

Foreign

Publications

Pufb1icati0ns

Total

English

English

nac?ﬂ-ar

nacular

Bibles and New Testaments

242

47

142

431

Bible portions and Tracts with selec-

ted Bible Passages

8759

645

9404

Jopies

1000

Religious Tracts and Books

225 20963

373

639

22200

School Books ete.

11

11069

4768

6785

22633

3000

1313

1313

Maps,Picture-Books & Picture-Sheets

4000

55981

4000

236' 41033] 6501‘ 8211

4000

500

This year also we have to acknowledge with thanks the

4000

receipt of a grant of 300 reams of printing paper from the

3000

Religious Tract Society, London.

6000

3000

2000

200

3. The Mercantile Branches

200

at Mangalore, Mercara and Calicut.

This part of the work was established in order to meet the

00

requirements of the Mission Stations and of the industrial est-

ablishments, and to represent the latter in their mercantile

bearings. They now not only give employment to a good num-

500

ber of our Native Christians, but also contribute their share

1200

200

to the funds of the Society.

500

Besides this the general agency of the Mission in its secu-

400

lar matters is conducted by the Mangalore Branch which like-

wise is the centre for the management of the whole of the

3500

Mission accounts and monetary transactions.

4000

1500

1500

8700

%

52

s

fhe

THE OPERATIONS OF

12

OUR SOCIETY IN OTHER COUNTRIES.

la

1

In Africa.®

the

Iy

Our Basel Evangelical Missionary Society has 8 stations

on the unhealthy Gold Coast of Africa.

The number of Mis-

En

501

sionaries labouring there is 32, assisted by 26 Catechists, 11 Na-

tive Schoolmasters and 12 female teachers.

The number of

e

Christians belonging to the Mission is 1952, the number of

off

heathens admitted into the church during the past year is 105,

(01

and the number of inquirers under instruction for baptism

wit

18 83

eve

Thus we see that notwithstanding the many obstacles

which hinder the progress of the Lord’s work and the great

)

eve

unhealthiness of the climate, the Lord has graciously condes-

cended to bestow His blessing on the labours of His servants.

1Ay

The social and moral degradation of the African nations

Tan

is very keenly felt not only in our congregations, but also in

for

the Middle Schools and in the Catechist Seminary; and this is

hoh

no wonder, as evils which have been generally practised by a

e

nation for thousands of years are not easily eradicated.

gar

At Odumase a second story was being built on a part of

an(

the Mission house, but before the walls were finished, a strong

Cag

e —

wind getting under the roof, lifted it up and threw the whole

e

on that part of the house which was inhabited by the Mission-

heiy

aries, thus not only causing them much fright, but also oc-

0rd

casioning a great loss to the Mission fund. But notwithstand-

0 1

ing this mishap we have to praise the Lord for His kindness in

lett

not allowing the Missionaries to be hurt in the least.

o

During the whole of last year also a painful interest was

Tag

felt in the fate and welfare of Messrs. Kiihne and Ramseyer who,

the

the latter with his wife and child, have been languishing in

thiy

*Taken from the Report of the Home Committee.

b()rs

53

—_—

the miserable captivity of the barbarous Ashante king since

12th June 1869. The sufferings and privations especially of the

lady and child are very severe. In the beginning of last year

the peace negotiations with the king of Ashante were resumed

by the English Government and the first condition put by

1008

\is

England was the liberation of the European captives.

After

Na

some time news was received that the king indeed would have

r of

been willing to release the captives, but that his chief military

r of

officer Adubofo looked on them as his personal property ac-

cording to African martial law and that he would only part

103,

tism

with them on £6480 being paid as ransom. Afterwards, how-

1cles

ever, a rumour was current that the peace party had gained the

upper-hand in Ashante, but it has not been confirmed.

And

;reat

1es-

even if the liberation of the Missionaries could be effected by

paying the above mentioned sum, they themselves refuse to be

ants.

Hons

ransomed in that way, as it would then prove very profitable

50 1

for the Ashantees to pounce upon any European they could get

hold of and to ask large ransoms for their liberation.

At the

IS 18

by &

end of October intelligence reached us that the prospects re-

garding the liberation of the captives were more favourable,

and a letter written by the Acting Governor of Cape Coast

it of

Castle informs us that the Ashante king had agreed to ac-

1003

cept £1000 as ransom, and that an English messenger was

ol

100:

being despatched with that sum to the frontier of Ashante, in

order to pay the ransom and to bring the captives with him

o 0C-

to the coast.

In fact on the last day of December (1872) a

mrz‘fi-

letter written by one of the captives at a place, which is only

1

two days’ journey from the frontier of the Ashante kingdom,

W

was received in Basel.

“On the 11th Nov.,” says Mr. Kiihne,

If every-

WA

the writer of the letter, “the king sent us here.

thing progresses favorably, we shall be with you (in Christians-

=

borg) next Christmas.

The doubts, whether at last we were

e

really being set free or not, caused us so much anxiety that

we felt quite feverish.

Mrs. Ramseyer’s baby is teething and

b

very weak; we fear for its life.

I dare say we must wait here

0

about four weeks before everything is settled.”

I

81

According to this letter, the captive Missionaries are no

longer detained in the capital, but are on their way to the

fi

i

Coast, yet still in the Ashante territory, and with the prospect

of having to stop there for a whole month. Since then several

CC

months have elapsed without bringing us any news at all, so

W

that we are again quite in the dark respecting these severely

afflicted Brethren. Let all the Christian friends who read these

“f

lines unite with us in intercession for them and for the be-

nighted kingdom of Ashante.

Is it not written, that <the

king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as rivers of water:

ih

he turneth it withersover he will’? Shall all the sufferings of

our Brethren go for nothing? We cannot believe this, but are

8l

on the contrary convinced that they will bear happy fruit for

B

the Mission in Africa and especially for the kingdom of Ashante.

i

During their captivity the Brethren have not forgotten the

I

work of their heavenly master.

From Kumasse, the place of

I

their captivity, Mr. Ramseyer wrote as follows in August: «The

i

Lord hasﬁgiven us an open door and grace to preach salvation

in Christ to many heathen. Every Sunday we stand in the

(8

streets of Kumasse and tell three or four hundred listeners,

lo

how their Saviour has loved them even unto death. Then we

¥

have the small school which the Lord has given us.

Ten or

fo

more of the wild Kumasse boys attend it pretty regularly for

an hour a day; they learn to write on slates, to count and to

sing.

It is really touching to hear these children singing such

hymns as ‘Great Immanuel’ etc.

It is true, we must often

call them in from the streets to get them together, but this

hy

work encourages us nevertheless.”

In an audience with the

&

55

e

at

king, the latter told Mr. Plange, the messenger of the English

nd

Government, to send a Missionary to his country. Mr. Plange

16

communicated this to our captives.

Thus they found an op-

portunity of asking the king, whether he would allow a Mis-

sionary of our Society to settle in Kumasse and guarantee him

10

he

full liberty.

The king replied that it was on this point he

ot

had conversed with Mr. Plange.

He wished a Missionary to

4l

come, and build a house and preach the Word of God; he pro-

mised even that he would send his sons to the school and

50

would himself now and then pay a visit to the Mission house.

:1y

356

“And we too shall send our boys” added several chiefs.

-

he

2. In China.

2}

Our Mission has four stations in China, namely Hongkong,

of

Lilong, Tshongtshun and Njenhangli, with seven ordained Mis-

16

sionaries, nine Catechists and nine Christian School-masters.

Besides 10 Christian youths are preparing for Mission service in

o1

te

the Middle School and Catechist Seminary in Lilong.

The

number of Christians belonging to the Mission is 754; the

he

of

number of persons baptized during the past year is 86; the

Xhe

number of inquirers under Christian instruction is 74.

01

After these general remarks we wish to give a few parti-

he

culars of the joys and sorrows of the Brethren there.

In Li-

15,

long the Brethren had to go through much anxiety. A few

we

years ago the Home Committee allowed a certain sum of money

01

for the enlargement of the educational establishments in Lilong,

for

as it was very desirable that the teachers and pupils of the

t0

Catechist Seminary should have their own building, but when

this plan was being executed, the hatred of foreigners of which

ch

el

all the newspapers have told us, had already set in and the

1S

building plan had to be given up. After peace was re-establish-

ed in the country the Missionaries bought a building site and

the

S Sy

56

the necessary materials for building, and began building a wall

0

round the compound. These proceedings caused much excite-

In

ment and ill-will among the people of the village.

In asking

A

for permission to build the boundary wall, the Missionaries had

T

omitted getting a written permission from the Chinese elders

fu

of the village, and this oversight gave the enemies occasion for

quarrel and violence.

A number of rude fellows came and

th

broke down the wall.

Thereupon our senior Missionary, Mr.

th

Lechler, quickly came from Hongkong and appeased this storm

th

by paying 50 dollars for the oversight of the Lilong Missiona-

[

Meanwhile

ries, and thus peace seemed to be re-established.

of

the Consul of the German Empire in Canton whom Mr. Lech-

I

ler had made acquainted with this occurrence before leaving

10

Hongkong, had asked the Chinese Governor General of Quang-

€X

tung to send the elders of Lilong a warning through the

0n

This occasioned an outbreak of fresh and more

Mandarin.

1

vehement hostility against Mr. Bellon, senior Missionary of

al

the station and afterwards also against his colleague.

As M.

he

Bellon was suspected of having caused the Mandarin to send

0u

the warning, the heathens, together with several excommuni-

16

cated Christians, tried to get him into their power.

Through

ie

God’s providence, however, Mr. Bellon succeeded in escaping

secretly with his family, and reached Hongkong in safety.

But then the wrath of the heathens was turned against

1

ch

Mr. Gussmann who also had to flee to Hongkong after having

th

informed the district Mandarin of the state of affairs and having

an

made him responsible for the safety of the Mission property.

8I(

The Mandarin then sent several officials and eight soldiers to

1

seal the Mission house and to protect the property. The elders

A3

of Lilong were then warned to prevent any further violence.

he

By and by the excitement cooled down, but not to such a

an

degree as to allow the Missionaries to return to their station,

57

1l

On the contrary they have resolved to get the pupils of the

e

Institution also to Hongkong and to continue their lessons there.

g

Although we do not yet know how this sad affair will end, yet

ad

we firmly believe that these trials also will turn out tQ the

IS

furtherance of Christ’s Kingdom in China.

r

In Hongkong “union meetings” have been introduced for

nd

As

the Native Christians of the various Missionary Societies.

/i

three Evangelical Societies labour in Hongkong, the C. M. Society,

Bk

the L. M. Society and the Basel Missionary Society, three such

1%

union meetings were held last year, one in the church of each

ile

of these Societies.

The purpose of these meetings is to promote

]z

unity in spirit among the Native Christians of the various de-

g

nominations; and we would wish that such unity in spirit

0.

existed and were augmented in every field where more than

he

one Evangelical Missionary Society is labouring for the Lord.

)16

Those of our Christians in Hongkong who are servants, are

ol

all well reported of by their employers except one, who has

[r

been dismissed by his master for laziness.

A good number of

nd

our Christians are in the police, and two of them have already

Il

received the premium for good conduct during five years of

L“h

service.

ng

The greatest number of baptisms took place in Tschongtshun,

namely 34. Of these new members 20 were adults and 14

\t}

nst

children.

In Njenhangli an old man of seventy was among

ng

those baptized. He had attended divine service for six years

)i

and had repeatedly desired to be baptized. At last the Mis-

int

sionary fulfilled his wish on last Christmas day, although his

t0

memory and faculties are so weak that he could remember

ers

very little of the instruction he had received.

Never mind, if

ce

he only loves Christ and fully trusts in His atoning sufferings

and death, all is well.

] &

0D

ik

e

The pr oc]ress of the Basel German

10

Hvangelical Missionary Soczetz/ in. South-Western India,

or

(esfablzs/zedm 1834) dm"mg the Decade 1862-1872.

th

(Written for the Mission Conference at Allahabad.)

For a brief, yet comprehensive, review of the progress and

present state of this Society’s operations in Canara, Coorg,

South-Mahratta, Malabar and the Neilgherries, we beg to refer

I. To the Evangelistic and Pastoral Department.

Churchmembers

1y

Tert 1t01y

Agency

$6

Stations|Outstat. fiurop. l\anve'(,,at & Adu‘ts’(}luldr Total

Miss.’

Pastor Evang.

00

Census per 1st Jan. 1862

15

21

49%

0

37

1540

1317 | 2857

an

»

99

»

1872

18

43

1y

3

60

2389

1982 |4371

¥ Including 10 unordained Brethren in 1862, and 14 in 1872

Wi

We thus observe a progress in

il

1

Extension of Territory: 3 new Stations and 22 Out-sta-

1¢

tions having been established

10]

an

2

Addition of Agents: 10 European Missionaries

more

3 Ordained Native Pastors {than in

[

1862

23 Catechists and Evangelists

3

Increase of the Church: 849 Adults

665 Children

Total: 1514 Members added to the Church

showing an increase of 53 per cent on the numbers of 1862

59

Other points:

4. Itineracy has of late years been carried on more syste-

matically, a number of Missionaries, as well as Native Assistants,

peculiarly gifted for it, having been set apart for this most

important branch of direct Mission work. Thus, beside the

i,

ordinary preaching to the heathen in and near the Stations,

the time devoted to itinerating in 1871, amounts to

740 days, spent by Missionaries

Catechists

in preaching tours

1432

99

99

among the heathen,

192

9

99

; Churchmembers

nd

and further:

18,

for

823 days by Missionaries

335

Catechists

in visiting Out-stations.

99

9

On these latter occasions too, though the main object is to

nurture and raise the young Churches and Schools, the good

ers

seed is frequently cast among the neighbouring heathen.

The

otal

corresponding numbers of 1861 not having been kept on record,

an exact statement of the progress made is impossible.

81

Lﬂ

5

The samelike Colportage, the faithful ally of itineracy,

whereof in 1861 but small beginnings are traceable, has by

means of thorough organization and the laying of a regular

net of Depots and Sub-depots all over the country, been deve-

st

loped in a most satisfactory way, as regards both extension

and efficiency. During the last 12 months the sales amount-

16

ed to

3

in

)

9,835 Scriptures and Scripture portions (including Bible

Stories and Tracts with Select Bible Passages).

22,200 Religious Books or Tracts.

b,

22,613 School-Books.

1,333 Picture-Books, Maps etc.

4

8%

60

220

2

‘Together 55,981 Copies (49,244 Vernacular and 6,737 Eng-

lish), for which the sum of Rupees 14,453 was realized.

6

Without ostentation, it is but fair to state that as to

providing a Christian Vernacular literature, admirable services have

been rendered by the combined and singularly blessed efforts

of our literary brethren and our able Press at Mangalore,

which within the last decade produced no less than 8 to 9 lacs

of Copies (540,000 Canarese, 285,000 Malayalam, 9,000 Tulu)

of Scripture portions, Tracts, Religious and other Books, Alma-

nacs, Periodicals, and School-books of every description and

size, from the smallest commonplace publications up to high,

scientific works of more than a thousand pages.

For details

e N

vide our Annual Reports.

7

As regards our efforts for raising our Christians in a social

and material point of view, by means of various Industrial or

Mercantile Establishments, managed by our lay Agents and

intended to create a class of Christian artisans, mechanics,

o ¥ D>y s

tradesmen, etc. we beg to refer to the special paper on the ex-

pediency of such Industrial enterprizes, drawn up for this Con-

ference by the Rev. A. Wenger.* Suffice it here to say that

these KEstablishments are in a flourishing condition and on the

WV T ooy

whole have fairly answered our expectations, by giving useful

employments and honorable subsistence to many who other-

oy &

To idlers

wise might have fallen a burden to the Mission.

these Establishments certainly offer no attraction; for all have

to earn their daily bread by the labour of their own hands,

and thus are trained in regularity, steadiness and assiduity,—

habits so beneficial and yet so rare even among Native Christians.

* “The Relations of Missionaries to their Converts in secular matters.”

B

o

==

o

==

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e

=

o

=

e

o

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=

I1. Educational Department.

Classification of

Native Agency

Number of Schools

Pupils according to Religion

Christian

‘ Heathen

School-

School- | School-

Total] Christian

Heathen

Total

Christian

Heathen

Total

masters

mi:gses-

masters

2%

7

36

70

24

43

67

620

1971

25691

‘Census per 1st Jan. 1862

»

b

1872

48

1

24

89

38

65

1057

1255

2312

19

Classification of Pupils according to Sexes.

Bbys

Girls

Total

|

|

1%

Catech.

Normal

Prepar-

;

Boardg.

Paroch.

Anglo-

e

Board.

Paroch.

Vernac.

Semi-

Schools

Schools

ay

Vernac.

Schools

ac. 110

tal Schools

|

Y

Schools

Total

nary.

Schools

Schools

Schools

! Schools

—

36

123

196

474

1402|2231 ] 184

124

52

360 |2591

Clensus per 1st Jan. 1862

»

»”

1872

14

6

58

129

324

688

h82 (18011 202 | 237

72

511 2312

fi e

62

At a first glance it might appear, as if we had not much

reason to speak of progress in the Educational Department,

there being a considerable falling off in numbers.

This re-

trograde movement, however, solely refers to Elementary Ver-

nacular Schools under Heathen Masters,—from which field

)

the Home-Committee in 1862 to 1865, much to our regret, or-

dered a partial retreat, owing to a pressing want of funds on

B

the one hand, and to the alleged inefficiency of these Schools

A

on the other, it being thought, they absorbed too much of our

P

time and strength without showing corresponding results, as

long as they were managed by Heathen Masters. Hence this

lamentable loss of some 800 Vernacular Scholars (654 against

1,454), for which even the additional number of 200 Anglo-

a

Vernacular Scholars (688 against 474) appears but a small

II

and inadequate compensation.

1I

q

In every other respect however we observe a decided pro-

gress.

it

1

As to education in general we had

0]

0

attending Schools.

Christian Pupils

of Churchmembers.

Total mlmbe;:

under instruction.

Proportion

1st Jan.

1862

620

on

—

e

2857

1 in 4-6

9

99

1812 4051

29

4371

=

—

1, 4—

Ul

a proportion which bears favorable comparison with even the

W

best educated parts of Germany, not to mention other countries

(Prussia 1 in 6-27; England 1 in 7-7; France 1 in 9).

i

0]

2

Female Education: While in 1862 we had but 14 p. ct. girls

D

in our Schools (360 out of a total number of 2,591 pupils),

§

they now represent the respectable proportion of 22 p. ct. (511

2

{

out of 2,312),

£

5

=,

of which are Boarders and 3 Day-Scholars.

8

8. To point out more clearly, in which of our Schools the

1]

most marked progress appears to have been made, we beg to

3

subjoinﬁa, table showing the

et

63

ch

Tohld P7.0p07~tz'on of Puprls attending the various

it

kinds of Schools.

v

oI

Description of Schools.

1st Jan. 1862

1st Jagn. 1872,

Pupils

Percentage

Pupils.

0

Percghtage

Ik

Elementary Vernacular Schools.

1454

56°1 p.ct

654

283 p. ct

Do

0

Parochial Day-Schools.

320

12°4

»

561

24-3

»

Boarding-Schools.

307

ll

11-8

”

331

=

14-3

2

ls

Anglo-Vernacular Schools.

474

e

183

”

688

297

”»

ur

36

2

1-4

78

34

a8

Preparandi Schools and Seminéries.

2

”

92591.

2512

11§

5t

Comparing these proportions, we hail with special joy the

-

advance made in Parochial Day-Schools (24 p. ct. against 12 p.ct.

|l

in 1862), “though in laying such stress on purely Vernacular

instruction we are conscious of pursuing a course somewhat

We

at variance with the principles of many other Societies.

for our part confess that for a healthful, normal development

of our Christian youth in general, we consider the imparting

of a sound Elementary Vernacular education an object of ut-

most importance, and preferable by far to a multiplication of

English Schools, with an education unmistakably tending to

unfit the majority of attendants for their position in after life,

16

while for the really gifted ones of our boys ample provision

es

for higher education has been made by our own Anglo-Verna-

cular Schools, Preparandi Schools etc., as well as by the corres-

Is

ponding Government Schools being within so easy reach of all.

)

Situated, however, as we are, in predominantly rural districts,

the present indiscriminate way of encouraging a general pur-

1

suit of higher studies, as if all alike had to go for Matricula-

tion, or even IV. Grade, appears to us an ill-advised measure,

16

0

eventually doing more harm than good.

4. A prominent fact in the history of this Decade was the

—

64

It

opening of a new Catechist Seminary at Mangalore, established

for raising a more thoroughly educated Native Agency. The

I

Catechist Schools at Tellicherry and Mangalore, which until

1863 had supplied us with Native Assistants, had to descend

i

to the rank of «Middle Schools”, being at the same time placed

on a broader basis

so as to be adapted to the preparatory

After four

ﬁ

training both of Catechists and Schoolmasters

years of study in the Middle School, those of the pupils, who

by character, gifts and ability promise to become useful in the

more direct line of Mission work, are transferred to the new

Seminary at Mangalore, to pursue a course of higher theo-

logical studies for another three years, while the rest enter into

the Model or Normal Schools at Udapy and Tellicherry, to go

through a practical course of teaching before being actually

employed as Schoolmasters

The subjects taught in the Theological Seminary are the

following: Introduction to the Scriptures, Dogmatics, Ethics

Church History, Exegesis of the New Testament from the Ori-

ginal, of the Old Testament from the Vernacular,—Homiletical

and Catechetical exercises, Hinduism; of languages English,

Greek and Sanscrit;—Singing

The medium of instruction is not English, but the Verna-

cular (Canarese and Malayalam), the brethern in charge con-

sidering it their special task to impart to Hindoo youths these

theological sciences clothed in their own native idioms, as far

as they are capable of receiving them. We thank God for

being able to state, that this Seminary has proved a thorough

success, having within these past few years supplied us with

a most welcome band of 28 well-trained and highly useful

Assistants

5

Hand in hand with the numerical increase of all, ex-

cept Heathen Vernacular Schools, we rejoice to observe with-

in the whole range of our Schools a steady and marked im-

provement in tone and efficiency, resulting from their thorough

e

65

led

re-organization (1869) and careful supervision by European

he

local and District Inspectors, as well as from the inéroduction of

til

a continued systematical training of our teachers by means of ob-

nd

ligatory periodical meetings, combining examination and ins-

ced

truction.

Similar meetings are held with our Catechists and

0y}

Evangelists, to ensure their continued self-improvemet in the

Jur

most desirable branches of knowledge.

o

II1.

Financial Department.

the

A. The Income of the Mission.

(4]

31st Dec. 1861.

31st Dec. 1871.

£0

Rs

Proport.

Rs

Proport.

1to

Homé-fundé remitted.

97,148 = 83+ p.ct.

132,882=85"2 p.ct.

Local Donations

and Subsecrip-

8

Ill

tions.

10,338 = 88 ,,

6,971 = 4.5

2

Government Grants.

1,816 =

1.6 ”

4,333= 2:8 ,,

Other local sources (Endowments,

the

School-fees, Revenues, Lands,

s,

Houses, Sundries.)

7,744 = 66 ,

11,7117= T:5 o

il

Rs.

117,046.

Rup. 155,903.

Al

sh,

B. The Outlay on the different Departments of Mission Work.

1861.

1871,

Rs

Rs

It

Proport.

Proport.

)

European Missionaries, personal

expenditure.

36,812 = 31:5p.ct.

57,747 = 3T~ paeli

)

Native Pastors’, Catechists’ and

:

Evangelists’ Salaries.

1,50% = 6:4

»

16,391 = 105

»

f0

Schools,including Boarding Train-

ing Institutions.

992,727 = 194

2

32,674 = 20°9

gh

th

Journeys, includ. Home Passages.

16,915 = 14'5

»

25,830 = 166

2

On lands, houses and furniture.

21,386 = 183

15,187 = 97

»

ful

6.

Moonshees, Statn. Libraries, Print-

ing work, Postage & Sundries.

8,334 =

T3

»

7,073 = 46

%

Support of destitute Churchmem-

bers or Catechumens.

3,320 =

2:8

”

1,051 =

07

”

i

Rs. 117,046.

Rs. 155,903.

ol

9

66

These numbers prove

1

That the cost of the Mission is 33 p. ct. kigher than in 1861,

t

while there is a corresponding increase of

20 p. ct. in the strength of the European staff

I

62

99,

99

29

,» Native Pastors, Catechists & Evangelists

99

99

99

,» Native Schoolmasters

a3

99

99

9

,, Churchmembers

2

That the liberality of : Anglo-Indian friends, instead of

keeping pace with the growing extension of the work, has been

reduced to Zalf of what it was ten years ago (4 p. ct. against

8 p. ct. of the whole income), while the Churches at home are

manifesting their increased interest in Missions by doubling

their efforts.

1

3

That for the support of destitute Churchmembers and

Catechumeni but one-forth of the amount required 10 years

ago is spent now (0-7 p. ct. of the whole expenditure against

2-8 p. ct. in 1861), which leads us on to the important question of

Progress towards Self-support made by the Native Church.

1861.

1871,

Donations of Native Christians.

Rs. 208

Sunday Collections and Church-

Rs. 274

A.

Subsidies.

»

380

Contributions in support of Board-

Towards the

General Mission

ing Schools: Cash Rs. 827, Field-

produce Rs. 144.

471

%

Fund.

Proceeds of mneedlework, garden-

ing etc. by the children in Boar-

ding Schools.

809

772

Contributions towards Church and

School-funds.

75

»

733

(op)

Contributions towards Poor-funds.

10

»

430

~

Contributions towards Local Mis-

B

sion funds.

15

Towards local

Contributions towards

Malabar

Widow-fund.

125

1

Funds and

for the new Orpha-

Charities.

nage building at

Calicut Rs. 159.

for the Chapel re-

244

J

Sundry Charities ¢

novation at Pal-

»”

ghaut Rs. 56.

for the Poorhouse at

e

Mangalore Rs. 29.

Rs. 1,168 |Rs.

3,378

67

e

Thus the Contributions of the Native Church amounted

1

to Rs. 1,168. in 1861 —on a total number of 2,857 Church-

members,= 61 Annas per head.

Rs

8,918 in 187l-—on a total number'of 4371 Church:

fs

members,=121 Annas per head.

We fully mean to go on with téaching our Christians the

of

great lesson of giving being more blessed than receiving. Many

7l

of them have recognized the special importance of the matter;

st

much, however, remains to be done yet.

e

4. As a measure of precaution towards the time, when

5

the young churches will have to stand upon their own legs,

independently of Home-resources, each of our Stations has

il

IS

been provided with its own ¢“Church and School-fund,” the ad-

ministration of which, subject to the rules of agreement and

st

)i

a superintending Board of Trustees, lies in the hands of the

Presbytery of each Station, a corporation consisting of the

Furopean Missionaries and such Native Elders, as were chosen

by the congregation.

Having been started many years ago

on a small scale and in an unostentatious manner, these

Church- and School-funds now represent a joint-stock of

Rs. 114,900, most of it in landed property. The objections

raised against the system of endowments, as the surest way of

robbing the future Indian Church of energy in efforts of bene-

volence, will have no weight in our case, if it be remembered

)

that to a great extent the very increase of these Funds depends

on the continued zeal of the Churches themselves, and that,

if the above mentioned sum has to be divided amongst 18 Sta-

tions with 43 Out-stations, it will take an indefinitely long time

yet, till each Station will be able to pay even for its Schools, not

to speak of Pastors’ salaries and other current Church expenses.

According to our experience, the existence and administration

of these Funds, instead of diminishing the energy of our Chris-

9

68

=

tians, acts but as an additional stimulus to increased liberality

or self-support.

Besides, we deem it a wise measure, during

these years of peace to educate our Churches in the art of self-

administration and self-government, trusting, that when in

coming stormy times the tie connecting them with the Mother

Church at Home, should be severed, they shall D. V. not col-

lapse in a gulf of confusion and anarchy, but be able to stand

the crisis and maintain their independence.

May God further

bless and prosper the work of our hands.

AN N R T T S R B W A % PR R A 200 R M ST B S S W B - o 0 By AR R Sl LR

R T L AR N G %

f

Expenditure of the ARlission

1

during the year 1872

d

)

Rs

As

59,055

Personal Expenditure

Journeys, including Home passages

30,855

1l

Munshis

1,964

13

Deacons, Catechists and Evangehsts

18,222

1,399

10

Postage and Postage Stamps

Libraries

419

Ll

Church Expenses

1,193

12

Medical Expenses.

364

12

Schools, English and Vernacular

13,281

13

Boarding Schools, Boys’

6,249

1l

Boarding Schools, Girls

6,338

9,066

14

Catechist and Preparandi-Schools

Buildings, Repairs and House-Rent

39,399

1,813

Purchases of ground and Off-Payments

Agricultural Outlays and Taxes

1,751

1,876

Printing Work

Furniture

2.953

é

Interest, Bill dlscount Fre1ght and Sundmes

523

10

Total Rs

196,672

N © 9 B & © W O

E.&O.E

Mangalore, 31st December 1872

L}// m/ tet

SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS

TOWARDS THE MISSION FUND

Received during the year 1872.

Rs

A

Rs.

AT MANGALORE.

Mrs, Johnstone

20

Col. Annesley

Col. G. W. Walker, R. E.,

thro’Rev.S.Gundert, for

A Friend

50

Rev. J. G. Deimler

10

Malabar and Canara

900

Major H.D. Broughton

Col. Field, at Poona

25

50

Smith,31st M. N.I., Sam-

Capt. Oldham

100

(e

J. Lodge Esq.

10

balpore

10

Dr. Sperschneider, Trivan-

J. N. C. Beyts Iisq.

drum

98

J. Burgess Esq.

Rev. Blaich, in Cajar

8

N. Spencer Esq.

50

Major Candy

50

Dr. John Brett, Bellary

10

A.J.Bruce Esq., Toomkoor 30

G. R. Wilson Esq.

10

DO O ©

O O O b O

J. Neuberg Esq.

20

Elcio © clchc o> O oo o c

S o eI o & oo e o

Apoth. Xavier

»

AT HONORE.

Acknowledged by Rev. J. Brigel.

Acknowledged by Mr. J. Kamsika,

Col. W. Rich, 34thM.N. L.

33

Carwar.

Cpt. W. O. Foord

2

Mrs. Spence, Carwar

50, 0 0

Capt. Jamieson

»

50

Capt. W. Ranking

»

12

AT UDAPY-.

A. C. Burnell Esq.

10

J. Sturrock Esq.

120

H. 8. Thomas Esq.

100

Mr. Carroll

5

:

:

G. W. Pringle Esq.

E::)%

@S SR O

AT MERCARA.

AT BOMBAY.

Col. H. C. Fletcher

il5)

Collected by Rev. J. G. Deimler.

Col. C. M. Hailes

30

:

P. Staunton Esq.

25

0

Donation from a Friend 400

0

Mr. E. C. Schiever

10

J. Kingsmill Esq.

10

Mr. G. Bertram

jg)

:

Dr. Partridge

5

AT ANANDAPUR.

G. Manson Esq.

10

P, W. Robertson Esq.

10

L0 DD

o e o OO

Mr. C. J. Puddicombe

60

=

Rs

>

e

Rs

el

AT DHARWAR.

Cabt. E. Faunce

(=)

M

100

Capt. Knatchbull, 89th

Lt. Col. A. Battye

Regt. foot

2

Capt. Strettell, 9th Regt. N. I. 1

0

E. Jones Esq.

C. S. Shaw Esq.

20

Lt. Hyne, 89th Regt. foot

3

Mr. C. Hanson

5

Mr. H. M. Judge

1

S D)

G. Waddington Esq.

Soldiers of H. M’s. 89th

Regt. foot

35

T. Bartholomew Esq

Ed. H. Hallum Esq.

A New Year’s gift from

Dr. W. Cates

g

a friend

20

R. C. Beynon Esq.

30

AT TELLICHERRY.

30

J. R. Hatherley Esq.

Miss E. King, Coonoor

10

Capt. J. Coussmaker

10

Capt. Wroughton, Vizaga-

A. M. Cantem Esq.

patam

50

J. Middleton Esq.

30

10

AT CALICUT.

S. Dobbie Esq.

Price Esq.

40

A. MacGregor Esq.

210

H. M. Winterbotham Esq. 80

?"S...

Grant Esq.

20

Major Law

20

180

M. Ward Esq.

A. G. Gover Esq.

Mr. Channa Basappa

C. King Esq.

14

12

J. B. Clerk Esq.

James Nash Esq.

N' N'

100

OO0 OO0 e o 0O oC OO OoOC B O 0O 0

LSO IO @EG S &G OO (SR G A

R. Darling Esq.

40

B R e B e e e e i b b I et S 0

AT HUBLY.

W. Austin Esq.

Mrs. Garthwaite

() ey fan) lam) oy cm i S ey o)

0O DO 1D s D

Capt. Godfrey

2

&)

Messrs. Frank and Co.,

AT CANNANORE.

Madras.

145

56

General G. Selby -

56

L. Garthwaite Esq.

Brig. Gen. Kitson

18

G. A. Ballard Esq.

25

50

Col. C. . Molony

36

P. Leslie Esq.

Col. E. F. Waterman

22

H.Hole Esq., Supt. of Police 5

6

Col. J. C. Macdonald

24

Miss Ballard, Trivandrum

Col. Williams, 9th Regt. N.I. 8

W. G. Underwood Esq.

6

S OO OO

O D0 O D O

Lt. Col. C. M. White

5

AT PALGHAUT.

Col. Prescott S. C.

3

. Dupen Esq.

12

Col. Traven S. C.

1

. Elsworthy Esq.

12

0

Capt. Hodgson

10

ES;r

arthwaite Esq.

20

Mrs. Garthwaite

10

§.;

Grimes Esq.

12

_ e o« D =

Mrs. Murray

2

SToTeT e © OIS &I S S

SOOI O O S S0 ONSD

J. E. Portens Esq.

12

Miss King “Thanksgiving

The Hon. W. Robinson

100

for mercies received”’

20

(o=l

H. Smith Esq.

10

SN OIS DO

g

72

Rs

I)

Rs

J. J. Tomlinson Esq.

10

(=)

H. B. Grigg Esq., c. s.

Cod

H. M. Winterbotham Esq. 100

C. G. Master Esq., c. s.

100

AT KAITY.

Mrs. Onslow

60

o oo b=

S orNe Y

Pal

Col. G. W. Walker, R. E.

J. W. Hayne Esq., Palam-

Kai

90

cottah

50

9 Months

Rob. Stanes Esq.

25

E. C. G. Thomas Esq., c. s. 50

Mrs. Higgins, thro’ Rev.

A. H. Streeton Esq.

60

A. James

25

A thank-offering from a

10

J. Hodges Esq.

friend to the Mission

50

Rev. Dr. H. Gundert,

Col. J. P. O’Connell

100

Calw, Germany

50

tow

His Ex. The Right Hon.

AT KOTAGHERRY.

M

50

Lord Hobart, Governor 100

Mrs. Cockburn

His Ex. Lt. General Sir

A Friend

60

50

B P, Haines: k. ¢. B,

“QOne less than the least”

200

The Hon. A. J. Arbuthnott 25

Collected in Mission box

7

SN ey

(> G emh i oo

(ol

The Hon. J. D. Sim

25

Bax

For the Orphan Schools

J. R. Cockerell Esq., c. s.

25

(oo e el

g

(Mission box)

24

A ]

J.

W

G

Contributions of the Members of the Congregations towards

Mz,

the General Mission Fund.r

Rs

A B,

Rs

b=

1)

10

Ca

Mangalore, Mr. L. Joshua 6

Bettigherry Congregation

Mr. Abraham Shetty

Guledgud, Mr.Nijagunappa 15

p—t

John Ellis

;

[3)

Mr. Salomo Bhaskar

9

»

Brotherly Association

11

»

John Prabhakar

1

e emi tan) e

Noah

4

Mr. Nahum Thomas

15

BN O

o)

M4}

Udapy from the Pupils of

Collected in Mission box 6

3

ek

B OO O DO

%

the Middle School

11

Cannanore Congregation

Honore Communicants,

Tellicherry Mr. Francis,

Overseer

20

Moy

Mercara Congregation

Dy

Chombala Congregation

1l

Anandapur Mr. Philipp

24

Anthony

22

Calicut P. O. Potham Esq

8

Mr. Daniel Moses

(]

AN

Mr. Steph. Anthony

20

DR,

”

Lukas Bodu, School-

From a Prayer Meeting

master

11

From the Confirmands

11

Hyj

»

David Kore

12

From a girl’s box

10

g

Dharwar Congregation

Rice collected from the

Hubly Congregation

[SUR

gl)

=D D I O

Congregation women

25

15

73

SIS T T

AP

Rse A P

Rs

Codacal and Paraperi

Kotagherry Mission box

Congregation

3 13 10

Carpenter Daniel

13

Palghaut Congregation

18 00

Schoolmaster Samuel

Kaity Congregation

1

0. 0

Catechist J. Kanaka

S o 0 W b

S Wwoe o T

Subscriptions for Schools.

AT MANGALORE

AT TELLICHERRY

towards the Brahmin Girls' School.

for the Brennen School

M. J. Walhouse Esq.

10

0.0

Mrs. De Cruz

3

H. 8. Thomas Esq.

48

0 0

AT CALICUT

AT DHARWAR.

for the Girls’ School.

Col. E. Bowdich

24

Mrs. Austin

[— T — T — T — 1

§

45

Baron H. de Larpent

W. Roberts Esq., m. D.

)

(=)

0

A. Don Esq.

22

b)

G. A. Ballard Esq.

J. C. Anding Esq.

AT PALGHAUT.

W. H. Scott Esq.

D. Buick Esgq.

45

G. Waddington Esq.

Mr. C. Courpalais

11

(el i oy (i )

(Y ibles ) o)l ey ey (=)

AT KAITY

AT HUBLY

Jor the Orphanage.

Jfor the Orphanage.

Mrs. W. R. Robertson,

ol

2

Madras

25

Capt. Goodfrey.

Government Grants-in-Aid.

=

-

-

-

-

89

g

MANGALORE Congregation Schools

0

Canarese Boys’ School

=

91

é

Brahmin Girls’ School

-

83

[7

MULKY

Girls’ Boarding School

-

282

S o o @

UDAPY

66

(=]

=

Boys’

»

»

1

Preparandi-School

-

120

ANANDAPUR

Parochial School

-

=

-

72

e

DHARWAR

Anglo-Vernacular School -

ol

(0 o)l e (=il am il of o o Jitl =) il 5]

Canarese School

-

-

85

S

%

HUBLY

Anglo-Vernacular School

269

11

-

28

8

Old Hubly School -

Boys’ Boarding School

-

27

Girls’ School

=

-

-

29

@ N B ®

S oo o e oo

10

10

74

Rs. A.

-

99 0

BETTIGHERRY Girls’ Boarding School

Boys’ School

&

-

-

i

-

-

24

GULEDGUD

Boys’ School

CANNANORE

Anglo-Vernacular School

407

Mulil School

-

-

74

Girls’ Boarding School -

137

%

1

Chowa Parochial School

92

TELLICHERRY Brennen School

-

o

408

=

-

Preparandi School

252

Orphanage School -

-

517

-

-

Parochial School

145

School in the Fisher Village

50.

CALICUT

Anglo-Vernacular School -

661

Parochial School

-

o

=

48

-

Girls’ Boarding School

613

CODACAL

School at Codacal

-

-

-

St

-

-

-

School at Paraperi

31

PALGHAUT

Anglo-Vernacular School

-

-

100

-

=

-

Parochial School

46

Vernacular School at Kannani

51

-

»

»

» Kinnanur

217

»

»

» Wadackencherry

-

-

25

©C O WO O OO OO OO WX

S eI ere s e Sids 0 o & & ache o

Contributions of the Congregations towards separate Funds.

a. Towards Church Funds.

Bettigherry

19

=

Be.iA P,

Shagoty

Hubly

58

Mangalore

323 5

63

12

Guledgud

Mulky

Cannanore

58

Utchila

6

0

31

—

Santur

4

13

Tellicherry

Calicut

86

Kutyar

5

13

Padur

Codacal

Palghaut

32

et

Udapy

37

13

12

Kaity

Gudde

Kotagherry

25

O OO e VO OO

B UL el UL = WO O P

Shirwa

12

b. Towards Poor-Funds.

Mercara

12

Anandapur

46

Mangalore

264 6

11

19 15

English Services

46

S OO OO WWo B

Mulky

75

Rs

Rs

Utchila

Wadakencherry

11

Santur

Panayur

Kutyar

- o M

Karuvapara

Padur

—

]

Kinnanore

12

Udapy

Kannany

10

Gudde

Kaity

(22:

Mercara

éz

lggj

Kotagherry

13

14

N O OO DO O

Anandapur

12

¢. Towards Local Mission Funds.

Hubly

36

Mangalore

115 4 0

Bettigherry

10

Mulky

9115

1

Guledgud

10

15

Hubly

28

1

1

Cannanore

13

d. Towards the Malabar District

Chombala

87

Coilandy

13

Widow Fund.

Codacal

27

EZSE

Collection from the

Palghaut

15

for]

O = O 0= WO O 0O O

Stations

89 1.4

Donations for the Mangalore Sickhouse.

55

Captain Chrystie

John Bradshaw Esq.

M. J. Walhouse Esq.

30

Major Ryves

14

18

Bt S — A R e — e — TR R T R R R R S

A. C. Burnell Esq.

Major Pyer

M. C. Webster Esq.

20

Capt. Jamieson

20

12

H. 8. Thomas Esq.

Capt. Ranking

E. H. Pringle Esq.

J. W. Boys Esq.

18

37

Mr. A. Aarons

19

Dr. Dempster

E. Palmer Esq.

»

L. Joshua

12

A. Primrose Esq.

P. M. Joseph

J. Moss Esq.

»

R. Peter

Colonel Rich

24

»

Abraham Shetty

Capt. Foord

B. S. of M.

20

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4%

Sl oW OV &I O o IO I O

(=)t oo il coml il erm [l (e cm i ) i @)l Lo S i )

J. Ball Esq.

Donations towards the

Rebuilding of the Mission Chapel at Palghaut.

50:.0 -0

10

W Ol SO e a3 U e O D D D

L. Garthwaite Esq.

Mr. John Manykam

H. Smith Esq.

10 07 0

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