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The n

of

European Missionaries

of the Basel German Evangelical Mission.

A.

In India.

Corrected up to the 1st May 1877.

[The letter (m.) after the names signifies:

“married”, and the letter (w):

Ywidower”

The names of unordained Brethren are marked by an asterisk.]

Hative

Hame

Station

Gountry

Date of ac-

five Service

. J4. M; Pritz (m.)

Germany

1839

Cannanore

Switzerland

1842

. J. A. Bithrer (m.)

Kotagherry

. Chr. Miiller (m.)

Germany

1842

Tellicherry

India

1851

. H.A.Kaundinya (m.)

Anandapur

. K. A, E. Diez (m.)

Germany

1851

Cannanore

do

1853

. G. Pfleiderer (m.)*

Mangalore

. J. Lauffer (m.)

do

1856

Cannanore

Switzerland

1857

. L. G. Hanhart (m.)

Palghaut

WO QO =1 O T = W O -

. J. Fr. Ménner (m.)

Germany

1857

Mulky

1

0

do

1857

. W. Roth m))

Hubly

i1

. J. Mack (m.)

do

1858

do

12

Switzerland

1859

Karkal

. R. Hartmann (m.)

13

. W. Stokes (m.)

India

1860

Kaity

1863

14. J. B. Graeter (m.)

Germany

Mangalore

15

. S. Gundert (m.)

do

1863

do

16

do

1864

do

. Th. Digel (m.)*

17

. J. Knobloch (m.)

do

1865

Calicut

18

Switzerland

1866

Chombala

. 8. Walter (m.)

1*

Hative

Hame

Stafion

@ountry

Tate of ac-

five Serpice

19

|

1866

Mercara

49

. J. Miiller (m.)*

Germany

il

20

Th. Walz (m.)

do

1866

Mangalore

21

do

1867

0l

Ch. G. Weigele (m.)

Guledgud

92

22

Th. Elsdsser (m.)*

do

1867

Calicut

23

do

1868

Chombala

B

C. Linder (m.)

24

W.-Schmolck (m.)*

do

1869

Tellicherry

o4

90

25

G. Ritter (m.)

do

1869

Udapy

26

H. Daimelhuber (m.)

do

1870

Karkal

36

il

27

J. A. Brasche (m.)

do

1870

Udapy

15}

=

8

W. Sikemeier

1870

Mangalore

58

Holland

09

29

W. P. Schonthal *

Germany

1870

Cannanore

30

do

1871

60

N. Hiitbner (m.)

Bettigherry

31

J. Hafner (m.)

Switzerland

1871

Kundapur

61

1871

32

P. Ott.(m )

Germany

| Udapy

33

'W. Niibling

do

1871

Honore

34

J. Welsch (m.)

do

1871

Dharwar

35

G. Hirner (m.)*

do

1871

Mangalore

62

36

C. Hiittinger *

do

1871

do

63

37

'W.Hasenwandel (m.)

do

1872

Bettigherry

b4

38

A. Burkhardt ™

Switzerland

1872

Mangalore

39

1872

65

G. A. Ziegler (m.)

Germany

Udapy

6

40

J. Hermelink (m.)

do

1872

Mulky

do

o

1872

Codacal

07

41

G. Wagner

68

42

A. Dobler®

Surinam

1872

Calicut

69

43

J. E. Yeil

Germany

1872

Mercara

10

44

R. Hauri*

Switzerland

1873

Mangalore

45

E. Harlin (m.)

Germany

1873

do

46

J. Layer (m.)

do

1873

Kaity

47

C. Feuchter™

do

1873

Calicut

48

J. 8. K. Ostermeier*™

do

1873

do

e =

-5’

Hative

Hame

Station

@ounfry

)

Date of ac-

five Service

% .

49

. G. Grossmann

Switzerland

%

; Guledgud

50

R. Schenkel

1874

Germany

Hubly

51

C. Pfleiderer (m.)*

do

1874

Calicut

52

J. Baumann *

Switzerland

1874

Mangalore

53

J. Veil *

Germany

1875

do

54

W. Liitze

do

1875

Dharwar

55

L. Gengnagel

do

1875

Honore

56

E. Liebendorfer

do

1875

Calicut

57

J. Frohnmeyer

do

1876

Tellicherry

58

A. Ruhland

do

1876

Palghaut

59

C. G. Eble

do

1876

Anandapur

60

M. Hoch

Switzerland

1876

Dharwar

61

1876

Cannanore

E. G. Halbrock |

Germany

At Home.

62

J. F. Metz

Germany

1843

late of Kaity

63

F. Kittel (m.)

do

1853

do

Mercara

64

J. J. Brigel (m.)

do

1858

do

Mangalore

65

J. J. Thumm (m.)

do

1860

do

Hubly

66

Th. F. Schauffler (m.)

do

1860

do

Calicut

67

J. Fr. Miller (m.)

do

1861

do

Udapy

68

Fr. Ziegler (m.)*

do

1862

do

Hubly

69

Fr. Matthissen *

1867

do

Calicut

Russia

70

J. Kittel (m.)

Germany

1867

do

Tellicherry

B. On the Western Coast of Africa.”

(GOLD COAST.)

-j

Hative

Stafion

Hame

Gountry

Date of ac-

tive Service

7i |

. J. 6. Widmann (m.)? | Germany

1842

Akropong

2

J. Chr. Dieterle (m.)

do

1846

Aburi

73

J. Zimmermann(m)?)

do

1849

Christiansborg

25

4

J. A. Mader (m.)

do

1851

Akropong

10

75

do

1854

Akra

10

H. L. Rottmann (m.)*

76

M. Klaiber (m.)

do

1859

Christiansborg

10

7

do

1861

1

D. Eisenschmid (m.)

Akropong

78

D. Asante (m.)

Africa

1862

Kyebi

10

79

1863

J. Ch. Fetzer (m.)*4 | Germany

Christiansborg

80

C. Schonfeld (m.)

do

1863

Odumase

81

do

1863

Abokobi

Ph. H. Bohner (m.)

82

Fr. Ramseyer (m.) | Switzerland

1864

Okwao

10;

83

do

1865

Abokobi

10

J. Weiss (m.)

84

J. Binder (m.)*

Germany

1866

Ada

107

85

do

1867

Aburi

108

G. J. Lodholz (m.)

86

Chr. J. Buhl (m.)*%

do

1869

Christiansborg

87

do

1869

Odumase

J. Kopp (m.)* 9

88

J. G. Fritz (m.)

do

1860

Christiansborg

89

do

1872

Ada

109

A. Langhorst (m.)

90

P. Steiner?

do

1872

Christiansborg

1o

91

do

187

Akra

R. Miiller*

92

R. Spengler™

do

1872

do

I

Taken from the List of 15th January 1876.

%

2

Died in 1876.

3

Died in 1876.

\I

4) Went Home in 1876.

%

|

Hative

Hame

. Stafion

Country

afe of ac-

1=:39)

five Service

93

. M. MithV)

Germany

1873

Christiansborg

94

do

1873

J. M. Miller (m.)

Akropong

95

Th. Essler

do

1873

do

96

N. Diecterle *

Africa

1874

Christiansbérg

97

C. Bender*

Germany

1874

Ada

98

A. Petavel ¥2)

Switzerland

1875

Akropong

99

A. Mohr

Africa

1875

Begoro

E. Werner

1875

Okwao

100

Germany

101

C. Weigle *

India

1875

Akra

1875

Abokobi

102

F. A. Ehmer

Germany

103

J. Weimer *

do

1875

Okwao

104

G. Glatzle *

do

1875

Begoro

Gone to Africa in the beginning of 18'?6.

105

1876

M. Seeger *

Germany

Christiansborg

106

S. Buck *

do

1876

do

107

C. H. Krauss*

do

1876

do

108

M. Sautter

|

do

1876

Akropong

At Home.

109

J. Mohr (m.)*

Germany

1846

late of Aburi

110

J.G.Christaller(m.)

do

1852

do

Akropong

111

E. Schall (m.)

do

1856

do

Christiansh

112

Chr. Bellon (m.)

do

1865

do

Akropong

113

J. Miiller (m.)

do

1865

do

do

114

J. Kithne *

do

1866

do

Kumase

1) Died in 1876.

2) Died in 1877.

C. In Chilla

Hative

Station

Hame

@omlttrg

Tate of a-

tive Serpice

115

R.C.F.Lechler (m.) Germany

1846

Hongkong

116

H. Bender (m.)

do

1862

Chongchong

117

Ph. Ch. Piton (m.)

do

1864

Lilong

118

J. Lorcher (m.)

do

1865

Hongkong

119

Min-siu tschin (m.) | China

1869

Lilong

120

1869

G.A.Gussmann (m.) Germany

Nyenhangly

121

Kong-Fat-lin-Ayun | China

1811

do

(m.)

é

122

Ch. G. Reusch (m.) Germany

1872

Lilong

123

R. Ott

1873

Chongchong

é

| Switzerland

124

M. Schaub

|

do

1874

Lilong

Io

Gone to China in 1877

I1

12

125

G. Morgenroth

i Germany

L LT

} Nyenha?gly

3

I

15

16

18

19

20

é

Bensus of the Basel German Huangelical IWission on

the tWestern Coast of India,

st JANLIIARY 1877,

Schools.

Agents of the Jission.

Under the care of the Mission,

European

Native Agents.

Heathen

Present Church Members.

Mission-

Boarding

Parochial

Vernacular

aries.

Higher Schools

Schools.

Schools.

Schools.

NAMES

OF

MISSION STATIONS

Christian

Schoolmasters

instruction

during 1876

1st January 1876

Established in the year

Brethren

Sisters

Native Pastors

Catechists & Evangelists

Chyristian Sehoolmasters

Schoolmistresses

Non-Christian

Number of Schools

Seminary

Training Schools

Preparandi Schools

Boys

Girls

§

Girls

Anglo-Vernacular Schools

Boys

Girls

Total of children under

Number of Converts baptised

* Number of Church Members

Communicants

Non-Communicants

Children

Total

Catechumens

1. Canara.

Mangalore

1834

Do

0|111

101

254

12

1144

606

26

475

1107

32

1845

65

38

159

56

728

363

20

769

26

Mulky .

386

Udapy.

1854

Do

5

37

29

151

116

832

508

18

435

961

131

Karkal

1872

40

29

20

49

12

1876

Kundapur

Honore

1845

12

19

62

32

50

82

Mercara

1870

27

12

19

0Oy QYU - L) R

.

.

Anandapur

1853

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= DD O = DN DD =

CODOOO=HNDO

O WO - kD

O O O O 3 3 U

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(E)ie) o) o) (e o) (el (o)

N O OO g0

() fe=) (e2) dem) s (e (el (o) [10)

OISO OO OIS

(=)=} Henli{ca) H )i s [ ()i

IO D DU D)

5§

16

13

(Vo) (=) (o) () (@)l o)

(o)) (o) (o) {em) () (o) (<)

(c=)i{e=) o) (oo} (el {en) [om) (=)

29

:z))

155

75

20

75

170

16

7. South Makr

Dharwar

1837

62

42

108

57

31

19

56

I0

Hubly .

1839

rd ©

32

30

94

166

144

59

10

68

137

10

II

1841

Bettigherry.

21

68

93

134

69

62

135

10

12

Guledgud

.

1851

DD DD W W

= DD DO =

(emlico) (oo am)

= DO DO

DO DO

O MO

= Ao O

DO CO > WO

SIS S D

SES DU

(=) (e (=) (=)

(=)o) (et (em)

O B>

106

(=), (== ) N (o)

115

W W g O

87

45

40

86

. .

I Malabar

13

Cannanore

1841

44

27

63

18

152

485

280

229

517

1839

14

Tellicherry .

(=2}

14

31

224

57

11

437

339

171

163

334

comes

o

Chombala

1849

O @ =

41

21

13

o~

(o

230

114

10

118

242

16

Calicut

1842

52

36

196

47

27

414

Codacal

685

392

21

312

725

17

1857

25

15

40

204

127

88

215

18

Palghaut .

1858

DO -1 DO B

O B DN DD

OO O

a1 0 O B B =3

U D O DN T

O = NN o

W O ot

QTN Ot = O W

S SISIS O S

(e () (el o) (o) (=)

é)

(@) (=) (=) ey e ey

56

14| 55

39

166

%

154

80

10

72

162

W O -~ O W =

V. Nilgherr

Kaity .

1846

1

2

3

0

8

14

49

72

44

22

2

34

58

20

Kotagherry.

1867

0

0

0

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___(3

0

0

L

0

0

58

25

8

45

78

'l‘(;ta]

63| 41

:211

53

19 30 | 60|22

59 1156 (184

506

350

68

53

80

2450

255

5609

3042

166 (2696

5904

299

* Total of 1st January 1876 .

63| 40

(g

62

92| 15

26

58 |19

g

59 1141 [183 [456

43

62

25

45

2303

362

5136

2884

5609

—_— ] — | —————) | | S

141 (2584

S |

L

Decrease during 1876 .

59

107

0

0

145

Increase

ditto.

—_— | ————f— | — | — | — — | —— | —m | ——— | — | — — — |

15

50

91

35 . 147

473

158

25

112

295

*The numbers of this column differ from those in last Report, as we have this year omitted the Missionaries and their families,

Aeport,

GAIN the goodness of the Lord has brought us through

It has not been without its trials and

\Granother year.

(9]

losses, but we have also seen that our work has not been

1n vain.

Two brethren have been called away to their eternal

rest, whilst we should have wished so very much to see them

work on for a number of years more in the spheres in which

they were so very useful; but His grace was revealed in them

on their death-beds.

Famine and disease have cast their deep

shadows on several of our congregations and of the inhabitants

of the districts in which our work is carried on.

But we have

also had a harvest, although not so rich as last year, yet

sufficient to cause us to thank the Lord for it; especially as

amongst the number of those baptized (255), and those who

have left heathendom and put themselves under instruction,

we see in several cases the grace of Ged triumphing over

great obstacles. Some fearful sins in our congregations have

pierced our hearts, but we see also a steady, if slow, growth

in many of the rest, and a clear victory of life over death in

cases of sickness aund death.

And the first months of the

new year show us the beginning of a new era in that part

of our Mission-field where the labour has been going on for

2

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L i

many years without showing an adéquate fruit. 'We cannot

c0

st

as yet form a clear opinion about the inner value of those

conversions in the famine-district.

Yet we think to have seen

Ch

enough to give us a ground to hope, that God will make a

L

n

blessed fruit to grow in the country which, at present, is too

barren to produce grain, whilst formerly it was known as the

1

barren part of our Mission-field.

frec

dea

I. INCREASE OF OUR CONGREGATIONS.

of |

The numbers of our Christians do not this year show the

same increase as last year (473), yet we are thankful for that

amount of growth which has been vouchsafed, 295 souls having

been added to our several congregations, so that the numbers

have risen from 5757 on the 1st January 1876 to 6052 on the

187

1st January 1877.

But in these numbers the Missionaries with

to ¢

their wives and their children, present on the stations, are

arg

included, and amount to 148 souls.

They are of course mem-

theyy

bers of the congregations, uniting with them in the common

Whils

1l

services, suffering and rejoicing with them. DBut then they

Side

are in no wise the result of the preaching of the Gospel in

a0e(

this country, and their numbers do not represent the progress

Hub]

of the Gospel work; therefore it was considered misleading if

T

their numbers were mixed up with those representing the

Ml

extent in which the Word of God has outwardly subjected the

308 ¢

nations of this great country, and we therefore intend in

0r

future to omit them, thus giving the numbers as 5609 in the

stil]

beginning and 5904 in the end of 1876, the year under review.

heey

In this number are included 4 Christian families in Kota-

Mulk

|

gherry, the care of which was made over to our Mission by

st

the American Arcot Mission, as their society was obliged to

Ly

retire from the place. DBut this accession was more than

It J

11

— e

1mot

counterbalanced by the number of Christians who left our

A number of

hose

stations to seek their livelihood elsewhere.

Christians in Calicut, Mercara, Mangalore, etc., who are partly

seet

ke &

under the care of our Mission, but not entirely, are not reckoned

;100

in these numbers (and therefore seem mnot to be represented

the

in any Missionary census in India).

Deaths from cholera and small-pox have been somewhat

frequent in this year, and there are only 77 more births than

deaths. Thus our increase is almost entirely due to baptisms

b

of heathens.

7 the

that

I1. CONVERTS FROM HEATHENISM.

ving

nbel’S

Although the harvest has not been as rich as the one of

1875, we yet have reason to rejoice. 255 souls have been added

o the

ith

to our little flock by baptism of heathens, and 154 of them

are adults.

are

299 more are waiting for baptism, and several of

their number have received it in the first months of 1877,

nen

0N

whilst in the mean time the number of candidates has con-

siderably increased, chiefly in the Southern Mahratta Country

they

(according to the latest news: Guledgud 200, Bettigherry 60,

)el n

gress

Hubly 100, Dharwar 50).

The two chief stations of the Tulu Country, Udapy and

,in\g i

Mulky, with their numerous out-stations, began the year with

g the

308 catechumens. Of these a number have proved unstable

d tl?e

or unworthy, others came in their stead, some of them are

nd 10

10 the

still under instruction and trial, and a goodly number have

beén baptized on different occasions.

Myr. Davmzlhuber of

eyiems

Mulky baptized 26 persons in Kutyar on Easter-Sunday,

Kot

1st May 1876; Mr. Ritter of Udapy, 23 on the 23rd April and

00 )

v

41 on the 25th December 1876; 7. Ot of Udapy, 16 on the

ged 0

1st January in Kattupadi, on the 28th May 4 in Gudde,

- than

2%

12

— s

0l

31st December 1876 30 in Madambail etc., altogether 172 in

connexion with these two stations, whilst 157 more are waiting

o

fr

for baptism. One of the former, /7. O/f relates, was a great-

She had

(|

grand-mother, Hannah, about 75 or 80 years of age.

resisted for a long time, but at last came to be baptized, a

it

b

few months before her death. We believe, she died in the

fo

Lord. Mr. Daimelhuber gives the following particulars of

81

one of the above days:

56

i

This year the day of Christ’s Resurrection (Easter-Sunday) became

a day of rejoicing and blessing for our little church in Kutyar, as it

he

was last year for that in Gudde. 26 souls were on this day added to

§a

the congregation by baptism.

All of them belong to the Billawar-

ty

caste (toddy-drawers) and therefore to a low class, and yet Iam con-

16

vinced that they will strengthen the church in Kutyar, as it is the

L40)

Lord who has called them and began His work in them.

ho

They belong chiefly to five families, whom I will introduce to

i

the reader one by one.—Israel, with his wife, his mother and sister,

th

his five children and a niece, joined us as early as 1874.

They were

ho

the first of their village (Tuledu) to confess Christ, and therefore they

the

had, in the beginning, to contend with many difficulties.

Yet they

W

soon learned to appreciate the Sunday meetings in Kutyar, and it is

only a pity that the far and difficult way makes it hard for the

Ca

children to attend school.—Isaac, with his wife and four children, is full

i)

of joy on the new treasure he has found. From the first day it was

Thy

evident that he had really broken with everything heathenish. He

k)

witnesses for Christ wherever an opportunity offers, and if he saw one

Jou

of the other enquirers growing cold, he would admonish him. May

the

he remain rooted in Christ!-——Jacob and his wife Sarah are very

this

ignorant, and frequently must be admonished not to mneglect the

lag

meeting together of the church. Although more than two years

they

have passed since they joined the church, we had not hitherto had the

the

courage to baptize them.

This time they begged very much to be

(o

admitted, and the elders of the congregation, before whom the

sty

matter was brought, were of opinion that they might be baptized,

loc

13

——

1

although their hearts were not as warm as we could wish. Thus we

ng

admitted them, hoping that the grace of God would not be without

fruit on them.—Daniel and Salome were in former times not good

at

ad

characters.

But heathens and Christians now say of them that they

Some

, &

have left their bad ways and entered upon a new career.

years ago they had joined us, but soon afterwards went back and

the

fell again into their bad practices.

'We, therefore, to try their

of

sincerity, treated them this time as excommunicated, and bid them sit

separate from the rest.

But they submitted to this humiliation and

\me

were frequently to be found in the place assigned to them, desirous of

it

hearing the Gospel.

‘We have now baptized them and trust that the

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Saviour will save them entirely.—Abraham and Tabitha with their

two children were the last that joined us.

The wife, being of a

yar:

oI

respectable family, had for a long time been afraid of the hardships

connected with a confession of Christ. But two of their children died

the

both within a short time, and the wrath of the demons would not be

6 £0

appeased by any sacrifice.

Abraham, therefore, to be safe against

the demons, asked us to come to his house and pray there.

And

stet,

yere

both of them say that from that day peace and blessing had come on

their house, and they are delivered from their fear.

They are now

hey

willing followers of the Lamb, even under persecution.

hey

11

In 1875 thisparty received the preparatory instruction through the

Catechist Abraham Hery.

He related and explained to them the

the

full

most important Bible stories, dwelling chiefly on the life of Christ.

They learned by heart the Lord’s Prayer, the Creed and the Ten Com-

AL

He

mandments.

Nearly all of them were zealous in learning; the

7 one

younger ones helping the aged by repeating to them again and again

the words to be learned by memory. Though some one might think

May

very

this method a very mechanical one, it is yet the proper thing for this

class of people.

For on the one hand they cannot read and are

; the

therefore entirely dependent on their memories; on the other hand

yearS

the ignorance in spiritual things in the beginning is almost beyond

dthe

comprehension.

In March and April 1876, I took charge of the in-

o I8

struection.

The distances of their houses which usually cannot be

! he

locked up, made it impracticable for all to attend at the same time;

»ﬁled’

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14

they therefore came in turns.

Soon even the most ignorant amongst

iz

them began to see that only wickedness lived within them.

For-

(d

merly they would lie and cheat without the least seruple; but now

ha

they know that God is holy, and have begun to hate the works of the

Ta

flesh.

I also observed that they began to desire after salvation, and

ga

that they trusted in Jesus, that He would be able to cleanse them.

And with the trust, love towards this Saviour would also spring up

in their hearts.

The day of baptism was fixed on the 16th April, as the day of

a1

Christ’s Resurrection.

In response to our invitations a number of

wWh

friends came together. From Udapy Mr. Ott and Mr. Ziegler, from

fol

Santur the Deacon Daniel Aaron, from Padur several Christians,

mor

and from Mangalore some pupils of the Seminary came to Kutyar.

o

I preached on the Epistle of the day, i. Cor. xv. 1-20.

Then the

Som

After this

girls of the Mulky School sang: “Praise ye the Lord! "

Wer

the new converts with loud and cheerful voices confessed their faith

in Christ and gave the promise to remain faithful unto Him; and

our

then one family-group after the other knelt down and was baptized

afte

in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost.

A choir of

hold

the pupils of the Mangalore Seminary concluded the service by

wan(

singing a set piece.

About half an hour later the people gathered

With

again for the afternoon-service, when Mr. Ott from Josh. xxiv. 23

that

admonished the newly baptized to remain faithful to the Lord, and

Who

Deacon Daniel Aaron showed from Col. iii. 1, that our faith must be

the 0

born from on high, and must from thence daily receive new strength

very.

and increase.

Catechist Israel Eliezer concluded with prayer.

fruth

‘We praise and bless the Lord, our living King, for such proofs of

ledge

His resurrection-power.

Other stations have not such numbers to report, yet only

in f}g

in C(M

very few have closed the year without baptisms or conversions,

bl€ssi]

viz: Mercara and Dharwar; whilst Karkal and Codacal have

been increased by some new comers who are however not yet

Gt

baptized; and Dharwar has seen conversions and baptisms in

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beﬂom

January and February 1877.

All the other stations have bap-

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15

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tized some heathens. Attolimani, the out-station of Anandapur

Or:

(cf. last Report p.20), has again been increased by eight

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baptisms from the heathen.

Kotagherry has baptized two

he

nd

Tamulians and received two Roman Catholics into the congrg-

gation.

il

Myr. Knoblock in Calicut writes:

u

‘We have this year baptized 13 heathens.

‘We had, however,

of

a much greater number under trial and instruction, but with people

of

whom outward distress has driven to come to us, we find it necessary

om

to let them pass through a longer time of trial and to instruct them

1S,

more carefully, so that we may see what they are and that they may

come to understand what it is that they will obtain from us.

But of

far

the

some who joined us in the course of the year, we saw that they

o

this

were really desirous after spiritual things.

A young woman from Cannanore, who in her childhood attended

aith

and

our Mulil-School there, was then impressed by the truth.

She was

zed

afterwards married to a heathen, but even then would try to get

1 of

hold of tracts and read them.

After her husband’s death she

by

wandered about in the country and at last joined the Mahommedans,

with whom at first she found satisfaction.

But gradually she saw

red

23

that she had not got what she wanted, and she went to her brother,

and

who had become a Christian many years before, and desired to join

the congregation.

In the course of instruction for baptism she was

t be

no’[h

very zealous, and as she could read and had learned many Christian

truths in her childhood, she made great progress in Christian know-

ledge.

The day of baptism was for her the happiest day of her life.

i of

A middle-aged man who in his profession as mason had helped

in the building of several Mission-houses and also of the fine Church

onlf

in Codacal, at last became desirous to be himself a partaker of the

He was much respected amongst his

1005,

blessings of Christianity.

have

caste-fellows, and a very zealous worshipper of the demons, but also

b yeb

very much addicted to drink,

‘When he expressed his intention of

becoming a Christian, there was such an uproar amongst his people

as seldom occurs in present times,

The police were required to

hap

16

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deliver him from the hands of his relatives, who, most of them being

10f

drunk, might have done him serious injury.

He had within himself

il

to pass through a severe struggle, but he remained steadfast. Even

joi

at a later period he would now and then be so frightened by drea—as

a1

The fear of

or visions, that he could not sleep for whole nights.

the

demons had such a hold on him that he would now and then for a

1ng

time sit with his eyes closed, unable to speak.

His memory was so

weakened, in consequence of his drinking habits, that he found it

ha

&l

difficult to retain any thing about Christianity.

He therefore began

He com-

fig

to read out aloud the Bible stories for hours together.

plained much about his condition and the difficulty he had in concen-

g

trating his thoughts and controlling his imaginations.

By and by

i

he found more peace, but a full joy he showed only on the day of his

to

baptism. Since then he has always been happy, and we hope, the

to

How difficult is it for such a

Lord will keep him in His grace.

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servant of the demons and of drink, to become a true follower of

Christ!

1)

ch

There were also two youths among the number, who gave us

tr

much cause for joy. Very quietly they made progress in the know-

Ca

ledge and love of their Saviour and His Word, and it was chiefly

through their answers in the course of instruction that their growing

B¢

to

in grace could be observed.

They were very desirous to be soon

baptized.—May the Lord keep them and the others who were bap-

al

tized with them.

And although the number is very small, we yet

al

s

thank Him for granting us this harvest and ask Him to give us

still more.

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fo

There have been some feigned conversions.

In Honore a

fu

young Brahmin from Kumpta came to the Missionaries, ex-

pressing his desire to join the Christians, because the truth

n

was only in their religion. He stayed three days with them

T

and partook of their meals,

On the second day two of his

T

relatives came and entreated him to come back, and a great

number of people gathered round the house, but he would

g

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17

eing

nself

not go with them. Next day his uncle came from Kumpta

with 100 or 200 other people, and after some lingering, the

fiven

3478

youth went with them and was carried away in triumph. As

a‘matter of course it was given out, that he had not eaten with

i of

or &

the Christians.

It afterwards became known to us, that his

18 50

motives for coming and his motives for going were equally

1d 1t

bad. He had not come from the least desire for salvation,

gan

and the chief reason for his going was the pledge he received

0m

from his people, that he would have full license to indulge

cen

his appetites.—Two Malayalees, baptized at Karwar, entirely

1 by

disappeared after but a short time,—a caution to all of us not

his

to be in a hurry in administering baptism.—In a fourth case

the

too, that of a young Brahmin, who joined our brethren at Honore

ha

and subsequently received baptism at Udapy, the disappoint-

r of

ment and sorrow caused by the discovery of his unsatisfactory

character have far outweighed the joy.—Purer motives, we

) U8

trust, have been influencing the young man of the oilmaker-

O

caste, who on the 5th February 1877 came to Honore from

ofly

Beilur, a village in the neighbourhood, and expressed his desire

ing

to embrace Christianity. As yet he has remained unshaken by

000

all the entreaties, lamentations and the anger of his family,

2P

and seems to give ground for good hopes.—From another

}et

[1b]

station we hear that an educated young man makes it the

condition of his joining the Christians, that he should be sent

to Europe for his studies,—a request which, of course, is re-

fused to him.

) &

But there are other, genuine, conversions to report, and these

px

in such a number, that we can only mention some of them.

ith

Two of them are almost entirely the fruit of the reading of

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Tracts and the Bible.

My. Mack from Hubly writes:

hls

Basappa, a youth from Nilgund to the S. E. of Hubly, had in his

gt

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home become acquainted with Christianity, and learned that the

3

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—_—

Hindu gods were nothing.

He therefore came to Hubly, asking for

e

more instruction and for baptism.

‘We therefore put him into our

81!

boarding school on trial.

Although not particularly gifted and very

(B

deficient in the rudiments, he yet by dint of zeal and perseverance

fo

made such progress that the yearly examination showed him to be

th

the best of his class, excelling also especially in Biblical knowledge

As his behaviour likewise was

the Christian boys of the school.

Wi

quite satisfactory, he was baptized on the 3rd December by Mr.

4]

Schenkel, and received the name Samuel.

We wished to keep him

W

still longer in our school, but he had a great desire to go back to his

f

village, partly to assist his family by the labour of his hands, partly

th

to bear witness in his home of the new treasure he had found. Thus

(0

we dismissed him with the Lord’s blessing, making the agreement

that he should once a month attend divine service in Hubly, and we

Tt

would now and then come to his village, so that he might grow in

8l

divine knowledge and the fellowship might be kept up.

&

And from Guledgud we hear a narrative showing how even

th

a tract lying on the roadside, either lost or thrown away, may

[

be the means of bringing a soul to Christ, and how the reading

e

of the Canarese Bible, almost without any assistance, may

it

prove a powerful means of conversion.

Myr. Grossmann in

al

Guledgud gives the story of a youth, Bhima, as told by the

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young man himself.

I was born, relates Bhima, in the year 1856 in Hunagund as

4]

the eldest son of my parents. When I was ten years old, my parents

sent me to the school of a Lingavant priest, which was held in a

)

temple of Hanuman. After some years I was employed as a school-

master in Muguli. Six months afterwards a Mahommedan persuaded

me to come to his house where he would teach me mantrams for con-

juring. He taught me only two mantras, one against snake-bite and

Ia

the other against scorpion-bite. But when I tried the second mantra

th

on a man who had been bitten by a scorpion, I was soon convinced

it

that it had no power.

So I told the Mahommedan that he was a

he

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for

cheat and left him.

I returned home, and after a few days stole

our

six Rupees from my aunt. Although no one suspected me, my cons-

ety

1108

cience did not cease upbraiding me, so that, when my parents wanted

to send me to her village, I refused to go and yielded only to their

Rl

threats.

ge

On the road thither I found a little book lying in the sand.

I

Was

was curious to know what book it was, and found its name to be

M [

«Heart-book”.*

him

‘When I read it, I found that the pictures and the

words described the condition of my heart as it was.

I became

s

troubled about the fearful condition of my heart, and was convinced

ttly

that I must become another man.

Coming to my aunt’s house I

It

confessed my theft and gave her the six Rupees.

et

During six months I read the book again and again, and became

Ve

very much afraid on account of my condition.

“What a wicked

yn

sinner thou art!

And what will become of thee if thou doest not

get rid of thy sins and of Satan? If thy heart does not become pure,

thou must certainly go to hell.” These and similar words I told

yel

myself and asked: “How can I know God and His shastra?

How

1]

can I be saved and reach eternal life ?”

I could not speak with any

ng

body about these questions, doubts and fears, because no body under-

1y

stood me.

Before I had found that little book, I had never thought

n

about salvation, ahd had always thought: “If I serve the idols and

the

wear the linga, that is enough for me to go to heaven.”

But now

I knew that all that was wrong, resolved not to adore the idols any

more, and threw away my linga.

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But I did not know the Savioul‘-

and the way to salvation.

nts

At this time my aunt advised me to go to Gudur for some money

né

and added: “There is in Gudur a young man, Sangappa, a goldsmith,

o0l-

He does not

who has the same thoughts about our religion as you.

ded

* This book has been translated from German into English and several

10n

qnd

languages of India.

In Canarese the title is “Hrdaya-darpana.” It represents

the human heart in a series of pictorial illustrations, showing the different

1t

passions as so many beasts, living in the heart and being driven out by Christ,

ced

whereupon the cross of Christ and the Holy Spirit take possession of the human

)

heart.

The book has been blessed to many.

g%

20

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worship idols, and he has got a book, which is called ‘God’s Word.’

W

You must see him.”

I went to Gudur, got my book and enquired

54

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for Sangappa.

I called him aside and asked him to give me “God’s

‘Word” which he possessed, that I might read it and learn the way

i

to salvation.

He said: “With the greatest pleasure.

You can stay

four or five days with me and read it.”

I stayed for three months

In the fore-

il

in his house and read the Bible from beginning to end.

k

noons I did some work to earn my livelihood, and in the afternoons

P

I read the Bible.

At last my father came to call me home, but I

il

would not leave my friend Sangappa and the Bible. But as my father

0

insisted and told, I could also read the book at home, Sangappa told

f

me, I must not disobey my father’s command.

He gave me the

Bible, and I went with my father.

D

Three days afterwards I was called to assist my uncle in collect-

I

ing the rents for Government.

But I could no longer do as I had

formerly done on such occasions—(we prefer omitting the details

about this collecting of rents), but acted honestly, for which I drew

b

¥

on myself much displeasure from my relatives.

For three months my relatives gave me full liberty to do as I

0

liked, and I could freely read God’s Word.

But then they began to

press me to do homage to the idols.

I answered:

“He who serves

8

the idols is a subject of Satan.”

They said: “Why should we not

a<

worship the idols?”’—¢We may not forsake Him who has created us

and every thing, and serve the idols which are made by the hands

of men.”’—“Who is the true God ?”’—%“He who has created the three

i

worlds, Jehovah is our God.”

“Show us your God.”—“He is revealed

in the Word which I read.”—%“That is a lie.

The missionary has

—

invented that book to destroy caste.”—%What is caste? All men are

sprung from one flesh and one blood; where then is caste?”—“You

are an out-caste.

You would eat with a Holeya.”—“Oh yes, I

should not object.”—*“Because you are so wicked and speak like

this, the priest has for eight days not come to our house for alms.”—

—— gy f —1 f— N .

“If you wish it, I will leave the house, and you can give my portion

of food to the priest.”—“If you want to go, you can go wherever you

like.”—*“I will go to them who read God’s Word and there find the

T b e

21

e

i,

way of salvation.”—Then my uncle lifted up his hand to beat me and

red

said: “Will you now give up the reading of this book?”’—*You

ods

may beat me, or do what you like, but I will not give up reading

fay

this book.”

fay

Some days afterwards they enticed me into a room and locked

1ths

me in, leaving me without food for several days.

After two days I

i

knocked and entreated them to open.

They answered: “If you

it}

promise us not to read the book any more, we will open.”’—¢1 can-

it

her

not promise that.”—They said: “Then we will not open”, and went

off. On the third day, suffering intense hunger and thirst, I tried

old

to smash the door.

Fearing I might succeed, my uncle opened.

the

Then I was overwhelmed with abuse and reproach, but my only re-

Gradually they

ply was, I would not give up reading the Bible.

@

ek

relaxed in their abuse.

ad

Two days after this some men said to me, near the temple: “You

ails

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say, the idols are nothing. Kick our Hanuman with your foot, and

you will see that some misfortune will befall you ere the sun sets.”

51

I said: “What could this Hanuman do to me? it is only a dead idol

of stone,” and kicked it.

They were amazed that I dared commit

fo

such a erime and said, certainly I should be punished by the god

68

before the setting of the sun.

But as nothing happened, they were

106

astonished, but thought that within the next four months the god

s

Hanuman would take his revenge.

But to their great confusion

108

this period also passed without any bad consequences to me.

166

Jed

One day I again went to Gudur to speak with Sangappa about

198

“God’s Word.” As I desired to be baptized and become a Christian,

he brought me to Guledgud to the Missionary (Mr. Grossmann). We

e

VOu

had a long conversation, and I returned to Gudur.

Next day I told

my caste-people in Gudur, that I intended to go to Guledgud, but they

ke

said: “You must not go to Guledgud.

There you will only go to

the Missionaries.

Go home to your parents.”

They tried to hold

01

me back by force, but I shook them off and went away. A woman

ran after me, and said, she had some important word to tell me, and

0l

succeeded in calling me back, when I was surrounded and kept for

hie

Lo

22

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several hours.

But at last I escaped and went to Guledgud. There

I immediately joined the Christians and broke caste.

i

Four days afterwards a priest from my village teld me, how sad

b

he was that I had become a Christian, but if I only would come with

him, he would purify me and receive me into caste.

But I told him,

i

I did not want to be received into caste and he, the priest, certainly

|

had no means of purifying me, as he was a sinful man himself. The

priest went away. But I am happy, I have now seen that Jesus is

¥

the true Guru, the true Saviour.

I can read God’s Word without

fear and learn more and more of the way of life.

Jesus has given

me peace in my mind, and He will in future also take care of my

body and my soul.

Eight days afterwards Bhima’s father came and said: “Thus my

son is lost; he has trampled on caste and apostatized from his religion

and brought shame on his parents.”

I told him, Mr. Grossmann

relates, he ought to rejoice on account of his son.

It was not dis-

T Pt e o pmt et OND et

obedience against his parents, but the desire after salvation of his

soul, that had induced him to take this step.

He was not at all lost

for his parents.

But if they would treat him as their son and allow

him to read his Bible and live as a Christian, he would be happy to

e N R g e

go home with them and fulfil his duties towards his parents as an

obedient son.

The father, however, would not hear of that, but

angrily looked on his son saying: “You are no more my son.

I

throw earth on your head, and I am no longer your father, you may

throw earth on my head (i. e. bury me).”

Saying this, he rose and

went away in great anger.—Next day the youth’s mother came and

bemoaned her “lost son’ as dead.

Some months afterwards, after the necessary instruction and trial,

Bhima was baptized in 1876, and is now a happy Christian.

R S R e el S A A i 8 L P S oA

My. Hasenwandel from Bettigherry writes:

The priests in Gadag who had appeared to be so mnear to the

kingdom of God (cf, last Report page 36), became after the sadden

death of the most advanced of them more and more distant, and have

now withdrawn altogether.

The priest in Shiratti, also, who with

23

——

three of his adherents reads the Bible and believes the Word of God,

ere

has not as yet fulfilled the hopes we had of him. But others have taken

ad

the step. Siddhappa, a weaver in Mulagunda, had for several months

been in intercourse with us, when he made up his mind to settle in

ith

im,

Bettigherry with his family, in order to be able to carry out his

intention of becoming a Christian, and we arranged that he should

nly

Wit}

live in the same house with Lakshmana, a young man of twenty

years, who had first introduced himself to me with the words:

i« I

5 18

out

come to beg you that you may help me to find the way of wisdom.”

But only after many months had passed, Lakshmana took the step

61

and broke caste on the 29th October 1876, and on the 10th Decem-

my

ber Siddhappa followed his example together with his eldest son,

but the rest of his family, his wife, four sons and two daughters

ny

i}

would not follow him, as he had hoped. Lakshmana had for a long

time prepared his wife for the step he was about to take, but her

nn

But on the 28th December

It

parents hindered her from joining him.

she managed to escape very early from her parents’ house, and took

11§

refuge with a Christian living near her, and with his help came to

)5t

her husband, to the great happiness of all of us.

‘We hope that

W

Siddhappa’s family will soon follow.

to

In Shagoti too, that interesting village about which almost each

1l

of our Reports brings some new conversions, this year brought much

uf

progress. In the beginning of this year a juggler, who till then had

been roaming over the country, settled down to a good Christian life

a4y

and was baptized on the 25th June.

Ramappa with his family was

nd

baptized on Christmas day, about the same time Ranga and a few

nd

weeks afterwards Halli Ramappa broke caste and joined the Chris-

tians.

On the day when Ranga joined us, the people made a great

i

tumult and were almost besides themselves in their rage, smashing

our windows, ete.

But when I proposed to lodge a complaint against

them, they came and asked my pardon.

Since that time they have

been very friendly and especially the boys and youths of the village

he

are for the greater part desirous to become Christians, and kept back

1l

only by the threats of their parents.

Some days ago when we sent

7

seven Christian boys from Shagoti to the Hubly School, three heathen

i

24

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boys left Shagoti the next day to go to Hubly (25 miles’ distance) on

56f

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their own account.

Two returned on the same day, but the third

went to Hubly, and had to be taken back by his father who had come

Wi

T

after him.

On the 20th Decemﬁer Govinda followed his brother Ranga in

th

it

becoming a Christian, and after this Musyappa gave his son into our

charge as a pledge that he himself with his family would soon join

I

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the Christians. We have every hope that the new year will see even

a greater harvest.

It is most likely that many of Halli Rangappa’s

al

large family will become Christians.

8

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In the first months of 1877 some of these hopes have been

hs

realized. Partly in connection with the famine, partly as a

fruit of the preparations that have been going on for years,

1t

numbers have come and asked for baptism, in Guledgud 200,

in Bettigherry 60, in Hubly 100, in Dharwar 50.

Mangalore also had in April 1877 the pleasure to see two

ty

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young men baptized, one a Konkani from Udapy, and the other

a Sarasvat-brahmin from Mangalore, who some years ago joined

b

the Brahmo Samaj, but now has passed from the twilight of

(

Brahmoism into the full light of the Sun of righteousness,

f

under whose wings he has found peace for his soul.

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In connexion with these conversions now and then legal

I

difficulties were encountered, which could not in all instances

be overcome.

In Shagoti, the village mentioned above, Tippawa (now “Joti”),

the sister of one of the earlier converts, became a Christian from

11

conviction. Butwhen seven years old, she was married to a man of her

1

caste, but had never passed through the second marriage (shobhana

prastha). After she had become a Christian, the man married another

woman with whom he lived together, and repeatedly declared that

Tippawa could not be his proper wife, but he would have her as a

concubine.

A suit for legal separation was dismissed in the Dhar-

war court.

Those who know the case of Huchi in Bangalore, will

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see the entire likeness of this case. Thus it seems clear, that also in

rd

British territory a Christian girl, because in her infancy she passed,

me

without her consent, through a form of marriage with another infant,

will by the strength of a Christian Government be forced to live as

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the concubine of a heathen man.—In this case, however, the man

our

makes promises of becoming a Christian by and by, and will bind

oin

himself to let her children be baptized and brought up as Christians,

yen

so that the girl and her relatives, having failed in getting a divorce,

)4 §

and trusting his promises, are now at last more inclined to give the

girl to him. And partly on this account, partly because we did not

succeed in procuring a really good and reliable legal assistance, we

el

have desisted from prosecuting the case still further for the present.

4

Another case we had in Mangalore, which has also found

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its way into the newspapers:

A man of the weaver-caste became a Christian, but his wife with

two children was induced by her relatives to forsake him. He now

o

[0k

sued under the Native Converts’ Divorce-Act for a divorce from his

wife, and during the term of adjournment preseribed by this Act, he

ed

brought another suit for regaining his children.

The Mangalore

of

Court decreed that one of the children must be given over to the

s,

father, on which not only the child but also the wife with the other

child joined her husband; and after some time even others of Jacob’s

nl

relatives asked for admittance to the Christian church.

{i)

There have been difficulties also with the law of succession

which is different for Christians and for Hindoos, and especi-

17)’

ally for those IHindoos who are under the law of nephew-

)il

inheritance (Aliya-Sant4na). With these latter the property

o1

is considered to go in the female line, so that on the death of

10

a man his property goes not to his own but to his sister’s

ol

children, whilst, if the same man dies a Christian, his property

ot

goes to his children.

Thus it happened, that a Christian, who had formerly been of the

Bilawar-caste which hold the nephew-inheritance-law, died in

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Udyawara near Udapy, leaving a widow and children.

Naturally

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the property should go to them by the Indian Suecession Act X. of

1865, and this so much the more, as the property was not inherited,

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but self-acquired. But the man’s nephews now sued for his property

fr

by the Aliya-santdna-law, as he had not left a will.

The Moonsift,

11

on this occasion, told the Missionary that it would be very desirable

of

for all Christians to write wills, so that the occurrence of such diffi-

1t

culties might be prevented.

In this case, however, the decision was

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against the widow and children, and the property went to the nephews.

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But afterwards the right of administration was by the District Court

granted to the widow.

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III. NEW STATIONS.

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For many years our Mission had had the desire to open

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a station in Kundapur, a place on the Western Coast between

our two stations, Honore, 65 miles to the north and Udapy,

8

25 miles to the south of Kundapur.

Whilst in Udapy and

its environs the language is Tulu, that of Kundapur is Cana-

rese; therefore it was not much influenced by the Tulu Mission

(

f

in the south, which latter also was so fruitful that the Mis-

sionaries could not spare much time for going to the north.

Yet on the preaching tours that were from time to time made

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0

in this direction, the people appeared willing to hear. /JZ7.

Brasche writes of a tour he made in December 1875 with the

pupils of his Middle School, on which crowds gathered to hear

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the Gospel in Kundapur and in Koteshwara, a place near

Kundapur; and even Hindoos expressed the wish that Mis-

sionaries should settle in their midst. For a number of years

0

a fund has been collecting for this purpose, and in 1876 a

beginning could be made, the fund having grown to Rs. 10,000.

An appropriate site was acquired about 2-3 miles from

Kundapur, close to the old half-ruined town DBasaruru, the

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ally

days of whose former greatness are passed. Although the

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mission-house will thus not be in Kundapur itself, it is yet

fed,

virtually in the centre of the district which takes its name

oty

from Kundapur; the environs are dotted all around with

LSiff,

villages, many of which can be reached on the different arms

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of the river that flows near the mission-house.

Kundapur

iff

itself has each week a market-day on which many people can

as

WS

be reached with the preaching of the Word, and besides there

are a number of yearly festivals in Shankaranarayana, Kollur,

urt

Kundapur, Basaruru, etc.

All of these places and -occasions

have been used for preaching the Word of God, while the mis-

sion-house was building. The foundation of this house was

laid on the 20th October 1876, and on the 12th December

Myr. & Mrs. Hafner went there from their former station

31}

Mulky, where their place was filled by Mr. & Myrs. Manner,

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DY

who had come back from Kurope.

They lived in an empty

school-house rented from Government, till on the 4th April

d

ik

1877 the house was finished so far that Mr. & Myrs. Hafner

could take up their abode in it.

So that now the beginning of

0n

the new Station Kundapur-Basaruru is complete.

May the station

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grow. and become the prosperous mother of many children,

like her sisters in the south and more than they. And if the

it

other sister-station to the north, Honore, fulfils our hopes, we

Ir

may. soon see a continuous line of lights shining all up the

he

coast from Mangalore to Honore, or rather from Calicut to

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90

Honore, interrupted only by a gap between Cannanore and

Mangalore, which with God’s grace may also be filled up in

15

course of years.

18

Another desire of long standing has approached its grati-

l

fication at least by one step. For many years we were asked

and desired ourselves to get a firm footing in the Wynaad,

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in the Ghats to the east of our Malabar stations.‘ Now we

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are enabled to begin at least an Qut-station in Vythery, in which

place our Calicut Mercantile Establishment has for many years

il

at

carried on a branch-business.

But we desire more than this,

and have applied to our Home Committee to grant us the

11

means to open a station at Manantoddy, in which place a

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al

number of scattered Christians have .petitioned our Society to

station a Missionary.

1§

In the Tulu country, in connexion with Udapy and Mulky,

we have also got a footing in several new places, without

however stationing Catechists there.

The names of these

)

places will be found in our list of Stations at the end of

1

the Report.

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IV. FAMINE AND DISEASE.

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Some parts of our Mission are within the circle of the

Famine-Districts.

Even the places along the Western Coast

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have to suffer partly from want of rain which ruined the

I

second and third crops (on which many of our poor agri-

culturists have to depend for their livelihood, after the first

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g

crop has gone to pay the rent of the land), partly by the rising

of the prices for rice and other grain.

Yet, hard as the

¥

§

suffering falls on many poor people, the districts cannot be

said to be included in the famine-districts.

But our stations

in the South Mahratta Country, Dharwar, Hubly, Bettigherry,

Guledgud are stricken with the full weight of the calamity.

On the itineration dry wells and rivers are seen and for great

4

distances parched fields which could not even be tilled, very

rarely interrupted with a strip of green fields by the side of

a river.

Villages are found where two houses out of three are

empty, because almost every body has gone away, either to

roam through the country, or to travel to the coast, or work

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leh

on the relief works.

One Missionary had to buy water for

als

drinking and cooking, the native companions of another were

his,

attacked, beaten and stripped by highway-robbers. In another

the

village he found two cotton stores on fire, and heard that

6 &

there is a plot, each night to burn down a house, or a store;

to

and that notwithstanding the greatest vigilance the program

is carried out, much grain being lost in this way. Reports

ky,

are heard of numerous deaths from starvation.

And the

ou

starving people, who in hundreds crowd the compounds of the

636

Missionaries, are sometimes only skin and bone.

A Mahom-

of

medan wept for joy when he received some bread, and said

he had not eaten for three days, but would bring the bread to

his mother.

A poor girl was found on the roadside in a swoon,

and rescued by the Missionary.

In Dharwar there are besides

those on the relief works about 600 persons from the villages

he

without work and food, many go from house to house, regard-

less of caste, begging for water for themselves and their

15t

children.

Many do not know how to get even the most scanty

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living.

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The Missionaries do what is in their power, but they

compare it to the 5 loaves for the 5000; they ask, whence

rsh

should we have so much bread as to fill such a multitude, and

ng

wait for the love in Christ’s followers to multiply these loaves

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so as to be sufficient.

As a matter of course, we must first

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care for the people of our own household in boarding-schools

and congregations, many of whom without such help must

'Yy

succumb. But we do also much to relieve the general distress,

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distributing for the present to the starving people what we

)at

have, in the faith that the Lord’s blessing will rest on it,

Iy

and we shall not be left destitute.

Collections are made in

of

Germany and Switzerland, partly at the request of private

16

friends of individual Missionaries, partly on appeal of our

t0

rk

Home Committee. Our Committee have also as a beginning

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30

ordered 1000 mudis of rice tov be sent from Mangalore to

10

our stations in South Mahratta, to provide for the old orpha-

de

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nages and for others to be newly erected, and to be sold at

cost-price to our suffering Christians.

The four stations have

al

been advised to gather into boarding schools 50 boys or girls

lo

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for each station, and relief works have been ordered for the

members of our congregations.

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The prejudices against giving children into our charge

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were very great in the beginning, so much so that parents

would rather see their children starve, and that children

W

o

who had been given over to us, were taken away again by

0o

the people of their caste.

Yet by and by the orphanages

began to fill, and it is going on till we have received more than

h

(¢

we have been authorized, and yet we have not, at present,

funds for more.

Many persons also apply for admission into

0f

the Christian church, as they know and see that those con-

0]

a!

nected with us have a particular care bestowed upon them.

Yet the resistance against Christianity has in former years

il

been so decided, that we wonder if even famine can cause the

people to join us.

In some villages, however, the ground had

(0

been so well prepared, and the hopes, we had in the last years,

)

0

had been so strong that we cannot ascribe every thing to merely

worldly motives.

To the contrary, we see that many of the

applicants are really in earnest.

Of those who apply for

f

admittance into the church, many are sent away with some

assistance, others are admitted to our relief works, and at the

same time receive instruction, but “we make first enquiries,”

s

writes My. Grossmann, “and admit in the number of catechu-

mens only those of whom we hear a very good report.”

As

many as 400 have come in the four stations, some indeed only

t

driven by hunger, who have not before heard the Gospel, but

listen to it now; some who for a long time have been speak-

21

e

to

ing about joining us, but who by this calamity are driven to a

ha

decision.

But others there are, and not few, who are not at

ot

all driven by distress, but only by spiritual motives, and who

ave

also go through severe trials, some of them being obliged to

118

lose a wife or a husband, or children or parents.

It must be

the

remarked that since one or two years particular exertions

had been made, and special prayers offered in Germany and in

106

India for this barren part of our Mission-field. May not this

nfs

be an answer to these prayers?

And may not they be right

6l

who think, notwithstanding every thing the mockers may say

by

to it, that God sends such visitations also for the purpose

of breaking down the pride of caste, and the hardness of

1

If this be the

an

heart that have so long resisted His work?

case, what visitations may still be in store for those classes

it

1to

of the population that resist all calls to repentance, and go

i

on hardened in their ways of licentiousness, unrighteousness

and oppression? Often it seems as if the bonds of unrighteous-

I8

ness which bind them together, could not be dissolved by the

mild pleading of the Gospel, but that only severe judgments

16

d

could crush the hardened hearts so as to make them yearn

5,

after some thing better and holier. But to us, the messengers

of peace and love, it behoves to try, what can be accomplished

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by loving pleading, and to be ever ready in times of calamity,

to help and comfort to the best of our strength.

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Disease also, small pox and cholera, have been very pre-

16

16

valent on many parts of our Mission-field. In some places,

as Calicut, the Christians were exempt to a wonderful degree,

and they gathered together in their church to thank God for

§

His protection and entreat it also for the future, whilst the

tumultuous processions of Hindoos and Roman Catholics were

t

going round the streets of the town. But all places were not

so exempt, and especially Mangalore town and the congrega-

32

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tion there were for several months severely visited by the

of

an

scourge, and many were carried off.

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V. CONGREGATIONS.

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Our Christians, to the number of 5904, live scattered in

at

93 different towns and villages, 20 of which are chief stations,

1

occupied by Missionaries, and 22 out-stations, occupied by

o

Native Pastors or Catechists, whilst the remaining 51 either

100

take part in the services of an adjacent station, or are visited

ot

from time to time by Catechists and Missionaries.

Some of

is

these places have only one Christian family, whilst in places

the

like Mangalore 1067, and in Calicut 679 Christians live to-

an

gether in the same town.

In some villages no house for

liy

worship is erected, in others it is only a room attached to the

Il

Catechist’s house, and again in others a small or a large church-

building is provided for the assembling of the Christians for

Divine Service on Sundays and on week-days.

Especially in

“th

the larger congregations it is a refreshing sight to see on a

It

“th

Sunday, and especially on the occasion of the Lord’s Supper,

some hundreds of Native Christians come together in their

sy

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clean clothes, listening to the Word of God, joining in the

W

prayers, and lifting up their united voices in the songs of

praise and supplication, to the same tunes which are common

U

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in Germany, or also in England.

Especially Missionaries

n

fresh from Europe, or those that for many years have la-

(«(a

boured in places with very small éongregations, have now and

4

V¢

then felt an overpowering impression made on themselves by

(0

these churches full of people, who themselves or whose parents

a0

had in former time bowed down to dumb idols, and been igno-

n

rant of the One true God and the One he has sent. Although

“he

we may be inclined to have our joy damped by the thought

bof

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the

of the many shortcomings of these Christians, we ought to,

and will retain the impression such a gathering fitted to pro-

duce on the mind of Him whose desire it is to see soon the

whole earth filled with the righteousness of the Lord. But

we must confess, that this year the report of one station fills

11

us with a feeling of grief and sorrow, mixed with amazement

1S,

at some of the dark deeds that have come to light, and also

in two other churches we have seen similar cases.

The

by

working of the Divine grace goes on, but rather in a silent

her

ted

inobtrusive way, whilst the bad things force themselves on

our attention.

of

The Missionaries in Hubly made the sad

discovery, that a considerable number of church-members,

0es

the Catechist, the Schoolmaster, the Schoolmistress, the male

to

for

and the female servants of the Mission-house included, were

living in fearful carnal sins, and had been living so for a

the

number of years.

Mr. Mack writes:

ch

for

“These discoveries were extremely painful for us, and we feel

1n

“the pain come back as often as the remembrance of these events

| &

“rises before our souls.

The most sorrowful feature of the case is

“the thoughts and the experience, that a congregation which has

el

“sunk so deeply, cannot easily be restored to a healthy condition. " Yet

el

he

“we do mot despair.

‘We have laid hold on the promises of Him

“who is able to quicken the dead, and our faith has not, as yet, been

of

“put to shame.

That the hidden evil came to light, has been the

on

“first step to recovery. Some of the guilty ones have been excom-

165

“municated, others put under church-discipline and other punishments

B

“(as dismissal from employment ete.); in preaching and in private con-

nd

“versations we have laid before them the amount of their guilt as a

“congregation, and the possibility of their being accepted and restored

by

“again by the power of Christ, and we have frequently and fervently

ts

0

“in our prayers asked God to give new life to this Church. We

“have also been rejoiced now and then by observing that the Spirit

7l

“of God still works in the souls, and that our admonitions are not

bt

5

34

—

“thrown away; but as yet we cannot speak of a moral and spiritual

1n

“renewal of our congregation; this will, if it really takes place, re-

th

“quire a number of years.”

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Some, who till then were members of the congregation, have

0

A pious

of

shocked our feelings by an exceedingly wicked deed.

Catechist, who died some years ago in Hubly, had by his faithful

fa

walk and his opposition to evil ways always been an object of ha-

de

tred to them. Now they would mnot let his bones lie in rest, but

56

They have, of course,

secretly came and dishonored his grave.

L

been excommunicated.

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In Bettigherry some whose evil practices were ilot tolerated

L

in our church, went over to the Roman Catholics, where, of

of

course, they were received with open arms, and one, excom-

he

10

municated by us for adultery, ever received a monthly salary

as a Catechist.—There are some two or three more of those

{0

shocking sins to which we could almost apply the Apostle’s

i

saying, ““as is not so much as named among the Gentiles,” one

case in Anandapur being nearly literally the case mentioned

he

by the Apostle.

But we will turn to lovelier sights.

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of

The spiritual care of the congregations has always been

considered of the highest importance, and by means of services

ta

on Sundays and week-days, by speaking with the individual

e

members of the church, by visiting and praying with them in

Ll

times of disease (contagious diseases of course not excepted),

by supervision of their behaviour, by admonishing and punish-

il

i

ing transgressors, and in several other ways we endeavour to

root them deeper in piety and to raise their moral standard.

I

And notwithstanding the dark picture we have given above,

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al

we must say it to the praise of the Lord, that these endeavours

are not in vain.

The services on Sunday mornings are well

D

t

attended; but in the afternoons and on week-days we could

wish to see a better attendance.

Family-prayers are held

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fual

in rﬁost houses, when the Biblé is read either by the head of

10

the house, or if he should not be able to read, his wife may

have acquired the knowledge in the Boarding School, or else

1078

one of the children reads a chapter, after which prayer is

1008

offered up either by the father or another member of the

hiul

family. Private prayer is also a habit with the majority. On

ha

death-beds we have now and then seen such as had before

but

seemed rather half-hearted, reveal a strong confidence in the

156,

Lord, whilst some who till then had gone on in bad ways, now

turned to the Lord and found Him, so that the seeds sprang

ted

up, which till then had appeared to be dead. The young man

of

of Mangalore, whom we mentioned last year in our Report as

il

having been sent to jail for adultery, died suddenly by cholera

Ay

in Calicut before his term was up. He had time left to send

056

for the Deacon there; he showed signs of repentance, and we

Jo's

have some hope that he may still have heen accepted. His

e

death might well produce a deep impression on those who

ed

before this had tried to screen him from punishment and to

extenuate his guilt.

But we have also seen the dying of

el

others, to whom death was only their Father’s messenger, to

take them away to that place where their hearts had been

06S

before.

And to witness such scenes makes up for many dis-

u?ﬂ

appointments.—We often wish to see our Native Christians

10

more zealous to spread the Gospel amongst their fellow-country-

d),

men

Yet proofs are not wanting entirely of such a zeal.

We

3!

hear especially of the Christians in Shagoti, that they do their

to

d

best to help with their time and strength, to draw others to

Christ, taking enquirers into their houses, or giving them work,

16,

For Church- and Mission-

1

although they may be losers by it.

purposes collections are made in all churches, and a regular

church-tax is levied from all church-members.

I

They have

]

not yet sufficiently learned to give for the expenses of their

5%

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churches. Yet now and then we see signs of much Wﬂlingness.

Te

0V

Mr. Kaundinya writes from Anandapur:

ql

The church-members were very zealous to procure the necessary

ho

lamps for their church.

Till 1876 in the Evening-services the

he

church had been lighted up in a very deficient way. I now proposed

that the people should begin by procuring four kerosene-wall-lamps.

gl

9

‘When these arrived and cost Rs. 16-6-6, the church-members

came together and subscribed the sum. One of them besides

i

11

bought a hanging lamp for 37 Rs., whilst another bought two

double glass-shades for the pulpit at the price of Rs. 17.

They

i

0f

intend to procure some more lamps.

And the children of the school,

d

not wishing to be excluded, procured Rs. 8 by manual labour, and

1t

gave them for lamps.

When the Christians in Attolimani saw the

al

liberality of the Anandapur Christians, they resolved to do something

for their chapel in Attolimani.

And we trust, they will carry it out.

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0

. Our Missionary Festivals, gathering the Christians of a

whole district, to addresses delivered by Natives and Europeans,

II

always prove a time of spiritual refreshing.

We have had

them in Mangalore for Canara, in Dharwar for South-Mahratta,

in Cannanore on the occasion of an Ordination-service (of

which we shall speak under the next head), and Udapy has

begun a Missionary festival of its own for the many Tulu-

]é

Christians who are scattered through many villages of the

Tulu country. AMr. Ritter writes:

Z

In the beginning of December 1875 all the church-elders of

Udapy and the out-stations came together to consult about introducing

f

a yearly Missionary Festival for the Udapy distriet. All present were

convinced how desirable such an institution would be.

We have

indeed always had the Missionary festivals in.Mangalore for the whole

Tulu-country, but on account of -the distance (36 miles) only a small

number of the Udapy Christians were in a position to take part in it;

and yet such a day has a very great power to enliven the Christian

interest. We were also convinced that such a festival would be a

37

1658,

very powerful means of making all the Christian families, scattered

over such a large extent (in 48 different villages), often standing

saty

quite alone in the midst of heathen neighbours, to feel as one united

body, and members of a large Church.

The 6th of January (as

the

osed

being dedicated to the memory of the first Gentiles who came to the

mps,

glory of the Lord, which was risen upon Zion) seemed to be the most

appropriate day; and this day also fits with the requirements of the

hers

sides

agricultural labourers, whose convenience must necessarily be taken

into account.

Our church being too small for the occasion, it was

1w

resolved to erect a pandal of cocoanut-leaves before the verandah

[hey

of the Mission-house.

The feeding of the masses seemed to be a

hool,

difficulty, as the Christians living on the place are only few ; therefore

and

r the

it was resolved to prepare a common meal for all who would gather,

and the Elders and Catechists subscribed the sum required for the

hing

outs

purpose. Now an invitation was sent to all the Tulu-churches. Some

days before the festival the Christians living in Udapy and the boys

fa

of the Orphanage set to work, making ready the place for the meet-

ing, covering it over with palm-leaves and finally decorating it in an

A0S,

had

appropriate style.

It was a lovely sight on the morning of the 6th of January, to see

fta,

more than 700 Christians gathered under the roof of palm-leaves.

(of

has

At 105 a.m. the festival commenced with a piece sung by the boys

of the Orphanage, whereupon I prayed and read the history of the

-

Magi from the East, showing its significance for Missions, and finally

the

admonishing those present, to follow these wise men in showing their

gratitude in a practical way, reminding them that the collection was

to be used towards a chapel in Madambail.

Eight more speeches

¢ of

followed, the intervals being filled up with songs by the congregation,

¢ing

The

jere

or the pupils of the Middle School, or those of the Orphanage.

Deacon Diego Fernandez from Shirwa expressed his joy over this day

1476

hole

and called on the Christians, to be lights shining in the darkness,

with well-doing putting to silence the ignorance of foolish men.

nall

i

Mr. Hartmann gave a word of consolation from Matth. x. 28-30

for the poor and the afflicted. Catechist Joshia daron from Kattupadi

fian

refreshed the congregation by speaking of a higher and better festi-

e 8

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val, in the country above, when no separation would follow and the

fr

joy last for eternity.

Mr. Brasche pointed to one of the pillars of

the hall, on which in beautiful coloured letters the text was suspended:

K

An

“This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be

glad in it.” Ps. exviii. 24.

Catechist Abrakam Hery from Kutyar

ch

0

exhorted the Christians from i. Peter ii. 9 to show charity towards

those without, for this was the way to win their hearts. Mr. Daimel-

I

of

huber from Mulky showed, that with God the words and the works

were worthy of adoration, whilst with men “the words were big and

all

the works little.”

Catechist Henry from Udapy pointed out several

4

ways of assisting Mission-work. At last Deacon Daniel Aaron from

for

Santur gave expression to his joy, that such a festival could be held

i

m

in that Udapy which formerly had shewn so much enmity. Much

more had been achieved than the first Missionaries had hoped.

(Ch

They had begun the work in the midst of difficulties and persecution.

He himself had been present when the Missionaries Hebich and

hir

Moegling had stones cast upon them and chased to the travellers’

bungalow. He concluded with prayer, and the pupils of the Middle

e

of

School with singing Psalm cxlvii: “It is good to sing praises unto

our God.”

¥

In the meantime 3 p. M. had come, and now the hall was

Or

changed: The benches were removed and planks put on the ground

1y

before which plaintain leaves were laid to serve as plates. Rice was

th

carried about in large baskets and served out to the people seated

th

around.

They were hungry and enjoyed their meal.

It reminded

n

al

us of the feeding of the 5000, although we had only 700 people and

the food had not been procured in the same miraculous way as then.

1

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After the meal was over, the people went to their villages, and it

seemed as if there would be no end of shaking hands and saying

hi

Salaam. Our impression was, that the Lord had given His blessing

LUl

on our festival.

g

A few days after (10th January), the great heathen Udapy-festival

th

began, and gave us the impression that it is not enough to look on

what has already been effected, but that it is necessary to labour

fl

with the whole strength, to carry on our work. Compared with the

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the

heathen crowds flocking together, our Christians are “the small flock”.

15 of

From thirty to forty thousand is the usual number of votaries of

ed

Krishna, coming together in Udapy for this really imposing festival.

he

And as this year the numbers had fallen off, chiefly on acecount of

fyar

cholera, the Swamis would have it, that the Missionaries were the

s

cause of this decrease.

Indeed, we always make it a point to be re-

mel:

presented on this festival, not only by the Missionaries and Catechists

tks

of Udapy, but also by those of other stations.

Eighteen European

and

and Native Preachers, together with the pupils of the Middle School,

eral

appeared day by day, and different parties of them, occupying dif-

rom

ferent places, attracted the people by singing, and proclaimed the

eld

Gospel to crowds of hearers.

‘We believe, that we have not worked

in vain.

uch

ed

Some months afterwards, on the 23rd April, we had another

Christian festival.

101

Out of 30 candidates for baptism in the out-

nd

station Gundibail, 23 were baptized in the forenoon.

18

In the afternoon of the same day ten youths and two young girls

dle

were through confirmation received as full church-members.

Most

to

of them had received baptism, when they were past the age of infants,

yet not old enough, properly to understand the way of salvation.

145

One of them is 19 years old. His father had not been able or will-

ing to spare the time for his instruction. But after the father’s death

nd

the youth not only found time to walk each day three miles to and

yas

od

three miles from the place of instruetion, but he was also zealous to

profit by it. Another of the boys was in our service; he is not young

ed

nd

and very deficient in reading. He had therefore great difficulties

in learning the catechism prescribed for confirmation.

But he

ol

it

would insist on learning it, and would always carry his book with

him, to learn on the road, whilst he was going to the Bazaar in

g

our service.

g

On Good Friday the newly baptized and the newly confirmed for

the first time joined the congregation in the Lord’s Supper.

Thus

al

o

we work silently on, and see that our “labour is not in vain in

the Lord.”

13

10

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It will have beén observed in the above, that our Christians

th

80

have not the least scruples to sit down all of them together

at a common meal.

But this year having shown us, that in

ha

some parts of India the question of caste is mooted again,

and that there are some who think it desirable indeed, but

very difficult to extirpate it in the churches gathered from

the Hindoos, we think it good to give an unequivocal testi-

mony, that caste is no difficulty in our congregations. There may

perhaps now and then be a reluctance about marrying into a

a8

caste essentially lower, and very ignorant people may have

D

some misgivings about being too intimate with Christians from

T

a lower caste, although even these things are almost limited

01

to those of our places which border on the districts where

4

Caste-Christians are.

But we may safely say, that by far the

0f

most general rule is, that our Christians do not think of caste

distinctions, that in the Lord’s Supper not the least trace of

i

it can be discovered, that in social intercourse nothing is dis-

covered of caste, that in our Boarding Schools all castes from

the Brahmin down to the Pareyah and the Holeya freely

participate in the same meals, and that even intermarriages

il

between Christians of different castes are so common and so

natural, that they are not even noticed as any thing excep-

tional. And more than this, not only our Christians, but also

many of the heathens who have to do with us, think it a

§

matter of course, and a very great progress, which is a re-

commendation of Christianity, that we have done away with

(4

caste.

It would indeed now be the most difficult thing to

)

introduce it again, as hundreds and hundreds of the second

0

and third generations of our Christians are sprung from a

mixture of castes.

We feel, that we must be very thankful

to the founders of our Mission for having laid the foundation

in the right way.

For, after this foundation is once laid,

f

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ang

the difficult matter is not to build on it, but to change it,

ther

so that we cannot even claim any merit of our own in this

b In

happy condition; it now comes quite naturally.

ain,

hut

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YI. EVANGELISTS, CATECHISTS AND DEACONS.

sl

nay

One student from the Catechist-Seminary was ordained

04

as Catechist.

But another Catechist has been ordained as

478

Deacon.

Thus the number, 62, is the same as last year,

01

They have gone on working as hitherto in congregations, in

ted

In each

out-stations, itinerating, teaching in schools, etc

616

district the Catechists have again been gathered for a course

the

of studies and exercises.

ste

The number of Deacons or Native Pastors has increased

) of

from five to six, who are stationed in Utchilla, Santur, Shirwa,

s

Taliparambu, Tellicherry and Calicut.

Mr. Abraham Mulil,

om

who for many years had served as Catechist, was ordained

ely

Deacon on the 24th November 1876 in Cannanore.

A mis-

068

sionary festival was connected with the ordination.

80

After united prayer offered up in the Mission-house by Deacon

P

Paul Chandren, Mr. Fritz with the candidate for ordination led the

150

way to the church, followed by all the Missionaries present and the

&

two Malabar Native Deacons; and they were greeted at the porch by

16

a song from all the school children in Cannanore.

The church was

ith

crowded.

After a chorus sung by the pupils of the Tellicherry

to

Middle School, and after prayer, Mr. Miiller from Tellicherry spoke

on the words Rev. iii. 3.

nd

After another chorus the new Deacon gave

|

a sketch of his life,* showing how the Lord had sought him, brought

il

him to His knowledge, taken him into His service, and till now had

on

* For particulars vide pp. 278-281 in The Life of Samuel Hebich, translated from

the German by Col. J. G. Haliday. To‘ be had at the Basel Mission Book and

ld1

Tract Depository Mangalore.

6

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sustained and blessed him in this service. Up to his 35th year he had

striven to find rest in Hinduism, but had failed, till at last he found the

pearl of great price and the hidden treasure, of which he had already

in his childhood learned through a leaf of the Bible. On the 13th June

1845 he went to the Missionary’s house and broke caste. Mr. Hebich

instructed and baptized him on the 6th August.

“Mr. Hebich spoke

g

I said,

the

with me about my future and asked what work I would do.

I did not know, but was ready to do any thing he would tell me.

Then Mr. Hebich brought a Bible, put it into my hands, and said:

Tt

‘How can I be a Catechist,

‘From this moment you are a Catechist’.

jo

as I am so ignorant?’ was my question.

But Mr. Hebich answered:

o

‘The Lord will always give you what you want for your work’, and he

an

pronounced a blessing on me.” (We must remark that the originality

10§

as also spiritual strength of Mr. Hebich must be known to understand

ol

this; but also that Abraham was as a heathen well grounded in his

Yet he

cal

Shastras and withal a very intelligent and upright man.

ik

received after this much instruction from Dr. Gundert.)

“In looking

on

back on the way the Lord has led me,” he concluded, “I must praise

J i

the merey of God, and say like Jacob: I was poor and wretched when

€a

I went over this Jordan, and the faithful God has increased and pros-

for

pered me. May He give me His blessing to my new charge. Amen.”

fo

As all this had been in Malayalam, Mr. Diez in English prayed and

il

gave a short sketch of Abraham’s life, whereupon the congregation

fo

sang the Malayalam hymn (translated from the German) Come, Holy

W

Ghost, with us abide ete.”

After this Mr. Fritz drew the picture of

hil

Then Mr. Fritz, assisted by

a true Pastor from ii. Cor. v. 19-21.

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Mr. Miiller and Mr. Diez, ordained the new Deacon with laying on

hi

of hands and blessing in the name of the Lord.

Then the congre-

01

gation and a choir of very young Christian children sang hymns.

hi

In the afternoon the people came together for a second time, when

Ui

four Buropean and three Native Preachers addressed the congre-

)

gation.

The whole day had been full of blessing.

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VII. DEATHS OF MISSIONARIES.

June

ehich

Two of our number have been called away by death. Their

poke

departure did not appear like a defeat but like a victory; yet

their loss is deeply felt, and they have left deep gaps.

said,

| me,

Aundreas Kohler was born the 8th September 1847 in Thalheim,

sald:

near Hall in South-Germany.

He says about himself, that in his

hist,

youth the love of the world and its pleasures swamped the love of

red:

God and His Word. But in his 19th year he felt his sins very deeply,

he

and “when I promised the Lord to be His own, the thought suddenly

alify

rose in me, to serve Him in the Mission.”

A vyear afterwards he

fand

entered the Mission College in Basel, when he proved himself an

1 his

earnest Christian and solid character.

In 1870 he was, like so

t he

many other German youths, ordered fo join his garrison, but served

kin

only in the Sanitary Corps, and in 1871 took up his studies again,

19186

returning to Basel with a burning love towards the Lord and a deep

hen

earnestness.

‘When Mr. Metz in Kaity on the Nilgherries asked

108+

"

for an assistant, Mr. Kohler was ordered to go there, and wrote

el

to the Committee: “Pray with me that God may endow me with

and

divine strength, and furnish me with the credentials as His ambassador

tion

to the Gentiles.” ~He was ordained in the Established Church of

Joly

Wiirttemberg, and arrived at his station, Kaity, on the 3rd June 1873,

0 Of

where the old Mr. Metz initiated him in his work as itinerant preacher

1 by

to the Badagas.

After having mastered the language, he threw

himself into his work with so much energy, always travelling about from

%'011

gle

one village to another, bearing any hardships with joy, having

his heart full of love to the poor Badagas, and living in a sphere of

hen

prayerful intercourse with the Lord and an abundance of faith. e

16

drew out the hearts of the Badagas towards himself, as he was always

ready to assist them in all difficulties, especially giving medicines to

the sick, and dressing and nursing them with his own hands.

He

frequently gave expression to the full assurance of his faith, that the

time would soon come when God would turn the hearts of the Badagas,

6%

44

e

and change this apparently unfruitful Mission-district into a happy

b

harvest-field, and desired nothing else but to be and to remain a

Je

‘We hoped, he was just beginning a long

!

Missionary to the Badagas.

career of usefulness, but it proved to be the setting sun of a young

Tl

devoted life.

¢l

The greater part of April Mr. Kohler had been in the Kundahs,

3

preaching and superintending the building of a house, to form

another centre for itinerating. On the 8th May he received a letter

L

from the sister of his friend, Mr. Layer, in which she engaged herself

j

to become his wife, and the last days of his life were lighted up with

(

joy at the happiness in store for him, whilst the grace of God, making

al

the dear brother willing to depart, shines forth the more brilliant-in

il

loosening even these fresh bonds which seemed to tie him to life. On

the 14th May, after he had returned from another tour, a circle of

Missionary friends were happily together with him to celebrate his

betrothal.

On the evening of the 16th he complained of a severe

E

chill, and that was the beginning of his illness, which showed itself in

strong fever with violent head-ache, vomiting of bile ete.

He refused

§

to have a physician called in, but used domestic medicines of his own,

with which he had always treated sick Badagas.

On the 29th May

fi

the Rev. M. Philipps of the London Mission came to see him, and

1

finding him in a very critical state, succeeded in persuading him to be

removed to Ootacamund for medical treatment.

Later in the evening

Mr. Boesinger came, bringing different medicines from the physicians

%

in Ootacamund, but he did not succeed in restoring his pulse which

was almost gone.

Mr. Kohler was very happy, to see this friend

with whom he had been so very intimate.

In the night he was very

restless, but spoke also of a crown which a friend of his was to receive.

He expressed his full willingness to depart or to remain, according

to the Lord’s will, and would not that his friends should pray directly

for his life.

He joyfully answered “Yes” to all questions, whether

his sins were forgiven, whether he had peace ete.

Towards morning

he took an affectionate farewell of the brethren who were present,

and said: “I am going, tell my bride that I loved her, and give my

love to my parents and friends.—I have always loved you, my

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45

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brethren, and I am sorry to be separated from you.-—-—Come, Lord

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Jesus, come,—make haste.”

At his request the hymn was sung:

long

“There is in store a restin heaven, Oh tired spirit, take thy wings ete.”

g

Then Mr. Boesinger pronounced the Lord’s blessing over him; he

closed his eyes, and his spirit had departed for its home, on the

ahs,

30th May.

orm

Next day a number of friends, English, German and Hindu, were

fter

present at the funeral, (Sir W. Robinson was of their number), when

self

Mr. Stokes, Mr. Philipps, Mr. Boesinger and Mr. Layer spoke in

yith

Canarese and English.

Many of those present wept, but there was

ing

also room for joy at the manifestation of God’s glory which was visible

tin

in the death of the dear brother, whose end had been a victory.

On

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Samuel Gottlieb Schoch was born the 13th December 1835 in

his

Tutwyl, Ct. Thurgau, Switzerland. “The unfeigned faith which

ere

dwelt first in his grandmother and in his mother” guided his child-

fin

hood in the right path, and his mother always wished, that her pious

sed

son should serve the Lord in the Mission.

Soon after her death in

Wi,

1856 he entered the Mission College in Basel, but only for a short

time, as it was considered desirable to put his practical experience

[ay

nd

in weaving into the service of the Industrial Department of the Mission.

e

In 1857 he landed in India together with four brethren, two of whom

ing

(Mr. Hanhart and Mr. Roth) are still in active work, whilst two

s

(Mr. Convert and Mr. Hahn) have been called away before Mr. Schoch.

ich

In 1860 he took charge of the Weaving Establishment in Cannanore,

nd

which at that time was in a very rudimentary condition and did not

o1

show signs of the high development it was to take under its new

7

manager.

He was indefatigable in finding out new ways for im-

g

proving and extending his manufacture and for opening new markets

for his wares.

From 10-12 the Establishment rose to 70 looms in

iy

[98

Cannanore and Tellicherry, and opened a new branch in Chombala

with 10 looms.

He introduced Damask weaving, and since 1870

g

ﬂt)

assisted by Mr. Schonthal, brought it to a high degree of efficiency.

A great number of new patterns and manufactures were introduced

)y

by him.

And whilst in 1860 the demand was so small, that the

)y

e

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articles had to be hawked about in the native bazaars, sometimes at

1t

great distances, orders are now coming in in such number, that they can

Besides

he

be carried out only by dint of much energy and forethought.

making every effort in advertising and engaging agents, the quality

H

of the articles proved the best advertisement.

In 1863 he married,

Juk

and found in his wife an energetic helper in the different branches of

de

al

his work.

To the men, working under him, whether Christians,

i

Hindus or Mahommedans, he was like a father, having their spiritual

and their bodily welfare always at heart, bestowing special care on

il

ds

the boys who entered as apprentices.

Daily prayers have become a

fixed habit in the establishment.

Many a vagabond was brought

de

through him to an orderly life, and many an orphan rescued from

th

il

destitution; and signs are not wanting of spiritual regeneration of

people under his charge, although much of this secret work must of

I

necessity remain hidden from us.

He would not-easily reject one as

10

hopeless, without giving him a fair and patient trial, although he

(L

had, of course, frequently to do it at a risk and loss to his establish-

il

ment.

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“I do not,” writes he, “remember a case, in which a heathen

became a Christian for work’s sake; but many cases in which en-

U

quirers who had come with worldly motives, disappeared as soon as

P

they saw, that their poverty would only be relieved in the degree

I

in which they were willing to work.”

Although his knowledge of

10

Malayalam was deficient, he found ways to speak with the Natives

fl

who came to his shop, and tell them, that “the Gospel is the

medicine they require,” or ask them: ¢What think ye of Christ?”

1

and to admonish the people under his charge privately or in public

speeches, saying “ We will pray for each other, and will do our work

:

to the glory of Jesus Christ, and be shining lights.”—In addition to

his Weaving Establishment and the various manufactories branching

from it, he had charge of the Colportage of the district, superintend-

I

ing three Colporteurs, and selling in 1872 as many as 7318 books

(Bibles, Tracts and School-books) for Rs. 1203.

This branch of

In 1873 he

Mission-work increased very much under his guidance.

went to Europe for his health, but tried to make this time also useful

for his work.,

47

Lo

9 at

In October 1875 he came back to Cannanore and threw himself

can

into his work with the energy peculiar to him

But his health*soon

ides

began to give way

In August 1876 he was near death from typhus

ity

He seemed to recover, but his liver now showed symptoms of suffer-

jed,

ing, and on the 12th September the Doctors Mec. Allum and Holton

5 of

declared, that there was an abscess which could only be removed by

ans,

an operation

To this he would not eonsent. Dr. Mec. Allum who

tual

throughout all these months had been indefatigable in his attentions

3 01

now proposed a voyage to Europe, and the 10th October (the very

16 4

day and hour, when he afterwards was buried) was fixed for his

ot

departure; but the Lord’s way was different

On the morning of

01

the 9th October he told his wife

“Do you know that the Lord has this

1 of

night given me the certainty, that I shall go home to-day ?’”’ Till then

fof

he had always hoped to recover, and till a few days before his end

) 45

in the greatest bodily weakness, he had busied himself with the parti-

he

culars of his work, and had also shown the greatest prayerful interest

in his workmen

From this time he spoke much about his happiness

He

161

in leaving this earth, and frequently uttered the name of Jesus

el

prayed much, and was so very thankful for any word of Seripture,

a

prayer or spiritual comfort, which the brethren who were gathered

round him, uttered from time to time. After bidding a loving farewell

60

of

to his wife and the brethren present, he fell asleep on the evening of

the 9th October 1876

65

he

Next day he was buried

Many Missionary brethren from the

neighbouring stations, English friends, Native Christians and Native

lic

heathens stood round his grave, Mr. Fritz officiating and Mr. Diez

I8

speaking in English on the words “I am the resurrection and the life,”

10

and Mr. Miiller, in English, on the touching word:

“Jesus wept,”

0g

after which the congregatlon concluded with the hymn: “Thou shalt

d

rise, yea thou shalt rise.’

ks

of

The death of two of our oldest African Missionaries will

e

be mentioned under «“Africa”

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1§

VIII. STAFF OF EUROPEAN MISSIONARIES.

th

The number of European Missionaries is, as last year, 63,

10

of whom 45 are ordained, and in charge of congregations,

j«

schools and preaching to the heathen, whilst 16 are unor-

dained and as such are either in charge of schools, of Indus-

trial or Mercantile Establishments.

al

Although the number is the same as last year, the changes

{]

have been many. We mentioned last time, as about to leave

i

India: Myr. & Mys. Schauffler, My. & Mrs. Ziegler, Mr. &

l

Mrs. Réick, My. & Mrs. F. Kittel, Mr. Sptlimann, Mr. &

i

Mys. Weitbrecht. Their departure took place in March and

I

April 1876; Mr. Schauffler after 16 years, Mr. Ziegler after

14, Myr. ¥. Kittel after 9, Myr. Spillmann after 7, and Myr.

Weitbrecht after b years of uninterrupted labour in India.

%

My. Ferd. Kittel who had first come out in 1853 and been

at home from 1865-1867, went home for the second time in

April 1877 with Mrs. Kittel, and was followed in May by M.

(

Matthissen, who had come out in 1867, and by Mrs. Knrobloch.

The losses by death have been mentioned already.

The reinforcements have been: Mr. & Mrs. Minner, who

came out for the second time and were stationed in Mulky,

and Mr. Roth, who came out for the third time with Ars. Roth

and was stationed in Hubly. On the news of A». Schock's

sickness A4r. Schinthal, who had gone home in 1875, came back

again to take charge of his former post.

Of new arrivals

My. Frohnmeyer has been stationed in Tellicherry, A77.

Ruhland in Palghaut, Mr. Eble in Anandapur, Mr. Hock

(son of the late Rev. G. W. Hoch formerly in Mangalore) to

Dharwar, Mr. Halbrock in the service of the Mercantile

Committee first to Mangalore and then to Cannanore.

Of the y\oung ladies who came out in 1876, Miss Buhrer

is with her parents in Kotagherry, Aiss Kocherhans in charge

\

of the Boarding School in Calicut, Miss Weigle (daughter of

09

the Rev. G. H. Weigle who died in Mangalore in 1855) married

to Mr. Hermelink, Miss Specht married to Mr. Layer, Miss

on

Fosenhans married to Mr. Carl Pfleiderer (junior, in Calicut).

nor

dlla

Of heavy sicknesses we must mention the case of AZrs.

Gundert who in December 1876 was attacked with small-pox,

and.of Mr. Gundert who two months later had to pass through

'\'e\

I&VP

the same disease. By God’s grace both recovered. Considering

the frequent occasions when duty called us to the side of the

sick and dying from small-pox and cholera, now and then in

:‘

] ﬂd

their worst forms, and to attend their funerals, we have much

reason to thank God that He has shielded us so that none

(eI

else caught the disease.—J7Z7. Lzutze in Dharwar is again and

Ir.

again attacked with the remittent fever which laid hold of

him in the first months after his arrival in 1875.

el

My. Schoch during his protracted illness was attended with

1

Ir

great care and self-denial by Dr. Mc. Allum to whom we

desire to offer our best thanks herewith, as also to Dr. Roberts

Ui

in Calicut, for the care bestowed on our patients there.

v

1X, PREACHING TO THE HEATHEN.

By far the greater majority of the Missionaries and Cate-

Us

chists dedicate part of their time to the proclamation of the

t\

Gospel either in the bazaars of their stations, or in the houses

of the heathen in the neighbourhood or greater distances, or on

tours through the villages, or on occasions of heathen festivals,

markets or other public gatherings.

The Missionaries in

Honore, Kundapur, Kaity, and Kotagherry have itineration as

7

50

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their chief work, and a number of Catechists are expressly set

Th

apart for itinerating, being stationed in Mangalore, Honore,

lat

Bettigherry, Cannanore and Calicut.

30

We give the report of one of these.

Catechist Paul Badawa

to

in Bettigherry writes:

ho

In the year 1876 I have gone on 12 preaching tours and spent

816

226 days on these journeys.

They are:

do

1st tour to the South from 23rd Febr. to 7th March preached in 26 villages 34 days.

he

2nd

East

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14thMarch, 11th April

, 22

”

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3rd

S. West ,,

9th May

»2bth May

13

”

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4th

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1st tour.

There

was much controversy, but not of a bad kind,

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and in each case I had the impression that the Word of God had

il

reached the hearts.

Sometimes they would ask me, how I lived,—

¢l

they saw nobody bringing me food,—whether I would accept it if

d

they brought some. I said yes; and some brought me food or money.

Mun-

Omitting the minor villages I mention only the chief places.

derki is beautifully situated between mountains on the one side, and

%

on the other side a river “that flows 12 months in the year.”

The

i

town has 6,000 inhabitants, chiefly Brahmins and Chetties.

I have

many acquaintances in this town.

The people listened attentively

f

and assented to what I said.

In the adjacent villages also I found

a joyful hearing. From thence I entered the Nizam’s country, and

44

during a heathen festival found much opportunity to sow the good

seed.

On one occasion I spoke for some length quite plainly about

the lying system of their gods and their Shastras, and showed them

the truth of the Word of God and the Christian religion. Some were

quite impressed with it, and said, they wished to become Christians.

51

7 sek

After two days I went on to I(adriée, also in the Nizam’s country.

ore,

The town has 7,000 inhabitants, mostly weavers.

Many of my re-

latives live there. As soon as it wasknown, that I had arrived, from

!

50 to 60 people came to the temple in which I had put up, and listened

to my preaching.

For seven days I went daily to the streets and

houses and preached.

In the evenings from 30 to 40 people would

ent

sit round me in the temple.

Some contradicted, others began to

doubt the benefit of idol-worship, and agreed, that salvation could only

EAES

be found in the Christian religion.

Some said, “Open a School and

preach the Word of Gtod daily, and many will join you.” Especially

four or five men expressed their desire to become Christians.

One

of them was Virbhadrappa who once had been to Bettigherry, to ask

for a Bible (cf. page 53). He has cast away all caste-signs, especially

;

the “linga”’, reads the Bible daily with some others, and is arguing

with every one who stands up for idolatry.

He promised to come

again to Bettigherry after some months.

ond tour. In Talakallu there was much controversy, but it helped

5

me to show clearer the truth of the Gospel.

Being exhausted from

d,

preaching, I frequently sit down, reading the “Bazaar Book” to the

people and explaining it. After reading and explaining the first three

ad

chapters (1. the Guru, 2. the Shéstra, 3. Sin), all opposition usually

disappears, and at last every body desires to have the book. In

if

Talakallu the headman of the village entreated me several times to

give him the book; but having no other copy I could not spare it.

He promised however to come to Bettigherry, to enquire more into

d

10

the truth of the Christian religion and to embrace it, if he could find

it to be true.

In Kappala (9000 inhabitants) the officials called me

0

to the Cutcherry, and asked me what I had preached in the bazaar.

)

I told them as much as possible, and they asked me soon to come

d

A

again to their town.

In the school in which I also preached, the

boys listened, but it did not appear as if they were deeply impressed.

3rd tour. In Mulagunda 1 put up in the temple.

I usually do

I}

s0, because the temple is nearly always in the middle of the village,

and people are perpetually coming to it, so that there is no lack of

hearers. Mulagunda is inhabited by many Brahmins (10,000 inhabi-

7*

52

e

0l

tants) who, as on former occasions, listened willingly, although not

without controversy.

Especially Siddhappa was very much attached

tl

to me and very desirous after salvation.

(He has. hitherto joined the

Christians in Bettigherry (cf. page 23).

I remained four days and

had always hearers enough.

In the small villages in which I

d

preached, I met with much carnal-mindedness.

“Give up your

a

preaching,” they said, “we will not hear of a better way. If you tell

I

us some story which panders to our tastes, you may stay with us and

we will like to listen.

But remain at home with your Word of God.

h

We will willingly give you in each house a measure of grain, if you

will start immediately.”

Downcasting as this was, I met in another

)

village a headman who expressed his joy at the preached Word and

gave me also some money.

i

4th tour, with Mr. Hasenwandel to Shagoti, when Chogina Ra-

t

mappa broke caste, and many others showed hopeful signs.

8th tour. I went again to Mulagunda, with Siddhappa who since

had joined the Christians.

For five days I preached the Gospel in

Siddhappa’s house and in the bazaar, and it seemed to make impres-

sion.

They told, “Make a School here and give us a man who tells

us the Word of God daily.”

One day, when I passed in the bazaar,

some men called me into a house and laid a big Canarese Bible before

me and said, “We do not quite understand the meaning, give us an

explanation.”

I began from the creation and spoke of the first sin

and the misery that sprang to mankind from it; then I told of Christ

when God has sent as the Redeemer of the world.

Then I went on

to the final judgment and explained also the Kingdom of God.

They

assented most joyfully and said, When you come again, we will hear

more of it.”” Then I wentto Lakshmeshwara, 21 miles from Bettigherry,

a town of 15,000 souls, belonging to a Hindu prince.

There are

i

4

many people who know the Gospel and believed it to be true.

Now

also many people came to me, whom I consider to be really enquirers

after truth.

10 or 12 men are quite decided for the Christian reli-

gion.

I told them: “If you are so convineced, why do you not become

Christians?” They said: “We only want to win some more people to

53

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our side, then you must come, instruct and baptize us and opeh

hed

a station.”

I think, if we do so, we should see some fruit in

[ the

this place.

and

For want of space we can neither give the whole of this

h I

our

diary, nor the rest of the diaries of other itinerant Catechists

and Missionaries; but we see, that, what Mr. Hasenwandel

fell

reports, agrees with and confirms this report.

He also relates

and

od,

how in many villages the people are very willing to hear, and

Myr. Grossmann also writes about his tours in the South

jou

her

Mahratta, that many are very favourably inclined, especially

nd

among the shepherds and the cultivators.

Now and then the

headman of the village, once even a priest, called the people

71

together to listen to the preaching.

In one part a priest had

promised to give a protection from cholera, and failed glar-

106

ingly, which also had the effect of making the people listen

more willingly to the Gospel.

All this was before the famine,

1

08

so that we see, the famine is not the only reason, why many

IIs

now join the Christians.

About Virbhadrappa Mr. Hasenwandel

I

writes:

16

One day four men from Gadag, three of whom were the priests

il

abont whom I formerly reported, had come to my house and spoken

n

with me for 2 hours, being very earnest about becoming Christians,

st

when the door opened and another man ‘entered. He had come a

)i

distance of 36 miles to procure a Bible.

Further enquiries shewed

that his name was Virbhadrappa, and that he lived in the Nizam’s coun-

try. Some years ago, he said, Mr. Roth and the Catechist, came to

)

his village and preached. He bought a tract and hisneighbour another.

In the evening they sat together and read their tracts, and were con-

vinced that idolatry was false and Christianity was the truth. But

he found it very strange, that others did not hold with them, although

they also had heard the contents of the tracts, but to the contrary

there was a general enmity against them and frequent severe dis-

putations.

As they could not answer all objections, he had come to

e

54

ask for a Bible.

Setting out, he had taken some goods with him and

g0

sold them in Bettigherry, after which he stayed eight days more and

the

passed three four hours each day with me and the Catechist.

We

cor

heard afterwards that he spoke to many people about Christianity.

for

He was the means of bringing Lakshmana (cf. page 23) to the

mission-house.

He promised to come again.

But afterwards he

all

again and again sent messengers to urge me to come to his village,

il

Kadrige, as there were now many people who assented to him, and

fo

believed in the Bible.

If I came, they would be baptized with him.

I intend, if God gives grace, to go there next month.

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juil

fg

A great deal of itinerary work is carried on from Honore,

W

where two Missionaries and two Catechists are set apart for

1t

And the opening of the station in Kundapur increases the

Su

M

band of itinerant preachers on the Canarese part of the coast.

(a

Mr. Nubling and My. Gengnagel sit down for days and weeks

in the different villages round about, Kergi, Hiragutte, Mavina-

th

fiy

kurve, Murdeshvara, Beilur, etc. and become acquainted with

of

the individuals; they meet with many encouraging signs, and

are just gathering in some first fruits, and hope to gather in

r

Jill

more.—Mr. Verl in Anandapur and Mr. Kittel in Mercara

1

visited the Coorgs in their houses and preached also by the

roadsides.

al

From Karkala Mr. Hermelink has visited many

Jains’ houses, partly partaking of their hospitality. He found

it

S

them as a rule extremely polite, but very cold and indifferent

towards any thing connected with religion; if the truth is

()

pressed home, they retire into the doctrine of fatum, which

W

8l

prevents them from all decision of their own.—A/r. Walter,

from Chombala, has again visited the rajah of Menapuram,

W

who continues in his friendly disposition towards Christianity

Y

N

and produced new Slokas on Christ, which he had composed.—

About preaching during the Udapy festival, we have reported

@

above.

The other Missionaries in Kaity and Kotagherry also

i

55

and

go on visiting all the Badaga villages. They also preach to

and

the Canarese coolies in many plantations, where the masters

We

commonly are happy to help them, whilst a few do not care

iy,

for 1%:

the

Thus preaching to the heathen is -carried on in and from

he

all stations. Especially the heathen festivals, as mentioned

126,

in former Reports, are visited, and some more have been added

and

to the number, with the intention to visit them, if possible,

1

yearly.

It seems, however, that opposition is much stronger

in places visited for the first time.

From Mangalore the

festivals in Kadri, Mangala Devasthana, Manjeshwara, Bant-

It,

wal, Subramanya; from Udapy those in Hiriyadaka, Beilur,

for

Suda, Koteshwara, Tirthalli; from Honore those in Gokarna,

he

Murdeshwara; from Dharwar those in Ugarugola, Hubly; from

st

Cannanore those in Taliparambu, Payanur; from Tellicherry

ks

that in Kiroor; from Calicut those in Guruwayur, Payoli;

14

from Palghaut those in Kalpatti and Kudumbu, and many

th

other festivals and markets have been visited; much resistance,

d

but also willing listening and many hopeful signs have been

10

met with.

My. Welsch writes, that in Ugarugola they had for

'

14 days each morning and each evening numbers of hearers,

e

and in the time between, they visited the houses and were

1

visited by people.

Especially the appearance and preaching of

d

Sumitra, a native of this village, who some years ago became a

1

Christian, produced much impression.

There are three families,

15

who are very near the Kingdom of God (one of whom has

since joined the Christians). My. Lawujfer and Mr. Waller

/)

write, that the priests and others on the festival in Payanur

L

say publicly, that the preaching of the Missionaries takes effect.

Sober people rarely contradict, only drunken people or adher-

ents of the Vedanta philosophy.

It can be seen in many things,

]

that the veneration for the idols is decreasing rapidly.

56

Sl

Even our sanitarium on the Kudremukh, far away from

piit

all human habitations, as it seems to be, has formed the

has

starting-point for a preaching tour.

Through the kindness

the

and the endeavours of Miss Anstey we have got a house on

the

this hill, which is one of the highest in the Western Ghauts,

hac

about 50 miles from Mangalore, and gives to the west an

)

Ka

exquisite view of the low-country strip west of the Ghauts,

including the sea, in all its beauty, and to the north and

tha

a0

east a wide view of the Mysore country, so that one of our

Native Christians was reminded by it of Matt. iv. 8 and we of

st

Deut, xxxi1v.: 1-3.

My. Ziegler from Udapy writes:

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on

I passed this year’s vacation on the Kudremukh, a real place of

recreation and refreshment, the life in this bracing mountain-air

gl

(nearly 6,000 feet high) being such a welcome contrast to the life on

the hot coast. It is the place to gather new strength for another year

il

Tfh

of labour.

of

‘We had received information, that there was a heathen festival

th

on the 8th February in Kalasey, in the Mysore eountry, about 20-25

S1¢

miles N. E. from our sanitarium.

As this village is always before

our eyes in our house on the Mukh, lying in a beautiful deeply cut

hy

valley, we had a great desire to go down to the people there.

it

Mr. Daimelhuber, Mr. Hirner and myself started on the morning

8

of the Tth February, taking a guide with us.

In numberless zigzags

T

we descended the bullock-track through a highly romantic wild

We looked down into a

n

ravine with huge rocks and deep gorges.

kit

rushing stream which in the rainy season is certain to be a powerful

01

torrent; its sides are bordered with large trees, which further down

h

reach immense dimensions, and form a forest into which we entered

after having walked half the distance.

At noon we reached Samsey,

a small hamlet on the eastern decline of the Kudremukh in a beauti-

il

I

ful, fruitful but narrow mountain-valley.

It strongly reminded me

U

of Meyringen in the highlands of Bern. Rice and coffee are cultivat-

ed

We sat down in the large verandah of the Patel’s house..

He

himself was gone to the festival in Kalasey, but we were soon

D

57

e

rom

surrounded by his neighbours. We perceived that the Tulu language

the

has entirely disappeared and only Canarese is spoken. We explained

1658

the reason of our coming, which interested the people very much, as

) 0

they had never seen a Missionary. To an old man with whom we

uts,

had a long conversation, we gave the heart-book, which he ac-

an

cepted with great pleasure.

We were informed that the festival in

uts,

Kalasey was to have taken place the day before (6th February), but

and

that the whole multitude had dispersed in consequence of an accident,

a carpenter having been crushed by the wheels of the idol-car.*

our

At 3 p.M. we continued our journey to Kalasey through a

o 0f

steep narrow path in the same romantic valley. Five times we had

to cross the torrent, when the guide and our cook had to carry each

o of

We were

one of us across the stony slippery bed of the stream.

il

glad to reach Kalasey at 6 ». ., thoroughly tired from the exertion.

0

The whole majestic mass of the Kudremukh was standing before us

ear

in the west, and high up on it we saw our house gilded by the rays

of the setting sun.

Certainly the mountain received its name from

val

the Mysore side (Kudremukh meaning horse-head), for from this

29

side the upper part looks very much like a head.

016

After a good cool night’s rest (the nights in this valley are cold,

cut

but the days very hot) we went to the bazaar to preach, and found

many people to listen.

‘We first sought the colporteur whom Mr.

ng

Sikemeier had sent the whole way from Mangalore for this occasion.

g8

The people soon gathered round us, and we commenced by recom-

This

i

mending the Word of God which was here offered for sale.

) &

was best done by taking a Bible and reading some chief passages

ful

out of which a sermon flowed quite naturally.

‘We were very

i

happy to see how willingly they listened. Several, especially Brah-

ed

mins, put questions which showed that they thought on the matter,

There was mnot the least

oY,

and omne called out: “This word is true!”

3

resistance; and the whole subject was so new to them that they

ne

could not get enough of hearing. 'We were the first Missionaries

It

who had ever reached this remote hill-valley. Several New Testa-

fe

* It seems rema;rl;a'ble, that we h-ekar now and then of similar accidents of

i

people being crushed through idol-cars.

58

-

ments, one big Bible, and a good number of Tracts were sold. Then

we went to the temple, and spoke with the temple-brahmins and

val

other people, who all were very friendly. In the evening the people

her

dispersed, and we left with the resolution to take care that in future

pre

Kalasey should not be neglected.

‘We passed the night in Samsey

dis

on the Patel’s verandah, and reached our house on the Kudremukh

e

next morning at 10 o’clock, thanking the Lord that we had been

at

allowed to proclaim His holy name in this secluded spot, which

(o

had not been reached before.

‘We trust it will not remain with-

G

out fruit.

s

nt

One peculiar new phenomenon in connection with preach;

pa:

ing to the heathen we cannot leave unmentioned. A Shivite

10

opposition preacher has arisen, and following us everywhere, he

¢

tries hard to make our preaching impossible, partly by preach-

for

ing against us, partly by simply preventing us with the help

(i

of his suite from speaking and preaching. From the reports

of Mr. Hanhart (Palghaut), My. Diez, Myr. Wagner (Coda-

of

fi

cal) and the itinerant Catechist Foza (Calicut) we cull the

following :

fo

With a Tamil Bible in his hand, followed by a number of disciples

at

and many friends and supporters, this man appears in all places

(Ul

where we are expected to preach, and tries to counteract or simply

by

to prevent our preaching, by preaching himself, by abusing, by

i

making a noise with the help of his friends, ete. He is a Tamil Brah-

h

min (Patter) living near Palghaut, of somewhat imposing stature,

wearing a big rosary round his neck, heavy golden bracelets on his

wrists, besmeared over and over with holy ashes (of burnt cowdung),

()

ut

pretending to have been born in order to trample down the religion

i

f

of Jesus Christ and to restitute the service of the one true God, Shiva,

whose incarnation many declare him to be.

Throughout the whole

P

¥

year no place of public concourse could be visited in the Palghaut

district and environs, on an area of 80-100 square miles, where he

did not come and interrupt the preaching.

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—_—

Then

In February 1876 I, writes Mr. Wagner, visited the great festi-

and

val in Tiruvilvamal4, together with the Palghaut Missionaries.

We,

cople

being about 15 preachers, had formed three or four different parties

Igure

preaching in separate places

Very soon he would appear with his

ey

disciples, near one of the parties and hear for a while, then put

nukh

questions for arguing, or mock and abuse

After attracting the

heen

attention of our audience he would speak to them, abusing us and the

hich

Gospel, praising the service of Shiva and declaring himself a God-sent

il

pith

Guru, when his disciples would prostrate before him and he give them

his blessing. Amidst the applause of the people he would go on to

A0

]

interrupt another preaching party in the same way. But the first

party could now go on preaching and did it

He seems to be an

irife

incarnation, not of Shiva, but of the matural hatred of the natural

he

man against the Gospel

Everywhere he follows us and exults be-

jch

forchand before his friends in the victory he is about to win over the

elp

Gospel

)1

fs

In November, for the great festival in Guruwayur (45 miles south

da

of Codacal), Missionaries, Catechists, Colporteurs and other Christians

the

from Codacal, Calicut and Palghaut assembled to the number of 18

to proclaim the Gospel.

On the first day the Patter met us on the road looking gloomily

Jos

at us, but our four preaching parties could speak to multitudes with-

068

out being interrupted

But the next day he appeared, accompanied

Iy

by a number of Brahming, and selected a spot, at about 150 yards

by

distance from one of the parties

His friends brought a chair, which

b

he used as a pulpit, and a servant stood at his side, holding for him

16y

a Tamil Bible and a book of the Hindu Shastras

He tried a new

He tried to imitate

i1t}

expedient to draw the people to his side from us

g),

us and began in a mild voice to preach, using our terms of addressing

on

the people

“Dear friends!” or “Beloved!” and tried to win the peo-

()

ple by mere preaching. But he did not succeed; his Malaydlam is

le

very deficient, and to imitate us by standing twice a day for three

ut

or four hours in the sun, was not to his liking. Besides he does not

16

at all possess the necessary knowledge either of Hindu Shastras or

of the Bible to enable him to compare both, which was sufficient

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60

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reason for him, never to open the books held for him.

He soon fell

beg

into a train more corresponding to his nature: “The doctrine of the

Vol

Bible is a lie, the Christian preachers are liars, Christ is not the Son

e

of God, but a sinner, he once stole two asses, his incarnation is a lie,

10V

it is not true that all men are sinners, there is no sin at all ete.”” were

an

his pithy sayings.

On former occasions he had called us hirelings,

cor

now he told that the king of Cochin had sent him, paying him Rs. 100

ma

a0

a month, next day he said, Rs. 200 p. m. was his salary.—The

truth seems to be, that four rich land-owners have latterly begun to pay

a

him Rs. 20 p.m., to uphold him in his warfare.—At other times he

ha

says that the English Government is in his favour.—We quietly

in

preached on without taking any notice of his words.

If one of us

to

had ended, the second began and so on, bringing a number of Bible

al

passages and truths in a variety of ways before an audience of 100

cr

to 200 or more.

Now and then some of the Patter’s friends would

16

mix in our audience, ask wicked questions, making a great noise in

fr

which some joined, whilst the better class of hearers went away. But

W

as we did not answer, the intruders would leave again, and soon

T

people collected again to hear the Word.

\

Then the Patter encouraged his friends to put questions to him.

i

Wicked as these were, he managed to make the answers more dis-

!

gusting still.

He expressed his deep regret that we did not, like

0f

him, answer questions put to us, and said, this was the reason why

P

he did not go to listen to us; but they should put questions to us; and

f

he gave them a selection of questionsto be put to us, questions which

make a decent man blush. As only Brahmins took up those ques-

f

tions, he tried to insinuate himself with Shudras and Mahommedans,

telling these latter that there were scarcely three trifling differences

i

between their religions.

Then his friends dispersed to interrupt the

four preaching parties at once, but they did not succeed.

This

i

caused the Patter to change his tactics on the next day. He now

posted himself close by us.

As soon as we came to any place, infor-

mation was sent to him, and he came surrounded by a great number

of friends and other people, walked up to the side of the Missionary,

his friends themselves distributing amongst the people.

Then they

61

——

1 fel]

began with their indecent questions, and made such a noise that our

{ the

voices eould not be heard,

At last we left, seeking another place to

]

Son

preach, followed by the derisions of his friends. . He then made his

) lie

round from one party to the other, forcing them to leave their places

Were

and then beginning again at the new place of the first party, and

ngs,

continuing this practice for three days.—On the 6th day we had

100

made up our mind not to be driven away. He came at about 45 r.x

The

accompanied by his suite and taking his place at my side, saying al-

ways the opposite of what I preached.

But T went on for another

By

g he

half hour, and after me the Catechists preached ftill sunset, not pay-

efly

ing any regard to the questions or interruptions, not even yielding

f 0

to the greatest noise.

The Patter sent his friends to mix with the

They pulled us, they

ible

audience and disperse it, but without result.

100

cried into our ears, but we remained, one always preaching and the

juld

rest of us standing round and shielding him, which was certainly

) 10

trying for the Patter who is not gifted with much patience.

‘When

But

we retired after sunset, a whole crowd followed us, led by the Patter.

00n

They threw stones, wood and earth at us, but we went quietly on.

‘When a stone hit me in the face, one of the bazaar men, the police

n

being conspicuous by absence, went up to them and told them to

Tig

desist.

Next day we preached again at the same place; the Patter

ke

came, but remained at a distance.

Even the police was now at last

present, and protected our way home.

This was the last day of the

y

nd

festival, and after once more praying for the Lord’s blessing on the

preached Word, we started, knowing that “our faith is the victory

ich

)

that has overcome the world.”

More than 300 sermons had been

1y

preached, and many Christian books sold within the seven days.

After a night in the boat we reached Tiroor in the morning and sepa-

ues

he

rated, one party going to Calicut, the second to Palghaut and the

third to Codacal.

it}

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In January 1877, on the festival in Kudumbu, Mr. Hanhart met

again with the Patter, who this time behaved even worse, having a

)i

er

chair put at the Missionary’s side and standing on it to abuse him,

Y

and following him to the next place, so that Mr. Hankart and the

Catechists were forced to leave this place also.

62

S

Now it seemed necessary to take other measures, and Mr, Hanhart

n

ido

engaged a barrister to lodge a complaint against him. When the

Patter saw this, he came to Mr. Hanhart and begged him to with-

(0

fo

draw the complaint. Mr. Hanhart showed him Matt. v. 44 and told

him, this was the reason why he was willing to forgive him, but he had

abl

818

to promise, not to disturb our preaching any more.

Hitherto he has behaved well, appearing indeed and preaching

he

on festivals, but at a distance from us and without causing any dis-

turbance.

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X, SCHOOL WORK.

1]

Our Mission has five Angle-Vernacular Schools. Two of them

0]

are in a very prosperous condition, Tellicherry having 224, and

Calicut 196 pupils, and are therefore nearly or quite self-

i

supporting, whilst those in Dharwar with 62, Hubly with

f

30 and Palghaut with 45 pupils, although useful in their

spheres, have not been able to get a greater number of

f

pupils.

l

The Elementary Schools for heathen boys in Dharwar, Hubly,

t

Bettigherry, Guledgud, Tellicherry, Calicut and Palghaut have

been carried on, most of them showing an increase in numbers,

and the so-called Mulil School in Cannanore has been re-opened

and is well attended. There are some signs that these Schools

do not work in vain, although direct conversions from them do

not occur every year.

One of the boys, writes Mr. Hanhart from Palghaut, died of

cholera.

He was not afraid of death, but in the midst of his pains

he comforted his lamenting parents and relatives, saying: “Do not

weep for me, for I have a Saviour, to whom I am now going.”

Of

another boy we hear, that in school he listens very attentively to thre

Bible Stories and at home relates to his mother and grand-mother

what he had learned of the Bible, and explains what the§ do not

63

B i (il

hart

understand. When his sister was about to start for a celebrated

the

idol-festival, he tried very much to dissuade her, saying, the idol

1th

could not help her, God did not live in the idol-temple, she must pray

told

to the true God, which she could do in her own house, He alone was

had

able to help her etc. Unfortunately his entreaties were in vain, the

sister went to the pilgrimage, but did not return, cholera carrying

her off.

ing

fis

The School for Hindu Girls in Mangalore has been carried

on, and another School for heathen girls has been begun in

Calicut and is attended by 21 girls, chiefly of the Tiyan-caste.

Our Schools for Christians have either the purpose to train

up the youth of the congregation in the knowledge of Christ,

il

or to train them for Mission work.

d

The Elementary Schools for Christians (Parochial Schools) serve

i

th

the former purpose. All Christian boys and girls are bound

to attend these Schools, each station and most out-stations

1l

having one or several such Schools.

But frequently we have

of

to contend with the unwillingness or indifference of the parents,

who are too ignorant or too little ruled by Christian principles,

B

to care for education.—The Bible is considered as of first

importance, and reading, writing, arithmetic and singing

)y

Now and then

all in the vernacular, are the other lessons.

heathen boys and girls attend.

The Boarding Schools for boys and girls, are for very poor

children.

Chiefly Christians enter, but heathens are gladly

admitted. Two years ago a boy of the Tellicherry school dis-

appeared in a mysterious way. The Maplas had carried away

Now he

and hid him, to bring him up as a Mahemmedan.

has been discovered by one of the teachers, and brought back

by the Police, who also rescued him again when the Maplas

tried to carry him off a second time.—In the Girls’ Schools

instruction is also given in sewing, crotchet and other female

—

64

work. Ar. Hiibner in the Bettigherry School and A77. Hafnw

Mi

in the Mulky School felt, that these kinds of work were not

kn

quite suited to the position of the girls in after years; so one

a8

School introduced, by the advice of intelligent natives, weaving

I

and twisting of thread, to give them a means of earning some-

of

thing in after-life, and the other school introduced field-work,

because ¢“an ability in this is more valued than school-

ha

knowledge by men wishing to marry, although it occurs

now and then, that men who are not able to read and write,

of

N

expect their wives to be up in these arts.”

it

These Schools are for boys in Udapy, Hubly and Telli-

pl

cherry, for girls in Mulky, Bettigherry, Chombala and Calicut;

Kaity having boys and girls together.—This latter School has

had a new house built, and a new matron engaged, and is

now ready to receive more children, the preference being

%

given to Badagas before Tamil children, without however

The numbers have now risen to 22.

Four

(

excluding these.

heathen children have been baptized, their relatives having

1

given their consent.

In connection with the famine, the Boarding Schools in

Bettigherry and Hubly made arrangements for increasing the

numbers to 50 each, and Dharwar and Guledgud to open new

Boarding Schools.

But only in 1877 these Schools began

to -fill.

Some other Schools are the Infant-School in Mangalore, being

carried on on a modification of Frobel’'s «Kindergarten’” in

Germany.

In Mangalore and other stations the ladies of the

A

station instruct the girls after school-hours in female work,

in Industrial Scheols. Honore, Bettigherry, Calicut, Codacal and

Palghaut have Sunday-Schools for Christian boys and girls,

whilst all Christian children are also instructed on Sunday

afternoons in catechetical church-services.

65

fer

Our Middle Schools prepare youths from 14 to 18 years for

not

Mission service, instructing them in the Bible and secular

006

knowledge through the vernacular, and teaching also English

Ting

as a lesson. After a course of four years’ training, part of the

Jme

pupils enter the Catechist Seminary and the other part one

of the Training Schools.

ok,

00}

The Middle School in Tellicherry has 32 pupils. AZr. Kittel

s

havihg left for Europe, the School was under the management

ite,

of Mr. Schmolck, assisted by Myr. Licbendirfer. Since 1st

May 1877, however, /7. Lrohnmeyer, its new Head-master,

has taken charge of it.

In 1876 four, and in 1877 also four

i

t;

pupils were sent to the Catechist Seminary in Mangalore.

has

The Middle School in Udapy had 27 pupils, and sent in

18

1875 two, and in 1876 three pupils to the Seminary in Mangalore.

g

The pupils under the direction of AZ». Brasche made a number

of tours, to be present at preaching to the heathen, which is

fer

i)

done by the teachers.

ng

The Training School in Tellicherry had éight, and the one

in Udapy two pupils.

1n

The Catechist Seminary in Mangalore had 23 pupils. Of

the two pupils who had finished their course, Manuel Furtado

he

Al

passed his examination and was ordained as Catechist in May

ML

1876, whilst the other, though not having in any wise deserved

dismissal, was, for the present, considered unfit for the work

10

of a Catechist and therefore employed as School-master. A

third one left the School of his own accord, as he did not wish

il

10

to become a Catechist, and two more followed his example in

April 1877.—Narayanz, who three years ago had been sent

[\,

by Miss Anstey who also paid his expenses, was at her re-

quest solemnly dedicated to his work, and sent back to his

J}

native country, Mysore, to work there as a Catechist under

Myss Anstey.—In December small-pox attacked our Seminary.

9

.

66

Several pupils, and the family of one of them suffered from

the disease.

In January and February 1877, the Catechist

and one of the Missionaries in charge of the Seminary, and the

cook were also attacked, so that the School had to be closed,

and the students sent to their respective homes.

A very hope-

00

all

ful student, Stephan from Calicut, was carried off by the disease.

He was a young man who seven years ago had passed through

F

severe trials and been obliged to leave his parents and all his

)

worldly substance behind him, for the confession of Christ,

th

and had since then adorned his profession by a consistent

Wi

pious walk. On his deathbed he said that he was happy to

U

have followed Christ, and that he entirely relied on Him, and

This is the first death that has occurred in

died in peace.

il

our Seminary.

f1

The numbers of the students are still on the increase, not-

withstanding the desertions mentioned above.

And if it is to

be regretted, that years of Bible training in the Middle Schools

and the Seminary should not have succeeded in leading the

youths to the Lord’s work, it must still be admitted that it is

better for such to leave, than to encumber the Mission service

in after years.

The lessons have included several branches

of Theology, Hinduism, Practical Exercises, Sanskrit, Greek,

English and Singing.

Several preaching tours were made.

My. Graeter and My. Gundert are in charge of the School,

o LG e ge—

assisted by the Catechist Christanuja.

Al

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67

rom

hist

XL LITEI%A RY WORK.

the

sed,

The revision of the Malayalam New Testament has been

pe-

continued by a committee formed from the Church-, London-,

N7

and Basel Missionary Societies and the Syrian Church, 477.

1gh

Fritz and My. Chr. Miller representing our Mission.

The

his

Epistles to the Thessalonians have already been issued from

1St

the press, and there is hope that the whole New Testament

ont

will be finished in 1877.

The part that has been published

{0

up to this time, is appreciated by the Hindus.

nd

A tract “Thoughts on Education”, showing the necessity

1

not only of mental training but of moral and religious educa-

tion, has been written in Canarese, by AZ». Walz.

ot

Two handbills, Canarese, by Mr». Walz.

]

The story of Joseph, Canarese, by Mr. Christanuja and

Is

Myr. Wals.

he

Four Biblical Picture Books, with effective coloured illus-

15

trations, the Canarese text by AZr. Walz.

These five Bible Stories are related not in the words of the

06

es

Canarese translation of the Bible, but the endeavour is made

k

to relate them in a way in which a native would tell such

stories to another. As an experiment in this direction they

]

are certainly worth the thoughtful consideration of Canarese

Missionaries and Catechists.

The same four Biblical Picture Books, with Malayalam

text, by Mr. Chr. Miller.

The Biblical Doctrine of Reconciliation, written in Malaya-

lam, by Mr. ¥. Kittel for the use of Catechists.

The «Life of Christ”” in Malayalam, the first edition written

in 1849 by Dr. H. Gundert, and the second edition revised and

considerably enlarged by the addition of a Synopsis of the

9*

68

e

Gospels in English, an Introduction to the Harmony, etc. by

Sec

the author’s son, Mr. S. Gundert*

Hig

The Christian Monthly Paper «Sabhapatra” Vol. IX., in

An

Canarese, was continued by A4r. Walz, as editor, and one in

Malayalam, «Kéralopakari” Vol. IIL. by Ar. Chr. Miiller.

(a

Christian Almanacs have again been published in Canarese

Al

and Malayalam.

AY

The Canarese Commentary, translated from the German by

i

Dr. Moghng, has been carried on as far as the Prophetical

H

Books.

A Pamphlet in German has been written by Mr. 7. Kittel

Te

«Ursprung des Lingacultus”, showing that the «“linga-worship”

is not of Dravidian, but of Aryan origin.

The Printing Press

under the care of Ar. Stkemeier and My. Hirner, has always

()

work enough to do.

A Canarese Bible and a Malayilam New

§

Testament are just now in the press.

We subjoin a

LIST OF BOOKS

Printed during the year 1876.

a) Canarese.

.Ed: Size:

Copies: Pages:

Tot. pages:

Good Words

11.:°1 6%

- 2000

104

201000

Notes to the Canarese First Book

12°

of Poetry

I

5000

20

100000

Short Acet. of the Madra

.sPr;esidc.ancy II.

16°

1000

92

92000

128

Second Book of Lessons (Madr. Govt.) VI.

4000

144

576000

1

T~ T

First Book of Lessons

”

v

167

10000

64

640000

i

11

Deseription of South Canara

16

3000

16

480000

Thoughts on Education

1

16°

4000

16

64000

First Book of Lessons (Bombay Govt.) I.

12° 25000

42

1050000

* We render our warmest thanks to the two dear friends by whose liberality

we have been enabled to publish the work.

69

——

by

Ed

Size

Copies

Pages: Tot. pages

125

15000

60 900000

Second Book of Lessons (Bombay Govt.)I

History of Joseph

I

20°

4000

36

144000

gl

) 10

Answers to Arithmetical Exercises,

III. part

II

1122

400

28

11200

80

2000

208

416000

€50

Canarese Bible, Demy 8°

Almanac for 1877

80

6000

76

456000

III

16°

1000

88

88000

A Text-Book of Indian Hlstory

by

First Canarese Instructor

IX

12

7000

86

602000

cal

3000

12000

Handbills No. 1

80

Do

”

2

80

3000

(1N

12000

fil

Text to Four Picture Books

P

Story of Daniel

16°

1000

8000

Naaman the Syrian

16°

1000

8000

Proverbs of Solomon

169

1000

8000

The Prodigal Son

168

1000

%

8000

80

1000

120

120000

V8

Commentary, Old Testament, continued

oW

Sabhapatra, Nov. 1875—Oct. 1876

80

400

148

59200

b) Malaydlam

Epistle to Romans

B2°

1500

38

57000

»

Corinthians

122

1500

60

90000

The Life of Christ, combined with

II

80

600

356

213600

an English Gospel Harmony

Sanskrit and Malayalam Diglott

))

L2

1500

148

222000

Gospel of John

Sanskrit Gospel of John

122

1560

68

102000

0

On Reconciliation

80

150

23

3300

0

Statistical Tables for a G‘reography of

0

22

1500

12000

0

the Madras Presidency .

Texts to 4 Pieture Books

167

1000

Proverbs

8000

The Story of Daniel

16°

1000

8000

Naaman the Syrian

167

1000

8000

é

The Prodigal Son

16°

1000

o 0o 00

8000

70

e

Ed: Size: Copies:

Pages: Tot. pages:

Almanac for 1877.

80

4000

80

320000

Third Malayalam Reader .

12°

500

42

21000

Epistle to Galatians—II Thessalonians

12

1500

57

85500

Keéralopakari Nov. 1875—Oct. 1876

466

192

89600

) Englz'sh.v

English Can. Dictionary (finished).

I

80

2500

144

360000

Bil

The Aindra School of Sanskrit Gram-

Bi

marians, by A. C. Burnell, Ph. D.

¥

80

200

128

25600

Re

The I&rsheya Brahmana of the Sama

Veda, by the same author

i

80

130

104

13520

Se

Report of the B. Ev. M. Society

for 1875

80

1200

84000

il

L 16

1000

38

38000

English and Can. Vocabulr;wy

English Mal. Advanced Translator

112

1000

68

68000

a) German.

Kittel, Ursprung des Linga-Kultus

80

600

52

31200

The Book and Tract Depository

under the care of Mr. Stkemeier and Mr. Burkhardt.

t

The Depository is at the same time the centre of a net-

I

work of Depdts to supply Bibles, Tracts and School-books,

and extending over all our 20 stations and many out-stations.

The Colportage in the whole of our Mission is directed

from this Depository.

Twelve regular colporteurs have been employed in the

service of our Mission, with an expenditure of Rs. 1629 (in-

cluding the pay of the colporteurs and other efforts for col-

portage).

Five colporteurs, paid by the Madras Auxiliary

Bible Society, have worked under the supervision of our

Missionaries.

71

)ages

)000

STATEMENT OF TRACTS AND BOOKS

000

300

sold from 1st July 1875 to June 1876.

600

Own

Foreign

Publications

Publications

Total

English

Verna-

cular

English

Yerna

cular

000

Bibles and Testaments

190

26

274

490

Bible Portions & Tracts con-

600

taining Biblical Selections

12385

100

341

12826

Religious Tracts and Books

107

45032

2302

3146

50587

20

School-books and Works on

General Literature

467

10426

4671

8134

23698

)00

Maps,Pictures, Picture-books

)00

and Picture-sheets, ete.

37

—

1788

1825

00

611

68033

8887

11895

89426

00

This statement shows an increase

against last year of

18446 copies, chiefly tracts.

The former part of our Report has shown several traces

of the good, these silent messengers are doing in places which

the living voice of the preacher does not reach. We see several

o

people coming to the Missionary, attracted chiefly or solely by

(5,

the reading of Tracts, and we find the Bible in heathen houses

15

read and meditated (cf. pages 17-22, 51-53).

ol

Our best thanks are due to the Committee of the London

18

Religious Tract Society for a grant of 200 reams of print-

ing paper.

]

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72

des

XII. INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS.

b

st

In Codacal the Weaving Establishment has been begun

(a1

this year, giving work to six men and four women, who with

their families draw the whole or part of their livelihood from

5

it, and we see that through this means of honest work their

moral condition is improving.

(1

My. Hittinger in his Mechanical Establishment tries to

raise a staff of able workmen, and to counteract the fickle-

thy

tr

mindedness of the boys and their guardians; he makes the

apprentices and their parents sign contracts which bind them

?\’8

10

for a period of four years.

The Establishment is still feeling

ha

its way, but has given work to 25 persons, partly working in

iron or in wood, partly in house-building.

fic

al

The Tiling Works in Mangalore and Calicut have plenty

to do, although rivals are not wanting who have copied the

Iif

manufacture of flat tiles from them. Now and then heathen

workmen of these Establishments apply for baptism, and fre-

th

quently others who have applied and are without livelihood,

by

10

are sent to this work. But, as Mr. Feuchter in Calicut tells

11

us, many of them prove unworthy, and some have disappeared

when they saw, that they are required not only to eat but also

1"

to work.

a

The Weaving Establishments in Mangalore, Cannanore,

Tellicherry, Calicut, Codacal have also plenty to do, partly

working for sale, but more frequently carrying out the numer-

ous orders for cloth.

The wares “go to all parts of India

Il

W

from Ceylon and Cape Comorin to the Panjab, Assam and

Burmah, occasionally even to China, and once to Mombas in

Alriea

The working of the Cannanore Weaving Establishment is

{

described in Chapter VIL. in connexion with AZr. Schock's

e

73

death. And we have also reported that Ar. Sciinthal came

back from Europe to take the place of Ar. Schock in this

i

establishment, whilst 44r. Halbrock takes charge of the Mer-

rith

cantile part of the establishment.

01

The Carpenter-Workshop, after the departure of JZr.

Sprllmann, is now under the charge of Mr. C. Pheiderer

el

(Junior) in Calicut.

fo

Altogether we can refer to our former Reports concerning

e

the great help these Establishments give to Mission-work, by

the

training old and young members of the congregation in more

ways-than one, and by giving work and opportunity for test-

em

ng

ing, in the case of new comers. We only mention the savings-

banks, which more and more are introduced and win the con-

1n

fidence of the workmen, and help to plant habits of thriftiness

ty

and independence, of which many of them are so much in

need.

he

el

Three of the Mangalore Establishments, the Printing Press,

the Weaving Establishment and the Tiling Works were honored

d,

by an inspection by His Grace the. Duke of Buckingham when

in Mangalore on the 2nd November 1876, who passed two hours

Is

l

in having a great many particulars pointed out to him, and

paying such an attention to everything, as we are not

50

accustomed to find in other visitors.

Mercantile Establishments;

These are in Mangalore, Mercara and Calicut with a branch

in Vythery. They have been carried on in the same way as

hitherto, viz. funds separate and not supplied from Mission

;j

property, yet trying to further the purposes of the Mission.

Mr. G. Pferderer in Mangalore is also the Treasurer of

the Mission, and Agent of all Mission property in India.

10

L

74

Sor

THE OPERATIONS OF

fy

OUR SOCIETY IN OTHER COUNTRIES,

onl

b

M

Africa.

Cor

Our Mission on the Gold Coast of Africa has 7 old Stations,

(on

with 24 Out-stations, occupied by 30 Missionaries (19 of whom

the

are ordained), 5 Native Pastors, 83 Catechists, 20 School-

i

masters and 12 School-mistresses (according to the statistics

of 1st January 1876).

The baptisms during 1875 have been

S0

300, and the congregations number 2934 souls, and 190 cate-

of

chumens under instruction.

Schools are carried on, corres-

od

ponding to those we have in India, partly for the training up

of

of all Christian children, partly for the training of Mission

a

Agents. A good number of Industrial Establishments instruct

G

the Negroes in different trades, and some Mercantile Esta-

I¢

blishments help in developing a healthy commerce and in

fr

providing the Mission Stations with the necessaries of life.

i

The work is steadily progressing and in some places, as

Akropong (with 149 baptisms in1875,in creasing the congregation

8l

to 11380 souls), Abokobi and Ada with their Out-stations, a

01

spirit of enquiry has spread and led many to embrace

Christianity.

Three brethren have been carried off by death,

My. Miilk dying on the 13th September, A7. Widmann on the

27th November, and Afr. Zimmermansz on the 13th December

1876.

The latter were two of the oldest Missionaries of our

%

African Mission, the one having served in it for 34 and the

1

other for 26 years.

Considering that only 11 of the present

Missionaries have been in Africa for more than five years, the

loss of these old veterans is felt very keenly. There remain

however My. Dielerle with 30, and Myr. Mader with 25 years

of service.

{5

S

J. 6. Widmann was born the 30th January 1814 at Gnibel in

South Germany. Whilst he was in the Mission College in Basel,

fever carried off eight of the African Missionaries, and forced the

)

only one surviving, Ries, to go to Europe for his health. 'With him,

Mr. Widmann went out in 1843, to re-open the Mission that had

come to a stand-still, and laboured on the Gold Coast for 34 years

10ns,

(only interrupted by two voyages to Europe in 1850 and 1867), so

hom

that he has seen this Mission rise from the very first beginnings till

h0ol-

it is now firmly rooted and far extended.

stics

heen

Johannes Zimmermann was born the 2nd March 1825 in Gerlingen,

South Germany, (a little village that has brought forth quite a number

ate

of Missionaries).

In 1850 he was sent to the Gold Coast, and labour-

16§

ed there without interruption till 1872, and, after a furlough to Europe

)

of 17 months, another three years.

Amongst many other important

5jon

and useful labours, he translated the whole of the Bible into the

ek

G4 language, having been the first (or at least one of the first) who

sta

reduced this language to writing. He arrived in Europe in an ex-

1

tremely weakened condition; and three months afterwards he died

ife

in his native village, on the 13th December 1876.

a8

We may also mention here the death of another African Mis-

101

sionary, who though not serving in our Mission, yet proceeded from

our Mission College.

Johannes Rebmann, born the 16th January

1820, in the same village as Zimmermann, studying in the Basel

10

fh,

Mission College from 1839 to 1844, whence he passed to the Church

Mission in whose service he laboured in East Africa from 1846 to

e

1875 without any return to Europe.

It was he, who together with

)el

it

his countryman Dr. Krapf, first discovered the snow-mountain Kili-

manjaro, and sent the first information to Europe about the large

he

4

inland Lakes of Africa, for which discoveries both of them had to

Int

bear much ridicule from men of science.

Insignificant as the results

he

of his Mission work seemed, he held his post, till large reinforcements

1

arrived in 1873.

Nearly blind he returned to Europe in 1875,

IS

where he died on the 4th October 1876 in his native village Gerlingen,

which thus saw two of its sons after long labour in the West and the

10*

76

e s

East of Africa, return with broken health, to die, both of them within

0

three months, in the place they had left 37 and 32 years before.

The New Mission to Ashante, which, starting from the one on

the Coast, was last year begun in the interior, can now be

%

considered as fairly established.—In Begoro, which is near the

boundary of Ashante, but on English territory, the Mission-

house and a Chapel have been built, although the task was a

great one, in the midst of a primeval forest; (on the site of

the Mission-house a tree had to be felled, which at the height

of 50 feet was still six feet in diameter) and Mr. Mokr had

to do part of the bricklaying with his own hands.

But the

spiritual work began earlier than any one could have expected;

four days after their arrival (24th December 1875) eight men

from Begoro applied for baptism, and their number soon rose

to 15, so that the felling of the trees and the instruction of the

e R R g e it g 10 S iy At % g, - v Sl NSRS St

first converts had to go on together.

On the 25th May 1876

nine of them were baptized out of 42 applicants.

In June a

school was opened, and attended by 14 boys.

But also in Ashante itself, Mission-work has been begun.—

When we wrote our last Report a war between Kumase and

Dwaben (Jaben), the two chief towns of Ashante, prevented

the brethren from going on to Okwao, that province of Ashante,

where it was intended to begin a station.

Thus the brethren

Ramseyer, Glatzle and Wermer waited in Kyebi and Begoro

for further news.

The war went over without touching Okwao,

the English Envoy Dr. Gowldsbury safely returned from

Al

Kumase, and after some time went again to reside in Kumase

as the representative of England, so that peace seemed to be

guaranteed. On the 27th January the three Missionaries, ac-

companied by our Native Missionary David Asante, Mys.

Ramseyer remaining in Akuapem, crossed the boundary of

Ashante, on the 28th January reached Abetifi, the residence

T5i)

thin

of the chieftain of Okwao, and decided that this was the proper

place for the new station, in preference to Obo, another and

0n

greater town. Six years before, our captive Missionaries had

passed Abetifi in chains, (cf. Four Years in Asante, English

he

the

Edition), and Mr. Ramseyer writes:

00

Here we are in Abetifi, the first station of our Mission to Okwao-

Ashante. We say Hallelujah from the bottom of our hearts. Two

§

of

months ago we could not have dared to hope that in February we

should be stationed in Abetifi.

But the Lord has heard our entrea-

ohf

ties, and has given us an open door which, we hope, nobody shall be

ad

able to shut. In my case the gracious leading of God is particularly

he

manifest in that I have been allowed to take up my abode and pro-

;

claim the Gospel of peace in the very same town where I passed two

o1l

days as a prisoner. I recognized several faces, and most of the people

)86

remembered me. You can imagine that they are very much astonish-

he

ed to see us again, and to hear that I intend to stay with them. On

the first day I looked for the huts where we had lain in irons, and

16

where our dear baby had been so sick, but T found only ruins.—~Since

last Saturday, our Society is a land-owner in Abetifi, the residence

of the king of Okwao; it is a fine and healthy country, and every

i

body receives us with joy and love.

od

On 5th February they succeeded in concluding a purchase

of land (perhaps the first ever made there), and on the Tth

£,

0

they began to clear the jungle.

The young brethren Werner

and Weimer now had to remain alone in their poor huts and

0

to carry on the work of building, which with quite untrained

0,

Il

workmen was difficult enough; they yet had the assistance of

some workmen from the coast. Twice the work was interrupted

i

by “strikes” for more pay. But now a heavy blow fell on the

0

work., My. Ramseyer who had been in Ashante for 41 years

as a captive, on whose experience the whole undertaking

seemed to rest, and whose whole soul was bent on the work

{

in Ashante, was obliged to return to Europe, as his wife was

78

seized with a paralytical stroke on the 2nd April, after having

given birth to twins on the 19th March. Both babies died

S PR |

after a few months, and Mr. & Mrs. Ramseyer are now in

Europe.

He writes about the separation from his work:

I never felt so depressed in my life.

I must say, even our capti-

vity was, I think, easier to bear. But I will be silent and lay my

hand on my mouth. The Lord is wonderful in counsel and excellent

in working.

The remaining brethren were very much cast down at this

news.

Yet they trust, the Lord will help them on.

Now and then a war with Kumase or with Obo seemed

likely to break out, but was averted. Yet the building is

going on, and many people came together to hear the Word

of God, notwithstanding the opposition of the fetish-priests.

The Mission Station Anum which was destroyed on the

12th June 1869, after the Missionaries had been dragged away

as captives, was after much toil and search reached again on

the 19th January 1876, when not only the compound, but also

the ground inside the old walls of the Mission-house was found

to be changed into an impenetrable jungle.

China.

Especially two stations of our Mission in the South-West

of China have seen a greater number of conversions, which

give hope that the progress of the work may soon be acce-

lerated.

In Lilong itself the enmity against the Gospel is still, as

in former years, very strong, and the note-worthy conversion

of a young graduate, Kim-sen, who was baptized on the 9th

June, seemed rather to increase the opposition; but in several

villages round about Lilong many are beginning to enquire

after truth, a number of them have cast away their idols, and

—

79

8

have withstood much opposition. Some of them have already

d

been baptized: in 1876, on the 24th May four persons in

il

Mahan, on the 28th May nine in Chong-sen-heu, on the 9th

June thirteen in Lyung-kon-tsai, on the 26th June six in

1

Shong-them.

J)

Nyenhangly is the centre of quite an awakening amongst

il

the Chinese.

In the begiuning of 1862 a colporteur brought news to

9

Hongkong that nearly 200 persons in the province of Chonglok

had accepted the Gospel and urgently asked for Missionaries.

d

The Catechist Chonghing, who was native of Chonglok and

who for some years had not been heard of, had been the

means of these conversions.

The late Mr. Winnes reached

the place after a journey of 10 days, during which he had to

travel with the greatest caution, as he had not heen able to

»’

procure a passport.

He stayed there for seven weeks and

saw that there was really a work of God, so that he was able

to baptize 100 persons, to whom /7. Lechler on a later visit

added 40 persons more.

This was the beginning of the mission

T N e e AL, s

to Chonglok. Two stations were opened in Chongchong and

Nyenhangly (about 150 miles from the coast), and two, after-

wards four, Missionaries stationed there, and Day- and Boarding

Schools were begun. Notwithstanding persecutions from without,

sins within the congregation and other hardships, the work

increased steadily, so that there were 546 Christians at the

end of 1875, and the influence of these two Stations was traced

at places 60 miles distant.

Towards the end of 1875 and the

beginning of 1876, the heathens began to attend more numer-

ously to the Christian services, and now and then people came

from a distance to enquire about Christianity. From the

month of March this movement became more visible, especially

in the villages Sasim and Chamhang, where numbers applied

e

80

for baptism: rich and poor, graduates and illiterate, old and

young, enquirers that had been halting between two opinions

f1s

for years, decided enemies of the Gospel and the Missionaries,

honorable, virtuous men, and wicked people down to the mur-

derer and the slave-trader, such was the promiscuous array

a

LS

of applicants for baptism. The ways by which the Lord turn-

ed the hearts of the enemies, one of whom had formerly vowed

b

death to the Missionaries, and in which He turned a wicked

debauchee and slave-dealer into a man, honouring God and his

i

new profession before those without by his consistent walk

t

and religious zeal, are so very touching that we unwillingly

refrain from giving the particulars.

The result was, that on

the 26th and 27th June 90 persons were admitted to baptism

in Nyenhangly.

From Lukfung, about 50 miles south of Nyenhangly, two

men came in January 1875 to ask the Missionary to visit their

village. One of them had formerly been a Catechist of the

Mission in Swatao, and the other, Loi-ngi-pak was as yet un-

baptized.

When AMr. Ayun went there, he found in two

villages from 40 to 50 persons, who had cast off their idols and

were very zealous in studying and obeying the Word of God.

On the advice of Mr. Ayun they took the ex-catechist as

But it

their teacher and collected money for his expenses.

was considered, that the Presbyterian Mission in Swatao had

the first claim on these villages, and the people were made

over to them.

In July 1876 Loi-ngi-pak came again with two men from

Moilim (ca. 50 miles south of Nyenhangly) to call Mr. Ayun

there, and he found 70 persons who were in the habit of having

Christian services under Loi-ngi-pak, for whose expenses they

made collections.

The above-mentioned Chonghing now took

charge of them, and their numbers steadily increased.

81

el

and

On Christmas 1876 M. Ayun had the second great bap-

100

tism of 71 souls, and the work seems still increasing.

i6s,

The other Stations have, likewise, not been without their

101

harvest, though on a smaller scale.

Two more Missionaries

19y

are being sent out to strengthen the hands of the brethren,

I}

The num-

especially as Mr. Bender went to Europe in 1876.

red

ber of Missionaries is now 10, of whom two are Chinese, who

ed

have studied in the Mission College of Basel.

There are (by

his

the census of 1st January 1876, the latest at hand) four Sta-

alk

tions, and 11 Out-stations with 1224 Christians.

gly

0n

sm

Conclusion.

Though the work is going on under many difficulties, and

7o

the progress seems slow, we are not moved by the forebodings

3l

of those who declare Missions a failure.

We wait for the

e

time, of which our last page gives us an instance, when «It

i

shall come fo pass, that there shall come- people, and the inhahi-

70

d

tants of many cities: and the inhabitants of one city shall go to

d

another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the Lord and to

b

seek the Lord of hosts: I will go also.

Yea, many people and

it

strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem,

d

and pray before the Lord.” Zech. viii. 20-22.

o

And we would not close without praising the Lord for the

many signs of His presence He has vouchsafed us in this year

also.

His be the honour and glory now and for ever. Amen.

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82

e ey

Stations of the Wasel German Goangelical Z@issioﬁ Sociely

IN SOUTH-WESTERN INDIA

Ov

A. CANARA DISTRICT

'L KI

Native Agents

Stations

and

Missionaries

Deacons, Catechists

Sar

Pages

dolig

Out-Stations

and Evangelists

ate of ac-

on which

the Station

tiveService

is mentioned

N

Mr. G. Pfleiderer

1866

.

i

.

1. Mangalore

Christanuja Watsa

Out-Stations

Rev. J. B. Graeter

Charles Gojar

1867

24

=

48. 49.

Bolma, Ravane-

Rev. S. Gundert

Benjamin Ponon

1872

shwara,

Hosadurga,

Rev. Th. Walz

Manuel Furtado

1876

50. 55.

Kasargode.

Mr. Th. Digel

Daniel Ammanna

1856

63. 64.

Rev. W. Sikemeier

65. 66.

1

Mr. G. Hirner

67. 68.

70, 2.

Mr. C. Hiittinger

Mr. A. Burkhardt

73

Mr. R. Hauri

Rev. E. Hirlin

84

Mr. J. Baumann

A

Mr. J. Veil

2. Mulky

Rev. A. Minner

Rev. Seb. Furtado

1866

1t 32,

Out-Stations

Rev. Daniel Aaron

13. 48.

Rev. J. Hermelink

1872

Ulya,

Kadike;

Samuel Bunyan

1869

49. 64.

Santur, Alankara, Ka-

nankara,

Kolichur;

Israel Eliezer

1871

Jeremia Sonna

1874

Kutyar, Kalatur, Tu-

ledu, Irndadi; Utchila,

Johann Ph. Salins

1863

3

Mullur, Yermala ; Pa-

dur, Mallar,

Perur;

Munderu, Kodetur.

i ] 20

3. Udapy

Rev. G. Ritter

Rev. Diego Fernandez

1872

10,

Out-Stations

Rev. A. Brasche

Eliezer Paul

1866

36-39.

Nidambur, Beilur,

Rev. P. Ott

Samuel Andrea

1867

55. 56.

Un

Korangradi, Malapu,

64.

65.

Udyawara;

Shirva,

Rev. A. Ziegler

Abraham Hery

1867

Bolle,

Kattingeri,

Daniel Andrea

1867

L

Ninjur,

Kudigrama,

Gabriel Almanda

1871

Palli, Kavadur; Gudde,

Bethuel Soans

1873

Cap, Mundodi; Kattu-

Shy

padi, Kurkal, Madam-

Josias Aarons

1873

Nathan Suchitta

.

bail, Kalanja, Koppa-

1874

la; Kalyanapur,Uppur,

Benjamin Ananda

1877

(1

Bolmar, Tottam.

Kq

83

Stations

Native Agents

==

Missionaries

and

Deacons, Catechists

Pages

Out-Stations

and Evangelists

ate of ac-

ive Service

on which

the Station

o

ismentioned

;

4, Karkal

Rev. R. Hartmann

Obed Sumitra

1874

E

Out-Stations

Rev. H. Daimelhuber

Sanur, Mudar, Nan-

dolige, Hekkateka.

7]

;

Israel Aaron

49,

54,

9. Kundapur(-Basarur)

Rev. J. Hafner

1856

1, 24

3 86

16

17

8, 49

6. Honore

Rev. W. Niibling

Jacob Kamsika

1852

Out-Station

Rev. L. Gengnagel

Mark Salis

1867

49

50

), 99

54

55,

, 04

Karwar.

Henry Robert

1870

64

), 66

11

14,

, 68

7. Mercara

Mr. J. Miiller

Rev. J. F. Veil

48

54,

bl

73

15

34,

8. Anandapur

Rev. H. A. Kaundinya| Joseph Bhagyan

1873

Out-Station

Rev. C. G. Eble

36

48,

Attolimani.

54

19

48

64

B. SOU.THERN MAHRATTA DISTRICT

9, Dharwar

Rev. J. Welsch

Lot Hery

1868

14

24

Rev. W. Liitze

36

48

49

55

Rev. M. Hoch

62

64

10. Hubly

Rev. W. Roth

Christian Chinnappa

1858

17

24

1‘7

Out-Stations

33

48

39

Rev. J. Mack

(David Punita)

1874

Unakallu, Hebsur.

Rev. R. Schenkel

62

64

36

o

11, Bettigherry

Rev. N. Hibner

Paul Badappa

1858

22-24,

(near Gadag)

Rev. W. Hasenwandel

34, 85

Out-Station

Solomon Devad_a

1874

50-54

64

Shagoti.

12, Guledgud

Rev. Ch. G. Weigele

Solomon Bhaskar

1858

18-22

(near Bagalcot) | Rey, G, Grossmann

24. 64

Out-Station

Kardenhalli.

11%

84

C. MALAEAR DISTRICT

Or

Native Agents

Stations

and

Missionaries

Deacons, Catechists

18|

Out-Stations

Pages

and Evangelists

Date of ac-

tive Service

on which

the Station

is mentioned

Ka

Attil\;

13. Cannanore

Rev. Abraham Mulil

Z

Rieve Ji MO Britz

1876

Wad

Out-Stations

Rev. K. A. E. Diez

Charles Stocking

1851

45-47,

1y2)

Chowa, Taliparambu,

48, 49.

ram

Chirakal.

Rev. J. Lauffer

Abraham Chatayappen

1855

Mr. W. P. Schonthal

Jacob Chammanchery

1861

50

55,

Mr. E. G. Halbrock

Cornelius Hutten

62

72

1867

Joseph Taddai

1871

73

Jacob Kumaren

1863

Abraham Arangaden

1870

1,

Rev. Chr. Miller

Rev. Paul Chandren

48

55

14, Tellicherry

1867

Mr. W. Schmolck

Gabriel Pirachen

1850

62

63

N

Paul Sneham

1861

64

65,

Rev. J. Frohnmeyer

Stephan Chandren

1867

72.

Joseph Mandody

1872

A,

15. Chomﬁala

Rev. S. Walter

54

55

Jacob Heber

1849

Out-Stations

Rev. C. W. Linder

Ezra Arunajalam

1855

64

Muverattu, Kandap-

penkundu.

Paul Chittayagam

1850

1870

]ohn Puthet;vidu

16. Calicut

Rev. J. Knobloch

Rev. Joseph Jacobi

1868

11

15

Out-Stations

Mr. Th. Elsisser

Matthai Kunyan

1843

48

49

Elatoor, Coilandy,

Mr. A. Dobler

William Davis

1861

50

55

Beypore,

Mr. C. Feuchter

Jona Padiath

1868

62

64

72

73

Mr. J. K. Ostermeier

Timotheus Parakandy

1869

Mr. C. Pfleiderer

Isaac Laban

1871

Rev. E. Liebendorfer

Joseph Mirandez

1872

17, Codacal

Rev. A. Wagner

Mattu Peter

1850

14. 58.

Out-Station

59-62.

David Teikandy

1866

Parapery.

Antony Veliattingara

1871

64, 72.

85

Native Agents

Stations

and

Deacons, Catechists

Out-Stations

Missionaries

Pages

on which

l

and Evangelists

Date of ac-

tive Service

the Station

is mentioned

Rev. L. G. Hanhart

®

&

B

I8. Palghaut

T. Cochan Wengalan

%;

Out-Stations

Rev. A. Ruhland

Johanan Peter

é.o%

58-62.

:fié

s mentioned

Kannani, Panayur-

Tobias Chembankodan

1867

62. 64,

Attikodu,

Kinanur,

1868

4

2

Wadakanchery,

Ka-

Johanan Zechariah

41,

ruvapara, Angatipu-

Gabriel Hermon

1873

ram

49,

Abel Kattuparamben

1863

(Chr. Parambattukavil)

1870

00,

‘0

D. NILGHERRY DISTRICT

Rev. W. Stokes

Silas Shanta

43. 44.

19. Kaity

1874

99

Out-Station

Rev. J. Layer

49, 54.

63,

’ Nerkamby.

55. 64,

60,

10. 15,

1868

49, 54,

20, Kotagherry

Rev. J. A. Biihrer

Jacob Kanaka

55.

09

10,

£,

00

64,

38

4

Erpendituve of the Fxlission

during the year

1876

Rs

As

Personal Expenditure

66,078

Journeys and Home-passages

23,503

Munshis

1,340

foud

Deacons, Catechists and Evangehsts

17,805

Postages

1,624

.

Libraries

432

Church Expenses

345

Medical Expenses

952

ek

W DO 3

Schools, English and Vernaeular

14,125

ok

= W OO MR O wo

Orphanages, Boys and Girls

15,667

sk

ot Ot

b

Seminaries

8,712

Buildings, Repairs and Rents

18,557

680

Purchases and Off Payments

Taxes and Agricultural Outlays

1,672

2,144

Printing Charges

Furniture

1.112

ot

490

Sundry Expenses

Tolo Rs

175,245

=W gL gt W o o ot

=]l o = WO W o

E. & O. E

>

Mangalore, 31st December 1876

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SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS

TOWARDS THE MISSION FUND

Received durjng the year 1876

-

Rs. As. P

Rs

b

w

Dr. W. P. Partridge

10

AT MANGALORE.

J. A, Bagre Esq.

10

Genl. G. W. Walker, gr. E.

10

T. T. Punnet Esq.

. St L QA s C

for Malabar and Canara,

A. Johnston Esq.

10

11 months

1100 O

10

Brig. Genl. Gell

H. 8. Thomas Esq.

1000 0

J. Kingsmill Esq.

10

50 O

Major T. Candy, Poona

C. H. F. C. Esq.

J. Neuberg Esq., Bombay 50 0

(===l = )

E. H. Ensor Esq.

;;;

Dr. Sperschneider,

N. Firmann Esq.

Trivandrum

50‘ 0

10

J. Roux Esq.

Rev. A. Stern, Calcutta

b 0

S. Macdonald Esq.

Th. Xavier Esq., Toomkur 10 0

G. Manson Esq.

S. A. Fitzgibbon Esq.

20 O

(S el (=) ()

F. Graham Esq.

Findlay Anderson Esq.,

Dr. W. H. Graham

Edinburgh

20

0

P. Haynes Esq.

Proprietor, Punjaub Advertiser,

J. N. C. Beyts Esq.

g

25

0

through Mr. Digel

Major T.. Candy, Poona

50

Dr. H. Gundert, Calw,

Capt. W. F. Keays

through Rev. S, Gundert 50 0 0

J. N. Hauseer Esq.

Collected by Rev. G. Deimler, Bombay

R. Miigge Esq.

F. Carpenter Esq.

H. Conder Esq.

25

0

10

C. Th. Meili Esq.

10

Rev. D. C. Boyd

J. Fachin Esq.

10

J. Vitters Esq.

10

Rev. J. G. Deimler

10

IO O OO © 00 OISO 0Ll O OlO OIS S O O

S oocococoo0o0co0oo0000co0coco00o00co0co0co0co0o @

A. C. Gumpert Esq.

10

10

Received by Rev. Th.. Walz.

W. G. Hall Esq.

Chr. Grondona Esq.

10

J. W. Best Esq.

120

10

J. Brandenburg Esq.

A. Mc. C. Webster Esq.

60

Charles Macdonald Esq

10

Capt. Q. 8. A. Jamieson

60

Edward Miller Esq.

Col. R. S. Couchmann

40

C. F. Cooper Esq.

10

Col. W. Rowlandson

35

C. Banks Esq.

10

S OO O DCH DI

@ DO O OISO O TN

Major Picton Warlow

40

(c=)ii=m i ==l i =) ()

S © © © © O

88

Rs. As. P

§

J. G. Horsfall Esq.

40

Capt. C. Browne

50

12

J. Ball Esq.

C. P. Wiltshire Esq

Col. Ch. M. Hailes

30

Capt. A. E. Ward

25

(§)

10

A Friend

G. Robertson Esq.

C. Druitt Esq.

10

AT HONORE resp. KARWAR

A Dau Esq.

B

R. A. Macdonald Esq.

85

12

50

A. Anding Esq.

G. Macpherson Esq.

G. Brunnell Esq.

H. Barrett Esq.

10

10

H. W. Lewis Esq.

H. Ingle Esq.

F. Marriot Esq.

5

Dr. Davis

10

C. Compalais Esq.

10

J. Monteath Esq.

F. Tompson Esq.

10

E. J. Ebdon Esq.

'W. Shearer Esq.

J. Hardy Esq.

15

(myaemg ey e [ o N (il (<)

S IO CICI® IO O

W. Jukes Esq.

Capt. 8. T. Mc. Gillivray

N. W.

16

AT MERCARA.

K. Laxton Esq.

10

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10

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Major H. G. Thompson

50

(=}

B. Rice Esq.

Rev. Dr. Mackee, from

AT HUBLY.

Offertory

35

Karwar Company, through

2

Major H. G. Puckle

A. 'W. Campbell Esq.

40

Rev. G. Richter

25

Poor White

20

Rev. Dr. Mackee

24

For Christmas presents to

C. 8. W.

10

the Orphan Boys

Mr. J. S. Harvey

A. W. Campbell Esq.

20

OO IS @O OO

SHONO OO HOUS

Mr. G. Bertram

Capt. & Mrs. Hay

A Poor White towards the

AT ANANDAPUR.

100

Poor Fund

J. Mackenzie Esq.

Mrs. Tipping.

100

AT GULEDGUD.

15

o)

=

Mrs. Haller

J. C. Barker Esq.

10

20

AT DHARWAR.

A. H. Spry Esq.

N. N. (name um'eadablc)

10

E. P. Robertson Esq.

50

10

E. Cordeaux Esq.

15

J. Fleet Esq-

J. Molecay Esq.

10

Col. G. A. Hogg

10

18

E. Hosking Esq.

25

N. Daniel ‘Esq.

15

Dr. C. A. Sylvester

20

M. Crow Esq.

N. Kennedy Esq.

20

000 9 O D OIS

© @ OGO

Major C. Ried

25

AT CANNANORE.

Capt. C. Hay

R. C. Beynon Esq.

20

Major J. Gabbet

48

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25

38

o

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W. H. Scott Esq.

Dr. J. Fitzgerald

B, 8,

12

© 9 C O e oS o O

SO e OO C @O O

General Kempster

27

3

Rs. As

Rs. As

5 0

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D. J. Fletcher Esq.

10

Mrs. King, Bangalore

S. M. W.

Miss King

10.::0

(=}

Lt. Mc.Lauglin

45

o o . (Y o)

cococol

AT CALICUT.

Mr. J. Rees

24

Mec.Gregor Esq., collected

W. Logan Esq.

240

180

at Bangalore

=

30

H. Wigram Esq.

——

Dr. Halton

10

A. F. Schlunk Esq.

120

65

G. C. Bayley Esq.

14

Rev. R. W. Wace

R. Stanes Esq.

50

Col. G. Selby, Coonoor

20

W. C. Darling Esq.

50

Major G. Davis

14

Mr. Symn, Manantoddy

10

W. Henke Esq.

Ne N.

Mr. J. Rose

11

H. B

10

J. J. Nash Esq.

OO DO OO OO

00 00 OROLHOID OO

Capt. Fair

0. Eckelmann Esq.

Mr. W. Reinsford

AT PALGHAUT.

Mr. Gormann

Mrs. M. Buick

b T — S e e~ - |

Lt. R. Fennell

é

S oin OO0 IN o e © O O

oo S e oo e O oS

12

Do

Mrs. G. J. Dupen

for the Orphanage,

T. C. Elsworthy Esq.

12

Tellicherry

25 13

L. Garthwaite Esq.

20

Col. White

8 0

S

Col. Gadsdon

4 0

(<)

W. E. Gay Esq.

J. Grimes Esq.

12

T. Stanes Esq., collected at Coonoor.

30

100

Capt. G. R. Hodgson

Th. St.

H. T. Knox Esq.

I B: H.

2

The Hon’ble W. Robinson 100

C. E. Hayne Esq.

20

45

M. M.

5

E. J. Sewell Esq.

W. H. Stables Esq.

15

10

g

()i tlam) f (om) [ (e=)

J. J. Tomlinson Esq.

10

First fruits of increase from an

2

eelo O oo o8 O S O

& o o °c o clo e IolonONS

old friend of the Mission

7fil

Mrs. M. A. Willis

Col. Walton

16

AT KATTY.

5

Capt. Puddicombe

Genl. G. W. Walker,

Mr. Ch. Stocking

3

() ey e )

() desi’ (=)ioo)

11 months

110

Mr. George Thomas,

Mrs. Breeks

50

60

Taliparambu

Mrs. Onslow

From the Brethren of the

R. H. Streeton Esq.

50

48th Regiment

Mr. Inse

10

N.. N.

- T O O o o o

TELLICHERRY.

J. R. Cockerell Esq.

20

J. Reid Esq.

120

A. 8. Cowdell Esq.

120

(=]

(=)

Mrs. Hunter Adam

A. Gover Esq.

55

Mrs. E. L. Hankin

E

00 DS IO O IO

e 5O .0 0o O O

1), .Bruik Esq.

12

90

Rs. As. P.

Rs. As

Lady Anne Gofe Laugton

10

0

0

Mrs. Higging

20

Th. Stanes Esq.

50

(==

Major Bertie Hobart

25

Alex. Allan Esq.

50

General Madden

10

oo a N

20

Mrs. Hayne

Mrs. Sinclair, towards

General Selby

School building

10

(=]

G. A.

J. 8.

AT KOTAGHERRY.

Lilian

Mr. Anderson

12

R. L. H.

5

H. Rogers Esq.

AL HC

g

A. Woodhouse Esq.

10

M. L. C.

2

F. Groves Esq.

45

A friend

Lady Gore Laugton

15

J. Hodges Esq.

10

Mr. Ryall

10

A. B. C.

From a friend

50

Lord Bishop of Madras

50

Mr. Johnston

10

oD O SLeNS: D

SR IO OGS TOND 'S

W. E. Schmidt Esq.

Mrs. David Cockburn,

Mrs. J. Frank

Missionary box

15

=)

(=)

Mr. W. Clarke

20

From a friend

10

(=]

(=)

Mr. H. Wallace

Through Mr. Strange

Mr. M, Hill

OIS OO0 O e oS e 00 oo oo

SO OO CEOHOIOIO. & OHe. & oD Ol OO

<

Donations from Members of the Congregations

and other Native Friends.

6 0 O ; Anandapur: Mr. J. Kire

10

Mangalore: Mr. L. Joshua

Balmattha Brotherly

Mr. Ph. Antony

24

Association

17600

15

» Steph. Anthony

Mulky: From theSchool Girls0 11

”

David Kore

24

Deacon D. Aarons’

5 -0

Dharwar: Congregation

155N

1

5

Hubly: Congregation

37

A boy

0

1

é

Pakirappa Mudaradda Esq. 20

Udapy: Middle School, Pie

1

Collections

14 11

Appoo

Bettigherry: Two friends

25

New Year’s Singing

3

0

School Boys for Assante

10

Guledgud: Sal. Bhaskar

Carwar: Rev. T. Costa

30

Joseph Bellagulla

Mr. Mark Salis

10

;)

Noah

Mercara: Tamil Congre-

Paul Bellagulla

oy

DO @ OO O O TS ST &Y

Z

gation

Devaputra

© o c o oo oo oo o &

91

h =

-

Rs

As

Rs. As

p.o

14

Cannanore: _Congregation 14

From the School Girls, of

5

14

their savings

;

Congregation in Chowa

Mr. Francis

=

= —

Workmen and women of

the Weav. Establishmt. 35

11

Codacal: Congregation

Palghaut: Congregation

Tellicherry: Overseer

Out-Stations

Francis

10

Mr

. John Manikam

Chombala: N. N.

George Therian

P. Silas

n

Mattu

Caleb

»

Joseph

Sundries

”

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Bt = DO DD W R a3 Ot

OO WO O O OO

CoC 0o e O O O O W

Calicut: P. O. Pottan Esq. 34

Christian Wengulam

T. Govinden

Kotagherry: Samuel School-

master

1

Priscilla

Rahel Davis

Mr

. Daniel, Carpenter

Dy s NI o e ST e DR D R T AL R, " §

Jonas Patiatu

Thomas, Post writer

Paul Jesudasen

Arogyam, Writer

Liza Davis

»n

Samuel, Overseer

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From the Confirmants

”

Pragosam, Writer

Subsecriptions for Schools.

MALABAR—CALICUT.

Dr. Roberts

12 0. 0 i Mrs. Ferguson, Nellampoor 10

Donations for the Mangalore Sickhouse.

Acknowledged by Rev. Haerlin.

Col. R. S. Couchman

40

0

0

Dr. R. Dempster

12

24

12

Capt. Q. S. A Jamieson

G. Stokes Esq.

J. G. Horsfall Esq.

20

J. Moss Esq.

11

n b

Col. W. Rowlandson

18

Mr. L. Joshua

12

Major Picton Warlow

16

E. Gibson Esq.

A. Mec. C. Webster Esq.

15

H. Hart Esq.

13

Jo. B W

E. B. Powell Esq.

J. Ball Esq.

12

F. H. Hebbert Esq.

12

Lo T = S = PR e B o R = T = T )

OHOIDHOE O OHO &

%

S o oo IeHS O

(&) i oy iifemy (=) e e o)t =)

J. Boys Esq.

E. H. Pringle Esq.

12%

92

Grants in Aid.

Rs

=

MANGALORE

Parochial Girls’ School

)

0

157

Parochial Boys’ School

°

°

36

Nireshwalya School

.

.

il

Brahmin Girls’ School

.

58

MULKY

Girls’ Boarding School

96

Boys’ Parochial School

ikl

Kutyar Parochial School

21

S, S i MO 00 T

Padur

”

n

19

-

Do

UDAPY

Middle School

.

°

.

211

Boys’ Orphan School

147

Gudde School

.

°

°

25

Shirva School

°

0

12

ANANDAPUR

Parochial School

.

°

72

DHARWAR

Anglo-Vernacular School

195

Vernacular School

.

91

HUBLY

Anglo-Vernacular School

298

Old Hubly School

.

.

.

84

Congregation School

°

°

34

”

Girls’ School

42

N |

BETTIGHERRY

(irls’ Boarding School

82

.

Boys’ Vernacular:School

82

GUDEDGUD

Yernacular School

.

88

Gt 1 S 0t & it B oS R

CANNANORE

Parochial School

.

°

86

Chowa

»

.

.

36

TELLICHERRY

Boarding School

.

°

202

Middle School

.

49

Fisher Village School

72

12

Parochial School

.

27

CHOMBALA

Girls’ Boarding School

439

CALICUT

Anglo-Vernacular School

949

528

Girls’ Boarding School

Parochial School

.

°

137

g

CODACAL

Parochial School

°

120

12

”n

”

in Paraperi

26

PALGHAUT

Anglo-Vernacular School .

199

Kannani Vernacular School

46

Parochial School

.

.

.

45

KAITY

Schools

°

.

°

80

S O ~a @

Slcio oo cme oo oo o0 oo @0 o000 oo o oo™

93

Contributions of the Congregations as Church Taxes.

Rs

-

Rs. As. P

304

0

Dharwar

Mangalore

Mulky

24

Hubly

25

Utchila

12

Bettigherry

Munderu

Shagoty

10

Kutyar

Guledgud

Padur

o

Kardenhalli

Santur

D O © O o

Cannanore

54

57

Chowa

40

S W RO O O 0w ®©

o ococoo0booo M

Udapy

Gudde

24

Tellicherry

60

14

[y

S

[y

Chombala

37

11

Shirva

24

Kattupadi and Madambail 20

Coilandy

15

Kallyanapur

9

Calicut

146

13

Karkal

OO O M WO Ot O R

Codacal

56

13

Honore

o

Palghaut

18

o

14

Carwar

Wadakanchery

Mercara

10

@

Kaity

15

10

©C O O © a1 o v O

Anandapur

18

e = T = T =T = S <= S == B = B o S e N B = = S = = e 1)

Kotagherry

For Educating Protestant Children

of the 34th Regiment at Mangalore in the Mission Boarding Schools.

Rs. As

P

54

0

H. S. Thomas Esq., Tanjore

Lt. Col. Rowlandson

60

Major Q. 8. A. Jamieson

Mrs. Dempster

12

J. Moss Esq.

.

.

o ©

e S i = T o W =)

TG TR L S S Sl e RS e e b D i e st e e B e e e e B e L e i e e S i S e e s T e e s i e ]

94

Donations towards the Erection of & Chapel, Tellicherry.

Acknowledged by Rev. Ch. Miiller.

Rs. As

W. Logan Esq.

50

Abel Mannan

o 5

Rev. Wilkinson

20

Nazareth

Miss M. Cockburn

50

Amos

Sir William Robinson

20

Joseph Mandotti

I. W. Reid Esq.

200

Martin Harsan

A. G. Gover Esq.

50

Arthur Mensel

D. Buick Esq.

50

Mark Ittiappen

M. Brown Esq.

25

Uriel

A. Rosario Esq.

25

Philipp

20

A. Brown Esq.

Stephan Hassan

Overseer Francis

20

David Ittiappen

O oo w o oo mes &

W. Schénthal Esq.

25

Josia

-t

Do

Rev. Wagner

Jared

Rev. Lauffer

30

Unni, Writer (Muckwen)

J. Veil Esq.

Justin, Maistry

Rev. J. M. Fritz

50

Kannen

Collected by Miss King

45

Chikoppen (Muckwen)

General G. W, Walker

30

Joseph Muskotten

N. N.

10

S

Thomas, Teacher

® ©O O © O O ™

Rev. E. Liebenddrfer

10

Thomas, Weaver

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Rev. J. Frohnmeyer

15

David Gomer

N, N

25

Theodore Robert

C. Hiittinger

1.7

Hanoch Muttungal

A friend

10

Codacal Congregation

(3]

H“HOOmeﬂkwaOHHHOHwowOH

E. Halbrock Esq.

25

Roman Wythiar

A friend

Isaac Unniali

Mr. J. E. Lafernais

10

Joshua

»

Paul Chandren

25

David Muttungul

Nathan Simon

Jared

”

David Charappen

Helene (a school-girl)

B. Jacho

10

Hanna Hoar

Theodore Gabriel

Rosine

Stephan Chandran

Perimben’s Widow

S 1

Ittiyaru

Rahel Taddai

Simeon Nathan

Sarah Widow

J. Chandran

Rebecca

Joseph Pcon

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Claudia Widow

Six inmates of the Poor

Elizabeth

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Hulda Widow

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Donations for Famine Relief in the Southern-Mahratta Stations.

BOMBAY — J. Neuberg Esq.

Rs

30.

Collected by Rev. J. Fuchs, Benares, April 1877.

Rs

As

o)

i:

Geo. Ewine Esq.

5 0

Josmudin Khan, Nat. Chr.

(=)

Joh. Freusch Esq.

10

Aman Masih Levi, ,

n

J. Mingle Esq.

Shri Das

”

M. Mohle Esq.

Peter

»

”

A. C. Thom Esq.

Berham Doder,

”

F. G. Kennedy Esq.

‘W. Braun,

”

"

E. Prutt Esq.

g

A. Bonifacius

”

Rev. J. Fuchs

1

=)

Alexander Vauce

”

”

A. Gough Esq.

Jeremiah, Carpenter

N. Chr.

B. Charles Esq.

Sholia, Church bearer ,

»

M. Hornle Esq.

Mrs. Michael, widow

”

”

Mrs. Kennedy

AL Paul

”

Miss Fuchs

Matti

”

Jamina, Native Chr

Dannark

”

Tl S R il i T e S e A o L R R R A A T S RO~ S e D B S —

Rev. D. Salomon, N. Pastor

J. Das

N

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W. J. D’Cruze

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D B DD 0RO PO RO

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INDEX

Page

European Missionaries of the Basel German Evangelical

Mission .

Report

Increase of our Congregatmns

10

II

Converts from Heathenism

11

III

New Stations

26

Iv

Famine and Disease

28

Congregations

32

VI

Evangelists, Catechists and Deacons

41

VII

Deaths of Missionaries

43

VIII

Staff of European Missionaries

48

IX

Preaching to the Heathen

49

School Work

62

XI

Literary Work .

67

The Printing Press

638

The Book and Tract Dep0s1tory

70

XII

Industrial Establishments

2

Mercantile Establishments

3

The Operations of our Society in other Countries

4

Africa

4

China

8

Conclusion

81

Stations of the Basel German Evangehcal M1ssmnary Soc1ety

in South-Western India (giving at the same time an

index to the pages where the several Stations are men-

*

tioned in the Report)

82

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86

Subscriptions and Donations

817

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