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Report of the Basel German Evangelical missionary society for 1876, 37 . e ) o o % o 2 B 3 35 v i . - ¥ 5 L 5 it s oo S e s . o e R — P s e 5 N12<524391237 021 W —_— D ik bl i e . i ol et it i il e s B i il o I w&i sttt iy BB B . ST S0 S SN ST AP RO L) WU BRI R LN Y63 REPORT OF THE Page. Basel German Bvangselical L L1SSIO0NARY SOCIETY 2 2 FOR 31 81 1876 £ 46 48 THIRTY-SEVENTH REPORT 4 OF THE BASEL GERMAN EVANGELICAL MISSION IN SOUTH-WESTERN INDIA 30 by by it —_— R 56 MANGALORE 69 PRINTED AT THE BASEL MISSION PRESS 63 1377 A e SCr & B 2 X &) gi\: D) 8 72530 a0 7 RN\ /\*/\‘////\\ A 87>z D e e e T S S T U S G e ot CT -y By iy < LSRR B (ot Ty e R B P A 3 e e (gt s T T g an e A A e i S SO Ll o O e Cos mo e 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 DD OO DD = D B DD - = DD O = DN DD = CODOOO=HNDO O WO - kD O O O O 3 3 U (em) () {en) (e Hem) (el o) N | (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 _g ___(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 10 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 110 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’ e 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 \’el‘}' ) beﬂom January and February 1877. All the other stations have bap- as Seh 15 05} tized some heathens. Attolimani, the out-station of Anandapur Or: (cf. last Report p.20), has again been increased by eight oW 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 P 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. al 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. (0 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 e 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 il 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 I home become acquainted with Christianity, and learned that the 3 18 —_— 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 W 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 19 e 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. | 08 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 LS 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 il 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 oW 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 i 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 e boys left Shagoti the next day to go to Hubly (25 miles’ distance) on 56f B 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 §0 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 il 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 il 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. 0l 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 —— 25 Jon 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 )11 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 I8, 00 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 I 4 26 AR A Udyawara near Udapy, leaving a widow and children. Naturally da il 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, 11 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 e against the widow and children, and the property went to the nephews. il But afterwards the right of administration was by the District Court granted to the widow. Sl III. NEW STATIONS. ls For many years our Mission had had the desire to open ) 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 li 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 C! 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 1 217 SLLEEE R ally days of whose former greatness are passed. Although the L of 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 ble 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, el 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 1§ th 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 91 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, )il he in the Ghats to the east of our Malabar stations.‘ Now we 4* RESISHES SR 28 01 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 il 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. h b al IV. FAMINE AND DISEASE. i W Some parts of our Mission are within the circle of the Famine-Districts. Even the places along the Western Coast I ¢l 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 0 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 E% e 29 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 he living. Il 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 he so as to be sufficient. As a matter of course, we must first he )i 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, A 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 e 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 al 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 Jiv for each station, and relief works have been ordered for the members of our congregations. In The prejudices against giving children into our charge e 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 Iy 16 by loving pleading, and to be ever ready in times of calamity, to help and comfort to the best of our strength. K 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 —_— tion there were for several months severely visited by the of an scourge, and many were carried off. du wh V. CONGREGATIONS. e s 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 W 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 i 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 33 —— e 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.” hg 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. tu 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. €} 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, (] 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 1l —— 35 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% ——— 36 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. pl 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 P 38 he 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 W 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 39 e 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 40 il 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 —— 41 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 [0m 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 42 L 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. {0 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. 1¢ th fr fi o AT 43 0 had dthe ol 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 e S 45 DY brethren, and I am sorry to be separated from you.-—-—Come, Lord 0 8 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 o of 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 46 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. il “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” [11 48 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 el e 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 ” 28 14thMarch, 11th April , 22 ” ” L 3rd S. West ,, 9th May »2bth May 13 ” i 4th West ” 31st May ,27th June n 11 ”n 28 fo 5th North of ” 9th July »22nd July 14 6th 7::’;’ West ” 27th July »4th Aug. :’::,: ) 7th 8. West ,, 9th Aug »23rd Aug. " ” 10 ” 15 ” th 8th S. West ,, 1st Sept »16th Sept. ” ” 16 9th N. West,, 20th Sept »30th Sept. 7 ” 1l N W 10th ” West ” 5th ' Oct. 10 10 i ,14th Oct. 11th N. East , 20th Oct. »11th Nov. ” » 13 23 ” 12th ” :: West ” 28th Nov. » 1:8th Dec. ” 21 ” 1st tour. There was much controversy, but not of a bad kind, JU 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 | 10t 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. "{’82 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: {0 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. 59 —_— 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 ]% 60 L LG 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} )W 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. Ui ( 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 —_— 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. ] i —_— 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. / % ER T e —a e —————— V i 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 ? %&é% 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 == 10 OO O D o 00 O OO0 QOO0 O coococoocoocoo0coocoococo0oooo0ol@ 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 (=] [==] 25 38 o =] 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 <) 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 ” Gomes 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 = = N N W O -t - OO OO OH DO O O OISO NS IS SV @ b0 O Oy O @ -t DO e ek OU DO (o bl fi e i) (] U (o) e O OO OO 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 [uy ==} 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 i% OOOOOOOOOOOOOOQOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Claudia Widow Six inmates of the Poor Elizabeth House Hulda Widow O IO D Ol Ot ek 4 (N gt ek ek MO ®MPMNDWOoO R OO D Pd®OO OO O OO w ooooooooooooooooooocooooeoooooooooooooo"d 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 s, 5 W. J. D’Cruze C oo 0O 000 RO OO D B DD 0RO PO RO O c 0000000000000 o0X H. Shen, Nat. Chr » J. Luther, , n DO Ot W PO W W o= Ot S B O O O OO0 00 0 o o o o o O ORONO O IO TIO OISO OO %@?@Mﬁf\ 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 Expenditure of the Mission during the year 1876 86 Subscriptions and Donations 817 B v e g D SRy . S e e = iﬁ\%}zﬁ - o - —_— e (i = M M i W H ! 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