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MANGALORE PRINTED AT THE BASEL MISSION PRESS 1337 7 B i & — = e = THE FORTﬂ“SEVENTH REPORT I OF THE BASEL GERMAN EVANGELICAL MISSIONARY SOCIETY IN SOUTH-WESTERN INDIA FOR 188‘6 = S e MANGALORE PRINTED AT THE BASEL MISSION PRESS i 1387 R s YRS BRI N — ", S " f{-l{! EBensus of the Basel Berman Buangelical Mission on the Western Boast of India. st JANUARY 1887 EEmmly | j Agents of the Mission Schools Congregations | ) European Native Agents Schools Vernacular Mission- | for Mission Boarding Christian J Present Church-Members SRl sy aries Agents Schools Schools ’ | NAMES | = AL A A S OF : MISSION STATIONS Fis Schools &) masters mistresses | English Schools Instruction 1st January 1886 j: s tized during 1886 L5 Established in the year Brethren Sisters Native Pastors Catechists & Evangelists Colporteurs i 2 AL i Bible-Women il Christian School-masters e it Christian School- Non-Christian School- Number of Schools Seminaries el Training Schools Preparandi-Schools § Girls § Girls Christian and Heathen Bovs Heathen Vernacular Boys’ Heathen Girls’ Schools Total of Pupils under Number of Converts bap- Number of Church-Members Communicants Non-Communicants Children Total Catechumens (Probationers)| 1. Canara Mangalore 1834 — St o Ik o - [ o 148 187 128 95 94 690 37 |16 972 27 70 7 03 Kasargod 1886 52 82 10| 149 O | 2 32 67 22 Mulky 1845 DO 5 é 58 Udapy 1854 g 84 2 261 688 334 10 ':j 698 H~ Karkal — DD -3 W 2 97 78 30 22 o 30 60 1121 | 5 o~ {0 1L éZo § 1215 — <t 1872 DO W~ 57 35 5 Basrur— Kundapur 1876 g)g) 26 64 Honawar 1845 23 37 54 29 29 60 DO e | N = O DD = ; f% ((E;]i SR IOOOOH&CA ]o — D W3O Nk A 7% g 0 | (:;(; O | 52| 22 | 24 47 no -~ Do — HAIOOOOOOH% e e | b 28 13T é Z;(i;:) 73 7 13 322 180 314 130 146 7 100 3668 1999 60 |1795 3854 o O/ O = O = Mercara LL Cm&y' 2 Anandapur § ‘;_3 (=) o) N‘OHOHOOO 1.9 34 11 42 44 87 > St e et R s tlo (Oi | —na 15 22 ; 39 ;3 179 107 11 64 182 | Slic o l(ij é j e e RELEUNE le'lgouth.ﬂ[dh7athb 13 29 1:9 73 250 149 1.2 108 269 Dharwar 1837 38 150 Hubly 1839 89 292 1555 84 81 165 il 10 | 100 121 289 181 1159 309 Bettigerry 1841 14 33 10 18 158 238 484 253 Guledgud 1851 16 196 465 Bijapur 1885 54 65 510 275 24 212 511 § E)) % EO;)) 3§§ zz)l) O - NS »-x'op— Ne} é; g g | 15 10 8 18 ;(3 el 14 13 1IV. Malabar. 2 14 33 38 37 38 150 401 DO O WO o 716 % 1451 803 49 616 1468 53 ; Cannanore 1841 Tellicherry 1839 57 48 202 911 Do 4238 1:1 7ol 415 326 753 Chombala 3 ey 0 ; 43 38 238 154 560 13 423 228 182 417 [ f 1849 24 26 86 69 Calicut 1842 : 300 21 323 179 168 349 Codacal 1857 29 99 286 71 W o Ot B25 33 908 543 414 968 (W] > 13 30 92 13 39 178 293 g Vaniyankulam 1886 “LLO 405 * alghaut 1858 | § (;2;; % 0 | 68 7l 5 ‘[\')f—‘l\'}@l\'}&@ :iwwwaw Hkioﬁ- L § § ;:E ;(Og))) _g (g(:f 5 8 54 : 87 S W O O =~ B Ot 164 161 81 §§ 69 154 OO O [\ e w | J‘UYN WD DO 6 54 | 40 2 ) 24 gg) DNNO O SO O OO | | V. ZV%h%gmmb 74 165 24 866 543 ot e e (51 2135 93 (2921 1628 40 |1383 3051 6 Coonoor i 1886 zg | f Kaity 1846 0 ; 10 1.2 1867 g 9 | E 176 197 13 49 2 34 85 Kotagiri O | % (f);_ S 6 | %) (g) SO 1§ § § § 105 0 140 56 : 3% 6 15 = 150 90 152 e (i)‘\ IOD!)-A)—A»-A luol\—tu—tp-a ;‘m»—ir—amwwm -—_-——-—-— DO | bk b O 4 18 g S0 ((8)) i 15 | 22 | 15 ]g 0 A 281 3 337 13 223 115 si 126 249 ()1 T F | 3 Total 16 87| 8 16[122] 31 j 67 [*95) 39»,4 48 | 167 | 201 54 639 (1196 300 4728 222 8513 4694 2 .—_—__-——_’m—:—.—-—mm 1346‘ 169f4096 8891 360 Total of 15t Fanuary 1886 Z 10ﬁ§6f 8|15 — 103!29 | 686 Slias GC s 93 33 | 47 e e 46 | 184 | 205 621 1350 |1235 306 4696 187 4445 Q Decrease durino 1886 0 | 0 | —— 172 {3896 | e %)]J e NN o 0 0 0 3 0| O 1 4 0 | ! 154 0 0 3 | 0 0 Increase ditto §.) _5§__ “{;4 | 19| N O é 1 2 6 0 O | § 18 | 0 11 ; 0 32 35 | 249 0 132 378 42 * Besides these, 7 Sunday-Schools, attended by 177 Christian and 51 he - athen boys and 181 Christian girls, making 409 Sunday-Scholars [ 2 A s European' Missionaries of the Basel German Evangelical Mission. Corrected up to the 1st March 1887. : [The letter (m.) after the names signifies: “married”, and the letter (w.) “ widower” The names of unordained Missionaries are marked by an asterisk.] Native Date of N ame Country Service Active Station 1851 Ch. A. E. Diez (m.) { f | Germany Mangalore F. Kittel (m.) do 1853 Mercara QO IDDC J. Lauffer (m.) do 1856 Cannanore J. F. A. Manner (m.) do 1857 Mangalore W. Stokes (m.) India 1860 Udapy 1864 Honore Th. Digel (m.)* Germany E J. Knobloch (m.) do 1865 Coonoor S. Walter (m.) Switzerland 1865 Tellicherry © O =0 o Ot > W. Th. Walz (m.) Germany 1866 Bettigerry S F. Matthissen (m.) Russia 1867 Calicut 1867 Th. Elsisser (m.)* Germany Mangalore W. Schmolck (m.) do 1869 Chombala G. Ritter (m.) do 1869 Udapy do 1869 Hubly H. Daimelhuber (m.) F. A. Brasche (m.) do 1869 Udapy Holland 1870 W. Sikemeier (m.) Kotargiri e o W. P. Schénthal (m.)* Germany 1870 Cannanore 18 s POt (m) do 1871 Mulky 19 . W. Niibling (m.) do 1871 Dharwar H » 20 . G. Hirner (m.)* do 1871 Mangalore 21 Switzerland 1871 Mercara . J. Hafner (m.) 22 . J. Hermelink (m.) Germany 1872 Kasargod 23 . R. Hauri (m.)* Switzerland 1873 Mangalore 24 . C. Feuchter® Germany 1873 Calicut 25 . J. Ostermeyer (m.) Switzerland 1873 Cannanore (Chovva) 26 do . G&. Grossmann (m.) | 1874 Guledgud Name Native Date of Active Country Service Station 27 . J. Baumann (m.)* Switzerland 1874 Mangalore 28 . R. Schenkel (m.) Germany 1874 Basrur-Kundapur 29 do 1875 Mercara . J. B. Veil (m.)* 30 . W. Liitze (m.) do 1875 Kaity 31 do E. Liebendorfer, M.n.(m.) 1875 Calicut 32 J. Frohnmeyer (m.) do 1876 Tellicherry 33 A. Ruhland (m.) do 1876 Vaniankulam 34 C. G. Eble (m.) do 1876 Mulky 35 M. Hoch (m.) Switzerland 1876 Mangalore 36 1876 Calicut L. G. Halbrock (m.)* | Germany 37 G. Benner (m.)* do 1877 do 38 do 1878 H. Altenmiiller (m.)* Mangalore 39 J. G&. Kithnle (m.) do 1878 Codacal 40 C. D. Warth (m.) do 1878 Bijapur 41 J. Weismann (m.) do 1879 Cannanore 42 Chr. Keppler (m.) do 1879 Udapy 43 J. J. Jaus (m.) do 1879 Chombala 44 J. Fieg (m.)* do 1879 Calicat 45 Switzerland 1880 H. Bachmann (m.) Palghaut 46 C. W. Dilger (m.) Germany 1880 do 47 F. Stierlen (m.)* do 1880 Mangalore 48 F. Staib (m.)* do 1881 do 49 K. Ernst (m.) do 1881 Bettigerry 50 J. Fischer (m.) do 1881 By Honore 51 F. Eisfelder (m.) do 1882 Hubly 52 do 1882 W. H. Knittel (m.) Guledgud 53 S. Limbach (m.) do 1883 Dharwar 54 Ch. Schaal (m.) do 1883 Tellicherry 55 M. Schaible do 1883 Karkal 56 B. Liithi Switzerland 1884 Bettigerry 57 Ch. Hole Germany 1884 Codacal 58 . J. Rellstab* Switzerland 1884 ' Cannanore 59 . D. Berli do 1885 Mangalore (v, § Native Date of Name Active Station Country Service 60. G. Peter Switzerland 1885 Calicut 61 J. Daur 1885 Germany Mangalore 62 J. Waidelich do 1885 Bijapur 63 Th. Strobel do 1885 Cannanore 64 E. Brunner* Switzerland 1885 Mangalore 65 O. Bode Germany 1886 Mercara 66 J. Gotz do 1886 Karkal 67 A. Glattfelder™ Switzerland 1886 Mangalore 68 F. Huber* do 1886 do 69 do 1887 Calicut J. Siebelf* Single Ladies. 70 Miss L. Schmid | Germany | 1884 ' Dharwar 1 | Miss M. Wolff do |1887 | Calicut 72 Miss E. Bertsch do | 1887 ! Mangalore At. Home. ; 73 L. G. Hanhart (m.) Switzerland 1857 late of Cannanore 74 1858 do J. Mack (m.) Germany Hubly 75 R. Hartmann (m.) Switzerland 1859 do Karkal 76 J. F. Miller (m.) Germany 1861 do Kaity (! F. Ziegler (m.) do 1862 do Dharwar 8 J. B. Graeter (m.) do 1863 do Mangalore 79 J. F. Veil (m.) do 1872 do Mercara 80 J. Layer (m.)} do 1873 do Mangalore 81 C. Pfleiderer (m.)* do 1874 do do. 82 L. Gengnagel (m.)%} do 1875 do Bas.-Kund 83 Switzerland 1878 do J. Krapf (m.)* Mangalore 84 @G. Francke* Germany 1883 do do. \ Pensioned in India. 85 | I 1851 H.A.Kaundinya (m.) India i late of Anandapur + On their way to Europe. SN AN N N D eport, — e NAD T ) GIVE thanks unto the Lord; for He is good: for His ©©mercy endureth for ever. Ps. 136, 1. So we exclaim from @ the bottom of our hearts at the end of another year in which we have been permitted to work in the Lord’s vineyard and experienced the blessedness of being the children and Thanks be to God who has the servants of the Most High. led us and those committed to our charge so gently and kindly. He has been our shield and mighty helper, cheered us at every step, and encouraged us to go on looking to Him as the Captain of our salvation and the powerful Saviour of the world. In reviewing the work of the past year let us begin: 1 with the Congregations. These have increased from 8513 in 1885 to 8891 in 1886, or by 378 in all, resulting partly through accession from the Heathen (222 baptisms of adults and children), partly through a surplus of baptisms over deaths, emigrations, exclusions, etc. Our congregations comprise 4694 Communicants, 169 Non-communicants, and 4028 children. There are 360 Catechumens or Probationers viz: in Canara 232, Coorg 1, South-Mahratta 53, Malabar 61 and Nilagiris 13 respectively. 7 ettt Comparatively easy as the task is to make numerical statements, so difficult is the attempt at a description of the spiritual progress. We consider it however a hopeful sign of the appreciation of the means of grace our churches enjoy, that the readiness and cheerfulness of paying the Church-rates is decidedly on the increase. We have been cheered by the free-will offerings of poor individuals in independant situations as well as of inmates of our institutions and schools, and we hope this readiness will increase more and more. It is our lively con- viction that still more could be done, and it may not be out of the way to throw out here some hints to our Native Brethren as to how they could provide for the daily increasing ex- penses of our work. These expedients will differ, of course, according to climate and local usage. In the Tamil country, f. i., the women of a congregation at the head of a house- hold after having measured out the quantity of rice necessary for a meal put a small portion into a vessel kept for the purpose which at the end of a week is either given in kind or in money to a collector, in other places small kalashams (earthen pots) are placed in the houses into which the inmates put coins, and on a certain day these are paid in We a sangham (public meeting) to the Mission Treasurer. should like also to mention another way of raising money which is worthy of recommendation to our churches. In the years 1854 and 1855 the outlook for our Mission was very gloomy, chiefly on account of the increasing ex- penses and the stationary income of the Society. It was evident that if God did not show some way by which we could lawfully increase the income, retrenchments must ensue. Many were the encouraging instances of the friends of the Mission coming to its help. Among these we have to mention a weekly half-penfy collection begun by the Counsellor e — 3 Charles Sarasin Esq., member of the Mission Committee and Chairman of the Mission Industrial Branch, whom the Lord called on the 21st of January 1886 from the church militant to the church triumphant. Taking i Cor. 16,12 as his stand- point he began towards the end of 1854 a weekly collection in his family circle. He was soon joined by his servants and the labourers of his manufactory, and many families in Basel began to emulate his example. In the beginning of 1855 a pamphlet set forth the advantages of this mode of collection and invited to imitation. The plan laid before the Christian public was as follows: that willing females should get ten families as subscribers and collect weekly 5 centimes from each family, and that other females should act as head-col- lectors with ten collectors under them, who receive the money monthly and pay it to a Mission Agent authorized to receive monies for the Mission. Before six weeks had elapsed there were 100 head-collectors, 1000 collectors, and 10,000 donors. Slowly but gradually this way of collecting money found favour. After 31 years the net income collected in this way amounted in a year to about £10,900 or a little more than the fourth part of the yearly income of our Society. When we celebrated last April (8) 1886 the Malabar District Mission festival at Cannanore in connection with the dedication of the newly-built Mission church, Mr., Jaus, one of the speakers, pointed out the expediency and necessity of a similar col- lection being set on foot in our congregations. The proposal of a weekly collection of 2 pies found favour with most of those present. Collections were set on foot for the present in Malabar only. The yield from the 1st of May to the 31st December 1886 amounted to Rs. 75-1-5. We recommend to all our Brethren and the Native Churches this way of collecting Mission Funds. The expenses of our Committee, who have had till lately three Missions, viz: on the Gold-Coast in Western Africa, in China and Western India, and who send yearly clergymen to German emigrants in Australia, South- and North-America, have been cousiderably increasing of late. Not only have new Stations been taken up in our different Mission-fields, but our Society have also taken charge of the Mission of the Baptists on the Cameroon in Western Africa after that country had become a German colonial possession, adding thus a fourth field to their labours. As with weak but united forces great things can be ac- complished, we hope even those of our Native Brethren who are in less affluent circumstances will take courage to come to the help of our Venerable Committee and cheer them up in their arduous work. After this long digression it is time to think seriously of coutinuing our Report. We proceed to look: 2 at the Schools kept up by the Mission. We have now 101 schools, 7 of which are Sunday Schools. The following abstract will give a correct idea of the work donei under this head : E. s i St T Bt Males | Fo- Total | males | 117 | 14 31 Mission Agents under preparation Boarders O { 201 15 iXe) Attendants of Vernacular Schools 548 639 7t Do Anglo-Vernacular Schools (Christians and . Heathens) 1196 é 1196 Do Heathen Vernacular Schools 1546 1546 Do Heathen Girls’ School 500 ) o 00 3574 1154 4728 Totallliiul)ils - & 10 SR Or, according to Mreligion professed by the pupils there are: Boys Girls | J Total Chris- Hea- Chris- Hea- tians thens tians thens @) In Schools for Christians: Infant Schools 50 117 66 Orphanages— Elementary Classes 120 175 3 298 70 Upper Classes 47 23 Parochial Schools— Elementary Classes 390 190 463 10 062 106 Upper Classes 41 56 Higher Schools 117 131 6) In Schools for Heathens 1738 Vernacular Schools. 70 1343 50 275 216 972 14 1206 Anglo-Vernacular Schools 303 1051 ] 2523 | 851 | Girls 1154 Boys 3574 | Sanles et S Total Pupils 4728 «4 s The total increase since 1885 is onldy 32 pupils. On closer inspection we observe that the number of our Christian boys and girls has been so to speak stationary, there being 1911 boys and girls in 1884 against 1902 in 1885. Our Anglo- Vernacular Schools, however, owing to higher school-fees and other causes, have 154 pupils less, whereas the Vernacular Schools show an increase of 163 pupils and the Hindu Girls’ Schools of 32 pupils. Expensive as it is to keep up a number of small Village Schools, we do not shrink back from the outlay, as we wish to ensure the future spiritual prosperity of the Native Church. It is the aim of our Committee and their Agents that there should be no adult Christian who cannot read his Bible and derive benefits from reading good sound Christian books. ') [s] Preaching to the Heathen. M. Hoch of Mangalore writes: A large number of us, i. e. two European Missionaries, several Catechists and many students of the Catechists’ Seminary preached S 11 at Dlzafrnastbala where the féast of the Manjunatha god is celebrated every 12 years. The proprietor of the temple is a rich Jain who not only has daily fed 200-300 Brahmans, but by whose order also every pilgrim receives daily rations from the temple. A Owing to this liberality the place is called ‘“‘Dharmasthala,” but closely looked at, the whole wears the aspect of a speculation. There was a rich merchant from Shimoga, who had had the misfortune of losing several of his boys and had vowed that should his next boy be preserved alive, he would give as much silver as the boy weighs. He had come to weigh down the money with his 7 years’ old boy. There was also a Bhuta feast, lasting 6 days, which in fact adds to the fame of the place.— We visited also Venur (Yénur) near Karkal, where there is a colossal naked human form, cut out of stone, representing one of the 24 saints or Tirthankars of the Jainas, who is called Gumatteshvara, and whose festival is celebrated only every 40-50 years. An immense scaffold was erected in order to pour down upon the huge form during 10 days an increasing number of water-pots, which amounted on the last day to 1008, besides the daily showering down upon it of plantains, cocoanuts, different kinds of grains, and different douche-baths with cocoanut-milk, milk, ghee, oil, finishing up with sandalwood-oil and other scented oils. The atheistic Jainas especially, but also the Brahmans, on hearing the name of Jesus stopped their ears and ran off drawing often our other hearers after them. My. Eble of Mulky reports: Messrs. Diego, Jared and myself went for the first time to Karuddre where the yearly feast of the demon Jdranddye was cele- brated. The Bhiita through his officiating priest (Pajari) expressed his displeasure at our intrusion, saying: ‘“Although the Padre lives near me, I never had a visit from him. This is now the first one. In fature I shall know how to guard my honour; but woe to the man who has spoken to the Padre about me, I shall destroy him.” There were the usual cock-fights. Itis said that the blood flowing on the occasion is for the pacification of the Bhita. Now this Bhiita Q% & (AN Jdranddye who had boasted of his power to take care of himself, had the misfortune (owing to a disagreement among his devotees) to be kept a close prisoner, instead of being permitted as other demons to be let out the whole of July till the middle of August, when they are received back again into their temples! e In K., whilst paying house-to-house visits, I met a Brahman who related to me with tears how his wife had been the victim of the holy Cobra de capello and consequently all hopes of offspring have been repeatedly frustrated. “Up to Rs. 4000 I have now spent,” he went on to say: “I have taken down my old house and rebuilt it in another place, because the soothsayer told me that there was a But all this was of no avail. There is snake’s nest under ground. no way open to me but to lay my grief before the only true God.” Mr. Stokes of Udapy bitterly complains of the cock-fighting mania of the 7ulu people, which he declares to be the ruin of many a family and one of the pests of the country. The desire of pro- caring a good game-cock is with some so great that they neglect their work in search of such a bird; when it is found even the seed kept for future cultivation is given in barter. The man then madly runs from place to place where cock-fights take place, unmindful how the family fares. When he brings home a cock as the prize there is a feast in his house; if he has lost his bird, he meditates how to acquire a new game-cock, to the neglect of his work and his family, till the rainy season sets in and powerfully puts a stop to his gambling. We may infer how this passion sticks to many a Christian who as a heathen had been a passionate cock-fighter, and we pray that they may have strength to resist this temptation. Mr. Keppler of Udapy has been visiting the Gokarna feast with Mr. Digel and 7 Native Assistants and states as follows: There was a large crowd of pilgrims collected in Gokarna, and no wonder for the place is reported to afford atonement for the gravest crime, even the murder of a Brahman. To obtain this, bathing in the sea is one of the requisites. It was most painful to see how those poor people were being swindled of their money. The person who bathes offers different small oblations for himself and the manes of his i 3 ancestors to the sea. They are obtained from Brahmans squatted near the bathing place who prepare these paltry oblations and sell them for a high price. To keep awake on Shivardtri the whole night and to worship the b3 Linga is exceedingly meritorious. Fasting during the day avails for 100 sacrifices, and waking a whole night equals the life of ten millions of years as a hermit. This beats any Romish Chureh which assures its devotees of absolution for a longer or shorter period. Mr. Schaible of Karkal reminds us that according toi. Cor. 1, 23 as then so now “Christ crucified is unto the Jews a stumbling block and unto the Greeks foolishness.” The Brahmans especially can- not hear the name of Christ. A Brahman once told me: ¢ Your preach- ing is with one exception good; you preach a lie and that is Christ.” When I met him another time he told me it was blasphemy to call Christ the Son of God.—Another Brahman with whom I reasoned of righteousness, temperance and judgment to come (Acts 24, 25), interrupted me saying: ‘“As we are good friends let us talk about something jolly and avoid things which only trouble the heart.”’— Another Brahman bluntly told me science and not religion was wanted. “ Why do you trouble yourself with preaching to the igno- rant on the streets? Open schools, enlighten the youth and prepare them for examinations. This ought to be the idea of a Missionary.”— A fourth one got quite beside himself when I praised Christ the pro- pitiation for our sins. “I do not like to hear this,” he interrupted me, “One who is dead cannot pardon sin. Keep your Christ for yourself, he fits such sinners as you are; but as for us who have no sin, this word has no significance.” When I told him: “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God", he was evidently startled, and without offering an explanation, I asked him to meditate on this word. Mr. Gengnagel of Basrur-Kundapur reports: We visited the feast at Kota, where we were really struck by a paper which a Brahman stuck to the outer temple-wall in a con- spicuous place. The contents were a heavy wail on account of the “Neither lewdness and debauchery which were on the increase. 14 PO R husband nor wife respect the sanctity of wedlock, widows live a life of profligacy, etc.; and alas there is no body to take it to heart.” This is indeed a beginning of the cry: “Come and help us”.—At Beindur a number of Mohammedans, headed by their priest, paid us a visit and asked leave to read a paper they had received from their co-religionists at Madras. The gist of the paper is this: They ought by all means to avoid being on friendly terms with the Missionaries or taking any employment in their houses, schools or establishments, nor to listen to their preaching, in fact to avoid all contact with them. Whosoever disregards this firman shall be dealt with as a Kafir or infidel. In Kollur people begin to be ashamed of their idols; they consent to the unity of God and give out that the idols are merely intended to remind them of Him and to help them in their devotion, an excuse we are accustomed to hear from Roman Catholies. Mr. Gengnagel points also to the literary activity of Hindus in the shape of Canarese Newspapers which are edited at Bombay, Bangalore, Bellary and Udapy, and either point out that Christianity also does not satisfy its devotees and is therefore on the same level as any of the many religions of Hindusthan, or from a feeling of the superiority of it, they exercise their wit to lower the religion of Jesus. Colporteurs too are busy offering for sale Hindu classies or polemic tracts against Christianity to counteract the influence exercised by Christian Scriptures and Tracts. Cat. E. Karat, Basrur-Kundapur, relates his having witnessed how an Indian fig-tree, the ficus religiosa, standing on a raised mound walled in, was invested (upanayana) with the Brahminical string, as Brahman youths from their 8th to 16th year are, and how A a Neem or margosa tree (kahibeva; véppu) standing quite close to it, was dressed in a woman’s cloth, signifying that both these trees being now husband and wife were from that time forward fit to be worshipped ! ﬂ[ rs. Fischer of Honore leads us to a demon temple and explains why a number of musicians begin their tomtoms. On enquiry we learn that a poor Siudra was afflicted with a painful s 1.'_')_ disease and to ensure his recovery had made a vow of four Annas. As the sickness seemed to gain head, he became greatly alarmed and vowed one Rupee. He recovered and had come to pay his VOWS. After the question about the vows having to be paid separately was settled by the officiating priest, the devotee had placed a basket containing flowers and fruits on the ground, which one of the musicians took and put into running water to wash He then handed it over to the offici- away, as it were, all pollution. ating priest, who performed his ceremonies with the accompaniment of musie. While the poor Shudra stood at some distance in awe and expectation of the resualt, the din of the music increased, when at its height one of the bystanders was evidently seized by the demon. He panted and snorted, tore his hair (kudumi, juttu), reeled about, threw himself on the ground, got on his legs again, and danced about balancing himself on his toes; at last he began to speak. Demon : Who has broken my rest and quiet? Musician to the devotee: The Bhuta addresses you, tell who you are, or what you do? Devotee: Thy servant’s name is Jatappa. I have come to pay my VOws. Bhuta : What for art thou paying thy vows? Devotee : When I was sick I made a vow. Bhuta: I know, have I not restored thee to health? Devotee : As T have recovered, I have come to pay my vows. Bhuta : Why didst thon make these vows? Devotee to the musicians: ‘What did he say? Musician : He asks why you made these vows. Devotee : From fear that thou wouldst take me as thou didst my elder brother. Bhuta: Of what sickness did thy elder brother die? Devotee : I can’t tell it, thou wilt know. Bhuta to the musicians: I cannot under- What does he say? stand him. Musician to Bhuta: He says thou wilt know. Bhuta : He has died of consumption. Did his spirit disquiet t_hee? e - Devotee: One day several fowls got sick and the night following I had such a distressing dream that perspiration broke out and I was so much terrified that I could not find sleep for some hours. Bhuta: As thou hast paid thy vow, thou needst not entertain any further fear. Devotee: What am I to do when my elder brother’s manes trouble me again? Bhuta . In that case thou must forthwith kill a fowl for me and nothing shall happen. Any thing else to ask ? I wish to retire. Devotee: I have no further questions, but I am greatly afraid. I dread a visit from the spirit of my elder brother. Musician to devotee: Don’t you hear, there is no reason for any fear. Devotee to musician : What a nice saying of yours! I have bought flowers and fruits worth R. 1-4-0. I must pay 4 Annas to the priest, 4 Annas to the possessed, and one Anna to each of you. All that money is borrowed and now he asks for a fowl. Musician to devotee: The fowl is not to be given now, but o‘nly when the evil spirit molests you. Devotee : What am I then to do to keep off the evil spirit? Musician to Bhula: This is a question to be answered by thee. Bhuta to musician : What does he ask ? Musician He asks what he is to do to keep the evil spirit irom troubling him. Bhuta : If the spirit of thy elder brother is to disturb thee uo more, thou must walk according to the tradition of the fathers and not cease to serve me. Then thy piety will be unimpeach- able; yet thou must offer me a fowl every year. Devotee s I will certainly serve thee and if thou askest a fowl once a year only, thou shalt have it. Musician to devoiee: It is now enough; do not ask any further . questions. Devotee: Am I indeed to entertain no more fear? Bhuta: No; but thou must show thy piety by deeds, 17 L S The priest returned and completed his ceremonies, accompanied by the din of musie. The possessed man distributed the flowers he had received from the priest, and, bathed in perspiration, sat down to rest, and rose again as if nothing had happened. This is demon- worship with a vengeance, and beats all modern Devil-worship. Mr. Digel of Honore gives an encouraging account, show- ing that our preaching is not in vain. He says: A man accosted me saying: “You told us yesterday that without shedding of blood there is no remission of sin. You also stated that God became man to sacrifice himself and to reconcile the world to himself. I cannot make out what this can mean.””—I came across another man who told me that he had heard me preach at Mangalore two years ago on the road on the words: ‘“Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden ete.”—1In another place a Brahman widow during the absence of her father had sent for us. When we came to her house we found several other women and her own son ex- pressing a desire to hear of the way to heaven, which we say is pointed out in our Bible. How she drank in what we said! After havinglistened for some time she replied: “There are two things which trouble, me: 1. Why do our priests say we do not require another religion as we have gods who are powerful enough to save us, whereas you insist that we must turn to the One God and accept His religion? 2. How am I to reconcile the fact that the way yon proclaim is true and yet people mock and revile you #”’ I do not at- tach undue weight to such occurrences nor build air-castles, yet I feel happy when I see there is some stirring going on. There is, however, always a damper near; so it was also this time. A man sneeringly asked me how many persons I had made Christians during my last visit from Bhatkal to Honore. I just then stood in the shadow of a large mango tree and asked him, “When this tree would be likely to fall, if only once a year a stroke was dealt ta it I made the acquaintance of a Panchayat of Divaru or toddy- drawers. It is customary in their caste that children of the second marriage should not be married to children of the first one. Some of 3 Lo s 18 the caste who were somewhat interested in the case in question, as also the younger members favoured more liberal ideas than the old ones, and although I assured them there was no reason to make any distinction, they screamed over the case for days, and at last adjourned it as they could not agree. From Cat. W. Micha’s diary we extract: In Gersoppe we met a Digambara (making the air his garment, i.e. a stark naked) devotee living in one of the caves of the jungle. ‘When we reproved him for his shamelessness he professed that he was no longer far from perfection, and said he had an apparition of Brahma encouraging him to go on. ‘When on parting we exhort- ed him to decency and asked him if we might repeat our visit, he rejoined: “I have not called you, you may go; shall I after being so near to my consummation with Brahma relapse and begin anew ?”’ We left him, sorry. Myr. Hafner of Mercara writes: We were repeatedly cheered by the good reception we met on the different Santes. It even once happened that the merchants, seated themselves on their closed sacks for some time quite taken up with our preaching, till they remembered that they had come to sell. Compared with the Canarese the Coorgs talk less about religion, but when interested in a subject they will stand for hours together rivetted, occasionally nodding their heads to betoken consent. After seeing such willingness on the part of heathens, we were the more surprised the other day to see that a Roman Catholic threw stones at the Catechist while preaching. The Cooly-Mission of Coorg is not without encouraging traits. On the whole the coolies are very low and require to be talked to as children of about 6 to 9 years, so that one may say the Gospel is literally preached to the poor. Owing to their being sunken in stupidity some planters are rather inclined to think preaching to thevm a useless work. At first sight their opinion may seem correct, but looking deeper we find that the mind, “crushed by the tempter”, struggles for liberty. Of course we try to speak as simply and idio- matically to them as we can, and to see whether we are understood 19 St or no. One moonlit night I visited coolies in their lines in a planta- tion. I began to relate about Jesus. This time the coolies inter- rupted me at every step by the questions they propounded and which they could not have asked had they not understood and had o not their interest been thoroughly roused. I had a similar expe- rience in the second lines. The friendly way in which they took farewell further showed me that we understand each other perfectly well. I regret, however, to state that at the end of the coffee-season, shortly before the coolies leave for their homes, snake-charmers, soothsayers, goets, stage-players and priests visit them and succeed only too well in distracting their minds and relieving them of their savings. How much there remains still after that counter-mission has ended I am at a loss to say, yet I am certain that the Lord will not allow the seed sown to become useless. Catechist Bethuel Soens of Mercara observes in his report how different his reception sometimes is. In one place he is received with open arms, in another place people hide away either from fear or from aversion. Similarly the views about the Christian religion differ. Whereas a Mohammedan observed: “If people of our religion had paramount power, you could not preach so quietly;”’ and another remarked: “Our religion has become weak owing to a Christian Go- vernment. Justice and truth disappear. ‘Who knows but the Mo- hammedans may be rulers again?”’ a Hindu on the other hand wished Government to take upon themselves the responsibility of ordering people to become Christians in order to smooth the path to single individuals. Mr. Waidelich, formerly of Dharwar, was agreeably surprised at the willingness of people to listen to the word preached. In a vil- lage where people understand Mahratti better than Canarese, a Brahman very kindly volunteered to translate the Canarese sermon. In another place a man regretted the infrequency of our visits and put the question: “How can we learn and become grounded in what you say, when your visits are so few ?”’—After the first shower of rain had fallen people were too busy in preparing their fields so that we wended our way back to Dharwar. 8% 20 Lo From the report of My. Eiqfelder of Hubly we extract the following : In Misrekote we sold many books. Inthe surrounding villages there are no schools owing to which people are very dull. In one village the headman consented to what we said. ‘When we left we asked him whether he intended to act upon what he approved of, but he chilled us by saying: “As long as you are here; afterwards we follow our old customs.” In Kalghatgi, a large Sante, people listened well. We were alternately disturbed by a Brahman priest, a Lingait priest and a Mohammedan priest; the Lingait contending that “every man is his own God, there is no God besides.” In Hulikutti a large crowd collected around us in the evening. Even women took a part in the conversation that followed. Many tracts were sold. In Boomeghattee there was a dispute whether the Christian or the Mohammedan religion satisfies the heart’s eraving. The superiority of the former was established before a well behaved audience. Mr. Ernst from Bettigerry gives his experiences in the country on a trip made in company of Mr. Liithi and some Catechists. In Hart: people asked us to leave their place, stating as a reason that they had no mind to listen. In Mulugund, however, the villagers listened very attentively. Of an afternoon we preached to a large crowd. When we had ended people praised our doctrine, but de- manded tangible proofs of its truth. In Lakshméshvara five preachers could preach one after the other without the attention of the hearers flagging. A Moham- medan, however, felt very sore at our preaching the Gospel and at the entrance we had among the villagers. People visited us the whole afternoon till late at night in the temple of Nilamma where Near it we had put up. At Ballatti we lodged in an old temple. we met some families who had been with us during the famine but left us afterwards. They had lost caste and call themselves now Padreyavaru *(the Padre’s people); yet they have not the least mind * This is one of the many instances which show how and why the many castes and divisions of caste in India arose. e 21 to believe in Christ. 'We visited the outlying villages in the morning answered the questions of visitors in the afternoon, and preached in the bazaar in the evening. At Mundrigi a rival preacﬁer interrupted our preaching. He talked for half an hour and then left us exhausted. 'We then began to sing and preach. We give some extracts from the diary of Catechist John Zacharias of Tellicherry : In P. we put up in the house of a Tiyan. People visited us in order to ask different questions. After we had done answering them, an elder of theirs admonished them to weigh our words. His eldest son hearing this began to question what we had said, whereupon his younger brother, a lad of about 15, set about to show him the defects of Hinduism. He even defended Christianity against Mohammedanism. But the Mapillas, before whom he had ventured to give a verdict in favour of Christianity, gave him a beating to silence him. We met an old Nayar who had heard the Gospel from the late Mr. Hebich, and had given up all heathen ways, but being a slave to drunkenness he could not break through. We saw also how a carpenter (Ashiri) made a Pujd to Ganapati to keep away evil spirits and to secure a propitious erection of a building. In Vayalalam Desham which we had visited two years ago, and when people had driven us from their houses, we found that the old animosity had not yet quite cooled down, but mocking excepted, we could preach this time the Word of God undisturbedly. We came across an oil-miller who told us that he had observed that those who walk according to the dictates of the Christian religion enjoy a blessedness which he had not till then seen attained by professors of other religions. In Goveri Amsham we found a Tiyan who reveres 37 devils (pishacas). We had convinced him of the wickedness of his worship, but the priest of those devils said that as he obtained his livelihood by this service, it was evidently God’s will that he should persist in it, otherwise he might be punished. 22 —— s In Chdla Desham we found some women, to whom we preached the Gospel. They said: “We have heard your preaching in former times and now understand better what you say; when our husbands come home, we shall communicate to them what we have heard to- day from you.” In some other part we preached to the heatben. They reproved us saying: “How dare you teach us, seeing you worship idols as we do.” This was owing to a Roman Catholic chapel in the neighbourhood. These confused notions forced us to state more closely our religious belief or tenets. We yearly attend, Mr. Jaus in Chombala reports, the heathen festival at 7%2roor. The audience of this year, compared with that of the last 4 years, was more numerous and better behaved. A Mohammedan rival preacher from Tellicherry, with the book entitled the “Terrible Axe’ in his hand, made himself very disagreeable by beginning to preach quite close to us and crying out at the top of his voice: ‘““Jesus calls himself the Son of man, how can he be the Son of God?”’ He was warned twice by the Police not to interfere with us, but he was' determined on disturbing us a third time. When I asked him to retire, he insolently said: ‘“Give me ten Rupees and I shall move on.” I had no other choice but tg call for the Police. No sooner was he in their hands than he most humbly asked for pardon. As it is our privilege to show our leniency to every man, I retracted my complaint; whereupon he was set at liberty ; from that moment he became a quiet, unobtrusive listener, who was anxious to show that he appreciated the good will shown him.—The conviction that we are not the organs of Government but messengers of God seems more and more to gain ground with the people. When we make house-to-house visits we experience all the degrees of reception from the most friendly and hearty wel- Some exercise come to the most unpolite refusal of our message. their wit on abstruse questions, while others give the impression of being tied hand and foot to sin.—Everybody knows how careful we must be in our house-to-house visits in order not to rouse suspicion. Either to keep us off or to do us a service, people very often call out: “There is no body at home, women excepted.” We avoid entering a e 23 compound where we know no men are to be found, but very often the women call us, and as we are always two and two, we follow their invitation. Chiefly Nayar women, who as a rule are well educated, take a lively interest in Christianity. A Nayar woman told us: “If people send you away from their houses, you have an opportunity of quietly telling here what you have got to say. I am glad to see you, and shall examine your books and see whether what people say about them is true.” It very often happens that such women pay us in kind in order to barter for a little book. We cull from the diary of the Native itinerating preacher N. Arukandan of Calicut the following : After we had spoken to a Shudra in Beypur he at length said: “We rejoice at your words, for they are true and deserve to be acted upon; but please tell us whether you say all this from the book only or also from your experience, and how it is that although the truth of Christianity is preached in many ways, people do not believe.” In Cheruvannur we preached mear a famous temple. When we had finished several people said: “This day is propitious and for this reason we take your words as sent by God.” They and especi- ally women bought books.—We found a poor Tiyan who is entirely the dupe of an astrologer. That man had told him that he had been a Brahman in a former birth, but on account of a certain neglect of duty he had been doomed to be born a toddy-drawer. But there was a remedy open. Through alms-giving to those of his caste he could be born in his next birth as an Ambalavasi (temple servant), and if as such he walked carefully he might be born again a Brahman in the birth after that. He related to us the incidents of his life and protested that they had been predicted by an astrologer and then fulfilled step by step. He had lost two wives, once had re- covered from the effects of poison, and married a third wife, but as she had born him four girls he hates her and treats her as a servant girl, because the astrologer had told him that two sons should be born to him but not of this wife!!! What a shocking power do these dangerous astrologers exercise ! Concerning the Mohammedans we are de'eply pained at their 24 G ignorance and utter inability to understand spiritual things. They are sunk in gross superstition. In Manaparam in the Ernadu Talug, J-1i., there is a large building, partly used as a burial-hall for those who pay a heavy sum of money to be admitted directly to paradise, and partly as a prayer-hall. This building has been erected in honour of a certain Pukoya, a most fanatical priest who had been transported by Government, but canonized by the Mohammedans. In that place incredible wonders are said to be performed, and thousands visit it to derive bhenefits. On the top of graves covered with stones “heavenly flowers” sprout which are daily exposed to view. There are also two bottles, in one of which daily an egg is formed which possesses marvellous healing powers. These eggs are exported to Arabia where they are said to fetch a high price. The spirits of the buried dead do great wonders, so that no Hindu dares to settle within four miles for fear of being killed by them. Among many Hindus of the lower orders there is here and there a desire for the liberty of the children of God. May we soon be permitted to see the workings of the Lord on a large scale, calling the poor in spirit into His heavenly kingdom. Mr. Liitze of Kaity, Nilagiris, tells us of the encouraging influ- ences of Mission Schools. He had visited a place, called Bldkdla, with 3 Native Assistants. Formerly there had been a school there from 1857 to 1864. Our former pupils, now grown up, listened willingly when we began to sing Badaga Lyrics to native tunes, accompanied by the children of Adhikarhatti, and afterwards to preach.—We were agreeably surprised to hear how Badaga men and boys on their way home from Mélir were singing the 2nd part of the Pilgrim’s Progress of Bunyan, 200 lines long, made by one of our Native Helpers. Let me conclude with a most touching incident. A young Toda had heard the story of Abraham, the father of believers, related and catechised in Tamil. ‘When he came home he was so full of what he had heard that he related every thing to his wife. When both met the Catechist again, he said he was praying to the true God 25 and his wife who was with him expressed her humble wish that she also would like to be able to pray. O blessed Gospel ! Brethren, take courage, thelight breaks forth with might! Hallelujah! P 4. Colporteurs. As our opponents have copied our preach- ing so also they imitate us in printing their Shastras and Tracts of modern origin, and in hawking them about the coun- try. The reports of our brethren, whether from North-Canara, or from South-Mahratta, or from Malabar point among other signs of a change in the religious condition of the people to the increasing activity in the sale of heathen books and pamphlets. British Malabar, however, beats all the other provinces as far as our Indian Mission is concerned. It i1s one of those provinces where the 3 R’s and even more than that has been cultivated by the middle classes since the Our Mission has done much to British took possession of it. rouse an interest in education, but it is chiefly owing to the efforts of the British Government that learning has received a great impulse, so much so that the number of readers increases materially every year. The friend of Missions, as well as the ambassadors to the heathen, most heartily wish that the minds of men, thus awakened, may become stored with wholesome religious, moral and secular knowledge and be not abused by more or less immoral writings. Mr. Jaus of Chombala invites us to follow him to the large yearly fair in connection with the heathen festival at Kilur: <«We find there,” he says, “many articles of western culture, even arm- chairs, but we are more interested in seeing some twenty to twenty-five booths in which about forty booksellers offer heathen Shastras and songs of different languages, attractively got up, and overlaid with silverand gold. We are struck at the large quantities of books and pamphlets thrown into one single place, but still more that the retailers as well as the printers 4 26 Lot (we read, f. 4., printed at St. Thomas’ Press etc.) are Romo- Syrians who print and sell such doubtful articles, and not only dispute us the market but also cast a slur on the Christian name just as much as when Christians cast idols for, and sell them to, Heathen. What concerns us, we had brought five Colporteurs who offered their plain looking Scrip- I consider the whole as an urgent ture portions and Tracts. call upon us not to flag but to exert ourselves to meet this on- Here 1s slaught by a greater variety of spiritual weapons. room for such who desire to help in the overthrow of idolatry and immorality by the aid of their pen! We gladly mention that we have eight Colporteurs, of whom six are employed in Malabar and two in Canara, who At the same time we wish to tender are paid by our Mission. our best thanks to the Madras Auxiliary Bible Society for increasing our auxiliary forces by supporting Bible-Colpor- teurs. The good these men do is considerable. 5 Bible-women. There are now employed 16 Bible- women, viz. 4 in Canara, 10 in Malabar, and 2 in South- Mahratta. We desire to tender our heartiest thanks to the Committee of the British and Foreign Bible Society in London, who support them and thus enable us to carry on and develop this important Mission-Branch. As to this work there are 16 against 15 agents in 1885. The four Bible-women at Mangalore under Mrs. Layer have been everywhere well received, and sold more Scripture portions and Tracts than last year.—The two women em- ployed under Mrs. Grossmann in Guledgud, have been welcome in most houses. As so few Hindu women know how to read, only a few Scripture portions and Tracts were sold. The four women, superintended by Mrs. Walter in Nettoor and Tellicherry have continued steadily their inobtrusive work. Many houses 27 —_— to which they had access were closed to them, as the fathers, husbands or brothers dreaded consequences they were not willing to face, others, however, opened unto them instead. The work in Mahé and Chombals has been carried on by 4 L In Calicut there Bible-women, supervised by Mrs. Schmolck. are only two women superintended by Mrs. Fieg. This 1s a small number compared to the 9300 houses in and about the town. The women experienced a good deal of mockery and intimidation on the part of young men, who seem to be afraid that the moral tone of the females might be raised, whereby they too would be constrained to reform. The instances, however, where they were kindly received greatly predomi- nated. They were chiefly welcome where sickness or death had afflicated and softened down the inmates. 6 Agents of the Mission. The Christian School-masters have increased from 103 in 1885 to 122, the Christian School- mistresses from 29 to 31, and the Non-Christian School-masters from 66 to 67 in 1886 or 19, 2 and 1 respectively, making 922 1n all. The Native Pastors have had an addition of six to their number, making sixteen in all, against ten in 1885. During the year in question the following Catechists have been or- dained: At Dharwar on the 19th of March 1886 by the Rev. H. Daimelhuber, assisted by two other Missionaries the Cate- chists Solomon Bhaskar, Lot Heri, and Solomon Devada, who were appointed to Bettigerry, Dharwar and Hubly respectively, and at Calicut on the 21st November 1886 by the Rev. .. Knobloch and two European Missionaries the Catechists Cornelius Hutten, David Teikandi and Stephan Chandran, who had Chovva, Coilandy and Tellicherry assigned respectively as their field of labour. The Evangelists, Catechists and Assistant Catechists increas- 4% mlelian it 28 ed only by one, there being now 87. Instead of the six who were set apart for the ministry, six left the Seminary in the course of 1886. Nathanael Kundar, Stephan Jatanna, David Subba Rao and Swmuel Ambattu received their blessing on the 4th April 1886 by the Rev. A. Minner in Mangalore; Lsaac Ammattil on the 11th April 1886 by the Rev. S. Walter in Tellicherry; and Israel Dalabhanjana on the 23rd January 1887 by the Rev. H. Daimelhuber in Bettigerry. Catechist Charles Satyanathan of the Nilagiri Cooly-Mission entered our Mission, and Christian Ajja of Kotargiri was employed as Assistant Catechist at Kotargiri. It is with a heavy heart we have to report the fall of a young promising labourer, and to state that a man whom we employed on trial has disappointed our expectations. As to the Huropean Agents there are 51 Ordained and 18 Lay-Brethren, of whom 52 are married. All the Missionaries’ wives, besides their own special duties, are more or less regularly engaged in superintending the sale of Bibles, New Testaments, Scripture-Portions, Books and Tracts, in the supervision of Infants’ Schools, Industrial Schools, Needle- and Fancy-work Classes in Parochial, Mixed, and Hindu Girls’ Schools, the housekeeping and economical management of Orphanages, and the knitting and tailoring for our orphan boys. Several devote a portion of their time to school-work, for which besides 8 single Ladies have been specially employ- ed In addition to the above, those of them, who have mastered the native languages, assist their husbands in advis- ing the female members of their Congregations, administering medicine, visiting the sick Christian women and children of their parishes, and their non-Christian female neighbours. Some do what is now called “zenana” work, and are in the habit of accompanying Bible-women, whose work they super- intend. - 29 e The state of health has on the whole been better than in 1885. There have been some ailing, more or less, but we are thankful to note that none have died; some of the little ones however, the Lord has thought fit to take to Himself. Of our old Indian Labourers the Lord called Mr. A. Biihrer and Mr. J. Leonberger to their rest, particulars about whom will be found in the «“Obituary’ at the close of the Report. The Mission desires to acknowledge the kind and gratuitous attendance upon the families of the Mission and members of the Congregation in time of sickness by the following medical men: Dr. Branfoot in Madras, Dr. Swith in Ootacamund, Dr. Davidson in Dharwar, Dr. D. Cardoz in Gadag (Betti- gerry), Dr. Mc.Cabe, in Amutty, Dr. W. A. Lee in Mangalore, Dr. Sarkies in Cannanore, Dr. Cook in Calicut, as also Mr. C. Lafrenais, r. n. z., in Calicut. Mr. J. Grimm of Mercara on the 21st Left for Europe: July, Myr. J. Miiller of Kaity with his family on the 11th October, and Mr. J. Funk of Mangalore on the 11th of December 1886. Mr. L. Gengnagel and family of Basrur-Kundapur left Bombay on the 3rd of March 1887, and Mr. J. Layer and family of Mangalore intend leaving Bombay for Kurope on the first of April 1887. We had the pleasure of welcoming the following rein- forcements: Permitted to return: Mr. and Mrs. Niibling for Dharwar, and Mr. and Mrs. Ostermeyer for Chovva-Cannanore, who arrived at Bombay on the 11th of October, Mr. and Mrs. Hermelink for Kasargod, Mr. and Mrs. Houri for Mangalore, Dr Mr. and Mys. and Mrs. Liebendorfer for Calicut, Frohmmeyer for Tellicherry, who reached Bombay on the 11th December 1886. 30 S New arrivals: at Bombay on the 11th October Mr. O. Bode for Mercara, Mr. J. Gotz for Karkal, Mr. A. Glattfelder for Mangalore, Mr. F. Huber for Mangalore, and Miss Haag for Dharwar; on the 11th of December 1886 Miss Laisle for Tellicherry; on the 1st of January Miss M. Wolff for Calicut; on the 11th of February Mr. J. Sieber for Calicut and on the 21st of February 1887 Mangalore. Miss Bertsch for The following Brethren were married: Mr. Limbach to Miss Haag (21st October 1886, Dharwar) and Mr. Schaal to Muss Laisle, daughter of Mr. Laisle, late of the Gold Coast (4th January 1887, Tellicherry). My, Waidelich was The following transfers occurred: transferred from Hubly to Bijapur, Mr. Kittel from Dharwar to Mercara, Mr. Berli from Mercara to Mangalore, M. Schenkel from Anandapur to Basrur-Kundapur, Mr. Dilger from Tellicherry to Palghaut, Mr. Knobloch from Calicut to Coonoor, and Mr. Ruhland to Vaniankulam. i Meetings held during the year in the interest of the work. To further the interest of the work as well as that of the Mission Agents and the Congregations such meetings are required from time to time. First of all we mention the General Conference, recurring every 4-5 years, which took place in Calicut from the 23rd to the 25th of November 1886, presided by Mr. J. Knobloch. All the Districts sent their Chairmen, School-Inspectors and secular Agents (9), besides Deputies (8), making 18 Dele- gates in all. Questions relative to Mission-work at large and the different Districts in parficular were mooted and de- bated. Whereas the ordination of three Catechists as Native Pastors, a Missionary festival and religious evening meetings 31 for three days were destined to give a new impulse to the spiritual life of the district, a special German Service, where Mr. Miinner preached on Isaiah 52, 10-12, the Holy Supper following, was intended to unite us closer together as Brethren X in Christ. We mention next the yearly meeting of all the Missionaries of each district in Conference, followed by the sessions of the Synod, comprising the Missionaries and Native Elders of each parish, as also Missionary Festivals, which took place: In Canara: from the 23rd to the 30th September at Manga- lore. In Malabar: it was omitted, owing to the General Con- ference held at Calicut in November 1886. In South-Mahratta: from the 17th to 19th March at Dharwar. Further the wearly meeting of the Catfechists of each district which aims at fostering spiritual life and a spirit of searching the Scriptures and becoming grounded in the truth, which were held: For Canara: it fell through. For Malabar: by Messrs. Knobloch, Walter and Matthissen, from the 26th to the 29th October 1886 at Calicut. For South-Mahratta by Messrs. Daimelhuber and Ernst at Bettigerry. And lastly the yearly course of instruction for our Christian School-masters designated to inspire them with enthusiasm for their work and to help them on in professional proficiency, which took place: For Canara: by Mr. Brasche at Udapy in October 1886. For Malabar: by Myr. Schmolck and Mr. Walter at Chom- bala from the 23rd to the 27th August 1886. For South-Mahratta: it fell through. 32 e We wait for the former fmd latter rain upon all these exertions. 8 Extension of work. Although our Committee took up a fourth field of labour, (the second on the Western Coast of Africa, namely at Camerun) in the course of the year, they did not forget their old Mission-fields. As to Western India three new stations have been taken up, viz. Coonoor on the Nilagiris, Vaniankulam (Ottapalam) between Codacal (Tiroor) and Palghaut, and Kasargod between Mangalore and Cannanore. 9 New Enterprises: We have the pleasure of informing our friends that our Committee have carried out this year a long entertained desire of theirs of beginning a Medical Mis- ston in India, as they did on the Western Coast of Africa. For that purpose they sent out Dr. E. Liebendirfer, formerly of Tellicherry, where he had acquired the Malayalam tongue, to Calicut. We wish him God-speed. NN NN N N N PN AN e I CANARA. : A. South—Canara. o Area 3902 square miles. Population 959,514 souls. MANGALORE. Ouit-Stations: Jeppu, Bokapatna-Kudroli, Bolma. I. Clerical Part. Rev . A. Minner, in charge of the Parish; Chairman of the Distriets of Canara and Coorg, and Secretary to the Local Committee of the B. G. E. Mission in India. Rev < B Dhiez, Rev in charge of the Catechists’ Seminary. . M. Hoch, Rev vel. Dawr, 29 22 Anglo-Vernacular School and Canarese Town School; studying Canarese. Rev . D. Berli, studying Canarese. Staying on account of his health. Miss E. Bertsch, in charge of the Brahman Girls’ School; studying Canarese. Native Pastors Rev. Sebastian Furtado, in charge of the Jeppu Congregation Rev. Samuel Andrea, ) » » Bokapatna 9 Catechists Israel Aaron, Abraham Hert, Christanuja Watsa, Timothy Furtado, Gabriel Almanda, ‘Joshua Sowens.— Satyarthi Kaundinya. Bible-Women Rosina Sowens, Emilie Ezra, Monika Shiri, Maria Shettiyan. 5 34 De Christian School-masters Jacob Ammanna, Joshia Karat, Bhagyanatha Sowens, Albert Vartika, Swmuel Sowens, Paul Bangera, Timothy Mabenna, Mar., David Bunyan, Aquila Muttw, Joel Sowens, Henry Kodot, Aaron Furtado. * Christian School-mistresses Hanna Leeklin, Cecilia Sowens, Margaretha Sowens, Julia Manakadan, Tabitha Sowens, Felicitas Phinehas, Talme Andrea, Sophia Titus, Lydia Mitra, Marianna Sowens, Charlotte Menez. Babetta Samuel, Heathen School-masters P. Romachandra, . 4., Lakshmana Bhatte, ., K. Subba Rao, M. Subba Rao, A. Manjunatha. Distribution of Qut-stations. The four Out-stations Kasar- god, Bekal, Ravaneshvara, and Hosadurg, lying to the south of and formerly belonging to this Station, have, at the end of 1886, been placed under the superintendence of Mr. Hermelink with Kasargod as head-quarters. See Kasargod. Agency. Mr. Daur has taken charge of the Anglo-Verna- cular and Canarese Town Schools from Mr. Layer, who will leave with his family on furlough for Europe during March 1887. Miss Bertsch has joined the station on the 26th of February to take charge of the Brahman Girls’ School. Myr. Berli, late of Mercara, was detained by sickness and is gradually regaining strength. The Congregation of the parish numbered last year 1696 souls. 37 Heathens and 70 Christian children were baptized. During the year, however, 30 emigrated and at the end of it 67 souls were handed over to the new Station Kasargod. In spite of this decrease and other casualties we (2] are thankful to nbte a small increase to 1703 souls. The branch-congregations at Jeppu and Bokapatna-Kudroli are in charge of the Rev. S. Furtado and the Rev. S. Andrea. The Tulu and Canarese Services in the Balmatha Church, the § Malayalam and Canarese Services in the Seminary, and English Divine Service at St. Paul’'s Church have been regularly conducted as usual. There prevailed much sickness in the Congregation, espe- cially during the monsoon, yet the mortality was not en- hanced. The Word of God is regularly read in most families where it asserts its sanctifying and elevating influences; there are some few, however, who persist in following their sinful inclinations. Some of these have either left of their own accord, or they have had to be placed under discipline. There is a Sickhouse in connexion with the Mission, the decrepit Christian and heathen inmates of which depend on public charity. Whereas a Widowhouse, into which only desti- tute Christian widows are received, has been kept up by the congregagation for some twenty and odd years. There is also an Industrial School, kept by Mrs. Hirner, in which widows and poor women are employed. Parochial Schools, superintended by Mr. Hoch, are as follows . Boys Girls Atten- Schools Total In charge of Ch H Ch. H dance The Balmatha Infants’ School 32 44 76 Mrs. Hoch Parochial The Boys’ 86 School, Balmatha 86 80°/, The Girls’ do. do 112 112 899/, Mixed Parochial School, Nireshwalya 16 5 30 769/, 12 21 18 46 Mr. S. Furtado Parish School Jeppu Do Bokapatna 13 1t 24 690 Mr. 8. Andrea Sunday-School 45 53 98 Mr. Altenmiiljer 5¥ - 36 Ao i e In the English division of the Girls’ School., some girls were studying for the 6th Standard. The taste for English is increasing with the parents and children. In the Boys’ School a fourth purely Canarese standard has been added to the plan of lessons for a number of boys who are either not qualified or have not the means to learn English. The needle-work of the girls of the different Schools has been superintended by Mrs. Mimner, Mrs. Altenmiiller, Mrs. Bawmann, Mrs. Staib, and Mrs. Stierlen. Schools, in which heathens preponderate: Boys Girls Schools Total In charge of Chr Chr Bazar Canarese Town School 2158 37 9 Bev. J. Daur Anglo-Vernacular School 32 ]96 132 Brahman Girls’ School 49 Mrs. I, Diez E L The decrease of pupils in the Anglo-Vernacular School from 215 to 132 is owing partly to the new Grant-in-aid Rules concerning school-fees, the abolition of the V. Class and partly to rival schools. The needle-work of the girls has been superintended by Mrs. Layer and Mrs. Staib. Since the departure of Mrs. Krapf for Europe, the needle and fancy-work of the Hindu Girls’ School has been superin- tended by Mrs. Elsdsser. Miss Bertsch will take charge of the Brahman Girls’ School in the beginning of the new school- year. The Anglo- Vernacular Schools at Hosadurg and Bekal have been handed over to Kasargod (which see). Seminary. At the close of the school-year, which was March 1886, five young men passed their examination and one passed in December the same year, six in all (see agents of the Mission). Eleven pupils entered from the Bettigerry, Udapy, and Tellicherry Middle Schools (]?ro-Seminaries), so that at the 37 S beginning of the school-year 1886-87 there were 37 pupils, be- sides 2 students who practice as School-masters in different places. Instruction was imparted through the medium of the Canarse and Malayalam languages in Dogmatics, Exegesis of the New Testament, Church History, Homiletics, Catechis- ing, Hindu Classics, English, Greek, Canarese, Malayalam, Sanskrit, and Singing. The students were 53 days itinerating. Evangelistic efforts. Preaching in the bazar and regular services in the Anglo-Vernacular School at Mangalore were In the carried on as in former years by the Seminary. bazar we were now and then met by a Mohammedan opposi- tion preacher. Questions bearing on religion were occasion- In the ally answered in the locality used as preaching hall. way of itinerancy much has been done during the past year. The students of the Seminary attended some cock-fights, sea-bathing at Surathal, the Siva feast at Koteshwara, Panda- lingesvara in Vittala, the Venkataramana feast at Bantwal, the Nadavali, a Bhuta feast celebrated every 12 years, at Dharma- sthale, and the GumatéSvara feast of the Jainas in Venur, Besides these some other which occurs every 40-50 years. places were visited by Missionaries and Catechists in Manga- lore and Kasargod. The former itinerated 102 days, and Catechists and students 886 days. (See also page 10.) Four Bible-women, superintended by Mrs. Layer, have carried on their inobtrusive work in the hitherto quiet way. II. Printing Press, and Book & Tract Depository. My. G. Hirner, Printing Press. Myr. F'. Huber, Book & Tract Depository. The Press is in charge of Mr. Hirner, who has taken pains to maintain its acknowledged typographical efficiency, in the teeth of fair and unfair competition. w e 38m The Book & Tract Depository is the-editing firm of our own Religious Books and Tracts, and a number of School- books, which are retailed in about 24 Branch Depots, and by 8 Colporteurs, agents of the Mission. After the departure of Mr. Krapf for Europe (Report 1885, p. 39) Mr. Daur and Mr. Elscisser successively took charge of the Depository till the arrival of Mr. F. Huber, son of the Rev. J. Huber, late of Calicut, which took place on the 17th of October 1886. SALE OF BOOKS AND TRACTS from the 1st July 1885 to the 30th June 1886. J Our own Publications. Rs As 20551 Copies of Canarese Religious Books 934 16605 o) Malayalam 99 o) 852 1038 29 Tulu 9 99 118 12566 Canarese Schoél—books 3619 :Zj 9 11935 99 Malayalam 99 2082 5 8960 i) Other Languages 5205 14 18738 99 Government Books, Canarese 2852 2 305040 Vi) 929 39 Malayalam 5295 15 S clo oo oae &Y 2. Other Publications. 12150 Copies 5433 (@) 133083 Copies for Rupees 26395 LIST OF BOOKS Printed during the year from lst November 1885 to 3lst October 1886. 7z In Canarese. Idition: Size: Copies: Pages: Tot.Pages: Sabhapatra, Vol. X VIII. No. 5 —XIX. No. 47. 80 700 192 134400 The Chief Doctrines of the Gospel briefly explained, Part II. L 20 2000 59 118000 2000 79 158000 Do do do Part I1I. I 12° 39 Edition Size Copies Pages Tot.Pages II The Married Life, I. The Wedding 12° 3000 56 168000 Do II. Husband and Wife II 12° 3000 24 72000 Bible Tex v 12 5000 118 590000 Juvenile Series, No. I. Instructive Stories for Children . I1I G 4000 62 1 248000 Do No. 1T, Blessed are the Peace- makers o II 162 4000 44 176000 Naranayaka, the Son of Jagannayaka 122 3000 72 216000 The Twice Born . 122 2000 28 56000 The Way of Wisdom XIT 16° 6000 16 96000 A Brief History of the Indian People (B G L. Ry 12° 5000 270 1350000 Kanarese First Book 1v 122 50000 34 1700000 ” Second ” ” 128 30000 60 1800000 Outlines of Kanarese Grammar 1H1L 12 25000 48 1200000 A Manual of Sanskrit & Kanarese Roots ,, 11, 122 3000 104 12000 Mental Arithmetic ” 1I 122 20000 34 680000 Arithmeic Part I ” 101 1% 8000 254 2032000 Tirst Book of Kanarese Poetry ” LYi:e 128 12000 60 720000 Third Reader T €162 3000 152 (Madras Govt.) 456000 First Book of Lessons n XIEL: 182 15000 64 960000 An Introduction to the Geography of the World Part L. Asia 16 6 2500 59 147500 T Cr24° 2000 655 1310000 A Canarese English Pocket Dictionary The Canarese Text for the Matric. Exam. 1886 I 80 1000 106 106000 Almanac for 1887 5000 80 400000 7L I Malayalam Keralopakari, Vol. XII. No.9 —XIII. No.10 80 600 192 115200 Little Hymn Book I II. & III. Parts 1L 2000 71 142000 Do do IV. & V ” I 12 2000 55 110000 The Book of Psalms 5000 288 1440000 I1. Ry.32° What are the Planets? I 162 3000 44 132000 The Incarnation of Christ v 162 4000 16 64000 iLL 162 4000 The Good Shepherd . 32000 The Necessity of a Mediator between God & Man 1k 122 3000 24 72000 Stealing the Mangoes 18] 320 4000 16 64000 The Plantain Garden 3 11 325 4000 16 64000 The Prophetical Books of the Old Testament 1 162 1200 472 566400 A Sanitary Primer 18] 6.2 1000 50 50000 The Third Reader I 162 5000 138 690000 80 1000 206 The Malay. Text for the Matrlc. Exam. 1886 I. 206000 Almanac for 1887 . 80 2000 80 160000 P 40 e /1717, I Tuln. Edition: Size Copies: Pages s Lot Pgmges: The Gospel of Matthew I 1:62 200 122 24400 Hymn Book IV 122 1500 162 243000 V. In Kurg. I 1622 3000 32 96000 4 A Selection of Kurg Proverbs e In Badaga. A Song about the Daughter of Zion I 129 500 30 15000 V1. In Anglo-Vernacular and English. I 12© 500 696 348000 Tulu-English Dictionary A Firsi English Book, Anglo-Malayalam III. 162 10000 68 680000 238 952000 The Third Reader do I1I 12° 4000 80 1200 114 136800 The Forty-sixth Report of the B. E. M. S. III. Literary Department. According to our custom we give a short abstract of the literary work done by different Mission Agents. a Printed during 1886. Tulu: The Zulu-English Dictionary, edited by the Rev. A. Minner. (Now completed.) The tentative edition of the Gospel, according to St. Matthew, by the Rev. R. Hartmann. Canarese: The Canarese Monthly Journal “Kreista Sabha- patra” (vol. xviii.), edited by the Rev. M. Hoch and Mr. y C hristanuja Watsa. The Canarese Almanac for 1887, edited by Mr. Christanuja Watsa and Mr. B. Shiva Rau. Naranayaka the son of Jagannayaka, translated from the Mahratti by Mr. Chr. Watsa. The Twice Born, by the Rev. J. Kamsika. Malayalam: The Prophetical Books of the Old Testament, translated out of the Hebrew into Malayalam by the Rev. Dr. H. Gundert. 41 S ST A The Malayalam Lllustrated Monthly Periodical “Keralopa- kari? (vol. xiii.), edited by the Rev. C. W. Dilger, Mr. P. Hermon, and Mr. P. Arnon. The Malayalam Almanac for 1887, edited by the Rev. F. Matthissen. Malayalam Little Hymn Book, Parts I, II, III, IV and V by the Rev. W. Schmolck. What are the Planets? by the Rev. J. Knobloch. The Necessity of a Mediator between God and Man, by the Rev. S. Walter. Badaga Lyrics, a Song of the Daughter of Zion, by Mr. Jacob Kanaka. We herewith tender our sincerest and warmest thanks to the Rev. Dr. H. Gundert for his presenting the Malabar Churches with the translation of the Prophetical Books of the 01d Testament from the Hebrew, and to the Madras Auzxiliary Bible Society in Madras for their kind grant of paper, as also to the « Verlagsverein” in Calw for so mnobly bear}ing the printing and binding expenses of the book. b Works under preparation. The fair copy of the manuscript of the Canarese-English Dictionary for the press, by the Rev. F. Kittel, has been pro- gressing. 2 IV. Indust_rial and Mercantile Establishments. Mr . Th. Klsiisser, General Agent and Treasurer to the Mission. My . H. Altenmiiller, Mercantile Mission-Branch. My . F'. Stierlen, Weaving Establishment My . I. Staib, Mechanical Establishment. My . E. Brunner, do. do My . J. Baumann, Tile-Works, Jeppu. My do do . A. Glattfelder, Mr . R. Hawre, do Kudroli. 42 The origin, working, and aim of our Establishments. It may not be out of place to say a few words as to the relation of the Mission proper to its mercantile and industrial branches. We have taken pains in former years to show both the dif- ference, as well as the connection between both. As some of Al our later friends, however, may not be fully acquainted with its workings we propose shortly to recapitulate the matter. 1 As to the funds, all moneys collected for Mission purposes are exclusively spent on Mission-work. Both the mercantile as well as the industrial branches, however, are worked by a joint-stock company of Mission friends, who have raised a separate capital for the purpose. 2 The aim of the Mission Mercantile and Industrial Branches has been from the outset and still is, to be the helpmates of the Clerical Mission by assisting either those who have already joined the Church, or those who intend doing so, to learn to work, lead a regular life and cultivate thriftiness so as to be able to earn their own bread without being chargeable to others. 3 The business of the Joint-Stock Company is transacted by a Select Committee, who again are represented by some of their members in the General Mission Committee to which they belong. Our Lay-Brethren thus are subject to the two Committees, 4. e. concerning the technicalities of their work they are under the Board of the Industrial and Mercantile Directors; as to their personal relations, however, they are subject to the General Committee as well as the Ordained Missionaries. As to their personal allowance, leave, pension, etc. they enjoy the same rights as their Ordained Brethren, with this difference, however, that the various branches in which they serve are charged with their expenses. 4. These several Establishments which sprang originally into existence to assist poor Christians and to raise trades- 43 men and men for skilled labour, are conducted on the soundest mercantile principles. The more remunerative branch is expected to assist those who do not yet pay. Any surplus in profit is carried over to the general funds. Agency of these Branches at Mangalore: Mr. Qlatifelder joined this station in the middle of October, and Mr. and Mrs. Hawri returned on the 19th of October 1886 to take charge again of the Kudroli Tile-Works. We regret to state that Mr. Funk, owing to bodily and mental depression, became disheartened and left us clandestinely. He has reached his home, and regrets now the unadvised step he has taken. Mpys. Elsiisser, and Mr. and Mrs. Bauwmann felt rather unwell for some time. The different Establishments under this head, including the Printing Press and Tract Depository, employ 729 persons, of whom 374 are Christians. The work of each day in every Establishment is begun with reading the Word of God, and occasional short expositions and prayers. A Provident Fund, towards which each is constrained to be a subscriber, pro- vides for cases of sickness and old age. The apprentices of the Printing Press, Weaving, Mechan- ical and Tiling Establishments are messing with Christians, and sleeping at the different Establishments. There are Night- schools in Kudroli, Jeppu, the Balmatha Weaving Establishment and the Mechanical Establishment. 6%¥ P 44 KASARGO?D. Out-Stations : Bekal, Ravaneshvara, Hosadurg. Rev. J. Hermelink, in charge. A 4 Catechists Daniel Andrea, Albert Bangera, Stephan Jatanna. Christian School-masters Gabriel Hermon, Israel Jatanna, Elia Bangera. Heathen School-masters Venkataramana, Rama Rao, Dasappa. As we have already pointed out in our Introduction and under the heading Mangalore, one of the chief Out-stations of that place, Kasargod, has been made the centre of Missionary operations in the large tract of country extending between Mangalore and Cannanore, and the Out-stations Bekal, Rava- neshvara and Hosadurg, formerly belonging to Mangalore, have been given over to this new Station. Mr. Hermelink, who joined Mangalore on the 19th of December 1886, took charge of the new centre with the change of the year. The building of a Missionhouse, which had been somewhat delayed will, we hope, be completed before the beginning of the monsoon, which is expected to break in June next. The Congregation, till now in charge of Myr. Mdnner of Mangalore, has had an increase of 10 souls during the year, and now amounts to 67. The two Anglo-Vernacular Schools at Bekal and Hosadurg, supervised during the year under review by Mr. Hoch of Mangalore, have each of them had a small increase since 1885, and are now attended by 75 and 74 pupils respectively, of whom 6 are Christians. 45~ In and around the Station and the diffe- Evangelization. rent Out-stations preaching in the markets and at heathen festivals and from house-to-house visits have been regularly carried on. The larger places in the Kasargod Taluq were visited too. MULKY. Out-Stations: Kal'na(iu, Ulya, Kadike. Uchila, Yermala, Mulur, KRutyar, Kalatur. Padur, Mallar, Perur, Nadambu. Santur, Yellur. Munderu, Koditur. Rev P. Oftt, in charge of the Parish, Orphanage, and Out-stations. Rev C. Eble, ” ” Out-stations and Itinerant preaching. Native Pastors Rev Diego Fernandez, in charge of the Congregation of Mulky. - Rev Jared Sowens, ” ” Out-station Uchila. Catechists Mark Salis, Israel Eliezer, Obed Sumitra, Gabriel Bangera.— Joseph Vedamuttu. Christian School-masters Jeremiah Sundara, David Bangera, Joshia Mabenna, Benjamin Keiranna, Elias Ananda, Nathanael REama Rao. Joseph Sowens, 'Christian School-mistresses Lena Jeremiah, Dasi Leonhardt. Heathen Sehool-ma:%ter, Vasudeva. Congregation. There are now 698 souls or 10 more than in 1885. Deducting emigrations and other casualties 46 G et as the increase results from children born in the congregation. Mr. D. Fernandez has been transferred from Gudde to Métlky, where he helps Mr. Oft in the congregation of the mother- station and some Out-stations. Mr. J. Sowens has charge of Uchila as before, The rural population being extremely poor, a branch of the Balmatha Weaving Establishment has been begun, which will be in full working about the middle of 1887, and will, it is hoped, help our Christians to eke out their existence better. We had our usual share of joys as well as of trials and experienced that the Lord does not leave His ervants to themselves, but allows them to experience that as their day is, so also is their strength. The Orphanage for girls contains 69 boarders. It was super- intended by Mr. and Mrs. Oit, Mrs. Eble helping in super- vising the needle-work. The girls besides get familiar with field-, stable- and kitchen-work to fit them for rural life, and for this purpose a new rice-field has been acquired. The death of one girl after an illness which lasted only a day and a half made a deep impression on the whole school. Seventeen girls and 15 boys belonging to the congregation, and 2 heathen boys attend this School as day-scholars. Of Parochical Schools there are six at Kadike, Santur, Kutyar, Padur, Uchila, and Munderu, with 15, 31, 13, 41, 51, and 9 pupils respectively, or 160 pupils in all, 4. e. 43 Christian and 82 heathen boys, and 33 Christian and 2 heathen girls. Evangelization. Mr. Eble itinerated 106, the Native Pastors 77, and the Catechists and Readers 376 days. A number of places were visited; among these we mention the feast (Kola) of the Bhiuta Kodamanddye in Mudur, the Kali (Mari) pijo in Karkal and Kap, the feast in Dharmasthala, the Gumat- abhisheka at Venur, sea-bathing in Padubidri in honour of Ganga Devi, the loss of life on the occasion being considered an act of divine favour; bullock races in Tematur and Tokur, 47 etc In these and other places we had large crowds and mostly willing hearers. On one occasion only some young men made an attempt at interfering with our peaceful work. Besides preaching on these extraordinary occasions we made house-to-house visits, wheresoever we put up, and preached on the Sante in Padubidri and on the Bazar in Mulky, as re- gularly as possible. (See also page 11.) UDAPY. Quit-Stations . Nidambur, Beilur, Perala, Badegottu, Kapettu, Korankradi, Malapu, Udyavara, Bolja, Kilenja. Gudde, Kap, Mandedi. Shirva, Suda, Ninjur, Palli, Kattingeri, Kudigrama, Bolle. Kattupadi, Koppala. Madambeil, Kurkal, Kalanja. Kalyanapur, Uppur, Bolmara, Tottam. Barkur. Rev . G. Rutter, in charge of the Station, and Parish. Rev . . A. Brasche, in charge of the Schools; Superintendent of Mission Schools in Canara and Coorg. Bev. W. Stokes, in charge of the Out-stations Gudde, Shirva, Kattupadi, and Madambeil; and Itinerancy. . Ch. Keppler, Itinerancy and Barkur. Re-v Native Pastors Rev . Danel Aaron, in charge of the Congregation at Udapy. Rev . Charles Gojar, ” ” ” » Shirva Rev . Immanwuel Furtado 2 L) b ” , Gudde Catechists Christian Mabenna, George Peter, Joshua Chovvallur, Benjamin Ponnon, Nahasson Veera, Gottlob Bangera. —Benjamin Ananda, Nathan Suchitia, Benjamin Kundara 48 Colporteur, Sigfried. Christian School-masters Peter Simon, Barnabas Joshua (Sowens), Leonhard Suchitia, Jesudasa Sowens, Gottlob Samapriya, Elisha Aaron, William Aaron, Silas Sowens, David Karkada, Joel Shiri, Solomon Phalip, Jgremz’ah Devapriya. Christian School-mistress, Zlfwrtha Ammanna. Extension of work. On the other side of the Kalyanapur river an Out-station was erected in Barkur a chief place of demon-worship. In Malapu a branch of the Mangalore Tilery has been established to assist the poor agricultural portion of the congregation. Congregation. - Last year 40 adults and 20 children from the heathen were baptized, adding to these the balance of births over deaths, we are happy to record an increase from 1121 in 1885 to 1215 in 1886 or of 94 souls which tells especially on the deficient church-accommodation at Udapy itself, where the little church is too small to hold all who wish to attend Divine Service. Owing to the increase of the Jongregation at Kalyanapur a small chapel was built there. The grief over the relapse of two families into heathenism, one at Shirva and one at Madambeil is somewhat relieved by the application of several apostate Christians for re-admission to church-membership at Gudde. The Christians of the parish were on the whole improving what concerns regular attendance at Divine worship and punctual payment of church-rates. The following Schools are under the direct superinten- dence of Mr. Brasche. 1 The Middle or Preparatory School. Of 25 pupils in 1885 one had to be dismissed, one left of his own accord, and e R e 49 6 entered in May 1886 the Catechists’ Seminary at Mangalore ; 8 were admitted on trial, so that we close the year again with 25 pupils, viz. in the 4th Class 1, 3rd Class 5, 2nd Class 6, and 1st Class 13 pupils. 2 The Normal School. - At the end of 1885 we had 7 pupils, 9 of whom were sent out as Teachers. Three were newly admitted; we close therefore the year 1886 with 5 pupils. The spirit of discontent and obstinacy which threatened at one time to interrupt the studies in both departments, has given room to the gentle workings of the Spirit of God, so that we have reason to exclaim: “Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: Except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.” 3 The Orphanage for Boys. 23 boys left the institution as field-labourers, apprentices, and for the Middle-School (5). There were 20 new admissions. We closed the year with 73 orphan boys and 95 day-scholars, of whom 42 are girls; all these are taught in 7 to 9 classes. We give our pupils a solid vernacular education as far as the 4th Standard, after which we begin English, allowing them 3 years’ study for the 5th and 6th Standards. The state of health has been pretty good. There have been several cases of measles and sore eyes, but we are thank- ful to say that the average of attendance was 86 per cent. A rice-field has been acquired to enable the boys to learn farming besides garden-work. The girls receive instruction in needle-work from Mys. Brasche. The Brahman Girls’ School Mrs. has 22 Brahman girls. Ritter teaches English and superintends their needle-work. The four Parish Schools in Gudde, Koppala, Shirva, and Udyavara are attended by 27, 30, 81, and 22 pupils respec- tively, or total 110; of these 44 are Christian boys and 38 7 50 e Christian girls; the rest (28) are heathen boys. The conver- sion of some heathen at Gudde has affected the school at that place to a certain extent. Evangelization. Mr. Keppler has been itinerating with some Catechists to the North of Canara, and in the Udapy district. The Santes in Barkur and Udapy were regularly visited, the students of the Middle-School assisting with singing at the latter place. The Missionaries spent 105, the Catechists 609 and the students of the Middle-School 34 days in the district. People on the whole listen to our sermons, though with much apathy. If we are disturbed, it is by young half-educated Brahmans. We feel the importance of the commission we have received to rouse the people, but some, who dislike our disturbing them, ask: «Who has authorized you to preach?” (comp. Matth. 21, 23.) (See also page 12.) KARKAL. Oui-Stations: Sanur, Mudar, Nandolige, Hekkadaka, Mijar, Attur. Rev. M. Schaible, in charge of the Station, and Itinerancy. Rev. J. Gotz, studying Tulu. Catechists Joseph Bhagyan, Nathanael Kundara. Agency. Mr. Gotz has joined the Station at the end of October 1886. The Congregation has had an increase of 7 souls and num- bers now 64 souls in all. Divine service is conducted every Lord’s day in Karkal, Mudar, Nandolige, and Hekkadaka by My. Schaible and the Catechists, alternately. Some children 51 it of the Congregation were taught during the monsoon to read, write, and to cipher. At the festivals in Subrahmanye and Evangelization. Venur (Yenur), at a number of (demon) bhiita festivals and cock-fights, and at the Sante in Karkal the Gospel was preach- ed, and house-to-house visits were made. Our reception by higher castes was not very encouraging. Good impressions, made by our public testimony, are often counteracted by the ill-will of higher castes. Yet there are such who visit the Missionary in his tent or in his bangalow, enter on serious conversation with, and buy books and tracts from him. On Mr. Schaible itinerated 81 and his assistants 86 days. page 13 some extracts will be found. BASRUR—KUNDAPUR. Ouit-Stations: Kundapur, Keilkeri. Rev. R. Schenlkel, in charge of the Station, and Itinerancy. Catechists Eliezer Karat, Gershom Sowens.— Christ. Manjaru. Colporteur, Ab?’(bham Salins. Christian School-masters Barnabas Kodot, Jesudasa Sowens. Agency. Mr. Gengnagel, after the exertion of ten years’ itineration work, has felt his health give way. He left with his family for Europe in the beginning of February 1887. We hope he will be permitted to return soon with new strength. Mr. Schenkel has taken up his work. He arrived with family in the beginning of February 1887. T* 52 e, The Congregation now numbers 60 against 54 in 1885. A poor Brahman widow has been baptized. Looking at the humi- liating degradation of these poor women and their exposure to vice without moral power to resist, it is certain that they have no alternative left but to perish, or to seek salvation in Christ. The mixed Vernacular School at Basrur has prospered. It is visited now by 13 Christian and 24 heathen children, of whom 6 and 1 respectively are girls. The Christian children attend the Sunday-School in the Mission-house. Evangelization. The greater part of the district has been visited. We name, especially the festivals at Kota, Saligrama, Ullur, Mandardi, Gokarna, Kollur, Barkur, Uppinakuduru, Basrur, Manikola, Hemmadi, Beindur, Kirmanjeshvara, Nila- vare, Kalovara, Wondara, and Koteshvara. In Manikola and Basrur Mr. Brasche, and in Koteshvara Myr. Hoch and the teachers and students of the Catechists’ Seminary assisted us. The Gospel has been made known in 40-50 villages, in public preaching as well as in private conversation, and we hope some seed has fallen into good ground. Mr. Gengnagel de- voted 132, Catechist Karat 183, Catechist Sowens 71, and Assistant Catechist Manjarw 132 days to itinerancy, making 521 days in all. Colportage of Christian Books and Tracts has been attended to diligently. We refer the reader to page 13. 53 B. North=Canara. Area 3911 Square Miles. Population 421,840. HONAWAR. Out-Stations: Karwar, Bada. Rev. J. Flischer, in charge of the Congregation, Out-stations, and Itinerancy in the northern portion of the district. My. Th. Digel, Ttinerancy in the southern and the eastern parts of the distriet. Catechists Samuel Bunyan, Jeremiah Sona, Winfred Micha. Agency. Mr. Fischer, who sought relief on the Nilagiris has been permitted to take up his work again in June 1886. The Congregations at Honawar and Karwar owing to emi- gration number now 47 against 57 souls in 1885. Evangelization. Mr. Digel and all the Catechists made first a preaching tour to Sircy, Siddhapur, Banavasi, etc., and then with Cat. W. Micha from Bhatkal to Gokarna, as also different other excursions. Mr. Fischer has been enabled to itinerate after the monsoon in the northern part of the district. Mr. Digel has devoted 130, Mr. Fischer 61, Cat. S. Bunyan 188, Cat. Jer. Sona 125, and Cat. W. Micha 137 days to itinerancy, or 641 days in all. Whereas the people crowd around us and listen attentively in places which we visit seldom, or where we come for the first time; our appearance in other places where we are well known, does not excite so much curiosity. We are anxious to rouse the people from their heavy sleep of sin, but are forced to exclaim: «“Who hath believed our report and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” For details we refer our readers to pages 14-18. May the Lord look down upon us in His mercy and send us graciously His former and His latter rain! e NS A NN 7N N e s 54 Pl . TOORI: Area 19993 Square Miles. Population 178,302. MERCARA. Rev. F. Kittel, doing Canarese literary work. Rev. J. Hafner, in charge of the Station, Schools, the North-Coorg Cooly-Mission, and Itinerancy. Rev. 0. Bode, studying Canarese. Mr. J. B. Veil, Mercantile Mission-Branch. Catechists Bethul Sowens.—Jacob Upranna. Christian School-master, Lewis Salins. Christian School-mistress, Isabella Kota. Heathen School-master, Famaswams. Agency. Mr. I, Kittel removed from Dharwar to this, and is getting the Canarese-English Dictionary ready for the Press. Mr. Berli went to Mangalore for a change, but the state of Myr. Bode relieved him on his health prevented his return. the 3rd November 1886. Mr. Grimm left for Europe on the 17th July 1886. The Congregation has increased from 71 in 1885 to 87 in 1886, partly through immigration. There were two baptisms, one being a young Brahman, now Satyarthi, who lost his wife when a boy. He became acquainted with the Gospel in the Mission School at Shimoga, his conviction that Christ is the Saviour of the world ripening gradually here. The other one was a concubine of one of our Christians. This man who at first kept aloof from us gradually attended Church. When he felt the burden of his sinful connection, it told upon the woman, who asked for baptism and to be legally married. As he made a truly repentant confession, he was readmitted to Church-membership on the day of her baptism, and after- wards both were duly married. 55 IS SRR The Coorg Girls’ Day-School promised well in the beginning of 1886, as the numbers rose from 16 to 26. This encourag- ing state seems to have displeased somebody, who started the rumour that we had tampered with the caste of the girls by offering them tea and biscuits! This took effect on the Hindu girls, or rather their parents. The girls left us one by one till there were only 2 remaining. We close the year with 8 girls, 6 of whom are Christians and 2 high-caste girls. Owing to the fluctuating state of the School, Miss Richier has with- drawn her services. Since the beginning of 1887 there seems to be a prospect that the school will recover again; it remains to be seen whether this movement is of a reliable character. The Bazar Girls’ School, we are happy to say, did better. It is attended by 17 Hindu girls and 1 Christian girl, and 5 Hindu and 3 Christian boys, or 26 pupils in all. Evangelization. Mr. Hajfner and assistants went thrice into Fast-Coorg, visiting Suntikoppa, Fraserpet, and Kanive, twice to North-Coorg as far as Somarapet and Shawnivara Sante, twice to South-Coorg, where they visited the Santes at Siddha- pur and Ammatti, and made several shorter trips. During these excursions they were able to preach at the different Santes and at the several plantations on their way, and make house- to-house visits. In Mercara they paid friendly visits to the Natives and preached on the Sante either in a hired shop or in the open. Catechist B. Sowens itinerated 145 days. The North-Coorg Cooly-Mission. Evangelist J. Upranna de- voted most of his time (130 days) to this branch, only occa- sionally accompanying Mr. Hafner or the Native Evangelist. Mr. Hafner visited with him 30-35 plantations, the nearest being 3 miles distant, and the farthest 32 miles. He was very unwell for some time in consequence of the exertions entailed by the work. (For further details see pages 18 and 19.) e 2% e 56 R ANANDAPUR. Rev. J. Hafner of Mercara, in temporary charge of the Station. Catechist, Henry Robert. Christian School-masters Nathan Salins, Sona Kore. Agency. Mr. and Mrs. Schenkel, owing to repeated attacks of fever, had to be transferred to Basrur-Kundapur, a coast- station, and Mr. Berli, who was to have succeeded Mr. Schenkel, unfortunately fell sick. Owing to these untoward events the Station is temporarily vacated, Mr. Hafner of Mercara having taken charge of it. Cat. Joseph Mandody lost his wife of ague and was transferred to Malabar. Congregation, Eight persons or about 239/, died, some of these were of a promising disposition. 7 heathens were baptized. The Congfegation amounts now to 182 souls. We gladly mention that the Rev. H. A. Kaundinya assisted in the Congre- gation during the sickness of Mr. Schenkel and Cat. Robert, who has charge of it. The Parochial School is attended by 15 Christian and 2 heathen boys and 22 Christian girls, or 39 in all. As nearly all the parents of the children live by agriculture, they feel tempted to keep their children at home to help them in their work. Mrs. Schenkel and Mrs. Kaundinya superintended the needle-work of the girls. My. Schenkel and his assistants visited the Evangelization. different plantations of the South-Coorg Cooly-Mission, preached repeatedly in the bazar of Ammatti and visited the heathen festival in Zrpu. Cat. Robert made a preaching tour in North- Coorg in company with Cat. Bethuel. Both found that they were better received in company than when single. INENG = [11 SOUTH-MAHRATTA. 1. Dharwar Collectorate. '(chwwm*, Hubly, and Bettigerry.) Area 4535 square miles. Population 882,907 souls. DHARWAR. Rev. W. Niibling, in charge of the Parish, and Itinerancy. Rev. F'. Limbach, in charge of Boys’ Schools, and Congregation. Miss L. Schmid, in charge of the Girls’ Orphanage; studying Canarese Native Pastor Rev. Lot Hery, in charge of the Congregation. Christian School-masters Ananda Banna, David Punita, David Mucchaganna. Christian School-mistress, Maria B. Zl@cchaganna. Heathen School-masters Panduranga Musumdar, Ulavappa Ugragola, - Anacharya Pete, Vishnu Maigur, Shesha Rege, Rudraya Rottimatha. Agency. Mr. and Mrs. Niibling joined the Station on the 16th of October 1886. Mr. and Mrs. Kittel left for Mercara on the 11th of November 1886. Congregation. The slight increase in numbers from 155 in 1885 to 165 in 1886 is owing to immigration. Among those who died in the past year, one was the last of the firstlings of this Station, and another a poor woman who had been afflict- ed with painful sores for the last four years, but which helped 8 . 58 her to seek peace with God. The 19th of March was a day of rejoicing on account of the Missionary Festival for our South-Mahratte district which was celebrated, and when 3 Native Pastors were ordained. The Brethren and Church enjoyed further spiritual refreshment at the end of the year on account of the bold confession of faith in Christ by two young men, one a teacher and the other a pupil of our Anglo-Verna- cular School, and by their steadfastness in spite of all the pressure and cunning practised against them by relations and friends. May the Lord keep them and make tth grow in His grace. Both the Anglo-Vernacular School and the Canarese Boys’ School, we are happy to say, had a year of prosperity. The former is now attended by 150 against 87 in 1885, and the latter by 91 boys against 63 in 1885. Of these 3 and 2 boys respectively are Christians. Competition and higher school- fees may create difficulties for the Anglo-Vernacular School in future. The Canarese Boys’ School has been removed to another locality to secure a better moral neighbourhood. The Orphanage for Girls has 5 Classes. Of the 45 girls in 1885, six left the School, four of whom were married, and two returned to their relations, one on account of epileptic fits. Four girls entered, so that we close the year 1886 with 43 girls. Besides these, six boys attend as day-scholars. Most of the girls, not being very gifted, make rather slow progress, and as many have been either neglected or other- wise been under evil influences before they came to us, we find it difficult to break off their evil habits. Evangelization. There being only one Kuropean in the Station, not so much could be done in the way of itinerancy. Mr. Limbach and Mr. Lot Hery made a tour towards the West, where they were not only received well, but also invited to repeat their visit. On their excursion towards East, how- 59 ever, where people are well-to-do, they met with less willingness to hear. Mr. Niibling, who arrived only lately, has been visiting regularly the villages around Dharwar. There were neither objections raised, nor was an inclination shown to enter deeper into the truth. We have lately had many visitors in the Mission-house, consequent on the conversion of two young men. Most of them either consider only the present life a reality, or infected by KEuropean Neology, doubt the truth of the Bible and question every thing contained 14 ik (See also page 19.) HUBLY. Out-Stations: Unakallu, Hebsur. Rev. H. Daimelhuber, in charge of the Parish, and the School in New Hubly; Chairman of the South-Mahratta District. Rev. I'. Eisfelder, in charge of the School in Old Hubly; Itine- rancy; Secular Agent for the South-Mahratta District. Native Pastor Rev. Solomon Devada, in charge of the Congregation at Hubly. Catechists David Subarao.— Daniel Nayakanu. Gideon Gokavi. Christian School-master, Heathen School-masters Gurusiddhaya Halaya, Adiviyappa Monavalls, Viraya Bannurmalls. Agency. Mr. Waidelich was transferred to Bijapur in Janu- ary 1887. The different members of the Mission, especially Mr. Eisfelder suffered repeatedly more or less from fever. The Congregation numbers now 309 against 289 in 1885. This increase is due to immigrations. During the year two _¥ 60 Ry Tat T families were received as probationers The one seems to have followed a son of theirs who has been a Christian since 1884 On the day of joining us the head of the family called his fellow caste-men, the Native Pastor and some Christians to his house in order to state publicly his in- Bl tention to become a Christian, and there before all he broke his caste The other one, a ryot from Unakallu had to face a great deal of opposition Cut off from a well-to-do family and forsaken by his wife and children he had to work as day-labourer and to cook his own meals, when towards the end of the year his wife with her chﬂdren joined her husband to our great joy. We were greatly grieved to see that a widow who objected to submit herself to church-discipline went to the Moham- medans for a few days, and returned without, however, traly repenting. Owing to the depression of trade our Christian weavers have difficulties in earning their bread The Mixed Parochial School at New Hubly was attended by 9 Christian and 2 heathen boys and 10 Christian girls, or 21 pupils in all; and the Vernacular School at Old Hubly by 98 heathen and 2 Christian boys, or 100 pupils in all Both Schools had an increase in numbers of 44 and 19 pupils respectively has been Evangelization The preaching in the bazar carried on regularly by the Brethren and their assistants Myr. Eisfelder and assistants visited the villages around Hubly, when they always found willing hearers. They made a longer trip to the South and South-West, Haweri, Ranibennur, Yellapur and Bankapur being the chief places The reception they met with was very encouraging. Mr. Waidelich, when here, ac- companied some Missionaries on two itinerating tours (See also page 20.) e 61 BETTIGERRY, (Addr. Gadag.) Out-Stations: Gadag, Shagoti, Malasamudra. Kinnal, Katrike. Rev .M.Th. Walz,in charge of the Station, Seminary, and Orphanage; Superintendent of Mission Schools in South-Mahratta. Rev . K. Ernst, in charge of the Parish, Schools, and Itinerancy. Rev . B. Liithi, studying Canarese. Native Pastor Rev . Solomon Bhaskar, in charge of the Congregation at Bettigerry. Catechists Samuel Karat, Gottlob Mabenna, Joseph inmnna. Christian Sehool-masters Devapriya Shubha, Daniel Uttengi, Immanuel Mudukavt, William Bhangari, Jonathan Karadi, Andronica Rubdi, Gabriel Matapats. Heathen School-masters Babanni Kabadi, Fakirappe Ningappa, Vyasappa Madanur, Kesha Rao. Congregation. Owing chiefly to emigration the Congrega- tion has decreased from 482 to 465; some of these who left, we regret to state, did so in a spirit of defiance, as they dis- The great leniency like Christian admonition and discipline. of parents towards their children results in self-will, which shows itself in school and in church, and most of our difficul- The weavers find it difficult to ties are owing to this defect. earn their livelihood since the depression of trade in cotton- ware consequent upon the opening of the Railway. 62 e The Schools in connection with this Station are as follows: The Training or Normal School had 18 pupils in 1885, and admitted 7 pupils from the Orphanage. Of these two entered the Seminary in Mangalore in February 1886, one was employed as teacher, three resigned, three had to be dismissed, and two left in self-will, one of whom regrets his step and has asked for re-admission, so that we close the year with 14 pupils, i.e. in the 4th Class 2, 3rd Class 3, and 2nd Class 9 pupils. In the beginning of 1887 5 orphans and 2 young men are expected to enter. Occasional attacks of fever excepted, we had no serious case of disease. We find it hard that most of the pupils seem to consider learning a grievous duty and not a pleasure. The Evangelists’ School. Two pupils were dismissed, one of them a former Sanyasi (see 1885, p. 67), as he did not fulfil the expectations we entertained of him. The two young men with whom we closed the year 1886 will be joined in the beginning of 1887 by four new applicants. The Orphanage had 48 boys at the close of 1885, and ad- mitted 10 boys during the year; of these 7 entered the Normal School, 3 were apprenticed to be weavers, 9 were given over to, or were kept back by their guardians, 4 were dismissed, and 2 ran off, making 25 in all, and leaving a balance of 33 boys in 6 Clases at the end of 1886. Thirteen Christian girls, 5 Christian boys, and 1 heathen boy visited the School as day- scholars. Their attendance of late was very irregular, but seems to improve. The needle-work of the girls was superin- tended by Mrs. Hasenwandel till she left for Europe, and afterwards by Mrs. Ernst. The Mixed School in Shagoti was attended by 19 boys and 8 girls, 5 of each respectively being Christians. The Vernacular Schools at Bettigerry, Kinnal and Katrike were attended by 65, 40 and 38 boys respectively. The two e former show a decrease of 27 and 33 respectively, the one at Katrike only gained 9 pupils. The Sunday-School at Bettigerry, conducted by Mr. Liithi, is attended by 50 heathen boys. Myr. Walz takes his assistants and the Evangelization. pupils of the Evangelists’ School to the Bettigerry and Gadag bazars each week alternately. Three lengthened itinerating tours have been made last year in British, Independant and the Nizam’s territories. It seems that repeated visits are ne- cessary to secure better acceptance for us, whereas in places where people make our first acquaintance they are very re- served. The Lord arranges cheering as well as discouraging experiences so, that we are kept both from turning either optimists or pessimists. (See also page 20.) - 2. The Bijapur Collectorate. (Guledgud and Bijapur.) GULEDGUD. (Adclr. Bagalkot.) Out-Stations: Parvati, Padinakatte, Murudi. Kardenhalli, Kotanhalli, Ladagundi, Nagarahalli, Asangi, Mullur. Mushtigeri. Kalkurgi, Adugallu. Rev. G. Grossmann, in charge of the Parish, Schools, and Itinerancy. Rev. H. Knittel, in charge of the Out-stations Mushtigeri and Kalkurgi, and Itinerancy. Catechists Immanuel Sona, Johann Prabhakar.— Subhadra Konapur, Silas Boragai, Daniel Patii. 64 P Bible-Women Salome Sakkare, Rahel Rangaraji. Christian School-masters Immanuel Nirmanika, Amruta Shilabhadra. Heathen School-master, Adiviappa Mulagunda. Agency. The Missionaries and their families here were more or less suffering. My. Grossmann assisted for some time in Dharwar, enabling thus Mr. Limbach and Mr. Hery to undertake a preaching tour. Parish, The Congregations at Guledgud, Murudi, and Kardenhalli in care of Catechist J. Prabhakar, Mustigeri in charge of Catechist Boragai, and Kalkurg: in care of Assistant Catechist Patti, numbered 218, 45, 146, 63, 34, and the whole Parish 511 souls in 1886, against 510 in 1885. Six heathen were baptized and about forty wait for baptism. On the whole people found it easier this year to earn their livelihood. In proportion to prosperity, however, obstinacy, self-will and carnal sins seemed to increase. We were forced to exclude incorrigible individuals. The Mixed Parochial School had to be closed for want of girls, and the one at Ladagundi had to be re-transferred to Kardenhalli, as the people for fear of influential Lingaits discontinued sending their children. The one in Kardenhalle has 9 boys, of whom 2 are Christians, as also 3 Christian girls, making 12 in all. The Koshtapete Vernacular School is attended by six Christian and 47 heathen boys, or 53 in all. Evagelization. Preaching in the bazar was carried on regularly. Mr. Grossmann, Mr. Knittel, and their assistants visited the heathen festival at Baneshankri near Badwmsi. Mr. Knittel made 3 preaching excursions East, West, and 65 South, where the Gospel was preached in many villages and hamlets. Myr. Knittel spent 37, Catechists Sowens 25, S. Kanapur 47, S. Boragai 10, and D. Paiti 12 days in itinerancy. On the whole we are well received and listened to by a large audience. There are some who wish to confess Christ public- ly, but the influence of their caste-people and relations is, alas, too strong for them. The two Bible-Women prosecuted their work as hitherto. = BIJAPUR. Rev. C. D. Warth, in charge of the Station, and Itinerancy. Rev. J. Waidelich, studying Canarese. Catechist, Israel Dalabhanjona. The building of the Missionhouse here was completed about the middle of April, when Mr. and Mrs. Warth vacat- ing their tents, took up their residence in it. Agency. Mrs. Warth was sick for some time. In the begin- ning of 1887 Mr. Waidelich was transferred from Dharwar to this Station.—Our Native Assistant, a former Sanyasi, forsook us and his young family, and brought shame on the cause of Christ in a place are we were just beginning work. The Congregation amounts to 18 souls. Evangelization. After the building work was completed Mr. Warth visited regularly the different quarters and suburbs of the town to make the inhabitants acquainted with his errand. The rumour of a Missionary having settled here, in- duced many people from near and far to come and visit him for the purpose of enquiring and learning something about Christianity. Even a prisoner, somewhat acquainted with the Gospel, asked to see him in order to learn more of Christ. The man considers he deserved his punishment, and stated he had no other desire but that he might not die in his sins. B e e P S 9 o MAT NBAR Area 5765 Square Miles. Population 2,365,085 souls. CANNANORE. Out-Stations ¢ Chovva, Taliparambu, Chirackal. 8 | Clerical Part. Rev. J. Lauffer, in charge of the Parish; Secular Agent for the Malabar District. Rev. I. Weismann, in charge of the Cannanore Congregations and Schools. Bev. J. Ostermeyer, Itinerancy. Rev. J. Strobel, studying Malayalam. Native Pastor Fev. Cornelius Hutten, in charge of the Congregation at Chovva. Catechists Charles Stocking, T. K. Wengalan, Isaac Laban Unneri, Paul Sneham.-— Elias Nambi, Abraham Pare, Philip Mackadan. Colporteur, Obed Sneham. Christian School-masters Tobias Zacharias, F. 4., Benjamin Hermon, warr., T. K. Ninan, maer, Somuel Elias, David Gomer, Titus Padiath, Esra Padiath, Simson Kottays. Heathen School-masters Narayanan Pillay, r. 4., Rama Pattar, r. 4., K. Kunyambu, van., T. Raman, K. Kelappan, K. Achyutan, Muliyile Peitel, K. Kannan. 67 e Agency. Mr. and Mrs. Lauffer stayed on the Hills from February to September, for the restoration of their health, during which time Mr. Lauffer was engaged in rebuilding our Sanitarium at Coonoor. In the middle of October they were transferred from Chovva to Cannanore. My. Weismann was quite knocked up through over-work in December, and Mrs. Weismann’s health was also very indifferent. My. and Mrs Ostermeyer joined the Station about the middle of October 1886. We desire to express our warmest thanks to Dr. Sarkies for his unremitting care and kindness shown towards our Missionaries at this place. My. Charles Stocking, our old European helper, had the joy of accomplishing his 70th year, of which he has spent 48 We in India without going to Kurope or even to the Hills. rejoice and thank the Lord along with him for this grace. ~We were greatly distressed that we had to dismiss a young promising Catechist for serious misconduct. The Congregation at Cannanore and Chovve have 413 and 294 souls, and the whole Parish 753 against 711 in 1885. The increase is from the baptism of 1 Muhammedan and 10 The heathens at Cannanore, inner growth and immigration. Muhammedan in question came from Bangalore, where he read the New Testament, and when the conviction grew upon him that Jesus was not only the Prophet of Nazareth, but also the Son of God, he came to us saying: «Baptize me in the name of Jesus Christ the Son of God, in whom I believe since some time,” After due instruction he was baptized.— "The Malayalam and English Services on Sundays and during the week took place regularly. Although there are some who hear the Word of the Cross without repenting, there are others who love the Lord, delight in His Word, and are 9% 68 et anxious to do something for Him A number of DBritish soldiers, who used to frequent our place of worship, have experienced the quickening influences of His Spirit The old so-called ¢Hebich’s Chapel”, in which many a soul was *born again”, being too small and delapidated, and Mr. Hebich’ bangalow proving too unhealthy to dwell in, both were pulled down and instead of it a nice church was erected. to which not only the Officers of the garrison and the men of the Royal Fusiliers in the Station, but also dear and old friends from far and near, and especially the Cannanore and Chovva Native Congregations contributed very liberally We herewith tender our heartiest thanks to all of them The newly-built Mission Church was opened by General Carnegy, (who had received a spiritual blessing through the late Rev. Samuel Hebich), and was dedicated to the Lord’s ser- vice on-the 8th of April 1886 The Chovva Congregation, which is for the first time in charge of a Native Pastor is gradually improving in its moral standard, yet there have occurred cases, which show us that the old leaven has not yet been wholly removed The Parochial Schools at Cannanore and Chovva have each 4 Classes; the former is attended by 24 girls and 26 hoys, and the 1atter by 22 girls and 29 boys. Mrs. Laujffer and Mrs. Ostermeyer in Chovva, and Mprs. Weismann in Cannanore superintended the needle-work of the girls The Muliyil Vernacular School imparts instruction to 93 boys and 27 girls, 2 of each being Christians It has now 4 Classes and 120 pupils against 105 in 1885 Our Anglo-Vernacular School is attended by 202 boys, of whom 47 are Christians This school had many difficulties to encounter, which caused a slight falling off from 227 in 1885 The Lord has owned our work nevertheless 69 e We thankfully mention that Mrs. Schonthal was permitted to continue teaching Bible Stories and singing in the Hindu Girls’ School as hitherto. Evangelization. Building and School- and Congregation- work prevented the Missionaries from taking a larger share in the preaching to the heathen. Bazar preaching and house-to-house visits in Cannanore were regularly carried on by the Catechists. Mr. Strobel made a 15 days’ preaching tour with Mr. Jaus, and Mr. Ostermeyer has been itinerating in December for a few days in the Chirakal Taluq. The Catechists have spent 512 days itinerating in the N. N. E. part of the district. II. Industrial Part. Mr . W. P. Schonthal, in charge of the Weaving Establishment, and Superintendent of the Branch-Establishments at Tellicherry and Chombala. My . J. Rellstab, Assistant. Mr : Schb’ntﬁal’s health, since his sea-trip, has improved, but he 1s still delicate. Although the superintendence of the Weaving Establishment at Cannanore and the Branch-Esta- blishments at Tellicherry and Chombala employed him fully, he also helped in taking some secular and other work off our hands, assisted by Mr. Rellstab. i 70 TELLICHERRY. Out-Statz'ons: Dharmapatnam, Anjarakandy, Kuttuparambu, Chalil. Rev. S. Walter, in charge of the Parish and Itinerancy; Chairman of the Malabar District. Rev. J. Frohnmeyer, in charge of the Middle-, and Preparatory Schools, and Parochial School at Nettoor. Rev. Ch. Schaal, in charge of the Schools in Tellicherry town. Native Pastors FBev. Paul Chandran, sr., in charge of the Congregation at Nettoor. Rev. Stephan Chandran, ”» » ” at Tellicherry. Catechists Joh. Zacharias, Peter Arnon, Timothy Parakandy, | Ashamayan Tumaran, John Ruben.—Joseph Murkottan. Colporteur, Abiyjah Utshamvalls. Bible-Women Hanna Hassan, Rhoda Simon, Julia Mandody, Poulina Fernandez. Christian School-masters P. George, ». 4., Micha Makadan, r. a., G. Joshua, war., Simon Sandhi, Peter Hermon, John Satyarthi, mawr., Nathanael Simon, Abel Martin, Jacob Boaz, Jesuadian Vedamuttu, Const. Salem, Th. Mattu Beny. George, Nath. Hermon. Christian School-mistresses Phebe Jacobi, Emily Shila. 71 e Heathen School-masters J. Kanaran, 8. 4., K. Bappu, K. Ramotti, r. 4, Raman Nayar, M. Kanaran, var., Purushottama Ayyar, Kunyappan Nayar, P. Krishnan Nayar, E. Kanaran, Kelan, Peital, P. Kunyambu, Kunyambu. Agency. Mr. and Mrs. Dilger had a needful change to the Hills for the benefit of their health. They removed on the 9th November to Palghaut, Mr. Schaal taking up Mr. Dilger’s work in Tellicherry town; whereas we were most happy to welcome back Mr. and Mrs. Frohnmeyer on the 20th of December 1886 to their former sphere of labour in Nettoor. Mr. Chandran, sr., begins to feel old and infirm; Mr. Chandran, jr., was ordained in 1886 and put in charge of the Tellicherry Congregation. Congregation. ‘There are 259 souls in Neftoor, 113 in Tellicherry town (against 143 in 1885), and 29 in Anjarakandy. The whole parish amounted to 417 against 423 in 1885. Thus, notwithstanding 13 baptisms from the heathen, and a surplus of births over deaths, the congregation has slightly decreased owing to emigration in search of work. There is a good deal of reading the Word of God and prayer, but in few do we see a corresponding influence on their lives. Yet the desire of avoiding sin and living up to the Christian standard is no doubt getting stronger. It is sad to think that the Lord must lay His hand heavily on some before they give in. It was very touching, however, to see how a young man laid up with consumption desired to hear a short exposition of the 23rd Psalm, and felt comforted thereby. The following Schools are kept up in this Station: The Middle or Preparatory School. At the close of 1885 21 pupils were left in our care, four were sent to the Seminary in Mangalore in May 1886, and nine new pupils entered. We 72 e close the year with 26 pupils, in four Classes (¢.e. 4th Class 2, 3rd Class 7, 2nd Class 6, and 1st Class 11 pupils). The Training or Normal School. We began 1886 with 14 pupils, and admitted 3 during the year; 2 were sent out as Teachers, 2 had to be dismissed for misbehaviour, and 2 left ! through self-will, which is the ruin of so many a young man. We close the year with 11 pupils (i. e. 4th Class 6, 3rd Class 3; 2nd Class 2). The Parochial School in Nettoor has 4 Classes with 21 boys (1 heathen) and 21 girls, or 42 pupils in all. Mrs. Walter has superintended the girls’ needle-work. The Sunday-School at Neftoor is attended by 34 boys and 26 girls, or 60 in all. The Infants’ School numbers only 9 pupils at present, and is superintended by the wife of a Catechist. The number of pupils in the Anglo-Vernacular Parsee School in Tellicherry has decreased from 280 to 2388, of whom 23 are Christian boys. This is owing to rival Schools. The Hindu Girls’ School in ZTown. Although the locality is more central, its contiguity to the poor-house being objection- able to some, as also the absence and change of managers and a good deal of sickness, has been the cause of decrease from 40 to 28 pupils. A change of locality is meditated upon. Mr. Dilger has been teaching English and Mrs. Dilger needle- work.—There are besides: Four Mixed Schools, . e. at Chalil for the fishing popu- lation, at Anjarakandy, Kuttuparambu, and Dharmapatnam are attended by 77, 38, 41, and 54 pupils, or 210 pupils in all. Of these 19 are Christian boys, 10 Christian and 25 heathen girls. All the schools had a slight increase in pupils (37 in all), and, Chalil excepted, they had to bear a good deal from competition. In the School at Anjarakandy the wife of the Catechist superintended the needle-work of the girls. 73 St Evangelization. Mr. Dilger, when in Tellicherry, preached in the bazar. Mr. Walter and Catechists were preaching in the bazar, and visiting from house-to-house in and near Tellicherry. Owing to different duties Mr. Walter could, however, only spend 65 days in the district, where he visited also the heathen festi- vals at Kallurkotta, Katirur, Payavur, and Melur, whereas our native helpers devoted 721 days to systematic itinerancy in the district. Our reception in most cases was friendly and en- couraging. We see the fortress of heathenism crumbling down more and more every year, yet we do not entertain sanguine hopes in underrating the strength of the ramparts of innate and systematic heathendom, caste and social institu- tions. These will fall to a certainty when the Lord makes bare His arm: on our part faith and patience are needed. (See also page 21.) . The work of four Bible-women is superintended by Mrs. Walter. A Branch of the Cannanore Weaving Establishment here is a great help to the Congregation. SR CHOMBALA. (Addr. Mahé.) Out-Stations: Mahé, Kandappankundu, \Vaciagara, Mavaratu, (Payoli), Perampara. Rev. W. Schinolck, in charge of the Parish, Mahé and Kan- dappankundua; Superintendent of Mission Schools in Malabar. Rev. J. Jaus, in charge of Muvaratu, Wadagara, Perampara, and Itinerancy. 10 74 T Catechists Gabriel Pirachan, Tobias Chembankodan, Henry Menzel, Abijah Edappalan.— Abel Kattuparamban, Jacob Kumaran. iColporteur, Abel Mannan. Bible-Women Martha Tychicus, Rebecca Chettiyankandi, Rebecca Chembankodan, Maria Padiyattu. Christian School-masters Silas Hanoch, Willy Allan, C. Ambroise, Mose Ponnon, David Padiyattu, Johannan Paranjoti. Christian School-mistresses Buth Mavattil, Maria Matthew, Muliyile Lea, Betsi Menzel Heathen School-masters Chandw, Nayar, Shankaran, Kelan Veidyar, Kelan, Ukkoppan. Agency. Mr. Schmolck and his family suffered much from 1ll-health. The Congregations at Chombala and Kandappankundu numbered 267 souls, that of Mahé 54, Muvaratu 14, Wadagara There is an increase of 12, and the whole parish 349 souls. 26 against 1885; of these 21 are due to baptisms from the heathen. This year also we have had our share of encouraging as well as discouraging experiences. Among the former we may mention that we were enabled to build and consecrate in July 1886 a little chapel at Mahé, and that the Lord has brought back some into His fold (1885, p. 83). We have, however, reason to, grieve over spiritual apathy and false professions, especlally over cases of immorality, which cause outsiders to 75 revile the name of Christian. What power in our Lord’s own saying: “Woe unto the world, because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!” (Matth. 18,7.) May He keep us from this! The Orphan Girls’ School at Chombals has 74 boarders in 6 classes, and besides is attended by 37 day-scholars, 18 of whom are boys. We were most happy to welcome back the two girls we had been forced to give up last year (page 83) by a decree of Court to the Jesuits.—Our boarders are being practised in housekeeping, plaiting cocoa-palm-leaves or cad- jans, vegetable- and fruit-gardening, and doing needle-work. Mrs. Jaus assisted Mrs. Schmolck, especially in time of sick- ness. The Franco-Anglo-Vernacular School at Mahé has 7 classes in which French, English and Malayalam are being taught. It is attended by 86 boys and 3 girls, 15 of the former and 2 of the latter are Christians, making 89 pupils in all. They are now accommodated in a new appropriate building. The Muvaratu Vernacular School is attended by 69 boys and 6 girls, of whom 4 and 1 respectively are Christians. Wadagara, an Out-station in former years, but vacated, has been taken up again, and a Catechist has been located there. Besides, a Hindu Girls’ School has been begun, for which we still require a substantial building. At present 19 girls and 6 boys, of whom 4 and 2 respectively are Christians, attend the School. We should like very much to open more Vernacular Schools, and wait for orders from the Home Committee. Evangelization. Mr. Jaus itinerated 141, and his assistants 594, or 735 days in all. They visited systematically 43 Amshams and 81 Deshams, 3 heathen festivals and 5 markets. We have described some of their experiences on pages 22 and 25, 10 i L 6 - We ought, however, to mention that the elders of the Tiya caste, no doubt owing to many conversions of late, have de- creed that «(women who have given birth to children after their joining the Christians excepted), all those who had embraced Christianity within the last fen years are welcome to be re-admitted into their former caste !77 CALICUT. Out-Stations: Putiyangadi, Coilandy (Quilandy), Beypore. I Clerical Part. Rev. F. Matthissen, in charge of the Parish and School. Rev. K. Liebendirfer, n. ., Medical Mission. Rev. G. Peter, studying Malayalam. Miss M. Wolff, studying Malayalam; Female Normal School. Native Pastors Rev. Joseph Jacobi, in charge of the Out-station Coilandy. Rev. Jonas Padiath, in charge of the Congregation at Ca]iput. : Catechists Nath. Arukandan, Paul Chittayagam, Jacob Heber, Charles Hermon, Solomon Makkadan.— Fsar David. Colporteur, Immanuel Boaz. Bible-Women Martha Vatsalan, Orpa Deborah Schabers. Christian School-masters G. Zacharias, 5. 4., Muliyile Jacob, r.a, Isaac Makkadan, man., 0. Verks, vaw, Abraham Jadayappan, Thomas Puttanvittil, Moses Achat, Solomon Joseph, Joseph Nanw, Tobias Hoar, Theoph. Puttanpurayil, Domingo Cabral, Joshua Valiavalappan P e R (i Christian School-mistresses Bathsheba Kuttackal, Eliza Sneham Ewmily Laban Hannah Hoar, Azuba Vittu, Angelica Parakandy Heathen School-masters J. Ananda Ayyar, B. 4 Keshava Menon, F. 4 Govindan Menon, Man Krishna J. Kandan Nayar, F. 4 Kuruppu Venkatachalam Shastri Abdul Gafer P. Kannan K. Shankaran Agency. Several of our number were more or less indis- posed. Mrs. Knobloch, however, was even nigh unto death, and To aid has been spared by God’s mercy in answer to prayer. her recovery Mr. Knobloch and family were transferred to Coonoor Dr. Liebendorfer and family joined our Station in December 1886. to hegin the long looked for Medical Mission Miss Wolff arrived in February 1887 to take charge of female education Mr. J. Jacobi has partly recovered from the effects of a stroke of apoplexy, but is in a very weak state of health The Congrexation in Calicut numbers 908, that of Coilandy 54, and the whole parish 968 against 908 souls in 1885 making an increase of 60 persons. Thirty-three heathens were baptized One heathen woman had received 2 of them being lepers instruction for four years without understanding much, at last She was she fell sick, when faith began to dawn in her heart. baptized on her death-bed surrounded by her relations. =-We are sorry that now and then, when persons fall into sin and are placed under discipline, they harden their hearts and separate from us Some, however, return again.—We also miss a hearty longing for a living fellowship with the Lord Nevertheless when we are per- and fervent brotherly love mitted to see, how weak believers become triumphant in death our faith is strengthened A poor woman laid up with a 78 e prolonged sickness after having unburdened her heart and found peace in Christ became full of joy, so that all felt edi- fied, and her husband was constrained to say after her death that he had not only lost a wife, but also a spiritual mother,— A boy 12 years old was sick for 6 months. At first it was difficult to make out his sentiments, the nearer, however, his end drew, the more happy he became, when at last he ex- claimed; «How I long to be with the Lord!” Also a girl who was bedridden for 2 years from painful sores, when death drew nigh, brightened up and expressed her hope in such strong terms as to convince all, that Christ has overcome death indeed, The following Schools are in connection with this Station : The Parochial Girls’ School at Calicut has in the past year been supervised by Mr. and Mrs. Knobloch; Mrs. Fieg, Mrs. Eckelmann and Mrs. Halbrock occasionally assisting in the superintendence of needle-work. There are five classes with 86 girls, some of whom study in order to become school-mis- tresses. The girls in the higher classes make it a point to be more regular than those in the lower ones, some of whom are kept back through the indulgence and weakness of their parents. The school-fees for boys being so expensive, it is hard for some parents who have to educate several boys to scrape together even the low school-fees which we charge for their daughters, so that one cannot always say: «Where there is a will, there is a way.” The Mixed Vernacular School at Coilandy has fallen off from 63 in 1885 to 51 pupils. There are 4 classes attended by 44 boys, of whom 9 are Christian boys and 7 Christian girls. The Infants’ School in Calicut is attended by 32 children, 14 of whom are boys, and superintended by Mr. and Mys. Fieg. 79 e There are two Sunday-Schools, one in Calicut with 115, and one in Coilandy with 21 pupils; of these 61 are girls. The High School at Calicut has 14 Classes. It has experi- enced another decrease in numbers from 859 to 286, of whom 92 are Christians. Many boys have left us owing to higher school-fees, and some, in the hope of obtaining a higher class for which they were not fit, joined other schools. The Hindu Girls’ School in Chalapuram, with 4 classes, has been attended by 34 pupils, 2 of whom are Christians. Mrs. Matthissen, the Superintendent, has given lessons in sewing, English and Bible history, and visits the girls now and then in their houses. The Vernacular School in Putiyangadi is a.ttehded by 36 heathen boys. Evangelization. The Missionaries were too much occupied by School-work and other engagements to do much in the way of itinerancy, yet the work was carried on by the Catechists, especially by our itinerating preacher Cut. Arukandan. The latter visited 23 Amshams and 50 Deshams, 7 heathen festivals and several markets. He spent 191 days in all. (See also page »23.) II. Industrial and Mercantile Part. Mr. C. Feuchter, Tile-Works, Arackal. Mr. E. G. Halbrock, in charge of the M. Mission-Branch. Mr. . Benner, Carpenters’ Establishment. Mr.J. Fieg, M. M. Branch, in charge of the Weaving Establish- ment, and the Branch Establishment in Codacal. Mr. J. Sieber, assisting M. M. Branch. Agency, M. Sieber joined the Mercantile Mission-Branch in Calicut on the 15th of February to relieve temporarily : 80 e He and Mvrs. Halbrock Mr. Halbrock, who needed a change. left for the Nilagiris in February 1887. All the four Establishments are carried on in a Christian spirit, teaching their employés first to seek the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and that whosoever does not work shall also not eat. The Tilery especially is a fit place to try the intentions of such, who express a desire of becoming Chris- tians. Our Brethren carry on one Sunday-School and an Infants’ School, as already mentioned, assist us in direct Mission work, and are a great help by taking other work off our hands. CODACAL. (Addr. Tirur.) Out-Stations: Parappery, Malapuram, Manchery, Nilambur, Ponnani. Rev. J. @. Kiihnle, in charge of the Parish, and Itinerancy. Rev. Ch. Hole, Schools, Out-stations, Itinerancy, and studying Malayalam. Native Pastor Rev. David Teikandy, in charge of the Congregation at Codacal. Catechists Esra Arunajalam, Joseph Taddai, Semuel Ambattu. Colporteur, Tumothy Spadikam. Christian School-masters Theophil Shankaran, Caleb Appayan, Methusalah Peter, Mark Kuttikan, Samuel Cabral. Agency. Mrs. Kiihnle has been suffering for some time, and a change became absolutely necessary. 81 —_— The Congregation in Codacal amounted to 228, the one in Parappery to 140, and the whole Parish to 405 against 395 souls in 1885. There were 13 baptisms from the Heathen. We are watering and sowing in hope. It is a great comfort to us when we see how some Christians walk worthy of their high calling so as to command even the respect of non- Christians. But at the same time we are not blind to the imperfections clinging to many, which are more or less the result and painful consequences of former associations, as for instance, want of thriftiness, laxity in educating their children, etc. Some of these have no correct idea that a Christian ought to be always ready to partake of the Holy Supper, and they keep aloof from it, saying they do not feel sufficiently at ease on account of some sickness, or some death which has lately oc- curred in their family, or some humiliation they had to suffer, or debts which they think to be a patent cause for prevent- ing them, thereby forgetting that they are throwing blame 11 upon God, whereas they are to blame, and should ask grace to obtain a proper frame of mind. 1y The two Schools at this Station, 7. e. the Parochial School . and the Boys’ Orphanage suffered a good deal from measles ? the former had to be closed for some weeks. Both have four Classes. In the Parochial School at Codacal instruction is imparted to 35 Christian children, of whom 22 are boys.— The Boys’ Orphanage at Parappery bhoards 46 boys, and is attended by 11 day-scholars, 8 of whom are Christians. The Sunday-School at Codacal is attended by 19 Christian boys and 35 Christian girls, making 54 in all. The Missionaries are anxious to open some Vernacular Schools 1n the district. My, Kiihnle and Catechists itinerated Evangelization. whenever possible. Also Mr. Hole made some excursions. It 11 e 82 is our conviction that the people are well disposed to hear the Word, but that repeated visits on our part are urgently required to deepen the impressions already made by the Word preached. VANIYANKULAM. (Addr. Ottapalam.) Rev. A. Ruhland, in charge of the Station, and Itinerancy. Catechists Isaac Ammattil, Abraham Arangadan. Christian School-master, K. Satyadasan. Heathen School-master, Ltavunnit Nayar. For a number of years we longed for a new Missionary centre between Palghaut and Codacal to bring the Gospel more regularly to the inhabitants of the Nedunganadw and the Valluvanadu. Vaniyankulam, a village famous on account of its weekly market which is attended by large crowds from far and near, was considered afavourable place. Mr. Ruhland, late of Palghaut, has been appointed to take the necessary steps towards the acquisition of a suitable site, and the erec- tion of the needful building. He has been successful in open- ing a School on the 1st of May, which at the close of the year was attended by 71 pupils, 3 of whom are girls. Also two Catechists have been stationed to carry on itinerancy with Mr. Ruhland, who for the present occupies temporary quarters. 83 PALGHAUT. Out-Stations: Wadackencherry, Panayur, Kannani, Kinannur. Rev. C. W. Dilger, in charge of the Parish, and Itinerancy. Rev. H. Bachmann, 2 29 Congregation and Schools at Palghaut. Catechists Antony Paul Valiatinkara, Joseph Mandodi, Cyprian Arunajalam, Stephan Kallat, Solomon Makkadan. Colporteur, Vedanayakan. Christian School-masters John Kurian, Christian Paranjoti, Immanuel Ittirarichan, Abraham Vasishthan, Paul Kallarickal, Hiskiah Asharivalappil, Benjamin Kirakinittam. Christian School-mistress, Muliyile Ruth. Heathen School-masters N. P. Krishnan Ayyar, N. R. Krishnan Ayyar, Govindan Menon, Karuppan Panickar. Agency. Mr. and Mrs. Ruhland and Mrs. Bachmann were obliged to go to the Hills for the benefit of their health. Mr. Ruhlond devoted part of the year to the Palghaut district and part to the new Station Vamiankulam, to which he was appointed towards the end of 1886. Owing to this, Mr. Dilger and family were transferred from Tellicherry. They arrived on the 11th of November 1886. Congregation. There were two hopeful cases of baptism from among the Heathen. As the means of earning a liveli- hood are scarce for our Christians, some left in search of work, owing to which circumstance their number has decreased 16 84 e from 161 in 1885 to 154 The Lord, who has manifold ways of drawing the souls of men to Himself, has also in the past year been gracious to us, and not left us to ourselves The four Schools kept up are as follows: The Anglo-Vernacular School at Palghaut which has also this year suffered from high school-fees and rival schools It is attended by 54 boys and 8 girls, of whom 5 and 6 respectively are Christians The Vernacular School at Kannani which was for a long time greatly reduced in pupils through a rival school, and after its close musters again 44 children, of whom 7 are girls The Vernacular School at Panayur which had a quiet year and is attended by 22 boys and 3 girls, or 25 in all The Vernacular School at Wadackencherry, however, could scarcely make way against fever poverty, and indifference of parents We close the year with 4 Christian and 29 heathen boys, making 33 in all Evangelization In the beginning of 1886 two preaching tours were made, and different markets and heathen festivals were visited In and around Palghaut, the different Out- stations and Vaniyankulom many house-to-house visits were made Although we are every where well received, we come across so little earnest and spiritual desire in those who hear that we must exclaim: «Watchman, what of the night ?” P N TN AN AN N VONFEAGIR T > Area 957 Square Miles. Population 91,034 souls COONOOR. Out-Stations : Hulikallu, Avoca. Rev. J. Knobloch, in charge of the Station, Chairman of the B. G. E. Mission in India, and Inspector of all the Schools in connexion with the B. E. M. in India. Catechist, Karl Satyanatha. Several circumstances have induced our Committee to station Mr. Knobloch and family temporarily to this place, which for a number of years has been the Sanitarium of our Mission. One of these inducements in connection with the Nilagiri Mission is the circumstance that the Trustees of the Cooly-Mission of the Union Church requested our Committee to take charge of that work. The following paper was drawn up on the occasion: «The Nilagiri Cooly-Mission, commenced in June 1879 by the late Mr. Chr. Wait and carried on by the ‘Coonoor Union Church’ through Cat. Karl Sathyanathan, has now been made over to the Basel German Evangelical Mission. Consequently Cat. Karl is now employed by that Society and placed under the special guidance of the Rev. J. Knobloch, who is for the present stationed at Coonoor. The present arrangement is, that the Catechist has to visit the estates within easy reach of Coonoor, whereas the outlying stations will be visited by the Missionary Agents at Kaity and Kotagiri, the Rev. W. Liitze and the Rev. W. Sikemeier respectively. The under- LR 86 signed hope, that the fact of a larger staff being engaged in the work and realizing the need of the Gospel being preached among our coolies, will encourage the friends of the Mission to continue their liberal support.” (Signed) Th. Stanes. (Signed) Z. G. Clarkson. (Sd.) F. Knobloch, Ch, Bi G- E. I Countersigned. KAITY. (Addr. Ootacamund.) Owut-Stutions: Nerikambe, Voderu, Tuneri, Manjurn, Kateri, Adhikar- hatti, Hanikore, Sholur, Kollimalli, Tarnad, Tummanhatti, Kilur. Fev. W. Liitze, in charge of the Mekanadu, Todanadu and Kunda Distriets. Catechists John Philip.—Silas Shanta, Isaac Nerikambe. Christian School-masters John Nerkambe, Salathiel Sowens, Solomon Beera, Fob. Peter Barnabas, Arulanande, Anandappan, Jacob Joseph 9 Joshua Abraham, David Daniel. Christian School-mistress, Ruth Nerkambe. Heathen School-masters Kakkamala, Nandi, Konga. Agency. Mr. Miiller and family left for Europe on the 11th October 1886 on account of failing health. 87 A - Congregation. 11[7.‘ Liitze was assisted by Catechist Philip in the care of the two Congregations in Kaity and Nerikambe, which increased slightly through baptisms, and now numbers 85 against 73 souls in 1885. Five of the neophytes are Badagas and seven Tamulians. We had the grief of ex- cluding a member for misconduct. The Orphanage for Boys. Eight boys were admitted during the year, but four ran away, and four had to be given back to their guardians, making eight in all, so that we close the year again with 15 boys as in 1885. Last year a Normal Class, which is attended by 5 boys, has been opened. Two Christian children and 26 Badaga boys from Kaify attend the School as day-scholars. The health of the boys (fever and skin-disease excepted) was on the whole good. The orphan boys do vegetable gardening, collect firewood, wash their clothes, and cook their food under the superintendence of a matron. We sincerely trust that they all will become living members in the body of Christ. Vernacular Schools. We have now 5 Schools in Mekanadu, and 5 in Todanadu, and desire still to advance into the Kundas. Of these 10 Schools seven are for Badagas, viz. in Kanty with 26, Kateri 25, Adhikarhatti 17, Tuners 22, Hanikore 13, Twmmanhatts 24, and in Kilur 6 pupils; one with 15 pupils in Sholur is for Badagas and Todas, and two are for Todas in Kollimalli with 14, and in Tarnad near Paikara with 18 pupils (and of these 3 Toda girls), making 180 pupils in all. The Badaga boys in Kaity are the day-scholars of our Kaity Orphanage for boys. The School in Hanikore, not a very clean village, had suffered from small-pox twice appearing, in conse- quence of which people fled to other villages for a time. The Tummanhatti School has been opened instead of the one in Tavani, which failed. The villagers there have built a school- house and a house for the teacher. Also the Kilur School is 88 a new one; it has been opened instead of the former one in Manihatti. Unfortunately a village feud, in which some villages are involved, was the cause of a number of boys being with- drawn. In Kollimalli also singing is taught. This attracts Kota women and girls who listen outside the school and have managed to pick up a hymn about the Good Shepherd, which they like exceedingly. The above Schools were regularly visited, and the teachers received their monthly course of instruction to fit them better for their work. There was also a Christmas-tree for those pupils who could come to Kaity. Evangelization. My, Miiller spent 23 days and Mr. Liitze 63 days on itinerancy, whereas our native helpers J. Philip devoted 119 days, OSilas 114, and Isaac 114 days. In our work we are greatly supported by our Schools, as they help to convince the people of our good intentions towards them. Also times of sickness afford our Christians opportunity to show to the heathen that reconciliation with God through Jesus Christ alone nerves a man to face death without being overcome by the fear of it. There are some who are convinc- ed of the truth of the Gospel, but they allow so many con- siderations to outweigh their resolution to embrace Christian- ity. Portions of the New Testament and Lyrics of a historical character in the Badaga dialect are a great desideratum, especially also to convey correct ideas to the Badaga women who grow up in utter ignorance. 89 KOTAGIRL Out-Stations: Kodanad, Kukalthora, Dimhatti, Horasole, Konakore, Chakkatra, Milidenu. Rev. W. Sikemeter, in charge of the Kotagiri and Paranganad Distriets. f Catechist Jacob Kanako.—Christion Ajja. Christian School-masters Gnanapragasam, Joseph Hiria, Simon Bala, Solomon, Benjamin, Joseph Malls. Christian School—mistress, Catharina John. Heathen School-master, Che@:a‘nha;, The Gongrég‘ation had an increase of 2 souls, and numbers now 152 souls. The station has ten* candidates for baptism; six of these are Badagas and four Tamulians, the latter a fruit of the late Mr. and Mrs. Cockburn. Four young Badaga men had to leave behind their wives. When they joined us their relations and caste-mates offered great opposition, one of them was even carried away by main force; consequently there was a good deal of excitement. The Orphanage for Girls. We closed the year 1885 with 18 girls. Seven were recently admitted. One left of her own accord, one was taken away by her father, and two others left for home, and one, we regret to say, died. There are now On * The above 10 persons were baptized on the 23rd of January 1887, that occasion a Mission festival (the first on the Hills) was celebrated, when about 200 Native Christians from Kaity and Kotagiri were present. 12 90 L 20 boarders, who besides schooling learn cooking and house- keeping. Sixteen pupils attend as day-scholars. There exist five Vernacular Day-Schools for Badagas, t.e. at Dimhatti with 18 boys, Horasole (formerly Kalhatts) 16, Milidenu (formerly Naduhatti) 18, Konakore 18, and Chackatra with 18 boys, or 88 in all. There is besides a Night-School for Kotas with 16 pupils. Evangelization. The Gospel has been preached as regular The late conversions roused the as possible in this district. ire and bitterness in some. In a meeting of the elders of the Paranganadu, f.1i., it was given out that the goddess Hette had forbidden the people of Milidenu from attending her feast, as they had become polluted (as it was falsely said) by eating with Christians, the head of the family concerned was to be fined, intercourse with Christians, (especially with those re- cently joined) was to be interdicted, and for the neophytes a funeral ceremony was to be performed. Yet all are not so bitter, the majority, on the whole, are friendly. SN CENC NSV NN e P i 9L O bitarar v Adam Biihrer was born in Lokin, Canton Schafhausen, in Switzerland on the 29th January 1815. ‘When about 19 he was He then felt so converted through the instrumentality of a friend. exceedingly happy that his parents thought he had gone off his head, yet in the course of time the Lord used him in the conversion of his mother and some of his brothers and sisters. In Schaffhausen he made great spiritual progress under the well known man of God, the Antistes Spleiss, for whom he reserved a thoughtful memory to the end. Under his influence he felt strongly drawn to the Mission. In 1836 he testified his desire to enter the Mission. After a searching trial in Schafhausen and Basel he was received in 1838 into the Missionhouse, where the late Superintendent Hoffmann was then Principal. ‘When he had completed his studies he was sent to India at the end of 1842 with Rev. Messrs. Chr. Miiller and F, Miiller, Huber and Albrecht; of these the two latter preceded him into eternity. He was appointed to Mangalore where he took to the Tulu language. In 1846 he was nigh unto death through dysentery, but the Lord mercifully raised him up again. After his recovery he said: “This sickness was my installation to the Mission service.” In 1847 he married. His wife was in every respect a helpmate to him, especially in the congregation and the Orphanage for girls (since 1849). Besides his regular duties he did a good deal of work among high and low castes; dysentery, however, forced him in 1850 to seek relief on the Nilagiris. During the end of his stay he took in hand the revision of the Tulu New Testament, translated by his friend the late Mr. Ammann. He returned with his family in 1851 to Mangalore at the time of the inspeetion of our late Principal, the Rev. J. Josenhans, who transfer- red him to Mulky, where he was permitted in 4 years to receive 130 heathen through baptism into the Church of Christ. He also translated a Bible Story and Kurtz’s Handbook to the Catechism into Canarese. In 1855 he was re-transferred to Mangalore, where he lost a promising boy. His health and that of his wife having 12 92 o T given way, both went home in January 1857, and returned in November 1858 to Mangalore, where he devoted much time to itinerancy. On the 17th of March 1862 his wife was taken from him, as it were, by storm. (See Engl. Report 1862,p. 61.) He mar- About that time ried again in September 1863 Miss J. Schalch. he was appointed itinerating preacher for Canara, but to his great grief could only continue for a short time, as he got a sunstroke in December 1865, which brought him nigh unto death. By God’s mercy he recovered this time also, but very slowly, and had to get leave to Coonoor on the Nilagir:s. As his state of health precluded his return to the Coast, he was first stationed at Kaity near Ootacamund in October 1866, and then was deputed in February 1867 to found a Mission Station in Kotagir:. There he had to learn Badaga, a dialect of Canarese, his third Indian language. When the movement among the Tulus began in 1869 he was sent for a time to his former station Mulky, to assist the Brethren in pulling the mnet full with fishes. He baptized 67 heathens in Gudde and in Santur, and on his return to Kotagir: had the pleasure of baptizing 11 Badagas and Tamulians, as also of seeing two of his daughters married in India, one of them to a Missionary. In 1880 his health gave way and forced him to return home in February 1881. He put up in Basel in the circle of his family. 'When he felt a little braced up and looked around him, he could not bear to stay any longer at home without work. He either made small trips to nourish Missionary interest here and there, or he visited the sick and the aged, and was welcome in many a house. Until the fall of 1885 he preached mnearly every Lord’s Day. From that time his strength gradually declined. He did not call for a medical man till a few days before death. He looked calmly forward to the hour of deliverance. After a somewhat hard struggle he was permitted to breathe his last in full peace in Jesus, surrounded by his children on the 29th of April 1886. So ended the life of another pioneer of our Indian Mission. His humility, unpretentiousness and child- like and happy frame of mind endeared him to all. In taking farewell of him we exclaim: “Behold an Israelite indeed in whom is no guile!”’ e 93 John Leonberger was born in Aldingen near Ludwigsburg in After he had Wiirttemberg (Germany) on the 6th of January 1822. found the Lord he went on Sundays to hear the preaching of re- nowned clergymen in the neighbourhood. Endued with a splendid memory, as he was, he could mnearly reproduce the sermons he had heard. He entered the Missionhouse in Basel in 1846, and was sent to South-Mahratta in 1849 to take charge of an agri- cultural Christian colony in Malasamudra. He married in 1855. The reports up to the year 1861 show most of the difficulties Mr. Leonberger had to encounter in managing a large farm and sugar- works with Christian and non-Christian workmen. He was to be the Both duties [ spiritual guide, as well as the manager of the colony. seemed at times to clash. As he had not sufficient reliable over- seers and assistants, he had the grief to see how pilfering and rob- bing was carried on systematically without his being able to check it effectually, how discontented Christians set up enquirers against him, and how a medley of low-minded men, who had to be engaged to do the work thoroughly, brought a spirit of insubordination and all After 13 kinds of vice tempting them who had begun to reform. years of hard work, worry, disappointments and the hopelessness of making the colony a real Oasis in the surrounding heathen desert, his health failed, and he was forced to proceed to Europe in March 1862. The state of the colony being at that time greately discourag- ing, the Station Malasamudra was given up. Mr. Leonberger left in 1864 for America, and after ordination had pastoral charge of dif- ferent congregations among the immigrated Germans. His last After pro- congregation was the one at Roseville, near Baltimore. longed and painful sufferings he died in Baltimore on the 7th of September 1886 in the Lor\d. In concluding our Obituary we ask the Lord to comfort all who grieve and to heal the wounds He has inflicted. Sy s e S W e S S Conclusion. In concluding we desire first of all to thank our God heartily for His daily faithfulness and loving kindness to- wards us, and secondly to thank all our dear friends for their prayers, gifts and help they have accorded us. At the same time we may be permitted to ask our friends not to become weary in supporting our hands. We have tried to sketch a picture of the forlorn state of heathenism, its hold on the inhabitants of this country, and some hopeful signs of the dawn of a day of revival. There is, however, still much untold misery. Let us beware that the compara- tive familiarity with the degradation of our fellow-subjects does not blunt the keenness of our compassion, nor damp the earnest zeal to help in their rescue, but rather make it sub- servient to intensify our exertions in their behalf. Further, as we have tried to show you, we have extended our opera- tions and wish to extend them still further, and to do this successfully we ask you to stand by us, as the work we do is the Lord’s and as, what you do in His name, He will consider as done to Him personally. May His Kingdom soon come with power. Amen. NS N N L Expenditure of the Mission during the year 1886. d — e AD— I Personal Expenditure of Missionaries (exclusive Rs As of the Industrial and Mercantile Brethren) 78,714 = Journeys and Home-Passages 31,340 = Munshis 2,154 10 Native Pastors, Cateeﬁists and. Evangelists 25.673 : Postage 1,302 10 118 I Libraries Special Relief 931 Medical Expenses 1,064 21,438 13 =t Schools, English and Vernacular Orphanages, Boys’ and Girls’ 13,134 p— Catechists, and Preparandi-Schools 11,624 Buildings and Repairs 19,742 Purchases of Compounds 2,549 1,682 Taxes and Agricultural Outlays Publishing and Colportage Department 2,000 Furniture 1,034 Administration 2,834 Tc‘)tal. Ru‘peeg 217,339 (Y 1SS0 R PG 159 it 0o (S0 ot lemr || lemi (Jblvilamt S o ir G g [ N0y | Ko 0L} e ililan]s vlanile 2 |- dlepiii | NSl o) E, & 0. E, Mangalore, 31st December 1886. gﬁ/. %B@d@@eb. SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS TOWARDS SRR s L et e R e LA THE MISSION-FUND OR FOR ANY SPECIAL OBJECT Received during the year 1886. 9= All sums received on or after the 1st of January 1887 will be acknow- ledged in the Report for 1887. Rs. As Re. As. P MANGALORE. E. Miiller Esq. The Hon. H. S. Thomas, H. W. Graham Esq. Madras 00 W. G. W, Brig. General P. A. Carnegy, G. Reifferschied Esq. The Honorable S. C. Sassoon g thro’ the Rev. E. Diez 50 0 Through the Rev. A. Minner. Lieut. Col. G. Merewether, r.E. D. Macropolo Esq. J. Sturrock Esq. 240 0 N. 8. J. W. Best Esq. 210 G. E. Pilcher Esq. % Colonel K. F. Stevenson 50 15 (o) o) S ) SO O James Kingsmill Esq. J. Boyd Esq. Brig. Surg. E. H. R. Langley z Coldlected by the Rev. §. G. Deimlder, A. Bapty Esq. A LBombay. His Excellency Lord Reay, G. A. Kithedge Esq. Governor 10 5 Rowland Esq. 10 5 The Hon. F. L. Latham 10 George Cotton Esq. Th. Knaust Esq. 5 R C Brigade Surgeon H. W. G . R. Barfield Esq. Carton, M.D. 5 . Yngoli Esq. H. Conder Esq. 20 . Spinner Esq. 10 C. Honegger Esq. . Jesse Esq. Messrs. Leubrand Co § <oV B LD, G. Messrs. C. Marcks & Co T Gt ot ot A. Tiemann Esq. I. N. Crockett Esq. G Ic:- HE E. B. S. Mac’Donald Esq. — Baiths Esq. W. Richardson Esq. ot Ov Ot CHOHNG © © 0 © O @ S oI ©Ve e D DD W ot Ww N ©S @R IOLD 0O S OIS RIS Ol OO D Snel el e rte e e kS GRS © OO le OIOI e O CLeh OlCLIOISYOIS eSS e 'l oncne I. N. Greaves Esq. 97 - : Rs. As. E. H. Elsworthy Esq. A. D. Campbell Esq. 10 00 Nawab Mooneen Al Mulk E. A. Fennell Esq. il s R. G. Hutson Esq. Doctor A. N. Hojel ANANDAPUR. W. Grey Esq. Fred. Ahrle Esq. J. Steiner Esq A. Brown Esq. J. Brooks Esq A Friend James Chisholm Esq. 10 E. Clarke Esq. G. Miiller Esq o Bt G. H. Craig Esq. 12 Pickering Clarke Esq. Ch. Mac’Donald Esq. 5 % Oé.) G. R. Evans Esq., for AsB. Rev. J. G. Deimler Gt pO. O o 0> DY O D9 BD U O on SO @ OIS oIS O Ol G S @ DO O O OO NG OO O GRE (Clebre] Messrs. Binny & Co. 50 H. Hume Esq. 12 UDAPY. F. Jaques Esq. 12 Mr, T. Shaw 10 (=) (==} John Logan Esq. 10 HONAWAR O O o O F. Macray Esq. i(;) W. Mann Esq., C. Blathwayth Esq., Karwar 25 P. Wiltshire Esq. n 10 in timber Rs. 8, in cash R. Wingate Esq. 10 R. O. Miiller Esq. 10 G. R. Moore Esq. 10 W. R. Woodrow Esq. % F. R. Bell Esq. 10 (il slem ) S o) i ey ) @ O OO D) J. Scott Esq. MERCARA. J. Swasbrook Esq. 10 B. Riddock Esq. 10 For the General Fund, H. Robinson Esq. 10 Col. T. G&. Clarke 33 W. Simpson Esq. 12 Rev. G. Richter 11 J. Woodward Esq. 12 SISO O QO e OO, @il O © O O Rev. F. Crowther 10 W. Wright Esq. DHARWAR 150 J. D. Vas Esq. Mrs. Middleton Mrs. Johnston 45 W. Green Esq. E. Morton Esq. R. A. Gamble Esq. 12 10 Mr. T. W. Paczensky H. Ommany Esq. .:é SO oL O SN 0N & OO © © © © O © © © © G. M. Steward Esq. A Lady J. Craik Esq. For the Cooly-Mission. 30 W. 8. Price Esq. T. Mangles Esq. IOQ S. Dawson Esq. Col. T. G. Clarke 50 H. M. Beale Esq. J. Macpherson Esq. 20 S S ISHIC O © OO S D IO 0 00 O O 0 O O 12 W. Inkes Esq. W. Wright Esq. W. H. Sprott Esq. 12 HUBLY. T. B. Dickinson Esq. 10 —Mackenzie Esq., Executive 10 len) v em) il eny e ol il e i e D OO O H. N. Tod Esq. Engineer 10 13 98 l Rs = p-d Rs As. P. CANNANORE G. Whitwell Esq. 5 80 Surg. Major F. Pout 24 T. Wilkinson Esq. H. M. Winterbotham Esq. 90 General P. A. Carnegy 20 Major C. A. Walker 16 A Friend Mr. S. Mirandez ZS) (g(o; Col. John W. Orr 12 Rev. Ch. Gib. Chaplain 12 CODACAL. 12 Major A. M'Cally 10 Manackjee Dossabhoy Esq 12 Mr. Headfield, in Nilambur Col. C. Chambers 10 10 PALGHAUT. E. Gadsden Esq. Col. C. F. Keyser Mrs. J. Tomlinson 10 12 (=} (=] Col. BE. Austin Mrs. J. Dupen T. C. Elsworthy Esq. 18 C. Foster Esq. F. H. Wilkinson Esq. KAITY. A Friend H. Webb Esq. His Excellency the Governor C. Shipley Esq. of Madras 15 J. Hesterlow Esq. His Lordship the Bishop of Madras 50 H. Hollingsworth Esq. Major Harris A. N. Groves Esq., Coonoor 40 W. Brown Esq. D. Hooper Esq. 30 — Mrs. E. 8. Onslow 60 Mr. W. Verghese Mrs. J. Isaak DO DD O 0O O OO ) W W -1 © Mrs. L. W. Grey 25 ©c © © © © Sl ChOn ©L Major B. Meares [\ Collection at the Ooty Union 41 H. Franklin Esq. Evangelical Hall Major Winter A Planter 25 = (=) A Friend W. Darling Esq. 10 (=) [ Mr. W. Thomas Prosp. (Contribution to the Mrs. Haller = o= N N N S Y OIS TOM@M IO Ol OO O MO NINIO T Ol e e Sfe e Olicchie of & & S OO OMOIICQIIOMOOL O OWONONONOROL ONCGL ONcCHeROcR e & & [ © Catechists’ Salary) 25 Lieut. General W. B. Salmon 10 TELLICHERRY. Mrs. Addis 2 — Austin Esq. 12 J. GG 5 Mrs. Hayne 25 CALICUT. 2 OO QLo NS & E. M., Ooty Ol 0 OO -0 Dr. A, H. Cook Van Dyke, Lieutenant a la Mr. B. M. D’Cruz suite to the Prussian Royal 100 0. Eckelmann Esq 2d. Garde Dragoner L. Garthwaite Esq 50 Regiment 10 C. A. Huffton Esq. Dr. Francis Du Bois 10 W. Jones Esq. Mr. Rocholl of Westphalia 13 W. Logan Esq. 7 E S O O IIONS OO SO OIS IO Some Soldiers in Wellington 4 § CEe OO g9 S RS, As P KOTAGIRI. Rs. As. P 90 02 0 Miss M. B. L. Cockburn 50 Mrs. Breeks, England Frank Groves Esq. 30 Collection in the Union Hall, Coonoor 86 10 0 Mrs. D. Cockburn 30 The Honorable C. G. Master 100 0 O 5 (()(: (02 F. H. Grifith Esq. Sl e B e Donations from Members of the Congregations and other Native Friends. Mangalore: Hubli & Mr. Clark ) Mr. Lucas Joshua ”» Thomas Pearl ” Ratnaswami ” H. S. Aiman Bettigerry & » Th A Seminarists and Schoolboys 1 15 A. W. Guledgud : Mr. Rama Rao O O D (=0 oy sy =2l (=) (ol e (el (el Heal () Mr Immanuel Sowenna Mulky : ” Immanuel Nirmanika Amin Christian » Rajappayan J. 8. R. Ananda » Udapy : Salome Belagallu From Shirva Martha Sakkare Orphan School Pie Col- Mr Nagappa lection ” Obed Bernur Middle School Pie Col- N Paul Belagallu lection 25 Abel Nandikeshwara ”» Honawar : ” Mudin Sab Bele Rev. Titus Costa, Karwar 12 Amruta Shilabhadra Mrs. V. Costa, “Thank- Silas Boragai offering” Daniel Patti Mr. D. C. Costa n ” Solomon Badigi O O O O M O H O N O DD = DN @07 QDF SO ED IO Gy D (O © R IO E O B Oy O O @ el OO0 0 ©9I0l OO & OFONO D Anandapur Native Friends Bijapur : From our few Christians Dharwar.: - o o e o Cannanore. Mr David Punita Tim. Malhar Workmen and Women of Gnanappa the Weaving Establish- ment 78 ”» Benjaminappa ”» Shantappa Tellicherry: Simeon Isaac Thank-offering of N. N. 3 N. N. From Weavers and Female g) QO O D N = ot W O N B DO O OISO O o elc O Workers 16 15 Mr. Govindarao, Vakil 13% 100 Rs. As 12 Rs. As. P ¥rom Sunday-School G TV, =t 0 Children T. Mathai From Daniel, Thank- Maria Kackaden offering O. Verky Chombalas S. Joseph Mr. Tobias Chembenkodan J. Heber | From the Mission-box of M. R. Peter the Branch Weaving J. Timothy Establishment 13 Lydia Heber SO H O OO e D Q N DO QLS OO LONO O ISS Coilandy: Proceeds of Cocoanut pollec- tion > 11 Sunday School (V&) 10 Calicuts Offertory at Mission Festival Little Tomy and Ordination Service 39 11 R. Liza Debora, “Thank-offering” 4 Maria Lalghaut : Mr. Paul Ittyrarichan Jonas Laban Sal. Selma Kaity: P. K. Emmanuel Mr. Solomon Beera D. Vachalen Dy B Putiarakal Tile-Works 2 %E (- o P e | o R = o S ) L (=i e e () B (el (o ) ” Isaac Nerkambe Collection at Confirmation ” John Philip (AR raa e ) & o > (e e R Service Kotagivi: Emmima Noah Mr Christian Ajja P. Theophil ” Daniel Bella G. Zechariah Jacob Kanaka CLOI0NO D N o N ® © SO, @ O A. Chadayappen ” Samuel Mulli Ot D W Mo SIS @D SO O O e Subseriptions and Donations for Schools and Orphanages. MERCARA. Colonel King f—t From Coorg Friends, for the RS S. Dawson Esq. (5L, § Coorg Girls’ School 40 W. S. Price Esq. From Native Friends, for the H. Ommanny Esq. - O Bazaar Girls’ School 28 G. M. Steward Esq. DHARWAR. J. Craik Esq. Mrs. Johnston 45 H. N, 0. B ” Middleton 150 V. 8 M. 14 R. A. Gamble Esq. H. King Esq. J. A. Baines Esq. 10 W. Inkes Esq. Mrs. Ward 10 (=) el i s i ) (el ) G ) ) N. N, Ol 1 DD DD 0000 =t O o (=0 IR Be o SR oo U oo S o 81 oo Y o o 6 ) O 00 0 OO0 o o o o 101 Rs. As. P. Rs. As. P KAITY. BETTIGERRY “A Friend”, for the Badaga Dr. D. Cardoz, for the 50:10:. 0 10 Schools Orphanage CHOMBALA. KOTAGIRI. Mrs. Darling, for the Mrs. O. Keeffe 5 0 0 Orphanage 10 e R B e SRR P S LA — BN BRI = Ao SRl Subscriptions and Donations for the Sickhouse at Mangalore. J. W. Best Esq. 60 Rev. T. Costa 2 0 60 Mr. Lucas Joshua 6 0 S J. Sturrock Esq. Mrs. Boyd ” Thomas Pearl 6 0 Colonel K. F. Stevenson 20 (=) ST iy ) (()?I Donations for the Mangalore Poor-fund. Rev. Tit. Costa (for widow Mr. T. M. Rama Rao 50,0 0 house) Donation to the Mangalore Church-fund. 3.0 0 Mr. Im. Aarons, Bangalore Donations towards the new Church Building at Cannanore in addition to those acknowledged already in our - Report of 1884 and 1885. The Hon. C. G. Master, | Miss E. A. Mullins, Bangalore 15 Madras 100 0 Missionaries and Congrega- 72 11 The Hon. H. 8. Thomas, tion, Mangalore Madras 100 F. Stierlen Esq., Mangalore 15 L. Garthwaite Esq. 50 ((; Z Rev. W. Schmolck 15 Basel Mission Church Collec- English Service Collection, by Rev.J. Lauffer at Coonoor 141 10 6 tion, Kotagiri 20 102 Rs. Ag. P Rs As Ed. Halbl;ook Esq. 10 0 Rev. J. Fischer Rev. F. Matthissen 10 Mrs. Jonas Titus Surgeon Major F. Pout 10 Mrs. Gottlieb Titus Rev. C. Hole Samuel Sandosham G. Peter ” Manasse Arangaden Mrs. T. Zecharias 10 Rev. G. Wagner Rev. D. Berli © © oo © © © (=) (==l Y e (=) (=] Mrs. Maier Basel D QUEEOT O e vy W OO e DD h OO0 © O 0 © Contributions of the Congregations (“Church Tax”). Mangalore 426 103 Guledgud Mulky 115 Bijapur 10 Udapy 187 Cannanore— Chovva 136 14 Karkal 12 é 75 Tellicherry Basrur 10 14 Chombala 54 Honawar 10 Calicut 189 Mercara 12 12 Codacal 61 Anandapur 39 Palghaut 31 Dharwar 26 Kaity 10 Hubly 72 ©C © O © O © © © o w 19 N N 0w MNSHSD ©O O SO @IS O MO Kotagiri Bettigerry 89 13 e ——— s - INDEX Page European Missionaries of the Basel German Evangelical Mission Report . I. Canara. ;3) A. South-Canara. Mangalore 33 44 Kasargod Mulky 45 417 Udapy Karkal 50 51 Basrur— Kundapur . B. North-Canara. Honawar 53 II. Coorg. Mercara 54 56 Anandapur . IITI. South-Mahratta. 1, The Dharwar Collectorate. Dharwar . 57 Hubly 59 . 61 Bettigerry 2. The Bijapur Collecto ra.i:e. . Guledgud . 63 - 65 Bijapur IV. Malabar. 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