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* 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%

&

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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questions.

Devotee:

Am I indeed to entertain no more fear?

Bhuta:

No; but thou must show thy piety by deeds,

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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!

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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

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(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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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%

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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We wait for the former fmd latter rain upon all these

exertions.

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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.

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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.

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CANARA.

: A. South—Canara.

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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,

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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.

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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¥

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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-

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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.

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KASARGO?D.

Out-Stations :

Bekal, Ravaneshvara, Hosadurg.

Rev. J. Hermelink, in charge.

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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.

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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,

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Out-stations and Itinerant preaching.

Native Pastors

Rev

Diego Fernandez, in charge of the Congregation of Mulky.

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Rev

Jared Sowens,

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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

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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,

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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,

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Rev

. Immanwuel Furtado

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, Gudde

Catechists

Christian Mabenna, George Peter, Joshua Chovvallur,

Benjamin Ponnon, Nahasson Veera, Gottlob Bangera.

—Benjamin Ananda, Nathan Suchitia, Benjamin Kundara

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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.)

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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.

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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

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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-

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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

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(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

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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-

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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.)

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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Area 5765 Square Miles.

Population 2,365,085 souls.

CANNANORE.

Out-Stations ¢

Chovva, Taliparambu, Chirackal.

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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,

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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,

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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

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CALICUT.

Out-Stations: Putiyangadi, Coilandy (Quilandy), Beypore.

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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—_—

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

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upon God, whereas they are to blame, and should ask grace

to obtain a proper frame of mind.

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The two Schools at this Station, 7. e. the Parochial School

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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

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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.

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PALGHAUT.

Out-Stations: Wadackencherry, Panayur, Kannani, Kinannur.

Rev. C. W. Dilger, in charge of the Parish, and Itinerancy.

Rev. H. Bachmann,

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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

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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 ?”

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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-

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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

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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.

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- 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

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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.

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KOTAGIRL

Out-Stations: Kodanad, Kukalthora, Dimhatti, Horasole, Konakore,

Chakkatra, Milidenu.

Rev. W. Sikemeter, in charge of the Kotagiri and Paranganad

Distriets.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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!”’

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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CHOHNG © © 0 © O @

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I. N. Greaves Esq.

97

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:

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

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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

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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

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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

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@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)

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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,

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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

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(- 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

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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

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N. N,

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(=0 IR Be o SR oo U oo S o 81 oo Y o o 6 )

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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

((;

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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

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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

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Kotagiri

Bettigerry

89

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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

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IV. Malabar.

Cannanore

.

66

Fellicherry .

.

70

73

Chombala

Calicut

76

Codacal

80

82

Vaniyankulam

Palghaut

83

V. Niélagiris.

Coonoor .

85

Kaity

86

Kotagiri .

89

Obituary

91

Conclusion

.

94

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95

96

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