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Schools Congregations Agents of the Mission Schoélsr Vernacular Present Church-Members European Native Agents for Mission Boarding Christian Mission- Schools aries - Agents .Schools NAMES OF School- Schools MISSION STATIONS masters English Schools Instruction 1st January 1887 mistresses tized during 1887 Native Pastors Colporteurs Bible-Women Christian Jon-Christian School- Number of Schools Seminary Training Schools Preparandi-Schools Boys Grirls é Girls Christian and Heathen Boys Heathen Vernacular Boys’ Heathen Girls’ Schools Infants’ Schools Total of Pupils under Number of Converts bap- Number of Church-Members Communicants Non-Communicants Children Total Catechumens (Probationers) Established in the year Brethren Sisters Evangelists & Catechists Christian School-masters 1. Canara. 2 — W 139 144 144 58 92 684 1703 1006 23 22 (1751 18 Mangalore 1834 — 8 31 103 10 150 67 40 31 7l Kasargod . 1886 1845 [or} 184 56 30 82 S 16 435 E)) 698 31 369 709 66 Mulky 159 92 24 376 : 1115 693 20 693 1406 144 Udapy 1854 Karkala . 1872 64 42 26 69 29 36 60 29 33 63 Basrur— Kundapu 1876 47 25 19 44 1845 % % (Zé >~ WO N © O B @ O OO O COFOECNCOIO %(2; } (2%? (eo)i () o) (o (el (el B B e e OO O OO (=)o) (eiilar) ey (esi (o) ()i () el i) el (=) SO OO0 O Honawar Lo sl SR B | \) [oF =3 et » - 482 292 211 272 149 7 % 1681 15 gé 3854 2166 54 11893 14113 239 18 w 39 ok OO OO S WO w = O = O O WM 31 - O [<=) < 10 19 21 5 817 42 46 89 Mercara I Fo?rg. 1870 5 182 107 74 188 16 Anandapur 1853 S I (<) i (=) 16 19 —_— e | — =) OIOO 25 29 19 21 z ), 269 149 120 20T 16 -t w II1. South-1 (=) 40 10 20 67 327 165 86 81 170 Dharwar 1.[ah.mbtta.. 1837 10 132 321 Hubly . 1839 Do o = 96 bl 309 179 31 S 18 19 115 206 465 268 16 186 470 Bettigerry. 1841 (=] 29 é 72 no 11 278 27 227 532 ik Guledgud . 1851 11 1885 S g 18 10 18 Bijapur e % % _%_ 1511 % 12 (gz) — | O D Ot = 31 40 43 36 205 333 % 716 [+] OO WO © W 1468 21 634 Do Q| S DO Ot = 1V. Malabar. 57 88 22 404 753 419 295 722 Cannanore . 1841 36 201 1839 12 13 b 24 16 241 172 67 | 573 417 212 151 389 Tellicherry -3 13 13 156 66 41 364 349 180 170 353 Chombala 1849 Calicut 1842 13 10 Ut 38 99 268 127 53 34 619 968 571 392 913 [Sb) 1857 219 33 63 1 k. 405 195 245 441 Codacal 49 10 Vaniyankulam 1886 2 47 1858 % éié % (;:% % ié 5 SIS © D OOl -3 SRS OO O HC) 50 151 27 228 154 84 % 81 165 Palghaut jf;% e | S 13 87 (o) 54 47 w B O W o OO © 23 o Pl el o O O 75 140 218 979 651 212 55 2444 w0 = DO UrtO O W 3051 166 28 1358 3053 ot WD O W Ut W V. Nilag 24 12 22 18 40 Coonoor . ir{s. 1886 24 1846 10 18 25 231 280 85 50 36 87 Kaity . % oo O S i1 13 § 89 121 15 152 64 D = O 86 156 () (Sl () Kotagiri 1867 AR T DU . | [ (2) ?} § § ((]).) %) od iy 20 O 1 % % 18 17 38 ::f) 0 344 % 425 19 249 136 140 283 (23 er—— | ———— | —— | — —— | v —— | FE———| car——oc 33 728 3 % 13 15330 341 fPotal...| 62 46 s [ 17192 o] 20125 e eSS 78 |#100 37|80 | 49 | 172 | 199 | 576 |1895 |1619 244 (8891 (4939 | 153 |4145 l9237 3 2 472 222 8891 360 Total of 1s¢ Fanuary 1887 . 469 _— 55 16 87 8| 16 12? 31 67 95|39 |44 | 48 | 167 | 201 R 548 | 639 1196 | 1546 o 14694 | 169 4028 0 2 14 0 13 2 0 0 0 0 (8) 0 19 Decrease during 1887 SASSRINEY RIS CR ) ot L PO PR ||y PR e e e S 63| 16 | Increase ditto 1 5 0 | 180 | 0| 199 602 g | l 24 5 0Ll 11T 346 73| 9 2 | 0f 1 [Thel 1.0} L7 LY 5.1 6.7 (A 8.\ .11 10, ¥ 11, 19 13, 14,p 15, 16. ¢ 1. 18,7 19,3 ')OC LJ ‘)7(} )3(] ‘)4R ‘)5J ‘)6 w European Missionaries of the Basel German Evangelical MlSSlOD Corrected up to the zoth March 1888 [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 Active Station Name Country Service Germany 1851 Mangalore Ch. A. E. Diez (m.) F. Kittel (m.) do 1853 Mercara do 1857 J. F. A. Ménner (m.) Mangalore 'W. Stokes (m.) India 1860 Udapy 1864 Honawar Th. Digel (m.)* Germany J. Knobloch (m.) do 1865 (Coonoor) Calicut 1865 S. Walter (m.) Switzerland Vaniyankulam M. Th. Walz (m.) Germany 1866 Bettigerry W O =1 S UL B W DN Th. Elsdsser (m.)" do 1867 Mangalore = do 1869 Chombala W. Schmolek (m.) 11 G. Ritter (m.) do 1869 Udapy Mo do 1869 do F. A. Brasche (m.) 13 W. Sikemeier (m.) Holland 1870 Kotagiri 1871 = P. Ott (m.) Germany Mulky = 'W. Niibling (m.) do 18 1 Hubly do 1871 16 G. Hirner (m.)* Mangalore : J. Hafner (m.) Switzerland 1871 Mercara 18 J. Hermelink (m.) Germany 1872 Kasargod o R. Hauri (m.) Switzerland 1873 Mangalore S C. Feuchter Germany 1873 Calicut . do 1873 (Chovva) Cannanore J. Ostermeyer (m.) ' G. Grossmann (m.) Switzerland 1874 Dharwar 3 do 1874 J. Baumann (m.)* Mangalore N R. Schenkel (m.) Germany 1874 Basrur-Kundapur do 1875 Mercara St J. B. Yeil(m.)* > 'W. Liitze (m.) do 1875 Kaity Native Date of Name Active Station Country Service 27 E. Liebendérfer, m.n.(m.) Germany 1875 Calicut 60 28 do 1876 J. Frohnmeyer (m.) Tellicherry i, 29 E. G. Halbrock (m.)* do 1876 Calicut 30 J. Krapf (m.)* Switzerland 1878 Cannanore 31 C. D. Warth (m.) Germany 1878 Bijapur 32 J. Weismann (m.) do 1879 Cannanore 63 33 Chr. Keppler (m.) do 1879 Mulky 34 J. J. Jaus (m.) do 1879 Chombala 35 J. Fieg (m.)* do 1879 Calicut 64 36 H. Bachmann (m.) Switzerland 1880 Palghaut ) 37 C. W. Dilger (m.) Grermany 1880 do () 38 F. Stierlen (w.)* do 1880 Mangalore 67, 39 F. Staib (m.)* do 1881 do 68, 40 do do Ch. Ernst (m.) 1881 69 41 J. Fischer (m.) do 1881 Karwar 10 42 [gerry F. Eisfelder (m.) do 1882 (Ranibennur) Betti- 1 43 W. H. Knittel (m.) do 1882 Guledgud 19 44 S. Limbach (m.) do 1883 Dharwar 73 45 do Ch. Schaal (m.) 1883 Tellicherry 14 46 M. Schaible (m.) do 1883 Karkala (4] 47 B. Liithi (m.) Switzerland 1884 Guledgud 76 48 Ch. Hole 1884 Codacal Germany i 49 D. Berli Switzerland 1885 Dharwar 7Q [t 50 G. Peter do 1885 Calicut 19 51 J. Daur Germany 1885 Mangalore 5 = by} 80, J. Waidelich (m.) do 1885 Bettigerry 81 53 Th. Strobel do 1885 Tellicherry 89 54 O. Bode do 1886 Mercara 55 J. Gotz do 1886 Karkala 56 A. Glattfelder*® Switzerland 1886 (Mangalore) Udapy 57 F. Huber* 8 do 1886 Mangalore 58 J. Sieber* do 1887 do 59 F. Brauning® Germany 1887 Cannanore Name Native Date of Active Station Country Service 60 Th. Lutz Switzerland 1887 Bettigerry 61 G&. Schmitt Germany 1887 Codacal 62 F. Rehm do 1888 Calicut Single Lady. 63 Miss G. Wolff l Germany | 1887 |Calicut At Home. 64 J. Lauffer (m.)y Germany 1856 late of Cannanore 65 do 1858 do J. Mack (m.) Hubly 66 R. Hartmann (m.) Switzerland 1859 do Karkal 67 F. Ziegler (m.) Germany 1862 do Dharwar 68 J. B. Graeter (m.) do 1863 do Mangalore 69 F. Matthissen (m.)} Russia 1867 do Calicut 70 1869 do 1y H.Daimelhuber (m.)} | Germany Hubly it i1 W.P.Schonthal(m.)*+ do 1870 do Cannanore 2 do Mercara J. F. Veil (m.) do 1872 73 J. Layer (m.) do 1873 do Mangalore 74 C. Pfleiderer (m.)* do 1874 do do. 5 L. Gengnagel (m.) do 1875 do Bas.-Kund. 76 A. Ruohland (m.) do 1876 do.Vaniyankulam e do do C. G. Eble (m.)} 1876 Mulky 78 M. Hoch (m.)} do 1876 do Mangalore 79 G. Benner (m.)* do 18717 do Calicut 80 H. Altenmiiller(m.)*y do 1878 do Mangalore 81 J. G. Kithnle (m.)} do 1878 do Codacal 82 G. Francke* do 1883 do Mangalore Pensioned in India. 83. H. A. Kaundinya (m.) | India t 1851 ‘Anandapur 1 On their way to Europe. e N LN NS /AN AT N TN N Ther me, | amo! 102 Cony Beport, Ting Esp —_— e of 1 Mo T is with heart-felt gratitude that we review another year lan 9 of service in the portion of the Lord’s vineyard allotted to §a1 e D us. In spite of failings and shortcomings many of our Christians have grown in grace, the number of Churchmem- hing bers and their liberality has increased and the glad tidings 0ug of salvation have been sounded out near and far; but it is Cor still more important to us to extol the name of the Lord for of the gifts of His wonderful grace and tender mercies to us il and to those He has entrusted to our care. We were deeply the afflicted and tried by the death of some of our fellow-labour- i The work of years Was ers, but the Lord has been our comfort. has been endangered and the progress seriously checked by ace grave misunderstandings and unexpected distrust on the part I of a number of Christians towards their superiors, yet the Lord is healing the rent. There were so many reasons to be Ch discouraged on account of superstition, infidelity, apathy, o hypocrisy and subtle cunning, dire foes which keep men bound leg lest they should believe the glorious Gospel; the Lord, how- to ever, has supported and mightily strengthened us, and gives us daily grace to look up to Him from whom our help cometh. g 7 e e Therefore “bless the Loyrd, oh my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name.” Let us now begin: 1 The total numerical increase With the Congregations. amounts to 346 souls, of which 244 are heathen converts and 102 a surplus of baptisms over deaths and emigration. Our Congregations comprise now 9,237 souls against 8,891 in 1886. We celebrated the week of prayer as usual in the begin- ning of the year and a day of humiliation in September. Especial mention, however, deserves to be made of the Jubilee of the ascension to the throne of the United Kingdom of our Most Gracious Sovereign Lady Queen Victoria, Eanpress of thus land, under whose gentle and firm sway we, who are of the year o t0 same precious faith, although of a different nationality, have ‘our been permitted to enjoy preaching the Gospel without let or hindrance, as also protection and encouragement in our ardu- NN lings ous duties, for which we thank our Heavenly Father. The it 18 Congregations whom we were permitted to collect, conscious of the deep debt of gratitude they owe to God for such a just d for 0 1S rule and government, as truly loyal subjects gave vent to their feelings by celebrating with us special services of thanks- ooply gwing on either the 16th or 17th of February as the occasion brour— was, and by contributing without stint or grudge, heartily, years according to their limited abilities towards the different d by Jubilee funds that were collected. part ; the We are also glad to say that the duty incumbent on the Churches of bearing their own burdens and the willingness of to be doing so is steadily gaining ground and that the Two-Pie col- ath)", tOHHd lection gradually makes its way among our Christians. We feel at this time constrained to appeal from our hearts Jow to the Churches, to the fathers and mothers and to the young gives men and women to come forward for the service of our neth: e 8 God. We all know that a church may boast ever so much of being rich and spiritually advanced, yet if no streams of living water flow from it upon its lifeless surroundings, it is 4)In but dead. Well, we beseech you then, ye Churches of the In Basel Mission, that you stir up your gift and increase yet 0 more in fervent prayer and works of love. You fathers and mothers, whom God has blessed with healthy and gifted children, bring them as your tribute and lay them at the feet of your God and Redeemer that they may work in His H vineyard among Christians and Heathen. And you young b) In men and women, we beseech you by the mercies of God that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God and that you place yourself, body, soul and spirit at His disposal for the glorious work of the conversion of your enthralled fellow-men and women. May the Lord stir us all up to do His work. \ diffe We have now 100 Schools, or 7 more than 2 Schools. Wit in 1887. The following particulars will give an idea of the Deoy work which is being done in the educational line: ¢hilg ang Males Fe Total males are Mission Agents under preparation 116 10 126 cont Boarders . 185 199 384 1412 selye Attendants of Paroch ial .Sch.ool; 770 642 Do Anglo-Vernacular Schools (Christians and S0me . 1395 18 1413 are Heathens) Do Heathen Vernacular Schools 1619 18 1637 tege} Do Heathen Girls’ Schools 358 358 g - Pupils 5330 3985 1 1245 | ingy Or according to the religion professed by the pupils, there Leep are are | much Boys Girls 1l §0 Chris- Hea- Chris- Hea- Total tians thens tians thens 1t 18 2) In Schools for Christians: f the Infant Schools . - 55 131 > yet Orphanages— 130 5 181 321 ) and Elementary Classes Upper Classes 50 13 63 ifted Parochial Schools— 414 t the Elementary Classes 271 499 22 1206 Upper Classes 18 12 45 75 ) His Higher Schools 116 10 126 oun 4) In Schools for Heathen tha VYernacular Schools 62 1557 49 327 1995 Anglo-Vernacular Schools 204 1191 3 15 1413 tahle ab Spirt 1049 i 3036 876 i 369 Girls 1245 )il Of Boys 4085 st Total Pupils 5330 Some Vernacular Schools were opened during last year in different rural districts. Of Waniyankulam, f. ., Mr. Walter than writes: “When a new School is opened by us up-country )f the people are horrified at the thought that we will teach their children to cut the tuft of hair (kudumi), to wear trousers and jackets and to eat the meat of the holy cow, and they Total are agreeably surprised when they hear Bible Stories, the contents of which as well as the language recommend them- 126 384 selves to an unprepossessed mind.”— Mr. Digel of Honawar, 1412 some 300-400 miles north of Vamiyankulam, finds that people are afraid to entrust their children to us, saying: “You 1413 teach our children your Shastra or Véda, pervert their minds 1637 it and then join them to your caste”. i 5330 In rural districts, especially during the monsoon, when the income is scarce and our poor Christians have enough to do to keep their heads above water, schoolfees, which are very low, there are paid most irregularly or have to be remitted. s ey 10 The total increase in pupils according to the above list men since 1886 is 602 pupils. There is an improvement in all year the branches, the Anglo-Vernacular and Vernacular Schools having 403 pupils more than last year. There are also 66 heathen girls more, who receive instruction. fo th 0cca 3. Preaching to the Heathen. My. Hermelink of Kasargod (the reports: buf 00ca; We visited Subramhanya, where the Goépel has been preached now for upwards of forty years. There the snake-god Subraya is Brah worshipped, in honor of whom men and women roll along in dust a B seve and mud for a distance of about one mile and a half, not unfre- quently lying on the ground in the heat of the sun exhausted and G faint from exertion. Thus they pay their vows. Maddened by the thought that they do a work pleasing God, they scorn the preaching 1t fo of the Gospel and consider us nothing but babblers who talk about let: the holiness of God, sin and salvation. The viciousness of their gods, calle they contend, is counterbalanced and largely atoned for by their len magnificence ; besides, the moral law, they say, cannot be applied to the gods, and that man by the power of his penance may annihilate Plagy any imperfections flesh is heir to. to g} At different Demon- or Dhuta-festivals we were met by the following objections : of 1 Our Bhutas and the idols representing them, are officers of igno) the true God. Pupy 2 As Government payin this District Rs.14,147-14-6 towards the upkeep of temples and the feeding of priests, Government 188 preserves and promotes the service of the Bhiitas and their idols. (Our telling them most decidedly that Government on taking over to g the country found these obligations, and that it is wicked to construe ﬁOI]gx their conscientious adherence to the same as laxity and even worse, their is of mno effect with these illiterate people.) 3 We continue the worship of certain idols, and get up festi- thay vals at certain places so as not to lose the contribution of Govern- (b, REAE ST s o 11 lis ment. Many a place would have fallen into abeyance but for the ) ! yearly grant paid by Government. ools My. Eble of Mulky reports: ) 60 Three Catechists and myself went in December 1886 to preach to the lsirge crowds of people who had collected in Volalanki on the occasion of the yearly competition ploughing, or racing of buffaloes ol (the Derby of the Tulus). About hundred pairs of strong stout buffaloes, released from regular ploughing and merely fed for the ched occasion, are brought together from the surrounding country. Neither Brahmans nor Jains are allowed to see the racing; should however o 1 dust a Brahman be so worldly as to become a spectator he is to visit seven temples to atone for his crime. Although there was much nire | and excitement, we met nevertheless with attentive hearers. ) the Three days later when my horse got lame, the people ascribed it to persons with a black spot on the tongue or to those with a hing boub “withering look”, such as demons and persons, recently deceased, 00, called kule, who are said to have the power of doing mischief to men and animals. th eIt od t0 In Kodetur we found attentive hearers, yet here as in other places we were sorry to see that persons pleaded stupidity merely hilate to shake off the obligation of believing in Christ. the A Tulu Brahman expressed his compassion with me on account of the hopeless and useless task I have undertaken of teaching ignorant Tulus, and advised me to get up schools and educate the ] of pupulace instead. iards Myr. Keppler describes a visit to Gokarna in February 1887 with a number of helpers, as follows: mlellt idols Preaching was carried on under a shed from 7 to 10 A.m. and 3 y Vel to 6 p.m. for seven days. About 40,000 people are said to have congregated there; many had come from a great distance to improve 15t 1110 70156y their spiritual condition. On the whole we were scarcely disturbed, only now and then questions were put more from a desire to interrupt than to get information. Many, however, evinced a desire to listen, fost )vem Oh, that we had voices like thunder to proclaim to this expectant 2% 12 s erowd that this is neither the place nor the Way of obtaining pardon for sin and that there is salvation in Christ alone! As to the Tulus, T am much grieved at seeing them so deeply sunk in idolatry. They serve their Bhiitas out of sheer fear, and it ot N o IS R sacrifice merely to pacify their wrath and thus secure peace and quiet. Many thirk, we are good enough to help in opening up the ar by country, give impulse to trade, introduce some new handicraft ete., 18 m but we should abstain from disturbing the people by preaching! Com¢ We cull from the report of Mr. Schaible of Karkala the ambj Whe following: of th We visited a Brahman, who expressed his regret that instead Whicl of being able to see he is continually told to believe. “If you would to do build a temple to your God”, he said “and expose his image, many ing.ﬂ would join you and thus your Mission would prove successful!” of t] ‘When we visited a Brahman sorcerer we found a2 number of men waiting for his advice. He offered us a seat and asked us to wait a hood little ““till he had told some lies to those people’” as he put it. Just charg then had come the turn for a poor man, who inquired about his sick the wife. The Brahman had arranged a number of cowries on a board, (uay muttered some mystic formula, and made the man touch one of the (Con shells, which he did with signs of awe and terror, retiring a few steps. ] Brahman: Your wife is troubled by a demon! Poor man: Indeed! Is it a male or female Bhiita ? Wwho Br. It is quite clear that it is a female spirit. VGI’}* iy P. m. Pray what may be the cause of my wife’s infirmity ? Br. 10-30 years ago a girl who had not yet been married died thep in your house; she now announces her wish to get married in the eart) gy form of plaguing your wife. P. m. How am I to propitiate the evil spirit? Br. You must look out for a boy of your caste and of the same telly tribe (division), who died unmarried. Get his spirit married to the Whem above said girl’s spirit, who troubles your wife. You ought to make dest‘f( two figures of clay, representing the two dead children and place Une, cloths, jewels, food ete. beside them just as is done in a marriage. 13 ———— ey don P. m. Will this satisfy the spirit? Br. Don’t be afraid. eply P.m. Will my wife die? and Br. She shall improve, do not doubt. and Partly comforted he leaves the soothsayer probably to cremate the or bury his wife after a few days. The poor people know that there is much cheating, but they say, ‘“as sometimes what is predicted et comes to pass, we consult them.” The sorcerer uses generally ambiguous terms which may be construed favourably or otherwise. the ‘When the Brahman had sent off the man he joined us. In the course of the conversation we asked him not to cheat the poor people, to tead which he replied: “If I give up lying, I must starve and will be forced ould to do manual work; a Brahman’s calling consists in lying and cheat- jany ing.” How sad, and yet thousands of nominal Christians praise the bliss of the heathen and think we destroy it by our preaching the Gospel men There was a short time ago the cattle disease in our neighbour-r it a hood. The farmers being in the dark as to which demon was to be Jush charged with the foul deed and wishing at the same time to appease sick the originator, instituted a feast for ¢en Bhutas and brought large )Mdv quantities of rice, cocoanuts, many fowls ete. for the occasion. (Compare the “unknown God” of the Athenians.) f the teps: Mr. Gotz of Karkala relates of the visit of a Jain guru, who was of opinion that persons who are neither very bad nor very good soar between heaven and earth. If sin, he went on to say, is as small as a dog and good works are as large as an elephant, then a person will ascend to heaven, if not, he will descend to the died earth. Yet there is a time to come when God will open heaven to the men without their meritorious deeds. Mr. Fischer of Karwar reminding us of Bileam’s advice, tells us of the diabolical wickedness practised in his distriet i o the where earnestly inclined men are shut up with harlots in order to destroy all good impressions. He gives us one instance which came nake under his observation. ‘We were addressing a crowd of Brahmans, lact 0 he continues, when we saw a youth who listened very attentively, e 14 OV suddenly seized by two men and forced to follow them. I remonstrat- prese ed, but they said ““Oh he is mad and has escaped from our custody’’. The poor lad, led away as a sheep to the slaughter, turned round such and and exclaimed: “I say this Jesus who has died for us is also risen from the dead.” 'What fate may this victim have met with? There is a power in the Word of God which people begin to experience, TAIT] preac but instead of ascribing it to God they suspect us of some secret power, and begin often to shun us. delig of Ca Mr. Digel of Honawar writes: x\ It is sad to think that after so many years’ preaching people do feren not know more of Christianity than to aver that ‘the Padrés are de- The nearer Honawar the harder the soil, the further peal stroying caste.’ have away the more desire to hear. It even happened that poor women Chy forced us to receive a few eggs as a reward for the good tidings we fians brought them. afal Once I was in the house of a Patel (headman of a village). There were about 5-6 Brahmans who listened attentively and became silent I when I talked about eternity. What a contrast, however, a short I time afterwards when the Patel asked me “How much salary does Painf Government pay you ?” ] A fisherman of my acquaintance went this spring to Tirupaty coul, and Dharmasthala to bring to his gods Venkataramana and Manjunatha I the money collected in his house for fifty years. ‘When he returned shnp’ he had to feast all his fellow castemen, 7. e. to make two meals but ; (Devara uta), for each god one. At such meals neither fish is n th eaten, nor intoxicating liquor of any kind is drunk. Not only the Vica) fishermen of his village but those also of the neighbouring ones ttey came. This cost him about Rupees 100. People praise this kind of liberality and pretend that the man has become pure, but he is to Ton be pitied, for this act has involved him in debt for years. Wi Mr. Bethuel Soens, itinerating preacher of Mercara, gives us some extracts from his diary of a trip'to Somawarapet in ang which he accompanied Mr. Hafner. I read and discussed Acts 17, 24-31, when a Brahman priest, Le] S aait 15 15trat- moved with jealousy at the attention paid to the word by those ol present, exclaimed : ‘“We have our own books! This Shastra is for round such who have lost caste. You may listen, I need no instruction”, risen and walked away. There A number of Mysore Brahmans, who had been guests at the ience, marriage of two merchants, thought it great fun to interrupt our secret preaching. Foremost was a former Munshi of a European, who took delight in amusing people by imitating the awkward pronunciation of Canarese by some Europeans. ‘We met one of our Coorg friends, who well knows the great dif- le do ference between Christianity and heathenism. He took in our ap- e de- rther peal to his conscience, but excused himself by saying: “Our people have no understanding, they excommunicate us when we become omen Christians. It is therefore advisable to postpone becoming Chris- 4 We tians for a few years more when matters will have improved!” What a false comfort! here From Mr. Niibling’s diary we extract the following: Jent hott I met here and there former Mission-School pupils and was most does painfully surprised at their opposition to the truth. In the ruoral districts ploughing and sowing being carried on, we pary could only see the peasants on Monday, the usual farmer’s holiday. In D.we were respectfully visited by well disposed men. A blind atho med shepherd was eager to commit to memory the history of the Fall ete., eals but stumbled at Christ’s propitiatory death, on the plea that faith tn the true God was sufficient. ‘When, however, the necessity of a 18 the vicarious sacrifice and of a Mediator dawned on his mind he listened attentively to the history of Christ’s death. ones In H. we stayed in the temple of the ‘“black mother’” and saw ind 5 10 women come daily with their meat offerings, which they put down with a heavy sigh, murmuring a prayer. Mr. Berli of Dharwar gives expression to his experience 17es and states: 10 An 4yya or begging monk, when asked by Mr. Niibling whether st he read the Puranas, replied yes, but only the “Stomach purina”, 16 and yet the Hindus are eager to drink the water in which this beg- on th gar has washed his feet in order to be purified from their sins. Some refug people, when asked to repent and to believe in Christ, replied: U with “As wrong as it woald be in you to forsake your religion and come over to us, so wrong it would be for ws to leave ours and to join for 4 you.” The peasants especially uphold their Basava (bull-god) saying, The it was only their bullocks and cows which kept them in health and that strength. tract Some people from sheer ignorance and thoughtlessness tried to who lay sin to God’s charge. “Why did God ever create the woman? otr ¢ Why did God permit me to be born a sinner and yet demands of me Tir that I should walk sinlessly, and judges me for my transgressions ?”’ and many other such questions are put. God is actually being blamed for the gifts He bestows on us. Jikin Mr. Eisfelder of Hubly reports: he b ‘We met a number of well inclined men, who read Christian books, atter show much love to Christians, worship no idols and even bear mockery, the but who do not prosper spiritually, because, instead of seeking salva- [ he: tion in Christ, they try to obtain it by fulfilling the moral law. D On our way to Savanoor we had a cooly who, unwilling to hin accompany us-a step further, purposely got a large black scorpion to sting him and thereby had an excuse to stay behind and put Work down the burden. ‘We managed to reach the place and were re- fract warded by the attention paid by large crowds of people to our preach- 50 ing during our stay there. On the whole we were everywhere well received and in some places even asked to repeat our visits. lugt Mr. Liithi of Bettigerry writes: aga] Mr. Ernst and myself with two Catechists and six students of st the Evangelists’ School, besides a Native Pastor and three Catechists Othg of the London Mission attended the large Hampi jatre, which is being fait celebrated on the spot where the famous old Hamp:i stood. A large Sely crowd had collected chiefly from the Canarese and Telugu speaking We districts, to whom we preached in Canarese and the London Mission Des Agents, in Telugu. We had always a good audience, but especially hut 17 B g on the “Great Sabbath” when heavy rain drove the people to take Some refuge under the roof of the Ganapati temple, where we had put lied op The large temple was crowded. ‘We had a regular service come with a number of short addresses. At 3 p. M. the rain, which lasted join for 4 hours, ceased, and the audience dispersed evidently satisfied. ying, The day after people were so occupied in transacting their business, and that instead of preaching we talked to single individuals and offered tracts, which met with a ready sale.—A large number of Sanyasis, ed f0 who subjected themselves to the most revolting tortures, attracted man? our attention. The Godhead worshipped in this place is Skiva as f me Virupakshi, who has two idol cars. 1 15 Mr. Warth of Byapur writes: heing I met with a man belonging to the caste of priests, who dis- liking to beg earned his livelihood as a mason. For many years he bas been convinced of the truth, and nine years ago he made an \OOI(S, attempt at becoming a Christian. He, however, then succumbed to [er7, the entreaties, intimidations and imprecations of his family. ‘When ! I heard of his having fallen sick, I paid him a visit. He brightened up when he saw me, but was already too weak to speak. I exhorted 14 0 him to take hold of Christ. He died a few hours later as a heathen. ppion As the preached Word, so Bibles, Seripture portions and tracts { put work in the hearts of men. In a village several men had bought \e re- tracts, but their wives got enraged when they attempted to read them, each- so that they had to leave their houses and to seek a place of retreat. here The power of heathenism is more than mere idols, it centers in the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life, and this again shows itself in spiritual bluntness, besottedness, the spirit of 1S of caste, being priest-ridden, old and new unbelief, superstition and other things It is for this reason that the heathen, although their ghiStS eing faith in their gods is shaken, do not see their way to extricate them- selves, Jarg® They want relief, but not salvation. On one of our journeys we stayed in a temple, the stony idol of which had lost its worship- king ssi00 pers during the last cholera epidemic, because it could not help them, The utter darkness dally but, as they said, made the plague only worse. 3 18 I R We with and deep depravity of these poor people is beyond description. saw, £.7. a temple dedicated to a dog, which is worshipped as Mal- doctrs letyya. The people laughed at their own folly, yet when the priest e e holding in one hand a spear to which a small red bag and a bell is ing o tied, and in the other a silver-mounted stick and large bell, walks hiem from village to village to collect donations, he drives a very lucrative give trade. Our fellow-subjects bowing down to a dog! Oh! what an aw- one ¢ ful state of degradation! We take the following extract from the diary of Mr. of (] Waidelich of Byapur. suffie I accompanied Mr. Warth in February on a tour of inspection. ‘We wished to see the district, our experiences were chequered. Brah In some places we were received with open arms, in others with the Ve Once after a fatiguing day’s journey we arrived at e (¢ utmost apathy. a village and had scarcely asked the headman of the village for to di some supplies, when the whole village gathered around us anxious hav: to hear the word of life. We went on till we could no longer speak af 16T from exhaustion, and asked them at last to permit us to retire. The With headman, like a father, tried to impress their minds with what they heard and to exhort them. In another village the inhabitants did him not either care for heaven or for hell. They were in a perfect state it { of apathy. As the morality of the leading men in that place is not he §s good, we were not surprised at our reception. We also came to a bregs village N. where some of our tracts had found their way to some he ) years back. A few men had been awakened and began to seek the truth. At our last visit they even spoke of embracing Christianity Ola} and of inviting us to settle among them. ‘When we visited them als this time we found them disheartened and cowed down owing to &ppy threats and the fear of caste and relations. fo i} 'We had a visit from a priest and his son, who on hearing that list we are Christian teachers asked us for a begging letter! Doy As we, however, were not Three young men wished to join us. ot satisfied about the motives of their coming, we prevented them from ﬂle‘z breaking their caste, desiring them to become better acquainted QUJQ 19 P We with the Gospel. We therefore briefly expounded the leading Mal- doctrines of Christianity which evidently interested them, but when priest we went on to say that we cannot enter on obligations such as pay- ell 13 ing off their debts, bearing the expense of their marriage, supplying walks them with a livelihood, and admonished them to do work (offering to alive give them some), they became disheartened, got up and left us with IRAVES one consent. We give some extracts from the diary of Mr. Ostermeyer My of Chovva-Cannanore. The Payavur festival has been so often described that it will fiom. suffice to relate a few incidents. I had a conversation with an old ered, Brahman, the chief priest of the temple. He pretends to be a h the Vedantist, but has no proper idea of the Vedanta. A Naya wasread- od ab ing quite close to us the polemic book of the Palghaut Pattar, in order o Jor to draw away our hearers. Another Naya, a schoolmaster, after 10 baving reviled us in the morning to his heart’s content, listened in the eak afternoon most attentively to our addresses till nightfall (3 hours) The without disturbing us. they In Taliparambu a weaver felt grieved at our not agreeing with i him that Krishna was the true Gtod, although he could not but ad- state mit that the many misdeeds and shortcomings of Krishna show that s 06 he is neither pure, holy, just nor truthful, and he was greatly dis- f0d tressed at his not being able to say much in favour of the god whom 0me he had been worshipping all his life. the The Pulayas, a caste of predial slaves, who had collected in nity Olakkara, had not only to look at the feast from some distance but hem also to stand the whole time exposed to the blazing sun. When we 8 to approached them the women began to run away, but our calling out to them in a kindly tone, reassured them, and they stopped. They fhat listened very attentively, but as nobody has a friendly word for these poor people, they suspect that we are kind merely from sinister motives. The hard and strict caste rules drive these poor men into l, nOt from the arms of Mohammedanism, where they have the prospectof ptod enjoying equal rights and unbounded liberty. g% 20 Gt Mr. Ostermeyer characterises some castes as follows: 14t In general the Brahmans receive us coolly; sometimes they are food mos even unpolite and resent being taught by foreigners, as they con- life sider themselves the lawful teachers of the people. Among the Nayas we find both well inclined and ill-disposed men. On the ofh my whole they listen willingly and show much more ability to under- stand. king The poor Naya women hear the Gospel gladly and thank- fully; they often regret their inability to give some present, owing to thaf their poverty. The more piously inclined Tiya women think that the regularity of their worship and gifts to the temple secure for them pardon of e their sins and peace of mind. Many appreciate the beauty of the Wor Gospel and the privilege bestowed upon them when they hear it, so that they are anxious to give us something in return. fion Iy The Pulayas are mostly sunk in ignorance, but many of them long Wh after the knowledge of the true God. ou Myr. Strobel of Camnanore describes a curious saint as follows : €30 Wh About 20 years ago a Sanyasi arrived in Cannanore, where he of put up at the chatram which he had to quit after three days, and then retired under a tree. As he pretended to be dumb, he was (N taken to hospital, where the doctor applied electricity to make him i speak, but all in vain. He was then dismissed thence and stationed o himself as a pious beggar near the shop of a Mapla. The latter 0n | was an enterprising man, who offered the Sanyasi a place in his tio shop. When the Hindoo devotees saw that the Mapla profited by their generosity to the man, they prevailed on the Sanyasi to remove There in a dark room he t()} to a little temple, to which he consented. 5y sits akimbo, stark naked, hair and beard clean shaved, his head Pto hanging down on his chest, occasionally smoking hemp, of which he il is passionately fond. He is generally silent and only occasionally 4 mutters a few words. He eats as other mortals, but sleeps with Sty crossed legs. The phantasy of bis admirers has endowed the man (o with supernatural powers, some even pretend that he is the incar- 21 il nation of some deity. The gift of doing wonders is ascribed to him; are food blessed by him procures offspring. His curse also is said to be con most powerful. His admirers provide him with the necessities of life and in return receive the ashes of the fire which burns in front the the of him and which he uses to kindle his hooka. These ashes, diluted det- in water and drunk or applied to the forchead, cures, they say, all kinds of sickness. They give out that he is 200 years of age and ank 10 § that he will never die! We give a few extracts from the diary of the itinerating fyof 0 of preacher John Zacharias of Tellicherry. the During my journeys different fellow Catechists assisted in the work of preaching. The following facts were recorded in connec- 1 80 tion therewith. One man said: “When I returned from Wynaad with long my earnings, I was on the point of being robbed by a:Mappilla when I vowed half the money to “Muttappan’’ (grand-father), if he would rescue me, and behold a tiger fell on my adversary and I a8 escaped. This proves to me that my God is as powerful as the one whom you proclaim.” e he Another man said: “You boast that your Christians have pardon of sin and eternal life. Some time ago a relation of mine, a and a$ Christian, was drowned in the Wynaad, and shortly after a child of him mine, 3-4 years old, began to call out: “I am the Christian recently drowned! I have no peace, help me to get it! Therefore,” he went oned affer on to say, “your assertion that you have peace has mno founda- fiion;) 1 hiS A third one objected to the necessity of repentance, for he tried 4by move to prove that as all our doings have been fore-ordained by God, it n he is useless to fight against sin. “My own father” he said, ‘*has amassed property through swearing falsely, and yet he was not punished by head either long sickness or a hard struggle in death. Others try to lead ) he a virtuous life and have to undergo severe sufferings and a painful nally struggle in death. ‘Why then am I to become a Christian? Except with mal God wills it, it is useless on my part.” ‘We met a number of men, who declared our doctrine was true, peaL 22 I but it was not necessary for them to change their castes in order to (i live up to it. JiILER then A schoolmaster tried to prove that all religions contain truth as well as error, the Christian religion being no exception. “The and Trinity, Christ’s death and other doctrines” he contended, “are Wher objectionable. mer The brazen serpent which was to be looked at in the Old Testament, and the Holy Supper in the New, are nothing repl but legalized idolatry”’—he went on in this strain to ward off truth from making an impression on him. that‘ The reception we met with was cheering as well as trying. Sere There were, for instance, in Paralashery some schoolmasters, who inim began a disputation in order to foist us when a Naya stepped for- old 1 ward saying: “Considering that our god Subrahmanya has been With stolen a year ago without his being able to prevent the theft or to Jest reveal it, and that our gods have committed the most revolting erimes, it is better for you to listen to and to take to heart their teaching.” thaf A rich proprietor wanted to shew his superiority by declaring : Ch “You neither know the essence of Hinduism you attack, nor of the agr Christian religion, you preach for money’s sake. Now if your religion \\'8.}' was so superior, God would reveal it to each person individually. ea Be therefore convinced He can do without you!” vas There was another man who agreed to the sublime teaching of a4 1 Christianity, but hated Jesus as one who died for his own sin. In another place a young man followed us from house to house, fo ¢ wishing to dissuade people from listening to our preaching. But gy there were also others who not only declared openly their wish to Pox become Christians, but some who pray and make experiences of Can Christ’s being a living Saviour and who may come out some day. Con From the diary of Mr. Jaus of Chombala we select the following: ey Tt We met a man, 72 years old, who told us that he had made Wo several pilgrimages and spent more than a thousand Rupees to to] secure pardon of sin and peace with God and yet had been un- gla successful. One day when dejected and in utter despair an old abg 23 e 61 f0 Christian came and preached the Gospel. “I was so glad tohear his message”, he said, ‘“and from that moment I pray to Christ.” “Why ruth then do you defer your baptism?”’ we asked. “Well, I am now old, The and if I am baptized, my people drive me from my home; how and “are where should I then live? I hope God will take my difficulties into 1 merciful consideration and accept me nevertheless when I die””, he hing replied. ruth An aged man behaved quite the reverse, who angrily told us that he cannot bear, and does not wish to hear,the name of “Jesus”. ing, Several men at different places gave in a similar way vent to their who inimical feelings. A youngster, who heard the above mentioned for old man’s words, pronounced the most thrilling blasphemies and, mad [ with rage, stamped the ground and shewed that he would attack )1 £ Jesus if he could get hold of him. 165, Strange to say, there are people who state they have forebodings that something important is to happen shortly. Some say: “Well, $ Ng Christianity is leavening public opinion. Many have accepted it; a great number are in favour of it, and at last there will be no other the way for us but to become Christians also.” Others say: “Two rion lly years more and hundred years will be complete since Tippoo’s in- vasion ; may be the Mahommedans will rise: we are on the eve of o'of a revolution.” Near the Kuttiyady river a Brahman kindly received us and sent to call for people to come to listen to our message. ‘We found there 1se But many empty houses which had been deserted on account of small- t0 pox In some others 2 or 3 had remained; the one and the other came to the door pitted with small-pox and glad at our words of y of comfort and advice. ‘We were cheered in many ways, Especially the women long to the hear the Gospel. Two Naya women said: “Our men do not like you, but we are glad to hear the good words you preach.” A Mappilla woman, when we came to her house, told us that her husband had ade told her about the Gospel he had heard on a Sante, and she was {0 un gladto hear it now for herself. Some women who had heard uspreach about 3 years ago on a Sante reproached us for not coming oftener. old 24 g During the small-pox epidemic in and about Chombala many heathens died but no Christians. This forced the heathens to confess opp that only the God of the Christians can save in this sickness. A rea couple, whose only child was ill with small-pox, asked us to pray for of ( its recovery, which we did, the Lord graciously answering our 160 petition. Mr. Nathanael Arukandan, travelling preachér of Calicut, phil gives us some of his experiences in the Palghaut district. Jang He finds that the Iravas at first sight raise great hopes in the Chri preacher, but that on the whole they are a most calculating and undecided caste. The Pattars on the other hand, who belong to the (Bra Brahman caste, when young are irreverent to their parents, as hims Wha also towards elderly people. Even a small boy gives himself airs of superiority, the more examinations he passes the more his superci- 1ela liousness increases, so that his manner becomes almost unbearable Plea and his conversation consists of filthy expressions, jests and mockery. hat haza ‘When he happens to pass higher examinations he glories in Bradlaugh and infidel books and despises his paternal religion. the We visited different festivals. In Koduvayur we met again with fi our old opponent, the Pattar, who this time did not preach but confined Crie 1ane himself more to sell his polemical books against Christianity. In Kodumbu we met with a very attentive audience. In 7Zruvilva- W th mamala we were pained at the conscientiousness with which 20f the large crowds brought their offerings at the brink of the Bharata tery river to the souls (manes) of their deceased ancestors and relatives, whom they desire to save thereby from hell. Mr. Dilger and n myself visited a paralytic man and read to him the story of the e ﬁ\ paralytic man in Bethesda, who was miraculously healed by Christ. The poor man vehemently cried out repeatedly *‘Parama Shiva’, i.e. of supreme Shiva. We told him, it was useless to call upon him, as he bt In order to does not exist, and exhorted him to call upon Christ. 0§ § show him how he has to do it, we offered to pray with him, to which fo} he joyfully consented. sho 25 a1y My. Dilger of Palghaut has experienced a good deal of onfess opposition to the truth in his district and reminds us that a preacher to the heathen has to approve himself as a minister oy for of God by honour and dishonour, by evil report and good y ol report, as Paul said in ii. Cor. 6, 8. ‘We had come in contact with Nayas, who professed to be icut, philosophers, but behaved most arrogantly and delighted in filthy language ; especially the rising generation call us fools for preaching n the Christ and revile the Gospel. ; and In company with a Brahman teacher we visited an Agraharam o the (Brahman village) and were introduced to an old man, who called , 08 himself a philosopher without having read any philosophical work whatever. After having fully exposed the weak points of pantheism f airs orel relating to sin, the holiness of God, redemption ete., we had the able pleasure of gaining over the old man, under whose protection and that of our young guide we could preach, so to say, unmolested in the 61y 3 1 bazaar and in another Brahman (Patta) village. It was, however, the reverse in most of the other Patta villages. In one village, f.i. when the Pattas saw us they took their rosaries (rudrakshamalas) with cried out “Narayana 6m Shiviyanamah,” imputed to us utter igno- fned rance about the Vedas, God, salvation and so on, and charged us with caring only for our comfort. In another village the Pattas I s got incensed when we solemnly proclaimed that Christ had saved hich the world through His death. They reviled the person of Christ in ([l[d terms I dare not express. In a third village a Patta toovk delight 765, in making puns on the name “Padre” finishing up by saying that and we are the offspring of rogues, whom the Hindus had transported the of yore from India to the West, and having said so he drove us \ll‘t off. We had to hear similar words in other villages. But thanks 10 be to God, who cheers us up by the desire after salvation, He permits she us to see here and there, and who uses us as messengers of peace 1 10 to longing souls. Jich From the foregoing our friends will see that much as we should wish to preach only Christ and Him crucified we are 4 Gl 26 thral forced repeatedly to speak in vindication of the truth. Thus we have to use weapons, offensive and defensive. We are, how- thinl ever, glad that the stagnation of the spiritual life of the nd dish nationalities among whom we labour, is rapidly making room for spiritual activity. Let the heathen rebuild and restore letu their temples, let them lavish their money to frame new idols arm of gold inlaid with precious stones, let either their zeal in outward ceremonies or the tendency to spiritualize their ahot materialistic religion increase, let them unite their powers in fo tl the useless efforts of concocting an eclectic rational religion ther which is to satisfy the human heart yet is nothing else but a Chri bundle of high sounding words, empty ceremonial, sham-piety 18 ( and a mock-reconciliation, let Hindus or Mohammedans club o together in defence of their ancestral creed, debate in its are favour, engage rival preachers and send them as missionaries 900 far and near, and compile polemic writings to attack Chris- Who tianity, let the people rage and imagine a vain thing, let them porf revile the Son and His ambassadors—as there is nothing new We under the sun—these are the long looked-for final attempts Um of the Indian races to establish their own righteousness in §0m opposition to the righteousness of God. We know that the Au; more earnest these efforts are the quicker they must tire out their originators, and at last wring from them the subdued confession : «“Other gods have ruled over us, Thou art our liege, hay Chy Lord, be Thou our merciful God and Saviour.” As there is Ty a hopeful brightening up with a dying person, so also with dying-out religions. There it is the question of hours, here (pa Ty of decades, and if it should last longer than some expect, it gy is merely a question of time. The beginning of the certain downfall of all false religions in this land has come at last, the thanks be to God, so we say in looking to our peaceless and DI A5 unhappy fellow-subjects, because redemption from their spiritual ui(‘,\ 27 a2 Thus thraldém is drawing nigh, and as to our Lord, we rejoice to how- think that His power and dominion is being established more the undisputedly among us. Therefore brethren, let us not be 1001 disheartened when the fight is getting more hot and vehement- store let us look steadily to the Lord who will make bare His right idols arm, fight for us and grant us the final victory. al In 4, Colporteurs. Every Christian who is in right earnest therr about his own salvation knows to what extent he is indebted /s 11 to the Word of God and to sound religious instruction, and gion therefore he is anxious to disseminate Holy Scriptures and it & Christian Tracts that others also may be enlightened. This let is done by means of Colportage which helps to supplement club our Itinerancy. We have two kinds of Colporteurs. There 1t are truly converted men among them who know how to give a ries good testimony of their faith. There are Bible Colporteurs, '8 whose duty it is to offer Bibles, New Testaments and Scripture \eT portions through the length and the breadth of the country. new We wish to tender through this Report our best thanks to the 1ps Madras Auxiliory DBible Society for their kindly employing 1 some of them in our Mission. We greatly appreciate these the Auxiliaries. oub Besides these our Mission. employs Nine Colporteurs, who ted hawk about in our field of labour their articles consisting of 76 Christian Tracts and Books. As to the sale of Books and ) 18 Tracts during the past year, we beg to refer to Mangalore ith (page 42). There is an advance in the sale of Canarese and pLe Tulw Publications, whereas the Malayalam ones have been it nearly stationary, a fact which points to the great activity in il the production and sale of Hindu Shastras and books in that LSt, province, the Hindu Colportage there being a true copy of ours. ud As Mr. Jaus of Chombala writes: “Their books are got up Jﬂl nicely in gaudy and taking colours and offered everywhere, be 4* L it in markets or bazaars, or along the high road; even out-of- 01 the-way places are not omitted. Bist Besides the price is very tempting. The Ramayana, Mahabharata, and Bhagavata which ten years ago could be scarcely got for Rs. 3, Rs. 4, (r 10 and Rs. 9 respectively, are now offered at As. 5, R. 1-4-0 and shej Rs. 2-12-0" respectively, also Tracts down to 3 Pies a copy sum are brought into the market. When we consider that the gla Malayalis are fond of reading and that of late years education stor has made such large strides in that province it is surprising that our Colporteurs do not command a larger sale. It o ace quires now far more power of conviction on the part of our men to make persons willing to buy our Books and Tracts.” A.t{ sy Mr. Solomon Devada of Hubly writes: «Since the opening an( of the Railway in our province the Hindus have become very 8ol zealous in selling their Shastras and different books and tracts, Lox printed in Bangalore and Bellary; among the latter there is an anti-Trinitarian essay about the indivisibility of God”. Mis This cannot be avoided, so for the time many are streng- at, | thened in their opposition to the Gospel, but after false- o g hood has spent its power, truth will overcome and make them free. sup( 5. Bible-women. Through the liberality of the Committee Vay of the British and Foreign Bible Society in London we have e been enabled to employ 20 Bible-women against 16 in 1886, they V1Z 4 in Canara, 14 in Malabar and 2 in South-Mahratta. they We desire to tender our sincerest thanks to them for this heax valuable agency. The following is a short account of how this portion of the work is carried on. the} At Mangalore Mrs. Diez accompanies the four Bible-women thoS by turns in their house-to-house visits. When she happens to Woy meet the husbands or other male relations of the native ladies, the; some of them begin to dispute, though politely, as to the truth knm e 29 ut-of of the Bible and allude with pleasure to the writings of very Bishop Colenso and authors of infidel books. aotn The two Bible-women employed in Guledgud under Mrs. Rs. 4, Girossmann visit the houses of Brahmans, merchants, weavers, ) and shepherds and Mohammedans. They were treated by some copy superciliously ; most of the women, however, received them f the gladly, and were anxious to hear the simple and telling ati00 stories of the Old and New Testaments. 18ing Cannanore has from this year fwo Bible-women, who were It re- accompanied in their house-to-house visits by Mrs. Lauffer. f our At first the inmates looked surprised and some men shewed 048 signs of being annoyed, but gradually these felt honoured, il and the women appreciated more the words of kindness ety spoken from the bottom of a heart which has tasted that the racts, Lord is gracious. 16 18 The two Bible-women in Chovva are superintended by Mrs. Ostermeyer. In the beginning the women were laughed reng- at, but gradually they were received gladly and enabled to false- do some good. them The four Bible-women in Nettoor and Tellicherry were superintended by Mrs. Walter, and since her transfer to uttee Vaniyankulam, by Mrs. Frohnmeyer, who also has been visit- ing some houses of well disposed persons. Our Bible-women have 886, there now and then hear sarcastic and mocking remarks, but atta. they are amply repaid by kindness shown and eagerness to hear on the part of friendly inclined females. this Two Bible-women in Mahé and two in Chombala carry on how their work under the supervision of Mrs. Schmolck. Whereas mel those labouring in Mahé were kindly received, the two Bible- women engaged in Chombala were turned out by Nayas from i {0 dies, their houses and reviled even by their women. Whosoever tluth knows the degradation of womankind in Malabar through 30 “Marumakkattayam” (the Aliyasantana of the Tulu country), Whini i. e. “the right of inheritance of the nephews” will understand the Iz Titfer why men oppose the enlightenment of their females, and how the women must be inured to a loose life so as not tolfeel e, yet the heavy fetters with which their caste has been tied point what down by the carnal-minded, selfish Brahmans of yore. ahilit The two Bible-women in Calicut were superintended by Mrs. Fieg. hep% N Our Missionary ladies, who attend to this branch of work havoe the longer the deeper feel how fully our Indian sisters deserve of the the compassion of their Christian sisters in India and in §0me Europe! 089 0f from 6. The Medical Mission. Dr. Laebendorfer, who is stationed at Calicut has communicated to us a series of reports, and 1menfs Heat in trying to give a short resumé we hope to do justice to Witne his multifarious and blessed work. He reports: Which Grand and promising as the work is, it was on the one hand full gy of anxiety and on the other trying to the utmost. It is therefore, e gy when I attempt writing this report, a matter of the deepest heart-felt in () gratitude to God, who has been our help and merciful guide, fulfilling terrop His gracious promise: ‘“As thy day is, so shall thy strength be,”’ Who } making us to find favour in His eyes and in that of man, and using our little strength for His service. Although this was the first year as thePa ang {] many as 4012 patients applied for treatment and 12,450 consultations g were held. 16athg From the Raja to the serf, from the learned man down [ to the illiterate labourer, mostly Heathen but also many Christians Wi, | and Mahommedans applied for help without reference to caste or bOun& creed. We have no hospital for in-patients, but every morning from trug b 30-60 persons present themselves when not only their diseased 4 oy limbs or bodies are attended to, but also as the true panacea, the for |, Gospel is preached for the healing of their souls. ‘What a picture T0upg of suffering offers itself to my view every morning! The blind, lame, Preggy dumb and deaf, lepers in different states of disease, poor children g _31 BSqRGat try) whining in the arms of their mothers from sufferings, the result of tand the lasciviousness of their great-grand-fathers, not to speak of persons how bitten by snakes, jackals, dogs, etc., and persons with internal injuries, feel men, women and children, old and young, nay even persons on the tied point of death are brought on miserable litters before our door. Oh what a sad aspect! We try to administer help to the best of our ability. Surgical operations are only undertaken as far as they can d by be performed without skilled co-operation. Nobody but a medical man gets such an insight into the sad work havoc caused by sin and the miseries attending it. I will not speak 3eIve of the victims of bad sanitation, bad water, deficient and unwhole- d some food, and so on. I turn with a sore heart to the sad consequen- ces of the transgressions of the seventh Commandment and to that from excessive drink. How many are the cases of consumption, oned mental derangement and other sufferings consequent on these sins! i I have Heathenism is simply an abyss of wickedness and misery. witnessed the most dejected hopelessness of heathen death-beds which baffles description, and yet people venture to speak of the g(l fu\l innocence and bliss of the Heathen. I invite them to accompany me and to see for themselves.—There was an outbreak of cholera ofore, pf-felt in Calicut at the end of 1887. Pen cannot describe the despair and flling terror of the one, and the utter indifference and stupor of the other, | be1’, who know of no other remedy to brave the disease but to get drunk; the patients are drunk daily, the nurses and attendants are drunk, g our ap 88 and the grave-diggers are drunk! This is the hopelessness of heathenism! ations I was called far and near and met by words similar to: “If thou down stians wilt, thou canst make me clean” (Matt. 8, 2), which shew the un- gt OF bounded confidence of the sick, whereas my exhortation to put their trust in God who has the power of life and death, savouars to them as ' from a confession of my inability, and some even get discouraged and seek seaSBd for help where more substantial promises are held out. In my 100 rounds of visits I am generally accompanied by my wife, whose presence is a source of comfort to the females I have to treat, James as she also assists me there as well as in my consulting rooms. ildren LR e 32 duti Besides Mr. Stephen Kallattw is a willing, handy and ready helper at all times. the ¢ Concerning the expenses incurred by the Mission I may say and that by far the greater part of the patients are treated without re- tr1al muneration, and when persons are too poor even the medicine is given of th gratis; better and well-to-do persons give a donation according to houa their circumstances and thus keep the Mission from loss. May the Orpl Lord continue His heavenly blessing on our work. Seye 7. Agents of the Mission. whic (O 1 The teaching staff. The Christian School-masters have l increased from 122 in 1886 to 125, the Christian School- the mastresses from 31 in 1886 to 33, and the non-Christian feme ema Schoolmasters from 67 in 1886 to 78 in 1887 or 3, 2 and 11 Chy g respectively, making 16 in all. 2 Natiwve Pastors. Catechist Jacob Kanaka was ordained fi 161 at Kotagiri (Nilgiris) on the 5th June 1887 by the Rev. J. SOIIM There are hahi Knobloch, assisted by two European Missionaries. now 17 against 16 Native Pastors in 1886. Infey 3 Evangelists, Catechists, and Assistant Catechists there are now 5, 66 and 21 respectively, making a total of 02 against as 11 87 in 1886. fime The following received the blessing as Catechists by the Rev. E. Diez at Mangalore on the 27th March 1887, Who and were the successful students of the Mangalore Seminary: tO 0! Emmanuel Karkada, Lazar Kallattu, Jesudasa Aaron, William ﬁtt( Fernandez, Mathias Jeremia Kirakayil, and Lazar Sanjiva. Uy Assistant Catechist Christananda Manjaru was blessed by the Ing; Rev. A. Minner at Mangalore on the 27th October 1887, and LY Assistant Catechist Stephan Sagari by the Rev. H. Daimelhuber frop in March 1887. i I 4. FEuropean Agents. There are at present 46 ordained and 16 un-ordained Brethren, 41 of whom are married. All tOu: the Missionaries’ wives, besides attending to their own special of ¢ elper duties, are more or less regularly engaged in superintending the sale of Bibles, New Testaments, Scripture-portions, Books 84 and Tracts, in the supervision of Infants’ Schools, and Indus- i 16 trial Schools, in conducting needle- and fancy-work classes J1ven {0 of the Parochial, Mixed Vernacular and Hindu Girls’ Schools, 4 housekeeping, and economical management of the different 7 the Orphanages and knitting and tailoring for our orphan boys. Several devote a portion of their time to school-work, for which at present ouly one unmarried lady is especially em- have ployed. In addition to the above, those who have mastered 100l the native languages, assist their husbands in advising the Han female members of their Congregation, visiting the sick Christian women and children of their parishes, administer- | 11 ing medicine, assisting in cases of childbirth and cultivating ined friendly relations with their non-Christian female neighbours. Some do what is now called “Zenana” work, and are in the e habit of accompanying Bible-women, whose work they super- intend in their house-to-house visits. The health report has on the whole been nearly the same here st as in former years. Several of our people were ailing for a 1588 time, but have improved; a large proportion of our number 31 who had at least ten and more years’ service had to go home Aly to gain fresh vigour, as already stated. The Lord has thought fit to afflict us by calling to himself Mr. Brunner, the wife of i 0 W My. Stierlen, and some of the little ones. Two of our old the Indian fellow-labourers, Mr. Brigel and Myr. Hiibner, who were in charge of Congregations at Home, have been called and iber from the Church militant to the glorified one. For parti- culars please see close of this Report. The Mission desires to acknowledge the kind and gratui- ped All tous attendance upon the families of the Mission and members of the Congregation in cases of sickness and to thank heartily aal 5 34 e for services rendered by the following medical gentlemen: Dr. Fir Branfoot in Madras, Dr. Smith in Ootacamund, Dr. Davidson S and Dr. Mc'Conoghy in Dharwar, Dr. D. Cardoz in Gadag Ui (South-Mahratta), Dr. Mc’Cabe in Amatty (Coorg), Dr. G. M. fery Dixon in Karwar (also for the present of a dhooly), Dr. W. A. Lee and Dr. W. Browning in Mangalore, Dr. Sarkies to ] in Cannanore, Dr. E. Liebendorfer in Calicut, and Mr. Jar Vergeese, L.1. (Apothecary Civil Hospital), in Wadagara. My Left for Europe: Mr. J. Rellstab of Cannanore on the 1st Jii fror April 1887, Mr. A. Ruhland and family of Vaniyankulam on the 20th May 1887, Mr. G. Benner and family of Calicut on Hul (] the 31st December 1887, Mr. H. Altenmiiller and family of Mangalore on the 19th February, Mr. W. P. Schonthal and ger family of Cannanore on the 20th February, and Mr. J. G. St Kiihnle and family of Codacal on the 21st February 1888; fron Mr. H. Daimelhuber and family of Hubly and Mr. M. Hoch (a ] and family of Mangalore, intend leaving Bombay on the 1st of April; Mr. and Mrs. Lawjfer of Cannanore, Mr. C. G. Eble o and family of Mulky and Miss E. Bertsch of Mangalore, intend leaving Bombay on the 7th of April, and Mr. and Mrs. Matthissen dist and Mrs. Fieg and children of Calicut, expect to sail on or about the 25th of April 1888 from Colombo. Sepﬁ We had the pleasure of welcoming the following re-in- Cah\ forcements: NOV( Permitted to return: Mr. and Mrs. Krapf for Cannanore, who arrived at Bombay on the 8th October 1887. 0n ¢ New arrivals: at Bombay on the 8th October 1887 Mr. F. ang Briuning for Cannanore, Miss Finckh for Karkala, and Miss Saam for Bettigerry, on the 10th December 1887 Mr. Sdcg Th. Lutz for Bettigerry and Mr. G- Schmidt for Vaniyankulam, Uy and on the 11th February 1888 Mr. F. Rehm for Calicut. B?af The following Brethren were married: Mr. Schaible to Miss Soug 35 S B e Di Finckh (28th October 1887, Mangalore); Mr. Liiths to Miss lson Saam (4th November 1887, Guledgud), and Mr. Waidelich to lag Miss Schimaid (28th February 1888, Dharwar). The following transfers took place: Mr. Berli was trans- ferred from Mangalore to Dharwar, Mr. Sieber from Calicut Ties to Mangalore, Mr. and Mrs. Walter from Tellicherry to Vani- I yankulam, Mr. Strobel from Cannanore to Tellicherry, Mr.and Mys. FErnst from Bettigerry to Mangalore, Mr. and Mrs. st Niibling from Dharwar to Hubly, Mr. and Mrs. Grossmann from Guledgud to Dharwar, Mr. and Mrs. Eisfelder from ) 01k £ on Hubly to Bettigerry, Mr. and Mrs. Liithi from Bettigerry to [y of Guledgud, Mr. and Mrs. Waidelich from Bijapur to DBetti- and gerry, Mr. and Mrs. Fischer from Honawar to Karwar, Mr. . G. Schmidt from Vaniyankulam to Codacal, My. and Mrs. Keppler from Udapy to Mulky, and Mr. Knobloch from Coonoor to 888, Tch Calicut. 15t 8. Meetings held during the year in the interest of the ble work. tend 1 The yearly meeting of all the Missionaries of each yssell district in Conference took place at Calicut on the 22nd on 0F September, and at Guledgud on the 1st and 2nd November 1887. 2 The sessions of the District Synods were held at el Calicut on the 23rd September, and at Guledgud on the 3rd November 1887. 3 0016 The District Missionary Festivals took place at Calicut on the 24th September, at Mangalore on the 27th October, . F and at Guledgud on the 4th November 1887. 4. The yearly course of instruction for our Christian | aﬂ(l 7 s Schoolmasters was held for Malabar by Mr. Schmolck and My. Jaus at Chombala in September, for Canara by Mr. umma Brasche at Udapy from the 10th to the 15th October 1887 and, for Jiont South-Mahratta by Mr. Walz at Bettigerry. 5* 36 e 5 The yearly meeting of the Cutechists, in connection with a course of instruction, was held for Malabar by Messrs. L'rohmmeyer and Walter at Calicut from the 27th to the 30th September 1887, for Canara by Messrs. Hoch, Diez, Miinner, Hermelink and Christanuje Watsa, from the 20th to the 25th October 1887, and for South-Mahratta by Messrs. Daimelluber and Niibling at Bettigerry from the 23rd to the 29th January 1888. 6 A special Conference relating to the education of our future Catechists and Pastors was held by a select Committee at Mangalore on the 27th and 28th February 1888, on which we hope to say more in our next Report. 9 Intended Inspection. We look forward with much pleasure to a visit from our beloved Principal the Rev. Th. Ochler, who intends to inspect our Mission in China towards the end of 1888 and that in South- Western Indie on his re- turn to Europe in the beginning of 1889. May the Lord take his journeyings to heart and set him to be a blessing where- soever He will send him. A A AN IS AN N TN BN SN AN /O AN Jog flon \\)\ [ CANARS Oth et A Sounbb-Canara th uber Area 3902 square miles. Population 959,514 souls 4T MANGALORE. out ftee Quit-Stations: Jeppu, Bokapatna-Kudroli, Bolma, Bendur, Tajipa, Manjeshvara, Bantwal. 110 I. Clerical Part. nch Rev A. Minner, in charge of the Parish; Chairman of the Th Distriets of Canara and Coorg, and Secretary to the Local Committee of the B. G. E. Mission in India. 1ds 16 Rev 5. Diez, ki Rev Ch. Ernst, | in charge of the Catechists’ Seminary. 6re Rev J. Daur, » ” Anglo-Vernacular-,Canarese Town-, and Parochial Schools. Native Pastors Rev Sebastian Furtado, in charge of the Jeppu Congregation and School. Rev Somuel Andrea, ” ” Bokapatna ” and School. Catechists Israel Aarons, Abraham Heri, Christanuja Watsa, Timothy Furtado, Henry Robert, Gabriel Almanda, Joseph Blzagy'@n, Nathaniel Kundera.— Satyarthi Koundinya Colporteur, Kzra Palanna. 38 e Bible-Women Emilie Ezra, Monika Shiri, Maria Shettiyon, from FErnestine Anchan. for Frn Christian School-masters who Jacob Ammanna, Jesudasa Sowens, W {h Bhagyanatha Sowens, Albert Vartika, Swmuel Sowens, at { Joshia Karat, Frederick Jatanna, Paul Bangera, gre David Bunyan, Timothy Mabenna, uar., Aquila Muttu, i 16 Joel Sona, Barnabas Kodot. of D Christian School-mistresses Hanna Leeklin, Cecilia Sowens, Juliow Manakadan, Tabitha Sowens, Felicitas Phinehas, 1601 Talme Andrea, Sophia Titus, Lydia Mitra, Margaretha Sowens, Ay Marianne Sowens, Charlotte Menez, Babetta Samuel. pat 0n 1 Heathen School—nia.sters of 2 P. Bamachandra, r. 4., Lakshmano Bhatta, var., K. Subba Rao, for M. Subba Rao, A. Manjunatha. W L last year Communicants ° 1006 972 Bal Non-Communicants . 23 1751 2711703 Sue Children ° ° . 722 | X 704 ha 12 37 Converts baptized d uri.ng .1 8 8.7 Probationers ° . 18 20 ﬂD‘) Seminary . 31 38 the The Balmattha Inf ant;’ St;hoc;l 76 76 U6 ” n Parochial Boys’ School 86 86 n » ” Girls’ ” . 108 112 fng Three Mixed Parochial Schools: (Chr. boys 22 ; Cl;r. 684 690 Ira girls 29, heathen boys 81, heathen girls 7) 89 100 Bazaar Canarese Town School (heathen boys 56, hoy heathen girls 16, Chr. boys 2, Chr. girl 1) . 75 97 il Arglo-Vernacular School (Chr. boys 40, heathen 45 132 Wit boys 104, heathen girl 1) Brahman Girls’ School 74 49 of Sunday Scholars 120 98 toy S 59 Agency. Mr. Berli, after having recovered by God’s grace from an illness of some months, left on the 29th of March 1887 for Dharwar. On the 13th December 1887 Mr. and Mrs. Ernst joined the station, the former to act for Mr. Hoch, who intends to leave for Europe with his family in March 1888 with the hope of being permitted to return again to his work 0 at the Seminary, which has become dear unto him. We re- gret to state that Miss Bertsch after one year’s hard work in l the Brahman Girls’ School leaves us in March 1888 on account of domestic affairs. Her successor Miss Hofmann is expected D. V. to arrive towards the end of 1888. Congregation. The Sunday and weekly services were )y regularly held in Mangalore, Jeppu, Bokapatna and Kudroli. e, A small tower was added to the Jeppu Church, and in Boka- patna the foundation stone of a capacious Chapel was laid on the 29th of July 1887 in order to meet the urgent want of a proper place of worship, which is expected to be ready Ruo, for use before the beginring of the monsoon 1888. There was much sickness, chiefly small-pox both in Bokapatna and ear Balmatha, but we are thankful to say that only 7 persons 1108 succumbed to that disease. We hope this visitation of God had been instrumental in rousing some careless persons and any who fell into sin. The means of grace, to judge from the attendance at Divine Service, we may say, are appreci- ated by the majority, how far their whole inner man is engaged we do not know, but go on sowing in hope. Family prayers are regularly held in every house, in case of disputes, 690 however, they are often discontinued for some days and weeks till peace is restored, and yet the parties concerned go on with their private devotions and praying, forgetting the words of the Lord that if we do not pardon men their trespasses towards us, God will also not pardon ours toward Him. 40 il g e, At our last District Mission Festival the weekly two-pie full collection (compare our Report for 1886, pages 7, 8) was re- commended to our Churches in Canara. A Young Men’s fror Union has been set on foot to supplement the Blue Ribbon the Meetings. pra Many of our Christians and of heathen enquirers obtain 1nst work in our different establishments, and Mrs. Hirner, through lan an Industrial School, takes much pains to help widows and el poor women to eke out their existence. B and Poor widows and their children are kept' in a house set apart and maintained at the expense of the Congregation, tou; whereas decrepit Christians and heathen, depending on public Sl charity, are the inmates of a Sickhouse in connexion with the Mission. The Christian and non-Christian lepers, who were by kept for years in separate rooms, have been removed into a at] locality granted by the Municipality, where the former small- Sul pox hospital has now been converted into a befitting Lazaretto Sur o} or hospital for lepers, who are partly supported by the Muni- cipality. There are six at present. the Schools. The Parochial and Mixed Schools of the station the were for the greater part of the year in charge of Mr. Hoch, the A. V. School in that of Mr. Daur, and the Infants’ School pm in Mrs. Hoch’s. The girls of the different schools were the; instructed in mneedle-work by Mrs. Minner, Mrs. Elsiisser, Mrs. Altenmiiller, Mrs. Hauri, Mrs. Bawmann, the late Mrs. Stierlen, and for some time Mrs. Hermelink of Kasargod, and those in the Hindu Girls’ School by Mrs. Staib. On the 11 whole the results were not entirely satisfactory. Miss Bertsch had the charge of the Brahman Girls’ School and was assisted by Mrs. Diez. Under her skilful management the school has much improved. My. Stierlen has kept up the Sunday-School gy at Balmatha, assisted by some students and others. i 41 A e -Jie Seminary. In March 1887 six students passed success- 5 1 fully their examination (see page 28). Three pupils entered en' from our Pro-Seminaries in Tellicherry and Udapy. We began hon the year 1887-88 with 80 pupils, besides 1 student who As usual the practised for a year as Assistant Teacher. faln instruction was imparted in the Canarese and Malayalam ugh languages in Dogmatics, Exegesis of the Old and New Testa- and ments, Symbolics, Homiletics, Catechising, Hindu Classics, English, Greek, Canarese, Malayalam, Sanskrit, and Native s6b and Furopean Singing. The students went on itinerating tours for 30 days. 101, blic Evangelistic efforts. Preaching in the Anglo-Vernacular the School as well as in a hired shop in the bazaar was carried on by the Seminary as in former years. The heathen festivals 616 ) & at Panamboor, Kudupu, Gurpur, Bantwal, Vitla, Dharmasthala, 2! Subrahmanya, Koteshwara, Manjeshwara, the sea-bathing at Suratkal, several cock-fights, and some other places were visit- oft0 11135 ed by Missionaries, Catechists and the students of the Seminary, the two latter itinerating 672 days. Bantwal has been occupied as one of our Out-stations ‘since 100 the 9th December 1887 in order to regularly evangelize that ioh, part of the district. 00l Four Bible-women, superintended by Mrs. Diez, continued ere their work as hitherto. el is nd II. Printing Press, and Book & Tract Depository. the ool Mr. G. Hirner, Printing Press. Mr. F. Huber, Book & Tract Depository. ted Mr. Hirner, who is in charge of the Press, has had to 19 0l meet also in the past year with a good deal of fair and unfair competition, e 42 The Book & Tract Depository, in charge of Mr. Huber, 1s Wh the editing firm of our own Religious Books and Tracts Bli and a number of School-books, which are retailed in about Th Th 97 Branch Depots and by 9 Colporteurs, employed by the Mission. On Des Th SALE OF BOOKS AND TRACTS (17) T from the 1st July 1886 to the 30th June 1887. De Al 1. Our own Publications. Rs 3 1716 Al 26852 Copies of Canarese Religious Books Sec 17132 29 2 930 il 92 Malayalam (o 2169 o)) Tulu 99 2 274 e colco T 4580 10 16683 29 Canarese School-books (a 8219 99 Malayalam 99 1802 (a 5791 ol) Other languages 3136 (a 3940 26486 99 Government Books, Canarese 28350 9 99 99 Malayalam 4459 © O O B =3 -] © © W N © K jd 2. Other Publications. 11000 Copies 5125 (51} A 142682 Copies for Rupees 25965 10 T T} i LT OF BOOKS T} Printed during the year from lst November 1886 to 3lst October 18817. T T I. In Canarese. T Edition Size 1 Copies. Pages. Tot.Pages. Sabhapatra, Vol. XIX No. 5 —XX. No. 4. 80 700 192 134400 The True Religion, Part I 162 200 64 12800 Do Part II. 162 500 100 50000 ;% II 129 1500 40 60000 What is in the Satya Veda? Hinduism and Christianity 18 129 2000 84 168000 ‘Who is thy God? II 32° 4000 20 80000 T 1y 43 Edition Size Copies. Pages. Tot.Pages 18 ‘Where is thy Home? II 32° 4000 24 96000 6t III 32° 4000 19 76000 Blindness Cured 01t The Acts of the Apostles 182 5000 88 440000 the The Book of Psalms II 18° 5000 175 875000 Iv 168 4000 48 192000 On Caste Description of South- Canara v 16° 2000 16 32000 The Canar. Text for the Matricul. Ex. for 1887 1. 80 500 170 85000 25000 136 3400000 Canarese Third Book (Bombay Govt.) 111 12° First Book of Euclid 2 II 128 6000 95 570000 Description and History of Carnataka ” 11 1622 15000 126 1890000 16 16000 A Description of North-Canara ° I. 128 1000 A Catechism of Canarese Grammar XI 128 5000 60 300000 Second Book of Lessons XII 16° 4000 144 576000 A Brief Outlines of Indian Hlstory . i 12° 2000 129 258000 Code of Rules for Vernacular Masters and }:gl Training Colleges o 1. Ry. 8° 1500 55 82500 Canarese Primer II 12¢ 2000 36 72000 XIV 1618 15000 64 960000 Canarese First Reader Canarese Almanac for 1888 80 4000 80 320000 : 11, In Malayalam. 80 600 192 115200 Keralopakari, Vol. XIII. No. 11—XIV, No. 10 : The Mal. Text for the Matric. Exam. for 1887 I 80 500 174 87000 The Essentials of Malayalam Grammar IV 16° 5000 32 160000 68 136000 An Introd. to the Geography of the World, P. II. II 1612 2000 v 18 3000 157 471000 A Catechism of Malayalam Grammar The First Reader, Part. IT ° 101 169 10000 117 1170000 The Panchatantram . s 10T, 16° 2000 300 600000 1 3000 94 282000 The Malay. Country, its Hlstory & Geography I1I. A Brief Outlines of Indian History . . I 125 2000 130 260000 The First Reader, Part I XIV 15 15000 64 960000 The New Testament ° 80 2500 636 1590000 The Sinner’s Friend 11 1522 1500 62 93000 The Heart Book 111 16° 2000 64 128000 The Proverbs II 32° 10000 144 1440000 765 Rules of the Congregatmn 80 500 63 31500 400 Diamon & Phintias or the Triumph of Friendship I. 60 1000 16 16000 300 80 2000 80 160000 Malayalam Almanac for 1888 )00 111, In Tulu )00 Tulu-English Dictionary iy 80 500 696 348000 )00 30000 )00 First Catechism . ° ° 106 122 1000 30 6% 44 e 1V In Sanskrit and Canarese. Edition. Size Copies. Pages. Tot.Pages. and The Teaching of the Gospels I 12 1500 26 39000 The Needle of Adamant . e i 115 1500 36 54000 W 1] V. In Badaga. A short Catechism for Badaga Catechumens I 1282 100 12 1200 Iy t V1. In English. Forty-Seventh Report of the B. G. Ev. M. S. 80 1200 103 123600 Baber’s Evidence before the House of Lords Il 16° 500 84 42000 VIi1. In Anglo-Vernacular R The Second English Reader, Anglo-Malayal. IV. 122 5000 150 750000 Do Anglo-Canarese III. 12° 3000 250 750000 A First English Book do I1I 165 8000 68 544000 ITI. Literary Department. Under this heading we give a short abstract of the lite- rary work done by different Mission Agents. Printed during 188%. Il Canarese. The Canarese Monthly Journal «Kreista Sabhapatra” (vol. xix.), edited by the Rev. M. Hoch and Mr. Christanuja Watsa. of | The Canarese Almanac for 1888, edited by Mr. Christanuja an( Watsa and Mr. B. Shiva Rau. the The True Religion, by the Rev. Th. Walz. A collection of Canarese Lyrics, by Mr. Ramakrishna. heg Il Malayalam: The Malayalam Illustrated Monthly Perio- Al dical “Keralopakary” (vol. xiv.), edited by the Rev. C. W. Dilger ek and Mr. P. Hermon. af The Malayalam Almanac for 1888, edited by the Rev. £ JOIr Frohnmeyer. %l Dawmon and Phintias, or the Triumph of Friendship, by the Rev. S. Walter. SuP 45 L e e S III Sanskrit and Canarese: The Teaching of the Gospels, ages, 000 and the Needle of Adamant, translated by Mr. Christanujo 1000 Watsa. IV. Badaga: A short Catechism for Badaga Catechumens, 200 by the Rev. W. Sikemeier. In the Press. 600 English-Tuluw Dictionary, by the Rev. A. Manner. 000 Iinglish and Canarese School-Dictionary, revised by the Rev. F'. Ziegler. 000 000 000 IV. Industrial and Mercantile Establishments. Mr. Th. Elscisser, General Agent and Treasurer to the Mission. Mr. J. Sieber, Mercantile Mission-Branch. Mr A Stierlen,'Weaving Establishment. fe Mr . I'. Staib, Mechanical Establishment. .LMT . J. Baumann, Tile-Works, Jeppu. My . hv. Hauri, do Kudroli. st [r Agency. Our Establishments have to mourn over the loss of Mr. Brunner, who departed this life on the 10th June 1887 ji and of Mrs. Stierlen, the wife of Mr. Stierlen, who died on the 30th August 1887. (For particulars see Obituary.) Mys. Elsisser and Mr. and Mrs. Staib, owing to failing Mr. health, were compelled to go to the Nilagiri Hills. 0 Altenmiiller and family, of the Mercantile Mission-Branch, o left us for Europe in February 1888. Mr. J. Sieber, who after a few months’ help in the Mercantile Mission-Branch in Calicut joined this station on the 7th June 1887, has taken up Mv. Altenmiiller’s work. Mr. Glattfelder is now temporarily stationed in Udapy to J) superintend the Malpe Tilery. 46 e The working. The different above named Establishments, including the Printing Press and the Book and Tract Depo- sitory, employ 820 persons, of whom 396 are Christians. The daily work in each Establishment is begun with reading the Word of God and prayer, occasional short expositions follow- ing The Word of God asserts here also its old power of awakening and sanctifying the hearers. A Provident Fund for the workers exists. The apprentices of our Establishments mess with members of the Congregation and sleep at the various industrial pre- mises, in most of which there are Night-Schools. " Branch-Establishments. In connection with the Balmattha Weaving Establishment a Branch-Establishment was begun at Mulky, put into working order and superintended by Mr. Stierlen. Comm Messrs. Baumann and Glatifelder were partly engaged Non-( during the year in setting up a Tilery at Malpe as a branch- Chilyy Conye business of the one at Jeppu. Prol Anglo of {f Dece 8oy, ol ) Wiy SiOn; n {] nents, KASARGOD. Depo The Out-Stations: Ravaneshvara, Hosadurga, Bekal. g the olLow- Rev. J. Hermelink, in charge. or of Fund Catechists Damniel Andrea, Albert Bangera, Stephan Jatanna, William Fernandez. nhers pre- Christian School-masters Gabriel Hermon, Elijo Bangera, Gideon. attha Heathen School-masters egul Roma Rao, Venkataramana, Dasappa. Bl last year Communicants 40 32 Non-Communicants 0 0 aged Children 31 }71 85 }67 neh- 0 0 Converts baptized d .urix.xg 1.887: Probationers 1 7 Anglo-Vernacular Scho .01 a.t Be.kal.(l C.hr..and. 53 hea- then boys and 6 heathen girls) 60 75 ” at Hosadurga (38 Chr. and 83 heathen boys and 4 heathen girls) 90 '150 74 } e Owing to unavoidable delay the building and furnishing of the new Mission-house was not completed till the 4th of December, when the new station was dedicated by a special service to the work of God. Mr. and Mrs. Hermelink stayed till the break of the monsoon at Kasargod and during the monsoon in Mangalore, where Mr. Hermelink assisted Mr. Miinner in preaching etc. The small Congregation, which formerly received only occa- sional visits from Mangalore is now happy to have a Pastor in their midst. 48 et The two Anglo-Vernacular Schools have steadily developed during the year. Mo Itinerating. The necessity of supervising the building pre- vented us from devoting our whole time to evangelistic work. The markets in Hosadurga and Nileshwara were weekly visit- ed. We attended also a number of heathen festivals, f.4. in Kasargod, Ambladika, Madhuru, the chief one being that of Subrahmanyae at the foot of the Coorg mountains. The great difficulty of evangelizing this district consists in the language. In the North and East of the Taluk Tulu only is spoken, whereas in the South Malayalam only is understood ; Canarese, the official language of the district, is seldom heard. (For further details see page 10.) Comy Non Chi MULKY (Moolky). Con Prgl Out-Stations: Karnadu. G'll"l: Kadike, Ulya. Kutyar, Kalatur. TN Uchila, Yermala, Mulur. Padur, Mallar, Perur, Nadambu. Santur, Yellur. Munderu, Koditur. Ano Rev P. Ott, in charge of the Parish, Orphanagbe, Town-School and the Out-stations Uchila, Padur and Munderu. Rev Chr. Keppler, in charge of the Out-stations Santur and Kutyar, lef and itinerant preaching. d Native Pastors Rev el Diego Fernandez, in charge of the Congregation of Mulky. la Rev Jared Sowens, ” ” Out-station Uchila. le 49 el Joped Catechists Mark Salis, Israel Eliezer, Obed Sumitra, Gabriel Bangera y pre Immanuel Karkada.—Joseph Vedamuttu. work st Christian School-masters J. 10 Jeremiah Sundara, David Bangera Elisha Aarons, Joshia Mabenna, Benjamin Keiwranna atb of Gabriel Sowens Nathanael Rama Rao grey Eligah Anande 1426 William Aarons. ken Christian School-mistresses I6se Magdalena Jeremiah, Dasi Leonhardt, Maria Hebri. (For Heathen School-masters Anantayya, Padmanabha, Shriniwasa, Surye Shetts Vasudeva, Narna Shanabhoga last year Communicants 331 334 Non-Communicants 709 Children 369 | 354 i698 Converts baptized durmg 1887 19 0 Probationers ) 66 48 67 Girls’ Orphanage . 7 Mixed Parochial Schoolsin 1\Iull«ry Kadlke Santur, Kutyar, Padur, Uchila and Munderu (59 Christ. and 125 heathen boys, 53 Christ. and 8 heathen 435 261 girls) . . 240 194 Anglo-Vernacular Town-School (3 Chrxstmn aud 109 heathen boys, 16 heathen girls) 128 ) nd Agency My. Eble, in order to recruit his health in Europe yar, left with his family on the 17th of March 1888 on which day Mr. Keppler and family joined the station Congreration. Taking the baptism of Heathen and of the children of Christians together our numbers would have been larger had not some of our Christians been compelled to leave the station in search of work. Considering that they 7 50 live at a distance from the different places of worship, their race attendance may be called regular. Some grow in grace, where- n | fair as others make hardly any spiritual progress, nay they find it difficult to cope with their old nature. One case of sorcery of used in sickness has come under our observation, and although have we are inclined to think that the parties concerned were not of aware of the wrong they did, we are pained to see that the and power of discerning the works of the devil from those of God §ect 1S so limited in some. In Kutyar a Chapel has been built I f and dedicated in April 1887. Two families joined us merely byt from fear of demons. Schools. The Orphanage for girls contained in 1886 of § 69 boarders, of whom 19 left after they had completed their 4 has education, and 1 died of atrophy. Twenty were received, so that we close the year again with 69 boarders. The new rice-field which we acquired last year, together with the for- mer ones provided ample work. Mrs. Eble helped Mrs. Ott in the needle-work.—In the beginning of last year we have taken over the management of the 7Zown-School, which was Out offered us by the most influential men of Mulky, and al- though the Roman Catholic boys had to leave it on pain of fine, we are thankful to say it has been prospering.. The Hindu girls were taught sewing by Mprs. Eble and Mrs. Oft. A Middle-School will be added in 1888.—The Santur School has greatly improved. In Padur a Night-School was started for young men desirous of improving themselves. Evangelization. My. Eble itinerated 102, and his Native assistants 438 days. A portion of the district has been worked systematically without omitting a single hamlet. In the ba- zaar of Mulky and at the market of Padubidri the Gospel was regularly preached, and a number of places visited on oc- casions of festivals, f. ¢. sea-bathing in Padubidri, bullock- [, 1 their races in Yermala and Volanki, Maripujas and Bhuta-feasts here in Kottil, Karudare, Karkala, Kandaye etc. and the yearly find fair at Kudure Padavu. Remarkable is the feast at Kabadar Ly of two female demons, 4. e. two young women who are said to ugh have been miraculously transferred to heaven, and in honour 108 of whom young women dance till they are beside themselves, the and possessed as it were of an evil spirit. This they do to God secure offspring. We were on the whole well received, but built in Karudare, people attempted to drive our Native assistants off orely by throwing stones at them. (For further details see page 11.) The Weaving Establishment has been dedicated on the 28th of September 1887 by Mr. Ott in the presence of our Christians, 880 their a number of weavers from Mangalore and Mr. Stierlen, who ], 80 has the technical supervision of this Branch. new for Ot have UDAPY (Udipi). was Out-Stations: Nidambur, Beilur, Perala, Badegottu, Kapettu, Korangradi, Kilenja, Parkal. 1 al- Malapu, Tottam. nOf Udyavara, Bolja. The Gudde, Kap, Mandodi. Shirva, Suda, Ninjur, Palli, Kattingeri, Kudigrama, Bolle. 0t Kattupadi, Koppala. ool Madambeil, Kurkal, Kalanja. ifed Kalyanapur, Uppur, Bolmara. Barkur. ghive I Clerical Part. rked Rev. G. Ritter, in charge of the Station and Parish. ) ha- Rev. F. A. Brasche, in charge of all the Schools ; Superinten- Was dent of Mission Schools in Canara and Coorg. 00 Rev. W. Stokes, in charge of the Out-stations Gudde, Shirva, Kattupadi, and Barkur ; and Itinerancy. ock- 7* 52 e Native Pastors thet: LRev. Daniel Aaron, in charge of the Congregation at Udapy fami Rev. Charles Gojar, » ” ” » Shirva Rev. Immanuel Furtado, ” 9 » Gudde ing | Catechists hirl Christian Mabenna, George Peter, Joshua Chovvallur, (i Benjamin Ponnon, Nahasson Veera, Gottlob Bangera. heer — Benjamin Ananda, Nathan Suchitia, Benjomin Kundare libey Colporteur, Siegfried. hig | Christian School-masters from Peter Simon, Barnabas Joshua (Sowens), Leonhard Suchitta, hfe | Jesudasa Sowens, Gottlob Somapriya, Silas Sowens, the Joseph Soens, David Karkada, Joel Shiri, of ) Solomon Philip, Israel Devapriya. m ] Jocob Anchana, Samuel Mangala. c0lo) Martha Ammanna. Christian School-mistress, of p | II. Industrial Part. 4 Mr. A. Glattfelder, Tile-Works, Malapu (temporarilj). worl last year gte Communicants. 693 Non-Communicants 20 l 1406 5751 1215 lan Children . 693 = The Converts baptized ‘dur.ing. ISé 7 115 60 Probationers 144 151 enly, Preparandi School 26 25 Some Teachers’ Seminary 5 0 Boys’ Orphanage. Tl 73 Spar 7 Mixed Parochial Schools at .Ud;apy; Gu.dde., Kz.a,ttu.- 376 330 padi, Koppala, Shirva, Udyavara, Malapu, 239 and Madambeil-Kurkal (111 Chr. boys, 48 heathen boys, 90 Chr. girls and 2 heathen girls) 251 205 boys Brahman Girls’ School 24 22 Wag Agency. Catechists Benjamin Ananda of Malapu and ang Benjamin Kundara of Kalyanapur had to mourn the loss of ly D in 1 53 e their wives in the course of last year. Mr. Keppler with J) family was transferred to Mulky. [7a Congrezation. The numerical increase of this year is ow- de ing to the baptism of 115 Heathen, a large surplus of (48) births over deaths (which were remarkably few), and 22 Christians who joined us from our other stations. There has been also a marked improvement in church going as well as 10 liberality towards religious and charitable purposes. We had the joy of welcoming back an old backslider and his family, but also the grief of seeing how short the step is from worldly-mindedness to relapse into heathenism or into a i, life of sin. In Kalyanapur a new Chapel was dedicated on the 27th February 1887, and one in Udyavara, on the 27th of March 1887. In both places a Catechist was first stationed in 1870. Malapu has grown rapidly into a small Christian colony and together with Udyavara was raised to the rank of places with regular Divine service. Schools. The Orphanage for boys sent off 25 boys, of whom 4 entered the Preparandi School and 21 joined different workshops or took engagements as farm-labourers, servants ete There were 23 new admissions. One of these, however, ran away, having disliked to submit to order and discipline. f113 There were 71 boys at the end of 1887. As soon as the enlargement of the Orphanage building is accomplished some more boys will be admitted. Notwithstanding small- pox and cholera were prevalent, our boys were mercifully spared and enjoyed very good health, their attendance for 330 259 school-days showing 91:79 per cent., whereas that of the boys and girls of the Congregation who attend as day-scholars was only 71-04 and 60-62 per cent. respectively. Of 60 boys and 11 girls presented for examination 58 and 11 respective- and ly passed. The girls of the Congregation received instruction g Of in needle-work from Mrs. Brasche and Mrs. Keppler. 54 The Preparandi and Training Schools had a year of steady development. The Brahman Girls’ School is in charge of Mrs. Ritter, who teaches the girls English and needle-work. Instead of four Parish Schools we have now six, the one in Udapy being joined to the Orphanage of boys. Evangelization. When probationers joined us we had ample opportunity to tell their relations and neighbours what Chri- stianity is. At the Santes in Udapy and Barkur, where we Comm have appropriate sheds, the Gospel is regularly preached, the Non-( students of the Preparandi School assisting with singing at the Childr Conye; former place. The Missionaries, Catechists and the students of Preparandi School did a good deal of work in the district. Proba Myr. Stokes visited many heathen festivals and Mr. Keppler attended the Gokarna fair and festival. are | As to reception we can say that the Tulus on the whole listen quietly. There Espee $0me are, however, Brahmans who think their English education C demands of them scepticism and gainsaying, and whereas they follow blindly some man who takes their fancy and by I 4 Wo speaks to their gratification, they consider themselves heroes have of independent judgment and conscientious acting. (Extracts will be found on page 11.) their COurt The Tilery in Malapu. The tile-works are in process of erection. Mr. Keppler spent much time in superintendence, Suag; as also Messrs. Baumann and Glattfelder, the latter of whom blamg has been stationed here temporarily. The benefits accruing of ) from this branch of tilery to many of our poor Christians, Wopg some of whom were formerly even on the verge of starvation By during the monsoon, cannot be underrated. Regular work rancy is supplied, order and habits of thriftiness are taught, and festi\’é their bodily and spiritual welfare is looked after. Agzun M(My( *BO 55 G eady KARKALA (Karkul). M. Out-Stations : Sanur, Mudar, Nandolige, Hekkadaka, Mijar, Attur stead dapy Rev. M. Schaible, in charge of the Station, and Itinerancy Rev. J. Gotz, studying Tulu. mple Catechists Chri- Joshua Sowens, Jesudasa Aarons. last year, ¢ We Communicants 42 35 , the Non-Communicants 1 3 l 64 f the Children 26 }69 26 | 9 - 1 dents Converts baptized during 1887 Probationers 0 5 strict. Agency. Whilst on the point of going to the press, we pler are in great anxiety about our two brethren at that station, n W especially Mr. Gotz, who had suffered from dysentery for [here some time.* afion Congregation. Our numbers have been slightly increased 1848 by the baptism of a family, the head of which has been led in and a wonderful way into this church. Some of our Christians ; pr0es have incurred the displeasure of a rich landowner through fracts their not complying with his wishes to bear false witness in Court. Two men did (socage) service for their landlord on 088 of Sundays in order to escape going to church, and when asked deﬂce: blamed their landlord, but they were soon found out. Some whom of the children were taught the three R’s duaring the uing monsoon. Sti'&ﬂsf Evangelization. Our brethren devoted 250 days to itine- 7ation rancy. House-to-house visits were made, and idol- and demon- . Wol‘k festivals were visited. Myr. Schaible made a longer trip to ¢ god Agumbe, and Mr. Gotz accompanied Mr. Hermelink to Subrah- Manya. (Extracts will be found on pages 12 and 13.) * Both of them have, thank God, since recovered. 56 Ll L st BASRUR—KUNDAPUR Kot (Coondapoor). alles and Out-Stations: Kundapur, Keilkeri. prea I {} Rev. E. Schenkel, in charge of the Station, and Itinerancy Catechists Tepe upl Eliezer Karat, Gershom Sowens.— Christ. Manjaru. only Colporteur, Abraham Salins. Christian School-master, Immanuel Karkado. last year Communicants 29 Non-Communicants 63 291 a Children a3 23 Converts baptized d.uri;g 1.887: 2 Probationers ) 4 1 Mixed Vernacular Scho.ol (6.} Ch.rist-ian .and‘ 23 .hea.ther.x boys, 6 Christian girls and 1 heathen girl) 36 317 Sunday-Scholars 12 13 Congregation. The vice of living beyond their means and incurring debts i1s also here the enemy to the prosperity of our Christians and has given rise to much discomfort and grief. The School at Basrur was regularly attended, but as the ] children are not very intelligent the results are not very satisfactory. Evangelization. My. Schenkel being forced several times to 3 0 stay at home on account of bodily weakness, could only itinerate 117 days. Catechist KEl. Karat devoted 190, Catechist G. Coy, Sowens 110 and Assistant Catechist Chr. Manjaru 131 days to Non{ travelling preaching. Colportage too was carried on regular- Chilg, Cony ly. As in former years the following heathen festivals were Proy 57 S visited, viz: Kollur, Barkur, Manikolu, Basrur, Hattyongadi, Koteshvara and Bennekuduru. In Koteshvare several Mission- aries, the teachers and students of the Catechists’ Seminary and some Catechists assisted. The Gospel was regularly preached in and around our different Mission places, as also Al in the Sanfe at Kundapur. A Mohammedan Kazi there tried repeatedly to pick a quarrel with us, and feels himself backed up by Roman Catholics, who speak of Jesus as the son of Mary only, which is a confession and a denial at the same time. al IGO B. North~Canara. Area 3911 Square Miles. Population 421,840. HONAWAR. Out-Stations: Karwar, Bada. 19 and 11ty of Rev. J. Fischer, in charge of the Congregation, Out-stations, and Itinerancy in the Northern portion of the district, rf and stationed at Karwar. ag the Mr. Th. Digel, Itinerancy in the Southern and the Rastern parts of the district, stationed at Honawar. b very Catechists Samuel Bunyon, Jeremioh Sona, Matthias J. Kirackayil. mes 10 iperate last year: Communicants 25 22 s G Non-Communicants 44 1 l47 Children 19 2] days 10 Converts baptized d.uri;lg 188; 0 pgulit” Probationers 0 g Were 8 58 Agency. Mr. Fischer and family were, as a temporary measure, transferred to Karwar in December 1887. School. We expect to open shortly a Vernacular School in Hepenkavt, 6 miles east of Honawar. Evangelization. Mr. Flischer owing to delicate health could itinerate only 111 days, Mr. Digel devoted 142 days and the Catechists Samuel Bunyan, Jeremiah Sona, Winfrid Micha and Mathias Kirackayil 167, 160, 180 and 62 days respectively. Rer The Gospel was made known by house-to-house visits, on Rer Santes, on bazaars and at heathen festivals in the Northern, Southern and FEastern portion of our district. In October Rey and November Mr. Digel, accompanied by 2 Catechists, made a forty days’ trip to Katkala, Sirsi, Banavass, Sorba, Shereli- koppa, Sayar and Siddapur. As is always the case, some fools had to be answered according to their folly, and others again not according to their folly (Ps. xxvi. 4, 5.), but on the whole our message was well received, and questions showing deeper thinking were made, so that we -were greatly cheered and encouraged to work on. (On page 14 some extracts will be found.) Non-( Chilgy (an[ N o NN N NS AN th& i The Ch The 19 A (-3Ldl T Stl‘ay rary LS00 R4 Y:. . '1 Area 19993 Square Miles. Population 178,302 d MERCARA I. Clerical Part Rev. I'. Kittel, doing Canarese literary work Rev. J. Hafner, in charge of the Station, Schools, the North-Coorg Cooly-Mission, and Itinerancy Rev. 0. Bode, Itinerancy and studying Canarese. Catechists Bethuel Sowens, (Itineranecy North-Coorg) Jacob Upranna, (Cooly-Mission) Christian School-master, Christian Jatanna o U Heathen School-master, Vasudeva II. Mercantile Part My. J. B. Veil, Mercantile Mission-Branch last year 42 Communicants 42 Non-Communicants 46 }89 44}87 Children Converts baptized during 1887 2 Probationers 0 The Upway Mixed Parochial School (Chr boys 5, Chr. girls 4, heathen boys 7, heathen girls 3) 19 8 The Bazaar Mixed Vernacular School (heathen boys 19, heathen girls 21). 40 ]59 26 }34 Agency Mr. F. Kittel was steadlly working on to get the Canarese-English Dictionary ready for the press The Congregation, although small, has to mourn over two stray sheep 8% 60 e Schools. The Coorg Girls’ Day-School in “Upway” had to be closed in March for want of pupils. In its stead the Upway Mixed Parochial School was opened in April 1887. The girls of this school are taught singing and needle-work by Mrs. Hafner, whereas those of the Bazaar-School are instructed in sewing by Mrs. Veil. Evangelization. Mr. Haofner thrice visited East-Coorg as far as Fraserpet and Ramaswami Kanive, once accompanied by Mr. Bode. They made alsoan excursion as far as Periyapatna in the Mawsur Country where they were well received. Mr. Hafner made two itinerating trips to North-Coorg as far as Somavarapet and Halikatta and several times to South-Coorg, Commy when the Gospel was chiefly proclaimed in Siddhapur, Am- Yoo-( matty, Virarajendrapet and Sonampet. Our preaching was Childy listened to more with the despair of worldlings than with the Conver Proby, joy and courage of men who wish to reform. The travelling Nixed preacher B. Sowens itinerated 143 days. h The North-Coorg Cooly-Mission was carried on regularly 4 this year. Whereas the greater part of the coolies were in- 0Ccas different there was always a good number who listened at- ch &lg tentively. This Mission lost a staunch supporter, who left for England. We acknowledge thankfully all the direct and in- ( a 80 direct support we have received during the past year from the planters and their overseers. There were, however, a few 1638 cases, where the overseer thought that as his superior did lﬂg hory i not exactly care for the instruction given to the coolies, the preacher was in his hands and should not mind to put up Wou); by with indifferent treatment. Mr. Hafner made several trips into the coffee district. Catechist J. Upramna, who was & thy seriously ill from over-exertion, was graciously spared. He hiS dg spent 126 days working in the Cooly-Mission. (See also page 14.) falley Who | 61 ad t0 | the ANANDAPUR 1887 Rev. J. Hafner of Mercara, in temporary charge of the Station work Rev. H. A. Kaundinya, (pensioned) | are Catechists Winfred Micha (Congregation and Itinerancy) Iy a8 anied Lewis Salins (Cooly-Mission) i Christian School-masters My Nathan Salins, Sona Kore ar as last year (oot Communicants 107 Non-Communicants 1071 A 64 }m ¢ a8 Children 74} 188 Converts baptized during 1887 T h the Probationers 16 1 elling Mixed Parochial School (Chr boys 13, Chr gu‘ls 19, 35 39 heathen boys 3) dlatly Agency. Mr. Koundinya kindly took the Divine service o1 10 occasionally The Congregation was during the past year in od 4 charge of Catechist Henry Roberts eft for Congregation Four of our Christians fell into the net of nd 10 a sorcerer, who pretended that he would help them to a large p from treasure-trove By and by he gave out that the spirit guard- g fem ing the treasure required a human sacrifice They were o did horrified, but temporized, offered a goat and promised they would see about a human sacrifice The matter would have o5, te pu U been kept secret, but all four took sick at once and died after | a short illness One of them was on the point of confessing his dark deed to Mr. Kaundinya, but the words died on his 10 a8 3 Be lips and he reclined and expired A wholesome terror has qﬂ814) fallen on all; they have understood that God is a Holy God who brings to light the secrets of men There is, however, a 62 S0 A e vt number of God-fearing Christians here, who cling to the Lord, but many are careless, light-minded and sensual. School. The results are gratifying. Evangelization. The Santes in Virarajendrapet and Ammatts were visited repeatedly by Catechist Henry Roberts, as also a number of heathen festivals. The South-Coorg Cooly-Mission. There being as many as 80 plantations in South-Coorg, only the larger ones could be visited. The new Catechist Lewis Salins devoted 103 days (from June to December). Also Catechist Henry Roberts helped Rev him. We have to thank a number of managers and their Bey overseers for their material help, kindness and encouragement. Rev B NN NG AN AN NN AN AN AN ING T J Comml Xon.(]( Chilgy Coﬂ\'er Prohy AM]D Canarg Girlg’ | i) ord III. SOUTH-MAHRATTA ot 1. Dharwar Collectorate 50 & (Dharwar, Hubly, and Bettigerry.) ] a8 Area 4535 square miles Population 882,907 souls 1d he lays DHARWAR Iped Rev. (. Grossmann, in charge of the Parish, and Itinerancy their Rev. S. Limbach, in charge of the Anglo-Vernacular School ment Rev. D. Berli, in charge of the Canarese School, studying Canarese Native Pastor Rev. Lot Hery, in charge of the Congregation Assistant Catechist Daniel Nayakanu Christian School-masters Ananda Banna, David Punita, Anande Bhaskar John Mahadeva, Israel Promanike, Chinna Pramaniko Christian Matron, Bhagyavanti Ullagadde Heathen School-masters Sangaya, Panurange Musumdar Shastri, Anachari Pete, Shesho Rege last year Communicants 86 84 Non-Communicants Children 81 }170 81 }165 Converts baptized during 1887 Probationers Anglo-Vernacular School (204 heathen boys and 1 Chr. boy) 205 150 Canarese Boys’ School 67 327 91 292 Girls’ Orphanage (40) and Parochial Sohool (10 glrlb 55 51 and 5 boys) 64 Agency. Mr. Berli joined this station on the 11th of May of th 1887 My. and Mrs. Niibling left in November 1887 for they heir Hubly, Mr. and Mrs. Grossmann from Bettigerry taking up their place Tery Congregation Two young men, a teacher and a pupil, of i preac the Anglo-Vernacular School, who had boldly confessed their faith at the end of 1886, were baptized in the beginning of distry 1887 Once The joy at this event was shortly afterwards turned into grief by a spirit of blame and censure against the Pastor 3 for accon and the Missionaries, which stirred up the whole Congregation the neophytes included With the exception of the family whil which caused this mischief and left us, all the misguided ones adl have come to their senses he 1 The Lord have mercy on those who have fallen into the snare of Satan and drive out the spirit of Absalom from our midst. We were sorry to hear in cases of dispute, vulgar and v1le expressmns (such as are common with the Heathen) used by some of our Christians, chiefly women, and regret that some instead of expecting prosperity from strict honesty stoop to unfair dealings Schools The Anglo- Vernacular School in spite of the My conversions mentioned above had a prosperous year Re Limbach is glad to see that the boys take a lively interest in the Bible lessons.—The Canarese Boys’ School has lost some pupils but we hope the attendance will improve.—Ten girls (nine after marriage) left the Girls’ Orphanage and 7 girls R€4 entered Untruth, dirty habits, untidiness and quarrelsome temper have to be fought against, and when older heathen girls enter, the use of filthy language they are accustomed to, 1s a matter of great concern Yet on the whole they are a cheerful lot, who like to do their business well, and sing lustily when they grind their corn They are all sensible to sympathy evinced in their little trials and troubles, and some 65 May of them are truly affectionate and thankful, and even after The state of T for they have left school shew great attachment. their health, some cases of fever excepted, was, thank God, 5o very good. il of Evangelization. Myr. Niibling’s chief work consisted in preaching to the Heathen. He made several journies into the thelr ng of district, accompanied by Assistant Catechist D. Nayaka, and once also by Mr. Berli. Mr. Niibling and Myr. L. Hery made urned a fortnight’s trip to Garag and the surrounding villages, astor ation, accompanied by their wives, who could speak to the women, whilst their husbands addressed the men. The women listened amily gladly and desired to be visited in their houses. (We refer ] ones those the reader to page 15.) it the gt 10 § are {1208, acting HUBLY. Out-Stations: Unakallu, Hebsur. of the M Rev. W. Niibling in charge of the Parish and Schools, Chair- man of the South-Mahratta Distriet. pesh n f 5006 Native Pastor I glﬂs Rev. Solomon Devada, in charge of the Congregation at Hubly. 7 gis Catechists elsome [eilthell David Subarao.— Stephan Sagart. stomel Christian School-master, Willvam Bhangart. Heathen School-masters d sig Gurusiddhaye Halaya, Adwiyappa Manavall, ble 10 Viraya Bannurmatha. 4 some 66 last year tlon Communicants 179 181 Jast Non-Communicants 10 l321 9 132’ 119 }309 plac Children . ° Converts baptlzed during 1887 il form Probationers ® 10 them The Mixed Parochial School at New Hubly (9 boys I6cel and 6 girls) . 15 21 The Vernacuhr School at Old Hubly (Heathen boy 114 tson 96‘ 100 }121 , Christian boys 4) ther Agency WUr and Mrs Fisfelder were transferred in were November to Bettigerry, Mr. and Mrs. Niibling from Dharwar also taking their place Mr. Daimelhuber and family, weakened S whil by fever, were forced to proceed to Europe in March 1888 The Congregation. Two families from the Heathen were added to the church, otherwise we experienced much sorrow It was extremely painful to see that some took umbrage at the exercise of church-discipline against two young men of their relationship, charging the Missionaries with partiality, and refusing for some time to admit that they were in the wrong. Several young men attempted to let their hairlock grow and some women had cauterized the mark of heathendom on their foreheads plain attempts at resembling the Heathen around them, which point to a sad want of decision for the Rel J Lord Since the opening of the South-Mahratta Railway all kinds of adventurers and scamps find their way and prove Rel g stumbling-blocks to unsteady and wavering individuals Schools. Both schools have done better in the religious By el than in the secular examination R(?t ! Evangelization. In the past year preaching in the bazaar took place only occasionally, house-to-house visits, however and preaching in the surroundin villages was carried on Bey g energetically and met with much encouragement everywher My. Eisfelder reports as follows: «It gives me much satisfac- 67 Cbe i ] ear: tion to inform you that we were able to itinerate so much last year from this station. We chiefly visited the different 308 places South of Hubly as far as Harihar, which had heard formerly the Gospel from our Brethren, but had been left to themselves for so long a time. On the whole we were well received and met only with occasional disputers. Hubly and i[m its outlying villages too were repeatedly visited.” —In December there came from Bangalore 3-4 advocates of Hinduism, who d were preaching for three days in the streets of Hubly. (See i also page 16.) cened Some enquirers came to us, but “they endured onlyxﬂfor a 8. while”, and left us disheartened. Tere IIoW. Lol - 10 at ol ()f jality, BETTIGERRY—GADAG. n the (Addr. Gadag.) { gl‘OW om 01 Out-Stations: Gadag, Shagoti, Malasamudra. athen Rev. M. Th. Walz, in charge of the Parish, Seminary, and Orpha- L the 3}" 311 nage; Superintendent of Mission Schools in South-Mahratta. Rev. F'. Eisfelder, Secular Agent for the South-Mahratta District pl’OYe (Ranibennur). Rev. J. Waidelich, in charge of Out-stations and Itinerancy. jgious Rev. Th. Lutz, studying Canarese. pasadl Native Pastor i evels Rev. Solomon 'Bhaskaé", in charge of the Congregation at Bettigerry. jed 02 Catechists where Samuel Karat, Gottlob Mavenna, Lazar Sanjiva. meﬂC' 9’6 68 Slhn s Y had Christian School-masters do s Devapriya Shubha, Daniel Uttengi, Gabriel Mathapati E Heathen School-masters duri (a Babanni Kabadi, Surw Bellari, Fakirappe Ningappe flon last year Communicants 253 adm Non-Communicants 268] 470 16 3 b Children 186] 196 }465 0 Cate Converts baptized durmg 1887 Probationers 0 Joun Training or Normal School i 14 Jear The Evangelisis’ School Boys’ Orphanage (81) and Parochial School (10 glrls unfy 47 205 238 and 6 boys) 52 God Mixed Vernacular School in Shagoh (3 Chr. boys, heathen boys, 5 Chr. girls, 3 heathen girls) 20 27 1ng § Vernacular School, Bettigerry 115 143 31 Iy Sunday-School 132 50 of th i ar Agency. Mr. Liithi was transferred in October to Guledgud and Mr. and Mrs. Ernst in November 1887 to Mangalore Bafly Their places were taken up by Mr. and Mrs. Eisfelder from geny Hubly and Mr. and Mrs. Waidelich from Bijapur, of whom K& i the former is under orders for Ranibennur Myr. Lutz arrived Over from Basel in December 1887 lain Congrecation. Our Christians earn their livelihood as farmers Whery weavers, artisans and day-labourers Our weavers especially St&tm suffer from the crisis that has befallen their occupation tor) Some show the signs of a new spiritual life, others have the lange name of Christian with an appropriate knowledge of the truth There but are wanting in spiritual understanding It is among Shi these that we were grieved to see that some men and women By who having been forbidden, the former to wear the tuft of the § hair like the heathen males, and the latter to being tatooed anq ( (after which they were hankering) like their heathen sisters, Gone 69 S had to be reminded that it was against Christian order to do so. Schools. The Evangelists’ School. Six young men joined during the year. One of them entered the work as Assistant L Catechist, and another left because he felt unequal to the exer- jear: tion of study.—The Z7raining School. During the year 10 admissions took place, 3 young men left of their own accord, 465 3 had to be dismissed, and one entered the Seminary for Catechists in Mangalore to continue his studies. Four of the young men will leave early in 1888 as teachers. In the year under review we had trials on account of boyishness, untruthfulness and insincerity. The health report was, thank 238 Promotions to the Train- God, good.—The Boys’ Orphanage. ing School, dismissals and admissions duly balanced, there are 31 boys against 33 in 1886. Mrs. Walz had the management of this institution and the Training School. Mrs. Frnst, and afterwards Mrs. Fisfelder, instructed the girls of the Congre- dyud, gation in needle-work.— Vernacular Schools. The one in Betti- yalom- gerry has prospered; two others, 4. e. one of Kinnal and one of from Katrike, with 40 and 38 boys respectively, have been given whom mived over to the American Episcopal Methodist Mission, who claimed the right of establishing themselves in Koppala, where we had already made arrangements to begin a Mission rmel‘S, Station, after having worked in that part of the Nizam’s terri- ocially tory since 1845.—In spite of continual admonitions the atten- pationv dance of Christian children at school remains unsatisfactory. () the There are even some marriageable young men who have shirked school successfully for a number of years! among Evangelization. Mr. Walz, his assistants and the pupils of rome; the Evangelists’ School paid occasional visits to the Bettigerry uff of and Gadag bazaars. Some of our former Christians, who had afo0? gone over to the Jesuitic church met us there for some time 70 AR N as opposition-preachers. Mr. Ernst who was in charge of the Koppala district (Nizam’s territory) itinerated a good deal, as did also Mr. Liithi, who in company with five students visited the idol festival at Dambala, where wrestling matches and cart-pulling attracted large crowds, many of whom listen- Comm ed attentively to the preaching. Mr. Eisfelder has begun to be Non-( acquainted with the places visited and persons communicated Chilg with, by his predecessors. (See also page 16.) Conve Probg The ) & The IS 8 2. The Bijapur Collectoraie. fami] (Guledgud and Bijapur.) C the 4 GULEDGUD. brigl, (Addr. Bagalkot.) not Ouit-Stations: Parvati, Padinakatte, Murudi. gathe Kardenhalli, Kotanhalli, Ladagundi, Nagarahalli, Asangi, Mullur. In {] Mushtigeri. Vs Kalkurgi, Adugallu. masq: Tany Rev. H. Knittel, in charge of the Station, Congregation, the Out- the 1 stations Kardenhalli and Muradi, Schools, and Itinerancy. Rev. B. Liithi, in charge of the Out-stations Mushtigeri (with life; ] talkeg School) and Kalkurgi, and Itinerancy. Jet Catechists Immanuel Soenna, Johann Prabhakar, Joseph Keiwranna.— Gver, | Silas Boragai, Daniel Patti. f‘&l’IRe Schog Bible-Women Caste Salome Sakkare, Rahel Rangaraji. that , 71 Christian School-masters | eal, Immanuel Nirmanika, Amruta Shilabhadra. gns ches Heathen School-master, Adwiappa Mullagunda. fen last year 0he Communicants 27 275 Non-Communicants. :l 532 24 ated £d Childreu. 3 z 1) 212 }511 28 Converts baptized d'uring 1.887' Probationers ° ° 12 38 The Mixed Parochial S(;h()ol at Karde;lhaili (:7 Oh.rist.. and 48 heathen boys, 4 Chr. and 1 heathen girls) 60 72 121 65 The Koshtapete Vermacular School (8 Christ. and 8 heathen, and 1 Christ. girls) 12 55 Agency. The bad state of health of Mr. Grossmann and family necessitated their transfer to Dharwar. Congregation. Whoever reads attentively the Epistles of the Apostles to the different Congregations must observe the bright and dark sides of their Christian character, and will not be offended at seeing that the churches now-a-days, lately gathered from heathenism have much in common with those. In the year under review we had the trial of our young men’s [ visiting heathen festivals, and delighting in processions and masquerades, desiring to accommodate themselves to heathen manners and ideas of caste, as also drinking (which is on Qut the increase in our district) and other enemies to spiritual life ; but at the same time we are glad to see that although it (wlth takes a long time to convince those concerned of their wrong, yet when they see their fault they give in. There are, how- ever, some habits which it is difficult to break off. The heathen g’ farmers and farm-labourers do not send their children to school and those of our Christians who had come from that caste stick to their old custom; it must, however, be admitted that as unskilled manual labour in India is so cheap that i o scarcely a margin is left, parents are tempted to withhold their children from school in order to get work out of them. The weaving trade is at present not lucrative. Since the famine property 18 mortgaged at ruinous interest; besides this Guledgud with only 10,000 inhabitants has debts to the amount of five millions of Rupees, chiefly owed to Marvadi Commy merchants, who lend money on usury, sell cotton twist at a Non-( dear price and take the goods for a song.—The case is most Childr hopeless. There is no difference between highway robbery Conver and the crushing selfishness of free trade. There were 25 Probat persons baptized in Mushéiger: who had come at the time of Out- 4 the famine (10-12 years ago) but afterwards left us. and 1 wardly despised and inwardly. dissatisfied they sought ad- Bettig mission, and after trial and careful instruction they were received into the church.—A chapel was built in Murudi. Se the b( Schools. The total number of pupils is about the same, I; but the two schools have changed place as to numbers since last year. days : Visitey Evangelization. My. Knittel spent 69 days in and around the Out-stations. Myr. Grossmann and Mr. Liithi devoted Siﬂdg 23 days, and the Catechists 45 days to Itinerancy. Among The ¢ ton, the festivals visited was that at Ranashankri. Bazaar preaching in the New and Old town was carried on regularly. Our preaching was well received; an epidemic of cholera and many other troubles helped in establishing friendly relations between us and the townspeople. The Lord who has the key of David opens hearts here and there, and makes them sub- missive to his gentle sway. Two Bible-Women prosecuted their work as hitherto. (See page 29.) 73 b hold hen BIJAPUR. ning Rev. C. D. Warth, in charge of the Station, and Itinerancy this the Catechist, Israel Dalabhanjana. i ; last year: Communicants 10 10 ab & Non-Communicants 0 most Children }18 8 }18 hery Converts baptized d:uri-ng ;887 0 Probationers 3 25 ne of Agency. Mr. and Mrs. Warth suffered from Hubly-fever Out- Mr and family troubles. Waidelich was transferred to b ad Bettigerry. yere School. A school-house was built and will be ready in the beginning of 1888. ame, Itinerancy. Messrs. Warth and Waidelich itinerated 56 SI0ce days together, and the Catechist 35 days. The country was visited as far as Tefgi to the south, Niralgi to the south-east, ound Sindgi to the North-east, and Katargi and Tadlgi to the North. qoted The chief work was, however, in and around the Mission Sta- mong tion. (See also page 17.) ching (ur , and \tions o keJ NS NN AN AN AN N NN e N l SUb' (Bee 10 IV. MALABAR. Area 5765 Square Miles. Population 2,365,035 souls. (omy Non-( CANNANORE. Child Out-Stations: Chovva, Taliparambu, Chirackal. Conve Proba I. Clerical Part. Parog Rev. J. Weismann, in charge of the Parish, the Cannanore Congre- Maliy gation and Schools. Anglo Rev. J. Ostermeyer, Secular Agent for the Malabar District, and Itinerancy. Native Pastor mpa Rev. Cornelius Hutten, in charge of the Congregation at Chovva and Catechists they MT Charles Stocking, T. K. Wengalan, Isaac Laban Unners, s6ry; Paul Sneham.— Elias Nambi, Abraham Para, M., Philip Mackadan. lagt, 0 Colporteur, Obed Sneham‘. Regin Bible-Women our | Felicitas Peter, Rebecca Jesudasan, Rosa Arambhan, Dleag Dora Kallakudiyan. in ik Werg Christian School-masters gragg Tobias Zacharias, F. 4., Benjaomin Hermon, ., haye Ezra Padiath, Dan. Paruttiparambu, mar.,, David Gomer, Titus Padiath, Simson Kottayi. - 75 Heathen School-masters Narayanan Pillay, v 4., Rama Pattor, r. 4., K. Kunyambu, sar., T. Raman, K. Kelappan, K. Achyutan, Muliyile Peitel, K. Kannan. last year: Communicants 419 415 Non-Communicants 8 12 Children 295 }722 326 }753 Converts baptized d.uri;xg 1.887' 11 Probationers 8 Parochial Schools in Cannanore (13 boys and 31 93 101 girls) and Chovva (23 boys and 26 girls) . Muliyile Mixed Vernacular School (86 heathen and ongte- 2 Chr. boys, 18 heathen and 4 Chr. girls) 110 ; 404 120} 423 Anglo-Vernacular School ( boys) . 42 .Chr.. al.]d T59 heathen 201 202 f, and Agency. The health of My. and Mrs. Weismann was so impaired that they were compelled to take a change to Madras HOVYa and the Nilagiris; the change has been beneficial, but as yet they are not fully restored to former health and strength. My. and Mrs. Laujffer (the former after nearly 32 years’ o1 service) have gone to their native country to seek new strength. My. Strobel has been transferred to Tellicherry in October last. Congregation. Consequent upon the removal of the European Regiment from Cannanore to Wellington we had to part with our Furopean Congregation, and thus been deprived of the y pleasure of preaching to, and of witnessing the work of God in many a heavy laden soul. These English services, which were begun in 1841 by the late Rev. S. Hebich and by God’s grace had proved ever since a lasting blessing to hundreds, have for the time at least come suddenly to a stand-still. There were, however, other events which cut deeper still omely and affected seriously the prosperity of the Native Congregation. 10% 76 e The loss of the European Regiment and the increasing im- Con portance of Tellicherry and Calicut as seaports at the ex- of t pense of Cannanore, have forced many of our Christians to and go in search of livelihood elsewhere, so that in spite of bap- tisms from the Heathen and inner growth the numbers did Wast not increase, but have decreased by 31. Deeper still did two ang exceedingly painful events affect us and try our faith and garg patience. The one relating to our Chovva colony, the greater i part of which the Chirackal Raja claimed as his property, and He after having gone to law, obtained a verdict from the High § Court for that portion of the land on which the Church, the SeWiL burial ground and the houses of the Missionary, Catechist M, etc. have been built. Whilst the Missionaries unsuccessfully We g attempted to bring about a compromise with the Raja, the Sthor Congregation, afraid of losing their property and distrusting q uali the correctness of the views of the Missionaries in this matter, S oo formed a sub-committee, called meetings and went to law of their own accord. The excitement of litigation, the elation by I(]Spa i g ) the hope of success, the suspicion in the fairness of the deal- ings of the Missionaries, and so on, affected for the time the o Iyy lr mutual harmony, and when the relations were on the point By of improving they were seriously disturbed by the appearance of a monthly periodical called ¢«the Malabar Church News”, Dreag ey I edited by a former Catechist of ours. In this paper persons, who had not the courage to come forward as Christian men L and speak face to face, were from their hiding place, so to say, We m Y\ere\ dealing out blows and stabs to Missionaries against whom they bore a grudge. As the editor did not wish to publicly i, | retract his statements, he was excluded from Church-member- Drta) ship, whereupon he sued the Chairman of the Cannanore Kﬂmm Presbytery at law. Though the case was dismissed, we were I Okrg sorry that it ever occurred. As to the former case, our Home Oy "igiteq % e 10 Committee have both acknowledged and confirmed the right €X of the Congregation, but they also censured misbehaviour, 8 10 and exhorted to obedience and a walk according to the Gospel. bap- We mourn also over the carelessness about, nay even the did waste of God’s gifts in articles of luxury, delicacies and drink, two and that some have so little spiritual understanding as to re- and gard their capricious ideas and the promptings of their fleshly ater mind for God’s will. We, however, trust in the Lord who, as and He has taken upon Him our sickness, heals also our diseases. High Schools. Our two Parochial Schools have done well. The . the sewing classes for the Cannanore girls were conducted by 1Chist Mrs. Weismann, and those in Chovva by Mrs. Ostermeyer. fully We gladly mention that Government have opened a Girls’ . the School in Cannanore, in which our girls that have ability can sting qualify for Government service.—Of 90 pupils in the Muliyile tter School, who presented themselves before the Government School- W of Tnspector, 88 passed; also the Biblical Examination held by n by the Mission School-Inspector was satisfactory.—The Anglo- deal- Vernacular School had to cope with open as well as secret o the rivalry; our desire is to convert this into a High School. point Evangelization. Mr. Ostermeyer spent most of his time in 1000 preaching to the heathen. The Native Assistants P. Sneham e\‘«'sn1 devoted 73, K. Nambi 120, A. Para 135, Ph. Mackadan 136, [‘SOHS: T. Wengalan 115 and the Native Pastor 89 days to itinerancy. el We made 8 journeys, when the following heathen festivals ) SaYv were visited: Kadumperi, Olakkara, Kannadiparambu, Payya- whOﬂl vur, Pattuvam, Taliparambu, Tudapattu, and Payanur. We licly preached also in the following places: Kalliashery, Morayis mber- Kummantur, Chalary, Pottuwam, Yeli-Madai, Kutali, Mawiyur, anore Makrery, Mavilayi, Puduvilayi etc. et Our reception was of a three-fold kind. 1) In newly Home visited places the most disgraceful rumours were spread 78 e principally by Mohammedans “that we had come to viclate and a carry off women.” Single women, whom we met in the open, My ran for their lives, and when in company a stampede took place; when we approached their houses they barred their the Disheartened we had to retrace doors in the greatest fear. our steps in the burning sun. 2) At the heathen festivals and in parts along the seashore, where people knew us well, we felt we were only tolerated, which we found to be the case by their endeavours to annoy us. In Taliparambu, f. <. there were some Naya and Brahman lads, who purchased Scripture portions and tracts, and then exultingly tore them in pieces before our very faces. 3) In districts where people know us, but have not had sufficient opportunity of becoming fully Ra acquainted with the Gospel, they are eager to hear it. Thus we are a savour of death unto death to some, and of life unto Bay Bay life to others. (For extracts see also page 19 and 20.) Bible-Women. Since June 1887 two Bible-women have been engaged in Cannanore and 2 in Chovva. (See page 29.) Rey Rey i) II. Industrial Part. Mr. J. Krapf, in charge of the Weaving Establishment, and Superintendent of the Branch-Establishments at Telli- cherry and Chombala. Mr. F. Brauning, Assistant. Mr. Rellstab, the assistant, was recalled by our Committee. We were sorry to part in February 1888 with Mr. and Myrs. Schonthal. To Mr. Schonthal’'s energy and enterprizing spirit this Establishment owes so much. He was thoroughly worked out, and we hope he will recover his former health Jag and strength. Mrs. Schonthal had charge of the Colportage 79 e s and and made herself otherwise useful. My. and Mrs. Krapf and pe, Mpr. Brijuning arrived in October 1887 to fill up the vacancies. took This Establishment has 2 Branch-Establishments in 7ell:- heir cherry and Chombala, and employs in all 252 hands. 1ace vals |, we o by here TELLICHERRY. ture 16068 Oui-Stations: Dharmapatnam, Chalil, Anjarakandy, Kuttuparambu. y us, Rev. J. Frohnmeyer, in charge of the Parish and the Schools at fully Nettoor and the Out-stations. Thus Rev . Ch. Schaal, in charge of the Schools in Tellicherry town. nnto Rev . Th. Strobel, Itinerancy. Native Pastors heen Rev . Paul Chandran, sr.,in charge of the Congregation at Nettoor. Rev i ” » at Tellicherry . Stephan Chandran, jr., Catechists Joh. Zacharias, Peter Arnon, Timothy Parakondy, Stephan Kallat, Ashamayan Tuwmaran.—Joseph Murkotian. t, aud Colporteur, Abijah Utshamvalls. | Telli- Bible-Women Hanna Hassan, Rhoda Simon, Julin Mandody, Paulina Fernandez. Christian School-masters niftee and P. George, B. 4., Micha Makadan, F. 4., G. Joshuaw, mar., Simon Sandhi, Peter Hermon, )riliﬂg John Satyarthi, var., Nathanoel Simon, Abel Martin, )i ghly Jacob Boaz, Jesuadian Vedamuttu, Const. Salem, Th. Mattu, health Samuel Perimban, Nath. Hermon. \Ol’mge Ll 80 Christian School-mistresses P Irene Sandhi, Hanna Peter, Eve Chandran. ely a8 a Heathen School-masters latio K. Kanaran, 5.4, K. Bappu Moonshy, Cong fion K. Ramotti, r. &, Roman Nayar, M. Kanaran, matr., Purushottama Ayyar, Kunyappan Nayar, P. Krishnan an Nayar, M. Kanaran, Kelan, Peital, there P. Kunyambu, Kunyambu. 1tself last year: Communicants 212 228 and ¢ Non-Communicants 6 1 8 Children 11 }389 182 }m I s Converts baptized during £887 13 Sthog Probationers 14 us ch Nettoor: Preparandi S.cho.ol . 23 23 Teachers’ Seminary with Normal Schoo 10 Lagt ] Parochial School (24 boys and 16 girls) . 40 42 Mang; Infants’ School (10 boys and 11 girls) . 21 Jear ¢ Tellicherry: The Parsi High School (26 Chr, and 215 582 560 heathen and Mohamedan boys) 241 238 25 bagp Hindu Girls’ School (4 Chr. and 21 heathen girls) . 28 Dil‘ect 4 Mixed Vern. Schools, Chalil, Dharmapatnam, An- jarakandy and Kuttuparambu (25 Chr. and 157 1837 heathen boys, 23 Chr. and 18 heathen girls) 223 210 e Sunday Scholars in Chalil (136 heathen boys and 16 h, girls, and in Nettoor 80 Chr. boys and 20 Chr. girls) 202 60 (Grage Nissig Agency. Mr. and Mrs. Walter were transferred on the of the 4th September 1887 to Vaniyankulam, and My. Strobel joined two ! the station from Cannanore on the 18th October 1887. Our Condy venerable Pastor Chandran begins to feel the burden of old Missio age. HiStOr: Congregation. In spite of baptisms the numbers have gone Whicl down by 27, who left in search of work. A poor dying SC]l()ol Christian on an out-station, instead of clinging to the Lord ? Frolm put his trust in Mohammedan quacks and their sorceries. COI} O‘re — 81 Paul Devadatta, the runaway Catechist, seems tired of his relapse into his former Sanyasi life. He has returned literally as a prodigal and, we trust, is truly repentant. The undu- lations of mental commotion which affected the neighbouring Congregation at Cannanore, made itself felt in this Congrega- tion also. We had the disappointment of seeing how few have [ an independant judgment and how much pent-up discontent there is in many a heart which only wants an occasion to show itself. Oh that the Lord would give us a Pentecostal blessing ar and quicken us all! 417 Schools. A number of young men were found to be living in secret sins and have been dismissed from the Preparands School; this caused us much sorrow of heart. May God give us chaste and heavenly-minded young men for His work. Last year 2 students were sent to the Catechists’ Seminary in Mangalore. Dismissals and admissions included, we close the year again with 23 pupils.—The Teachers’ Seminary. We are 560 happy to say that the Seminary has been recognized by the Director of Public Instruction in an order of the 23rd July 1887 in the following terms: “The Director resolves to reecog- nise Mr. Frohnmeyer as trained teacher of the Collegiate Grade and also to recognise the Basel German Evangelical Mission Training Seminary, Nettoor, as a training institution 1 the of the secondary grade.” Our students have thus to pass joined two Examinations, one demanded by Government, and one conducted by an Examination Committee in behalf of the Qur of 01(1 Mission in Bible, the doctrines of the Christian Religion, History of the World, Pedagogics, English and Music, for which a certificate is given.—The Parochial and Infants’ ) gOIle Mrs. School are in connection with this Normal School. dyiog Frohmmeyer superintends the needle-work of the girls of the Lordy Congregation.—The Parsi High-School had to compete with cories: 11 SR 82 rival schools and other difficulties. The Bible Stories are ap- preciated by the boys.—The four Mized Vernacular Schools have done their best. There are some promising children He among them.—The Hindu Girls’ School would have pros- pered more, but for the want of a better locality and es- pecially the presence of small-pox which has been without cessation in the town for the last two years, and to which circumstance very irregular attendance was owing. Mys. Schaal has instructed the needle-work class. Evangelization. Myr. Walter attended to itinerancy till August, and Mr. Strobel since October 1887. By them and the different Native Assistants 4 Taluks, 23 Amshas, 83 Deshas, and several heathen festivals and markets were visited. Of the Native Assistants, travelling preacher J. Zacharias spent 173, Catechist Ashamayan, J. Ruben, J. Murkodan, T. Para- Eandy, and St. Kallattu 159, 143, 111, 78 and 9 days respec- tively, Mr. H. Chandran 18, and Teacher S. Sandh: 5 days, Rut making 703 days in all. (For particulars see page 21.) Bible-Women. See page 29. Kelyy CHOMBALA. C()mmm \011 (,'0] (Addr. Mahé.) Chl dI’e| OQuit-Stations: Mahé, Kandappankundu, Wadagara, Muvaratu, Payoli, Cbnveu P Perampara. Orphan ol Rev. W. Schmolck, in charge of the Parish, Mahé, Kandappankun- Frapg, i du and Girls’ Orphanage; Superintendent of Mission Schools in Malabar. Mixeg \ ey Rev. J. Jaus, in charge of Muvaratu, Wadagara, Perampara, and Itinerancy. Ch Hlomgyy 83 e Sl 0 - Catechists ools Gabriel Pirachan, Tobias Chembankodan, dren Henry Menzel, Abijah Edappalan.—Abel Kattuparamban, L0 Jacob Kumaran. 1 es- Abel Mannan. thout Colporteur, phich Bible-Women Ms. Martha Tychicus, Rebecca Chettiyankands, Rebecca Chembankodan, Maria Padiyattu. y till d the Christian School-masters has, Silas Hanoch, Willy Allan, ll C. Ambroise, Moses Ponnon, David Padiyattu, spent Johannan Paranjoti, Benjamin George. Pt Christian School-mistresses spec- days Ruth Mavattil, Rebecca John, Mary Salome, Phebe Jacobi. 1) Heathen School-masters Chandu Nayar, Shankaran, Kelan Veidyar, Raman Achyoty, Krishnan, Kelan, Ukkoppan last year: Communicants 180 179 3 853 2 Non-Communicants Children . ° 170 | 168 I349 Converts baptized d uring 1.88’; 0 21 3 4 Probationers . payolis Orphan Girls’ School '(75 : boa'wde.rs) and.l P;l-rochial . 101 111 School (13 Chr. boys and 13 Chr. girls) Franco-Anglo-Vernacular School, Mahé (14 Chr. and 95 89 77 heathen boys, 3 Chr. girls and 1 heathen girl) Mixed Vernacular Schools Muveratu (4 Chr. and 56 Scho(]]s o 68 364 5 300 heathen boys, 1 Chr. girl and 7 beathen el irls) Hindu Girls’ School at Wadagara (25 heathen and 4 535) 25 1 aud Chr. girls, and 3 heathen and 3 Chr. boys) Elementary Anglo-Vernacular School, Payoli ° 65 1% 84 e Congregation. There are in the development of a con- men fosti gregation times when it seems as if the rule of the Spirit of God had been abolished and that of the flesh fully established, for a time at least. This was in the past year the case with us. the s The defamatory character of the Malayalam Paper referred descy to under Cannanore (page 76) instead of being disowned and (For disapproved of by all, found many secret, nay open partisans. We could scarcely believe our eyes when we saw that persons, who owed most to the exertion of the Mission, were the fore- most in abetting the unchristian spirit of slander and calumny, and we sincerely pray that the Lord may grant true repen- tance, renew all hearts and vouchsafe His Spirit of love and harmony. The Lord knows those who are His, and let every Out- one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity. Schools. There was small-pox for a long time in the Orphan Girls’ School, but thank God all the patients recovered. The instruction of the girls in cooking, house-, garden-, and needle-work was carried on as hitherto. Myrs. Schmolck was this year also assisted by Mrs. Jaus. The boys and girls of the congregation attended as day-scholars.—Our Franco-Anglo- R Vernacular School at Mahé has gone through good report and evil report, and prospered.—The Vernacular School in Muvaratu and the Hindu Girls’ School in Wadagara had many interrup- tions owing to the epidemic of small-pox. Both begin to fill R gradually. A substantial school-house has been built in Wada- R gara.—The Elementary Anglo- Vernacular School at Payoli was taken over by our Mission during this year. The Malabar Vi Local Fund Board granted us the use of the school-house there. Evangelization. Mr. Jaus itinerated 166 days, and Cate- chist G. Pirachan 153, J. Kumaran 182, H. Menzel 108, A Edappalan 131, Tob. Chembankodan 1 and A. Kattuparamban 5 days or 580 days in all. 39 Amshas, 99 Deshas, 11 fisher- 85 (e} men- and weaver-villages, 52 Santes (markets) and 2 heathen 1t of festivals were visited. hed, We experience that the fourfold kind of ground, as well as ) 8. the sowing of the wicked one after the good seed is sown, as rred described by our Lord in Matthew 13, also occurs in our midst. and (For a short extract see page 22.) Bible-Women. §ans. For details see page 29. 9088, fore- miy, CALICUT. pel- , and Out—Stations:_ Coilandy (Quilandy), Putiyangadi, Korapura, Elattur, Beypore. evety I. Clerical Part. ) the Rev. J. Knobloch in charge of the Parish, Chairman of the B. ered G. E. Mission in India and Inspector of all the Schools in connection with the B. G. E. M. in India. and Rev. E. Liebendorfer, u.p., Medical Mission. i s of the Rev. G. Peter, in charge of Coilandy, Itinerancy, and Schools. fnglo Rev. F'. Rehm, High-School, and studying Malayalam. it and Miss G. Wolff, Parochial Girls’ School. I o o Native Pastors errup- Rev. Joseph Jacobi, in charge of the Out-station Coilandy. fo fill Rev. Jonas Padiath, in charge of the Congregation at Calicut fada- oll as Catechists olabat Nath. Arukandan, Paul Chittayagam, Charles Hermon, Solomon Makkadan, Lazar Kallattil.— Esau David. 3 there. ] Cate Colporteur, Immanuel Boaz. 08, ‘4 Bible-Women Martha Vatsalan, Orpa Deborah Schabers. fisher- 86 Apr Christian School-masters stat; G. Zacharias, 5. 4. Muliyile Joseph, r. 4 Matr th Isaac Makkadan 0 VGTZ(IZ Matr Abraham Pas Jadayappan, Thomas Puttanvittil, Moses Achat Solomon Joseph, Tobias Hoar, Theoph. Puttanpurayil comj Joshua Valiavalappan, Caleb Appayyan, David Periyanban curs Samuel Klias. wait Christian School-mistresses By Bathsheba Kuttackal, Eliza Sneham, Maria Matthoi 10Cre¢ Angelica Vatchalam, Hannah Hoar, Emmima 1nto Theophil, Angelica Parakandy caref satle Heathen School-masters J. Ananda Ayyar, .4, J. Kandan Nayar, r of o Govindan Menon, var., Krishna Kuruppu, Venkotachalam Hlste¢ Shastre, Abdul Gofer, P. Kannan, K. Shankaran pref U. Ramunni M. Kelu. gener last year Communicants 571 543 not ) Chag Non-Communicants 10 11 l968 Children 392 }973 414] Want Converts baptlzed during 1887 0 33 &Sa< Probationers . . 35 29 Parochial Girls’ School (14 boys) 125 86 (roq Infants’ School. 28 32 Sinfy) Mixed Parochial School at (mﬂandy (8 Chr and Sme 30 heathen boys, 4 Chr. and 4 heathen girls) . 46 51 647 52 i dr The High School (74 Chr. and 194 heathen boys) 268 286 Hindu Girls’ School at Chalapuram . 34 34 lof g Mixed Vernacular School, Putiyangadi (8 glrls) 5 36 Do do do 91 Son, Korapura (11 girls) Sunday Scholars 60 136 thogg apply Agency. Mr. Matthissen, owing to the enervating influence bel()\-e' of the Western Coast climate and hard work, is obliged to lnu in proceed to his native country with Mrs. Matthissen 1n Joup | L 87 April 1888. Mr. Knobloch will take charge again of the station and parish, whereas Mr. Relm (who arrived on the 12th of February 1888) that of the High School. Our Native Pastor Mr. Jacobi, once the faithful translator and energetic companion of our late My, Hebich on his long travelling ex- cursions, is prostrate from repeated attacks of paralysis and b, waits for His heavenly Master’s call. Congregation. Besides the regular Malayalam services an English service was held every Lord’s Day. Against the slight increase in numbers since 1886 stand emigration and relapse into heathenism. The latter circumstance has made us more careful in examining applicants. We grieve over the spiritual satiety and indifference of many who disregard the means of grace and have taste for theatres and other pleasures, and instead of settling disputes and differences among themselves, il prefer to go to law (comp. 1. Cor. 6, 1). We see a new generation rising, who notwithstanding careful instruction do not yet know God, are not amenable to the restraints of ,'ear: Christian order and discipline, and many of whom are sadly l 968 wanting in energy and perseverance, looking upon life more as a game of luck than the result of fair competition and God’s blessing. We have seen again this year how deep the sinful idea about marriage as practised in Malabar sticks to some, when two men dastardly forsook their sick wives and children! We should be, however, most unthankful did we 520 i not acknowledge the merciful drawings of the Father to the Son, which we were permitted to see in the living as well as in i those who were crossing the river of death, and did we not E apply the words of the Apostle to us, viz: ¢“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always abound- fuence ing in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that oed ?" your labour is not in vain in the Lord.” (1. Cor. 15, 58.) oot b 88 e ‘The Schools in town were superintended by Mr. Matthissen To and those in Coilandy, Putiyangadi and Korapura by Mpr. Hes Peter; the last of these was taken over during this year. | The Parochial Mixed Girls’ School, in charge of Miss G. §06Y Ovel Wolff, lost a number of girls, who left the station with their Lor parents, or had to help their mothers at home. The majority of the girls are not very gifted ; one girl, however, went up for the Middle School Examination, and some for the Special Upper Primary Examination, after which the successful ones usually visit the Government Normal School at this place. Mrs. Liebendorfer gave some English lessons in the beginning of the year, and Mrs. Halbrock helped in the sewing class during the year.—The Infants’ School in charge of Mrs. Fieg in- creased in numbers.—The Coilandy Mixed Parochial School did better this year. The High School too shewed more satis- factory results. In order to do more justice to the religious instruction of our Christian boys as well as to their abilities it is intended to teach them separately till they are able to continue their studies in the High-School Division.—The Hindu Garls’ School had to be closed for a time on account of 41178 May cholera. Mrs. Matthissen took great pains to raise the general Geed tone of the school, with the assistance of Mys. Halbrock.—The Putiyangadi and Korapura Schools continue to prosper.—The Chyi Sunday-School was carried on by Mr. Peter, Mrs. Matthissen, Mys. Halbrock and some volunteers of the Congregation. 4 ( helo, Evangelization. My. Peter spent 75, itinerating Preacher (0ny Nath. Arukandan 197, and the other Catechists 218 days, or 490 days in preaching to the heathen. The work was carried Uy ], on in the Calicut, Kurumbranadu, Eranadu and Palghaut Taluks (12 Gramas, 35 Amshas and 60 Deshas); the heathen hapg festivals in Koduwayur, Kodumbu, Visharikkal, Collam, and the markets in Alatur, Palghaut, Kattuparambu, Paruk, 89 et oo 501 Tamrasheri, Naduvennur and Payols. As our Tondiar, M Heavenly Master was set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel, so we experience it to be the case now-a-days where- s ¢ soever the Gospel is preached. May the time soon come when every tongue in these lands confesses that Jesus Christ is the heir 11 Lord to the glory of God the Father. (See also page 24.) Iy On the Medical Mission read page 30. ) for Two Bible-Women carried on their work as usual. pper 18 [ly Mrs II. Industrial and Mercantile Part. o of Myr. C. Feuchter, Tile-Works, Arakal. 1108 My. E. G. Halbrock, in charge of the Mercantile Mission- 10 ool Branch and Superintendent of the Carpenters’ Establish- ment. atis 10U8 My. J. Fieg, M. M.. Branch, in charge of the Weaving Establish- ment, and the Branch-Establishment in Codacal. it 16§ e t0 Agency. Mvr. Sieber, shortly after the return of Mr. and _The Myrs. Halbrock from the Hills, was transferred in June 1887 to ot of Mangalore and Mr. Benner and family were obliged to pro- neral ceed to Europe to get invigorated by its bracing climate. _The The four Establishments are carried on in a thorough _The Christian spirit. They and the Branch Weaving Establishmen$ gq@ﬂ, at Codacal give employment to 408 persons, 246 of whom belong to our Church. Coir-mat weaving is carried on in connection with the Calicut Weaving Establishment. The eher g o Carpenters’ Establishment is in temporary charge of the foreman till Mr. Benner’s return. mled Our Brethren take accounts and other business off our glzazct ythen hands and help us in direct Mission work too. and iy 12 90 CODACAL of b (Addr Torur.) chan; the § Out-Stations: Parappery, Malapuram, Manchery, Nilambur, Ponnani Lev. Ch. Hole, in charge of the Parish, and Itinerancy grac to a Lev. G. Schmidt, studying Malayalam. m & Native Pastor when Rev. David Teikandy, in charge of the Congregation at Codacal a§ al and Parappery § Catechists (reas FEsra Arunajalam, Joseph Tadda, Jacob Heber Inter Cyprian Arunajalom OWi, ming Colporteur, Timothy Spadikam are ¢ Christian School-masters 3 101 Theophil Shankaran, Methusalah Peter Nati Mark Kuttikan, Samuel Cabral, Chr. Paranjots at P Kuriyan Ninon, warr., Jacob Boaz Heathen School-masters chis ang Gopala Menon, Shanku Nayar, mar., Gopale ]'Zenon of t} last year Communicants 195 178 Ont Non-Communicants 441 l 405 Children 245 20 & Converts baptized durmw 1887 13 Probationers ° ; Mixed Parochial School, Codacal (20 Chr. boys, 24 . Chr. girls, and 1 heathen boy) Boys’ Orphanage, Parappery (52), and Paroclnal 45] 35‘ School (8 boys and 9 girls) . 69 177 57 | 92 B. G. M. Middle School, Ponnani. 63 45 54 Sunday-Scholars (21 boys and 24 glrls) a1 Sioe Agency. ;Mr. Kiihnle, owing to the continued bad health of his wife, left in February 1888 with his family for a change to Kurope. After his departure Mr. Schmidt joined the station from Vaniyankulam. nnAMi, The means of The Congregation has had a quiet year. grace are appreciated and the Christians admonish each other to a walk of holiness in their weekly prayer-meetings and in a Young Men’s Union. Old Simon (who was Catechist when this station was begun by the late Rev. J. M. Fritz dacal as an Ouat-station of Calicut) departed this life in peace. Schools. The Boys’ Orphanage and Parochial Schools in- creased in numbers. The needle-work of the girls was super- intended by Mrs. Kiihnle. The health report was better, but owing to sickness in the previous year the results of the exa- mination were less satisfactory. The boys of the Orphanage are contented and happy; they give their whole mind to learn- ing at School as well as to the work on the farm. The Sunday- School was carried on by Mrs. Kiihnle, Mr. Hole and some Native Assistants.—The Mission took over the Middle-School at Ponnani on the 6th September 1887. Evangelization. Messrs. Hole and Teikandy and some Cate- chists made two preaching excursions to Malapuram, Manjert and Nilambur. They and Mr. Kiihnle itinerated in the South of the Ponnani Taluk. 475 days were devoted to itinerancy. ar On the whole the reception was everywhere most friendly. 400 97 12% Ll 92 On { VANIYANKULAM to f (Addr. Ottapalam.) Barc nobl Rev. S. Walter, in charge of the Station, and Itineranecy; Chairman of the Malabar District of 1 Catechist Abraham Arangadan the Christian School-masters 1ngs K. Satyanathan, Hiskia Asharwalappil 1tine Heathen School-master, Ramunnt Nayar last year Communicants | Non-Communicants Children }10 i) Converts baptized during 1887 0 Probationers Anpglo-Vernacular Elementary School (47 boys, 1 Chr. and 1 heathen girl) 49 71 Agency. Mr. Ruhland had to leave the station in May 1887 with his wife, who owing to failing health was ordered home by her medical advisers [r. Dilger from Palghaut took charge of the station till Mr. Walter relieved him in the My. Schmidt, who joined the beginning of September 1887 station on the 27th of December 1887 was transferred to Codacal in February 1888 ]0111 Mission Premises After Mr. Ruhland got the necessary grounds on lease from the Baroness of Cawalapare in the beginning of the year, he began to erect the necessary build- The serious illness of his wife however, forced him ings to hand over the unfinished work to Mr. Dilger, which shortly after was overtaken by the monsoon, but notwithstanding the work was arried on in part, and finished by Mr. Walter e 93 On the 6th of January 1888 the Missionhouse was dedicated to the service of God in the presence of the father of the Baroness (Naittiyar), her husband, the young prince and other noblemen and friends. man The School has gone through a crisis, but is on a fair way of recovering its former prosperity. Evangelization. The brethren were so much tied down to the spot that, with the exception of the weekly market, preach- ings and house-to-house visits in the place and neighbourhood, itinerating could not be undertaken. ar PALGHAUT. Out-Stations: Wadackencherry, Panayur. Kannani, Kinannur. May Rev. C. W. Dilger, in charge of the Parish, and Itineraney. Jered Rev. H. Bachmann, ” ) Congregation and Schools ;haut at Palghaut. p the Catechists ] the Antony Paul Valiattinkara, Joseph Mandods, ed 10 Johanna Amiankaran, Isaak J. Ammattil, Samuel Ambatiu. gsaLy Colporteur, Vedanayakan. i the Christian School-masters puild | him John Kurian, Peter Hermon, Immanuel Ittirarichan, oty K. Satyadasan, Abraham Vasishthan, Paul Kallarickal. Christian School-mistress, Muliyile Ruth. Tl e Heathen School-masters N. P. Krishnan Ayyar, N. R. Krishnan Ayyar, fy Govindan Menon, M. Palam'g/qndi, Karuppan Panickar. al last year: Communicants 84 81 by Non-Communicants 0 4' 154 B Children - 81 }165 69l fr Converts baptized during 1887 2 Probationers . 2 1| Anglo-Vernacular Scho ol ;10 .Chr'. a;ld i03 'heathen 6a boys) 113 L€l Girls’ School (9 Chr. and -5 ht.eath.en .girl.s) 14 228 | 164 e Vernacular Schools: Panayur 36, Kannani 39 and Wadackencherry 26 children, (3 Chr. and 85 heathen boys, and 1 Chr. and 12 heathen girls) 101 102 | Sunday Scholars 12 Agency. The services of Mr. Dilger were required in Vaniyankulam from May to September 1887 in order to superintend the erection of the Missionary premises there. Mrs. Bachmann’s state of health is so alarming that a speedy return home is imminent. Congregation. We were surrounded by cholera, but the Lord—one case excepted—spared us. Some persons applied for baptism, yet when tribulation arose because of the word by and by they were offended and went back. Schools. Owing to sickness the attendance of our village- schools was not regular.—Our Anglo- Vernacular School has increased in numbers, in spite of many difficulties.—The Giirls’ School was under the fostering care of Mrs. Dilger, but 1s not so patronized by the public as it deserves. Evangelization. Preaching was mostly carried on in the Palghaut Taluk and in the Cochin enclave. M. Dilger devoted 171, Myr. Bachmann 2, and Catechist A. Valiatéinkare 6 J. Mandody 128, C. Arunachalam 47, St. Kallattu 24, J. 95 o Amenkara 17, J. Amattil 52, and S. Ambattu 34 days. At twenty markets, at the idol-festivals in Koduvayur, Kodumbu, Tiruvilvamamale, Kalpatti and Chitiur, and also in Brahman and other villages the Gospel was not only preached in public, but also by house-to-house visits. Whereas the Pattas (foreign Brahmans) are mostly inimically disposed, the lower orders are friendly, but wanting in determination. As they have a clan- ish spirit, they are accustomed to look to and to wait for each other. May the Spirit of God create a clean heart and renew aright spirit in these people. (For further information 13 we refer the reader to pages 24 and 25.) 11 to ‘fe edy the Jied 1by age- has The pub ] the ated y 67, (i V NIENGIRT S Area 957 Square Miles, Population 91,084 souls. COONOOR. Ouit-Stations: Avoca, Hulikallu. Ll Rev. J. Knobloch, (stationed in Calicut) in charge of the Station. Catechist Karl Satyanatha, Avoka, Cooly-Mission. last year: Communicants 22 10 Non-Communicants 0 Lso 0 Children ISI 2 }12 Converts baptized d-urix;g 1.88’; 0 Probationers R O School in Hulikallu (1.Chr". a.nd :‘21 ixeat'hen. boys, 2 Chr. girls) 24 Sunday-Scholars 0 .‘Ma'lal;ﬂr District is short of hands, Mr. Agency. As the Knobloch will take charge of the Calicut Mission in April 1888. Congregation. A number of ignorant Christians anxious for instruction and the means of grace, joined us. A pupil R Jo of the Girls’ Orphanage, which was formerly at Calicut, turned up as a penitent Magdalene. The School at Hulikallu was once interrupted on account of small-pox and lost temporarily some Badaga boys owing to conversions in Kerehada. Myr. Liitze of Kaity has the management thereof. Con Nop The Nilagiri Cooly-Mission was carried on, encouraged by Chj the planters and supported by the sympathy, prayers and COHW We have access to some 20 plantations, Prob gifts of our friends. in about 10 or so. We preach to the coolies either at 7 A. M. Boysa or at 5 p.M., and in the others we visit the coolies in their Iy lines. The soil is partly rocky, partly covered with thorns, 97 but there is also some good soil which promises a good yield (see Matth. 13). Catechist K. Satyanathan spent 177 days in this work, Mr. Knobloch accompanying him occasionally We «Send more labourers pray to the Lord of the harvest into Thy vineyard.” KAITY (Addr. Ootacamund.) Out-Station : Nerikambe Villages with Schools Tuneri, Kateri, Adhikarhatti, Hanikore, Sholur, Kollimalli, Tarnad, Tummanhatti, Manihatti, Hadhatti, Ajjur Rev. W. Liitze in charge of the Mekanadu, Todanadu and Kunda Distriets. Catechists John Philip.—Silas Shanta, Isaac Nerikambe [ Christian School-masters 88 Gnanamuttu, Salathiel Sowens, Solomon Beera 0u8 Rob. Peter Barnabas, Arulanandan, Anandappan, Jacob Joseph upl i) Joshua Abraham, Dan. David, Gnanamuttu, Arunayt Nayagam Cutv Gnanakan Joseph Matron of the Boys’ Orphanage, Ruth Nerkambe ounﬁ il Heathen School-masters, Nandi, Konga, Linga last year the 50 Communicants Non-Communicants 49l 85 Children 36 }87 34 1b ° 4 13 Converts baptized durmv 1887 o Probationers - 5 1 10113; Boys’ Orphanage Kal*y (18), and Parochlal School (4 Chr. and 21 heathen Badaga boys, and 1 Chr. B girl) . 44 43 fhet! 11 Vernacular Schools, as above (1 Chr 232 heathen boys, and 3 heathen girls) 256 }280 154 }19 oros 13 98 Ageney. Mr. Lauffer from Cannanore was engaged for about three months with the buildings and repairs of this station. Congregation. We had a good deal of anxiety through de- pressing as well as joyful events. As to the first an agent of the Mission fomented discontent against the Catechist among the Badaga Christians, whose minds he succeeded for some time in subverting. The crisis through God’s mercy took a favourable turn, when the misguided persons acknow- Another source of ledged their wrong and became reconciled. grief was that a Badaga youth, who had fought manfully against all kinds of intrigues, most mysteriously disappeared from the Mission premises on the 13th of September; his family got 0 him received back into their caste in spite of his tears and i entreaties.—There was also, thank God, cause for joy. Our af old Sara, the wife, and since 1870 the widow of Abraham, th the first-fruits among the Badagas, who had heen baptized on ill the 25th September 1859, after having obtained deep peace foy through many difficulties, entered the rest of the children of als God in June 1887. T About that time the Lord prepared a long looked-for, but most unexpected blessing. the the A man of Kerehada about 55 years old, called Konga, but since 0n] his baptism named Isaiak, was a contemporary of the first Badaga ang convert Abraham. It was about forty years ago when the late Mr. the Casamajor, who had bought the Kaity premises belonging to the late 3 Lord Elphinstone, opened a School for the, till then, illiterate Badagas, that Konga was one of the pupils, who learned Canarese, Tamil and Pojs chi) English, and became acquainted with the Bible Stories. In those tﬂe ( days no school-fees were demanded, on the contrary, to make learning llgy attractive, small boys were paid half and bigger boys one Anna for their attendance. Vo After the death of Mr. Casamgjor, the school was continued by the late Messrs. Biikler, Moerike and Metz, and there h0me 1ng Il Konga acquired a pretty good knowledge of the Word of God, 'When 0n ¢ 99 the late Mr. Moerike opened a School in Kerchada, Konga's village, the latter became the school-master, and notwithstanding his teaching Bible Stories and helping Mr. Moerike in translating the Gospel of St. Luke into Badaga, (which was lithographed in his handwriting in 1852), and although when the first Badaga Abrakam became a Christian in 1857, he read to him (as 4. could not read) from the Bible, yet he himself had not the courage to eonfess Christ publiely, as he, according to his own confession, had no mind to live up to the troth. After the school had to be closed he found work for 30 years in an English family at Ootacamund, when he kept a Night-School f chiefly to teach his children and nephews. He taught them reading i and writing, the Ten Commandments and whatsoever he knew of the 16 Bible, and read with them in the Tamil Bible presented to him by of old Mrs. Schmid of Ooty. The seed sown began to bear fruit quite id unexpectedly in his second son Kada and his nephew Mada. Kada ur attended a Missionary meeting, in which he was struck by the story of i, the bold confession of, and the unflinching attachment to Christ, of an it illused and persecuted Negro slave. He felt the time to act had come for him and that He who had given strength to the poor slave would 106 also help him to endure. Mada, his cousin, joined him and they both of resolved to become Christians. The whole village, nay, even Konga | 4 their father, uncle and teacher, and Kada's elder brother opposed them. ‘We will not detail their sufferings which they bore quietly ; only when the villagers prevented them by main force from ploughing nee agh and working their fields they asked the authorities to interfere in W their behalf. The indignation of Kada's father and brother relented somewhat, not so that of the relations, especially of their wives. Jate Poison was handed to Kada’s wife to destroy herself and her two g08) and children, but Konga, her father-in-law, took the poison from her, and the other woman threatened to poison herself and her child. As the ;hose 70§ men remained still unshaken, the relations carried off the 2 young V] fOf women, each leaving behind a child, so that when the men returned home from work, they had to cook their own meals. Baptismal | w8 thete instruction was carried on in spite of opposition in their village, and ({hed on the 4th December the two young men received baptism and in 13 10 3 it the names Daniel and Joseph respectively, chosen by old Konga himself. The people of Kerehada informed the converts that they would beat them in case they intended to return to their houses, whereupon Konga, trusting in God’s power, received them into his own house. He had gone so far, and conscious that he had not fully done his duty to God he went to Mr. Liitze, opened his heart to him and asked for baptism, for which the 29th of January 1888 was ap- pointed. Konga thereupon wrote Tamil letters to the 19 Maniyakaras (headmen) ofthe Todanad, Paranganad and Mekanad, informing them of his intention to receive baptism on the above date and inviting them ey R S R e o e P T e s A to convince him that his believing in Christ was a false step. He promised to desist in case of their convincing him, and if otherwise insisted on being left unmolested. Owing to a good deal of excite- ment he felt somewhat unwell on the evening before his baptism and began to fear lest the door, which had been left ajar till now, should i be shut before his receiving the seal of the children of God. The 8 day of baptism arrived, a large audience collected for the festivity, only our Konga was wanting. Where could he be? When on the Jlt point of repairing to Kaity, the whole village, men, women, children he and all his relations collected around him, and entreated him most W earnestly not to disgrace them and himself by becoming a Christian; fa some even fell down before him, embraced his feet, weeping and 1y wailing aloud. He pointed them to the certain end and the day 11 of judgment, and told them that he was anxious not to miss the salvation of his soul. When K This was the last hard struggle. Wit Konga came at last the Congregation had collected in the hall which tem had served in the times of the late Lord Elphinstone as a dancing hall. The place was crowded with European and Native Christians, and some 70-80 influential heathen. After the sermon, Konga had an Sch interesting conversation with his heathen countrymen, which turned the into a powerful testimony of his faith, finishing up by saying: “that da} he who is born but once, dies twice, but he who is born twice dies Bl only once. According to the Word of God Iam’ he continued, “on the ang point of receiving my second birth through the Holy Ghost and the Sick water of Baptism. If you have any objections, state them ; if not con- the 101 R e He even called on some by name, but fess that I am in the right.” all gave their adherence to what he had said. He then offered up a heart-felt prayer, and received holy baptism with his youngest son and a grandson. Some days after, he had the pleasure of seeing the wife of his son return to her husband, and a week later that of his nephew, who was in danger of being kidnapped in her flight from her distant village. Old Isaiah looks anxiously forward that |5 the Lord may bring his other children into the Church of the living God. The Lord’s holy name be praised for His unspeakable mercy! Tnlll May the Lord keep these dear souls in His name spotless and blame- less till His great day! 56 Mprs. Liitze has a weekly prayer-meeting with the Christian £ women. nd Schools. There are now 18 boys ir'l the Boys’ Orphanage, ld from 8—18 years old. Four boarders and three heathen day- Yhe scholars went up for the Upper Primary Examination, which f, points to a great step in advance for the Nilagiris. The he health-report was good. The boarders, besides their studies, et gOSb wash their clothes, collect firewood, plant potatoes and vege- tables, and help grinding ragi, pounding rice etc.—The an; and number of the Vernacular Schools as well as of the pupils has day increased. There are now ten schools for Badagas, one for Kotas in Kollimalls with 21, and one for Todas in Tarnad the (hen with 12 boys and one girl, making in all 257 pupils. The ;hich teaching and the results are improving. 10ing Evangelization. Our work consists in visiting Out- and 1405 School-stations, villages and a number of plantations. With pdan the exception of such places which can easily be visited in a urﬂed day from head-quarters, Mr. Liitze spent 69 days, Catechist sfhat Philip 119 days, and Assistant Catechists Isaac and Silas 56 e dies and 42 days respectively. The two latter were prevented by on the sickness and old age from doing more. Weather permitting pd e the Sunday evenings are devoted to preaching in the Otcon- 102 L2 neighbouring villages when the teachers and the boys of the Orphanage accompany us and sing lyrics, the tune being given on a violin. a KOTAGIRL Out-Stations: Kodanad, Konakore, Kukalthora. Dimhatti, Horasole, Konakore, Chakkatra, Villages with Schools: Milidenu; Gundhada (Kota Night-School). Fev. W. Sikemeier, in charge of the Paranganad District (the Coo- il noor settlement excepted). k S Native Pastor al Rev. Jacob Kanaka, in charge of the Congregation. aft Assistant Catechist the Christian Ajja (on probation). of Christian School-masters fon Gnanapragasam, Joseph Hiria, Simon Bala, Benjamin, flng Joseph Malli, Manasse Joseph. an Matron of the Girls’ Orphanage, Catharina John. Heathen School-master, Chevanna. 0 1 last year Communicants Jeay 56 Non-Communicants. . 6: l156 6 Chy; Children. 86'l 90 }152 Wom Converts baptized d.uril;g 1.887. 15 0 Probationers ° 0 10 that Girls’ Orphanage Kotagiri (14), and Parochial School (10 Chr. boys and 1 heathen boy and 8 Christian Bag, and 2 heathen girls) . 30 36 .and. 8.5 the j[ 5 Vernacular Schools as above (4 Chr. 121 140 heathen boys, 2 heathen girls) 91 88 16 Jingg Kota Night-School . I Agency. It was a matter of great joy when our Catechist Odnzu Jacob Kanaka received ordination after 19 years’ faithful Badag 103 i B G The service, as the first Badaga Minister (see page 32). Lord thought it fit to afflict him deeply by the loss of his wife, and the eldest and youngest of his children. Also our Assis- tant Catechist was sorely tried by the protracted sickness and death of his only son and child. Congegation. We had the pleasure of seeing 10 Badagas and 5 Tamulians added to the Church through baptism, yet owing to emigration our numbers increased only by four. & Our Badaga converts had to endure many trials chiefly 0 through the obstinacy of their wives. One poor man, after keeping steady and waiting for his wife for nearly nine months, succumbed to the persecution and insinuations of his relatives and fellow-villagers by renouncing Christianity; yet their attempts at having him re-admitted into their caste has up to the present failed through the determination of the majority of the Badagas not to admit apostates. Another Badaga convert has been joined by his wife with no other aim but to tire him out and to make him relapse into heathenism. He and his fellow-sufferers stand in need of our prayers. Another hope also proved abortive. Two youths belonging to the aboriginal tribe of Kotas came in the course of the pal year to the Mission-house with the intention of becoming Christians. When they, however, saw the men and also some 52 women of their village coming to look for them and heard that they had sworn to kill any renegade, they became intimi- dated. A parley ensued in their own tongue (different from Badaga) and although we did not understand it, we perceived the impression made on their minds. One of the young men ‘ 140 > joined the party, whereupon his comrade followed suit. The Sunday Services at Kofagiri are in the morning in Canarese and Tamil, and in the afternoon in Canarese or echbt Badaga. Other services are held in the different out-stations. it ful 104 Schools. The Orphanage and Boarding School for Girls. Two became day-scholars of this institution (when their parents had come to live here), and two went to Nerikambe (where a school had been opened), two were given back to their vagrant parents, over whom we had no control, and 3 left for home, one of these a sickly child, who shortly after- wards died. A Badaga girl, who was baptized with her father this year, was admitted as a boarder in order to shelter her from her infuriated heathen mother. There remain in our care 7 famine orphans and 5 boarders from distant out-of-the- way-places and 2 small boys.—The 5 Vernacular Schools have been nearly stationary as to numbers. It is difficult, however, to keep up these schools and to secure regular attendance, as they are continually shifting from one village to another. The Kota-Night-School after a short and promising existence (2 years) had to be closed, as after the above mentioned at- tempt of two young Kotas to become Christians, the Kotas discontinued their attendance. gi( Evangelization. The conversion of a number of Badagas d (as mentioned above) with their trials and temptations, conse- quent upon it for a time the inimical disposition evinced by U the Badagas of our district, farther the protracted domestic trials of our native fellow-workers and .the outbreak of th We measles and small-pox in and about Kotagiri, are the chief 4 causes why the preaching to the heathen could not be carried to on more vigorously. Some 25-30 villages around Kotagiri, of however, have been visited, several of them more than once. ho; aft ent N AN TN RN AN O N N AN N Igg “Tl Feb iy 105 OBITUARY, «Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from hence- forth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.” Rev. 14, 13. John James Brigel was born in Erpfingen (Wiirttemberg), on the 4th December 1832, and grew up under the care of pious parents. In 1851 when laid on a bed of sickness he vowed to serve the Lord as a Missionary, should He restore him to health; being of a some- what timid disposition, however, he reproached himself with rash- ness and laboured under serious misgivings till he read the report Ly b of our late revered Principal Josenhan’s toar of inspection to India (in 1851—52) in which the words: “I have not returned as one )| who is to announce complete victory but as a messenger from the (O battlefield with the call to the Churches of Switzerland and Ger- many: Auxiliaries to the front!” went to his heart. After much A5 earnest prayer he entered the Mission College at Basel in 1853 and arrived in Mangalore on Christmas HEve 1858. As five 75 deaths through typhoid fever had shortly before occurred in the S6: Missionary circle of the Tula country, his joy was mingled with by pensive thoughts. His first year was spent in Udapy in acquiring ‘Whilst there he £10 the language, when he was transferred to Mulky. of was married on the 27th November 1862 to Miss Jenny Sophia jief Auberlen. Sickness, which obliged his wife after a few years to repair to Europe, separated them for nearly 5 years. After about 17 years jed of labour both had to return to Kurope. They left with the gil’i, (e hope of continuing their beloved work in India, but when they saw after three years’ residence that they did not recover, Mr. Brigel entered the ministry of the Church of Wiirttemberg. Mr. Josenhans recomended this faithful man in the following eulogizing terms: “The Rev.J.J. Brigel joined the Indian Missionfield in 1858. From February 1859 to January 1866 he had charge of Mulky and the out-stations Uchila and Kadike, also of the Girls’ Orphanage there 14 106 after his marriage. From January 1866 to April 1875 he was placed at the head of the Mangalore parish and of the Local Committee for Canara. He returned to Germany in May 1875. During his long connection with the Basel German Evangelical Mission and his long tenure of office he proved himself a most reliable and conscien- tious man of deep Christian experience and exemplary walk. His knowledge of Theology as well as his gift for preaching deserve a honorable mention. In spite of his hereditary shyness and great modesty he was a courageous, zealous and energetic minister, a fi sober-minded and influential pastor, an attentive and circumspective J i superior, and a peaceful, respected and beloved fellow-labourer.” i ‘When he entered the ministry of Wiirttemberg his first parish was fa Ruppertshofen (District Gaildorf) and, after he had passed his second ha theological examination, he was installed Vicar at Engstlatt. The 18 parish suited his reduced strength, but as years rolled on he felt i his constitution, which had been slowly undermined in the tropies, hir giving way. On the 2nd January 1886 he preached his last sermon, Ser and on the 4th he was attacked with paralysis of the left side. From that time he was bedridden and suffered much from rheu- lan\ matism, gout, asthma, debility, bed-sores, bodily pain, and at last Sur from inflammation of the heart. On the 17th of January, when he it saw he could no more recover, he took a most affectionate farewell he from his congregation in writing, stating his highest ambition had of | been to preach Christ, the crucified and risen, and bewailing his It was in Igg shortcomings, he committed them to the Lord’s mercy. hin the wakeful nights that the Lord reckoned with his servant, so that for ( he called out repeatedly: ‘Do not enter into judgment with Thy ser- S, vant,” and again and again: “Oh send the light of Thy salvation and take me home into Thy heavenly mansions.” The Lord heard Depa tl’ainj his prayer and gave him an easy passage through Jordan. He died in the evening of the 13th April 1887 spiritually comforted and in fh Prefg, blessed by his sorrowing wife. He leaves besides five children to With mourn his loss, one having preceded him. Mr. Brigel is the author of the Tulu Grammar, and has trans- Wou]d Otherv lated some German Hymns into Tulu. lay ol SIS L 107 Nathanael Hiibner was born on the 21th March 1848 in Ghazipur ! He accom- on the Ganges in India, where his father was Missionary. 10 panied his parents to North America and thence to Berlin in 1852, 15 where he grew up. From his tenderest youth up he desired to become a Missionary. He entered the Missionary College in 1867 [is and left for India in 1870. He resided first in the Tulu country and \(7 afterwards in Hubly and Bettigerry in South-Mahratta, where he was oab married in November 1875 to Miss Augusta Weber. The wear and tear to his constitution on account of the terrors and sufferings of the e 1 poor during the famine obliged him to return to Furope in 1880. 1 There he became Missionary Agent at Cassel until 1884, when he yas felt himself too weak for that post, he became first vicar of Alten- ond hasungen near Cassel and afterwards of Schwerin on the Warthe in The 1886. His strength rapidly gave way. He died in peace on the folf 5th April 1887 and was buried on Good Friday. May God grant )18, him the looked-for reward of grace which Christ gives His faithful 100 servants. He leaves a widow to mourn his loss. Emil Brunner was born in Urkheim, Canton Aargau, in Switzer- ;1&9 e land on the 12th July 1863. In his 13th year whilst visiting the Jast Sunday-School, where he heard about Missions, the thought that he might be called upon to go out as a Missionary struck him. Although on be A eH he did not care much at the time about Christ, he could not get rid of the thought. od After he left school he was apprenticed to a mechanic in 4argau, where his pastor paid him a visit and entreated I h]S “'as 1 him to join the young men’s union. This brought about a decision for Christ, so that he turned over a new leaf, entered the Mis- o that sion-house in 1883, and as he had offered himself for the Industrial \ ger ha 1011 Department of the Mission, he was sent (after having had a thorough training as mechanical engineer) in 1885 as assistant of Mr. Staib heafd Io {ied in the Mechanical Establishment at Mangalore. His quiet and un- pretentious ways and his solid sterling character ingratiated him A with Europeans as well as with Natives. We thought the Lord dren tO would grant him a long life of usefulness, but He had ordered otherwise. He began to feel unwell on the 24th of May, and some s 8 days later had to be removed from the noise of the Mechanical 14% 108 gl Ny ‘Work-shop to Balmattha, where Mr. and Mrs. Hirner with some Brethren undertook to nurse him. He also had the kind services of Dr. Browning, who declared the disease to be typhoid fever and inflammation of the brain, and attended on him with much kindness to the very end. When Mr. Brunner felt his hour drawing nigh, he asked for Mr. Staib, his fellow-labourer and some brethren to take farewell of them, and for Mr. Méinner to adiminister the il He died on the 10th June at 5 A.wu. in the a Holy Supper to him. presence of some brethren, whilst Mr. Ménner was praying. He was 0o buried in pouring rain amidst great sympathy in the Cemetery of of our Mangalore congregation. de Mrs. Frederica Stierlen, née Reich, born on the 14th of August JIK 1859 at Mundelsheim in Wiirttemberg, was married to Mr. Stierlen in November 1883 at Cannanore, and died suddenly in childbirth on st the 80th August 1887. Dr. W. A. Lee kindly attended upon her an this time as well as on former occasions. Her firstborn had already Lo preceded her, and her new-born babe, which was taken care of by Mrs. Hirner, followed her on the 3rd September. She leaves her e an husband and a little boy behind. The latter has found a second mother in Mrs. Manner. Dee The late Mrs. Stierlen took a great interest in the welfare of the apprentices of the Weaving Establishment and to in a sewing class of the congregation whom she, as former school- Brg mistress, was teaching systematically. All these feel keenly her loss. frog May the Lord comfort all who mourn and heal the wounds i He has inflicted. o i Sitlg P NN N UENE NG 2N AN N C AN N P N lggg ask that inter( breth CONCLUSION. We have tried to give a faithful and impartial picture not only of the nationalities whom we are sent to evangelize 9 and from whom our churches are being collected, but also h of the state and progress of our Churches. The knowledge of of the one is required to do justice to the other. We have Com- depicted the dark traits as well as the bright ones. 5t o pared with other years there were, it is true, many heart- stirring and alarming symptoms, yet we are not discouraged on 167 and have no reason to be so as long as we cling to the Wy Lord, keep His testimonies, and trust in Him and His by promises. We are earnestly warned to be faithful to Him her and to the charge we have received, for have there not ond been Missionary bodies long before us who have succumbed :I’eSt to the heathen spirit of these nations? Look, f. ¢., at the and 00l Brahmans and Mohammedans who have adopted as much from heathenism, as they impressed upon it. Christian Joss: Missions stand before the danger of compromise, to yield nds to which is equivalent with receiving the leaven of decompo- sition. As “we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities, against powers, against the rules of the dark- ness of this world, against wickedness in high places,” we ask you, our dear friends, to support us with your prayers We entreat you especially to that we may be victorious. intercede for our hitherto barren station Honawar where our brethren call out “Watchman, what of the night?” and for 110 our station Dharwar, which sighs for an outpouring of God’s Spirit, and which would have celebrated its 50 years’ Jubilee but for certain want of harmony. The promise of the Lord ¢«Before they call I will hear” encourage us to z}sk for your help in prayer. In concluding our report we desire to praise above all the God of all mercies for His unspeakable gift, for His daily faithfulness and loving kindness towards us and for J all the comfort in our troubles. We thank also all our dear friends for their prayers, gifts and help they have accorded us and ask for their support in the future. «“Blessing and P honour and glory and power be unto Him that sitteth upon L the throne and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.” Amen. $ It Sel Ori Ca —~ < i RN AN SN AN aN N AN Buj Py Tax Corrigenda : Page 28, line 5 a., instead of “As. 5" read *“As. 8” Pub ” 32, ” 2 b., read ‘“46 of whom are married.” Py Ady Expenditure of the Mission I during the year 1887. S G G RGR— Rs As 2] I Personal Expenditure of Missionaries (exclusive 15 of the Industrial and Mercantile Brethren) 82,887 () I Journeys and Home-Passages. 99,281 14 L Munshis 2,203 ol Native Pastors, Evangelists and Catechists 926,942 nd 1,410 Postage 01 Libraries 145 Special Relief . 3,398 12 Medical Expenses . 790 11 Schools, English and Vernacular 23,186 10 Orphanages, Boys’ and Girls’ . 12.865 11,561 Catechists’- and Preparandi-Schools Buildings and Repairs. 35,019 Purchases of Compounds 215 Taxes and Agricultural Outlays 3,021 10 Publishing and Colportage Department 2,000 10 Furniture 2,784 Administration 3,919 13 1. 0TS DL e e DD Sy e el O 0D Oy Total Rupees 242,333 (0 o) E. & O. E. Mangalore, 31st December 1887 . 7 % 5%5244&70. SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS OWARDS THE MISSION-FUND OR FOR ANY SPECIAL OBJECT Received during the year 1887 ~~ 2 ~ g All sums received on or after the 1st of January 1888 will be acknow ledged in the Report for 1838 MV’\JF = AP0 T ELS Rs As i MANGALORE AL N The Hon. H. S. Thomas, S. Macdonald Esq E. H. Elsworthy Esq Madras 400 0 15 0 Col Gl Merewether J. E. A. Boyd Esq E. I. Hare Esq Throush the Rev. A. Minner iif: C. 1. Peters Esq J. Sturrock Esq 120 () G H: W W. Best Esq 120 G. O 80 DO /DO G O Ov Ot Col. K. F. Stevenson 60 The Hon. F. L Latham 10 Col. Hutchins 60 Chas. Macdonald Esq jif J. E. A. Boyd Esq 5 SO OE © George Cotton Esq Through Messrs. Warden & C(CZO):’O Hi N+ M B 10 (o Bombay F. Rowland Esq H. Conder Esq S N. S = F Fred. Kirby Esq G K H J. M. Wilkinson Esq The Hon. S. D. Sassoon G. Reifferschied Esq D. Macropolo Esq E. C S Messrs. Favre, Leuba & Co = B B o H.B Sk H. W. Graham Esq Pllcher Esq. = = -~ C. Marcks Esq = = F. B wmma” ;{ Langley Esq Gt Gt DD = PO e O DD O W C. Taylor Esq SLEE M. Petit Esq = W J. Leask Esq Bapty Esq. Rey J. K Gt = D Ut O O N Ot DD Ot W = S O O Qe e Do O O O O IO OO OO OO OO O S ko @ o = - @ N S 0C O 5 © & o 0 oo @ oo @ oo .S o0 D © © @0 o o o oo R @ oo O oo oolS @ Ol e T 8! B} 113 Rs. As Rs. As 12 (=) L. Penny Esq. ‘W. H. Sprott Esq. E. L. G. B. Wake Esq. 10 (o= George Cotton Esq. ANANDAPUR. B. I B W. F. Bracken Esq. E. G. B. H. R. Craig Esq. Pickering Clark Esq. i 10 S. E. W. 20 g S o o &> e H. Grant Esq. R. Hamilton Esq. 12 HONAWAR. A. H. Jackson Esq. 25 (o) W C. Blathwayt Esq. S. Marsland Esq. G. Wiltshire Esq. 10 H. Robinson Esq. E. H. Moscareli Esq. 10 S. Swasbrook Esq. Mr. W. Ward MERCARA. J. D. Brewer Esq. For the General Fund. Col. T. G. Clarke 36 H. B. Ferguson Esq. J. Haller Esq. Rev. G. Richter 12 10 H. Hume Esq. = J. D. Vaz Esq. D O W Ot ot W D ot Ot D J. Green Esq. W. Mackay Esq. G. R. Moore Esq. o E. Morton Esq. z J. W. Scott Esq. ot Mr. John Papaya Mr. R. Sherrett no Col. R. E. Cox 12 Mr. K. Chinnappa = (SR ) e () By (ol ) i o =) Je i (o ey e Vi T (e i = (= T ) e o e o 0 - 0 o a6 o o 6. C & & ‘W. Wright Esq. 24 DHARWAR. J. D’Jordan Esq. W. Green Esq. Mrs. Johnston 50 Mr. F. W. Paczensky (i) ey (e B e (e ol ) o= (ol (=) e o e o Oo'e e . Cc 00 D W. 8. Price Esq. 20 For the North-Coorg Cooly-Mission. W. Ommanney Esq. J. Campbell Esq. 20 Col. T, G. Clarke 50 0 J. Wright Esq. ‘W. A. Ball Esq. ; r A. D. Campbell Esq 10 J. K. Spence Esq. 0 S. Dawson Esq. A. Durham Esq. 10 H. D. Gamble Esq. B. A. Fennell Esq. H. W. Pratt Esq. G. A. Hight Esq. K. Young Esq. CrEgr Or-eOu OO O OO © GO O D SO TS OIS O oES © O ‘W. H. Scott Esq. 10 HUBLY. J. 8. Trelawny Esq. W. Wright Esq. 12 Mr. Lindsly (==} (=} Mr. Isaak (=] Col. R. E. Cox W. A. D, Bidie Esq. Mr. Mackenzie 12 W. G. Deedes Esq. 10 BETTIGERY. 20 Rev. A. Fennell Mr. Atkinson J. Macpherson Esq. 20 Mr. Walshe (=) (=] : R e R e R e e ) E. Richter Esq. 15 ST OSSO e S O O 0 o O S0 o0 ol O O o C O O O Friulein von Gemmingen 28 15 114 As Rs = CANNANORE Capt. Hayne N W. R. James Esq Surgeon Major F. Pout E. Gadsden Esq. Rev. W. Gillings G. R. Col. J. M. Prendergast [ Mrs. Darling sen I. Simpson Esq. Major A. McCally Mrs. Nash Mrs. N. B. Major fosy J. Coleman Esq. F. Antony Esq. Capt. H. C. Hutchins g Th. Brown Esq. M. Dossabhoy Esq. Y 4 H. Hallingsworth Esq. ] WO o O D . Brown Esq. A friend Private Palmgreen p—t A Mr. M, Verghese Mrs., J. Isaak L S e} Col. J. W. Orr, Edinburgh 15 © 0 OIS 10 OO BDL I IOV (O O (ol o B oo i S o b e 8 e e (o Pl = e s i) ]E B CALICUT. ek ek ek kel e el ped fed fed e el d DO RO RO ccooococooocoocoocoooooc ool oS oo oo o o B e o Tic & o 60 Collection in the Day School- W. Logan Esq. 0. Eckelmann Esq. 100 room 16 Nej (=r] W. Gantz Esq. 12 For Coonoor Cooly-Mission. Mo H. M. Winterbotham Esq. 10 Mrs. Hayne 48 1 7 W. Jones Esq. Th. Stanes Esq. 45 i G. Madden Esq. 32 W. R. James HEsq. i T. W. Wilkinson Esq. 10 J. G. Clarkson Esq. 30 lj 20 @ O @O ORI O NG @Ol DROIRO An old Debt Mrs. Mclver, Woodlands 28 PALGHATUT. General McGrigor 20 Kas 20 Pie T. C. Elsworthy Esq. 14 A. N. Groves Esq. Miss M. Malpas 16 SO S IOHONO ROLIO S O o0 O o Qoo Mrs. J. Tomlinson 10 U Collection in the Day School- F. 8. Mullaly Esq. room 15 = An Mrs. J. Dupen 12 @@ KO IO (@i ool enty Ao KATTNE I COONOOR. His Excellency the Governor Ple ) 25 Th. Stanes Esq. Lord Connemara [/d’rzp A friend (=) His Lordship the Bishop By Mrs. Hayne (S} of Madras 50 Pig, DOL PO OL ot The Hon. C. G. Master 100 M § A, Mac’Allen Esq. ot Mrs. E. Onslow 60 Pig, J. G. Clarkson Esq. 0 Lieut. Gen. W. B. Salmon Al. Mitchell Esq. 10 50 Hong Col. P. Rubie Mrs. Breeks, London D. Hooper Esq. 10 Rey H. Simon Hsq. M. Hill Esq. SR LR e K. D. Mascurine Esq Ny 50 DD DI OIS OAS OIS OO T I My, | Mrs. Addis o © © o0 o 6o © 6 o oo g} | A Friend off 115 Rs. As P. Rs. As L. E. B. E KOTAGIRI I. Naher Esq. 10 :E{)) Mrs. David Cockburn 40 Collection at the Union Frank Groves Esq. 30 2 Hall, Ootacamund i Miss M. Cockburn Capt. Griffin 5 F. H. Griffiths Esq. Mrs. H. B. Grigg 10 Spring Cottage 10 S O St % Geo. Salmon Esq. Burnside %) (c=)7 fe=biilem) el ey J (<) SO O OO O “Prosp.” towards the Salaries of the Catechists 44 For a Special Purpose. 50 ?E(i Mrs. E. Onslow, for Cooly- A Thanks-offering 0 Mission 20 0 A Friend 30 L. W. Grey Esq. 14 0 F. Groves Esq. 9 “ 0 0 0 0 Donations from Members of the Congregations and other Native Friends. b DMangalore: Mercara.s Mr. Luecas Joshua 12 From a Congregation Member for Mr. Thomas Pearl (=) Graveyard Expendifure 85 0 (<= Mr. Hiskia Aiman Dharwar: s Mrs. S. T. Malahar Mission box in the Balmattha Weaving Establishment 10 14 Mr. T. Malahar Kasargod: "\Ir A. Bhasker Pie Collection of School Children Mr D. Punita in Bekal near Kasargod 1410 9 Mr L. Heri o S Muiky : Mr D. Nayaka Amin Christian 2 Bhagyavanty Ul O = = e O O (el o N0 =i (o (o o) ) oSS S el O Ji Ch. Hubly & Pie Collection in Mulky Tabita Udapy ¢ Several Members of the 0 From several friends (3 14 Congregation Pie Collection at the Middle- Bettigervy: 0 School 19 Mr. John Joel 20 0 Pie Collection at the Orphanage 14 Mr. Devamitra Boys of the Orphanage 10 Honawar: Rev. T. Costa 12 () Gubedgud: NN (=) Mr. Im. Soenna Mr. B. H. Costa, Thanks- | » Joseph Kairanna offering 0 I | n John Prabhakar Z § g(é PG e 15% 6 Rs. As. P. Rs As Mr. Im. Nirmanika 1 0 First Salary Philipp Ullugadde Little Grace Mr. U. TS Baul Silas Boragai Daniel Patti Sunday School Collam % E oo e S (i o Amrvuta Shilabhadra Fabohaut: 12 Markappa Mr. T. Selvanayagam Anandappa Fie Coblections Tita Bernur in Malabar as per Rev. Jaus’s account 148 o Solomon Jamgi Salome Bellagallu Kaity: ” Sathyanatha Catechist John Philip Barnabas ” Benjamin Salome Sakkare Solomon Mr. Nagappa Hosamane Joshua Daniel David Rajappa Mudin Saheb Beale Anandappa Swami Chimpigara BEOHIS RS o O b o ch oo & oo ©S O W O BB O O W W W WO B D O o oo oo o oY e e o O O Arulanandan G Bijapur: Gnanakan Joseph From our small Congregation 2 Konga (' Cannanore. Jacob Joseph Pillay Weavers and Spooling Women Gnanam Arumai Nayagam of the Mission Weaving Esta- Nandi blishment 79 9 10 Devapriya Catechist Isaak Laban’s Son 2 0 Francis O DD O OO O O 00 W W W W W O O Tellicherry: Pie Collection Lo O e 9P e 00 D e © O = = e e e @ O D @ . O e O .C.@ . © Mi Several Friends 18 10 11 |Kotagiris Chombalas Mr. Daniel Bella Collection of Cocao nuts ” Gnanaprakasam X Z Z z Spooling women » Joseph Hiria Calbicuts Rev. Jacob Kanaka Mr. Albert Arangaden 11 8410 Mr. Samuel Mulli O b ek = OT e e O [ e e ) ) A, M. 21040 40 Subscriptions and Donations for Schools and Orphanages. MERCARA. ‘W. S. Price Esq. 20 Subscriptions from Friends H. Dawson Esq. in the Bazaar 23 12 0 I. Wright Esq. 10 DHARWAR. H. Ommanney Esq RS Mrs. Johnston 601110 70 R. A. Gamble Esq Joge A. Wood Esq. 1 050 I. Campbell Esq. 20 25 0 0 Mr. W. Inkes J. K. Spence Esq. (= =) N R o s = i =) OO OO0 117 Rso i As. P Rs As C. E. Frost 0= 10 BETTIGERRY. G. K. Betham Esq. 10 0 0 Dr. Cardoz, for the Boys’ 10 KAITY. Orphanage Miss M. Groves (and Rs. 9 BIJAPUR. in 1888) 24 2000 For Orphanages. Nanja Maistry, for the - 50 Manihatti School 122000 I. G. Ebden Esq. E. K. Reinold Esq. 10 KOTAGIRI. M. Kennedy Esq. Mrs. Sloan 10 S © © < (=) A=) (o) i) Miss M. Groves I. H. Blakesley Esq. Subscriptions and Donations for the Sickhouse at Mangalore. ‘W. Best Esq. 60 Mr. Lucas Joshua 30 Mr. Thomas Pearl J. Sturrock Esq. Col. Hutchins 36 H.& M. C ot Ot O D (ao) Semi@lo i ol =) o © © © Col. Stevenson 24 S. for Xmas S © OO :)3) J. E. A. Boyd Esq. Subscriptions for the Leper Hospital at Mangalore. 8 0 [2d. B. Municipality, Mangalore 108 T. R. 100 (0 ) S. A. X 10 0 0 Donations for the Mangalore Poorfund. s G 10 X o, ot 0 ey e o o = <= Empress Jubilee fund: 91 Mudas Rice 250012510 SA Towards the Cannanore Church Building debt. Mr. Jonas Titus 6. 0 10 Abraham Moothoo 2020 0 Joseph Arangaden’s son 1 0 20 Mr. Daniel Muliyil 40 0 O ;.:): 118A Contributions of the Congregations (““Church Tax”). Rs As Rs As Mangalore 456 8 | Bettigerry 76 14 Kasargod 15 2 Guledgud 104 Mulky 118 9 Bijapur 12 Udapy 201 12 Cannanore-Chovva 148 Karkala 12 12 = Tellicherry 76 14 Basrur 10 14 Chombala 58 14 Honawar 10 8 Calicut 189 Mercara 13 Codacal 61 14 Anandapur 37 Palghaut 31 Dharwar 24 Kaity Hubly 64 14 gé Kotagiri 20 © O O O O O O O O O QO I —— Obh Con By Sllbs INDEX. Page European Missionaries of the Basel German Evangelical Mission Report 0 I. Canara. A, South-Canara. 37 0 Mangalore 0 Kasargod 0 48 Mulky Udapy 5 ; 0 Karkala 5 6 Basrur— Kundapur B. North-Canara. Honawar II. Coorg. 59 Mercara 61 Anandapur II1I. South-Mahratta. 1. The Dharwar Collectorate 63 Dharwar . 65 Hubly Bettigerry—Gadag 67 2. The Bijapur Collectorate. 70 Guledgud 73 Bijapur IV. Malabar. 74 Cannanore 79 Tellicherry. Chombala 82 Calicut ° 85 90 Codacal 92 Vaniyankulam 93 Palghaut V. Nilagiris. 96 Coonoor 97 Kaity 102 Kotagiri 105 Obituary 109 Conclusion . 110 Expenditure of the Mission 112 Subscriptions and Donations s ~ L , "l Feaias S S G — = iy % e B —— — = = & o T = a2 | gl o % Ziei o e i s s 5 S £ son STore W 5 i AR B e Lo s S 75 S % o S Sazaat e e A, i I o ST ey SRR, e o i SRR G Pt 50 2o R e e e s o AAA o e 2 Aok R T XD o AR s O ., G RS, Vi e e e ) ” s T S s LI R 5 Yot ey ws e el it wiotem e s e ol St ioter o " . 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