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The fifty-second report of the Basel German Evangelical mission in South-Western India for the year 1891, 52 Wo/%e TSMM W w, Mairviiisa s " s 52 /394 z} o e ? | i e e Gk L mseiats E LLOL i Brsgotmn, e o L N S-S RE=D) ~ETR: A . E N~ E= =) ) Sl e > i P BEC e o v Bt el e S G s i e 2o I N = B L == —— A ——- e A, ——— o T e X3 ubTiiBINGEN N12<524391154 021 QLT by A ”ﬂﬁ@ﬁ?ﬁ&Q@@Q@@M@@*@@Ea@@@@@w@@ ‘i\;i,,., : ’E"E o : THE FIFTY-SECOND REPORT R 87NN\ OF D) i N N THE BASEL GERMAN BVANGELIOAL MISSION IN SQUTH—WESTERN INDIA a:é LQO )/QQ@/MNM@% =) FOR THE YEAR (B Y N 1891 N VPN ) SRS S\ 2 2 P B L2 N E DS e s B s e A B 3 o oS e e e 3 B (e e G o B (el B (o S B (oS G e e s MANGALORE PRINTED AT THE BASEL MISSION PRESS { | j///yf 2 YYYYY: < 1892 ) SN SRS i NNy e = N : IR I'HE FIFTY-SECOND REPORT OF THE BASEL GERMAN /:[\ SO EVAN G iﬁ i o &= I [ AL ISSI0X IN SOUTH-WESTERN INDIA FOR THE YEAR 1891 == == MANGALORE PRINTED AT THE BASEL MISSION PRESS 1892 i Ve 4 4 AL, European Missionaries of the Basel German Evangelical Mission. Corrected up to the 1st April 1892. [The letter (m.) after the names signifies, “married”’. The names of unordained Missionaries are marked with an asterisk.] Native Date of Active Station Name Country Service . Ch. A. E. Diez (m.) Germany 1851 Kasaragod . J. Lauffer (m.) do 1856 Calicut Switzerland 1859 Karkala . R. Hartmann (m.) . W. Stokes (m.) India 1860 Udipi Germany 1862 Dharwar . ¥. Ziegler (m.) . 8. Walter (m.) Switzerland 1865 Vaniyankulam al Russia 1867 Calicut . F. Matthissen (m.) . Th. Elséisser (m.)* Germany 1867 Mangalore do 1869 © O 3 & U i W DD = . G. Ritter (m.) Udipi = . F. A. Brasche (m.) do 1869 do Holland 1870 11 . W. Sikemeier (m.) Kotageri 12 . W.P.Schonthal (m.)* Germany 1870 Cannanore do 1871 13 . P, Ott (m.) Mangalore 14 . W. Niibling (m.) do 1871 Karwar 15 . J. Hermelink (m.) do 1872 Mangalore 16 . J. Ostermeyer (m.) do 1873 Cannanore 17 . C. Feuchter (m.)* do 1873 Codacal 18 . &. Grossmann (m.) Switzerland 1874 Dharwar 19 . 'W. Liitze (m.) Germany 1875 Kaity 20 do 1875 Basrur-Kundapur . L. Gengnagel (m.) 21 . E.Liebendorfer, m.n.(m.) do 1875 Calicut 22 do 1876 Tellicherry . J. Frohnmeyer (m.) 23 . M. Hoch (m.) Switzerland 1876 Mangalore 24 1876 Honavar . C. G. Eblen (m.) Germany 25 . G. Benner (m.)* do 1871 Calicut do 1878 26. H. Altenmiiller (m.)* Mangalore e vy e Name Native Date of Active Station Country Service l 27 . J. G. Kithnle (m.) Germany 1878 Palghat 28 . C. D. Warth (m.) do 1878 Hubli 29 . I. Weismann (m.) do 1879 Chombala 30 Chr. Keppler (m.) do 1879 Mulky 31 J. J. Jaus (m.) do 1879 Codacal 32 F. Stierlen (m.)* do 1880 Mangalore 33 C. W. Dilger (m.) do 1880 Tellicherry 34 W. H. Knittel (m.) do 1882 Hubli 35 do M. Schaible (m.) 1883 Mulky 36 B. Liithi (m.) Switzerland 1884 Bettigeri-Gadag 37 Ch. Hole (m.) Germany 1884 Cannanore 38 D. Berli (m.) 1885 Bijapur 39 Switzerland G. Peter (m.) do 1885 Chombala 40 Th. Strobel (m.) Germany 1885 Calicut 41 O. Bode (m.) do 1886 Anandapur 42 J. Gotz (m.) do 1886 | Udipi 43 F. Huber (m.)* ' Switzerland 1886 | Mangalore 44 A. Glattfelder* do 1886 do 45 J. Sieber (m.)* do 1887 Mercara 46 do 1887 Th. Lutz (m.) ' Guledgudd 47 F. Briuning* | Germany 1887 ! (Cannanore 48 do F. Rehm (m.) 1888 Tellicherry 49 R. Bosshardt | Switzerland 1888 Codacal 50 W. Bader (m.) ‘ Germany 1888 Tellicherry 554 H. Risch (m.) do 1888 Bettigeri-Gadag 52 Fr. Volz (m.)* do 1888 | Calicut 53 G. Kehrer * do 1888 do 54 G. Wieland do 1889 Kaity 55 W. Weischedel (m.)* do 1889 Mangalore 56 J. Bucher do 1890 do 57 Paul Buchli (m.)* ' Switzerland 1890 do 58 . H. Bretschneider * Germany 1890 | Udipi 59 . G. Sautter * do 1890 | | Cannanore Name Native Date of Active Station Country Service 60 . S. Stamm * Switzerland 1891 Mangalore 61 . O. Singer Germany 1891 Dharwar 62 Ph. Stier do 1891 Hubli 63 W. Jung * do 1891 Mangalore 64 F. Boas * do 1891 Calicut 65 H. Kessler * Switzerland 1891 do Single Ladies. 66 Miss M. Kaundinya |India | 1890 } Mangalore At Home. | 1853 late of Mercara 67 F. Kittel (m.) Germany l 638 Th. Digel (m.) do 1864 do Honavar = Calicut 69 J. Knobloch (m.) do 1865 do 70 M. Th. Walz (m.) do 1866 do Bettigeri 71 W. Schmolek (m.) do 1869 do Chombala 2 J. Hafner (m.) Switzerland 1871 do Mercara 73 G. Hirner (m.)* Germany 1871 do Mangalore 4 1874 do do J. Baumann (w.)* Switzerland 75 C. Pfleiderer (m.)* Germany 1874 do do 76 do 1874 do R. Schenkel (m.) Udipi r8e J. B. Veil (m.)* do 1875 do Mercara 8 do 1876 do Cannanore A. Ruohland (m.) 79 H. Bachmann (m.) Switzerland 1880 do Palghat 80 do Ch. Ernst (m.) Germany 1881 Mangalore 81 J. Fischer (m.) do 1881 do Karwar 82 F. Eisfelder (m.) do 1882 do Guledgudd 83 Ch. Schaal (m.) do 1883 do Tellicherry 84 8. Limbach (m.) do 1883 do Mangalore 85 I. Daur (m.) do 1885 de do 86 J. Waidelich (m.) do 1885 do Hubli Pensioned in India. 87 H.A.Kaundinya (m.) | India i 1851 |Anandapur i Y N TN NS TN NSNS Census of the Basel German Evangelical Mission in Sbuth~Western India. st JANUARY 1892 Agents 6f the 7M1SSlOIl Native Church European Native Agents ew Mission- Converts Present Church-Members aries NAMES OF MISSION STATIONS Christian School-mistresses Non-Christian School-masters Established in the year Brethren Sisters Native Pastors Evangelists & Catechists Colporteurs Bible-Women Deaths during 1891 Births during 1891 Adults Children Communicants Non-Communicants Children Total Catechumens Christian School-masters 1. Canara. . 1834 p—t Sy 12 ; 17 1142 795 1945 Mangalore Mulky 1845 : 26 363 364 740 Udipi 1854 : 53 38 42 818 i 794 1630 DO o M N 1872 54 37 92 B Karkala Basrur— Kundapu . 1876 oo 42 56 101 Honavar 1845 i 16 Karwar 1868 O O = 0D 19 23 42 O~ YU B LW N - . Kasaragod. 1886 L TN SN = e el DD W DO O C OO OO WM W % OO e OO SO0 OO OOk %: % g 61 % 58 19 ___%_ [=2] [uy - 46 ' > 46 PRI OOO O WW G Do Ot % 55 (2510 43 |2132 4685 & S WO O OO DO W 11. Coorg. S 60 —t 33 94 9. Mercara ° v 1870 10. Anandapur (Ammatu) 1853 0| o .__37._ [<=] 101 (o2} 55 164 1 ;;) 10 (=) 161 el 88 258 E E) I11. Southern Mahratia. Dharwar ° 1837 10 85 99 192 II. 20 180 137 325 12. Hubli 1839 10 I3 Bettigeri (Gadag) 1841 (SR Sl B nal»-too 15 23 297 200 505 1851 19 27 265 237 526 14 Guledgudd . . 12 (% 11 23 15 Bijapur 1885 ‘w Gt O BO 1O ’“‘N o (% U U U— R P ] (0(% % j%) t}l) % [y e 18 13 46 76 839 684 1571 % 1V. Malabar. 16. Cannanore 1841 [=r) 30 392 341 762 1839 15 20 ; 266 228 496 17 ° Tellicherry . 18. Chombala (Mahe) 1849 2 41 16 180 226 406 S? Calicut . 1842 14 39 31 16 531 407 941 42 19 12 24 76 332 324 663 130 20 Codacal (Edaculam Stn) 1857 21I. Vaniyankulam (Ottapalam) 1886 11 % 44 37 81 22, 1858 DD = DD OO DO W= W~ @]HL\'} (i((é:; I O a3 O Ot %:’3 % (:ES:))) %; 79 % 83 167 26 Palghat —_— e | —— —_—) e — — — 21 12 60 42 78 136 (126 {100 |1824 46 1646 3516 219 V. Nilgiris. 10 87 79 166 23 Kaity 1846 16 24 Kotageri . 1867 0 e e B el [ —— 72 11 86 169 et e — e | ate 24 %.) z 18 -+ 1 159 11 | 165’ 335 ?)3 o o | —— N il o —— Total 72 | 57 |14 [112] 14 99 206 411195 [156 |5493 157 (4715 10365 499 ~ e —— ) Total of 1st January 1891 70 55 15115 14| 16 |136| 45 102 223 431 98 79 [5197 158 (4531 [9886 428 s el e K e Decrease during 1891 . 15 {)0 0| 0 1 0 0 —_— ] ] — e — Increase ditto 0| 14 97 0 296 0| 184 479 {1 Abstract showing the Contributions of the Churches towards their Church E%penses, the Mission and the Poor. ez e e ) W Sﬁn(i&y * Donations * Special Church Offerings * Donations * Special Collections Stations towards towards the towards the Collections for | for the Mala- Total Tax Church bar Widow Mission-work Poor-funds Orphanages Fund Expenses Rs As o Rs Rs As Rs As a0, As Rs As Rs As Mangalore 446 103 et 126 i 676 — £ Jeppu 71 1> 34 S 115 14 19 14 11 6 253 15 13 — 139 Zande Bokapatna 87 14 35 124 46 7 37 14 1 Ei 224 Mulky Udipi 242 10 102 bk 84 12 75 15 fu—y 8 z g S 5 % Karkala. 12 13 S W W = -3 D 10 35 12 no 1 10 18 Z et Eii Basrur—Kundapur Honavar 5 10 (=] —i ]] 1 Karwar . 14 12 o % j% 11 G ] o Gt By o SO S e ] (G 12 6 39 {12 » Bl O GOt O O Ot 44 |14 Kasaragod 28 16 ._[._ Mercara . 44 10 19 & < 1 14 3111 33 —_ | — 112 3 | Anandapur(Ammatti) 59 (s e B e i — i = S i . S, S < B — = 13 ; 26 6|11 157t z (]) 116 i 2|1 ?; 3 <© 15 133 5 8 Dharwar 41 2 5 ju—y 18 @ Ot b ot 12 189 15|11 Hubli. 104 — 2 » N o O 5 2 16 253 4 9 Bettigeri (Gadag). 100 ot 80 B —— 28 ot Qo 13 IS B == R =P R e 2 2 — 157 f12511 Guledgudd 95 1] 6 10 o [y - e O = 2 22 Bijapur 2 8 540 2| 9 - 281 91 -t 71 2 15 i Cannanore 277 1 3 4 142 % O TSI O e O 47 15 g 8 11 1l Tellicherry 21 :‘; !i 218 11 Chombala 105 S 45 14 Mahé. ;) W O MO = O ® Calicut 130 2 [e 2] i 885 385 12 53 ot ot 2 2 Coilandy [ — e e, et e, 2)3; | ST AR (o] [ —— il} 51 P ‘ Nej ot O T ~ U U =B R N (= T e ) 12 [=r) 233 14 5 Codacal . 141 25 [ 2 15 :; ?i: [=r] o % Z E Z (3) 54 Vaniyankulam 19 13 a 0 e W O = W 0 Ot Palghat . 24 l11 5 5 = 10 178 107! 61 14 21 Wadackencherr} S e o e, 12 0 38 10 30 36 14 Jt 17 9 if 13 Kaity 5 K 0 38 14 ;fé 27 52 10 23 Z — 14 5 11 Kotageri 53 10} 22 112 2 7 | o 532 5 197 84 Gl5 el i % ot B 41 1 6 | 2} 1034 ]1 | 4] 1182 7|1 i i , e *The collections which are marked with an asterisk be ing made in church, the contributions of European Missionaries s are generally mixed up with those of the native churches and could not be separated. School-Census of the Basel German Evangelical Mission. Isst JANUARY 1892, ST g TR o Scl;ols for Mission Agents Boarding Vernacular Yernacular Anglo- chools for Sunday Schools and| Christian on=- Vernacular Orphanages Schools Schools Schools NAMES Christians OF ! MISSION STATIONS 01 Instruction Number of Schools Seminaries Training Schools Preparatory Schools Boys Girls é Girls é Girls Boys Girls Infants’ Schools Total of Pupils under No. of Schools No. of Pupils 1. Canara. Mangalore Do 161 152 . Mulky . 288 131 Ot 985 @ - (=2} 155 48 142 21 : % Udipi w0 © 169 95 21 v | Karkala [ =N TN . 10 ® Basrur—Kundapur 71 11 o r fu—y O OO Honavar 25 Karwar (13 GO QU =h W W = . 37 o p—t - Kasaragod . Iﬂ)l\ﬁl—*l\', COO0OOO OO ® SO O DO ND D e OO O SHoitn: OO S OO OCOO O § 430 81 WO OO OO MU 519 = S O OOOO 10O e | ‘ (=] 98 | 69 | 485 | 29 § 1003 278 g NSO OO O iy ot WO O OCDOOO W 2560 WX OHO OO0 - i ot 11. Coorg 9. Mercara [ 3] (=} S (=] 41 10 63 ok 10. Anandapur (Ammqth) = =] (=) (=3 =) 15 | 23 ..__g_ e w (=] (=] (=) 14 21 41 10 86 I1I. Southern Mahratta. 11. Dharwar - . ow 78 326 453 12. Hubli . . . 23 14 102 139 29 13. Bettigeri (Gadag) 14 40 23 L 95 200 96 Guledgudd 14 71 9k 50 14 Bijapur . 14 18 ok W o= DD O W W Do oOo OO GO O OO O 14 40 (4] D OO OO ™ 67 43 O OO0 326 360 | 901 175 1V. Malabar 16. Cannanore . 71 53 62 187 59 17. Tellicherry 89 24 178 © 170 564 80 18. Chombala (Mahé) Ne) 21 29 139 Q0 O = 116 404 %) . 56 73 94 > 256 539 2 19. Calicut . 48 11 20. Codacal (Edaculam Stn) (28 45 49 81 230 52 21. Vaniyankulam (Ottapalam) 40 92 139 22. Palghat ° SLRNOrO © ONO 14 145 74 240 L Ot A D WO © W SO OoCO,O O OO OO RO SOOI OO OHOHO (S]] Ot © =HIO0O0 OO OO 282 242 658 — (S} | D O Ot 789 ey < 2303 239 V. Nzlgzms. 23. Kaity 16 41 10 307 et 413 76 . 10 - o 24. Kotageri 1 34 137 =) 0 ‘o o 190 e e 26 o O Ot =l = (=) 1 11 75 1l 444 32 1 603 76 R Total. . 122 41 21 & 210 207 923 618 2506 476 1327 ik = o2 =] 6453 141605 Total of 1st January 1891 121 37 23 & 240 203 828 606 2462 442 1279 42 91 6296 12 {449 Decrease during 1891 0 30 23 S Increase ditto . . 1 95 12 44 34 48 157 2|156 Introduction. — T RANADT— é% said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought and vanity: yet surely my judgment is with the Lord and my recompense with my God. is. 497 There are probably few servants of the Lord who have never had occasion to join in this strain of lamentation with the archtype of the Lord’s servants, Christ himself. Especially when reviewing a year’s labour, and remembering the many disappointments we have met with, noticing the slowness of the progress and marking the retrograde steps that seem to have been made here and there, we are tempted to lament. Yet it is only the Lord who can judge whether progress or the opposite has taken place, whether we have been ¢“good and faithful, or wicked and slothful” servants. Let us there- fore set the example of Christ before our eyes, like Him work- ing while it is day and leaving the issue in His hands. Before beginning our report we would thankfully mention the refreshing visit of the Rev. R. Grundemann, »o.po., a widely known German minister and zealous worker for the mission work at home, who at the close of a lengthened tour through India, undertaken solely for the purpose of getting more thoroughly acquainted with Indian missions, also visited some of our stations in the month of February 1891 and “strengthened our hands in God.” 13 ———— And now we will give a short account of the work done in other fields of our Society, on the Gold Coast and the German territory of Cameroon in Western Africa, and in the province of Canton in the Chinese empire. In the following table we give an abstract of it. (The figures are those of 1st January 1891.) o VNumber Number of Pupils of Workers taught in Schools in 1890 Europeans ment Number in 1890 Christian é Total Number of Communicants Heathen baptized Boys E: Girls Total Year of Commence- Number of Stations Mission- aries if of Native Christians Number of Outstations 1834 = — W 5 341 9886 5197 177 4954 15342 6296 India ge i 1847 33 19 16 95 3549 2141 219 716 124 840 China 13 35 20 176 9647 4005 673 2015 1007 3022 Gold Coast 1828 121 L5 23 256 241 1 289 53 342 Cameroon 1886 | 34 133 635 23338(11584(1186| 7974|2526 10500 1318 Total. . I 50 | ‘92 Turning now to our Indian Mission-ﬁeldt we would advise the reader to refer to the map published with last year’s report. 1I Agents. A. European Agents (as on 1st January 1892). Ordained Lay Missionaries’ Single Total Missionaries. Brethren. Wives. Ladies. Canara 18 13 24 56 Southern Mahratta 11 —— 9 20 18 9 21 —— 48 Malabar e 2 J Nilgiris 3 22 56 129 50 14 —— We lament the death of Mrs. Baumann, the wife of Mr. Bawmann who is in charge of the Jeppu Tile-Works. She died of dysentery on the 8th July at Jeppu. Our veterans, Mr. and Mrs. Minner, as mentioned in last year’s report, left India for Germany in February 1891 after more than 34, (respectively 30) years of service. Soon afterwards on the 25th April 1891 Mr., Mdinner went to his last rest. (See Obituary.) Besides them Mr. and Mrs. Digel, Mr. and Mrs. Krapf, Mr. and Mrs. Hirner, Mr. and Mrs. Fischer, Mr. and Mrs. Eisfelder, Mr. and Mrs. Schmolck, Mr. and Mrs. Limbach, Mr. and Mrs. Daur, Mr. Pfleiderer and Miss Hofmann had to leave us in the course of the year, most of them with the hope of returning after they have re- covered their health. On the other hand we were glad to welcome back to India the veteran Missionaries Mr. and Mrs. Diez who arrived in December and were stationed at Kasaragod, Mr. Elsisser who returned in February and took charge of the new tile-works at Codacal, Mrs. Elsisser who followed her hushand in November, when Mr. Benner at Calicut also had the pleasure of welcoming his wife back to India. Mr. and Mrs. Dilger returned to Tellicherry in February, Mr. and Mrs. Warth to Guledgudd in November, and My. Feuchter, this time accompanied by a dear partner, returned in the same month and took charge of the new tile-works at Codacal. Mr. Elsisser had to release Mr. Pfleiderer at Mangalore in his work of General Agent and Treasurer of our Indian Mission. Mr. Pfleiderer, we are sorry to say, will not be able to return to India on account of Mrs. Pfleiderer’s health which cannot stand the Indian climate. My. Glattfelder, who returned to India towards the end of the year, took charge of the tile-works at Jeppu. Of new arrivals we had the pleasure to welcome Mr. Stamm, who arrived in February and took charge of the Book and 15 ————— Tract Depository and the Publishing Branch of ouf Mission- work at Mangalore, and Messrs. Singer, Stier, Jung, Boas and Kessler, stationed at Dharwar, Hubli, Mangalore and Calicut respectively. Messrs. Gotz at Karkala, Altenmiiller, Huber and Buchli at Mangalore, Bader at Tellicherry, Volz at Calicut, and Lutz at Guledgudd, were gladdened by the arrival of their betrothed, Miss Dietrich, now Mrs. Gitz, Miss Efteiderer, now Mrs. Altenmiiller, Miss Schenkel, now Mrs. Huber, Miss Rietz, now Mrs. Buchli, Miss Laisle, now Mrs. Bader, Miss Hirsch, now Mrs. Volz, and Miss Sutter 2 now Mrs. Lutz. May all these new-comers be of those who are appointed by our Lord Jesus Himself «“that they shall go and bear fruit and their fruit shall abide.” As regards the general state of health, the year under report has been better than the preceding one, only at Calicut the state of health both of Europeans and natives was worse than last year, Mr. Matthissen was suffering for 3 months from typhoid fever, which reduced his strength so much that he had to spend the latter half of the year on the Hills. Mr. and Mrs. Peter also had to pass 4 months on the Nilgiri Hills. As usual, the medical gentlemen of the different stations have most kindly attended to our sick, and we would especi- ally express our hearty thanks to Dr. W. 4. Lee, Surgeon Major, and Mr. R. Peter, Pensioned Dresser at Mangalore, Mr. 4. F. Matthias, Apothecary at Bantwal, Mr. Gaskoyne, Apothecary, and Mr. Francis at Udipi, My B, Colago, Apothecary at Kasaragod, Dr. Howell at Honavar, Dr. McConaghy, Dr. Channer and Dr. McCalman at Dharwar, Dr. Cardoz at Hubli, Dr. C. F. Peters at Bijapur, Dr. G- F. Poynder at Cannanore, Mr. Verghese, Apothecary, Mr. Cannan, Apothecary, at Wadagara, Mr. Abraham Kuttuparamben, Dresser, at Vani- yankulam, who lent their medical assistance most kindly 16 e and devotedly and for the most part gratuitously to the missionaries and often also to native workers and native Christians of the respective stations. B. Native Agency. 1 Native Pastors. We are sorry to say that their number has been reduced from 15 to 14, Mr. David Teikandy being called away from his work by the Lord of the vineyard in Most of the ordained September last. (See the Obituary.) native workers are in charge of churches, though they oc- casionally preach to the heathen also either in their stations or on preaching tours; two of them only are entirely occupied with itinerary preaching, Mr. Daniel Aaron at Udipi and Mr. Cornelius Hutten at Tellicherry. Their 2. Evangelists, Catechists and Assistant Catechists. number is 112 against 115 last year, viz. 5 evangelists, 94 catechists, 13 assistant catechists. The evangelists are entirely set aside for itinerary preaching; the catechists are variously employed; some have the important task of helping in the training of their countrymen for the work of the Lord, being employed as managers and assistants in the different institutions established for the purpose of educating and training catechists and schoolmasters; others assist the missionaries in ministering to the native churches or have charge of out-stations; not a few are employed as teachers, especially religious teachers in Anglo-Vernacular and Verna- cular Schools. The assistant catechists are mostly occupied in preaching to the heathen. Arrangements have been made for assembl- ing the catechists and assistant catechists of each station for some hours once a month, when they receive further in- 1% struction useful for their work from the missionary or one of Besides this the missionaries of their respective stations. monthly course of instruction, there is also a yearly one to which all the catechists and assistant catechists under 45 years of age assemble at a convenient centre round the chairman of the district committee and one or two other missionaries. This course generally lasts 4 days or a week, and comprises both theoretical and practical instruction and training in dogmatics, exposition of the Bible, church history, preaching, catechizing, etc. The number of 3. Schoolmasters and Schoolmistresses. Christian schoolmasters is 150 against 136 last year, that of the schoolmistresses is 45, the same as last year, whereas the number of non-christian schoolmasters is 3 less than last year. Our object is to employ only Christians as schoolmasters; but various causes make it impossible for the present, and In the probably for years to come, to attain to that object. first place the number of qualified Christian young men available, especially for higher employments, is not sufficient as yet, because, as a matter of course, most of the gifted young men up to a recent date used to flock to the seminary for catechists, where the education is gratis; in the second place we are often loath to dismiss a non-christian master, who, perhaps, for many years has been doing his work faithfully and to our satisfaction; lastly it is sometimes necessary in elementary schools, in order to procure a good attendance, to employ a non-christian master who is known to and trusted by the inhabitants. The further improvement of the schoolmasters is attended to by the missionaries in charge of the respective schools, but especially by the Inspectors of the Mission Schools of the districts, who gather all the masters of their respective districts once a year for a week’s course of studies. 18 L 4, Bible-women. Their number is 21, viz. 10 in Canara, 3 in the Southern Mahratta country, 12 in Malabar, and 2 on the Nilgiris. 5 Colporteurs. Their number is 14. 2. The Work done. A. The Native Church. The number of baptized Christians in our Indian mission- field has now passed the first ten thousand, amounting to 10365 ; the increase during the last year has been 479, and we have had the privilege of baptizing 195 adults and 156 children from among the heathen, nearly double the number of 1890. The stations Codacal and Udipi have had the greatest number of converts (153 and 80 respectively). It is especially the Codacal station to which our eyes are now directed with thankfulness for the blessing granted, and with hopes, not unmixed with anxiety, for the future. As mentioned in last year’s report, we were enabled in 1890 to begin the manufactory of grooved tiles on a small scale at that station, in order to enable those who, on becoming Christians, have lost their means of subsistence, to earn their livelihood by honest labour. In consequence of this step, many who before had dreaded to become Christians, because they could not see their way to the support of themselves and their families, took courage and flocked to the place, so that, after 153 had been received into the church of Christ, there were still, at the beginning of this year, 130 under instruction. There are, no doubt, not a few among them who, like the inquirers of whom we read in John 6, care more for the loaves and fishes than for Jesus; yet there is certainly not a small number of those who seek the kingdom of God and His righteousness. And if the seekers after the mean things of this world, like Saul of old, find a kingdom, who will not 19 Lot rejoice ? May the time soon come when ¢a little one shall become a thousand and a small one a strong nation.” We are still longing and praying for the outpouring of the spirit of God on our churches, so that the large number of those who are now dead in sin, and are a hindrance and a reproach to the church of God, and a stumbling block to the heathen around them, may be made “unto God a sweet savour of Christ”; but we know also that it is not enough to pray and wait, but that it is our duty to be up and doing, preaching the Word, so as to give a clear sound “to be instant in season and out of season, to reprove, rebuke and exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine.” B. Evangelisation. Method. Preaching to the heathen is the main object of every missionary and native assistant. But many are engag- ed in pastoral or school work, and have little or no time for this; others, being tied to their stations and unable to travel, devote their evenings to street-preaching or visiting houses; happy are those who can give their whole time to the work of evangelisation! There has been a number of such in the past year also, and many are the fairs and festivals at which the Gospel has been preached, numberless the villages and single homesteads and houses that have been visited. Reception. As to the manner in which the preachers and their message are received Mr. Wardelich at Hubli reports— «As regards the work among the heathen here and in the neighbourhood, the impression that the Gospel is working powerfully among the people in the manner of the leaven has never been so strong on me as of late. This working and leavening does not, as one would wish, always immediately result in numerous conversions, but often the contrary, in contradiction, opposition, yea in words of venomous hatred 3% 20 P against Christianity, and especially against the name of Jesus Christ. Let the preacher declaim ever so much on the vanity and folly of idolatry, let him paint out the sins of the hearers in the most vivid colours, they will generally be silent or assent to his words; but scarcely has the name of Jesus Christ crossed the preacher’s lips, when the whole circle of listeners become, as it were, electrified, some run away, as if to say ‘we will not have this man to reign over us’, others begin to scoff, others again, irritated and provoked by the mention of that name, abuse the name of Jesus, and very often it is This name is only the minority that are quiet and neutral. to them ‘a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence’; I have been told again and again, ‘preach whatever you like, tell us the truth howsoever you like, we will listen, we will assent; but do not mention the name of Jesus Christ; we tell you once for all that we won’t have any thing to do with him’.” My. Hafner of Mercara reports—<«When preaching in the bazaar we have to contend with a great deal of dulness and indifference, rarely with contradiction, while at festivals and fairs, though there is no lack of indifference in some, we frequently meet with scoffing, rich young Coorgs on horse- back and dressed in European coat, trowsers and jack-boots. It 1s no more the Hinduism of old that opposes us; it is a kind of modern, easy-going, natural religion, according to which the good God lets every one go and do just as he likes.” My. Ritter reports as the impression, he got on a heathen festival — “The Brahmans reject the counsel of God tending to their salvation, but the common people lend a willing ear to the preaching.” One of our Evangelists, Mr. Samuel Bunyan, met with violence on one of his preaching tours, south of Karwar. He was surrounded by about 40 people who knocked his turban off his head, robbed him of the money he had, and after having searched all his clothes, they held him fast for nearly two hours, threatening to kill and inter him in the sand. If he had not kept very quiet and patient, he would have fared still worse, as those people boast of not being afraid even of the police. It is, however, not only opposition and violence the prea- chers meet with, but also encouragement and hopeful signs. Mr. Gengnagel at Basrur reports of a young man of a well-to-do family, who has been inclined to turn a Christian for the past two years and has even contributed Rs. 10 to- wards the mission work. Mr. Hafner found a Coorg who has for many years been accustomed to read and meditate on the Bible, and seems not far from the kingdom of God. Myr. Waidelich, in a village near Hubli, found a Brahman of about 30 years of age, who has read all our Christian books and tracts, so that he is now convinced of the vanity of idolatry and has done away with it. In the same village there is an old Lingait, who threw away his linga and gave up idol-worship long ago. My. Lauffer reports of a fair at Coilandy which he visited— “At the close of a day on which we had often been rudely interrupted and the name of Jesus Christ had been ridiculed, a Nayer came to me and said, ‘Be of good cheer and go on in your work. As soon as Government shall have abolished Aliyasantana (the right of inheritance of one’s sister’s children instead of his own) and shall have so ordered the laws of pro- prietorship that no man can be deprived of his property by change of religion, you will see how few of us still care for the old humbug’.” Myr. Walter of Vaniyankulam reports—An old Nayer, who not long before had returned from a pilgrimage to Benares, 22 pointed to the emblem of Siva that he had got branded on his two arms in Benares, and said, ‘These emblems prove with what fervour and zeal I had sought for forgiveness at that celebrated place of pilgrimage. But what disappointment! Formerly I was strong and healthy, now, in consequence of that journey, I have become ill and miserable, nor have I found the forgiveness I sought for’.” The general experience of mission-workers is that there are many Hindus who are convinced of the truth of Christian- ity and have even done away with their old idolatrous prac- tices, but have not courage enough to confess the name of Christ openly, nor have they sufficient morgl strength to abol- ish idolatry in their families. The Bible-women have continued in a quiet unostentatious way sowing the good seed of the Gospel into the hearts of their sisters. And as sowing is not harvest, we can scarcely expect to see much fruit. We think, however, that our friends will peruse with interest the following report of Mrs. Liitze of Kaity (Nilgiris). «Qur two Bible-women are treated with kindness and respect. They are generally welcomed, sometimes asked to remain longer, and now and then refreshments are offered to them. Only at a distant village the brother of the headman of the village said to the Bible-women, ‘Go, don’t read here; there, out in the wilds, you may read as long as you like.’ I have the impression that the Badaga women rejoice to see that we love them and take an interest in their woe and weal. They know that they are despised among ‘The women do not count among the Badagas’, their people. a Badaga Christian said to me a few days ago. Another one said, ‘The Badagas compare the men to the strong copper vessels and the bright brass vessels, but the women are com- pared to the black unsightly earthen cooking pots.’ The B 23 condition of the Badaga wife is really sad. At any moment her husband may dismiss her; when dismissed, she has not the slightest right of property in her children, and as soon as possible she is sold to another man. Widows, as a rule, are sent away and sold again and have to leave their children to the parents of their deceased husbands. It is very often the case that the poor babes sicken and die from want of care. Last year there died in Kaity a young man, leaving a widow and two children. The widow was very sad and cried a good deal, because her father- and mother-in-law told her again and again she might go. Her little boy, 3 years old, soon followed his father, to the great grief of the poor mother. Shortly afterwards she was sold and had to go away and leave her little girl, a year and a half old, with the parents of her hushand. The poor babe still misses her mother very much, she is quite emaci- ated and is continually whining in a most piteous way. No doubt, the poor child will soon die, which will be a happy re- lease. I think I may safely say that many of the women we visit have gradually got some idea of the value of their souls, and even for this result we are thankful; for it had been ex- ceedingly painful to see, that they had not the least know- ledge of any thing higher and better beyond this life, yea, We many had even lost the longing for something better. cannot but look on these poor creatures with compassion, and feel happy to be able to tell them the sweet and blessed news of the salvation as it is in Christ. In a village, a woman who, within a few weeks, had lost her husband and two children interrupted our discourse. She denied that God is love, and was speaking of God in a way which made me bid her to be quiet, otherwise I should be forced to go. She went away angry, but after a while she quietly came back and began to listen till tears flowed down her cheeks. She was much moved; the message of the love of God had entered her heart, Al S 24 and it was a great joy and privilege to me to speak words of comfort to that sad and desponding heart. As a direct fruit of this work among the women, I may point to the conversion of a young Badaga woman, the first in Kaity proper, who has given up idolatry to become a disciple of Jesus and a child of God. The Lord has blessed our work in another way also by enabling us to begin a Sunday school for the heathen givls. Formerly their parents would never have permitted them to attend school; but now about 20 girls come regularly and are so cheerful and attached to me, listening to the Bible stories and learning their Bible texts with great pleasure. After the Sunday school had been opened for some months, 1 asked the parents of the girls to send them to a day-school as well for some hours. Formerly we- should have been answered, ‘Not, unless you pay for them’, but now, several parents agreed to send their girls. Some dear English lady friends of the mission, who have a heart for their Indian sisters and their children, have enabled me to give the girls a treat or some small presents now and then. The girls are fond of learning and are making progress. «May the Lord who came to seek and to save those who are lost, give grace that the Bible-women may become instru- ments for the salvation of many of their benighted sisters.” C. Schools. The two Theological Seminaries at Mangalore and Tellicherry have continued training young Christian men for their future work as catechists, evangelists and eventually pastors of congregations. Before their admission into one of the semi- naries they have to go through one of the preparatory schools (so called middle schools) at Udipi or Bettigeri, or the Chris- tian High School at Tellicherry, and then they go through a four years’ course in the seminary. Dogmatics, Symbolics, 25 — Introduction to the Bible, Exegesis of the Old and New Tes- taments, the latter from the original Greek, Ethics, Church History, Hinduism, Greek, Sanskrit, English and Music, be- sides Homiletics and Catechising are the subjects of instruc- tion; preaching in the bazaar, teaching in Sunday-schools and occasional preaching tours afford opportunities for practically initiating the students into their future work. As regards further particulars see Mangalore and Tellicherry. With the Preparatory Schools at Udipi and Bettigeri, the Christian High School at Tellicherry, and the Orphanage at Kaity, small training schools are connected for the purpose of training Christian schoolmasters. They number 21 pupils altogether. 11 pupils have been sent out to take charge of village-schools or as assistant masters in some larger schools. Our Orphanages show an increase of 26 boys and a decrease of 10 girls in the entire number of pupils. The Christians in the different schools (excepting Seminaries and Preparatory and Training Schools) may be seen from the following abstract. Boys Girls Grand Total Total Christians Non-christians Christians Non-christians High Schools, and Secondary Classes for Christians 186 113 305 1642 Anglo Vernacular Schools for Anglo- Non-christians 101 1226 1387 Vernacular Parochial Schools and Or- phanages 686 255 34 1653 4635 Schools for Non-christians 105 2401 66 410 2982 Vernacular Total. . 10 > ( 8 3888 86 449 6277 6277 SA e = 4 il % Christian instruction is imparted in all our schools. In the schools for Christians, which are, however, often fre- quented by non-christian children as well, it is more compre- hensive, including, besides Bible history, also the catechism, a larger number of Bible texts and Christian hymns, where- as in the so-called heathen schools or schools for non-christians (though they are often attended by Christian children also) it is confined to studying the Bible or some extract from it and committing to memory a number .of Bible texts. In Anglo-Vernacular Schools ¢<the Evidences” are sometimes taught in the highest classes. D. Literary Department and Colportage. Three revision-committees are now at work to revise the translation of the Bible used in our mission-field. 1 The committee for the revision of the Tulu New Testa- ment held two sessions during the year under report and have nearly finished their task, only the Epistles of Peter and John and the Revelation remain to be done. 2 The committee for the revision of the Malayalam Bible, as already mentioned in last year’s report, finished the Gospels The intended in their spring session in February and March. autumn session could not take place, chiefly on account of the ill-health of one of the members. But in February and March of the current year the Acts and the Epistle to the Romans were revised. 3 The revision of the Canarese translation has now also been taken in hand, and a revision committee, composed of missionaries of the Wesleyan, London and Basel Mission, has been formed; however, owing to the difference of dialects in different parts of the Canarese country, it has not been able to make much progress as yet, though it has had two sessions in the course of last year. 27 SEEL D Sl Ty The health of Mr. Hirner who has conducted the manage- ment of our press for the last twenty years, broke down at Meanwhile last and obliged him to leave India for Germany. My. F. Huber has taken charge of the press. The printing of Mr. Kittel’s large Canarese-English Dictionary has been continued all through the year. About three-fourths of it are now printed. The rest, though finished in manuscript, has still to be carried through the press. The following list may be of interest to some of our readers. A LIST OF BOOKS AND TRACTS Printed at our Press from the 1Ist November 1890 to 8lst October 1891. I, Canarese. Edition, Size. Copies. Pages. Tot. Pages. 80 600 192 115200 Sabhapatra, Vol. XXTII. No. 5 to XXIV. No. 4. 16° 10000 112 1120000 The Gospel of Matthew Ky 16° 2000 62 124000 Flattich’s Household Rules Stars and Comets II 16° 1500 24 36000 The Great Commandment . 1I 10 2000 63 126000 ° . VIII. 1125 3500 194 679000 Canarese Hymn-Book 122 10000 96 960000 The Gospel of Mark IIT 32° 5000 24 120000 Where is thy Home ? Who is thy God ? III 32° 5000 22 110000 The First Reader Part II. III 16° 10000 117 1170000 Nataral Philosophy . I. 199 1000 172 172000 Kanarese Fifth Reading Book (Bombay Govt.) IIIL. 128 8000 320 2560000 The First Reader . XVII. 80 -15000 48 720000 Selections in Kanarese Prose I 16° 2000 64 128000 A Geography of the Madras Presidency ° I 16° 3000 103 309000 Second Reader . II 80 4000 120 480000 Canarese Almanac for 1892 80 6000 64 384000 4* 28 — II‘ Malayalam. Edition, Size. Copies. Pages. Tot. Pages. Keralopakari, Vol. XVII, No. 11 to XVIIL. No. 10. 80 500 192 96000 The Book of Genesis to Exodus XX. 90 5000 79 1395000 Fear God Iv 32° 5000 16 80000 II1 30° The Way of Salvation 3000 36 108000 Indebtedness . III 322 3000 46 138000 Thou Shalt not Steal Iv 30 5000 16 80000 Christian Tune-Book 80 750 256 192000 Romans and Galatians . 328 £5OO 191 477500 Gospel of Mark 32> 5000 130 650000 Third Reader . 10 18° 5000 138 690000 Malayalam School Panchatantram VI 16° 2500 19 480000 The First Reader in Malayalam, Part I. XAV 16° 15000 64 960000 The Panchatantram 5 16° 2000 299 598000 Esgentials of Malayalam Grammar VIII. 16° 15000 480000 A Malayalam Anthology, 1st & 2nd Standards v 16° 5000 12 60000 Do 4th bR IV 16° 2000 40 80000 An Introduction to the Geography of the II1 16° 2000 72 World, Part II. Europe 144000 The Gospel of Luke 16° 5000 114 570000 80 Malayalam Almanac for 1892 1500 64 96000 III Tulu. First Book in Tulu . I 195 2000 84 168000 I too have a House . I1I. 322 1500 32 48000 IV. Sanskrit. Second Book of Sanskrit I 129 1000 283 283000 . Christmas Y. Konkani . 101 12° 2000 16 32000 VI Sanskrit and Canarese. The Gospel of Matthew 16° 3000 2 663000 VIL English or Anglo-Vernacular. The Third Reader, Anglo-Malayalam V. 122 4000 g1 1124000 Kisamwar Glossary of Canarese Words I 80 500 230 115000 The Fifty-First Report of the B. G. E. Mission 80 1100 85 93500 e 29 The Tract and Book Depository was in Mr. Krapf’s charge But when he was ordered home in the beginning of the year. by the doctor on account of eye-disease, Mr. Stamm took his He has also the su- place in the month of February 1891. perintendence of 31 branch depdts, in which the sale of books and tracts is carried on by the missionaries and their wives There are 10 with the help of catechists and colporteurs. colporteurs employed in this work. SALE OF BOOKS AND TRACTS during the twelve months from 1lst July 1890 till 30th June 1891. 1. Our own Publications. Rs As 32849 Copies of Canarese Religious Books 1387 2022 ” Tulu ” ” 84 Ll 91182 888 11 Malayalam " » 20886 ” Canarese School-Books 6592 10298 1822 ” Malayalam ) ” 815 ” Other languages 2501 30645 Government Books, Canarese 3931 44949 ” ” ”» % =Ny O - O Malayalam 6201 2, Other Publications. 10000 " 6159 3 173646 Copies Rupees 29568 14 We are greatly indebted to the Religious Tract Society in London for their grants of paper which they have made to us this year also, as in former years, and which enabled us to carry on the work in the same extensive style as before. 30 P —— E. Industrial and Mercantile Establishments. The Industrial and Mercantile Establishments in connec- tion with our mission are as follows— The Weaving Establishments at Mangalore, Cannanore and Calicut with branches at Mulky, Chombala, Tellicherry and Codacal; the Tile-works at Jeppu and Kudroli (Mangalore), Vil ” ,» Malpe near Udipi, ” n , Calicut, ” n , Codacal; the Carpenter’s Workshop at Calicut; the Mechanical Work- shop at Mangalore, and the Mercantile Mission-Branches at Mangalore, Mercara and Calicut. To compensate for the disadvantages under which Mangalore and Cannanore labour on account of their distance from the railway, it has been resolved that a central depot should be established at Calicut. As heretofore the chief object of these establishments is to give native converts an opportunity of gaining their livelihood and to inure them to habits of thrift and honesty. They afford also an excellent means of putting to the test such candidates for baptism as are not known to the missionary. The day is always begun with prayers and the reading of the Word of God in each establishment. 3 = b After having in the proceding pages given a summary of our work, we now proceed to report on each separate station for the benefit of those who are particularly interested in one or other of the various centres of our mission-work, PN NN NS N SNEF NG N NSRS o, L. CANARKA A, South=Canara Area 3902 square miles. Population 959,514, Six Stations. MANGALORE. Out-Stations— Ullala, Jeppu, Bokapatna, Urva, Kudroli, Mallur, Bolma, Bantwal, Puattur. I. Native Church and Itinerancy. Rev. P. Ott, in charge of the parish, Chairman of the Canara District Committee. Native Pastors Fev. Sebastian Furtado, in charge of the Jeppu church and school. Rev. Samuel Andrea, assistant to Mr. Oft in the pastoral work of the Church on Balmattha. Rev. Jared Soens, Bokapatna. Bethuel Soens, Evangelist, Puttur. Catechists Mark Salis, Balmattha Church Benjamin Salins, Bolma Tvmothy Ammanna, Puttur. 1 Colporteur and 4 Bible-women. As the number of native Christians administered to by My. Ott 1s now nearly 1600,* it has been found necessary to call * We omit the numbers of baptized, communicants etc., as these figures can be found in the Census at the beginning of this report. 32 i o a native minister to his assistance, and to entrust the care of those church-members who live on the so-called Madikeri hill, about one mile to the north-east of Balmattha, to the care of a catechist; by thus dividing the work we hope to ensure a more thorough performance of it. The census shows an increase of 95 souls, of whom 24 are converts from the heathen. In accordance with the funde- mental law in the spreading of the religion of Christ, “the poor have the Gospel preached to them™ Matth. 11, 5. and 1 Cor. 1, 26, there are “not many wise men after the flesh, nor many mighty or noble’” among them; a few Billavars (toddy-drawers), a potter, a pariah, a blind man and a leper are included in their number. The case of one of the con- verts calls for sympathy. When he became a Christian his wife with her child left him, and it was with difficulty that he at last prevailed on her to throw in her lot with him. The greater was his joy when he had succeeded. But one Sunday the family went to see a friend in a neighbouring village, when on their way back the uncle of the woman pur- sued them, overtook them and took the young wife with her child forcibly away from her husband. He has not seen her since, and it is rumoured that she has been married to another man ““Let him go to law,” you say? alas, in India the law is too expensive for poor Christians, and justice too difficult to obtain.—Referring to the spiritual and moral condition of this our largest church, it is only He who knows the hearts of all men, that can pass a true judgment, but we are glad to be able to say that the means of grace are sought after; divine service on Sunday mornings and also the prayer-meet- ings held here and there in the houses during the week are well attended, while the attendance to the Sunday afternoon and weekly services is not so good. Church-discipline was necessary in a few cases of grievous sins, such as witcheraft, S adultery and fornication, also drunkenness has to be fought against, but is on the decrease. Occasionally party spirit appears in the church, which carries away even some of whom better things might have been expected, but we cannot but expect to see such things in a rising church, which is composed of elements so heterogeneous and naturally opposed to each other as the different castes and communities of a pretty large seacoast town are. And we are confident that the Gospel will conquer, and will weld together into one those that are now opposed to each other. The weekly preaching in the Bazaar has been regularly carried on by the masters and students of the Theological Seminary, while the discussions in the English School had to be discontinued in the second half of the year owing to Mr. Limbach’s health failing. Itinerary work in the district has been carried on by Mr. Hartmann, who spent 181 days, the Evangelist Bethuel Soens, who spent 169, and several catechists, who together spent 520 days, as well as the students of the seminary, who together spent 358 days in itinerary preaching. The four Bible-women were superintended by Mr. Hoch Mys. Sieber, while at Mangalore, and afterwards by Mr. Oft. used to accompany them II. Schools. Theological Seminary. Rev. M. Hoch, Superintendent; and President of the General Local Committee of the Basel Mission in India. Rev. J. Hermelink, Assistant. Catechist Christanuja Watsa, Manager and Tutor. Catechist Henry Roberts, Tutor. 34 Mr. Limbach’s health broke down in June, and he was obliged to go home to try to recruit it. My. Hermelink was summoned from Kasaragod to take his place. The year began with 25 students, one of them, who failed in the final examin- ation in April, was dismissed; another had to be dismissed on account of misconduct. Six new admissions took place, so that the year closed with 29 students in 4 classes. No one finished his studies during the year, and no appointment took place. Four preaching tours were made by the students. The Anglo-Vernacular School. (High School). Rev. J. Bucher, Superintendent. Myr. Sadrach Aiman, s. s., Headmaster. Mr. Gottlieb Mabenna, Catechist, Assistant, especially for Bible teaching. 9 Christian and 8 non-christian Schoolmasters. The former Superintendent, Rev. I. Daur, was obliged to leave for Germany in September on account of his own and Mys. Daur’s ill-health. Consequently Rev. J. Bucher was sum- moned from Dharwar in April, and took charge of the school on August Ist. The school, which had 215 pupils at the beginning of the year, lost nearly 100 of them in consequence of the establishment of a new rival school in July by the Konkani caste. The year closed with 171 pupils in 8 classes, 30 of them being Christians. The Parochial Schools with 12 Christian Masters and 11 Christian Schoolmist- resses, attended by 193 boys and 177 girls; viz: 1 The Lower Secondary Boys’ School, Malachi Christian, Headmaster. 35 2 The Lower Secondary Girls’ School, Catechist Gabriel Almanda, Headmaster. The Girls’ Schoolhouse has been considerably enlarged and made more commodious during the year. 3 The Balmattha mixed Primary School; 4 The Primary School on the Madikeri hill, for which a new building is in course of erection; - 9 The Jeppu Primary School; 6 The Bokapatna Primary School; 74 The Balmattha Infant School. The Sunday School, which is attended by 44 boys and 43 girls, is carried on by a few students of the seminary and some brethren employed in the Printing Press. Of Schools for Non-Christians, besides the High School, there are five, at Mangalore, Bantwal and Ullal. One of them is the Brahman Girls’ School, in the town of Mangalore, under the superintendence of Miss Kaundinyw, with five Christian schoolmistresses. The number of girls is 59, 26 less than last year. The attendance of the school at Nireshwalya (in Mangalore) has more than doubled; the school of Bantwal, under Catechist Joseph Bhagyan, and that at Ullal, under Catechist Gabriel Premaya, have kept their standing, and their attendance has somewhat increased. III. Book and Tract Depository. Myr. 8. Stamm, Superintendent. Persons employed 6. IV. Printing Press. The former Superintendent, Mr. Hirner, left in March, when Mr. F. Huber took charge. 50 men (among them 48 Christians) are employed as correctors, writers, composit- ors, printers, type-founders, apprentices and coolies. % ——s 36 On the 17th December the 50th anniversary of this estab- lishment was celebrated with much rejoicing and thankfulness for the goodness of the Lord under whose blessing the Press has reached the present state of efficiency. V. Industrial and Mercantile Establishments. My. Th. Elsdsser, General Agentand Treasurer of our mission, took charge in October vice Mr. Ffieiderer, who has gone home for good. Mercantile Mission-Brarnch Mr. P. Buchli, Manager. Mr. Hiskia Aiman, Bookkeeper, 12 vative clerks and cher assistants. Weaving Establishment. My. F. Stierlen, Manager. My. Moses Aaron, Clerk. 1 foreman, 65 other workmen and 52 female workers. There is a branch-establishment at Mulky. Some of our weavers, on account of the high prices of provisions, have found it difficult this year to make both ends meet. On this account they must have been the more thank- ful to have found regular employment in the establishment. Mechanical Establishment. Mr. W. Weischedel, Manager, 1 clerk, 2 foremen and 35 other workers in metal and wood, and 19 apprentices, 52 being Christians. My. Weischedel had the pleasure of finding a helpmate in Miss Biinzli, a Swiss lady then at Ootacamund. There is a school for the apprentices connected with the establishment. Jeppu Tile-Works. The Manager, Mr. Baumann, was deeply grieved by the loss of his wife and will leave India for Europe early in 37 —— the current year, when Mr. Glattfelder will succeed him as Manager. Mpr. Bretschneider, who had been Mr. Baumann’s assistant, had to take charge of the tile-works at Malapu. Besides 2 foremen there are 276 hands employed, 210 male and 66 female; 113 of these are Christians. Kudroli Tile-Works. Myr. H. Altenwmiiller, Manager. Mr. W. Jung, Assistant. Foremen 2, clerk 1, contractor 1, workmen and boys 323, women 62, total 387. MULKY. Out-Stations—XKarnad, Kadike, Ulya, Santur, Uchila, Yermal, Mullur, Padur, Perur, Kutyar, Kalatur, Munderu, Kodetur. Rev. Ch. Keppler, in charge of the parish and the orphanage Rev. M. Schaible, out-stations, town-school, itinerancy. Native Pastor Rev. Diego Fernandez, Mulky Church. Catechists Benjamin Anande, Uchila; Abraham Heri, Santur; Obed Sumitra, Padur; Gabriel Bangera, Kadike; Jesudasa Aarons, Munderu; Henry Kodot, itinerant preacher, transferred to Dharwar at the close of the year; in his place William Heri has been appointed. Asst. Catechist Joseph Vedamuttu in charge of Kutyar. There has been no accession from the heathen during the year, and both the missionary and the native minister com- plain much of the lukewarmness, spiritual indifference and indolence of many of the church-members, especially at some of the out-stations, where the means of grace are much 38 ey neglected by some, while at Mulky itself, at Kadike and at Kutyar the morning services at least are well attended; at Santur there is a good deal of dissension among the Christians; and at Uchila some young men were unwilling to be guided by the presbytery. At Kutyar the houses of the catechist and the schoolmaster were burnt down; the cause of the fire is as yet unknown. The missionaries devoted 109 days, the native assistants together 536 days to itinerancy. Very few willing hearers were met with, but much scorn and in- difference. Scﬁools. [ The Girls’ Orphanage under the superintendence of Mr. and Mrs. Keppler, with 3 schoolmasters, 1 schoolmistress and 2 matrons. Number of boarders 69, day-scholars 38. The object of the school is three-fold— 1 To give the girls a sound knowledge of Scripture, 2 To impart a good secular instruction in the vernacular, so as to enable them to pass the primary school examination, 3 To fit them for their station in life by teaching them household-work, needle-work and such agricultural work as generally falls to the lot of women in this part of the country. It may perhaps not be uninteresting to our readers to have a glimpse at the kind of work the girls have to do. We therefore quote from Mr. Keppler’s report—“The agricultural work to be done is almost exclusively connected with the cultivation of rice. There are four seasons— 1 After the harvest the rice is husked. The paddy is soaked, slightly boiled, dried, pounded and cleaned. This operation occupies the girls for two months every day after school-hours (which last from 8 to 11) till about 3 or half past 3. e 39 9 P4 Manuring. The salt-silt of the neighbouring river is collected, left to dry and then carried to the rice-fields. 9 ) In the rainy season, sometimes in storm and rain, the girls, led by some experienced women, transplant the rice- seedlings into the miry paddy-fields. 4. In October the harvest begins, when the elder girls have to cut the rice-crop and carry it home in the morning, while the younger girls beat it out in the afternoon with sticks. While the girls are inured to such rural occupations as these, their cookery and needle-work is by no means neglected, and the Governement Inspectress of Schools declared herself well satisfied with their performance in the latter. 2. The Town-School In charge of Mr. Schaible. The middle school classes, under the Headmaster Zwmothy Maben, number 32 pupils, the 5 primary classes 142 boys and 21 girls. There are 3 Christian, including 1 schoolmistress, and 4 non-christian assistant masters. Religious instruction is The given by the native minister and the Christian masters. school is just now in a critical state on account of caste-pre- judices; the so-called higher castes, especially the Konkanis, insisting on their children having seats separate from those of the children of the Billavars (toddy-drawers), though at the time of the foundation of the school they agreed that no caste-distinctions should be made in it. The Billavars natur- ally resent this and want to have a school of their own. Parochial Schools. At the out-stations Kadike, Santur, Kutyar, Padur and Uchila there are primary schools for the education of our PNTEEE 40 Christian children; but, we are sorry to say, they are not appreciated enough by the parents, and often badly attended. Number of pupils, Christians 48 boys, 43 girls. 4 non-chr_istians 107 ” ” The Weaving Establishment is a branch of that at Mangalore and superintended by Myr. Stierlen. The daily morning prayers are conducted by the native minister. UDIPL Out-Stations—Nidambur, Bailur, Kapettu, Kadekar, Kuttipadi, Ambadi, Parkala, Badegottu, Perala, Parika, Kilinja, Shepura, Malapu, Udubittalu, Udyavara, Bolja, Gudde, Kap, Man- dedi, Shirva, Kattingeri, Suda, Palli, Ninjuru, Kudi- grama, Bolle, Kattupadi, Koppala, Possar, Madambail, Kurkal, Kalanja, Bijantla, Marana, Kalyanapura, Uppur, Bolmar, Tottam. I. Native Church and Itinerancy. Rev. G. Ritter, in charge of the parish and some of the out-stations. Rev. W. Stokes, out-stations and itinerancy. In January Mr. Stokes took his family to Coonoor for a lengthened change. Rev. Ch. Eblen, transferred to Honavar. Native Pastors Rev. Daniel Aaron, itinerancy. Rev. Charles Gojar, Malapu. Rev. Immanuel Furtado, Gudde. Catechists Albert Bangera, Udipi, died 6th January 1892. Nahasson Vira, Madambail ; Ebenezer Clare, Parkala; Gottlob Bangera, Kattupadi; Samuel Karat, Kalyanapura; Joshua Soens, Shirva; Nathan Suchitte, Udyavara. P 41 Though the census shows a decrease of 15 in the number of native Christians, there has been an accession of 38 adults and 42 children from the heathen. The decrease is partly owing to the number of members leaving the station being greater than the number of those who arrived during the year, partly to the apostacy of 56 members (including children), at the out-stations of Koppala and Possar. It appears that from the beginning their motives in becoming Christians had been of a mercenary character, and when they were disappointed in their expectations of pecuniary help, and galled by the curb of Christian discipline, they left the church. It was a sad spectacle when some of their children and young people who had no mind to apostatize, were forcibly dragged to devil- worship. The newly admitted persons are from Udyavara, Madambail and Kurkal. They are farmers, wood-sawers, day-labourers, and earn their own bread. At Shirva also a Konkani and his family took refuge with Christ from the bhitas. New chapels have been built at Ambadi and Malapu. The spiritual state of the church-members leaves much room for improvement; still, Mr. Ritter says, there are at each place some Christians who long to go to the house of God to get strengthened by His word, to whom the Word of God is a support in times of trouble, who are humbly trying to set their heathen neighbours a good example, and unosten- tatiously confess their faith and invite their acquaintances and friends to join the Church of Christ. What joy, when they have the privilege of leading them to Christ! II. Schools. Preparatory School and Training School combined. Rev. A. Brasche, Superintendent, Inspector of Mission Schools in Canara. Wl e ity 42 Catechist Winifred Micha, Assistant. N rederick Jattanna, " ” Paul Shiri, ” » Stephen Jattanna, ” My. Peter Sivmeon, Manager. Pupils of Preparatory School 31. » ” Training School 7 In the course of the year 2 pupils of the Preparatory School were admitted into the Mangalore Seminary; 3 pupils of the Training School were appointed as schoolmasters; 4 pupils of both schools together were dismissed. At the close of the year the number of pupils of the Pre- On paratory School was 31, that of the Training School 7 the whole, both masters and pupils have done their duty faithfully and diligently during the past year. Orphanage, Boarding School, and Parochial Day-School 1 for Boys and Girls combined. Rev. A. Brasche, Superintendent. My. Barnabas Soens, Manager. 4 Christian Schoolmasters and 1 Schoolmistress. Pupils, Middle School classes 32 and 12 day-scholars. N Primary School classes 66 and 72 7 ——— Among the 98 orphanage boys there are 12 catechumens. R Of the pupils present at the beginning of last year 7 were o B admitted into the Preparatory and Training Schools, 27 were apprenticed with some tradesmen or went back to their parents. My. Brasche reports—The state of health of the pupils as B@A well as of the masters has been much better this year than it was last, nor can I complain of the pupils on account of want Wer of diligence and attention or of bad behaviour.” Needle-work | is taught to the girls by Mrs. Brasche. Paﬂ } 43 Gl The Parochial Schools six in number, are at the out-stations of Gudde, Koppala, Shirva, Udyavara, Malapu, and Madambail-Kurkal, and attended by 128 Christian and 92 non-christian children. The Brahman Girls’ School has 21 girls on the list, 9 less than last year. III. Industrial Establishment. Tile-works at Malapu (Malpe), employing 151 persons, of whom 123 are Christians. Myr. Bretschneider, formerly assist- ant of Mr. Baumann at the Jeppu tile-works, took charge in March. He found it possible to employ the poor widows and girls of the station and thus to provide them with the means of subsistence. The spiritual wants of this out-station, which has outgrown all the rest, are now attended to by a native minister, Mr. Charles Gojar, who, with the help of God, will be able, we trust, to raise the moral and religious state of the people which at present is rather low. KARKALA. Out-Stations—Sanur, Mudar, Nandolige, Hekkadaka, Attur. Rev. R. Hartmann, itinerancy. Rev. J. Gitz, in charge of the parish and the out-stations. Catechists Benjaumin Kundera, Native church and itinerancy. 19 The two catechists who had been in the station in 1890 1 were transferred to other places in the course of the year. of My. Hartmann was away from the station for the greater ik part of the year, spending 181 days in itinerary preaching. 6* 44 — In July he took his abode at Mangalore where Mrs. Hartmann took the bereaved children of Mr. Baumann under her care. Mr. Gitz’s health being rather poorly for several months of the year, he could undertake no preaching tour; three adult catechumens with one child at Nandolige received instruction and were admitted into the church in December. BASRUR-KUNDAPUR. (Address.: Coondapoor.) Out-Stations—XKailkeri, Barkur. Rev. L. Gengnagel, parish and itinerancy. Evangelist, Llieser Karat. Catechists Benjamin Ponon, Kundapur; Timothy Furtado, Barkur. Y Asst. Catechist, C hristananda Manjeru, Kailkeri. Cat. Ebenezer Clare was transferred to another station in December. A widow with two children out of the cultivators’ caste were received into the church. The native Christians at Basrur and Kailkeri are regular in attending divine service, and have family-prayer; but with those at Kundapur there is room for improvement. My. Gengnagel spent 114 days, the native assistants together 679 days in itinerating; 23 fairs and festivals and 145 villages were visited, 2500 tracts sold. Mrs. Gengnagel teaches the Christian girls needle-work, con- ducts a Sunday-School, gives medicine to the sick and now and then visits heathen women in their homes. There are two Vernacular Schools at Basrur and Kundapur, with 67 and 15 children respectively on the rolls; 16 and 7 of these respectively are Christians. 45 KASARAGOD. Out-Stations—Ravaneshvara, Hosadurga, Bekal, Kumbla, Bela, Chit- tari, Manjeshvara, Bangaramanjeshvara, Hosabettu. Rev. J. Hermelink, who had worked at this station for five years, was called to Mangalore in December last to assist in the Theological Seminary, when Rev. E. Diez, who had just returned from his furlough, took his place. Catechists Daniel Andrea, native church and itineraney ; Gottlieb Mabenna, Kasaragod and Bekal; Gerson Soens, Hosadurga ; Aaron IFurtado, Ravaneshvara; William Fernandez, Kumbla ; Israel Eliezer, Manjeshvara; Lewis Fernandez, Bela. Catechist Immanuel Karkada, formerly stationed at Bela, had been ill almost the whole year and died towards the close of it at Mangalore. The native church has had a small accession in number from the heathen. Schools. The Boys’ School at Kasaragod had to be given up, as the Government Inspector refused to acknowledge its middle schbool class; the other schools, mostly primary, are flourishing. There being a lack of Christian schoolmasters, who are only four in number besides two schoolmistresses, some of the cate- chists have to give almost their whole time to school-work; others give Bible lessons only; on this account not much itinerary work could be done. Myr. Hermelink, however, has done much -in house-to-house visiting. Mrs. Hermelink gave Bible lessons twice a week, and taught needle-work in the girls’ school at Kasaragod. 46 B. North=Canara. Area 3911 square miles. Population 421,840 Two Stations. HONAYVAR. Out-Station—Anilgodu. Rev. Chr. Eblen took charge of the station en 25th January 1891 after Mr. Digel had left for Germany on furlough. Catechists Nathanael Kundera and Mathias Jeremias, itinerancy. There being no native congregation in this station except- ing the families of the native helpers, Mr. Eblen and his as- sistants had much time to devote to itinerating, in which Myr. Eblen spent 81 days; his assistants together 267 days. At Kerki, where formerly much evangelising work had been done, the missionary and his assistants are kindly received; but there is no inclination to join the ‘“spoilers of caste.” The School at Anilgodu is in a rather precarious state, the attendance is decreasing, and the people refuse to thatch the building. 47 KARWAR. My. Fischer, on account of ill-health, went to Germany on furlough, at the end of February 1891, when Rev. W. Niibling took charge of the station, Ewvangelist Samuel Bunyan and Catechist Jeremiah Sonna assisting him. Mr. Niibling devoted 70 days, the evangelist 189 days and the catechist 86 days to itinerancy, the latter, and occasionally the former, assisted also in ministering to the spiritual wants of the small native church, and in working among the heathen of the station itself. The native church shows the same number as last year, viz. 42 members including children. Schools. There are two primary schools, chiefly attended by non- christians; they are however not in a flourishing condition. I A RA Area 2000 square miles. Population 178,302, Two Stations. MERCARA Out-Station—Fraserpet. Rev. F. Kittel, literary work. Rev. J. Hafner, in charge of the parish, the out-station, itinerancy and the cooly-mission. Myr. J. B. Veil, in charge of the Mercantile Mission-Branch. Mr. J. Sieber, Assistant in the same, arrived at the station in November last. Catechists Jacob Upranna and Satyanatha Sumanta, both occupied in Gabriel Premaya was trans- itinerancy and the cooly-mission; ferred to Ullal. Though the station seems now well provided with European workers, this is really not the case; three have already been obliged to return home in order to recruit their health. Mr. Sieber only is in the station at present. The native church has had an accession of seven to its number owing to immigration. The attendance at divine service is satisfactory, but the spirit of dissension which showed itself during the year, is much to be regretted. 49 PR The cooly-mission has been carried on regularly; thousands of coolies have had occasion to hear the glad tidings of the kingdom of God. Catechist Upranna devoted 114 days and S. Sumanta, who suffered much from ague, 75 days to itinerancy. We wish to express our grateful acknowledgments to the planters in the district, who have been kind enough to permit the preaching of the Gospel on their estates and also assisted us with contributions. The contributions are acknowledged in detail at the end of this report. Schools. Of the two schools the one for the children of Christians shows an attendance of 6 boys and 6 girls; the other one for non-christians is attended by 41 boys and 10 girls. The children of the latter are rather unruly and difficult to manage. ANANDAPURf (Address: Ammatti.) Rev. 0. Bode, in charge of the station. Rev. H. Kaundinya, pensioned. Catechists Winfred Micha, who was transferred as a tutor to the Pre- paratory School at Udipi, left the station, and as his intended successor could not obey the call to Anandapur on account of the weak health of his wife, the station was left without a catechist till the first of January last, when Cat. Samuel Furtado arrived. 50 Assistant Catechist Lewis Salins and his family suffered a good deal from sickness and could not devote much time to itinerancy. The native church shows a small increase in numbers, chiefly owing to immigration. One person from among the heathen has been received into the church. 124 days have been spent in itinerancy. The cooly-mission has been carried on from this station in South-Coorg, and we tender our hearty thanks to the planters for their assistance, pecuniary and other, to this work. The Parochial School is attended by 23 children. P ClavaCeUaWeVart A a e "o d II1. SOUTHERN MAHRATTA COUNTRY. 1' Dharwar Collectorate. "Three Stations. Area 4535 square miles. Population 882,907. DHARWAR. Rev. F. Ziegler, in charge of the station, and schools; Chairman of the District Committee, and Secretary to the General Local Committee of the Basel Mission in India. Rev. G'. Grossmann, in charge of the parish, orphanage and itiner. Rev. O. Singer, studying Canarese. Mr. Bucher left the station in April for Mangalore to My. take charge of the Anglo-Vernacular School there; Singer arrived in December last direct from home. For about three months, from March to June, Rev. J. Wardelich was also stationed here. Catechists Stephan Mathapati, native church and itinerancy. Asst. Catechist, Ratna Hitlalmane, itineranecy. Owing to several Christian families leaving the station, the church members have decreased by 10, though the number of births considerably exceeded the number of deaths, and one person from among the heathen was baptized. A good many of the church-members are very regular in their attendance at divine service and their use of the means 714 —— 52 of grace, their lives also agreeing with their profession of religion. But others, we are sorry to say, are very negligent in their religious observances, and the quarrels in their houses and with their neighbours, as well as their lives in general show the bad effect of that neglect. The number of days spent on itinerancy by the missionaries and their assistants is 308. Schools. The Girls’ Orphanage under the superintendence of Mr. and Mrs. Grossmann had 36 boarders and 13 day-scholars at the end of the year, besides 12 girls, who are still in the orphanage but do not attend the school. The girls are on the whole obedient and diligent, though some are inclined to lying, pilfering and laziness. They are taught knitting and needle-work by Mrs. Grossmann and Mrs. Ziegler with the assistance of a native Christian woman. The Anglo-Vernacular School (High School). Rev. I'. Ziegler, Superintendent. Mr. A. A. Jagannathan, B. o., Headmaster. At the beginning of June the classes could remove to the new High School building, which was formally opened on the 28th July. After the vacation in October last, a competent drawing master and two more graduates were engaged, and drawing classes and separate Matriculation classes in the 6th and 7th standards were opened, besides the so-called Final classes, which had been in existence before. In consequence of this and the amalgamation of the Victoria High School with our school, which took place at the beginning of Novem- ber, the number of boys rose at the end of the year to 326; e 53 they are taught by 3 Christian and 8 non-christian masters, besides the superintendent. The Bible is taught by the superintendent and the Christian masters in four lessons a week to each class; school is always opened with prayer. The Vernacular Boys’' School lost some of its boys in consequence of its removal to the building of the former Anglo-Vernacular School, closing the year with 78 boys. HUBLIL Quit-Stations—Unakallu and Hebsur. Rev. H. Kunittel, in charge of the station, the parochial school and Unakallu. Rev. J. Waidelich, out-station of Hebsur, Old-Hubli School, itiner. Rev. Ph. Stier, studying Canarese. Mr. Waidelich, who had been transferred to Kaity 1émst year on account of Mrs. Waidelich’s health, was obliged to return to the Southern Mahratta country, as the hill-climate did not agree at all with her; after spending some months at Dharwar he arrived at this station in June. In his stead My. Stier arrived in Mr. Wieland was transferred to Kaity. December last direct from home. Native Pastor Rev. Lot Heri, native church. Catechist Solomo Bangera, itinerancy. Cat. Solomo, formerly at Dharwar, had to change places with Cat. Stephan Mathapati, late of Hubli, about the month of May. Both the native pastor and the catechist suffered 54 from ill-health, and the former was obliged to go to Dharwar for a change. Though his health improved for a time, it failed again towards the end of the year. His second stay in Dharwar, in January last, which closed with death, will be mentioned at more length in next year’s report. The Native Church though it has had no accessions from the heathen, has con- siderably increased in number owing to the excess of births over deaths, the re-admittance of several former seceders, and a considerable influx of persons from other stations. The Hubli Christians are very regular in their attendance to divine service, and family prayer also is customary in most families; but unfortunately there are some who are given to toddy-drinking and the eating of opium. A native school- master, after having been placed under church-discipline on account of several misdemeanours, left us and was received into the Church of England. The Christians at Unakallu pay their church-taxes regularly; but they have still need of St. Paul’s exhortation, to give diligence to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace. 186 days have been devoted to itinerancy by the missionaries and the native helpers to- gether. Mr. Knittel is doing literary work also as editor of the «“Kreistasabhapatra’. Schools. There are two parochial schools, one at Hubli and one at Unakallu, attended by 29 and 8 children respectively, and a school for non-christians at Old Hubli, attended by 102 boys. 55 BETTIGERI (Address: Gadag.) Out-Stations— Shagoti, Malasamudra. Rev. B. Liithi, in charge of parish and schools, Inspectbr of Mission Schools of the Southern Mahratta Distriets. Rev. H. Risch, Shagoti, itinerancy. In February 1891 Myr. Niibling left the station for Karwar. Native Pastors Fev. Solomon Bhaskar, Bettigeri. Fev. Solomon Devada, Shagoti. Catechist Franklin Aiman, itinerancy. The Native Church at Bettigeri has had an increase of 23 members chiefly by re-admittance of former seceders. Only one man from among the heathen was baptized, but there are 5 catechumens. The women of this native church are very slack in attending divine service, consequently the education of the children and their attendance at school is in a backward state too. Y The church lost one of its native presbyters by death, C hayappa Kode, a weaver, of whom the native minister writes—¢This man has been a blessing to the church by exhort- ing, admonishing and caring for, the church-members. Being of a pious and peaceable disposition, even hard words could not detain him from doing his duty. Though obliged to maintain his family with the labour of his own hands, he would often leave his work, in order to pay a visit here and there to ad- 56 e Even non-christians came to have just some difficulties. their disputes settled by him, and they called him ¢‘a man of gold’. Thus we can truly say, he was a shining light to those around him. He fell asleep in full trust in his Lord; his funeral was well attended by non-christians as well as by Christians.” The church of Shagoti has had an increase of 6 members, chiefly owing to births and re-admissions. The people of both the station and its out-stations are in great distress on account of scarcity of rain last year, which did not permit them even to sow. Some relief works had to be started. 352 days have been devoted to itinerancy by the mission- aries, the native ministers and catechists together. Schools. Preparatory School, Training School and Seminary for Assistant Catechists, combined. Rev. B. Liithi, Superintendent. Catechist Immanuel Soenna, Manager and Tutor. ” David Subbrao, Tutor. Pupils of the Preparatory School 14 5 n of the Training School ” of the Seminary 6 Three pupils from the Preparatory School and one from the Seminary were sent to the Theological Seminary at Mangalore; one pupil of the Seminary finished his course, and after having passed his examination was appointed as an assistant catechist, though his appointment took place in February last only. The students of the Preparatory School accompanied the missionaries and catechists on several preach- ing tours, spending altogether 121 days in itinerancy. 57 e The Boys’ Orphanage and Boarding School numbered 64 boys at the end of the year, 22 of them, 12 boys and 10 girls, being day-scholars; 12 have made a beginning in English. The Vernacular School for non-christians at Bettigeri, is attended by 90 boys, and The Parochial School at Shagoti by 9 boys and 7 girls. 2. Bijapur Collectorate. Two Stations. Area 5757 square miles. Population 638,493. GULEDGUDD. Out-Stations —Kardenhalli, Mushtigeri, Halkurki, Murudi, Parvati, Padinakatte, Kotanhalli, Ladagundi, Nagarahalli, Mullur, Asangi, Adugallu. Rev. Ch. D. Warth, in charge of the station and some out-stations ; Secular Agent for the Southern Mahratta districts. Rev. Th. Lutz, Mushtigeri and other out-stations; itinerancy. Myr. Warth, returning from his furlough, arrived at the station towards the close of November. He will stay only to the end of March, when he will remove to Hubli, and Mr. Lutz will have charge of the whole station with its numerous out- stations, as he had it during the greater part of the year past. 8 el 58 Catechists Israel Dalabhanjana, native church at Guledgudd, and itinerancy ; John Prabhakar, Muoshtigeri; Joseph Keiranna, Kardenhalli. Assistant Catechists Danziel Patti, itinerancy; Daniel Nayaka, Halkurki. Two Bible-women. Native Church. With the exception of Guledgudd town and Mushtigeri the little churches have either remained stationary or fallen off in number, owing either to the removal of persons to other stations or to excommunication of some of their members. At Guledgudd town also 9 persons had to be excommunicated ; only Mushtigeri has had some little accession from the heathen and re-admitted some excommunicated persons. The churches at Guledgudd and some of its out-stations have for some years been the cause of much anxiety on account of the unruly and licentious spirit of some of their young men and women, which has repeatedly called for church-discipline; may they soon repent and turn back to the ways of peace, while it is yet time. Only 90 days altogether have been devoted to itinerancy. Schools. The Parochial School at Guledgudd numbers 14 boys and 6 girls, and the Primary School for nen-christians 71 boys; the Sunday-School, which is taught by the three Christian schoolmasters, is attended by 50 boys, all non-christians. 59 BIJAPUR. Rev. D. Berls. Catechist Joseph Dalabhanjana. Asst. Catechist Stephan Sagari. The small church of 23 members has remained stationary; the school is attended by 14 non-christian boys and 4 Chris- tian girls. At this comparatively newrstation, itinerancy is the prominent work, Myr. Berli devoted 105 days to it, the Catechists 125 and 162 days respectively. In the town In itself preaching in the bazaar is regularly carried on. the district many receive the Gospel message with gladness; some are convinced of its truth; but the anxious inquiry, “What must I do to be saved ?” is still lacking. NS e o W 8% IV. MALABAR. Area 4765 square miles, Population 2,365,035. Eight Stations. CANNANORE. Out-Stations —Chowa, Chirakal, Taliparambu. Rev. A. Ruhland, in charge of the station, and schools. Rev. J. Ostermeyer, Secular Agent for Malabar. Rev. K. Hole, itinerancy. Native Pastor Rev. Stephen Chandren, Chowa. The former minister of the Chowa church, Rev. D. Tei- kandy, died 16th September 1891. (See obituary.) Catechists Anthony Valiatingara, itinerancy ; Abia Edapalan, native church; Paul Sneham, Chowa, itinerancy; Abraham Para, Chirakal, itinerancy ; Philip Makaden, Taliparambu, itinerancy. Asst. Catechist, Flias Nambi, Taliparambu. 1 Colporteur and 2 Bible-women. The native chﬁrch has had an accession of 7 adults and 3 children from the heathen; on the other hand several members had to be excommunicated, and some are very lazy in attending divine sevice, thinking it quite enough to attend every 2nd or 3rd Sunday. The drinking habits of some have 61 —_—— not yet been eradicated, and drinking often leads to licen- tiousness, quarrelling and other evils; but there are some who are not given to drink, and others who have overcome the habit and learnt to abhor drink. There is no doubt that the habits of industry, thrift and honesty, which are inculcated in the weaving establishment, have a salutary influence on the weavers, and have contributed much to raising some of them to comparative ease and independence. The prayer-meetings during the week of prayer at the beginning of the year were well attended; at times of sickness people long for comfort out of God’s Word, and it is a good sign, that the Word of God is doing its work and bringing sinners to repentance. Mr. Ruhland was prevented from itinerancy by sore throat and the long pro- tracted dangerous illness of Mrs. Ruhland, but Mr. Hole was carrying on the work of preaching the Gospel to the heathen in and around Cannanore and in the district with great zeal and devotion. He spent 135 days in itinerancy and his na- tive assistants together 843 days; in February 1891 they made a long tour into the Wynaad. Schools. The two Parochial Schools at Cannanore and at Chowa are attended by 68 and 56 children respectively; the heathen school at Taliparambu by 63; the Chowa Christians send their children regularly to school, while at Cannanore some are backward in this duty. Weaving Establishment. Mr. W. P. Schonthal, Manager. Mr. F. Briuning and Mr. G. Sautter, Assistants. Number of people employed, 1 foreman, 320 workmen and 5 apprentices; 38 of these are employed in each of the branch- establishments at Tellicherry and Chombala. 62 —— Every day the manager or one of his assistants conducts morning prayer in the establishment. TELEICHERRY, Out-Stations—Dharmapattanam, Nettur, Anjarkandy, Kuttuparambu. Rev. L. J. Frohnmeyer (Nettur), in charge of the station and Inspector of Mission Schools in Malabar. Rev. W. Dilger, Tellicherry church and schools. Native Pastor Liev. Cornelius Hutten, Dharmapattanam, itinerancy. Catechists Tumothy Parakandy, Nettur church and schools Stephen Kallat, Anjarakandy; Ashamayen Tumaren, Tellicherry church; Joseph Murkotten, itinerancy. 1 Colporteur and 4 Bible-women, the latter superintended by Mrs. Frohnmeyer, Native Church and Itinerancy. The church at Nettur has had an accession of 6 adults and 1 child from the heathen. The year under report has been more quiet than the year before; the attendance to divine service on the Sunday mornings is good, also the prayer meeting on Friday evening is better attended than it used to be The Young Men’s Christian Association has also revived, chiefly by the exertion of Catechist Luke. It is a good report that Mr. Frohnmeyer gives of a deceased church-member, the wife of a catechist, “Poor T. lost a faithful wife, his children a loving and careful mother, the church an upright, quiet 63 — disciple of Christ, and we all a dear and faithful friend.” At Anjarakandy a new chapel was dedicated on July 12th last. Itinerary preaching was carried on by the native pastor and the catechists; they visited fairs and idol-festivals, preach- ed in villages, and went from house to house as occasion de- manded. Mr. Hutten writes—“There is no violent opposition, no uproar now as formerly, but there are still mocking, laughter, frequent interruption and opposition preaching.” Such enemies as these must be conquered by meekness and perseverance.” Schools. Theological Seminary. Rev. L. J. Frohnmeyer, Superintendent. Rev. W. Bader and Catechist Peter Arnon, assistants. There were 6 students at the beginning of the year; in July 2 students, who had finished their studies in the Christ- ian High School, were admitted, while two left. The num- ber is therefore still 6, who form 3 classes. On the whole the students are diligent and fond of their studies. The Christian High School. Rev. K. Schaal, Superintendent. Mr. Joseph Muliyil, . ., Headmaster. 7 Christian Assistant Masters and 1 thoolmistress. Mr. Schaal’s failing health will make his departure for Europe early in the new year necessary, when Rev. I. Rehm will succeed him. A new school building was erected in the course of the year and opened in January last. The number of pupils was 113 (89 boys and 24 girls), of whom 45 were boarders. Be- sides the subjects taught in non-christian high schools, Greek, 64 e history and the doctrines of the Christian religion, and music are taught. The results of the departmental examination were good; for all the seven pupils who went up for the middle school examination passed. The Training School, superintended by Mr. Frohnmeyer, is connected with the Christian High School, where the students pursue their ordi- nary studies and pass their general test, after which they are taught method and school-management by Mr. Frohnmeyer, and drawing by Mrs. Frohnmeyer. 5 pupils passed the examin- ation, two in the Fourth Grade, now called “Lower Secondary Grade”, and three in the Fifth Grade, now called “Higher Primary Grade”; 4 pupils remain in the school. The Parsi High School. Rev. W. Dilger, Superintendent, took charge in March 1891 vice Myr. Bader. Myr. K. Kanaren, B. A., non-christian Headmaster. 3 Christian and 8 non-christian assistant masters, 170 pupils. The results of the examination were not yet known at the end of the year. The Bible-lessons are generally received with indifference, sometimes with dislike, and yet they have not been without making an impression. The Primary Schools for non-christians are 5 in number, a Girls’ School at Telli- cherry, with 61 girls, and the schools at the fishermen’s vill- age with 81 pupils, including 29 Christians, 65 e at Dharmapattanam with 51 pupils, , Anjarakandy ” 45 n , Kuttuparambu ” 33 n The Girls’ School, chiefly intended for Konkani speaking Brahman girls, was opened last year, and is much liked by the girls, who are very fond of their Christian schoolmistress. Mrs. Dilger often visits the school, gives Bible lessons in the two upper classes, and, with the assistance of the schoolmist- ress, teaches needle-work also. The work is not easy as the mother tongue of the children is not Malayalam. The Weaving Establishment, a branch of that at Cannanore, is looked after by Mr. Schaal. CHOMBAL A. (Address: Mahé.) Out-Stations—Mahé, Kandappenkundu, Wadagara, Muveratty, Payoli, Perampada, Tolpatti, Karakadu. Rev. J. Weismann, in charge of the station, the Girls’ Orphanage and the schools. FRev. G. Peter, itinerancy. Mr. Schmolck left in March and Myr. Peter arrived in May. Catechists Abel Kuttuparambu, Chombala church; Tobias Chembenkoden, Mahé church. Itineraney is carried on by Gabriel Pirachen, Henry Menzel, Israel Chovalur, and Jacob Kumaren. Two Colporteurs and two Bible-women. Db 66 The native church at Chombala has had an accession from among the heathen of 8 adults and 7 children, and a total increase of 18 souls, whereas that at Mahé, though 1 person from among the heathen was baptized, lost 9 members by the departure of some families. My. Peter and the Catechists together devoted 400 days to itinerating. Schools. The Girls’ Orphanage, Boarding School and Parochial Day- School combined, superintended by Mr. & Mrs. Weismann, were attended by 141 pupils at the end of the year; 91 of these were boarders, 50 day-scholars; 18 girls receive the education of middle-school classes. The examination results have been very satisfactory, 94 girls out of 108 having passed the examination. There has been a good deal of sickness among the girls and one death. The Franco-Anglo-Vernacular School at Mahé, also under Mr. Weismann, has 76 pupils against 70 last year. The Anglo-Vernacular School at Payoli (40 pupils), and the three Primary Schools at Wa- dagara (58 pupils), Muverattu (41 pupils), and Karakadu (48 pupils) are attended chiefly by non-christian pupils. With the exception of Wadagara, their attendance has more or less fallen off during the year past. The Weaving Establishment is a branch of that at Cannanore and employs most of the members of the native church. Owing to stagnation of trade, the working time had to be reduced to five hours a day for two months; consequently many of the weavers found it hard to make both ends meet. But they learned to pray, and when e 67 better times came they did not forget to pay their thank- offerings to God, contributing more than Rs. 300 towards their church expenses, the mission and other benevolent ob- jects. CALICUT. Out-Stations—0Coilandy, Pudiangadi, Collam, Korapura, Tiruvangadi. Native Church and Itinerancy. Rev. J. Laujffer, in charge of the station and the schools, vice Rev. F. Matthissen, who had to seek restitution of his shattered health on the Nilgiris about the middle of the year. Native Pastor Rev. Jonas Padiath, native church. Evangelist Nathanael Arukanden, itinerancy in central Malabar. Catechists Paul Chittayagam and Solomon Makaden, itineraney ; Charles Hermon, native church of Padiarakal (the tile-works); Joseph Mandodi, Coilandy church ; Stephan Chatotu, Coilandy, itineranecy. Two Bible-women, superintended by Mrs. Liebendorfer. Though the native church had an accession of 16 adults and 3 children from among the heathen, it has considerably decreased in number, partly on account of the uncommonly high death rate (38), partly on account of the great number of people leaving the station. The native minister began a meeting of young women, who assemble every Friday evening for prayer and reading the Bible. Many attend very regu- larly. 9* e e 68 Both the missionary in chafge and the native minister complain of the indifference of many, especially of the young men, to the Word of God, and their unsatisfactory conduct. The native minister writes— «“While groaning under the weight of responsibility and sorrow at the sight of general misbehaviour and disorder in the church, we are, may be, suddenly called to the deathbed of a dying member here and there, where we experience the glory and faithfulness of the Lord manifested, and find vivid instances of God’s mercy glo- rifying poor sinners. N. N. who died in September last, was one that loved the Lord from his childhood. On no occasion He was was there any cause to be grieved on his account. always diligent in prayer and in searching the scriptures. The consciousness of his physical infirmity (consumption) was very serviceable to him in leading a life of close communion with the Lord. He was laid up for five months, during which period he was never grumbling or discontented. A few days before his death he had great struggles in his heart, and asked me, ‘How am I to rest assured that the Lord loves me and But he was soon confirmed in that my sins are forgiven?’ faith by the reply he received and by the divine promises that were held out to him. Since then till his death he was enjoy- ing perfect peace and longing for the glory of the Lord and to be with him.” Schools. Anglo-Vernacular High School. Rev. I'. Rehm, Superintendent. Mr. G. Zacharias, ». »., Headmaster. 4 Christian and 4 non-christian assistants, 196 boys in- cluding 20 Christians. 69 —e The Victoria Jubilee Anglo-Vernacular School at Coilandy attended by 60 boys who are taught by 2 Christian and 2 non-christian masters. A new school-house was built in the course of the year. The Parochial -Schools are two in number, one for boys and the other for girls, taught by 4 Christian masters, and 6 school-mistresses; the Boys’ School attended by 56, the Girls’ School by 88 pupils; 22 of them receive the education of middle-school classes. In the Girls’ School needle-work is taught by Mrs. Lawuffer and the schoolmistresses. Mrs. Liebendorfer teaches singing to the higher classes; the attendance might be better. The Primary Schools for non-christians are four in number 1. The Girls’ School at Chalaparambu, attended by 31 girls who are taught by two Christian schoolmistresses. 2 The school at Pudiangadi, attended by 43 boys and 4 girls, is improving since the appointment of a new master. 3 The school at Korapura, attended by 31 boys and 5 girls. 4 The school at Collam, attended by 20 boys and 5 girls. Medical Mission. Rev. E. Liebendirfer, u. p. Catechist Luke Napall. A grant from the Home Committee and liberal local contri- butions enabled Dr. Liebendorfer to build a small hospital with 4 rooms and a waiting hall. There is a room with 6 beds for men, a similar one for women, one with two beds for operative and obstetric purposes, one for dispensing purposes. The walls are decorated with illumined Bible-texts in Mala- e 70 yalam and English. On the 1st January last the opening ceremony took place. Every morning the day is opened with prayer in the waiting hall. May the new hospital become to many a place of healing both for body and soul. Industrial and Mercantile Department. i Mercantile Mission-Branch. Mr. G. Kehrer, Manager. My. H. Kessler, Assistant, arrived December last. Myr. Manasse Jacobi, Head clerk, and 5 other men. 2. Weaving Establishment. My. Fr. Volz, Manager. ~ Employs 131 people including 10 non-christians. 3. Tile-Works. Myr. G. Benner, Manager. My. F'. Boas, Assistant, arrived in December. There are 9 Christian, and 130 non-christian workmen under two Christian foremen. Catechist Charles Hermon has the spiritual care of the workmen. He teaches also reading to the younger workmen. 4. Carpenter’s and Joiner’s Workshop under the superintendence of Mr. Kehrer. Christian manager Mr. Amos Samadhanam. Clerk 1, workmen employed 14, apprentices 4. 71 — CODACAL. (Address: Educulam Ry. Station.) Out-Stations—Paraperi, Mancheri, Nilampur, Ponani. Rev. J. J. Jaus, in charge of the station and the orphanage. Rev. R. Bosshardt, parochial school and itinerancy. Mr. K. Feuchter, Tile-works. Catechists Cyprian Arunachalam, native chureh; Timothy Vengalan, Paraperi chureh; Isaak Laban and Zuacharias Pilakada, itinerancy ; Fsra Arunachalam, Ponani, itinerancy ; Noah Edapalen, Palat, itinerancy. One Colporteur and two Bible-women. Native Church. As already mentioned, the native churches at Codacal and Paraperi have had comparative large accessions from among the heathen, so that the whole number of native Christians connected with the station is now 663 against 483 at the end of 1890. Mr. Jaus writes—+Codacal and Paraperi are gradually be- coming pretty Christian villages. Even non-christian Govern- ment officials cannot but express their astonishment at this fact; the Head Assistant Collector, a Brahmin, for instance, spoke highly of the exemplary order which is to be seen on all sides, and of the diligence and decent appearance of the inhabitants, many of whom, strange to say, are said to have come from the lowest castes, and he added, ¢Such things are only possible among Christians. That is the most wonder- ful thing in Christianity, that it is able to make something respectable even of the most degraded people.’ The attend- e 72 ance to divine service is on the whole good. Prayer meetings are attended, a young men’s Christian Association is in ex- istence, and recently one for young women also has been started. As not all the people who joined us could be em- ployed in the tile-works, the missionaries took a contract of some stretches of road from Government, on which they could employ those that had no work.” Schools. The Parochial school at Codacal numbered 35 boys and 24 girls at the end of the year. Paraperi Orphanage. My. Jaus, Superintendent, Mr. Theophil Chemanur, Man- ager. Number of pupils 90, including 35 day-scholars. The Anglo-Vernacular School at Ponani, under the superintendence of Mr. Bosshardt and the Christian Headmaster V. Cherian, is prospering, and is now attended by 81 pupils taught by 3 Christian and 2 non-christian masters. Industrial Establishments. I Weaving Establishment, a branch of that at Calicut, employs 21 men and 14 women under a foreman. 2. The Tile-Works were superintended by Mr. Elsdsser till the end of October, when Mr. Feuchter arrived from his furlough and took charge. At the close of the year the kiln was in course of erection. 96 men and boys, and 54 women were then in employment, all of them Christians or catechumens. The work begins with prayer and Bible reading at 7 A.M. and ends at 6 in the evening, with a respite of an hour and a quarter at noon. — e 73 VANIYANKULAM. (Address: Ottapalam.) Out-Stations—Angadipuram, Mellatur, Shoranur, Panamanna, Lakkadi. Rev. S. Walter, Chairman of the Distriet Committee for Malabar, in charge of the station. Catechists Abraham Arangaden, George Peter, Devasahayam Mandodi, itinerancy; Lazar Kallat, Angadipuram. Catechist Joseph Bella died in peace on the 6th November last after a long and protracted illness and many internal struggles. We are happy to know that he died in the Lord. The station has been privileged to receive 11 adults and 6 children into the church by baptism, and there is altogether an increase of 29 in the number of church-members. My, Walter devoted 118 days, his assistants together 476 days to itinerancy. Mrs. Walter teaches the daughters of the native Christians, and has charge of the book depot. Schools. The Anglo-Vernacular School at Vaniyankulam, Christian Headmaster Amazia Muliyil, is flourishing, numbering 95 pupils, taught by two Christian and three non-christian masters. The hope of opening a school at Shoranur was frustrated by the intrigue of a Nambutiri Brahman; instead of that we unexpectedly got a school at Panamanna, a rich and friendly Nayer entrusting his own school to our care, and placing the school-building and the furniture at our disposal. 1 attended by 40 boys and 4 girls. 10 74 PALGHAT. Ouit-Stations—Wadackencherry, Panayur, Kannani Rev. (. Kiihnle, in charge of the station and itineraney Rev. Th. Strobel, native church and schools. Evangelist, John Zacharias, for Southern Malabar. Catechists Joseph Taddai, native chureh; Samuel Ambattu and Paul Selvam, itinerancy; J. Ruben Amiangaren, Panayur; Isaac Job Amattil, Wadackencherry; Noah Benjamin, Wadackencherry, itinerancy. 3 Colporteurs. One adult and 3 children have been received into the church by baptism; but owing to the departure of some families from the out-stations, the whole number is a little less than last year. The missionaries of the station hope ere long to be able to establish a small manufactory of grooved tiles and thus to remove the chief obstacle to more numerous accessions from among the heathen, viz. the impossibility for _the converts to earn their livelihood. Schools. The Anglo-Vernacular School, Headmaster Sundaresvara Ayer, F. A., attended by 144 pupils and taught by 4 Christian and 3 non-christian masters, is in a flourishing state. The Parochial Girls’ School numbers 14 girls, the Primary Schools for non-christians at Panayur and Wadackencherry number 39 and 43 pupils respectively; that at Kannani had to be abolished. o S o S Y S N ¥ o o Y e e O V. NILGIRIS. Area 957 square miles. Population 91,034. Two Stations. KAITY. (near Qotacamund.) Out-Stations—Hulikally, Chogatore, Kateri, Adhikarhatti, Tuneri, Tummanhatti, Manihatti, Horanali, Selas, Kallhatti, Kollimale, Yedekadu, Kilkunde. Rev. W. Liitze, in charge of the station and the schools. Rev. G. Wieland, Hulikallu, the cooly-mission, itineraney. Myr. Waidelich being obliged to leave again for the South- ern Mahratta district, Mr. Wieland was transferred to the Nilgiris from Hubli and arrived at the station in May. Catechisgts John Philip, native chureh, schools, and itinerancy; Isarah Shanta, native church and itinerancy ; Karl Satyanathan, Hulikallu church and eooly-mission. Asst. Catechist, Isaiah Konga, itinerancy. Two Bible-women superintended by Mrs. Liitze (see p. 21). Number of days devoted to itinerancy by the missionaries and their assistants together 373 days. This station has again had the joy of receiving a number of heathen Badagas into the church of Christ, 4 adults and 1 child being baptized. Among them is the daughter of Assistant Catechist Isaiah, who took the step even before her husband found courage to take it. Space as well as delicacy 10%* 76 —_——— forbid us to describe the hard struggles which both of them had to undergo before and after baptism. Our Lord who is faithful will certainly not fail to make true His promises given to those who have to forsake anything for His sake. Schools. The Training School, Boys’ Orphanage and Parochial School combined. LRev. W. Liitze, Sﬁperintendent. Pupils of training school division 5, middle-school classes (including 9 day-scholars) 12. Primary school (including 23 day-scholars) 36; of the 53 pupils 33 are Christians and 20 non-christians. The Badaga Girls’ School, attended by 18 girls, newly established (see p. 24). The Parochial Primary School at Hulikallu, attended by 16 boys and 3 girls. The Primary Schools for non-christian Badagas at the above-mentioned out-stations (except Hulikallu and Chogatore) are 13 in number. They are all taught by Christian masters and number altogether 323 pupils, 314 boys and 9 girls against 289 last year. KOTAGERL Oui-Stations—Jakanare, Konakore, Kukulthore, Denad, Kodanad, Dimhatti, Milidenu, Gundhada, Kota-village, Kerwen, Kerbetta. Rev. W. Sikemeier, in charge of the station, out-stations and itinerancy. [E— 77 Native Pastor Rev. Jacob Kanaka, native church, schools and itinerancy. Catechist Samuel Devasikamani, Tamil church and itinerancy. Asst. Catechists, Christian Ajja, itinerancy, and Joseph Hiria, native church and itinerancy. The native church has somewhat increased in numbers, though not through accession from among the heathen. There are two services every Sunday, one in Canarese and one in Tamil, the church consisting of both Badaga and Tamil people. Schools. Girls’ Orphanage and Parochial Day-school combined. Pupils in middle-school classes, day-scholars 4, in primary school classes. (including 24 day-scholars) boys 21, girls 15; among these boys 9 are non-christians. The Primary Schools, chiefly for non-christians, are 9 in number, located at 8 dif- ferent Badaga villages. Their number has increased by two and the attendance by 23, amounting to 150. The pupils are all non-christians, except at Kodanad, where the majority are Christians. The native pastor visits each of these schools once or twice a month to give some lessons; and once a month all the masters gather at Kotageri for a day, when they are theoretic- ally and practically trained for their task. e TN N Nl NN NN ENE N AN /NG /N OBITUARY. 1 August Mdinner was born on the 22nd July 1828 at Ossweil in Wiirttemberg, Germany. After having finished his studies in the Basel Mission College, he was sent out to India in 1857, where he was privileged to work for about 83 years among the Tulu population, being for the first twenty years stationed at Mulki and Udipi alternately. During the time of the Tulu revival, which he believed to be the work of God, he travelled a great deal in the district. He helped those who were in difficulties, even pecuniarily, though not indiscri- But more prized than pecuniary assistance was minately. the medical aid he gave the sick. People would come to him from considerable distances, and as many as 40 or 50 people would sometimes wait for medicine on his verandah. In the year 1878 he was called to Mangalore to take.charge of the large native church of that place, and to take the chair of the District Committee. For a number of years he was also Secretary, and for a short time President of the General Local Committee of our Indian Mission. In spite of his multifarious He was on the duties he found time for literary occupations. Tulu Bible Revision Committee, and the author of a Tulu Hymn-book, of two Tulu Dictionaries, and a Tract on Bhutas. Cheerfulness and trust in God were prominent in his character. In the year 1890 his health breaking down, he was obliged to But it was of no avail, and go to the Nilgiris for a change. in the spring of 1891 he had to leave the field of his labour. At his leave-taking the members of the Mangalore church showed their gratitude to their beloved pastor by presenting him with a beautifully bound Bible and a handsome sum of money, to which even the poorest contributed their mite. But -~ 79 S he gave over the money, for which he was to buy an easy-chair, to the Mangalore organ-fund. His voyage home proved to be only the prelude to another going home; a few weeks after his arrival in Germany, on the 25th April 1891, he died at Seehof in Wiirttemberg, in the home of his sister. His widow, who had been his faithful companion and helpmate since 1860, retired to Kornthal, near Stuttgart. Myr. Ott, his successor at Mangalore, writes of him: «We have lost a faithful paternal friend in him, whom we shall miss for a long time. But we won’t grudge him his rest after his active life. May the Lord be the comforter of his widow.” 2 Mrs. Anna Baumann, née Pfund, born 9th August 1856 at Unterhallau in Switzerland, came to India in 1877 where her husband was manager of the manufactory of grooved tiles at Jeppu, near Mangalore. Having for some years been suf- fering from a weak stomach, she fell ill with dysentery on the 27th June and soon felt that this illness would be her last. She said to her husband, «I am glad to go home. I have committed you and my dear children into the hands of the Lord. He will provide for them.” She died in the early morning of the 8th July 1891. 3 David Teikandy was born from heathen parents at Kalarical, near Calicut. His father was a religious teacher among the Hindus, and brought up his son in the knowledge of the Hindu shastras. Accepting a place as a master in a mission school, he had to teach Bible stories also, but took care to exempt his own son from the Bible lesson. At this, his countrymen began to complain and said, «Unless you make your own son also read the Christian books, we shall take our children away from school.” Thus young Teikandy began to read Bible stories and was much impressed with them. Being further influenced by a cousin of his who was a Christi- an, and some catechists of the Basel Mission, as well as the 80 e, missionary, Mr. Fritz, he, in his 18th year, after a night of severe mental struggles, resolved to become a Christian. He remained firm to his resolve and was baptized by Mr. Fritz in 1857 and admitted into the catechist seminary at Telli- cherry, In 1860 he was sent to the College at Basel with two of his fellow-students to finish his education. Though failing health obliged him to return to India in August 1864 before his time was over, his stay at Basel had not been in vain: he had learned to know himself and to trust in his Lord. After a short stay at the Theological Seminary at Mangalore he was appointed as a catechist, and served faithfully at several places till the year 1886, when he was ordained and made pastor of the Codacal church. In 1889 he received and followed a call to Chowa near Cannanore. He was unweari- ed in his work and especially very careful in preparing his sermons. Those of his church-members whom he missed in service he would look up at their houses. He was eminently a man of prayer. On the day of his death he said to Mr. Ruhland, the missionary of his station who had come to see him, «I shall not take any more food now, but wait for the coming of my Lord.” When Mr. Ruhland said to him, «Death is swallowed up in victory”, he answered, «I know that my Redeemer liveth.” At night, when he felt death ap- proaching, he prayed for all his family; then he made them kneel down at his bedside, and asked his brother-in-law to lead in prayer. He joined in the Amen and then fell asleep in Jesus, peaceful as a child. It was on the 16th Septem- ber 1891. 4. Joseph Bella, Catechist at Vaniyankulam died there on the 6th November 1891. (See p. 73.) 5 Manuel Karkada, Catechist at Bela in the Kasaragod district, died at Mangalore 13th December 1891. (See p. 45.) 81 Sefda VLR Conclusion. In concluding this report we would above all thank the Lord for all His mercies shown unto us during the We would also tender our hearty thanks past year. to all the friends and supporters of our mission who assisted us with their sympathy, their prayers and con- tributions, and ask them kindly to continue their sup- port. “They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.” NE/NLAN T SN 11 SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS TOWARDS THE MISSION-FUND Received during the year 1891. e ¢ All sums received on or after the 1st of January 1892 will be acknow- ledged in the. Report for 1892. e 0 O OO Rs. As P Rs As MANGALORE. Col. G. Merewether, r. E. 0. M. Through Rev. P. Oft. A. I E. V. A. B. Esq. 600 (= S. E. W. 21 § oo oo ¥ et TH 9 O (=} R e Dr. B. B. 3 0 KARKALA. X. X 0 =] Through E. Warden & Co., Bombay. His Excellency Lord Harris, KARWAR. G. C. I. E., Govr. of Bombay 10 A. H. Unwin Esq. 20 20 Mrs. Aitkin 10 H. Conder Esq. The Honorable F. L. Latham, C. Hudson Esq. 15 M. A., Barrister-at-Law 10 R. Maetier Esq. R = 10 G. Cotton Esq. H. Ingle Esq. S. D. Sassoon Esq. (43 W. Woodrow Esq. 10 J. Spinner Esq. E. Jones Esq. (ol T = o VR < S = ) (=T = S = S = = T R == IR For the Karwar School. D. H. G. v Ov O 1 A. H. Unwin Esq. G KO H C. Hudson Esq. [ T. Kleinknecht Esq H. Ingle Esq. E. Spinner Esq. W ot ¢ E. Jones Esq. C. Marks Esq. R. Maetier Esq. (S B ) H. Woodrow Esq. % ot Ov Ot (=T = N = B = T — = R == CLQ O OO IO O H. Sheppard Esq. .%S];i MERCARA. J. Janni Esq. For the General Fund. W. Richardson Esq Mrs. G. Meiklejohn 10 JPs DO QR OO O (R i = A e (e S e S s R o J = R o = o o RO e B e R = L (= = T = K = B = SR == T = B e B <= K = = T =T I = T = T = T =) Rev. A. Fennell 20 83 e Rs. As. P Rs = o Rev. G. Richter 12 0 Mr. J. P. Crisp 20 Col. R. E. Cox 11 S. M. Fraser Hsq. 12 Dr. J. E. Marsden 22 Mrs. E. Gray J. P. Barker Esq. 20 E. H. Hallum Esq. 20 92 G. Haller Esq. 36 Mr. Inkes W. Wright Esq. 12 Mrs. A. E. Matthew J. D. Vaz Esq. for Orphanage 12 J. Partridge Esq. J. Green Esq. 10 Mr. E. Reynolds 24 W. Green Esq. 5 Mrs. P. Scott E. Morton Esq. 5 W. M. Stewart Esq. 20 Mr. D. Perimbem 3 DO OO S O 0 O 0. 0. & W. L. Strange Esq, 10 Mrs. E. Waller 10 For the Cooly Mission. 10 Mr. W. J. Williamson Mrs. G. MeikleJohn Mr. G. Wood Dr. J. E. Marsden 11 Col. Lawrence 20 CLO © © O 0 © Q0 © ©.0 0 o © & O O O OSSO OO OO & J. P. Barker Esq. 10 For the New High School. E. A. Fennell Esq. G. R. Pearse Esq. [S18 J. Elphinston Esq. 135 (=2} o W. H. Sprott Esq. -t For the Orphanage in Dharwar J. 8. Trelawary Esq. ot o 60 J. Campbell Esq. W. Wright Esq. C. C. Boyd Esq. 40 L. G. Williams Esq. Dr. Mc.Conaghy 20 G. B. Wake Esq. o o o Mrs. Crowe 12 A Friend o Mrs. Dunhill 22 ot SO, QOO (O OO LS. & COHOTOHOLOEO MOV IO~O.L O T. C. Allen Esq. A. Francis Esq. S. M. Fraser Esq. ANANDAPUR. Mrs. E. Gray For the Cooly Mission. Mrs. A. C. Matthews J. Bell Esq. N. N. gz) D. A. Donaldson Esq. 12 J. Partridge Esq. W. Davies Esq. 12 Mr. E. Reynolds J. W. Finlayson Esq. Mrs. P. Scott 1;: 12 A. H. Jackson Esq. W. L. Strange Esq. 5 A. Lambert Esq. W. B. Wright Esq. 50 W. Mann Esq. 20 Mr. G. Wood 12 N. N. A. J. Wright Esq. SO OO OL OO MO N O e e e e (oo fiH = B = o= il o oy o> i o il <o B e o S o YO o YL e S . S o A o T J. D’Jordon Esq. HUBLI. Mr. A. Ellis Mr. A. S. Howard g (=2~ == = — Y — B B O = I =) PO OO DO DO DD Major Gilmore 40 E. Serini Esq. DHARWAR B. M. 60 (<= J. Campbell Esq. (=] W. L. Dr. Mc.Conaghy 20 Dr. Cardoz 10 (=¥ (=) F (o) =t ) SO NS 1l 84 Rs e ) Rs As BIJAPUR. PR W 10 Col. Stevenson 10 Dr. C. F. Peters 20 25 10 A. Allen Esq. F. Goldsmid Esq. T. G. Breithaupt Esq 10 10 J. Davidson Esq. B. Smith Esq. CANNANORE. Mrs. E. Price R A, Eh 15 C. J. Puddicombe Esq. Miss L. S. Ebhrhardt Col. Rubic English Service Collection, 2 F. D. Dinwiddie Esq. 2% 0V Q VOB o ee e 9 'Ol 'S 9,0 @O '@ Manantoddy Collection in Mr. Stanes’ TELLICHERRY. Schoolroom 1890 23 (=) 20 Do 1891 1 o Collection at the Union Hall, CALICUT Qoty 30 D. Eckelmann Esq. 50 H. Simson Esq. J. Coleman Esq. H. M. Winterbotham Esq 30 Mrs. Barker 10 G. Salmon Esq. | | H. P. Dearin Esq. 12 (>IN R <= B = Mrs. Addis Th. BEagan Esq. :% PALGHAT S. Maher Esq. 10 Mrs. Tomlinson 10 P. Thompson Esq. 12 Rev. H. D. Goldsmith Mrs. J. E. Dupen Mrs. Wilkinson 10 E. W. Eagan Esq. Mr. Jack London KAITY. Mr. W. J. Pegg Col. Hutchins 50 P. F. Anthony Esq. 2% Col. Luxmore 100 25 Th. Stanes Esq. His Lordship the Bishop Mrs. C. J. Haine 25 of Madras 50 J. G. Clarkson Esq. 10 S (=) Miss Wallinger 100 D. Hooper Esq. H. . B, ) S The Hon’ble Geo. Hamnett His Excellency the Governor A. M. Jones Esq. of Madras J. Liebwood Esq. 12 gl B C. P. M. Martin Esq. 21 10 Major Reynold L. W. Grey Esq. Dr. Maitland A. N. Groves Esq. 50 Mrs. Davies H. W. Mollis Esq. 24 = = T = T T = T = T = T = Y W — S S — T — N =~ B — i == — R =R = I T = T == = T = = T < TR T — J — J — A — TR — JH — S — S = B Y — T — R B (= T~ = B W (H - OT vt OO “Prosp.” Contribution to the Mrs. Breeks 50 salary of the Catechist 21 W (=] A. Cowdell Egq 25 Miss 8. K o (=} A Friend [543 (o= K o B < = T = = =T == I~ S S OIS D O OO Rev. J. Gillings 85 Rs As. P Rs As KOTAGERI. For the Cooly-Mission. Frank Groves Esq. 100 O Th. Stanes Esq. 60 Proceeds of the Ladies’ Work- Mrs. C. E. Hayne 36 ing Meeting, Mrs. Philips 33 13 24 Mrs. Ryng 5 Mrs. Mulpas G. Clarkson Esq. 24 Mrs. Gordon-Brown Miss Hunter A . N. Groves Esq. 26 36 Miss A. E. Henderson . W. James Esq. Beaver Esq. 20 Miss M. B. H. Cockburn 50 3 Miss E. Richardson . Stanes Esq. %‘z Mrs. C. Madden Mr. M. Satyanathan Miss Norfor 2 ; (= Y o i i (<) B (o2 Fl et T ¥ () (e e () (ol = oV TP (o e ) i oo Y (o= g ol (ol (<o) Mrs. Griffith (el Y B el T = N 0 o Bl ==) (e Wl e il Yy om Y =V = g e o O e Y =) Mr. E. A. Maylor Donations from Members of the Congregations and other Native Friends. Mangalore : Karwar : 60 Messrs. L. Joshua & Sons Mr. W. Kamsika Mr. A. E. A'arons 15 J. Joshua ” ” H. S. Aiman Th. Pearl Dharwar : ” » H. Solomon 18 (= B = G =} Irivappa Gormakolla NN 14 (0 NHR e J o 5 (o Yo e I =) Pie Collection 13 B. R. R. at his Confirmation For lhe Decoration of the through Rev. M. Hoch 10 New High School, Mulky . Rau Saheb Raghavendra Rao 1090 100 Gangolly, Sub. Judge Udipi - Mr. David Punita 5 Pie Collection, Middle Sch, 21 12 Do Orphanage 15 Hubli . From the Congregation at Rev. L. Heri Madambeil 8 From a Mission Box Mr. Francis, Apothecary 40 Pie Collection Basrur: Beltigeri. From a heathen young man 10 NN Pie Collection, Kundapur Congregation 10 Guledgudd . Honavar : Adam Ittige ASXC 2 Cat. Joh. Kirana 86 Rs As, P Rs As Several Members of Congre- Palghat : gation: thank-offering after Mr. Matthai 10 (= the Cholera Epidemic 1 n Selvanayagam 10 Heathen Sunday Scholars ” Chakko [= (= Cannanore : Kaity : Prakasi, thank-offering Mr. Th. Arangaden, first earning 3 Mr. C. Satyanathan A Native Sister 13 12 ” J. Shanda Mission-box of the Weavers ” Ephraim and Spoolers 54 ” Paranjoti Pie Collection 11 15 ” Moses B. » Aaron Tellicherry : A. Joseph N. N. Rs. 27-1-0 Moses K. Less towards the S. Santappan debt of Local Asirvadan Mission 9 12-1-0 15 Barnabas Chombala : John Philipp ) 17 10 J. Konga Congregation S. Benjamin Orphans of the Orphanage 10 ” T. Jeremia Pie Collection 18 ” M. Asirvatham U W0 O = O O - O QO O O = D = = Calicut - Pie Collection 12 Ot O . ©C 0 OO0 O ™ W © b W W B .0 0.0 N O OO0 0O QOO0 OCOOQOCQOOCLOLO S Mr. Amos Samadhanan 50 (= Kotageri Coilandy Collections 3 Mr. M. 8. Jnanapragasam, Codacal - Teacher Mr. Daniel Bella Pie Collection Cat. S. Devasikhamani Vaniyankulam : Cat. J. Hiria Mr. S. Gooroowiah Mr. S. Malli " Billary S Rev. J. Kanaka (— B — B — Y = — S =~ Pie Collection Pie Collection pey 0O DO Ol ek i QU e O O O © @ @ 10 Subscriptions and Donations for the Sick-house at Mangalore. Mr. Th. Pearl V. A. B. 60 6 0 From the Missionaries 43 0 (=] J. Ho T, 8 Mr. Kantappa 12 0 Dr. B. B: From Mission to Lepers for 6 @RS QMO (=8 (= Sl =~ =) Lepers’ Hospital 75 Messrs. L. Joshua & §ons e 84 Contributions for the Congregations (“Church-Dues”). Rs As Rs B Mangalore 606 Bettigeri 100 fury Mulky 124 Guledgudd 95 242 10 Udipi Bijapur 10 Karkala 12 Cannanore 281 Basrur—Kundapur 35 Tellicherry 142 Honavar 10 Chombala 105 Karwar 14 Calicut 355 ey Kasaragod 28 Codacal 141 Mercara 44 10 Vaniyankulam 19 Anandapur 59 Palghat 61 i Dharwar 41 Kaity 54 S B 0 O DO W B O O Hubli V= (=) i = S =) () () TS 5 R i 104 15 Kotageri 53 s S oo omoo0oOoO0O0wo ® 0 E Mangalore, 10th March 1892. Th. 8&»{{,@50‘0, Treasurer T e e R N CONTENTS Page European Missionaries of the Basel German Evangelical Mission Census of the Mission . ° : Abstract showing the Contnbutlons of the Churches School-Census 10 Introduction 12 13 Report of the W’ork I. Canara. A. South-Canara. Mangalore 31 Mulky 40 Udipi Karkala 43 44 Basrur-Kundapur 45 Kasaragod B. North-Canara. Honavar 46 417 Karwar II. Coorg. Mercara 48 49 Anandapur III. Southern Mahratta Counitry 1. Dharwar Collectorate. Dharwar Hubli 53 55 Bettigeri 2. Bijapur Collectorate. 57 Guledgudd Bijapur IV. Malabar. 60 Cannanore Tellicherry 62 Chombala 65 67 Calicut . Codacal . 71 73 Vanyankulam 74 Palghat . V. Nilgiris. 75 Kaity Kotageri 78 Obituary Conclusion . 81 . 82 Subscriptions and Donatlons NS e o Y e e L e B S O i R e i e Subscriptions and Doﬂations will be thankfully received by Myr. Th. Elsdsser, Mangalore, Treasurer of the Society, and by all the Senior Missionaries at the different Stations. At Bombay Mr. E. Warden (of Messrs. Warden & Co., Hummum Street), and Rev G. Deimler, Money School, Esplanade; at Madras Messrs. Arbuthnot & Co., and in Lrondon Mr. I. P Werner, No. 46, New Broad Street, E. C., have kindly under- taken to receive contributions for our Mission. % H - = S - S PP 7 A <t e e — R = XS & x i ;S = & 5 S 3 ] & = o, , R N = — - - - p— e - o - - = P S — Fa— o 5 s = ! > - o A\ C - o T e o o i - e s shoime T L reey e - i - - = = & o = iy & e e ey s o % = =4 s ¥ 5 s 2 2 AT =, B o % W = e \” =, = o o s > i e w g = - — S = — 8 Euroskala Offset THE o COND REPORT @ VierFarbSelector Standard * OF B § o EL GERMAN :L§ L ; OAL | ISSION 14 IN 13 12 ESTERN INDIA E 11 R THE YEAR 10 1891 S——— 12 6 5 é 4 NGALORE [E BASEL MISSION PRESS 3 1892 2 &' Copyright 4/1999 YxyMaster GmbH www.yxymaster.com 1