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European Missionaries

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Corrected up to the Ist April 1895.

[The letter (m) afterthenamessignifies “married”, and the letter (w) “widower”

The names of unordained Missionaries are marked with an asterisk.]

Native

Date of

Active

Station

Name

Country

Service

Ch. A. E. Diez (w)

Germany

1851

Kasaragod

do.

J. Lauffer (m)

1856

Chombala

'W. Stokes (m)

India

1860

Kaity (Coonoor)

F. Ziegler (m)

Germany

1862

Dharwar

do

1864

Th. Digel (m)

Mulky

J. Knobloch (m)

do

1865

Calicut

M. Th. Walz (m)

do

1866

Mangalore

do

1869

do.

G. Ritter (m)

O W =1 OO O = U 1O ==

F. A. Brasche (m)

do

1869

Udipi

10. W. Sikemeier (m)

Holla'nd

1870

Kotageri

11

W. P.Schonthal (m)*

Germany

1870

Cannanore

12

do.

Honavar

'W. Niibling (m)

kST 1

13

G. Hirner (m)*

do.

1871

Mangalore

14

J. Hermelink (m)

do.

1872

do.

15

do.

1873

Calicut

C. Feuchter (m)*

16

J. Baumann (m)*

Switzerland

1874

Palghat

17

R. Schenkel (m)

Germany

1874

Merecara

18

J. B. Veil (m)*

do

1875

Mangalore

19

do

L. Gengnagel (m)

1875

Basrur-Coondapoor

20

E.Liebendorfer, m.n.(m)

do

1875

Calicut

21

L .J. Frohnmeyer (m)

do

1876

Tellicherry (Nettur)

22

do

1876

C. G. Eblen (m)

Udipi

23

M. Hoch (m)

Switzerland

1876

Mangalore

24

H. Altenmiiller (m)*

Germany

1878

do.

25

do

1878

Palghat

J. G. Kithnle (m)

26

C. D. Warth (m)

do

1878

Hubli

27

I. Weismann (m)

do

1879

Chombala

28

Chr. Keppler (m)

do

1879

Udipi

29

do

1880

. C. W. Dilger (m)

Tellicherry

30

. K. Ernst (m)

do.

1881

Kaity

31

. J. Fischer (m)

do

1881

Anandapur

1*

Name

Native

Date of

Station

Country

Active

| Service

32

. F. Eisfelder (m)

Germany

1882

Guledgudd

[}

33

Ch. Hole (m)

do.

1834

Vaniyankulam

34

Switzerland

1885

13

D. Berli (m)

Bijapur

35

J. Waidelich (m)

Germany

1885

Bettigeri-Gadag

T4

36

0. Bode (m)

do.

1886

Dharwar

(k]

37

J. Gotz (m)

do.

1886

Udipi

38

F. Huber (m)*

Switzerland

1886

Mangalore

39

A. Glattfelder (m)*

do.

1886

do.

40

J. Sieber (m)*

do.

1887

Mercara

41

do.

1887

Hubli

Th. Lutz (m)

16

42

Paul Buchli (m)*

do.

1887

Mangalore

43

F. Rehm (m)

Germany

1888

Tellicherry

(i

44

Switzerland

1888

Codacal

R. Bosshardt (m)

45

'W. Bader (m)

Germany

1888

Cannanore

46

H. Risch (m)

do

1888

Bettigeri-Gadag

47

Fr. Volz (m)*

do

1888

Calicut

48

G. Kehrer (m) *

do

1888

do.

18

49

G. Wieland (m)

do

1889

Kaity

19

50

W. Weischedel (m)*

do

1889

Mangalore

80

51

do

1890

do.

J. Bucher (m)

81

52

H.Bretschneider (m)*

do

1890

Udipi (Malpe)

§2

53

G. Sautter (m)*

do

1890

Mangalore

83

54

do

1890

8

Th. Uber (m)

Tellicherry

55

S. Stamm (m)*

Switzerland

1891

Mangalore

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56

O. Singer

Germany

1891

Hubli

§it

57

Ph. Stier (m)

do

1891

Guledgudd

58

do

1891

W. Jung (m)*

Mangalore

59

F. Boas *

do

1891

Codacal

60

H. Kessler *

Switzerland

1891

Calicut

61

1892

Karkul

M. Breidenbach (m)

Germany

i;

62

Ph. Weidner

do.

1892

Codacal

63

Tr. Lutz

Switzerland

1892

Bijapur

;

64

Biéchle

1893

Mulky

65

Germany

§;

. Mayer

do.

1893

Bettigeri-Gadag

66

. Nagel

do.

1893

Cannanore

67

. Metz

do.

1893

Basrur-Coondapoor

68

Australia

1894

Calicut

. Hiller

69

. Eckelmann (m)*

Germany

1894

Codacal

70

ToHEHEPEHRS

Borel

do.

1894

Karkul

Native

Date of

Active

Station

Name.

Country

Service

71

Ch. Fritz

Germany

1894

Mercara -

|

72

P. Sengle

do.

1894

Cannanore

3

Ch. Gebhardt

do.

1894

Mangalore

i

4

T. Reusch

do.

1895

Dharwar

5

Joh. Knobloch *

do.

1895

Calicut.

Single Ladies.

76

Miss Th, Diez

India

1892

'Kasaragod

7

Miss H. Strélin

1893

Germany

| Mangalore

At Home.

g

8

1853

late of Mercara

F. Kittel (m)

Germany

79

R. Hartmann (w)

Switzerland

1859

do.

Karkul

80

S. Walter (m)

do.

1865

do.Vaniyankulam

81

P. Ott (m)

Germany

181

do

Mangalore

82

do.

1873

do

Cannanore

J. Ostermeyer (m)

83

G. Grossmann (m)

Switzerland

1874

do

Dharwar

84

W. Liitze (m)

Germany

1875

do

Kaity

85

do

1876

do

Cannanore

A. Ruhland (m)

86

G. Benner (m)*

do

1877

do

Calicut

87

J. J. Jaus (m)

do

1879

do

Codacal

88

F. Stierlen (m)*

do

1880

do

Mangalore

89

1882

W. H. Knittel (m)

do

do

Hubli

90

K. Schaal (m)

do

1883

do

Tellicherry

91

M. Schaible (m)

do

1883

do

Mulky

92

Switzerland

1884

do

B. Liithi (m)

. Bettigeri-Gadag

93

G. Peter (m)

do.

1885

do

Chombala

94

Th. Strobel (m)

Germany

1885

do

Calicut

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Tabular View of Stations, Agents and Churches

of the Basel German Evangelical Mission in South-Western India.

Ist JANUARY 1895.

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Native Church

Enfopean

Native Agents

New

Mission-

Present Church-Members

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Converts

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Mangalore

1834

16

=

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76

1256

14

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2124

51

Mulky

1845

[\ ]

@

10

12

25

378

363

747

13

.

1854

5

10

14

Udipi

23

9

860

19

903

1782

82

.

Karkul

1872

51

46

97

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1876

2

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51

68

122

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1845

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1886

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1870

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21

184

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1839

19

27

284

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295

568

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802

1652

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14

370

860

12

Cannanore

.

1841

7

28

34

107

476

15

.

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1839

16

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14

283

245

529

16

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.

1849

2

16

14

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164

259

427

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Chombala (Mahé)

16

34

48

40

14

684

11

417

1167

18

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.

.

1842

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14

19

33

39

27

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1857

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48

35

83

0.

1886

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148

9

2

.

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1858

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31

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174

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53

119

169

167

68

246

39

2058

456

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112

3

2

.

1846

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14

138

253

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’i

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.

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13

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16

217

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4

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107

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227

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634

1196

257

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.

63

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142 |5479

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334

Total of 1st January 1894

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118

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their Church Expenses, the Mission and the Poor

in 1894.

s

s

Collections

Collections

Special

Sunday

and

Special

Collections

Special

Collections

and

Collections

Church

Donations

Collections

for the

Collections

Stations

towards

Donations

for Bible

Total

Tax

towards the

for

Malabar

for local

Church

towards the

Widow-

Societies

Mission-

Poor-funds

Orphanages

Purposes

Expenses

work

fund

Rs

As

B

Rs

As

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Rs

As

Rs

As.

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476

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262

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109

33

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19

12

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105

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690

264

189

10

356

16

31

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132

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12

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240

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29

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341

55

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14

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26

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1) Including a legate of Rs. 119-6-6.

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the students of the

Theological

4-8 from the students of the Christian High School, Rs. 6-8-5 from

3) Including Rs.

Seminary and Rs.

99-18-2 from the weavers’ mission box.

Table of Schools of the Basel German Evangelical Mission.

Ist JANUARY

1890,

s

Schools for

Schools for Christians

Non-Christians

Schools for

Sunday

Mission Agents

High and

Boarding

High and

Primary

Schools

Middle

Schools and

Primary

NAMES

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Schools

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14

24

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111. Southern Mahratia.

36

44

246

72

3176

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.

.

48

97

165

35

18 Fublt -

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.

.

16

48

17

13

141

242

102

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.

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.

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246

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161

11

6

86

66

20

80

13

285

15,

Cannanore

.

.

.

.

.

50

42

21

15

214

232

122

721

178

16.

Tellicherry

.

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.

.

5

101

20

19

1L

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127

16

409

178

Chombala (Mahé)

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175

.

26

58

44

213

314

62

788

45

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.

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62

62

104

36

500

167

Codacal (Edacu

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19.

73

157

14

20.

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Vaniyankulam (Ottapalam

27

57

206

30

325

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.

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.

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|

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85

101

357

239

167

858

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240

3185

V. Nilgiris.

o

14

40

33

13

15

433

21

100

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B

.

.

19

[

18

34

0

114

177

28

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20

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67

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547

21

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27

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242

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136

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138

693

228

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13

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7185

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.

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261

218

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2976

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0

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12

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342

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32

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Eaid 2

Rem. The schools for Non-Christians are often frequented by a few Christians

also, and Christian 'schools by ‘Non-bhristians,

12

Detailed Table of Stations, Out-Stations

Or

and Agents, lst January 1895.

2.1

Stations

Native Agents:—

and

Ka

Out-Stations

: European Agents

Pastors, Catechists

and Headmasters

Hadik

Santr

1. Mangalore

a

Pastoral

a. Engaged in Pastoral and

Tehil

Evangelistic Work

Out-Stations .

Rev. P. Ott, in charge of

Pady

Bendur, Ullal,

station,

Chairman

9

Rev.

Sebastian Furtado,

District Committee

Jeppu,

Lastor, Feppu

Futy

S

Evangelistic

Rev

Samuel Andrea,

Mun

Bockapatna, Urva,

Kudroli,

Rev.

Thy Walz;

lown

Fastor, Balmatha

eV

Jared Soens,

Bolma,

(3

Educatioﬁal

Fastor, Bockapatna

Bantwal,

Rev. M. Hoch,

Theolog.

Cat

Puttur, Sulya

Pres., Genl. Com.

Semi-

Henry Roberts,

Mang alore

Ka}

Rev. J. Hermelink

|

nary

Ku

Mark Salis,

n

Rev. J. Bucher, High

”

Gabriel Bangera, ,

Par

School

Ev. Bethuel Soens, Puttur

Miss M. Kaundinya,

Cat. Joseph Sunita,

»

Sh

Brahmin Girls School

Ma

Miss H. Str6lin, dest. for

”

G. Premaya, Bolma

(i

Girls’ Training School, on

”

M. Jeremias, Bantwal

[

sick leave

»

Christananda Salis,

!

Ullal

Mercantile

I

Mr. H. Altenmiiller, Gezs.

b. Educational Work

Agent & Treasurer

”

P. Buchli, M. M.-Br.

Cat. Chr. Watsa,

Theolog.

Manager

Semi-

Industrial

”

Ch

Mabenna

}

nary

Mr. J. Veil, M. M.-Br.

5 B. Ponon,

9

G. Hirner, Press

s B, Tathanna,

High

”

S. Stamm,

n

5. B: Shiri,

School

7

¥. Huber, Book Depi.

%o B. Soens;

”

G. Sautter, Weav. Est.

”

‘W. Weischedel,

Mechanical Works

”

W. Jung,

Kudroli Tile-Works

»

A. Glattfelder,

Feppu Uile-Works

”

Ch. Gebhardt,

"

13

Stations

Native Agents:—

15

and

Pastors, Catechists

European Agents

Out-Stations

and Headmasters

¥

2. Mulky

Rev. Th. Digel, iz c/’zarge of | Rev. Diego Fernandez,

Oui-Stations.

Lastor, Mulky

station and Orphanage

S

Karnad,

Cat. William Heri, ZZn.

Kadike, Ulya,

Rev. Otto Singer, sckools

”

Abraham Heri, Santur

Santur

and itin.

Obed Sumitra, Padur

| and

Uchila, Yermal,

Mullur,

”

S. Sumitra,

”

Padur, Perrur, Kalatnr,

Karandadi,

»

J. Aarons, Munderu

lo,

Aaron Furtado, Kadike

Kutyar, Kalatur,

”

iy

»

J. Vedamuttu, Kutyar

Munderu, Kodetur

”»

B. Ananda, Uciila

natho

Rev. G. Ritter, iz ckarge of | Rev. Daniel Aaron, izin.

balid

3. Udipi

Out-Stations -

station and out-siations,

”

Charles Gojar,

Nidambur, Bailur,

appointed for Mangadore |

Lastor, Mailpe

tlore

Kapettu,

Kadekar,

Immanuel Furtado,

Kuttipadi, Amalpadi

n

Pl

Rev. A. Brasche, Zrepara-

Fastor, Gudde

Parkala,

Badegottu,

"

Perala,

Parika,

Zory School,

Orphanage

Cat. Timothy Ammanna,

Kilenja,

Udipi Church

e

and Training Schoold

Shepura,

?

Malpe, Urdubittalu,

Winf. Micha,| prepar.

Rev. Ch. Keppler, station

St. Jatanna, | Schools

4

Udyavara, Bolja,

Gudde, Kap, Mandodi,

and oul-stations

N. Vira, Madambail

fual

Shirva, Palli, Ninjur,

n

Ebenezer Clare, Farkala

Bolle, Kudigrama,

Rev.

J. Gotz, out-stations

s

Hattupadi,

Koppala,

”

G. Bangera, Aattupadi

>0ssar,

and ilinerancy

-

Sam. Karat, Aalyanapur

Madambail,

Kurkal,

Kalanja, Bijantla,

Mr. H. Bretschneider,

”

Joshua Soens, Skirva

Marane,

”»

N. Suchitta, Udyavara

Tile-Works, Malpe

1oy

Kalyanapur,

Uppur,

kr

(t}

Bolmar, Amunja

M. Dschayanta, Shepura

1y

4, Karkul

Rev.

M. Breidenbach,

zn

Cat. Joseph Kairanna,

N. Church and itin

Out-Stations -

charge of station, itin.

Attur, Mudar,

Rev. J. Bichle, stud. Tulu

”

Joseph Bhagyan, idin.

h

Nandolige,Hekkadka,

0l

Mudabedra

»

»

Rev. P. Borel,

Evang. Eliezer Karat, #/iz.

5. Basrur

Rev. L. Gengnagel,

station and | Cat. Immanuel Soens,

Out-Stations .

in charge of

N. Church, Basrur, (tin.

out-stations, i4.v.

Coondapoor, Kailkeri,

”

Daniel Andrea,

Barkur

Rev. Tr. Lutz,

studying

Coondapoor Church,itin

”

T.Furtado,Barkur,itin.

Canarese, itin.

Assist Cat. Ch. Manjaru,

“

Kailkeri, itin.

14

Stations

Native-Agents : —

and

European Agents

Pastors, Catechists

Out-Stations

0

Ny

and Headmasters

12

6. Honavar

Rev. W. Niibling, #ncharge | Cat. Jacob Upranna, i.

Out-Stations :

of station, itin.

Ev. S. Bunyan, Azrwar, iZin.

Anilgoda, Mudakane,

Rev. Ch. Eblen, it.

”

Harwar

D. Santvana,

2l

"

Shag

Ms

7. Kasaragod

Rev. B Diez; in charge ofi Cat. Gottlieb Mabenna,

Out-Stations :

station, itin.

N. Church, and Schools

»

Nath. Kundara, iZn.

Ravaneshvara,

Hosadurga,

Miss Theodora Diez, Giris’

”

Jesudasa Melottu, 72/7.

School

”

Israel Eliezer,

Bekal, Kumbla,

13

Bela, Bangaramanje-

Manjeshvara School

”

‘W. Fernandez,

shvara,

Hosabetta-

Kumbla School

Manjeshvara

Pary

Lewis Fernandez,

Ny

Beda School

”

K

Gerson Soens, Hosadurga

gu

N. Church and School

bl

Tk

8. Mercara

Rev. R. Schenkel, 772 charge | Cat. Gabriel Almanda, 7#7.

Nugt

Out-Station :

of stalion, itin.

n

Satyanatha Sumanta,

Fraserpet

Mr. J. Sieber, /7. M.-Br.

i¢in .

14

%

Nathan Shatanada,

Rev. Ch. Fritz, stud. Canar,

school and itin.

Cat

Samuel Furtado,

9. Anandapur

Rev. J. Fischer, 7n charge

N. Church and itin.

15

of station, itin.

Asst. Cat. Lewis Salins,

Cooly Mission

(hoy

10. Dharwar

Ty

Riey, H. Zieéler, ir charge | Rev. Salomon Devada,

of station,

Orplanage,

Lastor, N. Church, Schools

R:

High School, Chairman

Cat. Devadana Katapur, i#7.

of Distr. Com., Secretary

to Genl. Com.

Asst. Cat. R. Hittalamane

Rev. O. Bode, Native

Mr. Alex. Jaganadhan, B. A.,

Church, itin.

18

Headmaster, High School

Rev.

J.. Waidelich,

itin.,

appointed for DBettigeri-

X%l{r

Gadag

K

1. Hubli

Rev. Ch. D. Warth, 7z

@at.

Jeremiah Sonna,

Out-Stations -

charge of siation, itin.

N. Church

Riev. G. Th. LEutz, 2z,

”

Daniel Patti, Z#7n.

Unakallu, Hebsur

Rev. ‘Aug. Metz,

studying

”

Channa Halli,

k)

Canarese

Benjamin Salins,

Unakallu Church

15

Stations

Native Agents:—

Catechists,

sts

and

European Aggnts

Pastors,

Qut-Stations

and Headmasters

'

12. Bettigeri-

D EAthe i e

Rev. Salomon Bhaskar,

i,

Pastor N. Church

Gadag

of station, Seminary, Fre-

7, ilin,

paratory Sch., Orphanage,

Cat. David Subbrao

Out-Stations -

Distr. Insp. of Schools

»

Salomo Bangera

D

Scloold

Shagoti,

Rev. H. Risch, Skagoti, itin.

”

St. Mathapati

|

Malasamudra

» William Amos, 227,

Rev. K. Mayer,

studying

, Franklin Aiman, ,

ky

Canarese

¢chools

”

H. Kodot, Skag. Church

2

Bh. Alada, Second. Schood

ilin,

i,

Asst. Cat. Isr. Aralikatte

Rev. F. Eisfelder, in charge

Cat. Israel Dalabhanjana,

School

13. Guledgudd

N. Church, itin.

Out-Stations -

of station and some outst.

» Joh. Prabhakar, izx.

Sehool.

Parvati, Padinakatte,

Rev. Ph. Stier, Mushtigeri

and itin.

» St. Sagari, Aazkinalaldii

Murudi, Hatkinahaili,

Sehool

Kotanhalli,

Lada-

Cat. Jos. Dalabhanjana,

gundi,

Nagarhalli,

< Mushtigers

burgs

Mullur, Asangi,

—

Sehoot

Asst. Cat. D.Nayaka, 7#7.

Halkurki, Adugallu,

"

n

H. Challa, Halk.

Mushtigeri

} i/iﬂt

ta,

Cat. Solomon Jogula, ZZ7.

14. Bijapur

Rev. D. Berli, iz charge of

i

station, and itin.

Asst. Cat. Obed Gundi, Zz7.

)

n

» Sat. Basutkar, 7Z77.

il

B

”

- M. Suvarna, SeZ.

15. Cannanore

Rev. [J. Ostermeyer,

Rev. S. Chandran, .Pas!. Cr.

it

€at Tim. Parakandi, V. €7.

Out-Stations :

in charge of

station,

schoolds

» P.Sneham, Chowa, itin.

I’)‘,\‘l'ml

Chowa, Chirakal,

Mr. W. P. Schonthal, Weav-

», Ph. Mackadan, Ctkir.i¢in.

B

Taliparambu,

ing

Establishment

o Isaac Amathil = 2/,

Ramentalli

Mr. O. Eckelmann, Secziar

Asst. Cat. Elias Nambi,

ools

Agent

Taliparambu, itin.

Rev. V. Nagel, i#in.

”

”

Ebenezer Bethel,

i

N. Church, Cannanore

Rev. P. Sengle? stud. Mal.

e

16. Tellicherry

Rev. J. Frohnmeyer,

Rev. Cornelius Hutten,

B, A1y

Out-Stations .

in charge of station, Theol.

Drharmapattanam, ilin.

oo}

Seminary,

Chairman

of

Cat. Stephan Kallat, Neztur

Nettur, Anjarkandy,

District Commaittee

N. Church & Tv. School

Kuttuparambu

Rev.

W Dilger,

Theodog.

n

Peter Arnon, Christiar

High School

Semin., Training School,

District Insp. of Schools

”

Lazar Kallat, Feldickerry

N. Church and Schools

m‘/E

Rev. F. Rehm, Christian

Anthony Valiatingara,

High School

”

Anjarkandy, itin.

Rev. W. Bader, Zellicherry

Asst. Cat. J. Murkottan, iZz.

Church, Farsi High School

Mr. Jos. Mulil, B. A., Head-

master, Chr. High Sch.

T

16

Stations

Native Agents:—

and

European Agents

Pastors, Catechists,

Out-Stations

and Headmasters

Ot

17. Chombala-

Rev

Imm.

Weismann,

Cat. Gabriel Pirachan, 47.

Mahe

in charge of

station,

”»

Henry Menzel,

0

Out-Stations -

Orphanage, schools

Chomb. N. Church

adag

Mahé, Kandappen-

”

Tobias Chembenkodan,

Rev. G. Peter, schools, itin.

Maké Church

kundu, Wadagara,

Muverattu, Peram-

Joseph Taddai,

para, Tolpatti,

Wadagara, itin.

Payoli, Meladi,

Karakadu

”n

Samuel Ambattu,

Muverattn, itin.

18. Calicut

Rev. Jonas Padiath, Zzstor,

Rev. J. Lauffer,

in charge

Out-Stations -

of station, schools

N. Church

Ev. Ashamayan Tumaran,

Coilandy, Pudiangadi,

Rev. E. Liebendorfer, . D..

itin. Central Malabar

Collam, Korapura

Medical Mission

Cat. {Xbel Kuttuparambu,

22

Mr. Fr. Volz, Weaving Est.

ilinerancy

”»

G. Kehrer, M. M.-Br.

”

C. Arunachalam,

0

”

H. Kessler,

”

”

Pudiarakal.

Rev. E. Hiller,

High Sch.

”

Jos. Mandodi, Coilandy,

Huli

itin.

Tuner

Assist. Cat. A. Pawamani,

Nellg

Hospital, itin.

Mr. Gt Zacharias, Bir.,

Kate

Headmaster, High Sch.

Nani

Hoy

19. Codacal

Rev. R. Bossﬁardt, in charge

Rev. Nath. Arukandan,

Oui-Stations .

of station and Faraperi

Fastor, N. Church

!

Paraperi, Ponani,

Orplanage

Noah Edapalan, Zzrap.

Pallat, Malapuram,

N. Church

Kilk

Mr. C. Feuchter, Z%/e-Works

”n

Manjeri, Tritala,

Isaac Laban, Cod.itin.

Kuttipuram,

Rev. Ph. Weidner, studying

n

Daniel \Thomas, ,

”

Chaawghat,

Malayad., schools and itin.

”

Ezra Arunachalam,

Nilampur,

LFonani, itin.

23

Andatodu,

”

Devaprian Amengara,

Tschittatakara,

Lonani, itin.

Kog

Tschalasheri,

”

Is. Chowalur, Manjeri

Ia

”

Devasahayam Mandodi,

Chittatakara

By

20. Vaniyan-

Rev. C. Hole, ir charge of

Cat. Abra. Arungadan, 7.

Ho

kulam

9

George Peter, itin.

~

Out-Stations :

station, Sc/zoo{y, itin.

”

Abia Edapalan,

Angadipuram,

Malattur, Shoranur,

Angadipuram, itin.

Panamanna,

» Luke Napalli, Angadip.

Ottapalam, Tirikatiri

|

11

Stations

Native Agents:—

L;sts,

and

European Agents

Pastors, Catechists

IS

Qut-Stations

and Headmasters

), ifith

21. Palghat

Rev. J. G. Kihnle, 77z ckarge

Ev. John Zacharias, 7#7.

in South Malabar

Out-Stations.

of station and schools

Church

Wadackencherry,

Rev. Th. Uber, Sctools

Cat. Charles Hermon,

I

0dan,

N. Church

Panayur

Mr. Jakob Baum~ann,

Tibe-Works

%)

J. Amengaran, Melpar.

N. Church

0,

i,

ki

Fr

Boas

”

”

"

Salomo Makadan,

Lanayur, itin.

/!

"

Noah Benjamin,

W adackencherry

Bustor,

k2

Paul Selvam, 7¢/n. Paulg.

C;Z:ff,"}

-

b2

Zacharias Pilakaden,,

Wadackencherry

nb

22. Kaity

Rev.

W.

1itze,' in charge

Cat. Isaiah Shanta,

Lrancy

Out-Stations

of

station,

Training

N. Church, Schools, itin.

Coonoor,

School, Orphanage, itin.,

prakal.

”

Salathiel Is. Soens,

Hulikal,

Chogatore,

going on furiough

Schools, itin.

Avalanche,

Rev. Ch. Ernst, Zaking My.

Tuneri, Kerehada,

»

Lemuel Soens, i4.

Liitze’s place

1y

Nellakotta,

Paikara,

Achinakallu,

»

K. Satyanathan, Huiikal

Kateri, Adhikarhatti,

Rev. G. Wieland, i#7.

and Cooly Mission

Manihatti, Hosahatti,

n

John Philip,

TLuners,

Horanhalli, Kulla-

William Stokes,

i

| Rev.

Coonoor, itin.

and i¢in.

kambe, Kilar,

'I‘ummanhattl:?

Asst, Cat. Isaiah Konga,

Kallhatti,

Kerehada, itin.

e

Kilkunde, Yedekadu

L

23. Kotageri

Rev. W. Sikemeier,

Rev. Jacob Kanaka,

"

Oui-Stations .

in charge of station,and

Fastor, Native Church,

Kodanad, Konakore,

Orphanage, itin.

Sc/zqo!y, itin.

Jakanare, Denad,

Asst. Cat. Christian Ajja,

d

Kanerimukh,

nd0

Fakanare, and itin.

Bergani, Gundhada,

Horasole, Kerbetta

fl

—

S

the

oth

and

thos

cor

@HE wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the

sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and

> whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the

Spirit.

John 111, v. 8

This saying of our Lord proves as true in the mission-

field as it does in Christian countries.

For years we have

been accustomed to see a large ingathering of harvest at

Udipi and other stations in South-Canara, whereas now there

is very little fruit to be reaped there.

During the last three

Ind

years our hearts have been gladdened by the tidings of. large

Chi

numbers of converts at Codacal in the South of Malabar, but

Gol

now there are only a few catechumens, and during the year

Cay

under report the number of converts at that station was

considerably smaller than in the past. At Palghat, the south-

ernmost station of our Indian mission, on the other hand the

number of conversions increased threefold as compared with

On the

1893 and exceeded those of any previous year.

Nilgiris also, there was last year an unprecedented number of

converts from the heathen.

On the whole Malabar and the

Nilgiris appear to be at present, the most promising sections

of our mission-field.

The Southern Mahratta country still

remains barren.

We believe, however, that prevailing prayer

for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit on those provinces which

now seem more or less barren, and patient continuance in the

work of faithful seed-sowing, will in time cause “the desert

f

to rejoice and blossom as the rose.”

f

kg

S SRR N

We preface the report of our Indian mission work with

the following abstract of the work done by our Society in

other parts of the globe, viz.: in China, on the Gold Coast,

and in the Cameroons in Western Africa.

The figures are

those of the 1st January 1894, and are contrasted with the

corresponding figures of our Indian Mission.

the

An Abstract of the Work of the Basel Mission in India,

and

Africa and China.

the

SEgTmEmsoas

e

=

=

|

|

”;Numrl;er :

of Workers

Number of Pupils

taught in Schools

5100

Europeans

in 1898

have

ment

Number

in 1893

b oab

Natives

Total Number

Year of Commence- |

Number of Stations |

é

Christian

of Communicants

Heathen baptized

Boys

Girls

§

here

Number of Outstatlons‘

Mission-

é

of Native Christians

e

India

1834

&

fary

[or)

75

60

396

11406

5991

426

5622

1563

7185

rge

China

1847

13

40

22

20

106

3817

2296

291

848

197

1045

but

Gold Coast| 1828

10 {187

41

25

194

12074

5198

999| 2227

1161

3¢

388

gal

Cameroons| 1886

5

55

13

44

912

789

265

1260

237

1497

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51 {398

151

107

740 128209[14274

1981

9957|3158

13115

ma

X

£

ith

the

ith

the

i

10f

REPO

=)

the

1!

Ons

Agents.

till

A. European Agents.

)‘61

ich

(See the Tabular Views on pp. 3 to 7 and on pp. 12 to 17.)

Deaths.

he

Mr. Matthissen, late of. Calicut, who for the last

o1

few years lived at Coonoor and was engaged in literary work

for the Lord, was called to rest on July 23rd at Coonoor.

3*

Jaalan

20

Departures. Mr. and Mrs. Jaus of Codacal, Zl[a"p. and Mrs.

1]

had

Strobel of Calicut, Mr. and Mrs. Schaible of Mulky, Mr. and

Mrs. Grossmann of Dharwar, and Mr. and Mrs. Kwittel of

heir

Hubli left us early in the year 1894 to proceed to Eurape to

Tra

The veteran Mr. Hartmann left India

il

recruit their health.

for good, as did also Mr. and Mrs. Benner in December last,

fo

the state of Mrs. Benner’s health forbidding their further

My

mu

stay in India. Mr. Engel, late of Dharwar, left our Mission

to join the Methodist Episcopal Mission at Poona.

In the

he

course of the new year Messrs. Ostermeyer, Ott, Peter, Liitze

the

2

and Liithi with their families will also go to Europe on furlough.

Arrivals.

To compensate for these losses our hands have

been strengthened by the arrival of Myr. K. Hiller, who came

fo

from Australia in January 1894 and is now in charge of the

kin

Calicut High School.

Five couples who after recruiting their

wit

health in Europe have also returned to India for a second or

0

third season of labour, viz:

Myr. Eckelmann, who with Mrs.

Py

FEckelmann had been in India before, though not in Mission-

Ap

employ, and who has now taken charge of the secular agency

Dh

of the Malabar district from Mr. Ostermeyer; Mr. and Mrs.

A

Brasche who returned to their work at the Udipi schools; Mr.

I@/

and Mrs. Keppler who have taken charge of the Udipi church

a

vice Mr. Ritter transferred to Mangalore in the place of M.

8§

Ott; Mr. Veil now the mercantile manager of our factories

Iey

at Mangalore and Mrs. Veil; Mr. and Mrs. Waidelich at present

48

at Dharwar but appointed for Bettigeri-Gadag and Mr. and

Mrs. Bode now at Dharwar. Besides this our working staff

has been increased by the young brethren Borel, Fritz, Gebhardt

and Sengle, and by five young ladies:— Miss Naab, now Mrs.

by

Kehrer; Miss Bader, now Mrs. Stier; Miss Lauffer, now Mrs.

lﬂtl

Sautter; Miss Luger, now Mrs. Jung; Miss Weber, now Mrs.

Th

Breidenbach; while Miss Kaundinya, who since 1890 had been

a8y

in charge of the Brahman Girls’ School at Mangalore, was married

Ca

21

M,

to Mr. Stamm. We are sérry to say that Miss Strolin, who

and

had begun the diligent study of the language in the hope of

fol of

being soon able to make herself useful in the newly opened

pe to

Training School for Schoolmistresses at Mangalore, was laid

India

aside by illness and had at last to proceed to the Nilgiris

ast

to recruit her health.

Mrs. Bucher, Myrs. Benner, and Mrs.

rther

Matthissen were also incapacitated by ill-health from taking

much part in active mission-work. Mr. Risch’s health failing,

55100

1 the

he and his wife had to spend the greater part of the year on

Liitze

the Nilgiris; and the death of their two darling children within

a few months of each other was a sore affliction.

ough.

We take this opportunity to tender our heartfelt thAanks

have

came

to the medical gentlemen of the various stations who have

the

kindly attended our sick;

we would especially acknowledge

|

et

with gratitude the kind services of Surgeon Major Dr. A.

0r

O’ Hara, Assistant Surgeon Mr. C. P. Ganapati, and Mr. R

d

1

Peter, pensioned dresser, at Mangalore; Mr. A. F. Matthias,

s100-

Apothecary at Kasaragod; Surgeon Major Dr. McCalman at

G|

Dharwar; Dr. Cardoz at Hubli; Surgeon Major Dr. A. A. Pechell

and Assistant Surgeon Mr. Verghese at Cannanore, My. V. V.

M.

M.

Verghese, Apothecary at Wadagara; Surgeon Major Dr. Lancaster

ureh

at Coonoor and Dr. Soltaw at Ootacamund, whose medical

I

assistance was most willingly and devotedly given, often without

remuneration, to the Missionaries and their native assistants

ories

oselt

as well as to the Christians at their respective stations.

and

B. Native Agency.

taft

1

The nﬁmber of our Native Pastors has been increased

artt

g

by one. On the 4th February Evangelist Nathanael Arukandan,

late of Calicut, was ordained as a Pastor of the Codacal church.

5.

The President of the District Committee Rev. L. J. Frohumeyer,

1ss

assisted by Rev. J. Jaus of Codacal and Rev. J. Padiath of

[een

Mr. Arukandan was born

aried

Calicut, administered the ordination.

22

R

Ara

among the heathen as the second son of Putten Purayil Manden,

now Amdrew, in the year 1846.

KEducated as an orthodox

Cat

Hindu, he yet soon came into contact with Christianity, several

8 ol

of his relations being Christians.

Though he despised the

che

are

Christians, the Lord found him in 1866, and he was baptized.

Some time afterwards he expressed a desire to continue his

i,

studies in the Middle School at Tellicherry and was admitted.

0r

Subsequently he was promoted to the Theological Seminary at

Ma

Mangalore and in 1877 was appointed to be a Catechist. Since

as

a0

then he has served as a Catechist. and latterly as an Evangelist

at several places, until called to the pastorate of the church

15

at Codacal.

May he always be a faithful steward of the

ma

mysteries of God.

1€e

2. Evangelists, Catechists and Assistant Catechists. In place

lah

of Mr. Nathanael Arukandan, Mr. Ashamayan Tumaran has

been appointed as an Evangelist for Central Malabar. Of the

Ch

number of Catechists in active service two were called away

of

by the Lord of the vineyard, viz.: Paul Chittayagam at Calicut

Th

and Abraham Para at Ponani, both of whom died in January

I

1894. The Assistant Catechist Joseph Hiria at Kotageri, after

It

having served the mission for more than ten years as a Teacher

als

and Assistant Catechist, resigned the mission-service in order to

Teg

manage his ancestral estate. We rejoice, however, to say that

these losses have been made up by the appointment of eight

young men who finished their studies in the Theological Seminary

84

at Mangalore. After passing their examination they have been

pa

set apart as Catechists. Their names are Medad Jayana now

at Udipi, Nathanael Satyananda now at Mercara, Samuel Sumitrp

10

now at Padur, Samuel Soans now at Hosadurga, Solomon Jogula

nf

sent to Bijapur, Devadana Katapur now at Dharwar, Bhagya-

I\

vanta, Alada now at Bettigeri-Gadag, Channa Halli now at

a(

Hubli. DBesides them FEbenezer Bethel, hitherto Colporteur, was

an

appointed‘ as an Assistant Catechist to Cannanore; Israel

aq

S et 1o,

23

e

Aralekatti to Hubli after a four years’ course in the Assistant

odox

Catechists’ Semiﬁary at Bettigeri; and Abraham Pawani, after

era

a shorter preparation at Nettur Seminary, to Calicut. It is a

the

cheering fact that no fewer than five of the above number

zed

are the outcome of the harvest brought in during the famine

his

time of 1877, either orphans who were entrusted to our mission,

fed

or the sons of families who joined us at that dreadful time.

y af

May they and their companions be privileged to bring in many

Ince

a sheaf. The total number on the 1st January last was 125,

st

against 118 last year, viz

5 Evangelists, 105 Catechists, and

rch

15 Assistant Catechists. Large as the number seems, it is still

the

inadequate to the needs of the large mission-field, and prayer

needs still to be made to the Lord of the harvest to send forth

labourers into His harvest.

ace

has

3. Schoolmasters and Schoolmistresses.

The number

of

the

Christian Schoolmistresses has remained stationary while that

ray

of the Christian Schoolmasters has been reduced by four.

oub

The yearly classes for improvement were held at Kaity by

ALy

Mr. Liitze, at Tellicherry by Mr. Dilger, and at Bettigeri by

tor

Myr. Liithi. At Kaity and Kotageri monthly training classes

her

also are held regularly by Mr. Liitze and Mr. J. Kanaka

t0

respectively.

1ab

4, Colporteurs.

The number of Colporteurs was 14, the

oht

same as the year before, 4 are Bible Colporteurs and are

11y

paid by the Bible Societies.

6l

ow

5. Bible Women. We are sure our readers will be glad

fiy

to peruse the reports of several Missionary Ladies who super-

intendend and take part in the work of the Bible Women.

o

These latter number 29, two more only than last year, one

i

additional Bible Woman having been appointed at Calicut

al

and one at Dharwar. We are greatly indebted to the British

as

ol

and Foreign Bible Society for enabling us to employ these

5,

)

4

wait

Bible Women by granting us a considerable sum of money

towards their support.

mon

0r 0

Last year we drew the attention of our readers to certain

defects in the organization of the Christian Provident Funds.

of

§

We were pleased to note that the matter was taken up and dis-

pay

cussed by others and that there is some hope of improvements

thei

being made.

We would now point to a certain custom pre-

naft

valent among our Assistants and Christians, which is also calcu-

lated to lower their moral standard and to work

Witl

Kuri.

harm.

We refer to the custom of the <«kur:s”’.

con

Ano

This custom seems to be chiefly prevalent in Malabar, and we

by

have been furnished with particulars about it by a Malabar

181

Missionary, Mr. Schonthal, the superintendent of the large and

f0 9

flourishing weaving factory at Cannanore and its branches.

Jun

Myr. Schonthal writes:—

of f

“Nothing but quarrelling and discord are the outcome of

hay

the kuri.

It is a national evil which must be fought against

hSh

in Christian communities.

The saying, “He who begins a

kuy

kuri begins a quarrel” has passed into a proverb, and indi-

the

cates the extent to which the evil has grown.

deh

“A kuri is a kind of raffle or lottery.

Any person who 1s

No

in want of a sum of money, say Rs. 75, persnades a number

Ui

of persons, 10, 20 or 30 as the case may be, to agree to a

monthly payment of, say Rs. 21

each.

If the number of

members be 30 and each monthly

payment Rs. 2%, the whole

monthly collection amounts to Rs

1D,

The first collection 1is

Iy

paid to the Kkuri-motban, . e. the organiser.

The receiver of

P

each subsequent collection is decided by lot. The monthly

il

payments continue till each of the consecutive members has

Wo

received Rs. 75.

hig

«It often happens that persons who get the allotment are

N

not in need of it, while otherg who urgently need it have_ to

at

25

oney

wait for months for it; then the person who is in need of the

money borrows from the other who can spare it at 25 per cent

rtain

or other usurious rate of interest.

«One or several of the members may fall ill, or some member

1nds.

of their family falls ill and they are unable to continue their

| dis-

pents

payments, after perhaps having already received and spent

their allotment, mutual recrimination and quarrelling are the

pre-

natural consequence. Or perhaps those who get the money

alcu-

without having immediate need of it, become extravagant and

work

contract habits of life which are beyond their usual means.

Wi

Another frequent source of quarrels are verbal assignments

d we

by which any member of the kuri to whom another member

abar

and

is indebted for his instalment, assigns the money due to him

to a third party. John, for instance, has borrowed Rs. 10 from

6s

James and promised to pay him by the 31st of July; instead

of fulfilling his engagement, he says to James ‘1 say Jack, 1

e of

have promised to pay your Rs. 10 by the 31st July. Now

ainst

listen—George so and so owes me Rs. 8 subscription for a

ns &

kuri; please get the Rs. 8 from him, the rest I shall pay by

the 31st of July.’ But James who knows that George is a bad

indl-

debtor does not like this assignment and the result is aquarrel. —

ho 18

Not only lying and deceit, but enmity between families lasting

nber

sometimes for years, are engendered by these ‘kuris’.”

to 4

2. The Native Church.

r of

hole

Our feelings when looking on the church, or rather the

number of large and small churches that it has been our

n iS

or Of

privilege to gather in the course of sixty years since our

ithly

mission first entered the field may best be expressed in the

words of Mr. Ostermeyer of Cannanore which he prefixed to

s has

his yearly report:—«Hitherto hath the Lord helped us”. Our

sense of gratitude for divine help may well be thus expressed

a1

76 tO

at the close of a year in which we 'have been privileged to

4

S Al A

26

celebrate the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the

eof

Cannanore church, and to rejoice over all that the Lord has

shoy

done for this church in Cannanore and its affiliated church

and

at Chowa.

“Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.

At ‘this

adm

place where 50 years ago there were only a few scattered

Boc

sheep, there is now by the grace of God a parish church

the

which, including the affiliated church of Chowa, numbers as

Jar

many as 960 souls.

The Lord be praised.”

Numbers. Our native church of the five provinces of our

Cal

mission-field, Canara,

Coorg, Malabar,

the Nilgiris

and

the

Southern Mahratta, shows a total ‘of 11,963 baptized members

with 6,342 communicants, that is, 557 baptized members or

a(

il ¢

351 communicants more than in 1893.

The increase is partly

Chr

due to excess of births over deaths (138 souls), but chiefly to

and

baptisms from among the heathen or admissions from the

it

Roman Catholic and Syrian churches.

The baptisms of new

pla

converts numbered 318, viz.: 227 adults and 91 children.

In

fo

Canara there were 40, in Coorg 7, in Southern Mahratta 6, in

the

Malabar 235, and on the Nilgiris 30 baptisms from among

fo]

the heathen.

of |

A. New Admissions.

Bu

he

Various but always wonderful are the ways by which those

is,

Bir

who have been received into the church by baptism have been

led to Christ. We give a few extracts from the reports re-

H]é

ha

ceived, arranging them in the order of the different provinces,

and beginning with

10

il

CANARA.

il

Of Mangalore Mr. Ott reports:—There is an increase of

10

foy

119 souls in the Mangalore church, 45 having been admitted

60

from the heathen and the Roman Catholics.

There have been

ey

-53 deaths, some of them very sudden. The newly admitted

W

27

Lt

the

people at Bolma and Bocképatna are poor people, but they

| hag

showed such a desire for communion with the Christian church

urch

and its Head as to make it impossible for us to deny them

this

admittance.

On December thirty souls were admitted to the

fered

Bockapatna Church. The case of one of these, who came about

urch

the eleventh hour of his life deserves mention.

The Pastor

§ a8

Jared Soens writes about him:

«This man, T%mma by name, had been for some years at work in

the Mechanical Workshop of our Mission where he

our

Called about

the eleventh

received his first impressions of Christianity from the

and

hour.

daily prayers.

He at times felt a desire to become

hers

§ Or

a Christian, but was deterred by his relatives. When at last he fell

ill and had a presentiment that he was going to die, he sent for a

1ty

Christian young man who had formerly been his fellow-workman

yto

and informed him of his desire to become a Christian.

The young

the

man informed Mr. Jung, who went to see Timma and at his desire

new

placed him in the house of a Christian acquaintance who undertook

In

to nurse him.

I saw him every day and began to instruct him in

Ll

the Christian truth, of which he knew very little.

‘When I spoke

if4

to him of the love of God, of His mercy to us as shown in Christ,

of the atoning sacrifice of Christ, he listened attentively and joyfully.

But when I spoke to him of sin and judgment and showed him that

he was a sinner and under the wrath of God, as every natural man

is, he got angry, and said, he did not want that, and he would not

056

stay here any longer. He got up and was about to go away, trembl-

el

ing and with tottering steps, when I said to him, “You are free to go,

Ie

having been brought here at your own request, but I advise you not

£8,

to be in a hurry and to sit down again’.

Then he said: ‘Just those

sins which you mentioned Ihave committed; who has told you about

me ?* and he got angry again. Ispoke kindly to him and succeeded

in pacifying him.

When I had left him, he reproached his landlord

of

for having informed against him.

But they tried as much as they

ed

could to quiet him.

I prayed for the man as the Spirit of God was

evidently working and Satan trying to hinder.

Next morning I

el

went again, when Timma received me by asking my forgiveness for

ol

4+

9

o

8

having been angry. ‘Yes, it is true’ he said, ‘I am a sinner and

two ¢

worthy of hell.

it

a wid

But you have told me, that God loves sinners and

that Jesus Christ died for them.

Is it not so? I have now come to

more

Him’,

I rejoiced over the miracle of grace performed in this man.

(aste

10 an

For two days more I instructed him; then he asked for baptism

before Sunday, ‘because’ said he ‘on Sunday I shall die’.

‘When on

praye

Friday and Saturday his relatives came to see him he said to them :—

the p

‘Why are you come? I am with Jesus, don’t fear for me ; Jesus is

]

my refuge.” On Sunday morning I was sent for.

Timma was dying

and had lost the use of his tongue.

He only groaned, ‘Jesu my

of fa

refuge, Jesu my refuge’.

He was baptized at once and two hours

hoys

afterwards he died.”

from

The list of catechumens shows 52 names; they will, we

the ¢

hope, be baptized next year.

whic

Mr. Singer of Mulky reports of a family that was

indeg

driven into the fold of Christ by fear of demons.

“Barly one morning” he writes, “not long ago the old Christian

widow Hanna was seen hastening to the mission-station at Padur.

It must have been something important that induced her to leave

her cottage so early and to come to the Missionary. Almost breath-

less she arrives and tells her story.

That same morning at day-

COI\]}

break her neighbour had knocked at her door and told her with

had

streaming eyes that she could no longer bear the fear of the bhitas.

1eay

There was her son lying sick at home and all she did to pacify the

for

bhitas, was of no avail, her son was growing worse and worse. She

whil

had long observed that in Hanna's house there was peace and no

the

fear of bhitas, and she had now made up her mind to come to the

0ne

Christians with her whole house to serve the God of the Christians

they

in order to get peace and to have her son made well again. Shortly

aft

afterwards the grown up son of the house arrives and corroborates

ang

her story. He is encouraged in the belief, that God Almighty hears

prayer and can save his brother if it be His will.

Mr. Singer, ac-

companied by his eatechist, went to the house in question, which was

about two miles distant.

fror

The inmates.were an old widow aged

Whe

about 65 years with a face in which grief had left visible traces,

old

R

29

o and

two grown up sons, one married to a girl-wife, the other a widower,

15 and

a widowed daughter and the sick son aged -about 20 and looking

These folks belong to the

me to

more like a skeleton than a living man

5 MaN

caste of the Halepaikaru, Canarese speaking people who settled here,

in ancient times, as colonies of soldiers.

After a short address and

aptism

160 01

prayer the paraphernalia of bhuta- worship were destroyed and then

B0l i—

the people were visibly relieved and said—‘Now we belong to you’.’

SUS

Myr. Sieber at Mercara reports:—

dyn

“On the Sunday after Whitsunday a Brahmin family consisting

31 My

of father and mother, a son of 18 years, a daughter of 13 and two

hours

boys of 6 and 9 years respectively were baptized

They live 6 miles

from the village of Sampaji

The boys are to go to the Udipi school

L we

the girl, Delorak by name, is to remain in Mercara. May this family

which seems to have been put out of caste before joining us have

indeed found salvation in Christ

ns.

[st1an

MALABAR

adurs

Of Cannanore My

Ostermeyer reports :—

Jeave

«As regards baptisms from among the heathen, the past year

eath

We

compared with the preceding one was a year of retrogression

day

had indeed a considerable number of inquirers, 63 altogether, but

with

nearly half of them left us again, not a few, because we had no work

fitas

for them

We could baptize only 21 souls including 4 children,

the

while 12 are still under instruction

Of these 21, 14 belonged to

She

1)

bd

were weavers, 2 fishermen, and

the Tier or toddy-drawer caste,

d 10

One of

one each of the Warrior, Washermen and Hunter castes.

) the

them, persuaded by her sister, went over to the Roman Catholics soon

1005

afterwards ;

the rest have remained firm in spite of many trials

il

and have given us cause to rejoice over them

ates

Myr. Frohwmeyer of Nettur near Tellicherry reports:—

oal$

ao

“We had the privilege of admitting into the church 16 souls

There was first a Nayer lad from Trichur,

as

from among the heathen

who was sent to the Orphanage at Paraperi; then in September an

ged

old woman, who had come with her daughter and a grandson, but

065

- 30 —_

Lot L

became dropsical and was baptized before the course of instruction

she

was completed. She died soon after her baptism. Her daughter and

thing

grandson were baptized with several others on the 16th December.

shor

Among the latter was an Eunike with 4 children, the daughter of an

old lone woman, a member of our church, further Johanna, a young

tow!

woman of the highest caste in Malabar.

She had been married to

A walif

a Nambutiri Brahman, who had been fond of her and

yeat

had treated her well.

indeed.

But one day in a fit of mental

ea

derangement

she

ran into the bush without an

hous

umbrella., When she came to her senses, she knew that she could

For

not return to her hoase; for with the Nambutiris it is a sufficient

desi

cause for a woman to be excommunicated, if she leaves her house

hap

without an umbrella, or exchanges a word with another man.

At

Was

first she hid herself in the jungles, but hunger forced her to come

orpl

forth.

She was found by a Mapla who took her home and promised

to care for her.

Cho

After she had lived with him for some years, he

84yi

one day told her to prepare for a journey.

Cooking-vessels, rice

day

and other victuals were put into a boat and they started.

After a

rather long voyage in parts unknown to her, he landed on an island

of y

and commanded her to leave the boat taking the cooking utensils

with her.

He took her to the interior of the island and told her to

prepare some rice and to call him when it was ready. The rice was

wit]

cooked but when she went to call him he was nowhere to be founb,

A§

and the boat was gone.

His purpose was only to get rid of her.

After wandering about for a few days she was found by some toddy-

drawers, who brought her to us, in the hope that we would be able

fati

to make something of her.

At first we did not know what to do

a1

with the silent young creature.

As she was suffering from a

He

cutaneous disease, we sent her to the hospital, but she ran away.

108

The disease proved to be common eczema, and she was gradually

a@

cured.

But it was remarkable that her mind seemed to have

an(

remained unpolluted all the time.

Before baptism and after it also

lgy

her conduct was exemplary.

She has never spoken anything mean

111]{

or vulgar, she is peaceful and quiet, and works diligently in the

St

weaving factory.

When the Christian women quarrel she will tell

ady

Wi

them bluntly ‘It is ngt right’, and when they spoil cotton yarn,

31

e

uction

she will say ‘It is not thus you should deal with your master’s

o1 and

things’.

In baptismal instruction her answers were thoughtful,

mber,

short and decisive.”

of an

Of the people admitted into the church of Tellicherry

young

town, Mr. Bader reports:—

ied fo

«At Christmas we had the pleasure of baptizing a lad of 17

1 and

years of age.

He is a native of Wadagara and belonged to the

ental

weavers’ caste.

His first impressions were received in a Christian

if an

house where he is employed as a servant but treated like a son.

could

For eight months he was instructed by myself, and his zeal and

icient

He is able to read.

The

desire to learn were very gratifying.

house

baptism of some other candidates had to be postponed.

One family

At

was sent to Calicut, because they could not find work here. A little

come

orphan girl of about ten years was sent to the Orphanage at

mised

Chombala, and will soon be baptized there.

Two lads, who came

8, ‘he

saying they wanted to become Christians, left us again after a few

1ice

days, they had evidently expected something different.”

ter 4

At Chombala too there has been a number of conversions

Jand

of which Mr. Weismann writes:—

sils

oIl

i

“Though we had many trials during the past year we were not

without comfort. In the beginning of the year a young man came to

7as

us, who had written six months before, “Where shall

anb

A Seeker after

I find truth’? I have looked for it in the Vedas and

her

Truth.

Shastras of my own religion, sought it by fasting and

ddy

v

The letter had been

fatiguing pilgrimages, but have not found it.’

able

odo

answered and the young man invited to come and see the missionary.

He came, but was so timid and troubled in his mind, that we did

mé

not wonder when he declared he could not remain.

But he came

oy

again and implored us: ‘Please teach me the way that leads to God

ally

and to the forgiveuness of sin.’

He was followed by a family from our

YAL

31€0

neighbourhood, then by other candidates for baptism, but it was

impossible for us to give them work; we had to send them on to other

pall

stations, where work was to be had.

Of the 23 persons, whom we

the

admitted into our church by baptism, 18 are from our neighbourhood.

fell

With the exception of a good-natured, industrious, but fickle

Ay

e

32

coachman from Mahé, they all cheered us by the lnely interest

haptiz

they took in the baptismal instruction.

hospi

I am sorry to say that the heathen, stirred up by the many con-

A

versions, have become very hostile, and their hostility has for the

pishe

first time shown itself in deeds of violence

taka

In June, Mata, a young

woman of 20 years joined us

There was the usual row, but she

open

remained firm

Her mother and sister continued their visits and

helie

Mata used to converse with them most amicably, praying and en-

My

couraging them to follow her and become Christians like her. One

by o

day, about two months afterwards, while her sister seized both her

hands, as if caressing her, some men who had been hidden in the

9y

Rescued

shrubbery of the neighbouring garden rushed upon

(om

Mata, who became speechless from terror, lifted her

up and began to carry her away

Attracted by a loud ery from

oine

after

Mrs. Weismann 1 started from my study, and was just in time to

med

seize them. No servant was near, I had not breath enough to shout

After ten minutes, which seemed an age Mr. Peter, who had heard

hop

the noise without knowing what it was, came to the rescue, with a

appe

few coolies who were working in his compound

Then the heathen

plac

men ran away and Mata escaped and took shelter in the mission

hei

house

She would have been lost, if Mr. Weismann had not stopped

the robbers; for scarcely 100 paces away from the house there stood

ot

about 20 other men ready to carry the young woman away. Mata is

uny

now baptized and rejoices us by her contented and upright conduct.”

ang

0ng

Calicut has had a rich harvest of 54 souls,

the majority

of whom were baptized on the 2nd Sunday of Advent.

Of

ang

these Mr. Lauffer writes:—

at

“Our candidates for baptism, as far as they were baptized on

|

the 2nd Sunday of Advent, 41 in number, differed from those of

Sey

former years in this particular that they were all more or less edu-

cated, and that they are not outsiders, but inhabitants or neighbours

fu

of Calicut

It was a fine sight to see all these people sit before the

One of them

assembled congregation, ready to receive baptism

of

was the adopted son of our dbraham Pavanna ; several who had been

Tef

33

(=S e SRR

Nerest

ba‘ptized in the course of the year were inmates of the Mission-

hospital and the Lepers’ asylum.

1y con-

At Codacal Station, the number of inquirers has dimi-

or the

nished, but new prospects have opened in the south, at Chitta-

young

takara and Chalasheri, where two new out-stations have been

ot she

opened in the midst of Syrians and Roman Catholics.

We

ts and

believe that the extracts which we give from the reports of

nd en-

My. Bosshardt and Mr. Frohnmeyer will be read with pleasure

, One

by our readers.

th her

in the

“Last year 64 souls were baptized from among the heathen and

upon

29 were admitted from the Roman Catholic and Syrian chorches.

Compared with the preceding years the number of heathen that

d her

from

joined us is considerably smaller and of those that came, several,

me {0

after having been with us for some time either went to the Mahom-

medans or returned to their caste.

These people had come with the

shout,

bope of gaining a livelihood without doing much work.

Being dis-

heard

yith &

appointed in this expectation they became dissatisfied and went to

places where they have more license to follow the evil desires of

athen

their-heart.

188108

“Of the out-stations on our list in 1893 and 1892 Andatodu does

opped

stood

not now appear because the Christian family that lived there proved

unworthy.

In its stead there are two new out-stations Chittatakar

it 38

ek

’.‘,‘

and Chalasheri, 27 and 21 miles respectively distant from Codacal

one to the south and the other south-east.

ouity

“On Sunday the 20th May, 13 Roman Catholics of Chittatakara

01

and 5 Syrian Christians of Chalasheri were received into our church

at Codacal.

The beginning of the movement at Chittatakara dates

nine years back, when one of our Missionaries, accompanied by

d o

se of

several Catechists on a preaching tour to the large fair at Guruvayur

was hospitably entertained in the house of one Lon-

odu

An Enemy

turned into

appen, a rich and influential man of the town. When

ours

a Friend.

) the

the Missionary asked permission to preach in front

of his host’s house, Lonappen, who was a bigoted Roman Catholie,

hen

refused it.

The Missionary asked whether he would have any

heen

5

34

e el

118

objection to pray with him.

With the intention of seeing how

heretics pray and to find weapons against them in their prayer,

Ab

Lonappen consented.

But after that prayer Lonappen’s opposition

Evan

ceased; he permitted the Missionary and his party to preach, and

Chris

thus he became acquainted with their doctrines.

About the same

time he had occasion to read some books which & Roman Catholic

he for

viear, who had put up in his house, had with him and which he

preac}

hm

used in the instruction of young candidates for the priesthood.

The

spiriy

casuistic doctrines, the secrets of the confessional and other things

that he found in those books so disgusted him, that he began to long

Writte

for something better.

At that time his recovery from an attack of

e\ang

smallpox so moved him with gratitude to God, that he vowed to

see h

live for truth only.

He cast away his images of saints and bought

and ¢

himse

more than 100 New Testaments and other Bible-portions, which he

distributed among his friends and neighbours, showing them the

Chrs

in the

errors of the Roman Catholic church, and preaching the Gospel to

them.

then

Some of them also grew fond of the secriptures.

But this

brought down the curse of excommunication on Zhomuni, one of their

of th

addre

members.

After that Lonappen also renounced his connection with

the Romish church and asked for admission into our church, which,

W!

on the matter having been duly inquired into, was granted to him

of po

and to several others, and a Catechist was stationed at the town.

Chy

“From the Syrian village Chalasheri petitions to begin the work

towr

of evangelisation in their midst had reached us several years ago.

villa

Xal

In the month of May Mr. Frohnmeyer, the chairman of the distriet,

Mr. Bosshardt of Codacal and two Catechists went to the place to

With'

see what could be done.

‘When they arrived there they found that

Swepi

of the original petitioners some were dead, some were gone back

grigy

and proved hostile, but the family of one Cheru received us gladly,

1oy

saying that for some years they had been praying to the Lord for

1€am1

our coming. The result of the visit was that five persons joined our

ang

-

church.”

of

foit,

My. Bosshardt further reports:

()

“On the 18th June I went again to this village, accompanied by

Sant

Mr. Eckelmann; we were joyfully received by those who had joined

alsy

L sEa

35

us

Among those who came to meet us, there was a blind man,

¢ how

rayer,

named Varid, .who had lived as a heathen in the

A blind

neighbourhood of Chalasheri and a few years ago

0sition

Evangelist.

had joined the Syrian church.

On his becoming a

1, and

Samme

Christian and finding his Lord and Saviour, he was so happy that

he forgot his affliction and began to wander from village to village

ytholic

ch he

preaching the Gospel and living on the alms which were given to

him.

The

But feeling dissatisfied with his scanty knowledge and the

spiritual food which the Syrians could offer him, he had a letter

things

0 long

written to us a few years ago asking us to begin the work of

It was a great joy to this blind man to

1k of

evangelisation at Chalasheri.

see his desire realized; he remained with us the whole afternoon,

ed 10

ought

and at evening he fetched a copy of the New Testament, placed

himself near the fish-market where numerous Syrians and Non-

oh he

0 the

Christians had gathered, opened his book and shouted:

‘We read

;pel 0

in the Gospel of St. John v ¢h. 1 to 16 the following account’, and

then he narrated almost word for word the account of the healing

f his

theit

of the sick man at the pool Bethesda, on which he gave an

address.

) with

“The view of these old Christian towns and villages in the midst

Vhich)

0 him

of powerful heathenism is apt to stir strange feelings in our mind;

on one hand we wonder at and admire the great

1

Christian

towns and

things that were done here of old.

What a time of

w'ork

villages in

a0

missionary spirit must that time have been when

Malabar.

such great Christian towns and flourishing villages

Sifieta

with hundreds of churches arose, what a powerful revival must have

08 {0

swept through the land!

On the other hand we are pained and

| that

grieved at the spiritual death of the churches.

Superstition, secret

pack

idolatry, drunkenness, eating of opium are prevalent vices as I have

[adly:

learned from the best sources.

These evils have degraded them

g for

and debased the character of the people.

They are painfully aware

g our

of their state, and think of deliverance, but cannot find a way

to it.

“As yet we are in want of a place of worship, a proper and sub-

stantial building for the school we have taken under our charge and

d by

also of a burial place”.

Jiﬂed

T

36

For the comparatively new station Vaniyankulam Easter-

Never,

day 1894 was a day of joy, five souls from among .the

and int

heathen being received into the church of Christ on that day.

‘N

Four of them belong to one family, the parents, son and

wonder

daughter from Vaniyankulam, the fifth is a young man from

Calicut.

Wond

Wa

From Palghat Mr. Uber writes:;—'

“On the 14th October, 31 adults and 16 children, altogether 47

diseret

people were received into the charch by baptism; 6 Roman Catholics

pose b

was f

also joined the church.

The building had been

A Day of

tastefully decorated by the members and a choir

Rejoicing.

The T

sang a hymn in parts, which had been specially

of a §

written for the occasion by a native-member of the church, and after

a suitable address the candidates were received into the Church of

foal m

Christ.

A repast had been provided by the members of the Palghat

shorta

church for all the guests, that had come from distant places, and for

he woy

the newly baptized by the Missionaries. Inthe afternoon the church-

ingly

members gathered again for a Missionary anniversary, at which

admitt

various addresses were given to the numerous congregation. It was

she {;

a day of rejoicing to the whole station.”

Deople

0ng g

Myr. Kiihnle reports in his yearly report:—

“The fifty people received from among the heathen during the

ahsol

tende

past year are beginners in every respect.

But they have learned a

hag il

good deal during baptismal instraction; they have often gratified

almog

my heart, and their desire for baptism has made me thankful.

gress,

‘When they came to see me on the early morning of the day of their

Soon

baptism and I saw their eyes light up with pleasure, still more,

when they stood before the baptismal font and confessed their faith

ing {

hundl-

with evident

seriousness and devotion,

answered the

solemn

Writg,

questions and promised faithfulness to the Lord, a joy and delight

thrilled my heart such as I had scarcely ever known before.

I knew

alop |

Pos

that the Lord was in our midst and was doing great things.

Bat if

now after baptism various weaknesses and sins, small and great, are

ang ¢

Work

observed in some of them, should we uncharitably cast them off ?

the 1)

s

Faster

Never, with the help of God.

We will educate them for heaven,

the

and intercede for them with a prayerful heart.

at day

tg

on and

“Many things might be told of their life in heathenism and the

1 from

wonderful ways which God led them.

We might tell how God for

two long years preserved and strengthened the faith

Wonderful

of a youth, whose mother would on no account per-

Ways.

mit his baptism before he had attained the age of

discretion as fixed by law, and tried to dissuade him from this pur-

ther 47

atholies

pose by many prayers and entreaties, till at last the desire of his heart

d heen

was fulfilled.

We might tell of a widow with three children who

. choir

suddenly one morning stood before the missionhouse

The Taming

and asked for admittance.

By her own account she

pecially

of a Shrew.

d after

had led a bad life.

It was easily seen that no spiri-

areh of

tual motives had brought her there. Her son, about 20 years of age,

alghit

short and stout, made a better impression, and inspired the hope that

and for

he would turn out well.

The two young children looked so implor-

ingly into my face, that I ecould not send them away.

They were

shurch-

whieh

admitted as inquirers.

But soon the widow proved troublesome;

It was

she did not recognise any difference between her own and other

people’s property and was fonder of eating than of working.

No

one cared to live with her, and at last we sent her away.

But she

absolately refused to go.

Well, we decided to try again; she at-

ng the

tended baptismal instruction, though it could be seen daily that she

m]ed [

had not the least interest. ¢’Tis all in vain’ the Missionary was told

ratiﬁed

almost every day.

Her son on the contrary was making rapid pro-

ankful

gress.

He was learning diligenily and successfully, so that he was

1 their

soon able to teach his hard-hearted mother in the evenings, repeat-

- 0re

ing to her the Commandments, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Creed

I falth

hundreds of times.

He even took the trouble to learn to read and to

write. Despite all this the widow with her children is seen standing

golemd

Jolight

among the candidates of baptism on the 14th October. ‘How is that

[ kne

possible ¥’ you ask.

The Lord himself by the ministry of much pain

and sickness softened her heart and opened it for His word and the

But if

3t7 ard

work of the Holy Spirit.

The Lord did it and we could not refuse

m off?

the blessing of holy baptism to her and her children.

38

Seen e

;;

“About the life of our Z'obias, formerly Welu, before his baptism,

RUIG

a little book might be written.

Welu was a demon-dancer, a man

Juds

whom he himself and his countrymen believed, that he was pos-

Tiid

A Devotee of

sessed of the goddess Kali. For years he had served

the goddess with body and soul. Taller by a head

wall

KAli turned

than other people he made a deep impression on the

Hol

into a Disciple.

people, by his dances and oracles especially.

From

Som

all the country round about, people would flock to him and revere

Jear

him almost as much as if he had been Kali herself.

The star of

Sam

his fortune shone brightly for several years, and he and his family

fared sumptuously every day.

But his star began to grow dim, set

at last and never rose again.

‘Kali has left Welu’ was said in his

hap

village, the rumour spread to the neighbourhood, and his trade and

income were gone.

‘What could be done? His wife and his three

year

children must live.

He tries again and again to recover his lost

fame, but in vain.

About that time he hears the story of Jesus the

An 4

Saviour of sinners, of His love to lost souls.

He hearsﬁ what Jesus

He heard

the

has done for all mankind, consequently for Welu also.

may

that he himself who was a servant of sin and of the devil, might become

a servant of God if he desisted from his evil practices, repented and

01

turned to God.

This message sinks deep into his heart.

He cannot

sem|

get rid of it.—At last he sets out with wife and children, comes to

Kots

Palghat, is admitted to baptismal instruction, and gets a dwelling

and suitable work in the Tile-works.

This family has since been an

Werg

ornament among the candidates for baptism.

Both husband and

shoy

wife being able to read and write, learning was not difficult for them.

Bng}

ing

Welu would read diligently, and it was gratifying to see him and his

of b

wife grow in knowledge.

Soon everyone esteemed and loved them.

givip

They were baptized, his wife received the name Jael*, his daughter,

by g

12 years of age, Caroline, the son, 7 years old, Devamitran, and the

they

little girl Ruth.”

Whig

Jemi;

*In this connection we desire to enter a protest against the custom pre-

We i

vailing in some of our churches of ransacking the Bible, or the German and

Nati

English Dictionaries in order to find names for the new converts.

We do not

Mogt

find that the Apostles of our Lord changed the names of their converts.

We

that

find that even the names of Roman and Greek gods, such as Hermes, Apolle

he \h

39

e

To the hill-stations, Kaity and Kotageri, we may with

some modifications apply the words written of the church of

St

M VD

Judea, Galilee and Samaria after the conversion of Paul, Acts

.....

:

LAl WAl

x, 31: “Then had the churches rest, and were edified and

walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the

Holy Ghost were multiplied.”

After the fierce persecution

m

some of them had to suffer for a time in 1892 and 1893, last

year was a time of comparative rest and peace and at the

JHi

same time of outward growth.

B

n

At Kotageri 12 people were received into the church by

i

baptism.

My. Sikemeier writes: —

(8

mt

“The three young men, whose conversion we mentioned in last

year’s report, were baptized on the 28th January 1894 at the

Two of them, with

Nilgiri Mission-anniversary.

[ W

AE Anniversary.

two other Christian young men, were admitted into

il

i

the Kaity School from which those that are sufficiently advanced

IAE{.

may soon enter the newly opened Seminary for Catechists.

i

In the

The Mission-anniversary was a cheerful gathering.

AL

morning 200 Christians from both Kotageri and Kaity were as-

i

sembled in the church besides a few English Lady-residents from

il

Kotageri.

Before the service began, there was a prayer-meeting,

walling

were retained. Why should we preter;rd to be wiser than the Apostles? Why

g L

should we assist in denationalizing our Christians by giving them Hebrew,

il 1'.‘1'[.

English and German names? Why should we be guilty of lowering in the

o

minds of our people the estimation they have or ought to have of the holy rite

gl L

of baptism by giving them cause to believe that baptism is only a ceremony of

giving or changing names? Why should we demean ourselves and our converts

] L0

by giving our Christians names of persons whose society we should shun if

il g ‘]l’{ﬂ'

they were alive now, such as Thamar, Bathseba ? Why introduce foreign names

il

which to their bearers can have no meaning at all, such as Asuba, Kerenhapuch,

Jemima, Methusala, Carolina, Abiathar, Abigail, or Samson, Michal, Absalom,

We know that after this custom has been introduced by the Missionaries, the

)]

i

Native Christians of some parts have now taken it up and sometimes select the

T o

most singular names for themselves or their children. But we are convinced

(L] 10

that the custom can be and ought to be opposed by all right-minded persons

T

be they Missionaries or natives.

il

40

e

presided over by the Pastor.

The service was conducted, and

life

baptism administered by myself and at the afternoon meeting add-

Kl

Miss

resses were given by the Missionaries and Catechists alternating

‘with hymns and songs, sung by the congregation and the choirs.

s |

“On July 28th a Badaga family of 7 persons were baptized,

the

whose eldest son had already been received into the church on the

Stof

28th January.

They had been wavering at first and at one time

then

were ready to return into caste, but afterwards they became firmer

cam

and after having received instruction for several months, they were

wer

baptized.

witt

“In September the mother and 4 brothers and sisters of two of

(an,

our young men joined us, several years after those young men had

he |

come to Christ:” .

Kai

Was

Into the Kaity church 18 persons, ]4 adults and 4 children

Wit

were admitted by baptism. We are sure it is with the deepest

568

interest that our readers will peruse Myr. Liitze’s report of

hea

two of the conversions as they most graphically describe

on

to us the struggles which Badagas have to go through in

bro

becoming Christians on the one hand, and the power of

aly

the Word of God on the other.

he;

My. Liitze writes :—

Wt

(o

“Strive to enter in at the narrow gate: for many, I say unto

off

you, will seek to enter in and shall not be able ; Luke xiii, 24. The

ba;

old moonshee Kackamalle of Kaity was one whose

thy

Saved at last.

striving lasted for many years, and it was only just

10,

before the shutting of the gate, that he succeeded in

18

entering.

How many Missionaries, working on the Nilgiris, or

fa

staying there for a change, have known and loved the meek little

W

man with his honest face.

How many Missionaries and Missionary

fa

Ladies were assisted by him in learning the Badaga language, or

ha

Canarese and Tamil, while he on his part received something from

hi

them which fascinated him in a strange way and would not let him

i

alone, viz.: the message of salvation. It was in a school opened by

W

Mr. Casamajor, a pensioned judge, who passed the last years of his

€x

41

.

and

life at this place and became the founder of our Nilgiri Mission,

add

Eackamalla received the first impression of the truth, and ander the

ting

Missionaries Mo"ri?ce, Biihrer, Metz, and Wenger he not only increased

0118,

his store of worldly knowledge, but grew also in the knowledge of

While serving the later missionaries Gundert, Hesse,

ied,

the trath.

| the

Stokes, Koehler, Layer and others as a moonshee, and accompanying

fime

them on preaching tours, the call to take hold of salvation in Christ

came to him again and again with increasing power. Many prayers

rmer

Were

were offered to the throne of graee on his behalf or together

His brother,

when

with him, but family ties held him fast.

vo of

dangerously ill, took refuge in the missionhouse in order to

had

be baptized before his death and to die as a Christian.

But the

Kaity Badagas carried him away by force. Under no circamstances

was he to die as a Christian.

In 1877 Kackmalla’s wife died, and

Jren

with her the obstacle which had been in his way up to that time

pest

seemed to be removed, and it was hoped that he would break with

b of

heathenism.

But he delayed, and his relations put another fetter

ribe

on him by marrying him to the widow of his deceased brother who

1

brought several children into his house in addition to those he

of

already had.

They were so many new ties that held him fast to

heathenism. But the desire after salvation could not be suppressed

within him.

Every evening he would read the Bible and pray to

God with a loud voice generally in the presence of his children;

nto

often he would come to divine service on Sundays and from the

The

baptism of new converts he was rarely absent.

Again and again

the gracious call of God reached him, warning him not to delay and

1086

not to neglect the salvation of his soul.

So especially in December

jus’s

iin

1887 when his third son Konga, a pupil of our school and his

father’s pet, then about 14 years old, wished to become a Christian.

0f

ftle

We thought this would be welcome news to the father and would

ary

facilitate his own conversion; the more so as a few weeks before he

had come to my room asking me to join him in prayer and to give

0r

om

him a blessing. How great was our surprise and how painful our

il

disappointment when Kackamalla, on being informed that his son

was with me and wished to become a Christian, came in great

by

excitement, burst into tears and lamentations, prostrated himself at

it}

6

e

42

his son’s feet, embraced his knees, and in a voice choked with sobs

the

and tears implored him to return with him to his home and to post-

any

pone becoming a Christian till the whole family would also become

me

Christians ; they would all come together and not separately. After

Y10

some hours the father’s tears and prayers shook his son’s resolution

fo1

and induced him to postpone his conversion.

The outcome was,

el

that after a time, he became an adversary of Christ and a stumb-

fo |

ling-block to his father.

Years passed.

Kackamalla remained the

the

same, he was fond of hearing and reading the Word of God and as

ole:

fully convinced of its truth as he was satisfied that sooner or later

hac

he would become a Christian, though it might be on his deathbed-

to

About a year ago he fell ill with dropsy and was declining rapidly.

Cus

I went to see him; but as he could not see me I sent him as a

Th

message the parable, Luke xiii, 6—9, promising that the verses

sta

8 and 9 should be my prayer for him.

He recovered and after a

ol

few days he came to see me and to tell me that the parable of the

o

fig-tree and my message had deeply affected him and that he would

sel

not die as a heathen.

Still he delayed; he was afraid of losing his

Ma

children.

His wife, who is known to be an obstinate woman, had

ang

dhreatened to throw herself into the tank together with her younger

Cay

children if he should become a Christian; and he feared she would

hel

carry out her threat.

Wa

“He had one more warning from the Lord.

In January 1894

the

two Badaga youths of Kaity-village came and expressed their desire

Pyl

to become Christians. Both had been impressed by the Word of God

in our school.

Tet

One was Andy, Kackamalla’s step-son and nephew,

0n

the other Naré, the son of a Badaga who is himself an inquirer; the

hig

latter therefore raised no serious objections, and was only forced into

brc

opposition to his son’s wishes by his wife and her relations, violent

Pl

people who had come together from different villages for the purpose.

Nor did Kackamalla oppose the intention of his nephew ; but his wife,

her brother and other relations were very violent, and we had great

the

il

difficulty in protecting the youths from violence in our school.

It

€0y

was alleged that the lads were not yet old enough to act for them-

selves and I was threatened that the police would be brought upon

fry

ho

me, if I did not send them away from the mission-compound.

I said

al

il

$0bs

the two lads were perfectly free to leave the mission-compound at

Dost-

any moment, but the Master in whose service I was had not taught

come

me to drive them away, and I was bound to protect them against

After

violence while they were here.

Nor had the police any lawfal right

ution

‘Whether the lads

to interfere as they were above 14 years of age.

was,

were 18 years old and free to act by themselves or not, would have

umb-

to be decided by the magistrate; but only the lawful protectors of

] the

the lads, their fathers, had any right to interfere. I told Kackamalla

1 48

clearly that only he, the lawful protector of Andy and nobody else

lafer

had a claim on him. But seeing the dilemma he was in, he declared

hed:

to the astonishment of everybody and quite contrary to Badaga

idly.

custom, that not he, but his wife’s brother had a claim on Andy.

a8

Then the relations went to the police.

On a Saturday the Head Con-

erses

stable with two policemen came and asked me to deliver the lads

or &

up to him. As he had no warrant to show he was told that the lads

f the

would not be delivered to him but that they were free to go by them-

ould

selves.

He sent a message to the Inspector of Police at Coonoor, a

g his

Mahommedan, who on Sunday evening drove up in a coach and pair

had

and tried to make me believe that I was liable to be prosecuted, be-

nger

cause I could not prove that the lads were above 16.

He would not

ould

believe my objection, that the boys being above 14 no prosecation

was possible, and took the lads away to Coonoor. But when he placed

894

them before the District Surgeon, the Surgeon told him, that he, the

Naré

oite

Police Inspector, did not know the law and sent him away.

(od

returned to us a few weeks afterwards and was baptized with others

hiew,

on June 10th. Andy was kept away and his fate seems to be that of

Whether Kackamalla had any hand in these

: the

his brother Konga.

nto

proceedings is doubtful; he denied it, but several Badagas said the

plent

proceedings had his sanction.

“Here was then a new disappointment.

Was the long struggle in

056 ¢

Wifea

the mind of Kackamalla for the entrance into the kingdom of God to

end thus? Was all the intercession for him and the struggle in

;reat

It

communion with him, who was so far advanced in the knowledge of

ot

truth and in his desire after salvation, to be of no avail? Was it

1ol

possible that he after all was to remain outside as one of the fearful

said

and unbelieving of whom we read Rev. xxi, 87 His health was

6*

4

R

declining; we did what we could for his relief, but his people did

VIO

sfal

not come for medicine as often as before

All of a sudden we heard

liid]

the rumour that his relatives had taken him to Coimbatore and placed

him into the hospital

After he had been there a forinicht. I was

bay

hie

surprised one day by receiving a letter from my brother-in-law

wh

Dr. Licbendoerfer at Calicut, informing me that Kackamalla, on the

evening of the 3rd April had driven up to the Mission-hospital at

Ab

Calicut and asked for admittance.

his

He was recognized and at once

admitted.

He had high fever and sat down on his bed with these

anl

words: ‘\Tever mind now though I die here, if T am only saved,

tio

all is well.

do

“He sent us word, that while he was in the hospital at Coimbatore

of

his relations and caste people had

notwithstanding the great

P

distance from Kaity, so often come to trouble him, that he longzed to

fi

be far away and resolved to seek admittance to the Mission hospital

an

at Calicut, of which he knew

His son-in-law agreed to his request

Jilt

and seeing him so well cared for, left Calicut for Kaity

‘When he

JUt

returned, the news that Kackamalla was in the Mission-hospital at

n

Calicut and would become a Christian, spread like wild fire through

he

the Kaity valley and even to villages ten and twelve miles distant

to

In the Kaity village several Badagas, his third son Konga among

hi

them, at once prepared to set out for Calicut the next day, to fetch

him back and to prevent his turning a Christian

When they arrived

fi

at the Mission-hospital. however, on the 7th they were satisfied that

D

Kackamalla was too weak to be taken back, and returned the next

day. After their departure my brother and sister told him the joyful

news from a letter of mine, that his second son Jogi, who was ill like

his father, had come into our compound to become a Christian

E

Jogi had long entertained the desire to become a Christian and

had come to tell us of it a few days before the arrival of the news

that his father had gone to Calicut

His young wife had pitilessly

left her sick husband and returned to her parents

The old man

was greatly pleased with this piece of good news and began seriously

to prepare himself for baptism

Meanwhile the daily persecution

of his sick son by his heathen relatives were in progress and Jogi’s

§

younger brother Konga was prominent among the persecutors

He

SR EE

45

) id

wrote letters to Jogi and myself threatening us with legal action. The

eard

state of health however of both the father and his son Jog: gave

little hope of reéovery, so baptism was hastened. The father was

aced

Was

baptizad by Mr. Lauffer at Calicut on the 11th May and on the 13th

law

he partook of the Lord’s Supper with the whole congregation for

the

which purpose he was led by two men to the neighbouring church.

1 at

About the same time Jogi also urgently begged to be baptized, seeing

He also was led to the church

e

his earthly life was so uncertain.

1656

and on Whitsunday the 13th May received baptism under deep emo-

ved,

tion and a hearty, childlike faith.

He was afterwards by his own

desire taken to the hospital at Ootacamund.

Neither his own state

0re

of health nor that of his father at Calicut showed any signs of im-

The Lord hastened to take both, father and son,

164

provement.

from this world of grief and strife to the realms of joy and peace;

1 to

ital

and both of them were transferred to their eternal home on the same

65t

night, the night of the 25/26th May, the father in the Mission-hos-

pital at Calicut, the son in the hospital at Ootacamund.

Both died

he

ab

in peace. The father had been joyfully looking forward to his going

home and when he could no longer speak, again and again pointed

gh

to heaven; the son had been seen praying on his knees shortly before

nf

his death.

g

“Jogi’s dead body was carried by the elder students of our school

¢h

from Ootacamund, accompanied with singing of hymns, to Kaity and

od

placed in the earth as the first seed-corn from the heathen Kaity

village.

Kackamalla had evinced a great desire to see his children

;

before his death and sent a message to Kaity requesting his son

Konga to come and see him.

'When the Hospital Assistant asked

(0

him the reason why he longed so much to see Konga he said, he

d

repented having restrained him from becoming a Christian some

years ago, would ask his pardon and encourage him now to

/S

come to the Lord together with his younger brothers and sisters.

Kackamalla confessed also that he had done wrong in preventing

his step-son and nephew from becoming a Christian, but he knew

that the Lord had graciously forgiven him all.

Konga, his eldest

brother Nanda, Kackamalla’s son-in-law, and brother-in-law, and

old Isaiah hastened to Calicut on the evening of the arrival of the

46

e

telegram, but found him dead and could only attend his funeral.

bloo

God be praised for having permitted Kackamalla to succeed in enter-

nfo

ing the strait gate after years of struggle and despite of so many

poir

obstacles!”

He

N6

B. Disappointments.

W

0]

Though it is very gratifying to see that so many come to

by ¢

Christ, and that the desire to join the Christian church is not

only found in the low castes, where at times the wish to better

Wil

one’s secular condition prompts that desire, but also in the

higher castes and among those whose circumstances are such

hap

chay

as to preclude any suspicion of that kind, yet our experi-

our

ences have not been without the alloy of many disappoint-

ments.

gav

To

Myr. Weismann of Chombala, for instance, writes:—

said

hod

“The most painfal of our disappointments was that which was

caused by Chattu Nayer, the educated young man mentioned above,

his

A Backslider.

who after having tested all the religious systems of

hah

whi

his nation—he had been Vishnuite, Shivaite, Sanyasi

and Pantheist—had sought truth, forgiveness of sins and salvation

wel

in Christ. He had matriculated from the Calicut Mission School, had

he

attended the Bible-lessons there; but held that the Christians pre-

of ¢

tended only to be in possession of the true religion.

After his con-

version he received two or three hours’ daily instruction from me.

of ;

He was thirsting for knowledge and the greater part of the Bible

was read with him. I enjoyed the exercise, for the young man would

Wit}

follow me with uncommon interest and would often exclaim :

‘What

hig

divine wisdom!” especially when in the Epistles he found an answer

hut

to inquiries for which in the shastras he had looked in vain.

But

the

there was one rock on which his new faith might suffer ship-wreck ;

the

he could not but see, how many Christians acted contrary to the

1g

la

commandments of Christ.

That caused him much grief.

‘How’ he

ang

would say, ‘how can children of God act like that; are they not

Wy

afraid of dishonouring Him, who has saved them by shedding His

My

A

47

ral

blood? In baptism he chose the name Thomas

He was admitted

for.

into the Training School at Nettur, and two months afterwards ap-

any

pointed as an Assistant Master in the Middle School at Vaniyankulam

He wrote me a letter full of gratitude and informed me of the joyful

news that Mr. Hole had judged him worthy to teach the precious

Word of God.

A few weeks afterwards we were painfully surprised

10

by the news that Z%omas had disappeared

n0f

Regarding his disappearance Mr. Hole of Vaniyankulam

writes :—

for

the

“Thomas came here in July last, a few months after having been

ek

baptized at Chombala, furnished with good testimonials as to his

character and abilities as a teacher

Judging by appearances in

eIl

our personal intercourse with him, and from the biblical lessons he

it

gave in school, he had become a Christian from mature conviction

To our utter astonishment on the morning of August 20th it was

said that Thomas had disappeared without saying a word to any-

body or leaving behind him anything in writing

Inquiries about

as

his whereabouts were made but without avail.

It is however pro-

76,

bable that the dangerous leaven of Vedantism (Indian Pantheism)

5 of

which he had formerly imbibed, combined with the influence of his

1481

We are sure

well-to-do relations was the cause of his defection.

on

he could not thus have relapsed without great struggle and qualms

jad

of conscience

14

il

A disappointment of a different kind My. Weismann writes

¢l 25 follows:—

16

“We also lost a noble Hmdu lady of rank who had joined us

ble

As soon as we heard of the

ald

with her three boys and three girls

high rank of her relatives we began to fear for her and her children,

ha

but we took courage on learning that her elder brother, the head of

yer

Juk

the family, who by right of succession prevailing in Malabar, had

Her

the only lawful claim on the children, approved of her step

'k

relatives came

I want salvation for my soul

he

The lady who said

and here I can find it’, was ridiculed, scorned and cursed

and we

he

At last the elder brother to whom

were threatened with a lawsuit

108

Mr. Weismann had written arrived

He confirmed the statements

is

48

of his sister, but declared:

‘I cannot ecarry it through; I have to

WO)

hear my powerful relations, they would ruin me.’

We had the grief

ass

of seeing the noble woman with her lovely children go away again.

Bet

Our only comfort was, that she went away in tears saying:

‘We

shall come again yet.’

A few days ago I had a letter from the

brother of the lady informing me that he and his family intended to

Gior

join our community at

Will he have courage enough at the

ma;

decisive moment ?”’

fol

"

C. Temporal condition of our Church-members.

ste}

In the Southern Mahratta country and on the Nilgiris

atte

most of our Christians carry on their trade or cultivate their

lands independently of the Mission, many of the Christians

belonging to the centres Udipi and Mulky, Kasaragod, Ananda-

lity

pur, Calicut, Codacal, Palghat are also farmers; whereas in

int

the towns Mangalore, Cannanore, Tellicherry and Calicut

s

and at Codacal, Chombala and Palghat the majority of the

tim

church-members are dependent for their maintenance on

als

the work they find in the weaving-factories, tile-works etec.

conj

Rs

established by the Mission.

We may therefore safely say that

with few exceptions all our Christians who are willing and

ng

able to work can earn their livelihood.

Many are poor, very

poor indeed, but some, by intelligence, industry and thrift,

have attained a certain independence.

gy

We give a few extracts

of reports to illustrate these statements.

I8 g

Ukl

Of Guledgudd Mr. Eisfelder reports:—

the

“Most of our people in the town of Guledgudd are weavers, those

theg

in the out-stations are farmers, they earn their own living but often

tig}

a very poor living at best.”

arg

Pastor Salomon Bhaskar at Bettigeri reports:—

Proy

0r

“Most of our people, even widows, earn their own living generally

amg

by weaving, two or three families only are farmers or day-labourers.

g

Of the weavers eight or ten families have their own looms, the rest

e

49

st e

vé {0

work in the employ of others. Only in cases of illness they require

gtief

assistance.— At Shagoti and Malasamudra, out-stations belonging to

gain,

Bettigeri the Christians are mostly farmers, a few are day-labourers.”

‘We

My. Kessler reports from Mangalore:—

1 the

od to

“In Mangalore much satisfaction has been felt that Mr. Rama Rao,

Government Pleader, a member of our church, was elected chair-

t the

man of the Municipal Council.

The dire calamities, predicted

to befall him for becoming a Christian, viz.: that he would lose his

property and the regard of everybody and would live to repent the

8

step, have not only been averted but prosperity and success have

attended him instead.”

giris

their

Of the Cannanore church Mr. Ostermeyer writes:—

Hians

“For the Christians the year was a time of unprecedented morta-

nda-

lity ; above b per cent (26) of the church-members were cut off mostly

5 1

in the prime of life, and there was no epidemic disease raging among

licu

us

It was a time of visitation of the Lord Himself, followed by a

" the

time of rifting, which not only led to several excommunications but

also to remewing of spiritual life, thereby causing us joy and en-

ol

gfe

couragement.

We would here gratefully mention the donation of

that

Rs. 10-2-4 for the benefit of the Malabar Widow Fund by His

Highness the Rajah of Chirakal.”

and

Mr. Frohnmeyer of Tellicherry writes:—

very

“As regards the temporal condition of our church, we would

ift

mention that all the members earn their own living, and that there

08

is scarcely one who needs assistance while in health.

Still, it is a

matter for regret that most, if not all, of our weavers are indebted to

the heathen from whom they buy their provisions.

They regard

these debts in the light of mere business transactions and perfectly

;hose

right, yet this indebtedness is a mischievous evil, because the debtors

often

are the slaves of their creditors: they are forced to buy all their

provisions at a disadvantage and to accept goods of inferior quality

or insufficient measure at high prices.

We have a few families

among those who are better situated, as well as among the poor, who

pally

rers:

gradually learn to arrange their temporal concerns in a manner

becoming to Christians.”

rest

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50

Pastor Jonas Padiath of Calicut writes: —

an

“The temporal condition of our church-members gives us cause for

Po

thankfulness.

Twenty-five years ago not a single family had their

fof

own house; all the Christians of that time were here as strangers and

had been converted in this town.

But now there are no less than

65 Christian heads of families who live in their own houses, and

some possess two or three houses which they let to other Christians,

so that altogether 79 houses are in the possession of our church-

am

members.

Eighteen of these have also their own compounds.

For

i

eve

thus prospering our people both in their spiritual and temporal con-

cerns, we desire to praise the mercy and faithfulness of our God.”

the

sluy

From the report of the Pastor of the Codacal church

Rev. Nathanael Arukandan we give the following extract:—

WOy

“Regarding the temporal condition of the church-members we have

ra

he ¢

to be grateful for the great help afforded to them by the Tile-factory

and the branch of the Weaving-factory. For the married women we

We

should wish a different kind of employment by which they would not

pict

be kept away the whole day from their household duties.

‘We would

suggest the making of fibres and ropes from the cakum of the cocoa-

o

nut-shell, a work which is already practised by many women in this

duyg

country and gives them more leisure and liberty.

It is a great

latte

drawback that many of our people are indebted to the Mapla shop-

keepers, who extort interest at the rate of one Anna per week on

the

every Rupee borrowed.

This amounts to 325 per cent per annum.

for |

fing

Ill-treatment and dishonour are at times offered by their creditors to

our people, especially to women.

Some time ago it happened one

Suffy

morning that a Mapla struck a Christian widow on her way to

liveg

work at the factory, causing her to fall to the ground.

He took

ang ;

away her upper garment, because she owed him four Annas.

The

coug

Mapla was afterwards summoned before a Magistrate and fined 20

L]

amOh

Rs. for his assault.”

6,345

“We gratefully acknowledge the charitable gifts of éeveral

Christian and other friends on behalf of our poor Christians.

Canty

Chlde

Messrs. Schlunk at Marakattakunna and the gentlemen and con-

Oﬁenc

tractors in their employ, the brethren at Manjeri, several officers

Aol istan e,

51

and private soldiers of the regiment at Malapuram, the brethren at

for

Ponani and other stations and several Hmdu friends gave according

161L

to their ability.”

and

N

han

D. Spiritual State of the Churches

and

=

218,

There are not a few readers of missionary reports, both

among Europeans and Indians, who dislike to hear anythin

rch

For

disparaging in respect of Indian churches

We should how-

bol:

ever be found false witnesses if we disguised the fact, that

49

there are cases of backsliding, of lukewarmness, of spiritual

slumber and even of death in our churches

To deny this

Mh

would be to deprive our churches of the help and intercessory

476

prayer of other Christians or Christian churches which may

be enlisted by an honest statement of the facts as they exist.

fory

176

We shall therefore as usual try to present both sides of the

picture.

108

To mention the worst features first

we mourn over

8

yuld

00%

people, who were either excommunicated: from the church

fhis

during the past year, or left it of their own accord. These

reat

latter cases are most frequent in the Tulu churches, and in

hop

the out-stations of Guledgudd, where there is little difficulty

; 00

for those that are dissatisfied with the Christian

church to

um

find re-admittance into their former caste

But. there 15 a

s §0

sufficiently large number of those, who by their unchristian

0né

lives gave offence to the church as well as to Non-Christians,

v {0

took

and in spite of repeated admonition, warning and discipline

could not be brought to repentance

Then there are at present,

The

20

among the 11,963 baptized members of the church, besides

6,342 communicants and 5,479 children, 142 non-communi-

cants, that is, men or women who have been temporarily ex-

oral

A1

cluded from full membership on account of some grievous

oD

offence against the Word of God and the rules of the church

cers

or long continued objectionable behaviour and refractoriness

7%

52

There is a great number, however, of such as keep aloof from

heathen vices, lead unobjectionable Christian lives, and are a

stie

light in the surrounding darkness.

They use the means of

hele

grace, attend divine service and private prayer-meetings, have

family-prayer in their houses, contribute to the church-

thir

of ¢

expenses, the poor, and the Mission cheerfully and regularly.

dan

At the side of the bed of the sick and dying especially, the

reality of the Christian faith and hope of such becomes mani-

pre

fest.

Others are less diligent in their duties and require a

the

good deal of admonition. It is to be regretted that a party-

800

spirit is found in not a few churches, which often hinders the

hea

blessing of the Lord, and is a source of great annoyance and

grief to church-members and their Pastors. In many of the

1mer

for

:

churches the Native Presbyters or Elders are a great help to

the Péstor.

A few extracts will serve to illustmte these

hell

general remarks.

byt

alee

Myr. Digel writes from Mulky:—

his

of b

“'I;hough we Missionaries are terﬁpted to sigh and complain that

of b

we labour in vain and spend our strength for nought, we are

privileged again and again to witness that the Word of God has its

Two Deathbeds.

effects even on the hearts of the Tulu-people.

There is the case of N. N.

His house is not of

thay

the best, and the minds of its inmates hanker too much after the

‘When however his wife was on her deathbed,

ing

things of this world.

she accused herself of having committed many grievous sins, but

Was

truly repented.

She placed her hope on Jesus Christ only, and

putting her faith on Him as her Saviour she fell asleep in peace.—

The

Here in Mulky there was a girl, aged 17 years, of feeble health but

able to do easy work.

She was laid on a long and tedious bed of

You

sickness.

But she bore the severest pain with marvellous patience.

When her end approached, her face was radiant; her joyful longing

tear

for Jesus Christ sweetened the pain of death.

There was real com-

Conf

fort in her death.”

ot

Dl

53

e e

[om

My. Ritter reports of some of the out-stations of Udipi:—

6 a

“The members of the Shirwa church love the House of God and

aOf

stick to the custom of passing their sabbath in it

They feel that they

JAYE

belong to one another and are also willing, if necessary, to do some-

reh

thing for the church

They took part, for instance, in the renovation

of the Catechist

house

But some of the church-members are in

1y

the

danger of being deceived by covetousness

“At Ambady poverty, both in temporal and spiritual matters is the

ant

prevailing feature

In two cases Christians, when sick, sought for

16 &

the help of the demons instead of the living God ; but there are also

iy

good Christians among them

even among the poor, who detest

the

heathen abominations and love the Word of God

and

“At Madambeil the Catechist has succeeded in giving the church-

the

members an interest in their church and of creating a desire to work

for it

D t0

They were the first who collected the money for a church-

bell

Here also, we are sorry to say, the help of demons was sought

hese

by the relatives of a sick person

But when the sick young man,

already on the point of death, heard of the matter, he summoned all

his remaining strength to protest against it

ave strong testimony

of his faith in Christ and prayed aloud for the salvation of the souls

that

of his own relatives and the people of his village

419

516

Of Anandapur in Coorg Mr. Fischer writes :—

ople

“Small as this church is, numbering only 170 souls, no fewer

of of

than 19 persons died during the past two years, most of them were

the

in the prime of life, between the ages of 20 and 50

1bed

“A young man who had looked forward hopefully into the future

pub

was suddenly seized by a fatal disease which disappointed all his

and

hopes

Hard as it seemed to him at the beginning

0

The Deathbed

of this time of suffering, to reconcile himself to God’

of a

1 bu

young Man

ways, he at last joyfully submitted to the will of God

. of

and longed to be transferred from this valley of

o100

tears to the realms of bliss

With a sad hearj, yet full of hope he

confessed :

|0'm0

‘Few and evil have the days of my life been and have

L

not attained unto the days of my fathers in the days of their

pilgrimage, but I have obtained mercy.’

54

St

“A few weeks ago the oldest member of our church died at the

Wea

fore

An old Man

age of 63 years.

He had been for many years an

elder of our church; but a few years ago he resigned

also

dying.

- because he found he could no longer do the work.

of 0

He was of a quiet and peaceful disposition, with a cheerful and

attractive face.

In his office as an Elder he was always a help fo

the Missionary and showed a good example to others.—As in health

e}

so during his sickness, he was grateful for every word of love and

ecomfort.

sy

He had received grace and peace from the Lord and was

grig

fearlessly looking forward to the future.

Only with respect to his

last

grown-up children he wished he had done more in the way of

exhortation and advice.

‘Alas,” he complained, ‘I ought to exhort

disp

ont

my children earnestly to walk in the fear of the Lord, but I cannot

speak for weakness.’

He died without any struggle, quietly and in

afte

0n

peace; and we comforted ourselves with the assurance that a child

afte

of God had fallen asleep in the Lord, and was now at rest in the

arms of his Father until the day of his blissful resurrection.”

S6Y¢

My. Ostermeyer of Cannanore writes:—

hou

“The division of our church into districts allotted to the different

onl

Presbyters has proved useful. They superintend the weekly prayer-

an(

meetings in their respective districts watch over the young during

OOI]i

Quarrels and

their leisure hours, visit the sick, assist the poor.

alto

brawls are .generally settled by the Presbyter with the help of a

We

colleague, before they come to the knowledge of the Minister.

are not in lack of men, who are willing to do the work of the Lord

Frib

Ing

among Christians and Non-Christians of their station.

But we are

all in need of a richer measure of the spirit of God.

May the Lord

pour it upon us all abundantly!”

o

My. Bader of Tellicherry writes of the church in the town

it

of Tellicherry:—

thir

“The attendance at divine service was good throughout; especial-

tau

ly so at the Lord’s Supper

The church-dues were paid regularly,

heg

About

and in most cases, as far as I could observe, willingly.

they

Rs. 10 were contributed on an average by each family. Of grievous

the

sins that came to light we had only one case; but there is still much

Sue

55

e

b the

weakness. The disposition to envy, hatred and strife between dif-

[§ an

ferent families is hard to be eradicated.

But to our gratification we

gned

also had striking proofs Qf the work of the Holy Spirit in the hearts

Tork.

of our members.”’

and

And of the church at Nettur near Tellicherry Mr. Frohn-

Ip fo

meyer reports:—

galth

“Concerning the spiritual state of our church we are sorry fto

and

say that we had to excommunicate several individuals on account of

| Was

grievous sins, and that some of the women that joined the church

o his

last year, have given a good deal of trouble by their quarrelsome

) of

disposition; but there are redeeming features also; divine service is

chott

on the whole pretty well attended in the mornings, but less so in the

ot

afternoons.

As the women could not come to the week-day service

nd in

on Wednesday morning, a Bible-class was begun for them in the

child

afternoon, whichis very well attended.

) the

“The young men have formed a Y. M. C. A., and we have also

several flourishing Sunday-schools on the Nettur-hill and the neigh-

bourhood, which under the superintendence of Mr. Eekm are carried

on by our Christian Schoolmasters and the pupils of the Theological

orent

and Training Colleges.

There is likewise some improvement in the

ayer-

ring

contributions to the church, the mission and the poor which amount

altogether to Rs. 591-11-8.

and

of 4

“The Native Elders have been a great help in collecting the con-

tributions, they also make house-to-house visits; some conduct even-

We

.

ing-prayer in houses where there is no one able to read.”

Lord

) are

Pastor John Padiath reports of the Calicut church:—

Lod

“The attendance at divine service on Sunday mornings has im-

proved, but the attendance at the catechisations in the afternoons is

often very scanty, and the number of those who really hunger and

qn

thirst after the Word of God is very small.

That is no doubt the

Several who had

oial-

cause of so much quarrelling and disobedience.

become an offence to the church, had to be excommunicated.

But

atlfy

there are those also, whose life and death are such as to strengthen

pout

the faith and courage of those engaged in the service of the church.

y0us

Such a one was dear brother David Wachalan, who closed his pilgri-

ﬂﬂGh

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e

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mage on July 31st 1894,

He was the son of a Nayer and was born

Word

in Travancore.

When Rama Nayer was still a young man a desire

day

to see foreign countries caused him secretly to leave his home and

Word

to wander to the North.

that

On his way back he heard the Gospel and

the desire to become a Christian awoke in his heart.

At Codacal

Verse

he was admitted as a candidate for baptism and baptized.

After-

week

wards he found work in the Weaving-factories at Cannanore and

chapt

(4

Mangalore and in 1868 he was made head-man of the Calicut factory,

and |

and 1874 even Presbyter.

After a short time, however, he resigned

his Presbytership because his conscience accused him on account of

and 2

secret sins.

‘Want of wateh-

He confessed and found forgiveness.

and |

fulness and prayer occasioned a second fall.

But the Lord had

paid

mercy on him and brought the lost sheep back a second time.

for ¢

From that time he followed his Lord faithfully, fought against sin

chu

and was diligent in attending divine service.

When he was not

detained by sickness he would attend every service, and rarely was

he absent from the Lord’s Supper.

Naturally of a hasty temper, he

|

was however always ready to confess and to ask forgivgness where

he had offended.

‘When at last consumption prevented him from

of th

leaving his house the Word of God and its promises were his

educ;

comfort; and holding fast at all times to the assurance that his sins

listig

had been forgiven him, he had not to struggle much against doubts.

iS an

It was apparent to every visitor that the assurance, that the Lord

lifp

had saved him, was the cause of his cheerfulness.

‘When shortly

idle

before his death Non-Christian friends came to see him, he testified

the {

in their presence that by faith in the sacrifice of Christ he had

Seho

complete forgiveness of his sins, and was quite ready and longing to

igng

go to his Redeemer who had so dearly loved him; and he encourag-

ed them to be baptized and thus to become partakers in the atone-

of {f

ment of Christ.

Soon afterwards he fell asleep in the peace of his

will

Saviour.”

to b(

esta)

Catechist KWZ»Satyanathan, who is in charge of the Huli-

the |

kal, out-station near Kaity, writes:—

-Call;

“I have been much cheered to see, that many of our church-

fort

members are keeping close to the Lord, and meditating ‘upon His

Drec

57

LR

born

‘Word together with their families, and having prayers véry regularly

dosire

day and night.

It is not only the desire which they show for the

e and

Word of God and prayer that is the cause of my joy, but the fact

| and

that old and young daily sacrificed some hours to learn by heart

dacal

verses from the Book of the Psalms, which they recite to me once a

After-

week in the afternoon service.

In this way they have learnt many

) and

chapters and show an earnest desire to continue the same.

cfory,

“Sunday services are regularly attended both in the mornings

igned

and afternoons by those that are living at a distance even of two

int of

and a half miles from the station.

To those that are scattered here

ateh

and there at a distance of five and seven miles, regular visits were

| had

paid by me and prayer-meetings conducted in their houses, whereas

time,

for the Holy Communion service they are required to attend the

church.”

st sin

:

§ 00

WA

3. Education.

1, he

We purpose under this head to treat of education asone

here

from

of the agencies for building up the church; in short of the

education of our Christian youth.

Education as an evange-

his

listic agency will be treated of farther on.

Convinced that it

510

ubts.

is an essential duty of every church, a condition of its very

life-and progress to “feed the lambs” and knowing, that it is

Lord

ortly

idle to expect that this duty can be properly attended to in

ified

the family, we do the utmost in our power to establish Primary

had

Schools in all our churches so that even the poorest and most

e t0

ignorant may be brought up in the nurture and admonition

u-ag,

of the Lord and may receive that amount of education that

b0ne-

will enable them to read and understand the Word of God and

f bis

to become intelligent members of their church.

We have also

established Secondary Schools and Seminaries or Colleges for

Jul

the higher education and training of Mission-agents who are

_called to take part in the great commission of our Lord to go

forth and teach all nations.

For this we have the ancient

But we

1@'

fis

precedent of the church at Alexandria and others.

8

58

e

differ

are unable to agree with those, who hold that it is the duty

of the Missionary Societies in Europe and America to educate

SChO!

of m

indiscriminately all their Christian converts, even those who

do not intend to enter Mission-service, up to the highest

a8 W

standards of collegiate education.

thoge

have

Our Christian schools may thus be classified under the

three heads: Primary Schools, Secondary Schools including

Prin

Training Schools, and Theological Seminaries or Colleges.

e &

cone

1) Primary Schools.

and |

The list of our Primary Schools for Christians shows one

school more than last year, that at the Syrian village of Chala-

illa;

sheri a new out-station of Codacal, lately given into our charge.

wher

The total number of children in our schools shows an increase

by o

of 46 (including 14 infants) over last year. The grade of these

child

schools varies considerably in the different localities; in remote

such

villages it is sometimes not possible to have more than two

usefy

or three standards, whereas in town-schools 4 or 5 standards

still-

are taught and one or two secondary classes are generally

Seem

added. Thesubjects taughtare those of the standards prescribed

vants

by the Government Educational Department, besides Bible-

scho

history and Bible-reading, committing to memory of Bible-texts,

arg ¢

the catechism and hymns.

The hymns the children are

to Rs

taught to sing, are either translations of German or English

grati

hymns or original productions sung to German or English

thop

tunes. In some districts, especially in the Southern Mahratta

We |

country they begin the study of English after having passed at

unde

least four Vernacular standards; in the Madras Presidency

lag |

the managers of schools are forced under the Government system

Such

to begin English in the very first standard, so that very young

Secy]

children (at least those that afterwards intend to frequent

Asy

Anglo-Vernacular Schools) are forced to master not only the

org

three R’s in their mother-tongue, but in two or even three

the 5

59

S e S

different languages. Such forinstance is the case in our Primary

ufy

ncate

Schools in the District of Mangalore, where the mother-tongue

of most of our Christian children is Tulu, a dialect differing

who

as. widely from Canarese as Dutch does from German.

In

ghest

those schools three languages, Tulu, Canarese and English

have to be taught even in the first and second standards of

r the

Primary Schools. Though we entirely disapprove of this system,

ding

we are obliged to conform to it, because schools that do not

conform to the rules are not acknowledged by Government,

and their pupils are not admitted to Government Examinations.

5 0ne

The attendance in these schools is not always good in remote

hala

villages and hamlets of the agricultural districts especially,

where the value of a Christian education is not yet appreciated

186,

1ease

by our Christians, and where the help of even the smaller

In

these

children is important in rendering help to the family.

mote

such cases to send a child to school (even a girl) who might be

) two

usefully employed in tending a goat or a cow or looking after the

Jards

still younger children of the family, and to pay for its education

seems a clear loss to many of the villagers instead of an ad-

nally

;'ibed

vantage.

Besides day-schools we have a number of boarding

Bible

schools or orphanages, into which children of church-members

are admitted on payment of a boarding fee varying from Rs. 2

tQXtS’

) a16

to Rs.24 per annum, while destitute children are admitted

1gli$h

gratis.

In these orphanages the teaching is generally more

thorough and rises to a higher standard than in day-schools.

1gli8h

ratta

We have not found that the policy of placing our schools

ed ab

under the Government Grant-in-aid system as soon as possible,

has been prejudicial to the religious instruction imparted in

Jency

such schools; for where the children are more advanced in

stel

oung

secular subjects they are also better up in religious knowledge.

As a matter of course the spiritual condition of a school, its

1u€ﬂt

moral tone and religious character depend almost entirely on

f the

{hree

the spiritual and religious state of its master. The present

8*

60

s

policy of the Educational Department in the Madras Presi-

On §

dency of insisting upon English being taught in the lowest

daily

have

standards even of primary schools, will, we fear, operate

against the development of such.

In the Bombay Presidency,

broa

hete

however, no native child is permitted to begin with English

1810

before it has had at least four years’ schooling in his mother-

he ¢

tongue.‘

Infant Schools.

We must not forget to mention that at Mangalore, Udipi,

pare

Cannanore, Nettur-Tellicherry, Calicut and at the Tile-works

Boax

of Pudiarakal, Codacal and Paraperi, Infant Schools according

of £

Sou

to the Kindergarten-system have been established.

Some of

them have been in progress for years, some have been recently

opened. These prove very useful at places where many mothers

14th

are obliged by sheer necessity to work in the field or to seek

m1se

employment in factories, leaving their little children at home.

§C

Lo

As an instance of the way in which these Infant Schools are

Tetu]

generally managed we give the history of one of them.

mar

st

ud

Mr. Gitz of Udipi writes:—

¢hilg

“On the 3rd July 1893 Mrs. Gétz opened an Infant school.

b

A Christian girl of good character was her assistant. The verandah

t

i

of the mission-house served as school-room, a few kerosene oil boxes

lu]

divided into halves and joined together formed a sand-box or table

a§ )

at which a party of little children played with sand, while another

ol

eal

party played with building-blocks. A swing fastened to the lintel of

€x

f

a door gave occupation to a third party, a fourth were shown Bible-

pictures and listened to Bible-stories which the girl told them.

.

Christmas brought toy wheel-barrows to the boys and dolls to the

girls and gave them great delight.

After play from 7t09. 30 a. M.,

pnisy

and a walk or run in the open air, they have a few short lessons,

the‘

singing, Bible-stories, learning Bible-texts, object lessons or gymna-

EXay

a0

stics etc., each lesson lasting not more than a quarter of an hour.

¢

61

B

Dres-

On the first da.y%\23 children came; the number increased almost

owest

daily and after 6 months it was 46.

Then it became necessary to

erate

have a separate building. A structure, 34 feet long and 32 feet

broad was erected under the trees of the mission-compound where

ency,

glish

there is room enough for the children to run about and to play, and

is now the happy home of the little ones for a considerable part of

ther-

the day.”

Bdarding Schools and Orphanaées.

The present numbers being comparatively small, and many

parents too poor to pay fully for the boarding of their children,

Jdipi,

rorks

Boarding Schools and Orphanages are united. There are two

rdip

§

of these institutions, one for girls, in each of the provinces

Southern Mahratta, Malabar and on the Nilgiris.

16

The boys educated in the orphanages, after reaching their

ent

J

>£hers

14th year, either return to their parents, or if they show pro-

mise of fitness for mission service, are promoted to a higher

sock

school or apprenticed to some trade.

The girls that do not

J0Me6

y are

return to their parents either stay in the Orphanage till they

marry or go to service, or are sent to a secondary school to

study for a teachership.

In each of the Orphanages the

children have to do the household-work themselves; the girls

do their own cooking and washing, and are taught needle-work

hool.

by the Missionary Lady and the matron or schoolmistress. At

ndab

Mulky the girls do a great deal of agricultural work, such

hoxes

table

as planting, reaping, manuring the paddy-fields, threshing and

cleaning the paddy and rice and the like.

We now give a few

other

tel of

extracts from the reports of the managers.

3ible-

My. Sikemeier of Kotageri on the Nilgiris writes:—

then:

the

“In February the combined Orphanage and Parochial School, com-

prising all standards from the infant to the sixth standard, closed

5.0 My

19008

the year very successfully.

Of 49 pupils only five failed in the

examination. The majority passed in the first class, and we received

mné-

a grant of Rs. 340.”

houf.

62

then

Mrs. Sikemeier writes:—

the |

“Three of our girls left, one to be married, one to go to service

neck

and one to return #o her parents.

In their stead 9 girls, 6 Badaga

Trai

and 3 Tamil, joined the Orphanage. Two of these are young women

Chri

4

who were admitted in order to be protected from annoyance and per-

secution.—The life in the Orphanage has proceeded in the usual

0f 4

manner, as described in our last report; Rangi, the beggar girl, who

hoys

and

Joined us last year has developed well ; she goes to school regu]aﬂy,

ds careful to do her allotted piece of work faithfully, and is always

0f 4

cheerful.

Bada

God willing she will be baptized in the course of the new

year. At Christmas each of the small and middle-aged girls received

of ]

to their great delight a doll, given by some kind friends of the Or-

proos

phanage.

In their evening leisure hours they make dresses for

1

their dolls, and on Sundays they regularly play with them and save

nug|

little bits of »dghi bread for their dinner.—The life-in the Orphanage

It 55

appears at first rather strict to newly admitted girls; but after a

Gonvy

short time they get accustomed to it and become helpful in encour-

aging other new-comers.

Thus it was with Sarah, who, when her

the |

family were about to relapse into heathenism refused to follow them,

ing ;

so that they thou-ght better of it.

After a time of strict probation

and ]

they were baptized and are now doing well. The four girls of the

are {

widower David, who was baptized last year and who is not quite

for

seftled yet, have similarly had a good influence upon their father.

When the elder brother of the same was about to join the Roman

.and s

Catholics, because the Roman priest had made him great promises

his two daughters declared that they would never follow their parents

even if they should have to earn their bread as coolies, and by their

Year

firmness they prevailed on their parents to give up their intention.

c()me]

Thus our Orphanage is not an unimportant factor in the building up

Clrig

of the Badaga church. May the Lord farther vouchsafe His blessing

on our work.”’

hai;

he&“

The combined Orphanage, and Boys’ and Girls’ Day School at

the 8

Kaity has proved a good nursery for young Badaga Christians

liff,

and an excellent institution for educating the Christian youth

labou:

of the station and out-stations for Christ, and of preparing

gy

63

e

therxi for His service as Schoolmasters and Catechists. For

the latter purpose a Teachers’ Training School has been con-

BIvie

nected with it for some years, and last year a Catechists’

laga

The school is attended by 41

Omen

Training Class was attached.

Christian and 21 Non-Christian boys and 8 Christian girls.

d per-

usual

Of this number all the girls, 11 Non-Christian and 6 Christian

, who

boys are day-scholars, the rest ave boarders.

1% Chl:istian

and 16 Non-Christian boys

attend the secondary classes.

llaﬂ‘H

Iays

Of the usefulness of this school as a means of bringing young

¢ NEW

Badagas to Christ, Mr. Liitze’s report on the conversion

eived

of the old munshee Kackamalla (see page 40-46) is ample

g Or-

proof.

g for

The Boys’ Orphanage at Paraperi, near Codacal station,

| gave

numbers 85 boarders and 31 day scholars, 18 boys and 13 girls.

nage

It is most useful in bringing up the children of the many new

ter 4

converts of the last three years in the fear and knowledge of

jcoul=

n het

the Lord. These boys are a very bappy lot. What with learn-

ing and playing, singing and working, gymnastic exercises

them,

and youthful games they really enjoy life. The youngest boys

ation

)f the

are gathered in an infant school under a matron who cares

for their bodily welfare and teaches them simple games, songs

quite

ther.

and some easy lessons.

—

oman

Of the Chombala Orphanage Mr. Weismann reports:—

1568

rénts

“As we had anticipated the orphanage gave us more trouble last

theit

year than in former years because it took a long time for the new-

gtion:

comers, in great part children of catechumens or newly baptized

Christians, to get accustomed to the cleanliness, truthfulness and

g 0P

sing

habits of industry which the orphanage required of them.

Of the

heavy work devolving upon the school-master and school-mistresses,

the superintendent also and his wife had their due share.

But the

ol ab

difficulties led us to pray the more, and the fruits of prayer -and

Hans

labour combined have not been wanting.

The Educational Depart-

outh

ment was satisfied with the work done, and of 95 pupils 90 passed

il

64

their examinations.

The evening prayers have always been very

dear to me, and often did the joy which the orphans showed at

listening to the Word of God, compensate me for bitter and painful

two

occurrences during the day.

Once during eveni?g prayer I saw

how a little girl, 7 years old, who was always attentive and answered

bake

mille

many a question which even older girls could not answer, shook

another girl that was beginning to doze with both her hands and

Selve

said into her ear :—¢What have you got your ears for if you doze even

curn

during the reading of the Word of God?’

0n

th

“Dauring the time of trouble and sickness at the beginning of the

veral

of

her

year the hand of God protected the orphanage and its many inmates.

Thouagh in the mission-house to which the orphanage is attached, two

or

to

servants fell ill with smallpox, the orphanage was spared.

The

gon

Lord has done great things for us.

have

“In June last 4 girls who had passed their teacher’s certificates’

the |

examination, were admitted into the training division of the orphan-

Fron

age

They were instructed by myself and Catechist Henry Menzel in

gils

Biblical knowledge, Bible-history, Geography of the Bible, and the

and

method of explaining Bible-texts and hymns and had to practise

Wed;

to give lessons on the subjects learned.

of

her

Mrs. Weismann gave her whole strength to the education of the

g g

orphans; for some months Mrs. Peter assisted her by giving the

e y

girls of the fourth standard instruction in needle work.”

elc, ¢

The Girls’ Orphanage at Mulky, which contained 62 boarders

Heg |

on the first January last, and is besides attended by 16 boy

IOmp

and 18 girl day-scholars, has already been mentioned as a

geney

a

agp

place where the girls, besides receiving a good primary education

and being taught cooking and needle work, are initiated into

Whick

the agricultural occupations of the female population of these

Jackgd

Whi

rural districts, the cultivation of rice especially. This is the

good

more necessary as most of them in after-life are likely to

become the wives of farmers.

Snf -

War(s

The Girls’ Orphanage at Dharwar, on the 1lst January last

C0lleg

had 44 girls on the list, 14 day scholars (6 boys and 8 girls)

by

also attended its school.

OCcup

65

| VELY

od at

My. Ziegler, the superintendent, writes:—

ainful

“Our girls have Very little time for idleness. Early in the morning,

two or three hours before day-break, the girls whose turn it is to

[ sav

wered

bake bread have to get up to bake about 80 cakes of jowaree (great

shook

millet) bread for which the flour has to be ground by the girls them-

s and

selves the day before, and to prepare the accompanying vegetable

B evel

curry.

Before sunrise the rest of the girls get up from their beds

on the ground, roll them up and take them to the stand on the back

of the

verandah and make their toilet.

Then some go to draw water,

mates

others to clean the house, to furbish the cooking and eating vessels

or to prepare their lessons for the day.

A little before seven the

d, two

The

gong sounds for morning prayer and school.

At 10 o’clock they

have their first meal consisting of jowaree bread and curry; only

cates

)

the little ones, may be, get half a cake each before school-hours.

On three days of the week the

phan

From 11 to 1 there is school again.

girls are taught needle-work by one or two of the Missionary Ladies

pzelin

and two schoolmistresses from 2 to 4 in the afternoons.

1d the

On Monday,

‘Wednesday and Saturday afternoons and the evening hours of the

actise

other week-days, the household work has to be done, such as grind-

ing and cleaning jowaree or pulses, husking and pounding rice, draw-

of the

ing water, bathing, washing their clothes, cooking the evening meal,

g the

ete. ete.

At about six they take their second meal consisting of

rice and pepper sauce.

Then, may be, they get half an hour for a

rders

romp on the play-ground.

At T o’clock there is evening prayer,

6 hoy

generally conducted by myself or in my absence by the assistant

as &

mafron.

On Christmas-eve we had our usual Christmas treat at

10D

which our girls were made most happy by presents of sarees, woollen

] 1nto

jackets for the cold season, picture books, dolls, sweetmeats, etc.

these

which we were enabled to give them by the kind help of several

good English Ladies resident at Dharwar and by one or two boxes

s the

e]y £0

sent for the purpose by kind friends at home.

A few days after-

wards the elder girls were rejoiced by the present of a small

collection of Christian songs and hymns with native tunes composed

| l%t

by Catechist Joseph Dalabhanjana and suitable for singing at their

guls)

occupation of pounding rice, grinding corn and the like.”

s

66

The Boys’ Orphanage at Bettigeri-Gadag numbers 48 boarders

hope

2 Chy

and 31 day-scholars (including 13 girls), 14 boys attend the

secondary class.

This school under the superintendence of

and £

heing

My. Liithi is the principal feeder of the Preparatory and

Training Schools of the Southern Mahratta country and there-

maste

giftec

fore the chief nursery of our Native Christian agents.

oonfic

The Boys’ Orphanage at Udipi, with its secondary classes;,

the e

is a most useful feeder of the Preparatory School, the Train-

[

ing School and the Theological College.

Since a Parochial

were

Day-school is connected with the Orphanage it is attended by

super

no fewer than 162 boys and 41 girls.

of s

the f

colat;

2) Secondary or Anglo-Vernacular Schools.

these

Besides the secondary classes attached to several of our

in Fo

orphanages and primary schools, as already mentioned, we

Bxan

have three separate Secondary Schools, viz.: the Christian High

the 1

School at Nettur, Tellicherry, the Preparatory School at Udipi,

and the Preparatory School at Bettigeri-Gadag.

The main

tions,

object of these schools is to educate missionary agents, but they

of thy

ingl]

are open also to other boys whose parents are willing to pay

(4

the boarding fees.

The first of the three has the High School

Praye

standard, the other two educate up to the Lower Secondary

thejp

(the fifth Anglo-Vernacular standard of the Bombay Presi—

o 80

dency).

ha\’e

Christian High School at Nettur-Tellicherry.

We give an

extract from the report of Mr. Rehm, the superintendent:—

able

“The nnmber of boys at the beginning of the year in the High

of eff

and Middle School department was 65, of whom 12 left or were

of t}

dismissed in the course of the year.

In the

Darty

“In the Primary department there were 56 attendants.

course of the year we were obliged temporarily to appoint a Non-

Pupi

Scho

Christian teacher as we could not get a qualified Christian, but we

tiOﬁg

67

ot

rders

hope soon to be able again to place a Christian in his stead; for in

d the

a Christian school all the masters should be united in the same mind

1ce of

and the same spirit.—At the close of the year Catechist Peter Arnon

r and

being appointed Evangelist for North-Malabar resigned his post as

master and steward of the school.

there-

We highly valued him as a

gifted teacher and a faithful and honest steward who had won the

confidence and respect of the students and boarders, and set them

a3568,

the example of a hard-working, well-behaved and high-minded man.

110

“The students were mostly willing to be corrected; but there

ychial

were some bad characters who tried the ‘patience of masters and

ed by

superintendent to the utmost.

Five had to be dismissed on account

of serious offences against morality; 7 left of their own accord.

Of

the five pupils of the sixth form that were sent up for the Matri-

culation Examination in December 1893, three passed.

Two of

these entered the Theological Seminary and one the Training College

f UL

in February 1894. 10 pupils were sent up for the Lower Secondary

], we

Examination of whom five passed.

In the Primary Examination all

the 14 pupils presented passed.

High

“Besides the usual subjects required in the Government examina-

mail

tions, Bible-history has been studied in all the classes, the Doctrines

of the Christian religion in the higher standard, Singing is taught

they

in all classes.

Greek, Sanskrit and Drawing in forms III. to VI.

) DAY

“The missionary meeting on Sundays from 12 to 1 p. M. and the

chool

prayer meeting on Saturday evening which the students began of

dary

their own accord have continued. The students have also contribut-

pesl

ed some money for the mission.

The school-fees and boarding fees

have been paid regularly.”

e 4l

The Udipi Preparatory School. This school, which under the

)b~

able management of M. Brasche had reached a high degree

of efficiency, had up to a recent date maintained itsindependence

igh

were

of the rules and regulations of the Madras Educational De-

partment, but as it was not acknowledged by Government, its

pupils, though as well or better educated than those of other

the

Non

schools, were not permitted to appear for Government examina-

it W

tions; the candidates for teacherships, it turned out, were not

9%

68

o

acknowledged and could not get a certificate. It was finally

1894

considered wiser to conform to the Government requirements

and to seek for acknowledgment by Government as a Lower

(bot!

Secondary School.

It 1s the chief feeder of the Mangalore

the

Theological Seminary.

subj

The Preparatory School at Bettigeri is

gradually rising to the standard of the Udipi school and

g6sis

annually sends some of its pupils to the Theological Seminary

tics)

at Mangalore.

the

3) Training Schools.

also

tour

A small Training School is attached to each of the above

of o1

mentioned secondary schools and to the Kaity school, and

there are newly opened training schools or classes for female

fure

teachers at Mangalore and Chombala. The attendance of each

%y,

of these schools may be seen in the Table of Schools, pp. 10& 11.

'1‘68411

Ing

4) Theological Seminaries.

of

The Mangalore Seminary (established 1863) began its session

the

in May 1893 with 31 students.

One of these, however, though

Livi

“Bel

living in the Seminary, still attends the Mangalore High School.

Of the remaining 30, one died of typhoid fever and nine passed

togg

their examination in March 1894, three in the second and six

in the third class, so that 20 remained, to which number four

£xar

new students were added in May 1894.

The passed students,

two

0ng

with one exception were consecrated for their work as catechists

in the ensuing months.

The one excepted is continuing his

Ass

studies to prepare for some higher teachership. The subjects

taught in the institution last year were: KExegesis of selected

Psalms and the Epistle to the Ephesians, Introduction to the

New Testament, Ethics, Homiletics, Preaching and Catechising,

hof]

besides Hinduism, Greek, Sanskrit, English, Canarese and

the

Music.

The students take part in the preaching in the

obe

Mangalore bazaars, and in November 1893 made a fortnight’s

Pel

preaching-tour to the North.

any

69

mmia

nally

The Senrinary at Tellicherry (established 1890).

In January

ments

1894 the session began with 9 students.

Two new students

Jower

(both having passed Matriculation) could be admitted from

the Christian High School.

In addition to the theological

alore

ol 18

subjects taught during the whole course of instruction (Exe-

and

gesis of the Old and New Testaments, Homiletics and Cateche-

inary

tics) in the year under report, Apologetics and Introduction to

the New Testament had to be taken.

As in the previous year

also this year weekly preaching in the bazaar and preaching

hove

tours in the district helped to improve the practical training

of our students.

None of them had to be sent away prema-

and

male

turely and none left us.

On the whole we are thankful to

each

say, that the young men, now undergoing training, seem to

realize their position and to feel the sacredness of their call-

&1,

ing. As far as man can see the spirit of the stadents is one

of healthiness, and it gave us great satisfaction to see, that all

the pupils tried their best to influence each other for the good.

65101

Living amongst them, we were often reminded of Ps. 133, 1,

ough

hool.

“«Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell

together in unity.”

el

At the end of the year two of the students passed their

] 51

four

examinations and were consecrated as Catechists together with

two former converts, who had joined the institution for about

onts,

one year only in order to qualify themselves for the posts of

hists

r hIS

Assistant Catechists,

jects

4. Evangelisatioh.

ected

Though a eonsiderable portion of the time of our agents,

the

iiﬁgt

both Kuropean and Indian, is taken up in pastoral work,

and

there are few who do not find time in one way or other to

obey the last command of our divine Master, “Preach the Gos-

the

pel to every creature,” that is to do the work of evangelisation

;ht"s

among Non-Christians.

Preaching in the bazaars of towns

e

70

and villages, at fétir, and idol festivals, at the roll-call of the

coolies in plantations and the like, house-to-house visiting,

visiting the zenanas by Missionary Ladies and Bible Women,

Ji

are continually going on from the numerous centres of our

4

Mission.

Not less important is the evangelisation of the

Frida

educated classes by means of higher and lower schools.

The

singin

work done by the Bible Women and by evangelising schools is

Missic

till

treated under separate heads, we therefore deal here with

furn,

itinerating and other preaching work.

The days devoted to

itinerary work by Kuropean and Indian workers, we find,

fow d

made

number in the Southern Mahratta country 9054, in Canara and

i

tried

Coorg 3389

29

and in Malabar 3410 days.*

go0d

It is more difficult to give a proper summary of the various

i

experiences which the different preachers have had during the

be s

year in their work, the impressions received, the signs observed

‘Rat

of readiness or otherwise on the part of the people to receive

Tmbgg

& Chy

the Gospel.

But speaking generally we may say that the field

fallen

in Malabar seems to be riper for harvest than in any other part

of our mission territory. In Canara there isa good deal of indif-

heeor

ference and even opposition to the Gospel, while in the Southern

hushy

hedge

Mahratta country there is a readiness to hear the Gospel, but

hep

very little or no real desire to become open disciples of Christ.

his i

In large towns not a little hostility is occasionally experienced.

be is

The Coorgs as yet seem entirely indifferent to the Gospel-

he ]

message, but the Badagas on the Nilgiris are waking up to the

hig b

consciousness that the Gospel has a personal interest for them,

the g

and that they have to decide either in its favour or against

]

it

We illustrate these general remarks with a few extracts

Ing

from the reports of the preachers, beginning with the most

«

northern part of our mission field.

soil,

that |

* These figures, exclude work in Karkul, Kasaragod, Tellicherry, Calicut,

fouyg

Vaniyankulam and the Nilgiris of which we have no details.

Wty

1

of the

siting,

The Southern Mahratta Country.

omen,

Myr. Warth of Hubli reports:—

f our

“Preaching in the bazaar has tal;en place on Tuesdays and

We commence with

of the

Fridays, generally under my own supervision.

The

singing an appropriate hymn, then one of the Catechists or the

0ls 1§

Missionary gives an address; another hymn is then sung and so on

2 yith

till all the preachers, two, three or sometimes four have had their

turn.

Discussion is, as a rule, only permitted at the close.

‘We had

ted t0

few disturbances.

Only now and then, when the Word of God has

find,

made an impression, it happens that a Brahman or other person

rand

tried to weaken or to destroy the impression.

‘We always have a

good number of listeners.

arious

“How difficult it still is for a Hindu to become a Christian may

g the

be seen from the following incident:

A certain weaver of the

served

‘Rather an

village Ilkall in the Bijapur distriect came to Hubli

Imbecile than

some time ago and told me that he had been here

VALY

a Christian!’

last year in order to become a Christian, He had

0 ﬂeld

fallen ill and returned home to fetch his wife that she also might

r part

become a Christian with him.

But the woman had caused her

dif

husband to be bound hand and foot and thrown into a prickly pear

uthern

hedge by his brothers.

‘When all this was of no avail she asked

el, but

her mother to administer a poisonous drug to her husband, by which

(hrist.

Medicine is of no use to him now, and

his mind became deranged.

enced:

he is dragging on a miserable existence as a beggar.

If spoken to

}ospel-

he always pronounces the name of Jesus.

If a tract is given into

his hands, he reads a few words properly, but soon begins to repeat

o the

the name of Jesus.

How sad

!77

: theﬂls

Myr. Lutz of Hubli writes of his impressions on a preach-

1gaiﬂ5t

ghradts

ing tour:—

-s hard

, 108t

“Tadas with 2500 inhabitants, our first halting place, i

soil.

Deceit, theft, and even murder are prevalent.

No wonder

that few hearts long for the Gospel.

The inhabitants of the sur-

rounding villages are more accessible.

I recall the sight of an old

Lallcut

matron I met on that tour. Timidly standing apart, she had listened

72

e

to our words.

They seemed a message to her, for

of J

after Truth.

Thirsting

though the little boy at her side could hardly have

bwic

He will learn to read

been able to read, she bought a tract for him.

of §

it she said. We accompanied her to her hut, where she got a copper

pic

from some corner to pay the tract. On the way she asked anxiously:

‘Is it true that we shall see our lost ones again? ¢Why mother,’

Nii

Irejoined, ‘have you lost your children? ‘Yes, yes,” she said with

a sigh ‘all are gone, except this little grandson.’

I then began to

speak somewhat more fully of the resurrection, and assured her

hay

that parents and children would see one another again, that I myself

18,

hec

was sure of meeting my lost babes there, and that every one who

believes in Christ will after death live for ever, and when I described

to her the glory of the heavenly Jerusalem the tears fell from her eyes

vill

an ¢

on her wrinkled hands and with a longing such as only a mother’s

heart can feel, she exclaimed again and again: ‘Indeed, is it true?

of ¢

is it really true?® Oh if I could only see my children once more!”

10§

af

My. Berlé of Bijapur reports:—

nan

“Each preaching tour convinces me the more fully that we do not

10 ¢

work in vain; though it may often seem so.

I firmly believe that

for this district also there will come a harvest which will be the

richer, the longer it is delayed.

“In December last we visited the village K. in which there are

olag

tlin

some inquirers.

During the four days I stayed there, they came as

often as their work permitted.

We read to them, explained the

of ]

Not far

portion read and talked about religious matters.

In

See

from Christ.

(g

the evening we preached in the village. There were

many listeners, both men and women.

On one occasion as we

ha\’n

preached in an open square of the village, a woman who had been

listening to three addresses said, ‘It would be a good thing if you

always remained here to teach us.’

In the evenings, after meals,

Whe

those enquirers would come again to the rest-house.

Three of their

1 g

number would sing from memory Christian hymns with Hindu tunes,

We

accompanied by three musical instruments.

They also sang hymns

])eol

composed by one of their number.

On the first evening tears of joy

faki

welled up in my eyes, as I heard them thus publicly sing the praise

Ha;

73

T e SR

of Jesus.

On Sunday we

1, for

My assistants also were greatly pleased.

have

twice had divine service, and in the evening I showed them views

yread

of the life of Christ by means of my magic lantern, explaining the

opper

pictures minutely to the great number of men and women present.”

usly

Proceeding to Canara we give an extract from M.

ther,

| with

Niibling’s report at Honavar:—

Al

fo

“Though many Shudras listen to the Gospel and assent to it, they

have not moral courage enough to become Christians. Their excuse

1 her

IV

If

is, ‘As our village so we; if the greater number of people woald

become Christians, we also would.’

) Who

“« Among the Haviga Brahmans the work is hopeful.

In the

ribed

eyes

villages of Karki, Madaguni, Hegadi, Teppa the Lord has given us

an open door. In these villages we are not only welcomed by many

thet's

of the people, bat they invite us to come again.

Though they have

frue’

ol

not yet come to a decision, I am' confident that the Word of God is

at work in many hearts.

Among the young people in the above

named villages the conviction is spreading that their gods are of

no avail, and that Christianity is the truth.”

|o not

, that

ha

My. Eblen of Honavar writes: —

8 the

“In the neighbourhood of Murdeshwar there is among most

classes of the population a good deal of fear of us and of disin-

410

clination to the Gospel.

Yet in two smaller colonies a certain class

1e 88

of low caste people listen very attentively, and it was gratifying to

i

he

see how young and old of both sexes sit and listen to the Word of

In

God, so that the saying of Christ was literally fulfilled: ‘the poor

were

79

.

have the Gospe]‘preached to them

5 W6

Evangelist Samuel Bunyan of Karwar writes:—

heen

f you

“While we were preaching in the village Madalli an astrologer,

who possesses a book written in Mahratti against Christianity, came

10159

to argue with us.

He said, ‘If you could walk on the sea like Jesus,

their

we would believe you.—Unable to defend their own religion these

1nes;

people buy books written by infidel Europeans and dispute with us

jous

When we were at

0y

taking their arguments from those books.

f

Hanalli near Gokarna, a few Shudra lads, who had learned a little

1186

10

LR

74

English but knew nothing of their own religion, except devil worship,

;mly

talked of Mrs. Besant as one who had become an adherent to Indian

recel

theosophy and a defender of the Hindu religion.

They also talked

455010

of the Americans who listened to the addresses of the Hindu

roof

Vivékananda and acknowledged Hinduism to be true and beautiful.

Searc_

After we had spoken to some men and women in a house of the

our

village Mirjan the mistress of the house, a widow, said:

‘There is

Relig

no truth in our religion; our gods are lies; it is useless to give meat-

India

Hind

offerings to the dead: but still, it is impossible for us to forsake our

own religion though we are inclined to do so’.

A Brahman confessed

Ame

that the Christian religion was true; he wished that everybody

turne

would become Christian, then he also would become one.”

with

Mr. Gengnagel of Basrur-Coondapoor writes of a preaching

tour,

tfo a district

north-east of Basrur in the Western

Ghats:—

hens

“On the 14th November we went to Hosangadi, a village at the

leave

foot of the Gthats, halfin ruins and situated in a malarious locality.

with

The people, many of whom were suffering from ague, did not wish to

pose

hear much of our preaching. But I was astonished when a sick boy

prec;

of about 15 years of age told me that three years ago I had question-

POss;

ed them in their school about the examination which we all have to

undergo before the judgment seat of God; he still remembered

fold

well everything I had said.

In the travellers’ bungalow I found a

forty

native official of the Survey Department. He was born in the Tamil

16ad

country and had heard much of Christianity in the mission school.

The

He said many of his countrymen had given up the belief in their

hefoy

false gods. There was only one almighty God in whom he believed.

The more education spread, the more Christianity would spread.

I replied that faith in the one true God was only like the letter A of

the alphabet ; the letters B and C, 7. e. knowledge of his own sinful-

days

ness and faith in Christ had to follow.”

attey

Myr. Walz of Mangalore writes:—

Cont

aftg,

“On the 19th September I went to Bantwal to examine a school.

for |

Next morning before school hours I went to the bazaar to endeavour

to sow the good seed by word of mouth and selling tracts.

I sold

king

ang

T

75

ship,

bnly three tracts of 1 Pie each. Nor was my message favourably

1dian

received. Though a considerable number of persons, young and old,

lked

assembled arround me, as soon as I took a seat under the projecting

[indu

roof of a shop, their ears and hearts seemed closed and barred.

fiful,

Scarcely had I begun to speak when a young man, a former pupil of

{ the

our Mangalore High School, asked me, if I had heard of the

Religious Congress in Chicago, and if I knew that Vivekaswami of

10 18

neats

India had proved the incomparable greatness and excellence of the

ur

Hindu religion and had defeated the Christian religion and won all

ssed

America over to Hinduism, that everybody had turned to him and

body

turned their back on Christianity ? Christianity was now done away

with and dared not show its face.”

- Catechist Nathanael Kundera of Kasaragod reports:—

hing

tern

“When we go to a new district, people receive us with appre-

hension and fear; many breathe more freely when we prepare to

t the

leave. Butothers get confidence, and after having become acquainted

with us they pay more attention to our message and feel well dis-

lity.

shto

posed toward us. Some will sigh and say: ‘Your words are really

precious, but to leave caste and to stand alone and helpless is im-

c boy

tion-

possible’.

ve {0

“ At Mulki I met an old woman of the Toddy-drawers’ caste. She

told me she had had five sons, four of whom had died by adverse

ored

nd 8

fortune. ‘One of them’, she said ‘was an excellent man who could

read and write.

One day he brought a padri-book from Kasaragod.

i

The more he read in it, the better and wiser he became; three days

ool

before his death he told us that he was going to die

V)

°

thei

yvod.

My. Fischer of Anandapur in Coorg writes:—

road.

“Evangelisation is of a peculiar kind here. On the weekly market

Aof

days at Siddapur, Virarajendrapet and Gonikoppa, a fair number

aful-

attend our preaching. People listen to the Word of God without any

contradiction, sometimes express their assent, but thatis all. Desire

after the Word of God, inclination to serve the only true God, longing

And yet the Gospel must have some

hool:

for salvation, there is none.

kind of attraction for the people, otherwise they would stay away

your

To the question addressed

sold

and not come again and again

10*

76

el

to a certain Coorg of some consequence, why he did not become a

aceer

the ¥

Christian, he replied: ‘As a Coorg I am respected and honoured

everywhere, but as a Christian I should be despised by all, even by

s go

Englishmen.

Another Coorg a well-meaning man in his own esti-

comy

mation said :—‘Your intention in preaching the Gospel to us is good,

stren

but you yourself have barred the progress of your work by admitting

Lona

low caste people into your church’.”

Vel

From Malabar and the Nilgiris we can give only a few

100

extracts.

aboul

upon

Mr. Bosshardt writes from Codgeal :—

the

“On a visit to Chittatakara, the new out-station, in July last we

WE 8

accompanied Velayuthan, a lad of 18 years, to the house of his hea-

40108

then parents.

This youth had joined us at the beginning of June

of ha

and had lived since that time in our Orphanage

strate

A Man’s Foes

shall be they

at Paraperi (near Codacal) in order to learn to

Next

read and write.

of his own

Soon after his joining us his father

Pardg

Household.

came and endeavoured to take him back.

But the

Strate

lad stood firm and the father had to return without

firg

him,

In the middle of July his mother came and told her son with

many tears that his father was dangerously ill and wished to see

I

him once more before his death.

This message melted the heart of

4

Velayuthan, and wishing to see his father, he was permitted to ac-

and (

company us on our tour.

How glad he was in the anticipation of

1294,

seeing his parents and brothers and sisters again his eager face

Iarge

clearly indicated.

We heard no sound as we entered the compound,

Categ]

the door of the house was ajar and Velayuthan’s father, who was

1‘08011(

lying on a mat behind the door, was heard groaning as if with great

pain.

mans,

His son rushed into the house, stooped down upon his father

Cheg,

and asked him how he was.

All of a sudden the seemingly dying

Uost]y

v

man jomped up, clasped his son in his arms and dragged him into

(Mah

an inner room trying to fasten the door, raising at the same time

Ti“ag‘(

such a howl that I felt quite stunned.

‘When Lonappen tried to

Who 4

prevent the door being shut, the father brandishing his long knife

deligh

wounded his arm and forced him to let the door go.

The howling

They

ceased for a few seconds and a voice was heard sereaming in piercing

g,

-,

-

=1

accents.

‘Don’t kill him, don’t kill him’.

‘We shuddered and feared

me &

oured

the worst.

But a few moments afterwards there was a shout: ‘He

en by

is gone’, and the lad was seen running like a chased deer across the

1 et

compounds, followed by his enemies, his mortal fright giving him

good,

strength to leap the hedges.

In a few minutes he had reached

We learned afterwards ‘that

itting

Lonappen’s house and was safe.

Velayuthan's father, when he had his son in his power inside the

room, had uttered some threats which made the lad fear that he was

) fow

about to be killed.

Filled with apprehension he inwardly called

upon the Lord for help, when suddenly he saw an opening below

The father who now feared

the wall-plate, and escaped thereby.

ast e

we should bring an action against him, made two deep gashes

g hea-

across his chest with his knife, ran to the magistrate and accused us

[ Juoe

of having broken into his house and wounded him.

But the magi-

strate asked some trustworthy witnesses, and rejected the complaint.

anage

i 10

Next day the mother and brother of Velayuthan came to ask our

father

pardon and told us that his father, after his return from the magi-

strate, had kindled a fire, taken his idols and thrown them into the

at the

900

.

ithout

fire with the words:

“You did not help me, you may burn

n with

My. Weidner of Paraperi reports:—

to 9ee

oart of

“The number of days devoted to itinerating work by Missionaries

and Catechists during the year past in the aggregate amounts to

0 ac-

One of these was the

1294.

About 20 fairs have been visited.

ion of

i face

large fair at Guruvayur, to which not only myself and most of our

Catechists, but also Mr. Hole of Vaniyankulam with his Catechists

pound;

resorted.

Two or three opposition preachers, joined by some Brah-

0 was

mans, one day made a row and tried to drive us away, but were

gred

checked by the police.—When itinerating from house to house, we

father

mostly find willing and often intelligent hearers. But where Maplas

dying

(Mahommedans) are prevalent, our work is most difficult.

In some

m int0

villages in the neighbourhood of Codacal they have the lower castes,

o fime

who are indebted to them, entirely under their control, and they

ied 10

delight in disturbing us and in hindering others from listening to us.

g kllife

They are ignorant of even the tenets of their own religion.—The

10wﬁﬂg

numerous conversions to Christianity during the: rt?cent- years have

ierCing

78

i e

produced in many of the inhabitants far and near the convietion that

{0 b

cony

Christianity will ultimately prevail.”

bigh

Myr. Hole of Vaniyankulam reports:—

of

“When preaching on market days in the early part of the year

they

we encountered an opposition preacher.

But he soon staid away,

famil

and we did our work without opposition.

It seems that the people

[(

who had appointed him, were tired of paying him. After he had

fodd

appeared for the last time as an opponent he called on our Catechist

TWher

Mr. G. Peter, took a cup of tea at his house and said to him: ‘Do

as fa

not be angry at my preaching, I do it only for pastime’.”

doze

In our report for 1892 p. 61 we gave an account of a

AR

Farmer Kora

certain farmer Kora in Kailath district who

have

again.

was desirous of becoming a Christian.

We

but

are sorry to say, that he died of small-pox before he was able

hack

to carry out his purpose.

Catechist Peter, however, who knows

Sakes

are

the brother-in-law of the deceased, now reports, that when

Kora was lying ill he asked his brother-in-law to read to him

A

that

some portion of the Gospel and to pray with him to the Lord

Jesus.

It appears from this account that Kora died in faith

Gons

in the Lord Jesus, and we believe that He who said: “Him

(

that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out” has accepted him.

Celye

[

From the report of My. Kiihnle of Palghat we extract the

following : —

seare

“The work of evangelisation has been carried on by our Evangelist

f0 g

Jou

and Catechists; towards the end of the year only I succeeded in

getting away from station work and making a preaching tour with

Bada

the Catechists.

Though itinerary work is more difficult and trying

Reljg

all th

in this district than on the coast on account of the great heat during

the hot months and malarious fever prevailing in some tracts after

(

the first rains, it is also more encouraging.

Excepting the proud

faith

Brahmans (Pattars) the Gospel-message is kindly received by all

K

classes of the population. The Nayers (Sudras of Malabar) are rich

Werg

and well-to-do, but not hostile like the Pattars.

They receive us

Lay

politely, often kindly. In many houses of Nayers Bible portions-are

¢0olig

79

et

n that

to be found, and occasionally the New Testament.

They read and

converse much about Christianity, and expressions dropped by

highly respected Nayers show that they are convinced of the truth

of Christianity.

If we ask them why they still remain heathen,

0 year

they are embarrassed and answer—‘We are fettered by the ties of

amay,

family.’—Alas! to forsake all and lose everything is very hard.

people

“Up to now most of our converts have come from the Ilavar or

o had

toddy-drawer caste.

In their houses we find a corner to put up

oot

when on tour.

‘Here in the town and scattered about in the country

Do

as far as the northern and southern Palghat mountains, there are

dozens of families, which I could name and which for the past 10 or

of 8

20 years have year by year resolved to become Christians.

They

- who

have sometimes asked Missionaries or Catechists to their assistance,

We

but when the time of decision arrives they lose courage and turn

back.

Many a Missionary has walked miles and miles for their

able

10WS

sakes over muddy paddy-fields or through thick jungle, but where

when

are they? Still in heathenism.—Are any of our readers ready

earnestly and perseveringly to intercede for these changeable Ilavars

) fim

that the Lord may send His Spirit into their hearts to make true and

Lord

consistent Christians of them ?”’

faith

Of the way in which the Gospel-message is sometimes re-

‘Him

ceived by the Badagas Mr. Stokes of Coonoor writes:—

him

“ At the village of Kodamale, my assistant Isaiah and myself had

; the

scarcely begun to deliver our message when a Badaga angrily said

to us: ‘Look here, you, you have no business in our village; if

;eﬁst

you come again, you may get a thrashing’. In another village a

d in

Badaga asked whether it had not been decided in the Parliament of

with

Religions in Chicago thatthe Hindu religion was the first in rank of

7ilg

all the religions in the world

g

Of the Cooly-mission in the neighbourhood of Coonoor our

after

faithful Catechist Karl Sathyanathan writes:—

oud

“Though there was no conversion among the coolies last year, we

’r ﬂ“

were not in any way discouraged from preaching the Gospel as usual.

yich

I am glad to say that the desire to hear the Gospel among the

p U5

coolies is increasing, and some of them listen to the Word attentively

210

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80

and converse about Christianity among themselves,

Some hear us

‘]

for the sake of their masters, but such do not come near us when

we go in the evening after their work is done.

Others are almost

pathy

for th

ready to take up the cross, but obstacles such as caste prejudice on

the one hand and timidity on the other stand in their way and keep

them back.

But the seed has fallen on good ground and it will

bring forth fruit in due time, I am sure, and signs of this are not

wanting.

supel

“Almost all the planters were very kind in allowing us to preach

the )

to their coolies, some in the mornings at 7 a.m. at the roll call, and

D01

some in the evenings after work was over.

In this way I have

peopl

De0)

preached during the last year at 42 plantations, 36 Badaga villages

and 3 Todamands.

to thy

Rev. W. Stokes accompanied me occasionally.

al

Some of these places were visited by me every fortnight, some once

10

a month, others 8 times a year, and others every three months,

I

ave

€ng

.

have preached in all these places to 5777 individuals.

Mr. Risch,

who was at Coonoor for some months owing to ill-health, preached

I

(4

at all these places and even extended his tour as far as the Kundas,

whither I accompanied him.

Work

Shandy preaching, and preaching to

other hill tribes was carried on as usual.

Some of the planters

Iy

are really feeling their responsibility towards the souls of their

Usug]

miserable and ignorant coolies, and remember them in their prayers.

A young planter who lately started to read the Bible and expound

[

the truth to his coolies wrote me as follows:

*With best wishes for

hugh;

1895 and hoping you will gain many true converts to Christianity

New

this year ete.’

nary

“A lady in the latter part of the past year, earnestly requested

and |

us from home to preach the Gospel twice a month to her coolies on

Chri;

Hill Grove Kstate, and with much pleasure subscribed Rs. 10 per

month towards this Mission.

I am glad to see our work increasing

assig

foung

and the way thus opened to preach the glorious Gospel.

Though

alwa-‘

the Cooly-mission indeed sustained a great loss by the death of our

beloved saintiy Mr. and Mrs. Clarkson and Mrs. C. E. Hayne, yet

Wh

T8 of

the Lord has sent other help and other friends to His Mission, and

€nfe)

Mr. M. Hayne has kindly promised to continue the monthly sub-

seription that was given by the late Mrs. Hayne.

saig

8leg

81

S SR

ar us

when

“In conclusion I would t};ank all the planters for their kind sym-

|most

pathy and support. May God bless them, who so liberally subscribed

ice on

for the mission-work among the coolies.”

| keep

5. Work among Women.

will

16 105

On p. 23 we have already mentioned that 29 Bible Women,

superintended and often accompanied by one or the other of

reach

the Missionary Ladies, are doing the unostentatious but most

|, and

important work of carrying the Gospel into the homes of the

have

people, and of making its glorious truths and promises known

lages

to the women, who by the social customs of their country are

nally,

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almost prohibited from hearing them in any other way. We

give a few extracts from the reports of Ladies or Missionaries

5, |

engaged in this kind of work.

Risch,

ched

From Mangalore it is reported :—

“The Mangalore Bible Women were weekly prepared for their

ndas,

work by Mr. Walz and accompanied on their visits by Mrs. Walz.

g 0

nters

In many houses they were gladly received, but high caste women

usually stand aloof.”

their

Mrs. Ernst of Udipi writes:—

Q‘OI‘S.

;ound

“Last year, under the guidance and superintendence of my

husband, we read or narrated selected portions from the Old and

5 for

401ty

New Testaments in the houses we visited.

This year we began to

narrate the life of Christ, commencing with the history of Zacharias

ested

and Elisabeth, and earnestly invited our hearers to believe in Jesus

g5 00

Christ.

It was .with some diffidence, yet with prayer for divine

assistance, that we spoke of the miraculous birth of Christ.

We

) pel'

asing

found to our joy that the account of the incarnation of Christ was

\0\18']1

always well received, except in one house.—The master of a certain

‘What think

house, a patel, had called together no fewer than 11

f our

After some time a Mahommedan

1

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ye of Christ?

female relatives.

entered and stood sullenly in a corner.

When we had finished he

, z;nd

aﬂb

said:

‘Their story is half true and half false; Jesus Christ is a

‘False?’

great prophet, it is true, but he is not the son of God.’

11

—_—

82

rejoined the landlord, taking the New Testament from my hands

of Oh

‘Aha’ said the Mahommedan

‘every word written here is true.’

and |

mocking, ‘the expenses for your idols are growing too heavy for you,

had

therefore you begin to listen to the Padris, do you not #’

make

“One day Susanra the Bible Woman was called to comfort a

graci'

certain Brahman widow who had been ill-treated by

a bed

The Bible

Woman as a

her son and was so grieved that she refused food for

for b

Peacemaker.

Susanna found the widow in such a

several days.

durin

pitiable state that she was moved to tears; she persuaded the widow

heal

to pardon her son and to take food again.

The son, who was busy

ally

with some repairs inside the house, stepped out and asked sharply:

appoi

“What do you want here? ‘I am come’ Susanna replied, ‘to see

But this time I have found

Disa

your mother, as I have done before.

I

her in a very sad state, which has so grieved me that I should like

know,

to speak a few words to you.

In our shastras it is written:

Posse

‘Honour thy father and thy mother, that it may be well with thee

time

and thou mayest live long on the earth’.

Believe me, God is just,

time,

an avenger of all evil deeds, and no one may hope to escape His

4

punishment.

Therefore you had better be reconciled to your

for th

mother.’

‘When the Bible Woman had gone, the son went to his

mother and said: ‘Mother, the words of the PAdri-woman have

Ay op

pierced me, pardon me.’—Mrs. Ritter who devotes herself a good

Clogeg

deal to the sick, giving them medicine ete., is of great help to us

Nor does she herself

havig

and opens many a door to the Word of God.

the b

neglect any opportunity to speak to the heathen of the one thing

heaw

needful.”’

that

My. Ostermeyer of Cannanore writes:—

Visits,

“The Bible Women here and at Chowa have ~quietly continued

but g

their work.

They have read the Bible to many hundreds of their

contyy

heathen sisters and sold some hundreds of Scripture-portions besides

Mg

a few copies of the Bible and the New Testament.”

aftory

f()l' h(

Mrs. Frohmmeyer of Tellicherry reports:—

Was 4

“It is with heartfelt thanks to the Lord that I take up my pen to

Wag

Causes for

report on the work of the Bible Women, having re-

to fro

Rejoicing.

cently heard the joyful news, that Mathawi, the niece

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83

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hands

of Christian, of whom I had written in 'my last report, has asked for

nedan

and received holy baptism by Mr. Bader.

Mathawi, now Shanti,

I you,

had occasionally said to the Bible Women, when the Lord should

make her ill she would certainly ask for baptism. And the Lord did

fort &

graciously condescend to her weakness and shyness and laid her on

a bed of severe illness.

od by

Then it was that she found courage to ask

od for

for baptism.—Another cause for rejoicing is this, that I was able

nch a

during the past year to do my work among the female portion of the

yidow

heathen population much more regularly than before; I was gener-

busy

ally accompanied by two of the Bible Women.

We had our dis-

ply:

appointments, it is true.

There was a Brahman family which we

0 866

thought very near to Christianity, but which has

Disappoint-

found

ments.

gone back again.

Several women, whom I have

] like

known for years, continue to remain half-way, for ‘they have great

ittens

possessions.’

Another very painful disappointment was, that a short

thee

time ago an open door has been closed again to us for an undefinite

time.

justy

) HiS

“It wasin July last tﬁat, accompanied by two Bible Women, I went

}’0111’

for the first time to the house of a certain young Nayer lady. She

is pretty well educated and received us very kindly,

0 his

An open door

have

and the comfort and extreme cleanliness of the sur-

closed again.

gaod

roundings as well as her cheerful, intelligent be-

haviour endeared her to me.

To my astonishment, at my next visit

fo U8

erself

the young lady was quite changed.

She was silent, moody, as if a

thing

heavy load was on her, and I could only gather from many inquiries

that she was not quite well and that her husband did not like my

visits.

We began to talk to her about some passage of the Scripture,

but as she seemed to be in a state of feverish expectation, looking

nned

continually towards the entrance, as if expecting her husband every

fheir

moment, we took leave, promising to come again another time. Soon

5ides

afterwards I had a letter from her, in which she asked my pardon

for her behaviour and entreated me to come again.

I went.

She

was again her own self and followed my words with great attention.

‘Was it strange that I again cherished the hope of being permitted

to frequent her house without an obstacle? But one day she sent me

Ig re-

a message, requesting me to cease visiting her for the present as her

niece

1%

e

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Lord

mother-in-law had come to her; and Ilearned from the Bible Woman

hym;

that they had been very badly received by the old woman, who is

hold,

an enemy to Christianity.

Since then this house has been closed

objec

to us.

The

«I am thankful, however, to be able to add, that we have found

role

entrance to a few new families. There is one Tiyer family whom I often

yet f

visit. The value of the biblical instruction received in Mission Schools

Tmore

is clearly demonstrated in this case.

The faces of the two girls who

had attended the Mission School, when they found

Tier

The use of

out that I was speaking of the Saviour, were lit

inmaf

Mission Schools.

up with gladness, and their eyes beamed when I

Worg

took out a book of Bible-pictures to examine them a liftle.

They

alon

:

rarely failed to answer a question and even the adults seemed pleased

to

with them.

It is usually the case that in houses where the children

gethe

attend Mission Schools the way is opened for our work, and people

Parig

often approvingly remark, he goes to the Mission School.”

the

Mys. Liebendeer writes from Calicut:—

10V |

Bible

“During the past year Martha Vachalam, our experienced Bible

ot

Woman, in company with her younger companion T/amar, read and

.

explained the precious words of the Bible to a good many women.

Besides that, they paid regular visits in 15 heathen schools, and were

during

Their sale of

Congeg

always gladly welcomed by masters and children.

Bibles and Bible-portions was not large, numbering 2 Bibles, 3 New

they |

Testaments and 335 other portions of the Bible.

Work,

“It is rarely that our Bible Women meet with unkindness or a re-

for th

buff; in general they are welcomed everywhere and notably so in

femalg

a number of houses of distinguished Nayers where I introduced

them, having made the acquaintance of the ladies by visiting the

Shoys

sick with my husband.

In one of these houses several educated

buteg |

Educated

ladies dwell together.

These have been visited for

numbe

Hindu Ladies.

years, and for some time they have at their own

With

desire received instruction once a week about the way of salvation.

It is gratifying to see how much knowledge of the Bible they have

t&ught

014 g,

already acquired, and how eager they are to make progress.

They

read the Word of God every day and have committed to memory the

Datient

85

P o

Lord’s Prayer, the Ten Commandments, the Creed and a number of

oman

hymns.

Tt is remarkable that the male members of the house-

vho 18

hold, some of whom are in high appointments, do not raise any

closed

objection but seem to approve of the visits of the Bible Women.—

The uneducated Brahman ladies of the Nambutiri caste are as a

found

rule the most timid and shy of all those among whom we work;

[often

yet four of them have lately bought Bible-portions and solicited

chools

more frequent visits.—Some Tiyer (toddy-drawer) women have heen

5 who

taught to read.

In a certain house of that caste we

Tier Women.

fomnd

had permission to read the Bible regularly to the

ore lit

inmates. To our joy they have now made up their mind to obey the

vhen 1

Word of God and to become Christians.

Another man who has for

They

a long time known and loved the Word of God asked the Bible Women

Jeased

to influence his wife towards making her willing to be baptized to-

yildren

gether with him,

A Pariah-teacher desired greatly to have a Bible,

but had not the means to buy one.

I presented him

people

Pariahs and

the Bible.

with a copy, for which he was very grateful.

He

now reads it frequently, and has repeatedly been seen with the

Bible under his arm going to his relations and caste people to read

| Bible

it to them.

o and

“These are some incidents of the work of the Bible Women, who

yomen:

during the burning heat of the day or sometimes in the pouring rain

d were

conscientiously go their rounds, and report to me once a week what

sale of

they have done and experienced. We join together in prayer and

g New

study of God’s Word in order that they may be strengthened in their

work.

In 1892 Maria Hermon was appointed as a Bible Woman

oL a1

for the hospital.

In the morning she devotes herself chiefly to the

§0 in

}r

female patients that are waiting in the hall for medical treatment,

odoved

shows and explains Bible-pictures, reads tracts to them and distri-

In the afternoon, when the

iﬂg the

butes printed leaflets to all comers.

number of outside patients is smaller, she occupies herself more

uoated

She has

fod for

with the sick women and children lying in the hospital.

i 0%

already instructed several of them in reading and writing, has

h'a,tiOllv

taught them Bible-texts, prayers and ﬁymns and the history of the

0Old and New Testaments.

v bat?

Where necessary she also nurses the

They

patients and most of them are very fond of her.

A little girl U.,

01y the

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eleven years old, who had been sick in the hospital for months and

surel

had finally asked for baptism and a new name, in order ‘that Jesus

sent |

might know her and receive her into heaven’, chose the name of her

mole

beloved teacher, in whose arms she at last fell asleep in peace.

It

is a pity Maria has not the time to comply with the request of many

(hris

of the patients to see them in their homes and to give them further

this

instruction there.

[

But Martha and Thamar do it in her stead and

are equally welcome.

Not a few of the people admitted into our

Opp

church during the last few years, have come from families who had

07¢)

become acquainted with the Word of God in this way,—Our work is

Solor

sowing in weakness, but the Lord in His mercy has already blessed

and

it visibly, and we thank Him with all our heart for it.”

Come

This

Myrs. Liitze of Kaity on the Nilgiris reports:—

stong

“Several women, who in years past heard the truth from our

anytk

Bible Women and turned tc Christ, are living good Christian lives

180 4

and rejoice in their new faith.

From a certain village a young wo-

hour,

man came to Kaity desiring to become a Christian.

of g

A young Badaga-

She stayed in Kaity for about 2 months.

During

woman come to

ives

Christ.

this time Solome (one of the Bible Women) went

oulg

alone to her village, as the other one was ill.

them,

On her arrival she was invited by certain other women to their ver-

the Dl

andab. She sat down there and had just begun to read a Scripture-

and g

portion, when about 6 men surrounded her and told her to be off at

anyy

once or they would beat her.

As she was alone and knew how vio-

Whery

lent and wicked those men were, she went quietly away. They

were in such a rage that they threatened to fine the women heavily

tome,

|

who had invited the Bible Woman to their verandah.

The young

Jellin;

woman mentioned above was afterwards enticed away by her re-

Shou

latives, by telling her that her father was very ill.

She was then

confined in a tiny little room and was not allowed to go to any of

Ch

For some time she was in a precarious state of health.

her people.

Cop

But her father said: ‘Rather let her die than become a Christian.’

Bady

After some months she managed to run away early one morning and

came to Kaity with the one desire to become a Christian.

Her

Sa\“io

ang fi

father and her relatives were very angry.

She said her father would

87

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15 and

surely kill her if he could.

In order to get her out of the way, we

Jesus

sent her to our Girls’ Boarding School at Kotageri where she is un-

of her

molested.

¢

It

“The Badagas are afraid that more of their women may become

many

Christians, and in consequence there has been greater opposition

nrther

this year than before.

d and

“One day we went to Kekkalli.

On our arrival many women

{0 our

Opposition

were standing about, but none asked us, as usual, to

10 had

overcome.

take a seat; we talked a little to them and then

otk 18

Solome began to read a Scripture-portion, when suddenly the women

They saw a man

Jessed

and children ran away as fast as they could.

come up running with a stick in his hand, flourishing it furiously.

This man was dreadfully angry. *“Go away’, he shouted ‘read to the

stones if you like, but not to our women’.

It was impossible to say

m OuE

anything for some time. The women screamed and shouted, the man

Jives

ran about as if possessed by a demon.

After about a quarter of an

hour, I tried to talk to this ring-leader and some others, but it was

g WO-

istian,

of no avail. At last I told them that if they would willingly let their

)uring

wives listen to God’s message brought to them by His children they

went

would be blessed, but otherwise God’s blessing would not rest on

gs il

them.

This seemed to bring them to reason.

The men quietly left

the place, and we were able to read and speak to some of the women,

I ver-

and since that time there has been no opposition in that village, nor

ptm‘e-

Q{f at

anywhere else ; on the contrary, the Bible Women are welcome every-

where.

‘When they go to a village, many call out: ‘Come sister,

v io-

They

come, sit down here’ and are quite familiar with them.

oavily

“On the last day of the year I accompanied the Bible Women to

Jellinalli. As we were passing by another village an elderly woman

young

op 1€

shouted to us to stop.

‘We did so; she came up, saluted us kindly

and began to pour out her sorrowful heart.

She

: then

Christ the

is a Badaga woman who formerly used to contra-

Comforter of

But

dict us and would not listen to our message.

‘eﬂhh:

Badaga-womqn.

now she meekly listened to the words of our

f1al

Saviour ‘Come unto me all ye ete.’, and said: ‘Yes, I pray to Him

gand

Her

and tell Him my grief’.

“When we arrived at Jellinalli, we were kindly welcomed and

W0 U}d

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88

invited to be seated and several women gladly listened to our read-

mitt

ing and explanation of the Word of God.

A woman from a distant

from

village was especially attentive and asked at the close: ‘Where will

and

our children go when they die?

Is it true that they will be born

f1an

again as erows, oxen, dogs or some other animals ?’

We told them

with

that was not true, but that the Lord Jesus when on earth said:

‘Suffer the little children to come unto me and forbid them not, for

ficle

00D

of such is the kingdom of God’.

‘Oh’ she said, ‘I had ten children

who are all dead; do you think God has taken them to Himself?’

pup

The woman listened eagerly to all we were able to tell her of the

aly

plans of God for our salvation.

An entirely new prospect had

ally

dawned upon her, and a ray of hope entered her distressed heart.

clog

She went with us from house to house, and drank in the glad

Chr

tidings.”

fanf

In some places, where there are no Bible Women, the Mis-

fiel

sionary Ladies visit the Non-Christian women at their homes,

The door has at times to be opened by gifts of medicine or

§ve

other ministrations of love.

May the Lord bless all these

n t

labours to those who work and to those in whose behalf they

our

are undertaken!

LEg)

10 ¢

6.

Evangelisation by means of Schools.

g

We have a High School at Dharwar, Mangalore, Tellicherry

Mis

and Calicut, and eleven Middle or Secondary Schools chiefly

intended for Non-Christians, including two for girls.

There

of

1s, however, a considerable number of Non-Christian boys and

1eg

girls that attend Parochial or other Christian Schools, raising

the total number of Non-Christian children attending our

schools to 4279 boys and 535 girls. Of this number 1192 boys

1ep

and 13 girls attend Secondary Schools and 3087 boys and

522 girls Primary Schools.

Wy

i

All these pupils, besides tuition in secular subjects, receive

(en

instruction in the Christian religion.

In Primary Schools

ing

Bible-history is taught, Bible-texts are explained and com-

of

89

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read-

mitted to memory. In Secondary Schools selected bortions

istant

from the Old and New Testaments are read and explained,

¢ will

and partly memorised and occasionally the evidences of Chris-

horn

Moreover, the day’s work is always opened

them

tianity are taught.

with prayer in all these schools.

Though for want of a suf-

sald;

ficient number of Christian schoolmasters we still employ a

t for

considerable number of Non-Christians—frequently former

Idren

pupils of our Mission Schools—the Bible-lessons are of course

self?’

f the

always given by Christian masters, and it is our aim gradu-

had

ally to replace the Non-Christian teachers by Christians. To

1041t

close all schools for which we have not a sufficient number of

glad

Christian masters, as some would counsel, would often be

tantamount to losing our footing entirely and abandoning the

Mis

field to Non-Christian or Anti-Christian schools.

)mes,

If asked, what is the use of these schools? we would an-

16 Or

swer, they are just so many means of sowing the Gospel-seed

these

in the hearts of the young and thus obeying the command of

they

our Lord to preach the Gospel unto all nations.

As to the

results, we leave that to the Lord who will give the increase

in due time.

We can, however, point to dozens, perhaps hun-

Is.

dreds of converts who received their first impression in a

Mission School.

| er[.};

The following extracts from reports of the superintendents

efly

of some of these schools may not be uninteresting to our

Lere

and

readers:

508

My. Ziegler, superintendent of the Dharwar High School,

out

reports :—

boy$

“Qur school has, under its able and zealous Christian headmaster,

and

Mr. A. Jaganadhan, B. A.,now established its position in the town and

district of Dharwar as a school of considerable efficiency.

The per-

centage of pupils that scored a success in the last University exam-

6176

inations was above the average of the Presidency, ¢.e. 30 p. c. (6 out

0018

f{lls

of 20) in the University School Final Examination (Upper Secondary

12

oot SR

90

of the Madras Presidency) ‘and 611 p.c. (8 out of 13) in the Matri-

be

culation.

but

“In the Bible-lessons of the school as well as when preaching in

it

Sinc

the bazaar, we get the impression that Hinduism, at least in this part

of the country, has dropped from the stage of indifference to the stage

Sirg

of self-defence.

finis

The Hindus see that their religion is beginning to

be endangered by Christianity, and they defend their position most

plac

stubbornly.

Even when we do not directly attack their religion, a

{hou

Oth

thing which we do only exceptionally, they seize every opportunity

for controversy. In spite of this fact and of the seeming fruitlessness

as |

£st

of our work, I always feel happy to have so many opportunities to

recommend Christ and His Gospel to numbers ofboys and young men.”

The

My. Bucher, superintendent of the Mangalore High School,

agai

writes;

10 9

“English has been made compulsory from the 1st year and the

Way

Lw:

Vernacular is an optional language. The authorities have prescribed

English even for the Infant Standard.

fos

Not only in the High School

othe

classes but even in the classes of the Middle Schools all the text-

sick

books, except the Vernacular reading books, are in English, and the

subjects, whether Geography, Arithmetic, or History are to be

fo 1

Tece

taught to the children by means of a foreign language which they but

very imperfectly understand.

There can of course be no thorough

understanding of the subject, and recourse must be had to cramming.

Results of Examination in the Primary division 6 of 17=35"

fﬁfﬁ.

Lower Secondary 6 of 22=27°/

1ng

Matriculation

6 of 17=35%,

a3t

“In the Preparatory or Bazaar School, which has 148 boys, the

results of the examination were very good; all the children present-

ed having passed.”

at ¢

Mrs. Ritter reports of the Brahman Girls’ School at Udipi: —

beg;‘

“Since my arrival here I have often been grieved to see the

insp

female part of the populatien of this idolatrous town is so very un-

to ¢

accessible.

This is the chief reason why twelve years ago a school

ey

for Brahman girls was established.

This school is still a feeble

light in the surrounding night of heathenism.

At times it seems to

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be near extinetion. Not only its effectiveness as a missionary agency,

but its educational value is limited, and yet we must not undervalue

it

There are always some hopeful pupils.

I give an instance:

g in

s part

Since the establishment of the school the daughters of a poor

Saraswat Brahman have been constant pupils.

Five of them have

sfage

finished their course and as married women settled in different

ng fo

most

places; the sixth and seventh are now in the school and the eighth,

though not more than five years of age has already begun to attend.

on, &

ity

Other pupils also after leaving school keep up a connection with us

Sness

as long as possible.

Those who have settled in distant parts oc-

casionally come to see me when they visit their parents or relations.

05 £

161

"

They bring their children and are glad to listen to the Bible-stories

At first the Tulu Brahmans stood entirely aloof and we had

:h001,

again.

no acccess to them; when I happened to meet their women on the

way they would look at me suspiciously and give me a wide berth.

1 the

I was greatly pleased therefore when the first girl of that caste came

ihed

to school.

She remained only a short time; but afterwards some

shool

others came, and by giving medicinal aid and assisting in cases of

toxt

sickness, I got access to several homes.

They have as yet no desire

1 the

to hear the Gospel.

But their feeling of gratitude for assistance

o he

received, tends to diminish their opposition.”

," hu

Mr. Gengnagel of Basrur-Coondapoor writes:—

yugh

“«When I arrived at Basrur we had no schools.

Under many

ing.

difficulties we opened a school in Basrur, which is now in a flourish-

The school at Coondapoor progresses slowly as well

ing condition.

as that at Keilkeri under many difficulties.

It is sowing in hope.”

Myr. Diez writes from Kasaragod:—

the

ent

“«The fruit of regular religious instruction in the schools are not

at once apparent, but the silent influence of the Word of God as it

begins to dawn on the darkenmed minds of the children, and as it

i

inspires love of truth and fear of sin and the feeling that God is near

the

to each of us, does not return void, and we see-that progress is

it

being made.”

hoo!

My. Bader, the superintendent of the Parsi High School at

eble

Tellicherry, writes:—

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“We are sorry to say that one of our Christian masters, Micka

Kont

Mackadan, was obliged by ill-health to accept employment in the

Registrar’s office and has left us.

Though not a very successful

spler

whic

teacher, he is a true Christian and had gained the respect, confidence

(hris

and love of his pupils and his colleagues, and has thus been an orna-

eXan

ment in the school.

We were not able at once to appoint another

they

Christian in his place, but have secured the services of a Syrian

Evangelical Christian, who, we hope, will begin work in the course

of ca

of the new year.

i qu

are y

“The results of the Government examinations, compared with

those of other schools of the Presidency, were good.

the v

the ¢

“The Bible-lessons have given me much encouragement.

There

young

are, it is true, always some boys who attend the Bible-lessons with

indifference or even dislike, but on the whole I may say that I never

found it difficult to attract the attention and to secure the interest of

NettL:

my pupils in the grand truths of Seripture. In each class there are

1

some who might pass for Christians. They have so taken hold of

legre

Christian ideas, and regard the Bible as the source of truth, that

4 200

they never contradict, but always take the side of the Missionary

fotehe

and stand up for the truth of Seripture when others raise objections.

({4

“Several of these dear pupils are very nice boys, who have open

w0 of

hearts for the truth, and have got as far as the threshold of Chris-

28 the

tianity ; but they are so dependent on their parents and guardians

4 200

that they dare not come out definitely.

Later on they will leave

Dattay

school, come under different influence and will be lost sight of.

ang I

This reflection has sometimes been very painful to me; but I have

the )

now learned to take comfort in the thought, that though I lose sight

Port

of them the Saviour does not, but will cause the word implanted

in their hearts to work on and to bear fruit in His own time.

EXistp

“The Girls’ School has given much joy to myself and Mrs. Bader

0

who takes much pains with it.

We have been able to add a fourth

H[

standard and the prejudice that married girls cannot attend school

Missig

has been broken through.

The Government grant was more than a

it hyg

third higher than we expected, and the school is now publicly ac-

alteng

knowledged as an Upper Primary School.

The girls are lively and

Badag

heay

sharp. But for the language difficulty, their mother-tongue being

king],

Micha

n the

Konkani and the school language Malayalam, we might gain

splendid results.

"Even as it is, this school is inferior to none,

assful

idence

which is in great measure the fruit of the faithful labour of the two

Christian schoolmistresses.

It has always been a pleasure to me to

| 0Ind-

examine the girls in Bible-stories and Bible-texts.

How eagerly

nother

they commit them to memory! I believe that this school is a means

Syrian

of carrying the name of Jesus into a portion of the population which

course

is quite inaccessible to preaching. Gradually caste prejudices also

are wearing away.

I was astonished to see that on Christmas-eve

| with

the whole of the 60 girls with their relatives, came to our service in

There

the church. The light of the Christmas-tree lit up the happy faces of

young and old.”

g with

My. Dilger writes about the Pariah School at Manayat near

never

vest of

Nettur-Tellicherry : —

16 are

“The work in this newly opened school is in a specially high

old of

degree sowing in hope.

All the children, 43 in number, including

The master

, that

a good number of girls, belong to the infant standard.

fetches them every day from all sides.

jonary

ctions:

“The master has found it very difficult to teach them a dozen or

6 0PeN

two of Bible-texts, and the Bible-stories present still greater difficulties,

as they cannot be committed to memory word by word. There was

(his-

1dians

a good deal of opposition to this school.

The Tiyers of Dharma-

Jeave

pattanam would interdict these poor children even the use of bridges

and roads.

And the Nayers frightened them with the fable, that

bt of,

[ bave

the Missionary would one day put them all on board a ship and trans-

port them to Europe.—The consequence was, that for a time the very

) sight

existence of the school was endangered.”

?]allted

Of the Chombala Schools Mr. Peter reports:—

Bader

«Badagara (or Wadagara) is the flower in the wreath of our

fourth

Mission Schools. In spite of several unfavourable changes of masters

schOOI

it has retained its reputation which has secured it an increasing

than &

attendance.

I am greatly encouraged in giving Bible-lessons in the

oly 8

Badagara-school, for in all the classes there is evinced a desire to

Iy ol

hear the trath, and in many a young heart the love of Christ has

peing

kindled a flame which gives light and warmth.

Alas, that after

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the third year these young hearts are withdrawn from such

influences.

»

l

“In the Muverattu School the results of the Bible-lesson are

On a

there

unsatisfactory, though the master was not wanting in willingness.

“The Karakadu School is a charity school in the fall sense of the

and 1

word.

The poor children whose parents with difficulty earn their

heads

livelihood with the spade or fishing-net, come to school very irregu-

Some

larly.

In the Bible-lesson the second and third standards do better

conrs

than the first, where the children are taught in parrot fashion. ”’

sing

diffioy

Of the Franco-Anglo-Vernacular School at Mahé Mr. Weismann

reports : —

Sac

he D

“It had 66 pupils at the end of the year.

French is compulsory

charg

in all classes. It is hard work for the children of the first standard,

who, when just beginning to learn to read and to write in their

mate

lahou

mother-tongue, are obliged to learn a foreign language at the same

time.

[

In the middle of October our school was examined by the

French Educational Inspector, and he confirmed what we already

18P0t

much

knew, that our school is keeping step with the Gtovernment School

though we have three languages instead of two (French, English

Tesulf

and Malayalam).”

Nor

and y

Of the Palghat Anglo-Vernacular School M. Uber reports: —

fexts,

“The results of the examination were satisfactory, 57 p. c. of the

Clrge

boys presented to the Middle Sehool Examination having passed,

cultie

while in the Government College only 33 p. c. and in the Native High

School only 81 p. e. passed in the same examination.

The Govern-

ClaSS:

Conye

ment grant however. was very small, though not through any fault

Taste

of ours. The demands of the Educational department are being

increased from year to year, and at the same time its pecuniary

inty .

Wang

assistance diminished or entirely withdrawn, which is certainly dis-

couraging. As regards the results of the Bible-classes, we find that

the Y

the diligence and attention of our boys to seriptural lessons is greater

IOSS) |

4 Coyy

in the lower than in the higher classes.

Yet most of our older boys

are convinced of the vanity of their idols and of the uselessness of

A

outward ceremonies.

But a cheerful faith in Christ, strong enough

Who

to break through all hindrances, is very rare.”

folly

95

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such

Mr. Kiihnle of Palghat reports:—

“The school at Panayur suffered very much during the last year.

N are

On account of the conversion of two families in the neighbourhood

Tness,

there was a commotion among the people.

They debated against

of the

and in favour of Christianity and the outcome was, that several

their

heads of families ceased to send their children to school.

But after

some time they thought better of it, and it is to be hoped that in the

Tegu-

hetter

course of the year the school will recover and will again be a bles-

N

The Christian master Paul Kalarikal is in a

sing to all around.

difficult position in the midst of the heathen population. When there

i

is a conversion people throw the blame on him.

It is fortunate that

he has a good many friends who take his side.

His blameless

lsory

character and his peaceful and happy domestic life are highly esti-

Jard,

mated by the heathen, and we hope that God will further bless the

their

labours of this man.

same

“With respect to the school at Wadackencherry we are glad to

i the

report considerable progress.

The master, Mose Heber, has taken

eady

much pains.

The number of boys has more than doubled and the

shool

result of the examination was splendid. Only one boy failed to pass.

glish

Nor have biblical subjects been neglected.

I examined the school

and was much pleased with the results in Bible-history and Bible-

S/

texts.

The latter were recited by almost all the pupils with ac-

‘f the

curacy.

The school at Mélparambu is labouring under diffi-

SSde

culties.

There is a great number of children, chiefly in the lowest

class; some of the pupils in this standard are the children of new

igh

(g

converts and of Non-Christians and are 10 and 12 years old.

Cur

fault

master Joshua Nyarakanden spares no trouble to bring the school

¢ing

into a better condition. - I often see him in the early morning

The death of

ity

wandering from house to house to gather his flock.

dis

the young Christian and teacher Albert Mattatil has been a great

thab

loss, we are glad however that in Phoebe Jacobi we have secured

ater

a competent mistress in his stead.”

hoy®

About the Village Schools of the Kaity centre, Mr. Wieland,

o9 Of

who took charge of them on the Ist April 1894, writes as

ugh

follows :—

96

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“The majority of our masters give the Bible-lessons in the right

teach

spirit, which is proved by the ready and correct answers given at

neph

an examination.

It is the rule that in schools where secular studies

1ise

are taught well, the Bible-lessons also are well known.—That our

that

Kaity Training School has been enlarged and made a Lower Secondary

highf

school is a necessary and well-timed measure, which was very much

W

welcomed by the people.

For our schools that have an Upper

by 2

Primary or 4th standard we need teachers who have passed the

lads,

Lower Secondary Grade and are otherwise trained in method and

Wher

school-management.

Our Kaity Training School is now in a

give

position to meet fhis want.

histo

“It is a very gratifying sign of progress that some schools are also

schog

sfrue

attended by girls. Both, the girls themselves and their parents have

had to encounter the mockeries of the other villagers, but we hope

that some of the parents at least will overcome the old prejudices

and leave their girls in school.

If once a beginning is made, the

new custom will spread and blessing will result.

I think I may

a fey

smal

safely say that our hill-schools are generally liked, and I have never

heard an objection to the Bible-lesson taught in them.

To our

be g

Hulikal school certain boys come from a village 3 miles distant

the

though there was a school opened by a Brahman in their own village,

prog:

and they have to pass through a jungle where occasionally wild ani-

arg |

mals may be seen to prowl.”

insig

Porfy

My. Wieland gives very interesting accounts of each of the

then

sixteen schools; but space permits us to give only a few:—

¢hilg

“The Kateri school is one of our best.

In December 9 boys went

up for the Primary Examination, and all passed in the first class.

Order and discipline are well maintained and the head-master

Benjamin is an able and faithful man who does his work in the right

e

iIIIp(]

spirit.

Stea

“Hosahatti has 40 pupils; almost too many for the teacher

done

Ephraim, but he works well and the Government Inspector pro-

nounced his school an excellent one.

b}e

“Hulikal with 30 boys.

The former master thought the place of

The

a writer in a plantation with 20 or 25 Rs. salary preferable to his

intex

9%

Tight

teachership for Rs 12 only and left us.

The present one, Joshua, a

en af

nephew of Cat. K. Satyanathan, took his place.

He has already

udies

raised the standard of the school, and it is especially praiseworthy

b our

that he refused two other appointments where he was offered much

ndaty

higher pay.

much

“At Achinakallu and Yedekadu there are night schools, attended

Upper

by 21 and 16 lads or young men respectively.

It is not easy for the

d the

lads, after working during day-time on coffee plantations or else-

where, to sit at night behind their books.

In fact, most of them

d.and

ma

give up learning as soon as they know a little of the three R s. Bible-

history is also taught in the night schools, and therefore these

6 4150

schools, in which we have young people of a maturer age under in-

struction, are of great importance.”

have

hope

Of the Badaga Girls’ School at Kaity Mrs. Liitze reports:—

1dices

“The Badaga Girls’ School suffered somewhat by the conversion of

, the

may

a few young men of Kaity, so that-the attendance at times was very

small.

Just now we are in want of a school-house, but we hope to

never

o our

be able to get one again.

(The former house had been rented from

the Badagas).

The girls are very much attached to us and are

istant

progressing. They understand what we tell them, and their hearts

lage,

are open to the truth.

The work among them, though seemingly

] anie

insignificant, is not in vain.

The Sunday School gives us fine op-

portunities to speak to them heart to heart, and to reveal Jesus to

f the

them. They are convinced that they themselves are among the

children whom Jesus loves, and they wish to go to heaven to Him.”

went

My. Sikemeier of Kotageri‘reports RS

olass.

“ An important branch of our work is the schools,and the most

]3Stef

important of these is that in the station which is growing slowly but

pight

steadily, numbering now 63 pupils.

All the three masters have

done good work.

acher

“Speaking of the village schools, that of Jakanare suffered much

pl‘O

by conversions of some of its pupils, and it has not yet recovered.

300 of

The schools are under the supervision of the Pastor, who also super-

o bis

Ainte‘nds the monthly class of masters.”

13

98

of may

7. Medical Mission.

from |

3]

Dr. Liebendorfer of Calicut writes:—

very

“To the medical institutions, which have been under our care,

in-pat

we had the pleasure of adding another one in the course of last year.

(astes

It is the Leper Asylum, which hitherto has been under the care of

for ¢h

the Municipality, but which, owing to want of funds, they were ob-

amony

liged to give/up. Convinced, however, that such an asylum is a great

he wa

want for the many lepers in Malabar, who would otherwise be com-

a Chy

pelled to wander about in the streets, I came forward and offered

home

to take charge of it, although I did not know where the money for

the maintenance of such a large establishment was to come from.

taking

illness

The building itself, situated on the north-beach of Calicut, was in a

of uni

state of disrepair, necessitating the outlay of a couple of hundred

hospit

Rupees.

In the name of our good Lord, however, on the 23rd of

knew

May, I took charge of the asylum with 23 inmates, a number which

would

has been kept up nearly all the time, the accommodation being

and g

limited to 24 in-patients. 'With the assistance of several good friends

declay

in India and especially in Edinburgh we were, thank God, not only

in oy

able to maintain the asylum, but also to procure new furnishings,

lets, y

which were much needed, such as bedding, clothing, and to complete

the necessary repairs. After the first year of our superintendence,

thega

Spreag

I am glad to say, that the inmates are very comfortably lodged.

that o

Our hearty thanks for this are due especially to Mr. Bailey, the

think

Secretary of the Society for Lepers in India.

Through the kindness

Ladig

of the “Society for Illeminated Wall-Texts”’ in London, and the

generosity of certain Ladies in Calicut, we were enabled to adorn the

R

Lepep

otherwise bare walls with Biblical texts and pictures.

A Catechist

appre

in charge of the asylum conducts Reading- and Bible Classes, in order

Qr

to relieve the dreary monotony of the daily life of the in patients,

‘\SW

and to raise their thoughts to something higher.

This, added to

the necessary sanitary improvements, has already produced good re-

thls 1

Chrig

sults both with respect to the moral condition and the bodily health of

the inmates.

Tegop

We are trying to get an additional piece of land in

Su

ltat

front of the Asylum, for garden purposes, in the hope that any kiﬁnd

by ke

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of manual labour will also tend to divert the thoughts of the patients

from idleness and mischief.

“In our Calicut Hospital the work has been carried on with the

very valuable assistance of our Dresser Joseph M. We had 135

cate,

in-patients and about 24,500 consultations with out-patients of all

year,

castes and creeds, a task, which sometimes proved rather too heavy

are of

for the few hands in the hospital.

Five of the in-patients died,

re 0D

among whom was a Badaga moonshee from the Nilgiris.

Sick as

great

he was, he came down from the hills with the purpose of becoming

) 0

a Christian and of getting forgiveness of his sins.

By remaining at

fered

home with his family, he was afraid, he might be prevented from

ey for

taking this step.

His desire was gratified, and after a prolonged

from.

illness he died in peace and joy, and with the sure and certain hope

§ina

of union with Jesus for ever.

Another man, a Nayer, came to the

ndred

hospital, sick in body and soul, after leading a most sinful life.

He

1d of

knew Jesus to be the friend of sinners, and was convinced, that He

ghich

would certainly not reject him, a repentant sinner. He was baptized

heing

and soon afterwards died in peace.

There were several others, who

jends

declared their willingness to follow Christ, and who were baptized

only

in course of time.

We had ocecasion to distribute hundreds of leaf-

110

o hd]

03

lets, which were generally well received and read on the spot.

By

lplete

these means a certain amount of knowledge of the Gospel has been

encey

spread amongét the people far and wide, and we are convinced

Joed

that our labour is not in vain, though we sometimes are tempted to

the

think so.

This hospital also has, through the kindness of certain

1n8ss

Ladies, been provided with a few oil-paintings of religious subjects.

| §

he

H. H. the Zamorin gave the in-patients of this hospital and of the

nt

he

Leper Asylum a treat in honor of his birthday, which was greatly

)(}hls

appreciated by the sick folk.

rdet

“The branch-hospital in Codacal was faithfully carried on by our

eniss

Assistant Jonas F., and was once a month visited by myself.

That

3d fo

this institution continues to remain popular with both Hindus and

dre

Christians, is proved by the great number of out-patients, who have

i

hot

resorted to it for help and advice.

There were above 13,000 con-

d 10

sultations by out-patients, and 44 in-patients, some Qf whom had to

be kept in the hospital for two months and more.

kmd

13

10

el

7

“If through our efforts the name of our Lord Jesus Christ is glori-

]

[}

fied in the hearts and homes of some of our many patients, we are

satisfied.

May the Lord bless all our kind friends, who have

whose

somet

strengthened our hands and encouraged us in our work and labour

of love.”

scorn

sation

fo ea

8. The Literary Department

in wh

of our work

16ad |

has its centre in Mangalore, where the Printing Press prints

]

[

in Canarese, Malayalam, Tulu and English and occasionally

in Sanskrit, Tamil, Konkani, Mahratti and German.

A ven

From the Mangalore Book and Tract Depository 32 branch-

lously

depots draw their books and tracts.

The central Depository

many

was managed and the branch-depdts were superintended by

4

My, Huber, who is also the publisher of the concern.

and b

The work of revising the Canarese and Malayalam versions

also

of the Bible has been carried on.

The Canarese Revision

and

Committee held no general session during the last year, several

little

of its members having gone on furlough; but two of the re-

Tosta,

Seote]

maining members met in May last in Mysore city and prepared

a tentative translation of the Gospel of St. Mark. The Mala-

Mady,

Slicces

yalam Revision Committee had no session during the past year.

Two Periodicals, the Sabhapatra edited by Mr. Risch and

T

Mr. Christanuja in Canarese, and the Kéralopakari edited in

Malayalam by Mr. Hole, supply the educated members of our

A

churches with wholesome reading.

Fourteen Colporteurs, four of whom are Bible Colporteurs

(g

and paid by the Madras Auxiliary Bible Society, the remainder

being in the employ of the Basel Mission, carry Bibles, New Testa-

ments, Bible-portions, tracts and books in English and the

Vernaculars far and wide, and sow the good seed broadcast

Sabhap

over the country. As a rule religious books and tracts are sold,

Selecte(‘

The Te

though at low prices; they are very ’rarely given away gratis.

A (g

101

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My, Huber writes:—

glori-

e are

“46,105 copies of books and traActs have been sold by Colporteurs

) have

whose experiences are varied. Sometimes they are kindly received,

labour

sometimes with indifference.

They are occasionally sent away with

scorn and abuse.

Not unfrequently they are able to have a conver-

sation about the contents of a tract.

Some of the people buy tracts

to tear them up in the face of the Colporteurs to show the contempt

in which they hold the Christian religion, others again buy tracts to

read them and to ponder over their contents.”

prints

My. Ostermeyer of Cannanore reports:—

jonally

“Tract Colporteur Obed Sneham was taken home by the Lord after

a very short illness.

He carried his knapsack of books most zea-

ranch-

lously for many years through the country and disposed of a good

ository

many fracts,

He died in peace.

led by

“His successor Timothy Punna was soon initiated into the work,

and has achieved good results in the line of selling tracts.

We are

also much pleased with the two Bible Colporteurs, Joseph Perigamana

a151008

In

eyisIon

and Jesuman Niti, who vie with each other in selling Bibles.

little more than 3 months they sold as many as 6 Bibles, 17 New

sorendl

Testaments and 961 Bible-portions.

Their salary is paid by the

e 1¢-

Seotch Bible Society, which to our great joy stepped in just when the

epared

Vala

Madras Auxiliary, from want of means, had refused to nomin_ate a

sucecessor for Ebenezer Bethel.”

f yeal.

(h and

The Printingv Press was managed by Mr. Hirner.

ited 10

A list of the Books and Tracts printed is given below.

of our

LIST OF BOOKS AND TRACTS

rteurs

Printed from 1st Novenéber 1893 to 31st October 18?4.

ginder

I

Canarese.

Testr

Edition,

Size

Copies.

Pages

Tot, Pages.

80

600

192

115200

ad the

Sabhapatra Vol. xxvi. to xxvii.

Selected Scripture Texts for Non-Chr. Sch. II.

122

3000

42

126000

)adcast

The Teaching of the Gospel

111

”

3000

24

72000

A Collection of Canarese Lyrics

IIT1

”

3000

68

204000

gratl

102

A Brief Account of'the Life of the Lo

rd

Edition. Size. Copies.. Pages. .Tot. Pages.

Notes

Jesus Christ

I

12

2000

66

132000

An B

Hinduism and Christianity

III

”

2000

84

168000

Canar

The Married Life: I. the Wedding

111

”

3000

54

162000

The Family Instructor.

”

2000

116

232000

Instructive Stories for Children, Series No. 1. V.

162

4000

62

248000

Keral

Blessed are the Peacemakers: a Story , 2. III.

”

3000

40

120000

Short

What is your Religion ?

IX

4000

46

184000

Soript

The Power of Conscience, 13 Stories No. 6.

I

”»

2000

40

80000

The True Friend in Need

The 6

I

”

3000

48

144000

How Joseph the Shepherd Boy became. a

Praye

The T

Prime-minister-Series No. 7.

II

”»

2000

48

96000

The §

The Universe an Exhibition of God’s

The T

Power and Glory

1000

56

56000

The §

Christmas Carol

III1

”

3000

44

132000

The

Lingaitism examined

v

3000

48

144000

The Heart Book

VIII.

3000

80

The T

”

240000

Two (

Blindness cured

131

32°

5000

16

80000

A (e

The Story of an Actor and a I;rincess

Iv

”

5000

24

120000

The Conqueror of Death

II

AMa

”

5000

24

120000

S

A Wonderful Trial.

”

3000

24

72000

A Man born blind

inl

5000

20

100000

The I

Subjects for Consideration, revised ed.

”

4000

16

64000

The Gospel of Matthew, B. A. B. 8. rev. ed.

129

20000

120

2400000

Geogy

Akba

The Epistle to the Romans ch. i-viii.

h)

n

”

10000

32

320000

The Book of Genesis to Exodus xx.

Alug

16°

10000

242

2420000

Liturgical Services, revised ed.

12°

1000

71

71000

A Hand Book of Sketches of Sermons .

16°

250

426

106500

Canarese Primer

L by

Iv

12°

3500

36

126000

Third Reader

IV

”

3000

160

480000

1500 Canarese Proverbs

”

1000

130

130000

Nudigattu, or a Manual of Sch. Grammar II.

»

4000

212

848000

Select

Easy Lessons on Health

»

2000

42

84000

fo

Kanarese First Book (Bombay Govt.)

VII

»

100000

36

3600000

»

Fourth Book

n

”

15000

232

3480000

Geography for Standard III.

II

1.6°

5000

28

140000

A fyy

Description of Coorg

"

3000

74

222000

The

The |

I. Standard Arithmetic

II

”

4000

16

64000

¥

II

”

”

I

3500

20

70000

¥

111

»

”

II

n

2500

32

800000

ARy

Fﬁll Notes on Canarese Third

.Rea;der'

700

26

18200

y

”

”

300

32

9600

Ly

IV. Stauc?ard :

The

il

103

Pages

Edition,

Size

Copies

Pages

Tot. Pages

2000

20

40000

Notes on Canarese First Reader Pt. II

I

16°

80

750

117

87750

32000

An Elementary Sanskrit Grammar in Can. II

168000

Canarese Almanac for 1895

”

1000

64

448000

62000

IL.

Malayalam.

232000

248000

80

500

192

96000

Keralopakari Vol. xxI

20000

Short Bible Stories

1v

1:22

4000

116

464000

216000

184000

Scripture Sentences, New revised ed

”

3000

72

80000

1500

150

225000

The Gospel of John, Sanskrit & Malayal

”

144000

16°

200

177

35400

Prayer in Hinduism and Christianity

112000

The Best Choice

1I

2000

56

96000

III

2000

60

20000

The Sufferings of Christ

The True Light

.

1I

3000

28

84000

56000

The Story of Dhirasirastran

11

32°

3000

32

96000

4000

40

160000

32000

The Art of dying Happy

»

144000

The Folly of Atheism

II

”

3000

20

60000

84000

240000

Two Converts from Islam

II

n

3000

28

16°

5000

116

580000

80000

A Geography of the Madras Pres. P I

A Malayalam Anthology for the use of

120000

60000

20000

Schools, I. & II. Standard with Notes VII

”

5000

12

IV

VI

3000

39

117000

72000

»

?

»

b

The First Reader

XX

30000

66

1980000

100000

160000

64000

Geography for Standard ITI

.

II

”

5000

32

I

80

1000

268

268000

400000

Akbar, an Indian historical Romance

Almanac for 1895

ki

2000

9

0

4

184000

390000

490000

III.

Tulu.,

71000

II

32°

1000

28

28000

106500

A bad Mind changed

126000

IV. Mahratti.

480000

130000

Selected Scripture Texts in Mahratti

I

12°

1000

40

40000

45000

for Non-Christian Schools

84000

500000

V. Badaga.

40000

A Song about the Daughter of Zion

I

12°

1000

34

34000

140000

I

16°

500

78

39000

The Heart Book

992000

54000

VI

Anglo-Vernacular and English

10000

A First English Reader, Anglo-Malayalam VI

162

10000

100

1060000

800000

3000

142

426000

Anglo-Canarese Translation Series Bk. III. II

12°

5200

80

1100

116

127600

9600

The 54th Report of the B. G. E. Mission

104

—_—

SALE OF BOOKS AND TRACTS

from Ist July 1893 to 30th June 1894.

1. OQur Own Publications.

Rs.

b>

o]

I

26,867 Copies of Canarese Religious Books

1,195

been

1,746

”

”

Tulu

”

U

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22,380

”

847

Malayalam

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Man,

30,782

”

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Canarese School-books‘

6,449

ment

13,965

”

»

Malayalam

n

”

2,233

Kud;

31,045

»

»

Books in other languages

509

Ulip

32,849

”

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Canarese Government Books 4,760

Pk ed

with

37,569

N

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”

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5,662

Wea

197,203 Copies.

PO =N O RO = O

@B o B W wopeW

the |

Totai Rs. 21,726

10t |

.2. Other Publications.

Miggi

1,492 Copies of Bibles and Bible Portions

336

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407

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, Dangalore Tracts and Books

39

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with

8,000

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G Sundry Engl. & Vern. Books 5,790

207,102 Copies.

Total Rs. 27,892

10

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of gy

thege

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We tender our hearty thanks tov the Religious Tract Society

in London for the generous help they have given us towards

But ¢

the cost of printing gnd publishing our tracts.

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9.

Industrial and Mercantile

Establishments

Besides the Printing Press at Mangalore which has already

been mentioned under a different head., our Mission has esta-

blished in Canara and Coorg the Weaving Establishment at

Mangalore with a branch at Mulky, the Mechanical Establish

ment on Balmatha, Mangalore, the Tile Works at Jeppu and

Kudroli, both near Mangalore, and at Malapu (or Malpe) near

Udipi

In Malabar the Weaving Establishment at Cannanore

with branches at Chowa, Chombala-Mahé and Tellicherry, the

e 7 NI B o o I N At S0P AT ey st e Sy i SRR T MR — o 8 g

|

P | Sl e Do < K=} o0 <o =

Weaving Establishment at Calicut with a branch at Codacal,

v

oo

the Tile Works at Calicut, Codacal and Palvhat and last, but

not least., the three mercantile concerns of the Mercantile

It should

Mission-Branch at Mangalore, Mercara and Calicut

be remembered that these factories were originally established

with the view of providing those converts, who by becoming

Christians lost their means of subsistence, with an honest way

5

(E

of earning their daily bread. This end has been reached and

these factories have from a temporal point of view become the

main stay of several of our churches in Canara and Malabar

poiety

But they are doing a much greater work. The principles upon

ards

which they are managed being Christian and their aim not

only to give work and food to workmen but to educate and

train them in habits of honesty, industry and frugality, they

prove to be most important helps to the Pastors of the churches

They are also very useful as a means of testing new-comers,

to find out whether they are vagabonds or people who honestly

wish to earn their own living.

We give a few extracts from the reports that have reached

us

p—

14

106

e

Myr. Hirner, the Superintendent of the Mang'a,loré Printing

man

Press, writes:—

throt

datic

“ Among our workmen there are always some who receive bene-

fits without any spirit of gratitude.

Thefts are at times committed

fime

in the Printing Office probably by one or several of the hands.

Three of our men were dismissed.—On the other hand I must

ing|

work

acknowledge, that most of the hands are obedient, willing and

industrious and at times even surpass my expectations.”

for v

My. Weischedel, the Superintendent of the Mechanical Work-

whie

town

shop, reports:—

fo ge

“Iron and brass work, including casting, carpentry, joinery and

turning work are executed in our workshop.

Our chief jobs were

an iron bridge in the Kasaragod taluka, the enlargement of the

Weaving Factory on Balmatha and some twisting machines.

We

the .

have been so successful that all our hands have been employed the

ork

whole year, and several jobs had to be rejected for want of hands.—

One of our old workmen, Bartholomew, foreman in casting-work, was

Chrif

removed by death.

In him we have lost a very good workman,

pray

both as regards casting and other iron work; in building bridges

ever

especially he did good service.”

My. Schinthal, the Superintendent of the Cannanore Weaving

15 1

Establishment, writes:—

stia

“Our Weaving Factory is intended for the maintenance of our

i

poor; therefore the superintendent is not always able to adjust the

{0 t

number of his hands to the requirements of the factory.

He is ex-

dley

pected to provide work for the church-members of 4 different places,

Cannanore, Chowa, Tellicherry and Chombala, and besides to find

room for the catechumens.

Sometimes people stand waiting for

hours to ask if they cannot find employment.

Others say:

‘If the

sahib had some mercy, he would find room for such a helpless creature

as myself.’

Or the Missionary in charge of a station writes: ‘If

you could find room for this faithful and industrious catechumen, I

should feel highly obliged.’

“On October 20th we had the pleasure of taking His Excellency

the Governor of Madras over our factory and of showing him our

107”

1511g

manufactures.

‘We have had orders for household-linen from him

through his Military Secretary and (probably through his recommen-

hene-

dation) from the Secretary to the Viceroy himself from Calcutta.

itted

“By means of our savings-bank, we have been able in course of

time to assist no fewer than 36 heads of families in building or buy-

ands,

must

ing houses of their own.

Bat there is still a great number of our

and

workmen, who year after year live in lodgings belonging to Maplas

for which they have to pay in rent 15 to 25 p. c. of their income, and

Jork-

which are situated in the worst and most unhealthy quarters of the

town.

It is our intention to assist these people as much as possible

to get better dwellings.”

gl

Were

Mr. Boas of Palghat writes of the Palghat Tile Works:—

f the

“On the 10th vaember 1893 Mr.and Mrs. Baumann arrived on

We

the station.

Soon afterwards the cholera broke out among our

d the

workmen and carried off about 30 Non-Christians but only one

Christian.

Is.—

Vas

“On January the 29th the Tile Works were opened with singing,

man;

prayer and several addresses.

The building of the works has how-

ever gone on for the whole year 1894.”

idges

Mr. Kiihwnle, the head of the station and Pa8tor of the church,

ving

is most thankful to have some employment now for poor Chri-

stians and to be able to show those inquirers, who come to

f our

him without any means, how they can get their livelihood and

{ the

to teach them practically that the kingdom of God is not

§ ex-

idleness, but is consistent with honest labour.

08,

find

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2fur6

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DB!TUARY.

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1. Paul ,Chittayagam. At the beginning of the year 1894

Paul Chittayagam, Catechist, entered the rest of the people of

and ¢

0ut 4

.God, prepared by 5 or 6 months’ illness. He was born in the

village Iringalikuta in Cochin.

When about 18 years old he

at dif

Catec

left his house, went to the north, and came to Cannanore to

Mr. Hebich, who instructed and baptized him together with

Mala

several others.

work

After some time he returned to his house and

his people.

Finding no rest there he went to Cochin, and be-

the

Previ

came an assistant to pastor Lazeron (of Jewish extraction)

firgt

who belonged to the Church of Scotland, and some time after-

wards to the English Chaplain Mr. Redly. But the desire of

the

cause

being reunited with the church in which he had been baptized

did not leave him.

In 1858 he returned to Mr. Hebich and in

and

mark

the following year was appointed by him as a Catechist. He

worked for many years at Palghat, Codacal, Coilandy and

0r gf

Calicut.

and

With his fellow-workers he always lived in peace

and harmony.

Some years ago he was attacked by a disease

in his feet, which at last brought on his death. Rev. Mr.

3

His f

Jonas Padiath, Pastor of the Calicut church, to whom we are

indebted for this sketch, testifies to the blessing he enjoyed in

Phys

Werg

his intercourse with him during the time of his illness, in

reading and discussing the Word of God and praying with

a8

him.

My

Into the joy which they talked about, hoped for and

prayed for in those times of spiritual communion, our brother

fll

was permitted to enter on the 2nd of January 1894.

Blessed

the ¢

be the Lord for His unspeakable gift.

thous

2

he b(

Abraham Para was born in Calicut on the 11th May

1852.

His parents FEzra and Rachel were the converts and

in g

S00n

helpers of the late Rev. J. M. Fritz, the founder of the Calicut

church. Abraham received his early education in the Mission

4 Py

to th

Anglo-Vernacular School at Calicut, but after confirmation

hegy

109

AR

was obliged to discontinue his studies and volunteer as a com-

positor in the Printing Press there.

He there testified his

desire to do mission work and entered the Middle School at

Nettur in 1872.

After completing his studies, which as usual.

extended over a course of four years in the Middle School

1894

and of four years in the Seminary at Mangalore, he passed

ple of

in the

out as a Catechist in 1880. Abraham served for thirteen years

1 be

at different stations of North Malabar, chiefly as an itinerant

Catechist, and in March 1893 he was transferred to South

o6 to

mith

Malabar and posted to Ponani. Here after having faithfully

worked for 10 months, on the 15th January 1894, he died from

¢ and

1 be

the after-effects of cholera, which he had contracted a week

previously while attending and nursing his son who was the

ction)

100

i

first to be attacked.

The medical man who was called in at

aft

the last moment, pronounced heart disease to be the immediate

it of

cause of his death. He was of a calm and quiet disposition

tized

and of a contemplative turn of mind, and his death was re-

nd 1n

markably calm and unattended by the least symptoms of pain

He

- and

or struggle. He has left behipd an invalid wife and a son

and, daughter.

peace

589,80

3

Paul Chandren was born on July 15th 1809 at Chombala.

Wi

His former name was Mannen.

He was the son of an honest

¢ 816

physician of the fishermen’s caste. Mannen and his elder brother

ed 1

were to become physicians and his father caused them to learn

S,

1

But

as much Sanskrit as was necessary for the profession.

yith

Mannen became so fond of Sanskrit that he continued its study

and

till he was able to read and to understand the shastras in

other

the original and by help of his excellent memory he learned

ogsed

thousands of Sanskrit verses by heart, which afterwards, when

he became a preacher of the Gospel to the heathen, stood him

)

By

in good stead. As an able Sanskrit scholar and physician he

, and

soon was highly respected by his countrymen, and became finally

)l

jcub

a priest of the Sakti Puja, and in this quality was also called

155108

to the houses of high caste people. ‘But he wasnot happy; his

He was already married when he

1&10“

heart was without peace.

110

L

resolved on a pilgrimage to seek the peace he did not have.

mad

faith

In secret he fled from his wife and child, but was met on the

way by an acquaintance who had just returned from a pilgri-

post

mage.

When the latter recognized Mannen, he said to him:

“You are a fool, you will meet with plenty of hardships, but

theq

500

will not find what you seek.” Mannen returned and soon found

rest unto his soul in Him who has said ‘Come unto me all

for 1

ye that labour and are heavy laden.’

A cousin of Mannen's

500§

the

one day brought him a New Testament which he had got from

a friend at Cannanore.

Mannen was taken with the book

fath

Feh

but did not understand many things in it, lhe felt the

need of somebody to instruct him; so he started for Nettur

atte

to get information from the Missionaries there.

mox

In Dr.

Gundert’s study Manmnen, who had come to learn, began to

Just

dispute, when Dr. Gundert kindly but seriously said:

“«This

vessel is already full, and can receive nothing more.” These

words entered his heart like an arrow; he reflected for a

Ind

few minutes and then said:

“«Oh yes, if emptied of its con-

Was

tents it may.”

And so it was;

Mannen was emptied in

Bol:

order to be filled.

For some weeks he attended the services

W

at Nettur from Chombala and at one of those visits he

hut

asked for baptism which was granted to him.

t0 g

A fort- night

afterwards he also brought his wife and children for baptism.

kng

His wife had resisted the invitations of her heathen relatives

Sch

to leave her apostate husband, had stood by him in spite

of {

§00;

of ridicule and scorn, and had opened her ear and heart to

the new and glorious things that poured from his lips; his

the§

God was her God.

Mannen, now Paul, quickly acquired such

of §

a knowledge of the Scripture that he could himself witness for

helI

Christ.

His relatives were his first concern.

He prayed to

1

God for their conversion and did not cease to work with them

hip

till his work bore fruit.

They came at first singly, then in

A8l

families, and soon he had the pleasure of seeing a Christian

ult;

community settle round his own compound.

Paul had become

Sty

a QCatechist at Chombala, an insignificant mission station.

of

he

Until 1872 he yvorked in Chombala, then he wag ordained and

ol S e

'111

made Pastor of the Church at Nettur, to which he ministered

have,

) the

faithfully. At last when an old man of 80 he resigned his

lgri

post and was pensioned.

him;

During the last years of his life he suffered much from

rheumatism, but he never complained. He had lost a promising

, bt

ound

son who died in 1865 in Switzerland where he was preparing

for the missionary work in the College at Basel.

Two other

6 all

'S

sons, one a Pastor of the Basel Mission at Chowa near Cannanore,

the other a Government officer, had the privilege to close their

from

book

father’s eyes when he breathed his last at Chombala on

February 2nd 1894. OChristians from every station of Malabar

the

thur

attended his burial. His faithful wife Lydia followed him 9

months afterwards at the ripe age of 76. The memory of the

D

n t0

just is blessed.

This

hese

4. Onthe 2nd July 1894 Rev. J.»I(amsika, one of our veteran

Indian helpers, was called by the Lord to his eternal rest. He

L&

con-

was born in 1818, one of the nine children of a Brahman at

Bolar, near Mangalore. ~ As a school-boy Mukundarao (that

d 1

1068

was his former name) acquired only a smattering of English;

but from his 14th year, after the death of his father, he began

s be

to study seriously. Just at that time Rev. S. Hebich, the well-

ight

known pioneer of the Basel Mission in India, opened a Mission

191,

1768

School at Mangalore. Mukundarao joined that school in spite

of the opposition of his relations. Two other Brahman youths

.p1te

b 10

soon after followed his example. The Scripture-lessons which

they daily received, ere long convinced them of their sins and

s

of their

need of a Saviour.

Mukundarao at last could not

1ch

help opening his mind to Dr. Mogling and took great delight

for

in conversing with this Missionary and in discussing with

| t0

him on religious points.

This greatly helped him in laying

61l

aside his deep rooted prejudices against Christianity and

| il

ultimately accepting Christ as his Saviour.

After many

1D

struggles he made up his minds to make a public confession

me

of his faith.

Having earnestly prayed with Dr. Madgling

00,

he and the two other Brahman youths openly confessed

nd

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112

their Saviour and joined the Church. Throughout a career

Jeft

miu

of over 52 years he always looked upon that day as one of

the most blessed of his life.

When his brother heard of the

as a

fireg

event he came to the mission-house with a large crowd, seized

M. and would have carried him away, had not Mr. Weigle

ey

hehi

and some men, sent by the good Collector Mr. Blair, prevented

b

Soon after this, on the day of Epiphany in 1844 M.

fully

eter)

with his two friends was baptized and received the name

Jacob.

He was up to his death very grateful for his baptism.

Lorg

But his brother thought of revenge. . He caused a pig to

the

be killed and had it thrown into the sacred tank of the

mids

the

Mahommedan mosque. The next morning the rumour was cir-

culated that the Missionaries were the authors of this sacrilege.

am)

The Mahommedans rose up in great fury and assembled to

§0n |

attack the Missionaries.

But the Collector called military aid,

dispersed the mob and explained to the leaders that such a

J

sacrilege could never have been committed by the Missionaries.

0t

Kamsika was soon employed in different kinds of mission-work.

burg

He was first teacher in the Mission School and then mana-

good

ger of the lithographic press. But when Rev. J. Josenhans, the.

fion

Home Secretary of the Mission, visited Mangalore, he thought

ing,

it more advisible to employ him in preaching the Gospel, and

the |

he was sent to Malasamudra, a small Mission-station in the

ang

Dharwar District, where the Basel Mission had a large sugar

likey

plantatation and mill, to preach the Gospel to the coolies em-

Were

ployed there. From Malasamudra he was transferred to Dharwar

the |

and after two years’ hard work there, he was sent to Mangalore.

Mgt

Here he was a teacher in the English School and afterwards

§pen

a Catechist, and had ample opportunity to prove to his Brah-

he W

man friends and relations that the life of a Christian is a

stug;

happy life.

the |

In 1869 he was ordered to Karwar to open a Mission-station

Seey

there. Beforelong a number of conversions from the shoemaking

fung

class took place and during the famine he worked successfully

tiop

among those who came to Karwar from the Ghats. But owing

tim{g

to the difficulty of obtaining 2 livelihood at Karwar they soon

ang

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Gl o

A1 el

left this town again, and the Karwar church was so reduced

e of

in numbers that it was thought advisable to give up Karwar

| the

as a separate mission-station.

Though in 1881 Kamsika re-

eized

tired from active mission-work he, up to the very last, took a

Jeigle

deep interest in the few members of his flock- that were left

behind.

nted

In 1892 his dearly beloved wife, who always cheer-

L

fully shared all his sorrows and troubles, -was called to her

eternal rest.

Name

This heavy loss greatly told on his health.

The

fism

Lord, however, was pleased to keep him long enough to celebrate

o to

the jubilee of his conversion on the 6th January 1894 in the

' the

midst of the Karwar congregation, who joyfully took part in

§ O

the solemnity.

A . few

months afterwards he was called

away by his blessed Saviour while

lege

| staying with his eldest

o 10

son at Satara.

y ald,

ich &

5

Francis Matthissen was born in St. Petersburg in Russia

on the 11th August 1839. He passed his youth at St. Peters-

aL168

work

burg and Reval, where he frequented the higher schools with

good results. Having entered the Department of Administra-

nand

5, the

tion he became manager of a domain, and could, humanly speak-

0ug

ht

ing, look forward to a splendid career. But in his 23rd year

and

the Lord delivered him from his state of alienation from God,

His aims and ambition

nt

he

and gave him the adoption of a son.

Sl

ool

likewise changed.

Having been told that the Basel Mission

g el

were looking out for a young man in his line of business for

the secular agency in Malabar, he heard the call of his new

LAl

After

al

0re

Master and applied for the place in January 1867.

spending a few months’ probation in the Mission-house at Basel

qards

Bral

he was accepted and in September sent to Calicut. There he

studied the language and was initiated into his labours by

15 &

the Rev. C. Schauffler for two years, and then he was appointed

Secular Agent of Malabar.

For 16 years he carried on these

o

100

akiD

functions almost without interruption, with great circumspec-

tion and faithfulness, though under great difficulties and con-

b

fully

oWIng

tinual bodily weakness. Having received a liberal education,

Y SOOn

\and being always ready to step into the breach, his services

15

et

11477

were in request in various branches of the work besides his

001

de

regular office, now in the mercantile branch, now in a school.

After a 15 months’ stay in Europe he took entire charge of

the Calicut High School in the year 1879.—

In 1881 he was

t0

ordained and took charge of the Tellicherry Anglo-Vernacular

I8

School and the small church of Tellicherry town.

Here he

0n

0r

felt the necessity of a helpmate whom he found in Miss Hanna

Fritz, the daughter of the late Mr. Fritz of Calicut.

She

chs

has most affectionately shared his joys and his griefs, as well

st

as his work for the last 12 years.

In 1885 he took charge

P

of the Calicut High School again, and then of the large church

chi

of that town.

But his strength visibly declined, and he was

ful

obliged to seek reparation of it at home.

Not finding it there,

pIo

he returned to Calicut in 1889 to relieve his friend Mr. Knob-

loch.

A cough, which he had brought from home, betrayed

that his lungs were affected, but he began to work with his

accustomed zeal and the church-members welcomed him with

their former love and confidence.

After a few months, how-

ever, he was so reduced in strength that he had to recruit his

health in Bangalore.

Again he returned to Calicut and be-

sides his other work took part’'in the revision of the Mala-

yalam New Testameut, till in 1892 he was forced to leave

the station and to go to Coonoor on the Nilgiris. He still

hoped to return to his work, but God had different plans.

He was to live there in retirement, to work at an English-

Malayalam School Dictionary and to learn that His grace was

sufficient for him.

If anybody, Brother Matthissen was con-

vinced that even a Missionary has his own faults which cause

him many bitter hours.

But he fought manfully against

them and his struggle was not in vain.

Those who knew him

intimately, loved and esteemed him as ‘a true friend.

On the 15th June Mr. Matthissen’s old complaint obliged

him to call in the Doctor, upon whose advice he went to

Kotageri for a change.

Though once he appeared to be near

his death he recovered and returned in July seemingly

stronger.

But after two days he entirely broke down.

His

115

AU S

s

cough and difficulty of breathhing increased while his strength

0ol

decreased, he would sometimes fall asleep during meals.

0

On the 22nd July a circle of friends assembled at his house

was

to celebrate the Lord’s Supper, when he knelt down with the

ila

rest for prayer and stood up to sing the hymns.

But

) he

on the morning of the 23rd he was unable to stand up

i

or to dress; he would not eat nor go to bed, but sat on a

he

chair with his head resting on his arm.

For 14 hours his

well

struggle lasted and at about 10 P. M. he expired under the

al

e

prayers and the blessings of the brethren.

He has left no

te}

1rCl

children.

Mys. Matthissen, though deeply grieved, is thank-

25

ful that his struggle is over. Several tracts wrﬁten by him

1016

prove his love to the people of Malabar.

(i

0

aved

his

\\]Hl

[10W

bl

)13

1 be

[ala

eMe

\ll

I

laus

|

s

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calIse

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0

of ¢

pedl

1l

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His

2143}

3

Py o )

Conclusion.

Having now reviewed all the different branches

| (ol

of our Mission work, we cannot but feel and acknow-

le

ledge our own shortcomings and failures, but at the

Mrs, We

same time we desire to praise the great mercy of our

B, Ande

Balan

L

God, who has enabled us to carry on His work for

F&H

Rev. K

another year and has made many hearts, both in India

Triest

M. Vi

and at home, willing to assist us with their sympathy-,

Tmpe

Througy

their prayers and their money. May He, whose WOI‘k\

His Bx

it is, reward them according to the riches of His grace,

Hono

G0

and make us all still more willing and qualified to help

Bon|

1, (o

G Cottl

in extending His kingdom upon earth.

Aleg, ]

Geo, g

D. ¥, (

AB

A B

LA

AN

GH!

I

W &

Rev, §

Ny

J. Dy

Ly

Subscriptions and Donations

TOWARDS THE MISSION FUND

Received during the year 1894,

A

G

s

Sl

&

&

anches

g« All sums received on or af:ter the 1st January 1895 will be achnow-

know-

ledged 'in the Report for 1895.

Rs. As

MANGALORE.

at the

Rs.

As.

B

H. Ingle Esq.

D. Howell Esq.

Mrs. Ward, Karachi.

10 10. .0

G. Betham Esq.

of our

F. Anderson Esq., Credit-

Balance

015

KASARAGOD.

N. N.

24

Some friends in Schramberg,

ik for

F. & H. in India

40

Wiirttemberg towards the

Rev. Keppler from N. N. in

Kasaragod Girls’ School

India

Trieste

7

through Miss F. Diez

42

Mr. Veil from a passenger in

16

MERCARA.

pathy"7

Imperator from Trieste

For the General Fund.

Through Messrs. Warden & Co., Bombay

otk

Rev. A. Fennell

20

His Excellency the Right

Rev. G. Richter

12

Honorable Lord Harris

g 10

W. Wright Esq.

12

G. ¢. I. E. (Governor of

W. A. Deedes Esq.

10

Bombay)

10

) help

H. Conder Esq.

20

C. W. Moss Esq.

10

T. C. Rice Esq.

(o=) (oYl cwf o J Yl )

SO OO O

G. Cotton Esq.

Alex. J. Agabeg Esq.

10

For the Cooly Mission.

Geo. K. H.

ot

. 3. Gl

W. Wright Esq.

12

E Sp

ANANDAPUR.

A. B

A. B

For the Cooly Mission.

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Duncan Esq.

Mc

Tipping Esq.

12

Evans Esq.

c

G. R. Moore Esq.

12

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15[;

C

0.

)

W. V. Vloten Esq.

10

Rev. J. D

eixﬁler

[ B &1 S S ) S T S L B>, B S

(e e el esiifen) (oo o), (el i) (o)) dayileolil=)

S OIS SIS IC© O OISO IO IS

R. Wright Esq.

BASRUR.

H. R. Craig Esq.

20

R. Hamilton Esq.

N

N

10

W. Ward Esq.

HONAVAR—KARWAR

Mrs. L. A. Tipping

Mrs. F. W. Gerrard

10

(=)

20

J. Davidson Esq.

W. Mann Esq.

E. H. Moscardi Esq.

8

J. Logan Esq.

12

C OO OO OO CO OO O

(=i el f )il e=p ol e ey (e il ol =) i )

118

n

>

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)

DHARWAR.

Rs. As. P‘ Mrs. Thom

psoﬁ

(feneral

Mrs. Crowe

iy

(. Davig

i

Mrs. Begbie

Mrs. Duggan

7

Mrs. Flanagan

Col. Cox

J. L. Johnston Esq.

65

s

Donaldson Rose Esq.

==

(ol, Sim

Mr. W. Jukes

12

R. Darling Esgq.

AAW

T. B. Maclaran Esq.

D. V. Morrison Esq.

Major R

J. Fairlie Muir Esq.

50

C. R. Rose Esq.

A, G, Cs

Mr. Nailer

12

AN Ty

Capt. Hamilton

G.B.B.

J. Partridge Esq.

10

Fitz Gerald Esq.

Mrs. Jod

Mr. Reynolds

24

Oakley Esq.

Miss J. |

24

Mr. Thorley

. Bvullivant Esq. M. A

Mrs, Wa

Mrs. Waller

5

ZHQ

N

Rev. A,

H. C. Wingate Esq.

25

N

N

O W = DO D OO =1 0 © = 1D DN

SO WO O OOCLOCOLOS

(== i e i e Y e B e B o B = o Y o B = Y e T )

32

P, Thon

Mrs. Wright

PALGHAT

(e, Sal

M. A W,

1

Mr. G. Wood

22

(Sl I R e B o i e i e B e B o B o Y oo i e i o i )

SOOI IO IC © @ DIOIOTS © 0 '®

Mrs. Tomlinson

10

W.L5§

12

AB

For the Girls’ Orphanage

Mrs. Dupin

LEF

Mr. Barrow

Rev. W. W. Baillie

Mrs. Sheaves

Mrs, W

M. L. Cameron Esq.

24

(== e B o B o i o}

1.D. D

A Friend

QOO O@

Mis, Aq

T. B. Fry Esq.

KAITY.

Rev. P. S. Grove

LR H

J. L. Johnston Esq.

65

200

()

(o]

Mr, Lon

50

Mrs. Breeks, London

J. Fairlie Muir Esq.

A, F.

100

(=)

T, Baga

J. Partridge Esq.

10

His Lordship the Bishop of

Miss Cloy

Mr. Reynolds

Madras

Mis, g

50

N

Mrs. Wright

32

A grateful Planter

50

15, Atk

Mrs. Waller

T. Stanes Esq.

50

Mis, Py

H. C. Wingate Esq.

25

By

Mr. G. Wood

14

R. W. James Esq.

50

D9 OO0 OaAOODOO O

SOOI O QISIOHS (& O O

A. N. Groves Esq.

50

SO Co @

S NCIO D

ANy,

Collection at the Union Hall,

A g

HUBLI.

Dr. Cardoz

10

>

[e=]

Ooty

41

=

Mz,

10

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Collection in Mr. Stanes’

\ITS Pa

H. R. Weir Esq.

School-room, Coonoor

30

(==}

NN

0

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A. 8. Cowdell Esq.

25

(=)

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BIJAPUR.

H. S:

25

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“Prosp.” Contribution to

F. Goldsmith Esq.

B.8. 3y

J. Monteath Esq.

10

the Salary of the Catechist

24

Nes, 3o

R. 8. Wingate Esq.

30

John Liebenrood Esq.

22

A Friend J. B.

15

Mrs,

CANNANORE.

Ii: K.

13

Nisy Shy

W. Gardener Esq.

A. Johnston Esq.

10

N. N.

G B,

10

18, Kg

10

Rev,

N N.

(===l )

D. Hooper Esq.

10

Capt. T. L. Begbie

10

TELLICHERRY.

Miss E. R. Newing

R. Tatham Esg.

10

Mrs. G. Hamnet

W. Badcock Esq.

Col. Alexander

Mrs.

Wedderburn

CALICUT.

i

Dr. Soltau

Mrs. T. J. Ferguson

10

Lt. A. H. D. Riach

Mrs. A. W. Macral

18

‘ H. W. Leishman Esq

Mrs. W. V. Baker

12

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IS B> B> B S, B 5, S5 > St = 1)

cooccoco00CcOoCcobOo WO

o o o B oo i o R e B o S - B Rl = o i o Y o 3 oo )

119

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General J. A. Tillard

Miss Barclay

C. Davies Esq.

Miss Scott

Col. Cox

Mrs. Philip Smith

g

J.D. B.

Col. Simpson

g

A. AW,

Miss C. Bojjee

0

Major Reynolds

Rev. Shaw

Mrs.

Nash

A. G. Cardew Esq.

€. B. B.

M. A. S.

R T e

Mrs. Joder

J. Coleman Esq.

{

Miss J. Smith-

E. A

M.

0

Mrs. Walsh

Miss Sinclair

Rev. A. W. Atkinson

M. H.

.?jz

%

0

D. M.

P. Thompson Esq.

Geo. Salmon Esq.

Mr. C. S. M. James

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h OO OO oo 000 @O

doocoecocococcecococo oV

0

W. E. Schmidt Esq.

A. B.

For the Cooly Mission.

L. E. F.

0

0

Mrs. Walker

Pilloor Estate (Hunter Esq.) 140

T. Stanes Esq.

55

J. D. Dinwiddie Esq.

R. W. James Esq.

33

STy e T eI, e L S

Mrs. Addis

Hill Grove Estate

30

E. F. H. Wiele Esq.

Mrs. M. Hayne

27

Mr. London

Miss Mulpas

24

E—

0

T. Eagan Esq.

1]

A. N. Groves Esq.

22

Miss Cowdell

P. Beaver Esq.

12

Mrs. E. Reed

Mrs. C. E. Hayne

0

Mrs. Atkinson

J. G. Clarkson Esq.

(== o)l com Bl o com Y oMl o o )

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A. M. Jones Esq.

%

0

A. G.

Mrs. A. G. Hutchins

25

Mrs. Flanagan

Miss Cockburn

50

100

Mrs. Parkinson

N DD PO MO

F. Groves Esq.

General Sharpe

[\

Miss Norfor

0

Mrs. W. G. MclIvor

[\

Mrs. Griffith

0

Mrs. E. G. Hill

20

0

Mrs. T. Seager

0

B. 8. Johnstone Esq.

s

F. Hill Esq.

15

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SO0 LoD

Mrs. Morison

0

Towards the Out-station Denad.

M. h.

Mrs. Mc Leish

James Stanes Esq.

50

E

Miss Sherman

25

Th. Stanes Esq.

Mrs. Kenrick

Miss M. Cockburn®

10

0

0

Rev. G. N. Thomson

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120

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Donations from Members of the,Congregaﬁons and other

Native Friends.

Xnonymt

MANGALORE.

DHARWAR.

Rs

As

Rs

&

Mr. J. )

Messrs. L. Joshua & Sons

6

Mr. Timothy Malhar

Mr. Thomas Pearl

Mr. Adaviappa

specto

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(== )

Mr. A

Mr. Hiskia Aiman

Mrs. Bhagyavanti Ullagadde

e o

Asst, ]

Mr. Nelson Pearl

A grateful pupil of the

High School

Mis, Ab

Mr. J. Soens, Bombay

A friend

S. P. Madras

HUBLI.

N. N. Mangalore

N

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Mr. Channavira

%

jir. £, S;

A. A

g

Mr. Andanappe

ALt Job,

W

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5

Others (including 2 Mission-

Mr, Jes,

boxes)

10

Jeppoo Prayei-meeting

10

O WO OO OW®We OO

o c oo oo s ooy

Mr. e,

BETTIGERI.

Nr, Sha

Towards Bells for out-stations

Mr. Bastian D’ Souza for

Legacy of late cook

M, Ben

Devamitra

119

M, Eph

Madikerigudde

50

Rahelavva

Mr, Jak

B. B. Association for Bolma 25

(===

Mr. Christian

M!‘. Sam

Mr. Dav. Subrao

S Qoo™

S oo™

Mr, Par

MULKY

Mr, Aay

Rev. Diego Fernandez

GULEDGUDD.

Mr. Jeg

Mr. Joseph Vedamuttu

Late cook Devamitra,Bettigeri 1

M, 4, )

Mr. Obed Sumitra

Mr. Jsrael Dalabhanjana

1

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Mr. K. Shrinivasa Row

I

BIJAPUR.

M, Tiy

Mr. Subba Row

1

M. § (

N. N.

Mr. Devapria Arvattige

Orphanage-girls

O Ot = DD DO DT

g

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M, Jog

CANNANORE.

Mr. gy

UDIPL.

Mission-box of the weavers &

Mr, Jop

J. S.

spoolers

81

10

M, A,

Liza Sneham

1

S. Sh. thanks-offering

Mr. Luke Thyil

2

0

W. E.

J. 8.

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(=) oy el e

(coRK RN ) o)

TELLICHERRY.

KARKUL.

Mr. Pilo

Mr. Christian Menzel

Mr. Joseph Keiranna

Pupils

BASRUR.

Mrs. K. Chowey

§

§

§

Thanks-offering of a child

R, Beng

From a heathen yout'h in

on passing the examination

M, 7,

Basrur

10

From the Basrur, Coondapoor

CHOMBALA.

Mg,

Keilkeri & Barkur Christians 6

20

2

Mg,

Chombala congregation

Rey, 1,

HONAVAR.

Orphans

Mg, i\

Mr. Paul Shiri

=

CALICUT.

bapg,

Mr. Samuel Bunyan

Mrs. Martha Chittayagam

s

KASARAGOD.

Mr. S. Amos

50

Eggs of his own hen —free-will

CODACAL.

0

0

offering of a boy

Mrs. C. Chambankodu

_121

el

Rs

el

VANIYANKULAM.

Chr. Ananda

s

v

3

S

As

Mr.

Mr. Aaron Dawar

0

2

0

A\nonymous

2

0.0

KOTAGERI.

PALGHAT.

5

AS

& HE

Do

0

Mr. J. Matthai, Sub. Asst. In-

Mr. Daniel Bella

spector of Schools

10

Mr. A. Selvanayagam Sub.

Mr

. Joseph Belli

g W D Bt A T S

e <

Mr

V. Gnanapragasam

Asst. Inspector of Schools 10

Mr

. M. S. Gnanapragasam

Mrs. Abraham

6

(=) ()

0

A friend of the Mission

1

DO D)

S

Mr

Samuel Malli

Mr

. John H. Bella

KAITY

Rev. J. Kanaka

0

Mr. C. Sathyanathan

Mr

. Christian Ajja

§

Mr

Joh. Philipp

Mr

. Benjamin

Mr

Jes. Shanta

Mr

. Simon Bala

O OO WO LM HOO G

w®WPDO O WO OO WO O

0000 OO DD

§

10

Mr

Jes. Konga

Mr

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Mr

Shantappen

Mr

PIE COLLECTION

Benjamin

66

Mr

Ephraim

Mangalore

Mr

Jakob Kanaka

Mulky

12

Mr

Samuel Joshua

[=e

Udipi

34

13

13

1t

T

Mr

Paranjoti

Honavar & Karwar

— e O

Mr

Aaron Bommanna

Kasaragod

Mr

Jesudasan

Mercara

10

31

12

Mr

A. Joseph

Bettigeri

Mr

R. P. Barnabas

Cannanore

36

Mr

Titus Aaron

Tellicherry

11

52

11

Mr

8. Gnanasigamany

Chombala

Mr

Jesuadian

Calicut

Mr

Kaleb

14

Vaniyankulam

3

Mr

John Ponambalam

Palghat

Mr

Abraham David

S e oo 000 0 e s HE B RIS IO

W 00 Hs 0D 0D 0D 0 D D W W W O © O O OO OO

OO0 O0OODO

Kaity

16

OO WWODRH OO D W

2 10

0.0

N 7 AN N TN AN N

E

00

Donations towards the Medical Mission.

;

§

CALICUT.

10

D. W. Morison Esq.

?é

:

R. Benson Esq.

70

E. W. Smither Esq.

10

Mrs

24

J. A. Dalziel Esq.

15

0

. T. Ferguson

15

S O OO

(==l B P =]

Mrs

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60

E. Oakley.Esq.

Mrs

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10

From the Ladies Bazaar, towards

Rev

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(<o P oSl i o )

(<= o= P o P B =)

pictures for the Hospitals 25

ot

0

Mrs

. A. W. Macrae, for

N. N.

bandages

0]

N

N.

5

E

0

2

5

SO o Q

SO OO

W. V. Baker Esq.

|

Perqo Mooppen Esq.

e o e e N el e e

30

00

122

Subscriptions and Donations towards the'Sickhouse

and Poor-Fund at Mangalore.

Achinak:

Africa, W

Rs

As

P

Alada, 0

50

~

W. C. Holmes Esq.

Mr. N. Pearl

o]

8

Ambady

G. Power Esq.

10

f

Mr. B. D. Souza

D)

0

Anandap

Messrs. L. Joshua & Sons

| From the Missionaries

86 12

An g]g.\'e

Mr. Thomas Pearl

OOOO>

§

| Other friends

10

9

11

Anglo-Vi

Arglekaty

Arukand

E

& O. E.

Assistant

Badaga (

Bader, N

Bader} R

Mangalorve, 9th March 1895.

Basrur-(

Benner, |

Berli, Re

Gt oMollenmiiller :

Bethel, B

€

5

Bettiger;

Treasurer

Bhaskar,

Bible Col

Bible Re

Bible So¢

Bible W

Bijapur

Boarding

o~

Boag, My

Bode, Re

Bore], B¢

Bosshayg

Brahmgy

Brasce,

Britis}

Buche p

Bughe |

Bungay,

alicy

Comepgy,

Barg,

Canara: :

Cangy

abechist

hangpg

ling

Chittyy,

110]11])&]:

titigy

0dagg]

Colpagt

O0ly

COOHDGr

INDEX

=L

Page |

Page

Achinakallu

97 | Coorg

70. 75

64, 89

Africa, Western

19

Dharwar

5, As P

Alada, Cat. Bh

22

Diez Rev. E.

91

53

Digel, Rev. Th.

52

5 8 0

Ambady

93

000

Anandapur

53, 75

Dilger, Rev. W.

23

Anglo-Vernacular Schools

66 —68

Eblen, Rev. C. G.

73

612 0

94

20

]

911

Anglo-Vernac. School, Palghat

Eckelmann, Mr. O. and Mrs.

Aralekatti, Asst. Cat. J.

23

Education

57

Arukandan, Rev. N.

21, 90

Eisfelder, Rev. F

48

20

Agsistant Catechists

22

Engel, Rev. G.

Badaga Girls’ School, Kaity

97

Ernst, Mrs.

81

20

22

Bader, Miss (Mrs. Stier)

Evangelists

75

Bader, Rev. W,

31

54

91

Fischer, Rev. J.

53.

Basrur-Coondapoor

74

g

94

21

Franco-Anglo-Vernac. School, Mz‘mhé

20

Benner, Mr. G. and Mrs.

20

Fritz, Rev. Ch.

Berli, Rev. D.

72

Frohnmeyer, Rev. J. L.

21. 29. 38,

49

Bethel, Ebenezer, Asst. Cat.

22

Frohnmeyer, Mrs.

82

20

Bettigeri-Gadag

48

66

Gebhardt, Mr. Ch.

Bhaskar, Rev. S.

48

Gengnagel, Rev. L

4

91

(surer

23

Goldcoast

19

Bible Colporteurs

60

Bible Revision Committee

100

Gotz, Rev. J.

Bible Societies

23

Grossmann, Rev. G. and Mrs.

20

28. 81—88

48

Bible Women

Guledgudd

Bijapur

72

Halli, Cat. Channa

22

61

Hartmann, Rev. R.

20

Boarding Schools

89

Boas, Mr. F

107

High Sohool, Dharwar

Bode, Rev. O. and Mrs.

20

High School, Mangalore

90

20

Hiller, Rev. E.

20

Borel, Rev. P

22

Bosshardt, Rev. R

33

Hiria, Cat. J.

Brahman Girls’ School, Udipi

90

Hirner, Mr. G. ~

101. 106

20

67

Brasche, Rev. A. and Mrs.

Hole, Rev. Ch.

47, 78, 100

British and Foreign Bible Society

23

Honavar

73

Bucher Rev. J.

Hosahatti

96

21

100. 101

Bucher, Mrs.

Huber, Mr, F.

Bunyan, Evang. Samuel

73

Hubli

71

Calicut

32. 50. 55.

84

Hulikal

56. 96

Cameroons

19

Industrial and Mercaqtile

Canara, North

70.

73

Establishments

105

18.

26. 70.

74

Infant Schools

60

Canara, South

Cannanore

29. 49. 54. 82,

101

Jakanare

Catechists

22

Jaus, Rev. J. and Mrs.

20

21

109

D]

Chandren, late Rev. P.

Jayana Cat. M.

China

19

Jogula, Cat. S.

22

22.

108

Kaity

89. 40. 62. 86. 95. 97

Chittayagam, late Cat. P.

111

Chombala

31, 46. 63. 93

Kamsika, late Rev. J

Christian High School, Nettur

66

Kanaka, Rev. J

23

Codacal

18. 83. 50 63.

76

Karakadu

94

Colporteurs

23

Karwar

73

Cooly Mission

79

Kasaragod

=1

ot

91

79

22

Coonoor

Katapur, Cat. D.

124

Page

Page

Kateri

96

Primary Schools

58

20

106

Kaundinya, Miss (Mrs. Stamm)

Printing Press Maugalore

Keppler, Rev. Ch. and Mrs.

20

Rehm, Rev.

66

Kessler, Mr. H

49

Religious TLaet Society, London

104

20

Knittel, Rev. W. H. and Mrs

RlSCh Rev.

21. 100

Kotageri

82..61.: 97

Ritter, Rev

G

53

Kiihnle, Rev. J. G

96, W8 295 107

82

90

Ritter, Mrs

Kundera, Cat

95

Satyananda, Cat. N.

22

Tauffer, Miss (Mrs bautter)

20

Satyanathan, Cat. K

56

79

98

20

[

Leper Asylum

Schaible, Rev. M. and Mrs

Lauffer, Rev. J.

32

Schonthal, Mr. W

24. 106

Liebendorfer, Rev. Dr.

98

School Evangelisation

88 — 97

Liebendorfer, Mrs

84

Schoolmasters

23

List of Books and Tracts

101--104

Schoolmistresses

28

100

Literary Department

Secondary Schools

66—68

Luger, Miss (Mrs. Jung)

20

Sengle Rev

20

Liithi, Rev. B

20. 23

Shirwa

53

Lutz, Rev. Th

Tt

Sieber Mr

J

29

Liitze, Rev. W

20. 23.:40. 97

Sikemeier, Rev. W

39. 61. 97

Liitze, Mrs

86

62

Sikemeier, Mrs

Madambeil

3

Singer, Rev. O.

28

Madras Aux. Bible Society

100

Soans Cat. S

22

Malabar

18

70

76

Soens, Rev. J

21

Mangalore

2 6. 49. 74. 81. 90. 106

Southern Mahratta

18. 70. 711 —173

Matthissen, late Rev

F.and Mrs. 19. 21

W

79

Stokes, Rev

113

Strobel, Rev. Th. and Mrs

20

Mechanical Establishment, Mang

106

Strolin, Miss H

21

Medical Mission

98

Sumitra, Cat. S

22

Mélparambu

95

Tellicherry

31. 54

91

Sl

Mercara

29

Tellicherry-Nettur 29. 49.55.66.82. 93

Mulky

28. 52

64

Theol. Seminary, Mangalore

68

Muverattu

94

Theol. Seminary, Tellicherry

69

20

Training Schools

Naab, Miss (Mrs. Kehrer)

68

Native Church

25

Tumaran, Cat. A

22

Native Pastors

21

Uber, Rev. Th

36

94

New Admissions

26

Udipi

18. 58. 60. 66

67

90

Nilgiris

18. 70

76

Vaniyankulam

36

47

78

Niibling, Rev. W

73

Veil

Mr

J. and Mrs

20

Orphanages

1—66

‘Wadackencherry

95

Ostermeyer Rev. J. 20. 29. 49

54. 8

Waidelich

Rev

J. and Mrs

20

101

Walz

Rev. Th. and Mrs

74. 81

Ott Rev

P

20. 26

Warth, Rev

[Bjs D)

il

Padiath. Rey

J

2

50. 55

Watsa, Cat. Chr

100

,—

Palghat

18. 36.

(8

..94. 95

Weber, Miss (Mrs. Breidenbach)

20

Palghat Tile Works

107

Weaving Establishment, Cannanore 106

Para, late Cat. A

2. 108

Weidner, Rev. Ph

e

Paraperi

76y

Weischedel, M1

W

106

Pariah School, Manayat

93

Weismann, Rev

31. 46. 47

63. 94

Parsi High Sehool, Tellicherry

91

Weismann, Mrs

64

Pawani, Asst. Cat. A

23

Wieland, Rev

95. 96

Peter, Rev. G

20

93

Work among Women

81—88

Preparatory School, Bettigeri

68

Yedekadu

97

.

Preparatory School, Udipi

67 | Ziegler, Rev

F

65. 89

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