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it is stated, as the result of an examination || Reeve to Madras on her returning home for of 150 of them

Their proficiency was very creditable, considering that the Schools had been established scarcely a year, and that there is much difficulty in bringing

both the Scholars and the Native Masters to dili. gence and punctuality.

The Association mentioned in the last

Survey, formed by the Rev. Henry Davies, had raised upwards of 3400 rupees, in aid of the Society. It was Mr. Davies's wish to build a Chapel, in the neighbourhood of

one of the Bazars.

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Joseph Taylor, Missionary.
Ryadass, Native Teacher.

Of three Sunday Services, two are in the Camp and the third at Head-quarters: on Wednesday Evenings, there is one at the Camp; and, on Friday Evenings, another at Mr. Taylor's house in the Fort. There were 17 Communicants. The Madras Government have made a liberal allowance for the Services in the Camp, which relieves the expences of the Mission.

In two Schools, at Belgaum and Shawpore, there were about 120 Boys. All were receiving Christian Instruction.

From Bellary to Belgaum, the Canara is spoken; from Belgaum to Bombay, the Mahratta. The Canara is spoken by nearly all the inhabitants of Belgaum and Shawpore; but their books are written in Mahratta, and their business is transacted chiefly in that tongue. Mr. Taylor has attended, therefore, to the study of both languages.

A Society, denominated the "Belgaum Association,' formed in aid of Bible, Missionary, and Tract Societies, had raised upward of 500 rupees; and had promoted the circulation of the Scriptures and Tracts in five languages.

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1810.

the recovery of her health, continued there from January to August 1821, assisting in the work of the Mission. Mr. and Mrs. Chambers arrived there on the 20th of March; and set forward to Bellary, but were detained several months at Bangalore by Mrs. Chambers's state of health. Mr. Reeve left Madras well supplied with the Scriptures and Tracts; and took a circuitous route, on his return to Bellary, through several large places, addressing the Natives and distributing books. At Bangalore he found Mr. and Mrs. Chambers; when they proceeded on together, and arrived at Bellary on the 4th of

October.

The English Services in the Fort, on Sunday and Wednesday Evenings, are continued: that on Sunday Morning has been resumed by the Chaplain, who has returned with restored health. The Native. Services are increased to five: they are generally well attended, and many are become regular in their attendance; but the Missionaries find it a hard task to excite interest in the minds of the Heathen

around them: listlessness and indifference mark their character, in reference to divine and eternal things; while they are under an awful infatuation after their idolatrous worship. The first-fruits of the Mission from among the Heathen have, however, been gathered: two Adults, father and daughter, were baptized Nov. 14, 1821: in the English Congregation, also, the power of religion is in several instances made manifest; and the prejudices of Europeans and their descendants have given place, in various cases, to friendship and support.

The New Mission Chapel was begun: 5300 rupees had been con tributed.

The Native Schools were 16; containing, as before, about 800 Children. They are under the superintendance of Mr. Howell: of his proceedings the Directors say

Mr. Howell visits each School in succession, once every month-examines the Boys separately→→ explains to them the import of what they have been learning-and keeps a regular account of their proficiency. The children in all the Schools read and commit to memory the Scriptures, Catechisms, and Prayers. Many were able to repeat nearly twenty chapters of St. Matthew's Gospel.

When the arrival of Mr. Howell is announced in the villages, the parents of the children crowd the School Rooms, where he avails himself of the opportunities thus afforded to preach to them.

Applications for Ten more Native Schools had been made, but could not be

J. Hands, W. Reeve, Hiram Chambers, complied with from want of funds. A

Missionaries.

W. Howell, Superintendant of Schools.
Ananderayer, Native Teacher.
Mr. Reeve having accompanied Mrs.

Hindoostanee School, however, for Mussulman Boys, of whom there is a considerable number in Bellary, was to be formed.

The Printing Press at this Station is to

be provided with a suitable manager. Thomas Brown sailed for Calcutta, Dec. || 31, 1821. Should he take charge of the Society's Press at Calcutta, Mr. Gogerly will remove to Bellary: but if Mr. Gogerly should remain at Calcutta, Mr. Brown will take charge of the Press at Bellary.

Mr. are chiefly Soldiers; some of these had. profited under the ministry of the late excellent Henry Martyn, when they heard him in Bengal. Mr. Forbes occasionally acts as a Public Reader of the Scriptures, with good effect on some of the Natives. Three Adult Heathens have been baptized, and three others are hopeful inquirers.

The Canara Version of the Testament was finished. Specimens of that of the Pentateuch, by Mr. Reeve, had been ap proved by competent judges appointed by the Madras Bible Society, and the rest was to undergo examination. The Book of Psalms was under revision.

The Tract Society had printed 8000 Canarese Tracts and 2000 Teloogoo; and had circulated 4650 English and 6050 Native Tracts: it had been aided by Grants of money and paper, from the Religious Tract Society. The Bible Society had distributed 1500 copies of portions of the Scriptures. The income of these Societies, for the year, is not stated: that of the Missionary Society had been reduced, by local causes, to between 9. and 107.

Opportunities frequently occur of distributing the Scriptures and Tracts to great advantage; such as at a Heathen Festival, attended last year, it is supposed, by nearly a million of persons-or when multitudes of farmers and beads of villages come to Bellary on public business, amounting, on a late occasion, to 20,000-or on different Journeys; such as those of Mr. Reeve to and from Madras, and one taken by Mr. Hands, in the close of 1821 and beginning of 1822, by Bangalore and Seringapatam to Bombay. On all these occasions, Tracts were distributed in numbers, and thank fully received.

In the Journey just mentioned, Mr. Hands married while at Bombay; but was called to a severe trial, by the early death of Mrs. Hands, on their way to Bellary.

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In two Schools, there were about 30 Boys. A School on the British System, for 200 or 300 children, was in contemplation. Mrs. Laidler had about 20 Scholars, in a School for the female children of the descendants of Europeans.

Mr. Laidler writes

I believe that a work is begun here, more extensive than has yet come to my knowledge. We are assured that the fleathen are given to Christ-that the soul-that caste, and ignorance, and the enmity the Spirit will accompany the truth with power to of the human heart against God, which is the greatest barrier of all, will be destroyed. Oh that Christians felt more deeply for their fellow-men. Oh that they prayed always, with all prayer and supplication in the spirit, and especially for Mis. sionaries, that utterance may be given unto them; that they may open their mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the Gospel!

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A Town a few miles north of Tellicherry.
CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
1818.

Jacob Joseph, Native Catechist.
B. Johnson, Protestant Schoolmaster.
Streenyvassel, Hindoo Schoolmaster.

The Congregation remains much in the same state. The irregular attendance of the Children is a bar to the more complete usefulness of the School.

TELLICHERRY.

A Town on the Malabar Coast, north-west of Cochin.
CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
1817.

J. Baptiste, Protestant Schoolmaster.
Kurakal, Hindoo Schoolmaster.

The Rev. Francis Spring, Chaplain at this Station, writes in reference to the Society's Mission here

effect of it does not yet so visibly appear, as to Seed has been sown, here and there; but the justify us in the hope of an abundant harvest soon. H

structed. These Youths are to act as Schoolmasters; and to fill up the vacancies in the College, as the Students may be ordained.

Indeed if we reasonably view the case, we must wait with patience: we cannot well suppose Hea. thens to be more alive to the interests of the soul and eternity, than well-informed members of the Christian Community; and Teachers, whether they be Missionaries or others, cannot hope, till after a long period of residence among them, and intercourse with them, either to gain their confidence, or become familiar with their language.

The work, however, is not, I believe, standing still; although the progress is imperceptible.

There are many Young Men, of the higher class of Natives here, who are musing on such parts of

the Gospel, as have been submitted to their notice,

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through the instrumentality of a Youth, who, yerily believe, is a Christian in all but the name and outward rite of Baptism. I hope he may, in time, be prepared to enter upon the arduous duties of a Public Preacher in this his Native Country. I think this is a subject worthy of the Committee's consideration: for I am fully persuaded, humanly speaking, that the great work of evangelization must be mainly performed by Native hands, such as the Lord, in His own good time, shall be pleased

to raise up.

I hope much, that the School here will be a means of rendering some of the rising generation less prejudiced than their forefathers: and, certainly, frui: may be fairly expected from some Country-born Youths, who are educating in it.

COTYM.

AlVillage on the Malabar Coast; about 18 miles from Allepie, and near the New Syrian College. CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

1817.

B. Bailey, Joseph Fenn, H. Baker,
Missionaries:

Moses Isarphaty, Hebrew Teacher.
Thirty-five Native Schoolmasters.

The Report of the Rev. James Hough on the state of the Mission at the end of 1820, with Mr. Fenn's view of it at the close of the following year, and the Letter of the Metropolitan to the Society, all printed at pp. 425-432 of our last Volume, will have given great pleasure to all who are interested in the progress of the Society's plans for the benefit of the Syrian Church. They will hear, also, with satisfaction, what the Committee state in reference to the present British Resident at the Court of Travancore:-

The protection and favour of the Resident is so important to the welfare of the Syrians, that the Committee feel especially gratified in reporting that Col. Newall, the present Resident, justly appreciates the claim which they have on the support and kindness of his country.

The Missionaries give the following

view of the Mission:

The Parochial Schools were increased from 22 containing 551 Scholars to 35 containing 806. The Parishes maintain 13 of these Schools: about 15 Parishes are yet to be supplied.

Communications relative to the Translations, the Clergy, the College, and the Schools, and Extracts from the Journals of Mr. Fenn and Mr. Norton, are printed in the Fourteenth Appendix to the Twentysecond Report.

In October 1821, a Printing Press arrived which had been sent out by the Society; with English Types, School Books, a Lending Library, &c. to the great joy of the Metropolitan and the Missionaries: a fount of Malayalim was preparing at Madras. A present of valuable Books from the Society to the College, and of various Versions of the Scriptures from the Bible Society, have called forth the warmest thanks of the Metropolitan.

Mr. Bailey had a serious liver attack in the early part of last year, but was mercifully restored.

The Missionaries express increasing delight in their duties. Mr. Baker writes, in February

I am happy to say that we are proceeding steadily in our labours, and not without an evident blessing of God upon them. We meet with great encouragement from the attention which the Boys pay to the instructions given to them, and from the progress which they are making. The Syrians are becoming dearer to us every day, and we to them; and we have reason to believe that some are truly blessed of God.

Mr. Hough, now in England for the restoration of his health, has mentioned to the Committee Stations in connection with the Syrian Church, where ten Missionaries are greatly needed: and has stated the want of nearly twenty others, in places to the east of the Ghauts, where they could come into spheres of extensive promise. The wants, indeed, of India are, he says, beyond calculation: and he strongly urges the education of Country-born Youths for Native Priests, after the example of the Roman Catholics, who have, in the District of Tinnevelly alone, 53 Churches with 30,000 people, almost wholly under the superintendance of Country-born Priests educated and ordained at Goa.

Each of us can understand the Natives in ordinary conversation, and be understood by them; and Mr. Bailey is in the constant habit of preaching to them, in their own language. The Scriptures are in the course of translation: Tracts have been translated: forty-two Students are receiving instruction at the College: the Heads of the Syrian A Town on the Malabar Coast, about 160 miles

Church are pleased with what is going forward: and a knowledge of Syriac and Sanscrit is in the course of acquirement by the Missionaries.

Into a Grammar School, lately erected

by the Society, for 60 Youths, 40 had been

COCHIN.

north-west of Cape Comorin. CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

1817.

The Missionaries at Cotym continue to

received, and were maintained and in-afford ministerial assistance to the English

Congregation at Cochin. The transfer of the Jewish School to the Jews' Society was stated in the last Survey of the School which remains under the Society the Missionaries report:

The Malayalim Liturgy was under a third revision.

A Christian Church is gradually rising at Allepie. On Whitsunday 1821, five Men, one Woman, and three Children The Malayalim School near the Fort contains 33 were baptized; making with those menChildren-being 15 Catholics, 10 Mahomedans, and tioned in the last Survey, 12 Adults and 8 Heathens. The progress of these Children is very slow, which is occasioned chiefly by their 14 Children. Three persons were received irregular attendance. The Schoolmaster is atten- from the Roman Communion. The retive and diligent; but the Boys are so often absent,gular Communicants were 8. that they lose one day what they have gained on the preceding. The Missionaries, will, however, do what they can to remedy the evil.

JEWS SOCIETY.

1821.

Michael Sargon, Superintendant.

Mr. Norton thus speaks of the state of the Mission:

The work does not succeed so rapidly as we could wish. We have not those blessed visitations of Divine Mercy and displays of the power of Almighty Grace, which our Brethren in Africa enjoy. But we know in whose hands the work is; and have reason to hope, that the same gracious God wil grant us also here the outpouring of His Spirit from altogether leave his Word without testimony. A on high. We have to be thankful that He does not small number of souls have, I trust, been really benefitted to their everlasting welfare. There is no small degree of reasoning aud disputation about the Christian Religion, in public places and in pri

Mr. Sargon entered on the charge of the Jewish School July 1, 1821. At the last dates, it contained 70 Children many individuals among the Black Jews had expressed a great desire to follow the example of the White Jews, in committing vate families: this is the case among all castes and their children to his care; but their remaining prejudices had prevented them from doing this as a body.

The Madras Committee urge the expediency of placing at this Station, as a Missionary, an English Clergyman, well versed in Hebrew.

ALLEPIE.

A Town on the Malabar Coast-40 miles from
Cochin-among its inhabitants said to have 8000
Mahomedans-surrounded by.populous villages,
CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
1817.

Thomas Norton, Missionary;
with Native Assistants.

The death of Mrs. Norton has proved a heavy affliction to her husband. An Obituary of her was given at pp. 655-357 of our last Volume.

The Madras Committee remark on this Mission

Mr. Norton has experienced much encouragement in his labours at this Station during the present year, notwithstanding the revival of considerable opposition on the part of the Roman Catholies, by whom he is surrounded, and from whom in preceding years he was so frequently thwarted in his endeavours for the benefit of the Inhabitants. Mr. Norton's report of his labours will shew that he is fully occupied :

Divine Service is performed four times every Lord's Day-once in Tamul, twice in English, and once in Malayalim. The Tamul, the Catechist performs: the other Services, I perform. On Thursday Evening, English Worship-on Friday Afternoon, Tamul by the Catechist. Also a Catechetical Lecture on Wednesday Evening.

The average attendance of Congregations at English Worship is 23, and at Malabar 60, exclusive of the Children who are 24-total 107. They, of course, vary occasionally. Of a few, I hope I can say, that they love the Lord in sincerity and truth.

In the Mission School there were 40 Boys and 13 Girls; and, in the Bazar School, 40 Boys and 3 Adults-Total, 96.

descriptions of people.

NAGRACOIL.

Close to the southern extremity of the Ghautsplace of considerable extent.

LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
1805.

C. Mead, C. Mault, Missionaries.
H. Ashton, English Teacher.
R. M'Cally, Superintendant of Out-Sta-
tion Schools.

David Adiappen, Printer and Binder. 10 Deacons, 17-Readers, and 30 Schoolmasters.

The Mission Church proceeds slowly, from want of funds. The sum of 251. has

been received by the Directors, for the erection of a Fourth Bungalow Chapel. Of 28 Out-Stations; the Directors say.→→

At almost all the Out-Stations where Native Schools have been established, Congregations also have been formed; but of these, comparatively, large and convenient Place of Worship: several are only a few are accommodated with a sufficiently without any; and the Brethren observe, that they are likely to continue so, unless subscriptions should be received from some benevolent individuals for the express purpose.

The Congregations were, in general, on the increase: while numerous families of the Heathen are renouncing Paganisin, several Roman Catholic families are renouncing Popery.

Of other places, they add

Numerous villages are still entirely without Schools, and are destitute of all means of religious instruction.

In addition to the 17 Readers mentioned in the last Survey, names and contributions for 10 others have been received by the Directors for Travancore, and 6 for such parts of India as may be most in need the subscription for the support of each is 107. per annum. Of the Readers already appointed the Missionaries write They have been diligently employed since their

were at Stations occupied by that Society. Two more were added; and there were, in the Nine Schools, when Mr. Hough

appointment in diffusing a knowledge of the Scrip-
tures to both professed Christians and Heathens.
They read in the chief places of concourse-in the
retired villages, and to stated assemblies. By their
meaus, some knowledge of the Gospel has pene-left, 283 Children.
trated many a dark and unenlightened place.

To the Central, Native Female, and Bazar Schools, with the School of Industry, all at Nagracoil, are to be added 32 at the 28 Out-Stations, two of the Stations having each three Schools; making the total of Schools 36: nearly all of which are prosperous. In reference to them the Missionaries write

The children are the hope of the flocks, and comfort us concerning our work. The Seminary will furnish Youth to evangelize the surrounding villages they already accompany us in our visits to the Congregations. There are some promising Children likewise in the other Schools.

Of the Press, they say

The Press has partially furnished the Schools with books of learning, and the Congregations with religious instruction, suited to their peculiar wants. On the review of their labours, they add

We have, perhaps, all the success that we can reasonably expect, when the nature of our operations is considered.

We move a vast machine, and endeavour to keep it in motion. The utmost vigilance and care are required. Temper, wisdom, prudence, and love to the souls of the people, are essentially neces sary to keep the mind alive to the proper discharge of our work.

QUILON,

In 1819, there were 34 Converts from the Heathen and 4 from Popery, 31 Marriages, and 174 Communicants.

The Society has a House and a small Chapel in the Fort of Palamcottab.

CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY,
C. T. E. Rhenius, Bernhard Schmid,

Missionaries.

Robert Graham, Robert Lyon, Country-born English Schoolmasters. David, Native Assistant.

Twelve Tamul Schoolmasters.

Tamul Service is held at nine o'clock on Sunday Mornings, and English at eleven, with Tamul in the Afternoons. Tamul Family Service is open every evening to the attendance of others. On Sunday, March the 10th, were baptized the first-fruits of this Mission-a man of high Soodra Caste; and à Parriar Woman, with her two little Daughters, of 6 and 8 years of age.

At the last dates, there were, in 2 English and 12 Tamul Schools, 486 Scholars: the number had varied, during the year, from 348 to 515. The Seminary had met

Or, Coulan-88 miles north-west of Cape Comorin with some difficulties on account of caste;

-Inhabitants, 80,000.

LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

1821.

John Smith, Missionary.

but was again proceeding, with good promise. The National System is introduced into some of the Schools. The Missionaries write

Not only Children, but maný Adults also, reap benefit from these Schools: for many of them atend when we catechize the children, and learn the same wholesome truths; and, not seldom,

A School has been opened at Trevanderum, 40 miles from Nagracoil and the same distance from Quilon. It was in they make up a handsome Congregation, to whom, contemplation to open Schools in all the after the School-business is over, we preach the towns between the two Stations. The Re-Gospel, with exhortations to repent and believe in sident supports two Schools in Quilon at his own expense.

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the Saviour.

Books and Tracts, in Tamul and Teloogoo, have been distributed. Eleven or twelve pieces, in Tamul, had been compiled or were in hand.

In the Thirteenth Appendix to the Twenty-second Report, Extracts are printed from the Journals of Mr. Rhenius and Mr. Schmid, relative to the state of the Schools, and of the Christian Natives distributed in various parts of the District of Tinnevelly.

The labours of the Missionaries are gradually exciting interest among the Natives; some of whom were under instruc

Abraham, Country Priest. The Rev. James Hough, while Chaplain at this Station, had established Sevention for Baptism. When the Seminary Schools for the Church Missionary Society: the Madras District Committee of the Christian Knowledge Society having fur. nished him with the means of supporting these Schools, they were readily given up to it, on his recommendation, as they

shall be brought, by the blessing of God on the care of the Missionaries, to supply Native Christian Assistants, a wide field will lie open before them in this District, both as Catechists and as Schoolmasters.

Mr. Rhenius, being a Native of Prussia,

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