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 THE people of God know assuredly that the 
 work of Evangelizing the world, which has been 
 committed to them, will be accomplished. It is 
 not necessary for the confirmation of their faith 
 in the promises of God, in reference to this sub- 
 ject, that they should be made acquainted with 
 the various steps by which this work is carried 
 on through their instrumentality. It is, however, 
 both pleasing* and encouraging for them to see, 
 or even to hear, of what the Lord is doing by 
 them. With the view, therefore, of encouraging 
 the friends and patrons of this Mission in the 
 work in which they are engaged, and of excit- 
 ing them to still greater efforts, the following 
 sketch of our operations during the past year is 
 cheerfully submitted to them. 
 
 The means which have been used by us, du- 
 ring the past year, for extending the kingdom of 
 the Redeemer in this benighted laud, ate such as 
 have been stated in our previous reports, viz. 
 preaching the Gospel — the translation, printing, 
 and distribution of the Scriptures and tracts, and 
 the establishment and direction of Native Free 
 Schools for children of both sexes, together with 
 Prayer for the influences of the Holy Spirit. 
 
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 As the Mission in this Presidency now occupies 
 two stations, whose operations are necessarily 
 distinct, the account of each will be given sepa- 
 rately so far as practicable. 
 
 BOMBAY, 
 
 Rev. C. Stone. Blissionury— Mrs. Stone. 
 
 “ W. Ramsey, “ Mrs. Ramsey. 
 
 Miss. C. Farrar, (Superintendent of Female Schools ) 
 
 The Gospel has been regularly preached dur- 
 ing the past ) car. We have three services re- 
 gularly in the Chapel on the Sabbath. The first 
 is held at 9 o’clock in the morning, at which time 
 a regular discourse is delivered. The number of 
 those who attend varies from bO to 120; those who 
 are in one way or other connected with the Mis- 
 sion are required to attend ; but others who are not 
 connected with us in any way and over whom we 
 have no control, often come. These last, how- 
 ever, seldom wait to hear a whole discourse. Few 
 are yet to be found among the natives, who are 
 disposed to suspend their usual labours on the 
 Sabbath to attend at the house of God and 
 hear from His servants the message of love. 
 
 The second service is in the afternoon at 3~ 
 o’clock, and is designed for the teachers and 
 scholars in connection with our Schools in Bom- 
 bay. On tl lese occasions the boys are examined 
 as to their knowledge of the Catechism, Com- 
 mandments, and other Scripture lessons, which 
 have been previously assigned them. The teachers 
 are at the same time assembled by themselves 
 for reading the Scriptures and instruction. After 
 w hich an address to the teachers and children col- 
 
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 iectively, and others who may be present is made, 
 and the meeting is closed with prayer. 
 
 The third service is conducted in the English 
 language, and designed for those in connection 
 with us who understand English, and other 
 Europeans who may attend. The attendance on 
 this service and attention is such as to encourage 
 us to continue it. The united prayer meetiug, 
 on the first Monday in each month, is regularly 
 observed by us. 
 
 On the afternoon of Tuesdays we have a meet- 
 ing in the Chapel for the benefit of the teachers 
 of our schools. A few of the girls from the 
 first classes in the schools attend this meeting, 
 and strangers are occasionally present. The ex- 
 ercises are conducted on the plan of a Bible class. 
 
 In addition to those, a daily service is held at 
 the Chapel at 9 o’clock in the morning, consisting 
 of the reading and expounding of the Scriptures, 
 and prayer, for the benefit of the workmen in the 
 Printing Department and others who may attend. 
 We are happy to state that the number of na- 
 tives of different castes, who call at the Chapel 
 tor books and religious discussions, is increasing 
 — not only of those who reside in Bombay, 
 but of those from various parts of the country, 
 who visit Bombay for traffic or religious observ- 
 ances. 
 
 A meeting has been kept up during the year 
 in Mazagaum, for the benefit of the Europeans 
 and others who understand the English language 
 in that village. The attendance at this meeting 
 is also small. 
 
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 Street preaching 1 , has also bemi attended to. 
 We are in the habit of going out daily among the 
 people to converse with those who may be 
 disposed to listen to the word of God when 
 brought to their doors, but who arc not willing 
 to seek after it, where it is statedly preached. 
 On these occasions the Missionary goes out and 
 commences a conversation with one or two, and 
 soon others collect around him. He cannot de- 
 liver a regular and systematic discourse upon any 
 one topic, nor is it desirable to do so. The sub- 
 ject of his discourse varies according to the cha- 
 racter, and dispositions of those with whom he 
 may converse, and assumes the didactic, argu- 
 mentative, aud not unfrequently the polemic, 
 form. During the short space of half an hour 
 he may have a hundred hearers or more, and at 
 no one time, perhaps, more than 20 or 30. Not- 
 withstanding this continual shifting of his hear- 
 ers the good seed is sown among them, and al- 
 though the most of it may “be trodden down and 
 devoured by the fowls of the air,” still we in- 
 dulge the hope that some of it will spring up 
 and bear fruit to the glory of God. On these 
 occasions we have a good opportunity for an ex- 
 tensive distribution of tracts and portions of the 
 Seriptuies among the people, as we not unfre- 
 quently meet with those who have come to Bom- 
 bay from distant places. We are careful to give 
 only to those who can read, and who, we sup- 
 pose, w ill be disposed to read them. The demand 
 for tracts, and especially for the Scriptures is, we 
 chink, on the increase, and it will be greater in 
 proportion to the increasing number of readers 
 
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 TOURS AND DISTRIBUTION OF TRACTS. 
 
 Fully convinced of the importance of spread- 
 ing as wide as possible among the people the 
 knowledge of the truth, several short tours 
 have been performed, by the members of this 
 branch of the Mission during the past year. In 
 January last the villages of T,hull, Allebag, Re- 
 vad unda, Rohay, Ashtamee, Parlee, Nagoatney, 
 and the island of Caranja, were visited by two of 
 our number. Besides examining the schools in 
 connection with the Mission in the villages, they 
 had the happiness of preaching the Gospel to 
 many people whom they found in the bazars, 
 streets, and school rooms. They also distributed 
 about 3,000 portions of tracts and Scriptures 
 before their return. A few schools, not un- 
 der the care of the Mission, and which are taught 
 by Brahmans, were supplied at their request with 
 tracts and portions of the Gospels, to be read in 
 the schools. They found all classes of the peo- 
 ple willing and eager to receive the tracts except 
 the Musalmans. With these they had frequent 
 conversations. They invariably conversed tem- 
 perately and reasonably until the way of salva- 
 tion through Christ, the Son of God, was spoken 
 of; and then immediately exclaiming “Blasphe- 
 my ! Blasphemy ! God has no Son” — they went 
 away in a rage. Truly the offence of the cross 
 of Christ has not yet ceased — the name of Christ 
 is now an offence to many, but must be the glo- 
 ry of all nations. 
 
 The boys in the first and second classes in the 
 schools, generally read well, and many of them 
 
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 }nve a tolerably correct knowledge of the history 
 of Christ, of His doctrines and precepts, 
 and of the Scripture account of the creation of 
 the world. In the Pariee school a youth about 
 19 years of age, who, although blind from his 
 infancy, repeated all the Catechism, and a por- 
 tion of the Gospel of John. We cannot but 
 hope and pray that while it has pleased the Lord 
 to close the eves of this youth on the beauties of 
 creation. He will graciously open the eyes of 
 his understanding to behold the riches of His 
 grace <n Christ Jesus, and sanctity his soul through 
 that truth he is daily treasuring up in h's memory. 
 
 In the month of December, another tour was 
 performed by one of our number. The same 
 villages were visited, and about 1,200 portions 
 of the Scriptures and tracts were distributed. 
 The demand for tracts in this instance was greater 
 than he could supply. Applications were made in 
 several places for schools. The people pleaded 
 their poverty and the number of children with 
 them as an argument for establishing schools 
 among them. It was judged proper, however, not 
 to establish any more Schools until we shall have 
 sufficient strength to give them a more thorough 
 supervision. 
 
 During this tour many appeared to feel the 
 force of Divine truth. One instance is worthy 
 of rotice. In going to tne village of Agraum 
 the Missionary was met by an individual who 
 solicited a tract saying, “I can read.” He re- 
 quested a copy of the New Testament. As the 
 
 Missionary had none with him he was told 
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 to call in the evening at the teacher's house 
 in Revadnnda. In the evening he came, and was 
 furnished with portions of the Scriptures and 
 such tracts as were judged suitable. Daring the 
 conversation which was held with him, he con- 
 fessed that he had from his childhood worshipped 
 idols until he heard the word of God preached 
 in one of the Schools, two years ago, and had 
 received tracts concerning the Christian religion. 
 From that time he ceased to worship idols, hav- 
 ing thrown his own away. The Parable of the 
 barren fig-tree was explained to him, and while 
 he heard, he wept. The next morning he cal- 
 led again and more conversation was had with 
 him. He said he had read one of the tracts to 
 his Parents, but they were not disposed to at- 
 tend to the truths it contained — for his part, how- 
 ever, he was determined, he said, never to 
 go back to the worship of idols. He acknow- 
 ledges that Jesus Christ is the Saviour of sinners 
 and seems to be fully convinced of the folly and 
 sinfulness of Hindooisrn, but restrained by fear 
 from publicly renouncing the religion of his ances- 
 tors and embracing the religion of Christ. During 
 the same month another member of the Mis- 
 sion visited the village of Panwell, examined the 
 school under the care of the Mission in that place, — 
 preached the Gospel and distributed books to the 
 people at the School house and in the bazar. Our 
 schools on the continent have been visited twice 
 during the year by the members of the Mission, 
 besides the monthly visitation of the Superin- 
 tendentof these schools, who isan Interesting and 
 intelligent Jew. 
 
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 Our visits on the continent have been well re- 
 ceived by the people generally; and especially 
 in the villages where we have schools established, 
 the desire foi books is rapidly increasing, and a 
 preparation of mind to read them with profit 
 and to attend on the preaching of the Gospel to 
 advantage, was manifest. We may hope that 
 the schools will have no small share of influence 
 in increasing, as they have had in producing, this 
 state of things. Many families are now bless- 
 ed with the reading of the Scriptures and tracts, 
 in consecjuence of these Schools, which otherwise 
 would not have been the case. The most 
 part of these schools are taught by Jews who do 
 not permit heathenish rites to be practiced in 
 them. We were careful in our tours to call upon 
 the Heads of Government, and to supply them with 
 the word of God and copies of the different tracts 
 in our possession. 
 
 The number of tracts and portions of Scrip- 
 ture distributed by us during the year will 
 amount to more than 6,500, besides 250 bound 
 copies of the New Testament. 
 
 scnoox.8. 
 
 In connection with this branch of the Missiou 
 we have at present 17 Schools in Bombay, of 
 which are exclusively for Females ; and lion 
 the Continent. 
 
 The children inihe 1st and 2d classesin all the* 
 schools read the Scriptures and other printed 
 books. Many of them read fluently and under- 
 standingly. They are also required to repeat the 
 tea Commandments and a Catechism containing 
 
a summary oi Scripture history and doctrines. 
 Their knowledge of Divine truth is increasing, 
 but there are none of them, concerning whom vve 
 can indulge the hope that they have passed from 
 death unto life. We do hope that the 
 knowledge which they acquire concerning the 
 way of salvation will not be lost, and that our 
 schools will become, in the hand of God, instru- 
 ments of great good. 
 
 Our Female Schools are assuming a more en- 
 couraging appearance. The difficulty now in 
 establishing and keeping them up arises, not from 
 the opposition of the children or their Parents 
 to the subject, but from the indifference mani- 
 fested by them and from the unfaithfulness of the 
 teachers, who are either heathen or Jews. Several 
 of the girls in connection with the schools are 
 employed a part of the time in sewing, knitting, 
 and in fine needle work. Specimens of their 
 work have been exhibited which clearly show 
 that Hindoo girls are capable of a high degree of 
 improvement in this branch of work. Formerly, 
 the little girls required a small reward to induce 
 them to learn to work, but now they begin to 
 think it a favour to be taught, so that they request 
 permission to come to the ladies of the Mission 
 for that purpose— many of the girls who live at a 
 distance from the Mission Houses are taught in 
 the schools. Through the kindness of the Euro- 
 pean Officers of the Regiments of Native Sol- 
 diers in Bombay, three schools have been esta- 
 blished in the Regiments for the instruction of 
 the female children of the Soldiers. A commo- 
 
dious Bungalow lias also been erected by them 
 for the accomodation of the children of the bth Re- 
 giment, and suitable School rooms furnished for 
 the others. These Schools are yet small, but in- 
 creasing. A change is evidently going on in the 
 minds of the Natives of Bombay in reference to 
 their female children ; and we indulge the hope 
 that the time is not tar distant, when education 
 will be as common among the native females as 
 among the men. A public examination of the 
 Girls’ school was held in the Chapel on the 29th 
 November. In reference to this examination and 
 as furnishing a specimen of Native observation 
 and opinion, we insert she following curious no- 
 tice of it, which first appeared in the Bombay 
 Hurkaru and JVurtuman, published in the Goo- 
 jurattee language, and edited by a respectable 
 Parsee, — a translation of which into the English 
 and Marathee languages, appeared in the Dur- 
 pun,?L Native Newspaper, from which we copy it. 
 
 There was an examination of the Native Girls’ Schools at 
 the Missionary Chapel, on Thursday, the 29th ultimo, at which 
 other engagements prevented us lrcm being present. We sub- 
 join an account of the examination, translated from the Bombay 
 Hurkaru and Wurtuman. “Last Thursday there was an ex- 
 amination, at the American Mission Chapel inBhendi Bazar of 
 the Schools for Hindoo female Children. Many European 
 Ladies and Gentlemen were present, and we also attended. 
 At 11 o’clock the Children, were examined in Mahratta, which 
 they read fluently. They answered questions promptly, and 
 read a translation of the Christian Catechism [sung a Christian 
 hymn] in a tone of pleasuro seldom exceeded even by Eng- 
 lish Child) en. When the examination in treading was 
 concluded, the girls’ needlework, the stockings they had 
 knitted, and embroidery work which they had made up, 
 were exhibited and inspect! d. On examination, these 
 appeared equal to work of the same description perfor- 
 med in England. There were childrens’ woollen stockings 
 finer then those made in England. The Ladies present prais- 
 r*d the children, and also the l.ady who had instructed them. 
 
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 “The children hnving learnt 60 much during the Bhort period of' 
 six months, [fine work] every one present felt convinced that they 
 would food learn many other useful acquirements Had these chil- 
 dren rot been taught the useful arts they know, they could on- 
 ly, like their Motheis and Grandmothers, have earned 6 pice, 
 after toiling all day in the fields, exposed to the scorching heat 
 of the sun; but through the charity of those who have subscri- 
 bed for the support of this Institution, these children are render- 
 ed capable of earning, with ease, and seated on their chairs, at 
 lerst from 12 to 18 pice a day. G Parsees ! found a charitable Ins- 
 titution, where boys and girls may receive instruction. VVe en- 
 tertain no doubt that unless you do this, the children ofPur- 
 wairees [low cast] will hereafter be held in ten times more res- 
 pect than your own. We forgot to mention above, that the 
 hand writing of the childien at the school, was so neat ns al- 
 most to pass for Lithography.” 
 
 translation or TSB SCRIPTURES. 
 
 In this Department Mr. Graves is the only 
 member of our Mission who has been particu- 
 larly engaged. While at the Neilgherry Hills the 
 preceding year for the benefit of his health, he 
 translated several of the books of the Old Tes- 
 tament into Murathee, which, after his return 
 from the Mills in Oct. 1831, to his departure for 
 America in August last, he was assidousiy 
 engaged in revising for the Piess as his health 
 and other duties permitted. In order to preserve 
 his translation as free as possible from Provincial- 
 ism.-?, and to use only such words and phrases 
 as are of general usage throughout the Muratha 
 Country, he removed to Ahmednuggur in the 
 Deccan, to avail himself of the opinion of Pun- 
 dits in that region. He has left his translation of 
 Exodus with the Committee for Translation of 
 the Bombay Bible Society, and which will soon 
 be printed. He has also left, by request, his trans- 
 lation of the Psalms with a Gentleman at Poona. 
 
The failure of Mr. G’s. health prevented his re* 
 vising his translations of the other books before 
 his departure. He has taken them with him, in 
 hopes of reviewing them as his health may admit 
 during his absence. Should he not, in the Provi- 
 dence of God, be permitted to return, his transla- 
 tions will be available to the Mission. 
 
 yjLIBT XXVG JSPAKTMEHT, 
 
 During the past year the Mission have printed edi- 
 tions of the lollowing Nos.of thoir books in Murathee, viz. 
 
 No. Copies. Size, whole No 
 of pages. 
 
 No. II. 'Scripture Catechism, 5th ed. revised, 3000 12rao 72,010 
 No. iG. True worship of God, 2d ,, „ 2500 ,, 70, COO 
 
 No. IS. Prayers and Hymns. 3d ,, „ 3000 ,, 155,000 
 
 No. 19. Summary of the Holy Scriptures, . 2500 8vo. 210,000 
 
 No. 20. Nature of Prayer, with Prajers and 
 
 Hymns for Schools, 1st edition GOO l?mo. 19,200 
 
 No. 7. Glad Tidings, 4th edition 3000 72,000 
 
 No. 1 . First Book for Schools, 6th ed.revised, fOOO . . 72,000 
 
 For the Bombay Auxiliary Bible Society. 
 
 Matthew’s Gospel, Lithographed, . , 1000 4to. €75,000 
 ,, Bombay Ti act Society, 1 0 different Tracts 
 
 amounting to, 22,000 8vo. 830, f 00 
 
 ,, Bombay Church Missionary Society, Tract, 1000 4 to. 24,000 
 In Enyhsh. — For Societies aud Individuals — 
 
 Reports of Rel. Societies, Sermons, aud 
 
 other Religious pamphlets, 12,000 Svo, 630,000 
 
 Other Miscellaneous works amounting to 141,700 
 
 There is now in the Press an edition of the Gospel by Matthew 
 for the Bombay Auxiliary Bible Society, 8,000 copies.— The Mis- 
 sion Tract No. 8. Scripture Doctrines, 2,500 copies, and a few 
 other books. 
 
 SIISSXOCT CHURCH. 
 
 During the year only one person, a Hindoo wo- 
 man, named Gunga,has been baptized and receiv- 
 ed into the Church. She was a regular attend- 
 ant on the means of grace for many months pre- 
 vious to her baptism. As scon as she publicly 
 
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 professed faith in Christ, she became an outciste, 
 and all her friends forsook her. She vva3 imme- 
 diately taken into one of the families of the Mis- 
 sion, wheie she has by her own industry sup- 
 ported herself; and by her correct deportment 
 and attention to the duties of religion, she still 
 continues to give evidence of a change of heart 
 and growth in grace. Dajeeba has been remov- 
 ed to Ahmednuggur. The other members of the 
 Church continue to walk orderly. The whole 
 number of members now in connection with 
 this station, including the Mission families, is 16 
 [See Appendix No. 2.] 
 
 A Temperance Society has been formed in the 
 Mission upon the principle of entire abstinence 
 from Ardent Spirits, except when used medicinal 
 ly. Eleven men in the Printing Office, viz, 
 three lndoo Britains, one Portuguese, three Par 
 sees, and four Hindoos, are also Members of the 
 Society. [See Appendix No. 3.] 
 
 AHMEDNUGGUR STATION. 
 
 Rev. fl. Reap, Missionary, Mrs. Read, 
 
 Rev. G. W. Boggs, ,, ,, Boggs. 
 
 Babujee, and Dajeeba, Assistants. 
 
 The death of Mr. Hervey in May, and the re- 
 moval of Mr. Graves by sickness in July, left 
 Mr. Read alone at this station, until the ar- 
 lival of Mr. Boggs and wife, on the 29th of 
 December. 
 
 Concerning this station Mr. Read writes: — 
 
 The several Departments of Missionary labour 
 with us may be seen under the following paiti- 
 
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 culars ; viz. Preaching the Gospel, the distriim- 
 lion of books, tours, converts. Poor Asylum, 
 and Schools. 
 
 ?a.£LA.CHX£S , &. 
 
 This ha9 been regarded as the province of la- 
 bour to which all others should be made subser- 
 vient. 
 
 We have had daily three service’s in Murathee, 
 and on the Sabbath three. Two of these services 
 may properly be denominated preaching the 
 word,and the third reading the Scriptures, con- 
 versation and prayer with those who are mem- 
 bers of our Church. 
 
 Our first exercise is in our verandah at nine 
 o’clock in the morning. The usual attendance 
 is from 30 to 40, consisting* of our converts, 
 of those in our service, the inmates of the Poor- 
 house, and such others as may be disposed to at- 
 tend. More or less of the villagers are frequently 
 present. This service usually continues about 
 an hour. A few veises of Scripture, are read, 
 explained and enforced, the services are theu 
 closed with prayer. At five o’clock in the evening, 
 we have another similar service in a small building, 
 which has recently been erected for this purpose 
 in a public part of the town, near our bungalow. 
 
 Before the erection of this building we were 
 In the habit of going into some public part of the 
 town and addressing the people by the way side. 
 But from several instances of indignit y and abuse 
 offered us at those times by the Brahmans, who 
 now fully understand that the truth of God is des- 
 tined to undermine and destroy the craft by which 
 
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 they obtained their livelihood, it was judged best 
 at present to have a place of our own so situtated 
 as to be conspicuous to the concourse of people, 
 who are passing and repassing at the close 
 of the day, and so constructed as to accom- 
 modate both those who are willing to sit and 
 hear the Gospel, and those who will only stand 
 at a distance and hear without seeming to hear. 
 Both of these objects are gained. The number 
 of hearers usually varies from r 0 to a 10J, in- 
 cluding Hindoos, Musalmans, and Christians. This 
 building is so near the Poor Asylum as to afford 
 the inmates ihe opportunity of attending — -twen- 
 ty or thirty of these are generally present. This 
 gives us a permanent assembly, should none of 
 ‘"the by-way hearers” turn aside to listen. A daily 
 exercise at a stated place has the peculiar advan- 
 tage of affording to all, who may be disposed to 
 come and see what these strange things mean, an 
 opportunity ot knowing where the word of God 
 is preached. Andanother advantage it posseses 
 in a time of angry excitement is, that we are on 
 our own ground and can make our own rules both 
 for speakers and hearers. Thus we escape the 
 annoyance and abuse which we might otherwise 
 receive from a promiscuous assembly in the ba- 
 zar. This exercise is conducted in a similar way 
 to the one in the morning, except that it is fre- 
 quently more colloquial, and sometimes more 
 controversial. 
 
 We have a daily Muruthee serv ice at half past 
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 seven in the evening. This is our family worship, 
 at which our domestics and the members of the 
 Church attend. A chapter is read in the New 
 Testament. Each one who is able reads a few 
 verses, and Babajee, Dajeeba, and myself pray 
 alternately. An hour is then spent in conversa- 
 tion on the chapter read, or some other portion 
 of Scripture. I sometimes relate some story 
 from the Old Testament, read a chapter in one 
 of the Piophets, or give them the character of 
 some of the Old Testament saints as of Jacob, 
 or David, or Elijah. This interests them much, 
 as the^' have not yet the privilege of reading but 
 a small portion of the Oid Testament in their 
 cwu tongue. (The book of Genesis being the only 
 part of the Old Testament which is printed inMu- 
 rathee.) Our first service on the Sabbath, at seven 
 o’clock in the morning, is of a catechetical na- 
 ture, and designed for our schools. Besides the 
 scholars, who are required to attend, some of the 
 parents of the Children and others are present. The 
 children are seated around the side of the room, 
 each teacher wi U his school* I stand in the cen- 
 tre and begin to converse on some subject re- 
 lating tu Christianity. As 1 proceed I continu- 
 ally ask the Children such questions as they 
 may be able to answer fiom the books in the 
 schools. For exau pie, if speaking of the ab- 
 surdity of idolatry, I ask what God has said 
 respecting the worship of idols. Some one then 
 repeats the second Commandment. If speak- 
 ing of the Saviour Christ, I ask who he 
 
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 is? How salvation can be obtained by him., 
 &c. &c. The exercise doses by the girls repeat- 
 ing a hymn, and the boys a prayer, and an extem- 
 pore prayer by myself, or Babajee if he be pre- 
 sent. Our second and third services are at ten 
 in the morning and four in the evening. We 
 commence with prayer, read a portion of Scrip- 
 ture, discourse for three quarters of an hour 
 and close with prayer. Sometimes Babajee and 
 myself speak alternately as occasion may require, 
 at other times one of us conducts the whole service, 
 and sometimes I only occasionally suggest topics 
 as he proceeds. 
 
 English preaching . — During the first part of 
 the year, we had two religious services in English 
 on Sabbath evenings. One amongst the Euro- 
 pean Soldiers, and the other with a few Christian 
 friends at our Bungalow. Since the death of Mr. 
 Hervey the first has been discontinued, and the 
 second only occasionally supported since the de- 
 parture of Mr.Graves. But the Wednesday even- 
 ing meeting and the monthly Prayer meeting- 
 have been regularly observed through the year It 
 may here be interesting to notice,! hat Babajee has 
 observed the monthly prayer meeting at the 
 same hour in his own house, with the Native 
 members of the Church. 
 
 DISTRIBUTION- O T DOORS. 
 
 During the last year we have distributed in 
 and about Ahmednuggur some thousands of re- 
 ligious books and portions of Scripture. All 
 
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 classes of Hindoos have sought for them, and we 
 believe they have been generally read and un- 
 derstood. The Brahmans have apparently fears of 
 the consequences of them. To the Musalmans 
 we have given Hindoostanee books as we have 
 had opportunity. The demand has not been great. 
 There are here many deluded followers of the false 
 Prophet. This was foimerly the capital of the 
 Muhammedan power in the Deccan. They are 
 generally very haughty, bigoted, and not inclined 
 to hear or examine. The demand for Goqjurat- 
 tee books has been still less. There is a consid- 
 erable number of Goojurattee people in Nug- 
 gur. They are principally engaged in traffic, 
 and seem to inquire for nothing more than how 
 they shall accumulate treasures for the present life. 
 
 TOURS. 
 
 Though Nuggur contains 40,000 or 50,000 in- 
 habitants, and may be supposed to demand the 
 whole time of more labourers than we have had, 
 still we have considered that the numerous villa- 
 ges in the vicinity had a claim to a portion of our 
 time and labour. Within a circumference of 
 twenty miles from Nuggur as a centre, there are 
 not less than fifty villages. 
 
 Bubajte and myself have within a few months 
 made four short tours of six or eight days each. 
 ►Ye isiled twenty nine villages within thirty miles 
 t N uggur. We have also made one tour of a hun- 
 red miles in which we visited twenty two villages, 
 dost ot these lie to the Southward from Nuggur, 
 
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 and chiefly belong to Sindia or Holkur. With 
 the exception of one or two, none of these 
 fifty one villages had been previously visited by 
 a Missionary. In all these places we preached 
 to many Christ and him crucified. The people, 
 as is usual when the Gospel is new to them, list- 
 ened attentively. We distributed a large num- 
 ber of books, and trust that the good seed has 
 not been sown in vain. At Charriarugonda we 
 met withta rebutf from the native Government, 
 which at first seemed to presage evil, but which 
 turned out, as we trust, to the furtherance of the 
 Gospel. After our first audience before the peo- 
 ple, the Government issued an order forbidding 
 the people to hear us, and threatening to fine each 
 person a rupee and a quarter for every book he 
 should receive. This prevented our labours the 
 first day. In the night several came for books. The 
 next day the order oi government was openly vio- 
 lated by the people, and all classes came to hea r 
 the Gospel and receive books. 1 have no where 
 had the privilege of preaching to such large 
 assemblies as we had here during the remainder 
 ©f our stay. Nor have I known books sought 
 for with more eagerness. I gave away all I 
 could spare, and still could not supply the de_ 
 mand. At four o’cloc k on the second day the Sub- 
 bedar, (chief magistrate,) apparently vexed that 
 his u ndates had not been re a,ded by the peo- 
 ple, came in person to order me to leave the town 
 To him and his retinue, and to the immense crowd 
 cl | topic which the occasion of his visit drew 
 together 1 preached the words oi eternal life. 
 
22 
 
 Chamrugonda lies 40miles south of Nuggur and 
 contains, I should judge, 25000 inhabitants. 
 
 CONVERTS. 
 
 Our Church eonsits at present of eight members, 
 four of whom are Hindoos.* Babajee, the brahman 
 who was baptized in Bombay more than a year 
 since, has, during the past year, been actively en- 
 gaged in Missionary labour, studying the Scrip- 
 tures, and w riting on theological subjects. I can- 
 not too highly speak of him, as a helper, a friend, 
 and a devottd servant of God. He has, especially 
 since I have been left alone, been intrusted with 
 nearly all the secular concerns ot the Mission, and 
 has proved himself strictly honest. This is a fiery 
 ordeal for a native to go through. The profici- 
 ency he has made in a knowledge of the word of 
 God — in aptness to reduce it to practice, and to 
 apply it in giving instructions to the people, is 
 greatly to be admired. But the greatest profici- 
 ency he has made, is, we think, in spirituality of 
 views and holiness of life. Ilis prayers for his 
 poor deludeu countrymen and for the missiona- 
 ries who are labouring for their emancipation 
 from idolatry, are scarcely more fervent, than 
 they are for the prosperity of the cause of Christ 
 in America, Europe, and Africa. 
 
 Awdee his wife, was baptized in July. For 
 some months we had some anxiety respecting 
 her. But by watchfulness and instruction, and 
 the prudent management and exemplary conduct 
 of her husband, she gradually became more spi- 
 ritual in her views and more interested for her own 
 soul, and for the prosperity of the Mission. She has 
 
 * See Appendix No. 3, 
 
2'i 
 
 learned to read and sew since she has been in con- 
 nexion with us. An instance occured last month, 
 when Babajee and myself were absent on a Tour, 
 and Mrs. Read absent on account of ill health, 
 which deserves to be mentioned. She was left in 
 charge ot the Poor house,our schools,and the other 
 affairs of the Mission. We were not a little gra- 
 tified to hear on our return, that she had con- 
 ducted all things properly, and that she had 
 felt it her duty, in the absence of her hus- 
 band, to read the Scriptures daily morning and 
 evening, and to keep up family worship with the 
 converts and such of the poor Asylum as are in 
 the habit of attending with us. On the Sabbath 
 at the usual hours ot worship, she voluntarily cal- 
 led the people together, in her own house, read 
 and explained the word of God to them as 
 she was able, and prayed. We have pleasing 
 evidence that she is growing in grace and 
 in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour. 
 
 On the 18th November last, I baptized three 
 Hindoos of the Mhar caste. They were inmates 
 of the poor Asylum had heard the Gospel daily 
 for six months, and gave pleasing evidence 
 of a change of heart. The first who applied 
 for baptism is a man about 30 years old. He is 
 lame and infirm. The second is more than oO 
 years old. When he first came under our notice 
 he was unable to walk in consequence of a weak- 
 ness in his limbs; and was compelled to go upon 
 his hands and feet. He became very anxious to 
 hear the Gospel. One morning, as he has since 
 
24 
 
 told us, resolving in the strength of God that he 
 would go to the place of worship, he took his 
 staff and calling upon the name ot Jesus en leav- 
 oured to walk. — He reached ?he place, and has 
 not failed, I belitve, to be present ever} day 
 since. The third is a lad about 18 years of 
 age, rather intelligent, is now learning to read 
 and we hope will in time be a helper in our work. 
 
 Every Thursday in the afternoon v\ehavea 
 meeting for the converts, candidates lor ba.it ism, 
 and inquirers. At our last mee ing time weie 
 thirteen present who have asked to be baptized, 
 and five or six others who profess to be inqui- 
 rers. Of those who requested baptism one :s of 
 the Purbhoo caste, seven of the Murat ia, four 
 are Mhars, and one is a Musalman. Th * o ;e 
 of the Phurbhoo caste is the aged mother of Di- 
 jeeba. For sometime after the conversion of her 
 son, she was much opposed to Christianity, and 
 frequently expressed her determination to die 
 in the religion of her ancestors. Her opposition 
 gradually ceased, and about five months ago she 
 gave away the last idol she had to a member of 
 the Mission in Bombay. At times the appeared 
 to be the subject of serious impressions, but 
 nothing of a decided character took place until 
 her removal with her son to Ahmednuggur in the 
 month of December lust. Since that time she 
 has openly renounced caste, and now is desirous 
 to be baptized. On being asked why die had so 
 suddenly changed her mind on coming to Ah* 
 mednuggur, she replied, “The truth of God’s 
 
25 
 
 word has shined into my heart, and l have 
 turned." 
 
 ASYLUM. 
 
 This Institutioi was established last May, and 
 consigned to my superintendence by the benevo- 
 lent gentlemen of thisstati m by whose liberality it 
 is supported. The whole number, who have >een 
 supported at the Asylum, is sixty one. Fourteen 
 have recovered fiom their intimities arid have 
 been discharged. Three have been dismissed for 
 bad conduct, and eight have died. There are 
 now thirty six in the Institution. Mod o' those 
 who were able to walk, have voluntarily at- 
 tended the morning and evening service u our 
 Bungalow and on the Sabin th. We regard this 
 as a very important field ot labour and one which 
 God has deigned to bli ss. A general spirit of 
 inquiry has been awakened among the inmates, 
 and not less than 1 5 are making th>‘ interest ms: 
 inquiry, ff What shall we do to be saved ?"* 
 
 SCHOOLS. 
 
 Owing to two reasons cur schools are not nu- 
 merous. There are alieady, I am told, ib Schools 
 in the town supported by the Natives, an ; many 
 of them to some extent use our books. Besides, 
 we do not think that sufficient advantage w mid 
 accrue to warrant us to take many ot these 
 schools (as we undoubtedly might do) under our 
 superintendence. They would still be taught 
 by heathen teachers vvho^e interest it is lodo 
 away all the salutary influence of our hooivs and 
 
 * Four of whom have since been baptized, 
 
 D 
 
26 
 
 our instruction. I do not feel at liberty to ap- 
 propriate Missionary money to the support of a 
 greater number ot schools than I can daily and 
 most vigilantly superintend. The preaching of 
 the word must and will be kept prominent by 
 every preacher who understands his commission. 
 Of course no Missionary can superintend n any 
 schools in such a way that he can in any sense 
 call them Christian Schools. I have one boys’ 
 school which is visited every day, and generally 
 twice a day. The fi st class read the Testament, 
 and nearly all in the school repeat the ten Com- 
 mandments, the Catechism, and several prayers 
 and hymns. 
 
 Our efforts have been mostly expended 
 on girls’ schools. Mrs. Read has, with much 
 difficulty and in the face of continued opposition 
 and prejudice, succeeded in keeping up two 
 schools since the first of last April. She has at 
 present three. They are all small, but some 
 have made very phasing progress. A few begin 
 to read the Testament, and near y all repeat the 
 Ten Commandments, die Catechism, Prayeis, 
 H>mns, &c. The girls’ schools are supported 
 by the generous* benevolence ot the ladies re- 
 siding at this static n. 
 
 The dealings of God towards this infant 
 Mission hitherto, have been mysterious t3 us — 
 mysterious in cutting < own our lamented Hervey, 
 removing another most valuable labourer by ill 
 health, and leaving the most unworthy at this re- 
 mote station alone. But confident I am, that, in 
 this our extremity. Gotl has been pleased to bless 
 
27 
 
 us with Spiritual blessings. The spirit of inqui- 
 ry which has been excited has not been excited 
 by the wisdom mid power of man. Of ih ; s I am 
 confident, and fsel disposed humbly and thank- 
 fuly to acknowledge. To God be all the praise. 
 
 Ahmednuggur , Jan. 1 Oth, 1833. H. Read. 
 
 COWCLUSIOW. 
 
 Since the commencement of the >ear we have 
 been called to mourn under the chastening hand 
 of our Heavenly Father. On the 13th >f May, 
 after a short illness of twelve hours, our Brother 
 and fellow labourer, the Rev Win. Hervey, was 
 taken from us. We mourn, but not as those who 
 have no hope. He sleeps in Jesus. “Blessed are 
 the dead who die in the Lord.” Mr. Hervey re- 
 moved to Ahmednuggur in the month of Decem- 
 ber, 1831, as mentioned in our last report. He 
 had commenced his labours among toe people, 
 and had just begun to be useful in making known 
 the Gospel of Christ to the perishing Heathen 
 when he was called from his labours on earth. 
 He found support and comfort in that Saviour he 
 endeavoured to make known to others, and died 
 in the lull hope of a glorious immortality beyond 
 the grave. 
 
 The health of Mr. Graves, which for years past 
 had been feeble, began to decline more rapidly 
 during the hot mouths of Ma ch, April and May. 
 The hope was indulged tnat by a change of air 
 in India, he might still be enabled to remain and 
 carry on the work of translating the Scriptures, 
 in which he was engaged, and for which he was 
 
28 
 
 so well qualified. But in this we were disappoint- 
 ed, as die united opinion of all the Medical Gen- 
 tlemen who were consulted in reference to his 
 case, was, that the only hope of prolonging his 
 life would be to revisit his native climate. In 
 com pi ia n e with their advice and that of the 
 M-ssion, Mr. and Mrs. Graves, sailed on the l6th 
 of August last, in the Ship, Jesse, tor Liverpool, 
 intending to proceed from thence to America, 
 They took with them the orphan child of Mr. 
 Hervey. 
 
 Mr Allen also, with the consent of the Board, 
 and a | probation of the Mission, sailed for Ame- 
 rica with his child in the Ship, Black Warrior, on 
 the 7lh of lecember. 
 
 In the month of January last the infant child 
 ot Mr and Mrs. Ramsey was removed from this 
 vale of tears after an illness of four days. 
 
 Within the last two years no less than eight 
 members have been removed from this Mission. 
 Ti iese things are for the trial ot our faith. 
 God lias done it, and we feel it is right : “Shall 
 nut the Judge of all the earth do right?” 
 
 In the midst of om bereavements we were 
 cheered i>y the arrival of the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. 
 Boggs, on the i4th of September, after a voyage 
 of»C8days In December, they proceeded to 
 Aim ednuggur to re-entoree that station. 
 
 In reviewing the year which is past, while we 
 have abundant reason to mourn that we have 
 done no more for the salvation of men, and that 
 so few have U lieved on the Lord Jesus Christ 
 through our instrumentality, still we are cal- 
 
29 
 
 led upon *o praise the Lord for all his goodness 
 to ns. an<i t has we are still permitted to live and 
 labour toi hs glory. The providences of God to- 
 wanls i i.is Mission seem mysterious, but we 
 trust that H , who sees the end from the begin- 
 ning, will enable us to rejoice in all his dispensa- 
 ti >: s aiid to labour in hope, knowing that in due 
 tin e we ‘hail reap if we faint not. 
 
 We d sire to express our gratitude to God for 
 inclmieg h>- hearts of his people still to aid and 
 pray tor this M.ssion; and oui prayer is, that many 
 maybe inclined to give, not only their support and 
 their pi a ers, but also themselves, to aid »n re- 
 claiming the tnousands in India from their idola- 
 try supersi it <>n and sin, to the service of the Lord. 
 We would aiso leeord oui sense of obligation 
 and gratitude to the Medical Gentlemen who 
 have, wiih so much sympathy and kind attention, 
 watched around our bed of sickiuss. And while 
 we thank our friends and Patrons for their sup- 
 port and piayers, we pray that they may in- 
 crease m < vt ry good word and work — and not 
 cease until Zion shall arise a id shine, and the 
 glory ot the Lord be risen upon her. 
 
so 
 
 scusDUiE or the native tree schools, 
 
 BOYS. 
 
 Places. 
 
 | Teachers’ 
 Caste. 
 
 Classes. 
 
 Total 
 
 [ Girls. 
 
 | Jews. 
 
 | Brahmans 
 
 13 
 
 §3 
 
 to 
 
 § I 
 
 to 
 
 c5 
 
 rz 
 
 a> 
 
 £ 
 
 £ 
 
 i 
 
 | Christians. 
 
 lst.| 
 
 2d. 
 
 3 
 
 4th 
 
 = « 
 
 s 
 
 T.hull, 
 
 Jew • • •• 
 
 11 
 
 12 
 
 2.3 
 
 36 
 
 82 
 
 10 
 
 8 
 
 
 72 
 
 2 
 
 . , 
 
 Allebag 
 
 Do. • • 
 
 20 
 
 12 
 
 20 
 
 42 
 
 94 
 
 10 
 
 9 
 
 • • 
 
 78 
 
 7 
 
 • • 
 
 Do. Heb S.. 
 
 Do. •• 
 
 11 
 
 11 
 
 3 
 
 20 
 
 45 
 
 6 
 
 27 
 
 • • 
 
 18 
 
 
 . . 
 
 Nagaum, 
 
 Do. • • 
 
 29 
 
 t6 
 
 29 
 
 35 
 
 109 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 
 99,” 
 
 • • 
 
 Revadjnda, ••• 
 
 Do. •• 
 
 30 
 
 26 
 
 36 
 
 62 
 
 154 
 
 6 
 
 35 
 
 5 
 
 no 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 Agracm, 
 
 Do. •• 
 
 10 
 
 14 
 
 16 
 
 20 
 
 60 
 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 
 50 
 
 6 
 
 . . 
 
 Rohay, 
 
 Do. •• 
 
 31 
 
 10 
 
 16 
 
 42 
 
 99 
 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 85 
 
 5 
 
 . • 
 
 
 Brahman 
 
 8 
 
 9 
 
 23 
 
 42 
 
 S2 
 
 
 s 
 
 19 
 
 60 
 
 
 • • 
 
 Nagoatna, • • • • 
 
 Do. .■ 
 
 36 
 
 23 
 
 23 
 
 32 m 
 
 •• 
 
 2 
 
 36 1 76 
 
 
 . • 
 
 Pune, • * 
 
 Jew...- 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 11 
 
 . 0 
 
 50 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 37 
 
 9 
 
 . . 
 
 Panwell,* • 
 
 Do. •• 
 
 17 
 
 7 
 
 23 
 
 32! 79 
 
 6 
 
 22 
 
 
 51 
 
 * 
 
 . • 
 
 Wurloe, •••••• 
 
 Brahman 
 
 8 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 38 
 
 
 • 
 
 8 
 
 30'- • 
 
 • • 
 
 Bombay, No. 1, 
 
 Tailor • • 
 
 , 10 
 
 13 
 
 13 
 
 16 52' •• 
 
 
 8 
 
 47 2 
 
 
 • • • • • • 2, 
 
 Weaver. 
 
 34 
 
 10 
 
 15 
 
 18 
 
 77 
 
 1 * * 
 
 
 
 f,6 2 
 
 1 
 
 • • • • • • 3 
 
 IBrahman 
 
 I 22 
 
 8 
 
 31 
 
 31 
 
 92 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 90 
 
 j. 
 
 • • • • • • 4 
 
 1 Do.-- 
 
 1 n 
 
 7 
 
 12 
 
 , 24 
 
 I 54 
 
 4 
 
 1* * 
 
 ! 4 
 
 1 46 4 
 
 • • 
 
 • • • • • • 5 
 
 Purbhoo 
 
 10 
 
 6 
 
 7 
 
 221 45 
 
 5i- • 
 
 
 40 1 £ 
 
 
 .... .. 6,Maratha 
 
 26 
 
 6 
 
 12 15 
 
 j 59| MharSjlO 
 
 | 39 10!-. 
 
 Whence supported. 
 
 Gilmanton, (N. It 
 Pittsfield^ (Mass ) 
 
 I Boston Jen s’ Soc» 
 j Salem, (Mass.) 
 .Andover, (Mass.) 
 
 Danvers, (Mass ) 
 
 I 
 
 Savannah, (Geo.) 
 'Portland, (Mass.) 
 
 (Charleston, (S. C.) 
 
 | Greenfield, (Mass.) 
 {Middleton n, (Con.) 
 j Wethersfield, (Con.) 
 
 FEMALES. 
 
 Situation. 
 
 Kamattapoor, 
 
 Ditto 
 
 Mandavie, 
 
 Cth Regt N. I. Lines 
 
 Marine Lines, 
 
 4th Regt. N. I. Lines 
 Sonapoor,. 
 
 Kumbhartukee, 
 
 Kundewadee,- 
 
 Chundunwadee,. • • •• 1 
 Wittulwadee,- •••.•• 
 Byculla,- •••••••••• 
 
 
 CO | to 
 
 
 1 O 
 
 co 
 
 « 
 
 -C M 
 
 o 'o 
 
 So 
 
 6 ! o 
 
 
 
 Brahman 
 
 12 33 
 
 Do •• 
 
 8 [26 
 
 Lo. • • 
 
 15 28 
 
 , Do.-- 
 
 12(31 
 
 Warnee 
 
 10 38 
 
 .'Jew • • • • 
 
 
 Brahman 12(22 
 
 Do •• 
 
 12:18 
 
 • Do.-- 
 
 12 23 
 
 Do. ■ • 
 
 6 28 
 
 Do... 
 
 8 30 
 
 • Do. 
 
 V s | 
 
 fC lp« lO & 
 
 -9 Irs lO 
 
 33”!' 
 
 26'.. 
 18'. .{ 
 
 2S|” 
 
 9 28 
 8 14 
 22, 3 
 14 ■ 
 
 19 ■ 
 
 19 ■ 
 
 10 ■ 
 18- 
 
 6, 3-. 
 .. 5,15 
 
 Whence supported. 
 
 Philadelphia, (Pa.) 
 
 Ditto ditto. 
 Blandford, (Mass)j 
 Utica, (N. Y.) 
 
 1 
 
 l 
 
 i Society for Promotin 
 Christian Knowledge 
 
Si 
 
 SUMMARY. 
 
 Total number of Girls, • ••«••• SS3 
 
 • ••• Christians, 5 
 
 .... .... •• Jews, 153 
 
 .... .... .. Brahmans, gg 
 
 *. Purbhoo & Marathas, 1336 
 
 .... .... .. Goldsmiths, ........ 22 
 
 .. Muhammedaus, ..... 56 
 
 .... .... .. Mhars, ••••«••••••• • 52 
 
 The following extract from our System of School Regulations, will show the 
 attainments and studies of eac : Class in the boys’ Schools, ns given in the pre- 
 ceding Schedule. 
 
 First Class, — Each scholar for admission into this Class, shall be able to 
 read correctly and fluently printed books, and to have read, at least, one of the 
 Gospels— to have committed to memory the Catechism and Te^Commandments 
 — the Tables of Weights and Measures and the most useful of the numerical ta- 
 bles, and be able to perform the four fundamental rules of Arithmetic. 
 
 Second Class. — For admission into this Class, each scholar shall have read 
 the selection of Scripture passages — have committed half of the Catechism— the 
 Ten Commandments— and the Multiplication Table ; shall be able to tell the 
 different letters of which all the combinations are composed, and shall have writ- 
 ten the first six pages of the Spelling lessons. 
 
 Third Class. — For admission into this Class, each scholar shall have written 
 all the simple and compound letters — and the figures to 100— and shall have com- 
 mitted the Lord’s Prayer. 
 
 STUDIES. 
 
 Of the First Class. — They shall read Genesis, the New Testcment, and 
 such other books as may be introduced by the Mission from time to time,— shall 
 study the Elements of Astronomy and Geography, and the rules in Hutton’s 
 Arithmetic through the fractions ; and shall commit such portions of Scripture 
 and other lessons, as the Mission may deem expedient. 
 
 The studies of the inferior classes, shall be those required for admission to the 
 next superior class. * 
 
32 
 
 AFENDIX No, I 
 
 Names of Missionaries, their Wwe fcc., who have been, or are 
 
 connected with the Bombay Mission. 
 
 - 
 
 T3 
 
 ~ -d 
 
 -d 
 
 
 £ S' 
 
 — 
 
 
 o £ 
 
 G 
 
 £ 
 
 o -a 
 
 
 
 - o 
 
 3 
 
 
 W 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 NAMES. 
 
 u 0> 
 
 o 
 
 
 G 
 
 REMARKS, 
 
 
 JS 
 
 c — 
 C -c 
 
 s 
 
 V 
 
 JS 
 
 *- r 
 5 
 
 Cj 
 
 
 
 
 £ 
 
 V c 
 
 z < 
 
 < 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ( 1826 M ch 26th Died 
 
 Rev. G. Hall, 
 
 1811 Feb 6. 1811 
 
 Ft b. 1812 
 
 Feb. 13 1813 
 
 < o the Ch ter . at Door. 
 
 
 
 atSalem 
 
 Phtladelpia 
 
 
 ^deepoor. aE. 4i 
 
 Rev. S. Nott,. 
 
 1811 
 
 „ 
 
 > y 
 
 55 
 
 1 181, > Se|>. 7th. is-turn- 
 
 Mrs R- Nott...... . 
 
 
 
 
 
 \ e 1 *o America unwell. 
 
 Rev. S. Newell, .... 
 
 1811 
 
 F^. 6. 1812 
 
 Feb 12. 1812 
 
 March 7.1811 
 
 1 t 1821 May 30th. Died 
 
 
 
 | at Salem. 
 
 Salem. 
 
 
 { 181*2 Nov. 30, n. f at 
 
 Mrs. H. Newell,..,. 
 
 
 
 55 
 
 55 
 
 C the 1*. i Fiance, t .19. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 182 1 Jail. 2 l?t. li-rturn- 
 
 Rev. H Bardwell,.. 
 
 1814 
 
 June 21, 1815 
 
 (»ct. 73 1815 
 
 Nov. 21 1816 
 
 < to America in ill 
 
 Mrs R.T.Bardwell, 
 
 
 Newbury port. 
 Pembrokshire 
 
 Newburyport. 
 
 ” 
 
 1 
 
 816. Dec 10th ' arri- 
 J ed to n.e Rev. G. Hall 
 ) 1825 Juiv 3d. bailed 
 
 Miss. M. Lewis,... 
 
 (of 
 
 Wales.} 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (tot A . ere. a. 
 
 Rev. J Nichols,... 
 
 1816 Sept. 3 1817 
 
 Oct 5. 1817 
 
 Feb, 25, 1818. 
 
 5 1824 Dec yih. Died 
 
 {or a fe^er. 
 
 ( 1826 ct. Married the 
 
 
 Salem. 
 
 Boston. 
 
 
 Mrs. E. Nichols,.. 
 
 
 
 55 
 
 55 
 
 < Rev. M Ruight of the 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (A’ih >th ivli sion, Jartna. 
 
 Rev, A. Graves,. ... 
 
 1816 
 
 Sept. 3. 1817 
 
 55 
 
 55 
 
 t 1812, Oct. 14th. S til- 
 
 Mrs.M. Graves,... 
 
 Salem. 
 
 5 ’ 
 
 55 
 
 < ♦ (1 f«»i America m ill 
 l health. 
 
 1819, Marrie l to Rev. 
 » S. Newell. — 1824, Mar- 
 r l ie d to Mi . J G irrett. 
 J— 1831, Oct. 29* h, rfe- 
 
 
 Miss P. Thurston,* • 
 
 
 
 S3 
 
 55 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 V tun. i o Aihenca 
 
 Mr, James Garrett, 
 
 1820 
 
 
 April 6, 1820 
 
 May 9, 1821 
 
 ( 1831, Died July 16th, 
 
 i .£ 34. 
 
 
 
 Boston. 
 
 
 Rev. E, Frost, .... 
 
 1823 
 
 Sept. 25,1823 
 
 Sept. 27,1823 
 
 June 28,1824 
 
 t 1825, 0. t. 13th died 
 { i ; comsnmptioo. 
 
 
 Salem 
 
 Bos n. 
 
 
 Mrs C. E. Frost,,. 
 
 
 sy 
 
 Nov. 27,1328; 
 
 K * 826 . Married to Rev. 
 \ Woodw rd, Jathia- 
 ) 1833 December 7 h, 
 
 
 
 Rev D. 0. Allen,. . 
 
 1897 May 21,1827 
 
 June 6, 1827 
 
 f ^ iled >r America. 
 
 
 
 \\ estminster 
 Ms. 
 
 Boston. 
 
 
 i 1*31. Feb. 5th, Died 
 
 Mrs. M. W. Allen, 
 
 
 55 
 
 ” 
 
 { .t. o0. 
 
 Rev. C. Stone, .... 
 
 1825 May 10, 1826 
 
 June 5, 1827 
 
 Dec. 29 ,1828 
 
 | Bombay. 
 
 Mrs. A. F. Stone,.. 
 
 
 SpringlieldMs 
 
 Boston. 
 
 ” 
 
 Miss. C Farrar, . . 
 
 j 
 
 
 55 
 
 55 
 
 Do. 
 
 c 1832. May 13, Died 
 ’ of ti e Cholera, at Ah- 
 ( ed , . :i r, AS 34. 
 
 Rev. W. Hervey, .. 
 
 1829 
 
 Sept. 24, 1829 
 Boston. 
 
 Aug 2, lSoO 
 Boston. 
 
 Alar. 7, 1831 
 
 Mrs. E. S. Hervey, 
 
 
 
 
 V 13oL >l:*y 3, died 
 
 
 
 55 
 
 5 ? t 
 
 \ ,it Bombay, /E 33. 
 
 Rev. H. Read, ..... 
 Mrs. C H. Read,.. 
 
 1829 
 
 Sept. 24, 1829 
 
 55 
 
 55 
 
 5» 
 
 | Ahniednnggur. 
 
 Rev. W. Ramsey,.. 
 Mrs. M.W. Ramsey 
 
 1831 
 
 Oct. 11, 1827 
 
 55 
 
 1 
 
 55 
 
 | Bombay. 
 
 Rev. G. W. Boggs, 
 
 1832 
 
 
 May 23, 1832 Sept. 14,1832 
 
 I Ahmc-dnuggor. 
 
 Mrs. LE.W. Boggs, 
 
 1 
 
 
 fealenj. 
 
 ” 1 
 
33 
 
 CHILDREN OF MISSIONARIES. 
 
 Born. Died 
 
 1812 Harriett A. Newell,.. i812 
 
 Not knowr | 
 
 1816 H ratio F. Bard well, 1817 
 
 1817 Lury R. Bard well,. . .819 
 
 1818 Elizabeth Hall, ... 18 9 
 
 1819 Daniel Nichol9, .... 182<i 
 1819 Allen L. Graves,.... 1820 
 18!!- H. F. Baidwell, 
 
 1819 E. E. M. Hall, .... 1821 
 
 1820 Allen Graves, .... In20 
 
 1820 Mary Graves, .... 1820 
 
 .18*0 Elizabeth Nichols, 1822 
 
 181 > H. A. Newell. 
 
 1821 Graves, (a daughter 1 ]« | 
 
 Born. Died. 
 
 1821 Gordon M. Hall, i825 
 
 1823 Mary H. Garre*t, ....1825 
 -823 Nathan D. G. Hall, 
 
 1823 Henry J. Nichols, Not known 
 
 1824 Frost, (a daughter.) 1824 
 1827 Samuel J. Garrett, ....1827 
 
 i«27 Anna L. Graves, .1829 
 
 1847 Elizabeth W. Stone, 
 
 1829 Allen, (a daughter). . 1829 
 1829 Attossa F. Stone, 
 
 18?9 Samuel J. Garrett, 
 
 1 831 Myron W. Allen 
 
 .831 John W. Ramsey ,....1832 
 831 W S. Hervey, 
 
 1832 Mary Elizabeth Ramsey. 
 
 CHILDREN OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH. 
 
 1822 Mary Coward, 
 
 1824 Richard Coward, 
 
 1826 Amelia Coward, 182'J 
 
 1828 James Coward, 
 
 1h 31 David Coward, .1831 
 
 *83 Susan Coward, 
 
 1827 Godhawree Moroba, 
 
 1831 Bheemee Moroba, ....1832 
 
 APPENDIX No II. 
 
 NAMES OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH. 
 
 NAMES. 
 
 Caste. 
 
 Admission. 
 
 Remarks. 
 
 Kaderyar Wallus Khan, •• 
 Manoel Antonio de Melloo, 
 
 Mvsal- 
 
 roan 
 
 R. C. 
 
 Hindoo • 
 
 1819. Sept. 25, 
 1825. Nov 6, 
 
 ieo7 a no 
 
 C 1830 February 26, 
 2 left Bombay for Hy- 
 C drabad. 
 
 < 1827. January 4th, 
 
 ( was excommunicated. 
 C 1828. October 26th, 
 
 John Suhr, (European,). • • 
 John Christian, Ditto,- ••• 
 
 Johr Baker, (of New Eng- 
 
 „ Sept. 29, 
 ,, Oct. 3, 
 
 1828. Oct. 6, 
 
 \ was excommunicated, 
 1829. July 4, Died. 
 1829- Ju y 7, Died. 
 
 C 1829. May 14, left 
 ■? Bombay for America, 
 
 John Coward, • •• • 
 
 R Randall, (European,). • 
 
 R. C. 
 
 1829. April 5, 
 
 ( and died at Sea. 
 
 Asst. Supt. Miss. Press. 
 Preceptor. 
 
 Mary Ann Blowers, Ditto,. 
 
 
 1830. Sept. 3, 
 
 [Yard. 
 
 
 T? . 0 
 
 
 
 
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 Daje.'ba, 
 
 Mor jba, 
 
 Purbhoo, 
 Muratha 
 Brahman 
 Mhar, • • 
 
 1830. Dec. 6, ! 
 
 1831. March 6, 
 • • Nov. 20, 
 
 Asst. Miss, at Ahmed. 
 Emp’d in Printing Office. 
 Asst. Miss, at Ahmed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Barwuttce. * 
 
 Purbhoo j • • Nov. 18, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Mhar. 1 
 
 • • • • 
 
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 l 4 . A . 
 
 Kashiba, 
 
 JCondoo,. ............... 
 
 * * 
 
 ... .. 1 
 
 At Ahmed nuggur* 
 
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34 
 
 APPENDIX No. in. 
 
 TEMPERANCE. 
 
 We, whose names are hereunto annexed believing that the 
 use of Ardent Spirits, as a drink, is not only needless, but 
 hurtful to the social, civil, and religious interests of men; that 
 it tends to form intemperate appetites and habits; and that while 
 it is continued, the evils of intemperance can never be done 
 away; — do therefore agree that we will not use it, except as a 
 medicine, or traffic in it; and that we will not provide it as 
 an entertainment, or for persons in our employment; and that in 
 all suitable ways, we will discountenance the use ol it in the 
 community. 
 
 We also agree to abstain from the use of all other intoxicat- 
 ing Drugs; as Opium, Tobacco, &c believing that they are not 
 only useless, but injurious, except when used as medicines. 
 
35 
 
 SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS 1832, 
 
 R&- q. rs. 
 
 Captain J« Molcswortbj • • • m • • • • • • 100 • • • » 
 
 J. Faristi, Esq# •••• •••• •••• «••• 10Q • • 
 
 Kcv. J. Clow, • • •••• •••• •••• • ••• SO •• • » 
 
 Mrs. Clow, (for Female Schools) **.. • ••• 20 *. *. 
 
 Mrs. Colonel Hunt, •••• •••• • ••• 50 ** « t 
 
 Mrs. Jeffreys, (avails of articles received from Mrs. 
 Tate, for Female Schools) ...» • ••• 
 
 A Friend to Native Female Education, 
 
 Ht T. Webb, Esq. •• • •*• •••• •••• 
 
 J. Van pell, Esq* •••• •••• •••• • ••• 
 
 E. Ei Mills, Esq. *.«. «••• •«•• 
 
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 Do. «. •••• • # • • * « « • • • • • 
 
 R. Cathcart, Esq. •••• •••• 
 
 T. Robson, Esq. •••• •••• •••• ••*• 
 
 Mrs. Robson, (for Female Schools) 
 
 E. H> Tow nsend, Escj . ... •••• «•■. 
 
 Oci. .... • • « • . . « • « 
 
 A. Graham, Esq. .... .«•* •••« .... 
 
 Rev. J. Wilson, (for the expense of tours) .... 
 
 Rev. J. Mitchell, (Ditto) 
 
 1st Bombay European Regiment, Deesa, by Corporal 
 
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 35 ~ .. 
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 R- Shaman, .... .... .... 21 .. 27 
 
 Society lor P.omoting Christian Knowledge, for the 
 support of six Native Female Schools, by the Rev. 
 
 T. Carr, .... ..... ...» ..... 1112 3 
 
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