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 EIGHTH REPORT 
 
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 MADRAS 
 
 i^eltgtottS Cract ^octetg. 
 
 MDCCCXXVII. 
 
 iiaaJfra0 : 
 
 PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY, 
 
 At the Church BIission Press. 
 
CONTENTS. 
 
 Plan of the Society, iii. 
 
 Proceedings of tlie Annual fleeting..., iv. 
 
 List ut Officers a..d C'onuniltee, vi. 
 
 Corresponding Members, ..ib. 
 
 HI Pt'ItT, 1 
 
 Pepositaiy’s Account, 18 
 
 List of Tamil Tracts, 19 
 
 of Teloogoo .... do 21 
 
 of Portuguese .. .do ib. 
 
 of Hindoostaiiee do ib. 
 
 of English do 22 
 
 Prices of Tracts, 24 
 
 Cash Account, 25 
 
 List of Subscribers, . 26 
 
THE PLAN. 
 
 1.. .That this Society be denominated the Madras 
 Religious Tract Society. 
 
 2.. . That its object lie the circulation of Relivi- 
 ous Tracts in this Peninsula, on (he saiuo princi'jle 
 with that of the Religious Tract Society in London. 
 
 3.. . That the Tracts to be circulated by this 
 Society, be those published by the Religious Tract 
 Society in London, and such others as local cir- 
 cumstances may require, though always in the same 
 tenor with the former. 
 
 4.. . That this Society pay annually or half yearly 
 so much money into the funds of the Religious 
 Tract Society in London, as the amount of its 
 receipts may warrant, and that the Society be 
 requested to supply this Society with such Tracts 
 they may require. 
 
 5.. . That each Subscriber be entitled to receive 
 Tracts estimated at reduced prices, to the amount 
 of one half of his Subscription. 
 
 (j. . .That each Subscriber ofone fanam or upwards 
 per month, shall be considered a memlier of the 
 Society. 
 
 7. . .That the business of theSociety be conducted 
 by a Committee consisting of as many members as 
 convenient, together with the Treasurer and the 
 Secretary ; five of the members to constitute a 
 quorum. 
 
 8.. . That a General Meeting of the Subscribers 
 take place every year on the 2d 'I’uesday of Septem- 
 ber ; when the Treasurer, Secretary, and the Com- 
 mittee shall be chosen, the accounts presented, and 
 the proceedings of the foregoing year reported, 
 
 9. . .That the Committee be authorized to nomi- 
 nate Corresponding Members, from among such 
 persons at Out-stations, as shall feel inclined to 
 co-operate with the Society. 
 
Proceedings of the Eighth General Meeting of the Madras 
 Religious Tract Society, held in Mr. Ashton’s 
 upper room, Pophani’s Broad - a ay on Thursday 
 Evening January llth, 1827. 
 
 JAMES THOMAS, Esq. 
 
 Having been called to the chair, requested the Rev. E. Hoole to 
 implore the divine blessing on the meeting, and called on the Secre- 
 tary to read the report. 
 
 It was then moved by the Rev. R. Carver, 
 
 Seconded by T. IM. Lane, Esq. and 
 
 Resolved. 
 
 That the report which has been read, be received and adopted, and that 
 it be printed under the direction of the Committee. 
 
 On the motion of the Rev. E. Hoole, 
 
 Seconded by W'. Bannister, Esq. 
 
 Resolved. 
 
 That the special thanks of this meeting be tendered to John S. Hall, 
 Esq. the Treasurer of the Tract Society, for his active and successful 
 exertions in behalf of the Society's funds, and for his kind and efficient 
 superintendence of its pecuniary concerns. 
 
 On the motion of the Rev. C. Traveller, 
 
 Seconded by the Rev. J. VV. Massie, 
 
 Resolved. 
 
 That the thanks of this meeting be presented to the other officers of the 
 Society, and the Committee who have managed its affairs during the 
 year which is past, and that the gentlemen mentioned in the accompanying 
 list he requested to act as the officers and Committee of the Society for 
 the present year. 
 
On the motion of the Rev. J. Ridsdale, 
 
 Seconded by J. Bainbridge, Esq. ^ 
 
 Resolved. 
 
 That this meeting highly gratified by the increasing pecuniary support 
 afforded to theSociefy, expresses its gratitude to the Father of mercies for 
 this indication of his approval, and tenders its thanks to the various friends 
 who have contributed, earnestly soliciting a continuance of their aid. 
 
 That the meeting also views with much satisfaction the increased num- 
 ber of its auxiliaries and tenders its thanks to the associations at Vizaga- 
 patam,Belgaum, Bangalore, Trunquebar, Combaconum and Jaffna, for the 
 support they have afforded, requesting them to continue their exertions. 
 
 On the motion of the Rev. S. Laidler. 
 
 Seconded by John S. Hall, Esq. 
 
 Resolved. 
 
 That the extending usefulness of this Society among Christians, as well 
 as heathens, affords to this meeting the pleasing hope that it will be 
 instrumental, among other means, in reviving the spirit of true religion 
 in the Native Protestant Congregations of this Peninsula. 
 
 On the motion of the Rev. E. Crisp, 
 
 Seconded by James Dalmahoy, Esq. 
 
 Resolved. 
 
 That this meeting while it rejoices that so large a number of tracts has 
 been circulated, feels itself called to renewed and increased supplication 
 for that blessing from on high tvhich can alone render these labours pro- 
 ductive of real good. 
 
 George Bennet, Esq. and the Rev. D Tyernmn deputies from the 
 Directors of the London Missionary Society afterwards addressed the 
 fleeting, and expressed their ardent attachment to the Tract Society, and 
 their joy and gratitude on beholding what it has here accomplished. 
 
 A verse was then sung, after which the Rev. J. Ridsdale closed the 
 business of the Evening by prayer, and dismissed the assembly with the- 
 Apostolical Benedicticn. 
 
TKF.ASUUER. 
 
 J. S. Hall, Esq. McLean Street, Black Town. 
 SECRETARY. 
 
 The Rev. Fdimuvd Crisp. 
 ASSISTANT SECRETARY. 
 
 Mh. C. Vansomeren. 
 DEPOSITARY. 
 
 The Rev. E. Hoole. 
 
 COMMITTEE. 
 
 Joseph Bainbridge, Esq. 
 William Banmstkr, Lsq. 
 Mr. J. Braddock. 
 
 The Rev. R. Carver. 
 
 J. Dalmahoy, Esq 
 
 The Rev. J. Ridsdale. 
 
 The Rev. W. Sawyer. 
 
 The Rev. W. Spersch.neiuer. 
 The Rev. W. Taylor. 
 
 James Thomas, Esq. 
 
 T. M. Lane, Esq. 
 
 CORRESPONDING MEMBERS. 
 
 The Rev. G. T. Barenp.r'jck, Tranquebar. 
 
 The Rev. J. Boys. A.M Secunderabad, 
 
 Captain W'. Brett, Cannanore. 
 
 The Rev. J. Gordon, Vizag-apatam. 
 
 The Rev. J Hallewell,A.M Madras, 
 
 The Rev. J. Hough, Junior Chaplain Madras, 
 
 The Rev. C. Mead, Combaconam. 
 
 The Rev. J. Mowatt, Negapatam. 
 
 The Rev C. Rhemus, Palamcottah. 
 
 The Rev. J. C. Wincklfr, Sadras. 
 
 And all Ministers of the Gospel who feel interested in the design of the 
 
 Society, 
 
 Subscriptions and donations will be thankfully received by the 
 Treasurer. 
 
 Attendance is given on Mondays, Wednesday, and Fridays, at the 
 Depository, in the rooms beneath the Wesleyan Chapel, Popliam’s 
 Broad-wa.y, Black Town. 
 
EIGHTH REPORT. 
 
 HE operations of an institution, whose ob- 
 ject is at once so definite and limited as that of a 
 lhact Society, can hardly be expected to fur- 
 nish much in the way of detail which will possess 
 the charm of novelty. The necessity of its 
 labours is previously supposed, and their pre- 
 cise character so fully determined, that all 
 which can devolve on a Committee, in reporting 
 their annual progress, is to be able to state that 
 the labour has not been remitted, and that the 
 effects resulting from that labour, as far as they 
 can be traced, continue to furnish general and. 
 satisl'actory evidence of its being of the kind 
 which the nature of the case requires. 
 
 I. — Your Committee in reporting their pro- 
 ceedings during the past year, begin by stating 
 that in the early part of it, they laboured under 
 a great disadvantage in consequence of the 
 failure of their supply of paper. This rendered 
 it unavoidable that their proceedings should be 
 
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 Eighth Report of the 
 
 delayed, and at the tiine they had no means of 
 lemedying tlm evil, but by obtaining a small 
 grant on loan from the Madras Bible Society. 
 The Vepery iMission has also obliged your Com- 
 mittee by making an advance of the paper 
 which was needed to carry on the priiiting of 
 Swartz's Dialogues. 
 
 In August your depository was replenished 
 by the arrival of T 20 worth of English Tracts, 
 and 50 reams of ]n’inting paper; for which libe- 
 ral grant tlie institution is laid under fresh obli- 
 gations to the London Tract Society. This 
 supply of paper enabled the Committee to repay 
 what had been kindly lent them, and to reprint 
 some Numbers on the list, the stock of which 
 was before exhausted. The Committee have 
 also availed themselves of an opportunity which 
 offered of purcliasing a supply of French paper. 
 In the absence of a better kind they have made 
 use of this for the printing of tra’cts, and it has 
 been found to answer their purpose. 
 
 II.— Cotemporary with the failure of a sup- 
 ply of paper, was a very reduced state of the 
 funds of the Society : but exertions were made 
 by your Treasurer in various directions, which 
 led to an increase in your pecuniary resources 
 
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 ^Jadras Religious Tract Society. 
 
 grefiter than had before been witnessed, and 
 for wliich the Committee feel deeply indebted 
 to the friend who made this exertion, and to 
 those who so kindly came forward with their 
 aid. The sums wiiioh it has been necessary to 
 expend on the spot in purchasing paper to car- 
 ry on the necessary work of the society, to- 
 gether with tlie amoimt to be paid for printing' 
 charges, and two remittances, one ot <£10 and 
 one of £ 20, to the Parent Society, will again 
 nearly exhaust your funds and leave but a small 
 balance in the hands of your 'rreasurer. This 
 renders it necessary for the Committee again to 
 make known their waants to the friends of the 
 Society, and to solicit a renewal and a continu- 
 ance of former liberality. 
 
 111 . — One tract added to the list of the So- 
 ciety's publications, since the last Anniversary, 
 is the history of Petambera Sing. This Tract, 
 originally published in Bengal, was translated 
 into Teloogoo, and printed by the Bellary Tract 
 Society, and has been adopted at their sugges- 
 tion after having passed the usual examination 
 by your Committee. It will very shortly be 
 put to press. 
 
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 Eighth EepoH of the 
 
 The publication of Mr. Swartz’s Dialogues 
 has proceeded in the way stated in the last re- 
 port. Besides the two parts which were then 
 announced four others have since been printed, 
 which have brought the series down to the 8th 
 Dialogue, and have added four new tracts to 
 the number before prepared for distribution. 
 Thus there has been additional variety given to 
 the Society's tracts — every separate number 
 being on a different subject. 
 
 IV.— The Committee have felt it desirable to 
 have a small pamjihlet prepared containing, in 
 a condensed form, the substance of tlie various 
 tracts which they have published. With this 
 view an analysis has been drawn up, in which 
 wdll be found a brief abstract of all the tracts at 
 present on the list. This has passed through 
 th.e Committee and will immediately be printed. 
 It is designed to present to the friends of the 
 Society a clear view of the nature of the tracts 
 circulated, while it will enable those vvho wish 
 to order the Society's publications, to judge move 
 accurately what tracts are Irest adapted to par- 
 ticular places, and will guide in some measure 
 tlie operations of distributors. Tins abstract 
 will be sent to all persons engaged in the dis- 
 
M ulras Rd'gious Tract Socut}). 
 
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 tribution of tracts, and will also be furnished on 
 application to any others desirous of possessing 
 it. 
 
 In the abstract will be found a mention of all 
 the leading subjects of the above (Dialogues,) 
 and to that the Committee beg to rel'er the 
 members for any further inlormation respecting 
 them. 
 
 V. — Your Committee have learned with much 
 satisfaction that Mr. Swartz’s Dialogues are 
 particularly acceptable to the native Christians 
 in general, and to those in Tanjore more espe- 
 cially. They feel much pleasure in adminis- 
 tering to the spiritual wants of those among the 
 natives who profess the Christian faith, and 
 have determined to add to their list some tracts 
 prepared expressly for the use of the Native 
 Christians — either original^ compositions or 
 translations of English Tracts. 
 
 VI. — The continuance of the Rev. J. Hough 
 in India has enabled your Committee to avail 
 themselvesof his further and valuable services. A 
 translation into Tamil of the Tract No. 26 on the 
 Parent Society’s list has been received from that 
 Gentleman, which as soon as it has passed 
 through the Tamil Sub-Committee will be print- 
 
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 Eighth Bcport of the 
 
 fcd. It IS entitled “ short prayers for every day 
 in the week, and is designed, by furnishing 
 speciinens of prayer to the Native Christians, 
 to enable them to maintain the worship of God 
 in their laniiiies. 
 
 \'i 1 . — Of the former publications of theSociety 
 theie have been the following new editions, viz. 
 ‘2000 of ^o. 5, 5000 of No 2, 2500 of No. 1 I, 
 
 and the same of No. 12, besides 5000 of each of 
 titc Number.s 1 o, 16, and 17. These editions 
 together with all the others which have been 
 jinnted during the year will be seen more plain- 
 ly from the following statement. 
 
 
 
 No. 25. Scripture Extracts Part 
 
 1 
 
 2000 
 
 
 
 2 . . . . 
 
 . . . . 201 m 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 Do 4 20i.0 
 
 
 
 
 
 Ofloo 
 
 .Au^Llbl 
 
 No. 
 
 2, 
 
 i he 1 reasure 
 
 
 l}ci'_ ber 
 
 No. 
 
 o, 
 
 The Teh eoiriihiiidruejjts 
 
 
 Nuw.iiibcr. . . 
 
 1 \ 0 . 
 
 to, 
 
 
 
 
 
 No. 
 
 12, 
 
 i'he Aiicciut Prophecies 
 
 
 
 No. 
 
 It, 
 
 'lire Culprits vaiu Plea .. .. .. 
 
 
 DcC( nibe!... . 
 
 No. 
 
 n, 
 
 The Birth of Christ 
 
 
 
 No. 
 
 15, 
 
 Dialogue on Sairatiuu 
 
 
 
 Swartz’s Dialogues Part 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 iMaking 
 
 a total of tracts 
 
 
 
 . 59,000 
 
 printed at the expense of the Society during the 
 
 year. 
 
Madras Rtligious Tract Socicf}/. 
 
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 V! 1 1. — Yuur Committee have long been desir- 
 ous of making some attempt in behalf of the 
 Mahomedans,and are happy in stating that they 
 have at last succeeded in purchasing a quantity 
 of Hindoostanee tracts in Bengal which they 
 hope shortly to receive. * 
 
 JX. ASSOCr ATtONS. 
 
 Your Committee have much pleasure in stat- 
 ing that the Palamcottah and Yagercoil 'I'ract 
 Society, though it has not been able to acc^ rn- 
 plish so much during the past year as it did m 
 the year preceding, has yet continued its ojie- 
 rution w'ith great activity, having issued during 
 the year 14,d00 tracts. 
 
 The report of the Beilary Tract Society has 
 not been received by yuur Committee. That 
 institution has however been siqiplied wdtii 
 Tamil Tracts from your Depository, and it has 
 engaged to assist your committee by occasion- 
 ally supplying Teloogoo Tracts in return. 
 
 The Tranquebar Association has remitted 
 during the year 80 Rupees to your Treasm er, 
 and has continued to labour in the same usefui 
 manner as before in the distributiun of tracts. 
 
 ■* These have since been received. Fur a lis', of them see Appc.’iduc. 
 Jauuai'j, iid. 
 
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 Eii^Jdh Report of the 
 
 The Combaconuni Tract Societ}^ bas raided 
 30 Rupees to aid the general purposes of this 
 Society, besides the same sum being i emitted 
 by a friend in that neighbourhood for the ex- 
 press purpose ot assisting in the publication of 
 Swartz's Dialogues, \ 
 
 Your Committee have been favoured with a 
 remittance of hOO Rupees from the Jaffna Tract 
 Society, and Fifty Rupees from the Tract So- 
 ciety of Bangalore. 
 
 The friends uf the Society at Vizagapatam 
 have raised 01 Rupee.s for its support, be- 
 sides the sum of 35 Rupees which has been 
 remitted and the greater part of which is to be 
 expended in the publications of tlie Society. 
 
 From the Belgaum Association this Society 
 lias received 25 Rupees, and it has furnished 
 Portuguese and other tracts for distribution in 
 that neighbourhood. 
 
 X. — There have been issued from the Deposi- 
 tory during the year 32,000 Tamil Tracts, 5700 
 Teloogoo, 3000 Portuguese and 13,000 English 
 making a total of 53,700. 
 
 The number issued in the first year was 11,722 
 
 2d. 14,580 
 
 — 3d. 9,060 
 
 4th. 5,000 
 
JMadras Rtligioiis Tract Society. 
 
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 The number issued in the 5th. year was 17,400 
 
 6th. 22,500 
 
 7th. 56,000 
 
 8th. 53,700 
 
 Total since the formation of tjie Society in 1818, 190,031 
 
 Te have been the means of sending into circu- 
 lation among a heathen or unenlightened people 
 one hundred and ninety thousand treatises on 
 Christianity, respecting most, if not every one, 
 of which it may be said, that it contains enough 
 of divine truth “ to save the soul” of him who 
 receives it, though he should not see another, is 
 no inconsiderable privilege. In a great many 
 cases the seed has no doubt been fruitless, but 
 as the husbandman contents himself with a 
 result in general favourable and satisfactory, so 
 your Committee have had sufficient proof that 
 their labour in this spiritual husbandry is not in 
 vain in the Lord. The increase of religious 
 knowledge and of a spirit of enquiry among the 
 patives are general effects which in most cases 
 are seen to result from the distribution of tracts, 
 even where instances of decided and personal 
 benefit are wanting. In proof of this the Com- 
 mittee submit a few^ extracts from the corres- 
 pondence with which they have been favoured. 
 
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 XI. — The Rev. Mr. Winckler of Sadras 
 reporting the distribution of tracts observes. 
 
 I have at different times in this year walked (hrongh the 
 town of Sadras, with the express view of distributing 
 Tamil Tracts, and of conversing with the natives about the 
 contents. To that end 1 have commonly desired my native 
 assistant to read one tract or ether, which I thought fittest 
 to rouse the attention of the people to the most important 
 of Christian truths. Afterwards [ have explained one or 
 other sentence of the Tract, or endeavoured to enforce it 
 upon their consciences. In this manner 1 had in a few in- 
 tances the satisfaction, of making them desirous of reading 
 those and other tracts I had with me. But respecting the 
 generality of the Natives at this place 1 made the painful 
 observation that they are averse from every thing which 
 according to their own opinion, would endanger their heri- 
 ditary customs and religion. To that backwardness which 
 led many to avoid conversation with me, and refuse to 
 receive the tracts, it is to be attributed, that little more, 
 than about 100 tracts have been disposed of in this place 
 
 In the villages round about, I had however more oppor- 
 tunity, not only of distributing, but of conversing freely 
 with the natives about the contents of the tracts. In one 
 village particularly, the tract I first read to them occasion- 
 ed a very interesting conversation about the great truths of 
 the gospel, I was astonished to hear, some of them expose 
 several errors of the Brahmins, giving preference to the 
 Christian doctrines, particularly on the subject of prayer. 
 They inquired much about the Lord Jesus Christ, respect- 
 ing whom I read several passages to them from the gospel 
 of Matthew. 
 
 At a Choultry some miles farther, there were many 
 
 native passengers, assembling round about me, who, after 
 
 having Jieard several tracts read to them, desired with 
 much eagerness to possess some of those new books, in order 
 
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 Madras Religious Tract Society. 
 
 to make a present of them to their children, who could 
 read better than themselves. 
 
 After I had left the choultry on my return home, a 
 young man, who before received a few tracts from me, ran 
 after me, requesting me to give him some more of those 
 tracts, as his friends were also desirous of getting some. 
 
 'I'he following <lay, another young man came to Sadras 
 from one of the villages where I liad been, to receive ano- 
 ther supply for himself and his friends. 
 
 Thus the number of 120 copies of the revised gospel of 
 St. Matthew found their way in 2 days among people of 
 • lifferent places and have been with some probably, the 
 means of directing their attention to the source of life the 
 word of God, as I have found in some instances. 
 
 On my late journey to Madras I stopped at different 
 places and choultries, and according to my usual plans first 
 had some of the tracts read by my native assistant. There 
 also the desire of getting and reading the tracts was excit- 
 ed in many. One instance however deserves peculiar notice. 
 
 At the choultry commonly called Wauneyan choultry, 
 
 I caused the tract, “ on the last judgment*’ to be read. 
 Several people assembled ronnd about, among whom also 
 a young Brahmin listened attentively. A peon endeavour- 
 ed to raise suspicion in the hearers, and particularly ad- 
 dressed the Brahmin. But the latter answered : “ Let me 
 first hear, what is said in the book, and then I can judge 
 about it.” He remained and afterwards asked for tracts 
 and for the gospel of Matthew. At the St. *I'home river he 
 came again to me, with another man a SannyAsi, request- 
 ing more books. I gave them more tracts, but they also 
 wished for more copies or parts of the Scriptures: 
 
 xr. — The Rev. W. Howell of Cuddapah un- 
 der date of December 7th Observes. 
 
 The information you require regarding the distribution of 
 Religious Tracts, is pretty nearly the same as last year but 
 
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 Kighth Report of the 
 
 as to instances of good resulting from them, I have not had 
 the pleasure of ascertaining any as yet, except that indivi- 
 duals, who have received tracts and taken them into the 
 country, have there made their purport known, so as to 
 induce others to come in quest of tracts, when their busi- 
 ness brings them into Cuddapah, They then make enqui- 
 ries for me, and request to be supplied with such as they 
 have read, which they name at the same time, and when 
 they are put into their hands they are read without hesita- 
 tion : 1 have in this way given away several hundreds of 
 tracts. The history of Joseph in Teloogoo, I have put into 
 the schools, and the children read it as a class book.” 
 
 XI. — The following particulars are communi- 
 cated by the Rev. W. Taylor under date of 
 Madras, December 20th 1826. 
 
 February '2d, 1826. — At the village of Chindadrepeltah 
 on visiting the school, I called on the people who assem- 
 bled around, d\iringthe examination to give me their atten- 
 tion, and proceeded to read the tract on the last judgment. 
 My audience gradually increased while doing so, and 
 appeared to listen with attention. I afterwards distributed 
 a great many copies of this tract, along with others, till 
 1 had no more left. 
 
 March \Qth . — At the same place addressed the people 
 from a passage of scripture, when a greater interest than 1 
 had before seen was excited occasioned partly by one man 
 stepping forth to dispute on the subject. W hen he had 
 thought proper of his own accord to depart, I held up a 
 large bundle of tracts to the people, and after mentioning 
 their titles said I proposed giving them away. Many hands 
 where instantly held out, and 1 was unable to distribute 
 them fast enough. They gathered round me so thick and 
 were so impatient, that I was at last obliged to give the 
 remaining five or six to themselves desiring them to settle 
 the distribution, as I had no more. 
 
Madras Religious Tract Society. 
 
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 March, 2ls< and April, 2bth. — At. Tirunindroor 20 miles 
 from Madras distributed on both these occasions, several 
 copies of tracts to natives of various castes lirahinins and 
 JSoodras, by most of wliom were well received ; and I saw 
 some few attentively reading them afterwards. 
 
 April nth . — At Vellout Choultry. In consequence of a 
 school in the neighbourhood being under repairs, the chil- 
 riren were brought to me, and while hearing thorn repeat 
 their scripture lessons and catechisms, several people from 
 the village gathered round. Alter addressing them from the 
 3d John, 1 told them I had small books to give away, and 
 on ottering then> tracts they were well received, though not 
 without some apparent wonder. 1 readily perceived that 
 tracts were novelties here. I atterwards saw several persons 
 round reading the tracts they had received, and, what was 
 very pleasing, I had continual applications for more. Atthe 
 same time a Brahmin in an opposite shed, began chaunling 
 aloud some of their stories; but 1 observed that he gained 
 very few auditors; something more novel having for the 
 present attracted the people’s attention. Just before coming 
 away I was forced to reply to applications for tracts, that 
 I had no more ; and I believe this was the first time of my 
 returning from the country without a single tract remaining 
 in mt possession. 
 
 September i^th . — A t the village of Kovil-pedari, several 
 people having listened to the children of the school, while 
 repeating their lessons, as they appeared to be mere vacant 
 gazers, I told them I would give them something further to 
 occupy their attention, and gave tracts to each one of those 
 who were present. 
 
 During the year I have distributed in this way I believe, 
 about a thousand copies. 1 have chosen instances that look 
 favourable, though impartiality required it to be added that 
 examples might have been adduced when tracts have been 
 declined or refused, there however would be very few in 
 proportion.” 
 
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 Eighth Rtyort of the 
 
 XIV. — The Rev. Mr. Barenbruck of Mya- 
 veram has brought to the notice of the Com- 
 mittee many interesting circumstances from 
 M’hich the following are selected. 
 
 “ In the course of this year, especially after our settling 
 at Myaverain, since May last, a considerable number of 
 tracts in Tamil have been distributed to many Brahmins 
 and Soodras and those that come here frequently to the 
 Cutchery of the Tasildar, and on the great festival when 
 many hundred people had come to the place to wash in the 
 river K^ivery the water of which they consider of the same 
 V irtue at that season as the Ganges or even more efficacious. 
 At that time many people that had come from other dis- 
 tant places made application for tracts which were explained 
 to them and given to such as were able to read them. 'I’he 
 Headers, school Inspector, and assistants have also distri- 
 buted to tliem, it is very common that after they have read 
 and explained the tract, for those that hear them to desire 
 to have the tract; and even such as do not know how to 
 read, beg for a copy, saying that they will desire their 
 neighbours or the school masters in their village to read 
 and explain it to them. Many instances have come to my 
 notice in which the people who receive tracts, read them in 
 their houses with a desire to know and understand them ; for 
 on application for other tracts, they have informed us of 
 the contents of those tracts they had received, and there 
 are many of them that acknowledge the truth.” 
 
 .John Dewasagayam visiting one evening one of the prin- 
 cipal Xierchants in this place, saw a young man reading the 
 tract “ Regeneration”. The merchant and his friends were 
 hearing it with apparent attention. This man and several of 
 his friends having vidted me at the Mission House in the 
 morning received some tracts from me. One of them was 
 
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 IMdtiras Religious Tract Sucitty. 
 
 a Hrahtnio he toM Jolin that on returning to his house, he 
 met a principal Meerasdar of the neighbouring village wlio 
 seeing the tracts begged him to give one to him, saving that 
 he had been for a longtime desirous to rea I them and he 
 was obliged to comply with his request as he was a respec- 
 table man. He mentioned this with some concern. 
 
 Two respectable Hrahniin Shastries of this place brought 
 a young Brahmin with them, who for several days, as they 
 said, had troubled them to use their influence with me to 
 procure him a tract. I gave him ‘ the Incarnation of Christ,’ 
 and two other tracts. By reading the former the main sub- 
 ject of the tract, the human nature of Christ as the Son of 
 God, which had been for some days the subject of their 
 conversation, and to which they had always objected, and 
 become sometimes troublesome to me by their vain ques- 
 tions, appeared in another light to him, and they have ap- 
 peared since more inclined to hear than to object. It was on 
 the whole pleasing to see that Brahmins introduced a young 
 man for instruction in divine truth, when according to the 
 nature of things they would have rather persuaded him to 
 desist from applying for a tract, than introduce him to our 
 notice. 
 
 Sometimes when engaged with heathens in public places, 
 we find some troublesome men mix with the crowd with an 
 intention to disturb or interrupt the reading of the word of 
 God ; on conversation we have recourse to the tracts, and 
 offer to read them to which some of the hearers will almost 
 always consent. In this way the disturbance having ceas- 
 ed and the disturber seeing he cannot obtain his point goes 
 on his way, and we may go on explaining the tracts and 
 the word of God, for some though they object to be in- 
 structed from the SattyaVeda “ 'I’he Bible, do not object 
 to be instructed from the tracts.” 
 
 Having on the 12th Instant a meeting of about 30 hea- 
 thens, they were asked how they found those of their peo- 
 ple that are in the habit of reading our tracts, they replied 
 
16 
 
 Eighth Report of the 
 
 that they never hear them speak evii of the books, but that 
 many express a conviction of their containing real wisdom 
 for the Salvation of men. 
 
 XV. — During the year your Committee has 
 been deprived of the labours of one of its most 
 zealous and active members John F. Thomas, 
 Esq. Your Committee hope that their loss will 
 prove to be but temporary and that one who so 
 regularly filled his place at their meetings, and 
 so ably assisted in their deliberations will soon 
 be able to return to a sphere, where the exerti- 
 ons of wise and good men are so much needed. 
 
 XVI. — The Abstract of receipts and Disburse- 
 ments shews the income of the Society during 
 the. year to have amounted to Rupees 2424 : 
 13: 1, which is nearly 500 Rupees more than 
 the preceding year. The increase of subscrip- 
 tions in particular to the Society is highly gra- 
 tifying, because it affords the earnest and 
 pledge of continued support. Although from 
 the cash account it would appear that there is 
 a balance in the hands of the Treasurer, yet the 
 Society is under engagements which will involve 
 an expenditure nearly equal to that amount. 
 
17 
 
 Madras Religious Tract Sdckty. 
 
 The Committee have thus brought before the 
 subscribers the leading and most important 
 circumstances connected with their proceedings, 
 and while they beg to remind the Christian 
 public of the urgent necessity which there is for 
 being stedfast and immovable, and for abound- 
 ing in the work of the Lord , they would also 
 suggest the supreme importance of accompany- 
 ing all our active exertions by prayer to the 
 Father of lights ; that he may be pleased to add 
 his blessing, and by means of this and similar 
 institutions put an end to that lamentable state 
 of ignorance and moral degradation, in which 
 ‘ darkness covers the land, and gross darkness 
 the People.’ 
 
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19 
 
 LIST OF TRACTS, 
 PUBLISBED BY THE SOCIETY. 
 
 No. 2 — The Treasure. 
 
 Tamil. — Quit 
 
 OP (oeOirs^isa^iLjLa LULorrsS<sO<sirss!sr 
 
 L-ir^jS ^sar ^^^LDir^suiiSipp^CoLJir^ 
 eO ^etJ^iSQeOrruQLaeisrear. 
 
 Als 0 in Teloogoo. 
 
 No. 4. The New Birth. 
 
 Tamil.— lcjPIlSIjdul -/. — ^0LDefl^6or wjjt 
 ut^U-ji-C) LSpjs^trQeOiri^ijJuuifGeOir&^^p 
 
 I /T ^It 
 
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 No. 5- — The Ten Commandments of God. 
 
 Tamil. — <s=6BrLD/r/f<ffi«LJL51/ft.D/rc5arLo. — 
 uiftruH'isar ^Q^<s^'BrQ^iu p up pu2esr 
 •sdsmLjLa ^(SDisuifficrfl^srrsrr pirpu^iupstsp 
 U-jisJSFrui^iu 
 
 No. 6. — The Way of Righteousness, 
 
 Tamil. — ^^LD/rif^sffiLo. — piStp^LdQej&T 
 SarrffisBrrir^LCi GuQ&Qsir6ssrL-0=Lbsi]irpih. 
 No. 7. — Christ’s Incarnation. 
 
 Tamil. - Q^erH^eS^esi—iu ^ajprrifLa. 
 No. 8- — The Way to Heavenly Bliss. 
 
 Tamil uifLCi<s^Uiir^&<SLa. 
 
 The printing of No. 1, and of No. 3, is discontinued. 
 
20 
 
 Tracts published 
 
 No. 9- 
 No. 10. 
 
 No. 11. 
 
 No. 12- 
 
 No. Vd 
 No. 14. 
 
 No. 15 
 
 No. 16.- 
 
 No. 17- 
 No. 18.- 
 No. 19.- 
 
 -Tlie Last Judgment, 
 
 Tamil, — 
 
 The Truth of Christianity, proved from the 
 Resurrection of Jesiis Christ, 
 
 T .mil.— 
 
 -The Hirlh of Christ. 
 
 Tamil. — 
 
 —Ancient Prophecies. 
 
 Tamil. — StSpifl<s=6orLO‘ 
 
 — The Faillifnl Saying. 
 
 Portuguese. — Esla he Imina Palavra fiel. 
 
 — The Direction and Promise of the Gospel, 
 Portuguese. — Cre em Jesus Christo e tu 
 seras Salvado. 
 
 — A Dialogue on Salvation. 
 
 T .imil.— 0(T;a/«(®(^ 
 
 QLJfSSLJ&'^lSip P ffLDLJlT6 
 
 — .Instire and IMerev Displayed. 
 
 I’amil. — ^jirss^ewptLjLCi jtj/B 
 
 —The Culprit’s False Plea. 
 
 Tamil. — (^p pisdrra^a’^^iSQi—lU (sS^sstQljit 
 
 iS(^. 
 
 —The Foolish Pargain, 
 
 Portuguese. — Que approveita, a home se 
 grangear todo o Mundo, eperdersua Alma. 
 
 — The Doctrine of the Soul. 
 
 Tamil,— 
 
by the Society. 
 
 21 
 
 No. 20 • — The Indian Pilsrrim (agaiivst r(inlatrv.) 
 
 Tamil. — (^^irssrCo^ffirjs^^ — 
 
 ^(T r[ffiscu—tu Q ^<Sijn-<sa^i—0^ 
 QeO LJfToStu/Tistjriajisor Cdimit ! l.& 
 
 6t5re®^lL^LD ^6S)^lUeS)L-IUITLDp (?Lj/r<bOraD^ 
 
 VLj(^Q0-[reoSiu 
 
 No. 21 . — The Indian Pilgrim (against Maliomedani.sm.) 
 
 Tamil. — (^n&srQ ^'S^tr s'ffl^^ifLCi — 
 LJireu^^isar .^i^eauDiuirQiu ^jawLJLJfflsi^ 
 
 L StSr ^y3<®LDLD^^7 LS^fT iT <SS ^ ^ !T (W^iB(^SnQ'o!T 
 
 ^)irtl.&usisu^ G^iy.<osr<a3^s= 
 
 io\)^lU . 
 
 No. 22- Mr. .'<cli warty’s Dia'ogne.s. 
 
 Tamil, — (sS-3Qfr<SLJ^&<a3rrif^s(y^La Q/B 
 eri)^'eij^ii(S(^LD ^<s5srL_ir&sr <g=LDLJir si^'SioSsr. 
 
 No. 23 — Spiritual Instruction, 
 
 Tel(wgoo.—cod5i 
 
 V— - "~0 
 
 No. 24 — James Byrne. 
 
 Portuguese, — A avantageiii de ler as Escri- 
 lu ras. 
 
 No. 25. — Scripture Extracts, 
 
 Tamil. — G&J^ ^ cr9^ ^<55 
 
 G) 3 ff toflijr i_ a/ /r <$ 9 ttJ ffi I i6 arr . 
 
 No. 26 — I 'lie History ot'Jusepii, 
 
 Tdooyoo. -■ 5i-r^ 
 
 No. 27. — Teloogoo. 
 
 Hind,)ostanee Books 
 
 A Harmony of tlie Gospels — Complete, 
 
 do <lo. in six parts. 
 
 The Durwar and Malee, 
 
 Do. H iodooslaiite and English, 
 
 J'he Pundits and Sircar, 
 
 Kamhuree and Shadoo, 
 
 The Sermon on the Mount, 
 
 The History of Pelamhera Sing. 
 
22 
 
 English Tracts. 
 
 The Following Publications of the Religious Tract Soaiety in London 
 may be had from the Depository of the Madras Religious Tract Society. 
 
 No. io the Soc. List. 
 
 11 The Way to Heaven 
 
 30 On the third Commandment 
 
 33 Present to the Children of a Sunday School 
 
 35 Dialogue between a traveller and yourself 
 
 48 'I'o the Spectator of a Funeral 
 
 52 To a Chilli 
 
 65 Friendly Advice 
 
 66 Sin no 'I’rille 
 
 76 The Swearer’s Praye 
 88 Friendly Conversation 
 93 Hravery an 1 happy death of James Covey 
 99 Address on Prayer 
 
 116 A VV ord for (lod 
 
 117 J’he Liie of Philip P of Birmingham 
 
 128 'I'he Sinner directed to the Saviour 
 
 132 I he history of the English Bible 
 
 138 The Evi'iences of Christianity 
 
 140 1 niporlant Questions 
 
 143 Poor Joseph 
 
 148 Hopes for Eternity 
 
 161 I'he Y oung Cottager 
 
 152 Reasons tor Faith 
 
 156 Tesiimony ot an Infidel 
 
 160 Summary of the Bible 
 
 165 'File Christians Directory 
 
 173 An Appeal to Christians, 
 
 174 I he Village in the mountains, 
 
 178 I’he Sinner’s help, 
 
 181 The Brazen Serpent, 
 
 182 Why so late, 
 
 184 J’he Spiritual Guide, 
 
 186 On the Seventh Commandment, 
 
 194 J'he nature of an Oath explained, 
 
 199 The Lost Sheep, 
 
 SUNDAY SCHOOL TRACTS. 
 
 An account of the awful death of Richard Parsons, 
 
 The History of Susan Ward, 
 
 The Divine inspiration, 
 
 The Inspector, 
 
 'I'he Contrast, 
 
 The Irish Weaver, 
 
 The Brave British Tar, 
 
English Tracts. 
 
 23 
 
 The '' No Creed” of Infidelity, 
 
 The Wandering Jew, 
 
 'I’he History of a poor Black Widow, 
 
 Anecdotes in the life of John Antes, 
 
 The Negro Servant, 
 
 'J'he History of old Bridget, 
 
 The Life and death of Tom Careless, 
 
 Happy Poverty, 
 
 Narrative of the last hours &c. 
 
 'J’he history and adventures of Ben the Soldier 
 'I’he history of Thomas Hownian 
 The death of Altamont 
 The Coronation 
 
 Extracts from the Life of Thomas Paine 
 The House-holder 
 'I’he Comet 
 
 'J’he history of Johannah Martin 
 
 The conversion of the Dairyman’s Daughter 
 
 I'lie death of do, do. 
 
 The Funeral of do. do. 
 
 3'lie wonderful cure of Naaman 
 An explanation of the Lord’s Prayer 
 The Alarm 
 
 On the Death of his late Majesty 
 
 Dialogue between David Thomson the carpenter and Mrs.S. 
 
 The way to be Rich 
 
 On love to Christ 
 
 The Pay Table 
 
 The true Riches 
 
 The Witness for the Truth ' 
 
 Tom Roberts the learned Cobler 
 Precious Remedies against Satan’s devices. 
 
 The Family Hymn Hook, 
 
 Stewart’s Remarks on Prayer 
 
 Tracts in the French, Dutch, Portuguese, German, and 
 Danish, languages. 
 
 Sets of Reward Books in 8 Volumes neatly bound in Calf. 
 
 Children's Books in neat stiff Covers. 
 
 Early Piety, 
 
 The Life of John Bunyan, 
 The goodness of Providence, 
 John of the Score, 
 
 James Cov'ey, 
 
 The Polish General, 
 
 Present to the Children of a Sun- 
 day School, 
 
 The History of Elizabeth Love- 
 less, 
 
24 
 
 Price of Tracts 
 
 Advice toSunday School children 
 I he Sabbath breaker reclaimed, 
 
 'I he Child’s < ompanion, 
 
 Youns CoUatter, 
 
 Twenty one Letters, 
 
 Visits to a Cottage, 
 
 The Village School, 
 
 The Hist(/ry ofShadrach Meshach 
 and Abednego, 
 
 The Watchmaker and his family. 
 
 The history of Joe Bennet, 
 
 Mercy to Animals, 
 
 Good Boys, 
 
 Temper, 
 
 The happy Negro, 
 
 The Vine, 
 
 The Irish Peasant, 
 
 Bible Happiness, 
 
 A Variety of small Children's 
 Books, 
 
 PRICE 0/ t/ie TRACTS pri«tfd ?)y this Society, estimated at prime Cost. 
 
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 Rev. J. Gordon 12 0 0 
 
 Mr. R. A. Ferguson 12 o 0 
 
 F.nsign Jones and Family 12 o o 
 
 Mrs. Col. Vaughan 12 o o 
 
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 Serjeant Morris Chicacole 6 o o 
 
 Miss Leonhard 4 o o 
 
 Misses S. and M. Leonhard 2 o o 
 
 Mr. H. Leonhard 3 o o 
 
 Serjeant, Baker 3 o o 
 
 Mrs. Flyte 3 o o 
 
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 The Rev. G. T. Barenbruck 2 o o 
 
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 Mr. Salfelt o 8 o 
 
 Mrs. l.iither 1 o o 
 
 Mrs. Rhode o 8 o 
 
 Miss Loyd o 8 o 
 
 David, Catechist o 4 o 
 
 Devasagayam, I’illay .... o 4 o 
 
 Kyanapiragasam, o 2 o 
 
 Auben David o 2 o 
 
 Cornelius, o 2 o 
 
 Arulaadum, o 2 o 
 
 Ramasamy, Chittya o 4 o 
 
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 “ David Fanow 1 6 30 
 
 “ D. Laogan, o 12 o 
 
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 “ J. Ackroyd, o 1 1 40 
 
 “ Mr. Woods, o 2 0 
 
 “ G. Calwell, o 5 0 
 
 Seijeant JoUn Barber I 6 30 
 
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 “ J. Frith, o *2 0 
 
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 “ J Watson, o 2 Q 
 
 Serjeant Thomas Heiggs, o 8 0 
 
 Corporal W. M’d-ean, o 4 0 
 
 Private J. Boot, o 3 Q 
 
 “ J. Atkinson, o (3 0 
 
 Serjeant J. Eckels, o 12 30 
 
 Corporal Vt m. Heading, o 6 tiO 
 
 I’rH’ate H, H. Lyons o IG 0 
 
 Serjeant H. Morgan, o 1 0 
 
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 Serjeaat W. Drane t 0 0 
 
 “ Thomas Branblebee, o 3 0 
 
 Mrs. Rowe, o 9 0 
 
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 Mrs. Young, 2 6 30 
 
 Mrs. Moiintford, 2 6 30 
 
 Mrs. Vaughan, 2 0 0 
 
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 Mrs. Heudson, o 6 0 
 
 Serjeant Bennet, o o 6,0 
 
 Mary Heunies, o 2 0 
 
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 Mary King, o 1 40 
 
 Private Dobiner, o 2 20 
 
 “ Me Donald, o 6 0 
 
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 Private Fletchers, o 2 0 
 
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