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sign. But the parents being desirous Morning Prayer. This they begin by that their sons should, after receiving singing a few verses in Tamul: then a good education, be employed as writers are read, by the Tutor, a Morning &c. in order to procure a better income Prayer from the Common Prayer-Book, than a Schoolmaster has, they were and two chapters from the Bible with an quite against this plan; and would not exposition of these chapters; the Tutor consent to their sons signing their names giving explanations to them, in Tamul. -saying, "We cannot sell our Children They are thus employed till half-past as slaves, in this manner." I remained eight, when they are sent to breakfast. steadfast, however, in my intention; They assemble again between nine and and told them, "You may send your sons to this School, as long as you please; and they shall have the same instructions with the others: but those who will not sign their names to the agreement, cannot receive the appointed allowance" Soon after this, all were silent; and I am following this Regulatioh to the present time.

At the end of July, I had ten Tamul and five Low-caste Seminarists, who receive this allowance, besides three who maintain themselves. They are all Christians; no Heathen being admitted: and are from fifteen to twenty years of age. I fear, however, that I shall now and then find chaff among the wheat; but we must be prepared for disappointments of this kind.

ten, wri e their English Copies, and repeat the lessons which they had committed to memory in the morning. From twelve to one o'clock they study the English Grammar by themselves : from one to two they cypher; and then are sent to dinner. After this, those who understand English, receive grammatical instructions in the following manner: they first repeat those parts of the Grammar which were given them the Monday before to be committed to memory: they then read, by turns, a part of the Church Catechism, or of any other book which may be appointed; and, whilst they read, translate it into Tamul; after which they are taught, by way of questioning, to analyze the sentences which they have been reading practical observations are then made to them, on that part of the CaOn Sunday, they all attend Divine techism which they have translated; Service, and take down the Sermon in and the whole is concluded by a prayer. short-hand, on their ollas. After Divine In the evening, from seven to eight Service, they assemble in the School; o'clock, they learn their lessons, and sing the same Hymns that were sung at are exercised in reading; but, every Church, in order to learn the tunes; and first Monday Evening in the month, having assisted one another in correct- they hold a Missionary Prayer-Meeting, ing the Sermon, they read it in the pre- on which occasion they read some insence of their Tutor. In the afternoon, teresting parts of the Missionary Reat four o'clock, when a Catechist, by gister. way of questions, repeats the Sermon On Tuesday, they assemble at six preached in the morning, they answer o'clock; when a short Discourse on a from their copies the questions which text of the Holy Scriptures is delivered he may put. In the evening, they as- to them, which they take down on their semble for prayer, at seven o'clock, ollas in short-hand. This continues till when a Chapter from the Old Testament is read, with the Gospel and Epistle for the day; and, sometimes, a Sermon in Tamul.

The following is the Plan of Instruction pursued with the Seminarists.

eight, when they are sent to breakfast. From nine to eleven, they write English, deliver the lessons learned by heart, and have their translations from English On Monday, they assemble at six Tracts into Tamul corrected. From o'clock in the morning, and learn the eleven to one they read the Bible in lessons which they have to get by heart. English and Tamul, and cypher in At seven, when those Seminarists who English from one to two. From three live with their parents, and many of the to five, they are instructed from some Christian Children in the neighbour- Poetical Tamul Works; in order to hood, as also some of the Heathen make them acquainted with the High Youths come together, they have their Grammatical Tamul, and with the

Morals of the learned Heathen. From Milner's Church History, in order to five to six, some of them practise music, illustrate the Tamul Ecclesiastical Hisand learn the tunes of the Sacred tory, in which every thing is related in Hymns: after which they have an hour of recreation. At seven, they assemble for Evening Prayer; when two of them are appointed to catechise the little children from the Bible History, and two others of them are to do the same to their fellow-Seminarists. This they begin and end with a Prayer, which they are directed to offer up themselves.

On Wednesday, after their Morning Prayer, they have their lessons, in the forenoon and afternoon, as on Monday. In the evening, when they assemble for Prayer, two of them are to catechise their fellow-scholars in Tamul, from the Church Catechism which they have learned by heart, in which each of them has to go on for half an hour.

a very concise manner. After breakfast, they attend to their usual lessons till twelve o'clock. From twelve to one, some of them catechise the Christian and Heathen Boys, in the English and Tamul Schools at Papermill, from the Scripture History; each taking half-adozen boys: after which they cypher, in Tamul, till two o'clock. In the afternoon, their lessons are the same as on the day before. In the evening, at seven o'clock, they meet for Prayer, wherein they particularly remember their School Benefactors and Superiors before God, and pray for His blessing upon the School Institution.

On Saturday, after their Morning De votion, which is the same as on Menday, they have liberty to exercise themselves in such lessons as they please; because this being the day on which the Natives wash their heads, they have properly no School: but, in the evening, they all assemble again for Prayer.

On Thursday, they assemble at the usual time; and, in the presence of their Tutor, read the Meditation on a Text of the Holy Scriptures which they wrote on the Tuesday Morning: this occupies them till eight o'clock. They have May God mercifully look down on this exercise every week, in order to this Institution, and bless the means teach them how to study the Word of used for the education of the young and God, and thereby to become qualified rising generation in this benighted land! for Schoolmasters and Catechists. After in which sincere wish and hearty breakfast, they attend to their writing prayer, no doubt, many a Christian and other lessons, till eleven. From Friend in England will join.

Extract of a Letter from the Rev. J. C.
Schnarre to the Secretary.

eleven to one, they read to the Tutor the translation from the Tract entitled "Advice to Youth," or from any other, into Tamul; and cypher, in English, from one to two. From three to four, they receive instructions from Tamuĺ Poetical Works. As there is an examination of two English Schools every Tranquebar, Aug. 15, 1818. week on this day in the afternoon, they That God has designed some great are sometimes employed, after four blessing to his Indian Vineyard, evio'clock, as examiners on this occasion, dently appears, not only from the numand sometimes they are themselves ex- ber of Missionaries who have been sent amined in the English Arithmetic. In the evening, they read English Books; and, afterward, one has to relate to another what they have been reading.

On Friday, they have their Morning Devotion, in reading a chapter from the New Testament, and each of them a portion of the Tamul Ecclesiastical History; after which, they have to relate, one to another, what may have been interesting to them. On this occasion, they use Universal History, and

to this quarter of the Globe during the last three or four years, but also from the number of Chaplains who have lately come out with a Missionary Spirit, shewing, by their zeal and activity, that the Missionary Work lies near their hearts. May it please God graciously to bless all the means thus used to extend His kingdom, and to make known the riches of His grace and love among al aations!

Our Schools continue to prosper, The

number of Children, mentioned at the Town, where such a thing was never end of my Report to you, has increased. attempted before. There are now about Some time ago, I sent David, the 120 Children collected, who attend Catechist, to examine our two newlyestablished Schools in Sheally and Chillambaram; when he brought me a satisfactory account of both.

School more regularly than the Children in some of our other Schools do. The Parents of the Children in this place, are much pleased with our plan The inhabitants of Sheally, who were of education. "Our former Schoolat first very fearful and apprehensive on masters," they say, "instructed our chilaccount of the establishment of our Free dren merely for the sake of money; School among them, seem at present and were very glad when they received to conceive our design to be to do good a present now and then: but the Chilto them and to their children. Their dren in this Charity School will learn prejudices against our printed books more in three months, than they did have greatly decreased; and, as they before in twelve." are now persuaded that they will not be With my Seminarists, I am going on forced to become Christians, they have as usual. I find, however, great diffinot so great an objection to our Religion culty in procuring such Youths as I as at first. During the examination, wish: and the treachery of some Parents says David, a crowd of people of various begins to manifest itself, in taking their castes was assembled; and, having Sons out of School, after they have reheard the Brahmin Boys read the New Testament, and deliver several lessous which they had learned by heart, expressed their joy and satisfaction.

Our Chillambaram School is going on as well as can be expected in a Heathen

ceived gratuitous instruction, and have enjoyed a monthly allowance for their maintenance. Such circumstances are distressing; but we must be prepared for them, and not be discouraged on account of them.

APPENDIX XVI.

(See Page 167.)

Extract of a Letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Munro to the Rev, Marmaduke Thompson, on the Syrian Christians.

Nagracoil, May 26, 1818.

THE Syrians claim our first attention; and indeed require our strenuous aid. They are fallen into a deplorable state of ignorance and vice; but they are not, like the Roman Catholics, averse to receive and to follow our instructions.

During my residence in the vicinity of some of their principal Churches, in November and December last, I received very unfavourable impressions of the morals, both of the Catanars and the People. Many of the Catanars lived in a

state of acknowledged licentiousness; and the People seemed to resemble the Roman Catholics, in ignorance and superstition. Yet they have still retained some virtues: they are honest, have a regard for truth, and are aware of their own faults and of the necessity of a general reformation. The state of the Syrians ought not to excite our surprise; but it ought to awaken all our exertions, for their instruction and religious improvement.

We must act in strict harmony with their own Metropolitan, and conciliatę

his co-operation. His income has hi- him at Cotym; and that a proper plan therto been derived from very improper of study for the Institution may be subsources. It is important that he should mitted to their Society, and receive the have a fixed and sufficient income, benefit of their revision. The affairs of and that all such abuses should be the College ought, in fact, to be reabolished: in fact, they have, for some ported in detail to you, by the Missiontime, been abolished. I have there- aries. A course of English Instruction fore requested Mr. Bailey to allot a is very much wanted at the College: permanent income, of 50 rupees each for it would be eminently useful in enmonth, to the Metropolitan, from the lightening the minds of the Catanars; funds of the College. That is the and I should hope that an English amount of income recommended by Teacher might be sent from Madras. Mr. Bailey: it is rather too low; but it cannot, at present, be augmented. The present Metran co-operates most cordially with Mr. Bailey, and supports all our plans of instruction and reform. The execution of these plans depends, in a primary degree, on the introduction of a proper course of education at the College, for all Candidates for Holy Orders.

The Funds of the College are now sufficient for its maintenance. By one of Mr. Bailey's Letters, you will see that they had an annual income of 425 pagodas before the late Donation of 20,000 rupees was granted to them; and that income, together with the interest of the Donation, will amount to about 3000 rupees per annum, or 2400 after paying the Metropolitan's salary. The maintenance of Forty-five Students, at the annual expence of 40 rupees each, which is found to be sufficient, comes to 1800 rupees per annum; leaving 600 rupees, or 50 rupees each month, for two Teachers. Forty-five is, perhaps, a much greater number of Students, than will be requisite for the supply of vacancies among the Clergy; and the Students will probably be composed partly from the Laity.

I have repeatedly urged on Mr. Bailey's attention, the necessity of establishing a regular and efficient course of instruction at the College: but the services of another able Missionary, in addition to Mr. Bailey, seem to be essentially requisite at that Institution. Every thing is to be done from the beginning; and Mr. Bailey has been so much occupied with the Translation of the Bible, that he has not been able to bestow so much attention on the affairs of the College, as was perhaps requisite. I earnestly recommend that another Missionary may be stationed with

Some allowance from the British Government, for the support of the Parochial Clergy and Schools among the Syrians, would be most useful: but I am not sanguine in my hopes of its being granted. The Syrians will, however, be soon in a condition, I trust, to provide, by a regular contribution, for the decent maintenance of their Clergy. More than two hundred Syrians are now employed in Public Offices, in Travancore and Cochin; and the whole body of the Syrians has received such marked encouragement and protection, that they will probably exert a greater degree of industry than they have hitherto manifested. The present mode of supporting their Clergy, by "Chatams," or Feasts in honour of the Dead, is highly objectionable; and I have requested Mr. Bailey to concert with the Metropolitan, a plan for its early abolition.

The Masses and Seven Sacraments, still observed by the Syrians, will likewise be gradually abolished.

The Translation of the Scriptures will be completed in the course of another month and two or three Catanars may be sent with the manuscript to Calcutta. But would it not be a better plan to establish a Press, and print the Scriptures in the College at Cotym? There is ample room in the College, for a Printing and Book-binding Establishment: and the formation of such an Establishment at that Institution would, in my judgment, be very useful. We must regard the Syrians as instruments for the more enlarged diffusion of Christianity; and our endeavours to reform and enlighten their minds should have a reference to these extended views. The Bible, and Malayalim Version of our Liturgy, and Translations of religious and moral Tracts, could be printed at the College; and circulated in the

adjoining countries, by means of the Mr. Bailey requires one coadjutor, at Syrians. If the proposition of esta- least, at the College: a Missionary is blishing a Printing-Press at Cotym wanted to replace Mr. Dawson at should be approved, its execution ought Cochin and Cranganore: and, in fact, not to be delayed. we could employ Twenty Missionaries with facility and advantage.

But, above all things, send us all the Missionaries that you can possibly send.

APPENDIX XVII.

(See page 167.)

Abstract of a Brief History of the Syrians in Malabar, preserved among themselves, as their Genuine History.

THE Syrians have this History among themselves as their Genuine History. Mr. Bailey has translated it from the original Malayalim. It begins with a declaration that St. Thomas preached the Gospel to the Parthians, Medes, and Indians; and then enters into details, which are manifestly legendary, however they may be grounded on actual occurrences.

The facts as stated, stripped of apparent fable, are as follows:

St. Thomas arrived in the year 52. His success was great, in various quarters. In Malabar, there was then no Rajah or King; but the country was governed by thirty-two chief Brahmins. To those, and to the Natives at large, St. Thomas preached the Gospel. Many, believing, were baptized. Two were ordained Priests. After living thirty years in Malabar, he went to Mailapore, and was there murdered by a Heathen Priest. After his death, the Two Priests had charge of the Christians in Malabar. On their decease, there were no other Priests, for many years; the Elders among the Christians performing the services of Baptism and Marriage. Many relapsed, in consequence, into idolatry. In the year 345, a Bishop, with some Priests and others, arrived from Syria. The then Rajah of Malabar received them, and granted them many privileges, and a portion of ground; and issued a Decree that no one should persecute or despise them. The influence of this Decree was felt for a long course of years. The Narrative then proceeds, and speaks thus of the settling of these Syrian Christians, or Nazarites, as it calls them, in Malabar :

In a course of time, the Nazarites, was done for a perpetual distinction who came from Jerusalem, began to between them. The North Party walk interchange marriages with the Chris- after the way of their father; the tians in Malabar, according to their South Party after the way of their stations in life. The most respectable mother.

had 400 houses, on the North side of Among the North Party, it is custhe Village Cranganore, and the inferior tomary for the Bride and Bridegroom had 72 on the South side of the Village. to stand, while the Priest is marrying These two castes are, at present, called them; but among the South Party, to Wadakanpaver, or North Party; and kneel. The North Party use the cross, Tekonpaver, or South Party. This when they perform the marriage cere

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