In 18(57 the General Assembly of the Church of Scot- land sent Dr. Norman M'Leod and Dr. Watson to in- quire into the working of the missions there. The following facts are gleaned from their reports. The missionaries of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel are distributed through 2G principal stations, embracing about 407 villages, and are assisted by about 207 unordained agents. There are in connection with the churches 21,000 bajitized persons, of whom 5000 are communicants and 8000 catechumens. Of these, 49G9 can read. Besides, the society has 247 schools and tliree seminaries, with 777G scholars. One of the semi- naries has sent out 18 clergymen. The income of the school was 9000 rupees from fees and 29,302 rupees government aid. The native Christians throughout the missions have contributed 12,271 rupees for various religious objects. The London IMissionary Society have at Madras a theological class of 13, a central and branch schools of 800 young men and boys, a girls' school of 350, and two native churches of 145 members. In the Cuddapah district are 800 members, witli 400 scholars ; in the Telugu countrj' 1200 members ; 75G in the Tamil country, of whom 300 are communicants, and large schools for boys and girls at Bangalore. In South Tra- vancore, which is this society's principal field, are 8 European missionaries and II native pastors, 20,000 professing Christians, and G300 boys and 1500 girls in the schools. The native Christians have contributed 9G80 rupees, or nearly £1000, to the support of the Gos- pel. In nl! the statistics of this society in Southern India are 32,100 native Christians and 11,848 scholars. The Church jMissionary Society have fine congregations »t Madras, with 600 attendants, 1 European missionary, and three native assistants, a female mission, and 12 schools. There are quite a number of schools in the Telugu ilistrict, and about 700 natives in 30 villages have placed themselves imder Christian instruction. On the border of Cochin, near the field of the old Sjt- ian Church, are 10 native clergy, and 11,000 persons mider Christian instruction. The society has begun to labor also among the " Hill Arriaus.'' of whom 1000 are
baptized. The society's principal labors are in the Tin- nevelly district, where it lias on its rolls 24,000 baptized and 12,000 not baptize<1. The contributions of this body were 17,000 rupees. Many of the churches and schools are self-supporting, and arc themselves animated by a missionary spirit. This district is in juxtaposition with the South Travancore missions of the London Society, and with the Tinncvelly missions of the Propagation Society. Add the converts reported by these, and the GOOO of the American Board, and we have 8000 Tamil Christians within 150 miles of Cape Comorin. The Wesleyan Missionary Society devotes but a twelfth of its income to the Indian missions, which are, of course, among its smallest. It has stations at jVladras and six other points in the Tamil country, seven or eight sta- tions in the Canenere districts, 405 Church members in all, 5 native ministers, besides several candidates, and 3500 pupils in the schools.
The following are extracts from late (18G8) reports of some of the American societies. The A inerkun Hoard has in India the " Mahratta Mission" and the '• iSladura Mission." The Mahratta Mission, established in 1811, had 9 stations, 42 out-stations, 10 missionaries, 9 female assistant missionaries, 10 native pastors, 4 licensed preachers, and 70 helpers. Number of members. G18 ; baptized children, 544. Of the 23 churches, 11 are un- der the care of native pastors. The churches have gen- erally agreed to devote one tenth of the income of the memberships to the support of the Gospel. There are a normal school, conducted by this society in connec- tion with the Christian Vernacular Education Society, and a girls' school. Four works have been published. The periodical of the mission is in its twenty-sixth vol- ume. The Madura Mission, established in 1834, had 14 stations, 1G2 out-stations (village congregations), 13 mis- sionaries, 16 female assistant missionaries, 7 native pas- tors, 94 catechists, 28 readers, 6 teachers in seminary and boarding-school, 67 schoolmasters, and 27 school- mistresses. Number of churches, 30 ; of these, 13, hav- ing 550 members, are at the station centres, and 17 are village churches, with 700 members, 7 of which have native pastors ordained over them. There has been a net gain in the membership of 70, making the total number of communicants 1250. It is noticed both of the members and the native helpers that they are not as steadfast as woidd be claimed. There are 162 Chris- tian congregations and 255 villages where Christians reside, with 175 places where religious services are held every Sunday. The number of attendants on worship is 6294. The missionaries have visited 800 villagesi', and travelled nearly 10,000 miles. There are 93 common schools, with 700 scholars; G boarding-schools, with 196 scholars. The station day-schools are "decidedly pros- perous." The medical department has treated over 10,000 patients. There is a '• JIadura Native Evangel- ical Society," fourteen years old, which raised last j'ear 565 rupees, and has raised from the beginning 5400 ru- pees. The "Madura Widows' Aid Society" has 120 members and about 1500 rupees. The I'resbyterian Church sustains the Lodiana and Furrukhabad Mission, with 17 stations, 28 American and 11 native missiona- ries, 30 American and 120 native teachers, 456 commu- nicants, and 6194 scholars in the schools. Out-stations are increasing in numbers. Tours into different dis- tricts have been made as in former years. Various me- las have been attendeil, among which was Hardwar. The number of j^eople present at this place, according to government ofricials, was almost 3,000,000. For days some twenty preachers, native and foreign, preached to many thousands. Freijucntly many remained after the service to discuss some of the points set forth m the discourse. Cases of self-torture were fewer than usual. "The more revolting rites of Hinduism are evidently becoming obsolete." At this festival the brethren were "particularly struck with the marked increase in the knowledge of Christianity manifested by the pilgrims." The Sabbath-school and prayer-meeting are established