INDIA
556
INDIAN CASTE
at most of the stations, and in the Lodiana Mission the native Christians have contributed for religious and charitable objects, during the year, 670 rupees. Nearly 11,000,000 pages of publications of various kinds have been issued. A "medical mission" is connected with these missions, at which 1311 patients have been treated.
The (Dutch) Reformed Chiu-ch has the Arcot Mis- sion, organized in 1854. The mission occupies North Arcot District — area 5017 square miles, population 1,000,710; and South Arcot District — area 4916 square miles, population 1,102,184-: churches, 13; out-stationp, 34; number in congregations, 1712 ; communicants, 438; scholars in vernacular school, 116; contributions, over 936 rujiees, or $468. The three schools (boys', girls', and preparatory) have 105 pupils. Eighteen tours have been made, in which 1389 sermons have been preached to audiences of 30,682 persons, and 2704 copies of books distributed. Besides this, the evangelistic work must be taken into account. It consists in visiting the vil- lages immediately around the stations, which are usu- ally in cities and towns. In prosecuting this work, 1512 localities have been preached in by the missiona- ries or helpers, 60,788 souls have been addressed, and 1775 books have been distributed. Adding the regular listeners at stations, gives 100,000 persons to whom the Gospel has been preachecL There is a medical depart- ment connected with the mission, at which 15,507 pa- tients have been treated. The Rev. Dr. Scudder notes the change that has taken place in the attitude of the natives in the following terms: "As to the results, I have to mention that the temper of the people has been greatly mollified. This is, perhaps, one of the most wicked districts in Southern India. Its inhabitants used to hear the preached Word with souls full of rage — rage gleaming in their eyes and disfiguring their countenances. It does seem to us that there has been a marked change within the year. Earnest, anxious, sometimes longing looks are cast upon us now as we repeat the sweet story of the cross. Tracts, Gospel por- tions, the smallest leaves, are eagerly received, where formerly volumes, or books of poetry, or English publi- cations were sought for. There are now no refusals, where before friendly oifers were fairly spurned. There are quiet, calm inquiries, where before were angry op- positions, or worse, sullen silence."
The mission of the Methodist Fjnscopal Church in India was begun in 1856. The work is now in the form of a regular Annual Conference, and is divided into three districts, Bareilly, Lucknow, and Moradabad. In 1869 this mission contained 291 agents (of whom 29 were American missionaries), 733 communicants (of whom 257 were probationers), 37 school-houses, 96 schools, 3716 day-scholars, 300 orphans, and Church property to the amount of 1)3716. In the district of Bareilly there is a successfid medical mission, one of the missionaries having charge of three government hospi- tals in the province of Kumaon, and a medical class of native Christian women having been established at Ny- nee Tal. The hospitals, schools, and orphanages under the care of the missionaries are disposing large numbers of the inhabitants in favor of Christianity.
" It is easy to see," says Bishop Kingsley, in a letter to the Chrislian Advocate and Journal^'' that both Hin- du idolatry and Mohammedanism are losing their hold on the minds of those who still show them'an outward deference. I liave talked with intelligent Hindus with the red paint on their foreheads, indicating that they had faithfully attended to their religious rites, who never- theless told me they had no faith in these mummeries, and felt the heathen yoke that was upon them an intol- erable burden ; deploring caste, and mourning over the degradetl condition of their women. They will do utter violence to their doctrine of caste when it can be done without exposure. Mohammedans have made similar confessions to me, saying they felt at liberty, so far as any conscientious scruples were concerned, to'violate the requirements of that rehgion. Besides all this, there
seems to be a sort of foreboding in regard to many par- ticulars that their ancient religion is about worn out. One is, that after about thirty years more the Sacred Ganges will lose its virtue."
In 1868 the statistics of the Roman Catholic Church in British, Portuguese, and French India were as follows :
British India.
1. Vic. Apostol. of Agra
2. " " Bengal, f_ Western \
3. Vic. Apost. of Bengal,?^
Eastern f
4. Vic. Apostol. of Boni-(
bay. Northern j
5. Vic. Apostol. of Bom->
bay, Southern j"
6. Vic. Apost. of Cauara \
or Mangalora f
T.Vic. Apostol. of Coim-f batfii- (
8. Vic. Apost. of Hydera-)
bad /
9. Vic. AposLof Madras
10. " -- •
11. "
12. "
13. "
14. "
15. "
Madura
" " Mysore
" " Patna
" " Pondicherry
" " Quilon
" " Verapoly, ) in Maia'oar /
16. Vic. Apost. of Vizigapa- 1
tam /
17. Vic. Apostol. of Malacca .
18. Archbishopric of Goa
14, boo 11,000
45,000 IT, 600 6,045 36,426 144,222 21,500 8,000 112,240 56,000
233,000! 500
7,100
8, 500 1
760 1,500
I,S90
2,700 500
2,210 1,SOO 1,200
300 1,£00 2,236 5,000
725 1,000
'49,. %9; 8'.I4 24.251
|24,25
The statistics of Protestantism in India (inclusive of Burmah, Siam, and Ceylon) are reported in the Boston Missionary Ilercdd for October, 1870, as follows :