"Gebietsakten Indien. Malabar & Nilagiri 1865 / Letters and reports from India 1865: North Kerala and the Nilgiris."

This volume begins with a section on the District Conference for Malabar, with 29 documents. Then follow the sections for the stations Cannanore (28 documents), Tellitscheri (28), Chomabala (10); Calicut (16); Kodakal (12); Palghat (12) and the Nilgiris (17). Select list of interesting captions taken from the section indexes: Malabar District Conference 15d, 24 and 25 is about the use of church land for poverty-stricken new converts. Cannanore 4 is a Quarterly Report from Hanhart about visiting Hindu festivals Cannanore 24 the same missionaries’ report on his house-to-house visiting among Hindu families; Müller’s house-to-house visits are the subject of Tellicherry 6 & 14)... Tellicherry 4 & 5 is about the purchase of houses ("compounds") for BM institutions (Girls’ School, orphanage) Tellicherry 7 is a Quarterly Report about the local religious festival in Calai. Palghat 8 is about Diez’ experiences among the Illawas. Nilgiri 6-9 are reports from Metz and Wenger about their daily work.

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