"Ostindischer General-Konferenz Auschuss & Südmahratta. 1885 / Letters and Reports from India: General Conference Executive Committee and Northern Karnataka 1885."

This volume contains the following sections: General Conference Executive Committee (36 documents); South Mahratta district [with no sub-sections] (21); Dharwad (23); Hubli (7); [Gadag] Betgeri (36); Guledagudda (18) and - for the first time - Bijapur (6). NB a District Conference in South Mahratta was held in February of this year. South Mahratta District document 39 makes it clear that a District Synod was also held at this time. Selection of interesting documents based on a reading of the captions in the section indeces: Purchase of land/building in Bijapur: General Conference Executive Committee documents 4, 8; Bijapur 145-7. Transfer of responsibility for the General Archive to Rev. Elsässer (General Conference Executive Committee documents 33-4). Report on church discipline (South Mahratta District 38) Catechist S. Bhaskar is being ordained (South Marhatta District 55, [Gadag] Betgeri 94 & 95) Kittel on Government assistance for the Kannada-English Dictionary (Dharwad 66) An experienced missionary on the history of [?Basel Mission] schools in India (Dharwad 70) Self-financing congregations (Dharwad 72) Reports on preaching journeys - Dharwad 75, Hubli 87 (to ?Lokshmeshwar), [Gadag] Betgeri 113 & 118 (Shagoti); Guledagudda 137 (Wushtigeri); Guledagudda 139; The 45 pupils of the Girls’Boarding School in Dharwad (list of names with information on their parents. Report on each) (Dharwad 81); the 54 pupils of the Boys’ Boarding School in [Gadag] Betgeri (same pattern of information) ([Gadag] Betgeri 124) Indian crafts (Hubli 84) Journey to Hyderabad (Hubli 85) Basel Mission craft workshops and their relationship to the congregations (Hubli 86 & 87); Assistance for unemployed members of the congregations (Bettigeri 90 & 91, Guledgudd 128-132); Should a weaving workshop be started in Bettigeri? ([Gadag] Betgeri 96-100); handwork and students of the teachers’ seminary ([Gadag] Betgeri 106-9) Work in the Nizam’s area ([Gadag] Betgeri 101, 110-1, 114-5) Drought and famine ([Gadag] Betgeri 116, Guledagudda 133-136, 140) Baptism of a Hindu holy man and his life history (Guledagudda 141) Report on the work of the Bible Women (Guledagudda 143) Beginning of the work in Bijapur (Bijapur 148-9).

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