"Kanara 1890 / Letters and Reports from India: Southern Karnataka 1890."

This volume consists of the following sections: District Executive Committee Kanara (21 documents); Mangalore (58); Mulki (12); Udipi (47); Karkal (12); Basrur (11); Honowar (7); Karwar (6); Kasergod (7); Mercara/Madikeri (14); Anandapoor (8). NB the section on Karwar is an innovation in this volume. Selection of interesting documents (based on the captions given in the section indexes). Revision of the Tulu and Kannada printed catechisms and confirmation book (Kanara District Conference Executive Committee 2-3) The preaching-journey of the students of the catechists’ seminary in Mangalore in Northern Karnataka (Mangalore 70) Annual Report by B. Soens in English (Mangalore 79). Building a well and purchasing rice for the Girls’ Boarding School (Mulki 80 & 83) Baptisms celebrated in Padur (Mulki 85) 7 years in Karkala (Mulki 86) Influenza in the Girls’ Boarding School, failure of the harvest, lack of water (Mulki 87) Purchase of land in Udipi which had belonged to the deceased catechist Gideon (Udipi 94-5) Building and a pastor for Malapu (Udipi 106-7) Preaching journeys and house-to-house visiting: Udipi to Agumbe (Udipi 129); Puttur (Karkal 146 & 149); Beindur and Kirmanjeshwara (Basrur 155); Kundapur, Halady and Shankranarayana (Basrur 159); Barkur (Basrur 159a) A new "Pariaya" Swami and the festival in Udipi (Udipi 130) Festivals in Kota, Mandardi and Kollur (Basrur 153); Kodibay (Karwar 174) Conversation with a non-christian farmer (Basrur 154 The Koraga caste (Basrur 157) A Hindu’s generosity towards a Christian preacher (Basrur 158) Why are non-christians so afraid of the name of Jesus? (Honor 166) Request for finance for a language assistant for Kittel (Mercara 184) Property questions in Mercara (Mercara 187-193) The "cooly mission" in North Kurg (Mercara 195) Indian voices about Christianity (Mercara 196) On the Islamic Moharam festival (Anandapoor 203a). NB Udipi documents 110-128 are all about the question whether one of the missionaries, Rev. Eblen, can and should be posted to Honowar. Mangalore 25 is a postcard with pre-printed stamp sent by Rev. Männer to Basel and dated 16th March 1890. Is this the earliest modern postcard in the collection?

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