"Ostindischer Gen[eral] Konf[erenz] Aussch[uss] und Südmahratta. 1895 / Letters and Reports from India: General Conference Executive Committee and Northern Karnataka 1895"

This volume contains the following sections: General Conference Executive Committee (55 documents); Field Treasurer (13); Executive Committee for South Mahratta (25); Dharwad (22); Hubli (16); [Gadag] Betgeri (28); Guledagudda (24); Bijapur (20). In other words it continues the structure already noted in C-1.104. Selection of interesting documents (based on the captions given in the section indexes): The minutes of the 1894 General Conference were only being sent to Basel in February 1895. Although the minutes do not appear in this index (filed in 1894?) the papers here do include documents for a discussion as to how far christian congregations should be made to provide support for building accomodation for teachers.(General Conference Executive Committee 3, 3a, 7-10). This seems to be linked to a discussion of the powers and responibilities of the Mission’s own General Inspector of Schools (documents 5-6). Missions in Wynaad, and relations with the CMS (General Conference Executive Committee 17-22); relations to the SPG in Hubli (Hubli 121); Various financial matters look interesting: regulations of the pension funds for teachers (General Conference Executive Committee 12-13) and for catechists (ibid 25); Evangelists being paid for from the Hebich Fund (ibid 29 & 54); how to cover costs incurred by catechists and teachers in moving from one posting to another (South Mahratta District 83-6, incuding a table of the costs of all moves of this kind in South Mahratta 1889-95); Costs of "vehicles" (budget, and expenditures over budget) (ibid 86), (Bijapur 192). From Field Treasurer letter No. 68 it appears that accounts of expenditure on Bible Women were being sent to the Bible Society in London (Rev. Sharp), which was partly financing them. NB however Basel’s copies of the attachments to be sent on to London are not filed here. On Catechist David Subbrao’s need for further training in English (South Mahratta District 72-4 Should Honowar be counted as part of the South Mahratta district? (ibid 75). No District Conference and Synod [in 1895, presumably] (ibid 87) Refresher Course for Catechists (ibid 91-2) Mission work in Northern Karnataka villages (Dharwad 103-4) Botany, Dharwad (Dharwad 106) Journeys to Sisi (Hubli 120) and to the Haveri-Taluk (Hubli 126). Reports on preaching journeys as part of mission work (Hubli 128 and 130); ([Gadag] Betgeri 161); (Bijapur 210). Unakallu (Hubli 129); Shagoti (Bettigeri 164); Mushtigeri (Guledgudd 188 & 190-91); Halkurki (Guledgudd 190-91). Reorganisation of the Middle School in Betgeri ([Gadag] Betgeri 134-148) Complex family situation and baptism (Satyamitra) ([Gadag] Betgeri 150, 156-7) Roofing work on the Mission House in Betgeri ([Gadag] Betgeri 130-3, 153-5); new mission house in Guledagudda (Guledagudda 168-179) Death of Rev. S. Bhaskar ([Gadag] Betgeri 160) Simple undecorated churches in Northern Karnataka (Guledagudda 185) Getting to know two old students of the bible in Banappa and Ankalgi (Guledagudda 186). Expanding the "Bazaar School" in Bijapur (Bijapur 200-4) Vedanta teaching according to the "Vedanta Sara" (Bijapur 209).

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