South India (Canarese),1826

includes letters from: John Hands, Bellary William Reeve, London George Walton, Bellary - interest of the shepherd caste joint letter of John Hands and William Beynon, Bellary - Canarese [Kannada] translation of Scriptures completed Joseph Taylor, Belgaum - Indian charity schools; Belgaum Associatio...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/South India.Canarese/Incoming correspondence/Box 2
Date(s) of creation: 16 Jan - 23 Nov 1826
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: CWM/LMS/South India.Canarese/Incoming correspondence/Box 2
Summary: includes letters from: John Hands, Bellary William Reeve, London George Walton, Bellary - interest of the shepherd caste joint letter of John Hands and William Beynon, Bellary - Canarese [Kannada] translation of Scriptures completed Joseph Taylor, Belgaum - Indian charity schools; Belgaum Association report Adam Lillie, Belgaum - to learn Mahratti William Campbell, Bangalore - discussion of transmigration; people do not understand Christian theological terms Dr James Massie, Bangalore - collections at Bombay presidency for seminary; suggests mission in Bombay; seminary to be built Stephen Laidler, Bangalore - printed copy of The Mysore Mission; continues to favour English medium teaching; his plan for the seminary joint letters from Dr James Massie and Stephen Laidler, Bangalore - specimen questions to students; manuscripts sent for publication; Alexander and Zechariah; differences with William Campbell; proposals re formation of a district committee and refraining from term Catechist as a church office; printed Plan of a College commenced at Bangalore; ground obtained (copy of letters); books needed Major General Sir Theophilus Pritzler - Government (Presidency at Mysore ) will not supply books nor approve seminary in Bangalore; Governor-in-Council, Fort St George [Chennai] - disapprove LMS establishing college in Bangalore M Carmichael-Smyth, Bangalore - letter to Dr Massie re chapel at Tripatore [Tripatur]; work among Eurasian pensioners also - documents in Folder 5 from Stephen Laidler and Dr James Massie
Extent: 27 items
Access status: Open
Language: English
File number: Folders 1 and 2
Finding aids: Detailed list for South India Incoming Correspondence: Canarese, 1817-1857 (list F3), available for consultation in the Special Collections Reading Room, SOAS Library.
Format: Archive