South India (Canarese),1830

includes letters from: John Reid, Madras [Chennai] and Bellary - encouraging circumstances of the mission; instances of the work; failure of Titus, Indian teacher William Beynon, Bellary and Belgaum - describes work going on at Bellary and a tour; 9 schools with 270 children; tracts and Scriptures g...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/South India.Canarese/Incoming correspondence/Box 3
Date(s) of creation: 30 Jan - 30 Dec 1830
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: CWM/LMS/South India.Canarese/Incoming correspondence/Box 3
Summary: includes letters from: John Reid, Madras [Chennai] and Bellary - encouraging circumstances of the mission; instances of the work; failure of Titus, Indian teacher William Beynon, Bellary and Belgaum - describes work going on at Bellary and a tour; 9 schools with 270 children; tracts and Scriptures given away; covering letter for Belgaum report joint letter from John Reid and William Beynon, Bellary - report John Hands, England and Bellary - returning to India; costs of preparing Canarese [Kannada] and Telugu types for the press and reasons for buying in England; report of Bellary mission Joseph Taylor, Belgaum - journey to preach and attend meetings; advisability of keeping schools, thinks separate supervision would be better; enclosed papers show Committee favour him transferring to Bellary William Campbell, Bangalore - his work at Bellary; his book on theology; his Indian students William Reeve, Bangalore - working with Europeans and Indians; makes same points as William Campbell in 1829 about government policy re Christians
Extent: 16 items
Access status: Open
Language: English
File number: Folder 1
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