"in Portuguese and Malabarian, between the scholars, schoolmasters, and catechists, one of "which in the evening repeats it to the children, as they do likewise all the sermons."

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There is mention then of the labour of John Anthony Sartorius, who was forming a dictionary in Malabarian and Latin.

The account from Tranquebar then follows:

NICH. DAL,

"MARTIN BOSSE,

"C. F. PRESSIER,

C. T. WALTHER,

AND. WORME,

S. G. RICHSTEIG,

"Danish Missionaries at Tranquebar, January 16, 1733, signify, that to their great satisfaction, they have received the Society's letter of February 10, 1732, together with all their

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presents; for all which, but especially for the "valuable present of the types and paper, and "their generous endeavours continually for the "sake of Christ's kingdom, they return their "most hearty thanks, sincerely wishing God "himself may most amply reward them. That by the grace of God the Gospel in that country is every day more established; that formerly the Christians were confined to that city only, but now in the whole province there "is scarcely a place to be found where God is "not worshipped, and even in the land of the

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king of Tanjore Christ's kingdom is much "enlarged: that in the year 1732, three hundred "and eighty one proselytes by the divine assist

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ance bave been added to their communion; so that now their congregation consists of 1478 persons, viz. 287, Portuguese, 596 Malabarians, and 645 inhabitants of the kingdom of Tanjore in all 1478. That, they have 3 Malabaric, and 2 Portuguese schools, of both sexes, containing 196 children, whose board, clothing, and learning, are given to them gratis. That, last year the Dutch of Negapatnam, and the Catechist, by their direction, began to form a Malabaric congregation, and they have reason to hope that God will prosper their laudable undertaking. That, this year " they hope to settle, a correspondence with the St. Thomas Christians, by means of a friend of theirs, at present treasurer of Negapat“nam, who is going to take upon him the go"vernment of Cochin. They then acknowledge the receipt of some presents, adding that to the "honor of the East India Company, it "must be acknowledged, that in regard these

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things have been shipped on a charitable ac"count for the service of, religion, the Court "of Directors have allowed, both money and "goods to be sent freight free to Fort St. George."

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In the Society's General Report for this year, there occurs the, mention of Mr. Edwin Belkes' gift of £80 New South Sea annuities, the dividends of which are to be expended in books for

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the propagating the Christian religion in the East Indies, or other parts of the world.

The account of the Mission is resumed in the annual report for 1735, with these particulars. "In the year 1710, the Society undertook the

management of such charities as were or should "be put into their hands, for the support and en "largement of the Protestant Mission then main"tained by the King of Denmark at Tranquebar "in the East Indies, for the conversion of the Hea"then in those parts. Accordingly they from time "to time assisted the missionaries there with "money, a printing press, paper, and other

necessaries, (as they were enabled,) till the year 1728, when upon a proposal made by "the Rev. Mr. Schultze, one of the Danish

Missionaries, to remove to Fort St. George, " and there begin a new Mission for the con" version of the Heathen at Madras, the So

ciety engaged for the support of the same, "though at an expence that did then far exceed "their ability, trusting to the good Providence "of Almighty God, which Mission has from "time to time been constantly increased by the " addition of two Missionaries, and such other "extraordinary charges, as necessarily must arisé " from such an enlargement." The report goes on to state, that "the Society had given directions for the foundation of a Church, 40 feet square, so contrived that it might be enlarged

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sary." In the Appendix for the same year, the correspondence states, after acknowledging remittances, that "the congregation of new con"verts to Christianity encreases by degrees."

Messieurs Schultze and Sartorius, at Fort St.

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George, signify that the number of proselytes from Heathenism received into the Protestant Church; is above 50 souls. "That they have

begun to make an attempt for the instruction " and good education of some girls committed "to their care by their own parents."

John Anthony Sartorius, at Fort St. George, signifies that he made a journey to Tranquebar: "that in his journey thither he had the oppor

tunity of seeing many of the principal places "and pagods of the Gentiles, and to converse "with them about their worship: that he stopped

eight days at Fort St. David's, and lodged at "Governor Hubbard's, who was desirous to detain

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him, and who, with others, were pleased to offer "their assistance for settling a new mission there; "that if there were many more Missionaries

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upon the coast, he is sure they would find labor enough, and by God's help, meet with good success."

The Rev. Messieurs Dal, Bosse, Pressier, Walther, Worme, and Richsteig, Missionaries at Tranquebar, acknowledge the Society's presents, particularly that of a complete set of new types

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"for printing the Portuguese Bible, with 50 "ream of paper, and all the other implements; "that they printed last year in Portuguese, the "12 Minor Prophets; that they have likewise prepared the remaining books of the Holy "Scriptures, and are now working off some "sheets of the Book of Joshua."

"As the light of the Gospel, by the grace "of God, has diffused itself to the adjacent "Heathen countries, to the dispelling of idolatry and superstition, so they have conceived

new hopes, that by degrees it will spread itself "farther than the neighbouring colonies of the

Europeans for the Dutch employing a Ca"techist bred at Tranquebar, have gathered "from among the Gentiles a small congregation "at Negapatnam, who by baptism were received "into the Church of Christ. This makes them

hope that the fountain of life opened at Madras "will flow into the neighbouring desarts, by which means the salvation of many souls "will be owing, through the grace of God, "to the pious endeavours of the Society.

"Schools," they add, " being the seminary "of the Church in which young people are edu"cated in all those virtues which render them

capable of promoting the glory of God, they think the education of children deserves their "utmost care, and therefore they have five

schools for their instruction in our holy re