117 1854.] AHMEDNCGGUR. 117 of your indigenous assistants establish as linked to that route enjoys lived around. Munger. Additional assistant possess resided in the Khokur, in which he seems to have done much a great, eg one of the wives away from native Christians, a number of who has actually expected baptism. From the Seroor the labors of your own goal was basically once more much more interrupted. After Mr. Bissell s return to the latest station, (to the obtaining palms of the home in may, 1853, get a hold of a year ago s Declaration,) preaching toward Sabbath are started again from the chapel, went to by the an evergrowing and you will interesting audience. With the earliest Sabbath in the Oct, several persons was indeed accepted into the church on the community of the faith, (making three inside the 12 months,) and several anyone else was following seeking to baptism. However, Mr. Bissell are prostrated by the a severe diseases, and you can shortly after a limited data recovery, the guy went to Bombay towards the ocean air ; and you will, using various items, he had been not able to restart their residence at Seroor up until the firstly March. While he is absent, how previously, the typical functions on Sabbath, as well as almost every other stated moments, was indeed suffered. The fresh declaration of the Ahmednuggur station states : We can not discuss about it much progress in the past seasons ; yet we could speak of the conventional regime away from missionary work, here at all our aside-channels, that is zero moderate count. We are able to mention a number of signs out-of Jesus s favor, and will speak of agreements towards alot more extensive diffusion out-of the newest gospel of Christ. T he interest of one’s brethren could have been mainly bestowed on local believers and their family, with those who have place on their own around Christian classes ; and they labors, they state, render promise from much fruits. Such persons primarily write the latest congregations to the Sabbath. T he missionaries are finding it difficult to help you approach the brand new heathen ; but they are usually wanting means and you can days off availability, inside the items which will.cause them to listen respectfully and you may attentively towards the content of salvation. T his it get a hold of less complicated within the surrounding communities than in the metropolis. Of many in Ahmednuggur stop the intercourse for the missionaries, most of the spiritual talk, and reading out-of religious instructions. Lectures towards theological and you may biblical sufferers was indeed suffered a couple evenings on the few days, lots of the entire year, from the Messrs. Ballantine and you will Hazen, went to, they claim, of the their particular more youthful guys, and also by many educated young guys throughout the city. T the guy determine of specific lectures towards the indications away from
118 118 AHMEDNUGGUR. [Statement, Christianity, given in the early section of 1853, is thought for become very salutary. Adventurous the 12 months, many more youthful men throughout the city was indeed constant folks on domiciles of your personnel, in which it talked about religious and you will moral subjects; there has also been a weekly fulfilling getting talk on native library, where the native helpers got the opportunity to introduce the nice facts out-of Christianity. In more detail the brand new opposite team dreaded to introduce religious subjects, knowing that they could not gainsay the fresh objections and only Christianity. T h e people off the’ mission enjoys met with far support in their work to show the brand new wives regarding church people, because along with other female pertaining to Christian parents. This new candidates of the away-programs are said as encouraging. On Wudaley brand new native secretary possess normal features to the Sabbath ; and several individuals for the reason that vicinity want to be acquired for the the new church. At a couple of other places as well as, in which you’ll find colleges coached of the Christians, numerous individuals is wishing baptism. Within the season 1853, half dozen people was in fact admitted towards the chapel at Ahmednuggur, and something excommunicated individual is recovered. That try excommunicated, and you can three players died, deciding to make the entire count from the romantic of the season you to hundred and you can twenty-about three. 11 college students had been baptized. Among individuals acquired toward church are an effective brahmin teens out of nineteen, named Vishnoopunt, who were a teacher of a single of girls colleges supported by the latest neighbors, as well as which some account try typed in the Herald to have January history. Their updates in the neighborhood, his an effective reputation, and his intelligence and energy, all of the are designed to get this an instance away from far desire. S C H O o L S T O U R S. Complete statistics of schools, of which 14 was stated, have not been equipped. One to school to own boys, with about twenty-four college students, has been leftover up inside the 12 months within Seroor; although Mr. and you may Mrs. Bissell have there been, a moment university, into pupils regarding Christian moms and dads, was sustained in their yard. On towns within the channel there are not any schools, to have decreased Christian instructors. Of many could be established, says Mr. Bissell, but for this wanted. Within Ahmednuggur new mission provides a school getting heathen boys, educated from the a good brahmin transfer, which was successful beyond expectation. Inside there are fifty people, all higher castes. T he