may come when no man can work, he felt unwilling to keep the manuscript for a year. Besides, one advantage of publishing is, that plans are ventilated somewhat, and changes suggested which may be highly beneficial in future.
MADRAS, 28th November, 1864.
ERRATA. Few Indian compositors understand the meaning of what they set up. Hence the correction of the press is attended with peculiar difficulties. Want of time prevents the Compiler from giving a list of Errata, which he regrets are numerous. At page 17, line 29, for “other," substitute “ several ;" " Everts," page 19, should be “Evarts;" “ Kirttnas," page 125, should be “Kirttans ;" &c. Still, the reader will be able to inake out easily what is meant.
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I. INTRODUCTION—FIRST IMPRESSIONS.......... 1
Importance of Field, 1. First Impressions, 3. Cautions, 4.
II. PERSONAL RELIGION AND HABITS............. 11
Importance, 11. Love to God, 12. Love to Man, 13.
Persevering Energy, 17. Prayerfulness, 20.
III. HEALTH..
.............................. 21
Importance, 21. Season for Landing, 22. Caution about
Medicine, 22. House, 22. Dress, 24. Food, 25. Drink,
27. Exercise, 31. Exposure to the Sun, 32. Sunstroke,
33. Draughts, 34. Bathing, 34. Sleep, 35. Amuse-
ments, 37. Diseases of India, 37. Diarrhea and Dye
sentery, 38. Fever, 39. Cholera, 42. Liver, 44. Relaxed
Throat, 44. Sore Eyes, 45. Bites of Snakes and Mad
Dogs, 45. Medicines, 46. Visiting the Sick, 46. Accli.
mation, 46. Sanitaria, 46. Diffusion of Sanitary Know-
ledge, 47. Books to be Consulted, 48.
IV. HOUSEHOLD ARRANGEMENTS. ................
........ 48
Value of System, 48. Choice of Servants, 48. Punctuality,
49. Bill of Fare, 49. Accounts, 50. Giving Charge,
51. Style of Living, 52. Instruction of Servants, 55.
V. STUDY OF THE VERNACULARS................. 55
Importance, 55. Value of the First Year, 56. Knowledge
of General Principles, 58. Accurate Pronunciation, 65.
Learning by the Ear, 66. Thorough Mastery, 67. Un-
idiomatic Sentences, 67. Testing Progress, 67. Spoken
Language, 68. Laws of Derivation, 68. Preaching by
Interpretation, 69. Examinations, 69. Continued Study,
70. Sanskrit, 70.
VI. STUDY OF THE PEOPLE..........
"...................... 71
Importance, 71. Geography, 72. History, 73. Social
Life, 73. Character of the Hindus, 74. Attachment to
Form, 74. Insincerity, 80. Minor Features, 81. Posi-
tion of Hindu Women, 83. Religious Systems, 84. Value
of Knowledge, 84. Demon Worship, 85. System of the
Vedas, 86. Modern Hinduism, 88. Hindu Philosophy,
90. Hindu Sects, 93. Brahmism, 93. Muhammadanism,
93. Parsiism, 94. Budhism and Jainism, 94 Missions,
94. Library, 96. Reading Club, 96. Sedentary Habits
to be Deprecated, 97.
VII. SELECTION OF STATIONS...... ............... 97
Evils of Isolated Stations, 97. Concentration of Effort,
101. Cities versus Villages, 102. Which Cities should
be chosen ? Rural Districts cannot be worked from
cities, 105. Preliminary Inquiries, 106.
VIII. SURVEYING THE FIELD....
Special Prayer, 107. Importance of Investigation, 107. .
General Inquiries, 109. Special Inquiries, 112. Mis-
sionary Library, 118.
IX. PREACHING TO THE HEATHEN............... 119
The Command, 119. Pre-eminence of Preaching, 119.
Danger of being turned aside, 120. How to Begin, 121.
Style of address, 125. Native Proverbs and Stanzas,
136. Intelligible Language, 137. Conduct with refer-
ence to False Religions, 139. Evidences of Christi.
anity, 144. Chief Topics, 145. Questioning, 146, Invi.
tation at the close, 147. Controversy, 148. Put off Objec- ..
tions till the close, 150. Answering Objections, 53,
The Temper, 156. Love, the great element of Suc-
cess, 153. Itinerancies, 159. Errors committed, 159,
North Tinnevelly Itinerancy, 161. Course Recom-
mended, 166. Preaching at Festivals, 173. Preaching in ,
Towns, 173. Street Preaching, 173. Qualifications, 174.
Repetition, 176. Preaching Houses, 177. Zayats, 180.
X. VISITING THE HEATHEN, ETC... ... ... ... ... ... 182
Advantages, 182. The Higher Classes, 183. Neglect by
Missionaries, 183. Hints on Etiquette, 185. Mode of
introducing Religion, 188. Receiving Visits, 189. Lec-
tures, 189. Magic Lantern, 190. Native Music, 190.
XI. INQUIRERS..........
.......... 192
Difficulties, 192. Motives of Inquirers, 194. Treatment
of Inquirers, 197. Temporal Support, 200. Discourage-
meut to be guarded against, 202. Baptism, 203. Cer-
tificates of Baptism, 204.
XII. NATIVE CHRISTIANS, GENERAL VIEW,..... 204
Roman Catholics, 204. Protestant Native Christians,
Number and Distribution, 205. Original Castes, 208.
Motives for embracing Christianity, 2i1. Character of
Converts, 216.
XIII. NATIVE MINISTERS AND CATECHISTS..... 221
Advantages of Native Agents, 221. Classes of Agents,
222. Native Agency a Test of a Mission, 223. Mis-
sionaries not Pastors, 224. The Training of Native
Agents, 227. Necessity, 227. Modes of Training, 227.
Teaching of English, 235. Salaries and Position, 238.
Salary Question, 238. Stanrlard, 244. Question of
Position, 250, Conduct towards Native Agents, 252. Mis-
apprehensions, 252. Example in every thing, 255. Love
the animating Principle, 257. Undue Confidence and
Suspicion, 258. Qualifications of Agents to be consider-
ed, 259. Improvement in Knowledge, 260. Training to
Independence, 268. Social Intercourse, 270. Holy
Enthusiasm, 270. Meetings for Prayer, 271.
XIV. THE NATIVE CHURCH....................... 272
Christian Villages, 272. Interference with Temporal Con-
cerns, 275 Forming Congregations, 278. Public Wor-
ship, 281. Sunday Schools, 282. Singing, 282. Cottage
Lectures, 283. Attendance Register, 283. Learning to
Read, &c., 284. Missionary Meetings, 284. Self Support,
285. Importance, 285. Objects, 288. Rate of giving, 292.
Endowments, 295. General Fund, 299. Modes of Rais-
ing Money, 300, Lay Agency and Congregational Orga-
nization, 305. Ulipaid Agency, 305. Importance, 305.
Safeguard against Abuses, 308. Classes of Agents, 308.
Supposed Difficulties, 313. Course suggested, 313.
Future Government of the Indian Church, 314. Eoils
to be guarded against, 316. Caste Feeling, 316.
Marriage Difficulties, 317. Heathen Practices, 318.
Quarrelling, 318. Getting into Debt, 319. Concluding
Remarks, 319.
XV. EDUCATION ...................... ............... 319
Value, 319. Causes of Partial Failure, 322. Non-Christian
Teachers, 331. Vernacular Schools, 339. Stages, 339.
Conditions of Success, 341. Course of Instruction, 344.
School Fees, 345. Mixed Schools, 346. Night Schools,
346. Boarding Schools, 346. English Education, 348.
Heathen Holidays, 350. Range of Studies, 351, Cor-
poral Punishment, 352. Intercourse with former Pupils,
352. Grants-in-aid and University Examinations, 353.
Measures for the improvement of Education, 356. Train.
ing Institutions, 357. Periodical Meetings, 357. Suita-
ble Books, 357. Systematic Examination and careful
Inspection, 357.
XVI. CHRISTIAN LITERATURE...... ... ... ... ... 358
Native Literature, 358. Limited Circulation, 358. Room
for Extension, 361. The Scriptures, 361. Tracts, 363.
Periodicals, 365. Books, 365. Native Minister's Library,
365. Preparation of Books, 370. Means of Circulation,
372. Sale or Gratuitous Distribution, 372. Book Shops,
375. Book Agent, 378. Book-Hawkers, 378. Native
Booksellers, 379.
XVII. EFFORTS FOR FEMALES...... ... ... ...... 379
The Missionary's Wife, 379. Proper Choice, 379. Domestic
Affairs, 381. Study of the Language, 382. Duty to her
Husband, 382. Duty to her Children, 383. Efforts for
others, 385. Mothers' Meetings, 385. Intercourse dur-
ing Tours, 386. Female Education, 386 Day Schools,
386. Boarding Schools, 388. Zenana Schools, 388.
Bible Women, 392.
XVIII. INTERCOURSE WITH EUROPEANS...... 392
With Missionaries of the same Society, 392. Harmony,
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