Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-05-30

Ioi tne INNER I0ftreSS, Wnef0 ne hdQ en- efe0
II consisted of a scose of war elephants
caparisoned Ia troop mounted on,camels
and a small park Of artillery. Men AM
beasts looked dirty and shabby, and all III,
pomp seemed poverty-striick. The dens o
the wild beasts. originally elegant, anc
each having fine tank of brick and NOR
tarps where the animals might 5athe a
pleasure, were dilapidated, and the hand
some uiron balustrade nearly mouldred a.
way! Esg8Gsa gsal1 tJth}'N- 70
: We passed on to the huge pagodas, ex
tensive gardens, and paved yards. devoted
10 the national superstition. Here, too
idolaary has made one OF its "high places :
But, though all is grand and large, quiet.
ude and decay. seem to- be nearly inpos.
session. A few fat, supercilious Brahmins
stalked along the deserted walks : but, ex-
cept at certain seasons, worshippers are
few. The traces of recent repair are few
and partial. Other shrines inthe city, are
more readily reached, and thither the
crowds repair s2tCa ..'- :..'. .t
: The city itself seems fourishing. 1t is
regularly huilh and is said to contain a
greater proportiomof good houses than any
oiher native city in Southern India .,
y, The first FisIt Of "a Christian teacher to
this Important city and province was tina,
of.Pressier, from 'Tanquebar, in 1923 but
be was not allowed 10 preach. except at his
own residence, and remained but d shor,
time The next effort was made by We'd
snbrock, in 1853. He accompanied an
embassy ofthe government of Tanquebar
10 the rajah, and staid but IL days. His
diary, preserved in The mission library,
states. that he hadsome little opportunity of
declaring the system of salvation before
the assembled court, in reply to questions
from the rajah.o=, f., 49,. r-.ar -. 1'ro
The 6rst regular missionary efforts were
made by Schwartz and Klein, who began
in H62 their. labo;s at Tric hinopoIy, ma
king occasional visits to- Tanjore.> No
mission was established till ten years af-
terward, when Schwartz removed hither
The blessings which attended his efforts,
may be seen in his memoir. O1hat his
Spi, il had descended onall his successorsl
n q
sion of Christianity under Schwarts, many
ofw hom, no doubt. were truly piors But
be allowed chem to retain caste and the
sad consequences of his so doing are teit to
this dy.: Castesis notseven! yet wholly
done away an.ong the Christians, and its
injurious effects are many -aa slF-E issi
10 the province, mostly collected insvil-
lagos, there are now about four,thousand
Protestant Christians. Of course. among
such population. amissionaryenjovs ma
nv of the advantages of pastor In our
own country Hsecures. too, to those who
may choose to abandon idolatry, the means
of subsistence. The children are brough,
up in the knowledge Of the true God and
various other benefits accrue. Still, il il
doub.tul,whether the evilsdo not oVSrbal
ance the advantages. The baptizing o.
such as embrace Christianity, without be.
coming pious. and of receiving to the
Lords supper all such assexhlbn due
measure of outwa I'd rectitude, and possess
la certain kno Wledgeof the standards of th'
church, confounds the church and th'
world in the sight-of the heathen keep
down the standard of piety; brings fortl
unconVertedassistants; and makes churcl
business no!tertof civil police Out
1.-THE seven. hundred and thirtv-four commu
nicants belonging to the Tanjore mission
la very small part are deemed pious; no
can many, even of theRatiyeassistants. la,
claim to- this character. - H." -
! This nodelof conducting missions ha
nowkbeen long tried, and Is practrsed b
nearIytallthe missionaries In India, eS
cept those of the Baptist persuasion, an
those from America. 1t deserves the 81
riousconsideration of the friends at hom'
I The present missionaries at 'fahjore al
| Mr.. rKohlhoff, Lutheran; and. Messr
Cakhorpe and Brotherton, Episcopal. A
Eare in connection with the Christia
knowledge Society. The two latter. al
.young, and have but Just arrived Tn
J. mission, as a whole. wears an encouragin
i aspect. Three Of the native preacher
!, have received ordination two of whom al
evidently converted men. One of thes'
i Visasarnarden, mentioned in MI Hough
reply 10 Able Dubois,) IS still active an
! faithful, though nearly sixty. His labor
, have been particularly blessed -, ~,
The schools, to which Government COZ
tributes an hundred pagodas (more tina
S30o) per.month, are in active operation
I 'ThisaS allowance, with the avails =
Schwaz's bequesls, nearly support. Il
! whole mission, with the exception OF u
! salaries Of Messrs. Brothenon and "a
thorpe. The whole number of catechis
e land school-maslersis thirty-eigbt. The
come monlhlytothe mission-house. whe
'lI their reports are received, and where thu
: are catechized, and Otherwise instructe
I; The whole Number Of scholars IS about
e thousand. Of whom sixty are boarded IN
= mission compound. The houses for I
8 u naissinIi1 rice II .. e hnnls &c are exc