Small increase. The following vicariates show either only a slight increase in the Roman Catholic population or none at all : Fair increase. Excluding those under the Archbishop of Goa, the Roman Catholics in the Madras Vicariate, where the returns are most complete, were 36,426 in 1862, and 36,048 in 1872.* The decline in the Agra Vicariate is probably owing to the reduced number of European troops. Most of the priests are army chaplains. It must be admitted that some Protestant Missions exhibit the same stationary tendency; but not over so large Total increase. The total increase in India during the decade is 99,372, of whom 17,084 are Roman Catholics under the Archbishop of Goa. The small district of Verapoly, chiefly in Cochin, claims an increase of 57,000-more than one-half-though the priests have diminished from 388 to 303. In the Almanac of 1870, the Roman Catholics of the Syrian rite in the Vicariate are estimated at 150,000-ten thousand less than in 1862; but in 1872 the number is estimated at 190,000. The great bulk of the priests are natives. The increase seems very doubtful. *The Roman Catholic inhabitants of Madras, exclusive of those under the Archbishop of Goa, were 16,499 in 1862, and 16,872 in 1872, an increase of only 2 per cent. During the same period Native Protestants in Madra increased from 3,577 to 4,471, an increase of 25 per cent. The Roman Catholic population of Madras does not seem to have been affected by changes among Europeans, for the " Annual European Communicants" were 1,277 in 1862, and 1,456 in 1872. It should, however, bo stated that, exclusive of the Bishop, there are only ten Roman Catholic priests in Madras, while there are 29 Protestant Missionaries, European and Native. Accepting the Statistics as given in the Directory, the total increase in India during the decade is 12 per cent against 61 per cent among Protestant Missions. In Ceylon the increase has been as follows:: Per Ceylon. centage. Omitting the returns of the S. P. G., the native Christians connected with Protestant Missions in Ceylon rose during the decade from 11,920 to 15,879,-an increase of 32 per cent. As a rule, Roman Catholic Missionaries are self-denying men of unblemished character; but their own statistics show that in direct results their labours have been less successful than those of Protestant Missionaries. In estimating the results of Missions, Protestant or Roman Catholic, the number of the agents must be taken into account. Protestant and Roman Catholic Christendom each sends a force equal to about the wing of a single regiment to conquer an empire of 240 millions. Adi, original. GLOSSARY. Azan, a public call to prayer. Babu, a Bengali title, like Mr. Bahut achcha, very good. Banya, shop-keeper. Bismillah, In the name of God. Dastarkwan, table-cloth. Hadis, tradition, Kasida, a poem, an ode. Madrasah, Muhammadan college' Mantra, prayer, charm. Masjid, mosque. Mlechcha, barbarian, outcaste. Mushrik, a polytheist. Pie, a small coin = d. Shloks, stanzas. Sirkar, Sarkar, Government. Sudder, Sadr, adalat, high court. Sunkh, a kind of shell used in Hindu temples. Yogees, devotees. Zemindar, land-holder. INDEX. OUTLINES of Papers are given under the subjects-not in connection with Allahabad, why selected as place of of agents, 244; on native church, Barton, Rev. J., suggested the Con- BASEL GERMAN MISSION IN SOUTH- Bhattacharjya, Rev. J. Paper on Bose, Babu M. N. Remarks on na- BRAHMO SOMAJ. Paper by Rev. religions intuition, 139; Rev. C. nation questionable, 144; progress Brodhead, Rev. Dr., Secretary, xvii. Budden, Rev. J. H. Chairman, 1; remarks on medical missions, 201; 442. Calderwood, Rev. W. Remarks on Caldwell, Dr. on Native Christians in Chairmen of Conference, 11. Chatterjee, Rev. K. C. Paper on In- Ceylon, Missions in, 523. |