Book Description

Title:

Christianity in India. An Historical Narrative

Author:

Sir John William Kaye [1814-1876]

Publication Year:

1959

Location:

London

Publisher:

Smith, Elder and Co.

Pages:

522

Subjects:

Christian Mission, India

Copyright Holder:

Public domain

Contents

• Preface

1. The Ante-Protestant Era—Legend of St. Thomas—Pantænus—Frumentius—The Syrian Churches—Francis Xavier—Inroads of the Papacy—Menezes—The Jesuit Missions
2. Establishment of the East India Company—Immorality of the first
   English Settlers—Strife at the Presidencies—The first Church
   Services—Exhortations of the Directors—The first Protestant Church
3. The first Protestant Mission—Ziegenbalg and Plutscho—Missionary
   Efforts at Tranquebar—Encouragement of the Company's Chaplains
   —Schwartz and Kiernander
4. Progress of Christianity in Bengal—Kiernander—His labours in Calcutta—State of society there—Hastings and Francis—Drinking, gaming, and duelling—Female society—Nautches—The Press
5. Progress of Morality and Religion—The administration of Lord Cornwallis—Charles Grant and John Shore—The Maida Mission—The Clapham Sect—The War of Pamphlets
6. Dawn of the Nineteenth Century—The Protestant Church in Bengal—Brown—Buchanan—Henry Martyn—Corrie—Thomason
7. The Serampore Mission-First missionary efforts of the Baptists—William Carey—The Mission to Bengal—Marshman and Ward—Establishment at Serampore—Hostility of the Government— Eventual Success
8. The Emancipation Act of 1813—The Episcopal and Missionary Clauses—The Committees and the Debates—The First Indian Bishop—His Character and Career—The First Visitation Tour— State of the Churches—Death of Bishop Middleton
9. The Episcopate of Reginald Heber—The Bishopric in Commission—Heber's early History-His Nomination to the See of Calcutta—State of Christianity on his arrival—His Tour in the Upper Provinces—Visitation in the South—State of the Southern Missions— Death of the Bishop—His Character
10. Government Connexion with Idolatry—Juggenauth—The British Government and the Religious Endowments of the People—The Pilgrim-tax—Gradual extension of State-Patronage—Results of our interference
11. Ignorance of the People of England—Their dawning apprehensions—Mr. Charles Grant—The extension of the ecclesiastical establishment—Bishop Wilson—The despatch of 1833—Misgivings of the Court—Subsequent orders
12. Severance of Government Connexion with Idolatry—Employment of Native agency—Administration of temple-funds—Landed endowments—Money-payments—Missionary efforts—Bishop Wilson—Connexion of Government Servants with Missionary schemes—The Hindoo law of inheritance—Education
    

• Conclusion. Retrospect—Recapitulation—Success the result of caution—The question as affected by the Rebellion of 1857—0ur future policy—Proposed demonstrations—Duty of the Government—Duty of individuals—Conclusion


• Appendices

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