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The Calcutta Christian Observer
1832-1847


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The Calcutta Christian Observer was published in India by the Baptist Mission Press between 1832 and 1864 and contains a unique contemporary record of Missionary work in that period. My thanks to Bristoil Baptist College for providing access to this very rare journal.

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  • No. 1 (June 1832)View in PDF format pdf

    • Essays
      1. General Introductory Remarks
      2. A Sketch of the Origin, Rise, and Progress of the Hindoo College
      3. On the Nature and Prospects of a Christian Education
    • Review
    • Missionary and Religious Intelligence
      • Asia
      • Ceylon
      • Persia
      • Europe

  • No. 2 (July 1832)View in PDF format pdf

    • Essays
      1. An Investigation of the comparative Effects of Christianity and Polytheism upon Human Happiness, with regard to temporal concerns alone
      2. The Hindoo Ascetic at Kidderpore
      3. A Sketch of the Origin, Rise, and Progress of the Hindoo College (continued)
      4. Query on tbe Marriage of discarded idolaters
    • Review
    • Poetry
    • Missionary and Religious Intelligence
      • Asia
        1. Calcutta Christian Tract and Book Society
        2. Baptism at Rammnkal Choke
        3. Bengal Auxiliary Missionary Society
        4. Opening of the Wesleyan Native Chapel in Cornwallis Square
        5. Wesleyan Missionary Society, Madras Presidency
      • Europe
        1. Bibles for France,
    • Literary &c. Intelligence
      • Asia
        1. Calcutta High School
        2. Takee Academy
        3. Literary Distinctions
        4. Press in India
        5. New Church at Byculla
      • Europe: Presbytery of Edinburgh
      • Jamaica: Rebellion of Slaves
    • Domestic Occurences
      1. Marriages, Births, and Deaths
      2. Arrivals and Departures
      3. Meteorological Register

  • No. 3 (Aug. 1832)

  • No. 4 (Sept. 1932)

  • No. 5 (Oct. 1932)View in PDF format pdf

    • Essays
      1. General Characteristics of the Native Newspapers
      2. Journals of the Rev. Joseph Wolff, Missionary to the Jews, containing his Travels from Meshed to Sarakhs and Mowr, in the kingdom of Khiva; and from thence to Bokhara, Balkh, But-Damian, Cabool, Peshawr, Lahore, Loodianab, and Simlab, for the purpose of discovering the Lost Tribes of lsrael, (continued)
      3. Correspondence with H. H. Wilson, Esq. and Answer to the popular Charges against the Missionaries
      4. Description of the Temple, Image, and Festival of Jugurnath, at Pooree in Orissa
    • Missionary and Religious Intelligence: Calcutta
      1. Baptism at the Old Church
      2. Baptism of a Native
      3. General Assembly"s Institution
      4. Takee English Seminary
      5. Meerat, Religious Book Society
      6. Free School
      7. Bombay
    • Domestic Occurences
      1. Marriages, Births, and Deaths
      2. Arrivals
      3. Departures
      4. Meteorological Register

  • No. 6 (Nov. 1832)View in PDF format pdf

    • Essays
      1. The Tears of Jesus at the Grave of Lazarus—A Semon preached at Union Chapel, Calcutta, on the lamented Death of W.L. Cleland, Esq. Barrister
      2. Journals of the Rev. Joseph Wolff, Missionary to the Jews, containing his Travels from Meshed to Sarakhs and Mowr, in the kingdom of Khiva; and from thence to Bokharah, Balkh, But-Bamian, Cabool, Peshawr, Lahore, Loodianah, and Simlah, for the purpose of discoveriog the Lost Tribes of Israel (continued)
      3. Biblical Criticism, No. I
    • Review
    • Poetry
    • Missionary and Religious Intelligence
      1. Calcutta—Examination of the Native Christian Boarding School under the Patronage of the Baptist Missionaries
      2. Baptism of Baboo Kristnomohun Banerjee
      3. Seventh Report of the Calcutta BetheI Society
      4. Cuttack—Baptism of two Natives
      5. Europe—Church Missionary Society
      6. London Missionary Society
    • Domestic Occurences
      1. Marriages, Births, and Deaths
      2. Arrivals and Departures
      3. Meteorological Register

  • No. 7 (Dec. 1832)

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    No. 8 (Jan. 1833) View in PDF format pdf

  • No. 9 (Feb. 1833) View in PDF format pdf

  • No. 10 (March 1833)View in PDF format pdf

    • Essays
      1. A few general Thoughts on the Nature of Missionaryt Labour in India
      2. Some Particulars relative to the Institution of the Brumba Shubba
      3. On the Duty of preaching the Gospel among the Villages
      4. A Hint respecting Propriety of emplying Christian Servants
      5. On the Connection between the Vedas and the Vedant
      6. On the Condescension and Love of Christ
      7. The Penny Magazine on Education
      8. The Reformer on the Polygamy of the Collin Brahmins
      9. The Bishop of Calcutta's Ordination Sermon
    • Review
    • Poetry
    • Missionary and Religious Intelligence
      • Calcutta—The Calcutta District Charitable Association
      • Calcutta Church Missionary Assocation
      • Examination of the Nirzapore School
      • Ceylon—Examination of the Students at Cotta
      • Singapore—Death of Rev. W. Burn
      • Siam and China—Journal of a Residence in Siam, and of the Voyage along the Coast of China to Mantchou Tartry, by the Rev. Charles Gutzlaff (continued)
      • Europe—Religious Statistics of Great Britain
      • Ecclesiastical Establishment in Spain
      • United States—American Episcopal Church
      • Religious Demoninations on the United States of America
    • Domestic Occurences
      1. Marriages, Births, and Deaths
      2. Arrivals and Departures
      3. Meteorological Register

  • No. 11 (April 1833)

  • No. 12 (May 1833)

  • No. 13 (June 1833)

  • No. 14 (July 1833)View in PDF format pdf

  • No. 15 (Aug. 1833) View in PDF format pdf

  • No. 16 (Sept. 1833) View in PDF format pdf

    • Essays
    • Review
    • Poetry
    • Missionary and Religious Intelligence
    • Domestic Occurences
      1. Marriages, Births, and Deaths
      2. Arrivals and Departures
      3. Meteorological Register

  • No. 17 (Oct. 1833) View in PDF format pdf

    • Essays
    • Review
    • Poetry
    • Missionary and Religious Intelligence
    • Domestic Occurences
      1. Marriages, Births, and Deaths
      2. Arrivals and Departures
      3. Meteorological Register

  • No. 18 (Nov. 1833) View in PDF format pdf

  • No. 19 (Dec. 1833) View in PDF format pdf

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