India and the Hindoos, Being a Popular View of the Geography, History, Government, Manners, Customs, Literature, and Religion of That Ancient People (Classic Reprint)

Op those who take this volume in hand, a few may recognize in the author an acquaintance and friend, while to others he is a stranger, whose name even they have never before heard. To this latter and more numerous class, a few introductory statements may not be inappropriate. In the Fall of 1836 I sailed from Boston, a missionary to the natives of Southern I ndia. My shipmates were the Rev. Messrs. Cherry, Cope, Crane, Muzzy, Tracy, Dr. Steele, and our wives. Two of these, Dr. Steele and Mrs. Muzzy, lie buried on the continent, and Mrs. Cherry at Jaflfna, Ceylon. Our destination was the ancient and far-famed city of Madura, where and in the neighboring villages Christian operations had been successfully commenced, under the direction of the Rev. Messrs. Todd, Eckard, Hall, Lawrence, Poor, and Dwight, the first and last three of whom were in the field when we arrived. After residing for about six years in that city, I removed toM adras, and was associated with Rev. Messrs. Winslow and Hutchings, and Mr. Hunt. Here I labored in preaching, superintending schools, and writing for the press, until the state of my health required a return to my native land, from which I had been absent ten years. During my residence in Pronounced Madjura.
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