The Encyclopedia of Missions. Descriptive, Historical, Biographical, Statistical
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At the end of five months he was sent to Madras to found a new mission, being the first to labor there under the CMS. During the five years of his residence in Madras he was con- stantly employed preaching the Gospel in public meetings, conversing with individuals, holding discussions with Brahmans or other learned men, studying the Tamil and Telugu, and making fre- quent tours to various cities and temples. It was then decided by the committee that Mr. Rhenius should establish a mission in Tin...nevelli district, and in June, 1820, he removed to Palamcotta, the chief city of the district. Mr. Hough, the Eng- lish chaplain, having left Palamcotta in 1821, Mr. Rhenius held an English service on the Sabbath for English residents until the arrival of another S35 THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MISSIONS Relii^^lons Tract Rlbeirao Preto •chaplain. In 1822 a seminary was established for the education of youth, "which has furnished catechists and schoolmasters for the mission. A ■distinguishing feature of this mission, largely due to Mr.
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