Propagation of the Gospel in the East, being an account of the success of the Danish missionaries sent to the East-Indies, for the conversion of the heathen in Malabar, extracted from the accounts of the said missionaries formerly publish'd and brought down to the beginning of the year MDCCXIII, 3rd edn.
Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg [1683-1719]
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Title:
Propagation of the Gospel in the East, being an account of the success of the Danish missionaries sent to the East-Indies, for the conversion of the heathen in Malabar, extracted from the accounts of the said missionaries formerly publish'd and brought down to the beginning of the year MDCCXIII, 3rd edn.
Author:
Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg [1683-1719]
Publication Year:
1718
Location:
London
Publisher:
Joseph Downing
Pages:
231
Subjects:
Christian Mission, India
Copyright Holder:
Public domain
Contents
A Preliminary Discourse Concerning the Character of a Missionary
Containing an Account of the Voyage from Denamrk to the Cape of Good-Hope
The Missionaries set out from the Cape of Good-Hope in Africa, and safely arrive at Tranquebar in the East-lndies, on the Coast of Cormandel
Of the gross and blind Idolatry of the Malabarians. An Account of their several Idols. Their Notion of the Sun, and of other Celestial Bodies
The Difficulty of the Malabarian Language,. The Readiness of the Malabarians in Arguing. The Missionaries in Danger, on Account of the Roman-Catholicks
The vicious Life of the Christians a principal Impediment to the Conversion of the Heathens. Some other Obslacles related. The Missionaries set ttp a Charity-School for Educating Malabarian Children, &c.
A particular Providence attends the Missionaries in Converting a Malabanan Gentleman. His Nlotions about the Malabarian Gods, and Questions concerning the Christian Religion. Evident Traces of God' s Providence attending their Ministry. How they are introduced into the Acquaintance of the King
Containing a sbort Rehearval of the Account given in the preceeding Letters, Writ to a Friend without Berlin
The Sufferings of the Malabarians, after their Conversion to Christianity. A Charity School set up by the Missionaries. The way of Printing in that Country. An humble Request for being supported with seasonable Remittances of Money to carry on the Design
The Missionaries continue to learn the Malabarian Language, and to catechize therein. They build a Church, and preach both in the Malabarian and Portuguese Language. The Conversion of some Malabarians to the Christian Religion. Of some Necessaries they stand in need of, for carrying on the Work of God among the Heathens
Some Prefents of Malabarick Books sent over by the Missionaries. An Idol of Gold is transmitted to the King of Denmark, for a Present. They intreat the European Christians to assist them with supplies of money, Bopks, and other Necessaries
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