Nevertheless, Christianity makes scarcely any advance.

{173} I inquired of each of the missionaries how many Hindoos or Mahomedans they had baptized in the course of their labours: generally they said, "None;" very seldom, "One." The above mentioned families result from the year 1831, when nearly the whole of India was ravaged by cholera, nervous fever, or famine; the people died, and many children remained orphans, wandering about without a home.

The missionaries took these, and brought them up in the Christian religion.

They were instructed in all kinds of trades, were housed, married, and their whole maintenance provided for.

The descendants of these families are continually educated by the missionaries, and strictly watched: as to new converts, however, there are unfortunately none.
I was present at several examinations: the boys and girls seemed to have been taught well to read, write, reckon, and were well acquainted with religion and geography.