{"pages":{"80":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00104-5a7384bf32b29a4c73bc.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"80","box":{"x":109,"y":146,"width":38,"height":18}},{"text":"HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA","box":{"x":325,"y":148,"width":470,"height":20}},{"text":"66. KERR ON THE SYRIAN CHRISTIANS OF","box":{"x":220,"y":228,"width":680,"height":22}},{"text":"MALABAR (1806 A.D.)","box":{"x":396,"y":255,"width":330,"height":31}},{"text":"Dr. Kerr, senior chaplain of the Madras Presidency, was sent by","box":{"x":189,"y":310,"width":773,"height":28}},{"text":"the authorities of the Presidency to investigate the conditions of Chris-","box":{"x":155,"y":333,"width":803,"height":27}},{"text":"tians in Malabar and Travancore. His visit took place before that of","box":{"x":158,"y":360,"width":803,"height":24}},{"text":"Buchanan. His report is another important source of information","box":{"x":154,"y":383,"width":806,"height":27}},{"text":"about Christianity in Kerala at that time. Cited in C. Buchanan,","box":{"x":157,"y":407,"width":802,"height":31}},{"text":"Christian Researches in Asia, pp. 148-151.","box":{"x":154,"y":436,"width":477,"height":25}},{"text":"In the creeds and doctrines of the Christians of Malabar, internal","box":{"x":150,"y":485,"width":855,"height":32}},{"text":"evidence exists of their being a primitive church; for the supremacy","box":{"x":106,"y":512,"width":901,"height":35}},{"text":"of the Pope is denied, and the doctrine of transubstantiation never","box":{"x":105,"y":540,"width":900,"height":31}},{"text":"has been held by them. They also regarded, and still regard, the","box":{"x":102,"y":568,"width":903,"height":35}},{"text":"worship of images as idolatrous, and the doctrine of purgatory","box":{"x":99,"y":596,"width":907,"height":36}},{"text":"to be fabulous. Moreover they never admitted as sacraments,","box":{"x":104,"y":623,"width":901,"height":35}},{"text":"extreme unction, marriage, or confirmation. All which facts may","box":{"x":101,"y":652,"width":905,"height":35}},{"text":"be substantiated on reference to the Acts of the Synod assembled","box":{"x":101,"y":678,"width":903,"height":34}},{"text":"by Don Alexis de Menezes, Archbishop of Goa at Udiyamper, in","box":{"x":97,"y":706,"width":904,"height":38}},{"text":"the year 1599.","box":{"x":102,"y":736,"width":188,"height":27}},{"text":"The Christians on the Malabar Coast are divided into three","box":{"x":147,"y":789,"width":855,"height":31}},{"text":"1. The St. Thome or Jacobite Christians. 2. The Syrian","box":{"x":207,"y":819,"width":794,"height":32}},{"text":"Roman-Catholics. 3. The Latin Church.","box":{"x":98,"y":844,"width":570,"height":28}},{"text":"sects.","box":{"x":101,"y":822,"width":70,"height":20}},{"text":"1. The St. Thome Christians still retain their ancient creed and","box":{"x":146,"y":901,"width":854,"height":29}},{"text":"usages, and consider themselves as the descendants of the flock","box":{"x":98,"y":928,"width":900,"height":31}},{"text":"established by St. Thomas, who is generally esteemed the Apostle","box":{"x":98,"y":956,"width":901,"height":35}},{"text":"of the East. Their ancestors emigrated from Syria; and Syro-","box":{"x":98,"y":984,"width":900,"height":35}},{"text":"Chaldaic is the language in which their church-service is still per-","box":{"x":94,"y":1010,"width":905,"height":39}},{"text":"formed. They admit no images within their churches, but a figure","box":{"x":97,"y":1039,"width":903,"height":36}},{"text":"of the Virgin Mary, with the child Jesus in her arms; which is","box":{"x":94,"y":1066,"width":904,"height":34}},{"text":"considered merely as an ornament, and not a subject of idolatrous","box":{"x":91,"y":1094,"width":904,"height":35}},{"text":"worship.","box":{"x":88,"y":1124,"width":125,"height":29}},{"text":"It has been believed that these Christians held the tenets of the","box":{"x":139,"y":1167,"width":857,"height":31}},{"text":"Nestorian heresy, and that they were obliged to leave their own","box":{"x":87,"y":1194,"width":911,"height":34}},{"text":"country in consequence of persecution. However, it appears that","box":{"x":89,"y":1222,"width":905,"height":36}},{"text":"the creed they now hold denies that heresy, and seems to coincide","box":{"x":92,"y":1252,"width":903,"height":35}},{"text":"in several points with the creed of Athanasius, but without its","box":{"x":94,"y":1278,"width":901,"height":36}},{"text":"damnatory clauses. The service in their Church is performed very","box":{"x":87,"y":1307,"width":910,"height":36}},{"text":"nearly after the manner of the Church of England; and when the","box":{"x":92,"y":1336,"width":903,"height":34}},{"text":"Metropolitan was told that it was hoped that one day an union","box":{"x":88,"y":1365,"width":907,"height":34}},{"text":"might take place between the two churches, he seemed pleased at","box":{"x":89,"y":1393,"width":904,"height":36}},{"text":"the suggestion. In some of their churches, divine service is per-","box":{"x":91,"y":1420,"width":903,"height":39}},{"text":"formed in the Syrian and Latin ritual alternatively, by the priests","box":{"x":91,"y":1448,"width":903,"height":38}},{"text":"of the Christians of St. Thomas, who have adhered to their ancient","box":{"x":91,"y":1477,"width":903,"height":31}},{"text":"rites, and those who have been united to the Church of Rome.","box":{"x":91,"y":1505,"width":904,"height":31}}]},"81":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00105-de15a6ec8cc393a4dde3.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"SOURCE MATERIALS","box":{"x":441,"y":153,"width":246,"height":18}},{"text":"81","box":{"x":984,"y":147,"width":39,"height":21}},{"text":"When the latter have celebrated mass, they carry away the images","box":{"x":112,"y":200,"width":900,"height":32}},{"text":"from the Church before the others enter. The character of these","box":{"x":118,"y":229,"width":896,"height":27}},{"text":"people is marked by a striking superiority over the heathens in","box":{"x":118,"y":257,"width":897,"height":34}},{"text":"every moral excellence; and they are remarkable for their veracity","box":{"x":115,"y":286,"width":898,"height":31}},{"text":"and plain dealing. They are extremely attentive to their religious","box":{"x":116,"y":310,"width":897,"height":35}},{"text":"duties, and abide by the decision of their priests and metropolitan","box":{"x":118,"y":340,"width":897,"height":32}},{"text":"in all cases, whether in spiritual or temporal affairs. They are","box":{"x":120,"y":366,"width":894,"height":34}},{"text":"respected very highly by the Nairs; and the Rajahs of Travancore","box":{"x":122,"y":394,"width":893,"height":34}},{"text":"and Cochin admit them to rank next to the Nairs. Their number","box":{"x":122,"y":422,"width":893,"height":29}},{"text":"it is generally supposed, may be estimated at seventy or eighty","box":{"x":119,"y":451,"width":898,"height":35}},{"text":"thousand. The direct protection of the British Government has","box":{"x":115,"y":471,"width":905,"height":41}},{"text":"been already extended to them; but as they do not reside within","box":{"x":116,"y":507,"width":901,"height":29}},{"text":"the British territories, I am doubtful how far it may be of use to","box":{"x":119,"y":531,"width":897,"height":34}},{"text":"them. To unite them to the Church of England would in my opinion,","box":{"x":120,"y":560,"width":897,"height":35}},{"text":"be a most noble work; and it is most devoutly to be wished that","box":{"x":120,"y":589,"width":900,"height":34}},{"text":"those who have been driven into the Roman pale, might be recalled","box":{"x":122,"y":617,"width":900,"height":34}},{"text":"to their ancient Church; a measure which it would not be difficult","box":{"x":120,"y":645,"width":898,"height":28}},{"text":"to accomplish, as the country governments would be likely to second","box":{"x":122,"y":673,"width":898,"height":34}},{"text":"ny efforts to that purpose. Their occupations are various as those","box":{"x":141,"y":700,"width":878,"height":35}},{"text":"of other Christians; but they are chiefly cultivators and artizans:","box":{"x":122,"y":729,"width":896,"height":31}},{"text":"and some of them possess a comfortable, if not a splendid indepen-","box":{"x":120,"y":754,"width":898,"height":35}},{"text":"dence. Their clergy marry in the same manner as Protestants.","box":{"x":119,"y":785,"width":900,"height":32}},{"text":"Their residence is entirely inland.","box":{"x":118,"y":813,"width":446,"height":34}},{"text":"any","box":{"x":118,"y":714,"width":55,"height":20}},{"text":"2. The Syrian Roman-Catholics are those who were con-","box":{"x":168,"y":872,"width":851,"height":32}},{"text":"strained, after a long struggle, to join the Latin Church, and who","box":{"x":119,"y":900,"width":901,"height":38}},{"text":"still continue in her pale, though distinguished from her in this, that","box":{"x":120,"y":928,"width":901,"height":34}},{"text":"they are allowed, by a dispensation from the Pope, to perform all","box":{"x":122,"y":955,"width":900,"height":36}},{"text":"the services of the Church of Rome in the Syro-Chaldaic language.","box":{"x":123,"y":983,"width":897,"height":35}},{"text":"They live under the authority of the Metropolitan of Cranga-","box":{"x":167,"y":1028,"width":854,"height":35}},{"text":"ore, and the Bishop of Verapoli. The Roman-Catholic Syrians,","box":{"x":143,"y":1056,"width":879,"height":36}},{"text":"it is thought, are much more numerous than the members of the","box":{"x":122,"y":1087,"width":900,"height":32}},{"text":"original church. Their clergy, found hundred in number, are","box":{"x":122,"y":1113,"width":900,"height":36}},{"text":"spread through the ancient churches; and, by retaining their","box":{"x":119,"y":1139,"width":903,"height":36}},{"text":"language and acting under the direction of the Church of Rome,","box":{"x":120,"y":1168,"width":900,"height":36}},{"text":"they leave no means unessayed to draw over their primitive brethren","box":{"x":120,"y":1196,"width":903,"height":35}},{"text":"to Latin communion. There are said to be eighty-six parishes of","box":{"x":122,"y":1223,"width":903,"height":36}},{"text":"Roman-Catholic Syrians subject to the dioceses of Cranganore and","box":{"x":120,"y":1251,"width":903,"height":35}},{"text":"Verapoli. The congregations are reported at ninety thousand.","box":{"x":115,"y":1282,"width":908,"height":36}},{"text":"The Hindoos have more respect for the the Christians of the original","box":{"x":118,"y":1306,"width":905,"height":36}},{"text":"church, than for the converts of the Latin communion.","box":{"x":119,"y":1337,"width":753,"height":34}},{"text":"3. The Latin Roman Catholics are subject to the Primate of","box":{"x":168,"y":1395,"width":862,"height":34}},{"text":"Goa, under whom is an archbishop and two bishops.","box":{"x":116,"y":1427,"width":728,"height":35}},{"text":"H.C.I.-6","box":{"x":220,"y":1561,"width":106,"height":24}}]}}}