Chapter 26

_Native Christians._

Syrian Christians. The Descendants of Xavier's Converts. The Shanars in Travancore and Tinnevelly. _The Hills of Central and Eastern India._ The Kols and Santhals. _Bengal._ Krishnaghur and Backergunje. _The Presidency Cities._ The Social and Educational Standing of the Converts. _Northern India._ The Drummers in Native Regiments. The Waifs of Society. Pride in the Christian Name. Orphans and their Descendants. Converts of our Missions. Baptism sought from Wrong Motives. 307