Rev-F. Bower writes from Trichur Nov. 28, 1894 " The YMCA and YWCA are two associations for which I thank God. They are doing a quiet but good work for Christ, though one would like to see a little more zeal in some of the members".
Rev. A.E. Dvid (Native), Trichur, on Dec. 10, 1895 writes.
"The Sunday School work has been carried on regularly at 2 p.m.; the attendance has been very good. Some of the members of the YMCA have been working very earnestly for the salvation of theses little ones, and God has blessed us in this work Mr. Koshi, the Headmaster of the Govt. High School, very kindly gave me last year Rs. 8 to give a treat to the Sunday School children on New Year’s Day.
The meetings of the YMCA have been conducted very regularly this year, though they did not go to the distant places to preach, some of them helped me in conducting prayer meetings and Sunday-School classes; others visited the Hindu and the Roman Catholic houses on Sundays.
The second week of November was observed as a week of prayer by the YMCA in Unison with the other associations in the world, and the members were addressed by the Rev JH Bishop, Archdeacon Koshi, and myself during the week.
Our YWCA has its meetings every Wednesday, and some of its members helped the Bible-women when they went out to distant places on preaching tours.
The Total Abstinence Society is a standing rebuke and a protest to increasing intemperance in the town".
Rev. T. Koshi, Kunnamkulam writes on Dec. 11, 1895.
"As there are places very near where they could easily receive help, they go to those places at once and embrace Christianity in the German Mission. The YMCA was reorganized recently. Some of the reformed Syrian Christians also have become its members, and we have meetings every fortnight in the parish school room. YWCA meetings are held every week as usual, in various houses. A Juvenile Association has also just been started and is working satisfactorily. The want of a suitable hall for these different associations is greatly felt. May God enable us to find means to erect one soon".
Rev. J.H. Bishop, Trichur, dated 3rd Dec. 1986 writes.
"A special mission was held in September, both in Trichur and Kunnamkulam. Our missioner was the Rev. Isaac F. Row, Indian Secretary of the A.I.E. Society. Through his instrumentality, there had been in 1885 and again in 1886 a remarkable religious awakening in 1886 a remarkable religious awakening both in Trichur and in Kunnamkulam. On this occasion services were held at 7.30 a.m., 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. so as to suit all classes of the community."
"The new Maharajah of Cochin paid a quasi state visit to the High School on Nov 5th and saw it in working order, and was much pleased with the experimental science lesson and the remarkable quickness exhibited by one of the teachers and his pupils in proposing and solving complicated questions in mental arithmetic. He himself examined some of the classes in English and Sanskrit".
"There were a few more adult baptisms. The Rev. A.E. David baptized fifteen adult converts (thirteen in connection with the Zenana Mission). I baptized a poor old woman in Patticad (Tiger Jungle") who had learnt everything but could retain nothing; so a bright little girl, Rahel, now in our boarding school' though herself unable to read, and a recent covert, prompted her grandmother, and so the formidable difficulty of the previous examination was got over".
Rev. Bower, Kunnamkulam writes on Dec. 10th, 1897:
"The YMCA and the YWCA are associations for which I am thankful. The members are striving to do what they can for the benefit of besighted heathen around. They also work amongst the Syrian Christians in Kunnamkulam on Sunday afternoons".
Rev. T.I. Mc Donald on Nov. 24, 1898 writes "
It has been my privilege to work in my spare time among the members and associates of our YMCA. Sunday by Sunday some of these fellows have gone out with me to the neighboring villages to give gospel talks to the Hindu children. They also conduct a Sunday morning reading -class for the members of our congregation who cannot read".
Rev. F. Bower, Kunnamkulam on Dec 9, 1898 writes.
"The parish hall, which was in course of erection when I last wrote, was finished and opened for use in September last. We find it very useful for meetings of various kinds, and we sometime wonder how we managed to get on so long without a place. The Temperence, the YMC, and YWC Associations all hold their weekly and monthly meetings there".
Rev. J.H. Bishop, Trichur, on Jan 4, 1899 writes:
"The YMCA has been resuscitated, and I hope may become a real blessing to the congregation. Mr. Mac Donald has greatly helped us in this work amongst the young".
His Grace. Dr. Mar Aprem
Metropolitan, Chaldean Syrian Church of the East
