Christian missions in the Telugu country - Uecf.net

148 MISSIONS IN THE TELUGU COUNTRY
ho^\ e\'er, meet the ful] demand of the mission districts
for teachers.
As has been indicated, not many of the Christian boys
possess the abihty or have enjoyed sufficient early
advantages to pass the matriculation. To those who
do so, more than one course is open. Like all the others
these also are expected, in return for their education,
to serve the Mission, and after further training some
higher posts in the Mission are open to them. The
S.P.G. Theological College at Vepery takes a certain
number, and, after a thorough theological training there,
they may be ordained. There are also masterships
in the Nandyal high school for matriculates. Again,
a medical course is open to them. The medical
posts in the Telugu Mission have hitherto been
filled from outside, but the Mission would gladly wel-
come some of its own pupils, if they were qualified
to fill them.
The Training College has been fortunate indeed to
pass through twenty-seven years without many changes
of management. Mr. Britten, its founder and first principal,
was enabled to govern it for eighteen j^ears. When
in 1904 he left it to take the pastoral charge of a district,
the post of principal fell to Mr. Inman. He had to
retain at the same time the charge of the Nandyal
mission district, and to discharge the duties of secretary
to the Central Committee of the Telugu Mission. Never-
theless he successfully carried on the college ;
but it was
a great relief when, in 1907, the Rev. A. F. R. Bird
arrived from England and took charge. Of the latter it
must suffice here to say that, from his long previous