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c:Char
lesWal
kerPosnet
t

I
NTRODUCTI
ON

Char
lesWal
kerPosnet
twasbor
ninShef
fi
eldon7th Dec1870t
o apr
omi
nent
Met
hodi
stf
ami
l
y.Hewaseducat
edatWoodhouseGr
oveSchoolatKi
ngswood
Schoolbot
hofwhi
chwer
eschool
sfort
hesonsofMet
hodi
stMi
nist
ers.Het
hen
wentoutont
oRi
chmondCol
l
egesur
reyt
otr
ainf
ort
hemi
nist
ry.Heal
sounder
took
Medi
calt
rai
ningatt
heLondonHospi
tali
nor
dert
oful
l
ypr
epar
ehi
msel
fforaLi
feof
Mi
ssi
onar
ySer
vice.I
n1895hewasappoi
ntedt
oser
veasaMi
ssi
onar
yinHy
der
abad
Deccant
hananI
ndependentSt
ateundert
heNi
zam ofHy
der
abad.

I
. BACKGROUNDOFMEDAKREGI
ONBEFOREPOSNETT

TheWesl
eyanMet
hodi
stMi
ssi
onar
iesf
rom Engl
andbeganwor
kingsi
nce1879i
n
t
heDi
str
ict
sofHy
der
abad,Medak,Ni
zamabad,Kar
imnagarandNal
gonda.Asa
r
esul
toft
hei
rmi
ssi
onwor
kChur
cheswer
eest
abl
i
shedal
ongwi
thSchool
sand
Hospi
tal
s.Af
tert
hef
ormat
ionofChur
chofSout
hIndi
ainy
ear1947,
Kar
imnagarand
Nal
gondaar
easf
rom Medakwer
eannexedt
otheDor
nakalDi
ocese.Ther
ewasa
smal
lvi
l
lage,byname‘
Gul
shanabad’
,about85ki
l
omet
resf
rom Hy
der
abadi
nthe
er
stwhi
l
e‘Ni
zam’
sDomi
nion’i
ntheTel
anganar
egi
onoft
odaý
sAndhr
aPr
adesh.
Accor
dingt
oonet
radi
ti
on,
itwasav
il
lagewher
efl
ower
swer
egr
ownont
hebanksof
t
her
ivul
etPasuper
ufort
her
uler
soft
hatt
ime.I
twasper
hapsat
ypi
calMusl
i
m
v
il
lagewi
thaf
ewpeopl
efr
om ot
hercommuni
ti
es.Theol
dmosqueont
opoft
hehi
l
l,
andt
heexi
stenceofnoot
hermaj
ort
empl
eint
hev
il
lage,i
sani
ndi
cat
iont
othi
s
t
radi
ti
on.Thename‘
Gul
shanabad’
means‘
apl
aceoff
lower
s’.

Char
lesWal
kerPosnet
tComi
ngt
oGul
shanabadandwor
kwi
thot
hermi
ssi
onar
iest
o
expandt
heMi
ssi
onofWMS

Char
lesWal
kerPosnet
tin1896camet
oGul
shanabad.Wi
l
li
am Bur
gess,aBr
it
ish
Met
hodi
stmi
ssi
onar
yfr
om Madr
as,wi
thBenj
ami
nWesl
ey,anI
ndi
anev
angel
i
st,
camet
oHy
der
abadi
n1879.Ay
earl
atercameBenj
ami
nPr
att
.Thi
str
iol
aidt
he
f
oundat
ions f
ort
he Chur
ch i
n Secunder
abad and Hy
der
abad,al
though Br
it
ish
chapl
ainci
esf
ort
hei
rmi
l
itar
yexi
stedl
ongbef
ore.Thepi
ctur
esofWi
l
li
am Bur
gess
andBenj
ami
nPr
attar
eondi
spl
ayi
ntheCSIWesl
eyChur
ch,Cl
ockTower
,and
Secunder
abad. They mov
ed on t
o v
il
lages l
i
ke Si
ddi
pet
, Kar
imnagar and
Gul
shanabad,whi
chi
stodaý
sMedak.Anot
hermi
ssi
onar
ynamedFr
eder
ickLamb
j
oinedt
het
ri
oinbr
ingi
ngt
heGospel
tot
heser
emot
ear
eas.

Char
lesWal
kerPosnet
t,Fami
l
yandhi
sFr
iendi
nMi
ssi
on

Char
lesWal
kerPosnet
t,hi
ssi
sterEmi
l
iePosnet
tandherf
ri
endSar
ahHar
ri
ssett
hei
r
f
eeti
n Gul
shanabadandl
aidt
hef
oundat
ionsf
orMedaki
n1896.Thi
snew t
ri
o–
Char
les,Emi
l
ieandSar
ah,r
emai
nedi
nMedakf
oratl
eastanot
herf
ort
yyear
s,and
t
hei
rlabour
swer
enoti
nvai
n.Theywor
kedandwor
kedandwor
kedf
ort
hegl
oryof
Godi
ntheDi
str
ict
sofHy
der
abad,
Medak,
Nizamabad,
Kar
imnagarandNal
gondaf
or
t
hegoodoft
hechur
chandf
ort
hewel
far
eofal
lpeopl
e.Somuchso,Posnet
tis
knownas“
Posnet
tofMedak”
.Possnet
t,asi
tisr
ight
lysai
d,sawwi
thhi
shear
trat
her
t
hanwi
they
es.(
Epi
tati
nMedakCat
hedr
al)
. Emi
l
ieand Sar
ahdeser
vepr
oper
r
ecogni
ti
on,f
orwi
thoutt
hei
rsuppor
tandco-
oper
ati
on,Posnet
tpr
obabl
ywoul
dnot
hav
eachi
evedwhathedi
dinMedak, Hy
der
abad,Ni
zamabad,Kar
imnagarand
Nal
gonda.Theywer
e hi
s const
antcompani
ons i
nthe mi
nist
ry,and pl
ayed an
i
mpor
tantr
olei
nthemi
ssi
onar
yst
rat
egyoft
hatt
ime.I
twasacol
l
ect
ivemi
nist
ry.
Thesuppor
tofRober
tPossnet
tEsqui
ret
ohi
syoungerbr
otherChar
lesPossnet
tis
unf
orget
tabl
e.The successi
ve gener
ati
on oft
he Possnet
ts namel
y,Si
rRi
char
d
Possnet
tandLadyShi
rl
eyPossnet
t,Mi
chaelPossnet
tandhi
swi
feandMr
.Di
ckon
Possnet
tandMr
s.HannaPossnet
t,hav
ebeenacont
inuoussour
ceofi
nspi
rat
ion
andsuppor
tfort
hewor
kofGodi
nther
egi
on.Themot
toofPossnet
tDor
awas“
the
ut
mostf
ort
hehi
ghest
”.
.

TheGr
eatFami
neandt
heGr
eatRescue:Phi
l
ant
hropi
cwor
kofPosnet
tandot
her
Mi
ssi
onar
ies

The st
orybegi
ns wi
th Wi
l
li
am Bur
gess,Benj
ami
n Wesl
ey,Benj
ami
n Pr
attand
Fr
eder
ickLamb,whosowedt
hei
nit
ialseedsoft
heGospel
.Char
lesWal
kerPosnet
t,
Emi
l
iePosnet
tandSar
ahHar
ri
spl
ant
edandwat
ered;andGodgav
egr
owt
h(1
Cor
int
hians3.
6).I
twasWi
l
li
am Bur
gessandBenj
i
minPr
attwhowor
kedf
ir
sti
n
Kar
imnagar
.Wi
thi
nthr
ee y
ear
s oft
he ar
ri
valoft
he Posnet
ts and Sar
ah i
n
Gul
shanabadt
hemonsoonf
ail
edandt
hear
eawasf
acedwi
tht
err
ibl
efami
ne,
ont
op
oft
heper
sist
entt
uber
cul
osi
s,mal
ari
a,chol
era,pl
agueandot
herdi
seases.The
mi
ssi
onar
ies t
ook up t
he chal
l
enge on a war
-f
oot
ing and st
art
ed di
str
ibut
ing
what
evert
heyhadt
othepoorandt
heneedy
.Ri
cebei
ngt
hemai
nfood,Posnet
t
boughtandt
ranspor
tedr
icef
rom t
hef
ormerMy
sor
eandMadr
asSt
ates,andr
ice
wasdi
str
ibut
edamongt
hepoor
estoft
hepoor
.

Posnet
tMi
ssi
onf
orPoor

Thephi
l
ant
hropi
cwor
koft
hemi
ssi
onar
iesbecamesowel
lknowni
nthear
eat
hat
t
heybegant
ocal
lthepl
ace‘
met
huku’(
agr
ainofcookedr
ice)whi
chl
aterbecame
‘
Medak’
.AsD.T.Ni
l
es,
awel
l
-knownpr
eacherandecumeni
call
eaderf
rom Sr
iLanka,
oncedef
ined ev
angel
i
sm:"
onebeggart
ell
i
ng t
heot
herbeggar
swher
efood i
s
av
ail
abl
e.Thus‘
met
huku’
becamet
he‘
Medak’
oft
oday
.Af
terr
ecei
vi
ngr
ice,
thepoor
peopl
eofGul
shanabadv
il
lageext
endedt
hei
rhandsi
nbui
l
dingt
hegr
eatMedak
Cat
hedr
alandot
heri
nst
it
uti
onalbui
l
dings.Hi
stor
ianscal
l
edi
ta"
foodf
orwor
k"
pr
ogr
ammes,
butnott
hemi
ssi
onar
ies.Thei
rint
ent
ionwasnott
oconv
ert
,butt
ogi
ve
asenseofhumandi
gni
tyt
opoorpeopl
east
heywor
kedandr
ecei
vedt
hef
reel
y
di
str
ibut
edr
ice. Thepoorwer
enot"
ri
ceChr
ist
ians"
,asot
her
shav
esomet
imes
cal
l
edt
hem,andi
ndeedmanyoft
hem di
dnotbecomeChr
ist
ians.I
twasChr
ist
’s
compassi
onandgr
acet
hatwasatwor
k,seei
ngt
hehumanneedt
hrought
heey
esof
t
hey
oungmi
ssi
onar
ies.Thest
oryofPossnet
tisast
oryofnewl
i
fef
ort
hepeopl
eof
notonl
yGul
shanabad v
il
lageand i
tssur
roundi
ng haml
etsbutal
lov
ert
het
he
Di
str
ict
sofHy
der
abad,Medak,Ni
zamabad,Kar
imnagarandNal
gonda.I
neducat
ion,
whi
chwasdeni
edt
othem f
orages,i
nheal
thandhy
giene,whi
chwasunknownt
o
t
hem f
orcent
uri
es,i
nsoci
all
i
fewhi
chhadbeenconf
inedonl
ywi
thi
nthei
rlowcast
e
gr
oup;peopl
ebegant
oseeadi
ff
erence.I
twast
hebegi
nni
ngofanew l
i
fe,anew
soci
alor
der
,new hopeandt
ransf
ormat
ion.Whatwasbeguni
nMedakgr
adual
l
y
spr
eadt
oot
herdi
str
ict
sofNi
zamabad,Adi
l
abad,Kar
imnagarandAl
err
egi
onof
Nal
gonda.

I
II
.POSNETTMI
SSI
ONSTORYI
NSURROUNDI
NGDI
STRI
CTSOFMEDAK

1.Thest
oryofMet
hodi
stMi
ssi
oni
sast
oryofTr
ansf
ormat
ion. Tr
ansf
ormat
ion
comest
hrougheducat
ion.I
thasbeenal
way
sthev
isi
onoft
hemi
ssi
onar
iest
ohav
e
Badi(
School
)andGudi(
Templ
e-pr
ayerhal
l
)inev
eryv
il
lage.Educat
ionandwor
shi
p
wenthandi
nhand.BadiandGudit
oget
her
,cont
inuet
obear
elev
antconcept
.Most
ev
angel
i
sts and r
uralpast
ors cont
inue t
o do t
his mi
nist
ry.The wi
ves oft
he
ev
angel
i
stsandpast
orsi
nthev
il
lagest
akecar
eoft
heBadiandal
soGudif
orwhi
ch
someal
l
owancei
sgi
venbyt
heWomeńsFel
l
owshi
pundert
hei
nspi
ri
ngandabl
e
l
eader
shi
poft
hePr
esi
dentoft
heWomen´
sFel
l
owshi
p.Theseschool
sar
ecal
l
ed
Nat
ubadul
uanexpr
essi
ont
akenf
rom t
her
icef
iel
ds(
‘nat
u’means‘
topl
antt
her
ice
sapl
i
ngs’
).Thesenur
ser
yschool
sar
eli
ker
icef
iel
dswher
eseedsofeducat
ionar
e
sowed.Educat
ioni
simpor
tant-wi
thouti
ttr
ansf
ormat
ioni
snotpossi
ble.Such
school
swer
eest
abl
i
shedi
nhundr
edsofv
il
lagesi
ntheDi
str
ict
sofHy
der
abad,
Medak,
Nizamabad,
Kar
imnagarandNal
gonda.Someoft
hesuchev
angel
i
sthouses
st
il
lexi
sti
nthev
il
lagesofMedak,Kar
imnagarandNi
zamabad.Theyr
emi
ndt
he
successi
vegener
ati
onst
hebegi
nni
ngoft
het
ransf
ormat
ion.Dur
ingt
hedaychi
l
dren
wer
etaughthowt
oreadandwr
it
eandst
ori
esf
rom t
heBi
ble.I
ntheev
eni
ngandi
n
t
heni
ght
,adul
tswer
etaughtt
hesame.Recent
lywi
tht
hegener
oushel
poft
heSev
a
Bhar
ator
gani
sat
ion i
nIndi
a,wehav
est
art
ed i
n 25 cent
resoft
heKar
imnagar
Di
oceseAdul
tli
ter
acypr
ogr
amme.I
neachcent
re25t
o30adul
tswi
l
lbet
aughthow
t
oreadandr
ight
;si
mpl
ear
it
hmet
ic,basi
cheal
thandhy
giene;awar
enessofi
ssues
oft
hecommuni
ty;
basi
cfi
nanci
almanagementandspi
ri
tual
growt
h.

2.Thest
oryofMet
hodi
stMi
ssi
oni
sast
oryofEnl
i
ght
enment
.Aspr
ophetI
sai
ah
pr
ophesi
ed,peopl
ewhosati
ndar
knesshav
eseenagr
eatl
i
ght
,andf
ort
hosewho
sati
nther
egi
onandshadow ofdeat
hli
ghthasdawned.(
SeeI
sai
ah9.
2;Mat
thew
4.
16)Thef
oundi
ngoft
heBi
bleschool“
Sat
yaVedaPat
ashal
a”i
n1901t
oteachBi
ble
t
omenandwomenwental
ongwayi
nleadi
ngpeopl
etobi
bli
calknowl
edgeand
enl
i
ght
enmentandt
rai
ningofev
angel
i
sts.Theschoolhasbeenr
evi
vedwi
thanew
name“
MedakEv
angel
i
sti
cTr
aini
ngCent
re”andanumberofev
angel
i
stshav
ebeen
t
rai
nedi
nthecour
seoft
imeandhav
ebeenor
dai
nedasf
ull
-t
imemi
nist
ers.Af
ter
t
hei
r"AGr
ade"or"
BGr
ade"t
rai
ning(
dependi
ngupont
hei
rabi
l
iti
esandeducat
ion
(
thi
rdf
orm orf
our
thf
orm orf
if
thf
orm,
anexpr
essi
onusedi
nthoseday
sforgr
ades
orcl
asses)l
ast
ingnear
lyf
ourt
ofi
vey
ear
s,t
heev
angel
i
stswer
esental
ongwi
tht
hei
r
newl
yweddedwi
vest
othev
il
lagesf
orev
angel
i
sti
cwor
k.Asamat
terofr
ule,onl
y
coupl
eswer
esentt
othev
il
lages.Ther
ewasagr
eatdemandf
ort
hem f
rom al
most
ev
eryv
il
lage.Theywoul
dteacht
hepeopl
ehow t
oreadandwr
it
eandal
sohow t
o
r
eadt
heBi
ble.Candi
dat
eswoul
dbepr
epar
edf
orbapt
ism andconf
ir
mat
ion.Att
he
samet
ime,t
heev
angel
i
stcoupl
ecoul
dal
sopr
oducet
hei
rownv
eget
abl
es,keep
cat
tl
eandal
sosomet
imesev
encul
ti
vat
epaddy
.Thei
rsal
arywassmal
landi
fanyof
t
hoseev
angel
i
sts’chi
l
dren wer
ein boar
ding homes,t
hen asmal
lamountwas
deduct
edasf
ees.Thust
heywer
etaughtt
obesel
f-
suf
fi
cientt
oo.I
naddi
ti
ont
othe
f
ees,t
heev
angel
i
stswer
eexpect
edt
ocont
ri
but
etoChr
ist
ianGi
vi
ngi
nthev
il
lages.
Justas t
he Medak Ev
angel
i
sti
c Tr
aini
ng Cent
re.
The Sat
ya Veda Pat
ashal
a’
s
magni
fi
centbui
l
dingi
nEr
raGadda(
RedRi
dge)wast
het
heol
ogi
calcol
l
egeandBi
ble
school
att
het
imeofPossnet
t,
.Tr
aini
ngpr
ogr
ammeshav
ebeenconduct
edf
ormany
menandwomen,
youngandol
d,t
hrought
heMen’
sTr
aini
ngSchoolandt
heWomeńs
Tr
aini
ngSchool
,br
ingi
ngl
i
ghti
ntot
hemi
ndsofpeopl
eandl
ovei
nthei
rhear
ts.
Anot
herGi
rl
sTr
aini
ngSchoolwasest
abl
i
shedi
nKar
imnagarwhi
chl
aterbecame
Boy
sHost
el.Hundr
edsofwomenwer
etr
ainedher
eint
hepast
.Ev
ent
odayi
tis
cal
l
edGTScompoundi
nKar
imnagar
.Asmal
ltai
l
ori
nguni
tforwomenundert
he
di
rect
ionoft
heDi
ocesanWomen’
sFel
l
owshi
pisbei
nghel
dint
hiscompound.Ther
e
i
sal
soawor
shi
ppi
ngcongr
egat
ioni
nthebui
l
dingcal
l
edSt
.Mar
k’sChur
chandt
he
gr
oundi
sbei
ngusedf
ormul
ti
-pur
posesi
ncl
udi
ngr
evi
val
andheal
i
ngmeet
ings.

3.Thest
oryofMet
hodi
stMi
ssi
oni
sast
oryofNewCr
eat
ion

TheMedakchur
chcompoundi
soneoft
hebeaut
if
ulandspaci
ouscompoundsi
nthe
Chur
ch ofSout
hIndi
a.The magni
fi
centcat
hedr
ali
sthe cent
ralpoi
ntoft
he
compound.I
nthewor
dsoft
hemast
erbui
l
der
,ev
enPossnet
t,“
Mybestf
ormyLor
d.”
(
Epi
tati
nthe Cat
hedr
al)The gl
ory oft
he cat
hedr
ali
s por
tray
ed t
hrough t
he
magni
fi
centst
ained-
glasswi
ndowsdepi
cti
ngNat
ivi
ty,Cr
uci
fi
xi
onandAscensi
onof
t
heLor
dJesusChr
ist
,madeandpr
esent
edbySi
rFr
ankO.Sal
i
sbur
y,R.
A.C.
V.O.Wi
th
al
argear
chatt
heent
rancewhi
chwasbui
l
t,r
ecent
lyadoubl
eroadl
eadi
ngt
othe
magni
fi
centandgl
ori
ous“
PeddaGudi
”(Bi
gChur
ch)-t
odaý
sCat
hedr
alwasmade-a
st
rai
ghtr
oadconnect
ingt
heCat
hedr
alandt
het
heol
ogi
calschoolbui
l
ding,wi
th
buny
an t
rees on bot
h si
des,paddyf
iel
ds,sugarcane f
iel
ds,spaci
ous f
oot
bal
l
gr
ounds,excel
l
entbui
l
dingsf
orschool
s,hospi
tal
,far
m house,andpi
l
gri
mscent
re,
par
sonages,al
arge‘
Bishoṕshouse’t
hatcanaccommodat
eatl
eastf
ivet
osi
x
f
ami
l
ies,
wit
hmanyguestr
ooms,
Sandhy
aNi
l
ayam (
homef
ort
heel
der
ly)andsoon.
I
tisapl
ace,
int
hewor
dsofBi
shopAnandaRaoSamuel
,thef
ormerModer
atoroft
he
CSI
,wher
esai
ntshav
ewal
kedandhol
i
nesspr
evai
l
ed.Ther
ear
eanumberofbhast
is
(
areas/
local
i
ties)wher
e,i
nfor
mert
imes,chur
ch wor
ker
sin school
s,col
l
eges,
hospi
tal
,far
m et
c.l
i
vedi
nhousesbui
l
tfort
hem.Thest
oryoft
henew cr
eat
ioni
n
Medaki
sal
sot
hest
oryofanew cr
eat
ioni
nmanyot
herpl
acesl
i
keRamay
ampet
,
Sangar
eddy
, Yel
l
areddy
, Kamar
eddy
, Ni
zamabad, Ar
moor
, Dudgaon, Ni
rmal
,
Luxet
ti
pet
t,Bel
l
ampal
l
i,Jagt
ial
,Kar
imnagar
,Al
ert
o name a f
ew.The st
oryof
Met
hodi
stMi
ssi
oni
sthesy
mboloft
hemanyst
ori
esofnewcr
eat
ioni
ntheDi
ocese
ofMedakandKar
imnagar
.TheDi
oceseofKar
imnagarwasandi
sbl
essedwi
thmany
mi
ssi
onar
yher
it
agel
andsbot
hint
ownsandv
il
lages.Ov
ert
hel
astf
ivey
ear
smany
oft
heev
angel
i
sthousesaswel
last
hepar
sonagesbui
l
tbyt
heMi
ssi
onar
ieshav
e
been r
enov
ated i
nthe Di
ocese ofKar
imnagar
.Thr
ee chur
ches bui
l
tby t
he
mi
ssi
onar
iesst
il
lexi
sti
nKar
imnagarDi
ocese,namel
y,t
heWesl
eyCat
hedr
al(
since
1978)
,Wesl
eyChur
chJagt
ial
andWesl
eyChur
chAl
er.

4.I
tisast
oryofEv
angel
i
sat
ion.

Thi
swasev
angel
i
sat
ionbyt
heev
angel
i
stsundert
hegui
danceoft
hemi
ssi
onar
ies.
Yuv
ana Samaj
ams (
young men f
ell
owshi
p),Yuv
athiSamaj
ams (
Young women
f
ell
owshi
p),Dhanda Yat
hral
u(Ev
angel
i
sti
c campai
gns car
ri
ed on byt
he seni
or
ev
angel
i
stsandpast
orsgoi
ngt
othenei
ghbour
ingv
il
lagesf
orpr
eachi
ngt
our
s),
Jat
hras(
evangel
i
sti
cfest
ival
s)atChr
ist
masandEast
ert
imewhi
chcont
inueev
en
t
oday
,Chi
nna Manda (
smal
lchi
l
dren gr
oups)f
orChr
ist
ian educat
ion and bi
ble
cl
asses,
andot
herCent
ralSer
vicesi
nvi
l
lagesdur
ingt
heLent
enseason,
aresomeof
t
het
radi
ti
onalmet
hodsusedf
orv
il
lageev
angel
i
sat
ion.I
nthoseday
s,bul
l
ockcar
ts
wer
eusedi
ftheycoul
dbeaf
for
ded,
ifnot
,theyusedt
hei
rfeetandt
rav
ell
edbyf
oot
,
f
ort
heywer
eal
lfi
l
ledwi
thzealf
ort
heLor
dandhi
sgospel
.MedakandKar
imnagar
hav
ebeent
heseatofr
uralev
angel
i
sm andov
ert
hey
ear
shundr
edsofev
angel
i
sts
hav
econt
ri
but
edt
oit
.TheGospelspr
eadr
api
dlyandt
hef
oll
owi
ngI
lakaswer
e
est
abl
i
shedbet
ween1888t
o1939.

I
nKar
imnagarandNal
gondaDi
str
ict
s.I
lakas/
Past
orat
esest
abl
i
shed

1.Kar
imnagar i
n1888(
chur
ch,
school
,hospi
tal
,boar
dinghomesf
orboy
sand
gi
rl
sand Gi
rl
sTr
aini
ngSchool
)

2.Jagt
ial
in1905(
chur
ch,
school
,hospi
tal
,boar
dinghomesf
orboy
sand gi
rl
s)

3.Kot
hagat
tu/Huzur
abadi
n1913

4. Ar
nakonda i
n 1923

5.I
brahi
mpat
nam i
n 1929 (
Ibr
ahi
mpat
nam ,Dudgaon,El
ukat
ur,
 Gummi
ral
a,Mut
hyampet–cast
econv
ert
s),

6.Al
er i
n 1929(
chur
ch,school
,hospi
tal
,boar
dinghomesf
or
boy
s and gi
rl
s)

7.Past
ala i
n 1929

8.Pani
gir
i i
n 1929(
chur
ch,school
,hospi
tal
,boar
dinghomesf
or
boy
sand gi
rl
s)

9.Kodi
mial i
n 1932

10.
Sir
cil
l
a i
n 1936

11.
Kor
utl
a i
n 1939 Spacedoesnotal
l
owmet
oment
ional
lthe
namesoft
heev
angel
i
sts.

I
V. MEDAKCATHEDRAL

Thecat
hedr
alwasbui
l
tundert
hest
ewar
dshi
pofRev
erendChar
lesWal
kerPosnet
t
who was dr
iven byt
he mot
to Mybestf
ormyLor
d.Rev
.Posnet
tar
ri
ved i
n
Secunder
abadi
n1895.Hef
ir
stmi
nist
eredamongt
heBr
it
ishsol
dier
satTr
imul
l
gher
y.
Unsat
isf
iedwi
tht
hear
mywor
k,hel
aunchedf
ort
hint
ovi
l
lages.I
nthey
ear1896,
Rev
.
Char
lesWal
kerPosnet
tvi
sit
edav
il
lagecal
l
edMedakandbui
l
tabungal
owt
her
eby
st
ayi
ngi
ndockbungal
ow.Ther
ewasnor
ail
wayr
out
etoMedaki
nthoseday
s.The
j
our
neyof60mi
l
es(
97 
km)f
rom Hy
der
abadhadt
obedoneonhor
sebackandRev
.
Posnet
tcoul
ddoi
tinaday
.Ther
ewer
ethenhar
dlyt
wohundr
edChr
ist
iansi
nthe
whol
eofMedakar
ea.Whenhecamet
oMedak,
ther
ewasasmal
lti
l
edhouseast
he
pl
aceofwor
shi
p.Ast
henumberofChr
ist
iansi
ncr
eased,hef
eltt
heneed f
or
expandi
ngt
hechur
chbui
l
ding.Rev
.Posnet
tsoonr
aisedamoder
atest
ruct
ureon
t
hatv
eryspotj
ustenoughf
ort
heChr
ist
iancommuni
tywi
thi
ntheMi
ssi
onCompound
i
nthet
radi
ti
onalshapeofachur
ch.Het
houghti
twasnotawor
thypl
acef
ordi
vi
ne
wor
shi
p.Hest
art
edbui
l
dingt
hepr
esentCat
hedr
ali
n1914onaspr
awl
i
ng1,
000
acr
es(
4.0km2)ofl
andi
nGhul
shnabadar
ea.Thef
oundat
ionsf
ort
henew chur
ch
wer
elai
dint
hebegi
nni
ngoft
hey
ear1914.
Dur
ingt
heear
lypar
toft
he20t
hcent
ury
,
Medakdi
str
ictwasr
eel
i
ng underf
ami
neand Rev
.Posnet
tin or
dert
o pr
ovi
de
succourt
othesuf
fer
ingmassesgav
ethemassesempl
oymenti
ntheconst
ruct
ion
oft
hechur
chi
nst
eadofr
unni
ngaf
reeki
tchen.Theconst
ruct
ionwor
kont
he
cat
hedr
alwentonf
or10y
ear
s.Thecat
hedr
alwasconsecr
atedi
n1924byRev
.
Posnet
texpr
essi
nghi
sgr
atef
ult
hankst
oGodf
ormi
ti
gat
ingt
hesuf
fer
ingsoft
he
peopl
e.Whensev
eralChr
ist
iangr
oupsbecamer
e-uni
tedast
heChur
chofSout
h
I
ndi
a,t
hechur
chbecamet
hecat
hedr
alchur
choft
hedi
oceseofMedaki
nOct
ober
1947.

Ar
chi
tect
ure

Thecat
hedr
ali
s100 
ft(
30 
m)wi
deand200 
ft(
61 
m)l
ong,andconf
ormst
othe
Got
hicRev
ivalst
yle.I
tcanaccommodat
eabout5,
000peopl
eatat
ime.Themosai
c
t
il
eswer
eimpor
tedf
rom Br
it
ainandar
eofsi
xdi
ff
erentcol
our
s.I
tal
i
anmasonsf
rom
Bombaywer
eengagedf
orl
ayi
ngt
hedecor
ati
vef
loor
ing.Massi
vepi
l
lar
sbui
l
twi
th
f
ine-
hewnandwel
l
-dr
essedgr
eyst
onesuppor
tthegal
l
eryandt
hewhol
eedi
fi
ce.The
r
oofoft
hechur
chi
smadesound-
proofbymeansofhol
l
ow spongemat
eri
al,and
hasani
mpr
essi
vest
yleofv
aul
ti
ng.Thesur
faceoft
hev
aul
ti
nghast
heshapeof
squar
es.Thebel
l
-toweri
s175 
ft(
53 
m)hi
gh.(
Iti
ssai
dthatwhent
heni
zam of
Hy
der
abaddi
scov
eredt
hatt
hechur
chwoul
dbehi
ghert
hant
heChar
minar
,hemade
av
ainbi
dtohav
eit
shei
ghtr
educed.
)

St
ainedGl
ass

Thebi
ggestat
tract
ionoft
heCat
hedr
alar
eit
sst
ainedgl
asswi
ndowsdepi
cti
ng
di
ff
erentscenesf
rom Chr
ist
’sl
i
fe–Ascensi
onbehi
ndt
heal
tar
,Nat
ivi
tyi
nthewest
t
ransept
,andCr
uci
fi
xi
oni
ntheeastt
ransept
.Thewi
ndowswer
edesi
gnedbySi
r.O.
Sal
i
sbur
yofEngl
and.Thest
ainedgl
asswi
ndowswer
einst
all
edatdi
ff
erentper
iods.
Thechancelwi
ndowdepi
cti
ngt
heascensi
onwasi
nst
all
edi
n1927,t
woy
ear
saf
ter
t
hecat
hedr
alwasbui
l
t.Thest
ainedgl
asswasar
rangedbyt
henat
iveoft
hev
il
lage
Mr
.Per
am Al
exander.Thenat
ivi
tywi
ndowwasi
nst
all
edi
n1947andt
hecr
uci
fi
xi
on
wi
ndowwasi
nst
all
edi
n1958.

Ar
chi
tect
sandEngi
neer
s

Thechur
ch,
alongwi
tht
hesemi
nar
y,wasdesi
gnedandt
heconst
ruct
ionov
erseenby
JohnBr
adshawGassoft
hef
ir
m Br
adshawGassandHope,
Archi
tect
sEngi
neer
sand
Quant
it
ySur
vey
ors(
ofBol
ton,LondonandEdi
nbur
ghatt
hatt
ime)
.JBGasswas,i
n
f
act
,aUni
tar
ianbyper
suasi
on,buthadst
rongl
i
nkswi
thCongr
egat
ional
i
stsand
Met
hodi
stst
hroughhi
sownsoci
ali
nvol
vementasamanoff
ait
h(addedbyM Head,
f
ormerSeni
orPar
tner
,ret
ir
ed,
ofBr
adhsawGassandHopeLLP,
Bol
ton,
Lancashi
re)
.

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yerSacket
t,Possnet
tofMedak,
London,
theCar
gat
ePr
ess,
1951

Sat
hyav
edaSangr
ahaChar
it
ral
u,byC.
W.Possnet
t,f
ir
stpr
int
ed1932,
repr
int
ed1985
byt
heTel
uguTheol
ogi
cal
Lit
erat
ureBoar
d.

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l
lage Chr
ist
ians and t
hei
rHi
ndu Cul
tur
e byP.
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man,
Lut
ter
wor
thPr
ess1968,
rev
isedI
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ti
on,
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atedbyPr
emaBenj
i
min,
2001.

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hodi
st Sangha St
hapana Shat
hav
arshi
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it
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it
ten by Busamal
l
a
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i
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1979.

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chofSout
hIndi
aDi
oceseofMedak,Pl
ati
num Jubi
l
eeoft
heMedakCat
hedr
al
1924-
1999SOUVENI
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chofSout
hIndi
aDi
oceseofMedak,PostCent
enar
ySi
l
verJubi
l
eeoft
he
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ssi
onar
ySoci
ety–London,
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