Thirty years in Madagascar

by Thomas T. Matthews

• Gallieni, General, rule of, [314];
• character of, [317];
• his opinion of mission work, [318];
• his proclamation banishing the queen, [355].
• Gilpin, Miss H., work of, [175], [243].
• Girl, native, story of, [175].
• Girls’ school, difficulties of, [215].
• Gore-Jones, Admiral, visit of, [229].
• Government service, [130].
• Griffiths, Mr. D., [47].

• Hammond, W., book of, [18].
• Hastie, Mr., first British Consul, [20].
• Heat, the, [227].
• Heathen revenge, [323].
• Heathenism, character of, [28].
• Horse-boy, story of a, [360].
• Horses, [149].
• Hova sovereigns, authority of, [312];
• officials, character of, [373].
• Hovas, history of, [15];
• immorality of, [111];
• politeness of, [112];
• respect for the dead, [137].
• Husband and wife question, a, [115].
• Huts, native, [129].
• Hymns and tunes, [184].

• Idol, royal, burnt, [78].
• Ile Dauphiné, [17].
• Immorality, native, [110], [371].
• Infanticide, [32].
• Interpreter, treachery of, [229].

• Jesuit priests, conduct of, [102], [241];
• deceit of, [321].
• Johnson, Captain, conduct of, [246].
• Johnson, W. and L., murder of, [302].
• Jones, Rev. D., first missionary, [21].

• Knife prizes, [269].

• Laborde, M. [70].
• Làmba, use of, [202].
• Lambert, M., [70].
• Language reduced to writing, [23];
• softness of, [62].
• Laroche, M., character of, [305];
• frees the slaves, [305].
• Laurence, St., island of, [17].
• Le Sage, mission of, [20].
• Legacy, the first, to the church, [203].
• Lightning, struck by, [217].
• Livingstone, Dr., quoted, [133].
• Local preacher, a, sermon of, [92];
• a strange, [105];
• story of a, [367].
• Losses caused by the rebellion against the French, [311];
• by French excesses, [323].
• Lovett, Rev. R., quoted, [45], [47], [52], [63], [70].
• Lucky days, [32].

• Madagascar, description of, [13];
• Jews’ connexion with, [14];
• tribes in, [15];
• Arabs in, [15];
• French intercourse with, [17];
• etymology of, [17];
• slave trade in, [19];
• orgies in, [24];
• immorality in, [24], [110];
• beliefs in, [29];
• proverbs in, [30];
• superstition in, [31];
• scenery of, [84];
• slavery in, [109];
• progress of Christianity in, [138];
• becomes a French colony, [355];
• church statistics of, [377].
• Magaster, [16].
• Malagasy, family names of, [270];
• present state of, [274];
• traits of, [281];
• conduct of, [297];
• improvement in morals of, [371].
• Manse built, [125].
• Marco Polo, work of, [16].
• Marriage, native views of, [206].
• Married things, [184].
• Martyr Memorial Church, building of, [158];
• opening of, [186];
• mending floor of, [196].
• Martyrdoms, the first, [45].
• Matthews, Rev. T. T., sent out, [82];
• journey to the capital, [83];
• illness of, [87];
• visits Vònizòngo, [94];
• builds a house, [96];
• first Sabbath at Fìhàonana, [100];
• mission work of, [102];
• his medical work, [107], [118];
• surgical operations, [108];
• work on, language, [111];
• cases of advice, [114];
• visit to the capital, [123];
• goes back to station, [123];
• difficulty with palanquin-bearers, [123];
• builds a manse, [125];
• his palanquin-bearers, [150];
• a quick journey, [154];
• a trying journey, [154];
• illness of, [160];
• itineration by, [172];
• turned out of bed, [172];
• opens Martyr Memorial Church, [186];
• on slavery, [190];
• school built, [198];
• attacked by fever, [208];
• school work, [213];
• marvellous escape from lightning, [217];
• heat-apoplexy, [227];
• return to the island, [230];
• goes to A-kànga, [233];
• becomes member of Revision Committee, [248];
• visits Bètsilèo Mission, [267];
• acts as gatekeeper, [268];
• attacked by robbers, [276];
• his literary work, [362].
• Matthews, Mrs., illness of, [99];
• starts a sewing-class, [101], [145];
• accident to, [153];
• illness of, [160], [216];
• escape from lightning, [218].
• Matthews, Miss, work of, [288].
• Medical work, [107].
• Miller, Hugh, quoted, [278].
• Minault, Pasteur, murder of, [353], [358].
• Mistakes in language by missionaries, [112].
• Moon-stroke, [227].
• Mullens, Rev. Dr., visit of, [98];
• on school work, [162];
• on Razàka, [263].

• Native agents, importance of, [144].
• New Testaments and the Customs, [367].
• Normal school, the, [166].
• Nurses, trained, [195].

• Old disciple, [142].
• Ophir, [14].

• Pakenham, Mr., [70].
• Palace Church Evangelist, conduct of, [119].
• Palanquin-bearers, difficulty with, [123];
• strike among, [150].
• Paris Missionary Society, work of, [352].
• Pastorate, the native, [374].
• Persecution, the first, [42].
• Pigs, [97];
• adventure with, [172].
• Pilkington, Colonel R., gift of, [199].
• Pillans, Rev. J., visit of, [98].
• Powell, Dr., [47].
• ‘Praying,’ [42].
• Proclamation on education, [162];
• of freedom, [216].
• Proverbs, Malagasy, [30].