The church in Madras (Volume 2): being the history of the ecclesiastical and missionary action of the East India Company in the Presidency of Madras in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries . very desirable that on occasions ofenclosing ground for cemeteries a portion of it should in everycase be set apart for parties, being Christians, who may differin their faith from the Church of England. It was probablyon the report of Bishop Dealtry that, in 1855, the old disusedcemetery was drained and its wall Bishop Corrie of Madras visited Secunderabad in 1836,accompanied by Archdeacon
The church in Madras (Volume 2): being the history of the ecclesiastical and missionary action of the East India Company in the Presidency of Madras in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries . very desirable that on occasions ofenclosing ground for cemeteries a portion of it should in everycase be set apart for parties, being Christians, who may differin their faith from the Church of England. It was probablyon the report of Bishop Dealtry that, in 1855, the old disusedcemetery was drained and its wall Bishop Corrie of Madras visited Secunderabad in 1836,accompanied by Archdeacon Harper. This was the firstepiscopal visit. He confirmed 141 persons, but did not conse-crate either the Church or the burial-grounds. The probablereason was that he had omitted to secure the consent andco-operation of the Government as owners of the land. BishopSpencer came better prepared in 1841. He had the permission 1 Letter, Dec. 15, 1826, Eccl.; Despatch, July 23, 1828, 16, Eccl. 2 Despatch, July 2, 1841, 18, Eccl. 3 Letter, Jan. 21, 1842, 3, Mil.; Despatch, March 19, 1844, Eccl. 4 Despatch, July 2, 1841, 18, Eccl. 5 Letter, Feb. 27, 1855, 6-8, Eccl.; Despatch, July 23, 1856, Q<CO < HI Q z O HI(/) I o CC3 Io (/)Z I o h CHURCHES BUILT BETWEEN 1805 AND 1815 119 of the Government to set apart from all profane and commonuses by means of consecration all Churches and burial-groundsbuilt or laid out for the use of the Church of England. Onsuch occasions it is usual for the principal inhabitants to presenta petition begging the Bishop to consecrate. The petition toconsecrate the Church was signed by the Eev. G. H. Evansand It shows that the building was dedicated to Godin honour of St. John the Baptist. The consecration deed isdated December 12, 1841. At this time the Bev. G. H. Evans was the Chaplain. Therecords show him to have been in many respects a notableman. He was instrumental in promoting the building ofa Church at Bolarum and another at Chuddergha
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