31 Facts About Arthur Margoschis

Benjamin Henry Arthur Margoschis was a Protestant Christian missionary in India.

Arthur Margoschis served the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts as an overseas missionary in India.

Reverend Arthur Margoschis was responsible for the development of the small town of Nazareth, which is situated at the southern part of Tamil Nadu, India.

Arthur Margoschis was born in the village of Leamington in England on 24 December 1852.

Arthur Margoschis's parents were Thomas David Samuel Margoschis and Mary Anne Margoschis.

Arthur Margoschis's father was a Polish Jew and was baptized into the Church of England prior to his marriage.

Arthur Margoschis was brought to India by Robert Caldwell who at that time was ministering in Idaiyankudi of Tirunelveli District in Tamil Nadu.

Arthur Margoschis answered them that "this is not a job that I can do according to my own convenience".

Arthur Margoschis reached Madras, India at the age of 22 in the year 1875 and then he stayed with Caldwell for some time at Edeyengoody.

Arthur Margoschis came to Nazareth in the month of December 1876 after studying and passing a Tamil examination at Edeyengoody.

Arthur Margoschis was ordained Deacon on 25 March 1877 at St George's Cathedral, Madras and a priest by 1880.

Arthur Margoschis was the younger brother of John Thomas Margoschis who was one of the earliest principals of the SPG College, Trichinopoly, which was established in 1864.

At the time of Arthur Margoschis, churches were built in the nearby villages of Pillaiyanmanai, Thailapuram, and Udaiyarkulam.

Arthur Margoschis believed that the natives should not be influenced by wealth or money.

Arthur Margoschis set an example for all missionaries as well as those who call themselves Christians.

Arthur Margoschis is the daughter of Rev Charles Mead, a LMS Missionary to Travancore.

Later, In the year 1876, Rev Arthur Margoschis was made superintendent of this school.

Reverend Arthur Margoschis served as a Medical Officer in charge of the Nazareth Dispensary and Hospital.

For two hours everyday, Arthur Margoschis attended the Hospital and prescribed for his patients.

Arthur Margoschis contributed vastly to the vital infrastructure and livelihood of the people at Nazareth.

Arthur Margoschis provided Educational institutions, Orphanage, Thrift Fund society, Teachers Training School for girls in the year 1887, Art Industrial School in the year 1878, Theological Seminary, Railway Station, Spinning Mill, Telegraph facility, Roads and other vital infrastructures to the people of Nazareth.

Rev Arthur Margoschis was supported by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel and the Indian Famine Orphan Fund.

At Alvar Thirunagari, Hindus regardless of caste met Arthur Margoschis to do him honor with torches and tom-toms, and by bringing temple elephant decorated with howdas.

Reverend Arthur Margoschis appeared to be a man of short stature with a small beard went round the village on his horseback doing relief work.

Rev Arthur Margoschis helped those who lost their houses and their belongings.

Arthur Margoschis was not bothered about a Christian using a caste title.

Arthur Margoschis hoped that missionaries could convert caste with true principles of political economy, social science, and morality.

Arthur Margoschis said that many rules and observances of caste have a purely social aspect and is quite easy to conceive a state of society in which religious view of caste never obtruded.

Hence Robert Caldwell suspected Rev Arthur Margoschis, who was working at Nazareth at that time, to be behind this protest.

Arthur Margoschis refused to marry the girl chosen by the missionary, who thereupon, dismissed him from service.

Arthur Margoschis was buried inside the St John's Church, Nazareth premises.