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 From his majesty's service
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HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE

December 2003,

Published by :
Children and Grandchildren of Mr. & Mrs. M.T. Joseph

seph Nalloor
Adv. John JoJo
Mrs. Grace hn Nalloor

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 Better to Serve HIS MAJESTY than his majesty

After his High School Graduation, Joseph got a job in the British
Army in Poona (present Pune). He was a Civilian Clerk. During the
training period, while he was doing the sentry guard duty with a rifle
in his hand, a divine thought went through his mind "Here I am
serving His Majesty the King of England as one of his loyal soldiers.
How great it will be to serve the King of Kings and Lord of Lords".

So he resigned the job and joined the Anchal Service (Postal Service)
of the Travancore Kingdom. There he was serving His Majesty the
King of Travancore. The desire to serve HIS MAJESTY THE KING
OF KINGS was still in his mind.

So when the right time came he dedicated himself to the Heavenly

Service and resigned from the Anchal Service.

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 PREFACE
This book is a collection of memories penned down by people who
have closely interacted or worked with our Grandfather and
Grandmother - Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Joseph.

This book comes from a need that old memories of the pioneers would
encourage and inspire more people to join the ministry and take up
from where they left.

History repeats itself and the only way people would be inspired to
carry on with this great legacy we have been handed down is to read
and pass on the memories of yesteryears.

Almost all the people who have contributed to this book are people
who have done their part in building up the Kingdom of God.
This is not a book to highlight or to downplay any individual's
work but rather an attempt to preserve and record history of the past
events. It would be a testimony to show how God uses ordinary
people from all walks of life simultaneously to carry out His mission
and work of letting the whole world know of His Saving Grace.

We earnestly pray and believe that this book will inspire many of
you to pray and support the work of the Hoskote Mission.

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 Acknowledgement

We express our sincere thanks to all the people who have willingly
come forward in helping us compile this book. We thank the people
Bangalore

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who have contributed ideas; articles and other related information in N
making this book a reality. We thank all the people for their prayer and (Karnataka)
support in the publication of this book.

We also remember and acknowledge hundreds of people who have

closely worked with our grandparents during all these years in various
levels. Even though their names have not been mentioned in this book,
we consider their services valuable and we praise and thank God for
them.

Many who worked with our Grandparents have already left this
earthly abode to be with their Master. Their memories are always
cherished in our minds.

There are many non-Christian friends of Karnataka who have helped

our Grandparents in their work and whose names are not mentioned in Hoskote Mission
this book due to various reasons, and we thank them.

We express our sincere thanks to Mr. Regi Varghese and his wife
Manju, Njaliyil House, Kaviyoor, for typesetting the Malayalam por­
tion.

Finally, the life of our grandparents will always be a guiding light in

our lives.

On Behalf of Grandchildren

Nalloor House
Kurianoor P.O. 689 550
Kerala, India

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Also, it was the ministry of four women wor�ers �f the Mission that
. �t to the Ba?galore Early Days of Pennamma (Mrs. M.T. Joseph)
brought in the first fruits. Abraham and Sarah s vis
Mar Thoma Church and their presence and testimony dun�g �he
worship service was a thrilling expenence . to the worsh1ppmg Pennamma was the daughter of Mammen Mammen of Ezhumali
community. Kudumbam, Kumbanad. Mammen was a social worker. He was one
of the members of the delegation who met the Diwan of Travancore
From the very beginning, The Bangalore Mar Thoma Church was for getting permission for the establishment of Salem Mar Thoma
financially supporting the Mission, though m . a small �at The Church and cemetery in Kumbanad. Her parents both Mr. and Mrs.
Bangalore Mar Thoma Sevika Sangham took up the respon�1b1hty . of Mammen were God fearing and dedicated Christians.
collecting regular contributions of the members of the pansh to the
Mission. Pennamma had her primary education at the local school in
Kumbanad after which she attended the St. John's School,
Th role of the Sevika Sangham was not just of a collection agency.
Ev:ry year the Sevika Sangham committee members and the Eraviperoor, S. V. School, Pullad and Malayalam School at
contributing members of the Edavaka became _more aware of the Vennikulam. She did her Teacher's Training Course (TTC) from
Mission which led to closer involveme�t �specially of the wo�en Peringara School near Tiruvalla. After that she taught in many schools
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. partic­
members in the different aspects of the m1ss1on work and their including Arrangatu, Pullad, Perumbara; Kanjeettukara and
ipation in the anniversary programmes, annual sale and other Nedumbrayar. She was very active in her home parish. She had the
programmes. privilege to attend the classes conducted by the CMS Australian
Missionary, Miss Kellaway of Vanitha Mandiram and served Vanitha
As new Edavakas were formed in Banga�o_re each Sevika Sa�g�am .
Madiram for twenty years till 1946.
continued this practice with fervour. V1s1ts to �oskote M1ss10n,
holding Sevika Sangham programmes at the M1s . �10n were regular Our Pennamma was greatly influenced through the life
features. The example of the women workers, especial�y t�ose women and testimony
of this missionary. She got an earnest desire to go for
who are not direct workers of the Mission and the ded1cat1on of those the missionary
. Sangham.
at the Mission continue to challenge the Sev1ka work in Kamataka but Pennamma's parents did not
agree to send their
unmarried daughter to be sent as a missionary to
an unknown land as
Mrs. E.V. Mathew it was not the custom among the Syrians Christian
s of that time. Her
desire was fulfilled after her marriage with Mr. M.T
. Joseph who had
Hoskote Mission Address the missionary call to go to Kamataka during
one of the Maramon
Conventions. Then her obedience to this heavenly
call, made it easier
The Missionary for her to resign from her teacher's job with a perm
anent income to an
Hoskote Mission & Medical Centre, uncertain future.
Hoskote Post-562114
Bangalore Dist Source: Kudumba Yogham reports
Kamataka State

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 Mrs. M.T. Joseph
Childr en of Mr. &
sband - P. Frederich
1. Molamma (Rachel). Hu

Wife - Nalini
2. Thomas Joseph (Jay). Mr. M.T. Joseph and family. 1947 Rev. A.C. Zachariah and family. I 950

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3. py (John Joseph Nallo
Grace. Hsband - Tham

ie). Husband - Ab y (K.P.Paulose)

4. Late. Kunjumole (Ann

House of Praise Joseph's family I 950

Ms Bagshaw and Ms Kamoe. 1954

One of the rented house where the families

first moved in ( early 19S0's)

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Joseph Sar and- Kochamma still alive in my memory - Ms.
Aleyamma Mathew
Ms. Aleyamma Mathew is sister of Rev. A. C. Zachariah. She worked
in the Hoskote Medical Mission as Nursing Superintendent.

Two Brave Martyrs for Christ - Mr. K. V. Varghese

Mr. K. V. Varghese was the pharmacist of Hoskote Medical Mission.

Appachen and Ammachi in our Memory - Rev. P.E. Mathew and

Mrs. Laly Mathew
Rev. P.E. Mathew was evangelist in Hoskote Mission before being
ordained. Mrs. Laly Mathew was the Lab Technician of Hoskote
Medical Mission.

Remembrance News Article - An article written in Suvisesha

Doothan - Magazine of the Mar Thoma Evangelistic Association
(MTEA) announcing Mrs. Penamma Joseph's demise.

MTEA General Secretary's Letter - An article written by the

General Secretary of MTEA in Suvisesha Doothan - Magazine of the
MTEA, on the demise of Mrs. Penamma Joseph's with his comments.

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