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A native Christian literature has been created for the Telugus, beginning with the Bible, but now embracing church history, theology, ethics, and something of modern science.

From A Tour of the Missions Observations and Conclusions by Strong, Augustus Hopkins

He told me that he had heard the Burmese and Telugus sing in their native tongue his grand missionary hymn, "The Morning Light is Breaking."

From Recollections of a Long Life An Autobiography by Cuyler, Theodore Ledyard

On a journey around the world two years ago, a Christian leader saw one church record in the Baptist mission among the Telugus in which there were the names of 19,000 Christian converts.

From The Call of the World or, Every Man's Supreme Opportunity by Doughty, W. E.

The Boyis are Telugus, and are employed as bearers of palanqueens and other domestic service in Southern India.

From A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): a contribution to the history of India by Sewell, Robert

Our own most successful work has been among the Burmans and Karens, where we have seventy thousand members, and among the Telugus, where we have as many more.

From A Tour of the Missions Observations and Conclusions by Strong, Augustus Hopkins