The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-13

rest fearing bat all we're 10 die. had b.o. ~'
discouraged and imagined that they sera . ~
sick. They were talking to William
the children Of Israel talked 10 Nose. d
Ing, Why have yc taken US from our fo,"
homes OF ease aud plenty TO die in hi. -
derness & Oh how soon 10 peoplp ,o.
the past How many times had f5S.
same people said to William and to me
! We are so scattered that we caDpo, -
cate our children, nor have the privilege =,
/ Divine Worship ourselves and ,lnce We
came Christians the landhOlde!s will o,vo
no land and we are in great trouble lGr f,,I
and raiment Assist US that We NAV hon.
Il village where as Christians @e can live :,
getuer, educate our children aud learn ma.
Of Christianity ourselves. Aud nov tia. y.
are irving to assist them, to use Wi6an.
words, They arc always murmuring again,
Us. Cd trials were never thought OF Onl,
the leek> and onions OF Egypt, were remem.
begod and compared with The trials Of IN.
wilderness. H. this way We found our nao,
pIe--SOlne sick. others dlscoufayed.aad r.
rest murmaring-w Wine was very pu.b
tired, tempted and perp!exed. We Java
medicine to the sick, cheered the a>coqraoed
approved the DISCONTINUED, ard .ac hey,
morning We had eighteen GU; 4 tue iwept,.
tour sck 0nea, at their WON. OQc wogk In
a few days was, however much hjn3e.ei =,
fever and ague among the pe0pig.
Notwithstanding all our hiDdcra,ae.. orr
worn has gonn on steadily aud rapQ, y, and
whelG lew months since :. torres; stood, !u4ra
is now Il ueat village, with gaideDs aud field,
OF grain. The prlnc!p pa road through u,
land forms the man streel OF qur yiisoe
while the Iarm houses aye arranged IN
three streets which cross the main street at
rignt angles, AID extend to tue horIers Of
our land. On either side Of al, these roads
we design hagi0g beautiful lsuIt trees. There
is no village or town 10 all India At all like
what Wosleypore viii be. 1t may De we'll
also, TO remarh that at present more cun.
tented and happy people than the rcsdon.
O. this village cannot be found in the Country
\ .ltion OF tie forest having dsa, BEARD
by thclr efforts, and fields naving appeared
in lis place, the people here bec4!ur greatly
encouraged. All are now busiIy engaged
preparing ,neir fields ior tlce and cotton.
eHdcayor 20 assist them III clearing their
and, ard culf,vatiug their fields, by slyin!
them the benefit Of ny experience u Nrs.
Don, ;amn.r= sob. an $50 mrrotuc.s.
sonr Aucrtan agricultural implements, suca
a. aNes, pioNr and harOws. The poop.
arg greatly pleased vi b the axes aud r,a
with ne harr04s, thng before uutnoTD 70
them. We nave not >ucceeded rs yg. u d.
talung i plos llgh' enough 10 ~ u d profit,
ably viii the oxen OF the country.
Some OF out friends ulay think tina. ilrm,a.
Is not Just the work Ior missionaries. Ir1e y
would not be Il We permitted :; to iut,rtegeEitn
our rcul missionary work We are here T.
instruct, mentally and spiritually, the people
of this and all the surrounding village, Bat
while We miugc WIN the pooplo as thelrsqir.
ituaI teacher, We consider it our duty TO in,
struct aud an them III everything that vii
tend TO elevate and benefit them.
The people that make up our village ar
mostly descendants Of Seiks, natives OF Pin
! jab Il country north OF this. The SEEKS aFe
larger and nober race OF meu than the ia.
tlvcs OF India generally. Some years $50
u company Of them came uu. from The Pm
jab and settled III the districts Of M0rada0ad
and Bjuour. They were there mostly rm-
pIoyed as watchmcn Tor the Different village
and hence were vely much scattered,
At mea some thee years ago, few o.
the people heard missionary preach They
were deeply Interested in what they heard
and desiring To learn more, they sent com'
pany of thcic wsest men 10 one OF our mis-
.ionaries, to inquire further concerning ihls
Dcw religion This ted to the preaching q
me Gospel, and the establishment OF schools
among them. Tines efforts were 10 d SFea'
degree unsuccessful, owing 10 the scattered
coudttIon OF the people. i be peopie as
class, however, most OF them renounced taei
old religion and took the name o! Chrstlahs'
though out lev amoug them had either AnoS'
edge Or desire eufliclent to lead them to De-
come ca! Christians. That The earnest anu
sincere among these, might have ap opP"
tun'y ol oeing taught CHRISTIANITY, and u
educating their children in the right way
this village Was chiefly designed. There arc
now collected here, about forty families alu
others are almost daily coming Some are
real decided Christians, firm in the lalun'
others are sincere seekers after GodllneS
while Others no doubt are merely no~!n''
Christians, iuAueuccd to profess Curls;lanllY'
from some worldly motive. We are aO0rIDs
and praying daily, that all may become l Nv,
Christians aud shining lights among .m
heather people. Let our brethren IN u