Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-08
EDUCATION OF THE HlNDOOs.
The American schools - what the
PUPILS Do.

Pupils Do.
carleton" writes to the Boston aolraGL
from Allahabad, India:
The American Presbyterian Churches
have two missionaries 10 this city-Rev.
Msssrs. Oven and Walsh, both Ct whom
have been here about a quarter of a CEN
fury. | found Mr.. Owen hard at work 10
his library on new translation of the
Bible. His time is given to labor Of that
sort ard TO preaching on the SabbNh. He
had Translation nearly completed at the
time Of the breaking out Of the muiiny,
when his house was sacked and all his
papers destroyed. His work Of years was
lost
Riding through the native portion Of
the city, past bazaars, markets and heather
temples, found the mission premises
where Rev. Mr.. Walsh is stationed. &c is
native Of NeWburg, ". Y.-hale, hearty,
energetic, with csuntenauce fresh and fair
after quarter of a century Of labor under
the sun of India.
The mission promises we're formerly
the government buildings, consisting Of a
church, a courthouse, several large bunga-
lows for officers, and a large tract OF
grOund, set off with shade trees, and also Il
garden-all on the bank Of the Jumna.
The buildings cost large sum Of money,
but some wise engineer informed the Gov
ernor several years ago, that in year or
two the whole would be swept into the
river, and a new site was selected for the
| government Offices. The missionaries were
| acquainted with the habits Of the river aud
| having confidence in its integrity at that
| particular place, purchased the entire estate
for $1,000. They can sell it nov for S50,-
| 900.
. IL is ! charming place-shady lawns,
wide-spreading trees, beneath which We
found Rev. Mr.. Walsh taking cup OF tea
at six o'clock in the morning. Ii is the
early bird that catches the worm 10 Ibis
season Of the year
THE SCHOOL.
have about four hundred boys said
Mr.. Walsh, az We passed over the lawn 10
the old courthouse, ofall ages, shades and
castles. You will see for yourself what
they are and what they promise. The
| only trouble is l can't graduate a class, for
| there is such 4 demand for English. speak
| ing natives that they are snapped up a.
/ soon rs they can say How DO you dO?'
and Good morning. A great many who
| have gone out from this school are getting
far greater nay than | am
We were at the door Of tie building
4 one-storied edifce, with a matched roof
| The scholars were trooping iato the large
ball by classes. They rose and said Good
morning, az we took our seats. Then came
the reading of the Bible and PRAYER in
Hindosiee By Mr.. Walsh, and the retire
men; Of all except the first class.
PARADISE lost.
"The frat exercise By the most al.
vanced class was reading, with Paradise
Lost ss a text book. The lesson for ths
morning was from the second hook, the
description Of Chaos:
-"' Behold the throne
| OF Chaos and his dark pavilion spread,
! Wide on the wastefal deep with him enlhr5n5i
Sat sable-vested Night, eldest Of thing.
| The C0nsOrt Of his reign and Dy him stool
Oreus and Hade5 aud the dreaded Fame
OF DemogOrgon. kumOr next
"Here was something not found 10 The
! Sh3stras, and yet the scholars ulderstOod
the meaning of the poet, and gave the an
aiysis q1ite as correctly "a would be given
10 many schools Of the United States
Who are these people mentioned here,
and where DO they liver
They are nos people, sir; they are
peTsOaiGCa;iOus
ia this poem all fiction p
No, sir, it Is based on the Bible
HISDoO CosSIOGoSY.
GDna Of them cave - nv -a--raas -