The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-09-27
Native East Indian Delegate.

Native East Indian Delegate.
Narayan Sheshadri, q native OF Hindootan OF tho
highest CASTE has come as a delegate from BOua-
bay. He stands about i've feet ten inches in height,
Is erect nearly black, with clearly cut features,
keen black eyes and small hands and feet. He
wears an oriental costume, consisting Of q sort OF
frock OF dark waterproof cloth, covering the whole
person to the chin, while his head is wrapped In
large white turban, entirely concealinS his hair.
HERALD reporter had long talk with him on the
subject. OF British India. with its popua.
ton OF 240,00O,0O souls, and found him most
Intelligent and entirely at home as well in the sub.
ject as with the English tongue. He was educated
view of taking position in the Indian civil service.
Alter embracing Christianity he took charge OF
separate mission, in which he has had lair success.
A WHITENING FIELD.
Mr.>Sheshadri considers India field for mission
airy labor fully white for the spiritual sickle. he
says he finds now among his countrymen no violent
prejudices against Christianity, while some OF the
native converts display all the faith and devotion
which In the earliest Christian ages marked the
martyrs. Nearly ali the chief sects have MISSION
airy stations In India working tremendously to-
and Winning many converts line
particularly In the south, where they have done
WESTERN PROGRESS IN INDIA.
we nave IN india about 5000 miles OF railroad,
with ane cars the sleeping coaches much better
The 10 III on Hbese e aes as
mostly been raised in India though the enterprises
are OF English origin and the officials are in the
main BRUSH Bombay has population OF 2,000, 600,
being probably next to London in size, and larger
than any other Asiatic city In 1t is large degree
papers and governmental regulations like London
or Paris. India is ripe for the rapid reception OF
slonary for its guide and teacher.
The German Delegation.
Most OF the delegates from the German Empire
are already In this country. being dispersed
through the United States and Canada, visiting
their countrymen who have found homes this side
of the Atlantic and studying American institu-
tions. Prominent among them are Rev.
Dr. Dorner, Of Berlin, q member of tho
Ober- Consistorial Rath, the highest ecce-
siastical organization in the Empire; his son, Mr..
Dorner, preacher of the State Church; Professors
Kraft and Christlieb OF the University of Bonn;
Professor zimmerman, OF Leipsic; Rev. II. Krum-
pastor OF Kother, Prussia. This latter is young
divine of great talent and learning. He talks
English i with very little hesitation, and In long
ss s9 'as SSs's' sSs
education, He thinks the Protestant Church
Of the Empire would be better pleased II religious
organizations Of all kinds could H., be LEFT free to
perial regulations as they have become under
equal rights of Catholics, in whom they see fellow
Christians but see, as does the government, cause
OF apprehension In the unchecked welding
OF religious power and patronage by the
Papacy, against the Empire, under the
sovereignty Of o Protestant dynasty. The
imperial government, moreover, holds that certain
cal body and it should therefore exercise its right
to supervise their actions and also that the charac
ter Of the Roman Catholic church has essentially
changed since the conclusion OF the compacts be-
tween 1t and the State, by which change the
Church forfeited all Its rights under. those COM
pacts In North Germany about two-thirds Of the
population are Protestant, and fully sympathzo
IN the objects OF the Alliance. In South
Pastor Witte will address the Conference
upon ultramontanism in Germany, which he con-
siders as the continuation of the same fight which
through centuries has ragged since Rome claimed
supremacy beyond the bounds Of the Peninsula.
He thinks the war will be long, fierce and bitter,
and that its result Is beyond the ken OF man. Pro-
lessor Chrstieb, who speaks English nuently, will
also treat OF a similar theme.