The New York herald., 1878-11-25
confirmation Of the relation beyeen civilization and

confirmation Of the relation betYeen civilization ana
Christianity missionary has said that the progress
of Christianity is most rapid in the highest ciynlza
ton God is working by the nations b. sAds al
the nations TO England through her colonies oc-
enpics one-sxth OF the globe. have to tell story
to the glory ana the shame of England Her relations
with India involve talking OF the conversion OF Eng
Land and OF the conversion OF India. hope to show
that God having measurably converted England there
il hope of the conversion Of India. England did not
obtain India sby conquest India has always been
ruled. Darius. Alexander and the Mohanme.ans had
conquered the land. In 1900 the East Indian Com
pany was formed England went to trade. rs Por-
tugal had gone before. Among the stockholders were
people of AL classes. In 1855 tic stock was 500 per
cent premium. The company acquired territory and
ruled by armed force Then the stories OF
cii7o and OF Warren HASTINGS There were vast coz
ruptiolls ana Enslailds conscience was aroused III
1873 IL was said England had erected churches and
no schools. no bridges or highways. Macauiay
said during the five years after Gives withdrawal
the missovernment or England without parai-
lei He denounced the unprincipled eagerness
Or the eompany's servants to be rich.
ernment took control and there honesty in the
conduct of affairs. In 1913 camo the struggle Of
Milbcrforce for moral and religious enlightenment in
India The lecturer then read extracts showing the
opposition OF the directors to missionary effort.
Every missionary who did not seek the protetion of
the Danish government was banishcd. No American
missionary was allowed to set foot III India When
Henry Martyr. who was not q mission
ary but chaplain preached Christianity he
was answered by another profossed Chris
tian clergyman, who denounced him for trying
T. convert the heathen But when even Sydney
pcnted tcre was growing sentiment of conscience
victory for toleraton his second great bat
tie The first being against slavery
BRITISH CONTROL.
Attcrward the British officials practising con-
ciliatory policy. In 1862 the British paying in
one dependency three millions of money year
for the support of idolatry for the repairs of
temples. the support of dancing women. &c. Brit
ish officers sGluted idols. Natives were whipped
into drawing the car OF Jusgernaut. Between seven
and eight hundred widows and children were burned
every year. The fourth period of English rule dates
from the inutiny OF 1857 i shall not speak of the
awful scenes of the mutiny. You know them well.
During that mutiny not native Christian dis
loyal. Caste never after this recognized in the
army. great change followed Sir William Tent
pie. Governor General OF Bengal seid that the natives
seemed no longer to mistrus the missionaries. and
that ndeel the missionaries seemed actually popular.
This is the story of the conversion of England First
the struggle of 1900 for honesty second the struggle of
1913 for toleraton. and last the struggle following
the mutiny for recognition and cooperation witt,
nissionary effort You may say the mutiny did It,,
but tell me what broke slavery in this country Ma
tions do not reach great truths often except through
feat Back OF all material crises il the growth
of Christian thought and feeling through the nation.
England now holds the scales evenly between the
native and the Anglo-Saxon. She protects the ma
tivcs and encourages sefgoverImcnt in all matters
except those in which 1t is vital British power to
maintlned After the conversion of English thought
have not the right to speak OF the conversion or
India from idolatry? Next sunday shah speak o.:
this-the conversion Of India and what the
reasons for hoping for it,