Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-13
Maharashtra.
ny REV. GALEN ". seller.
NO. III.

No. III.
MEssRs. EDEToRs:-The following ex,
tracts from journal may be interesting
to your readers:
Jan'y 10, lS73.-Messrs. Graham and
Hull, our new missionaries, started with
me on tour to Tasgaum-i0 miles y.
f.. from kolhapoor-and intermediate
places. We expect TO be gone two or
three weeks. Preached in two villages.
llth.-Rose before Daylight and rode
alone to w. The brethren and ser.
wants going in the meantime to Altehl.
spoke to nearly hundred persons in
w. and to forty in r., and sold lG rcli.
gious books. Examined the govern.
ment school at II. at the request of the
teacher. Arrived at Alteh at 1890 \. ".
hungry and warm, and after a few min.
utes' rest, spoke to some Brahmans and
others in the High school, where we are
lodging. The native magistrate and
Dep. Inspector of schools called on US
this evening, and we had pleasant
conversation with them.
l2th.-Preached four times and had
long discussions in Alteh to day.
l3th.-Went to y. and spoke to forty
saw men who had read books left here
by Mr.. Wilder. In X. spoke to about
$50 men and examined two classes in
the school. could sell no books,
though the people, as usual, were quite
ready TO take as many books rs | would
give gratis. | gave away only one. Saw
the spot where a devotee sacrificed him.
self by cutting off his head. Went 10 H.,
where | sold some books and preached
to about so persons. II was pleasure
to address them, as they were so atten.
tive and very friendly. | returned to
Alteh after II 4. NJ, considerably sun.
burnt. | had n sharp dispute here with
Brahmans this p. ". Showed them what
a blunder they make in saying that
spirit has no qualities. After this de.
bate we went to the MahaF Wada, where
| spoke half an hour, and thence to the
Mang Wada. We enjoyed a moonlight
walk to town called Hatakalungarday
but ii was so late when we arrived there
There is a large Mahammadon Mosque
here. The country is thickly settled
about here the soil is very fertile, and
there are many clumps OF mango and
other fruit trees.
l4th.-We spent most OF the day in
d., where We visited a common vernacu.
lar school and were kindly treated.
After the moon rose we started for
Sanglee, a town Of 1900 inhabitants.
where we were met by Brahman clerk,
and others gathered around US. As the
clerk could speak "a few English" he
did not wish to speak in the vernacular,
and Messrs. Hull and Graham, whose
Marathi vocabulary was LIMITED to a
dozen words, did not object. We were
directed to an inn or "resthouse," in
the skirts of the town.
l5th.-That clerk said we should have
milk, fuel, hay. and everything we want
ed, but nothing has come yet (S4 o'clock }.
We went to the MamLcttar NATIVE mag
istratel and complained OF the clerks
negligence; whereup)n he sent two
sepoys to the inn to stay there and go
to order anything we needed. Mean.
while he sent us fuel, &C., and in a short
time we had breakfast. Mahadoo Kul.
lum, Mahratta inquirer whom | saw
in kolhapoor year ago, and resident
here, came to see US. lie wore a nice
turban, q green satin coat and bordered
dh0fcTa loose cloth reaching below the
knees). He can repeat whole chapters
Of the Bible, has good knowledge of
the scheme of redemption, and re-
peats the elementary catechism verbatim.
Many of his caste do not associate with
him, because they consider him Chris.
tian. However they need not be alarm.
ed yet, a. he, being a native doctor,
gains so much by deceiving the credu.
lous, that he is not prepared to make
the sacrifice involved in baptism.
sold upwards Of thirty books and tracts
today. This evening we rode to Hari.
poor, where the Warna River unites
with the "sacred" Krishna. II. Is there.
fore inhabited mostly by Bfahmans, who
have large temples here. was told
that might have to submit to bitter
opposition i'm this sacred town, but TO
my surprise. my discourse was listened
to very attentively, and we had no dis.
pute.
l6th.-We went into the principal
streets where addressed and disputed
with the people long time. As usual
/ was charged with the sin of eating
meat, especially beef ! showed them
how their own ancestors. according to
the Vcdas, ate meat until the time of