The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-19
Ghn I4teLEfqetlrer.
Az MTEREsTING LErTER
From . Former wheeling Lady, Now In
India.

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India.
We are indebted to Mrs. s. E. Moore, o
Moundsyille, for the following extract
from q letter from her daughter, Mrs. EN-
ma Moore Scott, formerly Of this city, nov
a missionary in India. They will be reat
with interest by her many friends and &C
quaintances here:
CANP DWELL, PRov. OF OupH, INDIA, !
February l6, 1880. J
The week slips away very fast, and an
again writing 70 you. On last Wednesday
morning we came to Salamaio, which hai
lovely grove. Tuesday, February IL
Yesterday, / did not get to write much
We bad most terrible rain, wind anG
hail storm. The leaves were cut of the
trees, until the grove was covered with
them. Our strong little Swiss-cottagt
tent kept Us nice and dry, but our dining
tent was literally soaked. It is q great
pity that the hail came Just now, as the
wheat is almost ready to cut, and thou.
sands OF dollars worth OF damage has been
done. To-day It Is still windy, but no
rain. Wehad expected TO reach our des.
interchangeable morning, but
could not move while the tents were 90 wet.
As remarked on Wednesday, we pitched
ouI tents in the lovely grove at Salmaio.
In the middle OF the day while Mr.. s.
was out preaching among the villages,
went over TO village myself soon had
about forty women, men aud children for
an audience. They gave me q seat on q
ANAL tgchaanafb fhadI and 7 aann, HV;s,,t
kaisa madadgar hal" translation OF
"What friend we have in Jesus" and
explained It to them. They listened very
attentiyely. Then read about Christ
raising the widows son TO life, and told
them how tender hearted our Savior is,
how he helps Us in all our sorrows, and
gives US great peace. They seemed to I'M
derstand It, but when said ~ know that
Jesus has my baby 10 himselfin Heaven"
one poor woman said: "How can you
know this2" Alasl they can't have a
single ray OF comfort when one Of their
loved ones die. One man said: "0ur
women weep very, very much when death
comes into the family. Did you cry so
over your little girl?" said mo; be-
cause God took her, and she is happy with
him." They do not know who Christ is,
and / explained that he was God incar.
nate. This they readily understood, as
they 1.-THE Hindoos) have a number
Of incarnations in their belief. But
what foolish ones they are, in form Of
monkey, or being with an elephants
head, or tortoise, etc. And their music
Is as foolish as their forms. To them
loving Christ in human form Is
sweet ideal, yet one they are slow
TO believe as real. May God hasten the
time when Christ shall reign in India.
Friday we moved on to Harganw. This
Is very old town, the natives say 5000
years. do not believe that, but yet It Is
certainly very ancient, for the town is built
on quite hill which is nothing but the
remains OF former houses, rs in this part
of the country q hill is an unheard OF
thing. Just think OF houses crumbling
down and others built on the ruins, then
again yielding TO the influences OF time
and change, and others on their ruins, and
so on for generations and centuries. Mr..
s. Htook me to see some old Pujaries
(priests) after breakfast. They had charge
Of lot Of old temples, TO which was at
tached bathing place-a very large square
tank like little lake, with steps leading
down to the water on all sides. l sat on
the yerandah Of one OF the temples, un-
der spreading vine tree, which sent its
bows down until they almost touched the
water below. Here in that quiet, sweet
place sat and listened to Mr.. 5. telling Of
Jesus. Notwithstanding all my sorrow,al
my headache, a peace came into my soul;
peace that pervaded all my being and
almost made my heart rejoice. We went
on TO see q devout III woman-yes, l
think she Is deyout, Tor she gives her
whole life TO the worship OF Mahedeo
lone OF their incarnations). What more
could she do, poor thing. We talked to
her about God, then went TO our tents.
That evening there was remarkably
beautiful sunset. Our camp, In a pretty
place by the side OF large
fish pond, at one corner OF which
were the ruins OF an old temple,
and the palm trees on the banks also gave
quite an oriental touch to the picture. As
the sun went down behind dense mango
grove, the sky, in which still foated the
clouds OF the "latter rains" was made
glorious, and the light falling athwart the
camp lighted up the tres tops, touched the
temple, brought ont the palm trees, caused
the servants, with their bright.colored
costumes, to appear as figures in rare
landscape, and even dlgnited the dirty
garments Of the 'chaprau's" little boy)
that 1t looked soft muddy grey, while,
as for the little spurts Of water that the
restless fish threw up every here and
there On the smooth surface OF the pond,
they we're converted into glhtering spear.
points thrust up by some invisible hands
beneath, and looked long and earnestly at
the beautiful scene, and lonsed to be an
artist, that might put it on paper. Now,
that my heart is so sore, these little things
in nature touch me very deeply and make
q wonderful in preston upon me. | am
disguised at the badness OF speech TO ex.
press them-I mean at my speech.
wished so much that you could enjoy that
sunset with me. Saturday morning we
came on to Dwell, where We have been
delayed on account Of the rains. We hope
TO get on to Lakenpur tomorrow morn
ling. At times the loss Of my Elsie Is
almost overwhelming. It Is such mys.
FERROUS providence, yet / know II Is all
right. God had purpose in 1t. ! have
lust finished volume on Immortality, BY
Mattison, which Is one OF the best ! evei
read. It has been great comfort to me
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