The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-28
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We are permitted to print the following
interesting letter from Rev. ]. Sumner
Stone, formerly Of this city, now OF CAL
cutis. India, TO bis father, Deacon Stone,
Of the Island:
CALCUTTA, May %, 1881.
My DKAR F~ATHER:-I will write you
this time; l IN not sure | will be able to
write 10 any Of the rest OF my friends
today, for am rather tired, and feel more
like taking q rest. Yesterday was q very
busy day; / had about Is much "a was
able 10 do. At A. N. ] was in the Sunday
School; preached At $3.50 in DR.. Thoburn's
large Church In DhurTumtolla street and
again at night. l ives, IS q result, tired
when night came. You will wonder why
[ was in such demand. Well, on Friday
We shipped Dr., Thoburnto RanGoon, one
Of the charges in bis district. II 10 sOO
miles from Calcutta, l was, with Mr..
Cakes, left to take charge o tthe preaching,
ii being my time in the morning, but, as
Bro. Cakes was unwsll, | preached III
night for him. l trust | won't soon be
forced to do it again; besides being rather
too much for n day Ia this hot climate,
to stand in DR.. T.'s shoes, LARGE as my leet
are, l ratheram afraid | "wabbled" about
Yesterday WAS one oil the warm
es. days | have aver experienced, the air
was 80 heavy, "stufy" would better ex'
press IL, even under the PunCeie one
stewed, the sweat pouring out until he
looked and felt like Il "~parboiIed.'.
Now you may imagine how easy 1t was to
get in the ''~WTistments" in such an Amos
phere, Until last week We were RECALLED
with q delightful breeze every evening
which blew oil night, but, elias, that Is
gone. | do hope it's stay away Will not DO
long, Tor | i needed 1t last night while toss'
ing about simply sweltering, trying to en-,
ice slsep to come, hut 10 no purpose. |
Nm now writing under the Puncols,, Our
preaching on tho squlrG has stirred up u
Tremendous excitement in the city, Last
Monday night | preached, On Tuesday
an order came from the police hesdQuar'
,eFs to desist, As Dr.. 7. Ia y peace loving
man, be concluded. for few days TO "resI"
Until the stir blew over. But there
arc two men in the city who are
gery anxious 10 DO martyrs. A Mr.
James, Of tho Baptist Mission and o MI
Hopbs-bOth are very eIf9tlc,-pot know
TX how 10 manage o crowd Well oh
Tuesday at six o'clock, Mr.. j. and Mr., IL,
were both on the ground ready Tor the
| igh;. They began the services the police
| showed tho order and tried to dispeTse the
crowd that had gathered, but 1t was like
| weeping back water, for back to the
Padre Sahib" the natives would come.
This scene was repeated every evening
during The week, both on our square and
On Bedsn square in q distant part Of the
city. On Friday five missionaries we're
| out under arrest. This wss at once tele'
vraphed to England. This stir has not
had q parallel l0r fifty years in India, and
10 the commissioner, who 10 q Latte, y
has taken the authority on hlnsell
alter the Council had backed down, II
looks q little like a thrust at the Protest.
ants.
The nntives have taken a very lively
interest iu the meetings from the start
| They are Nc a rule In favor Of free preach
ing, Numbers Of them attended rs reliE'
iously "a any Christians do gu the SaD
bath, aud expressed lhtmSeIveS rs very
| much benefited by tho services.
| hove the affair will have q happy
termination, for 1t 10 no doubsihG tes! trlal
for India! II we arc shut out in this
| city, missionary enterprises will be Crsmp.
| ed In all parts Of the field, Our only way
10 reach the people, at least mullitudes Of
them, 10 To- 90 10 Mem-visit the places OF
public resort where we may tell THE Old,
Old Story Of Jesus aud the Oross" to them,
Some say preOCh in churches to them
but then they-thOueanda Of them would
not dare 10 C0me-ior lear Of being de-
filed, or that, maybe, the Devil may be in
| the christian churches 10 catch them.
Such superstition you Of Couree, having
visited Syria, may iolm some idea VI, but
very little. Their religion 10 In the main
one OF lear-in many CsseB parents won't
give o name 10 q boy child for fear an evil
spirit will learn Its name aud call the
little one away. They fear a curse
more than q disease. A Chrigtian
curse Is as much dreaded rs one from
their " priests. For that reason you see
the poor people, buTdGned Gs they are,
longing 10 be free from that which for reat
and comfort ouly brings Burdens and
haunts them with dreadful fears, won't
dare come within our walls II ever this
idea possesses them.
This morning, while l am writing, the
missionaries-aVe Of them-are, like coin.
mon criminals, being tried before the
police court!
am getting along very nicely with my
work. The port is lull Of shipping again.
We have two Bsthels In Calcutta. am
at the head Of one OF them, and the Rev.
&. =. Stone Of the other. | still have HOO
RUPEES TO raise 10 meet the Claim on the
building. lam pretty sue. II God gives
inc health, It will all be wiped away by
the frat Of October.
1 hope you are we'll. The papers all
come regularly. Do take care Of your
health. l want you TO live twenty years
yet, Your son, j. SUMNER STONE.
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