, 1881-05-02

Of "suttee,H as 1t Is called, tho burning alive
Of every widow upon the dentf Of hor !,ns-
awsy with, whit Is ths pos!tion 10 Of iii ths wki.
0wP Mrs. Murray Mitchell, one Of the &C.
mana, laly missionaries. gives lis tho ac-
count of u l{indou lady, who came Under
teTcst, an,i WHO en'araeed christianity, 'rhis
woman had possessed the blessing 81 rnrn h.
lndianf n Kind md get,tte husband, who lad
Ierig.lttcd hsr 10 Se taught, M! nd shielded
wsfa VET G Tes9s 9S1sef' sha Ds ss orsef s sf 5 ' "y
we're considering seriously the question, of
being baptized and, becoming Christians,
when ler husband died, and t!,ts ll!pttoo
{ras !aSy sfs ScSs, 5SSw wof,: NS WI ys Gss A5s er
once or twice. and then were tnrbttl.lcn Tug
hair had been shaved Off. her Jewels taken
awny, and, her clothes changed fOr = course
wrapped about her person. She must nav
sleep on n ,nnt m the 1tonr; no longer on n
the day, and that 1iltlst be catrn nl0nc.".
twsmty-t"ar i hours @ % at tine; I si.., iIlst Do
the most mental work u the ze,'9nn, n!ld DO
tho drtldgr OF the house. Her beloved bo0ks
were buried. In n word, she was subjected
S1nws y ~ te a Elvas Ts a pssu of1ers @ ~ ls no @
dcrcd at: Her reason gaye way. ard Il deep
clonu Of melancholy settted on her lntntt.
This is no extreme. Dr unusual ease. It ls
lIindoo law, ns well as % practice, t9"t widows
houses where Dral,mlnical Influence Is par
anlDllnt these things ore TOW dime.
rlaties proptso 70 tell all these seventy
five millions Of nraflmln wolneh Of religion
indeed. Pure religion and untlehlel before
God the Father Ia tliis, t0 visit the fatfcriess
and widows III their ailllction, and TO keep
4nesnlt L., qnspotted from the WORLDLY RI.
ligion which, en,anslpatlhx all wo,11ei,, lns
condition of tha widow"
Sow listen to a word from. the lIlndoo
sncrrd books, which some !lnbeliSvers to-day
duty q the wife Is ID, obey her husband. Let
tho wife who Wishes to perfGrm snGreN nblu-
ton wash the feet nf her lord and master, for
the huaeandis to the wife greater illan Thnm:
ra Or Vls!,nu. ller htsba1d ID her god, and
to worship iior husband" Yolt can ren;l
pngs after page Of this stuff Il you want tn.
I quote n little extract to s,IOw the spirit that
is In lleathenisln toward women. ,VlMt "
to synlpathEzc with those Chrlsttnn wonlen
who are carrying the Gospel Into the zrlIana.
md WHO propose 70 carry to tht Women OF
1ndia the religion Tint declares woman to b.
dretl. Honor thy father aud thy mother"
that says to husbands, "Let the husband rei,-
der To the wife tiue benev0ence. Let every
one love ilis wife oven Us himself, giving
1t Is n, common thing for 1llndoo women to
eny When thuy first meet with tho teacher OK
Christianity, What Is the use Of te,lclitng
Ms? We are nothing but miserable wo!nel,."
Rs s % SR lady y s;0nfss oS sss1 ts 1a s a at eHr =
marvellous how tho heart Of the llindoo
wonan warns toward Christ When she comes
to flnd that the Lord Of the Christians was
ono who holloroa WOMEN with hts frlsnaship
denounced the prevailing forms of cruelty,
sisters. and treated them with
the hero Of ove brothe ySo pSs ns
women Of heatheltdo,n are degraded and fnl-
prisoncd. yet 1t is a fact TINT among many
tribes wlere our ladies' are working tho mis-
sl0nnr!es have found that tho great and ST.
G1st 1 5 oSSrs ~ ns fs eyer shs s y,
the spread q Christianity. Dr. Shoolbre!!l,
ARRANGEMENTS which keep not tho girls only,
but the boys as well, In the zci,nna until nf
find d powerful lever by which to exert their
Influence on the social md religious Condi-
tlon Of the community. Much of tho. prog
ress made towards trsitl, and religion III one
generations. 1t Is 'burked' III the ze,1ntln,
md the rising rnce Is sent out Into the world
With NIL. tho old supurstIttors and faifl, III
their, false gods instiIleti Into tllstr minds
by their mothers teaching and example,"
DR.. Shoolbred gives tlle striking liz
stn1lc0 Of a largo HtndoO village IN his own
district wllero the men had Ill abandoned
ido!9try, whilst all the women md ail the
children remained ,lttcrytNnchanged. We
zee, then, that III tho missionary labor OF
Christian women we hive tint Wlllci, IL abb
BolNtely essential to tie success Of all mis-
slOn9ry work. so any III tho llcnthell wout-
NM Influence, as well rs In the lleAthen wOn-
ans deRrodatton,. .yon antl ! arU presented
with strong motive to "hclp these women
who arc lab0ring In tho Gospel"
brethren. W0 live III q grnl.u age. 1t Ia n
sublime @ prrtyilegs 70 llyy u sl,ci! n century
rs this, III The llltlst Of NIL the glorious move
ilents now being ll0dofo for tho elevation Of thu
anil Ut Christian civilization. Sirnly We ian
understand now something ot The meaning OF
Christ's mysterious words uttered 10 Ills
disciples When they were Mnl,lxel ut Ills
grcat works: "Nrcater works than thesp
shMl! Ito, because 60 to My Fnther." You
and may ltye to see the Lny wllei, tie eartll
shal! DO filled With the knowledge Of TIC
Lord, but be that as 1t mny, lot lis suo to 1t
that for Jessts' sake we do oiir part IN that
great md grand work for wilc|, tho Church.
extstY, all In whicl, every tr,,u believer ,u,Ist
t0ih,-the preAclilnE OF tic Gospel to evary
creature under Heaven, ard III the planting
ut the Christian Church, with NIL her inilli-
ef1ceAt wherever human beings live md
breathe.
THOU SHALT NOT KILL.
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