Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-03-22

through their narrow streets they
would shun me, for they were afrai,
they might touch me and be defiled
l met one man coming out of a tempt,
where he had been worshiping his lido
and before he got to me he cried out
Don't touch me for | am pure. AS
walked through those places thanked
God that l had been born in Christian
land. | longed to tell them of the
true God and that the blood of Jesu:
alone could take away sin. We visited
the city of Agra and saw some of the
most beautiful buildings, made of white
marble, ornamente6 with preciou:
stones / can have some idea now o.
the beauty of Solomon's temple and
house after seeing these | visited az
old palace, which was hundred of years
old and still very grand. We arrived
in Guyranwala November 5th, seventy
three days from the time l bid good
bye to home and dear ones in America
l am staying with the single ladies
Mr.. and Mrs. Lytle are living with
Mr.. Caldwell. We shall be here until
the first of the year and then | do not
know where l shall be stationed.
| like India very we'll so far, but il
is much different from America. This
is the cool season and we haye it very
pleasant; we have not had any fire in
our house, but the evenings are be-
ginning to get cool enough for Us to
enjoy little, but the sun is very warm
at noon. Guyranwala is city of
twenty-five thousand inhabitants we
live mile out and have large yard
and garden; the vegetables are just
getting ready for us; the roses are in
full bloom and the oranges are getting
ripe; we have plenty of them in the
garden. But | miss American apples
very much, we get some here but they
are not so nice as those got at home.
The farmers are busy putting in their
crops; all that kind of work is done by
oxen, and the ground is watered by
wells; so you see it requires a good
deal of labor to take care of farm.
There are no fences in this country,
it is just one vast plain.
We have splendid roads; all the tim
ber is planted by the English and
are watered until they get started to
grow. The houses are built very
large, with thick walls and high CELL
ings for warm weather the natives
live in mud houses, don't have any
furniture but low bed and stool or
two.
/ have spent several days in he
schools under Miss Wilson's charge.
The first missionary work that l done
was. to assist Miss Mccullough in the
knitting class, l could do that without
speaking to them. The women re-
garded me more as an object of
curiosity than anything else, they
would gather around me, examine my
collar and necktie, look at my dress
buttons, ETC., they seemed to want to
know all about my dress The wo-
men think more about their jewels
than anything else; they wear rings
in their nose, have their ears full AID
also their arms, fingers and toes cover
ed with cheap rings, their dress con-
sists of trousers and chudra, or two or
three yards of muslin or calico, thrown
over their head and shoulders. The
men as a general thing have waist
and then a piece of muslin wrapped
about them, they wear six or seven
yards of cloth on their heads. The
children wear very little of any kind.
l am busy at the language, will soon
be through my primer, | don't fancy
beginning my education over again.
There are thirty-six letters in the Hin
dustan.
While in America / often thought 1
would speak to you ON the subject of
but confess that always put
it off from one time to another until
we parted. | have always been inter-
ested in you since the first day we met
in Fort Sumpter, and longed for the
time to come when you would come
out from the world and confess Christ
before men. You may say, am try
ing to live an upright life, which /
will not deny, for l know you are
moral young man, one that wishes to
do just right. But remember Christ
has said: "Do this in remembrance
of me-" what does that mean e? by con-
Tossing Him before the world and join
the church that he has established on
earth. Think of what he has done for
US, gave up heaven and all its enjoy
ments, to redeem us from sin, and how
little He has asked in return. 'Son
give me thine heart" Some make
the excuse that they are as good as
those in the church, but we are not to
take our friends as patterns. We have
q perfect pattern to follow and are ask
ed to follow in the footsteps of our
Divine teacher. If did not feel and
know the peace that comes from believ-
ing and trusting the Savior | would
not be so anxious to have others ac-
cept Him but would not exchange
my hopes for all this world. / joined
the church when quite young, and can
testify to the joy that comes from be-
lieving in Jesus and trusting in him
for salvation know you enjoy some
of the pleasures of the world that you
would have to give up, but what are
all the pleasures of this world compar-
pared with what Jesus has in store
for his children. "For eye hath not
seen, or ear heard the things God has
for those that love Him."
We only have a few short years to
live and th en- will have to bid farewell
to things of earth, and live an eternity
in happiness or misery. Jesus is
waiting for you to come. Yes, he Is
knocking at the door of your heart,
will you not open the door and bid
Him come in and enjoy His company.
There is nothing for US to do but be-
lieve, t.ke Him at His word. You