New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-06
MISSION4RY WORK ~ INDIA.

The Rev. Robert X. Williams, formerly the
pastor OF Baptist Church in Chicago, but now inc pres
ident OF the BrownsOn Telugu Theological Seminary, NJ
Ramapatam, India, preached yesterday morning III he
Tabernacle Baptist Church, at second-a'e' ana
Tcnhst Mr. Williams is tall man, about Iorty-hNe
years DID, with full beard and brown compeA'ch'
He has eight years in India, near Madras where
the temperature is seldom below $50 lie spoke WIN
out notes. and his address was simple s'or9 VI
the Telugus and his work among them.
"Tengu" said the speaker Is on the western coast
OF the Bay Of Bengal extending 1000 miles III iehs'n'
and from 400 to coo miles in width, anu containing
600 OOC inhabitants The people are intelligent ana
have rather extensive literature which Includes poet-
cal scientific medical and religious works Ihey use
palm leaves instead Of paper upon when 10 preserve
their thoughts They do not have the Bb.e Ou' tney
| illustrate that in Romans when speaEs Vi inc
hcathens having the law OF God written upon the
hearts They know the difference between rght anu
wrong, but do know what they need TO Keep 'hem
from doing wrong The future life troubles them Ii Is
fu OF dark orcbrdlngs which only he d!speed ny
the Gospel of Christ But they are not h9pclyS'S lost
in sn. There men III New-i ORR today VINO MY az
lived here all their lives, and who WOu'd shdlhe thc
Te;ucus by their excessive crimes II II strange WhaI
Sod Old Hrahmin 10 me-: IF my sons should hecome
Christians they would then donD less 'cconc drlhds
like the Englishmcn. They THINK that the EiSilsh 10
to InGl Or gam, and Imagine the MlrsohreS A"Nc INC
same ambitious desires.
"Thcn the relugus are wrapped mp IN thelr own re-
ligon But GOd has opened tue way ioT the piehchhg
OF Inc Gospel in marvellous way. DurluS TIE Iaihlhc
wnch recently destroyed thousands oi the natives the
NH Sonaes gave food and medicine with liberal iiand
and Aus had the eject OF -eahng down the lilIdoo
caste to remarkable extent The people saw Tue true
fruits tie Christian religion. After bcEccclnR III VAN
their idols they cricd OH, God, the Sl1t Wuch gave
birth all things. help are dying In single
the famine the Baptist MISSIONARIES papHc
10000 natives. OF this number had the pleasure Oh
bapuZiag 5000. The lack 81 missionaries at tAdl llc
only reason why 10000 converts were not re
rd into The church. " plead for more men, but thcy
The crsls in the history 81 tEls IA
sion has passed Jet re religion o. the iclugus -
changing. They Will never again be HnIOuS, "a tbcy
tI1 late famine. The only question no" Is :
snail they iuidtis ChristlansI II Is aston
siuug, true, that Madras every pCrsOn mat can
read English has copy the ndel lectures delivered
in this country shall CnrlstlanJ be asleep while
the enemy aCtiyci We need ten Or twelve 81 tHc
best young in the BAPTIST Church TO 20 cut there at
| once We training native preachers. Inc
TncOlOg ir seminary al kalnardtdn hdd @OJ Students
year AMI efforts being made to raise money
enlarge the building. The Ielugus axe NtrJ poor Dut
they give all they dividing even thclF last meal 81
GRAIN They 10 have the TRUTH ana there IL
10 work cncOuraSn the face OF the whole earth
The seminary founded III 1872 and graduated forty
students last year and much larger class can he
graduated every year II only had suitable place u
accOmn odate ali who wish 10 he taught