The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-11-18
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oalcsi Nos. 20 and ~ ToaTIssnla slrSet,
AMONG THE NATIVES

Onlcsi Nos, 20 and ~ Fourteenth street.
AMONG THE NATIVES
OF IGdlR-Ths AusaioRaTy's Lifs-Work In
R0mbRy-AppSAl for Aid,
Special COrsSpOadsaes Of he hItuiGNeE.
BoYBAY, INDIA, Oct, ST. should like
to correct q mistake made in my last let
ter concerning the number Of atheists in
India, There are said to be 5000 native
Uhriatlans in India. "IdOubtiitheFs be o
hundrSdth part Of that many real atheists
in the woHld.p should have said among
natiyes Of India, There sre many more
who have abandoned faith IN their old
religion and arc now drifting without be-
lief in any revealed religion, than have
accepted Christ. Thla Ia o sad illustration
Of the truth oil Lord LlWrenCe's prophecy.
"EduCste without teaching the Bible
and the outcome will be generation Of
DEVILS" Many Of the rankest enemies Of
British rule III India are three educated
Goddess kingdoms, However, / had in
tended to write this week about the work
OF our American Methodist church In this
land. Tho policy OF our country for
hundred years has been Glands oil" with
regard to the political affairs Of other ma
tons, We have suffered the nations oil
the world to solve their problems and
fight out their little disputes % they
pleased while We stayed at home and A.
tended to our own vine and tig-tree, But
not so has been the policy OF the Amer
lean church. Christian men and women
OF our land OF freedom and the open Bible
have always taken keen interest and
leading part in obsying the orders Of their
Lord and Master, go ye into all the
world and preach the gospsl to every
creature" Hardly land OF heaIhenism
exists on this globe but Is conse-
Grated by the laws OF the children Of my
people.
In 1878 the first American missionaries
landed IN Bombay, They had been
driven from Calcutta by the government,
Almost Immediately after landing In
Bombay they were arrested with orders
for their deportation, but this order was
recalled ana the missionaries were In sui. |
ference allowed TO remain. The children |
oil those devoted men to the third and
fourth generation are now carrying on the
good work iuaugurated under such dill |
cultiea,
about fourteen ago Rsv. William Tay-
lor, ouCs called "CAIifornis Taylor" now |
snow as Bishop Taylor, Of Africa, reached |
this city. Almost the first Qusstion he |
asked was care there any Msthodists In |
Bombsyp' Many strange people had
been heard Of, but AethOdiSt, who and
what were they? Mr.. Taylor very soon |
ionnd material among which he could
work, and Immediately set about preach !
Ing. In India there ia Rn important Gle.
ment OF the population called Eurasian.
In all part Of The land EurssiaHs and En-
ropeans are 10 be ioUnd. The Eurasians
are OF mixed parentage. he saw that lit
tie was known among them Of the power
Of tho gospel and for the most part their
lives told sgRinet the cause 81 Christ
They were looked upon as Christians,
they spoke the language OF the natives,
hut their wicked liYeg too often counter.
acted the teachings oil the missionary.
A remarkable work began among these
people. Many OF them were converted
and sho the reality Of their changed ex-
periunCes by giving their Language, time
and money to the work Of sprendi6g the
lIUlh VI SuIlbL tlillIh won lhpldIOus
countrymen. Many English civilians and
oiCeIS were converted and mingled with
their EpraHian neighbors whom before
they had deHpIsei, This wGS o strange
thing and wonderful in this land OF caste.
0ut Of this revival grew tho seltsupport.
ing mission societies Of the Methodist
Episcopal church. Aggressive ChrisEiani.
ty or "QhIlStiRpity in EaFnegt" Ysg to be
the watChword. These people were poor
and tho task they undertook was a ire.
mendous one. They undertookto received
missionaries from America, support them
while they learned the Indian languages
in return for pastoral work given them;
they also attempted to pay native agenti
and build churches, and homes for their
pastors. Ina measure they have sue.
coeded and III measure they have failed
Many think they undertook too much.
Mrs. Stone and are working among this
people. We have not o single member
who owns hiR own house. Our member
ship is small, but our congregations are
large and tho work the people are attempt.
Ing would put to shame many churches at
home. Last year an arrangement was
made withth church in America to 70.
Celve grant in aid for our native work on
the dollar for dollar principle.
Bombay undertook TO raise $40 q month |
for pure VCrnsCular work on these condi-
tons, nor have we once failed to measure
up to our quota, and 10 do more. We are
also carrying on large work among Ed
ropean, British and American eeamen, who
by thousands visit thiG CITY the year
around. Our Bethel was opened about
one year ago. Itcosts at the lowest figure
500 per month to run II, To indicate the
need u snch an Institution I would say
that from January ] 10 June 30 Of this
year, 1900 men have visited our Bethel
Recently the Police Commissioned Dom.
bay called on thssuperintenden! tocxpress
his appreciation Of the work. Mrs. Stone
has organized the ladies' Of our church |
into home miBaion for work among their
own native servants and their sisters In |
the TenAnas, or sealed homes, Ct the Hin
doc women.
The great drag upon our work has been |
tho drain for rents. Rents are very high
In this city. We pay for our seamen's |
misslon room about $500 q month. Our
parsonage calls for almost tho same figure. |
Now the Wheeling girl whom two years
500 imported from the Ohio Valley, has
With her husband, got m "idee" into her
head. In the rear Of our church Is yard
large enough to accommodate modest
parsonage. Mrs Stone takes great pride
in the TACT that abe oil by herself has
drawn plan for o parsonage that will ill |
the bill beautifully. We have another
idea, and that is, that the readers Of the
lSTELLluESCER who 80 kindly take On in.
terest In their two Wheeling friends out
here In this city Of u languages, may az.
slst US In our parsonage scheme.
Our people, as far ss possible, arc going
10 give one monLh's salary for this cause,
In addition 10 what they arc already Civ.
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