Democratic messenger., 1894-12-22

stroy:" He said, mo; they only repre-
sent God. There is but one God. >
Question. When people die. where
do they go to?
Answer. That depends upon what
they have been doing. If they have been
doing good. TO heaven; il they have
been doing evil. 10 hell.
Q.-But do you not believe in the
transmisration Of souls, and that after
death we 20 into birds or animals Of
some sort:
A.-Ycs; the last creature man is
thinking of while dying is the one into
which he will go II ho is thinking of
bird. he will go into bird. and il he
is thinking Of a COW he will go into a
cow
Q.-I thought you said that at death
the soul goes to heaven or hell?
Ale goes there by u gradual proc
ess 1t may take him years and years.
Q.-Can any one become a HindoO?
Could become u Hindoo:
A.-Yes, you could
Q.-How could / become Hindoo?
A.-By doing as the Hindoos do.
But as looked upon the poor. filthy
wretch, bcdaubing himself with the
ashes of the dead, thought tho last
thing on earth would want to become
would be Hindoo. / expressed to
missionary who overheard the conversa-
tion between the fakir and myself my
amaZement at some of the doctrines the
fakir announced The missionary said,
THE fakirs are very accommodating,
and supposing you TO be q friend of
Christianity he announced the theory
Of one God. and that of rewards and
punishments.
There -are, however, alleviations for
Benares. attended worship in one of
the Christian missions. The sermon,
though delivered i'll Hindoostanee, Of
which could not underestimate word.
thrilled mo with its earnestness and
tenderness Of tone. especially when t.
missionary told me at the close Of the
service that he recently baptized a man
who was converted through reading one
Of my sermons among the hills Of In
dia. The songs of the two Christian as
semblages / visited in this city, al
though the tunes were new, and the
sentiments not translated, were uplift-
ing and inspiring to the last degree.
There was also school of 600 native
girls, an institution established by n ra-
jah Of generosity and wealth, n gradu-
ate of Madras university. But, more than
all. the missionaries are busy. some Of
them preaching ON the CHATS. some Of
them in churches, III chapels and ba-
zaars. The London Missionary society
has here its college for young men and
its schools for children and its houses Of
worship for all. The Church Missionary
society has its eight schools. all filed
with learners. The evangelizing work
Of the Wesleyans and the Baptists is
felt in all parts of Benares In its
mighticst stronghold Hindooism is be-
ing assaulted.
Maiigned Missionaries.
And now as to the industrious ma
lignment Of missionaries: IL has been
said by some travellers after their return
to America or England that the mis-
sionaries are living life full of indo-
lence and luxury That is n falsehood
that would say is as high as heaven il
it did not go down i'll the opposite di
rection. When strangers come into these
tropical climates, the missionaries do
their best 10 entertain them, making
sacrifices for that purpose. In the city
of Bcnares u missionary told me that, u
gentleman coming from England into
one of the mission stations of India, the
missionaries banded together to enter
tain him. Among other things they had
ham boiled, prepared and beautifully
decorated. and the same ham was pass
ed around from house to house rs this
stranger appeared, and in other respects
o conspiracy of Kindness was effected.
Tho visitor went home to England and
wrote and spoke of the luxury in which
the missionaries of India were living.
Americans and Englishmen come to
these tropical regions and find mis-
sionary living under palms and with
different styles Of fruits on his table
and forget that palms are here as cheap
as hickory or pine in America and rich
fruits rs cheap as plain apples. They
find hero missionaries sleeping under
punkas. these fans swung day and night
by coolies, and forget that 4 cents day
is good wages here. and the man finds
himself. Four cents day for u coach
man. missionary can afford to ride.
There have been missionaries who have
come to these hot climates relolving to
live rs the natives live. and one or two
years have finished their work, their
chief use on missionary ground being
that Of furnishing for a large funeral
the chief object of interest. So far from
living in idleness. no men ON earth work
so hard as the missionaries now in the
foreign field. Against fearful odds and
with 8, 200. 900 of Christians opposed to
$50, 900, 900 of Hindoos, Mohammedans
and other false religions. these mission
aries are trying to take India for God.
Let the good people of America and
England and Scotland and all Christen-
dom add 99s, per cent to their appre-
citation Of the fidelity and conservation
of foreign missionaries. Far away from
home. in an exhausting climate. and
compelled to- send their children to Eng
land, Scotland or America SO as to es-
cape the corrupt conversation and be-
hayior of the natives, these men and
women of God toll on until they drop
into their graves. But they will get
their chief appreciation when their work
is over and the day is won. as it will be
won. No place in heaven will be too
good for them. Some of the ministers
at home who live on salaries of 81. 600
or SIS, 900 u year, preaching the gospel
of him who had not where to lay his
head, will enter heaven and be welcom-
ed, and while looking for place to sit
down they will be told: Wonder in
that lower line of thrones you will take
your places. not ON the thrones nearest
the King. They are reserved for the mis-
sionaries!'
Spread Of Christianity.
Meanwhile let all Christendom be
thrilled with gladness. About 20. 900