The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-06-29
M Dear Mrs. .Sturgiss:

No. II CREEK Row,
CALCUTTA, INDIA,
May 3. 1895.
Ny Dear Mrs. Sturgiss:
i came across the enclosed painted
figures representing the different oceu
pations. You may kindly distribute
them among the friends in Morgantown
keeping what you wish first.
We are getting settled slowly in our
new work. We are ont among the peo-
pie. Just now the small pox has be-
come epidemic and the mourning is
something awful TO hear night and day.
We have all been freshly vaccinated and
so far none OF us have been taken but it
is all about us. Pray for us and not only
that we may be saved from the awful
thing but that we may have grace and
courage whilst the people are dying
about us in such numbers and without
Christ. We feel it an awful RESPONSE
bility.
l enclose letter by Mrs. Lee which,
if you will, you may kindly pass round.
He is a fine man and we expect to work
together. He is finely educated. all
Join in love to Bro Sturgiss and yourself.
Yours, ID. II. LEE.
A native Bengal gentleman, with a
face full of sunshine, greeted me few
days ago, saying, 81 hear you have come
to work among my people and | come
to bid you welcome" | asked how he
became christian and with fearful eyes
and much feeling he told me the follow
ing 81 have had two great experiences
in my life. / was student in DR.. Dutf7s
College, studying law. Ny father and
mother were strict Hindoos and very
religious. | determined not 10 listen to
the reading Of the Bible in school and
always closed my ears. One day there
was a lively discussion between the
students and professor, and the students
seemed to be winning on the side OF
Hindooism. ! listened with great inter
est. The professor made the assertion
that our gods are sinful and our sacred
books record OF their vile deeds. And
being sinful themselves could not save
us from our sins. This one thing took
hold upon me and undermined my faith
in Hinduism. The more | thought OF
it, the more wretched / became, for |
felt | was a sinner and needed salvation.
One day a friend loaned me a tract
which was the Beatitudes | read it
again and again and in reading it my
heart was comforted. | asked my friend
where l could get copy of the tract. He
told me it was all in the Bible. | at
once bought the Bible and began to
read day and night, and | must say that
before | was enabled to understand that
Jesus was God [ was greatly helped.
After few months ] knew Jesus as my
Savior, and was wonderfully converted.
| was twenty years OF age but it took me
two years to break all ties and come out
and be baptized. You do not know how
much it costs to lose all friends and give
up all you have. | am sure any Hindu
who is willing to be baptized from
among the higher casts is truly convert
ed or he never could do it. Soon after
became a lawyer and for several years
in that capacity, did as | thought the best
| could to live right. But there was
much in my life that was wrong. II
seemed such a little thing to sign
your name, and thus / often sane
toned things which displeased God
And soon found he had turned his face
away from me. ! loved money more
than | did God The Holy Spirit was
true to me and showed me the need o.
entire conservation of myself to God
| anu Il tOuNlCllOu buhb he NiSlltu lue u
work for him took possession of me
While in this state | would spend hours
rolling on the floor in agony of soul.
But God never left me until had given
up law and everything to Him, willing
to be used by Him as he saw best. Their
the baptism of the Holy Spirit came
upon me and filled me. | wish | could
| tell you what it was like. | then begar
to preach, and have now large mission
among my own people with about thir
ty workers helping me and God is great
ly.blessing our work. Glory to his name =
This gentleman is highly esteemed by
all who know him, and greatly beloved
by his own people, | wish every one
who has helped us in our mission coulc
know NJ n Bose they would pray anC
work for the Bengal people as nevel
before. Pray that God may give us
thousands like him. They are here ''Dia
monds in the rough" and we are aftel
them. In spite OF the darkness God il
able and will do it.
Yours for the salvation of the Bengal
people. ADA LEE.