The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-20

spoke deeply about my country's iifaculcy.
Then l saw that India was perishing. dying.
So. lsresiRned my Government Office to work
with the Army. Then came terrible persecu-
ton from my own family. l always gave my
father 91o each month. so hetook me three
times before a Magistrate. The charge was
that l was responsible for the family debts.
1t was very hard. was just married couple
-is.that what you say?-just had taken a wife.
you know, and her family took her away and
kept her for a whole year. Oh. such a lot of
burdens and difficulties came: but / deter
mined to bear the cross. so now I've been
nearly thirteen years in the Army.
The first eight years I spent in town work
and among the high-caste natives. That was
very difficult. just a. It Is here among your
high caste. There was a very great difficulty
In my own soul because OF no proper victory.
The devil tempted me much. ran AWAY from
him. I went to the depth of the jungle. right
out into the forests. where only wild beasts
lived. Do you see my bed in the corner [point-
ing to a strip OF CARPET done up in a shawl strarl.
l took that very bed with me and threw it on
the ground. I Frustrated myself and tasted
and prayed for six davs and nights. During
the day some of the low caste Hindoos came
into the forest to cut wood and would ask me
what ! was doing there. explained my idea.
and they were surprised. AT the end OF tho
work among the l)w-caste HIndoos. l pioneered
alone. / went from village to village. i dressed
With 'n the sDM vases one eno WITH M4rke ehem nh 'hs As "ei Ws
worked work ope ehea my heart s AND took a way all
york. We started O boom march. and in three
weeks time had 1000 Loldiers. We have five
boom marches every year now. and l always
pioneer for them"
What is a boom mnrch?" asked the re-
porter
Deva Sundrum, growing excited at the very
thought of one. We have a vast continent to
to attack and by whom these attacks must be
made. The lower classes have bees oppressed
for ages, and their condition ,verces closely on
slavery In its relation to the higher castles.
We want to reach these oppressed ones, so we
pioneer a given district for a few weeks; ex-
villagers. treat with the rulers of each commu-
nifty and make them willing to accept our teach
ing. Then a large marty is ORGANIZED of from
40 to 100 officers and cadets, living in rough
huts and camping in the open; With drums
attack Village after village. summoninC ali TO
surrender in the name of King Jesus. Some
d dE%sS i" e mne'e for Nr'i paEd C%m asd 'I forr a4a eneet and
at the same time gives up demon worship
and idolstry. Quarters are secured in the vii
lage. and land, II possible, also, for n school or
hall. Officers are left in charge OF the new
converts; ana The march rolls on. | have
jungle. walking every step of the way ard have
pioneered more than 1000 miles in another
The special work Of the ARMY in India is
temple breaking. soul booming. and festival
meetings. w nat is temple breaking! ! III. tell
YOU. l broke my first one in 1894. and since
then have broEen thirty-nine others. That year
we entered Il VILLAGE about five miles from
Nagarcoil. Its people were both Hindoos and
Christians. mostly the former. We drove the
devil, attacked the pagol la. and the chief man..
the devil dancer. sought the true Saviour, and
as n token Of respect for his new Master. gave
me a stick with which the devil dancer used to
lance when possessed Of the devil.
This stick is Jet black and was In the temple
and sent II to England. An English lady paid
So for 1t. and requested TINT a small Saliva
ton Army barracks be opened at the place
from which II was taken. This was done. The
mission agents do not touch these people. They
are afraid 10 approach he temples. We would
be killed were IL not for our uniform. That
carries u: anywhere.
Our festival meetings are held in an i'm
mense open plain. Officers and soldiers come
from great distances TO them. and so do the
unconverted. We take everything. bv storm"
Major Deva Sundrum will sail for England
some time In January. He Is about . feet 8
inches in height. and 40 years of age. He 10
very dark, and has long. fine Jet black hair.
which he generally wears twisted on the nape
of his neck. after the style of the women IN tho
Salvation Army. His eyes are large and
black. showing a good deal OF white, and he has
fine teeth. He wears wards % tain cream cot
ton cloth very like cheese cloth OF fine quality.
draped from his waist and about his leRs.
A turbnn of the same cloth. with the
insignia or the Army, is ever on his head. eI-
cept when he pravs. and he wears n scarloo
coat with. Army trimmings. long stockings.
knitted of bright red wool, and heavy shoes.