The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-14
A ROMANCE
OF india.
Tbs Life Story Of v. 0. David and
His Travels Over the World.
WHAT a DARK SKINNED NATIVE
OF INDIA IS DOING TO FURTHER
THE CAUSE OF CHRIST'S KING
DONNIE SAYS PREACHERS OF
THE DAY ."LACK THE LIFE
MORE ABUNDANT"

wonderful man With u glorious mes
sage has just come to America from In
ula lie has discovered how to make
heaven here below, and is speeding over
the globe ms fast as steam and electl icity
can. csrryshim, telling the glad news TO-
all classes and conditions without money
ana without price.
On the trains, ut the railway stations,
in the open air, in vast autlitoriums, in
his hotel room. and everywhere and all
the time he Is explaining his discovery
to spell-bound audiences, to anxious
groups, to nquiring individuals. He
sleeps from two to six hours, eats one.
two or three meals as he has the oppor-
tunitv, and sometimes talks for twelve to
eighteen hours on u stretch
lie IL the happiest person have ever
met. lie is just like II merry hearted,
irolllcking boy. His travelling compan-
lou told he that during the four months
he had been with him day and might, he
had never seen him once blue, discour-
aged or respondent. He Is ever laugh.
Ing, smiling: praising God. 1.-The most
wonderful person have ever seem" is
the almost universal testimony Ut those
Americans who have been privileged to
meet him.
Who is he do you ask9 And what is
his MESSAGE His name is V. ID. David.
He Is dark-skinned native of India.
For years he was a preaching helper in
Church OF England mission station in
lrdia But his work was, without re-
suits. Some days he would be happy
and some days he would he so miserable
that he would fly into terrible rage.
lie was continually haunted with the
thought that there was-a glorious kind
OF life that one mi ght lead, but he could
not find the way into it. Day and night
he searched the Scriptures. he talked
with philosophers sand missionaries, he
read the hooks OF past and present mas
tiers, but all in vain. He was like a
man dying of thirst on desert. He feln
there was water near, but he could not
find it.
FINALLY, however, right years ago,
partly through Salvation Army cap
tain, and partly by prayer and study of
the Bible, he discovered the life'for which
he had SO long been searching. He was
transformed He troll OMAR Earth be-
came paradise. Life lone grand, sweet
song" People said he was mad But
ne began to preach with such power that
l0,OOu persons were converted in three
months. Men u I'd women by the score
would fall down to the ground and cry
FOR forgiveness as they listened TO his
words He went to Australia, England,
Scotland and Ireland, preaching to vast
audiences and showing thousands upon
thousands of people the way to be happy,
healthy and rich all the time
lie receives no salary. He takes no
collections or subscriptions he trusts
IN God to send him money to pay the
travelling expenses of himself and COM
panion, to support his wife, boy and
mother, and six native preachers under
him in India.
lo was at Mr.. Moody's summer school
Mt Northficld, Mass, that first met Mr..
Davii. For four hours with scarcely ~
moments intermission, heard him talk.
saw a score OF persons nd u peace that
passeth understanding |, myself, be-
came "A new creature" Two days later
lode with him from Mortified to Es.
sex junction, New ork-a seven hours
Journey. 10 was the happiest, most
pleasant, the iolliest railway trip ever
took. l became child again as | drank
III with rapturous delight his eS PLANTATION
OF how to nave heaven mere on earth.
Even now my heart glows at the remem-
brance of the Journey, and | long to hear
again his slvery laughter, to see his
"aneihg eyes and earne st gestures, and
to delve with him once more into the
mys teries Of lie.
1t was beautiful day and AS the train
sped along beside the Connecticut river
and through the White Mountains he be-
gan at the beginning and told me his life
story, and how he found peace and Joy.
lie IL OF medium height and very black.