The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

luently. and Il a picturesque hhu'' =.
bis native dress. with the scarlet coat
OF the army. He Is accompanied "
Ensign Gunaseknra. also hindoo.
Il was converted In 1884" he said 70
4 reporter, when asked TO tell about ma
work. Previous to that was IN the
government employ as a surveyor anu
received fi3 a month for my services
After nine years the government trans
icrred me TO Borneo. ! stayed there
two or three years. and went back on a
turlough to Madras TO see my father
when / got there the Salvation army
officers we're holding meetings day ana
night Ny head was In great confusion
about those people striking himself
dramatically on the forehead)-douot.
! think you call it-and before would
20 TO meeting ! had conversation
with several OF them. What do you
think7 Al the very hrst meeting ! got
saved. and that very week attended a
holiness meeting conducted By Com
mander Booth-Tucker. lie spoke deep
~ about my couniry's difficulty. Then
saw that India was perishing. dying.
SO resigned my government once 10
work with the army. Then came ter
rible persecution from my own family.
always gave my father fi0 each
month. so he iovk me three times before
a magistrate The charge was that ]
was responsible for the family debts.
Il was very hard. ! was Just a married
eouple-ls that what you sayG--iusi
had taken n wife. you known. and her
family took her away and kept her io9
whole year. on. such q lot OF bur
dens and difficulties came; but ! de-
tcrmlned 10 bea- the cross. 20 now I've
been nearly thirteen years In the army.
THE first eight years spent In town
work and among the hlgh-eas,e natives
That was very dlahcult. Just az Il o.
here amsns yea. high caste. There
was a very great dlficulty In my own
soul because Of no proper victory. The
deyil tempted me much. ran away
from him. I went 10 the depth oi the
jungle. rlght out into the forests. where
only wild beasts lived. DO you see my
bed In the corner (pointlng 90 q strip
u carpet done up In a shawl strap.
.ook that very bed with me and threw
L on the ground. Frustrated myself
and tasted and prayed for six days and
nlghts. During the day some Of the
low-caste Hladoos came into the for
~ to cut wood and would ask me what
was doing there. ! explained my
idea. anG they we're surprised. Al the
end OF the sixth day Eel; that was
directed 10 start the work among the
low-casto Hindoos | pioneered alone
went from village TO village.
dressed like the low castles and worked
In the fields with them-was one Of
them. As we worked I opened my hear
and took away all their fear. Then
told the army TO get 10 work We
started a boom march. and In thre'
weeks time had 1000 soldiers. We hav,
Eve boom marches every year nov. AMI
always pioneer for them"
The special work OF the Army u
India Il temple breaking. soul boom
Ing. and festival meetings What q
temple breakIngi I'll tell you.
broke my first one In 1894. and sine
then have broken thlrty-nlne others
That year we entered a village abou
Eve miles from Naearcoil. Iis pcopl
we're both Hlndoos and Christians
, mostly the former We drove he devil
attacked the paroda. and the chief man
The dovll dancer, sought the true "a
vlour, and "a a token OF respect %
bis new Master. gave me a stick wit
which the devil dancer used TO dane
when possessed OF the devil.
"Thls stick Is Jet black. and was q
the temple more than ATTY years
vas very proud OF Il. and sent 4 I
England. An English lady paid = fc
lt. and requested that a small salyatio
Army barracks be opened az the plae
from which Il was taken. This wa
I lone. The mission agents do not toue
these people. They are afraid 10 AZ
, preach the temples. We would b
! killed were Il not for our uniform
Tha, carries us anywhere.
"our festival meetings are held