Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-03-26

,sr.nt,y. and is a picturesque nsure III
~" native dress, with the scarlet coat
:, the army. He Is accompanied ny
r,sipn Gunasekara, also Hlnooo.
81 was converted in 1884," he said to
-.norter. when asked to tell about his
-ort previous to that I was IN the
government employ as a surveyor anu
..ceived f13 a month for my services.
After nine years the government trans
fprred me to Borneo. l stayed there
tvo or three years, and went back on
furlough to Madras to see my father.
When ! got there the Salvation army
ohscers were holding meetings day and
night. Ny head was in great confusion
about those people Striking himself
dramatically on the observation-disclosures,
think you call it--and before would
20 to a meeting l had conversation
with several of them. What do you
think? At the very first meeting got
saved, and that very week attended
holiness meeting conducted by Com
mander Booth Tucker. He spoke deep
ly about my country's difficulty. Then
saw tina. India was perishing, dying.
So | resigned my government Office to
work with the army. Then came ter
rible persecution from my own family.
always gave my father Flo each
month, so he tovk me three times before
a magistrate The charge was that l
was responsible for the family debts.
1t was very hard. l was just married
couple-is that what you say?-just
had taken wife, you known, and her
family took her away and kept her for
a whole year. Oh, such lot of bur-
dens and difficulties came; but de-
termned to bear the cross, SO now I've
been nearly thirteen years in the army.
THE first eight years spent in town
work and among the high-caste natives.
That was very difficult. just as it is
here among your high caste. There
was very great difficulty in my own
soul because of no proper victory. The
devil tempted me much. l 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 (pointing to a strip
of carpet done up in shawl strap. l
took that very bed with me and threw
1t on the ground. Frustrated myself
and tasted and prayed for six days and
nights. During the day some of the
low-caste Hildoos came into the for
est to cut wood and would ask me what
was doing there. I explained my
Idea, and they were surprised. At the
end of the sixth day felt that was
directed to start the work among the
low-castc Hindoos. l pioneered alone,
went from village to village. l
dressed like the low castles and worked
In the fields with them--was one OF
them. AS We worked opened my heart
and took away all their fear. Then
told the army to get to work. We
started a boom march, and in three
weeks time had 1000 soldiers. We have
hve boom marches every year now, and
always pioneer for them"
The special work of the Army in
india is temple breaking, soul boom
Ing, and festival meetings. What is
temple breaking? I'll tell you. l
broke my first one in 1894, and since
then have broken thirty-nine others.
mat year we entered a village about
nve miles from Nagarcoil. Its people
We're both Hindoos and Christians,
mostly the former. We drove The devil,
tttacked the pagoda, and the chief man.
tne devil dancer, sought the true Sa-