The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-11-27
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR.

| Topic For the Week beginning Nov.
29-Comment by Rev. s. II. Doyle.
Topic.-A mission study of India.--Zech
viii, II.
India from many standpoints is a
most interesting country. Naturally
''every prospect pleases," for India is
blessed with the gorgeous beauty OF
| the tropics. The political history OF
India is also most interesting. The
native races were subjugated or driven
| out by the Aryan invaders who reached
the banks of the Ganges about 1500
B. G. The government has been at
( different times under the control of
4 Alexander of Greece, Darius l., the
! great moguls and the British In 1912
the East India company of England
/ established it's trading post at Surat
| India. and by the close of the century
had founded establishments at Bonn
/ bay. Calcutta and Madras In 1871
| the English post at Calcutta was taken
! by Nabob Surajah Dowlah of Bengal
| Ii was recaptured by the English, and
the East India company gradually ex.
tended its authority over all India
/ After the sepoy mutiny, an insurrec-
| ton of the native soldiers in 1S57-5S
| the government of India by act of par
| lament was taken out of the hands of
the East India company and vested
! in the English crown, and the king of
! England is now also the emperor of
! India.
! Under the English government gteat
changes have taken place in India.
1 Life aud property are now secure,
railroads extend in every direction.
| the chief cities are united by tcle
graph, lines of steamers ply the Indus
and Ganges and public schools, colleges
and newspapers have been established.
AS a result of the introduction of Eu-
ropean science and civilization many
old superstitions are being undermined.
even that of the ancient caste system.
India is therefore ripe for the gospel.
| The giving up of the old will be fol
lowed by an abandonment of all reli-
gion unless the new and better way is
ut once effectively presented to the
| people
India has been the birthplace of two
heather religions Brahmanism and
Buddhism--and nowhere perhaps have
The terrible effects of heathenism been
more forcibly demonstrated than here.
The caste system has been a curse to
millions, and Buddha, the enlightened.
brought not the true light to the dark
ened lives and homes of India. Here,
as nowhere else perhaps, womanhood
has been degraded, and the cries of the
| thousands of litk@ widows of India APP
peal to all Christian women for their
sympathy, prayers and help.
Missions in India have been conduct
ed for many years. The difficulties in
the way have been almost insurmount-
able, and yet nothing is impossible with
God. Good fruit has been borne. The
sepoy uprising, which cost the lives of
missionaries, proved a blessing in dis.
guise Again 1.-THE blood of martyrs
became the seed of the church," and
the last half century has witnessed
great Christian progress, In recent
years there has been movement of
the pariahs or outcasts. toward Chris
tianity. and thousands of them have
witnessed a good confession for Christ.
Thus in India the prophecy is being
fulfilled. "Behold will save My people
from the east country" What can we
do to bring about its still greater full
fillmcnt?
BIBLE READINGS.
lisa. ri. II. II: Xiii. 81; lii, z; Ezek.
xxXvii, 81. %: Matt ii, 1-12: xviii, 10,
20; Acts i, Ill; xiii. 44-52; Rom. X,
9-15; Rev. xxi. H.