The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-10-18


calm faces, then the tail, fine look
ing missionary, whose every fea
ture expressed the love and pa.
tience of father. with the
strength of statesman and rul.
er, while the "lady missionaries"
sat on chairs on one side Hymn
after hymn, bhajan after bhajan
was sung with all the zest and ex.
preston a deeply religious and
music loving people could throw
INTO it. Then when the shadows
began to fall, Padre Klder Nath,
spreading his brown hands out
over the bowed heads, pronouced
the benediction, and we drove
backln the beautiful Indianmoon-
lgh5, with the sweet PLAIN TIE
strains of the Bhaians still haunt.
ing us. Sunday was full of IN
terest. The church was under
repair, so Sunday school and
preaching services were held out.
side under the trees. A typical
missionary gathering like you see
in PICTURES; spreading palm and
Mem trees, under which are seat
ed groups of dark skinned ma
tlves, looking up eagerly into the
face of the missionary who stands
in front with an open Bible IN his
hand. | was given class of
eighteen very lively, but very
good children to teach. After
Sunday school the native pastor
preached an excellent sermon,
rich in illustration and practical
spiritual truths. At o'clock, all
the native folk came out on the
lawn at the side of the house for
''sing." That was jov! They
seen ed so happy, so Joyous, so
lad to have been redeemed,
hymns and prayers followed each
other IN rapid succession, the
women and babies came too, and
joined in tho praises until the
whole air re. e.echoed with singing.
1t was with difficulty that the
singing could be brought to a
close, and while we were stand
ing for the last bhajah, young
man came forward for baptism,
who had been prepared some
weeks before by Padre Klder
Nath.
This mission is just now open
ing up the east end of their field
having baptized 224 people IN the
last three months, and have about
800 lnquirers out there. During
the first six months of this year,
) 504 people have been baptized, +,
and it is the hope of those in
charge to exceed the 1000 figure
this year. Whole villages became
Christie a t once, often convert
ed to Christ through some rela-
tive. with the help of the evangel-
, lists who have beer trained IN the
Bible school here. In the dis
trict, there are now 5000 Chris.
tlans, with Is churches and Ga
schools.
, Monday | spent in the Com
, pound framing school-so far as
+ | know, the only co educational
school of the kind in india. The
bell rang at Z a. NJ and as | walk
ed over to the school with Mrs.
t Bandy, who has charge of it, we
saw men, women and children
, pouring ia for the opening eXer-
clses, which consisted of an hour
of Bible exposition, and singing
lesson. | wish you could see il
. all as / did; rows and rows OF
, stalwart village men, most ol
their dark faces eager and full OF
, interest; their wives on the other
' side of the room, wrapped de-
, murely in their many coloreJ
chadders; babies, galore, playing
! with mama's slate, and then tod
' ding over to be disciplined by
, tn sterner father, With almost
' no exceptions, the people all have
\ sweet etyo,ces, and when the sing
1 ing lesson began, every eye was
1 fixed on the quaint, dark face o.
I the native Padre, who is moth q
? poet and musician. First ht
a would close his eyes, drop hi
;. head between his shoulders, ant
v then a KIND of sweet melancholy
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