Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-13
MISSIONARY WORK IN INDIA
Spreading the Gospel Of Christ Among
Downtrodden Millions
SAMPLE EXPERIENCE OF THE TEACHERS
MOhammedans Undertake 20 Drive
Them from village, but the
Mob f. Finally suppressed
and Work Goes On.

is worse than a backwoods-it is entirely
a Jungle town. Ten or twelve years ago
an Indian Methodist preacher had visited
the place and baptized handful of people.
Either because of persecution ~ lack OF
men and means TO continue the work. the
place was abandoned. All teaching and
even yearly visits were given up. The in
habltants of the village were mostly Mo-
hammedans, ignorant and bigoted, scat
terina- OF Hindus and about 100 sweepers
or out castes. The latter lived in three parts
of the long, narrow village, at the eastern
and western edges and in the center.
About a year ago Presbyterian mis-
sionary passing the village on his way to
other places, was hailed by Ran Jit Of the
eastern mohulla CprecincO. He II was who
had been a Christian for a decade. He
began to plead for his people. Would the
missionary not stop and teach them and
arrange for a school to be started? time
was fixed to meet the other people who
might want to become Christians on the
rnissionary's return. He was also invited
to drink milk with them. Returning to the
village. the missionary got onto the wrong
street or alley Cno village road ought to
be called q street, for they are the dirtiest
kind of narrow alleys). After hunting
bit he found Ran Jit's house, but was con-
dams, each armed with long bamboo clubs.
The Christian men invited him in to sit
and drink the milk which was ready for
him. But the mob said. NO. you are here
spreading plague, and must leave at once"
missionary Tries TO Explain.
The missionary sat down and began to
tell them why he had come. They protested
that he was spreading plague. II not, why
had he wandered through one alley, then
another. He told them 1t was his first
visit to the town and he had lost his way.
The mob only sneered and said Plague
spreader."
Ran Jit, seeing danger, walked in front
of the missionary and dropped his club for
him. The mob became urgent. The mis-
sionary said, II will go. 1 mean TO go,
but you must not hurry me-" and kept
a steady eye on the leaders. He told them
how the government and the missions were
spending thousands to stamp out the
plague. ~
THAT may be true" said a fierce Mo
hammedan, 'but"-and coming closer-''you
had better get out OF here quickly, for now
the mob is excited and do not know
how long can control it"
And so, amidst shouts and Jeers anu
Iusty yelling, he led his bicycle out. Again
the leader Of the mob ran close to him, and
as the men and boys hooted he said under
his breath Mount quickly and go. can
3 mot control them longer." The Christian
last plea was: Come again, sir, and send
us a teacher, for now these Mohammedans
viii prosecute us"
This is truly worse than a backwoods town
for they had not learned. that the motto
OF the British rule In India is Live and
let live" The missionary visited the mag
eli haln h
given to save the Christians from persecu
tions and told him that as soon as a teacher
was ready he meant to open school,
Driven from the village.
Last week the missionary pitched hi
camp in mango grove near this village
The first day he and his Indian pasto
went into the village they found ever!
man, woman and child from the three out
cast settlements wanting TO become Chris
tans, and that day forty-two receives
baptism. Next day the missonary's wifi
with Bible woman, went into the centra
mohulla. The Christian women were de
lighted. invited them into the court var,
and gathered around to visit and b
taught The missionary and his helper
went on TO the western omhulla. Whe
they were well out OF sight the NOLAN
medans began to crowd into the Chris
rude thing TO do TO say the least, for me
of another house never go into tn
womens court yard. strong, young
mean loollng Mohammedan, with clu
raised, ordered the teaching to stop an
the women 10 leave the village-to &c
straight out and stop spreading plague
The Christian women said: This is on
own house We want to learn. We war
this lady TO stay and teach US" No, wit
mob authority only. they were driven ou
and followed to the place where the mis-
slonary was. He said This will nevs
do. We win go straight back there
bit OF eowardice at this point viii nj
do" and, as we went back we met tn
crowd rue missionary. with teeth 81
and muscles too stepped up under II
club OF che leader and said: What DO 20
meant You mind your business and "
win ours"
eAGaapf" said the Mohammedan with
snari; II mean that every one Of yc
shall leave this village at once"
And we mean TO stay In that Christian
house, where we are wanted. And viii
is your name? shall report you"
my namef Ny name is anything"
Out Castles Are Disheartened.
And we went back and stayed about a
hour When we went back 70 camp v
AuunQ our COOK LOOKING TOT Us. Our ma
who had gone to cut grass for the hors
had been beaten. The cook had been Z
fused water at the we'll from which Il
fields were being watered. A crowd W,
around. threatening to burn our tents.
note was sent to the police oficer. I,
miles away. We waited TIL evening tn,
went back to the mohulla. We found Il
Christians all discouraged and sad. II
women go out every day to sweep al
clean and do the mental work for q
Mohammedans All the pay they get Z
Il Is occasionally old cloths. and eve
Friday. which is the Mohammedan Sunda
they get bread enough for their who
family one meal Work a week for Z
sake OF a Sunday dinner This was Frida
They had been refused their bread a.
been soolded AZ and driven on for havi
jolned the plague spreaders- And the
sat hungry and detected.
When we entered the MOhammeda
began 70 gather We called the Christia
all into a group and said; Now. we "
not sing or teach you this evening '
win Just pray and ask God 20 straight