The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-29

within fortnight of the publication Of
the European report.
From Cashmere to Travancore the mil
lions whispered the news to each other
with fierce II secret exultation.
The higher Hinduism, the key to the
native character in India. the wall Of
caste. rose up grim and forbiddng. The
passionate earnestness OF the mission
aries was met by questions they could
not answer. In few days the work OF
years seemed utterly undone.
Europeans began to be insulted In the
Punjaub as they had never been since
the days before the Mutiny. English
officers and civilians also began to send
their wives home. The great P. and O..
boats were InconvenentlyS crowded.
In Afghanstan there was a great I'M
casiness. The Emr had received two
Russian officers Russian troops were
massing on the northwest frontier. Fn-
! natics began to appear In the Hill pro-
vinces. claiming divine missions. Peo-
Pile began to remember that every fourth
man. woman and child In the whole
human race is a Buddhist Asia began
to feel great thrill Of excitement per-
meating 1t through and through. There
were rurnors OF new incarnation OF
Buddha, who would lead his followers to
the conquest OF the West.
Troops from all over India. began to
concentrate near the Sir Ulang Pass In
the Hlndu- Kush..
simultaneously with these ominous
rumors Of war came an extraordinary
! outburst OF Christian fanaticism In Rus
STA. The. pcasantry burst into flame
Of anger against England. The priests
OF the Greek Church not only refused to
believe in the Palestine discovery, but
- oc ~ ~,
Catholics OF the world wero endeavoring
to do. ~ III
They began to preach war against
Great Britain for Its infldelty, and the
political Powers seized the opportunity
to use religious fanaticism for their own
ends.
All these events happened with ap-
pallng swiftness.
In the remote Cornish village Hands
moved MS in T. dream. Ills eyes saw
nothing OF his surroundings. his face was
palld under the brown OF his skin.
Sometimes. as ne sat alone on the moora
or by the sea, he laughed loudly. Once
a s. passing. coast guard heard him, Tho
man told Of It among the fishermen, and
they regarded their silent visitor with
something OF awe. with the Celtic COM
passion for those mentally afflicted.
On the first Sunday OF his arrival
Hands heard the deep singing OF hymns
coming from the little white chapel on
the cliff. He entered In time for the
sermon, which was preached by q min
lister who had walked over from PEN
zance. 3.
Here all the turmoil Of the world be-
You'd was ignored IT semed as though
nothing had ever been heard Of the thing
that was shaking tho world. The pastor
| preached and prayed the men and women
! answered with deep, grooming "Amens"
1t all mattered nothing to them, They
needed It no more than the wailing wind
In tho cove. Tho voice Of Christ was not
stilled In the hearts OF this little con-
gregatlon Of the Faithful
This chilled tho recluse. He could find
no meaning or comfort In It,
That evening he heard the daughter
OF the coast -guard with whom he
lodged singing. It was wild night
and Hands was sitting by the fire IN
his little sittlng-room. Outside the wind
and rain and waves were shouting fur-
lously In the dark.
The girl was playing few simple
chords on the harmonium and singing TO
them.
''For ever with the Lord, .
An 1sntunefu voice.. louder than need
be, but with what conyictlon!
Hands tried to fix his attention on tho
newspaper which he held.
He read that In Rhodesia the mine
capitalists were moving for slavery pure
and simple. 1t was proposed openly that
sleyery should be the penalty for law
breaking for natives. This was the only
way, 1t asserted. by which the labour
problem In South Africa could be solved
life from the dead Is IN that word,
IT'S Immortality"
hot W q
sition to this proposal, 1t would be tho
best thing for the Kafiir, perhaps, this
wise and kindly Discipline So the pro-
posal WAS wrapped up.
"And nightly pitched my moving tent
A days march nearer home.
Hands saw that, quite. suddenly, tho
old horror Of slavery had disappeared.
Thia too Mas coming thRu2 Yhll old