Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-24


capital Of Jeypur. seven miles from Jeypur.
with its ancient palace. temples, houses,
etc, on the slope Of the mountain. just
above beautiful lake, and far above q on
the top Of the mountain an old frowning
fortress, is a most interesting place 20 visit.
l enjoyed Il exceedingly.
Bombay, Large and Lively.
Bombay is one of the largest and most
nourishing cities Of India, quite modern
and European In its appearance, because
Of large number OF buildings and other
Improvements of European type. Bombay
is the city OF Parsees. many Of whom are
very wealthy. Probably the most notable
things in and about Bombay are: First,
the Towers Of Silence" in which the dead
bodies OF the moro wealthy Parsees are
placed to be eaten by vultures. No one
is allowed to look inside Of them, but you
can see any number OF those ravenous
vultures, ever ready to feast on human
flesh. II was a most repulsive sight and
sentiment to me. Second, the Elephanta
caves, on an island called by the natives
The Hill of PIrfcation," which can be
reached in an hour or two II the tide and
wind are favorable. The caves are not so
extensive nor remarkable for any very
chief excellencies except for their age and
history. They are generally visited by
tourists.
Balgalore, far in the interior of south
India, more than two-thirds of the way
from Bombay to Madras by rail, is a large
and important city of 10000 people. 1t is
$500 feet above the sea and a very pleasant
and healthy place to live. 1t has a ia
nous military station.
Madras in the southeast Of India. is
81, ia
British India. It's observatory gives the
standard time for all India 1t has a very
fine beach promenade and a large number
Of first class public buildings, including
tho Young Mems Christian association
buildings. 1t has high grade colleges and
an army of students like Calcutta.
First Mission station.
Guntur, north of Madras was peculiarly
interesting to me as the first foreign mis-
sionary station in 1912 to which l gave
my first missionary money when l was
but years old. 1 was equally interested
to see its marvellous development. If all
mission stations are as devoted, compre-
hensive and far reaching as the Lutheran
mission at Guntur, a much greater work
is being done in India than 1 had sup
posed.
On my way to Colombo Ceylon, I
stopped at Tanjore which is noted for its
great pagoda and the palace of the rajah.
The most interesting object, however, in
Tanjore to me was Schwartzs church, in
which is a 1ne group of figures on a white
marble tablet representing the death of
the aged missionary Schwartz. He was
buried in another memorial church. where
a marble slab marks his resting place.
Rev. Christian Frederick Schwartz, a
Lutheran minister, was one of the first
missionaries to India, II not the first. 1t
is said of him that he, personally, was
instrumental in the conversion of more
persons directly from heathenism than
any other missionary. He was a great
public benefactor The English govern
ment has publicly honored him at various
times. 1 understand that next July 200th
anniversary of Missionary Schwartz is to
be Celebrated at Tanjore and is to be
remarkable meeting.
Temple Mt TrichtnOpOly.
At Trichinopoly visited the great tenn
pie with twenty-seven towers and the hall
of a thousand pillars. I saw the temple
rock inside the city, 273 feet HIGH with a
temple on top of 1t, also Bishop Hcbcr's
tomb. He died while bathing and his tomb
is close to the bath tank. Bishop Heber
was one of the first, II not the first, bishops
of India At Madura visited the great
temple with four great towers or pagodas
and went to the top OF one of them. from
which could see over the whole temple
structure. large and beautiful tank OF
water, a little lake, fenced about with stone
and with a fine inaccessible small temple
in the center of 1t, was a most unique
and interesting place to visit. Leaving
Madura, I went direct by rail and boat
to Colombo, Ceylon, to resume my world
trip westward.
Wherever there were associations Of any
kind in any of the above named places
gave myself almost wholly to them in
service OF one kind or another, IN public
meetings special conferences with boards
of directors, committees, secretaries and
others, and in personal interviews and
visitations. that 1 might afford the help
needed. The small conferences and the
personal interviews I regard as the most
helpful service rendered. The following is
the list of places where some kind Of ASSOC
Citations work existed. l have given them
in the order of the amount of service
afforded them by myself: Calcutta, Co
Iombo. Bangalore, Madras. Bombay. Gun
tur. Allahabad, Madura. Jamalpur. singa-
pore and Lucknow. At number of places
was privileged to help in other lines Of
Christian effort and everywhere have re-
ceived great courtesy and kindness from
ali association men, secretaries and others,
and from all Christian workers in their
various fields of labor. 1 have not been
able to visit and study the missionary
work in the localities I have visited as I
would like to have done. II, however, all
the mission stations are In any reasonable
degree equal in their operations to the
samples 1 have met, wonderful work is
being done and with a bright outlook for
a greater and more satisfactory extension