Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-04

mo, "a they are gathered for worship. sew
erai hundreds OF them. in the nne Dig cnurcn
of the American Methodist mission Ihese
dusky Europeans are mostly hai-castes.
Eurasians but they dislike the latter name
and are at all pains to claim identity only
with their white ancestors. Ihus oark
brown man, three-fourths native Will SPEAK
ostentatiously of going nome 10 Ensiahu.
Enough he never saw England. and only one
Of his forbears for centuries past has ever
been outside of India
This very pride indicates that the hura
alan has certain qualities which go with
white blood and this self-supportlng ag-
gressive church with refinement written on
the faces Of many Of Its members, Indicates
the inheritance OF this branch of the Meth
odist Episcopal mission. The Methodists
have been very successful throughout India
in this work for Eurasians, ana TOT tne
whites who have married native women
Mus losing social caste In addition, other
white people who do not care for the estab-
Hshed church services attach themselves to
these churches for Europeans.
II the blended brother is a problem in
India needing the missionarys attention, no
less is the slmon-pure white man And 1
must say that. far as could learn. the
life OF the Europeans Gas all Caucasians are
designated east of Suez) is more wholesome
and normal in India than in the far east.
This is doubtless due TO the fact that Brit
ish influence Is altogether dominant. and
British ideals have followed the flag. The
white people generally attend the estab
lished churches, just as at home. as a mat
ter OF course.
For the young men-who are everywhere
the crux of the social proble;n-I found the
Y. NJ C. A. doing conspicuously success
full work. In the farther east 1t has been
a failure so far as the white men
cerned although its work for the natives.
as these articles have reported. has been
OF high grade. Here. however. the asso
citation is good form. and the larger In
dian cities have fine buildings veritable
yentlcmen's clubs. with chambers for any
number OF men from a score to hundred.
and In general doing sort OF Christian
work which deserves great praise. IL Would
cause an American secretary TO MT MS
eyebrows were he to see the number of men
ir evening clothes Including. OF course. the
local secretary HIMSELF TO be found OF an
evening in the Calcutta or Bombay asso-
citation Therein. though. Is sign or sue
cess for that is the very crowd that the
association needs 20 reach here. The Work
for the native Indians conducted In sep
arate buildings. OF course. is equally no
table.
There are white women in the east. as
well native and haif-caste women, need
Ing the peculiar sort OF help which the
Y w. G.. a. affords. ! was greatly struck
by the hold that this organization has taken
in India; there Is a sanity. a careful. conf
dent facing of actual conditions. and an eff
fectiVe aSgreSSiVeneSS about II which should
place the association very high in the rank
OF missionary agencies.
one sort Of work open to the Y. W. c. A.
is illustrated BY the following incident:
Every ship sailing to India from England
carries young women going out TO be mar
RED and to live with fathers. brothers or
other relatives. Not always do the rela-
lives turn up the bridegrooms prove
available. in which case the young woman
sadly needs womanly help and safe shelter.
on the ship in which ! went 20 Calcutta
were three such young women: one of them
discovered that her uncle had gone 20 ia
pan and she WAS penniless. half a world
from home. At the first opportunity. after
learning OF the efficiency OF the Young
Womsn's Christian Association. I put the
secretary In touch with the stranded girl.
but a most too late, for d day later she at
tempted suicide