The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-09

from among the high caste Hindus.
Whenever a youth accepts the gospel,
he is cast off by his parents and no one
is allowed to touch anything that be-
longs to him. know of one case where
a boy became a Christian, with the re-
suit, of course, that he was cast on by
his parents. His mother came to
where the boy was stopping with dish
of some kind OF food that she had pre-
pared. She said that if the father knew
that she cooked food for the boy he
would cast her out also, but she begged
the boy to eat as a last remembrance of
his mother. Instead of eating the food,
however, the son gave it to dog,
which Immediately sickened and died.
The food had been poisoned, and that
mother would rather that her son be
dead than become a Christian. This is
the attitude of the great majority of
the high caste Hindus.
at recall another instance of where a
young high caste Hindu, who had been
accustomed to scoffing at Christianity,
throwing dust at the cross wherever he
saw one. and even kicking an effigy of
the Savior which he kept in his room,
was converted and renounced every
thing for the cause of God. His uncle,
great Hindu judge. promised him d
winter palace, thousand dollars a
month income and his daughter in mar
riage If he would renounce Christian
ity, but he chose to follow the meek
and lowly Nazarene. He was thrown
out of the house and the servants were
not allowed to even handle his trunk
for him. Down the street, with his
trunk on his back, he trudged in the
dust, carrying his cross for Jesus sake.
These instances are enough TO show
that there is a great awakening among
the upper caste. In India today there
is a new ideal in life, a new national
conscience, a new thirst for education,
a new demand for reform. There is
working In India today a leaven that
will produce wonderful results. This is
also true of other nations In Asia.
Tells of Awakening.
among the low caste, the cerrior-
eaters. there is an awakening, for
which the gospel to a great extent is
responsible. These miserable, oppressed
people have learned what Christianity
can do for them. and they are glad to
hear more of it. We need money in
India for the carrying on of the work.
My heart aches when l think of the
suffering there. Millions die during
times of famine. People in this country
do not realize that a gift of about $12
viii send a native youth to Christian
schools for one entire year, there to be-
come educated in the ways of Chris
tianity, so that he can go back among
his own people and teach them the way
of truth and salvation. The average
wage there is only about $3.50 a month.
Just think Of it. These low caste Hin
dus work for about 81 cents a day.
Conditions among them are pidable in
the extreme. Money that is donated to
the foreign missionary cause is money
wisely expended, and money that will
lay up stores in heaven for the giver.
We need money. and need it badly. II
could go back to India and say TO my
workers in the mission field that could
raise their wages from So to 81 month,
I would be one of the happiest men
alive, but l can't do 1t, because we have
not got the money"
At a meeting at the First Methodist
church at $50 O'Clock fifty laymen and
ministers met TO prepare suggestions as
to the financial program for the move
ment. This matter was referred to a
committee of six, consisting of L. H.
Page, Congregational; F. a. Druehl,
Episcopalian; ]. s. McLain, Methodist:
F. J. Lucas. Baptist; Nicholas
Schwenck. Lutheran; ]. Lynes, Pres
byterian. These men VIII have charge
of the UNCONVENTIONAL meetings today.