Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-04-21


a little Of what we have seen ana
realized. Another week is behind
ua which has been busy one. On
Tuesday we secured permit at the
office of the Parsee High School 70
see the Towers Of Silence" which
are only short distance from Bro
Fuller's home, These towers ane
walled structures, open above, ana
il where the Parsees place the
bodies of their dead to be eaten py
yultures which can be seen by the
score sitting around on these towers
and on the trees, waiting for a fresn
supply. In few hours after the
body is laid in the tower the fiesn Is
all eaten from the bones by them.
There are five Of these towers. One
large one is where most OF the deau
bodies are placed. One is where
the bodies Of suicides or otner I'M
natural desths, are placed: then sew
eral individual or family towers
None but bodies of Parsees are ais
posed of here. They say they would
rather have their flesh eaten by vul-
lures than by worms.
The few days following this we
snent north OF two Of the missions
Of "The Church Of the Brethren
first at Ankalcsver, at Brother
stoyer's, who starteed their WORK
At Bulsar about sixteen years ago.
Then we spent day at BulsNr where
Brother Blough is in charge at pres.
ont where we also met others 0!
their workers. Miss Eliba Miller
from Waterloo, Iowa, has charge Oh
the girls department of the orphan
age having about fifty-five girls at
present. The boys department mas
about sixty-five, and is in charge OF
brother Plough. They have some
Industrial wirk in connection with
the orphanage, carpentry and weav-
ing. Most of the boys and girls
are famine children. At Bulsar
Brother Blough took US to Moham-
medan tomb in building about ~
feet square. The tomb is surround
ed with an iron fence or grating
Around this grating the worsnlpers
sit or kneel, quiet for whit until
a spirit seizes them and they begin
Ito repeat a short prayer, swinging
their heads, clasping their hands
shifting their breasts, and the floor
and finally exhausted fall PROSTATE
on the floor. They come here. some
for healing, some to have evil splrlts
driven out with which they believe
themselves to be possessed. Some
believe they receive help; others
continue to come regularly tor
months and receive no help. They
bring offerings to their god, in money
or flowers which are strewn on the
tomb by the man in charge. 1t was
, pitiable sight to see these heather
Morshipers call upon their god with
much Of bodily demonstration, SUCH
| as only demon power can effect Hin
due parents sometimes color the low
, er eyeliis of their children, or theil
, own. or give them ugly names; tt
, keep evil spirits away from them:
On Saturday morning, 18TH We
8 took train at Bombay for Kedgaor
to spend few days at Mukti at th'
q orphane of Panditaa Ramabai. Ther'
are at present over fifteen hundred
4 girls here, most of them gathered IL
p the famine. On Sunday morning w
e were requested to talk to the congre
h CATION of about thirteen hundred
which we did, using Matt. 11:2S-dO a
= text. of course, through an inter
. preter. In the afternoon there was
q service held in English for the behe
q Fit Of the workers, condprtcd by
: missionary, Garden, by NAME Wn'
wos formerly from Kentucky, AM
has been in the field for about TWEEN
d ty-five years. He is stationed II
8 southeastern India, having come ner
.
with two native Christian boys u
d secure wives for them, being success
g full in a choice for one Of them; Tn
t marriage ceremony we were prlviles
n ed to witness. l will not go into an
r lengthy details about all this at pres
d emit. The buildings and workings o
: Mukti cover about fourteen acres o
ground. There are number OF In
Il dustries carried on. Ramabai has n
: bank account, makes no public or In
dividual pleas for help; the need
= are supplied in direct answer to pray
d err. To know Mukti, with its lime
g and outward workings, is to visit II
9 May the Lord continue to bless thi
}, great work.
S On Tuesday we left here takinI
O train for Lucknow, about eight hun
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