The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-05-05
HAS CHARGE OF CHURCH
PRINTING ESTABLISHMENT
Will Return In Fall to india 70
Again Assume His
Duties.

| -AA W. - altfks FORMERLY we'll
known printer OF this city. but located
Tor number OF years in Lucknow.
india. arrived I'm the city Wednesday
TO visit friends and relatives MIR
Meek I'm 1904 left Wheeling to take
charge OF the printing Office OF the
Methodist Episcopal Board in the far
east. where at time he was located
III China. but during the last four
Years he has been continuously
located at Lucknow. where the Metho-
dist Episcopal Missionary Board has
established very large printing plant
In connection with its work In the
printing and book binding plant oper-
ated by the Missionary board. and Of
which MIR. Meek has general charge.
there are some $50 employees. The
board has also a large book store in
connection with the plant, in which re-
ligious and literary works OF a high
character are handled as well as a
large line Of toys and other utensils Of
American make The profits OF the
book store are of course used I'm
missionary work This department
OF the missionary work was establish
ed Just ffty years ago. and I'm that
time II has not only paid it's expense.
but II has established a very large
business and acquired property worth
considerably over 100000. Speaking
Of the missionary work Mr.. Meek
said.
Practical Religious Work.
In our concern we print gospel
tracts. portions OF scriptures. sermons
addresses, etc. in six different
languages. India is a people Of many
races. many sects and many different
forms Of speech. Lucknow is located
In northern India. and our work of
course has most To do with the peoples
and races in our immediate vicinity
We print tracts In Urdu, Hindi. Pers-
Ian Arabic. Sanscrit. and English
While missionary work being done in
India seems very large. II is after all
only small part OF the work that
could be done and ought to be done.
We have about 1000 600 Christian con-
Nerts in India Just before l left
Bishop Warren. who is Bishop In
charge. baptized seven hundred con-
Nerts. The Christian religion appeals
more particularly TO the low caste
Indian or Hindu than to any other
class Caste. W. md is the most
tremendous Endurance to our work
Next to alcoholic drink or drugs. | be
li'N" that caste Is the greatest in
l NcnttOn 81 the devil As soon as A
Hindu accepts the Christian religion
he at once becomes an outcast. and Is
renounced by all his friends and re-
latives. In his village he may sit IN
IN, circle OF his friends and take part
I'm the daily gossip. lie may be- toll
Grated. and IS not prosecuted. but he
I ceases To Toe treated as a man COM
l handing respect or affection Caste
[ holds India in an iron grasp There
/ Is absolutely no hope FOR "A man To
/ pass from on. caste 70 another and
tho narrow and bigoted pride which
. men of one caste look down upon
. those Of another caste is the cruelest
. and most Inhuman thing that / have
ever met. Brahnuns are the highest
l class. and u * almost impossible To-
conceive Of the narrowncss and
higotry 81 Brahimius For instance. !
/ can hire Brahmin to do work In our
. shop. With that Brahmin broke bread
with M or took food from my hands.
Z ne would think that he was palluted
/ for life. Certain lines Of work too are
/ restricted 10 certain castles and 70 *
absolutely impossibl, to get men Of
/ higher character into certain lines OF
/ work The place Of each Hindu Is
fixed when H. is born into thu world.
] He cannot go out Of IT, and u he be
B comes Christian. he Is cast out by
his own caste and cun take no place
/ IN any other Under these circum-
stances 90 Is amazing that We have
. made the progress In teaching the
. 'hritian religion that We have. I
. think the greatest influence that We
have been able To- exert has been
P through the charitable and relief work
which has been carried on by tho mis-
sionaries continuously India has
NOR" or less famine all the time Re
lief work can always Doe done. and the
practical exercise of the Christian re-
lgion hv saving the starving and hy
caring for the suffering. where other
religions pass them bN. has been a
powerful influence Co the spirit OF
christianity.
Remarkable as b. may som one %
Is % school 81 BUDDHISM organized and
/ carried ON by "a white woman Mrs.
/ Anna Bsasant the thsusophist. she has
. some white converts and thct have
established a. school tn Eeuaras. tho
sacred city ~ the iiindus Their
activity has proved considerable
draw back tp tho missionary work. not
much hv their teaching and preaching
as the example ~ whit" p'nrplr OF
| tho Christian faith accepting % faith
which We believe Go b, a mistaken
I ONE"
midas Unesr,.
What about the political condition
boo India. asked tho reporter
great deal az political unrest and 10.
rintion against ENGLISH rule o. how
ever ie confined almost entirely tu
. HruRHl and tho o.. ngHlosr Lord Mac.
I faulcv described BENGAL as 20 low
lfluE' country iuhuhlf.d hr low
lying people and be- did NOT miss 90
very much The frnEalcso arc a
mean race The large maioriti are
high class HrHhmins who are seek
ing fp establish Indian Government in
india. bout o. will ur strictly govern
menf az fhr Urahmius end the lower
. CLASSES viii have uu NOR. fn dn with
o. than fhr. would have fn dn with tho
. Government nf Huaef1 Calcutta Is
the capital of BENGAL and fhr scat 90
I gndlfiou and unrest There are about
so. 1000 nNu HrrTHlese. and Do is unlt the
fear of EnFiand power thaf has kept
them in auhlocfiOu Tho Ururnioae
however are not nrhting race Thcv
4ro masters of intrigue and corruption
huf they never VIII raise au arm tu
nrhf Great firifnir fr tho north tho
Mohamrdnns ore the strongest and the
Nuh1mcdHna hate Tho Hourlloso worse
l. than they hate ChriafiHnltF o. great
deal Prom tho M0hamcdnn tribes and
peoples ~ tho English have drawn
most ~ their soldiers during recent
years They are brave and reliable.
md there ia up very great likelihood
. 0f sucoessful Indian uprising eo long
nq tho Nohrmodnna are loyal Outside
~ tho ifenEHleae the great race ~
. rTIrTnn rrr nnfHnHaH n.ffH H.raHH-N ell.