Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-06-06
{. TRAGEDY OF oARJEeL,Ne. !
BY Doctor w. 3. paImore.


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In the early afternoon of the 18th CEN
fury, in the highlands of West Virginia, II
girl was horn OF humble parents with not
only n thirst of knowledge. but with am
unquenchable and irrepressible missionary
spirit. After a struggle in the primary
schools she worked her way through coll
icge. She was one of the first sent out
by a wo,nan'S organization to India. Here
she met a former college classmute. who
was working with the William TAYLOR
movement, To whom she was married.
For lack OF health and lack of money
their work alternated for many years be-
tween the home and foreign fields, be-
tween America and India.
During these wears this remarkable.
woman became the mother of six extra
ordinary children, four boys and two girls.
all of whom seemed born missionaries.
Some born i'm America and some I'm India.
During III years these children grew I'm
numbers. i'm knowledge. I'm grace and in
favor with both God and man. As they
sat In the family pew on Sunday, "Holi-
ness unto the Lord seemed written on all
their faces. From their earliest years
they were devoted bible students, with
natural talent they developed into WON
derful musicians. The boys with their
violins and the girls with guitar. organ
and piano constituted a sacred orchestra
w ''''ii WOO VIC VIC u vi IA oG!kdfI IuIS-
sion field. Some of these children had at
tanned to heights in the higher realm OF
Christian experience which made them
great object lessons In showing what
Christ can do for Il human being fully
consecrated and surrendered to him i'm the
early morning OF life.
DarjeelfnE is II Sanscrit word. which
means above the clouds" 1t is, however.
often in. and below as we'll AZ above the
clouds. III liz a very picturesque and at
%tractive station on one of the lower ranges
of the Hilnalayan mountains to which
British soldiers As we'll as civilians and
missionaries retreat in mid-surnmer from
the severe heat on the plains. Here are
schools In which the children of the hot
ter regions of India are often kept all
sninnleF. 1T was I'm such "a school that the
above mentioned children were studying.
They We're living in Il beautiful little ivy
and fern villa on the noun
tain side. with the oldest sister Just IL.
Keeping house. The parents We're working
in the Bengali mIsxion and preparing a
home for their children in Calcutta.
There came a marvellous rainstOrrn i'm
which about 30 inches of water fell i'm as
many hours. This caused the mountain to
slide down upon the villa, buryinK the
charming children far beyond recovery.
This was done in the darknes OF the
night. Wilbur. the oldest boy was buried
with the rest. but by IA seeming miracle
his body was carried dowE through rub
terranean currents of mud and water. The
next day he was found hundreds of feet
Mellow and was restored to Consciousness
He lived long enough to tell I'm Il wonder
fully clear and thrilling way how the
others died. and then died himself. Vida.
1.-year-old sister. when she found there
was no hope OF escape. dropped upon her
knees. with the children all around her,
and offered a wonderful prayer. She
arose with her face shining like an an
gels. and In ecstacy exclaimed. w will
all soon be in Heayen.' The last words
of the little Christian Hindoo girl, who
died with them. were: 'Merciful Lord
take us now Wilbur said that instead
of fear they were all in ecstacy. When
Vida arose with the brilliant light i'm her
eyes and face Wilbur picked up the lamp
from the table. just at that momen
tine crash came and he was no more con-
scious until the next day. when he was
rescued from the mud. rocks and water.
hundreds OF feet below.