Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-05-30


kind of day that is. When the sur
sends up golden and red lights into tbs
sky as forernnner of his coming and
then those rays broaden and grow more
beautiful as though the sun knew what
was going to happen in that day and
was.smiling bis approval in advance.
Preceding this day, many preparations
were made for the comforts of the day.
Lunch baskets packed and in readiness
and early on that special morning, six
missionaries and few friends boarded
the train, and after short journey
alighted at a little station called Cote
goan or Chhota Chhindwara. To some
of our friends and readers of the Field
Sketches in the Homeland, the name
Chhindwara will be remembered Was
it not some two years ago that an arti-
Gle appeared in this paper appealing
for church in Chhindwara? You re-
member it, and you remember too, that
a response came from the Methodist
Episcopal church of Wauwatosa, Wis
consin. That is why we went to
Chhindwara this day to lay the corner
stone of the Wauwatosa Methodist
Episcopal church in the heart of India.
The corner stone itself had been
made in Jubbulpore and the first thing
we arrived in Chhindwara, it was taken
from the station on u bullock cart to
the place of its destination. While
this was being done the beginnings"
were inspected by the friends Part
OF the walls we're already up, but we
who were interested, saw more than
the walls; we saw the church itself,
finished, and we heard the Gospel
preached to thousands of heather from
that pulpit; and we saw the incoming
heather receiving Christian baptism,
and we saw the villages for miles
around being won for Christ Jesus, be-
cause of the influence of that church
and of the mightier drawing of the
Cross on Calvary. But, there, I am
getting ahead, years ahead, of this one
days doings. 1t isn't time yet for this
service. 1t is to be at IL o'clock high
noon.
Youwiil be Interested TO know where
we stayed from the searching rays of
the sun. The church at home sent
money for parsonage as well Now,
wasn't that generous? If !yon could
have seen the old mud shack which
was labelled parsonage" you could
appreciate the new one as we do. 1t
has two rooms, good size for native
ON the roof, large front veranda and
different than its surrounding dwelling
places, this parsonage has windows.
This is where we spent the day and had
our picnic lunch.
The hour arrived for the service of
laying the corner stone to this new
church, which would mean the plant
ing of the Cross again on midas soil.
Everything was in readiness aud we
gathered in the compound for the cere-
mony. Besides those of US who had
gone to Chbindwara for this occasion,
there were number of native Chris
tian workers from the district, the
Christians of that village and crowd
of on-lookers, who wondered what all
this meant. The entire service was
read in Hindustani and the Discipline
was used for the occasion of laying OF
corner stone. The mortar was ready
to do its part and the stone was put in
the corner of the foundation. In lit
tie tin box, made to fit into the stone,
were placed number of things ac-
cording to the Disciplined copy of
the Discipline, the Gospel of st. John.
and other books, Hymn book and New
Testament were in Hindustani. Then
there were also placed in this box, the
names of the donors and a list of those
present and the American coins, which
had been sent by the church at home.
along with a copy of the Field Sketch.
es in which the article appeared, maxi
ing an appeal for this very church.
The box was inserted in the place made
for it in the stone, and the mortar
spread over it aud several rows Of
bricks placed on top. The corner
stone had been laid. 1t was blessed
service. and it meant much to those
who had worked many years in this
corner of the Lords Vineyard, to see
this church. as an encouragement of
their labors for God. 1t is but the b.-
ginning of great work In India. for
out from this church shall go MANY an
influence for God and Christianitv
Within stones throw from this new
building, the Christians place Of vor.
ship, are several Mohammedan mosonas