Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-03-14


white goods trimmed in tinsel
gold as was also the blouse,
which was very becoming. She
showed three gods worshipped
by Indians in India, the names
as follows, viz: Tibetian Lama {;
Ganeoh, the elephant god; and
Silva, the great god. The latter
has three eyes, one in the middle
OF tie forehead and is supposed
by them to see everything.
These gods were from one and
one half to three inches tall.
She also showed a Rosary-rudh
ru ksha berries, worn by fakirs
or the holy men of Hindoos. She
also showed many trinkets con-
sitting of bracelets, earrings, nose
rings. anklets, etc., made of
brass, glass, anything that they
think adds to their beauty, some
wear as many earrings as can
be put in their ears all around;
many having torn holes entirely
out. She takes orders for the
lovely fancy work done by the
orphan girls of that country.
She visited Benares on the
sacred river Ganges where
thousands of pilgrims go every
year to baths in the sacred
water, took boat and was row.
ed up the river where she saw
the bathing "ghats" also burn
ing CHATS, where bodies are
first dipped in the river and then
lain on pyres and burned, the
ashes being then thrown into
the river. In this city there are
hundreds of temples. One of the
Seven Wonders" we might say
is Tai Mahal, built by Shah
Jahan, over the body of his be-
loved wife, Arjamand Barnu.
Twenty thousand workbench
were employed for seventeen
years in building and decorating,
half starved and families
wholly starved, total cost 4,O00,-
900 pounds sterling, pure marble
inlaid with precious stones. The
of India is about
300, 100000, about las, 900, 600
women, and about $4,000, 900
widows. A large number of
them are under IL years of age
under IL years. The
widows are shorn of their locks,
jewels, taken away and are
made slaves.
Miss Hale was in Lahore.
North Western Province, India,
for over five years, had malaria
fever three times, while Mrs.
Jarvis and another sister died
and were buried there. Brother
Jarvis and others were also very
sick, but recovered-these per-
sons were from the u. S. A. In
the summer they were compelled,
not being acclimated, to go to
the hills or mountains, lest they
die of sunstroke or malaria, this
was expensive, costing $25.00
per month to stay with the Eng
lish people. While in the noun
tains they have a teacher and
study the language, as one can
do very little without KNOWN g
the same. The houses have very
high ceilings as high as our
churches-they keep the win
dows and doors closed to keep
out the intense heat. On her
return she visited Berkshire,
England, Belfast, Ireland and
Aberdeen, Scotland, where
other Saints of the u. S. A. are
missionaries. When her health
permits she hopes to return to
India as her soul is in the w ork.
Any church wishing to arouse
the missionary spirit would do
well to have Miss Hale and COM
pany of workers give them a
lecture, admission free, with a
collection and free entertain
ment. The missionary songs are
beautiful, all are good singers.
Miss Hale sings alto beautifully.
Would add that although the life
in India is one of our hardships,
yet it is our duty to go or send
go unto all the world and
preach the Gospel to every
creature.
Miss Hale was formerly a
stenographer, graduate of a
business college in N. Y.
Rev. Rawlinson is a thorough
bred Englishman, having been
born in the heart of the city of
London. Is fine speaker and
singer. He came to U. S. A.
when Is years of age, joined the
Navy at IL and served 10 years,
was converted in China under
the preaching of a Chinese
Baptist with a Chinese woman