The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-10

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America is already a Christian nation.
But altho there are many sincere
Christians in America. the majority of
the people here have no religion. Here
where it is SO easy to have religion,
where religion is offered on every
side and no one is prosecuted for being
a Christian. life should be peaceful
and happy because of that religion
Instead, there is rush and a hustle
and hustle after money and comfort
and pleasure with little thought of re-
ligion."
In India Christians suffer bitter
persecution, Sadhu Singh said, but
continue to find happiness in their
new religion. Because it is so easy to
do not appreciate what a comfort
there is in religion, he said.
"At one time the ostrich could fly"
the Hindu missionary said, but be-
cause the ostrich did not ever use his
wings he became unable to fly. So
the people here do not appreciate the
religious faith of their fathers, and
are losing it."
Discussing his efforts to learn the
English language, Sadhu Singh be-
asked:
English Is Difficult.
"If do is pronounced 'doo.' then
why is not SO pronounced 'soo?' and
the same way with put and but?
find English very difficult, more
than any language I have studied"
Sadhu Singh speaks seven Ian
gusges, including Persian, Sanskrit,
Indian and other Asiatic tongues.
Asked about Mary ]. Campbell, sis
ter of Frank J. Campbell, who has
been engaged in missionary work In
India for thirty-three years. Sadhu
Singh said:
Mary Campbell Popular.
Mary ]. Campbell is the best loved
woman in India. No woman has ac
complished more in my country than
has this American woman"
Miss Campbell was a representative
of the United Presbyterian church for
thirty-three years. At present she is
w. c. T. u, and also as a religious
her territory. It was thru his sister
that Frank Campbell learned of the
coming of the Hindu missionary to
America and arranged for his visit to
Topeka. He spoke in many large east
ern cities. including New York, Phiia-
delphia and Boston. but has stopped
in his journey across the continent
only in Chicago. Des Moines and To-
peka.
Speaks Here Sunday.
Sadhu Singh will speak Sunday
morning at the First Presbyterian
church and Sunday evening at the
union service at the state house
grounds East and west entrances
will be roped off. according to ar
rangement with the executive council.
so that no motor cars will disturb the
evening service.
Prayer for Healing.
Sadhu Singh was asked about the
revival of spiritual healing and told
of the work of the mission of James
Moore Hickson in Topeka recently.
Il do not believe that the laying on
of hands is necessary" he said.
Prayer and faith can heal with no
laying on of hands Prayer is what
is most lacking in this country I be
/ Iieve that this would be a vastly diff
ferent country if every American
would spend a half hour in prayer
each day"
Sadhu Singh possesses his religious
faith at a great material cost He was
disinherited by his father, one of the
richest men in India. because of his
adoption of the Christian faith. When
he was sixteen years old he says that
he saw a vision of Christ after search
ing several years for a faith in which
he could believe. His family banished
him because of his new religion and
even now Che is thirty-one) he suf-
fers persecution in his home country
J for the same cause.