The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-04-27
GRACE CHURCH
TO BUILD CHAPEL
IN INDIA

Within a short time natives Of Il
certain section of India will worship
in the Parker chapel, built by parish
toner's of Grace Methodist church, st.
Johnsbury. A ready response to 4
letter from Mrs. Lois a. Parker, wild
ow of Bishop Parker to Rev. George
A. Martin will make the chapel pos
sible. Building conditions in India
are unlike those in America for the
chapel can be erected at a cost OF
$50. Grace church and st, Johns
bury feel deep interest in Mrs. Par
kor's work in India This is her ma
live home as it was Of her husband,
the late Bishop Parker. Mrs. Park
cr's visit here last summer served to
deepen the interest and to put he
friends in closer touch with the great
work in India which Bishop Parker
began a half century ago and which
Mrs. Parker has so ably carried or.
Her letter in regard to the chapel in
India follows:
Hardoi, India, March /, 1920.
Dear Brother Martin:
When ! was to speak one Sunday
evening in your church | had thought
that in closing | would congratulate
your people on having been able to
build such a beautiful and commod!-
Gus a church building, and ask them
if they would not like to have a,
church building in India where PEG
pie would be worshipping while they
were sleeping, but had not asked
your permission, and people from
other churches were there so | did not
make the proposal and it went out
CT my mind.
Just before | was leaving India for
America | went with our native Dis
tlict Superintendent to a far away
place in the district for Il quarterly
Conference was held in the after
noon and in the evening there were
some baptisms, some taken into the
church and then a Sacramento ser
vice, one Of the most impressive
ever attended. The people were seat
Ct on the bare ground. The Saviour
seemed very near as that little com
pany of disciples met to remember
what He had done for them, In the
morning was shown a fine location
fog place of worship joining the
preacher's house and | was asked If
could build little church there
# could help they thought 1t could
hl done. So as | was leaving Hardol
I told the District Superintendent
that | was leaving some money with
the Mission Treasurer that he could
draw to help build the little church II
he found they could give in work ana
money enough so with my help Il
could be done. | heard nothing more
about it until returned in December
then was told that the building was
finished and they were waiting Tor
me to come TO the dedication. /
could not resist complying with such
an invitation though it was long
Journey which required two other
methods Of travel besides what could
he done on the railroad. The build
ing is on d little cminencc where four
roads meet. 1t is a plain building
There is no stceple, dome or towers,
but there is a Gross that shows to the
passer by that this India is TO be
conquered to Christ. Hindoos have
long had their temples here and the
Mohammedans their mosques, but
this is the first building in all that
part of the country dedicated to the
living God. For the dedication service
the place was decorated as only the
oricntals can do it. The people were
seated on mats on the floor as their
custom is. There was Il table on the
platform and chairs for the District
Superintendent and myself, and few
low seats for others who might wish