Khetwadi castle, sequel to "Pork and mustard." volII . Who can estimate the ultimate results of mysisters missionary labors in Bombay ? Wereany souls saved ? Were any zenana ladies con-vinced of the truth of the Christian reUgion ? Iknow not; and yet how could it be otherwise ?God has a record which will be revealed on Hisgreat day of accounts, and which must show re-sults. 162 KHETWADI CASTLE No reports of any kind were ever kept orforwarded to any society or board in America,or elsewhere, by either my sister or there we had httle leisure for letter or re-port writing. Our hands,
Khetwadi castle, sequel to "Pork and mustard." volII . Who can estimate the ultimate results of mysisters missionary labors in Bombay ? Wereany souls saved ? Were any zenana ladies con-vinced of the truth of the Christian reUgion ? Iknow not; and yet how could it be otherwise ?God has a record which will be revealed on Hisgreat day of accounts, and which must show re-sults. 162 KHETWADI CASTLE No reports of any kind were ever kept orforwarded to any society or board in America,or elsewhere, by either my sister or there we had httle leisure for letter or re-port writing. Our hands, hearts, brains and timewere full, and much more than full with themany duties, responsibilities and labors whichpressed upon us through every hour of every day. Is there any gauge by which influence can bemeasured ? Are there any scales in which kindwords, loving deeds, sweet smiles, earnest prayersand the fragrance of a pure, fresh young life canbe weighed ? If so, then, perhaps, my sisterslabors may be computed, and the results of MRS. JIARV ESTIllCR ISAAC :\10SES CHAPTER XIII MRS. ESTHER ISAAC MOSES The regular missionary of the Parent Board,and the teacher and zenana missionaries of theWomans Foreign Missionary Society of theMethodist Episcopal Church, immediately aftertheir arrival in India, must decide upon some oneIndian language which is to become their own;and the first duty which devolves upon them isto master that Indian tongue. This done, theyare given a field of labor where the majority ofthe people speak the language with which theyhave famiharized themselves. With a physi-cian, a medical missionary, the case is pastor may select his own church, or it is se-lected for him with reference to the languagespoken by a majority of its communicants; ateacher may gather pupils from whatever casteor language she may decide upon; a zenana mis-sionary may visit such zenana homes as she mayselect, where the inmates speak a languagewhich is f
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