. The gospel in South India : or the religious life, experience, and character of the Hindu Christians . o effect on theyoung but courageous mind, she began to beat him,using abusive language. At length the poor boy,looking earnestly at his mother, observed: * Dearmother ! Is this not a prayer that I offer to Jesus,my Saviour? Dont you now hear Pakkianathanuttering the words of the same prayer in theneighbouring house ? Does any one insult him onthat account ? This gentle warning immediatelyput a stop to the cruel and rude behaviour of themother. A little girl six years old was attacked with s
. The gospel in South India : or the religious life, experience, and character of the Hindu Christians . o effect on theyoung but courageous mind, she began to beat him,using abusive language. At length the poor boy,looking earnestly at his mother, observed: * Dearmother ! Is this not a prayer that I offer to Jesus,my Saviour? Dont you now hear Pakkianathanuttering the words of the same prayer in theneighbouring house ? Does any one insult him onthat account ? This gentle warning immediatelyput a stop to the cruel and rude behaviour of themother. A little girl six years old was attacked with small-pox, and when suffering severe pain she used to EARLY PIETY. 209 repeat the verse taught to all the school children, Jesus, my God, my life, I am a poor child, saveme. Night and day she offered this prayer. Oneday she asked her mother to hand her the Tamilprimer, and then turned over leaf after leaf in searchof something. Her brother, sitting by her bed,asked, What are your searching for, my sister?Having found the page where a w^oodcut of Christbearing the cross is given, she show^ed it to her. CHRIST BEARIiSG THE CROSS. brother, and said, Do not think, brother, that thislesson is like the others ; it is much more know our Saviour. You have often heard thatHe died upon the cross for you and for me. He isa good, loving Saviour, and I pray to Him to saveme. Surely this is true and living faith, thoughsuch a child is incapable of reasoning upon theevidences of Christianity. These children seem to take literally (and why 210 THE GOSPEL IN SOUTH INDIA. not ?) the precept, In everything by prayer andsupplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests bemade known unto God. Their simple and trustfulprayers for healing and help for their parents insickness and trouble are often answered by theLord. Indeed, the unhesitating faith, prayerfulness,obedience and zeal of some of these little ones thatbelieve in Jesus might be an example and encourage-ment to any of us. Is
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