. India and the Indians . The effect increased as the buildingapproached completion. Few people passed with-out regarding it attentively. Many looked back totake another view before they had got out of although, to the villagers at any rate, thechurch is now a familiar object, many of them stillseem to find a pleasure in looking up at it as theygoby. Its interior never fails to impress Hindus ofwhatever age or station, and it has become avaluable agent in the work of pioneer evangelisa-tion. People who enter the church in an easygoingway are impelled to reverence and subdued tonesat
. India and the Indians . The effect increased as the buildingapproached completion. Few people passed with-out regarding it attentively. Many looked back totake another view before they had got out of although, to the villagers at any rate, thechurch is now a familiar object, many of them stillseem to find a pleasure in looking up at it as theygoby. Its interior never fails to impress Hindus ofwhatever age or station, and it has become avaluable agent in the work of pioneer evangelisa-tion. People who enter the church in an easygoingway are impelled to reverence and subdued tonesat the sight of its domes, and the many arches inthe massive walls, combined with its extremesimplicity. Controversial Hindus drop their con-troversy, and find themselves uttering expressionsof surprised pleasure. Young children are soattracted by the church that they ask to visit itagain and again. Often when a Hindu boy comesand asks for pictures for the first time, some ofthe old stagers will suggest that ho must see the. Yerandawana Church from a Distance. 1 To face p. 20. DIFFICULTIES OF ENGLISH 21 church, and they are eager to display their know-ledge of our religious ways by explaining to himthe meaning of what he finds there. The English stories which are given as text-books in the upper classes of Indian schools some-times present great difficulties to the Hindu masters,who have to explain the meaning of words andphrases. Miss Yonges Little Duke was being readin some of the Poona City High Schools one the Christian and surname of the author,pronounced with exact reference to the spelling,produced such a mysterious result that it was sometime before I recognised the real name buried upin strange sounds. Miss Yonges references tochurches were often particularly perplexing, and aboy asking what was meant by the chancel, hismaster wisely advised his pupil to pay a visit to aChristian church and see for himself. Quite anumber of young students at this period came and
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