. In brightest Asia. he Irrawaddy on the other, we might fairly join the work in Assam and Burma, thusstrengthening both. ^ /T\e(?tiQ<^ u/itl? tJ?e Bral7/no 5o/i\aj. January 23. Last night we had a most interesting meeting with a society of the Brahmo Somaj, the Uni-tarians of India. Observing a fine little chapel on one side of the town with a pleasant garden,we ventured in just at sunset, and found a half-dozen bright and intelligent Hindus. They seemedinclined to converse, and pleased that we called in. They explained that it was their anniver-sary day; that they were to have a meeting a
. In brightest Asia. he Irrawaddy on the other, we might fairly join the work in Assam and Burma, thusstrengthening both. ^ /T\e(?tiQ<^ u/itl? tJ?e Bral7/no 5o/i\aj. January 23. Last night we had a most interesting meeting with a society of the Brahmo Somaj, the Uni-tarians of India. Observing a fine little chapel on one side of the town with a pleasant garden,we ventured in just at sunset, and found a half-dozen bright and intelligent Hindus. They seemedinclined to converse, and pleased that we called in. They explained that it was their anniver-sary day; that they were to have a meeting an hour later, and invited us to attend, though theexercises would be in Bengali. These, however, spoke English. After dinner we returned. It was a queer service. They played much on Hindu instruments,chanting a weird sort of psalm or sentimental ode on Wake, O .Sluggish Mind, etc. ; then fora half-hour they prayed, one after another, to the One Spiritual (iod, in whom they professedto believe. Our Assam Allssion. 147. In Brightest Asia. When we went away, a half-dozen of them followed us, evidently desiring to know whatwe thought of the service, and thanked us for attending. I then addressed them as tenderlyas I knew how, for I had hoped to get a chance to preach to them. I commended them forabandoning idolatry, but urged that they needed to come further—to Christ, in fact, and to theBible. One of them desired to argue. Him I avoided ; another one seemed hungry for the pressed on him and on the others the experimental method in testing Christianity. Oneseemed much moved. When I had preached my little sermon on how they might know Christ,I prayed for them, kneeling in the street, pleading earnestly for them then and there. It was anew experience, there in the moonlight on the banks of the Brahmapootra. I gave my testi-mony, at least, which I hope will not be lost. One of them followed me home, and we talked till near midnight. I got him down on hisknees, and it w
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