Missionary, Visitor, The (1907) . ons. 5. To solicit and receive pledges and bequests from individuals, for the pur-pose of training (in biblical knowledge),sending and supporting one or more mis-sionaries on the foreign field. 7. To support only and all such in-terests in missions as are in harmonywith the rules of the Brethren churchor of the Mission Boards. We aim to have an active representa-tive in each congregation of our districtwhose duty it shall be to push the workof this society in his respective congre-gation as directed by the executive com-mittee. Our aim for the present is toget
Missionary, Visitor, The (1907) . ons. 5. To solicit and receive pledges and bequests from individuals, for the pur-pose of training (in biblical knowledge),sending and supporting one or more mis-sionaries on the foreign field. 7. To support only and all such in-terests in missions as are in harmonywith the rules of the Brethren churchor of the Mission Boards. We aim to have an active representa-tive in each congregation of our districtwhose duty it shall be to push the workof this society in his respective congre-gation as directed by the executive com-mittee. Our aim for the present is toget in shape for active work by July,1907. Pending the action that our dis-trict meeting takes in our behalf, as weintend to submit our society plans ofwork before that respective meeting fortheir approval, then we will work ac-cordingly. Anyone wishing to know further aboutour society, will be cheerfully informedby writing the secretary-treasurer, andif there be anyone who feels disposedto assist in the work of the society in a 112. in Worship financial way or otherwise without wait-ing to be solicited, he can do so by noti-fying the writer and it will be gladly ac-cepted. York, N. Dak. CASTE TREMBLING. J. C. Dass of Shillong, India, in Epiphany points out some very plainindications of the caste system steadilycrumbling: The Hindus, in the ancient times, hadno caste prejudice in them, in the form asit stands now. The four classes of Brah-mins, Khatrias, Baisyas and Sudras, wereso divided only in accordance with theirfunctions, but they had intermarriage inthem. It is needless to deal on the pastaffairs, but in the present time, when theHindus can cross the sea, visit foreigncountries, almost openly eat food cookedby lower class of men and marry wid-ows, I rest assured that the caste systemwill gradually disappear. In the Mofussilvillages, a Brahmin with little knowledge in Sanskrit, and having a long tail on hishead, used to play lord over the Sudrason special occasions, but the
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