Life and work in India; an account of the conditions, methods, difficulties, results, future prospects and reflex influence of missionary labor in India, especially in the Punjab mission of the United Presbyterian Church of North America . al embraced in its Christian population—a better showing thanwe have been able to make. But since their great ingathering fromthe low castes began it is probable that their situation resembles oursalmost exactly.* Hence, in all likelihood, much of what has hitherto been said in thischapter about our own difficulties and duties will apply with equal pro-priet
Life and work in India; an account of the conditions, methods, difficulties, results, future prospects and reflex influence of missionary labor in India, especially in the Punjab mission of the United Presbyterian Church of North America . al embraced in its Christian population—a better showing thanwe have been able to make. But since their great ingathering fromthe low castes began it is probable that their situation resembles oursalmost exactly.* Hence, in all likelihood, much of what has hitherto been said in thischapter about our own difficulties and duties will apply with equal pro-priety to our India neighbors—if not also to Missions carried on else-where among people of like wealth, civilization and Christian training. * The native clmrches in India and Ceylon, under the care of the American Boardof Commissioners for Foreign Missions, gave in 1893-94 an average of about fiverupees or %\.yi a communicant for all religious purposes, or about two rupees forevery member of the Christian community. This was about one-tenth of the wholecost of the Missions. In Turkey, iuider the same Board, native contributionsamounted to one-fifth of the entire sum expended ; in Japan about one-fourth; inChina about >; MU -^m^- CHAPTER XXVII
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