. The gospel in South India : or the religious life, experience, and character of the Hindu Christians . e a day, including Sundays, producefrom five to fifteen pints. I felt obliged, therefore,with deep regret to come to the conclusion thatthis is really a work of necessity, and as suchmust be suffered, so long as many of our peopleare engaged in this employment. In a recent report of Neyoor district, the nativeteacher, speaking of a convert, observes that heis very regular at Divine service, and by his influencehis brother, who was a heathen, has come to thechurch with his family. He finishe
. The gospel in South India : or the religious life, experience, and character of the Hindu Christians . e a day, including Sundays, producefrom five to fifteen pints. I felt obliged, therefore,with deep regret to come to the conclusion thatthis is really a work of necessity, and as suchmust be suffered, so long as many of our peopleare engaged in this employment. In a recent report of Neyoor district, the nativeteacher, speaking of a convert, observes that heis very regular at Divine service, and by his influencehis brother, who was a heathen, has come to thechurch with his family. He finishes his palmyraclimbing earlier on the Sunday, and dehghts tocome to the house of prayer. This last sentence, remarks Mr. Hacker, isto me a great test of a mans sincerity. Palmyraclimbing is the principal occupation of hundredsof people, during six months of the year. Thepalymra tree is a tall palm, growing from sixty to STEADFASTNESS OF HINDU CHRISTIANS. 127 ninety feet high. It is one of Gods greatest giftsto the poor people, affording them leaves for thecovering of their houses, food and drink, and. A PALMYRA CLIMBEE. almost all a man requires. It flourishes in dry andbarren soil where scarcely anything else can the beginning of what is called the palmyraseason, which commenced in August and ends m 128 THE GOSPEL IN SOUTH INDIA. March, the palmyra climber ascends the tree, andcuts off the flower and fruit stems, under which heties a small earthenware pot for the sap to flow sap is called the pathaneer, or sweet water,which is very sweet and wholesome. This juiceis either drunk as soon as collected, or boiled downinto a coarse brown sugar. The tree has to beclimbed twice every day, in order that the floweror fruit stems may be trimmed, for the sap to exudefreely. Consequently these trees have to be climbedon Sundays, or the tree suffers injury; and this,in the palmyra season, is a great hindrance toattendance at our services, and to the keepingof the Sabbath-d
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