Christian missions and social progress; a sociological study of foreign missions . ong, Assam. The Civil and Military Gazette, October 3, 1890, has the following notice: A Kulin Brahman over eighty years of age, residing in the far North, lately cast hisaged eyes on six sisters, whose ages ranged from three to twenty-two years/ Hemade the sporting offer to marry the lot for Rs. 300. The father of the maidensaccepted this proposal and paid clown the money, but the bridegroom designate beata hasty retreat with the coin. The father sued him for the money, and obtained adecree, but soon died, and
Christian missions and social progress; a sociological study of foreign missions . ong, Assam. The Civil and Military Gazette, October 3, 1890, has the following notice: A Kulin Brahman over eighty years of age, residing in the far North, lately cast hisaged eyes on six sisters, whose ages ranged from three to twenty-two years/ Hemade the sporting offer to marry the lot for Rs. 300. The father of the maidensaccepted this proposal and paid clown the money, but the bridegroom designate beata hasty retreat with the coin. The father sued him for the money, and obtained adecree, but soon died, and the relatives came to terms with the aged lover, agreeingto pay him Rs. 600 on the fulfilment of the contract. This case would have passedunnoticed as a matter not worth mentioning had it not entered the law-court. Andhow many cases there are like this we little know. — Rev. R. M. Paterson, (C. S. M.), Gujrat, Punjab, India. 1 The Mission World, February, 1896, p. 79. 2 Laurie, Missions and Science (The Ely Volume), p. 483. 3 Wilson, Persian Life and Customs, pp. ,iiX /.,\ v^, ; , _-^^^^S *^T i%M&k (L^v, ? $*? MfcN ;sr. .-r W- Hospital for Women and Children, Xellore, India.(A. B. M. U.) Womans Hospital, Guntur, India.(Luth. G. S.) Hospitals for Women in India. THE SOCIAL RESULTS OF MISSIONS 225 all things important that the record of Christian missions wherever theycome in contact with Mohammedans should be consistent and unequiv-ocal in maintaining the law of Christ, as any compromise with Islamupon this matter would beyond all peradventure be dangerous and scan-dalous. Mission policy everywhere has been decisive and firm on thispoint, and the Christian estimate of marriage is slowly gaining notonly respectful recognition, but even a measure of ascendancy, inMoslem 3. Checking Adultery and Divorce.—Adultery on the partof woman is generally and indeed strenuously condemned in thehigher circles of heathen society, and is frequently 0 . Echoes in
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