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 . ar in theirfinest silks and are weighed down withcostly jewels ; but sometimes they ap-pear almost in a state of nudity. Conversation often begins with themost trivial subjects. The new MissSahiba is generally put through somesuch a catechism as this: Are yourparents living ? Have you brothers andsisters? Are they married? Are youmarried ? Why did your paren
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 . ar in theirfinest silks and are weighed down withcostly jewels ; but sometimes they ap-pear almost in a state of nudity. Conversation often begins with themost trivial subjects. The new MissSahiba is generally put through somesuch a catechism as this: Are yourparents living ? Have you brothers andsisters? Are they married? Are youmarried ? Why did your parents neglectto marry you? Did nobody ever askyou to be his wife ? Will you ever bemarried? Why dont you wear rings in your ears and nose ? Why did you come to this country ? Whatsalary do you get ? The Mem-Sahibas catechism resembles this verymuch, but includes also the question, How many sons have you?never the question, How many daughters? When such inquiries are ended, it often takes a good while for thenarrow-minded women to recover from the wonder produced by someof the answers which they receive. Gradually, however, progress ismade, religious topics introduced, a part of the Bible read, bhajans * Native ladies of a high MARY ANNA. 178 LIFE AND WORK IN INDIA sung and tlie hearers directed to Jesus as their Saviour. Often, too,regular lessons are given, and zenana scholars, through repeated visits,eventually brought up to the point of reading the Scriptures for them-selves. One disadvantage of zenana visitation is that male relatives some-times make their appearance, either to scoff or encourage, and whenthis happens many of the women scatter in different directions;although not always. Another disadvantage is that only the morecultured and experienced class of laborers can be employed in thiswork. High-caste native ladies have an aristocratic feeling and willnot be satisfied with any but what they consider the very best. Stillanother disadvantage is that no house ca
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