Muktifauj : or forty years with the Salvation Army in India and Ceylon . it difficult forus in the early days to give it the attention which it deserved. As early as 1883, a Corps was opened in Lahore, butthe visible results appearing to be small, our Officers werewithdrawn. We, however, continued to pay constant visits to thePunjab, and to keep in touch with our friends there. Thefollowing account of one of these journeys was written byme at the time, and the tour proved to be full of some stations the most earnest entreaties were madefor us to stop, if only for a few hours. After
Muktifauj : or forty years with the Salvation Army in India and Ceylon . it difficult forus in the early days to give it the attention which it deserved. As early as 1883, a Corps was opened in Lahore, butthe visible results appearing to be small, our Officers werewithdrawn. We, however, continued to pay constant visits to thePunjab, and to keep in touch with our friends there. Thefollowing account of one of these journeys was written byme at the time, and the tour proved to be full of some stations the most earnest entreaties were madefor us to stop, if only for a few hours. After passingthrough one station, a telegram was sent after me askingme to return. It was addressed to— A Beggar,3rd Class Compartment, Down Mixed Train. At another place, a Brahmin Station Master told methat he was anxious to get saved, and wanted the Muktifaujto come and tell the way of Salvation. On reachingFirozpur station, a Hindu gentleman who had beentravelling with me, slipped a rupee into my hand. Anothergave me a seat in his ekka to the place where I wanted 80. o — 2 rt - i. 0
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