Christian missions and social progress; a sociological study of foreign missions . ary Review of the World, April, 1898, p. 281. 2 Their appearance is thus described by one who was present and witnessed theirarrival at Kedgaum: They are a sad, pitiful sight when first they come! Howshall I describe them? Some are almost too weak to move, some through want ofcleanliness and proper food are so covered with sores that it is painful to look atthem, others through sheer poverty have been reduced to wearing the same articleof clothing for such a long time that it is impossible to stand near them wit
Christian missions and social progress; a sociological study of foreign missions . ary Review of the World, April, 1898, p. 281. 2 Their appearance is thus described by one who was present and witnessed theirarrival at Kedgaum: They are a sad, pitiful sight when first they come! Howshall I describe them? Some are almost too weak to move, some through want ofcleanliness and proper food are so covered with sores that it is painful to look atthem, others through sheer poverty have been reduced to wearing the same articleof clothing for such a long time that it is impossible to stand near them withoutfeeling faint through the unhealthy odour proceeding therefrom. Praise the Lordfor what a few months in the Home have done for such! They are not only clean,and the majority of them strong and healthy, but they have been wonderfully toneddown through the Christ-influence that has been exerted over them, and nowinstead of quarrelling and fighting, they gladly do anything for one another, or forthose who are in charge of them.— White Already to Harvest, October, 1897, p. THE SOCIAL RESULTS OF MISSIONS 249 tion and prejudice, and breathe the healthy atmosphere of innocentenjoyment and culture! Pundita Ramabais work is national in itseffects, for the widows that she is training will no doubt take the lead inthe emancipation of the women of India. They have no demands ontheir time, and no ties. If they can make life more useful, more intel-lectually, innocently happy, the married women will be sure to followand make life in their homes worth living. 1 The pledges of theRamabai Association expired in 1898, and further provision has beenmade for conducting her institution through the efforts of an organizedcommittee which has undertaken to secure the financial support re-quired. Special work on behalf of widows has been assumed by variousother agencies in India. The London Missionary Society has anIndustrial Home in Calcutta for the assistance . . s-,-, -r-, From the funeral
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