Missionary Visitor, The (1912) . findone to listen as mother? Will they bewith some one who will cuddle them upin loving arms and love them almost likeher own? Between them and us oceansand seas are spread; but even with thiswe would not turn back and give it allup. No, we go for life, and we go forthe Father Who gave His only Son forus and all people, and our boys and girlswill come back to us we know—oh, welove them so! AMONG THE MISSIONS OFSOUTH INDIA A. W. Ross Chapter V. EAVING Ramapatanthat evening we ar-rived at Madras thenext morning. Notknowing of a betterplace we set out tofind the Y
Missionary Visitor, The (1912) . findone to listen as mother? Will they bewith some one who will cuddle them upin loving arms and love them almost likeher own? Between them and us oceansand seas are spread; but even with thiswe would not turn back and give it allup. No, we go for life, and we go forthe Father Who gave His only Son forus and all people, and our boys and girlswill come back to us we know—oh, welove them so! AMONG THE MISSIONS OFSOUTH INDIA A. W. Ross Chapter V. EAVING Ramapatanthat evening we ar-rived at Madras thenext morning. Notknowing of a betterplace we set out tofind the Y. M. C. A.,the munificent gift ofJohn Wanamaker, andconsidered one of thebest Y. M. C. in the Far East. Scarcely hadwe entered when we came across an oldacquaintance who one time claimedmembership with us. With him was aman from Ohio. On inquiry we learnedthat they were there holding what theycalled gospel meetings. The short ofit is that they belong to that class of *Y. M. C. A., Madras. India Problem, missionaries who work on faith prin-ciples. A few years ago Mr. got into such financial straits that somefriends and officials made up a purse andsent him back to America. But the firstthing we knew we heard that he wason his way back to India again, and whatdid he do but turn up at Bulsar, rent abig bungalow, and start up a new mis-sion ! Though working on faith prin-ciples, he spent $10 in one month writ-ing letters to his friends, telling themabout the great work God was doingthrough him here in India. But hismoney ran low, as it often happens withsuch, and he began to bestir himself tofind something to do to bring him in the wherewith to sustain life. Later weheard of him having fastened himself onto some wealthy man in South India,and going about the country preaching. March1912 The Missionary Visitor 85 And sure enough, here he was in Mad-ras holding gospel meetings. Notevery case of independent effort or ofmission work depending solely on oneman
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