p. 13 | Nazareth, India by A. G. SIKHAMONI

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Oct 7, 1915

Nazareth, India

By A. G. SIKHAMONI

A. G. SIKHAMONI

From the work done by our school the people around us have found out that we really take pains to give instruction mentally and morally to the little ones intrusted to our care. In consequence, there has been no lack of children to attend our school, though there are many schools round about. Hindu parents from long distances sent their children, hoping that they might get a sound moral education. In course of time the parents found out that their children came home in the evening imbued with the spirit of Christianity, and plied them with questions, to which they were unable to reply satisfactorily. Some children were removed from the school, as the parents feared they would become Christians. When force was used to compel some to worship their household gods, they resisted; and their behavior, and the sound reasons on which they took their stand, made the parents inquire into the truth.

It is not an easy matter for our Christian boys to answer the heathen who bring the questions which have been asked by heathen philosophers, and the questions are often referred to the teacher for solution. Recently one such question referred to me was whether prophecies in the Bible have been fulfilled. Oh, what a look came on their faces when they saw clearly that the predictions in Daniel have been and are being fulfilled.

As we daily teach them from the Book of Life, we watch and pray that the seed may fall on good ground, and bring forth precious fruit in due time.

Nazareth, South India.