An Indian’s Testimony by Della Burroway; Riley Russell, M. D.

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Dec 12, 1912

An Indian’s Testimony

By Della Burroway; Riley Russell, M. D.

From the Far East

An Indian’s Testimony

I suddenly went into the home of one of our new Hindu Christians the other day, and found tobacco was being used. I felt the case needed severe handling, so asked if I should take the name off the church book. The husband and father picked up the great pipe and dashed it into fine pieces; vehemently exclaiming: “No, never! we will give up not only tobacco, but everything else, for the kingdom.”

Della Burroway.

Bengal.

Changed Lives

People may talk of “rice Christians” and all that, but God’s Spirit is at work in the Orient. Ps. 50: 1. Some of these people who come out from heathen devil-worship put us to shame. To-day, while I was preaching on the certainty of the nearness of the end, and using my missionary map of the world, one man who took it all in the most earnestly was a man who but a year and a half ago wore a top-knot; that is, he was a heathen; and he sold his beautiful daughter for thirty-five dollars gold. When you look into his face, you can see that he is a new man. He, with hundreds of others, was led from heathen darkness into light because some in the home land loved the message so much that they gave money and men to carry the gospel of life to him, and in time they with him will share in the reward.

Riley Russell, M. D.

Chosen (Korea).