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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Tacoma Park Station, Washington, D.C. · Jul 1, 1909

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 86, No. 26.

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Karmatar, India

By DELLA BURROWAY

It has been a long time since you have heard from us, which, we are glad to say, is no evidence the work is not advancing at Karmatar. On the contrary, God has been working for us in a marvelous manner since we are getting hold of the language and mingling with the people, giving them the message in their own tongue.
Thus far, a number have acknowledged Christ, but they fear their caste. “Our jat (caste) will hate us, and will turn us out.” One family in the jungle, who fear God more than man, have taken their stand. They are being persecuted too. He is a basket maker, and people refuse to buy his baskets. He is too poor to own a well, and has been forbidden by the community in which he lives to draw water from their well; but, praise God, he stands firm.
Satan has been working with all his power in his neighborhood, but God has given a victory there well worth recording. We started a village school among them, hoping in this way to win them. For some time we could get only eight children to attend. We almost lost courage, as we knew there were many children in the village who, were it not for prejudice, would gladly come. The teacher, one of our Christian boys, could hardly be induced to hold on, but we felt if we moved the school into more favorable quarters, the victory would be lost. We did not forget to pray as we visited the parents, inviting them to send their children. Gradually, one by one they came, until now we are forced to seek a larger building for the children. The victory did not end here. We started a Sabbath-school in our little school building, and the first Sabbath had twenty-five men, women, and children present.
This jungle Sabbath-school we hold at six o’clock in the morning, after which we return and have our regular Sabbath service at the bungalow, with a good outside attendance. Again in the afternoon we hold another Sabbath-school among the Santals, where we have a large day-school with a Santal teacher.
This week we expect to begin a school here at the bungalow, where English will be taught.
DELLA BURROWAY.