India

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Aug 5, 1909

BROTHER L. J. BURGESS sends the following note, taken from a letter written him by B. A. Kurtz, of Naini Tal, in the Himalayas:—

“We opened a day-school here last week, with seven pupils; but we have now sixteen on our list, and are expecting more. They range from six to eighteen years. All are studying both Hindi and English. Sister Samuels teaches the Hindi, and I the English. They all seem very anxious to learn, and it is quite a pleasure to teach them. We have our study from 7:30 to 10 A. M., but every morning they are nearly all here by 6:30. This shows that they mean business. Twelve of our pupils were at Sabbath-school yesterday, and said they would come again. In all, there were twenty-six at the Sabbath-school.”

“We are having our classes under the trees. This does very well for the present, but I do not know what we shall do when the rains begin. I should be very sorry to have to close the school during the rains; but as there is no house empty in the village which we might rent for this purpose, I suppose that will be the only thing to do.

“Last week a man and his wife came from Haldwani, about twenty-five miles distant, to study the message. We now have six in our Bible class.”