“Sir, if You Help Us, Then We Shall Be Saved; Otherwise Not”
By L. J. Burgess
CHOURKHULI is a large village in East Bengal, about twelve miles from our mission station at Gopalgunj. In that village there is a large Hindu school taught by two Hindu teachers. One of the teachers has had some instruction from our workers in times past, and the seed sown has not been entirely fruitless. We were pleased to receive a letter from him recently, in which he tells of the society he has formed for the benefit of the boys of the school. The following is a copy of his letter:— “DEAR SIR: It is four or five months ago I write you describing our Namashudra Youth’s Moral Reform Society. Also you show kindness by giving answer of our humble letter. We the members of our society were exceedingly glad to receive your hopeful letter. “Nowadays we are very sorry, because we have fallen in great danger, and there is no one to help us. Some of our villagers have stood against us, and they frighten us that they would burn our society house where we meet and pray to God to save our society. Now they wish to boycott us. We are only boys; what can we do? “Sir, if you help us, then we shall be saved; otherwise not. We know there is no one to save us but Saviour. We expect to visit this village in a few days and establish an outstation there.