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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D.C. · Nov 5, 1903

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 80, No. 44.

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India

By J. L. Shaw

CALCUTTA.—We have just returned from Darjeeling, and feel better since the change, which was really a godsend to Mrs. Shaw and myself.
God greatly blessed our efforts during the month in the hills. Mrs. Shaw took seventy yearly subscriptions for the papers. One lady was so much interested in The Oriental Watchman that she paid for fifteen yearly subscriptions, to be sent to her friends. I was led to take up Bible readings with a retired pensioner. He became so much interested that we spent two hours a day studying together the different points of truth. He accepted the Sabbath of the Lord. I held readings with a very intelligent lady, who also took her stand for the truth. I never met two souls more interested in the message for this time, and they begged me to remain and hold meetings; but I did not dare to do it, fearing that an interest would be awakened, and that there would be no one to follow it up.
Many times I wish I were free to throw myself into the work of carrying this message to the people outside of Calcutta. There are many all over India who have been reading our books and papers, and I believe that much good can be done by going outside and coming into heart-to-heart contact with them. I never realized so much as now that we have a special message to give to the world in this generation, to prepare a people for the advent of our Lord, and I tremble when I think of the responsibility that rests upon us each to do our part in this work. The enemy is constantly seeking to get us to put our thoughts upon the common perplexities of the work, causing us to forget the burning message committed to our charge.
We are of good courage in the work. The weather is hot, but occasionally a cool breeze blows, and we are refreshed. Brother Armstrong is still with us, and will probably remain with us until November. We wish to hold a general meeting, and after that he will probably go to Bombay, with other laborers, to open up the work. J. L. SHAW.