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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Oct 18, 1906

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 83, No. 42.

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W. W. MILLER

By W. W. Miller

India

CALCUTTA.—Dr. Ingersoll and I went to Bombay to meet Dr. Marsh and the two nurses. We found them all well, and glad to be in India. They have rented rooms, and will soon have them ready for work. I want to assure you that we appreciate all the consecrated help we can get, for our needs are many and great. We shall now look forward to the coming of Brother and Sister Shaw. Then who will be the next?
Brethren Little, Barlow, and Mookerjee, and I went to Gopalgunj, to see how the work was progressing there. On the way we distributed many tracts and papers. We found the people ready to read, and glad to get the literature. On our arrival at Gopalgunj we were somewhat surprised to see six buildings up, and occupied by several families. Hundreds of people come to their place in Gopalgunj, and thus have an opportunity to hear the truth. Many seem interested, and between two and three hundred profess to be keeping the Sabbath, but we feel that it is best to wait awhile before baptizing any. Many have been employed on the buildings.
On learning that we were expected in Gopalgunj, different villages sent delegates to meet us. These delegates said they would select worthy men, send them to Gopalgunj for instruction, and pay their expenses there, that they might be fitted to return to their villages and preach this new truth. We were well treated by all. The chief men of the village paid us a visit, to show their respect and to wish us Godspeed. How much we felt the need of the spirit of discernment, that we might know who were really in earnest. We have large problems before us in this work; for it has just begun, and who is sufficient for these things?
The famine is spreading in that district. One week there were three thousand without food. Two men were in jail because they had stolen rice to feed their hungry families. We drained our pockets of the little we had, but it did not go very far.
The work is moving onward, and our enemies are helping to spread the truth by opposing us wherever we go. The Sabbath question has been discussed again in two of the leading papers in this city. A native man remarked that it seemed so strange to him that Christians were divided on which day should be kept.
I am glad to say that we are all well, and standing the heat much better than last year. For this we are very thankful.

W. W. MILLER