Christian Sect of Shikes Discovered in India
A CHRISTIAN sect of unknown origin and antiquity has been discovered by French missionaries in Loudiana, in India. By a voyage which extended thirty miles to the south of that place, they fell in with a company of Shikes, who profess to believe the New Testament as a divine revelation, and who consider Christ as the immaculate incarnation of the Deity. Their priest (gourou) teaches his people that Christ is about to reveal himself from Heaven, according to Matt. 24 : 25, and Rev. 19 : 22, but in his own person. This sect is wholly separate from other Indian tribes, and is considered by them as a truly Christian band. The number of its members was found to be on the increase. They observe the Sabbath, are accustomed to pray, and do not recognize the obligations of caste. The sect extends over the territories of Maharajah and Putteala, and probably belongs to the Kuek race, despite differences in faith.—Christian Intelligencer.