"THESE are people of the gods; see what wonderful things they make!"
The Garhwal mountaineers said this as they saw the grindstone, and the planes, bits, and other tools that we are using in the building of our new Garhwal mission.
This mission is beautifully located, high up in the Himalayas. The Ganges River has its rise in the Garhwal country. Our school has opened with sixty large boys, all from Hindu homes, where the Gospel of Christ had never been heard.
GARHWAL SCHOOL
Our school is on the industrial plan, all students joining the teachers in work every day. This is a new thing in these parts, as many of the higher castes object to doing what they consider menial work. But there has been hearty coöperation by all.
"You surely were born on a lucky day," said a Brahman pundit (teacher) yesterday; "on a very fortunate day of the moon."
He was watching me at work with an expansion bit and brace. This opened the way for me to explain to him that the knowledge of useful inventions, as well as all other blessings, comes from the one true God, who gives to all without respect to birth. This was a new idea to one who had been taught that everything depends upon fate and fortune. So even these modern tools may assist in preaching the Gospel.
One period each day in our school is spent in Bible study. At the beginning and close of the Sabbath many of the students join voluntarily in our worship. One hour each Sabbath we are studying the prophecies of Daniel, in which they are much interested. We also have frequent Bible studies with the men who are engaged in the building work.
