India on the MarchMissionary education movement of the United States and Canada, 1922 - 179 pages |
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... religion ; grandmother of history ; great - grandmother of tradition . The land of a hundred nations and of a hundred tongues ; of a thousand reli- gions and of three million gods , and she worships them all . All other countries in ...
... religion ; grandmother of history ; great - grandmother of tradition . The land of a hundred nations and of a hundred tongues ; of a thousand reli- gions and of three million gods , and she worships them all . All other countries in ...
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... religious teacher , Gautama Buddha , first proclaimed his message . In front of us is the de- scendant of the very Bo tree under which he sat as he taught . Gautama was a young Indian prince of Aryan blood , brought up in luxury . The ...
... religious teacher , Gautama Buddha , first proclaimed his message . In front of us is the de- scendant of the very Bo tree under which he sat as he taught . Gautama was a young Indian prince of Aryan blood , brought up in luxury . The ...
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... religious . But the Brahmans , who were the priests and religious teachers , had squeezed most of the happiness out of their religion and had left it a dry routine of elaborate ceremonies , just as the Jewish Pharisees and priests had ...
... religious . But the Brahmans , who were the priests and religious teachers , had squeezed most of the happiness out of their religion and had left it a dry routine of elaborate ceremonies , just as the Jewish Pharisees and priests had ...
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... religion of Gautama was far better than the dry ritual of the priests . Here among the ruins of Sarnath you may see a column covered with the remarkable chiseled edicts of Gautama's most powerful follower , the great Asoka , Emperor of ...
... religion of Gautama was far better than the dry ritual of the priests . Here among the ruins of Sarnath you may see a column covered with the remarkable chiseled edicts of Gautama's most powerful follower , the great Asoka , Emperor of ...
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... religious capital - its Mecca - since his- tory began . Benares is filled with temples and shrines and idols . Here we find ourselves in a swirl of men and women bent on worship . Through the dark , nar- row , crooked , crowded streets ...
... religious capital - its Mecca - since his- tory began . Benares is filled with temples and shrines and idols . Here we find ourselves in a swirl of men and women bent on worship . Through the dark , nar- row , crooked , crowded streets ...
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Ahmednagar American Appaji Arya Samaj Aryan asked Balavant beautiful become Christians Benares Bhils Bombay boys Brahman British C. F. ANDREWS caste Chinchore Chris church classes Clive criminal tribes crowd dian district educated English eyes father friends Gandhi Gangaramji girl give Government Guntur high-caste Hindu Hinduism hospital hundred hymns Indian Christians Jayavant Jesus Christ Kallars Khandala Kugler land leaders leper living look Lucknow Madura Mahars Mar Thoma Maratha miles mission missionary Mohammedans mountain never night Nimbgaon outcaste quarter outcastes persecution Rajah Ram Mohan Roy Rambhau religion religious robbers sahib Samaj Scout Sherwood Eddy Sikh Sitabai soon South India spirit Sundar Singh teacher teaching tell Tevan things thou thought thousand tian Tilak tion Vadala village Western women wonderful worship young
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Page 110 - There's a breathless hush in the Close to-night — Ten to make and the match to win — A bumping pitch and a blinding light, An hour to play and the last man in. And it's not for the sake of a ribboned coat, Or the selfish hope of a season's fame, But his Captain's hand on his shoulder smote — " Play up! play up! and play the game!
Page 79 - behold your calling, brethren, how that not many wise after the flesh, not many mighty, not many 27 noble, 'are called: but God chose the foolish things of the world, that he might put to shame them that are wise ; and God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong...
Page 13 - It was commonly believed that half a million of human beings was crowded into that labyrinth of lofty alleys, rich with shrines and minarets and balconies and carved oriels, to which the sacred apes clung by hundreds. The traveller could scarcely make his way through the press of holy mendicants and not less holy bulls.
Page 79 - For ye behold your calling, brethren, how that not many wise after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: but God chose the foolish things of the world, that he might put lo shame them that are wise...
Page 77 - Swapdca, must be of out of the town. They must not have the use of entire vessels ; their sole wealth must be dogs and asses. Their clothes must be the mantles of the deceased ; their dishes for food, broken pots; their ornaments, rusty iron ; continually must they roam from place to place. Let no man who regards his duty, religious and civil, hold any intercourse with them. Let their transactions be confined to themselves, and their marriages only between equals. Let food be given to them in potsherds,...
Page 13 - ... and minarets, and balconies, and carved oriels, to which the sacred apes clung by hundreds. The traveller could scarcely make his way through the press of holy mendicants and not less holy bulls. The broad and stately flights of steps which descended from these swarming haunts to the bathing-places along the Ganges were worn every day by the footsteps of an innumerable multitude of worshippers. The schools and temples drew crowds of pious Hindoos from every province where the Brahminical faith...
Page 167 - Three days after I had burnt the Bible, I woke up about three o'clock in the morning, had my usual bath and prayed, 'O God, if there is a God, wilt thou show me the right way or I will kill myself.
Page 128 - As a business man speaking to business men, I am prepared to say that the work which has been done by missionary agency in India exceeds in importance all that has been done (and much has been done) by the British Government in India since its commencement.
Page 23 - Widows' support, Comfort in sorrow of every sort, To the benighted dispenser of Light, Doing, and pointing to, that which is right. Blessing to Princes, to People, to me : May I, my Father, be worthy of thee ! Wisheth and Prayeth thy SARABOJEE.