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Title: Reports of the missionary and benevolent boards and committees to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Home Missions. Annual report of the Board of Home Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions. Annual report of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Education. Annual report of the Board of Education of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Publication and Sabbath-School Work. Annual report of the Board of Publication and Sabbath-School Work of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of the Church Erection Fund. Annual report of the Board of the Church Erection Fund of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbyterian Board of Relief for Disabled Ministers and the Widows and Orphans of Deceased Ministers. Annual report to the General Assembly Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Missions for Freedmen. Annual report of the Board of Missions for Freedmen of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Aid for Colleges and Academies. Annual report of the Board of Aid for Colleges and Academies of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Special Committee on Systematic Beneficence. Report of the General Assembly's Special Committee of the Presbyterian Church on Systematic Beneficence Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Permanent Committee on Temperance. Annual report of the General Assembly's Permanent Committee on Temperence for the year ending ..
Subjects: Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A
Publisher: Philadelphia : Presbyterian Board of Publication
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
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mes to the bungalow regularly to read theWord and pray. Training School.—We have six single men and a marriedcouple in the Training School here. Reoti is one of them. A year and a half ago he was a devil-worshipper and sorcerer. One of bur preachers happened to be atJaswantnagar, the day Reoti was called as priest for the worship ofKali goddess. Everything that was necessary for the occasion wasbrought in according to his directions. The preacher appeared in thescene only to be mocked away by the crowd, though he insisted ontelling them of the power of Christ over devils. Finally Reoti chal-lenged the preacher and said that he could call Kali goddess to comeon any individual that he would choose. Pandit Jhandu Mall, that isthe preachers name, was up to the opportunity and chose a bright-looking Christian boy, took him apart and had a private talk andprayer with him, brought him back and continued to be in prayer.The devil-priest than began to beat the drum violently and sing praises
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A WiipstPoa Indian family.--The father was .a drinking man. One night hetattild tatoS KStSE Mission In Rayon and although under the «£««of drink he was so impressed by the preachers words .that tie could not riahimself of the conviction that the way of life had been Pointed o^tota Heaeoe^ted Christ and after two years in the Masters service he told one of tnemissionaries -The joyI have found in these two years has -been worth moreS two gold minel The oldest boy in the picture is in our Coyoacan schooland is preparing for the ministry. NORTH INDIA—ETAWAH 217 and invocations to the goddess at the highest possible pitch. Attimes the lad would disfigure his face and wink his eyes; but the faithof Pandit Jhandu Mall prevailed. He prayed more earnestly at thosemoments. After six or seven such occasions and a full hour and ahalf had elapsed, the devil-priest threw away the drum-stick and tookhis defeat, and, thoroughly downcast, declared that the goddess wouldnot come that dav. In his

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