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PREFACE
The following little work pretends to no higher character than that of an eye-witness s narrative and boasts of nothing more valuable than its collection of facts. Whatever reflections the author may have suffered to escape him can be thrown aside by the mind that relishes them not: the history will remain the same.
It is needless to detail to our readers the spirit of a system well known as that of the Jesuits or to remind them that such as it has been its success in bringing Heather nations within the pale of Christianity and of civilization has been equal to that which has be been effected by any other. The reductions of Paraguay are well known to all as one of the most extraordinary instances of success in the conversion of heathens to Christianity ever obtained since the early ages of te Church. The early missions undertaken in the country of which the following pages treat have been likewise considered to prove whe may be effected by perseverance and self-denial even against almost insurmountable obstacles. Of late years these missions have be resumed; with what success may be learned from the following pages.
Our readers will easily here also be able to discern the result the opposite modes of preaching Christianity pursued at present India; the one by everywhere distributing the Holy Bible and sending into the villages Scripture-readers who can convey its blessed words even to those who know not how to read and can denounce to them the wickedness in which they have been steeped from the cradle. The other by the preaching of men who with the cross in one hand and the Bible in the other make Christianity more intelligible than the unexplained testament itself and who show that heathens can be turned more easily from the paths of darkness by tolerating such of their customs as are absolutely opposed to Christianity and as far as possible smoothing to them the way by letting them remain Indians while they cease to be heathens. It is hoped that all who are interested in Foreign Missions all who wish to assist those who are labouring in the vineyard of the Lond will find here matter for serious reflection and will ask themselves"am shall I not share it with them at least by contributing my mite to the I doing my duty? Should all the sacrifice all the toil be left to others and shall I not share it with it with them at least by contributing my mite to the good work ?"
About The Author Rev. W. Strick W. Land
Rev. W. Strick W. Land was a Christian missionary and historical writer known for his work The Jesuits in India a significant account that explores the early Jesuit missions on the Indian subcontinent. Though detailed biographical information about him is scarce his work demonstrates a deep engagement with the missionary activities of the Society of Jesus particularly during the 16th to 18th centuries. His narrative focuses on the experiences strategies and challenges faced by Jesuit priests notably in the Madura Mission in South India where figures like St. Francis Xavier and Roberto de Nobili played key roles in adapting Christianity to Indian cultural and linguistic contexts.
Publisher : Winsome Books India (30 May 2008)
Language : English
Paperback : 150 pages
ISBN-10 : 8188043524
ISBN-13 : 978-8188043521
Item Weight : 181 g
Dimensions : 14 x 1 x 22 cm