India's Problem, Krishna or Christ

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John P. Jones

1. The Physical Features of That Land.

2. The People.

3. Economic Conditions.

4. Social Life.

5. The Educational System.

6. The Political Situation.

7. The Government of India.

8. The Mission of Great Britain in India.

( a ) Judaism.

( b ) Mohammedanism.

( c ) Parseeism.

( d ) Buddhism.

( e ) Jainism.

( f ) Sikhism.

( g ) Hinduism.

1. In their Initial Conceptions.

2. Their Ultimate Aim or Goal.

3. The Agency and Means Recognized and Appealed to by those Faiths Respectively.

4. The Processes of These Two Religions.

5. The Ideals of the Two Faiths.

6. The Credentials of the Two Faiths.

7. Other Distinguishing Traits.

Conclusion.

1. And First, The Hindu.

2. Let us Now Study The Native Christian.

1. Physical Fitness.

2. His Methods of Life.

3. The Intellectual Ability and Educational Training of the Missionary.

4. Spiritual Qualifications.

5. The Missionary's Attitude Towards the Non-Christian World.

6. The Relationship Which the Missionary Sustains to the

7. The Missionary and the Mission To Which He Belongs.

8. The Relation of the Missionary to the People Among Whom He Lives.

( a ) The Evangelistic Department.

( b ) Pastoral Work.

( c ) The Educational Department.

( d ) Literary Work.

( e ) Medical Work.

( f ) Work for Women.

( g ) Work for the Young.

( h ) Organizations for the Special Activities of the Native Christian Community.

Section 1.

Section 2.

Section 3.

Section 4.

Section 5.

India's Problem

Krishna or Christ

By

John P. Jones, D.D.

of Southern India, A. B. C. F. M.

New York, Chicago, Toronto

Fleming H. Revell Company

1903

Contents

To

My Wife

Without whom the following pages
could not have been written.

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A Typical Buddhist Priest
A Typical Buddhist Priest
“Yes, it shall come! E'en now my eyes behold,
In distant view, the wish'd for age unfold,
Lo, o'er the shadowy days that roll between,
A wand'ring gleam foretells th' ascending scene.
Oh, doom'd victorious from thy wounds to rise,
Dejected India, lift thy downcast eyes,
And mark the hour, whose faithful steps for thee
Through Time's press'd ranks bring on the Jubilee!”
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Preface.

The following pages are, practically, the result of a course of lectures given, on the Hyde foundation, at the Andover Theological Seminary in the fall of 1902. Some of the chapters were also used in lectures, delivered during the year, at the Yale and Hartford Theological Seminaries and at the Western Reserve University. Small portions have appeared in Reviews and Magazines but have been much changed in the transfer. The cordial welcome accorded the lectures, including an expressed desire that they be published, has led to their appearance in this more permanent form.

India should be better known to Europe and America. I trust that the following pages may help the student to understand the vast country and to realise the greatness of the problems connected with Christian work in the land; may they also stir within many a strong desire to present Christ to that great people, and inspire a hope in the ultimate and speedy triumph of our cause in the land of the Vedas.

I gratefully express my indebtedness to the Rev. J. L. Barton, D. D., for his valuable suggestions and kindly sympathy, and also to the Rev. W. P. Elwood for his kind help in proofreading.

John P. Jones.

Pasumalai,
So. India.

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Chapter I.

The Land And The People.

No country in the Orient is of greater interest to the West today than is India. It is picturesque in its life, wonderful in its history, remarkable in its present conditions and fascinating in its promise for the future.

It is a land most worthy of study both for what it has been, for what it is and for what it is to become; as the arena for the greatest conflict upon which our Faith and Civilization have ever entered; and for their most magnificent triumph in the world.

Moreover, India is now peculiarly wedded to the Anglo-Saxon race. For good or for evil the destiny of that country, socially, politically, intellectually and religiously, is linked with that of the Anglo-Saxon; and we, as a part of the Anglo-Saxon race, cannot, even if we would, shake off our connection with, and responsibility for, it.


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