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was! None of those present will ever for get it—as husband and wife simply and earnestly answered the questions put to them and avowed their faith in Jesus Christ as their one and only Saviour. First of all, their five children were all dedicated to God. I had never seen anything more touching—and then the parents, with two of our older girls, went down into the waters of baptism. As we bowed our heads in prayer for them and the people they represented,’ we prayed that these might be the first-fruits of many from their nation, and that God would wondrously use. and bless this fam ily as His witnesses among Israel. Their relatives had tried their utmost by threats and persuasion to draw them back and some had even offered to support the whole family if they would take their children from our school and turn from Christian teaching. They simply refused, though at the time the temptation must have been great. Muktha came to ns a wild untutored Hindu girl with an evil temper. She was one of those also who confessed Christ by baptism with these Bene Israelites. How we praise God for His work in her! She is now a trusted worker in a Mission school in Bombay and seems settled and happy in her work. April .17 was Surangi’s wedding day—one of our young teachers—and when the festivities were in progress I remarked to Muktha (who was spending her holiday with u s ) : “This is a happy day for Surangi”—for a happier brighter little bride I have seldom seen. “Yes,” she replied, “but tomorrow will be my happy day. I have waited for it so long, now I shall show everyone that I am Christ’s.” And as she stood in that group waiting her turn for baptism her face was radiant. "Out of darkness into His marvellous light”—truly the day of miracles is not passed when He can transform a poor wild ignorant girl as she was, into one of His own! I am writing this away on the hills of South India, where I am staying for a rest during the hot weather, and it has
thought of what the interview might mean and his powers of oratory! It ended in him accepting my invitation to come and study' God’s Word with me every afternoon. Those hours were not exactly easy at first. He wanted to discuss almost every subject under the sun except what I had asked him for, and was full of various philosophies of which I knew nothing but the name, and was so anxious to compare one with another that I won dered if I had made a mistake in inviting him. One day I told him from my own per sonal experience what Christ was to me, what He had done for me. He seemed touched, and then I prayed with him that God would open his heart to receive the truth. I begged him to lay aside all his theories and to simply come to the Scrip tures asking God to reveal Himself through them. I noticed such a difference after this—the Word began to grip him—its won derful poster laid hold of him, he would read on far beyond the passages given, and then as I compared the Old with the New Testament—the law and the prophets fulfilled in Christ, and traced the wondrous story of God’s love and Salvation from Eden to Calvary, I could see the command had gone forth from the Throne: “Let there be light, and there was light,” light breaking dimly and almost unperceived at first, but increasing and strengthening as the days passed. Can you who read, enter into the holy joy that filled my heart when one day he said: “I believe Jesus Christ is Divine. He must be the Son of God.” All his queries, his speculations ceased when he let the Word find an entrance. Is not that an answer to much of the questioning and doubt that so often threatens to overwhelm the faith of many of God’s children? Later on, Samuel told me he wished to be bap tized at Easter,, explaining that on April 18 the Jews kept the Passover and on that day, as the first born in his family, he wished to confess Christ and offer himself to God. What a holy impressive service it
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