“He taught you Christianity,” observed Jai Singh.
“He taught me that for all past sin there is one remedy freely offered by God to all who truly believe: The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin (1 John i. 7). But we need more than to be saved from the punishment of sin; we need to be saved from its power. The heart, the seat of evil, must itself be made pure by the Holy Spirit of God. And this Spirit is promised in answer to prayer. Let us cry, with David in the psalm: Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me (Psalm li. 10). For thus spake the Saviour of mankind: If ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him?” (Luke xi. 13.)
FOOTNOTES
[1] A kind of large Oriental pipe.
[2] One of the difficulties experienced in writing for natives is the selection of names. The Hindus, Sikhs, and Mohammedans have all quite different sets of names; and to give one member of a family a Mohammedan, and another a Hindu name, would be a very serious mistake in an author. A government inspector of schools has very kindly supplied A. L. O. E. with carefully arranged lists of names.
[3] An enormous kind of fan swung across the room, the motion of which renders the heat more supportable.
[4] A rupee is worth less than two shillings.
[5] A name for the houses of European gentlemen.
[6] A name commonly given to missionaries.