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WINNETKA TALK June 18, 1927 CLASS ADJOURNS | The Young Men's class of the Win- | netka Congregational church has ad- | journed for the summer. They will | meet occasionally, however, for a ball game or a swim. Mrs. Lyman Proctor, 860 Spruce street, is spending a fortnight with friends in Sault St. Marie. & = LOW RATES You can borrow money from us at low rates on well located homes, apartment buildings, and business prop- erty. Prompt attention given ap- plications or call PAUL, A HINDU YOUTH, DEFIES ANCESTRAL GOD Mission Leader Relates Strange Tale of Native Who Played Havoc With Idols Editor's note: The following is a copy of a letter written to W. E. Wolsted, missionary of the Winnetka Congrega- tional church in India, by the Rev. V. J. Chelliah, minister of the American Madura Mission at Manamadura, South India. The letter relates an extremely interesting story of a Hindu youth who pursued his own strange methods of de- fying the gods of his fathers, The character of my story, I will refer to as Paul, because his real name is one of the Indian tongue-twisters. Paul grew up in the village of Marai- kulam, which is about 18 miles from here cross country. He was a Hindu of a bold turn of mind. The more he and Mission teacher CENTRAL 4565 ELI BRANDT COMPANY, Inc. 30 N. La Salle St. Established 43 Years thought of the Telephone Wilmette 3347 VETERINARIAN your best friends the "Dog and Cat" All calls recelve my personal attention Fo 1000 Ridge Ave. Wilmett: DR. FRANK B. ERWIN Specializing In the treatment of Wilmette 55 YEARS Health and Energy for Young and Old DAIRY COMPANY MilR/ THE QUALITY hs «) NE HERE is no better, surer way to build and maintain sturdy health than to drink fresh milk. Doctors advise a quart a day. They say milk is especially effec- tive in building resistance to dis- ease. If you want good milk--milk that is always fresh, rich and pure, drink Bowman's Milk. It is the finest health drink of all. Start drinking Bowman's Milk to- day. You'll like it with every meal. Telephone our nearest dis- tributing station or order from one of our courteous milkmen. STANDARD OF school the more he was convinced that their religion was true. After all what were these stone gods that his people had worshipped and feared for so long? It was the Christian school and "way of life" that was bringing progress and enlightenment to the vil- lages. Having made his decision he came forward boldly and announced it to the people. His family, friends and relatives were amazed. Entreaty and coaxing had no effect so they resorted Karuppanasawmy to threatening. "Young man, you had better be careful," they said, "or some terrible disaster will come to you. Make peace with the gods before they take revenge on vou." "What gods?" said Paul. They pointed to the idols whereupon he ran over and pushed one over on the ground. The family, horrified, expected to see him struck dead instantly, but nothing happened. Await "Death" Penalty That evening the shepherds brought in their flocks and locked them up in the corrals for the night. Gossip had spread over the village of the strange actions of this man. Nothing had hap- pened as revenge from the idol, but perhaps the gods were out sporting in strange to say, the fields and would return in the night. Very well, they were all sorry for him, but, surely, the inevitable would happen. The little Christian band met together for prayer in the school but no one paid any attention. These Christians were only speaking again to their unseen god and how un- reasonable a thing it was. True, thesc Christians were. progressive and sent their children to school. But it was not "the way" (Tamil word for reli- gion) followed by their people for ages. They were sorry Paul had been caught in the snare. Perhaps the Mis- sion teacher would receive a bonus of Rs. 50 for trapping him, yes, even Rs. 100 for such were common rumors spread, about new converts. The mother beat her head on the ground and moaned. She had lost her son. Few who took up this new way ever returned to the old. It seemed it was like a demon that possessed the new convert and made him refuse the past. Furthermore, she and the father did not expect to see him live through the night. The Hindu friends sympa- thized, but they could only add fuel to the fire by reminding the family of old traditions, how terrible things had happened in the past. Idol in Cactus Patch The next morning the village was all astir. One of the idols was not in its usual place. Moreover, Paul was around as healthy and robust as ever and, besides, there was a twinkle of merriment in his eyes when the peo- (Continued on page 53) the heel. AAAA to D. Footwear for the Coming Season THE MAIZE A smart one-strap pattern--that clings tight to Featured in Black Kid, White Kid, Pat- ent Leather, Grey Kid, and Grey Suede. 4 to 10 ARCH GiGe SHOP Inc. 630 Church St. Evanston EE _--_.