India and the Indians (1913) (14576984169)

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Title: India and the Indians

Year: 1913 (1910s)

Authors: Elwin, Edward Fenton

Subjects: India -- Social life and customs India

Publisher: London : J. Murray

Contributing Library: University of California Libraries

Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ototherwise get. Christianity rightly brings in its train aspirationsfor some of the refinements of civilisation, and thatthese involve an increase of expenditure is inevit-able. Indian Christians are sometimes reproachedfor their inability to live on the small sum onwhich a Hindu of the same station manages toexist. No doubt some, partly from inexperience,have followed Western ways to a foolish extent.But the fact remains that a good Christian hasunavoidably more expenses than those of theaverage working Hindu. He cannot spend hisevenings dozing in the dark, therefore he musthave a lamp, with its usual adjuncts. He hasbeen taught to read, and needs a few books. Henow and then writes a letter. He reads his Biblewith his family, and says some prayers before theygo to bed. His wife can sew and mend herchildrens clothes, and the evening hours withthe lamp are of value to her. He no longer caresto go about in the scant clothing which satisfiesa Hindu. He would not wish his little children

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Narayen Khilaki, Son of one of the Farmers inTHE Village. ( To Jace j). 42. THE CHRISTIANS ASPIRATIONS 43 to run about naked, like those of his Hinduneighbours. He must have clean clothes forSunday, and though he can do a little roughwashing on his own account, he needs the skillof the dhohie for some of his wifes garmentsand his white Sunday suit. He is expected tocontribute liberally towards church expenses;and where the number of Christians in a placeis few, this burden falls rather heavily on each.Occasionally he needs a new prayer book orhymn book. He would like to take in a weeklypaper. He has begun to understand a littlewhat is meant by home life, and so he is temptedto buy pictures and other ornaments to makehis house look pleasant. Without a clock hecannot make much progress in the practice ofpunctuality, and he buys one in order that he mayget to church at the proper time. Greater regardfor cleanliness means soap and towels. He canno longer have a share in the periodical Hin

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