Christian Missionary Role In India - 5

[Bharatvarsh]

<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->I was searching for this book of Mark Twain, which is well written travelogue just for it's beautiful and captivating narration. Of interest is Mark Twain relating how (and partly why) Christianity failed to make a fast progress in India.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Sunder you might find the following compilation (it's in the graphic format) even more interesting, it outlines the observations of the nutcase Abbe J.A. Dubois on why he thought conversion of Hindus to xtianity was not practicable:

http://books.google.com/books?id=kYVwAhIav80C

In the intro it says:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->During that time, he has vainly in his exertions to promote the cause of Christianity, watered the soil of India with his sweats, and many times with his tears..... Everywhere the seeds sown by him have fallen upon a naked rock, and have instantly dried away.

http://books.google.com/books?id=kYVwAhIav...=PR7&printsec=8<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Dubois himself says:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->it is my decided opinion that under the existing circumstances there is no human possibility of converting the Hindoos, to any sect of christianity

http://books.google.com/books?id=kYVwAhIav...PR10&printsec=8<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->