Thursday, 30 October 2025

The Rosboroughs

 There were also a certain Ray and Pearl Rosborough, husband and wife, who had become greatly attached to Shri Nathji. They were Methodists and never missed an opportunity of listening to Shri Nathji. They would frequently invite Shri Nathji to speak to guests at their house.
 Ray Rosborough, who was a Canadian, would often say: "When Mr. Nath speaks, time flies by like this–wham!" and he would hit the palm of his hand with his fist.
 "We have become a part of your mission in life,” Mr. and Mrs. Rosborough would say to Shri Nathji.
 They saw something very great, very sublime in Shri Nathji, although they could neither define it nor explain it.
 "Swami Nath is a very sincere person," Mr. Rosborough would say. The word "Swami" became an inescapable title in America for any Indian engaged in spiritual pursuits, even though Priya Nath tried very hard to avoid the appellation being attached to Shri Nathji.
 During some of Shri Nathji's sermons, Mr. and Mrs, Rosborough began passing a plate around, collecting contributions in dollars, as they did in Church. But Shri Nathji put an instant stop to this. He told them that if they did this he would not visit them again. It was against his dignity to accept even a single dollar from any American. He had gone there to give, freely, of himself.
 Priya Nath had begun to earn as a teacher at the Harvard Summer School at that time, and his earnings were sufficient for Shri Nathji. Even though Shri Nathji was in great financial difficulties in London because his devotees in India could not send him their sewa, yet he never bothered to ask the Americans for anything. This developed an immense respect in their hearts for him.
 "Billy Graham charges thousands of dollars for his sermons," said Rosborough to Shri Nathji, "and his sermons can hardly compare with yours. You can charge any amount you like!"

The Rosborough S invited Shri Nathji at their home for sermons and it was At the Rosborough’s house, Shri Nathji met an American of Italian origin, John Firenzie, who was a Catholic by faith and who become were devoted to Shri Nathji
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From online search we find their full names as Raymond A. Rosborough and Pearl M. Rosborough.
  Pearl M. Rosborough was a teacher and reading educator in Boston area who published a book called  A Handbook for the Reading Teacher in 1963. Her work also appears in a 1964 Boston University publication. a chapter from a Boston University Journal of Education issue on resources for reading teachers listed her as an author.
Aslo another book by her was  - Physical fitness and the child's reading problem; the report on a technical study of twenty "problem readers," their physical handicaps and therapy. (Exposition Press, 1963), by Pearl M. Rosborough

Later they took part of local government politics. Raymond A. Rosborough: served as a State House leader for Middlesex and Suffolk counties. And Pearl M. Rosborough: served as a State House leader for the 26th Middlesex District both in Boston area. This This information appeared in an article in 1983, discussing a new park for Brighton, a neighbourhood in Boston. At the time, Brighton was part of Suffolk County. This suggests their involvement in local community initiatives and public works projects.
 

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