This is the photograph
of Ewing Christian College at Allahabad.
She Nathji gave a sermon
on the Bible at Ewing Christian College, Allahabad in 1942 at the invitation of
Padre Ralla Ram. Shri Nathji’s theme was beautifully illustrated by the parable
of the five servants, which he had composed.
There were five kind of
servants. The first Kind did not have any master. As a consequence, in times of
need, he would turn to several different masters.
The second kind had a
master, but he had no faith in him. When a difficult situation arose he would
beg from others. The third kind had a master and he believed in him. In times
of need he would go to the master and bother him for his needs.
The forth kind had a
master and when in need, he would place his need before his master, but once
and thereafter, wait in silence.
The fifth kind had a
master, but he would never place his need before his master. He would tell
himself that surely his master knew of his condition and had the means to
fulfil his need. But if h didn’t do so, it was because he liked to see him in
the condition he was in.
The fifth kind of
servant pleased his master by his acquiescence. He gave him thousand times more
then he desired. The fifth kind is the greatest of them all, for him nothing
exists but the will of Gid.
The sermon was full of
numerous quotations from the Bible, as well as enlighting examples and verses.
There was above all that atmosphere of divine self – forgetfulness in which all
were absorbed.
At the end of the
sermon, Padre Ralla Ram asked the audience whether thay had any questions. The
reply was: “We have no questions – only thanks!”
Comments -
Priya Nath Mehta - Beautifully done, Siddharta! Or else I may never have seen Ewing Christian College!!
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