PREFACE 



This book is written at the request of the publishers 

 who asked me to put into book form some lectures de- 

 livered at Princeton Theological Seminary. There is 

 more in the book than the lectures. I feel that so lit- 

 tle has been accomplished in India of all I set out to 

 do, that this book is little more than a report of prog- 

 ress. There is a growing interest in the non-theologi- 

 cal aspects of Foreign Missions and this production 

 may serve some purpose in drawing attention to the 

 need for other than the ordained missionary to help 

 the backward peoples of the far countries. Those who 

 are intimately acquainted with my work in India 

 may feel that I have ignored altogether or slurred over 

 some of the greatest difficulties to be faced in the es- 

 tablishment of such an institution as is contemplated at 

 Allahabad. 



It is said that I speak only of the high spots, tell only 

 of the successes, write as though there were no humiliat- 

 ing failures to record. This is largely true. But any 

 one familiar with the practical conduct of affairs knows 

 that there are difficulties and lions in the way, that there 

 is friction and clash of will, that there are sharp differ- 

 ences of opinion before any worthwhile program is car- 

 ried out. So much so has this been my experience that 

 I have come to see that the only place on earth where 

 men are gathered together without friction is the ceme- 



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