{"pages":{"323":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00347-4a46f05cdd2a08c5015c.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"SOURCE MATERIALS","box":{"x":452,"y":154,"width":251,"height":17}},{"text":"323","box":{"x":987,"y":155,"width":52,"height":17}},{"text":"XVII. That in view of a state of flux in the principles and cons-","box":{"x":147,"y":200,"width":887,"height":34}},{"text":"titution of the Indian National Congress, it is the opinion","box":{"x":260,"y":229,"width":775,"height":34}},{"text":"of this Conference that Indian Christians should reserve","box":{"x":260,"y":257,"width":775,"height":28}},{"text":"judgement as to the advisability of either joining or","box":{"x":255,"y":285,"width":781,"height":34}},{"text":"refraining from joining the Indian National Congress.","box":{"x":260,"y":313,"width":733,"height":34}},{"text":"157. GANDHI ON WESTERN CHRISTIANITY (1921 A.D.)","box":{"x":120,"y":411,"width":914,"height":31}},{"text":"Cited from Young India, September 22, 1921, in A. T. Hingorani,","box":{"x":203,"y":468,"width":781,"height":28}},{"text":"The Message of Jesus Christ, pp. 33-34.","box":{"x":165,"y":491,"width":474,"height":27}},{"text":"I consider Western Christianity in its practical working a nega-","box":{"x":164,"y":548,"width":869,"height":35}},{"text":"tion of Christ's Christianity. I cannot conceive Jesus, if he was","box":{"x":117,"y":577,"width":918,"height":34}},{"text":"living in the flesh in our midst, approving of modern Christian","box":{"x":119,"y":603,"width":917,"height":35}},{"text":"organizations, public worship or modern ministry. 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Co-operation with forces of Good and non-","box":{"x":116,"y":856,"width":919,"height":32}},{"text":"co-operation with forces of Evil are the two things we need for a","box":{"x":115,"y":883,"width":921,"height":34}},{"text":"good and pure life, whether it is called Hindu, Muslim or Christian.","box":{"x":113,"y":912,"width":921,"height":32}},{"text":"158. THE CHRISTUKULA ASHRAM (1921 A.D.)","box":{"x":214,"y":1026,"width":722,"height":31}},{"text":"One of the best known of the Christian ashrams established follow-","box":{"x":200,"y":1084,"width":785,"height":25}},{"text":"ing the First World War is the Christukula Ashram of Tirupattur in","box":{"x":168,"y":1108,"width":819,"height":28}},{"text":"North Arcot District. It was started by Dr. S. Jesudason and Dr. Ernest","box":{"x":161,"y":1132,"width":823,"height":27}},{"text":"F. Paton in 1921. Writing some years later, Dr. Jesudason explains","box":{"x":164,"y":1158,"width":822,"height":31}},{"text":"the rationale, origins and ideals of the ashram. Dr. Savarirayan","box":{"x":165,"y":1183,"width":820,"height":27}},{"text":"Jesudason, Ashrams, Ancient and Modern. Their Aims and Ideals,","box":{"x":164,"y":1208,"width":824,"height":28}},{"text":"pp. 36-51.","box":{"x":164,"y":1235,"width":119,"height":21}},{"text":"In writing about this Ashram, we have felt it necessary to refer","box":{"x":161,"y":1291,"width":873,"height":32}},{"text":"to personal experiences in order to make things clear, in the confi-","box":{"x":116,"y":1321,"width":917,"height":32}},{"text":"dence that those for whom the pages are meant will understand","box":{"x":113,"y":1348,"width":921,"height":31}},{"text":"the spirit in which they are written.","box":{"x":115,"y":1378,"width":480,"height":27}},{"text":"During the years immediately preceding the last dreadful war,","box":{"x":157,"y":1430,"width":873,"height":34}},{"text":"many professing Christians seemed to recognize their kith and","box":{"x":113,"y":1459,"width":919,"height":32}},{"text":"kin only in those of their own particular colour or race or nationality,","box":{"x":112,"y":1486,"width":922,"height":36}},{"text":"or even in those only of their own particular little sect or denomi-","box":{"x":115,"y":1516,"width":919,"height":29}}]},"324":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00348-26e3a45b786219ab9ded.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"324","box":{"x":120,"y":155,"width":56,"height":18}},{"text":"HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA","box":{"x":344,"y":160,"width":477,"height":20}},{"text":"nation. With the nations of Europe all armed to the teeth, suspi-","box":{"x":119,"y":208,"width":915,"height":35}},{"text":"cious and defiant of one another, and with the Christian people","box":{"x":118,"y":234,"width":918,"height":36}},{"text":"blinded by this spirit of self-seeking isolation, it required no great","box":{"x":116,"y":263,"width":919,"height":35}},{"text":"prophet to foretell the bursting at any moment of the conflagration","box":{"x":113,"y":290,"width":922,"height":35}},{"text":"that involved almost every nation of the world. The organized","box":{"x":116,"y":319,"width":919,"height":36}},{"text":"churches that should have exercised a ministry of reconciliation and","box":{"x":119,"y":347,"width":915,"height":32}},{"text":"understanding, were carried away, and too often used as tools for","box":{"x":118,"y":376,"width":915,"height":29}},{"text":"war propaganda. The memory of those dreadful years is still","box":{"x":115,"y":404,"width":919,"height":32}},{"text":"vivid to every one, but although the eyes of many have been opened","box":{"x":119,"y":431,"width":915,"height":38}},{"text":"and some are filled with a new idealism of peace and reconciliation,","box":{"x":116,"y":458,"width":918,"height":35}},{"text":"the world seems to be now in an even worse plight. 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There had also been growing in us both a strange longing","box":{"x":116,"y":1376,"width":912,"height":36}},{"text":"for friendship with members of other races as we met few of such","box":{"x":116,"y":1403,"width":911,"height":32}},{"text":"and began to realize something of the supra-national character of","box":{"x":113,"y":1434,"width":917,"height":29}},{"text":"the kingdom of God, in which there is neither Jew nor Greek, bond","box":{"x":112,"y":1458,"width":915,"height":34}},{"text":"nor free, East nor West, Black nor White. 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We felt that war was utterly opposed to Christ's teach-","box":{"x":118,"y":407,"width":918,"height":31}},{"text":"ing and we as his followers could not take part in it under any","box":{"x":120,"y":434,"width":917,"height":31}},{"text":"circumstances. 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To some rare few of these the presence of God is so real that","box":{"x":119,"y":743,"width":919,"height":28}},{"text":"without depending on any human companionship they go every-","box":{"x":113,"y":768,"width":922,"height":34}},{"text":"where as wandering prophets or Sadhus of the Kingdom; for others","box":{"x":113,"y":797,"width":924,"height":32}},{"text":"their fullest life purpose can only be fulfilled in loving comradeship","box":{"x":116,"y":826,"width":919,"height":32}},{"text":"in a group of those likeminded with themselves, devoting their","box":{"x":119,"y":853,"width":918,"height":31}},{"text":"whole life and energies for the fulfilment of a God-given vision.","box":{"x":113,"y":881,"width":921,"height":31}},{"text":"Jesus made this plain when he said that some had made themselves","box":{"x":118,"y":909,"width":917,"height":31}},{"text":"eunuchs for the sake of the Kingdom of God, (Matt. 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These of course are not expected to make any","box":{"x":118,"y":1300,"width":918,"height":29}},{"text":"decision as regards property or marriage, but share for the time","box":{"x":115,"y":1329,"width":921,"height":32}},{"text":"being in the common life of the family.","box":{"x":115,"y":1355,"width":537,"height":31}},{"text":"In any case we felt we should not ask any to make a decision","box":{"x":164,"y":1413,"width":872,"height":28}},{"text":"to join permanently until they have been at the ashram for","box":{"x":116,"y":1439,"width":918,"height":34}},{"text":"at least four years. We also hope and expect that after having","box":{"x":118,"y":1466,"width":918,"height":34}},{"text":"been in the ashram for one year, some may be led to definitely","box":{"x":116,"y":1495,"width":917,"height":32}},{"text":"enlist themselves as probationers, i.e., those who are trying their","box":{"x":115,"y":1522,"width":918,"height":34}}]}}}