-....... ~. India is a land of ancient culture and civilization. The Indian people, however, have never been particularly warlike or politically aggressive. Their present religions are principally Hinduism and Mohammedanism. About 70 per cent of the people are Hindu, and about 20 per cent are Mohammedan. The remaining 1 ° per cent are followers of various religions. India is also British-controlled and, consequently, enjoys a reasonably stable government. In the large cities there are paved streets, electric lights, street cars, automobiles, foreign-styled buildings, foreign.trained doctors and good hospitals. School s are rapidly growing in India, and education is spreading into the imerior. As learning increases, however, supe rstition decreases. Consequently, Hinduism is decidedly on the wane in India. In fact, many Hindus are already casting about in search of a udemocratic" religion. While in Bombay in 1936, I enjoyed a conversation with a devout, welleducated Hindu of the upper casr. This Hindu stated that in another generation Hinduism would cease to be the religion of India. All India deplotes the terrible caste system which is an essential part of Hinduism. He ptophesied that the caste system must break down within the next generation. The population of India is about 360,000,OOO-about three times the popula tion of the United States. The cities have already been made entirely livable for Americans. The people through education, have already become dissatisfied with Hinduism. At the present time, there is not, from the churches of Christ, a single missionary in all India. Some young people of the Church should be prepared to accept this challenge. The best policy would be to begin in the main cities as Paul did on his missionary tours. -GEORGE S. BENSON. To the future Harding students that we are certain will some day enter this field, we dedicate this last book of ADVERTISEMENTS.
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