An Indian Sacrifice.

Cromwell Argus, 13 July 1870, Page 6

An Indian Sacrifice.

. The following is related by Captain (now Lieut.-Col.) P n, at his own table : When in India with my regiment, we were at one time quartered at a place where there was a missionary station. Some of the officers (as was frequently the case) having much leisure, and being so disposed, gave lay assistance to the clergyman, in his endeavours to instruct the native population. Upon one occasion, I attended a special service which had been appointed to precede the celebration of Ihe Lord'B Supper, of which three advanced prosolytda desired to partake. The missionary gave a short sermon upon Faith, the foundation of Christianity, taking his text from Romans iv. 3—"Abraham believed Gqd. and it was counted unto him for righteou'sltegs." He treated the subject in a plain way, suitable to the capacity of his hearers, and expounded the narrative in Genesis xxii. A native Hindoo had been observed at the service, who, although he had not previously attended the instructions of the missionary, was extremely attentive to the sermon. On the evening of the same day, a brother officer and I rode some six or seven miles towards a native village, from whence most of tho converts came, nearing which we saw a large crowd of natives, in whose midst a largo pile of wood was blazing ; and the monotonous turn-turn of tho Indian drum and a low croning wail were audible. But few words are necessary to describe the horror wp felt when we found that the strange and attentive native had returned home, and literally carried out the command given to Abraham! Ho had slaughtered his son, and was now offering him to the " big God" as a sacri-j fice!