CHRISTIAN MISSIONS IN INDIA. 137

We come thus to the second question, the legitimacy
•of missionary methods. It is impossible in a short essay
to cover the whole field of missionary activity in India.
I propose to deal with two special points, viz., Education,
.-and Misrepresentation.

The most subtle, and in a certain sense, I suppose,
•effective, proselytizing agency in India is the Mission
School. 'When adult conversion was found to proceed
too slowly, it was decided to reach the children; hence
the education bribe. The magic word itself stills opposi
tioii and enquiry ; everyone is convinced that India needs
•educating,—it would be intolerant to deny to Christians
a right to share in this noble work, impertinent to doubt
their capability. A deliberate effort is being made to
" keep the education of girls predominantly in Christian
hands for perhaps a generation," as it is thought that
" upon the character and extent of the education provided
for girls during the next few years will depend the spread of
"the Christian faith amongst all the higher castes of India "*
Let us see what this education of girls in mission schools
implies.

The education is undertaken with an ulterior motive,
that of the conversion. The first qualification of a teacher
is therefore good sectarian Christianity ; but for educa-
tional problems,—in these it is only necessary that she
should be interested as a means to an end. However, the
•qualifications next desired are the ordinary qualifications
-of an English school-teacher; and in some cases the teacher
may even be an University graduate. Sxich persons are
sent out after some preliminary theological training, to
teach in, or to take charge of, a mission school for girls.
It is sometimes not decided until nearly the last
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