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346 During his ministry at Bellary, he continued to have the happiness of seeing souls turning from idols to the living God.

Nor was he useful to Hindus only. It shows the transforming and ennobling power of the grace of God, that by it the naturally timid and servile Hindu was enabled to give words of warning and counsel to Englishmen, the conquering race who rule all India. Shunkuru was the instrument of good both to Europeans and East Indians. At one time, when engaged with his assistants in the mission, he was told that some one wished to see him. He asked to be excused; but finding that it was a person whose regiment was marching, and who had come more than two miles expressly to see him, he went out. The stranger, shaking him heartily by the hand, with tears in his eyes, said, “Do you not know me, sir?" Shunkuru answered, “Friend, I do not remember to have seen you before." "My name is J W. I was a drummer, when you saw me last, but now I am a drum-major," said the visitor; "and," continued he, accepting Shunkuru's invitation to go in and be seated, “thanks be to God that I see you again in the flesh! Although you do not know that God has blessed your labours, I