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 YOUNG MOSLEM AND CHRISTIANITY 139

wanting that thinking Moslems here and there are beginning to pay attention to the cross and the suffering and sacrificial death of our Lord and to sense their meaning. A well educated Moslem said to me one day, "Mr. Gandhi has done more than all you missionaries to show me the meaning of the crucifixion. The way he has suffered for his people here in India, even by going to prison, and fasting almost to death, has greatly touched the hearts of us Moslems, and we are beginning to see a new meaning in the Christian story of the crucifixion. After all, maybe the message of the cross does hold the secret for the rebuilding of the world."

THE CHRISTIAN CONTRIBUTION TO MOSLEM LIVES

Nor are Moslems entirely wanting in their appreciation of Christian homes and individuals. Here is the case of a Moslem youth who accepted an invitation to live for a time as a member of a Christian family. He belonged to one of the best Moslem homes of his city. His father was a learned and respected gentleman in government service. His mother also was of high social standing. The young man loved his home and had many good things to say in appreciation of it. When the time came to leave his Christian friends he used words to this effect: "I have been grateful for the privilege of being in your home, eating at the family table, and thus getting to know the various members of the family and guests who have come. I am greatly impressed with the things you talk