Salvation Sought

For an Hindu boy his devotion to religion was most marked, fasting and worshipping at this time Ganesh, one of the Hindu gods, having an elephant’s face,, desiring that he would reveal to him the truth, if Hinduism was the true religion. Having no revelation from Ganesh, and no satisfaction from his worship, he began to discuss the matter, as to the truth of Christianity, at home, only to be forbidden to speak of such things; thinking, however, to satisfy in some measure the craving of the lad, a book was given to him called Bhagawat-Gita. In this book one of the Hindu Incarnations, the god Krishna, enjoins them all to faithfulness in their religion, promising that they will in no wise lose their reward. This, however, gave the lad no satisfaction, and having explained something of the experiences he had been passing through, he was again requested to fast and worship a family goddess. This was done, but all to no purpose.