cturers as a phrase qualified the play as “plain but true.” There was a trial in which Long was found guilty and sentenced to a month’s time in the Common Jail of Calcutta. Long was perceived by the mass of Bengalis as a defender and many of the missionaries remarked in their news letters how previous negative attitudes towards them had been silenced. Frankly, society was stunned at the sacrifice Long was willing to make for them. The incident raised public opinion and emotion which served to unite the Hindu and Muslim communities in favor of the Christians. For the first time, it seemed that the natives were actually interested in the missionary message. Reverend James Long, then, was a great example of a purposeful missionary. Long’s educational work sowed the potential for change in the minds of his students. He was focused on the future and educational self-sufficiency of his reform. As a result, he linked his ministry with one that would always exist, the government. Through that he lead by example the potential and perhaps the responsibility to petition the government for change. When his student followed his lead and wrote something demanding change, Long not only helped that student get published, but stood for the punishments thereof. He was willingly imprisoned for the protection of the poor and cause of free speech; an example unsurpassable by words, or schools, or theologies.Abhijit Dutta describes the obstacles and misunderstandings of missionaries in dealing with Hindu religious practices and superstitions. Four conversions of the Derozians at Hindu College by Dr. Duff.Ferdaus Ahmad Quarishi Describes Indian social and political changes induced by Christian activity in the North Eastern Hills of S. Asia.Benoy Bhusan Roy and Pranati Ray describe the role of Christian Missionaries for the Education of Women as Failure. ...
