The Telugus often embellish their sermons to an extent
inconceivably funny. A smart young preacher, a graduate of
Ramapatam Seminary, in telling of the resurrection of Lazarus,
said that he arose from the dead when called, tied his clothing
about him (the Hindu’s idea of dressing), put on a beautiful
head-cloth, raised an umbrella, and came walking out of the
tomb. The force of the climax would appeal to any one who lived
in India. An umbrella is such a sign of distinction that people
who own one often carry it open in the night even tho there has
been no rain for six months.
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