A convert from Islam took advantage of the Ameer’s visit to
Kandahar and crossed the frontier, unbidden and uninvited, to
preach Christianity in Afghanistan. He was arrested, taken
before the Ameer, and sent in chains to Kabul, but was murdered
before reaching there. He was named Abdul Karim, and was at
one time one of the workers at Bannu. Mrs. Pennell wrote that
when he was taken prisoner and refused to repeat the “Kalima,”
saying he was a Christian, he was taken to Kandahar. The
Ameer questioned him, and on his again refusing to repeat the
“Kalima,” and saying he had come to preach the gospel, he was
ordered to be flogged, put in chains, and to be taken to Kabul,
where he was to await the return of the Ameer, and unless he
changed his mind would get due punishment.
Heavily chained hand and foot, he set out with an escort for
Kabul; that at the villages he was spat upon, and the hairs of
his beard pulled out--and at length the poor, weary sufferer, at
a village before reaching Kabul, was murdered. (Text.)
(2053)
=Missionary Power=--See GOD IN MISSIONS.