Show SAINT imad ud din became a christian and waa baptized baptised sed in 1866 the real thing perhaps the only teal thing in a mahometano Maho saint turned christian is dead speculate culat ons may now be indulged in by the devo tees of two religions whether the dead saint is enjoying himself more in his present state than it he had died in the old faith imad ud din the proselyte came of an old family which had for many generations held its head high among the mahometano Mahome tans of the punjab in early life he ac quiren so much tame as a devout ma that he was appointed to preach against dr in the hoyal mosque at agra As a fakir he acquired widespread repute and final ly was worshiped but after ing all the austerities of mahometano Maho ism as followed by its recognized devotees he revolted from the system and became a master in the govern ment school in lahore he argued with a fiend who had accepted christianity studied the gospel and as a result was led to seek admission to the same faith himself sensation was created when in 1866 this ma saint was baptized as a christian in 1868 bishop milman ad bitted him to deacon s orders his learning piety and zeal tor years made him one 0 the most conspicuous figures in the evangelistic work of the church in north india in 1884 arch bishop benson conferred the lam beth degree of D D upon him A paper sent by him to the parliament of religions at chicago in 1893 was one of the most striking utterances heard at that curious gathering |