1921—nūru varushangalukku munbu

janavari 1, 1921, kaavarkōburatthil baibil maanaakkargalidam indha kēlvi kētkappattadhu: “indha varudatthil naam udanadiyaaga seiya vēndiya mukkiyamaana vēlai enna?” andha kēlvikku ēsaayaa 61:1, 2-il irukkira vaartthaigal badhilaaga kodukkappattadhu. ivaidhaan andha vaartthaigal: “thaalmaiyaanavargalukku nalla seidhi solla yegōvaa ennai thērndhedutthaar. . . . , yegōvaavin anukkraga varushatthai patri therivippadharkaagavum, nam kadavul palivaangappōgira naalai patri arivippadharkaagavum . . . avar ennai anuppinaar.” ippadi, ūliyatthai innum niraiya seiya vēndum endru avargal nyaabagappadutthappattaargal.

dhairiyamaana ūliyargal

indha vēlaiyai seivadharku baibil maanaakkargalukku dhairiyam thēvaippattadhu. thaalmaiyaanavargalukku ‘nalla seidhiyai’ arivippadhōdu kettavargalukku nammudaiya kadavul “palivaangappōgira naalai” patriyum arivikka vēndiyirundhadhu.

kanadaavil j. h. haaskin, endra oru sagōdharar irundhaar. angē edhirppu irundhaalum dhairiyamaaga prasangitthukkondirundhaar. 1921-il, metthadist charchai sērndha oru pōdhagarai avar paartthaar. avaridam, “naama baibila patthi pēsalaam. aanaa namakkulla oruvēla karutthu vērupaadu vandhaalum naama samaadhaanamaa pirinjuduvōm” endru sonnaar. aanaal, andha pōdhagar appadi nadandhukollavillai. adhai patri haaskin ippadi sonnaar: “naanga konja nēramdhaan pēsiyiruppōm. adhukkulla avaru kadhava ‘damaaru’nnu saatthittaaru. avaru saatthuna vēgatthila adhila irukkira kannaadi ellaam udanju vilundhudumōnnu ninachēn.”

“kristhavangalaa illaadhavangakitta pōi pēsa vēndiyadhu thaanē?” endru avar katthinaar. adharku sagōdharar haaskin endha badhilum pēsavillai. aanaal, avar pōna pinbu, “appadippatta oruttharkittadhaan naan pēsittu irundhēnnu ninaikkarēn!” endru manadhukkul sollikkondaar.

andha pōdhagar aduttha naal avarudaiya charchil pōdhitthapōdhu sagōdharar haaskinai patri thapputthapaaga pēsinaar. “andha ūrukku idhuvaraikkum vandhavangalilēyē naandhaan bayangaramaana ēmaatthu pērvalinum ennai kollanumnum charchila irundhavangakitta solliyirukkiraar” endru sagōdharar haaskin sonnaar. aanaal, idhaiyellaam paartthu avar bayandhuvidavillai. thodarndhu prasangitthaar, niraiya pēridam avaraal satthiyatthai solla mudindhadhu. “anga prasangikkaradhu enakku romba pidichirundhuchu. silaru ennai paartthu, ‘kadavuldhaan ungala anuppiyirukkanum’nukūda sonnaanga. enakku ennenna thēvaiyō adhellaam kodukkaradhaa sonnaanga” endru avar solgiraar.

baibil padippu thittam—thani nabargalukkum kudumbangalukkum

aarvam kaattinavargal innum munnēruvadharku dha gōldan ēja patthrikaiyil, baibil padippu thittangalai baibil maanaakkargal veliyida aarambitthaargal. adhil ondrudhaan, pillaigalukkaana baibil padippu thittam. adhil appaavum ammaavum pillaigalidam kalandhu pēsuvadharku sila kēlvigal irundhana. “andha kēlvigalai appaa ammaa kētpaargal. adharkaana badhilai pillaigal baibililirundhu kandupidikka udhavuvaargal.” sila kēlvigal baibilil irukkira adippadaiyaana vishayangalai therindhukolla udhavina. adhil ondru: “baibilil etthanai butthagangal irukkindrana?” matra kēlvigal dhairiyamaaga prasangikka pillaigalukku udhavina. udhaaranatthukku indha kēlviyai sollalaam: “ovvoru kristhavarum ēdhō oru vagaiyil thunburutthalai sandhitthudhaan aaga vēndumaa?”

baibilai patri ērkenavē niraiya therindhavargalukku innoru padippu thittam irundhadhu. kaalangalin dheivīga thittatthai patri aalamaana padippu enbadhudhaan adhan peyar. idhil sindhanaiyai thūndum kēlvigal irundhana. indha kēlvigalukkellaam vēdhaagamatthil padippugal thogudhi ondril badhilgal irundhana. indha padippu thittatthilirundhu aayirakkanakkaanōr prayōjanam adaindhaargal. aanaalum, disambar 21, 1921-il vandha dha gōldan ēj patthrikaiyil indha irandu padippu thittangalum inimēl varaadhu endru arivippu seiyappattirundhadhu. ēn indha dhidīr maatram?

oru pudhiya butthagam!

*kadavuludaiya suramandalam* butthagam

endha pagudhiyai padikka vēndum endru kurippidappattirukkum kaard

kēlvigal adangiya kaardugal

pudhidhaaga baibilai padikka aarambitthavargal, baibilai muraiyaaga padippadhu avasiyam enbadhai munnindru valinadatthiya sagōdharargal ninaitthaargal. adhanaal, navambar 1921-il kadavulin suramandalam endra butthagatthai veliyittaargal. andha butthagatthai aarvamaaga vaangiyavargal suramandala baibil padippu thittatthil sērndhuvittaargal. adhil sērndhu paditthavargal, “kadavul manidhargalukku mudivillaadha vaalkkaiyai kodukkappōgiraar” enbadhai purindhukondaargal. appadiyendraal, indha padippu eppadi nadandhadhu?

aarvam kaattiyavargalukku andha butthagatthai anuppi vaippaargal. adhōdu, andha butthagatthil irukkira endha pakkangalai padikka vēndum endru eludhappatta oru chinna kaardaiyum anuppuvaargal. adharku aduttha vaaram innoru kaardai anuppuvaargal. adhil avar ērkenavē paditthu vaitthirundha pagudhigalukkaana kēlvigal irukkum. adhē kaardil, adharku aduttha vaaram enna padikka vēndum enbadhaiyum eludhiyiruppaargal.

ippadi 12 vaarangalukku, ullūr sabaiyil irundhu kaard anuppuvaargal. perumbaalum, vayadhaanavargalum vīttukku vīdu pōga mudiyaadhavargalum indha kaardai anuppinaargal. “ennudaiya akkaa thaillaala nadakka mudiyaadhu. kadavuludaiya suramandalam butthagam vandhavudanē avangalaala surusuruppaa sēvai seiya mudinjadhu. ovvoru vaaramum kaard anuppinaanga” endru amerikkaavil irukkira annaa k. gaadnar endra sagōdhari sonnaar. ippadi, oruvar 12 vaaram paditthu muditthavudanē sabaiyil irundhu oruvar avar vīttukku pōi baibilai patri innum niraiya therindhukolla udhavi seivaar.

ini seiya vēndiya vēlai

1921-in kadaisiyil ellaa sabaigalukkum sagōdharar j. f. radharfard oru kadidham eludhinaar. “idhuvaraikkum illaadha alavukku indha varusham ūliyatthai arumaiyaaga seidhirukkirōm. niraiya pērukku prasangitthirukkirōm” endru adhil eludhiyirundhaar. inimēl seiyappōgira vēlaiyai patriyum avar ippadi eludhiyirundhaar: “seivadharku innum niraiya irukkiradhu. indha arumaiyaana vēlaiyai seivadharku ellaaraiyum urchaagappadutthungal.” avar koduttha arivuraiyinpadiyē baibil maanaakkargal seidhaargal. 1922-il adhuvaraikkum seiyaadha alavukku prasanga vēlaiyai adhigamaaga seidhaargal.

anjaa nenjamulla nanbargal

baibil maanaakkargal oruvarukkoruvar otthaasaiyaaga irundhaargal. anjaa nenjamulla nanbargalaaga irundhaargal. “kashta kaalangalil udhavuvadharkaaga pirandha” sagōdharargalaaga irundhaargal. (nīdhi. 17:17) idhai purindhukolvadharku ippōdhu oru sambavatthai paarkkalaam.

1921-aam varudam, mē 31 sevvaaikilamai andru, amerikkaavil irukkira ōklagaamaa maagaanatthai sērndha talsaa nagaratthil oru sambavam nadandhadhu. karuppinatthai sērndha oruvar, vellai inatthai sērndha oru pennai thaakkivittadhaaga solli avarai siraiyil thallinaargal. adharku pinbu, vellai inatthai sērndha 1,000-kkum adhigamaana aangal, karuppinatthai sērndha silarai bayangaramaaga thaakkinaargal. karuppina makkal niraiya pēr vaalgira grīnvud endra idatthil indha prachinai būdhaagaramaaga veditthadhu. 1,400-kkum adhigamaana vīdugalum vyaabaara niruvanangalum kollaiyadikkappattana, kolutthappattana. indha prachinaiyil 36 pēr irandhadhaaga adhigaarappūrvamaana thagaval veliyaanadhu. aanaal, kittatthatta 300 pēr irandhirukka vaaippirukkiradhu. indha sambavam, pinbu talsaa ina padukolai endru alaikkappattadhu.

karuppinatthai sērndha sagōdharar richard j. hil enbavar grīnvuddil kudiyirundhaar. avar oru baibil maanaakkar. andraikku nadandha sambavatthai patri avar ippadi solgiraar: “vanmurai nadandha andha raatthiri engalōda sabai kūttam nadandhuttirundhuchu. sabai kūttam mudinja appuram nadu ūrla thuppaakki sudura sattham kēttuchu. raatthiri romba nēram kēttuttē irundhuchu.” aduttha naal jūn 1-aam thēdhi, budhankilamai kaalaiyil nilaimai innum mōsamaanadhu. “silar engakitta vandhu naanga batthiramaa irukkanumnnaa samudhaaya mandratthukku pōradhudhaan nalladhunnu sonnaanga” endru avar solgiraar. adhanaal, sagōdharar hillum avarudaiya manaiviyum aindhu pillaigalum talsaavil irukkira samudhaaya mandratthukku ōdinaargal. angē, karuppinatthai sērndha kittatthatta 3,000 aangalum pengalum irundhaargal. vanmuraiyai adakkuvadharkaaga vandhirundha raanuva padaiyin paadhugaappil irundhaargal.

andha samayatthil, vellai inatthai sērndha sagōdharar aartthar klaas dhairiyamaana oru kaariyatthai seidhaar. “andha kalagakkaaranga, grīnvudla irukkara vīdugala kollayadichuttu thī vechu kolutthittirundhaanga. adhanaala, ennōda nanbar hil eppadi irukkaarunnu paakkaradhukku avarōda vīttukku pōnēn” endru sagōdharar aartthar solgiraar.

kadavuludaiya suramandalam butthagatthai payanpadutthi sagōdharar aartthar klaas 14 pillaigalukku sollikkodutthaar

hillin vīttukku aartthar pōnapōdhu, hillin pakkatthu vīttukkaarar kaiyil thuppaakkiyōdu nindrukondirundhaar. avar vellai inatthai sērndhavar. hillin nanbar aarttharai kalagakkaarargalil oruvar endru ninaitthuvittaar. adhanaal, “unakku inga enna vēla? nī edhukku inga vandha?” endru katthinaar.

“naan olungaa badhil sollaama irundhirundhaa avar ennai suttiruppaaru. naan hillōda nanban. niraiya dhadavai inga vandhirukkarēnnu avar kitta sonnēn” endru aartthar solgiraar. aarttharum andha pakkatthu vīttukkaararum sērndhu hillin sotthubatthugalai kalagakkaarargal edhuvum seiyaadhapadi paartthukkondaargal.

sīkkiratthilēyē sagōdharar hillum avarudaiya kudumbamum samudhaaya mandratthil iruppadhai aartthar therindhukondaar. padai thalabadhi bērattin kaiyelutthu illaamal karuppina makkalai angirundhu kūttikkondu pōga mudiyaadhu endru silar aarttharidam sonnaargal. “andha padai thalabadhiyai paakkiradhē romba kashtam. adhanaala, eppadiyō avara paartthu, hillōda kudumbattha kūttittu pōradhaa sonnēn. adhukku avaru, ‘avangala nī nallaa paatthukkuviyaa?’nu kēttaaru. ‘kandippaa paatthukkuvēn’nu sonnēn” endru aartthar solgiraar.

padai thalabadhiyin kaiyelutthai vaangiya udanē aartthar samudhaaya mandratthukku ōdinaar. angē irukkira adhigaariyidam adhai kodutthaar. “thalabadhi kittayē kaiyelutthu vaangitta, paravaalayē! nīdhaan mudhal mudhalaa orutthara ingirundhu kūttittu pōra” endru avar sonnaar. sīkkiratthilēyē hillaiyum avarudaiya kudumbatthaiyum andha kūttatthukkullē aartthar kandupiditthu, thannudaiya kaaril vīttukku kūttikkondu pōnaar.

sagōdharar hillum avarudaiya kudumbamum batthiramaaga iruppadharku edhaiyellaam seiya mudiyumō adhaiyellaam sagōdharar aartthar seidhaar. avar kaattiya dhairiyamum anbum matravargaludaiya manadhai thottadhu. “hillin sotthubatthugalai paadhugaappaa paatthukitta andha pakkatthu vīttukkaararukku kadavulōda makkalmēla irukkira madhippumariyaadhai kūdiduchu. endha ina vērupaadum illaama kadavulōda makkal orutthara orutthar sarisamamaa nadattharadha paatthavangalukku, satthiyattha patthi therinjukkanumnu aasai vandhuchu” endru aartthar solgiraar.

a dha gōldan ēj patthrikai 1937-il kaansalēshan endrum 1946-il vilitthelu! endrum peyar maatram seiyappattadhu.