baibil maanaakkargalukku idaiyil irundha otrumaiyai adhigappadutthuvadharkaaga andha varushatthil amaippu sila maatrangalai seidhadhu. vaaraavaaram nadandha ‘jebam, thudhi, saatchi kūttatthil’ padittha vasanangalukkaana vilakkam, kaavarkōburatthil velivara aarambitthadhu. adhumattumalla, avargal oru kaalandaraiyum veliyittaargal. ovvoru vaaratthilum avargal yōsitthu paarkka vēndiya oru vasanamum, thanippatta padippilum kudumba valipaattilum paaduvadharkaana oru paadalum adhil irundhana.

ūliyatthil kidaittha anubavangalai baibil maanaakkargal thangaludaiya kūttangalil pagirndhukondaargal. adhai “saatchi solvadhu” endru sonnaargal. piragu, yegōvaavukku nandri solla ēdhaavadhu irundhaal adhaiyum sonnaargal. adhan piragu, oru paattum jebamum irukkum. 1923-il, 15 vayadhil nyaanasnaanam eduttha īvaa paarni ippadi solgiraar: “saatchi solla aasaippadum oruvar mudhalil elundhu nirpaar. piragu, ‘aandavar enakkaaga seidha ellaa nanmaigalukkum nandri’ endru solli pēsa aarambippaar.” sila sagōdharargalukku saatchi solvadhu rombavē piditthirundhadhu. “kaadvin endra vayadhaana sagōdharar, niraiya vishayangalukkaaga aandavarukku nandri sollikkondē pōvaar. aanaal, kūttatthai nadatthum sagōdhararin mugatthil, ‘nēram aagiradhē’ endra kavalai therindhapōdhu kaadvinin manaivi avarudaiya kōttai piditthu iluppaar. udanē sagōdharar kaadvin pēsuvadhai nirutthivittu utkaarndhuviduvaar” engiraar sagōdhari paarni.

maadhatthukku oru dhadavai, oru visēsha ‘jebam, thudhi, saatchi kūttatthai’ ovvoru sabaiyum nadatthiyadhu. andha kūttatthai patri ēpral 1, 1923 kaavarkōburam ippadi sonnadhu: “ūliyatthil kidaittha anubavangalai saatchiyaaga solvadharkum ūliyakkaarargalai urchaagappadutthuvadharku indha kūttatthin paadhi nēratthai odhukka vēndum. . . . balappadutthum indha kūttangal, nanbargalaaga nerungivara sabaiyil irukkum ellaarukkum udhavum endru naangal nambugirōm.”

19 vayadhaana chaarls maarttin endra oru prasthaabi, indha kūttangalilirundhu niraiya payan adaindhirukkiraar. avar kanadaavil irukkum vaangōvarai sērndhavar. pirpaadu avar ippadi sonnaar: “ūliyatthil eppadi pēsa vēndum enbadhai mudhanmudhalil naan indha kūttangalilirundhudhaan katrukkondēn. ēnendraal, vīttukku vīdu ūliyatthil kidaittha ēdhōvoru anubavatthai patri adikkadi angē solvaargal. ennavellaam pēsa vēndum... yaaraavadhu kēlvi kēttaal eppadi badhil solla vēndum... endrellaam naan indha anubavangalilirundhu katrukkondēn.”

“ūliya naatkal” endra ērpaadukūda otrumaikku kaikodutthadhu. ēpral 1, 1923 kaavarkōburatthil ippadi oru arivippu seiyappattirundhadhu: “orē vēlaiyai seivadhil ellaarum otrumaiyaaga irukka vēndum enbadharkaaga . . . mē 1, 1923, sevvaaikkilamaiyai podhu ūliya naalaaga naangal arivikkirōm. idhēpōl, ovvoru maadhatthin mudhal sevvaaikkilamaiyum ūliya naalaaga irukkum. . . . sabaiyil irukkum ellaarumē eppadiyaavadhu andha vēlaiyil kalandhukolla vēndum.”

baibil maanaakkargalaaga irundha ilam pillaigalkūda indha vēlaiyil kalandhukondaargal. andha samayatthil 16 vayadhaaga irundha sagōdhari hēsal barfōrd ippadi sonnaar: “naangal manappaadam panni ūliyatthil pēsuvadharkaaga sila arimugangalai (ippadi pēsalaam pagudhiyai pōndradhu) bulattinil kodutthiruppaargal. a naan en thaatthaavōdu sērndhu indha vēlaigalai bayangara aarvamaaga seidhuvandhēn.” aanaal, edhirpaarkkaadha ōr idatthilirundhu sagōdhari parfōrdukku edhirppu vandhadhu. adhai patri avar ippadi sonnaar: “naan ūliyam seiya kūdaadhendru vayadhaana oru sagōdharar sonnaar. ‘ilam aangal, ilam pengal’ utpada ellaa baibil maanaakkargalum, padaippaalarai pugalum vēlaiyai seiya vēndum enbadhai andrirundha silar purindhukollavillai.” (sang. 148:12, 13) aanaal, sagōdhari barfōrd vidaamal ūliyam seidhaar. giliyad palliyin irandaavadhu vaguppil kalandhukondaar; piragu, panaamaavil mishanariyaaga sēvai seidhaar. kaalam pōgappōga, ilam pillaigal ūliyam seiya kūdaadhendru ninaittha sagōdharargal thangal ennatthai maatrikkondaargal.

ullūr maanaadugalum mandala maanaadugalum sagōdharargalukkul otrumaiyai balappadutthina. idhupōndra niraiya maanaadugalil ūliya naatkalukkum ērpaadu seidhirundhaargal. udhaaranatthukku, maarch 31 andru, kanadaavilulla vinnipekkil, maanaattil kalandhukonda ellaarum ūliyam seivadharku ērpaadu seiyappattirundhadhu. idhupōndra ērpaadugaldhaan baibil maanaakkargalin valarchikku uramaanadhu. aagast 5 andru vinnipekkil nadandha innoru maanaattukku kittatthatta 7,000 pēr vandhirundhaargal. andha samayatthil kanadaavil nadandha maanaadugalilēyē indha maanaattukkutthaan niraiya pēr vandhirundhaargal.

yegōvaavin makkaludaiya oru mukkiyamaana maanaadu 1923-il nadandhadhu. aagast 18-26 varai kalifōrniyaavil irukkum laas ēnjalsil adhu nadandhadhu. maanaadu nadappadharku mundhaiya vaarangalil, maanaattukkaana vilambaram niraiya niyūspēppargalil velivandhadhu. baibil maanaakkargal kittatthatta 5,00,000 alaippidhalgalai kodutthaargal. vaaganangalil vilambara bēnargalaiyum ottiyirundhaargal.

aagast 25, sanikkilamai andru, “semmariyaadugalum vellaadugalum” endra thalaippil sagōdharar radharfōrd pēchu kodutthaar. adhil, pūnjōlai būmiyil vaalappōgum nalmanamulla aatkaldhaan “semmariyaadugal” endru sagōdharar radharfōrd sonnaar. adhumattumalla, “ōr echarikkai” endra urudhimoliyai ellaar munbaagavum vaasitthaar. andha urudhimoli kristhavamandalatthai velippadaiyaaga kandanam seidhadhu. nērmaiyullavargal ‘magaa baabilōnaivittu’ veliyē varavum adhu urchaagappadutthiyadhu. (veli. 18:2, 4) konja naalilēyē, indha urudhimoli achadikkappattirundha latchakkanakkaana thunduppradhigalai ulagam muluvadhum irundha baibil maanaakkargal viniyōgitthaargal.

maanaattin kadaisi naalil, kittatthatta 30,000-kkum adhigamaana makkal sagōdharar radharfōrd koduttha podhu pēchai kēttaargal. adhan thalaippu: “dhēsangalellaam armagedhōnai nōkki selgindrana, aanaal ippōdhu vaalum latchakkanakkaanōr ini marippadhillai.” oru periya kūttam varum endru edhirpaartthu, pudhidhaaga kattappattirundha laas ēnjals stēdiyatthai vaadagaikku edutthirundhaargal. ellaarukkum kētka vēndum enbadharkaaga stēdiyatthin lavudspīkkar sistamai payanpadutthinaargal. andha samayatthil vandhirundha oru pudhiya tholilnutpam adhu. nigalchiyai innum niraiya pēr rēdiyō valiyaagavum kēttaargal.

1923-il aapprikkaa, airōppaa, indhiyaa, then amerikkaa pōndra naadugalil, prasanga vēlai bayangaramaaga valarchi adaindhadhu. indhiyaavil a. j. jōsaf enbavar indhi, malaiyaalam, thamil, thelungu, urudhu pōndra moligalil prasurangalai thayaarikkum vēlaiyai gavanitthukkondaar. than manaiviyaiyum aaru pillaigalaiyum gavanitthukkondē indha vēlaiyaiyum seidhaar.

siyarraa liyōnil aalfred jōsef, lenard blaakmēn endra baibil maanaakkargal, ūliyam seiya udhavi kēttu niyu yaark, bruklinil irundha ulaga thalaimaiyagatthukku eludhinaargal. ēpral 14, 1923-il avargalukku badhil kidaitthadhu. “oru sanikkilamai raatthiri thidīrendru oru fōnkaal vandhadhu” endru aalfred sonnaar. kanīr kuralil oruvar, “ūliyakkaarargal vēndum endru nīngaldhaan vaach tavar sosaittikku eludhiyirundhīrgalaa?” endru kēttaar. “aamaam” endru aalfred sonnaar. appōdhu andha nabar, “avargal ennaitthaan anuppiyirukkiraargal” endraar. andha kanīr kuralukku sondhakkaarar villiyam r. bravun. avar andru karībiyanilirundhu than manaiviyaiyum irandu chinna pen pillaigalaiyum kūttikkondu angē vandhirundhaar. avarudaiya manaivi peyar andōniyaa, pillaigalin peyargal lūyis matrum lūsi. avargal vandhadhumē sagōdharargal avargalai varavētraargal.

aalfred thodarndhu ippadi sonnaar: “aduttha naal kaalaiyil naanum lenardum ovvoru vaaramum seivadhu pōl baibilai patri kalandhupēsikkondu irundhōm. appōdhu, thidīrendru engal vaasalil vaattasaattamaana oruvar vandhu nindraar. avardhaan sagōdharar bravun. satthiyatthinmēl avarukku bayangara aarvam irundhadhu; aduttha naalē makkalukkaaga oru pēchu kodukka vēndumendru aasaippattaar.” sagōdharar bravun vandhu oru maadhamkūda aagavillai, adharkul avar konduvandhirundha ellaa prasurangalaiyum ūliyatthil kodutthuvittaar. marubadiyum 5,000 butthagangalai vaangi adhaiyum kodutthu muditthuvittaar. piragu, innum niraiya butthagangal avarukku thēvaippattana. irundhaalum, avar butthagangalai virkiravar endru prabalamaagavillai. baibil vasanangalai payanpadutthaamal avar endha pēchaiyum kodukkavillai. adhanaal ‘baibil bravun’ endra peyarai makkal avarukku vaitthaargal. kadaisivarai avar yegōvaavukku surusuruppaaga sēvai seidhaar.

jermaniyil, baarmenilirundha kilai aluvalagatthil nam vēlaigalaiyellaam seivadharku idam pōdhavillai. adhēsamayatthil, fraans naattu padai indha nagaratthinmēl thaakkudhal nadatthappōgiradhu endra seidhiyum vandhukondē irundhadhu. appōdhu, maagdabar endra idatthilirundha oru kattidatthai baibil maanaakkargal kandupiditthaargal. prinding vēlaigalai seivadharku andha idam vasadhiyaaga irukkum endru sagōdharargal ninaitthaargal. jūn 19 andru, prinding meshingalaiyum matra porulgalaiyum pēk seidhu, palaiya idatthilirundhu maagdabargilirundha pudhiya betthēlukku kondupōnaargal. pudhiya idatthukku maari pōivittōm endra seidhi ulaga thalaimaiyagatthukku pōi sērndha adhē naalil, fraans naattu padai baarmen nagaratthai kaippatrivittadhu endra seidhiyum seidhitthaalgalil velivandhadhu. pudhu betthēlukku maariyadhu yegōvaavin valinadatthudhaldhaan enbadhaiyum, avarudaiya paadhugaappu thangalukku irundhadhaiyum sagōdharargal purindhukondaargal.

brēsilil, oru pudhiya kilai aluvalagam thirakkappattu, pōrchugīs moliyil kaavarkōburam prasurikkappattadhu. nalla seidhiyai prasangippadharkaaga niraiya idangalukku payanam seidha jaarj yang indha vēlaigalai seidhaar. orusila maadhangalilēyē, 7,000-kkum adhigamaana prasurangalai ūliyatthil avar kodutthaar. avar brēsilukku vandhadhaal, saaraa fargasan endra pennukku oru arumaiyaana vaaippu kidaitthadhu. avar 1899-lirundhu kaavarkōbura patthirikaigalai thodarndhu paditthuvandhirundhaar. aanaal, nyaanasnaanam edukka avarukku vaaippu kidaikkavillai. jaarj yang vandhu orusila maadhangalilēyē saaraa fargasanum avarudaiya naangu pillaigalum nyaanasnaanam edukka mudindhadhu.

kūttangalil, ūliyatthil, matrum maanaadugalil seidha maatrangalaal baibil maanaakkargalukku kidaittha nalla palangalai patri andha varushatthin kadaisiyil vandha kaavarkōburam (disambar 15, 1923) sonnadhu: “sabaiyil . . . balamaana visuvaasatthai engalaal paarkka mudigiradhu. . . . kavasatthai pōttukkondu surusuruppaagavum urudhiyaagavum aduttha varushatthil kaaladi edutthu vaikkalaam. eppōdhumpōl yegōvaavukku sandhōshatthōdu sēvai seiyalaam.”

aduttha varusham baibil maanaakkargalukku romba mukkiyamaana varushamaaga irundhadhu. betthēlil irundha sagōdharargal, stēttan thīvil oru nilatthai vaangi sila kattumaana vēlaigalai seidhukondirundhaargal. andha idam, bruklinilirundha nam thalaimaiyagatthukku konjam pakkatthildhaan irundhadhu. 1924-in aarambatthil, kattadangalum angē katti mudikkappattana. indha pudhiya kattadangal, ulagam muluvadhum ulla sagōdharargalin otrumaikkum, yōsitthē paarkkaadha vidhangalil nalla seidhi sollappaduvadharkum udhavina.