Number of converts not a reliable estimate of mission work--Spurious converts versus indigenous Christianity--Latitude should be allowed to the Indian Church--We should introduce Christ to India rather than Occidental Christianity--Christianizing sects among Hindus and Muhammadans--Missionary work not restricted to missionaries--Influence of the best of Hindu and Muhammadan thought should be welcomed--The conversion of the nation requires our attention more than that of the individual--Christian Friars adapted to modern missions--A true representation of Christ to India--Misconceptions that must be removed 296-304 Chapter XXV A Forward Policy Frontier medical missions--Their value as outposts--Ancient Christianity in Central Asia--Kafiristan: a lost opportunity of the Christian Church--Forcible conversion to Islam--Fields for missionary enterprise beyond the North-West Frontier--The first missionaries should be medical men--An example of the power of a medical mission to overcome opposition--The need for branch dispensaries--Scheme of advance--Needs 305-312 Glossary 314-318 Index 319-324 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Dr. Pennell Travelling as a Sadhu Frontispiece A Khattak Sword-Dancer 28 A Zyarat or Shrine on the Takht-i-Suliman 34 A Group of Lepers at a Zyarat or Shrine in Hazara 36 The Khaiber Pass. A Village in the Pass 46 A Cavalry Shutur-sowar, or Camel-rider 46 Types of Frontier Tribesmen 50 Bannu Villagers 56 The Khaiber Pass. Khaiber Rifle Sepoy on the Watch 62 The Result of a Blood-Feud 82 A Transborder Afghan bringing his Family to the Hospital 82 Bannu Mission. A Group of Patients 94 A Group of Out-patients at the Mission Hospital 94 Travelling by Riding Camel 100 Itineration by Means of Ekkas and Mules 100 Ferrying across the River Indus 112 Travelling down the Indus on a "Kik" 112 Mahsud Labourers at Work in Bannu Cantonment 148 Bannu Mission. A Group of Students 148 A Football Match at Bannu 154 The Bannu Football Team 154 The Chief Bazaar, Peshawur City 156