LIFTING OF THE BAN

Circumstances now developed slowly toward the lifting of the ban on the Society’s literature in India. Margrit Hoffman, a young Swiss national serving as a child’s nurse for a prominent British army officer in India, came in touch with the Society’s publications and corresponded for some time with the branch office in Bombay. When her contract expired she got baptized and later took up the pioneer service. While pioneering in New Delhi, Sister Hoffman visited the home of a member of Parliament from Madras. This politician gave her a hearing ear as she explained the nature of our work. She also raised the subject of the government ban on our work and how it was clergy-inspired. This friendly leader agreed to raise questions thereon in Parliament.

A date was set for these to be raised in Parliament. Brother Skinner, Margrit Hoffman and Basil Tsatos were present in the visitors’ gallery on the day the questions came up for hearing.