The Rev. C. W. POSNETT , of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society : ' Native States of India' mHIRTY-THREE years ago the Rev. C. W.
-L Pcsnett began to work in the Medak district of Hyderabad, the great native state in tha centre of India. For twenty years there seemed little to show for the devotion of himself and his little band of helpers. Then a great change began, and today he is at the head of a community of over 50,000 Christians, while Medak itself is a garden city with hospitals, schools and training institutions, and a great cathedral-like church. This rapid development at Medak is one of the most impressive chapters in the mass movement towards Christianity among the Indians