Mirror of Charm and Beauty — Page 79
as well. It so happend that on that very day when he received this letter, he received a substantial increase in his salary, from subinspectorship of police, having been promoted to the rank of Inspector. This gave him an increase in pay of eighty rupees a month. . This devoted disciple wrote to the Promised. Messiah in reply that he had no doubt the promotion was result of the Promised. Messiah's prayers in his behalf, since arrival of the letter was immediately followed by news of his promotion. He therefore sent the entire amount of the increase for the month to the Promised Messiah, and also promised for the future that every month he would be sending the full amount of the increase, in response to the appeal from the Promised. Messih, a promise which he fulfilled month after month, as long as he lived. In addition, he also maintained his usual monthly subscription for the funds of the Movement at the previous level of Rs. 25/- a month, subsisting himself on a very small sum every month, and thus setting up a standard of sacrifice for the common cause which is one of a very high order indeed. (Badr, January 14, 1909 &. Alfazl May 1, 1962). . Next I would mention Baba Karim Bakhsh sahib who hailed from a small village. He was not very highly educated, but like many 79