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43 that his pure heart on one side was blessed with the closest communion with his Creator and Lord, while on the other its living tissues held in their loving embrace the whole wide world, so that no group of humanity, of any country or nationality, or creed, or religion was left out of its cementing and loving grip. In the service of the Truth he exposed himself fearlessly to the hostility of all nations; but in spite of the hostility others felt in regard to him, he remained most sincere in striving for the common good of all mankind. All the same, it is necessary for me that like the earlier part of this talk I should also go into some minor details, as contrasted with discussion of the broader aspects and principles, so that both principles and details should go to merge into a balanced talk from all angles; and I therefore return to that side of the my talk. 21. It was perhaps in 1915 or 1916 that Mr. H. A. Walter,. Secretary of the All-India Youngmen's Christian. Association, accompanied by a professor of the Forman. Christian College, Lahore, Mr. Lucas, went to Qadian. . Mr. Walter was a Christian scholar who wanted to write a book about the Ahmadiyya Movement. In Qadian. The interviewed Hazrat Khalifatul Masih II, Head of the. Ahmadiyya Movement, when he made a number of inquiries, and the talk to some extent assumed the colour of a mild controversy. . Then Mr. Walter went over the various offices of the organisation of the Movement, ending finally with a request that he would very much like to have a few moments with some old disciple of the days of the Promised Messiah. So, in the small mosque known as Masjid Mubarak he was introduced to Munshee. Muhammad Aroora an old Companion of Ahmad. At the time Munshee Sahib was sitting in the mosque, waiting for the Prayer to start. Introductions over,. Mr. Walter said: