Self Denial Week

Irish mi John Aiken Carleton-a chuan, a farnu a tihlawm duh vang chauhvin Salvation Army Inkhawmnaah a tel ve a, Salvation Army te'n Ireland rama beihrual an neih tantirh lai a ni. Chumi tuma an inkhawm bang chu a beidawng hle a; Salvation Army leh an Hmeichhe thuhriltute chungah a beidawng a ni lova, ama awmdanah a ni zawk. A inkhawm tumhnihnaah phei chuan amah ngei chu thlarau lama engmah ni lo, misual - thiamloh chang a nih thu a sawi chhuak ta hial.

A lehkhathiamna leh a dinhmun duhawm tak atanga a han thlirin, thlaraubote zawng tura hmeichhe thuhriltu tluk pawh-a a thahnem lo chu a insit ta em em mai a, a Lalpa tan thil engemaw tal tihsak a lo tum ta a ni. In lama a haw chuan, a nupui hnenah a ngaihdan thar danglam tak chu a hrilh ta a, a ni pawh a lo lawm hle mai. Tichuan, 'The Salvation Army' chu an khuaa din ngei an lo tum ta a. Chu chu 1880 kum daih tawh kha a ni.

"Hmeichhe thuhriltute ka ngai thei lo, Salvation Army ka ten, an inkhawmnaa tel hote pawh hi mi a pui pui vek an ni", tia a sawi hnu kum reiloteah Salvation Army chu a lo vuan ve ta a ni. Major John Carleton-a chanchin langsar tak mai chu, kum khat chhunga nitin a 'PUDDING' eina man ai a khawl khawm, Shilling 50 General William Booth-a hnena a pek chungchang hi a ni. Music lamah pawh a duai lo hle a, Salvation Army International Music Board-a Chairman hmasaber niin, a lawina Penge Corps-ah kum 28 chhung Songster Leader a ni bawk.

Kum 1886 August thla khan William Booth-a chuan London Exeter Hall-ah challenge a siam a, Salvation Army-in khawvel hmun hrang hranga a rawngbawlna a tihdarh-zau zel theih na'n thlawp tura ngenna a ni. Carleton-a chuan mipui tam tak zinga mi hausa zawkte thutiam chu a tluk thei dawn lo tih inhria in, Pudding ei bânsan a tiam ta a, “Kum khat chhung nitin pudding tel lova ka awm hian shilling 50 ka humhim thei tih ka chhut a. Hei hi ka ti ang, tun apangin ka tan nghal ang", tiin lehkha eng 'canaries' - intiamna ah chuan ziakin a thehlut a.

William Booth-a chuan Carleton-a thutiam chu mipui pungkhawm hmaah a chhiar a, “Hetah hian ruahmanna tha tak a awm a ni,” tiin a sawi zui a, "kan mite chu kumpui linglet pudding tel lova inhrek tûrin kan ngen tûr a ni lo na-in, reilote tal inphat tûra kan ngen loh chhan tûr ka hmu lo. Kar khat chhung tal - nitin inthuruala inphatin, kan sum hmuhchhuah chu kan hnathawhna atan lakkhawm a ni ang," tiin.

Commissioner John Carleton-a ngaihdan hrul-ah General William Booth-a chuan, kum 1886 khan "Self-Denial Week" (Mahni Inphat Hapta) a tan chhuak ta. General William Booth-a khan Salvationist-te chu khawvel hnena Pathian Hmangaihna hlan tura mahni inphat-a inhlan turin a sawm a ni. Hemi hnu rei vak lovah United Kingdom tan chauh "Self Denial Week" hmasa ber puan a ni a, chutah chuan 4,820 pounds (Dollar tlukpui $24,000) lai a lut a, pawisa nawi te te tlingkhawm a ni. Tichuan, khawvel hmun hrang hranga Salvation Army awmna apiangah kum tin neih a ni chhunzawm ta zel a.

Kan khawvêl retheihna laka chhandam tura ṭanpuina - Krista pawm zawng tak, "Self-Denial Week" (Mahni Inphat Hapta) aia tha siam chhuah a la ni ngai lo. Kumin hmalaknaah hian tun hmaa kan lo thawh aia nasa in kan thawk tur a ni. I chanvo i hlen dawn lo’m ni?

Mi chi tinreng an tel thin. Sumdawng hausate chuan kar khat chhung zet first class coach ai-ah third class ticket la in an zin a; meizu tam tak chuan zuk leh hmuam an bânsan phah a, naupangte chuan an tihtheih tawk hna an thawk a; William Booth ngei pawhin ei leh in tlem zawk a ei thin. Heng a hlawkna zawng zawng hi Self Denial fund-ah a lut ta a ni.

The Salvation Army hnathawhna ram 133-ah Salvationist leh The Salvation Army rawngbawlna thlawptu zawng zawngte chuan, kumtin "Self Denial Week"-a tel theihna hun remchang kan lo nei ta. Kumina Mahni Inphat Hapta (Self Denial Week) hun kan lo thlen leh hian he thu chhiartu leh Self Denial Beihrual hmang zawng zawngte'n thlarau lamah hlawkna in hmuh ka beiseiin ka duhsak che u a ni e.

-Jean Ralte [20.09.2022]