# Mr. A. W. Baker — The Story of My Experiments with Truth character guide

> Mr. A. W. Baker in The Story of My Experiments with Truth by Mahatma Gandhi.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. A. W. Baker, Mr. Baker

**First appearance:** 0038-part-ii-xi-christian-contacts

## Who they are

A Christian missionary who befriended Gandhi in Pretoria.

## In the story

### [First Day in Pretoria](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_my_experiments_with_truth_se/chapters/part-ii-x-first-day-in-pretoria)

Attorney and lay preacher who arranges Gandhi's lodging, engages him in religious discussion, and invites him to daily prayers.

### [Christian Contacts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_my_experiments_with_truth_se/chapters/part-ii-xi-christian-contacts)

Hosts the prayer meeting that Gandhi attends.

### [Religious Ferment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_my_experiments_with_truth_se/chapters/part-ii-xv-religious-ferment)

Anxious about Gandhi's spiritual state, takes him to the Wellington Convention, and endures social inconveniences due to Gandhi's race.

### [Comparative Study of Religions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_my_experiments_with_truth_se/chapters/part-ii-xxii-comparative-study-of-religions)

Mentioned as part of Gandhi's earlier Christian contacts in Pretoria.

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