. Among the Burmans; a record of fifteen years of work and its fruitage. string around the neck, with onelarge bead attached. All were very dirty, and as shy as winning their confidence a picture cardwas given to each, with instructions to go andbring other children. It was interesting to see them scatter throughthe village to do their first missionary in the home-land realize how helpful to themissionary are the bright coloured advertisingcards. Wild children in jungle villages are wonby these pictures. Attendance at Sunday-schoolin town may be doubled by their use. But
. Among the Burmans; a record of fifteen years of work and its fruitage. string around the neck, with onelarge bead attached. All were very dirty, and as shy as winning their confidence a picture cardwas given to each, with instructions to go andbring other children. It was interesting to see them scatter throughthe village to do their first missionary in the home-land realize how helpful to themissionary are the bright coloured advertisingcards. Wild children in jungle villages are wonby these pictures. Attendance at Sunday-schoolin town may be doubled by their use. But thesenative children want something more than brightcolours. Strange to say that although fond offlowers for personal adornment, they will giveonly a passing glance at the showiest picture offlowers; while a picture of a person,—man. |BI|gm^.v jT/ja^^^^^^Hj ff* w^Btt ^ * JI^^^^^^^^^^^^^K LT^jy^^^L^ fe^ il^^^^l •^Ar» .^H^HI^H HI w ^^^^^^iSI ?ni .^?^l|P^^ ?B ^^^*j 5 j^>|^ HR^^^^PwJhI Hl^9 B^fid^HE^ ..- » ... .1 ? ? ? —(i ElflH ?IHmiKK. .-^^m^jam. How Wk , Cai!T .\m> Boat By All Means—Save Some 173 woman, or child, of any race,—if in brightattire, is eagerly seized. A darky boy riding aspool of Coats thread is more effective than adull Sunday-school card for evangelizing pur-poses. Bushels of such cards might be utilized. Late that afternoon the council came togetherto examine the candidates for baptism. Sittingaround on the floor in all sorts of positions theyformed a strange looking group, yet as sincereand earnest as a similar council in the home-land. The examination was declared satisfactory, soafter prayer we all started for the river, followedby nearly the whole village, curious to witness aChristian baptism,—the strange magic rite ofinitiation into the foreign religion. This isalways a grand opportunity to preach than lose the baptism they will remainand listen as they would not at other times. Solong as the missionary remains
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