Life and light for woman . ore than nineteen present. Once obtained, however, it is permanent. Sothis restricts large neighborhood prayer meetings or extensive work in x\q.\^villages. All out-door services are out of the question. There can be little visiting at the homes of the people because of the spy iSgg.^ HINDRANCES TO MISSION WORK IN SPAIN. 301 system that exists everywhere. If pastors or teachers are seen calling on thefaithful Protestants, or talking to others, privately, or in their houses, whoseem to be interested, the attention of the priests is immediateiy drawn uponthem, and the
Life and light for woman . ore than nineteen present. Once obtained, however, it is permanent. Sothis restricts large neighborhood prayer meetings or extensive work in x\q.\^villages. All out-door services are out of the question. There can be little visiting at the homes of the people because of the spy iSgg.^ HINDRANCES TO MISSION WORK IN SPAIN. 301 system that exists everywhere. If pastors or teachers are seen calling on thefaithful Protestants, or talking to others, privately, or in their houses, whoseem to be interested, the attention of the priests is immediateiy drawn uponthem, and the former are likely to suffer keenly, while powerful aro-umentsare brought to bear upon the wavering to influence them ao-ainst our it is more possible to reach those who come voluntarily than to try toseek them. But the presence and work of the Spirit is manifest by the largeaudiences often found in the chapels, composed of people who, to the eye ofthe v^orld, have nothing to gain and all to lose by their A WAYSIDE SHRINE. A striking similarity is often found between the primitive church and ourSpanish-Protestant communities. We find here the faults as well as thevirtues of those early da3s. Long unaccustomed to liberty of conscience orthought, the new freedom often makes them self-opinionated and heedlessof the wishes of others. There is jealousy, too, and, like James and John,a desire to have the chief places ; but hindrances and faults within may be 302 LIFE AND LIGHT. \_July> easil} vanquished by mutual prayer and explanation, while those from with-out must be battled against continually. There are many other hindrances tliat are not confined to any specialbranch of mission work, as in the congregation or the day schools. Thepeople in general are very difficult to reach, especially the higher classes,.on account of the strong current of public opinion against is fostered by the clergy and the myriad nuns, who teach the peoplefalsehoods
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