Letters from the Far East . Sunday we witnessed a baptismal service at thechurch. There were several candidates: one aman of middle age, with a kindly happy face; theothers, girls from the school. A little more than a week later we learned that oneof these dear girls had been taken out of the schooland also cruelly beaten by her mother, because shehad become a Christian. One of the teachers thoughtthe mother did not know of the girls baptism, as shehad said she would kill her if she were baptized. Howmuch some of these native Christians have to sufferfor the faith! We could but think of the ol
Letters from the Far East . Sunday we witnessed a baptismal service at thechurch. There were several candidates: one aman of middle age, with a kindly happy face; theothers, girls from the school. A little more than a week later we learned that oneof these dear girls had been taken out of the schooland also cruelly beaten by her mother, because shehad become a Christian. One of the teachers thoughtthe mother did not know of the girls baptism, as shehad said she would kill her if she were baptized. Howmuch some of these native Christians have to sufferfor the faith! We could but think of the old hymn,so applicable in these cases : Through floods and flames, if Jesus leadIll follow where he goes. March 26, with sad hearts, we bade good-by toCanton and those who had become so dear to us there,and taking a boat, proceeded to Hongkong, where wearrived the following morning, in a drizzling rain, witha high wind blowing. We shuddered as we thought of what awaited us,when we should leave the shelter of the harbor; but62. Lanchi
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