Life and light for woman . t, and has lived. Now, themother says to this woman, This child belongs to your God, for he savedits life ; and the two women are fast friends, the Christian and the God has bestowed gifts of one kind and another upon those who desire toserve him. They may lack the culture and training which seems so essentialto Western ideas, but God can use them. INCIDENTS OF BIBLE WOMANS WORK IN MADURA. BY MRS. JOHN CHANDLER. The word of God is quick and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword. We have abundant pi-oof of this in the work of the Biblewomen. Many of
Life and light for woman . t, and has lived. Now, themother says to this woman, This child belongs to your God, for he savedits life ; and the two women are fast friends, the Christian and the God has bestowed gifts of one kind and another upon those who desire toserve him. They may lack the culture and training which seems so essentialto Western ideas, but God can use them. INCIDENTS OF BIBLE WOMANS WORK IN MADURA. BY MRS. JOHN CHANDLER. The word of God is quick and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword. We have abundant pi-oof of this in the work of the Biblewomen. Many of the Hindu women who have learned the Ten Command- 162 LIFE AND LIGHT. ments, declare that it fills them with shame and fear to go to the temple toworship the goddess Menatchie. A silk-weaver woman who had gone to agreat festival, was asked if she had worshiped the idol. She replied : Godhas forbidden idol worship. The idol has no life to receive and eat the fruit,and cocoanuts our people offer; hence I did not worship A BIBLE WOMAN IN THE MADURA MISSION. Some hear the stor}^ of the Saviour and salvation with tears of joy andcomfort. One aged woman, upon hearing of the sufferings of Christ for us,was greatly moved, and with tears said: Will he receive me now? Mywhole life I have wasted and spent in vain. Can he forgive such a sinner?The Bible woman told her of Christs promises, and how he had receivedand forgiven the greatest sinners. She immediately kneeled down andprayed, O Lord Jesus, I am a poor sinner; save me, and then repeated INCIDENTS OF BIBLE WOMAns WORK IN MADURA. 163~- the Lords Prayer. It is delightful to see the simple faith of these women inprayer. A girl prayed that after her approaching marriage theie might be nothingto hinder her from reading the Bible, and prayer, and singing. For a whileall went well; but before long her husband became enraged, and prohibitedeverything of the kind. Then with strong faith and many tears she besoughtthe Lord that this bui
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