Missionary Visitor, The (1912) . hear the weeping of those whoknow no comfort and yet they are loathto be helped. Nusib, nusib (fate)we hear day by day, and yet hundredsrefuse to hear the Words of Life. Idol-atry, with its attendant vice and sin,brings suffering, both physical and men-tal upon the idolater. These surround-ings tend to deject rather than to inspirethose who deeply desire to help. We plead these reasons, not becausewe are unhappy in our work, nor becausethere are no compensating joys, but onlythat we may learn how to rest and con-serve our strength for the great wo
Missionary Visitor, The (1912) . hear the weeping of those whoknow no comfort and yet they are loathto be helped. Nusib, nusib (fate)we hear day by day, and yet hundredsrefuse to hear the Words of Life. Idol-atry, with its attendant vice and sin,brings suffering, both physical and men-tal upon the idolater. These surround-ings tend to deject rather than to inspirethose who deeply desire to help. We plead these reasons, not becausewe are unhappy in our work, nor becausethere are no compensating joys, but onlythat we may learn how to rest and con-serve our strength for the great workbefore us. We seek not to save ourselvesfrom the toil and the hardness that everyworker of the Lord gladly endures, butwe desire to rest only that we may gainmore strength and inspiration to gatherthe lost into the Masters fold so that inthe end we may rejoice together with themore exceeding fullness of joy. Karadoho, via Dahanu, India, , ipn. 26 The Missionary Visitor January1912 A PEEP INTO TWO HOMES Josephine Powell. NE home to which wehave made frequentvisits has four in-mates : the mother,who is a widow, herdaughter and hus-band and their littlebaby girl. The moth-er is a cripple andoften we see herlimping along thestreet, stopping here and there to begfor money or rice. When we go to thehome often one of the first things wehear about is that her son-in-law is notgood to her and does not give her enoughto eat. He is a drinking man and per-haps does not do his part; but, from allappearances, the mother-in-law is notvery congenial, so that may be one rea-son why he does not do more for daughter is only a child in age, andis such a quiet, pretty little woman wecannot help but feel sorry for her andwish that she might be in a better envi-ronment. The little baby girl is a sweet,chubby child and is usually happy. Bathing a child is an interesting proc-ess. First, the water is gotten ready ina copper vessel and a tin cup is placednear; then the mother sits down
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