The Burton Holmes lectures; . theirsis a mriiicdl mission,â a mission through which no energy iswasted, against which no criticism can be urged. FEZ 179 Among them are three EngHsh women, members of theChurch of England ; one Irishwoman, who is a Catholic, andone Scotch lassie, who is a Presbyterian ; and yet in perfectharmony they work together. Their work is, of necessity,with the bodies, not with the souls of those they seek to aid ;for they realize, as every sane-minded Christian must, that toChristianize Moorish Mohammedans is an impossibility. The dress of these women is but another expr
The Burton Holmes lectures; . theirsis a mriiicdl mission,â a mission through which no energy iswasted, against which no criticism can be urged. FEZ 179 Among them are three EngHsh women, members of theChurch of England ; one Irishwoman, who is a Catholic, andone Scotch lassie, who is a Presbyterian ; and yet in perfectharmony they work together. Their work is, of necessity,with the bodies, not with the souls of those they seek to aid ;for they realize, as every sane-minded Christian must, that toChristianize Moorish Mohammedans is an impossibility. The dress of these women is but another expression oftheir innate tact. If they insisted upon going abroad in thestreets with uncovered faces, they would immediately lose therespect and confidence of the people who have learned to lovethem for their numberless good works. They occupy a largehouse in the densely populated quarter, a home which is byturns a school or a hospital. Here they teach Moorish girlsmany useful things ; here every day they receive and THE TABEEBAS iSo FEZ
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