. 'Ventures among the Arabs in desert, tent and town; thirteen years of pioneer missionary life with the Ishma-elites of Moab, Edom and Arabia . DRTJZE CHIEFS The Druzes live southeast of Damascus. They have a secret religion, and worship atnight. In manners and customs they are like the Bedouin; their white turbans distinguishthem from the Arabs. These two entertained Mr. Forder when going to BY A. FORDER GETTING READY TO MOVE HOUSE The Bedouin move every few days. The work of pulling down and setting up the tentsis done by the women. _ Notice the baby slung on a tripod whilst the mo
. 'Ventures among the Arabs in desert, tent and town; thirteen years of pioneer missionary life with the Ishma-elites of Moab, Edom and Arabia . DRTJZE CHIEFS The Druzes live southeast of Damascus. They have a secret religion, and worship atnight. In manners and customs they are like the Bedouin; their white turbans distinguishthem from the Arabs. These two entertained Mr. Forder when going to BY A. FORDER GETTING READY TO MOVE HOUSE The Bedouin move every few days. The work of pulling down and setting up the tentsis done by the women. _ Notice the baby slung on a tripod whilst the mother is preparingto move. Early morning is the time generally chosen to move camp. CHAPTER XVI BETWEEN DRUZE AND ARAB I GET INTO THEDESERT A PRO LONGED stay at Orman gave mea good opportunity for mission workamong a people that, to my knowledge, hadnever been visited before. One thing is certain,no copy of the Scriptures had been takenthere, or if so, had been lost sight of. My firstfew days were spent in visiting among thepeople in their homes. I inquired for theScriptures, but found no trace of them. I haddaily opportunity for speaking with the peopleabout salvation and the Saviour. After supper, two hours were generally spentwith the guests that had come in to spend thenight. The best attention was given to all Isaid, and these evening gatherings ofttimes re-sulted in the sale of a few gospe
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