Missionary Visitor, The (1912) . you had been here the pastfew days and heard the dance and songand carousing in the non-Christian partof the village and noticed the absenceof it in the Christian part; or, if youcould have been here several years agoand heard the dance and song then, andbe here now you would notice that it ismuch less than formerly; or, if youcould visit some of the homes in bothvillages, or see the children of both vil-lages and see the difference, I am sureyou would say it pays and pays big. Umalla, India, Oct. 3, ipn. SOME EXPERIENCES Ida Himmelsbaugh F you will come withme
Missionary Visitor, The (1912) . you had been here the pastfew days and heard the dance and songand carousing in the non-Christian partof the village and noticed the absenceof it in the Christian part; or, if youcould have been here several years agoand heard the dance and song then, andbe here now you would notice that it ismuch less than formerly; or, if youcould visit some of the homes in bothvillages, or see the children of both vil-lages and see the difference, I am sureyou would say it pays and pays big. Umalla, India, Oct. 3, ipn. SOME EXPERIENCES Ida Himmelsbaugh F you will come withme, I will be glad totake you along tosome of the villages,and into some of thehomes where I amcalled to minister tothe sick. I am sureyou will see manyamusing sights andfind many interestingthings. Let us go to a Mohammedan home in avillage about five miles from mother is very ill with has been ill for several days, soeverything about the house is dirty, anddirtiest of all is the bed she is lying in,. for the sick-bed is a place where every-one may sit, and as these people do notsit like we do, but must have their feeton the bed, chairs, or whatever else theymay sit on, you may have some idea ofwhat a bed would look like in the courseof a week or two, if the linen were notchanged. Do you have this picture fixedin your mind? We are used to seeingsuch beds, so we dont mind. This pa-tient is very much afraid of the whiteMiss Sahib, so we spend quite a littlewhile trying to quiet her fears. Atlength she says, I am not afraid anymore. Then we examine her carefully,and give medicines and instructions howto use them. Then we are ready to gohome, but no; we must eat breakfast 30 The Missionary Visitor January1912 first. This is not hard to do, for welike their food. After breakfast the manof the house says, Miss Sahib, it is toohot for you to go home now, so comealong and visit some of my this a good opportunity tomake friends we go, little
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