Life and light for woman . ma school, whichhas insisted upon taking half my heart away from Kobe. When we pray,Use me, Lord, in whatsoever way thou wilt, how little we know how thatprayer will be answered ! This has been my daily prayer since coming here,and I know that God has answered it in different ways, one of which I musttell you about. One day a dear old lady, who has been a Christian since shewas seventy,—now five years since,—called to see me with her little grand-son. I gave the little fellow a picture-book to look at, and when the old ladyleft she took it, and thanked me very hearti
Life and light for woman . ma school, whichhas insisted upon taking half my heart away from Kobe. When we pray,Use me, Lord, in whatsoever way thou wilt, how little we know how thatprayer will be answered ! This has been my daily prayer since coming here,and I know that God has answered it in different ways, one of which I musttell you about. One day a dear old lady, who has been a Christian since shewas seventy,—now five years since,—called to see me with her little grand-son. I gave the little fellow a picture-book to look at, and when the old ladyleft she took it, and thanked me very heartily, supposing that I had made apresent of it to the child. The next night the boys mother came to church,,and has been attending quite regularly ever since. She had been to church afew times before, but I fully believe that God used this little incident to touchher heart, and make her more interested in Christianity. With earnest prayers for you each and all, and with a sisters love, Sincerely yours, Effie B. Vol. XIX. JULY, 1889. No. 7. THE MISSION TO AUSTRIA. Since the lesson for August is in this mission, we give a brief sketch as a foundationfor study :— At the meeting of the American Board in Salem, in 1871, a memorial waspresented from the Provisional Committee of Foreign Evangelization, askingthat the Board should undertake the care of work in nominally Christianlands formerly under the care of the American and Foreign ChristianUnion. The matter was thoroughly discussed, and a resolution passedauthorizing the Board to enlarge its operations in this direction. Soon after-ward Messrs. Luther and William Gulick and their wives were sent to Spain,and work was subsequently opened in Austria, Italy, and Mexico. Some of the difficulties in the undertaking are mentioned in the report forthe following year, as follows : The enterprise is one of peculiar difficulty,and has not been undertaken without careful consideration. A system oferror and superstition is to b
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