. A voice from the East to the young . \ii^^^. THE HEATHEN MOTHER. Page 143. LETTERS TO CHILDREN. 143 NUMBEE XXYII. My Dear Children : In my last letter Iremarked that tlie mothers of India will con-tinue to destroy their children until the Gos-pel is sent to them. That the Gospel doesprevent such things, the following circum-stance will show: Several years ago, a mis-sionary lady went from New-England toIndia. As she was walking out one morning,on the hanks of the Ganges, she saw a hea-then mother weeping. She went up to her, satdown by her side, put her hand into hers, andasked what was the
. A voice from the East to the young . \ii^^^. THE HEATHEN MOTHER. Page 143. LETTERS TO CHILDREN. 143 NUMBEE XXYII. My Dear Children : In my last letter Iremarked that tlie mothers of India will con-tinue to destroy their children until the Gos-pel is sent to them. That the Gospel doesprevent such things, the following circum-stance will show: Several years ago, a mis-sionary lady went from New-England toIndia. As she was walking out one morning,on the hanks of the Ganges, she saw a hea-then mother weeping. She went up to her, satdown by her side, put her hand into hers, andasked what was the matter with her. I havejust been making a basket of flags, said she,and putting my infant in it, pushing it off intothe river and drowning it, and my gods arevery much pleased with me because I havedone it. After this missionary lady had heardall she had to say, she told her that her godswere no gods; that the only true God dehghts 144 LETTERS TO CHILDREN. not in sncTi sacrifices, but tnrns in horror fromthem; and tMt if she wonld be happy he
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