In leper-land : being a record of my tour of 7,000 miles among Indian lepers ; including some notes on missions and an account of eleven days with Miss Mary Reed and her lepers . great earnestnessengaged in prayer, she read Psalm 63, after which Ispoke on the soul (1) thirsting; (2) satisfied; (3)following. They listened with close and even eagerattention, and after the address it was suggestedthat if any of them felt led to do so they should offerprayer. In response, two of them pleaded mostearnestly. Miss Reed felt greatly encouraged by thereality of their petitions. Jogiyani confessed her p
In leper-land : being a record of my tour of 7,000 miles among Indian lepers ; including some notes on missions and an account of eleven days with Miss Mary Reed and her lepers . great earnestnessengaged in prayer, she read Psalm 63, after which Ispoke on the soul (1) thirsting; (2) satisfied; (3)following. They listened with close and even eagerattention, and after the address it was suggestedthat if any of them felt led to do so they should offerprayer. In response, two of them pleaded mostearnestly. Miss Reed felt greatly encouraged by thereality of their petitions. Jogiyani confessed her pastshortcomings and besought help to follow closely,and Minnie most earnestly prayed that as they wereworshipping in their nice new church they mightthemselves be temples of the Holy Ghost. Altogether the first Sunday service for the womenwas an occasion of spiritual helpfulness, from whichMiss Reed and I returned to our breakfast withthankful hearts. The women were quite reluctantto leave at the close; as Miss Reed remarked, theyfound it good to be there, and did not want to go. In the afternoon we held a similar service for themen, thirty-two of whom managed to make the. CHANDAG HEIGHTS i6t difficult ascent from their quarters at Panahgah. Themessage, based on Isaiah xii. 2, seemed to help someof them. When on our way to the service I informedMiss Reed what my text would be, and she replied, I hope that will help G , and perhaps others as well. This hope was fulfilled in part at least, aswhen we gave an opportunity for the men to pray at the close, poor G was the first who confessed his need and sought pardon and restoration. This manwas genuinely converted, Miss Reed thinks, a fewyears ago, but was tempted sorely and fell into sinfor which his sorrow has long been deep and had been struck at previous services with hisexpression of utter dejection—poor fellow he, too, isproving that the way of transgressors is hard. As the men left the Church each was given apacket
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