Church at Home and Abroad, The (Jan - June 1895) . ted from a few days to two orthree weeks each time. But unusual interesthas been shown by the people there. Largenumbers visited them daily, and some camefrom long distances and for officials there have shown marked kind-ness towards the missionaries also, by doingmuch to make their stay comfortable. Booksand medical treatment have been sought withgreat eagerness, and not a few have shownan earnest desire to know the Christian re-ligion. A visit of four days in the latter partof last September, by Rev. J. A. Eakin andDr. Toy,
Church at Home and Abroad, The (Jan - June 1895) . ted from a few days to two orthree weeks each time. But unusual interesthas been shown by the people there. Largenumbers visited them daily, and some camefrom long distances and for officials there have shown marked kind-ness towards the missionaries also, by doingmuch to make their stay comfortable. Booksand medical treatment have been sought withgreat eagerness, and not a few have shownan earnest desire to know the Christian re-ligion. A visit of four days in the latter partof last September, by Rev. J. A. Eakin andDr. Toy, resulted in the treatment ©f 160patients, eight visits to homes of the sick,and 275 prescriptions put up. Also the Gos-pel was preached twice each day, and theLords Supper celebrated on the adult persons were baptized and receivedinto the Church, and three infants were pre-sented for baptism, as the result of a sermonon infant baptism, and eleven new applicantswere placed on probation. There are four- 1895.] IJOIlT FOR fit A At. 400. MISSIONARY RESIDENCE, LAKAWN. teen Christians in the city of Nakawn, andeight more in the province. Twenty-two inall, with an inquirers class of most cases husbands and wives have ap-plied at the same time. A more encouragingpoint than this could hardly be found even inthe Lao Land. BETTER FIFTY YEARS OF CHRIST THAN CENTURIESOF BUDDHISM. Street work in Bangkok has also beenpushed with great energy during the past fewmonths. A gambling house became a chapeland house of prayer, where audiences of twoor three hundred, attracted from the streets,have heard the pure Gospel two or threetimes each week. They have heard exhorta-tions, sermons, practical talks, the explana-tion of stereopticon views, Gospel singing,etc. Other city work has been successfullyconducted, numerous preaching tours havebeen made into various parts of the country,and thousands of copies of portions of theScriptures, and tracts have been mo
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