. 'Ventures among the Arabs in desert, tent and town; thirteen years of pioneer missionary life with the Ishma-elites of Moab, Edom and Arabia . PHOTOQRAPH BY A. FORDER A TEMPORARY HOSPITAL IN THE DESERT To this tent the author was sent to keep company with an old man suffering from a veryloathsome disease. The Arabs hoped Mr. Forder would catch the disease and die, andso they would be saved the trouble of killing photogr; - - - - MRS. KHY-KHAN. THE CHIEFS WIFEThis woman is preparing the morning im-al. Bread is baking on a hot sheet ofForder was kindly treated by this woman during his en
. 'Ventures among the Arabs in desert, tent and town; thirteen years of pioneer missionary life with the Ishma-elites of Moab, Edom and Arabia . PHOTOQRAPH BY A. FORDER A TEMPORARY HOSPITAL IN THE DESERT To this tent the author was sent to keep company with an old man suffering from a veryloathsome disease. The Arabs hoped Mr. Forder would catch the disease and die, andso they would be saved the trouble of killing photogr; - - - - MRS. KHY-KHAN. THE CHIEFS WIFEThis woman is preparing the morning im-al. Bread is baking on a hot sheet ofForder was kindly treated by this woman during his enforced stay in her town,of surprise was caused by her interest in the camera. iron. look A KIND CHIEF BUT UNKIND SUBJECTS 189 that city and had seen the Christians there —not Protestants — worshipping pictures andimages. This, unfortunately, is all too true,and can be seen in any of the churches belong-ing to the Eastern sects representing Christi-anity. A man sitting in another part of theassembly differed from the first speaker, andvolunteered. the information that I was not aChristian, but one from among the Jews. Buta third thought he knew better, and speakingin a loud voice said, This is neither a Chris-tian or Jew, but one from among the heathen,an infidel, one that knows not God, nor hisapostle Mohammed, on whom be peace.—Thisinformation, however, did not satisfy the wholecompany, evident by
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