. The story of Yates the missionary : as told in his letters and reminiscences . s sometimes happens when the young are com-pelled to learn to work and to deny themseb-es. therewere times when repined and envied the idle andluxurious. But, as the passing years and wi<ier obser-vation taught their lessons as to the value of this train-mg, we have his own testimony that he was grateful thatihese essential conditions for the making of hi^ manhoodwere imposed upon him. It was good for ^he futur-::missionary that he bore the yoke in his youth. And it may well be questioned whether his sturdy
. The story of Yates the missionary : as told in his letters and reminiscences . s sometimes happens when the young are com-pelled to learn to work and to deny themseb-es. therewere times when repined and envied the idle andluxurious. But, as the passing years and wi<ier obser-vation taught their lessons as to the value of this train-mg, we have his own testimony that he was grateful thatihese essential conditions for the making of hi^ manhoodwere imposed upon him. It was good for ^he futur-::missionary that he bore the yoke in his youth. And it may well be questioned whether his sturdyconnnon sense \\oul(l have stood him in such good stead,often, too, in difificult situations, had it not been devel-oped and improved by his early lessons in natures greatkindergarten school. And this simple life in boyhood,far from the artificialities of society, but close to natureand her ceaseless marvels, doubtless had its share inmaking him the simple hearted, unaffected man the last, never lost touch with his childhood. We may think of Matthews boyhood as a happy.
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