. 'Ventures among the Arabs in desert, tent and town; thirteen years of pioneer missionary life with the Ishma-elites of Moab, Edom and Arabia . PHOroORAPH BY A. FORDER DRAWING WATER AT BEERSHEBA A primitive windlass turned by a camel is used to draw water from the wells at erections are quite modern, although water has been drawn trom the wells for centu-ries. All the woodwork is done by native HAGARS WELL IN THE DESERT OF BEERSHEBA The Arabs believe that this is the well from which water was taken by Hagar to give drinkto Ishmael (Gen. 21 ig). The grooves in the
. 'Ventures among the Arabs in desert, tent and town; thirteen years of pioneer missionary life with the Ishma-elites of Moab, Edom and Arabia . PHOroORAPH BY A. FORDER DRAWING WATER AT BEERSHEBA A primitive windlass turned by a camel is used to draw water from the wells at erections are quite modern, although water has been drawn trom the wells for centu-ries. All the woodwork is done by native HAGARS WELL IN THE DESERT OF BEERSHEBA The Arabs believe that this is the well from which water was taken by Hagar to give drinkto Ishmael (Gen. 21 ig). The grooves in the stones have been worn by the ropes of theshepherds as they draw water, and prove how ancient this well is. The shaft is aboutten feet in diameter and one hundred feet deep. INTO NEW REGIONS 125 ropes, bore undisputable testimony to the an-tiquity of these life-giving resorts in the dryand desolate region known as the was not difficult to engage the Arabs inconversation about religion, and to those ableto read, Scriptures were disposed of with aprayer that the reader might get help from fanatics had to be faced and dealtwith, and many unpleasant incidents occurredwhich might have resulted seriously but for anoverruling Providence that makes even thewrath of man to praise Him. Not only was Beer-sheba visited, but farther into that dreary wasteI went. The story of the boy who became anarcher and dw
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