Nathan Sites; an epic of the East . A nice warm iireliasket. Page 63. The great god CiicUl, fifteen feet liigli and overlaid willi gold. THE OLDFIELD TRAIL 57 arranged a platform which had lately been usedfor theatricals. Chairs were brought; the incensetable, about ten feet long, was moved out andplaced in front of us. For a background therewas the permanent platform on which were seatedthirty or forty idols of varying size. Back ofthem all, on a massive pedestal, sat, in calm dig-nity, the great god, Budd, fifteen feet highand overlaid with gold. Along the two sides ofthe room were arranged
Nathan Sites; an epic of the East . A nice warm iireliasket. Page 63. The great god CiicUl, fifteen feet liigli and overlaid willi gold. THE OLDFIELD TRAIL 57 arranged a platform which had lately been usedfor theatricals. Chairs were brought; the incensetable, about ten feet long, was moved out andplaced in front of us. For a background therewas the permanent platform on which were seatedthirty or forty idols of varying size. Back ofthem all, on a massive pedestal, sat, in calm dig-nity, the great god, Budd, fifteen feet highand overlaid with gold. Along the two sides ofthe room were arranged twenty-four images, eachlarger than a man, with countenances angry orpleased, fierce or gay, meek or furious, withclenched fists or hands clasped in devotion. Onewith staring eyes seemed to look straight atBrother Lee as he preached against idolatry. Be-sides these occupants there was still space formore than two hundred people to stand, look andlisten, as they did in silence, while one after theother of us told them of the sinfulness of idolatry,and of the true Go
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