The sign of the cross in Madagascar; or, From darkness to light . resident gen-eral has gone out of his way to make it clear thathe appreciates their work. Here then, are rifts in the clouds of suspicion,indifference and intolerance, by which the relig-ious horizon in Madagascar had been overspread,on account of political changes; and these assistin inspiring our hope, although there are cloudsstill hanging above the horizon. Notwithstand-ing its more friendly attitude, the government hasrecently created a new perplexity for the nativeteachers. They have been released from the ne-cessity of gi
The sign of the cross in Madagascar; or, From darkness to light . resident gen-eral has gone out of his way to make it clear thathe appreciates their work. Here then, are rifts in the clouds of suspicion,indifference and intolerance, by which the relig-ious horizon in Madagascar had been overspread,on account of political changes; and these assistin inspiring our hope, although there are cloudsstill hanging above the horizon. Notwithstand-ing its more friendly attitude, the government hasrecently created a new perplexity for the nativeteachers. They have been released from the ne-cessity of giving free labor, in constructing roadsfor the country; but, on the other hand, the gov-ernment has required that, in every school, horti-cultural teaching shall be organized. The en-forcement of this decree has been made so op-pressive as to cause many of the teachers to giveup their duties. Yet a way will be found to sur-mount this difficulty, as has been done in everyother case. If Pharaoh will have bricks madewithout straw, then, until the Lord removes Pha-. u Looking to the Noonday 303 raohs decree, we can trust the missionaries underGod to find a way to accomplish the work. Since the French conquest, a very importantdeparture has taken place in the prosecution ofmission work. For many reasons it appeareddesirable that a new agency should be broughtto bear upon the life of the Malagasy. The newpolitical conditions; the need for exerting directinfluence in the French Senate so as to secureliberty and toleration; and the spiritual advan-tages, to the Protestant churches of France, ofbeing called upon to recognize their great op-portunity and enter the field of service open tothem; these, among other reasons, led to stepsbeing taken which have placed a good deal ofthe Protestant mission work in Madagascar underthe direction and care of the Paris Society ofEvangelical Missions. This society has enteredupon its labors with much vigor. In France itis maintaining an earnest strugg
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