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Title: Missionary, Visitor, The (1907)
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Brethren's General Missionary and Tract Committee
Subjects: Church of the Brethren Priodicals Church of the Brethren- Missions
Publisher: Elgin, Ill.: Brethren Publishing House
Contributing Library: Bridgewater College, Alexander Mack Memorial Library
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He wanted them to bethe ones who are going or the ones todo the sending. Do not conclude fromthis that I think ninety per cent shouldgo and ten per cent stay. I mean thatso very few are here because God saidthey should be here. They are here be-cause their own inclinations, not afterthe spirit, but after the things of theworld, have put them. here. This, too,in the face of an appreciation of Chris-tianity from the heathen field much likethe following, clipped from the Illus-trated Missionary News:— A young Hindoo lady, of a high na-tive family in Calcutta, having read theScriptures, and acquired a leaning to-wards Christianity, was persecuted byher friends, and, for her safety, was sentwith a female friend to Benares. Shethere continued studying the Bible, andon her return to Calcutta she madeknown her intention to embrace theChristian religion, and receive baptism,and proceeded to put herself under theprotection of her Christian friends. Itwas so rare a thing for a Hindoo lady 12S
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Sister Martha Barnharts Sunday-school Class of Pyrmont, Indiana. of high caste to take such a step that itproduced a great commotion in the fami-ly. Threats and promises were freelyused. She was offered one thousandpounds to return to her Hindoo friends,and assured that she would be treatedwith the greatest kindness. At the sametime she was told that she should besubjected to every evil, even death it-self, if she refused these offers. But shecontinued unmoved by all. She said tothe relative who offered her the tempt-ing bribe, If you were to give me tenmillions of rupees, what good wouldthey do me when what I want is the for-giveness of my sins, and the salvation ofmy soul? And, as to your threateningto kill me, you may do it, but you can-not kill my soul. February 17, Lots Choice.—Gen.13:1-13. Perhaps it has not been observed bymany that this lesson is the first recordin the Bible of anyone getting rich. Af-ter Abrams mistake in Egypt he returns to the Lord, in Palestine more devo

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