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Late and interesting from Burmah.'
f.sez SENECA LALLs, May 90. 1889.
! stBR. BEEBEE-The following is an
extract. from deeply interesting letter
which last night received from our be-
loved brother, E. L. Abbott, late of Ran
coon. Should you think its intelligence
would in any degree >subserve the inter
ests of the blessed cause 10 which it re-
lates, it is at your disposal. &
Respectfully yours,s T. FREEMAN'l
"MAULMEIN, Dec. Ia, 1888.
Ny DEAR BRoTHER y our last isl
before me, and till now has remained un-
answered One prominent reason of de-
lay has been, thatmy thoughts, anxieties,
and energies, have all been absorbed in
the scenes through which hare been
called to pass. | have seen the disciples
OF Christ arraigned before magistrates
and wicked rulers, oppressed, fined, and
whipped, cast into filthy dungeons, and
loaded with chains given up tothe gods,
as we'll pleasing sacrifice, TO become
slaves, they and their posterity forever -
cast out, as unworthy to associate, with
mankind. and subjected to the deepest de-
graduation and ignominy again, dragg-
ing their chains on their ANGLES through
the streets, and begging their scanty pit
lance of rice from door to door + And all
this borne with fortitude, and meekness,
and holy triumph, which made their enc
mics pause and wonder. and no doubt the
powers of hell quail.
Such scenes as these, my brother, try
the strength of our faith and to the mis-
'sionary, may be digni6ed with the name
iof missionary TRIALS" But notwith-
standing these prosecutions, The work of
FGod is going on, and mulitudes are en-
Fbracing the gospel of Christ. s- -5y1-1.s
& o, it would do your soul good could
fyou take trip withme into the jungles,
land behoIdthe multitudes focking around,
eager to get hold of the teachers hand to
catch every word that falls from his lips.
have many a time wished that my chris
Jtian friends in America could look In up
on as at some Of our meetings. Gould
: stand beside our, baptismal waters, and
witness hundreds at time following in
the footsteps of the blessed Master, and
taking upon them the vows of their as
. cended Lord have again and again de
{sired that the enemies of missions (if in
! Edeed there can vel be such amid suchiigh
! and evidence Of Gods Appreciation coulc
] listen tothe expressions of gratitude which
flow from these sons Of the forest, to tn,
: disciples in America for sending them th,
j gospel. And o, ,could some of our gooc
: young brethren and sisters at home hea
: some of their agonizing calls for book
1 and ssmore Teachers their rest whicl
j they have made forSthemselves in a Ian
E Eof affl1ence and. ease would be converte
j. into a bed of thorns But blessed b
Il God. the cause of the Redeemer will tr
|, um2h, and the millenial morning wi
1t dawn the mouth of the Lord hat
/ spoken it,
Ie Although dark and portentous clout
20 gather over the land, and the servants
$, God areaeompelled to flee though Il
It, lambs OF Christls fold are there scattert
10 among wolves, and exposed TO all that
N fearful in the wrath of cruel prosecutor
irt already thirstipg for. their blood, Burma
y will yet be illuminated and saved; and
e-fbelieve her redemption draweth nigh
~ We hope to be able to return and eht
rs on our labors there under more auspicio
ne circumstances, and yet live to see the goo
of ness of the. Lord in gathering in the mi
in ions Of that empire into the. kingdom
40 Christ. u r..
q Br. simons and myself left Range
SIX lon the oath uh. AFTER prayerful deliber
OF ftions Not only the prospect of war wi
ep the British government, but the countr
i'd just now, is in dreadful state of agi
IL 1tion from rebellion which is going
re- ia favor of the deposed king and fami
as The governor of Rangoon is crucifyir
trd emboweling, cutting out tongues,
I &C., Of all whom he suspects of disaff
ct ton: All foreigners are suspected, a
na- we among the rest. 1t is known tina
red. great many Karens are under our inf
his ence.sA. Our staying under these circu
tile stances not only endangered their liz
ex- but our own We therefore though
- our duty to leave for a season, hop
J to soon to return under the protectionaof
ex. British flag 8
o. g Protection of The BarrIsH FLAG y
~ stead of the protection of the LORD
~, Hosrs Here is the key TO the caus
mo the whole mischief and difficulty. - U
the 1.-THE missionaries of the cross will c,
IN from man, and "trust in the Lord witt
the their hearts, they may expect that they
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