Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-27
with strong crying and tears and often
with groanings that cannot be uttered"

II noticed one man whose eyes were
fixed upon the preacher and his face
we said to him: Did you ever hear the
gospel before?' He replied, I never heard
until now; and it's the best news that
ever heard Have you ever heard of our
Father or of Jesus Christ the Savious2'
No. this Is the first time and l want to
hear more; believe the things you have
said today We gave him a copy of the
Gospel of Luke and that night he sat up
and read it almost all night, to read 1t
through. Next morning he WIS more in
terested than ever He related many OF
the stories he had learned from Luke. He
was given a copy Of Mark. That night he
read it carefully and the next morning
called for more. He was hungering and
thirsting for the truth. 1t was a JOY TO
teach him. We gave him copy Of Acts.
BY the next day he had read 1t and came
to profess faith in Jesus, his determination
to give up all other forms of worship and
to worship the true God the remainder OF
his days. He began at once to teach his
family and neighbors."
"One of the most powerful agencies in
the work in Persia is medical missions,
says Robert Speer. mo one can know
the full power Of a consecrated medical
missionary until he has seen what 1t has
accomplished in Mohammedan land; A
volume could be written of the work or
each of the medical missionaries and OF the
hospitals in Urumia, Teheran and Tabriz.
DIR. Cochran saved Urumia in 1850 from
capture by Sheik Abidullah and his hurds
through the influence he had acquired over
them by his kindness and skill. In IaprlZ
DR. Holmes so commended the religion or
Jesus that even an infidel was heard 10
remark: If there is a heaven, Dr. homes
will go to it When the late snah was
shot DR. Wishard was called to see him.
DR. Vanneman was the only man the new
shah could trust to bring his family 10
Teheran and DIR. Holmes was at once sum-
moned to become his personal pnysicidn'
IL y, n
ing The Mohammedan ruler of a farm
ing district had been bitterly opposed TO
having any Christian work done among
his tenants, even among ms nonihaily
Christian subjects The missionaries sent
a preacher to his village. The ruler or
dered him away; that not awaiting, he or
dered the preachers goods ara furniture
to be put out of tie house into the street.
Later the rulers son was sick. lie needed
to have an operation performed for Whlcn
he was taken to the hospital. Inc 1alher
accompanied him and afterWard Kept Wis
iting the hospital, occasionally spehdlhs
night thus keeping well acquainted WIN
all that was done for his son. He Watchea
the works Of the establishment. When well
enough the son was sent home ana lateI
the father called for Christian preacher
In his village, and attended service hlmsell,
carrying his own Persian Bible, trans
latlon made by Henry Martyr, often com,
pairing passages and asking questions anu
discussing the Christian faith. This course
o
What does this mean? Recently you
drove the preacher from your village ana
now you are attending services ana reaur
ing the Bible Well said the ruler
will tell you. I did not know these people
My son was sick and 1 sent him to their
hos pital and l got acquainted with the
missionaries and l know they are gooq
people, and 1 wish their teachers and L
am going to have them.
How to Help the Leader.
Gather few little facts about mission
work in Turkey, Korea, Burma, 1loet or
Arabia and scatter them among the asso-
ciate members. Sit with these, and, read
ing one item yourself arrange for them to
follow you with the others.
Parallel Passa ges.-Psalms. Xxii:27 xxi:
6, II. II; lxxxvi:9; Isaiah, liz. A. IL, 70;
xxv:6; Xlv:22, %; XliX:6; lix:l9; lX:ls.
Hints to the Leader.-The EndeaVor
Hymnal, 100. 166. 1871, 23l, 238, 23a.
Have map of Asia. Appoint different
members to represent the different coun-
tries in Asia, allowing a certain number of
minutes-from three to five-to each. Let
them be brief, giving few statistics ana al
ways a bit of story about the work. Have
a season of prayer for each county pe
the members that their prayers are realiy
needed to help on the work.
Earth, cease now thy wailing;
Thy wounds bleed no more
= Io the curse is departing,
Thy Ger.
The new morn is dawning,
Bursts forth the glad sun;
The new verdure il smiling,
The new age is begun.
-Horatius Bonar.
Go CLEAN for Me mid wasted frames outworn
Mid souls uncheered. uncared for: hearts torio:n,
With care and grief acquainted long. unknown
- To earthly friend, of heaven unmindful grown;
In homes where one loves Where none belieVes'
For here | gather In My EocilS sneaFeS
Thou sayeSt to US, Go.