The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-11-27

I from rage -
in the same manner as a fan only
each fold is about six inches wide.
These books have not been written
by men but by former Buddhas.
In all OF the temples we have seen
what seemed to be bit OF a game OF
chance so much loved by the Chinese.
and here we have seen the thing
through from the start. A woman
came inand knelt before the idols,
prosirating herself again and again.
She took a Hat brass stick with a
number on It from vase containing
many OF them. The priest held two
pieces OF wood in the shape OF a
squash. one side OF each. smooth. and
one, corrugated. He asked her. faces
up. faces down. or one lace up and
one face DOWN." She replied. Zone
face up and one face down" He
threw them and they fell faces up.
This proved her number wrong so
she must draw again and make more
prostrations to the idol. The next
throw brought one face up aud one
down so she took her brass stick to
the priest in the corner OF the room
and he drew from a box correspond
ing to her number. the fortune that
was given her by the gods-long life.
riches and a son. Though an old wo-
man she went away evidently happy
at her good fortune.
AT the back of this temple is a small
brass pagoda and there the pilgrims
bring one cash pieces and rub them
on this brass until they shine. Then
they are taken home to be scwed on
the baby boys cap to prevent illness.
death or other calamity.
We have spent sometime gather
ing the Edelwciss and pressing it,
1t is the same as is found in the Swiss
Alps and nowhere else in the world.
There is not great deal of it opened
as it is still early.
We have not been able to give out
our tracts and booklets here as priests
fear it will injure the pilgrimage,
However. we distributed enough OF
them before they asked us to stop that
we can finish up on our way down.
There were some OF the pilgrims who
would not take the tracts because OF
fear OF deiilement but by the time we
get down the mountain we will have
distributed 10000 tracts. and sold
100 booklets and Is sets OF the Cos
pels and Acts. We hope that in all
this there may be some. yes, many
who will read and understand and
come to know the only true God and
Jesus Christ whom He has sent"
Shin Kai 81, July %
We have come down from our
perch on the Golden Top of the
world, out OF the clear, cold, bracing
air OF the 1900 feet altitude to what
seems hot and dead air here. We had
a fine trip down, leaving about two
o'clock Thursday afternoon and get
ting in yesterday afternoon, rather
tired and stiff from so much climbing
down. down, down the mountain, for
many places were to steep to be car
RED down. We went up what is called
the Little Road" and down the Big
Road" so we had little change OF
scenery but it is very much alike.
to the side and back OF us
md the great plain with its many
silver rivers stretching out
below.
While it was hot coming up that
5 Ii that we had to go down when we
started we could still thin with pleas
ire OF the wonderful trip we had had.
L really did me a great deal OF good
md | am ready now to pitch into my
work All our tracts and booklets
ire gone so we hope that there has
been more good done on our trip
han just the mere benefit derived by
ourselves.