A COURAGEOUS NUN
When Mohammed Ahmed made his triumphant entry into El Obied, he called on the Christians to change their religion and acknowledge hMn as the Messiah whose coming was foretold in Holy Writ. One of the French Sisters of Mercy, s'epping |fo--wanl, replied that it was said in the Bible that the Messiah would make himself known by his miracles, and he would remove all doubts as to his identity by kindly nerformingone for the I e lefit of herself and her colleagues. The Mandhi answered that her request was perfectly reasonable, but that the time for the working of miracles had not yet com ll . Meanwhile, however, he would take the missionaries under his protection, with a view to preparing them for conversion pending the d>y when he would dazzle them by all hia exploits. The courageous nun, in all probability, saved herself and her fellow Christians by this clever reply, which placed Mohammed Ahmed in an awkward dilemma. —Boston Independent.
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Dunstan Times, Issue 1166, 4 July 1884, Page 3
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