A MISSIONARY STORY.
The following story is told by the Sydney “ Sun.” A South Sea missionary became hushed while visiting some outlying parts of his district. The leaven of Christianity was working very slowly among the dusky inhabitants, and this perturbed him somewhat as he tried to hit the homo trail again. After many hours .wandering he saw some natives squatting in a circle in a clearing. They appeared to .he engaged in some mystic rite. Cautiously the wanderer approached, undecided whether they were friendly or otherwise. He got near enough to see the tense emotion on their faces and the excitement in their eyes. He was retreating stealthily into the >lmsh again when one of the natives jumped up and shouted, 11 Why the devil didn’t you play the ace The missionary a sigh of relief. “Thank God,” he said, “ they are Christians.”
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Hokitika Guardian, 11 October 1917, Page 1
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144A MISSIONARY STORY. Hokitika Guardian, 11 October 1917, Page 1
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