A COURAGEOUS NUN.
When Mohammed Ahmed made his triumphant entry into El Obied, he called on the Christians to change their religion and acknowledge him as the Messiah whoso coming was' foretold m Holy. Writ. One of the French Sisters 1 of Mercy, stepping forward, replied that it was said in the Bible that the Messiah would make himself known by his miracles, and he would remove ail doubts as to his identity by kindly performing one for the benefit of herself and her colleagues. The Mahdi answered that her request was perfectly reasonable, but that the time for the working of miracles had not yet come. Meanwhile, however, he would take the missionaries under his protection, with a view to preparing them for conversion pending the day when he would dazzle them all .by his'exploits] The courageous nun, in all probability, saved herself and her fellow Christians by her clever reply, which placed Mohammed Ahmed in an awkward dilemma.—Boston Independent,'
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1748, 30 July 1884, Page 2
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161A COURAGEOUS NUN. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1748, 30 July 1884, Page 2
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