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Title: Yachow and Burma : the escape, the return
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Upcraft, William M
Subjects: Missions Missions
Publisher: Philadelphia : America Baptist Publication Society
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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r in the succeeding days. Homer said Iwas to give it to you for the Lords work, was herapology for an offering she brought, to which Homersyounger brother had added a share, and other shareswere taken, some by the school teachers, some especially BURMA THE RETURN 45 for Chinese women, all given spontaneously and love-prompted, and much of it having been made up before-hand. Thus did they enhance the value of their gifts. And Homer ?He is a studentunder Dr. Crush-ing at Rangoon,the best all-roundathlete in the col-lege, a solid Chris-tian fellow, to bea worker on theKaren hills by-and-by, we hope—such is the Ka-ren Homer. At Shwegyinare three ChineseChristians. Whatinterest sparkledin their eyes asthey came tospeak to the teach-ers who lookeejust same belongus, and were noless glad thanthemselves to speak again with Chinese where bothwere on stranger soil, Not of us, but Catholics, yetglad to hear and eager to get Gospels to read in theirown tongue. May the Heavenly Lord protect you,
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A CHRISTIAN STUDENT. 46 YACHOW AND BURMA teachers, was their expressed wish for us and ours forthem as they went away. There is a large field in Burma for Chinese work,which should be promptly undertaken if we are in fu-ture years to have a hold upon the formative forces inthe coming Burman ; and no others are so well able tohandle this work as we in our widely spread, efficientorganization at so many important points throughoutthe land. Natives of India and China are a growingforce in Burma and must increase largely in the nearfuture, to add a new problem to the questions of thisfield unless now solved by adequate measures for theirevangelization. Toungoo welcomed us with a large force of Baptistmissionaries. In some respects our experience herewas unique. In company with Dr. Bunker, Miss An-derson, and others, we visited a Karen Association outupon the mountains. A long but enjoyable ride bynarrow paths gave us a taste of jungle travel and a sightof jungle villages in a district rel

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