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Nevertheless her report is an instance of the energy and the „
missionaries so gladly spend in the service of thei^Master even . i
obstacles present themselves. The weekly prayer meeting ’ !?
■a, home" were we,, a,tended. Hos,Ll *.”k cSst“s
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peiisary talks and md.v.dual conversat.ons were especially emphasized
and many new friends were made and many a truth taught to the people. !
Family visitations with Scripture reading goes on as usual and many
iro llio friends of the mission in Uuliruin Imt few are ilia converts. Due
woinun who hu» secretly confessed Christ and hus gone so fur as to tell 1
her husband, has aptly shown what such an action means in such a
bigoted and fanatical surrounding as is found in Bahrain. She said, )
“[•or years since my husband has known that I am a Christian I have
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lived in my own home with my children and with him whq is dear to
toe, as a stranger. I eat and sleep there as a guest but have nothing to
uy in regard to managing the house. My son and, of course, my hus-
Uml, have more control over my little daughter and her future than I.
and my daughter-in-law is head of the house. If I ask my husband for
i few pennies, I am told to go to the mission, for he will not give it
lo me. I have only my God to help me and I pray for patience and
He never fails me." /
Mr. Hakken’s report of his work in the Boys’ School is also an
interesting one. Despite the fact that the school was just started, and .1!
dopite the fact that Mr. Hakken was hampered by frequent attacks of
illness with their intervening periods of weakness; he reports an average
attendance in the day school of 18, with a maximum during February
of 35, of which 24 were Moslems and 11 Jews. Night school was tried
with success but had to be abandoned later because of his ill health.
The Bahrain Girls’ School taught by Mrs. Dame has given us much
for gratitude. Its curriculum is an extensive one embracing
reading, arithmetic, geography, writing, sewing, and English and Arabic
Bible. Arts and crafts one day a week with sports, contests, programs,
jfid Christmas entertainments help to keep the interest of the students.
The records show a small but steady increase from year to year. This
tear the enrollment was 45, including 1 Christian, 12 Jews, and 32
yualcms, the latter divided into 17 Arabs, 8 Persians, 3 Negresses, and h •
4 Indians. The Christian made a record of 98 per cent, ultendunec, and
yoc Arab u record of 60 per cent, attendance. Average attendance
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Mrs. Dame says in summing up her work for three years: Sixteen
firU have attended the school during all three years, nine girls have
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wicnded both the second and third years and sixteen have come for the
time during this year. Twenty girls can be expected to continue
«*h their studies without counting new enrollments which will, no
come in. Four times as many Moslems came this year as came
6c first year. I ask your prayers that God will put into the hearts of
*,rc Moslems to come and that they will come day after day that the
rftd may be sown where it will have a chance to take root and grow.