Page 57 - Neglected Arabia Vol 2

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The Hakim and the Padre
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Rev. G. D. Van Peursem
I N MUSCAT we link up the evangelistic work and the medical wh*#.^
ever possible. Some of our readers may remember a tour made br J
Dr. Dame and myself into Oman in 1926. Every time the "Padr^ i,
enters hostile territory it is a vetory for the Mission and the QuirA,-;
for the Arabs know he is a teacher of religion, and drat not their own. .lij
Dr. Harrison and 1 made a similar tour last Spring. Sohar, a townonr'H
hundred and forty miles west of Muscat, was chosen as the center fori!
work We embarked in a small sailing ship before supper one evening am] -
arrived in Sohar at tea time the second day. Our speed was a little better &
than three miles per hour, day and night. I1 or small boats this it
ginn|. Tin: wit with kiml mul ilia wind* fiivnmlilo. _
Sttyyiil Humid, ilia wall of Soliur, limlliur of llm SiilUm of Muscat,
expecting us mid hud made great preparations. A government Iuhim w*>;
set aside (or our work. The wali entertained us at his private table in th* .;i
historic four storied fort. It seemed incongruous to sit at a typically liu,*,
pean table out there in the midst of tribal governments far away from *8 %
civilization The wali is a real Oriental despot and dtsobedient to d*
powers that be, but he proved a most gracious host He served us a G* T
course
’ dinner every night. The table was provided with spotless who*
linen solid silver and beautiful china. A bouquet of flowers added fra*. _i
ranee ' and color. It was like dining on a modern ship in a desert (xirt.

AN Kir.HTKKN-YKAK-OLD MIKIK. WITH (JL'AKU