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acknowledged. He began to attend services, so that at length
justified in having him make public confession, which he (M :x、、 •.㈣，.
the whole congregation at Sunday service, confessing his sin ar)d 八、^
icating himself to the Lord Jesus Christ The other ease of
wife has proved more difficult. His business affairs一he has a
the bazaar—are very much involved, and in contracting flcbh \、、
In tlicsc
his ability he has given others the handle upon himself,
the fear of man has proved stronger than the fear of Go’l, so tha. 、_，、.
progress was made at my departure. Yet the news lias since corr.c
lie has left his former associations and is coming to church 叫a、
so hope revives.
Now I wonder what our clerical brethren at home think of ^ 二:、《、
I wonder if any would have stuck to the law and cxcoininun»cr：H
What do you think of such converts, reader? No doubt,叫「‘/、一、.
v There is ?i pev、、
say, rather poor material. Yes, such they arc.
sometimes administered in India that can scarcely be detected, bu.、
works its way unto death by gradually sapping the vital P°^vcrs, ^
is such a poison of the soul. 44Dead in trespass and sin ,s 1 "
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sistent fruit of Islam, and the wonder is not that these converts
weak, but that these dead ones have been brought to life so iliat ::、、
be learned, and ••、、
can repent, with all that that means. The thing to
standards of
a hard lesson, is that we cannot expect the same
Mot ::二'
Christian life in these weaklings that we look for at home.
we in any way should lower the standard of morality一God ^ ,l ~、、
be really
that we condone their weaknesses. But we must ever
the ccvv
the largest charity to give tlic lift up, ever keeping wide open 八以
of repentance, nor despair readily if they fail us."1小、、、
sympathy and prayers and let us give them freely, for tir0U^ -
prayers the grace of God will establish them and make them s

INFIDELITY IN ARABIA.
REV. JOHN VAN ESS.
I. Last February at Nasariych an officer in the gendarmerie sent
At the apiJOintCvl
word to me that he wished to have a private interview,
time he came, attended by the censor, a teacher in the Sovc
school and a clerk in the Turkish court. After the preliminary :
written the followup
the officer produced a paper in which were
questions:
(а) Before God what?
(б) Is the world eternal?
(c) Define sin and spirit.
(d) Is Revelation absolute or relative?