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Jesus raised him from the dead, and have strong faith to belies
that He is able now to raise those who are spiritually dead on th-
island.
Take this thought from the picture and turn it into a pray
that our little school may become a power in evangelizing tb=
people ; that it may be as the (l leaven which a woman took ar
hid " in the meal until all was leavened.

PREACHING IN BUSRAH DISPENSARY.

REV. JAMES £. MOERDVK .

The doctor of the dispensary or hospital is expected to fui
nish the audience. The service is distinctly the doctor^ service
Tlic people come to ucc the doctor und it is through him lliat the
hear the gospel, whether he himself conducts the service or whetl
cr another comes in to take the service for him. It requires tai
to collect such a gathering of hearers, as well as tact to preach 1
them. The sick come straggling in from early morning unt
noon, and olteutimes later, and if these are treated as fast
they come and go they do not receive the gospel except as tV
doctor may give it to them in private conversation. The proble
is to have them all come at a certain time not too late in t\
morning, both in order to be certain that everyone hears the
sage,and also in oidcr to help the preacher, who may have oth
work for the day, so that his time is precious. Such a j^atherii
is generally of a very mixed kind. There are the sick, lame, dci
blind. It may be composed of only men and children. Pcrha
there are women present who are represented by so many bundl
of clothes, sti up in a corner or along the wall. Somelimes t
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4 m * * • ••. preacher prefers an audience of only Mohamniedans. A sprin
ling of Jews makes ic more intcresiing, and he often enjoys “ dri
ing home M at the Chaldean and Armenian Christians. Orient!
are apt to be quite Meihodistic. There arc likely lo be many e
clamations of ** True, true/* and u Praise the Lord ; ° or they m

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