Sketches from Formosa.

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SKETCHES FROM FORMOSA
among them being a party from Tu-kuh-vul, where we
had been in the earlier part of the day. We had more
singing, and further attempts to enlighten them as to the
main object of our visit. I said they should pray that,
before long, some one would come and teach them all to
become the true children of God. They should not go
on as they had been doing. God knew everything, and
was very grieved when they did wrong. He was willing,
however, to pardon their sins if they only asked Him, for
Jesus' sake, to do so. Jesus, as I had been telling them,
was the best and truest Friend we ever had, or could have.
If they only trusted in Jesus everything would go well
with them. They need not fear anything then. Jesus
would lead them at last to Heaven. Heaven was a good
place, and they should all ask Jesus to lead them there.
Of course, it was impossible for me to know the exact
change which such simple sentences underwent when
interpreted by Ku-a-mih, while we were still more in the
dark as to what conceptions his words gave rise to in the
minds of those poor benighted brethren of mankind.
We could only feel thankful that they all remained so
quiet, and appeared in a kind of general way
to follow
the drift of our meaning. Alas ! one's helplessness even
with all ! appliances May the Lord indeed, by His own
gracious Spirit, soon find a way of bringing them to the
of Himself !
saving knowledge
Before separating that evening, several of the villagers
presented me with a few small tokens of remembrance ;
including one of the before-mentioned drinking cups, a
large knife having an ornamental sheath from the Chief
of Tu-kuh-vul, a rudely carved wooden box, with a
number of smaller articles from some of the younger
people. My presents had already been made, but I took
occasion to round off this part of the business by present-
ing our Tu-kuh-vul friend with a brightly-coloured