WITH CHRIST IN INDOCHINA - IndoChina1911

and the other officers asked the Government to give
him a Protestant funeral. There was no French
pastor in the State, so word was sent to Tourane
asking the missionaries to take the service. They
were away at the time, and the only alternative left
for the local Governor was to ask the Annamese
pastor to act. It was a State funeral, and all the
officials, both Annamese and French, were there. The
pastor had an excellent opportunity to give a testi¬
mony for the Lord to a large audience. He did it
so well that those present asked the local govern¬
ment why this pastor, who could conduct a State
funeral, could not be permitted to have Protestant
services in the local chapel. The official had no
recourse but to authorize the work. What the mis¬
sionaries could not accomplish through direct ap¬
peal, the Lord had brought about in His own way.
The work in the city of Hue did not progress as
rapidly as in some places, but there is now a strong
local church there, with some outstanding converts.
Several outstations have been opened in the district.
At one of them the Lord worked in an unusual way
and one that brought much joy to many hearts. The
incident demonstrates the great value of intercessory
prayer so clearly that all those who pray for missionaries
should hear of it.
A group of promising inquirers from one of the
outlying towns asked that the gospel be preached
in their community. The missionary was only too