WITH CHRIST IN INDOCHINA - IndoChina1911

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lage is located, objected. He produced a copy of
the decree limiting missionary work to those places
that were opened prior to 1932, and said that this
forbade the missionary from going to Chacreng
where there was no chapel. The missionary explained
that he had no intention of opening a chapel.
He planned to visit the homes of some people who
were already Christians. The Governor said that he
had summoned these supposed Christians to his office,
and that they had denied belonging to this foreign
religion.
The missionary proceeded to the village and found
that the facts were quite different. The Christian
leader had indeed been summoned by the Governor,
who threatened to put him in prison unless he denied
his faith. He had refused to do this for he
loved the Lord and loved the missionaries, and
wanted them to continue their visits. That night
several friends of the persecuted Christians accepted
the Saviour, and the missionary went home encouraged,
feeling that the Lord was working in spite
of the opposition of this local Governor.
A few days later the missionary had occasion to
meet the French Resident at Siem Reap, the real
Governor of the entire province. He told him of
the local Governor's action, and learned that the
visit to Chacreng had been reported by the Cam¬
bodian official. The Resident had instructed him not
to hinder the missionaries unless they engaged in