WITH CHRIST IN INDOCHINA - IndoChina1911

to his list, and again could not find the finish, so he
repeated his sinner's prayer a third time. By now
the missionary was perspiring profusely. He felt
this was no way to treat this respectable young man
and his friend. Moreover, the friend was seeing the
funny side and snickered out loud at hearing his
dignified companion arraigned in this fashion. The
missionary contrived to crawl across the room to the
side of the praying coolie and tell him how to say
"amen." This was the Lord's way of teaching the
young man how to come to the Saviour, and he
learned his lesson well. As soon as the ricksha
coolie had concluded the young man said, "Yes,
Lord, it is true; I am a sinner, and I need Jesus as
my Saviour." He was saved and became the pillar
in the church that he had said he would be.
Another of those early converts was a sorcerer.
In America they would call such as he a spiritualistic
medium, that is, one who has communication with
spirits. The Annamese recognize these spirits as
demons, for Satan and his hosts are very real to
them. The missionary does not need to teach them
that there is a personal devil. They know too much
about him. This man was a well-known sorcerer.
He came to chapel service one evening with a group
of his friends. They were the most unlikely looking
candidates for salvation that one could hope to see
anywhere, especially their leader. He was dirty and
unkempt, and painted up for some seance in which