WITH CHRIST IN INDOCHINA - IndoChina1911

deceived by such lies were not the better class. In¬
deed, the story that the missionaries were willing in
this way to purchase converts prejudiced the better
class people against the gospel.
One of the missionaries had placards placed on
the door of the chapel denying that he would give
anybody anything to become a Christian. This had
the effect of stopping the stampede, but it gave the
enemies of the gospel another opportunity to make
trouble. The law demanded that all such notices
should have a government stamp on them. The mis¬
sionary, ignorant of this, failed to conform to the
technicality. Someone reported it to an unfriendly
official, and the case was carried to the Governor of
the colony. It was thrown out there, and the missionary
was exonerated, but for a long time afterward
it was held against him that he had had trouble
with the administration. Every once in a while some
troublemaker would bring it up and try to create
difficulty.
At Mytho a man came to the missionary saying
that years before he had obtained a Gospel portion.
He had read it and had been convinced that it taught
the true way of life. He had searched vainly for
someone to teach him more about Jesus. When he
heard that a gospel chapel had been opened, he came
at once to find out if this gospel was the same as that
which he had found in his book. He was greatly
rejoiced to find that it was, and he gladly received