WITH CHRIST IN INDOCHINA - IndoChina1911

the Word, and immediately turned his idols
and became a true follower of Christ.
He was a man of influence and wealth, another of
those key men whom the Lord so often finds when
a new station or chapel is opened. He had been a
leader in the religious festivals of his village, and,
incidentally, one who had borne a large share of the
, expense o£ the feasting and drinking which are al¬
ways a part of such festivals. Naturally, as a Chris¬
tian he could have nothing to do with such things;
and when he refused to take his usual place, the vil¬
lagers were not at all pleased.
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They tried in every way to persuade him not to
follow these foreigners, as they called the mission¬
aries. When he remained obdurate, they accused
him of refusing to pay his taxes. They claimed that
his quota of the expenses of certain religious rites
was a village tax, and he was thrown into the native
jail and beaten. Then he was taken from one prison
to another, and given a fresh beating at each stage.
Finally the case came to the French judge at Mytho.
Of course he was exonerated, for becoming a Chris¬
tian was not a crime. But the persecution did not
stop there. His fellow villagers found many petty
ways of making life miserable for him; but he had
found the life on a higher plane that enables us to
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live above our surroundings.
| This man was mightily used of God in building
up the church at Mytho.
He gave largely of his