WITH CHRIST IN INDOCHINA - IndoChina1911

The missionary had the joy of baptizing twentynine
of those villagers, and that was the beginning
of better days for the Saigon church. They came
each Sunday, driving to town in little native carriages.
But it was not long before they decided that
they should have a church of their own. The old
mother gave a piece of property and the others gave
of their money, and soon they had a nice little chapel
in the village. The rest of the village folk knew of
Mr. Le's Saviour, for his testimony had impressed
them too. The church there grew rapidly Wil the
building became too small for the congregation, and
they had to tear it down and erect a larger place.
They have now a commodious, tile-roofed church
building with a nice little parsonage alongside. They
have their own Annamese pastor, and God is richly
blessing his ministry. The Lord saw that Mr. Le's
death would mean more than his life, so He took
him home to heaven in such a glorious fashion, that
all who saw it said, "We want that too." The missionaries
thought this death was a calamity, but God
made it a blessing to many.
When this village chapel was opened, the Government
did not demand a written authorization, as
it did for those that were built later. A group of
native officials in the township heard of this. They
were enemies of the gospel, for there as everywhere
the Christians met with persecution from those who
would not believe. These men reported the lack of