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to be Luong the actor, and even you, Mr. Governor,
knew of him. He was a wild, dissolute, sinful fel¬
low. But now I am Lieu the preacher, no longer
wild or dissolute or sinful. You know the life that
I now live, that it is righteous and helpful to others.
It is Jesus who has wrought this change in me. The
new life is so much better than the old that I cannot
but tell others how they can be changed too. You,
Mr. Governor, need this Saviour; He will fill your
life with a peace and joy that cannot be found anywhere
else." He proceeded to witness along this
line until finally the case was dismissed. Later the
official sent word to the missionary that the evangelist
at Faifoo was a fine man, and that he had almost
persuaded him, the Governor, to be a Christian.
Up to the close of 1935, more than 300 men and
women had been enrolled in the Tourane Bible
School. Two hundred and thirty of these are now
engaged in Christian work. This means that less
than 25 per cent have fallen by the way. Seventyeight
men have graduated from the Men's School,
and only seven of them have gone back into secular
work.
These graduates are men who know their God and
know His Word. They have learned to "endure
hardness as good soldiers," and to "be all things to
all men." They are working in all five states of
French Indo-China, among the educated in the large
cities, and among the simple-minded peasants in the