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Show On Bamboo Street -(continued) Where the family food is cooked. 17hen New Years came a riev; one was bought, and perhaps this little boy watched while some candy was pasted on the lip© of the dingy old one,and he may have joined In the chant, 'Forget all that's bad,tell only what's nice" sung when they burned the paper and thought the idol went on the smoke to report the family doings of the year. But one happy day this boy's father came to the chapel,he became acquainted with Gold s father and learned from him about how no paper god made by men is able--to help us,but that only the true God in Heaven is worthy to be worshiped. So down came his paper god,and he. gave it to the preacher. He stood up in church to tell all the people that he had become a Christian, and a seeker after the true God. Now the children are learning hymns and prayers . One more little girl-standing next to the end. Is n't she dear? Her name is "little Child of Autumn". Her father ,grand-father and great-grandfather have all been Christlr^ men. We hope that sbje and her babj sister lii " I lid of Spring" will both be fine strong women in the church of China some day. You know the little poem hy Robert Louis Stevenson don't you ? "it is very nice to think The world is full of meat and drink, With little children saying grace In every Christian sort of place," Are n't you glad there is a Christian school at Lintsing ? Just a little group of Chinese children. What will we do to help them grow up in love and obedience to God ? |