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Dr. Scudder's Tales for Little Readers, About the Heathen.

by John Scudder Sr.

2018-10-30 23:50:48

I wish that all the little heathen children knew this prayer; but their fathers and mothers do not teach it to them. Their fathers and mothers teach them to pray to gods of gold, or brass, or stone. They take them, while they are very young, to their ... Read more
I wish that all the little heathen children knew this prayer; but their fathers and mothers do not teach it to them. Their fathers and mothers teach them to pray to gods of gold, or brass, or stone. They take them, while they are very young, to their temples, and teach them to put up their hands before an idol, and say, "Swammie." Swammie means Lord. As idolatry is the root of all sin, these children, as you may suppose, in early life become very wicked. They disobey their parents, speak bad words, call ill names, swear, steal, and tell lies. They also throw themselves on the ground in anger, and in their rage they tear their hair, or throw dirt over their heads, and do many other wicked things. Less

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File size585.591 KB
Print pages126
PublisherPublic Domain Books
LanguageEnglish
ISBN3849517209
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John Scudder Sr.
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Rev. Dr. John Scudder Sr., M.D., D.D., founded the first Western Medical Mission in Asia at Ceylon and later became the first American medical missionary in India....

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