ABSTRACT
A heathen village asks for a native preacher. Perhaps some of the children have been to a Christian school; perhaps the preaching of the missionary has excited some discussion among the young men, who see more of the busy world around them than their fathers did; or perhaps, as frequently happens, some man who has been brooding for years over the God-traditions of the people, begins to wonder whether Christianity may not be the long-expected deliverer of his race. Or it may be that some of the residents have gone on business to a Christian village, and, noticing the sober, industrious lives of the people, and observing how happy and comfortable all of them are, have been puzzled to know how this change has come about, and have inquired. They have been pointed to the Bible, and led to desire to know something of its teaching. Their request is brought before the Karen Home Mission 202Society, with a statement of what they will do for the support of any man who may be assigned to them. This is insisted upon as a pledge of good faith.
