was impossible for them to become rich, and they were fright fully poor asia result. Ail additions to their property were bound sooner er Jater to fall into the hands. of their landlords, A remarkable thing about this tribe was that although for at least 4,000 years "they had come into contact with the Chinese, the Chinese civilization had never swallowed them up. They stil) wore their own peculiar dress, spoke their language, and had their own Ina strange way 32 years ago, 2 rumour became current inthe hits fof Western China that a missionary had come to those parts with an extraordinary message namely. the Story of Christianity. The effect wax electrical. Many of them—tramped For days to find this missionary. and find out more about "the message which he brought. When the sent out by the tribe heard sled with sorrow, and then went home "to. tell their friends, The news quickly spr throughout the whole tele, At that time, the Miao had literature, and no schools. and they were frequently drunken, Now, There was n doctor working. amon them, trained in Western methods, addition to "2000 scholars, At Toast. 4000 students had passed through the mission schools, and two of the Miao were at present in Nan king studying at the expense of General Chiang Kai-shek, Chris:
ity had given them a hunger for learning, moral stability, and independence. and they would soon in the position in this country 10 which they'
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