lish the only
language for its schools 28
Germans stir up a conspiracy, but it is nipped in
the bud 28
British steamer to Penang, an old but safe method
of conveyance 28
Kuala Lumpur, the capital of the Malay Confederated
States 29
Penang furnishes us with a great Chinese funeral 29
Its immense preparation and cost show worship of
ancestors 29
Mourners in white, with bands of hired wailers 31
Glorification of man, but no confession of sin or
recognition of Christ 32
IV. THREE WEEKS IN BURMA 33-46
Burma, the land of pagodas 35
The Shwe Dagon of Rangoon is the greatest of
these 35
Its immense extent and splendor 35
The religion of Burma is Buddhism, a religion of
"merit," so called 36
Pagoda-building in Burma, coeval with
cathedral-building in Europe 36
The desolation in which many pagodas stand shows
God's judgment on Buddhism 36
Burma is consecrated by the work of Adoniram
Judson, and his sufferings 37
Our visit to Aungbinle, and prayer on the site of
Judson's prison 37
Met and entertained by missionaries, our former
pupils 37
Fruitful Burma and its Buddhism attracts
famine-stricken India with its Hinduism 38
Baptist missions in Burma antedate and excel both
Romanist and Anglican 40
Far outstripping these in the number and influence
of converts 40
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