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room In which they held meetings, and to which a surprising number of soul-hungry people came One night William went alone to the little mission hall to hold the services, and a goodly number of people came In. Before the meeting was half over, the place was attacked and some of the worshippers were dragged out, and after being warned to stay away, were turned, loose. But one fine Christian young man was cruelly beaten and stoned, and left for dead. William was set upon, and had It not been for his strong build, and the dexterous use of his hands, he
(Continued from last month CHAPTER 16 WILLIAM AND THE MONK |T Is all right,” again assured the lookout, "they are soldiers.” And so It proved to be. These soldiers were on the search for some banditsNjvho bad attacked the near-by station and killed the station master, -an(l then, looting what they could, had escaped Into the mountains.
might have received the same treatment. But dodging, running, fighting, when pressed too hard, he at last outdistanced his pursuers and reached his lodging place, bruised and bleeding. Both he and Randall felt that this was but the beginning of more bitter persecu tion, and prayed for courage to stand their ground as long as they could possibly stay. The next day they received a threat that if they did not desist and leave the place, their lives would be In danger. William also received a mysterious letter which proved to be from a monk living In one of the monasteries. In some way this monk got hold of some of their literature, heard
The rest of the Journey was made In quietnesB Until Arequlpa was reached. Here the two young men sought and obtained lodging, and that they did so without much difficulty was because they were not yet known as dangerous charac ters. Arequlpa, situated at an altitude of at least seven thousand feet above sea level, and with Its almost Ideal climate, would be a delightful place to live In were it not for Its woefully Inadequate sanita tion. Misti, the old volcano, about twenty thousand feet high, and Its companion peaks, all snow covered, tower above the ancient town. Its one-storied houses are built- for the most part of a sort of stone
I f we suffer with Him, we shall also reign with Him. Let us pay the price; let us en dure the cross; let us fight the good fight, for the sufferings of the present time are not worthy to be com pared with the glory that shall follow.
the discussions concerning their presence In the city and was much Interested In watching the outcome. He was desirous of obtaining more literature and gave information as to how this might be delivered to him. That night William stole forth and reached the waRs of the monastery, and according to instructions received, gave a signal whereupon from a window far up In the monastery wall a string with a letter attached was let down. Placing a p arcel containing a Bible and some traete on the string, it was pulled up to the window and disappeared from sight. Night after night William stole forth, eager to meet the young monk, to bring him to a saving knowledge of Christ, and to free him from the trammels of a religion that was so cruel and so void of truth. He offered the hospitality of his home to his new friend, but the young monk knew better than he how Ineffectual such protection would be. How ever, one night after many letters had been exchanged,^Wil liam by appointment was let into a little back door in the wall and there for the first time, in the garden surrounding
which Is composed of lava from the volcanoes. It Is not as durable as stone, but produces a cleaner and more sub stantial structure than the mud houses of other cities. The rooms of these one-storied houses are built around a court, and remind one of the architecture of the Orient. Earth quakes are frequent, and a distant, muffled, rumbling, thun der-like noise Is often heard, and Is not exactly pleasant to hear. Of recent years, however, none of the earthquakes have been severe enough to cause widespread disaster. The narrow, roughly cobbled streets are made foul smelling by open drains. All sorts and stages of humanity rub shoul ders in the streets. William and Randall soon found that Arequlpa, if pos sible, was more fanatical than Cuzco, nevertheless they bravely set to work to testify to the saving power of Christ, and that there was no other “ mediator between God and man.” Of course this aroused the animosity of the priest hood and their fanatical followers. But the young mission aries succeeded In securing In a suburb of the city, a little
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