"It is a fine church," said Mary. "Now we must keep it clean and
nice. There should be no dirty things in or around God's house."

We would not think it was such a fine church. The walls were made of dry
mud and sticks. The roof was made of palm-leaf mats. The floors were made
of mud and so were the seats. But everything was polished and rubbed as
smooth as possible. There were no windows or doors in the building. There
were just holes in the wall to let in the light for windows and a larger
hole to serve as an entrance. But Mary thought it was a fine church
because it was the best in that part of the country and because it was a
place where people could hear about the Saviour and learn "book."

"We will hold our first service in the new church next Sunday," said
Mary. "I want you all to come."

"We will come, Ma," promised the natives.




#8#


_The Poison Test_

"Tomorrow we will have our first service in our new church. You must dress
right for it," said Mary.

She took out of her mission boxes clothes of all kinds and colors which the