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The Women of the Arabs

CHAPTER XI
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In October, 1862, one of the more enlightened men among the Greeks was taken ill, and sent for Pastor Sulleba to come and make him a religious visit.

He went, and found quite a company of relatives and friends present.

The sick man asked him to read from the Word of God, and among the passages selected, was that containing the Ten Commandments.

While he was reading the _Second_ Commandment, the _wife_ of the sick man exclaimed, "Is that the Word of God?
If it is, read it again." He did so, when she arose and tore down a wooden painted picture of a saint, which had been hung at the head of the bed, declaring that henceforth there should be no idol worship in that house.

Then taking a knife, she scraped the paint from the picture, and took it to the kitchen to serve as the cover to a saucepan! This was done with the approbation of all present.


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