Excerpt from Self-Support: Illustrated in the History of the Bassein Karen Mission From 1840 to 1880 To the second question, also, many chapters of this history furnish a satisfactory answer; for they prove beyond reason able doubt, that the Christian religion as understood and re eeived by the Karens of Bassein has produced in them a new and true life, - a type of manhood that cares little for self, and much for the common weal; a spirit that is subject to the law of love, and prompt to manifest itself in deeds of benevolence. By united effort, continued through a long period, they have given out of their deep poverty large sums for the support of Christian preachers and teachers, for the building Of chapels and schoolhouses, and for the evangelization of other tribes in Burma. Their career verifies in a Signal manner the truth of Christ's saying, It is more blessed to give than to receive. If, under persecution, they Showed how sublime a thing it is to suffer and be strong, they have also, when living unmolested and without fear, Shown how Wise and beautiful a thing it is to bear one another's burden, and SO fulfil the law of Christ. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.