02502cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000300011324500630014326400510020630000470025733600260030433700260033033800360035650000310039250800800042352014000050353400450190365300130194865300290196165300490199065300420203965300400208185600430212113539UtSlPG20260610133324.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aBR1 aScudder, John,d1793-185510aDr. Scudder's Tales for Little Readers, About the Heathen. 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2004-09-27  aProduced by Stephen Schulze and the PG Online Distributed Proofreaders
Team  a"Dr. Scudder's Tales for Little Readers, About the Heathen" by John Scudder is a collection of narratives written in the mid-19th century aimed at educating children about Hindu culture and practices. The text emphasizes the contrast between Christian beliefs and Hindu customs, aiming to invoke a sense of duty in children to pray for and contribute to missionary work. Through its instructive tone, the book serves as both a cultural primer and a moral lesson, seeking to inspire a generation to engage in spreading Christianity.  At the start of the book, the author addresses children directly, imparting a prayer he learned as a child and contrasting the teachings children receive from their Christian upbringing with the idolatrous practices observed among Hindu children. He describes the instances of wickedness that arise from this idolatry and shares a poignant story about a little girl suffering in a hospital who has never been taught the virtues of Christianity. By illustrating her pain and the absence of kindness from her community, Scudder highlights the dire need for Christian love and intervention in the lives of those he refers to as "heathens." The opening sets the stage for discussions on various aspects of Hindu culture, including dress, social customs, and religious practices, which will follow in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aMissions  aSunday school literature  aChristianity and other religions -- Hinduism  aHinduism -- Relations -- Christianity  aIndia -- Religious life and customs40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13539