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100 1 _aScudder, John,
_d1793-1855
245 1 0 _aDr. Scudder's Tales for Little Readers, About the Heathen.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2004-09-27
508 _aProduced by Stephen Schulze and the PG Online Distributed Proofreaders Team
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aMissions
653 _aSunday school literature
653 _aChristianity and other religions -- Hinduism
653 _aHinduism -- Relations -- Christianity
653 _aIndia -- Religious life and customs
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13539
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