The Karen apostle: or, memoir of Ko Thah-byu, the first Karen convert, with notices concerning his nation / by Francis Mason.

  • Francis Mason
Date:
1843
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Credit: The Karen apostle: or, memoir of Ko Thah-byu, the first Karen convert, with notices concerning his nation / by Francis Mason. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    thy power and thy might, till thy government shall embrace all the children of poverty throughout the earth. And may God, whom thou worshipest, do good unto thee, and watch over thee, and thy chil- dren and grandchildren. “ Again, the Elders said, ‘ Children and grand- children, when the white foreigners and the Karens fight, then happiness will arrive. And how will they fight ? The white foreigners will come in ships, and shoot at the Karens; and the loads of their cannon and muskets will be changed to savory plantains, and sweet sugar cane ; and the Karens will eat them. On the other hand, the Karens, armed with adzes, will go and make holes in their ships. Then the Karens and white foreigners will recognize each other as brethren ; and one will say, O my younger brother! and the other will say, 0 my elder brother! And they will become real brethren, and there will be peace and happiness.’ Now the white foreign teachers, that preach Jesus Christ the Son of God, came by ship ; and before the people understood what they heard, they contra- dicted ; but the teachers talked to them till they un- derstood, and then they knew that God [whom the teachers preached] was the One God; and the teachers made us books, and were thus able to teach us. Great Ruler, formerly the Karens had no books, and when they wished to learn to read, they went to the Burmese, or Siamese, or Taling