. Araldo cristiano e segni del nostro tempo . e nazioni di heathen rapidamente becomeCivilized - Cristianesimo che si estende. Ke Corea, l'antico regno asiatico di Siamha profittato per le sue fortune. Ultimamente il thestuggle tra il Britain e la Francia per suprem-acy in Siam è stato themeans di re-ducing materialmente il territorio del re Chulaiong-korn, poichè gran parte di esso è stato assorbito da quelle due nazioni. Ma un cambiamento mirabilmente sta ora avendo luogo nel regno. Sembra che la gente si sia svegliata da un lungo sonno e sta adottando ora attivamente i metodi e persino in misura some il vestito degli europei, andar

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. Christian herald and signs of our times . e Heathen Nation Rapidly becomeCivilized — Christianity Extending. KE Korea, the ancientAsiatic kingdom of Siamhas profited by its mis-fortunes. Lately thestuggle between Britainand France for suprem-acy in Siam has been themeans of materially re-ducing the territory of King Chulaiong-korn, as much of it has been absorbed bythose two nations. But a wonderfulchange is now taking place in the entirekingdom. The people seem to have beenwakened from a long sleep and are nowactively adopting the methods and even tosome extent the dress of Europeans, andare building railroads and telegraphs, anddeveloping industries in the central prov-inces. Large numbers of Chinese andJapanese are colonizing in newly-openedrice-growing districts. Our illustrationon this page shows what a personal inter-est the King and his Court are taking inthe new order of things. At the openingof the Nagara-Rajasima Railroad, the mon-arch — who is the principal share-holder—presided at the ceremonies, attended by. THE KING OF SIAM AT A RAILROAD OPENING. the leading princes, nobles and officials, and a number of Europeans. King Chula-longkorn, wearing the scarf which is aSiamese badge of royalty, can be distin-guished in the group of courtiers and oth-ers who throng the car, which is justabout to start. He had never before hadthe opportunity of making so long ajourney by rail, or, indeed, of seeing muchof the portion of his dominions throughwhich the railway passes. Those who ac-companied him on his trip were no lessamused at the astonishment of the littleprinces and princesses, at their fathersside. Buddhism is the natural religion of Siam, and the temples reared to the worship ofthe heathen gods are almost innumerable.Demon-worship prevails to a very largeextent throughout the kingdom. Christianmissions have been in operation in Siamfor manv years, under the Baptists, theAmerican Board, the London MissionarySociety, and later, the American Presby-teria

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• bookcentury1800
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• bookyear1896