A Christian Village at Malekula
The converts at the mission stations of Malekula have built a Christian village in which they live. All are clothed. They begin and close every day with praise and prayer, and are very happy with one another, giving a daily object-lesson to the heathen of the joy and peace of Christianity. To their village they welcome all new converts, teach them and help to protect them; and if they resolve to live there, all assist in building a new house for them after a given plan on straight streets running parallel with one another, and with streets at right angles. All houses are built on strong wood foundations, wattled and plastered with lime, and whitewashed. The cottages are neat, and are all kept clean—a great contrast to the heathen villages. The village is on a healthy site, near the mission house, so that they may have the help and advice of the missionary in all difficulties raised by the heathen, and may also help the missionary in his work, and receive his constant teaching and care.—John G. Paton, in Missionary Review of the World.