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GOD'S BLA 
CK DIAMONDS. 
and His Son, who is the Light of the World, very 
many painful experiences befall the people — far 
worse than the bite of black ants or snakes. Nearly 
all the cruelties they inflict upon one another arise 
out of the fact that they live in the dark without 
God's light which you and I enjoy. Very seldom 
are they the result of delighting in cruelty. The 
missionary is, to the African, the light-bringer, and 
after preaching and teaching God's Word in Jesus 
Christ, the poor heathen discovers he has a lamp 
unto his feet and a light upon all his way, and is 
led to rejoice with exceeding joy. Cruel practices 
gradually cease, and life becomes brighter and bet- 
ter in every way. Surely there is only one answer 
to the question of the following lines : 
Can we whose souls are lighted 
With wisdom from on high, 
And that is 
