Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century
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Introduction of the Christian Religion--Printing the Bible, Edict by Queen Ranavalona Against It--The New Religion "a Cloth of a Pattern She Did Not Like"--Asked the Missionaries, "Can You Make Soap?"--"Dark Days"--Persecutions and Executions for a Quarter of a Century--Examples of Christian Martyrs--Death of Queen Ranavalona--Permanent Establishment of the Christian Religion--Self-denial and Heroic Service of the Roman Catholics--Native Race Protection Committee--Forced Labor Abolished.