The martyrs' isle, or Madagascar : the country, the people, and the missions (1909)
Sharman, Annie · London : London Missionary Society · leaf 142
THE MARTYRS’ ISLE 138 in age from seven to eleven. Their rooms are bright, neatly and orderly arranged, and the boys sit so beautifully and look so atten- tive, that one feels they are quite deserving of their kind teachers and pleasant classrooms. … rasamoely, teacher of class viii. of spreading the Gospel to teach our boys French. Perhaps you can scarcely believe that. But it is in this way. When Malagasy boys become men they often have to go to far-away parts of the island as teachers, doctors, traders, etc. If they are Christians
London Missionary Society · Missions
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