A lady physician in one of the mission fields restored to health
a beloved child of a native. In gratitude the parents knelt at
her feet and not only thanked but worshiped her as a god. She
remonstrated, saying that she was a mortal like themselves and
worship belonged only to God. They replied that no one but a
god could have saved their loved one from death. “Whom would
you thank and praise,” the missionary replied, “for a princely
gift sent by the hand of a coolie--the servant or his generous
master, the giver? I am but God’s coolie by whose hand He has
been pleased to send you this great gift of healing.” (Text.)
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