Report from Henry Mueller,   OCTOBER 21, 1934

Dear Friends:

  Agha Dadri-Din preached in Persian this morning.  Text: Acts 3, story of Peter and John healing the cripple at the temple door. Then followed a Christmas song in Persian which the Sunday school children have learned this past week.  Nine to twelve in number of the children attend the hour for religious instruction daily, that is, after four o'clock when the government school is closed.  We are not singing Christmas carols at every service (tho' we know those best) but the youngsters were over anxious to have their parents hear their latest accomplishment namely having memorized another Persian Christmas hymn. 

After the singing I gave a short exposition of the Prodigal Son in Kurdish.  I dwelt more at length on: The two petitions of the Prodigal, (1) Father, forgive me.  (2) Father make me.

 The first tells how he got the money, worldly goods, spent it, and all the tragic consequences to his own ruin.  Secondly, miserable, down and out, a confessed sinner, in absolute submission, begging, unworthy, he got all.

 Application: the proud worldly man, and the humble contrite Christian.

 After the service followed the regular Sunday school lesson.