Project Gutenberg 2004-09-27 Public domain in the USA. 136 Scudder, John 1793 1855 Dr. Scudder's Tales for Little Readers, About the Heathen. Produced by Stephen Schulze and the PG Online Distributed Proofreaders Team "Dr. Scudder's Tales for Little Readers, About the Heathen" by John Scudder is a collection of narratives written in the mid-19th century aimed at educating children about Hindu culture and practices. The text emphasizes the contrast between Christian beliefs and Hindu customs, aiming to invoke a sense of duty in children to pray for and contribute to missionary work. Through its instructive tone, the book serves as both a cultural primer and a moral lesson, seeking to inspire a generation to engage in spreading Christianity. At the start of the book, the author addresses children directly, imparting a prayer he learned as a child and contrasting the teachings children receive from their Christian upbringing with the idolatrous practices observed among Hindu children. He describes the instances of wickedness that arise from this idolatry and shares a poignant story about a little girl suffering in a hospital who has never been taught the virtues of Christianity. By illustrating her pain and the absence of kindness from her community, Scudder highlights the dire need for Christian love and intervention in the lives of those he refers to as "heathens." The opening sets the stage for discussions on various aspects of Hindu culture, including dress, social customs, and religious practices, which will follow in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Missions Sunday school literature Christianity and other religions -- Hinduism Hinduism -- Relations -- Christianity India -- Religious life and customs BR Text Children's Instructional Books Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Religion/Spirituality 250165 2025-08-06T05:52:54.621563 text/html 224024 2024-10-28T20:29:40 text/html 666703 2025-08-06T05:53:02.925531 application/epub+zip 670087 2025-08-06T05:52:58.506576 application/epub+zip 156949 2025-08-06T05:52:56.575564 application/epub+zip 1964241 2025-08-06T05:53:05.832500 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1944199 2025-08-06T05:53:01.424545 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295885 2022-09-07T02:42:47.132801 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231202 2025-08-06T05:52:54.113063 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 211384 2024-10-28T20:29:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17564 2025-08-06T05:53:05.960495 application/rdf+xml 19435 2025-08-06T05:52:57.091534 image/jpeg 4359 2025-08-06T05:52:56.840543 image/jpeg 654979 2025-08-06T05:52:54.689589 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia