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...Karens have always been a separate people; their conversion to Christianity intensified their division from the Buddhist Burmans. The first Karen convert was Ko Tha Byu, a Karen bandit bought out of slavery by Dr. Adoniram Judson, a Baptist missionary from Maiden, Mass, who had arrived in Burma in 1813. Ko Tha Byu learned to read the Scriptures, was baptized, and set out to convert his fellow tribesmen. Karens, who had a myth that one day their "lost white brother" would return over the great waters with a "lost book," made willing listeners. When bands of Karens began to arrive...
...have played with the 'varsity squad and all who have played on class elevens, together with all who intend to come out next fall and play football are allowed the privilege of obtaining tickets to these seven meetings. Tickets can be obtained byu application to Edgar N. Wrightington, at Hollis...