[China; Missionaries].

Cachet de la Sainte-Enfance. Church foreign missions card.

Paris: Paul Dupont, 12, rue du Bac-d'Asnieres, Ca. 1880. A fine steel engraving illustrating a scene in China, a missionary at an orphanage in China, receiving two orphans who have been carried in paniers on the shoulders of a man. All together, there are two priests, one man and six children in the image, with a background of palm trees. Beneath the image is "Accipe puerum istum et nutri mihi ego tibi marcedem tuam. (Ex. Ch. 2, v. 9.) Reçois cet enfant et nourris le pour moi. Je te donnerai moi-même ta récompense." On the verso is an explanation of the goals and work of "La Sainte Enfance", in five sections. 3 5/8 x 5 3/4", black printed on card. Very good condition. Item #20346

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