Nellie Bowden Pipes McArthur

“ On it are drawn two paths, the narrow one that leads to eternal bliss, and the broad road to destruction. In the lower half of the chart are pictures portraying stories from the Bible, which are readily identified. In the upper half the artist's efforts are confined to depicting the iniquities of the broad path, culminating in the disastrous climax for those who follow its evil way. That the lessons of the pictures may be more surely impressed some of the legends are translated into the Nez Perce language. ”

“ Much Has been written about the work of the missionaries among the Indians in imparting to the heathen mind their ideas of the Christian religion. The efforts of the Spaldings in translating hymns and the gospels and simple lessons into the native language have been recorded in the many letters and reports returned to the missionary board under whom they were serving. ”

“ Some of those burnt in queen Marys reign are drawn, the Burning of Bibles in the N of NY State is drawn. Luther is represented as leaving the Broad road and returning to the narrow way. The end of the Man of Sin is represented by his falling back into hell at the approach of the Lord Jesus Christ who is coming in the clouds of heaven with his holy angels ... Monday morning proceeded on my journey . . . About 9 oclock came to a village of some 40 lodges, alighted, wrang a bell although most of the people were already around me, unrolled the Chart & talked about 2 hours. ”