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stu d y in g o o d e a r n e s t w ith a te a c h e r. P le a s e p ra y th a t I m a y so o n be ab le to te ll th e s e w om en a n d c h ild re n of H im w h o d ied fo r th e m .” M iss P e a r l W eek s, ’13, w rite s of h e r w o rk in C h in a: “I am th is y e a r a s s is t in g in th e G irls’ S chool a t L'o T in g . W e h a v e o y e r n in e ty re g is te r e d p u p ils b u t th e u n s e ttle d c o n d itio n s of th e c o u n try h a v e g r e a tly affe cted th e a tte n d a n c e .' T h e c h ild re n a re p a n ic -s tric k e n a t tim e s w h en ru m o rs com e t h a t a d e ta c h e d re g im e n t a re on th e ir w a y to lo o t th e city , o r th a t th e c ity g a te s a re b e in g clo sed a g a in s t an* o n com in g arm y . T h e r e p o r ts a re u s u a lly g ro u n d le ss o r m u ch e x a g g e ra te d b u t th e p eo p le a re filled w ith fe a r. I am h a p p y w ith m y w o rk in th e school a n d J u n io r C. E . a n d S u n d ay S chool c la ss of s tr e e t ch ild ren .' I h a d p u rp o se d to re m a in in c o u n try e v a n g e lism am o n g th e w om en, b u t c irc u m sta n c e s in te rv e n e d . , W e n eed a re v iv a l in S o u th C hina. P le a s e h elp u s p ra y i t d ow n .” B. L. L itch m an , ’17, w ith th e A fric a I n la n d M ission, w rite s : /4No d o u b t y o u ’ve h e a rd ere th is th a t I ’v e b een w ith S p ro u t a t R u b i C am p fo r a b o u t tw o a n d a h a lf m o n th s a n d I c o u ld n ’t m a k e a g o of th e w o rk th e r e a s m y h e a r t w a s in th e w o rk if a m o n g s t th e B a le n d u p eo p le, so a c c o rd in g ly I w ro te a s k in g to r e tu r n to m y p eo p le once a g a in . I am h a p p y to sa y th a t God is a n s w e rin g m y p ra y e rs to th a t end. Y ou w a n t to p ra y m u ch fo r th e
th e m th e G ospel a n d w a y of s a lv a tio n w a s fre e ; b u t th e y said , ‘W e a re so g la d w e w a n t to le a v e th e m o n ey .’ W e do p ra y t h a t th e y m a y re a lly u n d e rs ta n d a n d a c c e p t C h rist a s p e rso n a l S av io u r. P le a s e p ra y fo r th e, c ro w d s of c h ild re n w h o h av e b een co m in g to th e ch ap el. I h a v e h a d s e p a ra te m e e tin g s fo r th em . M an y of th e m c a n te ll yo u th e w ay of s a lv a tio n v e ry c le a rly . W e o n ly p ra y t h a t th e y m a y be tr u ly b o rn a g a in , a n d th a t God m ay h av e g lo ry fro m th e ir liv es. P le a s e p ra y th a t th e L o rd w ill g u id e u s v e ry d efin ite ly a b o u t th e fu tu re , a n d p re p a re o u r h e a r ts fo r w h a te v e r H e m a y a s k u s to do.” M iss L eo n a T h o e rin g , ’20, now s ta tio n e d a t H o k ia n g , S zechw an , C hina, w rite s : “T h e L o rd h a s b een so g o o d to m e sin ce com in g to th is lan d . I t w as v e ry difficult to se c u re p ro p e rty in th is p lace, so h a lf of a n o ld s a lt w a re h o u se w a s leased , th is b e in g fixed up in to liv in g q u a rte rs . R e a lly w e w ill be m o re c o m fo rta b le th a n y o u w o u ld im ag in e. W e le f t S h a n g h a i O cto b er 13th a n d d id n o t a rriv e h e re u n til Nov. 22. H ow ev er, p a r t of th e tim e w;as s p e n t a lo n g th e w a y a n d n o t in a c tu a l tra v e l. I t w a s a w o n d e rfu l tr ip up th e Y an g tze. W e tra v e lle d C h in ese fa re , so h a d a g o o d o p p o rtu n ity * to becom e ac- q a in te d w ith som e of th e ir c u sto m s an d w ith C h in ese fo o d a s w ell. I t w as ¡also m y p riv ile g e to sp e n d a w e e k w ith th e H ic k s in C h u n g k in g . Y e s te rd a y s ta rte d
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