The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-09-18

rough sea faring town. densely pop
ulated. where the people very seldom
see foreigner and where the few
Christians are subject to greatest
temptations against which they are
none too we'll fortified for they have
had little teaching or training. My
stay at Bah Sne is almost over. /
intended to start back to Tany Tan
early tomorrow morning. We have
had good time with the women
here. The most interesting feature
of the meeting here has been COM
pany of four women. who have only
lately become Christians. They are
so much in earnest and so anxious to
get Hold of every truth. / have some
difficulty in making the people here
understand me. The hogne is very
heavy and to the women. who do not
come IN contact with the pure
Foochow dialect as the men do in
their business relations. it seems
almost like another language. Sat-
urday made up my mind that 1 just
must have it "out with them that
would do the talking at services and
that would not have any one inter-
pref for me. 1t was up hill work. but
by dint of much patience at last
won out and had my reward in that
finally they seemed to get hold of
every single thing l SAID. One Of
the women who had not understood
something said when repeated it to
her, what parent would have the
patience to say things over and over
like that and another little woman
exclaimed "teacher l love you very
much. had reward of another
kind after l went to bed for my mind
persisted in grinding on when /
wanted to sleep. 1t was hot
too. but toward morning my mind and
my mosquito bites together cooled
down and had good rest. Yester-
day had good day. do believe
that the Holy Spirit touched the
hearts OF nearly every one of the
women. Ping Ngo told the story of
the Cross with power and it is the
power of God unto salvation. Some
how the doctrine of the atonement is
coming to take larger and larger
place not only in my teaching but IN
my thought and in my own Christian
experience. Surely all the blessings
that come to the Christi come
through the death of Jesus. The
debt Of love owe! 1t seems as
| though it ought to be all constraining
Well am home again. | never
have so much appreciated my comfor-
table home as these last few months.
country trips. We sometimes have
good chapels to stay in that are COM
paratively clean and comfortable. and
then there are places like this last
where filth and vermin abound. and
after even brief stay in these. the
clean, sweet. airy home is especially
welcome. | want very much to reach
each of my circuits in three days
meeting before l go to Kuliang, so
| feel that | must take little extra
rest on the days in between. when |
am at home. am we'll this summer.
not nearly so tired as l was last year
at this time. OF coure the Shanghai
trip was a change and an inspiration.
though physically and mentally it
was about as hard as ones ordinary
work. but | quite agree. or at least
almost, that the only rest any one
needs is change of employment.
this within certain limits, of course.
THIS has been better year in
most every way than last. All was
new to me then. and it was great
strain to be by myself with the re-
sponsibility so much of the time. Miss
Trimble has not been here this year
since Conference time. and with the
building and all the work. it has not
been an easy year. but have haG
ship with the people. and God has
been so good to let me see some OF
His own working in the hearts of the
people. Then think have realized
more of His own presence than before
He has been very good to me and
never was so happy and satisfied ir
the work as now. Did | ever sent
you these little verses? was saying
them over to myself this morning
when first awakened and they seem
, ed so true.
He was better to me than all my
hopes.
And better than all my fears.
He built bridge of my broken works
And rain bow of my tears.
The waves that guarded my sea CIR
path.
But carried my Lord on their crest
When l dwell on the days of my