The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-10-14

hood. Her husband was a worthless
wretch, so every one said. who would
not live with her nor support her.
Her feet were bound and she was not
at all anxious to unbind. Besides
this she was give the gossip, cared
little for her studies and seemed of
such a frivolous character generally,
that we began to wonder of we had
not made a mistake in taking her in
at all. Then came blessed week of
revival. The Holy Spirit touched OIL
Saeng's heart in regenerating power
The old frivolity left her and she
took such a deep interest in her
books, that at the end of her second
term, she could read the New Tesla
ment very Well indeed. She had learn
ed too, the value of the quiet hour and
even though its observance brought
some opposition and ridicule from her
heather relatives, yet she was very
true to this daily tryst with her Lord
AT the end of this term we wrote
over against her name in the class
record Entitled to place in the
training Glass; but at the beginning
of the third term she was not with
us. In reply to anxious inquiries it
was said that she was to be married
again. o, the pain of it! o Saeng of
whom we had hoped so much fallen
like this! The very next Saturday
brought us to her village, and just
in time, for the following Monday, the
irrevocable betrothal contract was to
have been consummated But do not
blame 0 Saeng too much. Her hus-
band was not supporting her She had
no sure means OF livelihood. Sne
was burden on her husbands family
and they We're tired of the burden.
The husband was tired of wife with
whom he could not live and since he
would receive portion of the dowry
money, he was more than pleased over
the transaction. So every thing seem
ed against o Saeng. Then she had
not fallen heir to long centuries of
Christian teaching regarding the sac
redness of the pressure. We could not
coerce her. We could only try to
picture to her the dreadfulness and
the consequences of breaking one of
Gods laws and promise her that if
she came back to us She should have
an opportunity to EARN an honest
living in vacation times. She consent
ed to come. Her aged father-in-law
said to her as we walked out of the
house. You have chosen for your
self She had been with us barely
month when the husband came, de-
handing his wife. We could only let
her go, urging upon her the necessity
of showing forth the Christ life and
determined to keep close watch upon
her, in case she was about to be sold
Now comes the happy part of our
story. When the husband took her
away to his own home and found that
it was no longer the old garralous
O Saeng, but Il new, gentle, patient.
little wife, he began to prove that
neither was he the scoundrel that he
had been pictured. Now O Saeng tells
the Bible-woman on her circuit how
kind her husband is to her, and the
husband tells his relatives what good
wife o Saeng is, and happiest of all
q baby boy has come to gladden. their
humble home and our o Saeng is
favored among women" And THIS
| is just what the Station-class hopes
TO do-to teach our women to LIVE
the Christ life i'm their homes. to be
living witnesses of the power of
Christ TO saw and keep under the
most trying circumstances. and Ne
| hope under the blessing OF God,
through This instlnmentality TO put
50 many OF these lower lights along
the shore that no one in All our Hal
tang SHALL lack for a cine ring ray
10 guide him INFO the Ilaven OF Rest