The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-05-08

1877.
II Shrinking o. our dear sister Miss
Nellie Bouens death from smallpox
we find consolation in the above words,
knowing that He who called her W
higher doelb all things we'll
Just At the time when We thought she
was ready for a number Of years d
service. die call came to lay the work
down God can accomplish great deal
ia a short lie lime aud we believe this
is true Of dear Nellie
Her life was one OF intercession and
before she left home and while at the
Bible School, she gave much Of her
time 10 prayer. We would often miss
her Al meal-time and when asked il she
was sick, she would say, Mo- Al the
close 81 her school lie she testified that
She had never missed a meal on ac-
count Of sickness. We looked back
and thought OF the countless times she
was absent from the table and knew
then that she had taken the time for
intereessory prayer when her room mate
was out and she alone with God. Be-
fore she was born, her mother gave her
10 God for a missionary.
Nellie was converted at the age OF
thirteen and was an active member Of
the Methodist Church; always teaching
the infant class, leading prayer meeting
and .sakae services.
Three years after conversion. she re-
cewed The Holy Spirit; three years later,
she took the Lord for her body and at
the end Of three more years she was
called to the foreign field.
After another three years she entered
the Bible Training School and was there
three years; was two years getting to
China and studying the language and
had three years OF missionary service on
the field. She was in China four years,
one month and nine days. Her age was
80 years, 8 months and 8 days. & M
She always wanted to go to Korea, but
as there was no full gospel mission there,
she readily consented when asked II she
would 60 TO China instead.
Her career was not long one but she
filled full the years given her for service
III China.
One day, before leaving America, the
enemy said to her, You little nothing,
what can you do in Gilman" She an
smered, God made the world of nothing
and III give him chance to make me
blessing in China " From that time,
The enemy never tempted her to doubt
her cali again.
The first year on the field was spent
studying the language. The second
year she Iabored with Miss Won Gunten
III Changteh, where she taughtchildren 5
classes IN Sunday school, held women's
meetings regularly and accompanied
Miss Won Gunten TO the out-stations,
selling tracts and gospels. She never
lost an opportunity to tell one Of the
love oi Jesus. During this year, she
often realized the one great desire other
life, viz, the Joy OF telling the story OF
Jesus 10 one who had never heard.
The last two years OF her life were
spent at Chanesha laboring with Mr..
and Mrs. Alexander. Here she visited
out-ssations, preaching the Word and
selling tracts Nellie was supported by
band oi sacrificing Christians in Union
Cts, Tenn. La speaking OF them, she
said II u such q Joy TO know that my
home band Is supporting me. Can |
fall, as long as they stand in faith, pray
er and support Not until His promise
fail and that never can be =
She had just returned from an out
station Dec. 10 when she took pneu-
monia. This was followed by delirium
and nervous prostration.
She was taken to the Yale Hospital IN
ChMngsha where she remained until the
first 81 February. While there, every
wish was granted in regard 10 the Lord
Tor the body. She left the hospital
February | and with Miss Won Gunten
aud Mr., Bril- travelled by boat down the
Yangtze River to Wuchang and from
thence to the mountains where she ex-
pected to rest for few months. On the
boat ca route to Wuchang she wrote
& AN praise be unto our Abba Father for
Tie great deliverance he has given unto
hisunworthy handmaiden. Words fail
10 express the Joy that is filling my
heart at this very moment for all his
tender mercies. am renewed in every
way. know what it means to have
pneumonia as we'll as nervous prostra-
ton: but also know something better
that God, our Great Physician, can
aud did heal me OF them both. He
could say, Peace, be still to nerves
chat wanted to 20 as high as the moon.
He could also. BY one word, bid that
my awful cough would be no more
The head that was sun touched at Chi
Kong shan, and which gave me 50
much trouble during my illness, has
been touched by the hand Of Him who
can bring healing to every part OF the
body, and who does not need to ask
where the pain is, neither does He have
10 nse the knife to bring relief; but with |
d gentle touch like the Mother God the
work Is done. "
AT Wuchang she was with Minnie