Oxford eagle., 1921-04-07

tai. She was a slave girl, and when
she was taken ill her owner threw her
out rather than be bothered with her.
The same gentle care was given this
little outcast bit of suffering human
ity as was given the young lady of
wealth in the private room. | remem-
bered how Jesus said '1p as much as
We have done it unto one of the least
of these" Thank God for Southern
Baptist gifts that make a place where
these sufferers may have medicine
and the Message.
A great Church is beino built up in
Wuchow from the converts from the
evangeiistic. educational and evange-
listic work there.
Testimony To The Power o. The
Gospel.
Sunday morning at Sunday School
| saw the most convincing testimony
to the power of the Gospel that I haze
ever seen anywhere AS we entered T
was shown large class of little bows
and girls just corralled in off the
street. They were dirty, ragged,
poorly clothed, dull. sad, and greasy
looking. Many of these mere chill
dren had little babies strapped on
their backs which they We're forced
to carry all day, and most of the
babies had heads literally covered
with sores caused by unsanitary con-
ditions and neglect. Truly it was
pathetic sight. Then we went into
another class of children about the
same age, but they had clean clothes,
bright eyes, eager faces, and pleas
ant smiles. The difference was that
the latter had heard the Gospel were
trusting Jesus, and most of th'm
were in our mission schools. There
is no denying the testimony like that.
On the boat returning to Hong
Kong my brother was talking to two
very prominent citizens of Wuchow,
one of whom is the head official of
the city (like our Mayor, and lhe
other was the richest land owner in
the city. Though l did not under
stcrd the language. | shall give the
conversation as my brother gave it to
me. They were talking about The
various wars and bad internatio lal
conditions throughout the wo Id.
| Chinese Official-"I believe the only
hope for the peace of the world" and
tapping himself on the breast. che
only hope for peace in mans heart
is in Jesus"
The missionary jumped as if cleo
trically shocked, for the official bad
never before shown any interesting
Christianity. He grabbed the official
enthusiastically by the hand and eX-
claimed "Well, | am delighted to hear
you express that conviction. When
did you begin to think seriously about
Christianity
Official-''I have been watching the
lbOys who are graduates Of the mission
school back of your hospital, and
comparing them with the graduat tes
of the government school there. the
boys from the government school are
dishonest and undependable men.
while your graduates ARE clean
honest, and the very best officials
we have, decided that the difference
must be In the religion that you teach
there"
Missionary-"W what do you expect
to do about it yourself? If you be-
lieve that about Jesus. and will put
your faith entire1y 1y in Him. He will
save you and give you that peace as
surely as he has given it to me"
! Official-"I expect to worship Him
as my God, and join His Church"
Just then the rich land owner spoke
up and said 81 have been reading
the New Testament too"
Missionary, beside himself most
with joy, "Where did you get New
! Testament ?''
Land owner. "My little five year
old daughter has been going to that
Kindergarten your wife teaches. She
used to come back teIii1sg the most
wonderful tales about the man Jesus
of whom she heard. | asked her to
iget me book about Him. so your
wife gave her New Testament"
Missionary-"How much have you
read ?"
I Land Owner-"I have read it
through, and now am reading the
Gospel of John"
Missionary.-"What do you believe
about it"
And Just like Bible story, he said,
"I believe Jesus is the Son of God"
| am profoundly grateful for hav
| ing met so many of our faithful mis-
sionaries out there, for the bright
hopeful future for Christianity in that
needy land, and more especially for a
Gospel that is powerful enough to
drive away heather darkness, break
down idols, destroy superstition, re-
lieve oppression, clean up filthy
streets, give grace f. suffering, cheer
saddened hearts, make happy homes,
and wash away the guilt of sin.
Most men have a generous streak