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Show dinner to be served! One man's wife had kept the church, the girl's school, and the neighborhood in hot water with her reviling tongue. He and his friends got hold of God for her. She came at length to church herself, made humble apology to all, and asked prayer. They received much blessing here, but not all we hoped for. On our way back from Kalgan we had one evening meeting with the Swedish station again. Ir WAS MY DAY ON THE W. B. M. CALENDAR. I felt very empty as I went to them, but the Lord took that meeting, and it left the pastor's heart singing for joy. One earnest-hearted man, formerly a fortune-teller, now in a public office, promised one-sixth of his income to God, another Christian a tenth, another, one-twentieth, the school teacher a thirtieth, a shopkeeper an hundredth, and the once hard and bitter woman, also an hundredth, from a little business income. They were so loving and grateful it was most heart-warming. The fruit of that day's labor is not mine, but belongs to the W. B. M.s! No one could buy my day on the calendar for a million dollars! Especially warm thanks for your prayers for individuals mentioned by name, our dear invalids. Now to you who prayed for Kalgan, thank you, and God bless you every one, and reward you. As you close this letter, or later, will you give an instant of prayer for each of these things mentioned below ? "God is not unrighteous to forget your labor of love." HOAV you will rejoice to reckon it up in Eternity, these wonderful results. I. THAT GOD WILL USE LITTLE KALGAN TO KINDLE A REVIVAL FLAME ALL OVER THE MISSION. II. For the country field that did not get a drop. in. That the little feet may all go on to the altar. I V - For the reformed opium-taker to be kept. |