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Show %M, r*r^<^* > UymZk. &- fa*JA- fir^ / (k /?<&/ / | Then the woiatn of our country f i e l d wort longing for he%& t a r thing*. L e t t e r s ware oonst&ntly balng received from thorny ay i n g f 'JPjWa d-"C ?e -maa • aih r - r . . , to y . " " i ^ a - y old • c l a s s for women i n our v i l l a g e . " Miss Long was too busy with the c i t y ~©rk and the t l r l s Board ing aciya! to go i n t o the country,so the work there could not be auaor-vicsd. DeverV. y -at of la: ymy m y . < e . " ' ^ A a la vt 'my- I I h ia • omen kh *M* of these p l a c e s . We hid non@ who w#rt vtry well $?pp$ t r a i n e d , b u t I t memsi hotter to use the s l i g h t l y trained wos m rather aaaa -.ono n$ a l l . In none placea thy church .o<y u.- volunteered to talce the woman from town to lean,and the oart aion#y thus saved wasn ua^d for the salary of the emir workers. Hundreds-yea -thou-, and i of theae woman i n the country vl"JV a- dnd towns $,rt ready to iva. rn more i f wo can on IT/ go to t h a i . I t nuiXos one 1*70! a l l the fin® the lenglm, to do the work of ,y • '. . . ^ •" r. • • 1 a. .,. y^. a- iJvi^ Since her r e t u r n from furlough in ia . f o i l , H i ' a faximon 7.0a aeaa hie te A om.v-ram mi y mi 0 M, m .-?. a. : >«• v ~ >\. m- •. .. /.a /a they com© "Lme^ with the most Intcr-vatltv, olaai.;a-t of the people v i s i t e d and the a . 7 : llatenoiy in every place.One el; ae, in the Sunday School l i i -a u. of • ae mte - i r a a r ; mm a ••'• >-' '• >--• * . walk In on . 111A1 1 the four, f i r e mat f -man I < * to afpend church. 7 . • a a 7a- . y; l" .. ' at ar v than: * One of Umm woman was »Juet one short yem r , a d : aost devout Buddhist. Hit i*t i alia h d s a t v i t a • ny older of -a >• > a of a v i l l a g e l l s t e t i i n to ay - ard§ of two if th Blbla-women m \ did winter af1 - m »n,ai i I t w Umy h a »ro .11< S to v i s i t the v iU a y; in !•• mmad ay, \ am. : .. y,„ 3 • ' .• • . ere. a ,• 7 • .,a mat the H t t l j ©ourt-yard of the old churohr-mamber* s ho <cyvdm decided that she wanted f* t o become a Ctiriat'mu lie. v for© she bumod her idol a and informed the p r i e s t that she waa no longer a BttddMat. Of course he was not pleased but she remained fifia. As soon .<.s she had a thane* she" ease to a c l a ss a t Lintsing. She iov rood to read very quicV.ly sar*I heoa^.n ' Christian In 0 a » e i t , Whan another c l a s s was held she was here to Xm m o.:ra /-.m. amis t&ao her d e s i r e to join the church was granted, dew the t h i r d ciasa has j u s t hem; held. She oast® to i t alyayan:! ar^-agi1: with h a r t b « s l d t s M# her two ©hiidran-'thi older on# of whom road not a l i t t l e - f h t r two young s i s t e r s - i n - l aw aim her own motamra t h i s raoth'-r,a l i t t l e old lady of over sawmty,naA# a moat «,••:.. . i ' aa<y t l^ Jte •: A r tXd f i r s t lea&on in rar.«-id.>a Christian hymn-ysfith her own l i t t l e grand-daugh t # r as liMMiter. This I s only a»« story .fhe apportunitiast for such stesd« sawing are cons7 , • before our C h r i J t im workers. The Bihla-wo^on with &o i • • .• fto, •: ditete areach^ra ."arc able to Hold four regular classes for worn en i n o u t - s t a t i o n chaoals. Three other c l a s s e s were h#ld In Id.ntslng,on# each l a the spring autumn •••na winter. This comer of ttw world,any7 . AA d,d.:y . rah: . l i t t l e I w t t t r , And m do so long for sore v/arleaa; , ml mor€ money In order that we may prcpar. many t r t i v - ^oi;nm as preac?maa i n these ready f i e l d * . Wi are BO tK - :I\a. f a ta . a a -cd -, / h&rini^tButh Van Ire. v i t a eiv r- at v a, (Miaa) In behalf of the Chinese women wo thank the women of the American churches for the way in which they have av do t h i s voile possible And l e t us each aray t h a t wt may have theMf a i t h t h a t i s the assurance of teimm- \ ' ?X i d 1 •• T A% da-* a, a! - year , ' mmq Chinese woman may be? brou :/ • > . . . am am • , ae and despair into l i v e s of joyfulnoss becaust thty know Jesus Christ and His abiding preaen*<s a r e a l i t y In t h e i r l i v e s. (Slgs:t-?d; llmeviia- data;* ;• mm.viy |
