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Show she came to go with me to her mother's home to preach the Gospel. On our return, as she stopped with the class to drink tea, the women who had already escaped from the long bondage beset her to know why she did not do likewise and be one with them. Before I knew it these womem had stripped off her pointed shoes and put on the others, a pair we fortunately had on hand. This sudden and unexpected change caused great joy to us all. As Mrs. Li started home Mr. Tuan, a former helper in the church, came farward, and, bowing low, in the politest manner said, "I congratulate you." Here was a man after our own heart who fully sympa-tized in the reform, the like of whom I had not seen before! In another part of the room were elderly women, leaders in the church many years in many ways, but unwilling to give up their small feet. Mrs. Shih was one of them. Before |