ourselves in His hands, only let us be earnest students. I have at
different times been quite surprised how a book, or a friend, or a
remark conveying just the teaching needed at the time has been
brought into my way. Yes, none teach like Him.'

'_December 25, 1889._--Oh that we may be more completely given over
and up to Him to be used at His pleasure and as He pleases! Oh for
more faith in Him! My lads are, I think, enjoying themselves; I
commit them to Him; but eh!'

'_January 1, 1890._--Just returned with my two lads after a day
spent in London seeing my ship, the "Peshawur". The ship is full.
My berth is not in a good place--but it is not bad, after all, and
it is not for long.... You'll have lots of need of wisdom, and
Jesus is made unto us wisdom as well as other things.... He'll
teach you all right. Don't let us refrain for fear we make
mistakes. The greatest mistake we could make would be to do
nothing....

'Everyone is amazed to see me look so well. It is remarked on all
round. I feel remarkably well too....

'May God be pleased to use me in His service!'

His heart was in Mongolia. At the very earliest moment which the medical
authorities and the Directors of the London Missionary Society would
sanction he returned. He sailed for China on January 9, 1890. As the
steamer was running down the English Channel he wrote a letter to an old
college friend just returning to England whom he had not seen for twenty
years, and whom he was very sorry to miss:--

'In answer to yours of November 19 I directed an envelope to you
long ago. It has lain in my writing-case ever since, often seen but
always taken precedence of by the thing that stepped in before.
Now's your turn. I'm sorry you'll not see me in England. I sailed
yesterday My health has been restored, and I am off again.

'You say you want reviving--Go direct to Jesus and ask it straight
out, and you'll get it straight away. This revived state is not a
thing you need to work yourself up into, or need others to help
you to rise into, or need to come to England to have operated upon
you--Jesus can effect it anywhere, and does effect it everywhere
whenever a man or woman, or men and women ask it. Ask and ye shall
receive.

'My dear brother, I have learned that the source of much blessing
is ju