ty at whose right Hand stands the Friend of Sinners and the Man who
was "acquainted with grief."

* * * * *

"Flower of Love" became one of my pupils at the age of twelve, and
attended school for six years with unfailing regularity. Bright, happy,
and full of girlish enthusiasm she yielded her heart to Christ, and with
her girl companions rejoiced in her new-found joy. A horror of great
darkness fell upon her soul when the news was broken to her that her
parents had contracted for her a marriage with a heathen man, and
yielding to uncontrollable grief, she became seriously ill. Remembrance
of the promises of God, and the resilience of youth, caused her to
arouse herself; she returned to school, and begged that all would pray
that the impossible might happen, and this engagement be broken.

Prayer was answered, and to me was granted the joy of telling Flower of
Love the good news. "My life shall henceforth be wholly for God," was
her reply. Months passed, and when the Revolution of 1911 broke out, her
parents once more sought for her a heathen husband, a man whose wealth
was accumulated by wrong-doing, and before any step could be taken
Flower of Love was his bride. For months she struggled alone in the
city to which she had been taken, and then his orders were given that
intercourse with foreigners must cease. The fight was too hard, and
weary she yielded and allowed herself to drift with the tide. To-day, in
her husband's house, where men are too frequent visitors, she seeks to
get from the life she has to lead what pleasure she can. She is beyond
my reach, but her broken heart will yet, I believe, find a resting-place
upon her Saviour's breast.

FOOTNOTE:

[10] This remarkable custom is declared by Marco Polo to be peculiar to
North China.

PREACHING THE GOSPEL, HEALING THE SICK

"You make a very great mistake in thinking
Christianity is a religion. It is not a religion,
it is a person."--Words of a converted Mohammedan.

"Lord! how wouldest Thou deal with this sick man--in body, or spirit?"
S. VINCENT DE PAUL.

"A sick person does so enjoy hearing good news."
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE.

CHAPTER XXII

PREACHING THE GOSPEL, HEALING THE SICK

TELLING OF THE DAILY ROUTINE

LIKE the apostle of old, the missionary must be ready, however heavy the