14, in which the editor said:

"Speaking at the annual meeting of the Huntingdon County Hospital, Lord
Sandwich referred to the power of spiritual healing, and premising that
the finite mind cannot measure the power of the infinite, said he
'looked forward to the day when the spiritual doctrine of healing and
the physical discoveries of science will blend in harmonious
combination, to the glory of God and the benefit of humanity.'"

IV

A GOD-GIVEN FIELD (1894-1900)

"Lord, there is none beside thee to help, between
the mighty and him that hath no strength; help us,
O Lord our God; for we rely on thee, and in thy
name are come against this multitude" (2 Chron.
14:11).

THE story of the opening of Changte is so connected by a chain of prayer
that to give isolated instances of prayer would be to break the chain.

* * * * *

A few months after our arrival in China an old, experienced missionary
kindly volunteered to conduct Mr. Goforth and his colleague, who had
just arrived, through North Honan, that they might see the field for
themselves.

Traveling southward by cart, they crossed the border into Honan early
one morning. As my husband walked beside the carts, that morning, he
felt led to pray that the Lord would give that section of Honan to him
as his field. The assurance came that his prayer was granted. Opening
his daily textbook, he found the passage for that morning was from
Isaiah 55:8-13. Like a precious promise of future blessing for that
field came the words: "As the rain cometh down, and the snow from
heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it
bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to
the eater: so shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it
shall not return unto me void."

For six years, however, our faith was sorely tested.

Of all places, Changte seemed most determined to keep out the
missionary. And there were other difficulties in the way. A presbytery
had been formed as others joined us, and all matters had to be decided
by that body. Two stations that had been opened, where a foothold could
first be gained, required all, and more than all, the force we then had.
So for six years the door to Changte remained fast closed. But during
all those years Mr. Goforth never once lost sight of God's promise to
him, nor failed to believe it.

Aga