he joined her husband in his efforts, and they soon had the
joy of seeing him on the Lord's side.

A few months later he was married to a young woman who professed to be
an earnest enquirer. That was the beginning of trial for him, for the
woman had only been pretending to seek after God, as she knew he would
not marry her unless she professed to be a Christian. She would have
ruined him perhaps spiritually and financially, had not the Lord taken
him to Himself. The year before he married he had been seriously ill,
but had been healed in answer to prayer. Now the malady returned with
redoubled force. It was a great trial to Mrs. Lue to see his suffering,
for she loved her brother. Her heart was sad when he poured into her
sympathetic ear the sorrow he felt in not being able to hinder his wife
and her relatives having idolatrous performances for his recovery. He
knew he was not going to recover; he longed to go home to the land
beyond the shadows. From his wife he received no kind treatment. When
almost at death's door he asked in the night for a cup of tea, but she
refused to move from her bed. At last some neighbours, who heard his
pitiful moan, got up and brought him the desired drink. He prayed that
God might call him speedily, and his prayer was answered. Mr. and Mrs.
Lue mourned for their brother, but could only thank God that He had been
merciful enough to take him to Himself, for his sufferings in this
world would have been prolonged.

Another one to whom Mrs. Lue was a great help was an old lady of eighty
years, her father's step-mother. The old lady had been coming to the
meetings since the first night we arrived at Kucheng, and was very
intelligent and quick of understanding. There had not been much love
lost between her and her grand-daughter, but when her heart was
touched, and the light of God began to shine in, things began to
improve. Mrs. Lue had hitherto been patient with her, but out of duty
only. But when she herself learned something of the compassionate love
of Christ, there was an added tenderness in all her dealings with her
grandmother. Her kind words and loving deeds did much toward hastening
the day when the old lady stepped out into the light of God, and began
to shine for Him. For several years she bore a bright testimony to His
redeeming grace, and each Sunday was a real feast day to her. Even
when on her sick-bed, her heart was with the loved ones gathered around
the Wor