but my husband
seemed calmly certain of the Lord's power to keep them from all harm.

On the second evening the youngest child became very feverish. Mr.
Goforth was holding a meeting with the men. I was almost overwhelmed
with fear lest the child had diphtheria. Kneeling down beside him, I
cried to the Lord as only a mother under like circumstances could pray.
At last, tired out, I fell asleep on my knees. Awakened by the entrance
of my husband, I felt the child's head again and it seemed cooler, and
the child quieter. The following day he was quite well. Is it much
wonder I can say I know God answers prayer?

* * * * *

Returning from our summer holiday the first of September, 1912, we hoped
to find a place rented at a certain large center where we had planned to
begin work; but to our disappointment learned that the evangelists had
secured premises in a small market village, where there was just one
Christian. There was nothing to do but to go there, though it seemed
almost useless, for it was the busiest season for those farming people.

On our way to this place we prayed much that the Lord would prepare the
people, and open their hearts to the Gospel. We had not been there many
days when we became convinced that we had been led there, and that the
Lord was opening the hearts of the people in a most unusual way. Crowds
of men and women heard the preaching every day. Our evening Gospel
meetings, with organ and hymn scroll, were crowded out on to the street.

Everywhere we met with the utmost friendliness, and before our month's
visit was ended we had the joy of seeing some of the leading people in
the village and district come out boldly for Christ. One was the chief
doctor; another was the head man in the market. In the store, through
which we women had to pass to get to the evening meeting, there were
three men and a young lad of fifteen; all of these were brought to
Christ. The men were opium users, gamblers, men of evil lives. Two of
them are now preachers of the Gospel, and one is the leading man in the
little growing church there.

Had I time and space I could go on multiplying cases where the same
results have followed when the cross of Christ has been the pivot of all
Christian teaching, and prayer has been the source of power.

* * * * *

On one of the early visits to the city of Linchang, a woman came with a
little child whose foot was te