Life and light for woman . this case. A little over a monthago I spent a week in Matsuyama, and found that the church roll, whichnumbered one hundred and fifty-five last winter, had increased to twohundred and twenty. It was pleasant to be able to enjoy the hospitality ofMr. and Mrs. Noyes home, instead of going to a hotel. Mr. Noyes is doinga good work, and many of the students of the high and normal schools cometo him to inquire about Christianity. Some of them introduce the subject in arather funny way. One day two young men came, and one of them said inbroken English, Please tell us the st
Life and light for woman . this case. A little over a monthago I spent a week in Matsuyama, and found that the church roll, whichnumbered one hundred and fifty-five last winter, had increased to twohundred and twenty. It was pleasant to be able to enjoy the hospitality ofMr. and Mrs. Noyes home, instead of going to a hotel. Mr. Noyes is doinga good work, and many of the students of the high and normal schools cometo him to inquire about Christianity. Some of them introduce the subject in arather funny way. One day two young men came, and one of them said inbroken English, Please tell us the story of God. Another young man, inwhom I was much interested last fall, says he can understand and believeeverything now excepting miracles. He can understand Gods working inaccordance with the laws of nature, but not in opposition to them. Pray forthis young man, dear friends, that God may give him faith to believe whathe cannot understand now, but shall understand hereafter. . May Godsrichest blessing be upon you all!. Vol. XIX: DECEMBER, 1889. No. 12. FOOCHOW HOSPITAL. Ku Liang, Foochow, Aug. 19, 1889. Dear Friends : When, after a very busy day of moving patients, students,and their belongings, we found ourselves in our new quarters, we thoughtwe could understand how Columbus felt when he landed upon-the shores ofthe New World, and the children of Israel when they marched into thepromised land; for had we not triumphed over our enemies ? and were wenot sitting on one of their high places? As in the time of the tabernacle the offerings, great and small, of manywilling hands, had crystallized into a tangible form, and the new hospitalwas an accomplished fact. Like a Quaker bride it stood modest and beauti-ful in its dress of fresh gray paint, with no ornamentation except bands andwavy lines of darker gray for the wood-work, and an unpretending cornicefor the dispensary. • How we wished that all who had helped with money, toil, self-denial,and prayers, could have bee
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