p. 17 | Does She Think?

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 24, 1903

Does She Think?

I KNOW a lady in this land, Who carries a Chinese fan in her hand; But in her heart does she carry a thought Of her Chinese sister, who carefully wrought The dainty, delicate, silken toy, For her to treasure, admire, and enjoy?

This lady has on her parlor floor A lovely rug from the Syrian shore; Its figures are woven with curious art. I wish that my lady had in her heart One thought of love for those foreign homes, Where the light of the gospel never comes.

To shield my lady from chilling draught Is a Japanese screen of curious craft. She takes the comfort its presence gives, But in her heart not one thought lives— Not one little thought—ah, me! ah, me!— For the comfortless homes that lie over the sea.

My lady in gown of silk is arrayed; The fabric soft was in India made. Will she think of the country whence it came? Will she make an offering in His name, To send the perfect, heavenly dress, The mantle of Christ’s own righteousness, To those who are poor and sad and forlorn, To those who know not that Christ is born? —Woman’s Work for Woman.