But few of the women of China can read. Among those attending an institute held for the purpose of teaching them to read, was a woman fifty-three years of age, who, after but four weeks of instruction, was able to read intelligently the entire Gospel of John.
One of these women experienced a remarkable conversion. She came into our evangelistic meeting, and it was noticed that she was greatly impressed. But who knew the depths to which she had gone in sin! Being asked if she knew of Christ and God, she replied that she did not. So we took the Bible, and instructed her as we would a little child. The power of the Word in her life gave her victory over the terrible opium habit, led her to forsake her idols, and now she stands as a representative of the power of the gospel. Her face is brightened by the hope she has found, and she helps to brighten the lives of others.