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that I would write every month. What makes me regret my failure to write most of all i8 that I know when I do not write, you lose interest in my work, and your thoughts and prayers grow cold for want of fuel to feed I he flame. But my excuse is a good ??ne. and should make forgiveness come easy with you. It is that I have Deen too busy doing your work to write you letters. Mr. Graham has been waiting till Mr. Kerr Taylor got into the school work and lifted that responsibility from his shoulders, to go out into itinerating work, as he did before the school was thrust upon him. This Mr. Taylor did this fall, ana as soon as he got well into the traces Mr. (.raham buckled on his armour and went out into the work. We suiTered .1 great loss in our country work when 8 Sprunt left us, and changed her name and work; so although mv Hands were full to overflowing with ? >e sing-Kiang-Pu city work, Bible classes, etc., there seemed nothing to do but for me to drop my city work and leave it as far as posiible to mv Hible woman and the already busv foreign workers. Now I want to give you some real intelligent idea of ho v we do this h i d, M; ,Talbot Mr. Graham ? e divided this immense field allot ted to our station (containing 1.500. 0?0 people), so that we can reach the different places oftener. Our first tour 1 . 16 ?Ut"Stat,ona Wa? in October and for the purpose of examining in quirers, and holding communion ser vices at each point, and we were Pleased at the numbe. and character of the inquirers this time. Our sec nd trip was to go out among all the st ans and inquirers, visiting 11 in their homes and getting ac 'iu a in ted and intimate with them It this T Ume 1 had ever la**" ?d wuhY rrk* and 1 waa de,ight these ?< > 80t S? niuclj nearer to these simple country women, who are iiuslvm f nefleCted GVen by Christian husbands. I made a stir among the pa terf ami liases," I tell you, and the" i ebu k?m * Plal" exhortati?ns and sin nL r n m 1 BaVe them SOI?e t Pie little truths for them to teach n-'r women 'oiks, whether they ? ai-ned the characters or learned "by heart. committing the meaning to memory, and told them I should ex know 77 woman 1,1 the fam?y to know at least that by the time I came <l( k in the spring. to/0" WOUldu be so much interested, are' ton "T lr Httle homes- They e too funny for anything, and as frult8 Th thGir b6St PlaC6S for th* Cl the fle,d' by the t,m* the ? harvest is gathered in there is , ouldn*te find Pe?P,e' At ?ne Place 1 the Ih ? Hny PlaCe to s,t b?t on ev? ne f ?f the m,1I-8t0^ And in th? ' place we would sit right among f,orn n matt,ng baskets of beans, one ' P nuts and sweet potatoes. In n<" POBsTbl y t?ye<1 a" niKht 1 C?Uld ,luce * bly turn ar?und for the pro the room "P l? the top of ??'d potaln8" HS " W3S C?rn' Wheat many nn? /?U Can *mae'ne how the night 68 heard around me in for tho ,am?nR the ratS that Cai?o earne r ?"1 and the measles, that ful it w. le oai8- 1 felt very thank SOn for snak t0? ^ in the 8ea" n umber o7 thT ^ are a ?rea^ ing holPR i mOSt 8U8pic,ou? look moZr TUS and fl?0r (Wh,ch gG8t tho onarti Wh,Ch vlvld,y SUg ??aC but the8 '? thG ab0dGS ?f 1 expect n ! y may be rat holes, of mud n, spring to make a lot t0 AH tip6^39 80011 88 1 B6t l? a place h0^ekeePingea%nO\eh9elbreff?re ' b6*ln old bean vines, old potato vines and corn stalks. What is not used for cattle feed is used for fuel. The Chi nese have a proverb 10 the effect, "Blessed is the home which is (on approach) hid from view." In other words, the greater number of stacks the better the Ingathering and harvest has been. Now what you would be perfectly surprised at among such rural folks would be their politeness, and man ner, and the amount of brains In their heads. Some have never been three mile3 from home (the women I mean), have never read a word, and have never seen anything but the sky, the fields, the ponds and a few plums, yet they are intelligent and can be made to understand the great things of God and eternity. They, If we had nothing else, would prove that man has an immortal soul, they all know they have a soul. But the greatest wonder of all is how the Holy Spirit opens the mind and wakes the spiritual in these unenlightened ones. It has truly opened the eyes of my spiritual understanding to he hold to see. And I will never forget sitting on a mill-stone In the dustiest place I ever imagined, with four or five women standing around, or f ting on different implements, or tiny foot-stools, and all of them listening as if for their lives, some of them running out to call a relative or friend to hear the things "so good to hear." I can truly say that I believe that three of those women received Christ into their hearts before they left that place, and they had never heard anything of Him before. One was a dear old lady about seventy years, and as I told her about prayer and how she might and must look to Jesus in prayer for forgive ness and salvation, she said, "I will, and why not right now? Tell me how to ask Him, and I will do so at once." Did she not go ahead of our faith? It is not always so. The very next place we visited was the greatest con trast. The women were kind and cor dial and polite, but we could not de tect one spark of interest, and as I left them I told them with great sad ness and earnestness that I was so distressed about them, and there was one thing for them to do and that was to beseech the heavenly Father to make them want something, that they didn't know or feel enough to be hungry for anything, which was a very sure sign they were sick and in a serious condition. Now in my next I am going to tell you about this last time, which has been entirely different. This time we were to hold Bible Study classes, Mr. Graham with the men and I with the women. Also his helper and mine held classes. We've had a long time, and to-morrow Is our last day accord ing to our plans, and we will be jam up against Christmas when we get back and thoroughly unprepared. Please don't forget your "mouth piece" out here In the Wilds of China. I should like to hear from you. Your sister In Christ, (Signed) Sophie Graham. Any letter with five cents postage, or postcard with two cents' postage, addressed to Mrs. J. R. Graham, Southern Presbyterian Mission, Tsing Kiang-Pu, via Chlnkiang, China, will reach her In due course of mall. Many who enjoy this letter will want to write Mrs. Graham. If an? suppose that society can be peaceful while one-half is prospered and the other half is pinched, let him try whether he can laugh with one side of his face while he weeps with the other,? Thomas FttUefi The Sunday School REVIEW: THE LIFE WORK OF PETER AND JOHN Selection for Reading: Rev. 21:21 ? 22:5 March 28, 1920 Title Dvtk No. Tkxt Jan. 4. ? No. 1. Arts 2:14. 22-21. 32-12. Jun. II.? No. 2. Acta 3:1-16. Jan. IS.? No. 3. Acta 4:8-21. Ja i. 2V? No. 4 Acta 5:1-1 1. Feb. 1.? No. 5. Acta 8:4-<S; 14-25. Feb. 8.? No. 6. Acts 9:32-43. Fob. 15.? No. 7. Acta 10:30-48. Feb. 22.- No. 8. Acts 12:5-17. Feb. 29. ? No. 9. 1 Peter 2:1-5, 11, 12. 19-25. March 7. ? No. 10. 1 John 4:7-21. March 14. ? No. 11. Rev. 1:4-18. March 21. ? No. 12. Rev. 7:9-17. March 28.? No. 13. Read Rev. 21:21 to 22:5. Peter Preaches at Pentecost. Peter and John Heal a l.ame Man. T li e Bolrlnnw of Peter and John. Peter Stands Up for Truth and Hon esty. Peter and John in Samaria. Peter at Lydda and Joppa. Peter and Cornelius Peter Delivered from Prinon. Peter Writes About Christian Living. John Writei About Chriatian Love. John On tho Isle of Patmos. John's Picture of Worship in Heavo.i. The Life Work of Peter and John. Topic The Permanent Meaning of Pente cost. Helping Men to Help Themselves. The Need and Source of Christian Cour age. Moderm Forms of Hypocrisy. Corn more ialising Re ligion. The Secret of Spirit ual Power. Tho Conversion of Cornelius. Things Wrought by Prayer. Ideals for Christian Living. The Ground and Ob ligation of Chris tian Love. John's Visio" of the Glorified Chiist. Worship in Heaven. The Contribution of Pe(er and John to Christian History. Place* Upper Chamber, Jerusalem. Temple, Jeru salem. Jerusalem. Jerusalem. Samaria. I.yddh, Joppa. Joppa, Cacsarea. Jerusalem. ? To the Dispersion. Ephesus, to Chris tians Every where. Patmos, heaven. Heaven. Juilea, Samaria, Asia Minor, Eu rope. Peksonh Spirit. Disciplca, People. Peter, John, Ijime Man. People. John, Peter, Umo Man, Sanhedrin. Peter, Ananias. Xap phira. Disciples, People. Philip, Peter. Simon, Diaciplea, Spirit. Peter, Disciples, Aeneas, Widows, Dorcas. Peter, Cornelius, Friends, Spirit. Herod. Peter, Dis ciples. Angel. Rho da. John Mark. ' e s u s, Christians, Gentiles, God. God, Christ, Spirit, Christians. John, God, Spirit, Jeaus. God, the I ,aml>, An gela, Elders, John, Redeemed. Peter, John, God, People, Disciples. ? /*. W. f rannrll. Golden Text: Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, bap tizing them into the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit: teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the *orld. ? Matt. 28:19, 20. Additional Material for Teachers: John 1:42; 21:15-24; 1 Pot. 1:3; 1 John 1:1-4. Primary Topic: Two Stories About Peter. Ijesson Material: Acts 3:1-16; 12: 1-17. Memory Verse: Lo, I am with you always. ? Matt. 28:20. Junior Topie: Peter and John Win ning Others to Christ. Lesson Material: Lessons of the quarter. Memory Verses: Acts 4:12; 1 John 1:9. Intermediate and Senior Topie: Peter and John Compared and Con trasted. Topic for Young People and Adults: The Contribution of Peter and John to Christian History. The lessons of this quarter have been sketches from the lives of Peter and John. So it will be well to study briefly the life of each of them as to its main features. The references her3 given should be carefully looked up. Peter. Peter was the son of Jonah (or John) (Matt. 16:17). He was a fish erman of Bethsaida in Galilee (Matt. 4:18; John 1:44). He was married, probably before he became a disciple (Matt. 8:14). He was brought to Jesus by his brother Andrew (John 1:40-42). Up to this time he had been known as Simon, but Jesus gave him the name Cephas, which Is Ara maic and means a stone. He is usual ly called Peter, which is the Gree'c for stone (John 1:42). He was with Jesus at Cana (John 2:2). He was present when Jairus' daughter was raised to life (Mark 5:37.) He walked on the sea (Matt. 14:29). He witnessed the transfiguration (Matt. 17:1). He was sent with John to propare the Passover (Luks 22:8), He toid John to ask Jesus who would betray Him (John 13:24). He de clared his fidelity and was warned by Jesus (John 13: 37, 38). He denied his Master, but repented (Matt. 26: 69-75; Mark 14:66-72; Luke 22:55 62; John 18:17, 18, 25-27). With John he visited the tomb of Jesus in the early morn (Luke 24:12; John 20:2-6). A message was sent him by the angel (Mark 16:7). Jesus ap peared to him alone on ihe resurrec tion day (Luke 24:34 ). Received spe cial command from Jesus (John 21: 15-17). Preached at Pentecost (Acts 2:14). With John he healed the lam? man (Acts 3:1-11). With others of the apostles he was imprisoned and was delivered by God (Acts 5:17-29). He healed Aeneas and raised Dorcas to life (Acts 9:36-41). He preached to a Roman officer (Acts 10:1-48). He was imprisoned by Herod and was released by God in answer to the prayers of the Church (Acts 12:1-19). After this little is known of Peter. Tradition says that he was crucified head down. John. John was the son of Zebedee and the brother of James. His mother was Salome, who was probably a sis ter of Mary, the mother of Jesus (Matt. 27:56; Mark 15:40; John 19: 25). This would make him a first cousin of Jesus. He was a fisherman (Matt. 4:21). Jesus called him a son of thunder (Mark 3:17). He forbade one to work miracles (Mark 9:38. 39). He wanted to destroy the Sa maritans (Luke 9 : 51-56 ). He showed his personal ambition (Mark 10:35 40). He was one of Jesus' inner cir cle of three (Mark 5:37; Matt. 17:1: 26:3 7). He followed Jesus to the Judgment hall (John 18:15). He called himself "the disciple whom Jesus loved" (John 21:20). Jesus entrusted His mother to him (John 10:26, 27). He was imprisoned with Peter (Acts 4:1-19). After this time little is known of his life. Tradition says that he re mained in Jerusalem until the death of Mary in A. D. 43, and then went to Ephesua. During the reign of Nero (Continued on page 10.)