+2 Yen Kou, Honan, China.
dune 24, 1939.

My dear Ones,

My heart was made glad by the letters which came from
You this week. Miss Davidson, a Gospel Boat “worker, had stopped in
Chengchow, on her way to join Miss Bailey who is only about
Cight miles from heref so -she brought a number of letters and
papers. *here ware Mama's two of Yanuary 6 and February 6° and = Aunt
Laura s of Mareh 9, Aunt 4aurats looked like it had taken -a dip
in the creek, but was readable. “ few days before I received Dur-
wood's excellent and newsy letter of March 23. 1 appreciate your
sending. the clipping about Willard WNix's accident for since re-
ceiving about month or two ago. your letter Mama . speaking of the
Nixs' loss of Willard 1 had wondered how he died. “hat. Was an
awful accident.

, his is Saturday afternoon and I have had my bath and hve
tried. to get the students attending the. class to take haths, but
fear thet 1 have not been successful in every case. We give
Saturd:y afternoon. free from clases. in otder that-the women “and
giris “may set baths, go-to the river to wesn their clothes, and pre—
pare’ their parts on the W.M.S. program .etc. 4t is much easier to
get them to change. thier clothes ‘than .it is to bathe. Just. while
ago three or four students said that they. did-not want to bathe
for people’ would ‘laugh at them. “hat was a strange idea to me, but
I-replied that I thought’ they would laugh if they saw. them dirty.
However, their version maybe right in this country.

in this hilly section “it is difficult to get water. Even the

water we drink is. £4 muddy, because the season is so dry. Formerly,
be washed in the river for it always

1 would never let my cloth®®
looked so dirty, but here I do. for water’ is so. scarce. Everyone
is grateful to the Father for a:fine rain last night, which will
enable the .farmers to plant their fall crops now.

Helen Bailey, my good friend from Woodleaf, North varolina,
who was formerly with the Southern gresbyterians, is now with
the Gospel Boat and is working in a village about eight miles
from here. She has invitéd Grace and me to spend vacation with

her this summer. When this Bible class is over 4+ plan to: go

be with her two or three weeks and then come back here =o a.
class for lay leaders of the churches in the Chengchow field. “hope

during that time to do some extra Bible study and Chinese lan-

wage work, Bray that T may study to approved, a workman that

 
needeth not to be ashamed rightly dividing ‘the’ Wordyof Truth.

This morning found tht “rs. Wang, her . two Little girls, and
her relative were all fixing to go home as the long,looked for rain
had come they felt that they must help get: crops planted... 1 explaili
that tomorrow is Sunday nd if they went .home they. ought to come
back for service tomorrow. Then Mrs. Wang ,eho is wife number Une
told how number two would blame her for not .coming to work and as
it. is number two who has the children she“is — the husband's favorite.
Though the husbind and second wife are all believers -it is hard
for them to stay out,of the fields .on Sunday during. planting and
harvesting time, “rs. Wang's final word was, " I am staying until
after service tomorrow". ray for her and ‘many others who if they
live godly will seaffer perSecution. 2Tim.3:12.