Chinese Diamonds for the King of KingsGoforth, Rosalind
Religion
Chinese Diamonds for the King of Kings
Goforth, Rosalind
Missions -- China
It is not too much to say that the Lord prospered this man in all that
he did. As an example of this:—One year almost famine conditions
prevailed through Lu Yung Kwan’s region, when the missionary paid a
visit to the little band of Christians which had gathered around this
faithful witnesser to the Truth.
One day Mr. Lu and the Missionary went for a walk. Noticing a fine field
of wheat in striking contrast to the almost dead fields of grain
surrounding it, the missionary asked to whom it belonged. Mr. Lu
replied that it was his, and quietly remarked, "That is how the Lord
blesses me."
Some time later when the writer was visiting near his home, Mr. Lu
called upon her when he told her the story of his life. One thing he
said was, "I know now why the Lord allowed me to fall twice. I was too
self-confident. I had to learn that Christ must be all and I nothing."
Only a few months later the call came to meet his Master. He glorified
the Lord in his death as in his life; he died in full assurance of
Eternal Life. He left behind his widow and children comfortably
provided for, and a band of Christians to testify to God’s faithfulness
in opening as He had promised "windows of blessing" for the man who
dared to "prove" Him.
* * *
Before closing this sketch I would like to record an incident which
occurred some years after her husband’s death in which Mrs. Lu proved to
be a veritable God-send to the writer. To be understood the story must
be told somewhat in detail.
Returning to our station from an unusually strenuous autumn’s touring, I
planned as usual to give the month of December to the children’s sewing,
so as to leave January free for a Woman’s Bible Training Class, but my
health broke down and strive as I could scarcely any headway was made
with thirty-five or forty garments which had to be made by the time the
children returned to their school in Chefoo. By the 18th of December
the January class had to be cancelled and word was sent to all the women
who were to attend with one exception—Mrs. Lu, and she was _overlooked_!
As the days passed the burden of the almost untouched sewing became very
great till I was forced to cry to the Lord for a way out of the
difficulty. On December 28th, while leading the Chinese Woman’s Prayer
meeting, I noticed Mrs. Lu in the audience and at once knew she had come
from her distant home over rough mountain roads with her little child
for the class which was cancelled. Feeling very sorry for the
thoughtlessness which had given her the needless trouble and expense I
invited her to my home and gave her some money for a barrow to take
herself and child home the following day. I then sat down to the sewing
machine while Mrs. Lu stood beside and watched. In a few moments she
said, "You look very tired. Let me run the machine for you." I looked
at her in amazement, and said, "You run the machine? Why you don’t know
how."
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