This letter was afterwards found in her desk. It
must have been written at intervals; and it is
perfectly astonishing how she could have accom-
plished such a task under the circumstances. It
affords a fine sample of the heroic and faithful spirit
which should animate a missionary's wife, in prospect
of her departure to "the better land." It ran as
follows : —

" My dearly beloved husband, if it should please
Almighty God to call me home before your arrival,
may He support and comfort you. Had I thousands
of gold and silver, they should be yours, for you are
more than worthy of them. I have nothing to leave
you but my love and my best wishes for your eternal
welfare. With my whole heart I pray God to bless
you in time and in eternity. I hear a voice within
me saying, ' Set thy house in order for thou shalt dici
and not live.' And feeling by happy experience
that Jesus is mine and I am His, I have commended
my soul into His hands, and I know that He will
keep it unto the day of His appearing. And under
His care, I commit my body to the earth, in sure and
certain hope of a glorious resurrection to eternal life
through our Lord Jesus Christ. My spirit rejoices



78 LADY MISSIONARIES IN FOREIGN LANDS.
