care of all the children.  Please chang ang all friends and relatives, and Dr. and Mrs. Sites, and take great care of yourself, that when I return I may find all well.  Tell me how the boys are, and don’t allow Jimmy to climb the trees.  Comfort my mother and tell her all I have written.”

Mrs. Ahok was the second Chinese lady of rank to visit England, the first one being the wife of the Chinese ambassador.  She was the first Christian Chinese woman England had ever known, and everywhere excited much interest and won warm friends. The Christian of London gives an account of a meeting held in the Parochial Hall at Clontarf near Dublin, at which the chairman proposed the following resolution: 

“This meeting having assembled to welcome Miss Bradshaw on her return from China; and having learned the extraordinary friendship, tenderness, and devotedness of her Chinese friend, the Honourable Lady of Diong Ahok, mandarin of Foochow, who had at a few hours’ notice decided to break through national customs and leave her home and family, rather than allow Miss Bradshaw to undertake the journey alone; hereby records its unbounded admiration of such Christian sympathy, and brave and generous conduct; and they trust that her own and her husband’s desire that her visit may excite fresh Christian workers to go to China, may be abundantly fulfilled.”

The report of the meeting goes on to say: 

“This resolution being carried, Miss Bradshaw intimated to Lady Ahok the purport of what had taken place, and asked her to say a few words of acknowledgment.  Accordingly, with the greatest simplicity and self-possession she said (each word of her sentences being translated by Miss Bradshaw) that she was very glad to meet them all, and was very thankful to have been brought to England; that her faith in God had enabled her to come.”

The Tenth Annual meeting of the Church of England Zenana Society was held in Princes Hall, London, during Mrs. Ahok’s visit to England, and she was one of the principal speakers.  In spite of heavy and incessant rain the audience began to assemble before the doors were open.  Numbers stood throughout, and many more failed to gain admission.  Standing quietly before the large audience, Mrs. Ahok gave her message so effectively that when she sat down, the chairman, Sir Charles N. Aitchison, exclaimed:  “Did you ever hear a more simple, more touching appeal under such circumstances?  I never did.”

Stating the purpose of her visit to England Mrs. Ahok said: 

“I have come from China—­from Foochow—­and come to England for what business and what purpose?  The road here was very difficult, sitting in a boat for so long!  Very tiresome it was, to be on the rough sea, with wind and waves for the first time!  My servant Diong Chio and I have come here.  We are strangers!  We raise our eyes and look on people’s faces,