all those that put their trust in Him.  He is just as able and as willing to save us to-day as He was when He saved Daniel and his three countrymen, provided we are willing to trust in Him, as these men did, for He is the same yesterday, to-day and forever.  The golden image could not protect from the dangers of the fire the king’s mighty men that cast Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego into the furnace.  And why?  Because it was simply an image, the work of men’s hands.  And now, what are our Chinese idols?  Are not they the works of men’s hands too?  We all say that they are true gods and are very powerful; yet, you all well know that we have a common saying:  “Though the gods are powerful, yet they are not able to protect an unfortunate man.”  So let us seek, believe and worship the only true God, and Him alone.

I had to come away the next day, and felt that perhaps I might never have another chance to speak to them.  The opportunity, too, was one of the best that any preacher could desire, for they all seemed hungering for more of the truth.  Therefore I went on to tell them that the Son of God whom Nebuchadnezzar saw in the fiery furnace was this same Jesus that we Christians believe in and preach to-day.  At the conclusion, I urged all to accept Him as their Saviour.  I said:  “Of course I cannot tell you all about Jesus in one evening, for nearly every one of the thirty-nine books of the Old Testament and every one of the twenty-seven books of the New Testament speak of Jesus,—­his birth, his life, his teaching.  All these you can find out by reading the Chinese translation of the Bible, and therefore we earnestly invite you all to read it for yourselves.”

“One of our proverbs says:  ’Genuine gold never fears the hot furnace fire.’  So the Bible never fears examination.  The more you try it, the truer you will find it to be.  You are all acquainted with the ways of the Tanist priests.  They deceive the people and you all know their doctrines and tricks will not bear inspection.  For example, the manner in which they pretend to catch demons; they go to the house with their gongs, cymbals, etc., and pretend to catch the ghost and place him in a jar.  After they have caught him, they will not allow you to open the jar to view him.  Why?  The Bible you see is as true as the broad daylight, for it has borne the inspection of centuries.  The doctrines of the Tanist priests differ in this respect.  Their teaching will not stand criticism nor examination, while the Bible stands the tests of all times, and it is fast becoming the standard book of the nations of the world.”

The meeting was then closed with a prayer.  I said to them, “I shall be happy to have any one ask questions about Jesus and I will endeavor to answer.”  But no question was asked, so I gave each a tract to take home to read.  After they had left, a Chinese laundryman and two of his employees came.  I learned that they had come before and found the room so crowded that they could not enter.  I had a very pleasant visit from them.  I talked to them both of their spiritual and temporal welfare.