The deaths of and Mrs, Stam shocked public have evoked the
Mr. and Mrs. Stam took risks which pioneers have always taken. Their untimely end, so far as can be Judged, was due to sheer ill-fortune their encountering a small band) of desperate men, fugitives from the dispersal of the Communist concentration in Kiangsi. Whether the perpetrators will be rounded up and made to pay the penalty of their crime remains to be seen. No doubt the local authorities will do all that is in their power to bring that to ass. Meanwhile, to the long record of missionary martyrs, fresh _names have been added. The thought will] be proudly cherished by the workers the field. Tt illustrates the torvous of the spirit which, from time immemorial, has stimulated the mi sionary of whatever faith to minist in the cause of religion. Helen Stam's survival of the tragic ordeal, which has cost her the lives! of her parents, is a wonderful Tt awakens feelings of deep gratitude for what must be a great mitigation of the sorrow now. afflicting the bereaved families. The little girl has been taken to Wuhu where. it is hoped she will be able quickly to recover from the strain. of her terrible experiences. Young as she fs their effect must be—physical rather than mental. She happily must be in blissful unconsciousness of the tragedy in which she has been moving. "Those in whose care she will in-due course come will no doubt do all they can to ensure for her a happy and long life of usefulness. Spared as she has been from sharing her parents' fate, it is well understandable that they' will feel some special direction of Providence in shaping her destiny. That her life will be less eventful than in this frst year of its course will be the hope generally expressed in her behalf
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