Holrs of rushing through the grey cold air, and more hours of bumping lover endless roads were no prepara tion for the blood-curdling tales that were calmly related to me by the Reverend C.K, Lo, Chinese pastor of the Chin Inland Mission, Who rescued the "Miracle Babs of China," Helen Prigella Stam, from almost certain death in Anhwei last Sunday, writes the "North. China Dally News" special representative. 'With Jey fingers of wind finding their way through my own heavy clothing. I understood exactly why the Rev. w. J, Hanna, head' of the China Inland Mission in Wuhu, believes that God alone intervened to cave the life of the three-months.old child who was left utterly alone in fa deserted house for from 28 t> 30 hours, ina Communist-ravaged country. There even the poor villag~ fers cowered miserably, fearing the "on the way, some poor pedpié questioned him. They aske? ike simple folk:—Where are you going" and Mr, Stam, they tell me, answered with a' smile, pointing to the Red band: don't know where. they're foing, but we are going to Heaven! Only that, and he marched on with his captors. So we know that he had foreknowledge of his fate 'A Rindly Postmaster "While the Reds looted Miaochiao, the Stam family, heavily guarded, were left inthe post ofo continued. "It ts good to know that at least, they met with kindness. The Chinese postmaster has told me that fe. ave food to them. There was feult'and some tinned goods for Bra. Stam, who was caring for her baby devotedly. While she ate, her husband swiftly wrote the Tetter which oldot his predicament and sent it to the Rev. G. W. Gibb. in Shanghai The time was too short, "very. soon, finished with their Tooting, the Beds came back. This the' truth Tspeak: They—bound] the wrists of Mr. and Mrs. Stam tightly that the flesh. was cut to. the Done, as though In ribbons, and. like that'they: marched them onto 9 fleserted house."
The narrator hesitated, but promptings urged him to continue Sues twas terrible! They bound Mr. Stam to the foot of a bed in that One of the" most tragic chapters China is. the death of the Rev. John murdered at "Miaochiao, A daughter, Helen Priscilla, pictures, taken. in Wuhi on News" "photographer, show "the baby in the arms "of Mission Reds who mercilessly executed the baby's parents the Rev. and Mrs. John Stam, and who, through some freak of chance, left the babe to be found, by the pastor, Mr. Lo, 'The whole' story, sickening as it' Is, is shot through with bright. threads—the devotion of a few, the courage of the murdered couple, and the miraculous escape of their' baby.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.