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WOMAN S WORK IN GKNKRAI,. 285with the sad of heart and oppressed, their witness willlead others to seek Him, and that "kingdom whichcometh not with observation" will be established inreceptive hearts. It surely is so already in not a few whomake no public profession of discipleship. Many havelearned to carry their sorrows to the Friend who knowsthat which can be told to no human ear, and the love andsympathy which has attracted them to the followers ofthe Saviour has led them to believe in His willingness andpower to aid. One poor old lady said to a Bible-woman,who had just read and explained the story of the suffererwho touched the garment of :Jesus"I want to touchyou, for you are so kind and patient with us poor oldwomen that I think you must be like Jesus, and myaching head might be healed." Her head may havecontinued to ache, but her heart had been comforted,perhaps healed.SOCIAL.As has been said each department is linked withevery other, and often it is difficult to say how far anyparticular effort belongs to one or the other. But therehave been so many quite new openings for social intercourse in recent years that they may well be counted asone of the striking features of the new time. As inTsinanfu, so in many of the large cities interchange ofsocial courtesies isbecoming common among the ladiesof the upper classes and the missionaries. Some womenof more daring or greater curiosity than others firstaccept invitations to a lecture or concert, then call toacknowledge the pleasure received and invite a returnvisit. Thus pleasant relations are established whichlead naturally to further intercourse and not infrequentlyto real friendliness. This perhaps is particularly truein Peking, where the Legation ladies, who wish tocultivate the acquaintance of the Chinese, seek theirinterpreters among their missionary friends and thusintroduce them in a natural way to that circle. The