again, and that the next time it would be with her husband. She was thus
spared the keen anxiety throughout the long journey which she must have
suffered, had she realized her husband's condition. She wrote back to Miss
Bradshaw from Montreal, telling of her safe arrival and expressing her
gratitude that although she and her maid had both suffered severely from
sea-sickness, they had been well taken care of by "a woman who was a
worshipper of God." At Vancouver she had to wait some days for her steamer,
and she wrote from there on July 26:

"All well, all peace. From the time I left England a month has
passed away. I keep thinking constantly of the meetings in England
which we had together. Now we are in this place waiting for the
ship and therefore we had this very good opportunity for work. I
have been invited by the minister of the church here to speak at
meetings. I have done so six times. Because this is a new place,
and there are men and women who do not at all believe the Gospel,
but who like to hear about Chinese ways and customs, therefore they
all greatly wish me to go to these meetings. I think this is also
God's leading for us, that we could not proceed on our journey, but
must spend this time here.... To-day is Saturday; this afternoon at
half-past three we are to have another meeting; to-morrow we go on
board ship to return to China.... When you have an opportunity,
give my greetings to all my Christian friends."

After Mrs. Ahok was back in China, she had a letter from the minister of
the Methodist church in Vancouver telling her that three new missionary
societies had been formed as a result of her few days' stay. He added,
"Your stay here has been an inspiration to us; the fortnight has been one
of blessing to us all."