‘I have been round to the six schools and three Zenanas, explaining the sad cause of our sudden departure. I have found sympathy and kindness. On three faces at least there were tears. Facts are often more eloquent than words! The Batala people have seen B--n suffering keen anguish for Christ’s sake; they see that the property which was ----‘s is his no more, for Christ’s sake. They have seen two ladies going fearlessly, trustingly, amongst them, one of them old, and the other so ill that she has fairly broken down in her work--for Christ’s sake! These things may tell more even than preaching.... With God’s blessing Batala will yet be ours.