In Memoriam

After Sister Barber went to be with the Lord, many words of remembrance were expressed especially by those who personally knew her. Two among these were D.M. Panton and Watchman Nee.

D.M. Panton

Miss Margaret E. Barber, also in Fukien and a contributor to The Dawn, is another magnificent stalwart for Christ who has passed to her rest. These leave us an imperishable inspiration. In Miss Barber’s last letter to the Editor, all unconscious of her call, she enclosed a single verse from her own poem.

Just a few more miles, beloved! and our feet shall ache no more;
No more sin, and no more sorrow — hush thee, Jesus went before:
And I hear Him sweetly whispering — “Faint not, fear not, still press on.
For it may be ere tomorrow the long journey will be done.”
[Hymns, #628]

—The Dawn, Vol. VII, 1930-31, 373.

Watchman Nee

We feel most sorrowful concerning the news of the passing away of Miss Barber in Lo-Hsing Pagoda, Fukien. She was one who was very deep in the Lord, and in my opinion, the kind of fellowship she had with the Lord and the faithfulness she expressed to the Lord are rarely found on this earth. In reading the hymn published on the cover of this issue of the magazine, one can imagine the kind of person she was.

—“An Open Letter,” dated March 12, 1930, in The Present Testimony, Issue No. 13 (Watchman Nee, The Collected Works of Watchman Nee, Set One, Vol. 8, 96. Anaheim, CA: Living Stream Ministry, 1992).