:02:02
Everybody in China is here.
Literally everybody.
:02:05
And no wonder. No missionary in
China would miss Dr. Strike's wedding.
:02:08
No, indeed. Step right in.
:02:17
Where is the bride
and groom?
:02:19
They're not here yet.
:02:20
What?
Oh, she's on her way
:02:22
from the ship
with my husband.
:02:23
Oh. And Bob?
Oh, Dr. Strike telephoned.
:02:26
He'll be busy working among the
refugees until the very last moment.
:02:28
He didn't even have time to
meet the boat. Imagine that.
:02:31
That's Robert Strike all over.
:02:32
And you say he hasn't
seen her in three years?
:02:35
No. They're supposed to be
childhood sweethearts.
:02:37
I can hardly wait
till I see them kiss.
:02:40
Amelia.
:02:43
Who is the bride, Mrs. Jackson?
Megan Davis.
:02:46
Finest old Puritan family
in New England, my dear.
:02:48
Her father's a big publisher.
Very old family.
:02:51
I hope Dr. Strike
isn't making a mistake.
:02:53
No. I hear she is young,
attractive, full of energy.
:02:57
She'll need it.
Yes.
:02:58
Dedicating her life to the
service of mankind in China.
:03:02
Just what I did 50 years ago
with my own bride, Mary.
:03:07
Yes, it's glorious.
:03:11
And yet, I pity her.
Pity her?
:03:14
I've spent 50 years
in China,
:03:17
and there are times when I think
we're just a lot of persistent ants
:03:21
trying to move
a great mountain.
:03:23
Bishop, how can you say that?
After all that you've done?
:03:27
Yes, I do pity her.
:03:29
When I think of what
she has to face, I...
:03:33
Only last month I learned
a terrible lesson.
:03:37
I was telling the story
of the Crucifixion
:03:39
to some Mongolian tribesmen.
:03:41
Finally, l... I thought
I had touched their hearts.
:03:45
They crept closer
to my little platform,
:03:47
their eyes burning with the
wonder of their attention.
:03:51
Mongolian bandits, mind you,
listening spellbound.
:03:56
But, alas, I had misinterpreted
their interest in the story.