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buried. He wrote, “I would advise you not to spend too much
time at my grave. I will not be there, you know.” They both
knew that he would at last be with God. Only his old, worn-out
body would be inside that box under the ground.
On September 25, 1924, at 56 years of age, Charles Elmer
Cowman went home to be with Jesus.
One year after his death, the China ministry he had planned,
began. Remember the prayer of Charles’ father and mother
when he was born? “Lord, make him a good and useful man.”
God answered that prayer.
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