She helped those who sought her counsel in seeking after the Lord, one of whom was Watchman Nee.
Through Barber, Watchman Nee was introduced to the writings of D.M. Panton, Robert Govett, G.H. Pember, Jessie Penn-Lewis, T. Austin-Sparks, and others.
Ann Romney (née Davies) | Nee Varuvai Ena | Yaaradi Nee Mohini | Watchman Nee | Toth's ''Nee-Gaw-Nee-Gaw-Bow'' (Leading Man, 1988) in Wakefield, Michigan | The Night Watchman | Tan Hiok Nee | Portrait of the Lady Fleming, ''née'' Janet Stewart, by George Jamesone | Patricia ''née'' Herbert | Nee Sneham | Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu | Nathalie Lunghi (née Nathalie-Kathleen Mary Lunghi-Joffé) | ''Lady'' Frances von Hofmannsthal ''née'' Armstrong-Jones | Johnny Nee | Jan O'Sullivan (née Gale) | Glynis Nunn (née Saunders) |
From the mid-1920s onward Watchman Nee, strongly influenced by Plymouth Brethren ideas (especially premillennialism) but also by a stress on the Holy Spirit derived from the Holiness tradition, was an inspiring and compelling teacher.