more freely of his earthly troubles; and she most fully to him of the great salvation. With a brighter look than she had ever seen, he said to her, 'Oh! Mrs. M-, do you think I have been here all this time, and seen what I have, without having deep thoughts?-No! I assure you I am seeking the Lord with my whole heart.' His manner as well as his words inspired the assurance that the Lord Himself had sought him, and was drawing him to Himself.

"In the month of January, as he was much worse, Mrs. M-procured for him an order for admission to the infirmary, did all she could for him, once more spoke to him of the love of Jesus, and in the evening he was taken away in a cab, saying, 'I shall never, never, forget your kindness.' Mrs. M promised to go and see him; ten days passed and she heard he was worse; and then immediately that all was over. He was surely saved in answer to her prayers. His father has since expressed deep gratitude on his account.

"Oh! will not fresh friends as now needed, give a helping hand to the quiet and blessed work of the faithful Biblewoman?"

N.B. BY EDITOR.-This district is almost entirely, and has been for many years, on the General Fund, it is well worth adoption by those who would like to hear more of it.

WHITECROSS STREET No. 1.

"MY DEAR MRS. R

A Pioneer's Report.

"I have the last month been taking this meeting in the absence of its own two Lady Superintendents, and find it is well visited and the people also looked after by Miss S―. When the Superintendents are at home, each lady visits alternately with the Bible-woman, who is still working on, in her old steady quiet way. Many are still out of work, and many others on short hours. The young people have had to stop work for six weeks.

"I have told you before of the nice manner in which the

mothers sing Mr. Sankey's hymns, taught by Miss A. S—, and I am so glad to find that, by the grace of God, so many in whom, year by year, I have seen the change, are kept steadfast in the midst of their many temptations; for, indeed, the neighbourhood is still a terrible one, and in this exceedingly hot weather it must be seen, to be in any degree realized. One marvels how the people live, in the crowded courts and alleys which abound here. Then the horrid-looking meat, fish, and all other kinds of provision, of the very worst quality, exposed for sale! Altogether, the stench is beyond description. I often wonder how the ladies can venture amidst it all. Yet they do come at all hours and under all circumstances, and I am sure God is owning and blessing their labour and patience, as well as that of the good Bible-woman.

"We have another worker in connection with the Bedford Institute, a very nice motherly woman, who entered at once into the spirit of the Bible work, and sees it to be of the first importance. We got into some box warehouses when I first went with her, and since then she has found her way into several more herself, places where the Bible was much needed, and they give her a hearty welcome when she has been to them a few times. She is now quite able to keep up her list of subscribers without any help from me; she has also a very interesting Mothers' Meeting.

CARE FOR OTHERS TO COME TO THE MEETING.

St. George's 2nd.

"Mrs. S― has for the month 14 new Bible subscribers. Several new mothers at the meeting. In one of my visits, I called on Mrs. M. Seeing it was early in the day, and she not at washing, as she generally is on Thursdays (having nine little children, her husband's work so precarious), I feared her work was scarce, as she takes in washing besides, when she showed me a large bundle of clothes dried and ready for the mangle, saying: I have been up and at work since five this morning because Mrs. J has at last promised me that if I will go for her she will really come to our meeting. To-day she sent for me, and I found her in great trouble, so I said I was sure if she

would come she would get comfort. When she lived with me I used to tell her about it when I came home, and although she is a Jewess, I have seen the tears in her eyes many a time, and so I told her I would sit up all night to get done, so as to be ready in time to call for her. Do pray, Mrs. S―, that the Lord will make this poor mother come to-day, so full of care as I know she is.'

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"She had the joy of bringing the poor troubled Jewess, who seemed to pay the greatest attention as we went through John xvii., and bowed her head, seeming greatly moved, as we sang, Go, bury thy sorrow.' I spoke to her after the meeting, and said how pleased good Mrs. B would be to know that one of her mothers had succeeded in doing what she had so long and so often tried to do. She said, 'If you are glad to see me I am glad I came, and will hope to come again.'

STRATFORD.

"THE other Tuesday Miss M-went to collect Bible money in R Terrace. Opposite this terrace is a very high wall. The afternoon was very sultry, and groups of women were sitting in the shade under this wall. One woman out of four called Miss M— as she was passing. Two of them, who had been to the meeting the day before, said they had never heard the Bible explained like that before. Would Miss M- read to them now? She opened her book at Matt. vi., and tried to picture out the Lord Jesus speaking to the multitude. She then spoke upon the chapter. Whilst doing this another group at a little distance were singing songs and laughing, evidently ridiculing, and as she went into No. 10 one woman called out, 'Won't you come and preach to us?' She made her visit, and when she came out she went across to them and said, 'No, I cannot preach, but I can read, and will if you let me.' Again she read and spoke upon the same chapter; left them, praying that God would bless His word. Next Monday one of the hearers joined the meeting."

KENNINGTON DISTRICT.

"Ir is very pleasing to notice what a comfort our little meetings are to the women who attend them, as they seem to look upon the Bible-woman and Pioneer as among their best friends, as we so often have their troubles brought to us in such words as these 'I know you will advise me for the best;' it seems as if here one is especially blessed with the confidence of the people. There is one poor woman attends our meeting who says it is the only happy hour she has in the whole week. I don't know any woman who has more home sorrows than she has; her husband drinks very heavily, and illuses her very much, but her greatest trouble is a daughter, sixteen years of age, who is so thoroughly bad, that even the punishment which follows sin seems to make no impression upon her. She has been in the Lock Hospital for nearly three months, and the first day she came home she went out and remained out all night, and when her mother spoke to her the next morning, the father said she should do as she liked. The girl thinks nothing of taking her mother's boots or shawl to sell, to buy a new feather or flower for her hat, and if her mother dares to speak to her about it she will turn round and slap her face, and the father will say, Serve her right.' It seems such a sweet privilege to be able to cheer and comfort this poor sorrow-stricken one, that I feel we ought never to be weary in working for Him who has given us such quiet peaceful homes."

LONG-STANDING NURSE CASES.

WE have some objection to "long-standing cases on our cards of Nurse Visitation-lest they should take up too much time from current and varied work-but the following notes taken by a dear Lady-helper (herself an invalid), from the lips of a Nurse who works in the Borough of Southwark, shows that long and patient ministrations to incurable suffering are indeed a boon-and, oh! what a glorious change will ere long pass on such Christian sufferers, with each of whom their Lord has

such intimate sympathy that He says to those who comfort them, as if in His own person, "I was sick, and ye visited me."

"Mrs. I is a poor widow. I have visited her for more than two years. When I first took up her case she was suffering from a very bad arm, which had been broken twice at different times, she having had three falls from weakness and inability to do the things she attempted, in one of which her collar-bone had been also broken, so that she was in quite a shattered condition. I bandage the arm every day from the elbow up to the shoulder, and make her bed, and do any little thing I can for her.

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"About a year ago she complained of dreadful pains in her head, and Dr. G. B, who attended her, wished me to take her to the London Hospital; we went, but they could do nothing for her. Said there was something forming on the brain, which was quite incurable. She is never free from great pain, which at times is agonizing, her head to enable her to bear it. She says at those times she finds a rag wet with the carbolic lotion relieves her more than anything else. The sides of her head are enlarging very unequally, so that she is quite disfigured, and the veins stand out like great cords; the little veins in her forehead also project in the form of W's and M's.

"She lives quite alone in the Mission room, of which she takes care.

"She has been a Christian for many years, and is now just waiting for her change. When the Bible-woman or I ask her if she would not like some one to be with her at nights, she says, 'No, my Saviour is always with me, and I have no fear for myself; only I think it may be a shock to you some time to come and find me gone home.' She quite thinks her death will be sudden, and is so thankful for anything that is done for her. I took her a little tapioca pudding on Saturday and she looked so bright and cheerful, she said God always sent her just what she needed. But she varies very much, and I fear the disease is gaining more and more on the brain, for although always patient, she sometimes seems quite to lose her memory.