hung by his bedside, and he told Mr. A that the words, "I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and iniquities will I remember no more," were a great comfort to him; and added, "I'm so sorry I lost happiness, for had I. listened when first spoken to I might have known my Saviour's love far earlier."

About six months ago, at the age of twenty, he quietly passed away, resting on his Saviour, whose precious blood, he felt, had pardoned all his sin.

Under the same heading comes a Bible-woman's Record :"One of our women was a great drunkard, and has long been very wretched, and had been striving, though I fear only in her own strength, to forsake her easily besetting sin. She had often said to me when visiting her, 'Oh, that sweet meeting of yours, I cannot bear to miss it; I cannot live without that meeting, it is the only thing that strengthens me amid the trials and temptations I have to encounter. I long for the time to come of a Tuesday to hear dear Mrs. P— read and explain God's Word.' Sometimes when I have called on her she has said to me, 'Oh, I am so glad to see you, I have been talking to Mrs. P― in my mind all the morning over my washing, about that beautiful text we had on Tuesday.' I do hope that at last, in Jesus' strength, she has really and for ever forsaken every intoxicating drink, for this last three months she has become a Good Templar. She tells me, she felt she could not live on in the wretched state of mind she was in, and all her good resolutions gave way under the power of temptation, till she cast herself at last, as a lost and ruined sinner, on Jesus, praying HIM to save her from the power and love of this besetting sin, and now she has found strength and will to resist, and she prays she may be kept even to the end, so she has cause to be thankful for attending the Mothers' Meeting, and that the Holy Spirit has applied the truths she heard with mighty power to her heart."

Here is another witness from a Bible Nurse to a changed heart and home:

66 Mrs. T. This was a case of the greatest distress. I

found the poor woman very ill, and almost in a state of starvation, with three little children naked and destitute, yet I could see she had known better days, and when I saw the father, I found it had all been brought about by his drunken, dissolute habits. This was three years ago or more. As soon as he discovered I was attending to his wife, he became most abusive; for I told him he ought to abstain from drink, and get his wife and children food. He said no one had ever insulted him as I did, and almost turned me out of doors.

"He then left his wife entirely. She knew not where he was gone, and was away for two years in America. I pitied the poor woman very much, and having the means of helping her from other sources besides the Mission, she was kept out of the Union; and when she was well enough she attended our Mothers' Meetings. After two years' absence the husband returned; but instead of insulting me when I saw him, he could not now be grateful enough to me. He said the words I had spoken to his sick wife had followed him all the way. In America he could not get rid of them, and now he meant to turn over a new leaf. He had become a stanch teetotaller, and had kept his pledge."

Some months after this Nurse says, concerning them, "They have both become real believers in Jesus, and have become members of God's visible Church. Mr. Moody's addresses have been greatly blessed to them both in leading them fully to cast their sins on Jesus, and believe in His full salvation. The man has joined the Christian Instruction Society, for he cannot be easy now without trying to bring others to Christ, and he has good abilities.

"Ever since he has been a teetotaller he has been trying to get back some of the things he before parted with for drink, so that their room is beginning to look more tidy and respectable.

"The wife is a delicate little woman, and comes regularly to our Mothers' Meetings, and her greatest delight is to bring others with her; so that, with gratitude and praise, I can say concerning this case, 'What hath God wrought!""

"WHERE AM I GOING?"

A VERY sad and mysterious case has occurred to us during the past week. A decent woman about forty, in C-Road District, took a small room close to our Mission Hall. She had no furniture whatever, only a small box of clothing, She appeared very ill, and became worse. The landlady of the house sent for the parish doctor, and from what he says it seems she had fallen into sin and had taken something to prevent its consequences. She had, however, taken a great deal too much, as her whole body became the deepest blood red with inflammation, and it seemed as though she were literally on fire. They sent a nurse from the workhouse to her, and sent for our Biblewoman, Mrs. N―, who went at once, and she says that her screams and groans of intense agony were heard all over the house, her only intelligible words being, "Where am I going— oh, where am I going?" She would not tell any one who she was, or where she came from; she died last Saturday in the greatest agony, with the words on her lips, "Where am I going?" They have since searched her box, but there is nothing whatever in it to lead to her identification.

"THE DARK SIDE OF OUR WORK.

"On E- W district, this month, a poor woman, whom we had visited for several weeks, has died of dropsy. She had lived a very dissipated life; and although possessed of means enough to keep her comfortably, she died in a little dirty back room, with scarcely any furniture. She seemed to care for nothing but drink, and living as she did, close to a publichouse, she had ready access to it so long as she was able to be about. For some time after she was taken ill she refused to have anyone to visit her, but afterwards consented. Her mind seemed so dark that she did not comprehend anything. When we told her of the Father's love in giving His Son to die for sinners, she would speak of her own father, and then say she had a son. Mrs. N- tried to teach her some short passages of Scripture, which she asked her to think over and repeat as a prayer; but when she went again, she told her she had forgotten all she said to her. Last time I saw her she was

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suffering much; said she would like us to pray for her, as she could not pray. The last interview the Bible-woman had with her she told her she had been praying; she died soon after, leaving no other testimony. In her case it seemed as if the 'harvest was past and the summer ended, and she unsaved.'

MOTHERS' TEA-MEETING IN LAMBETH.

SINCE last month's report we have had our Annual Tea-meeting. It was held in the Church Schoolroom, which the clergyman kindly lent for the occasion, and came in whilst we were at tea, accompanied by a brother of his, a very nice gentleman, who made himself very affable with the mothers, walking up and down the room speaking to them and their children of Jesus. I asked him if he would speak to them after tea, which he declined, saying he was just come for a day from Manchester, where he resided, but as his brother told him there was a Mothers' Tea-meeting he must come in to see them. His lady had a large Mothers' Meeting in Manchester and he a Men's Meeting. He spoke of the good work done there through the instrumentality of Messrs. Moody and Sankey.

Tea ended, Mr. D-- asked if we could sing the "Old, old Story," which we did, then said he should like to hear

"Safe in the arms of Jesus."

He then offered prayer, and gave a very practical address from the 13th of John, during which time another minister came in, whom Mr. D-- beckoned to his side, shaking hands, again prayed, and we sang

66 Oh, think of the home over there."

Mr. D told the mothers he was sorry to leave them, but had another engagement, and wished them good night, adding, what a comfort the two Nurses were on the district, in which all present agreed. Mr. G— then joined in singing, and addressed them in a very interesting manner concerning their responsibility as mothers. Thus passed a pleasant and profitable evening.

A few weeks since one of our mothers left us to live at the Isle of Dogs. Very sorry to leave the meeting. Hoped to find

one there, but has been disappointed. We were much encouraged last Monday afternoon to see her come in soon after two, saying she had come to Lambeth for a few hours. Felt she must come to the meeting, for she had missed it so much. This fact speaks for itself.

Another who has lately removed, and whom we visited a fortnight since, told us it was too far to come, she must find a meeting nearer, said, "I have been to two, for the first was nothing at all for religion, they read only a tale book." Those who would merely amuse them, little know how much more they would value true teaching from the Bible.

Concerning another of our mothers' classes, a little girl said to her mother on Tuesday,

"Is this my half-holiday, mother, to go to the meeting with

When that day arrived, in the afternoon came the question"Are you going to the meeting, mother?"

"No, I can't. I have not done my washing."

"Oh, do. I'll sweep up the crumbs. Just wipe your face, and let's go."

"I can't; but we'll go next week."

"Now, mind, that'll be two weeks missed. Don't tell a story, for God will write it down in His book, and He won't take it out again." Thus are the little ones remembrancers.

"THROUGH MUCH TRIBULATION."

NURSE B-

says:

"About five weeks ago I was called by Mr. B, the doctor in attendance, to a very dreadful case of cancer in the jaw. I found a very respectable man of about forty-six of years age in a terrible state of suffering, the disease, though not quite of five months' standing, having made such fearful ravages that the roots of the tongue were exposed, and it was almost impossible to get nourishment down the throat till I suggested a tube. He had only his wife to attend him, and I regretted I had not been called earlier, as it was a fearful sight, quite unfit