to the Mothers' Meeting. My superintendent invited her to remain after the others had gone. She could not say much, as she was only a babe in Christ, but she told her story simply:That one evening she was going out as usual, when she was attracted by some singing. She stood inside the doorway of the Mission Hall, intending to go away as soon as the hymn was sung, but several people went up to the door, so not liking to face them, lest they should speak to her, she walked forward into the meeting. There she heard words that troubled her very much-old impressions revived, sin made her miserable. She went home; the next night she went to another meeting, and there she was saved. She said she was obliged to tell us. She went to several of her old neighbours and begged of them to give over living in sin, saying, 'I am happy now with half a loaf. When sin brought me luxuries I was a wretched woman.' Her husband obtained work at a tailor's at Whitechapel, so they have removed there.

"Mrs. P― is one of the most quiet hard-working women we have in our mothers' class, but she seems born to trouble. In less than nine months she lost a dear little child, only ill three days; then her son had his leg drawn into a machine. He was in Guy's Hospital three months. Her husband had the gout, and she was taken suddenly ill with dropsy. The doctor said her illness was the result of worry and fright. Now her second daughter, aged twenty-two, is in rapid consumption. Mrs. W is wonderfully sustained in this deep trial. She says she never went to school, so the knowledge she has of Scripture she has gained at the Mothers' Meetings. Her daughter who is ill attended my Sunday evening class; she has a desire after good things. She has been very persevering in learning to read. Her mother says, Mary Ann likes to be much alone reading the Testament.' She is very reserved, but I pray she may be able to give a good reason of the hope that is in her. I don't know what this family would have done without the help of my superintendent; several times they must have gone without food if she had not sent them some.

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"Mrs. N- had been ill for several years. On March 31st I was asked to visit her. She laughed at her sister because

she wished me to read to her. After a few times reading the Lord was graciously pleased to give her a desire to know His mind and will, and she looked forward with delight to hear this Word of God read. There was a sweet smile on her face at the mention of the name of Jesus. Her father is a Christian man; he came from the country on purpose to speak to her about her soul. He felt parting with her very much. He said he could not find words to express his gratitude at finding her so very happy. She said to me, 'Good-bye; you have been a dear good friend to me.' She died on the 4th day of August. She was sensible to the last; wished her husband and children farewell, and, with the words 'Jesus, precious Jesus,' she fell asleep. She has left five children. They are not very poor, but still how much the two girls need a mother's care.

'I PRAY THEE HAVE ME EXCUSED.'

"I witnessed a sad scene this week. On Tuesday I was asked to see a woman who was taken suddenly ill. I told her not to rest satisfied because I had prayed for her, she must herself ask God to save her. She said she must be excused, she was too ill. I saw her on Wednesday, she was still in the same mind. I felt the case was urgent: stayed a long time with her. She said at last she was as good as most other people.

She

"Visited her on Thursday; she had lost her eyesight. had then six women with her. Again I prayed, and she said,

'Thank you, you must excuse me. bring me a light.'

Good night. I can't see,

"One poor drunkard said to me, 'Do pray again.' Still she called for a light. Her daughter said, 'It is pitch dark, mother.' Another woman said, 'I've been to buy a candle, and they won't let me have one.' I said, 'No, my poor friend, it is broad daylight, your eyesight fails you. Ask God to give you light in your soul.'

"Do pray,' said the poor drunken woman in one corner of the room. I did so, the dying woman cried out, 'Oh, you have come back again. Yes. Well, you must excuse me.' This was a sad scene; may I never witness another like it. She died two hours after I left.

"Our meetings are well attended. Our dear mothers listen

attentively, and keep their babies wonderfully quiet. We feel sure a good work is going on in many of their hearts. Would we could say that mother and every Bible subscriber were saved.

every

"Since October I have sold 70 copies and have 110 subscribers, so you will see the Bible is still kept first in my district.

"I remain, yours faithfully,

"E. B-."

SCRIPTURE CLOCKS.*

THE making of SCRIPTURE CLOCKS, which we are beginning to find very profitable for the Mothers' Classes in our Mission, as they might also be in Sunday-schools, was much recommended by Mr. Moody, and is only another form of the plan which he adopted in his Bible-readings by the preparation of connected texts on special subjects, to which he often claimed the attention of his audience, by asking different persons to read them in succession, himself linking and impressing them by illustration and comment. The idea arose in Scotland as follows:

A little boy in Edinburgh was ill, and one day his minister was talking with him, and learned that he had very weary, wakeful nights, counting the dark hours when he could not sleep. A comforting plan was suggested to him, that he should associate with each hour a Bible text, of as many words as the strokes of the clock, one word for 1 o'clock, two words for 2 o'clock, three words for 3 o'clock, and so on, regulating the number of words according to each succeeding hour.

This suggestion was gladly followed, and the next lad to whom the idea was communicated took a key-word for his Bible-clock, viz., "FAITH."

I o'clock, "Faith."

II o'clock, "One faith."

* See our article in the October Number on cutting old Bibles to pieces to make a new one.

III o'clock, "Walk by faith."

IV o'clock, "Lord increase our faith."

V o'clock, "Oh, ye of little faith."

VI o'clock, "Oh, woman, great is thy faith."

VII o'clock, "By grace are ye saved through faith."
VIII o'clock, " According to your faith be it unto you."

IX o'clock, "But without faith it is impossible to please God."
X o'clock, "I have prayed for thee that thy faith fail not."

XI o'clock, "Draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith." XII o'clock, "Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls."

If this plan needs to be still further explained, our readers may send for the halfpenny number of a little serial called THE HERALD OF MERCY, No. 31, new series, for 1st July, 1874, published by Morgan and Scott, Paternoster-row; also for assistance in choice of subjects (especially if they do not possess a Concordance) there is a little book much recommended by Mr. Moody, called THE SCRIPTURE TEXT BOOK,* which has already had a circulation of 118,000. It might be supposed from its title only to present the text for the day, but it is really a copious selection and classification of texts on all Scripture subjects, invaluable to teachers and visitors of the poor. It is quite easy, however, to make a Scripture-clock, with only a Reference Bible at hand. Take, for instance, as the key-word "SCRIPTURE" itself, or such a word as "TRUTH.”

In teaching a class of poor mothers, a Clock should be drawn, with figures of some size, in the centre of a stiff sheet of paper, taking, possibly, a common saucer for its outer circle, and with the long hand pointing to figure 12, the hour hand to any hour desired.

You wish to give a lesson on TRUTH, and you begin with the key-word

I o'clock, TRUTH, Exodus xxxiv. 6, and speak of "The Lord God merciful and gracious, abundant in goodness and Truth."

II o'clock, THE TRUTH, John xiv. 6. Our Lord said (to Thomas) "I am the way, THE TRUTH, and the life," also John i. 17, and xviii. 37-8.

* Published in Dublin, at the Depository, 37, Dawson-street, and by all booksellers.

III o'clock, MEN OF TRUTH, Ex. xviii. 21. The helpers of Moses were to be "Men of truth," hating covetousness, and some of them were to rule over thousands, some over hundreds, and some over fifties.

IV o'clock, A CITY OF TRUTH, Zech. viii. 3. Jerusalem shall be this, when the Lord returns to her. She was once 66 a faithful city," Isaiah i. 21, but her princes had become companions of thieves.

V o'clock, "LIE NOT AGAINST THE TRUTH," James iii. 14. VI o'clock, "HAVING YOUR LOINS GIRT ABOUT WITH TRUTH," Eph. vi. 13. This is the first portion of the "whole armour of God," then you may speak of the "breast-plate of righteousness," the "feet shod with preparation of the Gospel of peace,' the "shield of the faith," the "helmet of salvation," the 'sword of the Spirit," and show that the man and woman thus armed, must also "watch unto prayer."

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VII o'clock, "LET NOT MERCY AND TRUTH FORSAKE THEE,' Prov. iii. 3. "Bind them about thy neck," to which is annexed a promise of finding "favour with God and man."

VIII o'clock, "THE LAW OF TRUTH WAS IN HIS MOUTH," Mal. ii. 6. This was once true of the Tribe of Levi, the teaching tribe of Israel, and in the end they are to be purified and purged as gold and silver, Mal. iii. 3.

IX o'clock, "SPEAK YE EVERY MAN THE TRUTH TO HIS NEIGHBOUR," Zech. viii. 16. This is spoken to Judah when God is about once more to bless her. He requires of her "TRUTH" and " 'peace."

X o'clock. “THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH WILL GUIDE YOU INTO ALL TRUTH." John xvi. 13, 14. "He shall not speak of Himself. He shall glorify ME; for He shall receive of mine, and show it unto you."

XI o'clock. "BUT THEY ARE NOT VALIANT FOR THE TRUTH UPON THE EARTH." Jer. ix. 3. This was said of Israel when they bent their tongues like their bow for lies, and proceeded from evil to evil; "for they know not ME, saith the Lord." XII o'clock. 66 THEY WILL DECEIVE EVERY MAN HIS NEIGHBOUR, AND WILL NOT SPEAK THE TRUTH." Jer. ix. 5.

The consequences of deceit can then be shown from the 9th