The Missing Link Magazine, Or, Bible Work at Home and Abroad

BIBLE NO. 4.

"Presented to my dear daughter, who, being already a real Christian, will value it for its own sake long after my head is laid low in the dust.

BIBLE No. 5

"I have presented to a very old friend, who lives among many who cannot read, but she can, and will do so to them every Sunday night; so I can pray for a blessing on that book also.

"Yours very truly,

"S. C."

A FRESH PAGE FROM WESTMINSTER.

"MY DEAR MRS. R- 9

Though there is not generally much to report at this time of year, yet I must not delay to tell you of the tender mercy of the Father of the fatherless' to two poor little orphans in my mission.

"There was reference to the parents in the MAY MISSING LINK, a once godless father having been induced to come to the men's class by his little girl, and there finding the Saviour. The little creature used to say, 'I'll pray to Jesus for you, father. Do go to the men's class with Mr. R--' (who lived in the same house). To our astonishment father and child came one evening, and the result was a blessed one.

"The poor widow has died since, almost on the same day of the following year. She went to St. Thomas's Hospital with a fearful knee, which had to be amputated; and though she seemed to be recovering, her blood got poisoned in some way, and the young family were left fatherless and motherless.

"Poor as she was, she continued subscribing for Bibles for all her children, even for the baby! and there was enough at her death to buy a second Bible for the eldest girl. Some months before she departed she wrote a very touching letter to her eldest son, leaving him the large family Bible, and entreating him to read it constantly. It was an affecting sight as she lay in her coffin in the once happy home, now made desolate,

FOREIGN AND SPECIFIC FUNDS.

We have paid salary from our Foreign Fund in aid of 32 native Christians employed as Bible-women abroad, or chiefly hitherto as Scripture-readers. We have one Bible-woman in China, one in Caffraria, eight in Syria at Beirut and Damascus, with Abou Selim, one Bible-man; 10 in India, 3 in Burmah, 2 in Madagascar. We have not just now any suitable agent in Jerusalem, which we much regret. We have 2 in Berlin, 1 in Warsaw, 2 in Paris, 1 in Bordeaux.

The friends who support these Bible-women hear of them from time to time in our pages, and may wish to know the balance which was in hand on October 15th in our Specific Fund for such purposes,

RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE OF CERTAIN SPECIFIC FUNDS NOT INCLUDED IN GENERAL BALANCE-SHEETS.

The Summation of our affairs for nearly 19 years may interest some of our readers.

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There has in that period passed through our 309,1737. 58. 9d., of which 102,2317. 48. 6d. have been the payments of the poor, viz.:-17,0351. 128. 7d. for Bibles; 80,1277. 5s. 6d. for clothing; 5,0617. 10s. 6d. for food and lodging in 2 Dormitories; towards expenses of nursing, by lotion, 67. 15s. 11d.-Total, 102,2317. 4s. 6d.

RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE IN NINETEEN YEARS.
EXPENDITURE.

RECEIPTS.
Bible-women.

For Bible-work (donations).. £175,082 7 3*
From the Poor, Bibles and