and this has enabled me to purchase and get made boys' clothing, and other necessaries which no parcels contain, besides ministering to the necessities of sick and dying followers of the Saviour. Of these I hope before Christmas to write a separate account. Our friends who send such gifts little know how very much comfort they are the means of bestowing, or how cheering it is to our heart to find faithful friends year after year, some for as many as sixteen years, making a collection or sending gifts, and never forgetting our needs. Some who as children began so long ago to help us continued their ministry until the Saviour called them to His own home, saying, "Come, ye blessed of my Father." Some, all that time lying on beds of suffering, have found their own sorrows lessened by thus trying to alleviate those of others. Some have given their money, some their time, some their

There's a crown for little children,
Above the bright blue sky;
And all who look for Jesus,
Shall wear it by and by:
A crown of brightest glory,

Which He will then bestow
On all who've found his favour,
And loved his name below.

There's a song for little children, Above the bright blue sky;

A song that will not weary, Though sung continually; which even angels

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song

Can never, never sing:

They know not Christ as Saviour,
But worship Him as King.

There's a robe for little children,
Above the bright blue sky;
And a harp of sweetest music,
And a palin of victory.
All, all above are treasured,
And found in Christ alone;
Oh, come, dear little children,
That all may be your own.

LONDON: WILLIAM MACINTOSH,
24, Paternoster row, E.C.

cast-off clothing, some their influence, some their talent, some their sympathy, some their love, and the Saviour has received all into His treasury, noticing how the gifts were given. Men judge of the heart by the actions, but Jesus judges of the actions by the heart, and in His judgment such a small thing as cup of cold water" may be a great gift.

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We shall need much this next winter: there is no prospect of cheap food, and many will be in greater want than even last winter. We should be glad if our friends who are working could send parcels before January if possible, that is our coldest month.

The

But now for the papers. first is from a place in the extreme west, called Roundstone.

"I had such a sad case a day or two ago, that I am sure if our kind friends only knew of it, they would help us to relieve it. A poor woman came to me to beg for clothes; her

sole covering was a wretched cotton gown, no petticoat or inner garment. Through the kindness of an English gentleman I was enabled to give her a petticoat, but she told me she suffered so from the cold at night, and she begged so earnestly for even some sacking to cover her, that I determined to tell you of her, in the hope that you might have something for her; she said if she had something to wear she would come to church every Sunday; as it is, she comes every Sunday that is at all fine. The Reader assures me that she is in the deepest poverty, and that he fully believes her son, who is now in the Boys' Home, never slept on a bed till he went there. She seems so humble, and so patient, and so thankful for a little, that though not a child, still as one constantly attending the controversial classes and enduring much persecution, she deserves help: I know she needs it. Then there are four children; the