praise our gracious God; and how can it be otherwise? Jesus so unceasingly 'lifted up' must, does 'draw' souls 'unto Him.' If we do not see it as we could desire, yet we must trust for it. I for one most heartily and implicitly believe it, and give Him glory for it. A dear brother in Jesus, a day or two since, was telling me how he had rejoiced in Mr. Hammond's labors here. 'It was,' he said,

so exceedingly precious; how he held up Jesus! Oh,' said he, 'it delighted my soul, and I know of much blessing as the result.'"'

Weston-Super-Mare was the next field of labor. Rev. Dr. Walker and Lord Cavan were the leaders in the movement; but all the churches united with these Church of England brethren.

THE CHANGE.

"A little girl attended Mr. Hammond's first meeting, and at the tea-table at home related what she had heard about Jesus' love for the children; something in this recital was carried home to the heart of an elder sister present, who had been hitherto quite unconcerned about her soul's welfare. On Good Friday she went to Mr. Hammond's meeting at the Assembly Rooms, but was so distressed in mind she could not remain. Knowing nothing of this, a lady felt constrained to go down into the street, when she met this girl, and after asking some unimportant question, inquired if she had been to the meeting in the Assembly Rooms near at hand. She looked at the lady, and said, 'Have you?' 'Yes,' was the answer; and then very earnestly she asked, 'May I walk with you; I want some one to speak to.' And as they walked along she told the lady the above, and much besides, showing how God works according to His own mighty power. She lamented how she gave

way to a bad temper, and added, 'And this week I have been worse than ever.' On the 29th she came to her friend with a face beaming with joy, expressive of the fact that her troubled soul had obtained peace through believing in Jesus. This young girl, with others to whom I have spoken closely, express their own marvel at the change in themselves-the change in their desires and hopes, in their temptations, and abounding joy; also their desire for their friends to come to the Saviour. The girl above named spoke of her concern about her younger sister, and her own struggle the evening before with her bad temper, and how, by lifting up her head and looking to Jesus for help, she had been strengthened.

HAPPY BOY.

“A POOR LITTLE BEGGAR-BOY went, a few mornings back, to a door in Weston and asked for a bit of bread;' the servant, a thoughtless girl, refused. 'A cold potato?' 'No.' It is so easy to say, 'Be off about your business.' The little begging one turned away, and as he did so sang to himself in a low voice,

'Yes, Jesus loves me; yes, Jesus loves me;

The Bible tells me so.'

This went like a dagger to that servant's heart; she called him back, and gave what he asked. Now God has led her also to sing,

'Now I feel this heart of stone

Drawn to love God's holy Son,

“Lifted up" on Calvary,

Suffering shame and death for me.

Yes, Jesus loves me; yes, Jesus loves me,

The Bible tells me so.

Lord Cavan, who with Mr. Elwin and others invited Mr. Hammond to come, read a note at one of the meetings, which he had received from a young person, as follows:

"I attended the first meeting just out of curiosity, but the wonderful love of Jesus, as told of by Mr. Hammond, softened my hard heart, and I felt I was a great sinner in having neglected that Saviour who had loved me so for so long; and then, when Lord Cavan, in the second meeting, read to me, and showed me, in the 53d of Isaiah, how Christ was bruised for my sins, and also in Peter, my sorrow was turned into joy. I found peace in believing, and am only sorry that I have lived sixteen years without having loved Jesus or served Him.'"

MEETINGS WITH MR. MUELLER'S ORPHANS.

At the invitation of Mr. George Müller Mr. Hammond held some impressive services with the hundreds of children gathered at the orphanage at Ashley Down. Rev. W. Bradbury, of Clifton, writes in the London Revival, May 10th, 1867:

"Rev. E. P. Hammond drove over to the orphan houses, to visit the eleven hundred and fifty orphans under the care of Mr. George Müller. He gave an address to the children, by Mr. Müller's invitation. A solemn impression was produced, and he was invited to address the children again the next day. At the close of the address, a large number of the children were in tears. An inquiry-meeting was held, and many were spoken to personally. It was deeply affecting to hear their sobbing tones, as they followed Mr. Hammond's address to the throne of grace, sentence by sentence. At the close of the inquiry-meeting, Mr. Müller spoke to the children. It was quite evident that he entered most heartily into the work; and though he is a man of much belief in

the power of prayer, he none the less advocates the use of earnest means for the conversion of sinners. He dwelt much on a hymn Mr. Hammond taught them, each verse of which ended with 'just now,' and urged all the dear children to come to Jesus this very moment, and told them how much he longed that they should all, every one of them, meet their dear friend in heaven. He much wished that Mr. Hammond would visit the other orphan houses as soon as it is possible for him to do so."

SIXTEEN WEEKS IN LONDON.

At the invitation of the Hon. and Rev. Baptist Noel and others, Mr. Hammond began a series of union services in the great metropolis. From the first they were crowded, and many at once became anxious for their souls' salvation.

AMONG YOUNG MEN.

G. Kirkham, who is now in this country, thus speaks of one service:

Sunday Mr. Hammond addressed the Young Men's Christian Association. At first he began in a quiet, pleasant, conversational style; but warming with his subject, his voice assumed an earnest, pathetic tone; and his matter being of a striking character, touched the hearts of his hearers, and brought tears to the eyes of several of them in a brief space of time. His theme was young men's notions of religion, man's relation to God, God's right to make the laws and punish the breakers of them, the misery and folly of rebelling against God, the exceeding love of God in sending His Son to be the sinner's substitute and surety, the black ingratitude of refusing instant submission to God, the

importance of at once accepting the terms of peace and suing for pardon-in fact, instant salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. His illustrations were chiefly gathered from his observation while travelling, and were remarkably appropriate, and forcibly told. He prayed at the close of his address, and then, while a hymn was being sung, went in among the young men, speaking to them one by one, briefly and pointedly.

"An impression prevails that Mr. Hammond is only a children's preacher, but it is quite evident that he is an effective preacher to adults also. He needs the prayers of God's people. His style of preaching is very exhausting." Rev. C. C. Kimball, D.D., says:

"I have no doubt that the Christian people of Great Britain would be gratified to know that in America the labors of Mr. Hammond have been followed by so marked a work of the Spirit among adults of all classes, that the work among the children has a secondary place in the estimation of American Christians. As an American minister I have been largely conversant with his work in various places during the past five years, and have observed in several large cities the most gratifying results among leading business men. In some cities the work has been chiefly among adults. The greatness of the blessing which has followed Mr. Hammond's labors in the United States and in Canada is much more considerable than may be generally known. It has been estimated by persons whose judgment deserves a high regard, that to-day there are in the American churches, as the fruit of these evangelistic labors in connection with Mr. Hammond's meetings, not fewer than FORTY

THOUSAND GENUINE CONVERTS WHOSE HEARTS HAVE BEEN RENEWED BY THE HOLY GHOST.

"Not claiming for himself any of the glory which belongs