and I knew it not,' was the thought which passed through many minds.

"At the beginning of the after-meeting, Rev. Baptist Noel and several Christians from John Street Chapel came into the room—a most welcome re-enforcement. They had that evening, at John Street, held a tea-meeting for children and youths who believed they had been brought to Christ during Mr. Hammond's services; and three hundred and thirty children and seventy adults had been present. With hearts warmed by what they had seen and heard at John Street, these brethren had come over to help. They were needed, and in a few moments were zealously engaged in conversing with inquirers and directing them to the Lamb of God. Subsequently Mr. Noel addressed some very solemn and weighty words to those teachers and office-bearers who were connected with Surrey Chapel. He told of the blessing that had been received at John Street, and desired that the same spiritual refreshing might be known here and among them. 'We believe that a large number of our children have been converted; they believe they have been ; and their friends and relatives believe it too. If we can say this and speak of hundreds, surely we may hope that Surrey Chapel will be able to tell of well-nigh a thousand brought to God.' He besought the teachers and elders not to hinder the work by standing aloof from it, but the rather to help it on to the best of their ability by taking the children by the hand and pointing them to Jesus. 'Shall it be said that you believe children are old enough to sin, old enough to die, old enough to be lost, and yet not old enough to be saved?' 'In our chapel,' continues Mr. Noel, 'I rejoice to say that one of the deacons has had his daughter brought to Christ in the course of the meetings."

This word of exhortation brought forth fruit, for on the succeeding evenings many of the Sunday-school teachers

and other members of the chapel were diligently engaged in speaking to inquirers, and in counselling the anxious.

"On Wednesday evening, Mr. Noel was again present at the Surrey Chapel, and after Mr. Hammond had concluded his address, Mr. Noel in touching words referred to the probability of these little ones being made the messengers and heralds of salvation to their parents at home. He went on to narrate a little circumstance that had occurred in connection with the John Street meetings. A little girl, eight years old, went home to her father and asked him to look out some texts for her. The father, a man who attended no place of worship, and who had probably not looked into a Bible for years, declined complying with his child's request. Well then, father, read me a chapter; read to me about the prodigal son.' 'If you'll find the place for me I will.' 'I can't find it, father; you know I can't read well enough to find it.' The father then found out the chapter, and read to his little daughter the fifteenth chapter of Luke.

"One of the teachers said to me, 'As the result of these meetings we have now a band of happy little Christians. And God has given us this great blessing notwithstanding our unbelief!'"

THE CHILDREN'S SPECIAL MISSION, the influence of which has been felt nearly all over the world, grew out of Mr. Hammond's visit to London. He was very anxious that his method of labor for the conversion of the young should be perpetuated, and so it has been most thoroughly. SAMUEL SPIERS, T. B. BISHOP, SAMUEL TYLER, R. WESTALL and others, have been untiring during the past fifteen years. Men adapted to do this work have been sent

by this society over Europe, and in various climes and languages have held meetings for children, and conducted inquiry meetings much after the manner the evangelist introduced in London during the sixteen weeks of his labors there.

In fact, the meetings begun at that time have continued and extended to the present time, and will likely go on for a long time to come in various parts of the world.

LETTER FROM T. B. BISHOP.

The following letter is one of many showing the precious results of the work begun in London in 1867:

"71 THISTLE GROVE,

WEST BROMPTON, LONDON, S. W.,

October 5, 1877.

“It would require a treatise to write fully on the work we have had in this country during the last few years among the children. God has blessed us so greatly that I have felt impelled three years following to go to the Continent to tell of what we have seen.

"We are all deeply grateful to you as the first mover in this work. You certainly gave us the first impulse, and I have been mentioning your name everywhere on the Continent. Our oldest friends all remember you with affection and gratitude.

"We make a practice now of taking down the names of all who stop to the conversational meetings, with age, Sunday-school, etc., and we send the names afterward to the superintendent of each Sunday-school, asking him to watch

over these children especially, and some Christian friend often undertakes to correspond with these anxious inquirers and young converts. When I was in Switzerland I heard of a lady who is doing a very important evangelistic work among children in Nismes, and who was first led to commence it by reading of your meetings in England. Her name is Mlle. Levat, 13 Mai de la Fontaine, Nismes, France. She reads English.

"It is quite impossible for us to attempt to write an account of the work among children in England. It is impossible to give any one an idea of the blessing that we see upon the work. No one but those actually in the work can realize it. Sometimes we hear of fifty or sixty young people joining the church in a town where Mr. Spiers has been, or a class of young Christians being formed, and only in this way do we venture to give numbers.

"Mr. Spiers has a Christian instruction class of more than two hundred and fifty. At his central services in London these were converted as children, but are now growing up. But of course his great work is in visiting different towns.

"We shall not forget you in our prayers. Pray for us, and let us all pray for more laborers in this important part of the vineyard."

Mr. Samuel Tyler says:

"You will be gratified to hear that the gracious influences of the Holy Spirit are still resting upon the dear children and youth at Surrey Chapel, and that many little lambs are being gathered into the fold of the Good Shepherd.

"On the Sunday evening following Mr. Hammond's services, a meeting was held especially for little Christians and those whose hearts were impressed with the truth. The following placard was posted between the doors, so that every child might see it on entering :

CHILDREN'S MEETING

FOR

THOSE WHO LOVE JESUS

AND

THOSE WHO WANT TO LOVE JESUS.

"The joy beaming on the faces of these dear little ones was most touching to behold, and showed how ripe some of them were for heaven. An inquiry-meeting was announced, to which almost all remained, and during which I have reason to believe many found Jesus.

"At the close of this meeting it was found necessary to hold a second inquiry-meeting for about a hundred dear children, who seemed to be deeply solicitous about their own souls or the souls of others, that they all might find Jesus. The interesting cases which now came to light were so many and various that I forbear even to mention them. I give you a letter from a lady teacher who was present, detailing one case :

"A boy about ten years old seemed distressed; he was sobbing very much. A dear boy who was sitting by his side, who had himself found Jesus, and who was trying to console him, told me that his distress was on account of his sins. I asked the dear boy how long he had felt such distress for sin. He said, "I felt nothing of this before I came to this meeting to-night. I have heard the gospel which has convicted my conscience." I repeated the verse, "I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance, which he repeated of his own accord, and with great emphasis, after me. The meeting in the school-room being closed, I found him still sobbing in a room below, which was filled with children, many of whom were seeking Jesus.