"Let us pray that, from this mission, there may be many results such
as the following letter shows. Six years ago the writer was the
first-fruits after a winter's labour in the Bedford Institute, Spitalfields
--a wild, musical Shoreditch youth. We offered to teach him to write.
The Lord changed him, and he has ever since been a consistent
Christian. He has been the means of leading his mother to the
Saviour. He went to Canada, earning sufficient money to place himself
this winter at Oberlin College. I was asked if I knew of one suited
to become an artizan-missionary among the tribe of the Basutos. His
reply encourages our faith that many more, led thus simply on, may
soon go forth as working missionaries, after the pattern of St Paul,
reaching souls by their simple, holy life, as well as by their
preaching."
"OBERLIN COLLEGE, OHIO, _March_ 25, 1873.
"My DEAR MOTHER IN THE LORD,--Your welcome letter to hand on the
22nd, and the book on the Basutos on the 24th. My soul doth bless the
Lord for all that He hath done for me. My soul was filled with praise
when I read your proposition to go to Africa. I had been bound in
spirit for you, as you for me, and I had been asking the Lord for
many days that He would incline you to write to me.
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