and Mrs. Dyke. How little could any one then
anticipate the deep waters through which those servants of the Lord
have since been called to pass.
The workers' meetings at the Home of Industry are often a time of
mingled joy and sorrow. It is not alone the little emigrants for
Canada who are sent forth, but many a brother and sister in the Lord,
leaving home and kindred for His dear name's sake, have here been
commended with tearful prayers to His gracious keeping. The workers'
meeting in July this year was a season of peculiar interest, as
George Clarke, the first-fruits of the work, was present on the eve
of his departure for China. The way had not been made open for him to
join the mission in South Africa, as he had desired, and since his
departure at this time for China, he has laboured in connection with
the China Inland Mission, not once revisiting his native land.
A few incidents in home work are here recorded:--
"Having asked the Lord to send those He would have rescued for Him,
no less than _five_ children came to the Refuge last Wednesday.
Their touching histories need no comment.
"A struggling mother desires a start in life for her boy of ten,
whose stepfather subjects him to ill-treatment.
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