But there is much outside work besides, to occupy every
helper. Lodging-houses in the thieves' quarters are visited, and
services held, and many hundreds are thus reached; and after nine
P.M., when the labourers return from their varied spheres, all join
once more in praise and prayer, and many walk a long mile and more to
reach their own homes, none using any vehicle or train oh the Lord's
day.
It is impossible to follow every detail in this continually
increasing work, and only brief mention can be made of the goodness
of the Lord in having once more preserved the lives of dear ones in
Canada, when, in 1875, the Home at Belleville was again destroyed by
fire, and again Canadian kindness and hospitality were manifested to
the utmost. Each summer's sun had shone upon band after band of young
emigrants guided safely across the ocean, through the goodness and
mercy of Him, "Who carries the lambs in His bosom," and "Who holdeth
the waters in the hollow of His hand." In the labour of watching over
these little ones on the voyage, as in every other, the Lord raised
up helpers like-minded with those who bore the burden of the work. In
May, 1876, the twenty-second party sailed under the care of Mr.
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