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 SUMMARY OF THE LORD'S WORK 
 
 In Witnessing for Jesus to the Jews, and on their behalf in London, 
 
 in Provincial Towns, and on the Continent of Europe, 
 
 in Russia and in North Africa during the Tear 1887. 
 
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 PRICE SIXPENCE TO NON-SUBSCRIBERS.
 
 OFFER INGS. 
 
 FREEWILL OFFEHIXGS for ' THK MH.MMAY MISSION TO THE ,J 
 may be sent to JOHN WILKINSON, 79, Mildmay Road, London. 
 or to J. E. MATHIESON, Esq., Conference Hall, Mildmay Park, N. 
 
 Stamps may be sent for small amounts, though we prefer postal 
 orders, but please in no -case send other than halfpenny or / 
 stamps. 
 
 Boxes and Collecting Books may be had on application to 
 Mrs. WILKINSON, Hon. Sec. 
 
 All kinds of clothing for men, women and children will be 
 gratefully received, and should be addressed to Mrs. WII-KI- 
 79, Mildmay Road, .London, N. 
 
 Farinaceous food, flannel, calico, blankets, or second - hand 
 clothing intended exclusively for the Medical Mission should he. 
 addressed to Dr. JOHN DIXON, " Mildmay Mission to the .i 
 l, 4, Goulston Street, Aldgate. E. 
 
 All Offerings should be accompanied by a definite stateii; 
 the donor's intention; and with the donor's address, no 
 publication, but that the receipt may be acknowledged. 
 
 It would prevent awkward mistakes if new contributors would 
 kindly say whether we are to address them as Mr,. Mrs.. Miss. 
 Esq., or Rev. 
 
 Mr. Wilkinson will be glad to arrange with friends in town or 
 country for Sermons, Addresses, or Drawing-room Meetin_ 
 Israel's behalf ; the only money condition being that his travelling- 
 expenses be defrayed. 
 
 Mr. Wilkinson, the Founder and Director of the Mission, 
 who is also a working Missionary, takes no salary from either the 
 Mission Fund or the Conference Hall, and has no private m 
 but is dependent upon the voluntary offerings of the Lord's people. 
 These offering* mimt be distim-tlif xtati'il as other- 
 
 wise they will invariably be put into tlie General Fund. All 
 offerings for personal u*<' are acknowledged by a 
 thanks to the donor.
 
 Objects. 
 
 1. The General Mission Work. 
 
 2. The Medical Mission. 
 
 3. The Poor converted and unconverted specially the 
 
 Sick* and Aged.! 
 4A. Home for Inquirers. 
 4B. Convalescent Home. 
 OA. Home and School for Poor Children. 
 5fi. Distribution of Hebrew New Testaments throughout 
 
 the World. 
 6. Mr. Wilkinson's personal use. 
 
 Clothing New and Second-hand for Men, Women and 
 Children. 
 
 Cheques may be crossed, " London and Provincial Bank." 
 
 Post Office Orders should be made payable at the Chief 
 Office. 
 
 When convenient to the donor, we would rather have Postal 
 Orders than stamps, even for amounts as small as a shilling. 
 Kindly don't send shilling or sixpenny stamps. 
 
 Friends will please take notice that the Address of the 
 Mission is 79, Mifdrnay Road, and not Mildmay Park. 
 
 All Contributions are passed through the Bank before used, 
 and drawn by cheque as needed ; and the Accounts are duly 
 audited by Messrs. Theodore Jones, Hill, & Vellacott, Public 
 Chartered Accountants. The Offerings sent in during the 
 year are acknowledged by the number of the receipt sent to 
 the donor, so that our friends will find their Contributions in 
 such form in " SERVICE FOE THE KING " for the following 
 month. Those who have their printed receipts at hand will 
 find theirs at once by the date it bears. Some Offerings have 
 been sent without either name or address. Such are announced 
 as, " A Friend," or " Anon," but to such we can neither send 
 receipt nor this Report. We should be glad to have all names 
 and addresses not for publication, but that we may 
 acknowledge aid to the Mission by printed receipt, and also 
 send any papers respecting the Work. We earnestly desire 
 that everything connected with this Mission the giving and 
 the working may be done just to the Lord Jesus : done to 
 the glory of God, and not for the praise of men. 
 
 * Hospital cases are sent to the Bethnal Green Hospital : for such we 
 pay 1 a week. Convalescents are sent to our own Convalescent Home 
 at Highgate. 
 
 t The Mission aids four inmates of the " Home for Aged Christian 
 Israelites," to the amount of 31 a year, towards which a sum of 12 a 
 year is contributed by one Friend. 
 
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 Trustees. 
 
 '"The following gentlemen are the Trustees of the Mission 
 Property, having signed the Trust-Deed : 
 
 SIR ARTHUR BLACKWOOD, K.C.B. 
 
 HENRY CARR, Esq. 
 
 SAMUEL FIELD, Esq. 
 
 JOHN GRIFFIN, Esq. 
 
 JAMES E. MATHIESON, Esq. 
 
 BENJAMIN THOMAS, Esq. 
 
 JAMES WOOD, Esq., LL.D. 
 
 JOHN WILKINSON. 
 
 Form of Bequest. 
 
 I give and bequeath to the Mildmay Mission to the Jews, 
 instituted in London in 1876, the sum of (free of 
 
 duty),* to be expanded or employed at discretion in aid of the 
 objects for which the said Mission was established. And I 
 direct that the said sum (and the legacy duty 
 
 thereon)' 1 ' shall be paid exclusively out of such part of my 
 personal estate not hereby specifically disposed of as I may by 
 law bequeath for charitable purposes. f And I direct that the 
 receipt of the Treasurer for the time being of the said Mission 
 shall be a sufficient discharge for the said legacy. 
 
 * The words in parentheses must be omitted if it is not intended to give 
 the legacy free of duty. 
 
 t Houses or lands cannot be given to a charity. 

 
 Agents and their "Work. /T~ 
 
 JOHN WILKINSON, Missionary and Director, who superintends 
 the entire Work, works in part as a Missionary amongst the 
 Jews, and in part amongst Christians on behalf of the Jews. 
 
 MRS. WILKINSON, Hon. Secretary and Correspondent, and 
 who superintends the Bible-woman's work, and the 
 distribution of clothing for the poor. 
 
 MR. SAMUEL HINDS WILKINSON, Accountant and Assistant 
 Correspondent. 
 
 Miss FLORENCE WILKINSON, Deaconess in charge of the 
 Home and School for Poor Children. 
 
 DR. DIXON and DR. EOCHA, Medical Missionaries. 
 
 MR. MUMMERY, Hon. Dispenser. Miss STILLWELL, Assistant. 
 
 MRS. TANG and Miss ATTHILL, Deaconesses who aid the 
 Medical Mission, in the Dispensary, and in visiting the sick at 
 their homes. 
 
 MR. ADLER, MR. BARON and MR. BARNETT, Missionaries 
 who visit Jews at their own houses and shops, and assist in 
 every branch of the Work at home, and occasionally mission 
 Jews in other countries. 
 
 MR. and MRS. HALBMILLION, who have been appointed to 
 work amongst the Jews in North Africa and Morocco. 
 
 MR. CLANCY, who takes spiritual oversight of the young men 
 in the Printing House, pastoral oversight of converts, seeks 
 situations for the unemployed, corresponds with converts in 
 this and in other countries, and helps in various branches of 
 the Mission. 
 
 MR. BORST, Superintendent at the Reading Kooms. 
 
 MRS. BORST, Bible-woman, who visits Jewish homes, helps 
 at the Medical Mission and at the Night School for Children. 
 
 MRS. COLEY, MRS. WARREN and Miss WEBSTER, who take 
 charge of the weekly Sewing Class for Jewesses. 
 
 Miss BEILBY, Lady Superintendent of the Convalescent 
 Home. 
 
 Miss NOBLE and the MISSES WARREN, who conduct the 
 Night School for Children fonr nights a week. 
 
 MR. W. L. R. McCLUER, Manager of the Printing House, 
 49, Newington Green, N., to whom all orders for printing 
 should be addressed. 
 
 MRS. STILLWELL, Housekeeper and Assistant at the 
 Medical Mission Rooms. 
 
 Eighteen of the Workers are paid agents, seven are able and 
 willing to give their work gratuitously, and the Director is 
 supported by the separate and voluntary offerings of the 
 Lord's people, sent lor personal use.
 
 Stations and their Special Missions. 
 
 GOULSTON STEEET, ALDGATE, E. (adjoining the 
 German Church) Here are our New Medical Mission Rooms. 
 
 At GEOEGE YAED, 66, HIGH ST., WHITECHAPEL, 
 E., by the kindness of Mr. George Holland, the Night School 
 for Jewish Children, four nights a week. 
 
 WELLCLOSE SQUAEE Here the Hebrew Scriptures 
 are read and expounded, and Christ preached to Jews on 
 Saturday afternoons. 
 
 Here are our Reading Rooms for Jews. 
 
 Here we hold a weekly Bible Class for Jewesses. 
 
 Here we hold our weekly Sewing Class for Poor Jewesses. 
 
 Here we hold a weekly Prayer Meeting for Jews and 
 Gentiles ; and an Evangelistic Service on Sunday evenings. 
 We have here also two plainly furnished Bedrooms for 
 Inquirers, and for Probationers for the Printing House. 
 
 Also a Night School for Adult Jews. 
 
 5, CANNON PLACE, Whitechapel, E. Here we have 
 Meetings for preaching to Jews on Saturday afternoons. 
 
 PRINTING HOUSE AND INQUIRERS' HOME, 49, 
 Newington Green, N. Here young Inquiring Jews are housed, 
 instructed in the truth as it is in Christ, and taught the trade 
 of printing, by which they may afterwards earn their own 
 bread. 
 
 CONVALESCENT HOME, 50, Langdon Park Road, 
 Highgate, N. Here for a short time are lodged and fed those 
 Jews who need, beyond what medical skill and medicine can 
 do for them, a change of air and diet. Thus shut out from 
 Jewish influence, and under loving Christian influence, we 
 may hope they will be led to Jesus. 
 
 HOME AND SCHOOL FOR POOR JEWISH 
 CHILDREN, Cromwell Lodge, 27, Newington Green, N. 
 20 a year will provide for one child. 
 
 The richer classes are reached through the Post, and by 
 House to House Visitation. 
 
 The Jews in the Provinces and on the Continent are 
 reached by a regular Itinerant Mission.
 
 When and where may the Friends of the Mission see any 
 Branch of the Work ? 
 
 THE MEDICAL MISSION Goulston Street, Aldgate,E. 
 May be seen in full operation on Monday and Wednesday 
 afternoons, and on Saturday forenoons by application on 
 the Premises to Dr. Dixon. 
 
 At George Yard, 66, High Street, Whitechapel, E., 
 (Mr. George Holland's) may be seen our NIGHT SCHOOL 
 FOE JEWISH CHILDEEN, held four nights a week, from 
 6.30 to 7.30 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. 
 The Lady Teacher should be asked for. 
 
 GENEEAL MISSION EOOM, 36, Wellclose Square, 
 near Leman Street Station, E. On Monday, Wednesday, 
 Thursday, and Friday, from 3 to 9 p.m., these Eooms are 
 used as Eeading Eooms for Jews. On Sunday evening, 6.30 
 to 7.30, a bright Gospel Service is held, attended almost 
 exclusively by Jews and Jewesses. On Monday evening, 1 to 
 8 o'clock, a Meeting is held for Bible Eeading and Prayer with 
 Converts and Inquirers. On Tuesday afternoon, 2 to 4 o'clock, 
 a Sewing Class is held for Poor Jewesses (usually 100 to 120 
 present). On Tuesday evening, at 7 o'clock, a Prayer Meeting 
 is held for Jews and Christians. On Thursday afternoon, 3 to 
 4 o'clock, a Bible Class is held for Jewesses, varying in number 
 from 15 to 40. On Tuesday and Friday , 8 p.m., a Night 
 School for Adult Jews. On Saturday afternoon, 3 to 5 o'clock, 
 a Meeting is held for Jews, opened with prayer and singing. 
 A chapter from the New Testament is read in Hebrew, 
 German and English ; then Christ is set forth as the sinner's 
 only Saviour. The second hour is usually employed in 
 questions and replies. 
 
 At 5, CANNON PLACE, Whitechapel, E., a Meeting for 
 Jews on Saturday afternoon similarly conducted to the one 
 held at Wellclose Square, and at the same time, 3 to 5 
 o'clock.
 
 Our friends may visit the foregoing Meetings at the time and 
 place named, on giving name and address to the Worker in 
 charge of the Meeting. All Visitors will kindly understand 
 that if they wish to address the Jews or Jewesses, they should 
 first seek permission by application to Mr. or Mrs. Wilkinson, 
 79, Mildmay Road, N. This is not necessary when the 
 Visitor is well known to the Worker in charge. 
 
 THE CONVALESCENT HOME, 50, Langdon Park Road, 
 Highgate, N. Can be visited on Wednesday afternoons, 2 to 
 5 o'clock, by friends residing in London ; but any friends in 
 town or country, finding Wednesday inconvenient, may visit 
 the Home on any other day by a written order from either 
 Mr. or Mrs. Wilkinson. 
 
 THE JEWISH CHILDREN'S HOME, 27, Cromwell 
 Lodge, Newington Green, N. Can be visited on Friday 
 afternoons. 2 to 5 o'clock, or at other times, on the same 
 conditions as those which apply to the Convalescent Home. 
 
 THE INQUIRERS' HOME AND PRINTING HOUSE, 
 49, Newington Green, N. Can be seen at any time by 
 application to the Manager, Mr. McCluer, on the premises.
 
 A SUMMARY 
 
 OF THE LOED'S WOEK AMONGST THE JEWS AND 
 
 ON THEIE BEHALF DUEING THE YEAE 1887, 
 
 IN LONDON, IN THE PEOVINCES, 
 
 AND IN FOEEIGN LANDS. 
 
 O the devout Christian it must always be an 
 unpalatable task to write a report of the work 
 of a Society or Mission ; but it is the reverse of 
 unpleasant to speak of the glory of His kingdom 
 and talk of His power. 
 
 Under the spell of worldliness, the love of 
 money, and the power of prejudice intensified by the wrongs 
 of ages, the Jewish heart is undoubtedly hard, and his will 
 stubborn ; and we may well say, " Who is sufficient for these 
 things ? " " Our sufficiency is of God." Shall we limit " the 
 Holy One of Israel?" Has He not power to break the 
 hardest heart, and to subdue the most stubborn will ? The 
 glorious Gospel, when preached by those who have 
 experienced its blessedness, in simple obedience to Christ, 
 and in humble dependence on the Holy Ghost, is still the 
 power of God to salvation to the Jew as well as to the 
 Gentile. Indeed we must still insist whether the Church 
 will hear or forbear " to the Jew first and also to the 
 Gentile ; " suggesting that which we firmly believe : that, had 
 this order been observed down from Apostolic times, 
 according to Divine precept and St. Paul's example, we 
 should have had few unbelievers, if any, amongst the Jews, 
 and multitudes more believers amongst the Gentiles, at the 
 present day. Would that the Church of Christ would try the 
 experiment of this Divine order, so remarkably successful in 
 Apostolic days ! 
 
 In Christendom to-day, side by side with abounding 
 ritualism leading to Eome, and abounding rationalism leading 
 to atheism, we rejoice to observe a revived interest in 
 missions both to Jews and Gentiles. For this we a-re 
 thankful. In Judaism also, side by side with rabbinisin 
 (which is Jewish popery), and side by side with Jewish 
 rationalism (which is leading numbers to a denial of Moses,
 
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 and to rank infidelity), we rejoice to observe a revived interest 
 in the Messiah and in the New Testament Scriptures. For 
 this also we are grateful to God. 
 
 Thoughtful Christians cannot, however, fail to see a rapid 
 apostacy from sound doctrine and from holy living indicative 
 of the last days of this dispensation, in which the form of 
 godliness is to be as marked a feature as the denial of its 
 power. Events social, political, and ecclesiastical warn us 
 that the time is short, the end is near. Jewish restoration to 
 Palestine cannot be far off, and the coming of the Lord 
 draweth nigh. 
 
 My beloved fellow-Christians, in the midst of abounding 
 worldliness and decay of faith, and in the light of coming 
 events, do let us lead separated, consecrated lives persons 
 and property absolutely surrendered to our Lord's pleasure 
 praying, living, working, giving towards sending out, as 
 rapidly as possible, the living Missionary and the Holy 
 Scriptures to the very ends of the earth " to the Jew first, 
 and also to the Gentile." 
 
 May I be permitted here to call attention to my recent 
 pamphlet, "The Jew in Eelation to the Evangelization of the 
 World." Particulars will be found on the cover of this 
 " Summary." 
 
 Our older friends are aware that the simple object of this 
 Mission, from its commencement in June 1876, is to preach 
 Christ to all the Jews in our own country before they leave us 
 for Palestine, or we leave them on the coming of our Blessed 
 Lord. During the last eleven and a-half years this object has 
 been largely realized, and we are now turning our earnest 
 attention to the millions of Jews in other lands. We have 
 already sent Missionaries to preach Christ and to distribute 
 the Hebrew New Testament amongst the Jews in Pomerania, 
 Austria Proper, Hungary, Bohemia, Galicia, North Africa, 
 and Morocco, and in various parts of the Russian Empire. 
 Lutheran Pastors are willingly assisting in the distribution of 
 Hebrew New Testaments amongst the Jews in Russia ; and 
 Missionaries to the Jews belonging to various Societies are 
 receiving from this Mission free grants of the Hebrew New 
 Testaments ; and are sharing with us the privilege and 
 blessing of scattering the good seed throughout the world. 
 
 As a permanent station, London is perhaps the best in the 
 world. Thousands of foreign Jews flock to London to escape 
 cruel oppression and persecution, and also the military 
 conscription some to pass through to other countries, and
 
 many to remain amongst us. These are mostly accessible to 
 kindness ; many confess their belief in Jesus as the Messiah ; 
 and many carry the New Testament with them to other 
 lands, and tell their brethren the tidings they have heard 
 here. 
 
 Our Medical Mission, though it brings to the surface an 
 appalling amount of sickness and poverty beyond our power 
 to relieve, is an incalculable blessing to thousands of men, 
 women, and children. 
 
 The Convalescent Borne is a physical and spiritual blessing 
 to scores. 
 
 The Printing House and Home for Inquirers and Converts 
 has not only given the advantages of a home and a trade, but 
 has been a spiritual birthplace to many. 
 
 Our Children's Home might almost be called our pet 
 Institution ; for what Christian has not a warm place in the 
 heart for the little ones ? 
 
 Our Night School for Children had 112 present one night in 
 December ; and on Tuesday afternoon, the 20th of December, 
 we had 121 Jewesses at 
 
 Our Weekly Slewing Class, besides 16 who could not be 
 admitted for want of room. 
 
 The various meetings during the week held at the Wellclose 
 Square Eooms as preachings, prayer meetings, Bible classes, 
 &c. are attended by encouraging numbers and interest ; and 
 our Medical Mission Booms are besieged by anxious crowds, 
 notwithstanding the opposition offered by the Jewish 
 authorities. 
 
 This brief Summary of the variety and extent of the work 
 of this Mission and its Institutions, will confirm the belief of 
 our friends, and as we gladly acknowledge, that this work is 
 truly God's work. He has paid all its expenses hitherto in 
 answer to prayer, without personal appeal to any man, and 
 without advertising for funds. The personal needs of the 
 Director have also been supplied apart from the Mission fund, 
 from which he has never taken any salary. To God be all 
 praise and blessing ! 
 
 In the presence of such a work of God in London, we feel 
 at least at present we dare not slacken our effort or our 
 prayers. Will our friends kindly continue their sympathy 
 and prayers for the work in London that we may have a 
 mighty movement of the Holy Ghost among the Jews in 
 London, leading hundreds openly and publicly to confess 
 Christ, as scores are even now doing privately ? 
 
 We are the more explicit as to the importance of the work 
 in London, because God has so unmistakably directed our
 
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 attention to work amongst the thousands and millions of Jews 
 in other countries, in the wide distribution of the Hebrew 
 New Testament. This latter, we feel, must be done ; and we 
 feel equally sure the former must not be left undone. 
 
 We shall, with prayer, faith, and energy, prosecute both 
 departments at home and abroad to the extent of the 
 means the Lord is pleased to entrust to our stewardship. 
 Debt we cannot bear, and will not incur. 
 
 This New -Testament movement evidently of God, and an 
 important sign of the times. 
 
 Notice the following facts. The late Mr. Salkinson was 
 led, as a life work, to translate the New Testament into the 
 most beautiful idiomatic Hebrew. This was the first 
 translation by a Christian Jew, and one with whom the idiom 
 of the Hebrew was almost intuitive. 
 
 At the time Mr. Salkinson was seeking a publisher, the 
 Trinitarian Bible Society came into possession of a legacy 
 which led to prayer for guidance as to its use. Mr. 
 Salkinson 's MS., having been refused elsewhere, was accepted 
 aud printed by the Trinitarian Bible Society. I then had it. 
 laid on my heart to seek from the Lord the means for 
 distributing 100,000 copies of this unequalled translation. We 
 mentioned this desire in public at our annual meetings, held 
 at the Conference Hall, Mildmay, on the first Monday iu 
 1886. The sum of 5000 was mentioned as needed. Towards 
 this amount one friend gave 3820 in three sums, and other 
 friends gave 1180. The entire sum came in freewill 
 offerings. We praise the Lord ! 
 
 Nmv please observe other facts. 
 
 God is bringing individual Jews to Christ by His blessing 
 on the reading of the New Testament, and these individual 
 Jews are forming congregations of Christ-believing Jews. 
 
 First, in modern times, we have Joseph Eabinowitz, who 
 has formed such a congregation at Kischeneff in Bessarabia, 
 South Kussia. Eabinowitz was brought to Christ by reading 
 a New Testament. More recently we have Eabbi 
 Lichtenstein (of Tapio-Tzele, near Buda-Pesth), who is 
 preaching Christ in the same synagogue in which he has 
 officiated for years as Eabbi. As he is not yet baptized, and 
 as there is no law in the synagogue by which a Eabbi can be 
 expelled for heterodoxy, he remains to preach Christ to his 
 Jewish congregation. Eabbi Lichtenstein was converted 
 through a New Testament,
 
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 More recently we have Scheinman in Eussia. When he 
 confessed Christ, mild means to bring him back to the 
 synagogue having failed, false charges, sustained by hard 
 swearing, were brought against him for forgery. He was 
 banished to Siberia. A printed sermon came under his eye. 
 It was one sent out by Eabinowitz, with whom Scheinman 
 communicated by letter, and the result was another company 
 of believing Jews. Scheinman was brought to Christ by a 
 New Testament. 
 
 And now we have more recently still, Greger, in Hungary, 
 forming a company of Christ-believing Jews ; and he has been 
 brought to Christ by a New Testament. 
 
 Surely these facts taken together constitute an intimation 
 of the mind of God as to modern methods in evangelizing the 
 Jews. Should not earnest Christians, by prayers and 
 contributions, encourage itinerant missions blending the 
 preaching of the Gospel with the free distribution of the New 
 Testament Scriptures amongst the Jews in every part of the 
 world ? This would bring large blessing to the Jews, through 
 whom we might expect incalculable blessing to the Gentile. 
 
 Our own Missionary brethren, Messrs. Baron and Bamett 
 who visited the Jews, and distributed New Testaments 
 amongst them in Pomerania, North-East Prussia, in the 
 autumn of 1886 -went on a similar mission to the Jews in 
 Bohemia, Austria, Hungary, and Galicia, during the spring of 
 1887, and had most encouraging experience as detailed in 
 several numbers of " SERVICE FOB THE KING." One special 
 feature of their work was to send by post 2,237 Hebrew New 
 Testaments to as many Jewish rabbis residing in the 
 countries above-named. May we not hope for wonderful 
 blessing from such a sowing of the imperishable seed ? 
 
 During the saine spring, Mr. Halbmillion (another of our 
 Missionaries), went to North Africa and Morocco on a similar 
 mission. Mr. Mercadier, of the Kabyle Mission through the 
 kindness of Mr. Glenny accompanied our friend, and ably 
 assisted by his knowledge of the French tongue. Amid some 
 opposition, our brethren had much to encourage them. Great 
 eagerness was manifested by the Jews to get a copy of the 
 New Testament as England's love-gift to them. 
 
 Mr. Halbmillion returned, after three months' work, deeply 
 impressed with the needs of the Jews in those parts, where 
 are located some hundreds of thousands of Abraham's seed. 
 He wished to return to them. We laid the matter before God 
 in prayer. In the course of a few weeks, a gentleman wrote 
 to Mr. Mathieson expressing a wish to do something for Jews
 
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 in Morocco and North Africa. This led to a generous offer to 
 defray the expenses of a mission to the Jews in those parts 
 for three years. 
 
 We saw distinctly the Lord's hand, and Mr. and Mrs. 
 Halbmillion left London for Tangiers on the 7th of December 
 last. Our friends will follow them with their earnest 
 prayers. 
 
 After much prayer and correspondence for many months, 
 and difficulties apparently insurmountable were cleared away, 
 our Missionary, Mr. Adler, a Russian subject, visited the Jews 
 in Russia during the summer and autumn. He was assisted 
 by the venerable Dr. Althausen, a Christian Jew, and also a 
 Russian subject. They attached themselves to the Bible 
 Society of St. Petersburg and travelled under their countenance. 
 They had the favour of the civil censorship, the blessing of the 
 ecclesiastical synod, and the consent of the local governors. 
 They could not hold meetings and preach, but they could 
 distribute the N. Test, freely and speak of Christ as Messiah 
 and Saviour. Besides the thousands of Scriptures distributed, 
 an extensive work has been opened up far beyond our thought. 
 Pastor Gurland, Lutheran Pastor in the Province of Curland, 
 a Christian Jew and once a Missionary to the Jews, had his 
 heart stirred by the visit and object of our brethren. His 
 heart was set longing to help on the work. He issued a 
 heart-stirring circular, sent a copy to his ministerial brethren, 
 numbering about 130, over whom he is "primarius," inviting 
 them to assist in distributing the Hebrew New Testaments 
 amongst the Jews in their various localities. The response 
 was most encouraging. Some of his brethren urged him to 
 leave the pastorate, and devote himself exclusively to work 
 amongst the Jews, for which he is eminently fitted. 
 
 He has submitted to me two suggestions. 
 
 1st. That he resign his pastorate over a large church and 
 congregation, and his stipend of 500 a year, and accept 300 
 from the Mildrnay Mission, as he thinks he could support his 
 family on 200 a year less as Missionary. This is a noble 
 offer, but the state of our funds would not justify its 
 acceptance. 
 
 The 2nd suggestion was this, that a Curate at 100 a year be 
 provided by our Mission which would set Pastor Gurland free 
 during several weeks in the year for personally visiting the 
 Lutheran Churches, and permitting more attention to the 
 distribution of the New Testaments. We have accepted the 
 latter suggestion for the present. Will our friends pray that 
 Pastor Gurland may be Divinely guided and the work richly 
 blessed ?
 
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 In connection with this New Testament movement we 
 issued the following letter to all Missionaries to the Jews. 
 
 From the Rev. John Wilkinson, Founder and Director of the 
 Mildmay Mission to the Jews, 79, Mildmay Road, London, 
 N., to his honoured and beloved felloiu-labourers amongst 
 the Jews in every land. 
 
 BELOVED BROTHER IN CHRIST, 
 
 You have no doubt heard of, perhaps seen, and 
 probably read, the Hebrew New Testament, recently translated 
 into beautiful idiomatic Hebrew by our honoured friend, Mr. 
 Salkinson, since called to his rest. The Lord has enabled me 
 to purchase 100,000 copies of the second and carefully revised 
 edition. The cost is one shilling each copy. I had thought 
 of offering them to other Missions at half price sixpence 
 each ; but as it is desirable that they should be distributed 
 quickly and wisely, I have thought it better to offer to 
 Missionaries gratis as many as they can well and wisely 
 distribute. It is our desire, and the expressed desire of the 
 chief contributor to the fund, that Christ should be preached 
 to all to whom they are offered, and given only to those 
 willing to receive and read them. In addition to these terms 
 we request further that a brief written account of the work be 
 sent to me stating how they were received. Kindly apply to 
 me at the address as given at the head of this letter, and say 
 how many you would like and they shall be sent to you from 
 the printers at Vienna. The Lord God of Israel bless you 
 and your work amongst His beloved people Israel. 
 
 Your brother in the fellowship of the Gospel, 
 JOHN WILKINSON. 
 
 February 15, 1887. 
 
 This letter was responded to in a brotherly spirit, and New 
 Testaments have been sent free to Missionaries of the London 
 Jews Society, the British Jews Society, the Presbyterian Jews 
 Societies of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and others. All 
 have had free as many as they have asked for. One asked for 
 six copies, others for 20, others for 25, others for 100, others 
 for 150, others for 500, and some for 1000. Some have 
 gone to France, many to all parts of Germany, to Eome, 
 to Adrianople, to Constantinople, to Jaffa, and to Jerusalem. 
 About 25,000 have already been sent out, and with the 
 distribution in various lands Christ has no doubt been 
 preached to tens of thousands of Jews. Surely blessing must 
 follow.
 
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 We have no fear of being unable to make good use of the 
 entire 100,000 if the Lord is pleased to send the funds 
 necessary for distribution, but the work has already revealed 
 the need of New Testaments in Judeo- Polish as better 
 understood by thousands of Jews in Russia than is the pure 
 Hebrew. We are asking the Lord for 10,000 Gospels 
 in Judeo-Polish, and also 10,000 New Testaments. Our 
 Missionary, Mr. Adler, has prepared already two Gospels and 
 the Epistle to the Hebrews which have been pronounced far 
 superior to any yet printed. The Epistle to the Hebrews has 
 been printed by the Trinitarian Bible Society. The Gospels 
 are yet in manuscript. We hope our friend will be able 
 by and by to prepare the entire New Testament. 
 
 We hope to be able to send Messrs. Baron and Barnett to 
 Roumania early in the spring where are located about 200,000 
 Jews, and we bespeak for them the prayers of the friends 
 of Israel. 
 
 Our Motto for 1888 is Psalm 130, 7, 8. " Hope Israel in 
 Jehovah, because with Jehovah is mercy ; and with Him 
 abundant redemption. And He Himself will redeem Israel 
 from all his iniquities." 
 
 The hope of glory is assured to the "remnant according to 
 the election of grace," gathering to Christ now. 
 
 The hope of restoration to Palestine is assured to the 
 scattered nation. And here we have the hope of salvation for 
 the nation resting on the guarantee of God's Word. The 
 reasons for the hope are God's love and resources with 
 Jehovah is mercy, and with Him abundant redemption ; the 
 certainty of its realization, God's Word. 
 
 We rejoice with Israel in assured national redemption 
 from dispersion, and spiritual redemption "from all his 
 iniquities." 
 
 " Remember me, O Lord, with the favour that thou bearest 
 
 unto thy people That I may see the prosperity of thy 
 
 chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that 
 I may glory with thine inheritance," Psalm 106, 4, 5. 
 
 It has been our custom for some years past to utilize the 
 first Monday of the new year by holding our Annual Meetings 
 for Praise and Prayer at the Conference Hall. During the 
 same week we usually hold our Anniversary Tea-meetings at 
 the East End ; one for Jewish children including our Night 
 School ; and the other for adult Jews and Jewesses. 
 
 The following is a brief account of the two meetings at the 
 Conference Hall as given in "The Christian" of January 20th,
 
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 1887 ; followed by a brief account of the two meetings at 
 the East End as given in " Word and Work" of the same 
 date. 
 
 From " The Christian " of January 20, 1887 : 
 
 MILDMAV MISSION TO THE JEWS. At both meetings recently held at 
 Mildmay, liev. J. WILKINSON gave a brief account of the Mission. It is 
 ten and a half years old, and has twenty-six agents, male and female. 
 Their work is ve>y varied. Some visit houses and shops, and distribute 
 tracts in the street among the middle and lower classes. Some send 
 Gospel messages by post to the higher classes in the suburbs, followed by 
 a personal call. There are the Medical Mission, preaching stations, 
 Bible classes, prayer-meetings, inquirers' and converts' meetings, sewing 
 classes for Jewesses, attached to which is a provident fund to encourage 
 thrift, a night school for Jewish children, a convalescent Home at 
 Highgate, an Inquirers' Home and Printing-house, and a Children's 
 Home. During the latter months of the year the work has been extended 
 to the Continent, an account of which appeared in recent numbers of 
 Service for the King. Considerable numbers, still unbaptized, confess before 
 their brethren their faith in Jesus as Messiah . 
 
 Eev. A. N. Mackray, of Croydon, gave the address in the morning, and 
 Rev. E. W. Bullinger, D.D., of Walthamstow, in the evening. The latter 
 traced the hand of God in providing for modern missions to the Jews the 
 Hebrew New Testament, translated by Mr. Salkinson. A second edition 
 of 110,000 carefully revised, had been issued, and Mr. Wilkinson had been 
 able to secure 100,000 for wide distribution on the Continent. A very 
 providential coincidence was mentioned by Dr. Bullinger. Just at the 
 time, he said, when Mr. Wilkinson called on me to ask if the Trinitarian 
 Bible Society could publish this New Testament, as it had been refused 
 elsewhere, I told him it was very possible the Society might take it up, 
 as they had had a legacy of 1000, and had been holding a prayer 
 meeting to seek the Lord's guidance in its use. 
 
 In the middle of each meeting twelve little Jewish children, from the 
 Home on Newington-green, were marched into the room, under the charge 
 of a deaconess, and sang in Hebrew, " Unto us a child is born," &c. ; they 
 also sang, in English, "When his salvation bringing," &c., and 
 " Children of Jerusalem." Many were touched to tears with what they 
 saw and heard. 
 
 From " Word and Work." 
 
 MILDMAY MISSION TO THE JEWS. On Thursday 6th, this mission 
 gathered its night school and other Jewish children to the annual tea and 
 Gospel meeting at the East End. The school is conducted by Christian 
 ladies four evenings in the week. The number at present on the books is 
 one hundred and fifty-seven. The number at the treat was three hundred 
 and five. Many of the dear children recited verses of Scripture, setting 
 forth the way of salvation in Christ. Prizes were given to some, presents 
 to many, and an orange to each one. Mr. Rabinowitz addressed his 
 "little brothers and sisters" with much energy and affection. The 
 singing of Gospel hymns, answers to Scripture questions, and the 
 amount of Scripture stored in their minds indicate most careful and 
 prayerful teaching. May there be abundant fruit to the glory of the 
 Messiah. 
 
 On Friday 7th, the annual tea for Jews and Jewesses was held in the 
 same room, the large room under Sion Chapel, Whitechapel Road, close 
 to the Medical Mission Rooms in Cannon Place. After every place was 
 occupied at tea, there were still a hundred or two outside, many of whom 
 came in to the meeting after the tea. Gospel addresses were given by
 
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 Mr. Wilkinson, Mr. Hutchinson, and by Mr. Rabinowitz, who interested 
 his Russian brethren marvellously. Addresses were interspersed with 
 Gospel Hymns and three solos, and with prayers by the missionaries in 
 German. It was a most interesting gathering, which we trust may issue 
 in many conversions to Christ. On the following day, Saturday, one 
 hundred and eighty two Jews gathered in the same room to hear Mr. 
 Rabinowitz, who preached the Gospel with power. At the close there 
 was some confusion and uproar, but some half dozen groups were formed 
 of those desirous of asking questions. Blessing must follow. 
 
 Mr. Rabinowitz. 
 
 Our friends will remember that Mr. Joseph Babinowitz was 
 the guest of the Mildmay Mission for a few weeks in the 
 early part of the year. He arrived on December 26th, 1886, 
 and left us in the middle of February, 1887. During his stay 
 he addressed several meetings of Christians and meetings of 
 Jews. He also visited Edinburgh, and Glasgow, where local 
 Committees have been formed in the interest of the work at 
 Kischeneff. A council has been formed in London of which 
 James E. Mathieson, Esq., Conference Hall, Mildmay Park, 
 N., is the Treasurer, so that friends wishing to help our 
 brother Eabinowitz would do well to send their contributions 
 direct to the Treasurer. Eabinowitz and his work have our 
 affectionate confidence and prayers. 
 
 June Anniversary Tea-meetings. 
 
 This year for the first time, instead of having 500 or 600 at 
 one meeting, we had two meetings ; the children by themselves 
 on one evening, and the adults on another. The following is 
 a brief account from " Word and Work " of June 23, 1887. 
 
 Jewish Children at Mildmay. 
 
 On the afternoon and evening of Tuesday week the Mildmay grounds 
 rang with the merry laughter and gleesome shouts of over a hundred poor 
 Hebrew children, attending the Mildmay Mission to the Jews' Night 
 School, and enjoying their annual treat. Sweet indeed was it to hear the 
 praise of Jesus sung by these Jewish lips, and easily could one understand, 
 as they sang so clearly and feelingly " How sweet the name of Jesus 
 sounds," that parents must feel somewhat uneasy as little Levi or Sarah 
 sang the praise of the Messiah. 
 
 Conveyed from their East End homes to Mildmay by their loving 
 teachers, Miss Noble, Miss Watling and the Misses Warren, the little 
 ones seemed running over with unbounded delight. At the tea table they 
 were quiet and business like ; serious work being on hand, no obstruction 
 was permitted or time wasted. Many of the workers of the mission and 
 other Christian friends interested in the work waited on the little guests. 
 
 After tea came games in the garden, and in these pleasures it was 
 charming to observe some of the Mildmay deaconesses lead the way 
 willing for Jesus' sake to teach these little ones how to be happy. Mr. 
 and Mrs. Wilkinson too, as well as Mr. and Mrs. Mathieson and Mr. and 
 Mrs. Noble, took an active part in the children's amusement, while Mrs. 
 Pennefather, accompanied by Miss Coventry, looked on with pleasure.
 
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 After an hour or two of play, the children, on signal given, seated 
 themselves quietly on forms arranged on the lawn, and a short meeting 
 was held, with plenty of bright singing. After a hymn about Jesus, they 
 were asked 
 
 Who is Jesus 1 " " The Son of God." 
 
 Where is He ? " " In heaven." 
 
 Was He ever on earth ? " " Yes, He came to live here." 
 
 What for ? " "To be the Messiah of Israel, and to die for us." 
 
 Where did He die ?" " On Calvary." 
 
 Where, is Calvary ? " " In Palestine." 
 
 Who did He die for ? " " Sinners." 
 
 Whom does He save ? '' " Those who believe in Him." 
 
 Then quite a number of the children repeated verses both Old 
 Testament and New Testament evincing considerable familiarity with 
 the precious promises and the plan of salvation. 
 
 Mr. J. Denham Smith led in prayer, and addressed the children in a 
 loving and simple way. 
 
 Mr. John Daniel also gave a Gospel address, and spoke of his warm 
 sympathy with the work. 
 
 Amongst the others who spoke were, besides Mr. Wilkinson himself, 
 Messrs. J. E. Mathieson, Noble, Adler, and Dr. John Dixon. 
 
 The service over, an hour or two were again spent in play, after which 
 the children were safely conveyed to their East. End homes. 
 
 THE JEWS AND JEWESSES. 
 
 It was thought better this year to have adults and children on seperate 
 days ; therefore the children came on Tuesday ; and the next day the 
 adults began to gather about three o'clock in a smart shower. Under 
 these circumstances, the large hall was opened, and Dr. Laseron 
 addressed them, and ladies sang to them till tea-time, when they repaired 
 quietly and orderly to the tea-tables, which were invitingly bedecked with 
 a little bunch of flowers and a floral text card for each person. By this 
 time the rain had stopped, and the sun promised a lovely evening, so 
 after tea a move to the grounds was made. Mr. Kirkham was there with 
 his Dutch picture, which interested everybody, Jews and Gentiles. Then 
 a Gospel meeting was held, addressed by Dr. McKilliam and Mr. Adler. 
 Dr. Laseron, Mr. Rivolta, and others led in prayer. A more grateful 
 feeling than ever, for Mr. Mathieson aud Mr. Wilkinson, and all their 
 helpers, was manifested among the East End Jews, whose prejudices are 
 disarmed by Christian influence thus brought to bear upon them, and 
 they listened attentively and with respect to the blessed truths of the 
 Gospel put before them. At the close of the meeting, skipping for the 
 women and tug of war for the men kept them pleasantly occupied till the 
 bell rang time to go. 
 
 A Bobin Tea. 
 
 Through the continued kindness of the Rev. Mr. Bullock, 
 Editor of " Home Words," &c., &c., we were enabled to feed 
 between two and three hundred Jewish Eobins in the spring 
 of the year. Mr. Charrington kindly allowed us the use of his 
 smaller Hall in Mile End Eoad, E. After tea my son 
 Samuel cook charge of the Magic Lantern and slides, and I 
 gave a brief exposition of the pictures relating to the birth, 
 life, miracles, death, resurrection, and ascension of the Lord 
 Jesus Christ. The dear children were most attentive.
 
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 Mr. "Wilkinson's Work 
 
 Briefly told, consists first, in preaching the Gospel, with 
 other Missionaries, to the Jews at Wellclose Square on 
 Saturday afternoons, and in other occasional addresses to 
 Jews and Jewesses. Second, in giving addresses, sermons, 
 and Bible readings to Christians in town and country, in 
 response to the invitation of friends. Third, in a general 
 superintendence of the Mission in its varied departments ; 
 attention to innumerable details affecting the interests of 
 inquirers and converts, and in a considerable amount of 
 correspondence. 
 
 About 34 addresses to Jews, and about 195 meetings 
 amongst Christians in town and country. 
 
 Meetings in London and suburbs have been held at Baker 
 Street, Bayswater, Blackheath, Brompton, Clapham, Clapton, 
 Chase Side, Southgate, Exeter Hall, Fulham, Highgate, South 
 Hackney, Kensington, Netting Hill, Upper Norwood, Stoke 
 Newington, Spitalfields, Totteridge, Upper Tooting, and 
 Walthamstow. 
 
 Meetings in the country have been held at Birmingham, 
 Brenchley, Birchington Bay, Brighton, Buxton, Calne, 
 Dundee, Dover, Glasgow, Gloucester, Grimsby, Hastings and 
 St. Leonards, Leicester, Manchester, Margate, Northampton, 
 Newport, I. W., Perth, Eomsey, Kotherfield, Southsea, 
 Salisbury, Southboro , Tunbridge Wells, Wallingford, and 
 Weston- Super- Mare . 
 
 The above meetings include attendance and speaking at 
 twelve Conferences. 
 
 God has been pleased graciously to bless the exposition of 
 His Word about Israel and accounts of His work amongst 
 Israel. Many have been the encouraging testimonies we have 
 received to faith strengthened in the Word, and of interest 
 deepened in the work. Though we go nowhere from home 
 but by invitation, we are free to accept invitations from any 
 evangelical section of the Church of Christ. No money 
 condition except travelling expenses. The meetings may take 
 the form of sermons, lectures or addresses, in public buildings, 
 or private drawing - rooms, with or without freewill 
 offerings. 
 
 Gifts and encouraging Words. 
 
 Our daily dependence on the Lord to move the hearts of 
 His people voluntarily to send all we need for the Mission, 
 and for personal use, our friends can easily understand the 
 interest attaching to the postman's knock can never be a
 
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 matter of indifference to us, specially when our balance at the 
 bank is nearly exhausted. During the first week in December 
 we were brought very low, having only 17 in the bank to the 
 general account, which was only about enough for a day and 
 a half's need. We were led to spend an evening alone with 
 God about the matter, and the next day we received in 
 thirteen offerings the sum of 105. About half of this came 
 from Australia, and 25 given anonymously. Our heart and 
 the hearts of our workers, who had also prayed much, were 
 filled with praise and thanksgiving. 
 
 Our hearts have been gladdened as parcels, boxes, and 
 bales of clothes, new and second-hand have come in to 
 comfort the naked. 
 
 Friends have also cheered us by sending rice, split peas, and 
 even two large barrels of fish, over which the poor and 
 hungry also rejoiced. Surely the Lord must be pleased with 
 these voluntary gifts of money, clothing and food, and has He 
 not Himself conferred unspeakable honour upon the givers by 
 first enabling, and then inclining them to give ? We 
 rejoice also over the gifts from domestic servants and 
 children. 
 
 The great number of encouraging letters which accompany 
 the gifts cheer us on our path of trusting and toiling, and for 
 which we express our warm gratitude. 
 
 Needs and Supplies. 
 
 Our needs for home work in all departments, is about 5000 
 a year. The itinerant work abroad in preaching and 
 distributing the New Testament, will only be limited by the 
 resources the Lord may be pleased to move His people to send. 
 To the praise of the faithfulness of our God, our needs 
 general and personal have been supplied. We have never 
 been in debt, and we do not advertise, or make personal 
 appeals for funds. 
 
 Spiritual Be suits. 
 
 Though we have had more than 100 baptisms since we 
 commenced this Mission, it is most fallacious to measure 
 spiritual results by the number of baptisms. Our first concern 
 is simple, prompt, cheerful, obedience to our Lord in the 
 proclamation of the Gospel to the Jew and "to the Jew 
 first." 
 
 We labour for conversions, we pray for conversions, but we 
 never press baptism ; we wait for the -convert to ask for 
 baptism, so that the responsibility rests on himself. If
 
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 testimony given privately to our workers by unbaptised Jews 
 and Jewesses as to their faith in Jesus as the Messiah, and 
 even of trust in Him as Saviour be any token of blessing on 
 the Mission, then the past year has been, we believe, the 
 best year we have had in its history. 
 
 What we need, and are praying for, is a mighty movement 
 of the Holy Spirit amongst the Jews of London and throughout 
 the world ; this would bring' hundreds and probably thousands 
 of secret believers publicly to confess the Lord Jesus 
 Christ. 
 
 Names and Addresses of Contributors. 
 
 These we never publish, but it is pleasant to know the 
 names and addresses of those who have fellowship with us 
 in the Lord's work, for it is theirs as really as ours because 
 it is His. 
 
 The number of the printed receipt, with its date and 
 amount, appears in our monthly periodical, " SERVICE FOR THE 
 KING," if sent in on or before the 15th of the preceding 
 month that is, any sum sent in up to the loth of February 
 inclusive, will appear in the March number, and so on through 
 the year. We have thought that we need not incur the 
 expense of reprinting these details in the annual statement, 
 but simply give totals and balance-sheets. Should any 
 contributor, holding a printed and numbered receipt, be unable 
 to identify hi? or her gift, because the periodical is not taken ; 
 if such will kindly drop us a post card, we will forward the 
 number acknowledging the gift. 
 
 If, when our friends send parcels of clothing, they would 
 kindly send a list of the articles by post, they would greatly 
 oblige us. Also the name and address of the sender. 
 
 A whole piece of flannel or of calico, or both, would be 
 a very acceptable gift to our sewing class of 120 poor- 
 Jewesses. 
 
 Fruits and vegetables would also be gratefully received at 
 our Home for Inquirers, our Convalescent Home, or at our 
 Home for Jewish children. 
 
 " Service for the King." 
 
 For half-a-crown a year we shall be glad to supply " SERVICE 
 FOR THE KING." (This includes postage). This Mildmay 
 monthly gives much valuable information of the Lord's work 
 in connection with the Conference Hall, including a paper 
 every month on the Lord's work among the Jews, under the 
 motto " Trusting and Toiling."
 
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 Prayer Union for Israel. 
 
 Every Christian desirous of giving God "no rest till He 
 establish and till He make Jerusalem a praise in the earth," 
 according to His expressed will, should join this Union by 
 writing to the Secretary, Miss Philips, 72, Mildmay Park, 
 London, N. 
 
 One shilling a year covers the expense of postage and the 
 quarterly paper. 
 
 Thanks. 
 
 We desire to express our warm thanks to the "Association 
 for the Free Distribution of the Scriptures," for their generous 
 grants of Bibles and Scripture portions. Numbers of Jews 
 too poor to purchase them have received them with 
 affectionate gratitude, and many have confessed blessing in 
 reading them. 
 
 Thanks to Singers. 
 
 We are deeply grateful to Mrs. and Miss Eivolta for valuable 
 service to the Mission in the ministry of sacred song, and to 
 other ladies for occasional service. Their singing to the 
 patients whilst waiting their turn at the Medical Mission 
 has pleasantly and profitable occupied otherwise weary 
 hours. 
 
 Thanks to Accountants. 
 
 We are under deep obligation to Messrs. Theodore Jones, 
 Hill, & Vellacott, Public Chartered Accountants, of 1, Finsbury 
 Circus, E.G., for auditing the accounts of this Mission, year 
 by year, free of charge, from its commencement in 1876. We 
 have pleasure in expressing publicly our gratitude for this 
 great kindness. 
 
 We are thankful to the Lord for the spared lives, health, 
 and devoted zeal of our workers ; and for the ever deepening 
 and widening influence of the Gospel of Christ amongst the 
 Jews ; for the thousands who have heard of Christ through 
 this Mission during the past year; and for the hundreds who 
 have admitted the claims of Jesus as Scriptural, beyond those 
 who have confessed His name in baptism. We praise the 
 Lord, and take courage. We cry to the Lord, and are looking 
 for a mightier awakening of the Holy Spirit amongst the 
 Jewish people than the church has witnessed since apostolic 
 times. Will all Christians who read this join us in this 
 prayer '?
 
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 Dr. Dixon's Beport. 
 
 The friends who take an interest in the work amongst the 
 Jews, will, we knovv, be looking for some brief account of what 
 has been done during the past year of privileged labour 
 amongst this deeply interesting people. 
 
 We thank and praise our heavenly Father for His loving 
 kindness to us during the past year, and for the measure of 
 strength and blessing He has given. We praise Him, too, 
 that we now have such easy access to their homes, 
 whereas at one time these were almost closed to the 
 Missionaries. 
 
 We greatly desire that the door of entrance into the hearts 
 of the people should be widely opened. 
 
 The work has been carried on as in former years, with, I am 
 thankful to say, some increase of spiritual results. We have 
 removed from the Mission premises at 5, Cannon Place, 
 Whitechapel, into new quarters, in a neighbourhood thickly 
 populated by Israelites, and into larger and more convenient 
 rooms at 4, Goulston Street, Aldgate. These premises consist 
 of two flats, built over the German schools with a separate 
 entrance ; the first floor is devoted entirely to the Mission, 
 and has a large waiting room, well lighted and cheerful, with 
 seats for about 100, with suitable wall texts, and the 
 dispensary, the dressing and bandaging room, and two 
 doctors' rooms. 
 
 Large numbers come for advice on the Medical Mission 
 days, and there is great eagerness to get in, patients frequently 
 coming two hours beforehand to secure a place ; there 
 is much crowding and pushing at the door, all being so 
 anxious to get in, and there being room only for a limited 
 number. 
 
 We long to see a similar eagerness after spiritual blessings : 
 what an increased joy it would then be to point them to 
 the Saviour ! 
 
 We are thankful for the extended influence the Lord has 
 given us amongst His chosen people, and for the confidence 
 they repose in us. We are glad to notice a breaking down 
 of prejudice, an increased acquaintance with the New 
 Testament, and a clearer understanding of Christian teaching. 
 We have met with many who have confessed their full and only 
 trust in Christ Jesus as their Saviour, but who say they dare 
 not yet openly confess Him, for fear of being thrown out of 
 work, and for fear of deeply grieving their parents : we hesitate 
 to class these amongst the converts because their testimony is 
 so weak ; and yet we cannot but think that not a few of 
 these have passed from death unto life.
 
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 Of the 5000 individual Jews who have this year come 
 under our influence, all have heard the Gospel of the grace 
 of God on each visit, and they have received kind medical 
 treatment and nursing. To the destitute sick, milk, cocoa, 
 tea, beef-tea, rice, coals, clothing have been given, and, in 
 addition, many thousands of tracts, Gospels, Epistles, New 
 Testaments, &c., have been freely distributed. In the hearts 
 of many, we hope, the good seed thus freely scattered will 
 sooner or later grow up and bring forth a plentiful 
 harvest. 
 
 We sincerely thank kind friends who have sent to the 
 Medical Mission, rice, clothing, knitted shawls, stockings, old 
 clothing, boots, dolls and other toys, picture cards and books, 
 flowers, flower texts, fruit, lavender bags, bottles, &c. If the 
 gifts of dolls, picture cards or books and toys were of less value 
 and more numerous we should be able to distribute them more 
 widely, and thus give pleasure to a larger number. 
 
 I will now quote just a few cases of interest from my 
 diary. 
 
 February 22nd, 1887. J. O has been under treatment 
 
 since January llth. A parcel containing a warm woollen 
 shawl, knitted and sent by a young lady for some poor needy 
 
 Jewess, arrived to-day. Mrs. O being thinly clad, 
 
 Mrs. Tang gave her the shawl, telling her it was a shawl knitted 
 
 by one who loved the Lord Jesus. Mrs. O expressed 
 
 her thanks for it, and added " Give my heartiest thanks 
 to the lady, and tell her I am one who has the Lord Jesus 
 in my heart, and I hope soon to confess Him openly." 
 
 April 23rd. A. F . I was called to visit him in his 
 
 lodgings, and after prescribing for him, spoke of the Great 
 Physician ; he replied " Jesus brings peace to every heart 
 that believes in Him. He has brought peace to mine. I 
 have failed to keep the Law and therefore deserve to die ; 
 but Christ died in my place, and His sacrifice brings me 
 righteousness." 
 
 October 26th. H. B , aged nearly 80. Has been an 
 
 occasional attender at the Medical Mission for the last few 
 years, and has on several occasions confessed to us his belief 
 in the Messiahship of Jesus. To-day, in conversation with 
 him on this subject, he said "I believe in God, and in His 
 Son Jesus, the Messiah, who is my atoning sacrifice, and who 
 has saved me from the penalty of sin. In the day time, and 
 when I go to bed, I think of Him, and when I sleep I 
 frequently dream about Him." This aged Christian is living 
 with, and depends for support upon, his son, who is bitterly 
 opposed to Christianity; and for fear of his son he has to live 
 as a secret believer.
 
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 Statistics of last twelve months : 
 
 Visits of new patients at Dispensary ... 3,716 
 
 Visits of old and new do. ... 9,029 
 
 Special cases do. ... 523 
 Visits for surgical dressings on non-Dispensary 
 
 days 847 
 
 Visits by Doctors to patients at their own 
 
 homes 2812 
 
 Visits by Deaconesses do. do. 611 
 
 Total attendances ... 13,822 
 
 Our Deaconesses. 
 
 Mrs. Tang, our Senior Deaconess, reports : Another year 
 of labour is gone, and I would say with a heart full of 
 gratitude, " My soul shall make her boast in the Lord." The 
 time and space would not permit to say much about the 
 work ; but it is just our work, and our only work, to get at 
 the hearts of the poor Jews through the body to the soul. 
 How much the medical aid is valued, and the kindness they 
 receive, is shown by the people waiting two hours before the 
 time of opening on Mission days. We are only sorry to have 
 to send so many away. The Lord has been very good in 
 giving us some proofs of true conversions ; though, as to 
 results, eternity only can tell. 
 
 A young man S., from South Russia, came in Decenaber to 
 our Mission with a bad hand. He heard the Word of God, 
 but so far as I knew it made no impression on him. When 
 healed I lost sight of him for some time. Towards the end of 
 January he came again with a bad finger. I spoke to him 
 every time he came. One morning he said, " Lady, I cannot 
 forget the words, day nor night, you spoke to me. I do not 
 know what has come over me." I said, " Praise be to God 
 for that ; it is the working of the Holy Spirit in your heart." 
 I asked him to kneel down with me, which he did, and I 
 prayed. While I prayed, he wept. He was greatly troubled : 
 by accepting the Lord Jesus he would sin against God ; but 
 by-and-bye he saw through the Scriptures that Christ was the 
 Messiah. One morning I kept him to the last, and he on his 
 part (though he had been the first) let all others go before 
 him. " Well," I said, " when will you take the Lord as your 
 Saviour?" He answered, " Oh, lady, I did so last night. I 
 am so happy I am another being. I went on my knees in 
 the night, and God gave me such light. I know now that He 
 is my Redeemer and Saviour." We went on our knees and
 
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 thanked God, and he poured his heart out in thanksgiving. 
 He became at once openly a true witness in the Mission 
 Boom for his Master ; his face was calm and happy. One 
 day he came to us (he was very poor) ; he was weak and 
 hungry. I brought him some food, and asked him if he 
 would eat it He said, " As a Jew I must not, but as a 
 Christian I may ; " and he went down in the room, and ate 
 it. His love for the Lord grew day by day, as the light came 
 into his soul. He wanted to go to Canada, he being a farm 
 labourer. Through the kindness of some ladies and others I 
 was able to send him. Before he left these shores he 
 confessed his faith by baptism. I have from time to time 
 letters from him ; he is walking with his Lord. In the last 
 one he said, " My desire grows more and more to be a fisher 
 for Jesus." He met with a German lady over there, and in 
 his leisure hours he will help her to work among the 
 Germans. All who knew him gave testimony of his faith ; 
 and direcily the Lord came in, all fear of men was gone. He 
 ever thanks God that he came to our Mission. 
 
 Another family, who knew the truth, but through 
 difficulties had no work, but had hunger-illness, and is 
 surrounded by bigoted Jews, sank deeper and deeper in 
 despair. The man came often to us, and we also visited him 
 in his home. He saw he never would be able to get regular 
 work here. I told him to ask God to open the way before 
 him, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. We knelt down 
 in the Doctor's room. It would be too long to tell all the 
 little details, but God heard and answered the prayer in His 
 own good time. Through the kindness of a gentleman I was 
 enabled to help them to go to Canada, and before he left he 
 said, " I am a Christian ; " and I told him to live as such. I 
 have letters from him frequently, and he also praises God and 
 loves the Saviour, and speaks of the light and beauty of God's 
 Word. In one of his letters he asked me to tell his brethren 
 at the Mission who are still in darkness, that since he trusted 
 and loved the Lord Jesus he is a happy man. 
 
 Another man S. also follows the Lord as his disciple. He 
 had for a long time come to our Mission ; but at last he 
 separated from his brethren, and came boldly out on the 
 Lord's side. I also have letters from him full of love to his 
 Lord. 
 
 But many others who come and hear, and receive kindness 
 in the Lord's name, believe in Christ in their heart ; but the 
 fear of men prevents their openly confessing Him. F. said to 
 me, when speaking to him of the atonement, " You are right : 
 I believe in my heart on the Lord Jesus Christ, but I cannot 
 openly confess Him."
 
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 Many poor women say to us, " God bless you all, for what 
 
 you do for us poor Jews ! " I visited a family B (the wife 
 
 I have seen often impressed, but she said, " If I become a 
 
 Christian, my husband will cast me off.") B received me 
 
 kindly, showed and read some Scriptures ; another man was 
 also in the room ; afterwards that man commenced to speak 
 
 ill of Christians, but B said, " No, stop, that is not right, 
 
 if not for these true Christians, we could be persecuted, beaten, 
 and turned out here also." 
 
 The work is a blessed one, and the word of God to Abraham, 
 " I will bless them that bless thee," is as true to-day as it was 
 in the days of Abraham. 
 
 Miss Atthill, our Junior Deaconess, works devotedly with 
 Mrs. Tang at our Medical Mission. 
 
 Miss Atthill in her report states that " the Medical 
 Mission has become very popular among the Jews. They 
 prefer our Mission before any of the Hospitals. This morning 
 as a poor woman was entering the room to have a burn 
 dressed, a respectably dressed Jew tried to persuade her not 
 to come to us but to go to the German Hospital. She, 
 however, only laughed, and shaking her head, told him she 
 liked to come to us, saying that Dr. Dixon was such a good 
 Doctor. 
 
 We have Medical Mission on Mondays and Wednesdays for 
 women and children, and on Saturdays two Missions to men 
 only, which occupy us from nine o'clock in the morning till 
 quite the evening. If asked even to lower the gas, 
 the men decline, crying out " Shabbas ; " but they have no 
 objection to our working on their behalf. One Saturday when 
 visiting I needed a light, but the Jewess told me she dare not 
 light a candle on " Shabbas/' so I had to do it myself. We 
 have also a Mission for special cases among women on 
 Tuesdays, when I speak a few words to them in German, and 
 read a few verses of Scripture. They are very attentive. If 
 one interrupts, the others soon call her to order. Work among 
 the Jews needs much patience, love, and faith. I like singing 
 to the women, and they also enjoy it. 
 
 On Tuesdays and Fridays we have surgical dressings in the 
 forenoon, and in the afternoons I visit the patients at their 
 homes. I like the work very much, and am very happy in it. 
 Though in many cases the Jews are prejudiced and 
 superstitious, they feel that we really love them, and in many 
 cases are most grateful for the kindness they receive. Now 
 and then we are cheered by some seeking after the truth. 
 Last week one poor man quietly said, " I thank you in the 
 name of the Lord Jesus Christ." The Jews gladly receive us
 
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 in their homes, and willingly listen to the message of 
 salvation. I feel it a great privilege to work among His 
 ancient people, and cannot feel thankful enough that He has 
 called me to this work. 
 
 Mr. Adler's Beport. 
 
 The following are a few gleanings from the conversations I 
 had with my Jewish brethren during the past year. 
 
 " Perhaps after all the Christians are right. How are we 
 to know the truth, but by reading the "pn ? And by using 
 the Bible we cannot help seeing that the Christians are right 
 in believing that Messiah came long ago ; and that He came 
 for the Gentiles as well as for the Jews.'' 
 
 " Considering what Christianity has done for the world, we 
 must confess that its founder, Jesus of Nazareth, must have 
 been aided from heaven." 
 
 " Whether Jesus is the true Messiah or not ; one thing is 
 certain, that none of our own nation has done so much for the 
 world at large, as Jesus of Nazareth did ! Whether He is the 
 Son of God or not, He has brought millions of Gentiles to 
 God." 
 
 " There must be truth in Christianity since it is able to 
 draw over so many of the most earnest of our own people, 
 who have no other interest at heart but their salvation.'' 
 
 " Our rabbins tell us, that Messiah would at once come, if 
 we only observed one single Sabbath properly. But who can 
 keep it in the manner they prescribe? I believe if Messiah is to 
 come at all, He will come without regard to our merits." 
 
 " I read a little of the New Testament, but from what I 
 read I cannot see why the Jews as a nation should hate 
 Chrisiianity. It tells us that we should love God, our 
 neighbour as ourselves. . . I sometimes think the world would 
 be very bad if not for the Christian religion." 
 
 "It is very wrong of any Jew to say that Christianity is 
 idolatry, since the Christians prove that their religion is based 
 upon the Old Testament." 
 
 Trying to point out to a Jew, that if Jesus was not the Son 
 of God, He did not bring the Gentile nations to God, he said, 
 " Heaven is like our father Abraham's house ; it has doors in 
 all sides ; and the stranger (meaning the Gentile) finds easy 
 access from whatever side he approaches." 
 
 Concerning Passover one Jew said, " We are working hard 
 to have a HDD 1C'3 (a proper, orthodox Passover,) and after 
 all, what have we ? What we really need we have not ! We 
 have new plates, knives, &c., but no HDQ pip (Passover 
 offering).
 
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 " I believe it with all my heart, that such a rv{?D (Messiah) 
 as we have expected till now, will never come. Our rabbins 
 found it easy to promise a Messiah who would give all 
 sorts of good things ; but on what authority did they 
 promise ? ' ' 
 
 " I am reading it (the New Test.) frequently ; I do not see 
 why we should not read it ? " Another Jew said, "By coming 
 in contact with Christians, we get to know that Christianity 
 is the daughter of Judaism, and that the true Christian is a 
 near relative of ours." 
 
 "Mr. A , I believe that we shall only be saved through 
 
 Jesus ; because we see that those nations who receive Him 
 are happy." 
 
 About the three months and a half I was labouring in 
 Russia, I can only say here that the Lord was very gracious 
 to the work and to the poor worker. I found access to Jews 
 with the Gospel far more than I anticipated before I left 
 England. It is now more than ever, that I pray to the Lord, 
 that He would send labourers into Eussia. 
 
 As to a general approaching of the Jews towards our Lord, 
 I cannot do better then repeat the words of a Jew, " If the 
 Lord would rain with baptismal water, the Jews would put 
 out their heads through the windows. They are afraid of 
 doing it in Church." 
 
 Mr. Halbmillion's Report. 
 
 It was my great privilege to make known the precious name 
 of Jesus, not only to hundreds of Jews in London, but also to 
 those in the dark land of North Africa. 
 
 The work in London is much as usual. I preached the 
 Gospel to hundreds of Jews in the streets and highways. 
 I visited them in their shops, workshops and houses, and 
 with very few exceptions was kindly received and listened to. 
 The Jews gathered round me in groups as I read to them the 
 Scriptures in Hebrew or Judeo-Polish ; when pointing them to 
 a suffering Messiah, they often replied, " We do not find 
 such passages in our Bible." Such, however, often come to 
 our Saturday meetings held at Cannon Place, where the 
 Scriptures are read in Hebrew, English and German. At 
 these meetings they are allowed to ask questions, and we. 
 seek to remove their difficulties. 
 
 I preached the Gospel to hundreds of Jewish patients in 
 the Dispensary. This important field brings together Jews 
 from all parts of the world and all classes. While waiting to 
 see the Doctor, I spoke to them individually, pointing them 
 to the Great Physician.
 
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 In my turn I addressed the .Tewesses at the Sewing Class, 
 and rejoiced to see them listening with attention to the simple 
 Gospel. " We are women and cannot read," said some of 
 them, "religion is for our husbands and not for us." 
 Christians, pray for them. A large number of Jews called at 
 my house for temporal relief, most of them in deep distress, 
 and to each of them the Lord has given a word in season. 
 I also gave Christian instruction to the young men at the 
 Printing House and Home. 
 
 During the month of August, I and my dear wife preached 
 the Gospel to the Jewish visitors at Eamsgate, Margate and 
 Canterbury. Every Saturday I addressed them on the sands 
 at Eamsgate, and am thankful to state that hundreds of the 
 higher class Jews, otherwise difficult to reach, listened to the 
 message of salvation. I was also encouraged by Christian 
 brethren and sisters, who helped me in the work. May the 
 Lord have mercy on the rich and make them poor in spirit. 
 
 Visit to North Africa, accompanied by Mr. Mercadier of the 
 Kabyle Mission, to distribute Hebrew New Testaments. 
 
 The following are the principal towns visited, and there the 
 Jews are found in large numbers. Oran was our centre. 
 From Oran we went to Oin Temonshen Tlemcen, Leila 
 Mogrina, Oujda, Sidi Bellabass, Mascera, Mostoganem, 
 Belzane, Alger, Blidah, Contain, Sookrah, Tunis, Le Gellata, 
 Tangier, and Gibraltar. We also visited smaller towns, 
 where we found only four or six Jews. We sought out every 
 one of them, and presented to them the Gospel message. We 
 placed in Jewish hands nearly 3500 copies of the Hebrew 
 Testaments, also over 4000 Scripture texts, and Gospels and 
 Testaments in Spanish, French and Portuguese, given by 
 friends at Dalston Hall. They were received with great 
 eagerness, and read. I cannot describe the joy I had, when 
 after the distribution, [ passed their shops and saw several 
 Jews with book in hand carefully reading it ; some, I am sorry 
 to say, tore the precious book, and would have done violence 
 to us, but for the mercy of God. We met with opposition in 
 Oujda in Morocco, our lives were in peril, but the Lord was 
 faithful to His promise, " Lo, I am with you always." When 
 I saw the oppression of my Jewish brethren in Africa, my 
 heart was greatly moved, and I said truly with the Apostle 
 Paul, "my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is that 
 they may be saved." I had therefore a strong desire to return 
 and live amongst them. I said to my dear wife, " let us ask 
 the Lord if He will open our way," and prayer was answered 
 in a wonderful way, therefore we are sure that His presence 
 will accompany us.
 
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 We earnestly desire the prayers of God's people, that we 
 may be used by Him to the salvation of many in Israel. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Halbmillion left for Tangiers on Thursday the 
 8th of December, 1887. 
 
 Mr. Baron's Report. 
 
 The Jewish population of London has increased enormously 
 of late years, and the stream of immigration is still flowing on 
 and pouring in every week into this great London, hundreds of 
 poor destitute Jews and Jewesses, who are fleeing from grinding 
 oppression in Russia and other lands. The agency through 
 which the largest number is brought under the sound of the 
 Gospel is our Medical Mission. Some five times in the week 
 these premises are crowded with Jewish men, women and 
 children ; and here, in turn with the other missionary 
 brethren, it has been my privilege to preach salvation 
 through Christ week by week, except when absent on 
 itinerant work. Our testimony in this place, confirmed as 
 it is by the great kindness and loving words of Dr. Dixon, 
 must bear fruit in due season. Here, as well as at our 
 other Mission Halls, we become acquainted with many who 
 afterwards welcome us to their homes. Often it is our 
 privilege to be surrounded by large companies of Jews, 
 Jewesses and Jewish children in their own homes, who 
 attentively listen to the proclamation of the Gospel of their 
 rejected Messiah, whom all Israel will yet welcome with 
 shouts of acclamation. In these visits it is our lot to witness 
 daily an overwhelming amount of poverty and destitution 
 which make our hearts ache. Many of these poor people 
 turn to us in their distress, and we endeavour to share 
 in their difficulties and sorrows ; but, unfortunately, it is 
 not in our power to relieve one-hundreth part of the misery 
 with which we become acquainted. I will not speak of 
 our Mission Room in Wellclose Square, where many of 
 our meetings just now are crowded ; neither will I speak 
 of the giving instruction at the Convalescent Home, &c., 
 all I can do in conclusion is just to mention our three 
 months' missionary tour on the 
 
 Continent. 
 
 accounts of which have appeared in Service for the King. 
 As you know, we travelled through Bohemia, Moravia, 
 Austria, visited almost all the principal places in Hungary, 
 and then crossed the Carpathians into Galicia. In Hungary 
 especially we were permitted to see a wonderful awakening, 
 our way being prepared by the noble testimony of Rabbi
 
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 Lichtenstein, whom I visited at Tapio Tzele. In many of 
 the towns the largest rooms to be had were crowded with 
 Jews, chiefly of the well-to-do class, and scores expressed 
 their readiness to range under the banner of the long 
 rejected Jesus of Nazareth. Oh friends, think of the hundreds 
 of thousands of Jews hungering for the Word of Life in Hungary! 
 Think of one million Jews in Galicia and Bukovina, where 
 many towns are almost exclusively inhabited by them ! In 
 many single cities and towns in those parts there are nearly 
 as many Jews as in all Great Britain and Ireland ; and in 
 all that region there is only one Jewish Missionary, who 
 has been recently appointed, and who is fettered to one 
 town. Beside preaching Christ to thousands we distributed 
 with our own hands, in addition to hundreds of tracts and 
 pamphlets, over two thousand Hebrew New Testaments, 
 and some 500 in the German and Hungarian languages. 
 On our return to Vienna we obtained the addresses of all the 
 Eabbis in Germany and Austria-Hungary 2,237 in number 
 to every one of whom we sent by post a copy of the Hebrew 
 New Testament. Is it a little matter that all these Jewish 
 Rabbis are now in possession of this blessed book? What 
 will the result be ? Oh may they not be small on account 
 of our little faith and slackness in prayer ! 
 
 Mr. Barnett's Beport. 
 
 My work during the past year consisted in preaching Christ 
 at 55 Dispensary meetings, 9 Sunday services, 3 meetings 
 for inquirers and converts, addressing 13 sewing classes, 
 conducting 16 prayer meetings, 36 Bible classes. 17 Scripture 
 expositions, 15 devotional meetings at the Inquirers' Home, 
 besides various other meetings, and three months' work in the 
 distribution of the Hebrew New Testaments in Bohemia, 
 Moravia, Austria, Hungary, and Galicia. 
 
 The meetings were all among Jews : some with men only ; 
 some with women only. 
 
 The nature of our meetings. 
 
 We are generally in the mission hall some time before the 
 meeting takes place ; during that time we converse with the 
 Jews, and become acquainted with their sorrows, and they 
 with our faith ; this is also a preparation for the meeting about 
 to take place. Through the new arrivals changes are 
 constantly taking place ; cases that come before us at one 
 part of the year, are not the same as those at another part of 
 the year ; thus in the distribution of tracts we are always 
 looking out for strangers. About three months ago, I met
 
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 a young man dressed in a blue linen dress which is worn 
 abroad, and soon found that he was a stranger seeking work ; 
 I gave him a tract and invited him to the meeting, telling him 
 that if he found the Messiah, he would be truly happy. On 
 Saturday afternoon the young man came, and after the 
 meeting said, " I want to know the truth." We asked him, 
 " Why ? " He replied, " In the New Testament Jesus Christ 
 offers his followers the kingdom of heaven of which we do not 
 read in the books of Moses." Since that time I have had the 
 young man at my house every Sunday and during the Jewish 
 feasts for Christian instruction ; during the week, he worked 
 for his living ; after a while he also distributed tracts. His 
 master and other Jews got to know that he desired to become 
 a Christian ; he lost his employment among the Jews, and 
 has been taken into our Printing House. From this 
 Institution I had lately the following testimony : " Had I not 
 been led to the Printing House, God only knows what 1 
 should have been. Many of my comrades, who loved me very 
 much, are infidels, and they would have sent me to Paris. 
 But now, thank God, having come to a knowledge of the 
 truth, I am as a brand snatched from the burning.'' Many 
 others can bear similar testimony ; of some whom we have 
 instructed, we receive tidings that they confessed Christ 
 elsewhere. 
 
 The nature of our conversations. 
 
 I need hardly say that the poor Jews are glad to have a few 
 moments with us, if only to tell out their need in hope of help. 
 One says, " My husband has been long out of work, some- 
 times he is ill," a pocket of pawn-tickets is produced, our 
 attention is drawn to the bedstead, to the children. "Where 
 is your husband to-day ? " " He has got to-day the first job." 
 "How much will he earn to-day?'' "Two shillings or a 
 half crown. But how far will that go to pay three and 
 sixpence rent, and to get the children a piece of bread ? 
 As to clothes, what we do not get from the missionary, we 
 do not get at all." "And when will you accept the Lord 
 
 Jesus Christ who did so much for you?" "Dear Mr. B , 
 
 we believe in Him, but you know what the Jews are when 
 they get to know about it, therefore we dare not publish it. 
 As to the meetings we are only too glad to go, and our only 
 object is to hear the word of God." "I see you are reading 
 the New Testament." " Yes, I have got nearly through the 
 chapters." 
 
 The work on the continent has also been rich in blessing. 
 "The Lord has done great things for us." Our appearance 
 before the magistrates was on account of the uproar of the
 
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 Jews, which brought us under the notice of the police 
 authorities. We had our rooms crowded, and as soon as one 
 group was dispersed, another was ready for admission. 
 Occasionally we had to steal away to give the smoky room a 
 little airing. We showed the Jews from the Scriptures that 
 the Messiah should suffer, and .rise again, and that in His 
 name salvation must be preached to all nations, beginning 
 with the Jews. Among the crowds we had sincere inquirers. 
 On one occasion a respectable young man who had a longing 
 for the truth came to us, but was afraid to take a bulky book 
 home to read. We gave him Dr. Saphir's pamphlet, " Who is 
 an apostate ? " The next day he came again and said ; " I 
 have read the book on my bed with tears ; I am unhappy, will 
 you not stay here a little longer ? '' I could relate interesting 
 cases we met with in Szegedin, Gr. Wardein, Miskolch, and 
 Eperies. In Miscolch the Jews informed us that their Eabbi 
 was warning them against us in the synagogue ; but this was 
 only the means of advertising us and sending the Jews to us. 
 There we had a large room, and we could accommodate many 
 Jews. On Saturday morning they came to us in large 
 numbers, and in a short time we distributed our large stock 
 of New Testaments. In the afternoon the same came again 
 and brought others with them to search the Scriptures with 
 us on the claims of Jesus. Some opposed, and judged us to 
 deserve stoning like those who gathered wood on the Sabbath 
 day. Others said, " There is not a single page in the Talmud, 
 nor a single point of doctrine that our sages have not held a 
 controversy about, and thousands of things are left for Elijah 
 the Tishbite to decide. We can get nothing certain from our 
 Eabbis, and we shall be thankful if you will send us New 
 Testaments as soon as you get to your next station." This 
 was one interceding for himself and five others, and we sent 
 them the six New Testaments from Cracow. Since our return 
 to London many letters applying for New Testaments have 
 been received. I have one letter in my possession from 
 Oknina in Galicia, in which the writer says, " I am reading 
 the book, and enjoy it very much ; would you advise me to 
 come to London to be fully instructed in it and become 
 obedient to its teaching, which is my desire? " 
 May God bless the precious seed sown. 
 
 Mr. Clancy's .Report. 
 
 It has been my happy privilege during the past year to give 
 Christian instruction morning and evening to our young 
 converts and inquirers at their Home on Newington Green, 
 seeking to lead the former into abiding union with Jesus, and
 
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 the latter to see that He is indeed the Saviour of the world. 
 In this I have been assisted by rny brother missionaries, and 
 the Lord has encouraged us, for there have been two or three 
 cases of conversion, and some of our young brethren have 
 manifestly advanced in the Divine life one of them being a 
 candidate for service in the foreign mission field. However, 
 we have not been permitted to see the close of the year 
 without meeting with disappointments, for quite recently our 
 Home was disturbed, four of the inmates having taken it into 
 their foolish young heads to leave the Institution, against the 
 advice of their best friends, who tried to show them the sin 
 and folly of leaving the comfortable Home the Lord had 
 provided for them. One of them has been permitted to 
 return, and the others are engaged in business, and our 
 prayers follow them that they may be kept " steadfast to 
 the end." 
 
 Throughout the year I have regularly visited the married 
 converts at their homes, ever seeking to show them that it is 
 their privilege and duty to live a life of daily communion with 
 God, and of victory over sin, trusting Him to "supply all their 
 need," according to His promise. It has also been my 
 privilege to conduct the weekly Bible class for converts and 
 inquirers, to receive the money deposited by the members of 
 our sewing class in the provident fund, and frequently to 
 preach Christ to this large weekly gathering of Jewesses, 
 which numbers now about one hundred and fifteen or more 
 every week. Frequently during the year I have conducted 
 the Sunday evening evangelistic meeting held at Wellclose 
 Square, East End ; the weekly prayer meeting on Tuesday, at 
 the same place ; and have assisted at our important weekly 
 meeting held there and latterly at Cannon Place, Whitechapel, 
 every Jewish Sabbath day. I have shared in the work of 
 our Night School for adult Jews, and have had many 
 opportunites of speaking to the sons and daughters of Israel , 
 who come to our Medical Mission in such large numbers 
 three times a week. 
 
 The converts have suffered much during the year irom " the 
 pinch of poverty, 1 ' and many a time has Mr. Wilkinson helped 
 them through me, and many a good parcel of clothing have I 
 taken them from Mrs. Wilkinson. It is such a joy to be the 
 instrument in the Lord's hand in relieving so much distress. 
 
 The difficulty in finding employment for Jews is as great as 
 ever, and success in this department of the work has been 
 small indeed. Even Christian employers look with small 
 favour upon poor Israelites, I regret to say, and there are but 
 few who will assist them, in this the best of all ways, for the 
 Lord's sake for Jerusalem's sake.
 
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 Extracts from the Bible Woman's Journal. 
 
 To-day I went to Brick Lane to see F. She said, " 1 am 
 very pleased to see you, and am so thankful that I went to 
 the ' treat ' on Friday, and saw the ' picture ' (' The Broad 
 and Narrow Way.') How solemn it is to know that we are 
 walking in either the one way or the other ! I should like to 
 be on the safe side, and must come to the meetings to hear 
 more about it. I have now very different opinions of 
 Christians." 
 
 I went to see Mrs. G. Her little ones told me she was out, 
 and invited me to wait till she returned, and then went on to 
 say, "We must tell you what father said. He told us we 
 must not attend the Night School any more, because we said 
 we love Jesus, and asked him why he did not love Him too. 
 We sang, ' Jesus loves little children, For Jesus died for me.' 
 My mother says we can go co School, for she likes to hear us 
 sing." 
 
 A little girl named Bachel told me her father forbids her to 
 go to the Night School, because she asked him why he did 
 not love Jesus. She added, " He wanted to hit me with a 
 cane, but I promised not to say that again ; but, never mind, 
 I love Jesus because He first loved me." 
 
 Some Jewesses said to me, " We are quite sure that fasting 
 and prayer cannot take our sins away. We believe that it is 
 the blood that atones for the soul." One of them said to the 
 speaker, "You mean the blood of Jesus?" She replied, 
 " Yes, of course." They told me they were afraid to tell their 
 husbands, lest they should leave them. 
 
 To-day there was a large number of Jewesses and children 
 at the Medical Mission. I spoke to several of them about 
 God's great love to poor sinners. They listened very quietly 
 to what I said, one woman remarking, " That's quite true." 
 Another said, "I should like to have my sins forgiven, they 
 are so many." 
 
 Bight Jewesses called on me to-day, to ask for clothes. 
 When I had given them some garments, I invited them to 
 stay a little longer, that we might have a reading together out 
 of God's Word. Two of them said they had no time, but 
 another remarked, " I am sure we could stop a little while to 
 hear God's Word." Another said, " If Jesus did not send the 
 clothes, I am sure we should have nothing to put on." I 
 spent a very blessed time with them, and as they left the 
 house they said, "Thank you for reading God's Word to us. 
 God will bless you." 
 
 To-day, as I passed Mrs. G.'s house, she saw me, and 
 tapped at the window for me to go in. She said, " I was so
 
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 pleased to see you pass, for I feel very ill. Will you pray for 
 me in the name of Jesus, that I may soon get well again? " 
 We knelt down, and as I prayed she was crying. When we 
 arose she wanted to kiss me, and begged of me to come again 
 soon. 
 
 I called on Mrs. S. She said, " Believe me, I do thank the 
 Lord Jesus for the nice blanket and quilt that have been sent 
 me. Please thank the Lord that He has heard your prayer, 
 and has delivered me out of my trouble." (She had recently 
 been confined.) 
 
 I saw the three children of Mrs. B., who attend our Night 
 School. One of them, a girl of ten, said, " Nothing can harm 
 us we are ' Safe in the arms of Jesus.' " Another, a little 
 girl of six years old, said, " Tell Mrs. Borst what we did this 
 morning. We prayed to God, in the name of Jesus, for some 
 warm clothing. Mother did not know it. Perhaps she would 
 not let us do it, and might give us a beating." 
 
 I called on Mrs. B., and found her busy cleaning her room. 
 She asked me to excuse her, because the room was not tidy. 
 She said, " I have only one room, and must do everything in 
 it : but I am thankful to say my heart is clean ' Washed in 
 the blood of the Lamb.' " 
 
 I visited Mrs. J., who is a very nice, clean woman. Her 
 room looked beautifully clean. She said, " I must tell you 
 the truth : my husband and I believe that Jesus must be the 
 true Messiah, and we wish to know more about Him. My 
 husband has not much work to do, and desires to receive 
 instruction. Since I began to attend the meetings, I have 
 heard of God's love, of which I knew nothing before ; and 
 when I told my husband, he also went to the meetings, and 
 now he says, ' It is a good thing to be a Christian.' " 
 
 Night School for Jewish Children. 
 
 This was commenced eleven years ago with an attendance 
 of 31 boys and girls the first night. For four nights a week 
 this school has been conducted by devoted Christian ladies 
 who have led many of the little Jew boys and girls to love 
 Jesus, and to speak of Him to their parents. Gospel hymns 
 sung, Gospel stories taught, and Scripture evidence of the 
 Messiahship of Jesus, constitute the chief features in the 
 instruction imparted. Hundreds have passed through this 
 school, who now reverence the name which is above every 
 name. One, who is now married and has two children, told 
 me at our sewing class last Tuesday that she was one 
 of our first scholars, and that she now loves Jesus in her 
 heart.
 
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 During the change of Medical Mission premises our number 
 attending the school fell off, but since by the kindness of 
 Mr. George Holland, we hold the school in one of his rooms, 
 Miss Noble informs us that the number on one night has gone 
 up from 41 to 70 and then to 112. " Many of the old scholars 
 come, and in some we notice improvement. The new ones 
 are mostly boys about twelve years of age, and are exceedingly 
 troublesome." 
 
 The Misses Warren speak of the number attending on one 
 evening as reaching 106, and that " although the big lads 
 require special management, we have had some blessed 
 meetings and attentive listeners." 
 
 Surely we may expect a blessed harvest as the result of the 
 Lord's blessing on so much precious seed sown in many 
 hundreds of young hearts ! 
 
 Miss Watling has felt it necessary to retire from the work. 
 We are very sorry to lose her, but very grateful for her past 
 services. 
 
 Sewing Class for Poor Jewesses. 
 
 This weekly class was formed about eleven years ago. At 
 first it was most difficult to get them to come at all. They 
 were suspicious and superstitious. Now they come in crowds, 
 and our two rooms are crammed week by week, the last two 
 weeks before Christmas we had present 121 each week. On 
 Tuesday, December 20th, besides the 121 in the rooms, there 
 were 16 in the passage and on the stairs. I gave these 16 
 a short address first, and then addressed the 121 on the words 
 " Thou shalt call his name Jesus, for He shall save His people 
 from their sins." Matt. i. 21. They sang " Pass me not, 
 gentle Saviour," and several afterwards acknowledged 
 privately their trust in Jesus, and their love to Him. 
 Attached to this class is a provident fund to encourage thrift. 
 
 Mrs. Coley and Mrs. Warren, assisted by Miss Webster, 
 have charge of this class. 
 
 Mrs. Coley says: After another year's hard, but happy 
 work, among poor Jewesses, we can with deep gratitude say, we 
 are more than ever encouraged, for we are sure, the Holy Spirit 
 is working among our poor dear sisters. One dear woman 
 said to me, "I am always singing that hymn quietly, 
 when I sit in the corner of the room, and I sing it 
 in my heart, ' Wash me in the blood of the Lamb.' ' I 
 had been away one Tuesday through ill health ; when I 
 returned on the following Tuesday, the same woman said to 
 me, " I prayed all the week, that God would make you well, 
 and I prayed in Jesus' name." Mrs. M told me that several
 
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 had prayed that God for Jesus' sake would keep me well. 
 Mrs. W- , one of the last who seemed likely to be touched, 
 sat in the deepest thought, the tears running down her 
 cheeks, while we spoke about, and sang one of the sweet 
 Gospel hymns. Several of them who have had children ill, 
 have asked us to pray for them in the name of Jesus, and one 
 of them asked us to thank Him for making her child better. 
 Another dear woman's face fairly beamed with joy when I 
 told them how God was our Father, when we believed in 
 Christ Jesus as our Saviour. We have been more encouraged 
 this year than we have ever been since we began the work by 
 many of the women's improved behaviour, better work, more 
 cleanly, and greater attention at prayer and during the 
 address. We work on in patience and faith for His glory's 
 sake. 
 
 Garments made during 1887 part were sold to the women 
 in the room, the rest were given to Mrs. Wilkinson. 
 
 Things sent to Mrs. W. 
 183 Men's brown calico shirts 
 
 26 Boys' do 
 
 17 Flannel petticoats 
 
 12 Babies' gowns 
 
 21 do flannels 
 
 10 Boys' shirts, Children's Home 
 
 2 Quilts do 
 
 8 yds. calico to line them do 
 
 27 Flannel vests for Medical Mission 
 26 Chemises do 
 
 2 Women's bed jackets do 
 
 3 Flannel vests, Printing Office 
 15 Linen aprons do 
 
 :24 Men's prhit shirts do 
 
 40 Boys' shirts for Night School 
 
 416 
 
 Sold in the Room. 
 69 Skirts for women and children 
 76 Babies' flannels 
 26 Prs. of drawers 
 23 Flannel petticoats 
 
 19 Babies' gowns 
 
 20 Chemises 
 
 60 Babies' shirts 
 12 Children's frocks 
 23 do knitted petticoats 
 328 
 
 744 Total garments.
 
 r^~- ; 
 
 Convalescent ibome, 
 
 50, LANGDON PABK ROAD, HIGHGATE, N.
 
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 Linen Drapers' Bills. 
 
 . s. d. 
 
 Dec. 1886 ... 594^ 
 Mar. 1887 10 15 6 
 
 Given to Mrs. W. 
 
 . s. d. 
 
 Dec 400 
 
 Mar. 600 
 
 June ... 4 17 3 June 400 
 
 Sep. ... 4 19 71 
 
 26 1 9 
 
 14 
 
 Amount realized from sales . . . 40 1 9 
 
 1887 1886 
 Number of garments made by the 
 
 women, and sold in the room ... 328 246 
 
 Number sent to Mrs. Wilkinson for 
 
 other poor 416 305 
 
 Total ... 744 551 
 
 1887 1886 
 
 Paid for material .... 26 1 9 15 5 
 
 Given into the Mission fund ... 14 13 
 
 Total amount realized by sales 40 1 9 28 5 
 
 The Convalescent Home 
 
 in the interest of body and soul, has been a blessing to 
 numbers of Jews from the day it was opened on the 5th of 
 February, 1884. 
 
 Miss Daniels has been its Lady Superintendent from the 
 first, and for whose efficient and gratuitous service we are very 
 grateful to her and to the Lord. During the past year, 
 however, she felt it right to resign, and, under the circum- 
 stances, we could only accept though with regret. She left 
 us in the most friendly spirit. At the moment of writing this 
 we are seeking the Lord's guidance as to a successor. 
 Miss Daniels, in a letter to me, says " The inmates during 
 the past year were mainly old ones, and the majority gave 
 satisfaction, in their willingness and anxiety for more 
 instruction ; and though in many cases they were still 
 working among Jews, they could no longer go on in their 
 ceremonies, seeing the groundlessness of their hopes, and 
 were looking out for employment elsewhere. That is, as 
 you know, a very slow process, as there are so many 
 prejudices to be broken through on both sides. I feel sure 
 there are many real believers among those who are living 
 among Jews, but are waiting an opportunity for coming
 
 42 
 
 out. I hear to-day that one who was converted while in 
 the Home three years ago is now a member of a Christian 
 Church in New York." 
 
 We are also deeply indebted to our esteemed friend, 
 Mrs. Mullings, residing close by, for her loving interest in 
 the spiritual welfare of the inmates. One room in her house, 
 the walls of which are covered with bright large pictures 
 which set forth Mosaism and its institutions as typical of 
 Christ and His work, is set apart for meetings with Jews 
 from the Home every morning. The Doctor and the 
 Missionaries also visit the inmates at the Home. 
 
 The fine air of Highgate is favorable to the restoration 
 of bodily health, and the spiritual atmosphere, and the 
 influence of scriptural teaching with Christian home life 
 tends to real spiritual blessing. 
 
 Home for Jewish Children, Cromwell Lodge. 
 
 This Home exists for the temporal and spiritual benefit, not 
 of orphans alone, but also of destitute Jewish children whose 
 parents or parent may be still alive but unable to get them 
 food and clothing. When circumstances change for the better 
 they are permitted to take the child to their own home. Some 
 remain and some after awhile are taken from us. But this 
 plan enables us to take in a larger number and thus widely 
 extend the Christian influence of the Home. 
 
 Miss Florence Wilkinson's Beport. 
 
 The Children's Home has now been open two years and 
 nine months. During this time nine girls and nine boys have 
 been entered in our books and sheltered. Some have left us 
 after a very short, and others after a longer stay, in the 
 enjoyment of the comforts and privileges of our happy home 
 life. There are now five boys and five girls, ages ranging 
 from 5 to 12 years. As the length of their stay with us is so 
 uncertain our chief desire has been to store their memories 
 with God's own Word, also children's hymns that set forth 
 God's love and the atonement for sin He has provided 
 through Jesus. It is impossible for our God to lie, so we are 
 certain that His Word thus hidden in their hearts, which has 
 already in some cases taken root, must accomplish that which 
 pleases Him. 
 
 Many ask why do some parents take their children away 
 when they know the little ones are so happy and comfortable ? 
 Some have still strong Jewish feeling and are afraid of their 
 children becoming Christians.
 
 1bome ano Scbool tor poor Sewfsb Cbiloren, 
 
 CROMWELL LODGE, 27, NEWINGTON GREEN, N.
 
 45 
 
 Let me give a plain fact by way of explanation. One 
 morning in a Bible lesson about the first Passover a little girl 
 in great excitement (quite forgetting it was not her turn to 
 speak) burst out with " Dear me ! I don't believe my mother 
 knows that the little lamb's blood pointed to Jesus the Lamb 
 of God that takes away the sin of the world, 'tis a pity, I'd better 
 tell her first thing if she comes next visiting day." The day 
 came and so did the mother, and the little one asked " Mother 
 do you know about passover." " Yes mine child, of course I 
 do. ' Well, but that blood on the door post mother points to 
 our Lord Jesus giving His precious blood on the cross to wash 
 our hearts clean from sin." " You are too little to understand 
 yet, when you are big enough I shall take you home and teach 
 you better, do not think of these things or I take you home." 
 This awful threat made the child quiet ; happily she is still 
 with us, though some are taken away to keep the Passover. 
 Hitherto they have not been allowed to return to the Home 
 when once taken away, but we think in future it may be well 
 to allow the children a few days holiday with their friends at 
 this national festival. The children may be used by the Holy 
 Spirit to teach their parents the meaning of the Passover 
 Lamb. 
 
 Home for Inquirers and Converts 
 Mr. McCluer's Statement. 
 
 It may interest our friends if we just give a rough sketch of 
 a day's work at the Printing House, where you know our 
 young Jewish Inquirers and Converts reside, and find within 
 its walls their Workshop, School, and Home. 
 
 At 7 a.m. you would hear the housekeeper vigorously 
 ringing the morning bell to rouse the youthful inmates, who 
 occupy the three comfortable top rooms of our house ; then 
 follows the hurrying downstairs, as each goes to his allotted 
 work in the workshop to prepare it for the day, some 
 sweeping, some dusting, others lighting fires, or opening the 
 shop. This is followed by a visit to the cosy little lavatory, 
 where each makes himself presentable for the day ; and at 8 
 o'clock all may be found in the class room, with its cheery 
 fire and well-chosen texts in Hebrew, prettily painted on the 
 walls. Just peep in for a moment and see them : 7 or 8 
 young men, ages varying from 17 to say 24, the table bright 
 with a clean cloth, and its urn of coffee, and dishes of bread 
 and butter, which are supplied ad libitum. Grace is 
 reverently said by the housekeeper, who presides ; and soon 
 the merry laugh and homely conversation mingles with the 
 partaking of the meal. On rising, each may do as he pleases
 
 46 
 
 till 9'o'clock : some read, some walk, some sing, or all may be 
 heard singing together around the harmonium, while one 
 plays from " Songs & Solos." At 9 the Word of God is 
 opened, and all may be seen seated at the table again, as 
 Food from the Word is broken to suit the capacities and 
 need of each. Mr. Clancy is sometimes relieved here by 
 one of our Jewish Missionaries, as we feel that at times an 
 Inquirer may have a difficulty or doubt which he can express 
 or understand better when asked or explained in his own 
 language. 
 
 At 9.30 you would hear the tramping of feet, as all descend 
 the stairs, take off their coats, and don their aprons for the 
 day's work. All go immediately to the foreman, who 
 apportions each man his work for the day. Some may be 
 found working the small machines, or " laying on ' at the 
 Wharfedale, others running errands ; while the more 
 advanced " take up copy " at case, or cut up paper at the 
 cutting machine in the paper room ; and all this under the 
 supervision of responsible journeymen, of whom we now have 
 7. Listen to the rattle of the machines, the dropping and 
 picking up of type, the rushing backwards and forwards with 
 jobs finished, proofs to go out, copy wanted, MSS. given out, 
 and " galleys of matter " being read for correction : thus the 
 morning passes, when again the bell rings. It is 1 o'clock : 
 dinner-time. The pumping sound of the gas engine ceases, 
 and as each man passes the manager's office he receives a 
 ticket for dinner at a neighbouring eating-house ; thus giving 
 them greater variety and choice in their food, and saving the 
 housekeeper and us from dinner-providing anxiety. 
 
 At 2 the bell again rings, and work is resumed, in all 
 respects similar to the morning, with the exception of a slight 
 rush before evening post-time, 5 o'clock : when the tea is 
 announced by another ring of the bell, and the class room 
 looks its gayest, with its bright gas-lights and warm tea ; 
 after which meal the workshop is again resorted to until 7 
 p.m., when the day's office work ceases. 
 
 Now is recreation time : some read or write ; and during 
 the winter all attend the Conference Hall Night School ; 
 others may be heard practising the harmonium, which a lady 
 has kindly given them lessons upon ; while a few may be 
 found at Gospel meetings in the neighbourhood. 
 
 At 9 supper is served, followed by the reading of the Word 
 of God and prayer, and at 10.30 each retires to his bed. 
 
 The days of 1887 have passed in this manner, with slight 
 variation. It has been a year of business anxiety, and we 
 have not been exempt from the general depression ; while our
 
 P I '(49)M1LDMAYMISSION TO THE JEWS PRINTING OFFICE ML* 
 
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 49, NEWINGTON GREEN, N.
 
 49 
 
 Inquirers' Home has been steadily full all through the year, 
 drawing from our receipts the support of 7 and 8 indoor 
 apprentices. 
 
 One young man ended his 3 years' residence in February 
 last, and is now holding a somewhat responsible situation in 
 the city ; a few have left us after several months' stay, feeling 
 order and activity too burdensome to shoulders unaccustomed 
 to such a yoke ; while two are now ending their third year of 
 residence in the Home. One of these has applied to Mr. 
 Hudson Taylor of the C.I.M., to go out to China as a 
 missionary. We thank God for this, and ask your prayers 
 that if he be accepted he may be "a burning and a shining 
 light " among the poor Christless Chinese. 
 
 We thank all our friends who kindly send us their orders 
 for printing. Space fails to reproduce some of the many 
 kind letters we have received ; they have encouraged us much 
 in our work for the Lord among His own dear people the 
 Jews. 
 
 Beading Rooms, Wellclose Square. 
 
 In a letter received from Mr. Borst, the Superintendent of 
 our Beading Booms, he bears a personal and voluntary 
 testimony as follows : " Never before was I so constrained to 
 couple with my statistics a few words of testimony. I have 
 received so many of the Lord's blessings in seeking by prayer 
 and teaching the temporal and spiritual welfare of God's own 
 people that I dare not keep silent. ' I will bless them that 
 bless thee,' has daily been fulfilled in my work amongst the 
 Jews. The answers to prayer I have received would fill 
 volumes. I have been taught much in the Scriptures, and by 
 the help of the Spirit of God ; it has been my joy for these 
 many years to speak of Christ as the Messiah to thousands of 
 Jews inside and outside the rooms. Many have confessed 
 faith in Christ, and express a desire to live as His bold 
 disciples. I pray for blessing on the Mission in every way." 
 
 Statistics for 1887. 
 Attendances at the Sunday Services ... ... 1303 
 
 ,, at the Monday meetings for Inquirers and 
 
 Converts ... ... ... 505 
 
 at the Tuesday Sewing Classes ... 3722 
 
 ,, Prayer meetings ... 1228 
 
 at the Thursday Bible Classes for Jewesses 576 
 Prayer meeting ... 1703 
 
 at the Saturday meetings for Jews ... 1166 
 Visits to the Beading Booms ... ... ({?'" ^39 
 
 11,142
 
 50 
 
 The Hebrew New Testament Distribution. 
 
 We feel we cannot close this Summary of the Lord's work 
 without giving our friends the latest information of the 
 marvellous manner in which our prayer-answering God is not 
 only opening our way for Hebrew New Testament distribution 
 in Eussia, but also in prompting hundreds of Lutheran pastors 
 in that Empire voluntarily to aid in the distribution. 
 
 The circular issued by Pastor Gurland has awakened 
 among the pastors a true enthusiasm for Israel. 
 
 The following extract from a letter, received from Pastor 
 Gurland by Mr. Adler on New Year's eve, will speak for itself, 
 and call forth gratitude to God. 
 
 " I need not tell you, dear brother, that the cause is very 
 dear to my heart. But if you wish to look at it as an 
 Englishman would, from the practical side, allow me to call 
 your attention to the utterance of the General Superintendent 
 of the Eiga Pastoral Synod, which I also attended ; he said 
 thus : 
 
 ' The English people are after all very practical, and we can 
 learn very much from them in matters concerning mission 
 work. They have through your appeal secured with one 
 stroke about a thousand unpaid co-workers in the Jewish 
 Mission field, out of the best vigour of our evangelical Church 
 of this Empire. 
 
 Could anyone spread the net better than you have done ? 
 Each pastor or layman, who in consequence of your appeal, 
 requested for New Testaments, is practically engaged in the 
 service of the English Jewish Mission.' 
 
 In almost the same words write to me the Eev. Bishop 
 Von E , and the Superintendent Von M , of Warsaw. 
 Both seem to have a true enthusiasm for the cause Both, the 
 Bishop Von E as well as his Eeverence, the Superintendent 
 Von M have on their own account issued a circular letter to 
 the clergy of the kingdom of Poland, recommending in very 
 warm terms my appeal, and encouraging them to the work 
 among Israel ; since in Poland alone there are more than two 
 millions of Jews ! 
 
 Well, who dared expect such results? Yes, this is the 
 Lord's doing ; it is marvellous in my eyes ! " 
 
 In another letter from Pastor Gurland, received towards 
 the latter end of the year, he states, " Your two letters of 
 October 3rd, and November 16th respectively, filled my heart 
 with joy and gratitude to our Lord, and I beg to express to 
 you, dear brother, my sincere thanks for the brotherly tone 
 that prevailed in them. ... As far as my pastoral duties 
 will allow, and the Lord is pleased to give me strength, I
 
 General Mission Ibouse anfc IReaWna IRooms, 
 
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 53 
 
 shall visit the three pastoral Synods of Curland, Lifland, and 
 Esthland, for the purpose of awakening and deepening 
 interest in Israel, and will preach wherever the Lord gives me 
 opportunity. ... I will send you every three months an 
 account of my own experience, as well as that of my colleagues 
 and mission friends concerning the distribution of the New 
 Testaments among Israel ; in a word, it shall not be wanting 
 on my part the good will, but you know, ' it is not of him 
 that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that showeth 
 mercy.' 
 
 But alas, my heart feels very heavy whilst I am writing 
 this ! for I feel that, a'fter all, you will have in me only a half 
 or a third part of an agent whilst the work really requires 
 more ihan a whole. I am almost afraid, I must confess, to 
 undertake fresh duties, and yet that seems to be the will of 
 the Lord. O please, dear brother, help me in prayer to the 
 Lord that He wo a Id give us more light, and that He would 
 establish my heart. His will be done ! " 
 
 We are already paying 100 a year for a Curate for Pastor 
 Gurland, but we pray the Lord may soon open his way to 
 resign the pastorate, and devote his remaining days to the 
 spread of the Gospel among his Jewish brethren. 
 
 Dr. Althausen, of St. Petersburg, who accompanied our 
 Missionary, Mr. Adler, in his travels in Eussia in the 
 summer, generously offers, for a small salary, to locate 
 himself and family in Wilna, which is the centre of a large 
 Jewish population, and from that centre to distribute the 
 Hebrew New Testament. We bespeak for our honoured 
 brother the earnest prayers of Israel's friends. 
 
 In a letter received from Dr. Althausen towards the end 
 of the year, we make the following encouraging extract : 
 
 I close my letter with an item of good news. My son-in-law, 
 
 Pastor M , told me yesterday that the fruit of the New Testament 
 
 distribution begins to appear also in St. Petersburg. A great scholar 
 
 and very influential Hebrew, named M , who formerly was a great 
 
 opponent of Christianity, was greatly attracted to read Salkinson's New 
 Testament by the beauty of its language. He read it, he studied it, 
 compared it with the Old Testament, and has come to the conviction 
 of the Divine truth of the Gospel. May such examples be greatly 
 multiplied ! 
 
 Dr. Althausen also adds another item of good news. He 
 says, in the same letter : 
 
 A new sect, I hear, has sprung up among our Jewish brethren in Wilna, 
 calling themselves nrtDN 'en-i (Seekers of the Truth.) They have thrown 
 off the Talmud, and are reading the Bible to find the truth. When the 
 Lord brings me to Wilna, I hope to be useful to those inquirers. 
 
 This makes the fifth movement in recent times amongst the 
 Jews themselves. The other four have already been men- 
 tioned in the former part of this summary.
 
 54 
 
 Surely we may not only pray for and hope for, but also 
 expect a mighty movement of the Holy Spirit amongst the 
 Jews throughout the world. Is not the latter rain of this 
 dispensation already falling? Can anything be done, and 
 what, to arouse the Church of Christ to her responsibility and 
 marvellous opportunity ? 
 
 Restoration to Palestine cannot be far off. 
 
 The unfriendly feeling towards the Jews, except in the 
 case of a few earnest Christians, is i-ising in every land, not 
 excepting our own. Amongst the Socialists, Communists, 
 Nihilists and Secularists of Europe there is a growing spirit 
 of envy and jealousy towards the rich Jews ; and a spirit of 
 hatred towards the poor because they are supposed to take 
 the bread of the Gentiles by working for very low wages. 
 Thus while some countries oppress and persecute the Jews so 
 that they have to flee to other countries in large numbers, 
 there is at present no country on the face of the earth where 
 the poor Jews are really welcomed, and most countries would 
 be glad, as glad as the Egyptians in the days of Moses, to be 
 rid of those they have already. Just at this time Turkey has 
 promulgated a law forbidding any foreign Jew to remain more 
 than thirty days in Palestine.'" 
 
 A crisis is near at hand, for the poor exiles must go 
 somewhere. 
 
 Possibly our Government may be led to put pressure on 
 Turkey to allow the Jews to occupy Palestine. Whether 
 or no, God will restore them, and will bless those who 
 bless them. 
 
 Two extracts from the Jewish press in London confirm the 
 the above remarks. One runs as follows : 
 
 Behind the present complications loom still greater ones which have a 
 still more intense interest for Jews. The next few years cannot fail to 
 determine the future of the Holy Land and of the Jews in it. Turkey has 
 rather unwisely discouraged Jewish immigration. This action will probably 
 be found to he as impolitic as it is unjust. Palestinian Jews have no 
 interest outside Palestine and could not, therefore, afford any opportunity 
 for political intrigue. If ever the supreme power in Palestine should pass 
 from Turkish hands, Palestine may form the centre of the severest 
 conflict of all. The rival claims of Greek and Roman Catholic Christians 
 to the possession of the Holy Places of the Church is represented in the 
 political sphere by the rivalry of Russia and Austria, and forms one of the 
 many clashing interests which separate the two Empires. A large 
 contingent of industrious Jews tilling the land of their forefathers would 
 form a mediatising and neutral element. 
 
 The second relates to the growing ill feeling towards the 
 poor Jews in London, and runs as follows : 
 
 * This has since been ext-'iiilo.'l to three months.
 
 i( A JUDENHETZE BBEwiNG IN EAST LONDON." Under this significant 
 heading the Pall Mall Gazette of yesterday published a letter from 
 a certain J. Laister, who declares that " the foreign Jews ot no 
 nationality whatever are becoming a pest and a menace to the poor 
 native born East-Ender. They oust him out of all the decent habitations 
 and greatly lower the standard of living, as well as the general moral 
 tone." He claims credit for the English poor for not having risen against 
 " this flood of cast out Continental Israelites," and he alleges that the 
 " fifteen or twenty thousand Jewish refugees of the lowest type, chiefly at 
 the East End, have a greater responsibility for the distress which prevails 
 there than probably all other causes put together." 
 
 Let us ever remember that God has said, " I will punish 
 all that oppress them," and let us never forget that He has 
 also said, " Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of Me." 
 
 Shall we not, in sympathy with our Lord and 
 Master, make these last words prayerfully and 
 practically our own, and say, " ISBAEL, 
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