saved, let us, who
feel that Jesus saves us, pray more earnestly than ever, and may God
help us to live our religion, that the heathen around us may see in our
lives what a wonderful thing it is."

Timothy's burning words produced a deep impression, and some one began
to sing:

"Ayume-oo-we-nah,"

"The praying Spirit breathe."

Half a dozen were on their feet when the verses were sung, but Thomas
Walker spoke first. He said:

"When I first heard the Gospel long winters ago, as brought to us by Mr
Evans, I was soon convinced that I was a sinner and needed forgiveness.
I found I could not of myself get rid of my sins, so I believed in
Christ, and found that He had power to forgive. I was very wretched
before I was forgiven. I was afraid I should be lost for ever. I
mourned and wept before God on account of my sins. In the woods alone,
I cried in my troubles, and was in deep distress. But I heard of the
love and power, and willingness to save, of this Jesus of the great
Book, and so I exercised a living faith in Him; and as I believed, God's
voice was heard, saying, `My son, I have forgiven your sins; I have
blotted them out. Go in peace.' I am sure I was not mistaken; I felt
filled with peace and joy. I felt that I, Thomas Walker, was cleansed
from my many sins, and clothed with the garments of salvation. That was
a blessed day when the Spirit of God shone into my heart and drove out
the darkness. Since then, my way in Him has been like the sunlight on
the waters. The more waves, the more sunshine. I am happy in His love
to-day. I am confident that, because He aids me, I am growing in grace.

"I rejoice at being spared to come to another celebration of the Lord's
Supper; and in view of partaking of the emblems of the dying, loving
Jesus, I feel that my soul is feeding on Christ, the true Bread of
Life."

Earnest yet suppressed words of praise and adoration quietly dropped
from many lips as Thomas ended. Then dear old Henry Budd succeeded in
getting a hearing. Henry was Mr Evans' marvellous dog-driver over
twenty-five years before the date of this blessed lovefeast. He had had
many wonderful adventures and some narrow escapes. Once, when running
ahead on a treacherous river, where in places the current was very
rapid, and consequently the ice was thin, he broke through into the
current underneath. He quickly caught hold of the edge of the ice, but
it was so weak it would not hold him up. Hi