and a blessed communion with him there."
Practically, in the promotion of temperance and education, in the
improvement of prisons and prison discipline, in the advocacy of
universal peace and freedom, in philanthropy and charity, the Friends
have ever led the way. For such ends they have freely sacrificed money
and time, and energy and life itself; nor do they forget those of their
own household, as it were; every poor Friend who may be unable to earn a
livelihood usually receives aid from his brother members to the extent of
20_l._ to 40_l._ per annum (administered privately in general), according
to age or infirmity. When the poorer Friends are out of a situation they
are often helped to obtain employment by various arrangements under free
registries, and by the aid of private inquiries for vacancies. In
addition it may be remarked that a large number of charitable bequests
and special funds have been bequeathed for the local or general benefit
of the members of this religious community. The City of London owes much
to Quakers, who in time past by their industry and self-denial laid the
foundations of many of its noblest charities and its most princely
mercantile establishments.

JONATHAN GRUBB AT THE AGRICULTURAL HALL.

Long, long ago the wise men came from the East, and from the east of
England has come to us a man wise, in the opinion of his friends, in the
best wisdom. It is of Mr. Jonathan Grubb I write, who has been living in
Sudbury for many years, and who for the last twelve or fourteen has
almost entirely devoted himself to missionary work in various parts of
England, Scotland, and Ireland. I think as a temperance lecturer he
first came before the public. It was the sin of drunkenness which first
led him to lecturing. He had seen the evils of intemperance; he had seen
what poverty, what wretchedness and crime were its results; and much and
deeply moved thereby he mounted the platform, which more or less ever
since has been familiar with his name. While in Cornwall on one occasion
he found an opportunity of talking on something else--on that common
salvation without which, in the opinion of pious people, temperance
itself is of little worth. The opportunity was one of great spiritual
benefit, and ever since he has been engaged in what is called by the
denomination to which he belongs--the denomination whose energetic and
untiring philanthropy has been honoured all the world over--the
denomina