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to those he had on, he said, "these are all I have." evidently felt, from what I saw, the cogency of what he said. A great many devoted Christians, with whom I have been acquainted, were thus prevented from attending the house of God for the same reason. Even our Sunday Schools, as well as Day Schools, where we have them, a great number of the children cannot attend because they are not thus prepared. In cases of Christian people, I have known the better class to lend clothes to their poorer neighbour to attend worship, and the clothes thus lent returned.—Feb. 23, 1869.
The Report of the Fugitive Mission in Canada, has the following article; I use it in confirmation of what I have said:—"There is more than an ordinary amount of distress prevailing in Canada at the present time, and failure of the crops, last year, has caused considerable rise in the price of provisions in this city (London) the poor, both white and coloured, are suffering severely." The Report goes on to say what we all too well know is the inevitable effects of Slavery. From the general improvident habits of the coloured people many of them are in a wretched condition both as regards food and clothing. The few boxes just received will enable us to minister to the wants of many in the latter respect, and to some extent alleviate their sufferings. I am sure the benevolent
