IN issuing a fresh Volume of FAITHFUL WORDS we have again the pleasure of thanking our friends who, either by their pens or by distributing our Magazine, have so kindly helped us.
Our readers will be interested to know that FAITHFUL WORDS finds its way, not only to a large number of houses in this country, but also to readers living in different parts of the world, and that its voice, speaking of God’s love to man, and the precious blood. of Christ which cleanseth from every sin, is heard in Australia and New Zealand, in India and the West Indies, as well as in Canada and America.
The humble ministry of the gospel tract or paper is greatly owned of God, by His Spirit, in these days, and by various instrumentalities numbers of persons on almost every hand are being turned from darkness to light by the faith that is in Christ. Surely the Lord is quickly gathering His own out of the world before the judgment, so long foretold, falls upon it! Therefore how long opportunity for seed-sowing may last the Christian cannot tell; but it behooves every one, into whose heart Ike love of God has entered, to strive to his utmost to distribute this glad news of salvation more and more widely. Let us remember, that in our own land there are thousands of houses into which the sound of the gospel of the grace of God has never entered, and that there are fields white for the harvest and sighing for laborers all about us.
We have to regret that in one solitary instance a paper — not original found its place upon our pages. R was sent to its in manuscript, as if original; and we did not know to the contrary until several weeks after the monthly issue. The publisher of the story, however, has kindly granted permission to us to retain it in the copies reserved for this Volume. The paper referred to bears the initials A. M. A. in the Tune Number.