I have to thank several kind friends who have sent their help in the good work of circulating the Gospel Echo and other tracts. Early in August I was enabled to send two boxes to Ireland, value over Five Pounds, consisting of volumes of the Gospel Echo, Old Jonathan, and other books, besides a nice assortment of gospel tracts. Those friends who made this possible have my heartiest thanks.
The two letters following came by one post on the day of writing this page:
“The Roman Catholic priest has begun to lecture on What Catholics Believe. He has sixty Irishmen on Sundays, whom he compels to pay one shilling each. After mass he treats them to whiskey and snuff, as the meeting is held in a public-house carriage place. He was beginning to entice the English lads who went to look on, and actually got a little boy to confess to him We want Protestant books simple enough for those people who cannot answer. I should be glad of some. Several are beginning to feel their need of knowledge.”
“Dear Mr. Wileman—Please find enclosed for the purpose of sending literature to Ireland. I have often read your Gospel Echo with very great pleasure and blessing. It seems to me so full of pure gospel truth, and so faithful in addressing sinners dead in sin, that there could not be a tract more suitable for the purpose of sending among those poor people who are priest ridden, and so ignorant of the Gospel of Christ. Wishing you every blessing.”
It is remarkable that these two letters should reach me by the same post. I shall be really thankful to send further supplies, as enabled: also to Mr. Brider and other fellow workers.
After many requests, I consented to have a photograph taken early in July by Russell and Sons. Copies, cabinet size, may be had at 1.s. 6d. each, post free; the proceeds to be devoted to the spread of Gospel Literature. It is specially desired that these may be ordered direct, as they will not be supplied to the trade.
August 1901.