the good of others. They were bearing the privations frequent in Africa; great heat had destroyed vegetation and fruit, and where any green things remained, locusts had come in multitudes and destroyed every vestige. The return to the steamer was again rather difficult, but the captain's friends accompanied me, and as our boat mounted the high waves we constantly hoped for the best, one of the party exclaiming, "I hope we are not going to be drowned, for I have seventy dollars in my pocket!"

When our voyage to Tangier was nearly finished, a high east wind arose and we could no longer proceed, but had to lie to under shelter of Cape Spartel, rather impatient of being thus detained in the rough open sea when we were longing to proceed. After waiting some considerable time, the captain expecting to remain all night, suddenly the wind changed and became moderate, allowing us to continue our course and reach the Tangier Harbour in safety.

Meanwhile the captain and I sat down to our cheerful dinner. He was astonished at what had occurred. I remarked, "My mother in England is always longing for my having a prosperous journey."

Ah," he said, "I thought there was some one like that in it," and he continued a bright conversation on the certainty of the Divine care over us in danger.

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ROM the time when Miss Hanbury met Mr. George

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Müller in Switzerland, in 1876, she followed his practice of keeping a book for noting down special subjects for prayer, leaving the opposite page to insert the answers, and thenceforth this took the place of her diary. It is deeply interesting, in looking through these books, to see how many of God's dear servants, as well as various places, and needs of all sorts, were from time to time laid upon her heart for intercession, and what abundant answers are frequently recorded, often years afterwards.

Before any fresh sphere of work was entered upon, or journey undertaken, there is always the earnest prayer for guidance, that God's voice alone may be heard and His will carried out, and that blessing may result to others. This is markedly the case before her first visit to Brittany, and later when Morocco was in her mind.

She wrote on August 2nd, 1889:

Lately has risen up the thought, Should I, late this year, go for a visit to Tangier and round? Lord, Thou only art knowing-I know not-my mind is to it—but only if Thou dost call me thus. Then with all my heart I should go; but only if it please Thee to make the way. Lord, if I go, be pleased to make all wish me to go, and rather

push me and set me going, and let it then be good for others.

August 18.-All are willing-no one hinders. Poor Morocco and its sufferings! I long for it. May I reach Tetuan, and wherever our Lord wills; and, above all, if I go, may it all be to our dear Lord's praise, and to His good pleasure. Lord, wilt Thou lead me out, and make me ready in every way.

September 19.-To-morrow, the Lord willing, I start for Africa. Oh, Lord, it is in Thy hand; keep me in Thy will and in communion with Thyself. If it please Thee, keep me from accident or sharp illness Oh, Lord, for the poor Moors: arise, we beseech Thee, look on those agonized creatures in prison. Make me something for Thyself unto them. We ask for Thy dear Son's sake. Lord, wilt Thou speak to them of Thyself, and may a blessing come from Thee unto many. Oh, Lord, as nothing I go forth: wilt Thou be All, we pray Thee. Wilt Thou answer prayer for

Morocco.

That these longings were abundantly answered is shown by her own story of events during the eight visits she subsequently paid to Morocco, as well as by letters received from those who learnt to love her and value her devoted work on behalf of the suffering prisoners and others in that land.

When first going to Morocco in 1889, my desire. was to use every opportunity to bring comfort and

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some rays of Christian light among the suffering Moors, and especially to the prisoners, whom it was frequently so very difficult to reach in their miserable dungeons. Some time after landing, I spent a week near to one of the State prisons, and was very thankful to have the opportunity of diminishing the suffering, and greatly cheering some of the most distressed. We found exceedingly interesting persons hopelessly immured in these terrible places, suffering from disease and want of every kind.

In addition to the care for these despairing people, I penetrated to the houses of the poorest and most helpless of the community, finding the utmost need for friendly aid. In these places, and on every hand, there was the opening for sympathy and kindness, In the beautiful country of Morocco the people are exceedingly alive to genuine regard and interest. So far from their Mohammedan faith making any barrier to our happy social intercourse, I found, from the very first days among them, open hearts ready to welcome whatever subjects I desired to bring before them. With the help of the kind escort who frequently accompanied me, Mr. Aisa Farah, agent of the British and Foreign Bible Society, we established a tent, which was afterwards exchanged for a small Hall, for the purpose of extending a welcome to those Moors who liked to come to us outside the walls of Tangier. I greatly wished to see them socially, and to use

every opportunity for happy intercourse, not for any purposes of charity or controversial preaching, but to bring them into the atmosphere of Christian life and sympathy. For ten years the changing companies of people, frequently from the most remote parts of Morocco, have continued daily coming to the Hall, to their great joy and interest.

In 1894, when travelling in the interior, we made a détour to fall in with the large escort accompanying our British minister. Some of the party, whom we knew well, pointed out the route they advised us to follow. Having many misgivings as to where we should arrive, I asked my people repeatedly to enquire of those we met as to whether it was safe to go on. They expressed no doubt about it; but when evening was coming on, we found ourselves so surrounded by rocks and woods, I said, laughing, to my companion, "This is the spot where robbers ought to come out on every side!" He was more grave as we proceeded through the magnificent scene. Soon I heard shouting from the highest cliffs, followed by whistling as if from every tree. It was plain that we were in a well-known nest of robbers, but we had to go on and sleep at their headquarters. Our chief man dismounted, and hastened to the highest point at hand, intending to give notice if we were molested, which, in this case, would have been quite in vain, the whole district being occupied by the highwaymen.