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give an idea of the happiness of a religious life. In answer 

 to my questions as to the mode they took for reformation, she 

 replied: (1) Religion; (2) Constant employment; (3) Cheer- 

 fulness. The penitents are free to come whenever there is 

 room for them, and free to stop as long as they like. ... Of 

 those who returned to their homes in the country, they had 

 good hopes ; but those who returned to homes in the city 

 generally fell back.' 7 The infirmary was a touching sight ; but 

 in many parts of the building he heard merry laughing and 

 clatter. " However, when we appeared in the long hall, they 

 hushed, and appeared in rows on each side. We were urged 

 to walk through, which I did under orders, and unwillingly; for 

 I neither wanted to look at them, nor did it seem good for 

 them to look at us. ... I felt ashamed, even in the presence 

 of the sisters, as though each of them might say, ' Ah, see the 

 fruits of wickedness in your sex ; you ruin them, and leave 

 them to us to take care of as best we can. We . . . have to 

 give up our life to what you consider too loathsome even to 

 be named ; but we do it willingly, for the love of God, not to 

 be seen of men. Our very names are not known, but we are 

 followers of the "Bon Pasteur," who gave His life for our redemp- 

 tion/ I cannot but weep as I call to mind the feelings with 

 which I followed the Lady Superior, and saw the perfect cheer- 

 fulness and happiness which seemed apparent in the counte- 

 nances of the sisters. Here were the young and beautiful 

 among them, as well as those of matured experience, conse- 

 crating their youth and beauty to save from ruin those whose 

 youth and beauty had worked their degradation." 



After one of his afternoons with Mr. Clark, he gave his 

 lecture " Hints to Young Canada; " and met Mr. Dougall, the 

 editor of " The Witness/' who took him to his pleasant home. 

 He had previously been with Mr. Dougall to a Band of Hope 

 meeting, at which a boy presided. Philip gave a lecture in the 

 Bonadventure Hall, " On the History of the Prohibition Move- 

 ment in England, with a parallel with New England and Canada; 99 

 and showed them that they already had what we in England 

 wanted, the power to prohibit in their own districts. They said 



