A print from a disbound book of the British Empire published 1897. With an unrelated picture on the reverse, this has been trimmed from the original page size to fit boarded envelope, scan shows the trimmed page being sold.
Suitable for framing, the average page size is approx 10.75" x 8.25" or 27.5cm x 21cm, including text and border.
Average image size approx 8.5" x 6.5" or 21.5cm x 17cm
This is an antique print not a modern copy or reproduction and can show signs of age or previous use commensurate with the age of the print, please view the scans as they form part of the description.
1897 is the printing date, the original date of creation can be earlier.
All prints will be sent bagged and in a boarded envelope for maximum protection.
While every care is taken to ensure my scans or photos accurately represent the item offered for sale, due to differences in monitors and internet pages my pictures may not be an exact match in brightness or contrast to the actual item.
Text description beneath the picture (subject to any spelling errors due to the OCR program used)
FULFILLING THE COMMAND.
"Go ye out into the highways and hedges and compel them to come in." Such was the command of the Teacher; and, happily, there are many good men and women throughout the Empire who devote their lives to a literal fulfilment of the command. The picture shows us a service held for waifs and strays in one of the poorest parts of London. It is not hard to see that among the congregation are many to whom misery and want have not always been familiar companions, nor can it be doubted that there are many to whom the opportunity of work vouchsafed at last will bring happier and more prosperous days; but to all of them this Christmas service, bringing its old message of rest to the weary, blessing to the poor in spirit, and hope for the hopeless, must come as a refreshment and a help.