among a dear little society of methodists; he laid us upon their spirits, and when the messenger Death was sent for my beloved, the breath of prayer ascended from his bedside, from their little meeting, and I believe from their families and closets. The God of mercy prepared their hearts to pray, and his ear to hear, and the answer did not tarry. Behold, my husband prayeth; confesseth sin; applies to the Saviour; pleads for forgiveness for his sake; receives comfort; blesses God for Jesus Christ, and dies with these words on his tongue, "I hold fast by the Saviour!" Behold another wonder! the idolatress in an ecstacy of joy. She who never could realize a separation for one single minute during his life, now resigns her heart's treasure, with praise and thanksgiving!

O the joy of that hour! its savor remains on my heart to this moment. For five days and nights, I had been little off my knees; it was my ordinary posture at his bedside, and in all that time, I had but once requested life. Surely, 'the spirit of prayer and supplication was poured out.' 'The Spirit helped mine infirmities with groanings which could not be uttered,' leading me to pray for that which God had determined to bestow; making intercession for my husband, according to the will of God.

'O sing unto the Lord a new song, for he hath done marvellous things. His right hand and his holy arm hath gotten him the victory. The Lord hath made known his salvation. His righteous

ness hath he openly shown in the sight of the heathen. He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.' Psalm xcviii.

February 4, 1813.

My dear grand-children, J. and I. B., waited on their beloved pastor, Dr. R--, and professed their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as the Saviour of sinners, and their Saviour: their desire to give themselves to the Lord, and to his church, and to be in all things governed by it. To receive the seal of the Covenant of Grace, commemorate the dying love of their Redeemer the next opportunity, and swear allegiance to him over the symbols of his body and blood.

Glory to God for this fresh manifestation of his mercy and grace to sinners. Not unto us, O Lord God, but to thy name be the glory. Thou hast made a Covenant with thy chosen, and with believers in him; and thou hast, by thy Holy Spirit, drawn them to take hold of this thy own Covenant, and to give themselves to thee to be made the subjects of it. And now, O Lord, remember thy own Covenant, and do as thou hast said. 'Put thy laws in their minds, and write them in their hearts, and be unto them a God, and they shall be unto thee a people; be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities remember no more.' Give them understanding to know

and believe thy laws, memories to retain them, hearts to love them, consciences to recognise them, courage to profess, and power to put in practice. O grant that the whole habit and frame of their souls may be a table and transcript of thy law. Blessed Redeemer! gather these lambs in thy arms, and carry them in thy bosom. O seal them with the Holy Spirit of promise. They look forward to that feast of love which thou didst institute in that same night in which thou wast betrayed into the hands of sinners. If it may please thee, 'manifest thyself to them as thou dost not unto the world.' Blessed Shepherd, call these lambs by name; may they know thy voice, rejoice to hear it, and follow thee. In all the preparatory exercises speak to their hearts, and commune with them in secret. O give them some love-tokens, which they may never forget; and make thyself 'known to them in the breaking of bread.' Exercise their parents with thankfulness and gratitude, and thine aged servant, to whom, in an especial manner, belong' shame and confusion of face,' while she stands amazed at the stately steps of thy free sovereign mercy and grace to her, and to her seed, according to the flesh. 'Husband of the widow Father of the fatherless! Shield of the stranger!' Glorify thy name, magnify thy Grace: all this thou hast been to me. Exercise these parents with deep humility: if they have received Grace to be more faithful than I: yet thy holy eye has seen much shortcoming in them also.

Glory to thy name for the grace in which they stand, and that thou hast enabled them to keep these lambs out of the world. Oh! let this be a heart-searching time with us all; humble us, and exalt thy name, and magnify thy Grace.

first Peter i. 8, 9.

July 17, 1814.

Sacrament Sabbath. Mr. R- preached from 'Whom having not seen ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory; receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.'

I had requested to be brought to my Lord's banqueting house, and to be feasted with love this day. I ate the bread and drank the wine in the faith, that I ate the flesh and drank the blood of the Son of man, and dwelt in him and he in me. Took a close view of my familiar friend Death, accompanied with the presence of my Saviour, his sensible presence. I cannot look at it without this; it is my only petition concerning it. I have had desires and wishes of certain circumstances, but they are nearly gone. It is my sincere desire that God may be glorified, and he knows best how and by what circumstances. I retain my one petition,

"Only to me thy count'nance show,

I ask no more the Jordan through."

LETTER

TO MISS VAN WYCK NEW-YORK.

MY DEAR, MY BELOVED ELIZA,

Rockaway, 1810

MR. and Mrs. B. are here on a visit for one night. I did not expect to see them so soon, or I would have had a letter ready. I expect another opportunity in the course of a few days, when I will send you a long letter, from my heart, and, I hope, dictated by your and my Teacher.

I learn by my children that you continue much in the same way in which I left you. It is your own God who mixes your cup, and it is to you a cup of blessing; there is no curse in it. Your Jesus drank that cup to the very dregs, that bitter as well as sweet might be to you a cup of blessing.

O, then, my darling, hold fast by your Redeemer, He is the Lord your Righteousness, and the Lord your strength: He connects your profit with his own glory. You shall in this protracted affliction manifest it, and hold out the word of life to those around you.* You shall witness for him that He is the Lord, and besides Him there is no Saviour that He gathers the lambs in his arms, and carries them in his bosom-that he is to them

This prediction was remarkably fulfilled in the experience of this dear young saint; an interesting account of whose illness and death has been published in the Christian's Magazine