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tween the wise and the foolish, earnestly desiring that she might be like the wise, deploring the folly of the foolish, and sweetly wishing all the people in the world were wise, and would take oil in their lamps, that they might not be shut out when the bridegroom comes. “I hope I shall not be shut out, Miss H.” and then she drew a lively picture of the scene as described in the 25th of St. Matthew. At another time on the same day, she spoke to me much of Mary and Martha, expressing great admiration of the character of Mary, but some doubt concerning Martha ; of whom she said, “I don't think she was QUITE a good woman; for Jesus Christ was a little angry with her, because she was careful and troubled about other things, and did not like Mary to sit at his feet. But Mary was QUITE a good woman: she sat at the feet of Jesus to learn of him, and that made her so happy! I should like always to sit at the feet of Jesus, as Mary did.”

It would be impossible to tell you of all, to which out of the fulness of her heart, the lips of this dear child gave utterance. I greatly regretted that my brother was chiefly from home during the last fortnight of her life; but she very much enjoyed the visits of a friend, under whose ministry sbe had formerly sat, along with that of my brother

and who has a church abont seven miles distant. He kindly came over several times to see her. The first time he conversed with her, was on the Wednesday week be. fore she died. He was much surprised and pleased at the clear way in which she un

erstood and applied spiritual subjects ; and us conversation and prayers, afforded her 'great comfort. She got a promise from bim to come again the next Wednesday. In the course of this visit she reminded him of a number of texts from which she had heard him and my brother preach ; some of which had been preached from, as much as four years ago; and she had not been at all under his ministry for nearly two years. After he left us, she conversed with me for a long time in the most delightful strain ; and repeated to me many passages of Scripture, with an expression of countenance and solemnity of manner so striking, that I can never forget it. Her happy spirit seemed to have some foretaste of heavenly peace; and she quoted with wonderful feeling and beauty of expression, the greater part of the latter half of the 7th of Revelation, repeating three or four times the last two verses ; and add. ing, “ beautiful !” “ beautiful !”

On the following morning, she asked me after having been for sometime apparently B deep thought, “Miss H. are there stones

in the midst of Jordan now ?” I said “what do you mean, dear Sarah ?” She asked me for her Bible ; and opening it at the book of Joshua, chapters 3d. and 4th, said, as if surprised at my forgetfulness_“Don't you know ? Here it is—the people passed over Jordan on dry ground, and the priests stood in the midst ; and they took the stones away from where the priests' feet stood. Will it be dry when I pass over Jordan, Miss H ?” I replied, “ I cannot tell, dear girl, but you need not fear ; Jesus wiil be

with you to convey you in safety to the hea1 venly Canaan, and you have no need to fear,

if he be with you.” “Oh! I know that, (with great firmness of manner,) he is my kind shepherd ; his rod and his staff will support me; he will not let me sink.” She proceeded to make some very pleasing remarks on Bunyan's“Pilgrim's Progress," and Mrs. Sherwood's “ Infant's Progress,” which she concluded with observing, “ some of the poor pilgrims were frightened, and some were almost drowned in the swelling flood ; but they need not have been afraid, for Jesus would not let them sink. Don't you remember, Miss H, how comfortably little Peace was carried over ? and Jesus will carry me safe over when my time comes.” She several times during her illness requested me to read to her the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th chapters of

the Acts, and spoke often and with much feeling of the sufferings of Christ ; always expressing wonder that those cruel Jews should treat Christ so, when he came to save them from their sins. She generally shewed great patience in the endurance of pain and langour; and often, when most distressed with the cough and pain in her side and head, would, with peculiar sweetness, say, “ Christ will teach me to bear it-it will soon be better-he can make it better if he pleases ; I will try not to mind it much.”

( To be continued.)

SELP-DENIAL FOR THE SAKE OF OTHERS.

MY DEAR CHILDREN, I held out the hope, that I might be able to write to you again : and what I now wish to press upon your notice is the truth, that we should deny ourselves, in order that we may have someibing tu give to those that are in need. It is not giving froin what we can spare, but from what we can very ill spare, that makes the gift pleasing to God, through the merits of our dear Redeemer.

I know a little boy, who had set his heart upon buying a pair of boots, which was to cost him twenty shillings. He had in his mother's hands the sum of one pound, three shillings, which had been given to him by his friends. Just about this time, a case of great distress was brought before the family. A poor woinan, with nine helpless children, was said to be starving. Little Charles' feelings were quite awakened ; and when he was asked to give something for their relief, he readily proposed giving them three shillings. His mother asked hinn whether he could afford no more. Charles replied, “No, mama; my boots, you know, are to cost me one pound, and I have only three shillings left.” “It is true, (said his mother;) but the boots you propose buying are only to please yourself, as your father furnishes you with shoes. The spirit of real liberality is to go without something we should like to have; and thus to add to the comforts of others, by denying our own wishes.” Charles heard all this with attention; and though he saw the truth of his mama's remarks, he was not wil. ling to acknowledge their force, because he would thus deprive himself of (what he thought) a great pleasure.

Nothing more was said upon the subject; and in a few days the boots were bought. They were no sooner in the house, than Charles' conscience began to upbraid him; and when he thought upon the starving widow and nine children,

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