she began to breathe after Jesus in prayer; and, when no eye but that of Omniscience saw her, poured out her cries to her Heavenly Father. When her parents tenderly hinted to her the probable issue of her disorder, she received it with great composure; and on being pressed to call upon God in the day of her trouble, to their inexpressible comfort, she opened to them the time and way of the Lord's manifesting himself to her soul; and that from that time she began to pray.

3dly, Her faith and patience were very conspicuous. The enemy was indeed permitted to thrust sore at her, that she might fall; but the Lord was her support, the prayer of faith was heard, and she was delivered from all her slavish fears. Under her complicated afflictions, Patience had its perfect work: tho' for two months before her death incapable of lying down in her bed, she was not heard to murmur. When in her greatest agonies she would say, "This is hard work; but what a hard thing must it be for those who die without hope! I would not lose my hope for ten thousand worlds!" When one of her parents said to her, You have had a very bad night;'-"Yes," she replied, "a most dreadful one; but what a happiness that, though the Lord did not take me, as I expected, and I have suffered so much pain, yet I am so supported that I have not lost my comfort!" The three following Hymns were very refreshing to her soul: "How condescending and how kind," &c." My God, my por tion, and my love," &c. and that by Dr. Haweis, "O thou from whom all goodness flows!" In her Bible she had marked with her pencil many portions of Scripture; among which were 1 Cor. xv. 30, &c. and Thes. v. 16, 17, 18.

4th, Love to precious souls was another evidence of the reality of her faith. To her parents she was always dutiful and affectionate; but they were now attached by the ties of grace. As a proof of her tender solicitude for them, she said to one

of them, "Shall we know one an other in Heaven?" On being asked why she proposed the question, she said, "Because L shall there see many of my friends." 'And do you not hope to see your father and mother there?' "That," she replied, "has been my constant prayer; and when I see them enter, it will be joy indeed!" Of a kind Christian friend, who often visited and prayed with her, she said," O how I love that dear Mrs. H--! She has been the means of removing my doubts and fears." About a week before her death, she desired that her little trinkets, and the presents made at different times by her friends, might be brought, and laid on the table before her; and with the greatest composure set apart some little tokens of love to many of her young friends, with these expressions, "I hope, when they look on them, and think of me, they will remember what great things the Lord hath done for my soul: he has done great things indeed! Tell them not to think on me with sorrow, but with joy, as I shall be in glory!" And afterwards said, "He is a faithful and unchangeable God to the end!" Then turning to her parents, she said, "You see it did not please the Lord to take me yesterday, that I might speak a few words in his name. How good he is to make me so easy, that I can speak to you about the goodness of God before I depart! I long for the moment I shall meet my friends in Heaven; but, above all, my Jesus, and be encircled by him in his arms. love my dear papa and mama dearly, but I love my Jesus so much better!" She then begged the servant might be called, made her a present, and requested her, when she saw it, to think on what Jesus had done for her soul; and then exhorted her to seek God in earnest, and hoped she would remember her words, and not put off such im. portant things until sickness came.

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5th, The experience of our dear young sister sweetly manifested, that as tribulations abound, the

consolations of God do much more abound. On the evening before she died, she was restless and convulsed. "I am sure," said she, "I am now going;" and often crying, "O the agonies of death are very great! "Come, Lord Jesus, come quickly!" Upon being requested to lay her head on the pillow, she said, "I hope I shall not sleep again till I rest in my Saviour's bosom." When in great agony and almost suffocated, she clasped her hands several times, and looking upward, as in earnest prayer, she cried out, “O Grave! where is thy victory? O Death! where is thy sting?"

On Saturday, Oct. 27, about ten in the morning, she made signs to know the time of day; and on be. ing told, she said, in a whisper, "No later! Come, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!" She spake no more; but was perfectly sensible and placid to the last. She point ed to her stomach, to shew where her pain lay; and at last to her throat. At that instant the last convulsive struggle came, which put an end to all her pangs; and her happy spirit took its flight, to be, as she expressed it," Encircled in the arms of Jesus."

In compliance with her dying request, the Rev. J. A. Knight delivered the address at her grave; and afterwards preached at the Tabernacle, from Mat. xix. 14, "Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me; for such is the kingdom of Heaven." A large assembly of young persons was present, who appeared to be much affected. May the impression be lasting and saving! PHILEMON.

RECENT DEATHS. We are sorry to learn from a Correspondent in America, that the amiable and ingenious Dr. John Blair Linn, of Philadelphia, is now no more. He went to rest in his usual health, which had been indifferent for some time, and in about

half an hour after, a blood-vessel burst; and he was suffocated with the discharge. The only words he was able to utter were, with uplifted hands, "Lord Jesus receive my spirit!" Words strongly evidencing his faith in that Jesus, whose divine character he had so ably vindicated in his controversy with Dr. Priestley, occasioned by his pamphlet, entitled, "Socrates and Jesus." Dr. Linn had likewise acquired literary honours from a small poetical volume, called "The Progress of Genius," republished in this country, and commended in our last volume, p. 373. Another work, which he had partly prepared for the press, forming a thin quarto volume, is to be published for the benchit of his widow. The congregation to which he ministered have also raised for Mrs. Linn 1000 dollars, payable in five years installments; and 100 dollars to be continued annually during her life. This learned and excellent young man, the application of whose talents in the cause of the gospel, promised such extensive and permanent usefulness, was not thirty years of age.

Nov. 20, died, at an advanced age, that learned and venerable advocate for revelation, Jacob Bryant, Esq. formerly of King's College, Cambridge, where he proceeded B. A. in 1740, and M. A. in 1744. In early life, he was tutor to the Duke of Marlborough, then Marquis of Blandford, but was first distinguished in the literary world by an elaborate work on "Ancient Mythology;" in which he ably defended the Mosaic History. afterwards engaged in controversy with Dr. Priestley, and in the Rowleyan dispute; and published a quarto volume of "Observations on Ancient History." In 1793, he also published a very learned and useful work on "The Authenticity of the Scriptures, and the Truth of the Christian Religion," which peculiarly entitles him to our respectful notice.

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Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Correspondence of Sir Wm. Jones, By Lord Teignmouth. 4to,

The distinguished Edwards, of New England, in his History of Redemption, after lamenting that learning had been but little applied to the advancement of Religion, seemed to exult in the prospect "that human learning shall be subservient to the understanding of the Scriptures, and to a clear explanation and glorious defence of the doctrines of Christianity."

The art of printing was certainly a preparatory step to the accomplishment of this desirable object. The inductive philosophy of Bacon freed Science from the jargon of scholastic terms; and however it may have been abused by some, has, In the hands of some of its ablest expositors, proved a faithful handmaid to Religion.

Of later years, our attention has been called to the customs and literature of the east. Infidel writers first attempted to press them into their service, for the purpose of refuting the history and chronology of the Bible. A more careful and extensive enquiry, however, has taken place; and it turns out, to the confusion of these illuminati, that the customs, literature, chronology, and history of the east illustrate and establish the geography, chronology, and authenticity of the Pentateuch of Moses.

In prosecuting this enquiry, the late Sir W. Jones displayed unrivalled talents and indefatigable exertions; nor will his success be doubted, while his "Dissertations" remain. By his labours, a door has been opened to treasures of Biblical learning, which, we are persuaded, will not be easily exhausted. The Life of this accomplished man has been equally desired by the lover of oriental learning, the intelligent Christian, and the general scholar.

It is now executed by a nobleman, who, in addition to personal intimacy and authentic documents, possesses a mind capable of appreciating the genius, learning, and virtues of his friend; richly adorned with the same kind of learning, and equally well affected towards the sacred writings. From his valuable Biography, we shall select some of those parts which we think will be most likely to interest our read

ers, referring them to the work itself for complete satisfaction.

"The serious reader," says his noble Biographer, in delineating the former part of this life," will be solicitous to know his opinions on the important subject of Religion; and whether he had made any, and what progress in that knowledge, in comparison of which all erudition is trifling and vain." "During his residence at Harrow (p.63) Mr. Jones was induced to peruse Beveridge's Private Thoughts on Religion; which, it is probable, induced him to reflect with more seriousness than he had ever before entertained on the subject of religion; and to investigate the grounds on which the Old and New Testament had been received, during so many ages, as the word of God."

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Mr. Jones had devoted his talents to the bar; and in March 1783,was honourably appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of Judicature at Bengal; on which occasion the honour of knighthood was conferred upon him. April following he embarked for India; and during the voyage, we find, by a memorandum written at the time, that his mind was particularly directed to those studies, by which he was to enlarge the requisite qualifications for discharging the duties of his public station, with satisfaction to himself, and benefit to the community. Among other objects of his enquiry, during his residence in Asia, we find the following noted down : —“ Proofs and illustrations of Scripture, Traditions concerning the Deluge, &c. to print and publish the Gospel of St. Luke in Arabic, -to print and publish the Psalms of David in Persian verse," &c.

In September, 1783, he arrived in India; and in December following entered upon his judicial functions. In the intervals of leisure from his professional duties, he directed his attention to scientific objects: he soon saw the field of research in India was of an extent to baffle the industry of any individnal. He therefore devised the institution of that Society in Calcutta, for Enquiry into the History, Antiquities, Natural Productions, Arts, Sciences, and Literature of Asia; over which he so ably presided, and which has so amply enriched our language by its communications.

"His thoughts were not confined to the perishable concerns of this world only; and what was the subject of his meditations in health, was more forcibly impressed upon his mind during illness. He knew the duty of resignation to the will of his Maker, and of dependence on the merits of a Redeemer; and I find these sentiments expressed in a short prayer which he composed during his indisposition in September, 1784; and which I here insert: -'0 thou Bestower of all good! if it please thee to continue my easy tasks in this life, grant me strength to perform them as a faithful servant; but if thy wisdom hath willed to end them by this thy visitation, admit me, not weighing my mworthiness, but through thy mercy declared in Christ, into thy heavenly mausions, that I may continually advance in happiness, by advancing in true knowledge and awful love of thee. Thy will be done! P. 250.

We have already recorded the testimony of Sir W. Jones to the divine authority of the Scriptures*; which opimion was repeated with some amplification, in a discourse addressed to the Asiatic Society in 1791: “Theological enquiries are no part of my present subject; but I cannot refrain from adding, that the collection of tracts, which we call from their excellence, the Scriptures, contain, independently of a divine origin, more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, purer morality, more important history, and finer strains, both of poetry and eloquence, than could be collected within the same compass from all other books that were ever composed in any age, or in any idiom. The two parts of which the Scriptures consist, are connected by a chain of compositions, which bear no resemblance, in form or style, to any that can be produced from the stores of Grecian, Indian, Persian, or even Arabic learning. The antiquity of those compositions no man doubts; and the unstrained application of them to events long subsequent to their

publication, is a solid ground of bes lief that they were genuine composi tions, and consequently inspired.". P. 365.

We take this opportunity of correcting an error in our former account, which stated that our author died suddenly in his closet. The fact ap

pears to be, that he died on his bed, after a very short illness, surrounded only by servants; and before his friendand biographer could arrive to pay his last respects.

Many of Sir W. Jones's Works discover how much his mind was attached to Christianity; and with what pleasure he embraced every opportunity of supporting it. "In his tenth discourse, in 1793, he mentions, with a satisfaction which every pious mind must enjoy, the result of the enquiries of the Society over which he presided: - In the first place, we cannot surely deem it an inconsiderable advantage, that all our historical researches have confirmed the Mosaic accounts of the primitive world; and our testimony on that subject ought to have the greater weight, because, if the result of our observations had been totally different, we should nevertheless have published them, not indeed with equal pleasure, but with equal confidence; for Truth is mighty, and whatever be its consequences, must always prevail: but, independently of our interest in corroborating the multiplied evidences of revealed religion, we could scarcely gratify our minds with a more useful and rational entertainment than the contemplation of those wonderful revolutions in kingdoms and states, which have happened within little more than 4000 years; — revolutions almost as fully demonstrative of an over-ruling Providence, as the structure of the universe, or the final causes which are discernible in its whole extent; and even in its remotest parts." P. 369.

The character of Sir William is drawn con amore, and with the skill of a master. In the close of it, Lord Teignmouth says, "In the pleasing office of delineating his virtues, my regret for his loss has been suspended, but will never be obliterated; and whilst I cherish with pride the recollection that he honoured me with his esteem, I cannot cease to feel and lament that the voice, to which I listened with rapture and improvement, is no more."