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'smmmmmim J T'-T" 1 i r i ! v* 'i-^rmwmmtftr.tai.-ii^Ki'.tj.U.Titl: |t f ortniituu* ixmx Wit *« Died.— AL Wolfville, on Saturday last, 2GtU instant, after a pro- tracted illness, Mrs, Anne Cramp,, wife of Rev. J. M. Cramp, D. D.,. President of Aeadia College^ aged 68 years.--i/a^//ax (N. S.) Chnatian Messenger, July 30, 1862. i Tiio subject of this sketch was born in Londoii;. June 18, 1794. Her parents were persons of emment piety, lield in high esteem by all with whom they were asso- ciated. Tiiey were members of the Baptist church then meeting in Cai'ter Lane, Southwark, of which the Rev. I)r. Ilippon was pastor^ and which is now under the charge of the Rev. C. H. Spurgeon. Her father was one of the deacons of the church. He was also for many years London Treasurer of the Baptist Mis- sionary Society."* Her religious advantages were of no common order,, and were no doul)t greatly blessed to her. She was led to give herself to God in earl}- life. The following, is her own account of her conversion : — " I can hardly remember the time when I did not feel some interest in serious subjects — a love to God's people — ♦William Burls Esq., of 56, Lotlibury, London, and afterwards of Lower Edmonton, died June 20, 1837, aged 74. " An Israel- ite itideed, in whom was no guile." ^lary Burls, a fit "help meet" for that excellent man, died Febt. 8, 1849, aged 87. >»»•>• fftWWtt »•»#•»< »ll»T" «ld » grett picafsure in comtnittm^ to mem 017 hymns, ms- itigea of scripture, «Sie. Tlius it was with me till 1810, when it pleased my Heavenly Fatlier to visit mo with a H-'vere illness. I was oblined to leive school, and for sonif* niontlis could not leave my room. Then did 1 esppcially feel my need of an interest iii Jesu.s, and I lon-ed to lay hold of that hope which I felt I luid been only Ivokimj at. My dear parents often spoke to me,, hut I uas unable to tell any one what M-as passin.i-' within. Gaininc^ some stvcTi'-th, chiin"c of ivir was advised, and Kettcrin- was the place fixed upon Iherc my dear mother placed me under the care of an old and valued friend of hers, who not only .sui)plit>d lier })laco with respect to those attentions, my situation re(pured, but ottcn spoke to me of the things belonging tomv everhustln.r interests. There also I had frcciuent visits from christif.n trienda, and, when able, regularly attended Mr. Fuller's min- istry. About tJiis time I was much impressed under a dis- course^! heard him deliver. It was an exposition on John XV. \-o. On my return from the house of God I frecly opened my mind to the friend with whom I was placed. .She encouraged me to hope that I wa,s really united to the * livi-.ig Vme ;' but I felt there was something wanting, and I lono-cd. lor more evidence of a renewed nature. A few days after it pleased the wise Disposer of liuman events agai*j to destroy my expectations of coni])lete restoration to health. I cai'-liV, cold one evening: an iuilammation of the lum^^ ^MlU,w?d' and I was considered in clanger. My own impressions were' that I should never be raised up again. My distress '^t first was extreme •, distance from my l)eloved friends— cverv cir- cumstance added to the ang:iish of my mind. i]ut God was pleasc>d to ' speak peace unto me,' and enabled me to resi.^n myself into his hands. I felt him near to me, and could look at death without much dismav. The 276th and '>77th hymns of the Selection I found contained the language of my heart,- and I almost longed to be where I should grieve my * The reference v^ to llippon's Seleeiioa. at that time -er.eraPv jscd .)y baptist congregiuions in Enoland. The first' In-nm i's Beddome s hyim., U-uming. - My timus of sorrow and ui joy " lliree verses of it constitute No. 5!.)^ in the PmlmisU The last W.cverser, are strangely on.itfod. The v are— '^ i«w* ^«CT/f*lW5CT»1[«fct^«M»»Wl- ^ 1 m 5 bent FrH'nd no more. But God was pleased 'o bless the nnoiius for riy rocovpry, which v;is very rapid, so that in April, IHll, I relumed home." Alter some otlicr statc- wcnts, the account proceeds ;—•** I then determined in the Lord's strength tliat I would ovoav my attacliment to llirrL and his ])eo])h». I had found 1 couhl live \ipou tlie Foun- tain, and that there was enough in (iod to make me liappy. Thus, in April, 1K12, I was united to the Church [in Carter Lane, then tinder the ministry of Dr. Kippon.] I cannot fiay I enjoyed much at that time. Tiie adversary was per- mitted to iiarass my miud with the apprehension that I had done MTonii;' : — hut I trust (iod accepted the surrender, and has enabled me to mak "'^\^ and a,u;ain. Dif- ferent means have been used me the hidden evils of my heart. I have proved 1 or intlicts a wound he could sul'ely s))are. ^ly cou hem slow and in- conclusive ; but I trust I can i <d to the period when I shall * wield no more the wa. sword,' but * wear the concpieror'.s crown^' " • TJio above w us -writtou in 1 824, in which year my acqiiaiiitaiicc! witl: tlie dear dupurtod one commenced. We were mnrried Fi;b. 1, 1820. Since that time 1 have had, of coui'se, full opportimifcy of observing and knowinjj; her "mo.nner of life." We have travelled to,Q:ctlier in sunshine and ^^toi'm^ we have climbed the hills and descended into the valleys ; we have tasted of the "cup of t^alvation," and we have drank some bitter drang-ht.s ; " What is the world, with all its store ? 'Tis l)u«' a bitter ywcct : Wlien I uttcmjjt to plnclv the rose,. A i- ricking thorn I meet. " Here perfect bliss can ne'er be found, Tlie honey 's mixed with gall ; 'Midst chaii'f^ing scenes and dying friends, lio Thou my all in all." The sec(^nd hyuu-; referred to is Cowper'», beginning, " O Lord ! iiiv bt'st (l(>«iire» f uhij.'' T5l«.(>»t^m«t*«i.- _ ^ ,-!, «k ' •MmtMMri' Jiyy ami ^liei; hope ami disappoiutiiitmt, with otiier eoiitrarlos, have falloii to ourh)t;-^in(l now, "one w taken and tlio other left." Tlie survivor is culled on to dis(.'liarire the last ofTi(!C of friendship arid hwo. From the baptismal vow (o the departure heaven- ward, christian uiiiConu.L 7 of deiucaiioiir wa-? observa- ble itt the lamented deceased. It was u quiet walk witli God, a well-susiaincid cudcavoiir to cxiiiiat, in teni])cr and conduct, ♦>.3 iufhicnec of tlie .c^ospel. Her {gentleness of spirit and retli-ing dispositiou slnunk froni the whiii and l)astle in which some Ihid them- selves at home, and christian f^raccs shone in a limited sphere, yet not less brightly. When t^io entered into the marriage relation wider scoi)e for the maTiilestations of love and zeal was furnished, brniging into oi)ora- tion powers and qualities T^liidi had uot been before developed. By the grace of God she proved eiiual to (jvery demand, and tilled with credit the vai-ious sta- tions of trust and responsibility— public and private— m hJngland, in Canada, and in Nova Scotior-in which she was placed.. Such ." life as hers, however, was of necessity barren of incidents. It p: csented 10 view an unbroken line of duty, faithfully discharged, but was undiversified by ex- traordinary changes, or events of any tlirillhig interest. It will bo advisable, therefore, to attempt a general sketch, without descending to minuteness of detail. My departed wife cherished the most profound revei-ence and ardent love for God's holy word. It was her constant companion. Whatever engagements required attention, whatever other books w^re read,. ngmjiajj f nothing was allowed to intorlure witli the dail/ stndy of heavenly truth. The bible lay on her table, ready to be consultetl on all €merp:eiicieHy and ' wa.^ truly " a lamp unto lier feet and a liji^ht unto her path," Psalra cxix. 105. Thence her .soul derived •trength and co^ufort. So familiar was* she with its contentH that apt quotations were always at ^" nunand, for direct ioHj consolation, or warn in t^. In ..r .<\-ait8 and sorrows she solaced herseir with her Heavenly Fathered word.^-, and relied on them witii filial ailection and coulidenee, She had ;> cloui)t of their truth ; slio felt it. Eaithly hopes might fail, and men might deceive, but she knew that •* IIis promise is yea and Amen, Au(i never was ibrleited yet." Many passages in her bible have a pencil mark in tfc© margin, shewing that they were peculiarly precious to her. Among them are the following :— Psalm x.\vii. 13, 14: sxxi. 19 -21 : Iv. 22. Prov. iii, 5, 6 : xviii. 10. Isa. XXV. 4-9 : xxvii. 3 : xl 27-31 : slix. 14-16. Mat. vi. 25. Rom. viii. 28, 32. Ephes. vi. 11-18. Phi]. iii. 8. 1 Thess. iv. 13, 14. 2 Tim. ii. 19. Hcb. vii. 25. 1 Pet. i. 4: ii. 9. 2 Pet. iii. 9. I may add, that she was accustomed to read daily Jay's Morning and Evening Exercises, and found them very profitable. Nearness to God was habitual. Her times of retire- ment for meditation and prayer were sacredly observed. They were hallowed seasons. She came forth from her chamber refreshed, and prepared for labour or conflict. How she was occupied while there ; — what divine com- itrunings she enjoined; — how closely and impartially n ■jotL i ^ l» : ;:*}ie cxaiiiiuca Jier.scll, in i-juuiil to i>riii(,'i})los. ri-oliiijrs, aims, and motives ; — and with what cui-ncst i)!eadin«t's she sought God's blessing, especially on her children, cannot be told ; but enough is known t«) warrant the conclusion that the hours ol' her with<li-awment from society were spent in lieaverdy exercises, the effects of which were seen in the whole course of her life. These haljits were conjoined with maturity of char- acter, to which, indeed, they largely contributed. Her piety was at once intelligent and wai-m-Uearted. Un- like many christian professors, who satisfy themselves with the mere rudiments of religion, and are therefore ever at uncertainty respecting tlieir state, she desired to " comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height, and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that she might be filled witli all the fulness of Gjd." Her religion was neither speculative nor vapourish. It was experi- ence, founded on truth well understood, and issuing in consistent practice. She " knew whom she had believ- ' ed," and christian temper and conduct were the fruits, not of fitful, changeable impulses, but of established principles. Sl'c loved the grand trutlis of the gospel, the sublimities of the faith ; and ^vlien tliey were set forth in the services of tlic church her soid drank in the word with holy avidit}-, and slic " r(>joiced in the Lord, and joyeo in the God of her salvation." Hence her christian career wap steady. Sh- neither halted nor hurried. It was not assiirance one day, and doubt and despondency the next — a summer, all f fragrant with perfume, followed by winter's cliilb'ng ' ft" ^.L blast ; but it rather resembled the « path of the just," which " is as the shining light, tliat shinetli more and more unto the perfect day," Prov. iv. 18. Or, if that may be thought too flattering a representation, it was just going on in God's ways, and exemplifying, in the various relationships of life, a deep consciousness of obligation to divine grace, in harmony with Romans xii. 1,2. Her native good sense, strengthened and sanctified by religion, admirably qualified her for a counsellor. She possessed a keen perception of propriety. She could not endure the least swerving from integrity and straightforwardness in the conduct of affairs. She seemed to discern intuitively the pathway of prudence. She was a model of discretion. I never repented of following her advice ; it was always safe to give good heed to her admonitions and cautions. " She opened her mouth with wisdom," Prov. xxxi. 26. Distinguished as she was for the manifestation of that " meek and quiet spirit whicli is in the sight of God of great price," (1 Pet. iii. 4.) and disinclined to exact rigorously even what might be regarded as right- ful claims, she knew how to draw the line between ab- jectness and proud assumptions. She was gentle and yielding, and " in her tongue was the law of kindness" : —but on fitting occasions, when it was needful to pro- test against wrong-doing or repel insult, she could be firm as a rock. She enjoyed in a high degree the pleasures of benev. olence, esteeming it an essential part of the christian's calling to tread in the steps of Him who " went about i 10 doing <>ood." Her whole training, in the family and in the church, tended to this result. She had seen bouii- tifulness at liome, in manifold forma, and her conduct proved that she had learned the lesson welh Our de- nominational objects were dear to her heart, espe^>ially the foreign mission, with wliich she felt particularly identified, having had frequent opportunities of forming acquaintance with missionaries when they were sojourn* ing for a while under her father's hospitable roof. Her co-operation was frequently sought and cheerfully given in connection with the multiform plans of usefulness in wliich christian females take delight. The poor experi- enced her kindliest sympathies, and no small amount of relief was afforded to them, botli from the purse and from the '' basket and store." Afflictions, many and various, were endured. Chil- dren were taken away, and near relations removed, by death. Sickness — losses — disappointed hopes, contrib- uted to swell the list of her sorrows, and sometimea the " waves and billows" followed each other in rapid succession. She bore all with submissive patience. Some persons' griefs are always heard and seen ; — the whole extent of their suffering is known ; — they mourn in public. It was not so with her. She suffered in silence, and her anguish was far more acute than ob- servers imagined. But though she revealed it not to her fellow-creatures, she poured out her soul before the Lord, and He comforted her. She was enabled to repress emotion, and to evince a dignified composure, under which lay concealed deep and sorrowful experience. Perhaps the pain would have l,)ccn less piercing if the n outward expression had been more indulged. The tearless eye and the torn heart are often connected in the same person. « Deep streams are silent." Tliat such a one as my late dear wife would be re- spected and loved by those who knew her, and the more in proportion to the completeness of their Icnow- ledge, might have been anticipated. And so it was. There were no attractions of genius — no brilliant tal- ents — nothing of a striking kind, so to speak; but there was a combination of good qualities, — a moral symmetry — an unobtrusive excellence — a general love- ableness — that deserved esteem, and secured it. Yet let it not be supposed that the design is to draw the picture of a perfect being, or to iusinuate that the subject of tliis sketch was without faults. Most pain- fully conscious was she of innumerable failings, as be- fore God ; and any attempt to magnify her excellences at the expense of truth and soberness would have been sternly reproved and abhorred. The words of two saints, one of the Old Testament, the other of the New, m^y be taken as expressing her views, as well as those of all well-informed christians, in this respect : — " If I justify myself, mine own njouth shall condemn me ; if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse." " If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us." Job. ix. 20. 1 John i. 8. But I do not feel myself called on to point out instan- ces of imperfection or blame-worthiness. It is rather my object to " glorify God in her," and to display the power of his grace. And tins may be done still further by narrating the manner of her departure from us. 1 1 EM 10 Warnino^ was given several years before her deaths when it was ascertained that she was the subject of a disease (an affection of tlie heart), the final blow of which might be parried for a while, but would at length fall fatally, and might come on a sudden. She received the warning with composure, and was thankful for it^ because it so powerfully enforced the necessity of lia- bitual preparation. From that time she sought to live as " dying daily." Hers was a case of long-protracted suffering. It was not occasional or intermittent, but in some form pressed upon her constantly, so that, as she once ex- pressed herself, borrowing the Apostle Paul's words, she "groaned, being buidencd." The peculiar bodily distress produced by her disease was aggravated by want of sleep, which could seldom be obtained without the use of opiates, the effect of which on the system was in many respects injurious. If, under such circum- stances, when worn by perpetual wakefulness, or strug- gling hard for breath, she uttered earnest cries for help and deliverance, exclaiming, "0 for rest!" — "Lord, help mc"— "I long to go"— "Why this delay?"— << Shorten the work, if it be thy pleasure/' — they were the words of suffering nature, and might find parallels in the records of the last days and hours of the most eminent saints, in all ages. But mingled with them were other utterances, shewing the power of restraining' grace ; — such as, " I must wait " — " for patience " — " There's a needs-he " (alluding, probably, to 1 Pet. i. 6.). And the very form of expression often assumed by her indicated at once the object of desire and the assuranco r» 13 of hope. It was the lan^iagc of prayer to the Saviour, in whose coming to fetch his servants home she recog- nized the christian idea of death. ^' How long, Lord ?'' — " Come, oh come 1" — " Come, blessed Jesus, what is it that hinders thee ?" Thus she pleaded with Him, who "hath the keys of hell and of death," (Rev. i. 18), asking that the door might be opened to admit her to his presence. When she first conversed with mc respecting her approaching departure, which was about ten days before the event, she expressed her desire for clearer views of divine truth, and more satisfactory experience, intimat- ing that she was oppressed by many anxieties and fears. She was reminded of Newton's argument, in one of his hymns, — « His love in time past forbids me to think He 'U leave me at Jast, in trouble to sink ; Each sweet Ebenezer I have in review Confirms his good pleasure to help me quite through.'* She repeated the lines after me, with much feeling. Having adverted to her frequent depression of spirits, and her inability to fix her mind on any subject, or even to read with pleasure, I assured her that all that was the efiect of disease, and directe(! her attention to the declaration of the Psalmist, that the Lord " knoweth our frame, and remembereth that we are dust " (Psalm ciii. 14), and to the Saviour's tender consideration of the circumstances of his disciples, when he said, " The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak," — Matt, xxvi. 41. The humility which she had ever manifested was ImS 14 especially conspicuous as she drew near the other world. She could not look back with complacency on her past life, nor pride herself on the position she had attained, or the good she had effected. Other thoughts occupied her mind — of ingratitude for mercies — of responsibilities inadequately realised — of privileges imperfectly improved — of apathy, indifference, and hardness of heart. These and kindred topics were presented vividly to her soul, and she was abased before God. At one time there appeared to be great mental conflict. The burden pressed heavily, and the pressure was perhaps increased by the insinuations of the " accuser of the brethren." The language of the fifty-first psalm, versified by Dr. Watts, was employed, as expressive of her feelings : — " My crimeg are great, but not surpass The power and glory of thy grace.** " Shew pity, Lord ; O Lord, forgive." " Lord, hear my cry, and send deliverance." He did hear, and lifted up upon her again the light of his countenance. Faith laid hold of the promises, and peace followed. "He is able," it was observed, to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him," Heb. vii. 25. She added, "and willirig, too." The clouds did not return again. In previous life her constitutional quietness of tem- perament had shewn itself in reserve on religious matters, at least, as far as regarded personal experi- ence. She was not accustomed, unless on rare occa- sions, to free communication on such points. But in the last days of her illness all restraint was taken 15 away. Passages of scripture and verses of liyiuns were repeated in quick succession, and tlic emotions of the soul, as desire, or hope, or love, or joy predomina- ted, found ready utterance ; — at one time, in the form of assertion or address — at another, in fervent suppli. cation. The same freedom appeared the day before her death, when at her recpiest a Psalm was read (tlic twenty-third) and praye/ offered. She added <' Amen " several times, at tlic close of a petition, with a clear, firm voice. The thought of "going home" afforded her inexpres- sible deliglit, and was referred to, in different ways, with great frequency. "Dying is going home," she said, — " and home is a pleasant place." "Almost home. doctor, am I not ?" she said to the physician when he entered her room one morning. At anotlicr time — " I am going home — * Come, ye angelic envoys, come, And lead the willing pilgrim home ; * Ye know ths way to Jesus' throne, Source of my joya and of your own.' " On one occasion, after a paroxysm of pain, she asked me whether I thought she could remain long in that state. On my replying in tlie negative she ex- pressed her joy, repeating the verse, " Ye wheels of nature, speed your course, Ye mortal powers, decay ; Fast as ye bring the night of death Ye bring eternal day." That " day," I observed, will be a da;' without niglit ; and there will be no sickness — no sorrow — no sin, " No "—she replied—" With God eternally shut in," *wns-»lWWHtte 16 The daj before her departure her mind was in a peculiarly happy state. In the morning, as she was sitting up in the bed, she said, with great solemnity, — "The Master is com?, and calleth for me, and I am ready. Dying is but going home. * Jesus can make a dying bed Feel soft as downy pillows are * While on his breast I It an my head, And breathe my life out sweetly there.* '* About the middle of the day she beckoned to mc to raise her up, and then exclaimed — " Come, Lord Jesus, come quickly. Into thy hands I commit my spirit; thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth. * I shall behold thy blissful face, And fitand complete io righteousness.* and then you may say — * Rejoice for a sister deceased, Our loss is her infinite gain ; A soul out of prison released, And freed from its bodily chain."* » Allusion being made to the " good hope " which the Lord has given us, she added, " through grace " ; and then — " A hope so much divine May trials well endure ; May purge our souls from sense and sin| As Christ the Lord is pure." When I left her for the night, she said " good night ; I hope I shall reach the land of blessedness before inornmg. »» The next morning, her last morning on earth, she said to me, « Near home I'* « Yes," I replied, " you are near home." ^' Do you think so ?" slic askcrl ; and on my replying in tlie alTirnuitive, oxehiiinetl, *^ lilessed ha the God and Fatlier of our Lord Jesu^ Christ; ♦ 1 would be absent from the ilesh, And present, Lord, with thee.*** Some liours afterwards, when I asked her liow she was, she replied, ^' Getting nearer to rest/* "Yes," I said, " to your Father's house :" she added, ^ My Father's house on high/' Soon after — " I won't be im- patient ; but the flesh begins to give way. * My heart and my flesh faileth ; but God is tlie strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.* " These words were " repeated very slowly and distinctly. We did not think her end so near as it proved to be. In fact, it was supposed that she might possibly linger on a day or two longer. But the time was come. — When I next saw lier she had fallen into a temporary delirium, and was talki?ig to herself, rapidly and inco- herently. Yet even her wanderings shewed tlie bias of her soul. " It is all riglit f she exclaimed — a conviction which she had held with firm grasp all her life long. — And then she tried to repeat the verse — *' O, if my Lord would come and meet, My soul should stretch her wings in haste, Fly fearless through death's iron gate, Nor feel the terrors as she passed." Consciousness returned for a very brief interval, dur. ing which she recognised her husband and children. — Then the final struggle came on. It was short, and soon subsided into stillnoos. The breathing became fainter and fainter. At length we found that she had left us. 18 Three days afterward.^, " devout men" carried her to the grave. On tlie Lord's day niornin<r following the pastor preaclicd a sermon a[)propiiatc to the occasion, from Psalm exvi. 15—'* Precious iu the sight of tiio Lord is the death of his saints." ••These are they which came out of graat tribulation, anJ have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of fhe Lamb. Therefore are they before tl»e throne of God, and serve hira day and ni^xht in his temple : 'and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell amonji them. They shall hunger no more, nei- ther thirst any more ; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of watera; and God shall wipe away all tears from iheir eyes" Bey. 7. 14-17. ' "That ye be not elothful, but followers of them who through faith aiid patience Inherit the promises." Heb. 6. 12. AT HOME IN HEAVEN. 1 Thes. It. 17. J ! « * For ever with the Lord !V Amen, so let ii^ be ; Life from the dead is in that word, 'Us immortality. " Here in the body pent, Absent from him I roam ; Yet nightly pitch my moving tent A day's march nearer home. •♦ My Father's house on high, Home of my soul • near, At times, to faith's ioi -ng eye, The golden gates ap^. • ! *' Ah ! then my spirit faints To reach the land J lov":, The bright inheritance of saints, Jerusalem above !" J. Montgomery. ^1 Extract from the Minutes of the First Baptist Church, Morton: " Aug. 2. I8G2. Whereas it has pleased God to remove from us by death the wife of our revered brother, the Rev. Dr. Cramp ; Therefore resolved, That we as a Church tender Dr. Cramp and his family our heartfelt ^ympathy in this their heavy affliction, feelinii; ourselves in no small degree partakers of their loss, — more especially in the loss of the prayers and consistent example of our ■ister departed. We trust that God will comfort the bereaved parent and chil- dren, and enable them to look to Iliiu from whom eometh their itiength." A. Sawers Chasb, Clerk.