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believers; and the congregations are large beyond all precedent. The morning audience usually fills the Chapel comfortably with members of Society; and in the after part of the day, it is crowded to excess with serious and attentive hearers.

No revival of religion at any time, was more evidently the fruit of the Spirit's operation than this. There

was as much of human agency in the Church, as was necessary to enable the people to claim the promise of the Divine blessing; but the work itself has beyond all controversy, been emphatically the WORK OF GOD. And I am happy to observe that our friends view it in this light; and that whilst they say, "Not unto us, not unto us, O Lord!" the crown by universal consent is placed upon the head of the Saviour; and in adoring wonder at his boundless mercy, they fall prostrate at his feet, ascribing to him all praise and glory.

May this work increase and spread through all our borders,

March 11, 1842.

GLASGOW.

M. J.

The anniversary services of the Glasgow Missionary Society, were commenced on Sabbath the 13th of February; when excellent sermons were preached in Canon-street chapel, by the Rev. Alexander Mackey in the morning; and by Mr. David Rowland of Liverpool in the afternoon and evening. A gracious influence accompanied the services of the day; and it is hoped the powerful appeals made to the judgment and conscience of those who listened to the word of life, will be productive of lasting good. On the following evening a public missionary meeting was held in the chapel, commencing at half-past seven o'clock. After the usual devotional services, J. Mitchell, Esq., one of the city magistrates, (who has since given five pounds to the chapel fund) took the chair; the duties of which he discharged with great Christian courtesy and ability. Able and interesting speeches were delivered by Mr. David

Rowland; Rev. A. Mackey of Antrim; Rev. C. J. Kennedy, of Paisley; Rev. T. Pullar, Independent minister; Rev. W. Anderson, of the Relief Church; and Mr. Greig, of London.

This meeting was one of more than ordinary interest. It is not too much to say, that all present were highly gratified and profited; and we believe it will give a new impulse to the members of the church, to labour with diligent perseverance in the cause of home and foreign missions. The congregations at all the services were good; and the amount collected quite equalled our expectation.

Our mission station at Kilmarnock, is one of considerable promise; and notwithstanding some discouragements, we hope to see it, in the course of a few years, the centre of a prosperous circuit. Already some fruit has been seen in the conversion of sinners to God. A. K.

SCARBOROUGH.

The fourth anniversary of the Wesleyan Methodist Association Sabbath School, connected with the Tabernacle, Batty-place, Scarborough, was held on Sunday, Feb. 20th; when sermons were preached in the morning and evening, by the Rev. J. Dunning from Whitby, to large and deeply attentive audiences. In the afternoon, appropriate pieces selected for the occasion, were recited by several of the children, which excited a deep interest in the congregation assembled. On Monday evening, Mr. Dunning delivered a clear, eloquent and convincing lecture, proving the being and perfections of God from the works of creation. On Tuesday afternoon, the friends met for tea at the Odd Fellows' Hall; being pleased with the beautiful and commodious edifice, the abundance of good things provided, and the great attention paid by the Committee of Management, every countenance indiacted the highest pleasure and satisfaction. After tea, highly interesting addresses were delivered by the Rev. Messrs. Jeffries and Richardson, Primitive Methodists; the Rev. J. Dun

ning, Wesleyan Association; and the Rev. B. Evans, Baptist minister. A feeling of exquisite delight and enthusiasm prevailed during the whole of the evening; and the friends separated with the determination to pursue their

work of faith and labour of love with increasing diligence. The amount of support our school received from the public, generally, exceeded that of any former occasion. W.C.

RECENT

Died at Whitehaven, on Feb. 9, 1842, David Abann. Our late beloved brother had been sincerely endeavouring to serve God, according to the light he enjoyed for upwards of twenty years; about eighteen of which he enjoyed a clear sense of the love of God, and was zealous in his cause. He was naturally very reserved, but intelligent and discriminating; he did the work of the Lord with diligence and fidelity. For

several months he endured great sufferings, with great meekness and exemplary patience, until he conquered all, by sweetly falling asleep in Jesus, and entered into that rest which remains for the people of God.

J. T.

DEATHS.

Died at Whitehaven, on Feb. 1, 1842, Thomas Lewin, Our late dear brother enjoyed pure religion for thirty years; twelve of which he was a leader. Deep humility, ardent love, strong faith, burning zeal, obedience to God, and universal charity to man, were the leading features of his private character. He was regular in his attention to private and family prayer: these and his Bible, his class, and the house of God, were his delight. His death was sudden, yet it was gloriously peaceful and happy. "Let me die the death of the righteous. Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord." J. T.

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When summer decks the plains with bloom,
And verdant groves its influence shows,
The garden scents with sweet perfume,
With beauty paints the blushing rose.

The lofty tree, the mountain heath,

Each humble shrub has something new, And flowers that form the garland wreath, All in their turn engage our view.

While these admiring with delight,
Fresh teeming from their Maker's hands;
The Evergreen escapes our sight,

And in the throng unheeded stands.

But rolling time moves swiftly on,
The sun withdraws his cheering rays;
When summer beauties are all gone,
The Evergreen its worth displays.

No short liv'd days nor lengthen'd nights,
No nipping frost, nor chilling dew,
No snowy storms, or winter blights,
Destroys its beauty or its hue.

CONFIDENCE

Fit emblem of the Righteous here, Passing along their noiseless way, Unheeded by the world they are;

Their excellence shall ne'er decay.

While men of pleasure, riches, might,
Flourish awhile, then pass away,
The Christian with increasing light
Shines, brighter to the perfect day.

When life shows symptoms of decline,
And signs of winter mark his brow;
More beauteous then his graces shine,
They never shone so bright as now.

His Saviour's smiling presence cheers
With promis'd aid in death to save :
The thoughts of death calls forth no fear,
No gloom o'erspread his silent grave.
And when fulfill'd that gospel truth,
The pious dead with Christ shall rise,
He stands in ever-blooming youth,
Amidst the trees of paradise.

IN GOD.

Peace, troubled soul, thou need'st not fear;
Thy Great Provider still is near;

Who fed thee last, will feed thee still;
Be calm, and sink into his will.

T. C. JOHNS, PRINTER, Red Lion Court, Fleet Street.

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THE

WESLEYAN METHODIST ASSOCIATION

MAGAZINE.

MAY, 1842.

MEMOIR OF THE LATE ELIZABETH TABB,

OF ST. MABYN, CORNWALL.

By Mr. Arthur Gaved.

THE subject of this memoir was born at St. Mabyn, in the Camelford and Wadebridge Circuit, July 13th, 1817. In the early period of her life her natural temper was most amiable, and gained her the love of her relations and acquaintances. She was the subject of Divine impressions from her childhood; but remaining a stranger to the converting grace of God, her youthful days were passed away in that state of almost irreproachable indecision which often characterizes the conduct of young people.

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In November 1831 it pleased the Almighty to visit her with the typhus fever, which threatened "to be unto death; but after six months of severe suffering, contrary to the expectations of all around her, she was raised from the bed of affliction, and frequently, during the after part of her life, she has been heard to express her gratitude and praises to the Giver of all good, for sparing her until she found the precious pearl of pardoning love.

In June 1835 she removed from St. Mabyn to St. Austell, to learn the dress making business; and under the direction of Divine providence, was placed with a pious female: this was an eventful part of her history. She was now an inmate of a family who feared God. Here the word of God was highly prized; and the good man of the house might be found surrounded by the family circle, reading a portion of that blessed book, and then with bended knees, before the footstool of Divine mercy, imploring the blessing of his heavenly Father to rest on himself and on those committed to his care. How many heads of families who are professors of religion will stand abashed, in the great day of accounts, when charged with the neglect of the important duty of offering prayer before the Lord and reading His holy word!

Several of the members of the family being united to the Conference Methodist Society, Elizabeth was affectionately invited to accompany them to the public ordinances of God's house; and it appears every en

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deavour was made to induce her to cast in her lot among the people of God; they earnestly desired to have her as a companion in their journey towards the promised land. These kind persuasions had the desired effect. Elizabeth soon became anxious respecting the concerns of her immortal soul, and felt an ardent desire to flee from the "wrath to come." She felt a great inclination to be united to the Methodist Society, but being totally unacquainted with the nature of class meetings-fear and shame combined kept her away for some time from this precious means of grace. Oh that this delightful soul-invigorating, soul-helping means more known to penitent seekers of salvation! How many thousands, it is to be feared, who have been "pricked to the heart under the faithful ministry of the Gospel, have again lost their good impressions, and finally sunk into the pit of despair in consequence of their not attending a class meeting! How little does the young convert know of the difficulties, dangers, and intricacies of the way, the snares of the world, the subtilty of the enemy, and above all, of the deceitfulness of his own heart; but having once become identified with the church of God, he finds in the class meeting the instruction and help he requires : our class leaders and experienced Christians point out the way, and minister consolation. In the class meeting the trembling sinner-whose labouring conscience has been groaning under the burden of guilt, and who has been led to exclaim with respect to himself, “ Surely the mercy of God is clean gone for ever; who can shew me any good?"—has there found others who were once precisely in the same situation-there he has heard them declare how, when, and where, their burdened souls were set at liberty. Thus the penitent has been encouraged; he has ventured on Jesus, the Rock of Ages, has been saved by faith in him, walked in the light of God's countenance, witnessed a good confession on earth, and finally reached the desired haven. But to return to our narrative.

Elizabeth being present at the St. Austell Conference Methodist chapel one Sabbath evening, heard the preacher request the members of one of the classes to remain after the public service to renew their quarterly tickets, and he invited those who were seeking salvation to remain with them; especially such as contemplated union with the Church of Christ. She resolved to stay, and as the minister proceeded to address the several members, she thought this must surely be like a class meeting. Fearing that the preacher would also speak to her, she trembled exceedingly. When he came to the place where she sat, he spoke to her; but poor Elizabeth was covered with shame and confusion, and, to use her own words, felt like a criminal, and like the person mentioned in the Gospel, who had not on the wedding garment, and was speechless.' From this period, however, the religious character of Elizabeth assumed a more definite form; she felt unceasing concern for the salvation of her soul, and resolved to yield to the strivings of the Holy Spirit.

A short time after she accompanied some friends to a chapel about three miles distant, where the Lord had recently, in a most gracious manner, revived his work. Whilst there the Holy Spirit wrought most powerfully on her mind. She was so deeply convinced of her need of salvation, that she fell on her knees in the midst of the congregation,

and cried aloud in the Publican's language, "God be merciful to me a sinner," and remained in an agony of prayer, wrestling with God with the resolution of Jacob, "I will not let thee go unless thou bless me." The Lord heard the voice of her supplication, and before she left the chapel spoke peace to her soul. Having thus received assurance of the Divine favour, her grief was turned into holy joy, her "midnight into day." From this time she grew in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. The holy Scriptures now became endeared to her heart; and by searching them, she increased in knowledge, wisdom, and joy: it appears that she retained a full assurance of her acceptance with God from this period to the day of her death. In her experience, that Scripture was delightfully fulfilled, "Blessed are the people that know the joyful sound, they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance; in thy righteousness shall they be exalted, and in thy name shall they rejoice all the day."

Not long after her conversion she was again laid under an afflicting dispensation of Providence, which once more apparently brought her very near the gates of death. All hopes of her recovery were banished; but with God all things are possible, and she was again restored to a measure of health and strength. Her delicate constitution, however, received so severe a shock that it laid the foundation of pulmonary consumption, which finally brought her to the grave. Little is known respecting her experience in this affliction, she being at that time under the care of an aunt residing at Grampound, to which place she was removed from St. Austell, in consequence of her illness. It appears, however, that the bed of suffering was cheered by the delightful prospect of a blessed immortality. In the latter part of the year 1839 her health was sufficiently re-established to permit her return to her native village to the great joy of her affectionate parents, who had given up all hopes of seeing her again domiciled under their roof. For some time her disorder lay in an incipient state, and it was not until about the following April that it was discovered to have fixed upon her lungs.

In the latter end of August, 1839, we were graciously favoured at St. Mabyn with such a wonderful outpouring of the Spirit of all grace, as had never before been known in the neighbourhood. This visitation of Divine mercy continued, without interruption, for upwards of five weeks; and although, in this agricultural locality, a great majority of the people were busily engaged in the harvest field, yet nearly all the inhabitants of the village and neighbourhood, with one accord, flocked to the Association chapel night after night, when the toils of the harvest day were over. Week after week passed away-still the chapel continued to be crowded with attentive hearers. Very many were fully convinced of their deplorable condition without an interest in Christ Jesus. Many were the tears, cries, and prayers offered to God, imploring salvation. Scores of persons found the remission of their sins, through the blood of our blessed Redeemer, who yet continue walking in the fear of the Lord to the present time. Oh! with what delight and joy did our dear sister, on her return, greet some of her old acquaintances, who, a short time previous, had been brought to a saving knowledge of the

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