be remembered, for the earnestness and solemnity with which it was delivered.

His thoughts were now directed to Cheltenham, and arrangements were accordingly made for the journey. His friends anxiously wished him to go, and kindly united in a present, to make the journey easy to him. But the disorder now made such rapid progress, that it was obliged to be relinquished, as impracticable.

Dr. Kerr, an eminent physician at Northampton, who was sent for, told my sister, on his return, that he was satisfied his liver was as black as his hat, and as hard as the table.

In a note to a friend at Kettering, who was prevented by illness from visiting him, he thus writes, April 19th :-"I am ordered to go next Monday for Cheltenham. I should be happy to come and see you before I go; but whether the weather and my affliction will permit, I know not. When I shall return is uncertain. The Lord's supper must be suspended. My times are in the Lord's hands: but to me all is uncertain."

On April 28, he dictated the following letter, written by his son, and subscribed by himself:

We have enjoyed much together, which I hope will prove an earnest of greater enjoyment

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well answered." His friend desiring he would name the subject, he said, The question is, What is justification?" It was immediately proposed to return to the fire-side, and discuss the subject; to which Mr. F. gladly acceded, saying, "That inquiry is far more to me than all these fine buildings." Decision of character was as eminent in him as in the illustrious Howard, of whom a living author has so justly said, that "as invisible spirits, who fulfil their commission of philanthropy among mortals, do not care about pictures, statues and sumptuous buildings; no more did he, when the time in which he must have inspected and adinired them, would have been taken from the work to which he had consecrated his life."

Hints as to Mr. Fuller's discharge of Pastoral Duties.

When Mr. F. came to Kettering in 1782, the church had been destitute of a pastor for three years. Nevertheless, through the Christian zeal and activity of the deacons, who, as much as in them lay, endeavoured to supply the want of a pastor, by visiting the people and inviting them to their own houses for prayer and religious conference, the members of the church not only kept together, but lived in love and harmony. The work of God also in conversion was not altogether at a stand in the congregation.

Mr. Fuller proved a most diligent and faithful pastor; and considerable success attended his ministrations, which appeared by the additions made from time to time to the church. At Mr. Fuller's first coming among them the church consisted of only eighty-eight members; but by the divine blessing upon his labours, notwithstanding the removals by death, &c. the number of members increased, in the space of about thirty-two years, to one hundred and seventy-four.

Mr. Fuller's attention to his pastoral duties is manifested, among other things, by the contents of a little book found since his death, entitled, Families who attend at the Meeting, August, 1788. It is added, "A review of these may assist me in praying and preaching." The members are specified by name, with a short account of each; their particular cases are recorded, and their families mentioned.. A list is added, of those in the congregation whom he thought to be serious persons, or under concern about their souls. On viewing this book, we were forcibly reminded of the exhortation of the Wise Man, Prov. xxvii. 23-" Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks"-(if such an application may be allowed,) as strikingly exemplified, in a spiritual sense, in Mr. F.'s conduct as a pastor, while he had leisure to attend to those duties without interruption. But after he became engaged in the Mission,

it's concerns gradually grew to such a magnitude, as in a great measure to incapacitate him for the due discharge of his other duties; which was frequently matter of great concern to him. But what could he do? The demands of the Mission were imperious; the powers of man, both mental and corporeal, are limited ; and though it may truly be said of him, that be 'rejoiced in all his labours," yet his exertions proved greater than nature was able to sustain, and he sunk under them into a premature grave.

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In short, it may be truly said, that his whole conduct was regulated by his favourite maxims, "Work while it is day ;" and "Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might."

It is well known that for several years Mr. Fuller was accustomed to expound a portion of Scripture every Lord's-day morning. He observed that the Jews antiently used to read Moses and the Prophets; that our Lord took the book and read a section of Scripture, (Luke iv. 17.) and expounded it of himself; and that this is said to have been the method of the primitive churches. He considered that what came directly from the word of God was most safe, and came with greater authority. He said, he found it advantageous to himself, and thought it was so to the people of his charge.

His highly-respected friend Mr. Toller, pastor of the Independent church at Kettering, began this practice about the same time, though without any previous intimation from either of them to the other; but on conversing upon the subject some time afterwards, they discovered a striking coincidence of ideas as to the importance of it.

Mr. Fuller began an exposition of the Book of Psalms, on the 18th of April, 1790, expounded, in succession, Isaiah; Joel; Amos; Hosea; Micah; Nahum; Habakkuk; Zephaniah; Jeremiah; Lamentations; Daniel; Haggai; Zechariah; Malachi; Genesis; Matthew; Luke; John; the Revelations; the Acts of the Apostles; the Epistle to the Romans; and the First Epistle to the Corinthians, as far as chapter iv. 5.

The general style and tenour of Mr. Fuller's preaching is pretty well known. Let it suffice to say here, that as it was abroad, such it was at home. It's great and single object evidently was the glory of God in the advancement of his kingdom in the world, which included, and excited in him, the most earnest desires and endeavours for the good of souls.

In his annual addresses to his young friends, delivered on the first Sabbath in the year, he poured forth all his heart; or, as the Apostle expresses himself, being affectionately desirous