Mr. Kohlhoff were kept in constant apprehension "If this be the feeling and the language of a of his speedy dissolution, and the former was really man who has led the most exemplary life even ill from agitation and grief. Mr. Pohle hastened from his youth, and proved a blessing to thousands, to Tanjore, and remained several weeks there. I what shall I say-O my God! also had determined immediately to pay him a visit, but was detained by the inundations and a multiplicity of pressing engagements, till the commencement of the new year; when I entered upon the journey, and reached Tanjore in the morning of the 8th of January. Mr. Swartz was still asleep. A good appetite and a sound sleep have materially aided the recovery of his bodily strength.

holy Scripture, or a verse of a hymn which were | physician, whom he distinctly recognized, and said very appropriate; and always in the language of to him, 'Let us all take care that none of us be left those to whom he alone addressed himself. Until behind!' He expressed much gratitude to the phythe previous Friday evening, he often said, that he sician for his attendance, and also thanked us his did not consider his end so near; and that it would brethren, and the native assistants. These last did not take place until after much suffering. But after every thing in their power with the greatest readithat, he sometimes said, 'I shall now soon depart to ness; love to their paternal teacher made all easy my heavenly Father.' Being asked, whether he to them; and every instructive word that he adhad the hope that, after his death, the kingdom of dressed to them they caught up with the greatest God would be further extended in this country, he avidity, and delighted to be about him. The phyreplied, 'Yes; but it will not be without affliction sician was much affected, and entreated me not to and trouble.' At another time, when he was asked leave the patient, now that he was so weak. if he had any thing to say concerning his congregation, he answered, 'Exert yourselves, that they may all go to heaven.' When one remarked with joy, his patience and contentment, he replied, 'Human affliction is universal, and I really suffer very little often repeating, in German, The faithful God helps us out of trouble, and chastens us with tenderness. How would it be if he should deal with us according to our sins? But in yonder heavenly country, there will be no pain; and this we owe to the Lord Jesus.'

"To his native assistants, who faithfully attended him, he was very grateful, and often said, 'For these poor people's sake, who certainly do all they can, we ought not to complain much, lest we should render their attendance more burdensome.'

"This evening he suffered more than before; for the lifting him up and moving him, and even the sitting and lying in bed, were extremely painful to him. But his patience, resignation, earnestness in prayer, and fervor of gratitude in the midst of pain and exhaustion, never abated; not a complaint was heard; sighs only testified what he endured. I said to him, among other things, God grant that we may, in our last conflict, be able to await our end in such peace, and in such a happy frame, as, to our consolation and joy, are imparted to you!' May He grant it,' he rejoined, in the richest abundance! All our hearts were moved by the affectionate energy with which he uttered these words.

"In the night of the 12th, he had, during the intervals of pain, a little sleep; and in the forenoon of the following day he fell into a kind of stupor, and his pulse was very feeble. When he awoke, he spoke, indeed, but only a few words could be understood, though he appeared to comprehend all that was said to him. We expected that thus he would slumber away; but at noon, on the 13th, he revived again. We sung the hymn, 'Christ is my life,' when he began to sing with us, spoke very humbly of himself, and extolled his Redeemer, and wished to be dissolved and to be with Christ. Had

"On the morning of the 10tn, his tongue was parched, furred, and black, attended with strong spasms of the stomach, and an impeded respiration. At his desire we offered up a prayer, and thought that it would be the last. Towards evening, however, there was a favorable change, and the fever was much abated. Early on the following day, Samuel, the physician, (probably a native practitioner,) came; who, however, did not attend the patient in a medical capacity, but only assisted in raising him, and applying the embrocations, and who had, the day before, announced to me his ap-it pleased him,' he said, 'to spare me longer, I proaching death. He said, The Lord has done wonders; the symptoms which yesterday indicated his approaching dissolution, have now disappeared.' The English physician, also, when he examined the foot, said, he was astonished at the unexpected improvement, and added, that he now no longer feared that his patient would die of the mortification, though his recovery was not to be expected.

should have been glad: I should then have been able to speak yet a word to the sick and poor; but his will be done! May He but in mercy receive me! Into thy hands I commend my spirit; thou hast redeemed me, O God of truth!' After this, the native assistants sung the last verse of the hymn, 'O head so full of bruises,'-in which he frequently joined. He then rested a little: after On the 12th, in the afternoon, I intended to set which, he desired to be raised up, and unexpectedly out on my return. On taking leave of him, he he opened his lips, from which had issued so much said, 'Remember me affectionately to all the bre-instruction and consolation, and thus expired in the thren, and tell them from me never to lose sight arms of his faithful and attached native fellowof the main object, and strictly to maintain the laborers, about four o'clock. fundamental doctrines of Christianity. I shall now soon depart to the Lord Jesus. If he will receive me, and forgive my sins, and not enter into judgment with me, but deal with me according to his tender mercy, all will be well with me, and I shall praise him. He might reject us for our very works' sake, because sin cleaves to them all.' He thanked God for permitting him to leave the world in the midst of his faithful brethren, and that I had been brought to visit him during his last illness, and to commend him to Jesus, as the only Saviour, as the resurrection and the life. Now, he added, 'pray yet once again.' I knelt down, in company with Mr. Kohlhoff, who had entered in the mean while, and adapted my prayer to the subject of the hymn, To thee alone, Lord Jesus Christ."

"After applying fresh poultices to the discased foot, he was removed into another room. It was then that we first perceived his extreme debility; and that he appeared much nearer to his dissolution than he had been on the preceding Sunday. Again, therefore, I was detained.

"In the afternoon, he conversed much with Mr. Janicke. In the evening, I came to him, with the

"Very affecting were the weeping and the sobs of the people, in both the Christian villages on each side of the garden, which were heard during the whole night. The distress, that now their instructer, their comforter, their guardian, their benefactor, their counsellor, their advocate, was no more, was universal. Not only we, the congregations, the schools, and the missions, but the whole country has lost a parent. Every one who knew him, bewails him.

"On the day following, between four and five in the afternoon, we committed his body to the grave we had made for him in the garden. Serfojee, the Tanjore prince, whose guardian he had been, came to see him before the coffin was closed, bedewed him with his tears, and accompanied him to the grave. The native assistants asked permission to bear the corpse; but as Europeans had been appointed the day before, it was declined. We commenced a hymn on our way to the church; but the lamentations of the people drowned the voices.There was singing in the church before and after the interment; and when the Europeans had retired, the natives themselves began a hymn, and

awaited an address from me; but I could hardly cide with what has been already related; but as utter even a few words, and was obliged to summon Mr. Kohlhoff's narrative comprises a period of up all my resolution to read the service. The ser- three months previously to the arrival of Mr. Gevant of the deceased stood near me, and said, al- ricke, many very instructive and important parmost as if fainting, 'Now he who was the desire of ticulars will be observed which do not occur in his us all is gone! The exclamation went to my heart: shorter memorial. The interview of the dying misbut this is not the language of one, but of many, old sionary with the Hindoo prince, of whom he had and young, great and small, near and afar, Chris-been the faithful guardian and friend, will be read with peculiar interest.

tians and heathen.

"From the beginning of January," says Mr. Kohlhoff, "to the middle of October, 1797, he pursued his labors in his ministerial office, and in his studies, with great fervor, under all the disadvanSunday in the English and Tamulian languages by turns, and on Wednesday he preached a lecture ir the Portuguese language, for the space of several weeks, and afterwards in German to the privates who had been made prisoners in the Island of Ceylon, and, having entered our service, were incorporated in his majesty's 51st regiment, stationed at this place.

"He made likewise a journey to Trichinopoly, and several times visited Vellum, (a town six miles from Tanjore,) in order to preach the word of God to some companies of the 51st regiment, stationed at that place, and to invite the heathens to accept the blessings of the gospel.

"When I had disrobed, I repaired to the prince, who remained still in the neighborhood, and endeavored to comfort him. The chief servant of the widow of the former king also begged me to visit and comfort her; but she resided too far off-tages of his advanced age. He preached every On the following morning, we all waited on the physician, and thanked him for the kind attention which he had shown to our departed brother, in his last illness. Having been appointed trustee to the affairs of Mr. Swartz, I then examined his papers, and found that the mission at Tanjore, together with the poor, and the several institutions attached to it, were made the heirs to his property. In the afternoon, I conversed for an hour with the assistants, and prayed with them. In the evening the Tamul congregation assembled in the church, and wished to hear a sermon. I chose the words of Jacob, on his death-bed,- Behold, I die; but God will be with you.' I introduced many things which the deceased had said concerning the congregation, and his hope that the kingdom of Christ would advance in this country. I exhorted them to cultivate the dispositions by which their late friend and teacher, whose grave was then visible before them, had been so eminently distinguished. On the following day I again prayed with the brethren, and departed. Thus this excellent man, who has been so important to the mission, is no more. O that his piety may animate all who are engaged in the same blessed work! May God assist and support the missionary cause, and fulfil the prayers so often presented to him on its behalf by this his devoted servant, for the extension of the kingdom of Christ in the Eastern world!"

During the course of the week he explained the New Testament in his usual order at morning and evening prayers, which were begun and concluded by singing some verses of a hymn; and he dedicated an hour every day for instructing the Malabar school children in the doctrines of Christianity.-He was very solicitous for their improvement in knowledge and piety, and particularly for those whom he had chosen and was training up for the service of the church; for whose benefit he wrote, during the latter part of his life, an explanation of the principal doctrines of Christianity, an abridg ment of Bishop Newton's Exposition of the Revelation, and some other books.

"Though his strength and vigor were greatly impaired, yet his love to his flock constrained him to deny himself a great deal of that ease and repose which his great age required, and to exert all his remaining strength for their improvement in true religion. He took a particular delight in visiting the members of his congregation, with whom he conversed freely upon the subjects relating to their eternal interest. He told them plainly whatever was blameable in their conduct, and animated them, by every powerful argument, to walk worthy of their Christian profession. It was a most pleas ing sight to see the little children flock to him with such joy as children feel on meeting their beloved parent after some absence, and to observe his engaging and delightful method in leading them to the knowledge of God, and of their duty.

Such is the simple, but deeply interesting narrative given by the pious and excellent Gericke, of the last illness and death of his departed friend. It is strikingly characteristic of the venerable missionary, and beautifully descriptive of the piety and peace, the faith and patience, the fervent devotion, the holy love, and heavenly hope of the dying Christian. It would be difficult to add to the interest of this mournful but animating and consoling scene.Yet, as the brethren and friends of the departing missionary visited him at intervals, while the general and more important features of it were witnessed by them all, each individual observed and heard something new and particular. His faithful colleague, and almost adopted son, Mr. Kohlhoff, who was near him during the whole of his illness, would "He heard almost every day the accounts delimore especially be anxious to treasure in his me-vered by the catechists of their conversations with mory all the circumstances which attended the dying bed of his revered and beloved friend and father. It was not, however, till the end of the following year that he found himself at leisure to transmit his own record of the scene to the Society for promoting Christian Knowledge; and in doing so, he apologized for the delay by the weight of business which had pressed upon him in consequence of that lamented event, and of the illness of his valuable friend and fellow-laborer, Mr. Janicke.

He then proceeded with the following affecting detail of the last days, and the death of Mr. Swartz; every account of whom," as the Society justly observed, serves only to increase the veneration entertained for his valuable and exemplary character." The general outline and some of the incidents coin

Christians, papists, and heathen, and the effects produced by them, and embraced every opportunity of giving them directions for a wise and faithful dis charge of their office.

"His strength was visibly on the decline during the last year of his life, and he frequently spoke of his departure, to which he looked forward with joy and delight. The commencement of his illness which happened on the 17th of October, 1797, con sisted only of a cold and hoarseness. Dr. Kennedy, who was his particular friend, prescribed for him, but without effect, and he suffered severely from sickness till the 27th of November following.

"It was very afflicting to witness the state of our venerable father, and every remedy rendered fruitless which was tried by that humane and excellent

Under all his severe sufferings, he never uttered a single expression of impatience-his mind was always calm and serene. Once, when he was in great pain, he said, 'If it be the will of the Lord to take me to heaven, his will be done-may his name be praised!'

Although his strength was quite exhausted, and his body extremely emaciated, yet, under all this calamity, he desired that the school children, and others who usually attended the evening prayers, should assemble in his parlor, where, after singing, he expounded a portion of the Holy Scriptures in a very affecting manner, and concluded it with his fervent and importunate prayers. It was always his custom to hear the English school children read to him a few chapters out of the Bible after evening prayer, and to hear them sing some of Dr. Watts's hymns. During his illness, he seemed particularly pleased with that excellent hymn, which begins with the following words :

'Far from my thoughts, vain world, begone,
Let my religious hours alone;

Fain would mine eyes my Saviour see,
I wait a visit, Lord, from thee!'

He called it his beloved song, and desired the child-
ren to sing it frequently to him.

your idolatry, and serve and honor the only true God. May he be merciful, and enable you to do it!' "Our venerable father then inquired whether he sometimes perused the Bible; and concluded with very affecting exhortations to be mindful of the concerns of his immortal soul.*

"The resident, Mr. Macleod, who had been on a visit to Trichinopoly for some weeks, hearing on his arrival the ill state of Mr. Swartz's health, had the kindness to send for Dr. Stuart from Trichinopoly. The doctor arrived here on the first of December, and after consulting with his other medical attendant, he recommended the tincture of steel to be taken with an infusion of bark, which, by the blessing of God, put a stop to the sickness, with which he had been afflicted since the 17th of

October.

"On the 3d of December, the first Sunday in Advent, very early in the morning, he sent for the Rev. Mr. Janicke and myself, and desired the Lord's Supper to be administered to him, which was accordingly done by Mr. Janicke. Before he received it, he put up a long and affecting prayer. To hear this eminent servant of Christ, who had faithfully served his Redeemer very near half a century, disclaiming all merit of his own, humbling himself before the footstool of the divine Majesty as the chief of sinners, and grounding all his hopes of mercy and salvation on the unmerited grace of God, and the meritorious sacrifice of his beloved Saviour, was a great lesson of humility to us.t

The following somewhat enlarged account of this interesting address to the prince of Tanjore, is referred to, of his visit to the venerable missionary contained in the report by Mr. Cammerer, already during his last illness.

God soon to take me to himself. I have on previous "There is every appearance that it may please occasions told you much, and from sincere affection

"He earnestly exhorted and entreated the heathen, who visited him in his illness, to forsake their idolatry, and to consider betimes the things which belonged to their peace. When one of them began relating what wonderful things occurred in the town, our venerable father answered, 'The most wonderful thing is, that after hearing so often the doc-given you many a friendly admonition. I need not, trines of Christianity, and being convinced of the four points only, to which, I trust, you will carefully therefore, now enlarge; but will confine myself to truth of it, you are, notwithstanding, backward to embrace and obey it.' In conversing with another heathen of consequence, he expressed his great regret at leaving him in his idolatry, when he was entering into eternity; and added the following words: I have often exhorted and warned you, but you have hitherto disregarded it. You esteem and honor the creature more than the Creator.'

attend.

"If you actually enter upon the government of abstain from all needless pomp, extravagant exyour dominions, I would earnestly intreat you to penses, and the indulgence of sensual pleasures. I which is so well pleasing to God. would affectionately advise you to walk in humility,

tenance of justice and equity in your country; and to promote the prosperity of your subjects by all means in your power. Appoint for this purpose a supreme tribunal, and personally attend it once or twice every week in order to convince yourself, as an eye and ear-witness, in what way justice is administered in your dominions.

"In the next place, I would respectfully recom"On the 23d of November, he was visited by Ser-mend you to pay the strictest attention to the mainfojee, the present Rajah, then presumptive heir to the kingdom of Tanjore, and to whom Mr. Swartz was appointed guardian by the late Tulja Maha Rajah. On being informed that Serfojee Rajah wished to see him, he let him know that he should come immediately, as he doubted whether he should survive till the next day. On his arrival, he received him very affectionately, and then delivered to him his dying charge, by which, though pronounced in broken language, the Rajah seemed to be deeply affected. The tenor of his speech was as follows:

After God has called me hence, I request you will be careful not to indulge a fondness for pomp and grandeur. You are convinced that my endeavors to serve you have been disinterested; what I now request of you is, that you would be kind to the Christians. If they behave ill, let them be punished; but if they do well, show yourself to them as their father and protector.

"As the administration of justice is indispensably necessary to the prosperity and happiness of every state, I request you will establish regular courts, and be careful that impartial justice be administered. I heartily wish you would renounce

"You will allow that I have done much on your behalf without soliciting or accepting any thing in return, for my own personal advantage. Remember this on your entering upon the government. Protect the Christians in your native land; defend them against every kind of oppression. If they act amiss, punish them; but do not disturb them in the free exercise of their faith.

"My last and most earnest wish is'-(here he raised his hands towards heaven)-' that God in his infinite mercy may graciously regard you, and lead your heart and soul to Christ, that I may meet you again as his true disciple before his throne !'-The prince was deeply affected, for he reveres Mr. Swartz as a father."

+ In the account which the pious Janicke gave of this affecting scene in a letter to Mr. John, of Tranquebar, he mentions that the prayer thus offer