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tion with exemplary patience. About a week before her departure, she had a short, but severe, conflict with the powers of darkness; she triumphed gloriously, and was from that time filled with joy unspeakable. Her end was more than peaceful: she exulted in the prospect which opened before her, and continued to praise God till nature was quite exhausted; when, addressing a friend, she whispered, "I can do no more: shout glory for me!" Almost immediately she entered into rest. W. L.

May 24th. In the seventieth year of his age, Mr. John Jones, of Cannon-Street, Manchester. During the forty-nine years that he was connected with the Methodist society, his Christianity was proved by his consistent piety, and the uprightness and integrity of his conduct. Actively employed in the affairs of this world, he maintained peace with God through faith in Christ. He was distinguished by a thankful, cheerful spirit; and he loved to commend to others the religion which he had so fully realized. For forty-five years he was a useful ClassLeader; the various offices of trust, connected with the society in the town, were discharged by him; and in all he obtained, as he deserved, the esteem and affection of those with whom he was associated. His life was terminated by an illness of no long duration. For a few weeks only was he laid aside. But with him there needed no season of retirement between the world and the grave. A life of devotedness to God had prepared him for death; and with the peace of heaven in his heart, and on his countenance, he patiently endured the decay of nature, and entered into rest.

A. J.

May 26th.-In the fifty-third year of his age, Mr. John Beck, of Hanbury, in the Bromsgrove Circuit; whose departure from this life was awfully sudden: having sat down to take some refreshment, he lifted up his hands, threw himself back in his chair, and expired. He was Circuit-Steward, and had sustained the responsible office of Class-Leader for about eight years, in which duty he excelled in his affectionate solicitude to promote the comfort and edification of those who were under his care. His chief excellences of character were great conscientiousness, meekness, and perseverance. The loss of such a man will be severely felt.

May 31st. At Woodchurch, in the Tenterden Circuit, aged twenty-seven, Mr. William Boorman. Through life he had been strictly moral; but it was not till within little more than a year and a half ago that he fully decided upon giving his heart to God. Since that period he has been a consistent and devoted member of the Wesleyan society. During his last and very brief illness, he gave the most satisfactory evidence that grace had prepared him for death. Being asked by his mother if he felt ready for his change, he replied, "Quite ready;" and shortly after fell asleep in Christ. H. B.

June 2d.-At Retford, aged sixty-five, Mrs. Mary Appleby, relict of the late Mr. Samuel Appleby. In early life she was the subject of divine grace, and joined the Wesleyan church

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under circumstances which required more than an ordinary degree of decision and self-denial. Her religious experience was consistent, and her attachment to God and his people sincere and ardent. Her attendance on the means of grace was truly exemplary; and, as far as mortal man can judge, she appeared to live under the influence of the apostolic injunction: "Be clothed with humility." Amid the feebleness occasioned by protracted affliction, the consolations of divine grace were ample, her confidence was unshaken, and she continued calmly to depend on the atoning merit of her Lord; until, exhausted by repeated attacks, she exchanged mortality for life, having been a member of the Wesleyan society for nearly half a century. J. P. L.

June 2d. At Torquay, Mrs. Smeldon, aged sixty-six. She had been a member of the Wesleyan society twenty-four years; during which period she maintained an irreproachable character, acknowledging herself to be a sinner saved by grace. During the latter part of her life she became completely deaf, so as to be unable to hear the language in which the services of the sanctuary were conducted; yet, unless unavoidably hindered, she was always present at public worship, believing it to be her duty to honour God by her personal attendance, and her privilege to enjoy spiritual communion with him in his church. In her last illness, her confidence in God was unshaken, and her acquiescence in his will complete. In death she was "more than conqueror through Him that loved her." As a testimony of her regard for the cause of truth, out of the small means which she possessed, she bequeathed £5 to the Wesleyan Missions.

E. S.

June 5th.-At Chesterfield, aged seventy, John Powell, a man of colour, and a native of Kingston, Jamaica; whose father, it appears, was a fish-merchant, possessing considerable property, at whose death John received £1,500. At the age of thirty he entered the service of an English gentleman, by whom he was induced to leave his native land, and embark for this country. On the passage homeward his master died, and shortly after the vessel was captured by a French man-of-war. All on board were sent prisoners to Spain. By this event John was deprived of his property and liberty. After twelve months he obtained his liberation; he then entered the Royal Navy, and in an engagement with the enemy was severely wounded, and afterwards brought to England, and placed under medical care. After his recovery, he visited Chesterfield in search of employment, and became a servant of Colonel Jebb. When forty years old he mar ried, and, obtaining employment in the neighbourhood, he attended the Wesleyan chapel, where he was brought to a sense of his condition as a sinner. His repentance was genuine and deep. He sought and obtained justifying mercy, and was made happy in the love of God, and joined the society in 1815. From that time, to his death, he was distinguished by a steady and humble deportment: he adorned his religious profession by bringing forth the fruits of righteousness. The graces of the Christian character were often tried; but, by firmly relying on the 4 B

Redeemer, he was enabled to endure. He was a man of prayer; and in this duty he received help to his soul, which he was never backward to declare. He had a good report of all men ; and many who were not connected with Methodism showed him kindness in his affliction. The evening prior to his death he observed, "I am ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand." To one who inquired respecting the state of his mind, he replied, "All is right; all is calm, and joy, and peace." Thus he sweetly entered into rest. J. C.

June 27th.-At Shipley, aged thirty-five, Miss Ann Booth, sister of the Rev. W. O. Booth. She was convinced of sin under the ministry of the Rev. Robert Day in 1824, and immediately joined the society. In a short time she obtained a clear sense of her acceptance with God through faith in the blood of Christ, which blessing she retained to the end of life. She endured a protracted and painful affliction of more than eight years' continuance with exemplary patience, and died in the full triumph of faith. W. O. B.

July 7th.-In the Birmingham West Circuit, aged fifty-two, Mr. Richard Peart. He attended the Quarterly Meeting of the Circuit on the 30th ult., as one of the Stewards, and took an active part in the business. The following day he felt indisposed; medical advice was obtained, and prompt remedies were applied, which, by God's blessing, proved effectual, and a gradual improvement appeared to take place, until the following Sunday, eleven o'clock P.M., when he suddenly became worse. He languished till three o'clock P.M. the following day, and then calmly finished his course. He was greatly beloved and revered by his family. He filled several offices of trust and responsibility in the church, with credit to himself, and usefulness to the cause of Christ. His ability, and, what is more, his fidelity, promptitude, and exactness in the dis

charge of the duties of these various stations, together with the urbanity of manners, gentleman-like bearing, excellent temper, and uniform kindness by which he was distinguished, caused him to be much respected and beloved, both by the Ministers and lay members of our community. E. W.

August 23d.-At the Vauxhall Railway Station, London, the Rev. William Fowler, Wesleyan Minister, aged seventy-two. While seated with his wife in the railway-carriage, intending to visit his son at Southampton, a few minutes before the train started he suddenly expired. He had been in usual health till a few minutes before his arrival at the Station. That he was fully prepared for the sudden change, all with whom of late he held any intercourse, whether by letter or otherwise, have abundant evidence; for his conversation and his correspondence evinced an increasing spirituality and heavenliness of mind. His favourite topics, whether in the pulpit, or among his friends, were heaven, and the superior joys and felicities of that state; and on these subjects he spoke with much feeling and power. He commenced his ministerial course as a Missionary in Jamaica ; and his love to Missions was unabated to the close of life. He was for forty-seven years a faithful, gifted, and greatly respected Minister in the church of Christ. He had lately removed from Yarmouth to Newark; in both of which places he had been the instrument of much good. Though he had resided but a few weeks at Newark, he had been rendered a great blessing in his pastoral visits, and was about to endeavour to raise a new class. He was an eminently holy man, and one who, like Enoch, "walked with God." In the week in the course of which he died, he had preached with much power; so that he might be said almost literally to have "ceased at once to work and live."

S. R. B.

POETRY.

THE MEDIATOR.*

How high Thou art! our songs can

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No music Thou couldst stoop to hear! But still the Son's expiring groan Is vocal in the Father's car.

How pure Thou art! our hands are dyed

With curses, red with murder's hue; But He hath stretch'd his hands to hide

The sins that pierced them from thy

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The low, the foul, the feeble, spare!
Thy brightness in His face we find,-
Behold our darkness only there!

How strong Thou art! we tremble lest
The thunders of thine arm be moved;
*From "The Seraphim, and other Poems; " by Elizabeth B. Barrett.

RELATING PRINCIPALLY TO THE FOREIGN MISSIONS CARRIED ON UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE METHODIST CONFERENCE.

MISSIONS ON THE CONTINENT OF INDIA. THOSE of our readers who are looking earnestly and prayerfully for the success of Christianity among the vast heathen population of India, will read, with the deepest interest, the following letters from the Rev. Messrs. Cryer and Male. The zealous and hearty and persevering efforts of the Missionaries need to be accompanied and followed by the effectual and fervent prayers of the church of God. Already do the leaders of idol-worship quail before the Gospel of Jesus Christ, as proclaimed by his servants. Let the continued efforts of the Missionaries be sustained and followed up, and the Hindoo Dagon will fall before the ark of God; the walls of heathen Jericho will be levelled, and the armies of Israel shall joyfully ascribe the victory to his grace, before whom "all nations shall bow, and his enemies shall lick the dust." A Missionary is about to proceed to Madras in the place of the Rev. Samuel Hardey, who is on his way home; and it is hoped that the kind assistance of our friends will enable the Committee to send three additional Missionaries to the Mysore country, early in 1846.

MANARGOODY.-Extract of a Letter from the Rev. Thomas Cryer,
dated Manargoody, June 30th, 1845.

ANOTHER quarter of a year has passed over without producing any very visible changes on this station. Through the goodness of God, in giving us continual health and strength, we have been enabled to carry on, regularly, our plans, and have had much of the supporting and assisting presence of God.

With but few exceptions, our congregations have been encouraging, and an increasing seriousness in the listeners is very obvious. Ponniah Pilley, the Assistant Missionary, reports the same, with regard to the places around Melnattam. In a note I received from him a few days ago, he says, "We have had good opportunities, both during last and this week, for preaching to the people at Santhapetta, Trimacotta, and Panganadoo. Many have attended and heard us quietly; and we have had great power and liberty in preaching Christ crucified."

large proportion of the other threefourths are weavers and brass-smiths with their families; and, all being fully employed, there are no temporal motives at work to induce them to forsake Heathenism. I think more than twothirds of the male population of Manargoody can read.

In this stronghold of Heathenism we have from the first taken high ground. In 1835 I commenced my public work, by reading and explaining the Ten Commandments in the gateway of the large Vishnoo temple, sacred to Rajah Goppal; and since my re-appointment to the station, I have not ceased to declare, to all classes, in public and in private, that Jehovah, the God of the Bible, is the only true God; that the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is the only Saviour of man; that the Bible of the Christians is the only true Veda, and that idolatry, with its concomitant sins, is an abomination in the sight of God, and will, if not repented of, be visited by him with a never-ending punishment; that before God, the Brahman and the Parian are both sinners, and that the terms of salvation are precisely the same for both; that we receive neither appointment nor salary from the East-Indian Government, but that we

I wish to convey to you the real state of things around us as clearly as I can; but I know it to be a difficult task: the following, however, may assist you in forming correct ideas of our work here.

The town of Manargoody is a mass of Heathenism, consisting of nearly twenty thousand souls, of whom nearly onefourth are of the Brahmanical caste.

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have our appointment from God, and are sent by him expressly to make known his method of saving men. These are bold statements; but the case is urgent, and calls for plain treatment. Already we have seen good results, and we are confidently anticipating more. Already the people make the above subjects matter of conversation; already the Brahmans fear us; and I think I may say we have obtained a footing which, if maintained, will eventually deliver Manargoody from the bondage of idolatry.

In making these statements, you will not suspect me of writing under sanguine or hastily-raised feelings; nor will you, I hope, place a stress upon them which they are not intended to bear. I have written them advisedly; but I must add, Heathenism has not yet fallen. The King eternal has been proclaimed; but the usurper still sits on the throne of Manargoody: the Scriptures of salvation have been preached; but the store-house of the native mind is still filled with poorānums and legendary trash the standard of truth has been unfurled; but the inhabitants still rally around the standard of falsehood: the leaders of the rebel-ranks have cowered and quailed before the bright flashes of the sword of the Spirit; but still they take shelter behind the embankments of ages. One of our firm but sanguine friends used to exclaim on our public platforms in England, "The day is ours. But another, equally firm, though less sanguine, friend, in answer, would reply," No; the battle has yet to be fought." Both an Anderson and a James have joined the conquerors around the throne, and have left us to re-echo the words of the latter, "No; the battle has yet to be fought." We are not disconcerted; we are not discouraged our

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only fear is that our friends at home should lose their patience, and withdraw their prayers and support from India. But I dishonour them by even intimating that ever a doubt of their constancy has existed in our minds. No; the generous Christian hearts of our English friends cannot, will not, give up India to the tender mercies of the wicked.

If Peter the Hermit in the eleventh century, by his fanatical preaching, could draw out the flower of Europe, for the purpose of wresting the mere rocky, earthy localities of Palestine out of the hands of the Turks, will none of our appeals reach the hearts of our Christian youth, and bring them forth to the help of the Lord against the mighty? Again allow me to wave the bloody banner before the flower of our church: sons of Wesley, of Mather, of Nelson, of Benson, of Clarke, of Watson, of James, of Storry, where are you? Constrained by the love of Christ, and not by the mad spirit of the crusades, we call on you: we call on you, not to follow a William the Conqueror, or a Godfrey, or a Hugo, but the Captain of your salvation, the Saviour Jesus; not to fight for the mountains and hills of Palestine, nor the stones and bricks of Jerusalem, but for blood-bought millions of immortal souls. And if, in order to support the unholy Holy War, landed men mortgaged their estates, churchmen sold their plate, and monied men gave their marks, should not much nobler, much holier motives induce men of property to lend such assistance to this truly HOLY WAR as they have never yet done?

My colleague has just returned from the quarterly visit to Trichinopoly: he, and my little girl, and I, are all in the enjoyment of moderate health.

MYSORE.-Extract of a Letter from the Rev. Matthew T. Male,
dated City of Mysore, May 12th, 1845.

SINCE my return from our DistrictMeeting, I have paid a visit, which I had a long time contemplated, to the Coorg Country. I left on the morning of the 10th ultimo, and reached Mercara on the morning of the 11th on horseback. The distance is about seventy-four miles. I spent the night of the 10th at Hoonsoor, and preached in English in the evening, to the few people who reside at this station, and who seemed very glad of an opportunity (not often enjoyed by them) of attending the public means of grace. During my stay, of nearly a week, at Mercara, I was most kindly entertained at the house of Captain

Palmer, the Commanding Officer, whom I previously knew. On the Sabbath that I preached at Mercara, I preached twice in English; and on the other days I endeavoured to see as much as I possibly could of the aboriginal inhabitants, and to make known to them the Gospel of salvation.

The Coorgs reside in small hamlets scattered about among the woods, near to the spots of ground that have been cleared and made fit for cultivation. The houses are generally so much covered with the trees and thick brush-wood as to make it very difficult for a stranger to find them out. I did, however, with

the assistance of my kind host, find out some of them, and had the happiness of preaching Jesus to a few of the original inhabitants of this hill country. When we were leaving one of those hamlets, after having been engaged for some time in speaking to the inhabitants, one came running after us with a brass-pot of milk, which he very earnestly desired us to drink of course, we did not like to refuse. Once I went to the principal temple in Mercara, where I found several persons, with whom I had a long conversation, on the character of God and the sin of idolatry. The Government has established three schools, one English, one Canarese, and one Hindostanee. I visited them all, and left a few Christian books with the boys; some of whom, sons of respectable Coorgs, were very interesting lads. I wish you were prepared to send a couple of Missionaries into this country. Some years ago you appear to have resolved on occupying this field, and my name stands one year for Coorg; but for lack of a proper supply on the stations already taken up, we were unable to extend our borders. Of course there ought to be two on each of our stations, (and for that we shall want three more labourers in the Canarese country,) before we take up new stations. When this is accomplished, (and ought it not to be without delay ?) I should rejoice to see something done for Coorg. There is a whole country without a single Protestant Missionary in it. The number of aborigines is estimated at between thirty and forty thousand; and I should think the number of those, now in the country, who are not properly Coorgs, must be nearly as great. A knowledge of Canarese is all that a Missionary would require as to language; for, although the Coorgs have a different language, which is used colloquially among them, (it is not written,) yet they are quite familiar with Canarese. I did not find any difficulty in making them understand me, or in understanding them. There is a simplicity, and frankness, and independence of character, which belongs to the original Coorgs, that certainly distinguishes them from the inhabitants of India in general. They possess considerable sharpness of intellect too. This is the character which the gentleman who resides among them as Superintendent gave me them. There is no caste among the aborigines; but the Brahmans are now in the country, and will, no doubt, do much toward corrupting the people. The sooner this field can be occupied by

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I have lately paid a hasty visit to Mr. Gostick at Coonghul. I could not spare time enough to make a Missionary tour of it, and therefore went over as rapidly as I could. Sunday, April 27th, I had engaged to spend at the French Rocks, which is sixteen miles on the Coonghul road. I started on the Saturday evening, preached twice in English on the Sabbath, and on Monday married native couple, both of whom I baptized a short time since. They are Tamul people, and are servants with the Doctor of the regiment, who, as well as his lady, is a pious person. The example and instructions of the master and mistress appear to have had a happy effect on the servants. I had them under instruction for some time before their baptism. The young woman, who was less informed than the young man, though I believe equally sincere, resided for about three weeks on our premises. On Tuesday morning I started early, and, with the aid of some horses from Coonghul, rode on to breakfast, a distance of about fifty-four miles. I remained at Coonghul until Friday morning, when I returned to the French Rocks, and on Saturday home. On the Wednesday evening which I spent at Coonghul, I preached in Canarese, in Mr. Gostick's pretty little chapel, which is in the midst of the native town. getting on but slowly with the enlargement of his house, for want of the means. It is not easy for us to get money for those extra affairs, in addition to our regular subscriptions. We, I mean the brethren in the Canarese Mission, have done what we could ourselves; and in this neighbourhood about three hundred and eighty rupees have been subscribed: still Mr. Gostick finds it very difficult to go on; and after we have obtained all that we can expect, much will remain to be done. If he were in a place where a house could be rented, that course would doubtless be adopted. Why, then, should not a sum, say of thirty rupees a month, (a small rent in this country,) be allowed for the Coonghul station for two or three years? If this were done, the premises might be completed; and the advantage in this case, would be, that, after paying this rent for such a period, the property would belong to the Mission. Do not press too hard upon us in these our country stations, where we necessarily labour under many disadvantages. In Madras, rent to a considerable amount is

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