what is your reason for saying so? Have you had any token or presentiment of death?" She replied, "Token I have had none, but presentiment I have." For the space of a month she had an impression of her approaching dissolution, which was verified to the exact day on which she calculated; and during this time, she was observed to abstract herself altogether from earthly things. She gave some directions respecting her funeral, and especially that every thing counected with it should be plain, as she herself had been during her life. On the day preceding her death she wished to receive the Lord's Supper; and as the Methodist Missionaries were not allowed to visit the islaud, application was made to a Minister of another denomination; but he declined, on the ground that Mrs. Bryan was not a member of the Church to which he belonged. This happy saint, therefore, could not partake of that ordinance. When she was informed of this, she said, "My peace is made; I have nothing to fear; I am not only ready to go, but even desirous to be in my heavenly Father's kingdom." She quitted mortality without a groan, and entered into the joy of her Lord. A private gentlemen read the funeral service over her mortal remains, which were committed to the ground in sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eterual life through our Lord Jesus Christ. THOMAS PINNOCK,

2. Died, at Askrigg, in the Middleham Circuit, September 3, aged thirtytwo, Mr. Edward Thompson, junior. Born of parents, who, at that time, were living according to the course of this world," his education, though somewhat of a moral and useful kind, was not so decidedly religious as that of children and youth ought to be. He was instructed in such things as were necessary and useful for civil life, trained up in the observances of mere church-going, and taught to be honest and civil towards his fellow-creatures; but he was allowed and even sanctioned in the indulgence of pastimes and practices incompatible with the spirit and precepts of true religion, and destructive to the true interests of an intelligent and immortal 'spirit. At the age of about twenty-one, on the occasion of a beloved brother's death, and under the ministry of the Rev. Benjamin Hiley, and other Preachers travelling at the time in that neighbourhood, whom he and his relatives were induced to hear, he was awakened by the Spirit of God to a sense of his perilous and wretched

estate as a sinner. Divine mercy, through the Saviour's infinitely meritorious sacrifice for sin, became the sole subject of fervent pleadings at the footstool of the throne of grace, and the great object of his soul's interse desire; and having Christ revealed to him by the Holy Ghost, as the all-sufficient and only propitiation for his heinous and accumulated transgressions, he was encouraged to pray in hope, and was ultimately enabled to exercise a true and lively faith in the almighty Saviour of penitent believers. Saved by grace from the guilt and the bondage of sin, he went on his way rejoicing," and gave glory to God and the Lamb. He had received "the Spirit which is of God," giving him to know and enjoy his Gospel freedom, and enabling him to give demonstrative proof of a scriptural conversion to God. About three years after his conversion, he was made the Leader of a class, the duties of which office he discharged with fidelity and affection until confined to his bed by affliction. Impressed with a sense of the awful respousibility attached to that office, he always seemed fearful lest any of the members should deceive themselves with false views and hopes; or through unwatchfulness and irresolution finally fall short of eternal life. Hypocrites could not stand before his searching interrogations; seeking souls were taught and encouraged to confide in a forgiving and sanctifying Redeemer; the weak were helped on in the way; and Zion's travellers were stimulated to prosecute their journey with diligence and cheerfulness. They feel bis loss, but are comforted with the thought, that he has only taken possession of the heavenly rest a little before them. About two years ago, he was, after the usual term of trial, put upon the plan as a Local Preacher. In this capacity he was also acceptable and useful, and promised fair for doing much good in his day, notwithstanding an impediment in his speech, which was sometimes to him a source of trial. But how mysterious, to us, are some of God's providential dispensations! Just arriving at the zenith of his usefulness, he sickened, languished, and died. That this was for the best is now made manifest to him. For that dispensation he now with a rapturous and grateful heart adores the wisdom and love of God his Saviour. After having vainly tried a variety of means for the recovery of his health, and endured unutterable sufferings on his bed for several months with exemplary patience, the Lord was pleased to release is prisoner, and

admit him to the enjoyment of that "rest which remaineth to the people of God;" where suffering is unknown, and "where all is calm, and joy, and peace." To the last, he expressed and manifested unshaken confidence in his Saviour. On the very eve of departure, one said to him, "Edward, do you find Christ precious to you now?" he answered, "Ay;" and then passed away with a heavenly smile upon his countenance. His friends feel the bereavement, but do not sorrow as persons without hope; persuaded that if finally found in the Lord, they shall overtake him in the skies.

JOHN WESLEY BARRITT.

3. Died, at Rochester, September 5th, Mrs. Ann Jarrett, aged seventy-eight years, who was one of the oldest members of the Methodist Society in Kent, having, in the year 1768, been admitted by the late Rev. Thomas Jones. Being deeply convinced of sin, she sorrowed after a godly sort." In this state she continued for several months, embracing every opportunity of hearing the Gospel from the Methodist Preachers, in the barrackroom at Chatham; and frequently in the open air. In the use of these means, she attained to deeper discoveFies of her sinfulness; and wept, and prayed, until, through the instrumentality of the late Rev. John Allen, she was enabled to "believe with the heart unto righteousness; and with the mouth to make confession unto salvation." Having given her heart to God in early Fife, she was mercifully preserved amidst the various snares that encircle the path of youth, and became a "tree of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified." In this state of devotedness to God, she became a wife, and a parent; and in both these relations, she witnessed, that "godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that how is, and of that which is to come." Amidst her numerous engagements, the great desire of her heart was seen, by her invariable attention to the ordihances of the Lord. In His house she was constantly found; it was the place she desired, sought after, and dwelt in; there she "beheld the beauty of the Lord, and inquired in his temple." For several years she sustained the office of a Class-Leader, and was highly esteemed by those who were committed to her care. While her health and strength continued, she was indefati

ble in the discharge of its important duties. To Methodism, as a work of

God, she was ardently attached; and the name of Mr. Wesley was to her ever dear. With his company, ministry, and conversation, she had been honoured; and she reflected with pleasure on meeting him in the kingdom of glory. Her labour, as a Visiter of the Benevolent Society, was great: the abodes of sickness and wretchedness in Chatham, Rochester, Strood, and their environs, have been repeatedly explored by her. In these exercises of mercy, she went about doing good, making considerable sacrifices for the benefit of her fellow-creatures. But she has passed away from the wilderness in which the Lord her God had led her for seventy-eight years. She often felt that she was not at home; and as a stranger and pilgrim on the earth, evidenced for fifty-seven years, that she

desired a better country, that is, a heavenly one." For some time her health and strength had been declining; but she experienced the advantages of fearing God, and keeping his commandments; for in the midst of extreme suffering, she felt the power of divine grace. The fulness of her vast reward appeared before her, and the earnest of it she already possessed. Looking upward, she said, "There is my home, my portion, and my crown; I am coming, I am coming, I am coming." As long as she was able to speak, her language was expressive of confidence and triumph; aud, at length, without a sigh or groan, almost imperceptibly, she exchanged earth for heaven.

JAMES JARRETT.

4. Died, at Melksham, September 17th, Joseph Hook, in the ninetyfifth year of his age. He was the son of pious parents, his father being a Deacon in a Baptist church. He was convinced of sin at an early age, by a conversation with a young man in deep penitential distress, whom he endeavoured to advise and encourage. He felt his own misery as a sinner; his conscience reproving him for advising another to seek that religion which he lacked himself. He therefore earnestly sought the Lord until he obtained the blessing of pardon. When about seventeen years of age, he joined a General Baptist Church at Ilsley, in Gloucestershire; and then, as well as through the whole period of his life, he embraced and held fast the doctrines of the Gospel as maintained by all orthodox Christians. Removing into Wiltshire, he was admitted into the Methodist Society, about the year 1789, by Mr. Wesley; and for some years he

acted as a Local Preacher, iabouring diligently, and faithfully attending his appointments, although they were often at a considerable distance. His outward conduct was uniformly upright; and although, at onè period of his life, there was a declension of the power of religion in his mind, which he always deeply deplored, yet he was graciously preserved from reproaching his profession; and for more tlian twenty years past, he gave unequivocal proof of communion with God, and of increasing deadness to the world. His simple and earnest statements in his Class-meetings usually caused them to be seasons of refreshing to all present: and his absence from those meetings, through the infirmities of age, which alone prevented his attendance for nearly three years past, has often been deeply lamented by the members in general, and especially by his Class-Leader. when deprived of the public means of grace, his time was spent in prayer and reading. At the first interview I had with him, he observed, after relating the goodness of God in calling him in early life, that he never felt happier than at that moment; for, said he, " I have the peace and love of God in my heart, and the prospect of heaven before me; and what can I want more?" In my subsequent visits, he always expressed himself as ready and willing to depart, whensoever the Lord should call him home. He was suddenly taken ill on Sunday morning, September 7th, and after lingering about ten days, without pain, the weary wheels of life stood still, and he breathed his soul into the hands of the Lord.

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WM. GRIFFITHS.

RECENT DEATHS.

May 5th-At Dublin, Elizabeth Fisher, who departed this life in sure and certain hope of eternal life, through our Lord Jesus Christ. She suffered much pain for some months, but her patient hope, her confident assurance of the divine favour, and her love of God, accompanied with an unspeakable rejoicing, raised her above all her sufferings, and made her triumphant in death. For nearly forty years she had walked with God, a humble follower of the Lord, and à séfal, active, faithful ClassLeader. Her death was succeeded by that of Jane Waugh, who for sixteen years had walked in the light of the Lord; she was a woman of a meek and quiet spirit, whose latter days were days of suffering, but whose end was perfect peace a rare pattern of Christian simplicity and godly sincerity. S. W.

May 12th.-At Sutton, in the Addingham Circuit, aged fifty-two years, Ellen Crossley, having been a member of the Methodist Society thirtyone years. She was diligent in attending the

means of grace, very benevolent to the poor, and always willing to contribute to the support of the cause of God. Towards the close of her life, she was the subject of much affliction; but was patient, and resigned to the will of God. On

her death-bed she cheerfully declared that Christ was precious, and at length died full of peace and love. J. R.

R. C.

June 16th.--At Leake, in the Boston Circuit, Mr. Pickering Tinsley, aged ninety-one years, and one month. He heard the first Methodist sermon preached in the Boston Circuit, at Wrangle, in 1750, being then fifteen years of age. He told me that Messrs. John Gilbert, and Wm. Dalton, went to Coningsby to hear preaching, and invited the Preacher, whose name he did not recollect, to come to Wrangle. In compliance with this invitation he visited Wrangle, and presently a dreadful persecution broke out. On August 17th, 1751, the Preacher, Mr. Thomas Mitchell, was thrown into a pond, and narrowly escaped drowning; indeed he was taken out of the pond apparently dead, by a blacksmith from Sibsey, who was providentially passing by at the time. The mob was instigated by the Vicar of the parish, who regaled his eyes by witnessing this murderous scene, from the church tower. (See the Life and Experience of Mr. Mitchell, published in the Arminian Magazine, 1780; and Mr. Wesley's Journal, Vol. iii. p. 113, 114.) I inquired of Mr. Tinsley, if he was present and saw Mr. Mitchell thrown into the pond he said, he was not; but that he recollected the circumstance perfectly well; and many other outrages committed by the mob at the same period. Mr. Tinsley, though he beard the first Methodist sermon preached in this part of the kingdom, was not among the first converts of Methodism, He was eighty-five years of age when he became experimentally acquainted with the grace of God. I believe he retained the peace of God to his dying day, and finished his course with joy. Those who were present when he departed this life, say, "He died very happy." C. R.