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Life and Death of Sarah Walch.

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to school, where she always behaved herself with great respect to her teachers; and was very obedient to her parents when at home; and very kind to her brothers and sisters, and all her young companions. She used to be very fond of reading good books, and of attending the house of God; she = used every night, before she went to bed, to kneel down with her young brothers and sisters, and offer up her prayers; and, if any of them seemed not to be attentive during the time, she would try to convince them, after she had done, how wrong this was. In the month of November, 1824, she first appeared to be in a poor state of health. She was soon afterwards attacked with a rheumatic fever; and, about a fortnight before her death, she had a paralytic stroke, which deprived her of the use of her left side. During her illness, she was always very patient, and would frequently read the Scriptures, or other good books, or desire her = parents, or brothers or sisters to read for her. One day, being asked "if she should like to get better?" she said, "if the Lord pleases, he can soon make me well." During the last fortnight of her illness, she seemed to grow weaker every day she suffered a great deal of pain, but would never murmur; for she said that it was the Lord's doings, and she knew therefore that it was for her good.

A very short time before her death she repeated this prayer. "O Lord God and most loving Saviour, who commandedst that little children should come unto thee; and didst take them up into thine arms, and laid thine hands upon them, and blessed them: look graciously upon me thy child this night; preserve me from all evil and danger, both of body and soul. Give me, O God, what thou seest good for me for Jesus Christ's sake *." Then she

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asked her father to offer up the Lord's Prayer; which he accordingly did. She then said, "Jesus commanded little children to be brought to him; and he took them up into his arms and laid his hands upon them, and blessed them," and I trust he has blessed me. Then her mother said, "the Lord be with thee." She said, "I believe that he is with me." Her eldest brother asked her how she felt at the thoughts of death. "I hope," she said, "I am going to a better place." Then she said, Christ was truly a merciful Saviour, when he commanded little children to be brought to him, and when he took them up in his arms and blessed them! Then she closed her eyes, and slumbered about two hours: during which time she repeated a part of the prayer which she said before; and the last words she was heard to say were, "He took them up into his arms and blessed them."

Sent by D. T.

ON THE INSTRUCTION OF THE DEAF AND DUMB. To the Editor of the Cottager's Monthly Visitor.

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In some of your late Numbers I have been pleased to see several very useful articles on the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb, and which I have no doubt will prove of great service to the parents and friends of these unfortunate mutes, and will tend to lessen the distinction between them and others who can hear. I recommend your correspondent to refer to the "Christian Observer for August, 1824, on teaching the Deaf and Dumb to articulate,” and to the Quarterly Review for March, 1822, on "the Art of instructing the infant Deaf and Dumb." The more the public are satisfied of the utility of the Deaf and Dumb being taught with children who

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can hear, the greater will be the exertion made to do away with the asylums, where they attempt to teach the Deaf and Dumb utterance, conceiving as they do that it is impossible to reason without knowing how to speak, it may as well be said that without speech a person cannot be an artist.

Your's,

AN ARTIST, DEAF AND DUMB.

We have printed the above letter as we received it, though we have good reason to believe that the writer of the papers in our "Visitor" is well acquainted with the articles referred to by the " Deat and Dumb Artist ;" and that it is not without considerable experience that D. D. believes that something may be done, by attempting to teach the Deaf and Dumb utterance. It is evident, however, that D.D. trusts principally to other methods.

ED.

HYMN,

From Dr. Watts, with Questions and Answers.

I.

THE praises of my tongue

I offer to the LORD,

That I was taught, and learnt so young,

To read his holy Word.

II.

That I am brought to know,
The danger I was in,

By nature and by practice too,
A wretched slave to sin.

III.

That I am léd to see

I can do nothing well;

And whither shall a sinner flee

To save himself from Hell?

IV.

Dear LORD, this Book of thine
Informs me where to go,
For grace to pardon all my sin,
And make me holy too.

ས.

Here I can read and learn,
HOW CHRIST, the Son of GOD,
Did undertake our great concern;
Our ransom cost his blood.

VI.

And now he reigns above,

He sends his Spirit down

To shew the wonders of his love,

And make his Gospel known.

VII.

O may that Spirit teach,

And make my heart receive

Those truths which all thy servants preach,
And all thy saints believe.

VIII.

Then shall I praise the LORD,

In a more chearful strain,

That I was taught to read his word,
And have not learnt in vain.

Q. What do you offer to the Lord?
A. "The praises of my tongue."
Q. What do you here praise him for?

A. "That I was taught, and learnt so young
"To read his holy Word."

Q. What did God's holy Word shew you?
A. "The danger I was in."
Q. How did it shew you this?
A. "

By shewing me that I was

"By nature and by practice too,
"A wretched slave to sin."

Questions on Dr. Watts's Hymns.

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Q. Prove from Scripture that you are a sinner by

nature.

A. Psalm li. 5. "Behold I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me."

Q. Prove that you are a sinner by practice. A. Rom. vii. 19. "The good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do." Q. What do we all acknowledge on this point in the general confession of our Church-service?

A. That "we have left undone those things which we ought to have done; and have done those things which we ought not to have done; and there is no health in us."

Q. What you mean when you here

is no health in you?

say that there

A. "That my soul is by nature diseased, and that therefore there is no spiritual health in me."

Q. Whither then can you fly for the pardon of all your sins?

A. To "Christ the Son of God."

Q. And what else do you need besides grace to pardon you?

A. "Grace to make me holy."

Q. Shew from Scripture that the wonders of God's love are made known to us by the Holy Spirit.

A. 1 Cor. ii. 10. "God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God."

Q. What do you pray that the Spirit may teach you? A. "Those truths which all God's servants preach; "And all his Saints believe."

Q. In what manner will you then praise the Lord? A." In a more cheerful strain.”

Q. Prove this from Scripture.

A. Psalm Ixiii. 5. "My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips."-From an Explanation of Watts's Hymns, by a Lady. Rivingtons.

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