sequence of my own confinement at home by illness. I congratulated her on having known God as her God, before this hour, and not having now for the first time in extremity such a friend to seek. She replied with earnestness, "I know him as a sin-pardoning God, through Jesus Christ." Thus when "flesh failed," was God "the strength of her heart," as doubtless he is now "her portion for ever." (Psalm 1xxiii, 26.) Thus was she comforted. Truly "the Lord taketh pleasure in his people; he will beautify the meek with salvation." (Psalm cxlix. 4.)

Within a few hours of her departure hence, to be no more seen, as I bent over her, about to kneel, she looked at me, and said earnestly, though not without difficulty, "I have not followed a cunningly-devised fable, to deceive at last?" and then added, as if she would suggest to me matter for praise as well as prayer, "Do you understand me, sir?" "Yes," I did understand her, understand her well, Her spirit had walked with God in the path of life, and the ground was still firm beneath her tread. "If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God," (John vii. 17.) I rejoiced, and do yet rejoice in this evidence of the truth and power of the grace of Christ -this manifestation of "Christ" in sinful man "the hope of glory," (Col. i. 27.)-this proof of "Christ crucified," still "the power of God and the wisdom of God,"-"the foolishness of God," still "wiser than men, and the weakness of God stronger than men." (1 Cor. 1. 23, 25.) "Lord, thou didst let thy servant depart in peace, for her eyes had seen thy salvation." (Luke ii, 29, 30.) My soul hath it still in remembrance, and my spirit within me rejoiceth. She had followed the Lord, receiving by faith the testimony of his power and goodness. And her faith was now confirmed to her. It was "the substance of things hoped for." (Heb. xi. 1.) She knew "whom she had believed," (2 Tim. i. 12.) She felt within her that she had "followed no cunningly-devised fable." (2 Pet. i. 16.)

'The following inscription is designed to mark the place of Martha's interment, in Buildwas church yard:

SACRED

to the Memory of

MARTHA BEECH,

Widow of Richard Beech, of Small Hill, and mother of Hannah, whose "short and simple annals" are recorded by the pen of

THE REV. JOHN EYTON,

Vicar of Wellington, and Rector of Eyton, in this County. The greater part of her widowhood was passed in the cottage adjoining this Church Yard, in which her life "adorned the doctrine of God her Saviour in all things," beautifully illustrating the faithfulness of both his Providence and Grace.

Unable to read, by the diligent use of the means of knowledge within her reach, she became well instructed in those

"Holy Scriptures, which are able to make men wise unto salvation, through faith which is in Christ Jesus." "Rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing instant in prayer," she was "taught of God," to

"know the things which are freely given to us of Him:" and having seen and embraced the promises afar off, strong in that faith which is

"the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen," she left this

as the dying testimony of her own experience,
"I have not followed a cunningly devised fable, to deceive

at last.

"

She died Dec. 24, 1839, aged 76.

CONVERSION OF THE WORLD.

If we would see conversions multiplied greatly, and the world saved, we must do the following things:

1. We must repent of our neglect to do all we could have done for the good of souls.

2. We must hereafter do more for the object, for it is a great object, and demands great efforts.

3. We must each of us do more; because there is so much to be done, that if one neglects to do all he can, it will hinder in some de

gree the accomplishment of that work-souls will doubtless perish by his neglect.

4. We must devote all our time and talents to the work; for we have nothing else to do in the world; and God will not bless us greatly without such devotion. Particularly,

5. We must pray more and better for the conversion of the world; for if we do, God will hear our prayers, and give the Holy Spirit to convince and convert sinners more rapidly.

6. We must be more ready to leave home, or have our friends leave, for multitudes more are needed to do good in heathen countries, and elsewhere; and if we are unwilling to go, or have our friends go, we rob famishing souls of the bread of life, and grieve the Holy Spirit.

7. We must deny ourselves in respect to wealth, and show, and pleasure; because we cannot send the Gospel to all, and enjoy these; and it makes men infidels, and ruins their souls to see us fond of these vanities.

8. We must talk with our impenitent friends and others respecting their souls; for this would probably be the means of saving many of them.

9. We must train up the young for the work of converting the world; because the whole world will not be evangelized by this generation, and we must prepare our children to do what we leave undone.

On the review of the subjects, what are your thoughts respecting it? Are you resolved that you will do your part in this great work? Go on, then, and the Lord prosper your efforts. Are you unresolved? Why? Is the duty doubtful? No. Then it is sin to be unresolved. Put away that sin; give yourself to the work of doing good to souls; and you shall find reward in heaven.

EXTRACTS FROM THE DIARY OF THE REV. J. WARD, A DIVINE OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY.

The wisdom of the flesh is like ostrich wings, which help him to run faster than others upon earth, but help him not a whit towards heaven; nay, rather are a hindrance to him.

He that hath a will and a power to do hurt, rarely wants some reasons for so doing.

The King of heaven is not like the kings of the Persians, in whose presence no mourners were suffered to come; but only mourners are admitted to the blessed presence of God.

God is the sun-our consciences are the sun-dials, by which we must set the clock of our conversation. Our tongue must strike nothing but what our conscience dictates.

As it was said of Lot, that he was delivered out of Sodom, the Lord being merciful, so may it be said of every man's deliverance from sin: it is by the great, the mere mercy of God.

Some errors in their train are more.than in themselves, which— as the dragon in the Revelations drew down the third part of the stars of heaven with his tail-by their bad conséquences, pervert other parts of religion.

It was the saying of a reverend man, " When sin lies heavy, the cross lies light, and contrarily: that heart is like to be most lightsome in a storm which hath been most holy in a calm.”

Carnal joy is short, but like the crackling of thorns under the pot. Spiritual joy is like the fire on the altar, it hath ever something to feed upon.

Satan sometimes opposes the church by force, and then he is a piercing serpent; sometimes by craft, and then he is a crooked serpent.

The three orient rays of the pearl of price kept in the cabinet of a good conscience, are righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

The Gospel and volume of our Christianity was not forcibly thrust upon us, but gently put into our hands upon our own good liking, by persuasion of miracles and words of peace.

He that would not repent quickly, must not resolve suddenly.

TYROLESE EXILES.

Among the exiles from the Zillerthal, in Tyrol, was one poor family, with seven children, who had their effects packed upon a small cart or truck, ready to start the next morning; when a rich relation came and offered the father a handsome freehold farm, if he would adhere to Romanism. "I am not going to sell my religion," was the calm reply.

TRACTS IN FRANCE.

"Several ladies in Paris, who are in the constant habit of giving tracts, thought one day of a new method of circulating them. Some new houses were building in their street. They made up a small parcel of tracts, and inquiring for the foreman of the masons, begged him to give them to his men when they were at dinner. He asked to read them first himself. The next day, the ladies inquired if he had given the tracts: he said he had not, because he found them so very interesting, that he must beg to keep them, and asked the ladies to give him others for the workmen. They did so; and then they sought out the foreman of the painters, and made the same request to him. The same effect was produced-he wished to keep them for his own reading. He read them, and so attentively, and with so much interest, that he frequently applied for more. After a time, he purchased a Bible, and attended at the Protestant chapel. He then brought his wife to hear the Gospel, and renounced working on the Sabbath day. He still perseveres, though he has endured much persecution, and his wife has lost her business on account of their new religion.

Last

"We have also some friends who often gave a tract to the woman who brought their butter from the country. They did this, although they knew that neither she nor her husband could read; but they hoped that their children might profit by them. winter, the woman seeing a large number of these little books in her drawer, thought she would turn them to some account. She accordingly invited twenty of her female village friend to meet in a cowhouse in an evening, and read these tracts by turns, while the rest were knitting or mending their clothes. The employment was found so agreeable, that often they did not separate before midnight. "A colporteur writes, on the subject of tracts preparing the way for Bibles: In passing through a village, I gave a tract to a wheelwright: many months after, when crossing the same village, I heard some one call after me. It was the wheel-wright to whom I had given the tract. He held out his hand, and said: 'Do you know that the little book you gave me has occupied my thoughts