possessed of, to that great and gracious Being, who had dealt so bountifully with her. Nor did she ever breathe a wish to recall the solemn deed: no, the residue of her life, by its uniform tenor, proved the sacrifice not only sincere, but universal, in so far as her situation would permit.

The deepest humility marked Lady Henrietta Hope's character, almost to excess. From principle she courted the shade; though her mind, formed by natural and acquired abilities, fitted her for shining as a bright example of the transforming power of sovereign grace, united to every requisite for filling the most useful station in the Christian line. From this excess of the most amiable virtue, the public eye discovered but a few of the numerous instances of her generous and judicious exertions for the cause of religion in particular, and the general good of her fellow creatures at large, as she usually acted through the medium of others, who she believed (from overrating their abilities as she depreciated her own) were better qualified to appear on the stage of life, as the witnesses of Jesus; but, though unknown to many, they are all noted in the divine records and will, ere long, be read aloud before the assembled world.

Suffice to say, Lady Henrietta Hope, on many occasions, united with others, and gave largely both of judicious counsel and pecuniary aid, towards erecting chapels, building schools, and endowing them, together with extensive (both occasional and stated) provision for the poor and distressed of every description; while she used her influence with those in the higher walks of life, to gain them over to the interests of vital, experimental religion : for which she was well qualified, not only as holding forth by example the word of life in the most amiable light, but also from a thorough acquaintance with the doctrinal and preceptive parts of the holy religion she professed, together with no inconsiderable degree of elocution and command of her pen. Availing herself of these advantages with a single eye to the glory of God, and with that extreme modesty and winning softness peculiar to her, she often carried captive the minds of those she addressed, at least so far as to gain approbation. Nothing short of the interposition of a divine agent can produce in the human mind that belief of the important truths of the Gospel, termed by the apostle, "the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Yet the divine blessing often renders effectual the feeble attempts of Christians to effect this great purpose; and there is reason to believe this eminent servant of God did not labor in vain. If to what is already said of this amiable lady, we add, her unwearied attention to every relative duty, her faithful discharge of every trust reposed in her, we must say, the portrait is pleasing, the character exemplary.

But as no degree of moral excellence, or strength of grace, can procure the Christian an exemption from trials in this probationary state, Lady Henrietta Hope, though possessed of the favor of her

God, the esteem of the world, the affection of her relations, and the love of her Christian friends, yet suffered much in the last years of her life, from a very delicate frame, which gave rise to many distressing complaints; all which she endured with that calm fortitude. and unbroken resignation, that nothing but true religion can inspire. In autumn 1785, Lady Henrietta Hope went to Bristol Hot wells, where, after every medical exertion proving ineffectual, and the meddicinal virtue of the wells yielding no relief, she meekly rendered up her ransomed soul into the hands of her gracious God, who called her home to receive her great reward, eternal life, the free gift of the most High, upon the 1st of January 1786, more full of honor than of days; leaving behind her a fair copy of every thing praiseworthy, and of good report. A considerable part of her fortune she left for pious and charitable purposes.

Of humble spirit, though of taste refin`d,

Her feelings tender, though her will resign'd;
Call'd by affliction, every grace to prove,
In patience perfect, and complete in love;
O'er death victorious, through her Savior's might,
She reigns triumphant with the saints in light.

HAVING thus made as copious a selection of the Lives of the pious women of Britain as our limits will admit, we here close the record of English female worth, and turn to the pages which honor our country's name, by the recorded virtues of AMERICAN women. Ungraced by titles, and seldom privileged with the immense wealth of the high-born ladies of Britain, female Christians on this side of the Atlantic have not been enabled to make so grand a display in the way of charities, but they have not been wanting in the active and earnest labors of Christian love. The testimony of many of our great and good men, who have traced the first source of their eminence in a mother's gentle nurture, tells how and where their influence has been felt. And the green graves, that hallow the shores and isles of Eastern India and the Pacific, or bloom amid our western wilderness, show that high devotion and deep feeling have sent them forth in labors of love, as far as man's mightier soul has led the way, in the fulfilment of the last charge and promise of the ascending Redeemer.