Spirit strives with men and sanctifies the individuals. It is as individuals that th ants of our world must be raised to heave to hell. Yet to how great an extent are th and contributions of Christians made inde the conversion of the world as a whole, salvation of no one individual is the objec personal and persevering endeavors! Ho portion of that "light of the world," v church is commanded to reflect, is so "hid one individual sees it and feels its influe great a portion of the "salt of the earth,' men are to be purified and saved, is so ke mass, as to be brought into conta none !

The truth evidently is, that personal effo souls of individuals-the lip, and thoughts of a living man, brought into contact wit and thoughts and heart of a living man—i institution of God for the conversion of t and we must expect success, not in negle in coinciding with the Divine economy when "they that feared the Lord spake of another," that his book of remembrance wa His command is, "As every man hath re gift, even so minister the same one to anot

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of life;" and the blessed encouragement is "He which converteth the sinner from the his way shall save a soul from death, and multitude of sins." The parable of Natha trates this principle with inimitable force and "Thou art the man," humbled the king in t before God.

The same principle is exemplified in the of the personal efforts of the pious mother; skillful Sabbath School and Bible Class inst and of faithful pastoral visitation: in all whi vine truth is happily pressed upon the heart individual. It has also an irresistible confir in the fact, that WHEREVER the Holy Spirit is poured out, the ministers and members of the abound in faithful conversation and prayer wit other, and with the impenitent.

Much of the "preaching" of the New Tes was unquestionably of this sort. To such were the apostles sent out by our Savior, who tioned his instructions by his own divine ex

Paul, with all his crushing public responsib could testify to the Ephesian elders, that he bored among them both "publicly and from ho house;" and appeal to them as witnesses of hi fidelity, in the memorable and most emphatic v

By such labor pre-eminently have pag far from God, in all circumstances and time, been brought to attend on the publ grace, and join themselves to his people

Of the signal outpouring of the Holy S

the natives of Ceylon, in connection with can mission, the REV. MR. WINSLOW "there were few cases of permanent c which religious impressions were not c much patient labor of the missionaries sistants, in conversing and praying with alone. It was this repeated and person tion of truth, which principally took effe

This class of effort was a grand mear paralleled success of the ministry of BAX derminster.

"If I had true love to souls," said H TYN, when contemplating a foreign r should long and labor for those around terwards for the conversion of the hea often did he "redeem time from study, fi tion, and from the intercourse of frien might enter the abodes of misery, to aro thinking slumberer, or administer consol dejected penitent."

"Our views," said JAMES BRAINERI when a student in college, must "not be the end of our preparatory course. Ther

many a lowly cottage is, 'Come over and h Again: "Resolved that I will, the Lord be helper, think, speak and act as an individ as such I must live, as such I must die, stan God, and be damned or saved for ever and have been waiting for others: I must act as the only one to act, and wait no longer."

If adding another example of the steadfa aim, self-denying perseverance, skill, and with which a humble Christian discharged t duty-connected, through the grace of God most blessed and triumphant death—shall b influence in encouraging other Christians th bor for God and the souls of men, the publi this little work will not be in vain.

It is proper the reader should be inform there does not appear the slightest indicat the subject of this sketch anticipated the pul of any memorial of himself. Of many of interesting scenes of his life he left no recor ever, except incidentally in hasty letters to hi -evidently so intent on securing the resul forget the record of them, or so constantly as to have no time to prepare it. Almost all munications here inserted have been abrid

condensed with slight sha

CHAPTER II.

FIVE YEARS

RESIDENCE IN HIS NAT

FROM THE TIME OF HIS CONVEI

HARLAN PAGE was born in Coven county of Tolland, Connecticut, July He was the only son of pious parents; tained a good moral character; was tau father the trade of a house-joiner, and rece common education.

In May, 1813, he married Miss MAI BURY, who was to be the helper of h course till his death, though at the time o riage neither of them were pious. The ea written by him, which has come to hand lowing, addressed to Rev. E. T. Wthen his minister.

Sabbath morning, Oct. 1

"REV. AND DEAR SIR,-Your pray have been heard. My dear companion ho accepted of the Savior, and devoted herse all to him. But I am yet in the gall of bi opposition to God-my anguish last nig