In her last affliction, which continued little more than three weeks, she was not able to converse much; but uniformly expressed herself as having confidence in her Saviour. On the day before she died, she said, "I have not great joy; but all is peace." R. H.

Jan. 12th.-At Beltony, in the Omagh Circuit, Mrs. Mary Crosby, aged eighty-three years. Through the instrumentality of the Wesleyan Ministers, she obtained the converting grace of God at the early age of fourteen. Her soul was filled with love to God and man. She made it a matter of prayer that God would call one of her brothers into the ministry. Her request was signally granted by the calling of her brother, the late Rev. Samuel Steele, to the high and useful station which he long occupied in the Wesleyan Connexion in Ireland. Having held fast her confidence for nearly seventy years, she died in the full triumph of faith. Her last words, addressed to a near relation, who was called to pass through great tribulation, were,

"Wait thou his time: so shall this night Soon end in joyous day!"

R. B.

Jan. 14th.-At St. Helen's, within three days of completing his seventy-fifth year, Mr. Henry Brown. He had been a steady and consistent member of the Methodist society for upwards of forty years, for thirty-six of which he was an esteemed and useful Class-Leader. His piety was sincere and uniform, and his attendance on the means of grace regular and devout. His spirit was placid, cheerful, and catholic, and his deportment was eminently circumspect. He was a steady and hearty Methodist. As a Class-Leader he was punctual, faithful, tender, and sympathizing; and his addresses to the members of his class were singularly encouraging. He was favoured during his illness with great and constant peace; and when he became a subject of great pain, as he did near the close of life, he possessed his soul in patience.

W. E.

Jan. 15th.-At Knaresborough, Thomasin Braithwaite, an old disciple." For upwards of fifty years she had been a member of the Wesleyan society, and walked worthy of her "high vocation." P. W.

Jan. 16th.-At Darwen, in the Blackburn Circuit, Mr. Richard Harwood, aged sixty. He had been a member of the Methodist society about thirty years, and eighteen a Class-Leader. In the early part of his life he entered the army; and while abroad was afflicted with an affection in his eyes, which, a few years before his death, occasioned the entire loss of sight. Soon after his conversion he began the worship of God in his family, and continued that duty to the close of his life. He was of an ardent temperament, remarkable for punctuality, and early attendance on the class and prayer meetings, and the public ministry of the word. His death was sudden; but it found him in his Master's service. At six o'clock in the morning he went, as usual, to the prayer-meeting; and at nine, in pursu

ance of a recent appointment, he attended to open the Sunday-school, by singing and prayer. Having given out, and joined in singing, the first verse of the hymn,

"Except the Lord conduct the plan," &c.,

he, without a groan, "ceased at once to work and live." "Blessed is that servant whom his Lord, when he cometh, shall find watching."

T. A.

Jan. 16th.-At Castletown, Isle of Man, the Rev. Nathaniel Elliott, in the fifty-seventh year of his age, and the thirty-second of his ministry; eleven years of which he has been a Supernumerary. He removed to this island at the last Conference; and since that period has generally been employed on the Sabbath-days with unusual energy. His affliction, which proceeded from a carbuncle at the back of his neck, only lasted a fortnight. His sufferings were very severe; but he bore them with Christian patience and fortitude. His mind was kept in perfect peace. He was not apprehensive that his affliction was unto death; but frequently said, he was quite resigned, and ready, if that should be the will of God concerning him. S. L.

Jan. 18th.-At Hoxton-square, in the Cityroad Circuit, at the age of thirty-nine, Mrs. M. Rofe, the beloved wife of Mr. John Rofe, leaving him with five young children to lament her loss. Not many hours before her departure, in answer to the inquiry, "Should the Lord call you to himself this night, are you resigned to his will?" she immediately replied, "Quite, quite ;" and added,

"I the chief of sinners am, But Jesus died for me."

At another time she broke out, "My heavenly Father what should I do now without him?" A friend remarking, "He will take care of you; "I know it! I know it! I know he will!" was her animated reply. She had been a member of the Wesleyan society upwards of sixteen years, and was of the fourth generation of a Methodist family. Her great-grandmother, Ruth Greathead, who, Mr. Wesley used to say, "sang like a nightingale," was one of the first Methodists in Leeds. Mrs. Rofe's own excellent father and mother, the late Mr. and Mrs. Holden, of Sheerness, were both, for many years, highly esteemed Class-Leaders, and both died in the Lord. As a mother, Mrs. Rofe was tenderly affectionate, yet judiciously firm. "The heart of her husband safely trusted in her; and she did him good, and not evil, all the days of her life." She had been tried in the fire; yet she abode the test, and lived in the will of God. Her heart had, by a series of painful bereavements, and other trying events, been brought into a state of daily humble, thankful, implicit confidence in God her Father, to whom she unbosomed all her griefs, and who, in numerous instances, honoured the faith which she reposed in him. She adorned the Christian profession. Her babits were retired and unobtrusive. She lived not for herself, but for the good of those around her. J. R.

Jan. 19th.-At Helperby, near Ripon, in the twenty-second year of her age, Miss Mary Daw

son.

She was deeply awakened, and converted to God, in January, 1836, and joined the Methodist society. Being anxious for the glory of her Saviour, and the salvation of souls, she became a Collector for the Missions, a Distributor of tracts, and a visiter of the poor and afflicted. She regularly attended, and greatly loved, the means of grace. Her life was consistent with her profession; for she walked worthy of the vocation wherewith she was called. During a protracted and painful affliction, she possessed her soul in patience, and witnessed a good confession. In her death were exhibited the tranquillity and triumph of faith.

W. H.

Jan. 20th.-At Kirby-Wiske, in the Thirsk Circuit, Mr. Thomas Oastler, in the sixty-third year of his age. Although he was always moral in his conduct, a good neighbour, and a constant friend to the poor and needy, yet until within the last few years of his life he remained destitute of experimental religion. About three years ago he obtained the "knowledge of salvation by the remission of his sins." For some time he neglected to join any religious society, and soon lost his confidence. After much prayer and serious thought, he united himself with the Wesleyan society, was again made happy, and went on his way rejoicing. On February 2d, 1841, he had a very narrow escape from instantaneous death, which had a salutary influence over him as long as he lived. At the close of the year he went to the watch-night meeting, "to thank God," as he observed a little before he died, "for the unnumbered mercies of the expiring year." On January 1st he was taken seriously ill, and gradually sank until he entered into rest. During his affliction he was happy, and fully resigned to the will of God. On the night before he died, he cried out, so as to be heard all over the house, "Praise him, praise him, praise him!" Being commended to God in prayer, he lifted up his hands, and said, "Bless the Lord, O my soul! and all that is within me, bless his holy name!" In this happy frame of mind he continued, until "the weary wheels of life stood still."

R. L.

Jan. 24th.-At Nantwich, Hannah Harrison, aged forty-four years. In early life her mind was seriously disposed; but she did not obey the teachings of the Spirit until after she became a wife and a mother. She was labouring under deep conviction of sin, when she joined the Wesleyan-Methodist society, in March, 1822. Her distress increased until the burden became insupportable. One Sabbath-evening, during the time of dive worship, there was such an awful storm of thunder and lightning, that the Minister could not proceed with the service, but turned it into a meeting for prayer. Amidst this war of elements, whilst the voice of the Lord was heard in the loud thunder, and the chapel seemed filled with the lightning's glare, the Holy Spirit spoke comfort to her soul, saying,"Fear not, I am thy salvation." She could then listen to the thunder without fear, knowing that he who directed the storm was her Father And God. Her subsequent trials were of no ordi.

nary kind; but, under them all, she exhibited the genuine spirit and deportment of a servant of Jesus Christ. Her attachment to the Wesleyan body was severely tested, yet she remained steadfast. With the Wesleyans she united from principle; among them she found the comforts of religion, to support her under her manifold trials; and there, by the grace of God, she resolved to remain, until removed to a purer church in heaven. The affliction which termi. nated her life was a pulmonary consumption. From its commencement she believed it would be unto death. Although she enjoyed settled peace with God, and a well-grounded hope of eternal life, yet the giving up of three young children occasioned in her many a severe struggle. But He who hath said, "Call unto me in the day of trouble, and I will deliver thee," heard her pleadings; strengthened her faith; and enabled her to resign her children, as well as herself, into the hands of her heavenly Father. Thus her mind became more fully absorbed in contemplating the glories of that world, into which she expected soon to enter. During her affliction her conversation was always cheerful, spiritual, and interesting. Her last words were, "The sting of death is sin; but thanks be to God, who hath given me the victory through my Lord Jesus Christ." She then reclined her head, and calmly slept in Jesus.

J. B. H.

Jan. 24th.-At Kingstown, Ireland, Adam Boyd, Esq., aged ninety-three. He was a relation of the Rev. Dr. Adam Clarke, and about sixty years a steadily-attached member of the Wesleyan society. During a large portion of his life he resided in Dublin, where he carried on a respectable business, with an unblemished repu tation. Upwards of ten years since, he removed to Kingstown; but his change of place, and altered circumstances, produced no change in his attachment to the society; and when, by a weight of years, and accumulating infirmities, he was rendered unable to attend either the social or public means of grace, his own habitation, where he was occasionally visited by his Christian friends, became the sanctuary of his habitual devotion, in which he "worshipped God in the spirit, and rejoiced in Christ Jesus, having no confidence in the flesh." He was a man of a meek and quiet spirit, possessed a cheerful disposition, and had very little illness through life. As he approached the closing scene, he manifested a great failure of memory, and of physical strength; yet he maintained a grateful recollection of Him by whom he was remembered in his low estate, and would frequently repeat, and with a faltering voice endeavour to sing, his favourite hymn:

"Jesu, lover of my soul,

Let me to thy bosom fly," &c.

During the last week of his pilgrimage he was speechless, and apparently suffered much pain. At length" the weary wheels of life stood still;" and, without a struggle, he passed into the rest that remaineth to the people of God." W. S.

Jan. 25th.-In the First London Circuit, Mrs. Hannah Cordeux, wife of Thomas Cordeux, in the sixtieth year of her age. She feared and sought the Lord in her youth, and thus laid the foundation of future comfort in life. Her mother was a pious member of the Wesleyan society, in the Stroud Circuit, and her daughter followed her example. She joined the society in 1803, as I find by a note of admission, signed "Jeremiah Brettell." This document, and all her societytickets, she carefully preserved, as tokens of her union with that section of the church in which she found peace with God through faith in the Lord Jesus. She was eminently of "a meek and quiet spirit, which in the sight of God is of great price." "The fruit of the Spirit is love, peace, joy, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, meekness;" and by these graces she was distinguished. She loved retirement for reading the word of God, and prayer. She suffered much, for several weeks, from asthma; but no complaint or murmur escaped her lips. She passed through all, and even death itself, as one prepared for glory. Several times, during her last days, she quoted the verse,→

** I trust in Him who stands between
The Father's wrath and me;
Jesus, thou great, eternal Mean,
I look for all from thee."

About twelve hours before she died, she observed, that, at the marriage in Cana, the ruler of the feast said, that the custom was, to bring out the good wine first, and afterwards that which was worse; adding, "The Lord has reserved the best wine until the last, for me." When she could speak distinctly, her words were delightful to those who were with her. The joy of the Lord was her strength; and I doubt not that her soul has entered into the presence of her Lord.

T. C.

Jan. 26th.-At Poole, Jabez, the second son of the Rev. James Etchells, Wesleyan Minister, aged twenty-two years. When a boy he was remarkable for docility, seriousness, and other amiable qualities, which greatly endeared him to those who knew him. He was a child of many prayers, and of much solicitude. He loved to read the Scriptures, and attend the chapels, and gave early proof that religious truth had greatly enlightened his understanding, and affected his heart. His sense of the sinfulness of sin was so strong, that he would reprove sinners with a seriousness and point far above his years. At nine years of age he was sent to WoodhouseGrove school, where he made considerable progress in learning, particularly in Latin, Greek, and French. His quiet, unassuming, and orderly deportment gained him great esteem with the Governor and Masters. During his first year there, the Lord revived his work at WoodhouseGrove, and several of the boys were converted to God. Jabez was one of them, and began to meet in class. He enjoyed peace with God through believing in Jesus. As his mind was strongly impressed with the idea that he should be a Missionary, he applied very closely to reading and study, desiring to be prepared for the high and responsible duties of the sacred office. He began to preach, and aimed at usefulness. Pulmonary consumption at length ensued. For

the last two years he suffered much pain, but the Lord graciously supported him; and he realized the truth of St. John's words, "The blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth us from all sin." He said, "I have a desire to depart and be with Christ." About two hours before he died, he was asked, "Is Christ precious?" He feebly answered, "Yes. All is right." They knelt down, and commended him to God in prayer, and in a few minutes he exchanged mortality for life. J. E.

Jan. 26th.-At Cross-Hills, in the Addingham Circuit, Mr. Joseph Greenwood, aged sixty-two years. While in the act of shoeing a horse, death summoned him to appear before God. He was the leading singer at our chapel, and had, for upwards of thirty years, adorned his Christian profession, as a member of the Wesleyan society. A few days before his death, at his class-meeting, he appeared to be unusually impressed with the uncertainty of life; and it was observed that, with peculiar fervour, he expressed himself as being happy, and willing to die. All who knew him, know that his life was holy; and therefore we doubt not that his death was gain. Of him it may be truly said,

"How many fall as sudden, not as safe!"

son.

T. H. B.

Jan. 26th.-At Leeds, in the forty-fourth year of her age, Sarah, the wife of Mr. Charles WatIt was her happiness to be born of parents who feared God, and who exercised a salutary discipline over their offspring in early life; a privilege for which she often expressed her thankfulness. By them she was brought to the means of grace; her mind became impressed with the importance of personal religion; and she was led to connect herself with the church of Christ at the age of sixteen. This was to her a most important step, as it doubtless exercised an influence on the whole of her future life. The instructions that she received, and the associations that she formed, all tended to preserve and strengthen her in the ways of God. During the last ten years of her life, she was a subject of severe afflictions; but these she received as chastisements from the hand of her heavenly Parent, believing they were designed to promote her good. By her the Sabbath was diligently improved when her family were in attendance at God's house, she generally employed her time in a serious and prayerful perusal of the sacred Scriptures. In reading the biography of the pious dead, and other works of a practical tendency, she greatly delighted. She deeply felt the insufficiency of her own works, as a ground of acceptance with God; but saw in Christ a refuge for sinners. On the atonement she rested her soul; and by an habitual reliance upon the Saviour's name, she realized present peace, and a well-grounded hope of heaven. For the last three weeks of her life, her sufferings were great; but in her patience had its perfect work. Her death was somewhat sudden. About six o'clock in the morning she expressed her thankfulness for so good a night; but in about half an hour after this, she called to her husband, who caught her sinking frame; and in less than two minutes her spirit gently passed into the paradise of God. J. C.

Jan. 29th.-At Lincoln, Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Harvey. At the age of nine years she was admitted into the Wesleyan society, of which she remained a steady, consistent, and useful member until the day of her death. She highly valued her union with the people of God; attended with exemplary regularity their various ordinances; and adorned her Christian profession by a holy life. Her religious experience was clear, and indicated deep lowliness of mind, watchfulness of spirit, and habitual self-examination. Her love to the holy Scriptures was great, and her ample acquaintance with them yielded her much peace and support during her last illness. She was remarkable for abstinence from evil-speaking, and greatly delighted in spiritual conversation. Though her life was short, and her Christian course summed up in comparatively a brief period, and marked by little incident, yet so quickly and effectually did the Holy Spirit perfect that which concerned her that she was found ready for the early call of her Saviour. To her friends it was pleasingly evident that her growth in grace, and maturity of experience, betokened a meetness for the inheritance of the saints in light. During the short illness which preceded her removal, praise and prayer were her chief employ; many were the gracious words which fell from her lips. Christ was indeed precious to her. On one occasion, upon the mention of the name of Jesus, she, with much feeling, exclaimed, "He is my all, and in all. In Him I am safe; my foes cannot hurt me." In this happy state of soul she fell asleep in Jesus, aged twenty-four years; leaving, after a short union of ten months, her husband to lament her loss. H. H. C.

Jan. 29th.-At Deveron, in the Perran-Well Circuit, aged sixty-seven, Mr. Richard Coad. He joined the Methodist society in the year 1800; and, although moral from his youth, he discovered that something more than morality was required to make him happy. After wrestling with God in earnest prayer, he obtained pardon through the blood of Christ; and, walking in all the ways of God, he found his "heaven on earth begun." For many years he was a useful Class-Leader, and was very much attached to the Methodist discipline and Ministers. He was remarkable for his meekness and devotedness to God; and so fully exemplified the Christian character, that all who knew him were constrained to say, "He was a good man, and feared the Lord above many." When laid upon the bed of mortal sickness, he said, "I have not followed cunningly-devised fables. I am now ready to be offered up." Many that visited him were exceedingly blessed while hearing the expressions of his hope; and were constrained to say, "Let me die the death of the righteous; and let my last end be like his." Lifting up both his hands, he continued praising God" till his voice was lost in death." J. R.

Jan. 31st.-At Runcorn, in the Warrington Circuit, the Rev. William Jones, aged seventyseven. At the early age of eight years he had impressive views of the dying love of Jesus; but it was not until the age of twenty, that he began earnestly to seek the Lord. Alarming thoughts of God, eternity, and his soul's concerns, ripened into genuine repentance; and he anxiously

longed for the pardoning mercy of God; some. times saying, "I shall never see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living." While hearing the Gospel, his disquieted spirit found peace and joy through believing. From that time he went on his way rejoicing; and, having obtained mercy himself, he began to entertain thoughts of preaching to others. For several years he was employed as a Local Preacher; and afterwards gave himself up to the full work of the ministry. For twenty years he preached acceptably and usefully in various Circuits; and when the infirmities of age obliged him to retire as a Supernumerary, he still laboured in the vineyard. The affliction which ended his life was short and severe; but his loins were girt, and his lamp was burning. Some of his last words were,

"In age and feebleness extreme,

Who shall a sinful worm redeem ?" "Jesus, thy blood and righteousness My beauty are, my glorious dress; Midst flaming worlds, in these array'd, With joy shall I lift up my head."

"I feel around me are the living arms of the Lord Jesus Christ. I am an unprofitable servant ; but God accepts me for Christ's sake. My hope is bright. My anchor is cast within the veil. I have strong consolation." R. R

Feb. 1st.-In High-street, Southwark, Mary, the beloved wife of Mr. John Purdue, jun., in the forty-second year of her age. In early life she was blessed with the fear of God, and was induced to unite herself with his people. Upwards of twenty years she was a member of the Wesleyan society, and often spoke with deep feeling of the great blessings she derived from communion with the church of God. Amidst the various cares which the duties of a numerous family occasioned, it was her chief desire that her children should know the God of their father: and on the occasion of her two eldest daughters giving themselves to the Lord, and to his church, she expressed much satisfaction, and also her confident hope, that the Lord would keep them faithful to the end. Her last illness, though not long, was severe and distressing; but her mind was kept in peace; her hope of salvation being firmly built on the atonement of Christ. A short time previous to her departure, she was enabled to give her family into the hands of the Lord; and then peacefully exchanged mortality for life. J. P.

Feb. 3d.-At Garstang, Mr. Henry Threlfall, aged forty-two. In connexion with the usual ordinances of religion among the Methodists, and by instruction and advice from his pious mother, he was early taught the fear of the Lord, and obtained evidence of a saving interest in the blood of Jesus. About the age of twenty years he joined the Methodist society, and for some time was employed as a Local Preacher ; but his constitution being weakly, he could not endure the requisite exertion. Possessing a Christian and public spirit, he was ready for every good work, and cheerfully contributed his aid in furthering Sabbath-schools, Bible, Missionary, and Tract Societies; and was a liberal

supporter of charitable and religious institutions, in connexion with other denominations of Christians, as well as his own. His health had been declining for several years; and, for the last twelve months, he was scarcely able to attend his business. When told that his end was near, he received the intelligence with Christian resignation; at once gave minute and judicious directions as to the arrangement of his affairs; and then awaited the approach of death, in sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life; fully resigning his beloved wife and five children to the care of his heavenly Father, assuring them that the Lord would provide. By his death, religion has lost a valuable support; and a large circle of relations and friends will long lament his removal from them. M. R.

Feb. 6th.-At Dublin, Elizabeth, the beloved wife of the Rev. William Ferguson, Wesleyan Minister. She was the faithful companion of his joys and sorrows, during an eventful period of forty-seven years. Early in youth she joined the Methodist society, and was led by the Holy Spirit experimentally to know the truth as it is in Jesus; and the whole of her subsequent life was a practical exemplification of its abiding influence and power. After an anxious and unremitting attendance on her beloved husband, during an illness which threatened immediate dissolution, (and, in its consequences, confined him to his house five whole years, three of which he was obliged to remain in his bed,) she lived to enjoy his restoration to tolerable health, and activity in the service of the church; and to see their children grown up, lovers of that which is good, and happily circumstanced in the world; by whom she was regarded with all filial respect and affection. For several years past her health was in a declining state; and, towards the closing scene, she endured much pain and suffering, but with entire resignation to the will of God; until, at length, in the faith and hope of a matured Christian, amidst the tenderest sympathies of her affectionate family, she quietly fell asleep in Jesus, aged seventy years.

W. S.

Feb. 6th.-At Newark, aged forty-four years, Mrs. Elizabeth Boler, the beloved wife of Mr. William Boler, and daughter of the late Mr. Richard Cawkwell, of the same place. She was made a partaker of the divine nature at the early age of fifteen years, and maintained her steadfastness, without wavering, to the close of life, never having lost a sense of the favour of God. The severe and complicated sufferings through which she passed, never occasioned in her any distrust of the providence and goodness of God. Her sweetness of disposition, docility of temper, gentleness of manners, and benevolence of heart, have endeared her memory to her bereaved husband, her nine motherless children, and other relations. She sustained, without a blemish, the high character of a true Christian, and finished a life of great suffering and trial in the full triumph of faith. To be little and unknown was her constant desire; for her piety was deep and perma

not immediately enter into rest. A few mornings before her death, apprehensive of her nearness to the celestial paradise, she said to her friends, "Sing, sing me into heaven;" and selected the hymns, beginning,

"I'll praise my Maker while I've breath, And, when my voice is lost in death, Praise shall employ my nobler powers;"

and,

"My God, the spring of all my joys."

She was perfectly sensible to the last; and her end was most peaceful and blessed.

J. H.

Feb. 6th.-At Modbury, in the Kingsbridge Circuit, Miss Jane Gill, aged twenty-four years. When very young she was convinced of sin, and gently drawn by the Spirit of God to seek his face. At seventeen years of age she became decided, and joined the Wesleyan society. She earnestly sought the pardoning mercy of God, and did not rest until she had obtained a satisfactory evidence, through faith, that God, for Christ's sake, had pardoned all her sins. For the last three years of her life she was a subject of affliction; which, supported by divine grace, she bore with cheerful submission. Although deprived of the public means of grace, she was gradually ripened for a better world; living in the enjoyment of that "perfect love which casteth out fear." As her feeble body declined, her spiritual strength increased, her faith being kept in lively exercise. Her prospects of glory also were unclouded, as her life and many of her expressions testified. She very frequently said, "To me to live is Christ, and to die is gain; " and often, with delight, repeated the lines,

"Soon shall I learn the' exalted strains

Which echo through the heavenly plains;
And emulate, with joy unknown,
The glowing seraphs round the throne."

In this blessed state she fell asleep in Jesus. She was indeed "faithful unto death;" and her surviving friends are cheered with the assurance that she has received" a crown of life."

J. B. W.

Feb. 6th.-At Chester, Mrs. Lilly, wife of the Rev. Isaac Lilly, in the sixty-ninth year of her age. She united herself to the Wesleyan society in the year 1793; and being deeply convinced of her need of salvation, she sought and found redemption in the blood of Christ, the forgiveness of sins. From this period she continued a consistent and exemplary member, to the close of life. Her spirit was devout and humble, and her manners were retiring and unostentatious. She was rendered useful in the various Circuits, and meekly bore the cross amidst much privation and inconvenience. About six years ago she had a slight attack of paralysis; and from that time looked upon death as near. She "set her house in order." About three months since her health began rapidly to decline. During her affliction the Lord, whom she had served, was graciously present with her. Her mind was kept in perfect peace; not a murmur escaped her lips; she was patient, and resigned to the will of her heavenly Father. She often repeated appropriate