ened to a sense of his spiritual danger under a sermon preached at Bradley, near Skipton, and sought and found salvation through the atonement. Shortly after his conversion to God he began to call sinners to repentance. In the year 1809, he entered upon the work of our itine. rancy, and laboured with great diligence, faithfulness, and success, in the Circuits to which he was appointed. When in Durham he was seized with paralysis, and compelled to retire from the work in which his soul delighted, and become a Supernumerary. From that period his sufferings were extreme: these, however, he endured with Christian patience; and died in peace in the sixty-second year of his age, and the thirty-fourth of his ministry.

7. WILLIAM BECKWITH, in the forty-first year of his age, and the eighteenth of his ministry. In early life he felt the need of being reconciled to God through Jesus Christ.

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seek the blessing in vain. By faith in the Redeemer, he obtained the peace which passeth understanding, and forthwith united himself to the Wesleyan society. He possessed more than ordinary mental powers, and laboured successfully to store his mind with useful knowledge. His preaching displayed much thought, and clear views of divine truth. His conversation was interesting and instructive. His general deportment exhibited modesty and integrity, and his friendship was marked by tenderness and sincerity. The occasion of his death was cancer, under which his sufferings were severe and protracted; but his patience and fortitude were exemplary. He died in great peace, at Teignmouth, Devon, January 9th, 1844.

8. JOSIAH HILL. He was born at Sall, near Reepham, Norfolk, November 13th, 1773. When about eighteen years of age, he obtained the Christian salvation; and, in his case, as in that of many others, the enjoyment of personal religion proved the first stimulus to the improvement of his mind. He possessed great acuteness of perception, and could readily distinguish things which differ. He had a sound and sober judgment, and acquired a rich store of various knowledge, the result of extensive reading, close thought, and accurate observation. His natural disposition was pensive; and this tendency was considerably increased, in the later years of his life, by painful domestic bercavements. Deeply, however, as he felt these distressing visitations, he did not charge God foolishly, but was enabled to say,

with uncomplaining resignation, "The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord." He was distinguished by gentleness. There was nothing morose, nothing arrogant, nothing rude or offensive, in his spirit or manner. Meekness and kindness were prominent features in his character. He carefully avoided whatever might rashly provoke painful or angry feeling. Possessing the most exalted views of the holiness and glory of God, and of the purity of his law, his estimate of himself was exceedingly low. Far from boasting of his religious attainments, he always felt and confessed himself to be "less than the least of all saints." As a Preacher, he was simple, clear, methodical, eloquent, and persua sive. Until his physical energies began to fail, few could more completely arrest the attention of their hearers. He was fervent, affectionate, and faithful. His ministrations were honoured with extensive usefulness, both in the instruction and encouragement of believers, and in the conversion of sinners. His return to the regular work of a Wesleyan Minister, after a temporary withdrawal from it, was accompanied by a fresh baptism of the Holy Ghost, the effects of which were visible in the increased spirituality of his conversation, and the more decidedly evangelical and experimental strain of his discourses. His last illness was short and severe, and made him incapable of much intercourse with his friends. He was, however, perfectly sensible of his situation, and expressed himself as humbly, but confidently, reposing on the merits of his Redeemer. He died at Haverford-West, Pembrokeshire, on Monday, January 22d, 1844, aged seventy years.

9. HENRY MOORE, the friend and biographer of the venerable John Wesley, in the ninety-third year of his age, and the sixty-fifth year of his ministry. He was born in the vicinity of Dublin, December 21st, 1751. His father was a respectable yeoman, of good moral character, and a man of some learning, who resolved that his son should be a scholar.

In pursuance of this, he was placed under the care of a Clergyman, celebrated for his classical and general attainments, with whom he made creditable progress in the Latin and Greek languages, especially in the forIt was his father's intention, and his own earnest desire, that he should enter the Dublin University; but the early death of his parent blighted the hopes in which his young and ardent

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mind had indulged. A change in his circumstances rendered it necessary that he should devote himself to business. He was accordingly placed under a respectable artist in Dublin, with whom he continued until the age of nineteen, when, to improve himself in his profession, he went to London, where he devoted many of his leisure hours to what is usually called pleasure. But every attempt to be happy in that which is earthly proved fruitless. The Spirit of God produced in him serious and deep convictions of sin, to which he yielded. After some time, he was made a happy partaker of the divine favour, andrejoiced with joy unspeakable and full of glory." Saved himself, he earnestly desired the salvation of the world. He had a most piercing sense of the misery of those "who were seeking death in the error of their way;" and, constrained by the love of Christ, he, after much prayer and serious thought, gave himself to the work of the ministry; to which, on receiving an appointment from Mr. Wesley, he believed himself to be called both by God and his church. For this work he was highly qualified. The Bible was his daily study; and by its inexhaustible treasures, his mind was enriched with divine knowledge. As a theologian, and especially as a Wesleyan theologian, he was pre-eminent. As a preacher, he was profound, luminous, and sententious, sometimes embodying a volume of thought in a single sentence. Often, when preaching, he appeared to be holding immediate communion with God; and at such times, an especial unction and power accompanied the word, particularly to the souls of believers. His intellectual powers were of a high order. His perception was quick; his understanding clear, acute, and vigorous; his judgment cool and deliberate; and his decision prompt and firm. This last part of his character led him in all cases, which to himself appeared important, to act more on the convictions of his own mind, than in conformity with the opinions of others; which, in a few instances, brought him into painful collision with his brethren, who felt it their duty to express their disapprobation of his proceedings. As a Pastor, he diligently and affectionately watched over the societies committed to his care, visiting many of them at their own habitations, principally the poor and afflicted, with whom he deeply sympathized, and to whom he was a minister of consolation. He was thoroughly evan

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gelical in his sentiments. Salvation by grace through faith, a present and full salvation, was his constant theme; and, under his ministry, believers were built up in their most holy faith. He was much beloved in the social circle. conversational powers were great. From a richly-stored mind he brought forth things both new and old, to the instruction and edification of all who enjoyed the benefit of his society. In his latter days, though his faith never failed, he was a subject of great and painful weariness. He proved the truth of the words of Moses, that "though by reason of strength" he had far exceeded the ordinary age of man, "yet his strength was labour and sorrow." His end was peaceful and serene. Some of his last

words were, (6 Happy, happy!" Soon

after he had uttered them, he fell into the arms of death, without a struggle or groan, and entered into the joy of his Lord, April 27th, 1844.

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10. JAMES GILL; who for fortynine years maintained a respectable rank in the Wesleyan ministry, was much beloved by his brethren, highly esteemed by the people among whom he laboured, and rendered extensively useful. was convinced of his sinfulness and danger in the twenty-second year of his age, immediately joined the Methodist society, and a few months after, while conversing with the late Rev. Joseph Benson on justification by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, he found peace with God. Under the constraining influence of the love of Christ, he longed for the salvation of his fellow-men, and began to exhort sinners to repent and believe the Gospel. His genuine piety, earnest desire to do good, and promising talents, recommended him as a suitable person to be employed in our ministry, on which he entered in the year 1795. Mr. Gill was a man of sound judgment, "a scribe instructed unto the kingdom of heaven," and able to "bring forth out of his treasure things new and old." Of him it may be said, that he was "mighty in the Scriptures." His ministry was clear in its doctrines, full and rich in Christian experience, and thoroughly practical. He was compelled in 1838, by his infirmities, to become a Supernumerary; but was diligent in preaching and pastoral visiting till within three months of his decease, when he was entirely laid aside from all public religious duties; but his confidence in the goodness of God, and in the atoning sacrifice and prevalent intercession of Christ, was unshaken. When

reminded of his long and useful life and ministry, he said, "By God's grace I have been preserved from sinning against him. I have always aimed at pleasing him; but I have nothing to rely upon but his mercy through the precious atonement of Christ. This is my only hope. Here I constantly rest. I am unworthy of the divine regard; but Jesus died for me."" His decease, though expected by his friends, was somewhat sudden. After taking a short walk, he complained of being worse, sat down upon his sofa, and without a groan entered into the joy of his Lord. He died at Northampton, on the 1st of May, 1844, aged seventyfour years.

11. HENRY TURNER. He was convinced of sin, and found peace with God, at an early age. Having himself tasted the good word of God, the "love of Christ constrained him" to declare it to others; and being regularly introduced into the Wesleyan ministry, he continued until the day of his death to preach the unsearchable riches of Christ. He was a diligent student, and possessed much general information. His sermons were well studied, and delivered with animation. Though they were never deficient in sound scriptural truth, his chief aim was to affect the hearts of his hearers. He gave great prominence to the doctrine of the atonement, and appeared deeply anxious that a saving interest in it should be enjoyed by his hearers. His disposition was amiable, and his piety unassuming and consistent. For several years he suffered much from bodily weakness. He died suddenly, on Tuesday, May 7th, 1844, in the forty-fifth year of his age, and the twenty-first of his ministry.

12. MARK DAWES. He was born at Ridgway, near Sheffield, of parents whose pious and persevering attentions to the spiritual interests of their youthful charge, were rewarded by his early conversion to God. In the year 1809 he entered upon the Christian ministry, which he prosecuted with diligence and zeal, with fidelity and success, until failing health and strength compelled him to retire, in the year 1842. He spent one year amongst his friends at Birstal, where, on account of the amiability of his spirit, the propriety of his conduct, and the zeal and savour of his ministry, they were induced to give him a cordial invitation to become one of their Ministers. He resumed his full ministerial duties with his former devotedness and pleasure. In a few weeks, however, his health again failed, when he was finally

compelled to retire from that work in which his soul so much delighted, saying, CC Thy will be done." He was a man of unassuming manners, and of great seriousness of spirit. His ministry was scripturally evangelical, and his pastoral duties were discharged with kindness and uprightness. During his last affliction, he enjoyed uninterrupted communion with God, and died in great peace, June 1st, 1844, in the fifty-ninth year of his age, and in the thirty-fifth of his ministry.

13. WILLIAM RADFORD; who died in the sixty-fifth year of his age. He was awakened under the ministry of the Rev. Joseph Benson, when preaching on the general judgment. In 1797 he became a member of the Methodist society in the city of Bristol, and on May 16th, 1799, obtained a clear sense of his acceptance with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ. Soon after, he and some other pious young men formed them. selves into a community, to hold meetings for prayer, exhortation, and the distribution of religious tracts in the surrounding villages. In 1800 he became a Local Preacher, and in 1803 entered upon our itinerancy, in which he faithfully laboured for about thirty years; when, through affliction, he retired as a Supernumerary to Bristol, where, as his health permitted, he occasionally preached with great acceptance. He possessed a respectable share of sound sense; his conversation was intelligent, interesting, and useful, being at once cheerful and serious; his spirit was gentle, and his manners such as were honourable to his character as a Christian Minister. was a man of a meek and quiet spirit; fervent and powerful in prayer; as a Preacher, lucid, impressive, and successful in the conversion of sinners, and in the edification of the church. His end was peaceful and triumphant. He contemplated death with great composure: when his departure was alluded to, he often said, "There is a better country." In his last affliction, which was long and distressing, he was patient, and even cheerful. He fell asleep in Jesus, June, 1844.

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14. JOHN SHAW. He had the advantages of pious parental instruction, and was in early life a subject of religious impressions. When about eighteen years of age, he was convinced of sin under a sermon preached by the late Rev. Joseph Hollingworth, and soon after obtained, by faith in Christ, a clear sense of the pardoning mercy of God, and the Spirit of adoption. His piety was genuine, deep, and progressive ; and

his deportment was devout and consistent. As a colleague, he was faithful and affectionate; and as a Minister, he was beloved by the people among whom he laboured. His end was sudden and unexpected. During his short and severe affliction, he enjoyed great peace and unshaken confidence in God, declaring that he found the great truths which he had preached to others to be his support and consolation. He died July 4th, 1844, in the thirty-seventh year of his age, and the eighth of his ministry.

15. SAMUEL ROBINSON, in the fifty-first year of his age, and the thirtieth of his ministry. He was converted to God in early life; and having been called by the Head of the church, he gave himself to the ministry of the word. As a Preacher of the Gospel, his gifts were acceptable and useful. At the Conference of 1840, he was compelled by declining health to retire from the active duties of the church. During the last few years of his life he endured great affliction, in the furnace of which he was made more fully meet for a place in heaven. Shortly before his decease, he said, with much seriousness, "I am going; but I have full satisfaction that all is right." He died in great peace, near Beaconsfield, in the High-Wycomb Circuit, on the 24th of July, 1844.

II. In Ireland, three have died, viz.,

1. WILLIAM HAMILTON; who was born near the town of Newry, in 1761. At the age of fourteen, soon after he was brought to "the knowledge of the truth as it is in Jesus," he became a member of the Wesleyan society; and having experienced the power and blessedness of converting grace, he began to warn others of the evil of their way, and to call sinners to repentance. The consistency of his deportment, and the success which attended his endeavours to be useful, engaged the attention of the Ministers, by whom he was recommended to the Rev. John Wesley. In 1788 he received an appointment from him to the Brookborough Circuit; and during a period of twentynine years he was a faithful and successful labourer in the Lord's vineyard. For a considerable portion of that time he was the companion of the indefatigable Gideon Ouseley and Charles Graham; and whilst he shared with them in their arduous toils and trials, he enjoyed the privilege of witnessing many blessed revivals of religion, and participated with them in the joy of beholding sinners turned "from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God."

Through increasing infirmities he was, in 1816, compelled to retire from the regular work of our ministry; but dur ing the years of his comparative retirement he laboured, as his strength admitted, in the service of his blessed Master, and was made a blessing to many in the several localities where he resided. He was well acquainted with the holy Scriptures, apt to teach, and possessed a happy talent of clothing sacred truth in language so plain and pleasing as to render it attractive to young persons, who were special objects of his concern, and of making it instructive and profitable to his hearers. His discourses were characterized by originality of thought and illustration, and they seldom failed to fix attention, and leave a lasting impression upon the memory and the heart. He was zealous, patient, prayerful, and persevering, in the work of the Lord; nor was he suffered to run or labour in vain. Previous to his last illness, he wrote on a blank leaf of his Bible, "Even now my soul is on the wing. I am very happy. I bless the day that I was born. What hath the world to equal this? I bid its frowns and smiles farewell; for angels beckon me away, and Jesus bids me come."" Some of his last words were, "If I could shout so that the world might hear, I would tell of the goodness and love of God my Saviour. Not a cloud! not a cloud! Victory over death! The sting is taken away. Glory, glory to God!" He died October 8th, 1843, in the eighty-second year of his age, and the fifty-sixth of his ministry.

2. JOHN FARRELL, in the ninth year of his ministry. In early life he was deeply convinced of sin, and at the age of sixteen experienced redemption through the blood of Christ. His talents as a Preacher were respectable, his diligence in the use of them was uniform, and his ministry successful in the awakening and conversion of sinners. He endured a painful and protracted affliction with pa tience; and died in great peace, February 25th, 1844, aged thirty-two years.

3. THOMAS BROWN. In his early days he enjoyed the advantage of a faithful Gospel ministry, whereby, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, about the twentieth year of his age, he became the subject of God's pardoning mercy and regenerating grace through faith in Jesus Christ. No sooner was his soul made happy in the Lord, than he began to feel for those whom he saw living regardless of their salvation, and in that awful state of guilt and danger, out of which he had

been delivered; and, through the divine blessing on his pious efforts, many sinners were awakened and turned to the Lord. Having been, for a considerable time, usefully employed as a Local Preacher, in 1790 he was received on trial by the Dublin Conference, and appointed to the Brookborough Circuit; and during a period of twenty-five years, he laboured with diligence, fidelity, and success, until, through failure of health, he was obliged to retire from the regular work of a Circuit. From the time when he became a Supernumerary, he chiefly resided in Belfast, and employed his remaining strength in the service of his blessed Master, to the satisfaction and profit of the society. He was a man of sound understanding, well-informed mind, lively imagination, discriminating judg ment, and retentive memory; a cheerful and happy Christian, a wise counsellor, and a steady friend. As a Preacher he was scriptural and judicious; his manner in the pulpit was earnest, solemn, and impressive; he held forth and enforced a free, full, and present salvation through faith in Christ, and had many seals to his ministry. He was a careful Superintendent, and a faithful Pastor of the flock; visiting the sick, warning the unruly, and comforting the feebleminded; by his diligence and usefulness he secured the respect and love of those among whom he lived and laboured. With much patience, and entire resignation to the will of God, he endured a painful and protracted illness of more than twelve months, until at length "the weary wheels of life stood still," and in great peace, and a joyful hope of a glorious immortality, he departed to "be with Christ, which is far better," June 22d, 1844, aged eighty years.

III. In our Foreign Missions, six have died; viz.,

1. WILLIAM CROSS. At the age of twenty-one years, under the ministry of the Rev. Thomas Edwards, he obtained a clear discovery of his lost and wretched state as a sinner, and sought and found peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. He commenced his Missionary labours in the year 1827, in the Friendly Islands; where the work of God was greatly promoted by the instrumentality of his zealous endeavours. 1835, in company with the Rev. David Cargill, he undertook the arduous task of commencing a Mission in Feejee. Among the barbarous inhabitants of this group, he continued successfully to preach the word of life, after it had be

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come apparent that a removal to a more healthy climate was indispensably necessary for the restoration of his declining health. But so strong was his sense of the necessities of the Mission, and so unwilling was he to reduce the little band of labourers who were toiling in the extensive field which had been thrown open to their exertions, that he remained at what appeared to him to be the post of duty, until he was attacked by dysentery; which, in his enfeebled state, speedily put an end to both his work and his life. Mr. Cross was characterized by ardent zeal, and great conscientiousness in the performance of the various duties of a Christian Missionary. He entered into rest on the 15th of October, 1842.

2. DAVID CARGILL, M. A. While pursuing his studies at the University of Aberdeen, he was brought to the saving knowledge of God, under the Wesleyan ministry. In the year 1832 he was appointed as a Missionary to the Friendly Islands; where it pleased the great Head of the church to crown his endeavours with eminent success. He laboured faithfully, and suffered much privation and hardship in the formation of the Feejee Mission, until personal and family affliction rendered his removal necessary. Having visited England, he was re-appointed to the Mission in the Friendly Islands, with the special view that his talents and learning might be rendered subservient to the important object of securing a correct translation of the sacred Scriptures into the native language. The expectations which were entertained in consequence of this arrangement were, however, painfully cut off by his sudden and unexpected death, which took place at Vavau, on the 25th of April, 1843.

3. JOHN BROWN, 3d, aged twentyfour years. Having enjoyed the advantage of a course of instruction at our Theological Institution, he was appointed, in the year 1841, to the island of St. Christopher, in the West Indies; where he successfully laboured in the word and doctrine, until he was removed, by a short affliction, to his eternal rest. He was distinguished by deep piety, and ardent love to the souls of men, com. bined with a sound discretion; and his memory is affectionately cherished by those who were favoured with his ministrations. He died September 17th, 1843.

4. ARTHUR H. STEELE, aged twenty-two years. He was a native of Bermuda, where he was brought to the