the last, and her confidence unshaken. Said a clergyman who was present, "It was wonderful; I was astonished at the exhibition of divine grace which I witnessed in her case." And when the final moment came, supported by the power of the religion she had lived, she fell asleep." Well may we exclaim, "Asleep in Jesus! O, how sweet, With holy confidence to sing, That death has lost his cruel sting." These abundant consolations of the dying have done much to console the living. For them we have but one wish,—that these afflictive events may be so sanctified to them, as to result in their quickening in grace and their ripening for glory. The bereaved congregation mourn the death of their pastor; yet God may make his death-in the awakening of Christians and the conversion of sinners there the source of more benefit than even his life would have been. For this we shall fervently pray. The family and friends are stricken with grief, but this painful temporal parting may be the means of keeping them from an eternal separation beyond the grave. God grant that this may be so. The Church at large seems sadly afflicted by the unexpected loss of so young and so useful a minister. Yet, if the event shall result in the arousing of the ministry-seeing that their time is short-to greater diligence and faithfulness in their work, it may prove a large benefit to the cause of the Master. And in reference to our individual griefs, surely the thought of the dying distress of our friends may be supplanted by the imaginations of their opening glory; the remembrance of their painful separations from each other, may be overbalanced by the realization of their glad greetings in the world of joy. As we gaze with the eye of faith, the dark scenes of woe move off and are replaced by the bright visions of bliss. They have gone home to heaven, and we would not call them back. Rest, then, beloved ones; your work on earth was ended, and your promotion came before ours. Yet it will only be a little while, and then we will join you to glorify God together through unending ages. In conclusion, my hearers, let me persuade you to heed this Providence, for it speaks to you most impressively. God has permitted accident and death to multiply of late beyond any former precedent. More than one circle not far remote from us has been sadly smitten. Shall the visitation. reach us next? Ye men of business who are so often found upon cur public highways, are ye prepared should sudden death overwhelm you? O, ye who travel for business, or for pleasure, it is a fearful thing to go up and down this world, liable every moment to be snatched away without any readiness for the next. But God is not confined to times, or modes, or places. In your own homes you may speedily be called to enter eternity. You are secure nowhere. "For what is your life? it is even a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away." My dear, dying friends, do heed the voice of this Providence, and give your hearts immediately to Jesus. There you will be supported by him in the dying hour, and receive from him "a crown of glory that fadeth not away." The Lord prepare you all for death, and for eternal happiness. Amen. III. Conclusion of a Funeral Sermon, DELIVERED SEPTEMBER 19TH, 1852, IN THE REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH OF AMITY, BY REV. W. W. HALLOWAY. "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me."-Psalm 23: 4. THE subject of which I have been speaking, receives an illustration from the sad and distressing circumstances that have brought us together to-day. God has taken from you your beloved pastor, from us all a dear and cherished friend. How suddenly has he been cut off! In the very midst of all his plans and hopes, and yet in the freshness of his youth, God has taken him away. When the aged minister—who has accomplished the work that God gave him to do— dies, we feel that beauty and sublimity crown his departure. When "Paul the |