which accompanied, and the Divine consolation which covered our minds, as a light dispersing all darkness, when we sat beside the remains of our much-endeared friend about to be committed to the great deep, these unmerited favours will I trust be held in grateful and humbling remembrance; and, oh that the feeling may be kept alive, which was then so sensibly present, that the life that now is, is but a little portion of the term of existence, and that we ought ever to live and act under the remembrance that this is not our rest. In thus living and thus acting, our social affections and every authorized enjoyment would be heightened, and not diminished. The acknowledgment of God in all our ways, would lead us to desire always that He should direct our steps; and feeling also that we hold our friends, and our all, only at His disposal, we should be the more watchful against every disposition or action, that was in any degree unguarded or unkind, and be solicitous for the present and everlasting happiness of those with whom we may, in any degree, be concerned."

In peace and safety my dear mother and A. Thompson reached England the beginning of 8th month. But a few weeks had elapsed after their return before they received the melancholy intelligence of the death of Richard Smith. The removal of this pious and devoted individual, who from a sense of duty had given himself up to assist in the prosecution of the work of African instruction, was a severe blow to the undertaking; and with it closed the attempt to prosecute this work of Christian love on the coast of Africa which he was so successfully promoting. Some particulars of this painful event were received in a letter from a mer

chant residing at Bathurst, and appear in the APPENDIX B.

The 10th of 1st mo., 1825, she writes: "How great cause have I to be thankful:-my life and health preserved for manifested duties—my sight prepared for the prosecution of an object of deep interest now before me, and for various duties and engagements, in which the possession of the blessing of sight must be peculiarly wanted. Oh! may I gratefully and diligently use these advantages and favours, whilst they are permitted to be enjoyed. How much more heavy would be the loss of these than the lack of wealth for the prosecution of good purposes; this may, I trust, be obtained, as it may be needed, by the combination of many in a good cause.

"I have had trials, and may yet have: in one, lately, that was of a nature solely connected with religious concerns, I was ready to say, as on some former occasions, How shall deliverance be wrought? Yet, without any outward agency or communication since with any individual, my most merciful Father has, I trust, himself spoken peace and deliverance, in calling my attention to deeply interesting duties, and giving me to feel how much cause I have humbly and gratefully to acknowledge His goodness in guiding my path into the way of peace, and supporting me when the billows seemed ready to overwhelm with dismay.

"What a favour it is to feel that peace with all men (so far as I know) is the clothing of my spirit, and no impediment from that quarter fetters my mind. I believe the docility of the child should be the habit of feeling with me. Oh! that the watchfulness which solicitously guards against

whatever might tend to wound the best life, might daily be the state to which I should seek to attain!

"My mind has this morning been led in affectionate and sweet remembrance of my dear friends at Tottenham and Newington, and in grateful recollection of their kindness in days that are past. I trust we may yet again be permitted to meet, and in peace and love unite in future duties for the good of society both far and near.

"Manchester, 2nd mo. 4th. Some Jaloof sentences occur to my remembrance so familiarly that I think, if I were among the natives, I should be more disposed to speak their language to them, when I could, than when there last year, and not to mind the objections of the Europeans against perpetuating this language, which they wish to supersede, if possible, in St. Mary's by the English. I feel that I have been deficient in many things; and am prepared, I think, to learn that others as well as myself expect more efficient attention from me, in that department of the African cause in which I have engaged.

"Should we form again a family in Africa, I think we might have our own meeting for worship at seven in the morning, and a meeting at eleven in which the Scriptures, pious biography, &c., might be read, and time for quiet feeling given. In the evening, a meeting for religious instruction, adapted to the children, in which some questioning of the children in what they hear might be practised.

"I have much temptation at times to depressed feeling, from several causes and considerations; but it enervates the mind, and I seem to lose men

tal strength when it is given way to; and I believe a conflict should be maintained against it.

"11th. I am told by a Methodist preacher, who has had much opportunity of seeing and judging about Sunday-schools, that the best conducted one he had ever seen, was one in which the Methodists and Friends had each a part in the care of the school. The one supported by Friends and Methodists at Ackworth was, I thought, a very agreeable school, and there was something of life and order in the management of it that was refreshing. Habits of diligent attention to cleanliness and order are very salutary, and should, if possible, accompany all school-establishments. They are salutary everywhere, and should, doubtless, be a point of great attention in education.

"I have been thinking often, within these few days, that we as a society possessing, as many do, great accommodations at home, have need to guard carefully against that indulgence of ease, which might disincline to arduous and self-denying labour on behalf of the poor, and for the spread of religious improvement. Oh! that we may be enabled to keep guard against this relaxation, and show gratitude to Him from whom we have received so many favours, both spiritual and temporal, by a devoted application to the welfare and improvement of others, as instruments in the hand of Him who calls us to His vineyard, and imparts the power to labour rightly in it, whether in the lesser or the larger departments.

It is at times difficult,-yet I trust it will not be found impossible,—for me to look to a longer continuance in having no employment in which to obtain an income for my own support. Perhaps

this may still be some years distant, and, if it should, may I be enabled willingly to pursue the path marked out for other duties, and these three in particular—African translations, religious education in Ireland, and the promotion of a society, in this country and elsewhere, for Christian improvement, by friendly communication on such concerns as are interesting not only to the welfare of the poor, but to the happiness and well-being of every class in society. This communication, to be truly effectual should originate in that Christian feeling which leads invariably, in all classes and professions, to the love of God and the love of

man.

"19th. At Liverpool, where I entered with much interest into conversation with J. C. on the state of the south and west of Ireland. I do greatly desire that the different classes of people in that country, would be more patient with each other. I cannot but think that if even the Roman Catholics were to be patiently met, and their objections to the present system of public education considered, some method might be found by which a religious education might be given to children, and at the same time their objections to the Scriptures at large being put into the hands of the children might be allowed. They do not object to all Scripture lessons. I have seen selections from the Scriptures in some of their schools, and I cannot but believe that it may be found possible to introduce a system of religious instruction agreeable to each party, Protestant and Catholic, and to admit, also, the New Testament into the schools, in both the Protestant and Catholic versions. Many even of the Roman Catholics, I doubt not, feel the want of