No force of affection terrene Represses his ardour for God; Entranc'd, by a beauty unseen, He pants for his final abode : His eyes, of their lustre dépriv'd, And dimly discern ng around, When JESUS was mention'd, reviv'd," And sparkled to life at the sound. With infinite anguish opprest, His partner had wept by his side; While to her fond bosom she prest The hand tha ther wants had supply'd: Conflicting 'twixt nature and death, Her other dear s If she survey'd, And lon ed to yield up her breath, With him in the grave to be laid. "Ah dearest!" (he cry'd,?" let that groan, "In duty to heav'n be supprest; "As one without hope do you mourn, "To see your Fidelio blest; "Tho' for a short season disjoin'd, "You surely shall see me again; "Divinely improved my mind, And fre'd from this body of pain. "And when your probation is o'er, "Your glorify'd sp rit I'll meet; "We'll haste to the throne o adore, "And prostrate ourselves at Chirst's feet. "Then cease thine immoderate grief, "In infinite wisdom confide, "Who sends the young ravens relief, "Will for my young children provide." Now, to his teneb'rous abode, The spirit just bidding adieu, The invisible servants of God Effulgent do brst on his view; Fidelio triumph'd in death, No sting the grim tyrant possest; Exulting, he yielded his breath, And enter'd his sabbath of rest. Now, sprung from his prison at large, He started with pleasing surprise; His convoy embrac'd their dear charge, And welcom'd him up to the skies. Expanded and free, the blest soul, More agile and swift than the wind, No corporal fetters controul, Nor fainting, nor lassitude bind. So rapid, unmeasur'd by time, He left the slow light'ning behind; From the lunary sphere he espy'd This system recedes from his sight, New permanen sources of light: The souls of new orders, a power Cohesive, repulsive, possess, Whose spheres, thro' their annular tour, Their centres of motion confess. While numberless worlds he surveys, (A pavement for Deity spread,) He's filled with an holy amaze, Sweet union of pleasure and dread; The regions of glor in view, Bright myriads attending the road, And he glows for the visi n of God. With endles: felicity crown'd; But when he beheld on his seat And millions adoring around; Illumin'd the region of peace. In ecstasy faints at his feet! Nor vainly attempt to display What language can never convey! L. J. A. REV. ROBERT ARMSTRONG, Lecturer of S.Michaels. Crooked Lane, London. Published by Chapman, 15 Flest Street. Der 151-5 SUPPLEMENT TO THE Evangelical Magazine, FOR THE YEAR 1796.. BIOGRAPHY. LIFE OF THE LATE REV. DAVID BRAINERD, OF NEW-ENGLAND, MISSIONARY TO THE AMERICAN INDIANS. PART III. (From the commencement of bis successful labours to the close of life.) LIKE the disciples of old, Mr. Brainerd had been toiling hard, through a long dark night, and had caught nothing; when it pleased the Lord to appear, and direct him where to cast the net for a successful draught. For visiting several ministers in the province of New-Jersey, where he was for the recovery of his health, and hearing of a few Indians in that province, at a place called CROSWEEKSUNG, he felt a strong impulse on his mind to invite them to partake of the blessings of the Gospel. Here he arrived the 19th of June, 1745, and finding four women and eight children, he preached to them, and informed them of his willingness to visit them again the day following. They, feeling somewhat of the power of the word, and desirous, like the Samaritan woman, that others might be partakers of the same blessing, travelled from ten to fifteen miles around to apprize their friends of his intention; so that, on his return, he found an increased auditory, who all heard with remarkable attention. These inviting others, he had, in the course of one week, the pleasure of being surrounded VOL. IV. 4 E by by a congregation of about forty persons. But what afforded him far superior delight, was the considerable concern they expressed for the safety of their souls, and the earnest and affectionate manner in which they requested him to preach twice a day, that they might gain as much instruction from him as possible. Though his constitution was exceedingly impaired by his late exertions, and especially by lodging on the ground for several weeks toge.her during his excursion to Susquahannah, he could not resist their pressing solicitation, being persuaded God had inclined them thus to inquire after the way of salvation. He had likewise the satisfaction to see the providence of God concur with their wishes in promoting this work; for while they were walking, in the interval of worship, at a little distance from the place where they daily assembled, they killed three deer, which proved a seasonable supply, without which they could not have subsisted together, and attended on the means of grace, as many of them were at a considerable distance from their own habitation, in a barren spot where it was impossible for them to procure food. Having laboured among them for a fortnight, he was greatly amazed to see the degree of knowledge some of them had attained; and thinking it his duty, as soon as health permitted, to revisit his own people, at the Forks of Delaware, about eighty miles distant, he left them, but with great reluctance; for, on taking leave, they earnestly besought him speedily to return, promising they would all meet and live together during his continuance, and endeavour to collect the other Indians, who were more remotely situated, to receive the benefit of his instructions. One told him, with many tears, "She wished God would change her heart;" another "that she wanted to find Christ;"' and an old man, one of their chiefs, being in great distress of soul, wept bitterly. Returning again to the Indians at Delaware, and preaching on the 14th of July, they shed many tears during the service; the Spirit of the Lord being evidently present, convincing them of their sin and misery. A few days after, he baptized his interpreter and his wife, who were his first fruits among the heathen, and of whose experimental knowledge he had the clearest evidence. He likewise baptized their children, after the example of the Apostles, who, on a profession of faith in those who embraced Christianity, immediately administered the ordinance to them and their households. Then, giving them particular advice and direct |