After giving in fuller detail the incidents connected with the long illness of his beloved wife, Mr. Cox proceeds to remark: "Of her spiritual state there was never a doubt. From the time when she gave herself to the Lord, in connection with the church at York Street, under the Rev. George Clayton, she was indeed the Lord's handmaid. During the severity of the disease the poor shaken body acted on the mind, and she several times said to me that she could not realize the prospect of actually entering heaven so clearly as she wished; but still her faith never failed, and she could always enjoy peace through the precious blood of Jesus that cleanseth from all sin. "Were I to mention her valuable qualities and genuine acts by which her faith was testified, my testimony would be thought partial; but all who knew her will admit that strict conscientiousness and self-devotedness were in her prominently developed. Whether as a daughter, a wife, a mother, or a Missionary, with her whole heart she sought before God to know what was her duty, and, that ascertained, nothing could turn her from the performance of it. When prevented by weakness from direct personal labours she was still active with her pen, and in April, 1856, she composed and had written in Malayalam letters of advice for the wives of our native agents, and gave a copy to each one, enjoining on them to read it once a month. And, even beyond her strength, she used to have some of the school girls in her room, to speak to them for the good of their souls. And still, when the voice failed, often have I seen the tears flowing from the eye which foudly gazed on the children of her care, and testifying to the silent prayer which was offered for their salvation. Thus fully and faithfully unto death did she for nearly twenty years in this country serve her Saviour, and, from love to him, perform every duty in every relationship. She at last awaited His call; almost the last words she said to me were, 'When Jesus pleases he will take me.' And now that Saviour has called her to Himself in glory, and she has rejoined two beloved children, Elizabeth and Catherine, who went before, and accounts of whose faith their dear mother wrote for the Juvenile Magazine.' "While smitten and mourning as I am, ought not my hope to prevail? Yes, I trust it does; and that I shall be enabled to follow this threefold call, which urges me to look to the things which are unseen and eternal, and to follow those who through faith and hope inherit the promises. It is true that this trial is to me just now peculiarly great, because my dear two daughters are on their way from England. We, of course, fondly anticipated that their beloved mother's care would have been granted to them after their arrival here; and they had fondly written their anticipation of helping her in her work and illness. But God has ordered otherwise; yet I am sure that He does all things well, and that he will do the best for them. But my heart bleeds for my dear girls. I am setting out to Madras to meet them. How great their loss! For them, and for myself, I entreat the prayers of yourself, dear brother, of our Directors, and of all Christian friends, and I know that I shall have them." NEW YEAR'S OFFERING TO THE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS OF DECEASED MISSIONARIES, AND MISSIONARIES INCAPACITATED FROM LABOUR BY AGE OR INFIRMITY. As the contributions from several of the churches have not yet been transmitted to the Mission House, the Directors are compelled to defer the publication of the List until a following Number; and, in the meantime, they would respectfully urge those churches which have not yet had the opportunity of contributing to the Fund, to present their Offering on the first Sunday of the present month of February. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. The thanks of the Directors are respectfully presented to the following, viz. : For Rev. George Hall, Madras. To the Toxteth Chapel Ladies' Missionary Working Society, Liverpool-For a Box of Useful Articles, value £23. For Mrs. Rice, Bangalore.-To the Young Ladies' Missionary Working Association, Wycliffe Chapel-For a Box of Useful and Fancy Articles. For Mrs. Lewis, Santhapooram. To Friends at Bishopsgate Chapel-For a Parcel of Books for the Native Teacher" Edward Mannering." For Mrs. Sarjent's Tamil School. Bangalore. To the Ladies of the Rev. T. W. Aveling's Congregation, Kingsland-For a Case of Useful and Fancy Articles, value £45. For Mrs. Gordon, Vizagapatam. To the Ladies' For School at Vizagapatam, under the care of the Hope, Wexford, and Mrs. Shaw, CelbridgeFor two Boxes of Useful and Fancy Articles. For Rev. J. B. Coles, Bellary. To the Ladies of Carr's Lane Missionary Working Society, Birmingham, per Mrs. Piercy-For a Box of Useful and Ornamental Work, value £40. For Rev. E. and Mrs. Porter, Cuddapah. To Miss Grove, Hackney-For a Box of Useful Articles. To Rev. A. Duffy and Friends, Woodbridge-For a Parcel of Useful Articles. For Miss Aldersey's School, Ningpo. To the Ladies of Carr's Lane, Missionary Working Society, Birmingham-For a Box of Useful and Ornamental Work, value £30. For Rev. H. Helmore, South Africa. To the Young Ladies of Arley Chapel, Bristol--For a Box of For Rev. R. B. Taylor, Cradock. To the Working For Mrs. Clark, Jamaica. To Mrs. Alexander, Reigate-For a Box of Valuable Articles. To Mrs. Perks, Watford-For a Box of Straw Hats. To Friends at Chatham, per Miss Mullinger-For a Box of Clothing and Useful Articles. To Mrs. Teede-For a Box of Clothing, For Rev. A. Lindo, Jamaica-To the Committee of the British and Foreign School SocietyFor a grant of School Materials. For Brunswick Station, Berbice. To the Committee of the Religious Tract Society-For a Grant of Tracts, value £10. For Rev. Henry Royle, Aitutaki-To the Juvenile Missionary Working Society, Devonport, per Miss Pyer-For a Box of Clothing. To Ladies, per Mr. J. Scott, Hamburgh-For a Box of Clothing. To Mr. P. Cook, Sherston-For a Chest of Drapery and Useful Articles. To John Street Female Bible Class-For a Parcel of Clothing. To Crescent Chapel School Girls, Liverpool -For a Parcel of Clothing for South Africa. To Mr. J. Young, Chatham; to H. Thompson, Esq., Framlingham; to Mr. George Miller, Bishop's Stortford; to A Friend, per C. Jupe, Esq., Mere; to Mrs. Burnett, Bath; to Mrs. Jones, Nottingham Place, Marylebone; to S. F., Deptford; to Mrs. Potter, Blackheath; to J. P.; and to A Friend-For Volumes and Numbers of the Evangelical and other Magazines. 2 18 8 1 1 0 220 110 0 10 6 Mrs. Tranter Mrs. Trotman Rev. J. E. Tunmer. Mrs. Lock, Treasurer. Mrs. C. Frior, Secretary. 038 Collected after Ser 015 mons. 042 Do. Public Meeting 214 2 0821 tion for Widows 010 Subscriptions. 34 11 1 Plymouth, Devonport, &c., Juvenile Missionary Boxes. Mr. Barnett Auxiliary. Topsham. Rev. R. Fletcher. Rev. R. Fletcher (A.) 1 1 0 Sarah Ann Cole Mary Ann Jones Martin Stratford 030 Rev. W. Ellis 0 2 11 Miss A. Ellis, for 0 0 6 India named Annie 200 0 7 2 Mr. Mason 0 0 3 Mrs. C. Prior 050 Northleach. 1 7 3 Mrs. Marsh... (D.) 0 7 0 Miss Dyer Mrs. J. Warner 0 10 0 Less Expenses 0 10 4 21 9 0 Collected by- Auxiliary Society, per T. Ditto after Lecture Harrison, Esq. by Rev. D. Hewitt 8 5 11 Ditto, Bible Class 070 0 8 1 Miss Clarke 085 Totnes, Independent ESSEX. 1 13 3 2 10 0 Auxiliary Society, P'er Mr. Tabor...... 13 14 8 Mrs. Nuttall. Mrs. Adams.. Miss Wright G. 0 4 4 Miss Wright's Box. 011 8 Gardner Collected by Miss Marsh, Mr. Wm. Frost Mr. George Seeds Mr. John Seeds Collected by Miss Walk, 0 4 4 Purleigh, Rev. J. P. per Lion 29 1 7 10 7 S 11 0 2 22 0 275 13 1 Mr. William Bird Mr. Everard. Mr. T. Slater... 0 2 6 Saffron Walden, per Missionary Boxes. Hannah Slater. 067 009 Brentwood. Mrs. Jackson Miss Silvester. HERTFORDSHIRE. Bishop's Stortford. Mr. Wm. Taylor Mr. Portway Mr. Mullinger Rev. W. A. Hurndall 6 15 0 Mr. Buris 3 3 0 Mr. Dodd Mr. John Slater...... Miss Slater Collected by Mrs. Richards. 220 Sums under 108....... 0 19 6 100 Boxes. 0 10 0 Bromley, Rev. G. Verrall, for Cen- 2 10 0 Collection at Chapel 25 12 2 ward, for India ... 0 10 0 Do, Monday Evening 5 10 of Mary Mould Agnes Marsh Rev. W. Dorling. 119 20 0 0 Woodbridge. Rev. A. Duffy. For the Native Boy 300 For Widows' Fund 200 51. MONMOUTHSHIRE. Newport, Tabernacle Sunday School, for the Native Child ren, Thomas and Mary Gillman Raglan, Mrs. Bird's Missionary Box... 0 18 SURREY. Blackburn. Chapel Street. Rev. A. Fraser. Mr. Ellison, for the Native Girl, Mary Ann Ellison, at Vi agapatan.... For Sufferers in consequence of the Muting in India.. 127. 128. 7d. 300 9 12 7 STAFFORDSHIRE. Croydon, Annuity of Per Mr. J. Matkin. 6 0 0 late J. N. Dancer, Esq., less tax........ 415 2 Collections. 5 19 4 6 Ladies' Working So- Sutton, Collected by Mrs. Hill.... 050 200 Miss Baxter. 010 O Mr. T. Bladon 010 0 South Africa. Mundesley. Rev. J. Cooke 0.10 0 WARWICKSHIRE. Bedworth. Old Meeting. Meleo 200 Mrs. W. Fletcher, Mrs. Fox...... 0 10 0 Rev. S. Hillyard. First Medical Fee... 1 0 0 Mr. S. Garle 0 10 0 31. Mrs. Gibson 0.10 0 Subscriptions. Lancaster, Mrs. Harper Mr. T. Smith. Mrs. Vernon.. Mr. Vernon 0 10 0 Mr. Gill 0 10 0 Mr. Gibberd 110 10 Mrs. J. M. Linney... 010 O 050 1 10 Robert Mansergh, for the Madras Milton Congregational School, for a Girl at Vizacapatam, to be called Jane Graham Milton, half-year 1 10 0 for New Missions in Central South Africa.... Ditto, for the Native Teacher, William Fletcher 10 0 0 Mr. Woolliscroft. Collected by Ditto, for the Native Girl, Emma Mundesley 800 187. Missionary Boxes 10 17 9 Master G. Mace. 17 3 Master E. Mace.. Public Meeting 200 Collected by Miss Herrington, Village Meeting Mrs. Longstaff's Halstead School.. 0 10 0 Exs. 158.; 16. Smith Missionary Box... 2 0 0 Sacramental Collec Spilsby. Rev. F. Walker. Mr. G. Harrison. 100 J. Beneworth, Esq.. 0 10 0 mon and Public Meeting Missionary 670 Box, 078 Mary Jane Poole Exs, 118.3d.;74.138.5d. Alford, Collections, less exps, 18. Od.... 8 19 9 Wellon. Collections......... Missionary Boxes... sl. 3d. 14 13 5 tion Rev. T. Lord. A Widow's Mite..... 47. 78. 8d. Daventry, per E. A. Briggs, Esq., Collection..... Kettering, Boys in the First Class, by Mr. G. Gill.... Mr. E. T. Holden 6 15 6 Mr. J. T. Wiggin... 0 6 0 Mr. T. P. Brettell Wellingborough. Collection 20/. 168. 11d. 10 13 O Mrs. Cox. Mr. Clark Mr. Blundell, Mr. Gould 10 3 11 Mr. Hawley OXFORDSHIRE. Henley-on-Thames, A Young Friend, by Rev. J. Rowland, for Central South Africa Mr. John Booth Mrs. Braithwaite 5 0 0 Collection RUTLANDSHIRE. Oakham. Rev. T. James (dec.). Mr.SamuelStephens for African Missions.. 110 110 100 WESTMORELAND. Kendall, J. W. W. for the Widows' Fund 2 0 0 WILTSHIRE. Rev. B. Rees. 100 Miss Rixon... Missionary Boxes. 1 0 0 Miss Lovet Master Mattingly, by 010 O 0 10 0 0 10 Mrs. Bercher 0 10 0 05 0 Miss Bradbury Mr. W. Stephens. 050 Ditto Family. 0 5 0 Rev. B. Rees.. 0 5 0 Mr. J. Cullis 050 Mr. J. Freeth 050 Annual Meeting 044 Children of Sunday School 160 126 1 10 6 0 17 4 050 200 010 O 10 7 8 026 2.15 2 164 Miss Tayler, CastleCombe 820 Mr. T. Mills (A.) 0 10 0 18 0 0 12 6 Master Alfred Bro Corston, by T. Mills 5 0 0 Collected by Miss S. Wolverhampton. Sufferers in India 3 0 0 Snow Hill Church... 10 18 1 Exs. 158.; 347. 18. 3d. |