evening. She was conveyed to the chapel in a sedan-chair; and such was the effect of the sermon on her mind, that on the following morning she sent for her attorney, and directed him to place Mr. Griffin's name in her will for £100. Mr. G. recollected seeing the lady in the congregation, but never spoke with her. This circumstance remained unknown to him till the death of the lady, which occurred several years afterwards, when he had become the settled pastor over the Independent church at Portsea, sur then presented her with the receipt. The joy she felt was expressed with overpowering feelings, mingled with tears, to her kind benefactor. On leaving the widow's shop, he experienced some conflicting feelings, lest he should have overstepped the bounds of prudence; he had emptied his purse, but the sweet recollection he entertained of the encouraging admonitions to acts of benevolence which he had received from his venerable tutor, enforced not only by precept but example, had the effect of removing his scruples on this point, and of encourag-rounded with a numerous and rising ing him to cast himself and his circum- family, whose calls, at that time, were stances on the Lord. On the following Sabbath he was engaged to preach to a large congregation, and an aged widow lady, of some affluence, had her attention excited by what she had heard of the preaching of the young minister, and determined on hearing him in the of a very pressing nature. The post brought him the tidings of the late decease of the lady, and of the unexpected bequest of this unknown friend. "Do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great." Biography. MOSES ALLOTT. time to time attributed, by those who knew him, as effects of his singular constitution. MOSES ALLOTT, the subject of this brief memoir, was one of a very large family, residing in the village of Upper Mill. At a very early age he became When his sympathies became ena scholar in the Sunday-school belong-listed as a teacher, he began to feel that ing to Ebenezer Chapel. By punctual and persevering regularity, by earnest, fixed, and devout attention, he passed through all the classes, and ultimately became a teacher. Up to this time, however, nothing particular had been observed in his character or disposition, except his quiet, unoffending demeanour, accompanied by an habitual cultivation of those good qualities just mentioned, all of which were from his relations and duties were greatly altered. He now saw that his position was one of responsibility-that it not only demanded careful, prayerful study, but the constant manifestation and cultivation of pious feeling. He felt conscious that to discharge the obligations of his new calling in the fear of God, he should understand experimentally the great truths of regeneration. To this end he read his Bible with great care, and listened attentively to the preaching of the Gospel. By-and-by he became convinced of his lost and ruined condition as a sinner in the sight of God, saw his absolute need of the righteousness and blood of Christ, and having found peace and redemption in that blood, even the forgiveness of sins, he consecrated his youthful heart to his service, and gave himself to the church. But alas! alas! no sooner had he taken this interesting and important step, than he became unwell; and such was the nature of the disorder, that it baffled the skill of his medical attendant, and the care and kindness of those with whom he was connected. When reduced greatly in strength, and fully alive to his approaching dissolution, when all hope of ever again meeting his class and Christian friends in the school was gone, he sent one of his younger brothers with an urgent request that I would come and see him. On entering his humble apartment, and approaching his still more humble bed, he spoke to me as follows:"Having laboured in the Sunday-school so long, and being so well acquainted with you and your disposition, I do not know of any person to whom I could unbosom my mind and heart but yourself. You see," said he, "the circumstances in which I am placed. I am a poor, helpless, afflicted individual, and at first sight you may conceive I am disconsolate and unhappy; but it is not so. I can assure you that I enjoy much comfort, and have great peace of mind. I feel," continued he, "that when this the earthly house of my tabernacle is dissolved, I shall have a building of God, eternal, and in the heavens." I said, "It gives me very much pleasure indeed to find you in such a happy and heavenly state of mind." "Ah,” said he, “I can well! remember the time when I was a complete stranger to such feelings. I was once without God and without hope in the world.' Trifling cares and worldly companions constituted my chief delight. Oh! what convictions and good impressions have been effaced from my heart by careless, thoughtless, and giddy associates! I vowed again and again, when in the Sunday-school, that I would love Christ and his people, and cultivate an acquaintance with God and devotion; but, alas! my voWS and best resolves were broken and forgotten. At length, however, I was led to be in earnest about the salvation of my soul,-and, oh! the great delight, the unspeakable pleasure, I now feel through believing in Jesus!" His attachment to the house of God was such, as led him to exclaim frequently, "I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than dwell in the tents of wickedness." He had been subject for a long time to a deep consumptive cough, which gave him great pain, and to suppress which he practised much self-denial. Often on the Sabbath morning would he leave home without breakfast and walk a considerable distance, that he might by that means excite the action of the lungs, and more effectually eject the phlegm, and so avoid disturbing the congregation by its hoarse and hollow sound, He said, I have inwardly wrestled with it again and again, till the perspiration has trickled down my face, and my shirt has been wet on my back." 66 One great and valuable point in his religion was, not to "disturb the reli gion of others." He did not forget to hold daily correspondence and communion with his Heavenly Father. Prayer was his great delight. His petitions were marked by fervency, sincerity, and brevity; and he was never happy except in the humblest posture: hence, when very weak, he was in the daily habit of rising from his bed and kneeling down by its side, and when unable to do so, because of his exhausted and sinking frame, he knelt upon his pillow, and sustained his weak and weary limbs (as best he 1 could) by means of the timber at the head of the bed. I reminded him that it was not necessary he should be concerned to occupy such a position in prayer, that the earnest longing and breathing of the spirit, the deep and heart-felt anxiety of the soul, strongly impressed with a sense of its real need, were the main points which gained the ear and attention of Jehovah, and that forms, though expressive of humility and contrition, would, in his circumstances, be conceded by our Heavenly Father. On my next visit he told me he was sorry that he could not read so much as he was used to do; he said, "My sight is almost gone." The Bible, up to this time, had been his principal companion, his consolation and his joy, and to be deprived of the privilege of reading it was indeed to him a great calamity. Till now he had been able to instruct some of his younger brothers and sisters, but his sight failing him, he was compelled to relinquish the pleasing task. He evinced the greatest possible anxiety for the conversion of his father, and brothers and sisters. "Father," he said on one occasion, when I was present, "will you meet me in heaven?-will you love Christ ?" The father's heart was too big for utterance, and he made no reply. The same pious concern was often expressed for the prosperity of the Sunday - school, and particularly for the class over which he had earnestly prayed, and for the welfare of which he had laboured to the utmost of his power. When I visited him again, he told me he had been much pained in his mind by hearing a number of young people whom he knew take the name of God in vain. He heard transgressors and was grieved. Rivers of water ran down his eyes because they kept not His law. "Oh! how thankful," said I, ought we to be that we have been preserved from cherishing the same dispositions and adopting the same ungrateful wicked conduct." My stay with him on this occasion was brief. Having read to him the 51st Psalm, and commended him to the care of Him who "careth for us," left him for a few days. On entering his room on my next visit, I perceived a great change had taken place in his appearance. His breathing was exceedingly hurried, and I thought he would scarcely be able to talk with me. I stood for a considerable time gazing upon his sunken form and death-like countenance, without saying a word. At length he opened his eyes, and thought he perceived, by the dim light which they afforded, some one near him. I broke the grave-like silence, and said, "I am very sorry to see you so much altered; what a change has come over you since I saw you last!" On hearing my voice he became quite animated; in a moment his countenance was lit up with heavenly light the trifling pain I now endure. A few days more, and I shall bid farewell to this afflicted body; and oh! how great will be the change! Here I have never enjoyed a day's health, I have suffered more than I have ever revealed; but in heaven I shall be subject to no pain, far out of the reach of danger, disease, and death. Perhaps," said he, "this is our last earthly interview; I feel that I am going; my bones are scattered at the grave's mouth. I thank you for the kindness you have shown to me, the prayers you have offered for me, and the instruction and counsel you have given me. I cannot reward you. God bless you! I hope we shall both meet hereafter." and energy. For such a singular outburst of spiritual feeling I was quite unprepared. He spoke to the following effect:-"There is a rest for me in heaven! Christ is all and in all to me! I have been greatly delighted with the society of many on earth, but I shall soon be in superior company in heaven; many that used to teach in the Sunday-school are there; many once connected with our church are there. I long to be with them! Oh! what a blessing that ever I attended the Sunday school! What have I obtained through the prayers and exhortations of the pious there? Heaven-Hope Eternal life! Never shall I forget," said he, as the tear of gratitude trickled down his emaciated countenance, "the affectionate farewell charge of that intelligent and godly man who is about to emigrate to Port Natal; how touching his appeals! how earnest his manner! how simple his language! how anxious to do good! God bless him, and make him useful!" He then sunk down into a state of unconsciousness, perspiration oozed through every pore of his skeleton form, the hectic flush gamboled upon his transparent cheek, the lip was leprous, the heart palpi-hung gracefully upon the tender branch, tated, all of which seemed harbingers just when the opening blossom began to me of approaching dissolution. There was, however, a slight reaction in his system, and I was favoured with another visit. He conversed cheerfully with me for some time. He told me that from the commencement of his affliction, up to the present time, he had not uttered a single murmur, having then been unwell about eleven months. "How can I complain ?" said he, "the time I have to suffer is so very short, and the pleasure of being in heaven will more than compensate for I saw him again, however, but he could not recognize me. He was evidently in the agonies of death; not far from the kingdom of heaven, the realization of his well-grounded hope. Shortly after he breathed his last, February 27, 1851, in the 22nd year of his age. His Christian career was brief. His sun rose and set at the same time. Like an early flower, he sprung up and disappeared just in the springtime of life, when the green foliage to unfold its lovely hues as pledges and heralds of autumnal fruitfulness, the spoiler came, worming its way through every avenue, till deeplyseated and entwined around his vital energies. No sooner had he enlisted as a soldier of the Cross, and fitted on his armour, than the Captain of his salvation gave orders for his removal to another field. He obtained promotion without merit, save the blood of Christ; the prize without the conflict; the kingdom without tribulation; eter nal life without the test of faithfulness the feast bade him come up to the and fidelity. He was just permitted heavenly banquet. to commemorate the death of Christ at his earthly board, when the Master of A DEACON. Upper Mill, Nov. 9th, 1852. Popery. EXTRACTS FROM POPISH WRITINGS. If the Papal system be true, its adherents cannot but be thankful to us for circulating as widely as possible those passages from its works which express most strongly its peculiar dogmas. The following are taken from two French books now before me: "I believe, Lord Jesus, that you are really present in this august sacrament. I believe that in receiving it I shall not receive bread, but your sacred body, your blood, your soul, and your divinity, under the external appearances which my eyes look upon. Filled with this faith, I adore that which I receive, and in adoring it I know that I adore my Creator, my Redeemer, and my Sovereign Good, my Lord, and my God," &c.-Eucologe, or Book of the Church, according to the use of Paris, printed by order of the Archbishop, 1790. your own nourishment, and then to You summon him, in a manner, from the throne of his glory, to make him present upon the altar. God obeys the voice of a man, who handles him with his hands, and pre sents him to others. Heaven is in astonishment, angels tremble at this great mystery, seeing beneath them Him whom they adore without ceasing, as infinitely above their baseness."Pp. 217, 218. After such daring impiety, one wants to breathe. I therefore turn to page 329, the seventh part, for Saturday, "Of the Worship and Veneration of the Holy Virgin, and Preparation for Death." They seem to have consecrated to Mary the Jewish Sabbath, to come as near the Lord's day as possible. The dedication of this division of the book is as follows: "To the chosen Daughter, The Mother of the Incarnate Word, "But how much more happy are you, O minister of my altars, whom, by a privilege and an honour which is peculiar to you, I have chosen among the people, that you may be at my table as my intimate friend, as my faithful counsellor, to take therefrom Who, being full of grace, and blessed |