around her person-she alone heard the voice : "Child, thy Father calls-come home." Let us draw near the death-bed of this lovely young believer. "Angels, as you wing your way Come, and see a Christian die. "Ye who tempt the heirs of glory, Come, and see a Christian die. "Ye who mock at revelation, Ye who scorn your soul's salvation, Come, and see a Christian die. "Ye who search creation o'er, Come, and see a Christian die. "Ye who still unwearied pore Come, and see a Christian die. "Kinsmen, do you love your friend? To her death-bed hither wend; Hear the dying Christian cry, Welcome, friends, to see me die. "Ere the silver cord be broken, Ere the spirit soar on high, Come, and see a Christian die. "Blessed Jesus! while we live, All that's needful freely give ; When we on a death-bed lie, Come, and teach us, Teach us, Saviour, how to die!" On the 12th of September Elizabeth took cold. For a time her indisposition, regarded by her medical attendant as ordinary and transient, created no immediate uneasiness in the minds of her friends. In a few weeks, however, it assumed a serious and an alarming type; and it was then discovered that an abscess had formed upon the lungs. A consultation of eminent physicians pronounced the case hopeless. It now became necessary to represent to her her real condition. To whom could the painful task, requiring such tenderness and skill, be more appropriately confided than her mother? In whom were faithfulness and affection so powerfully and sweetly blended as in her? An opportunity soon presented itself for the solemn announcement. One morning she said to her mother, 66 Dr. Mamma, suppose Papa were to speak to perhaps he might give me something that would do me good." It was at that moment her Mamma summoned sufficient self-command to disclose to her that all hope of her recovery was over! She instantly clasped her hands, and lifting her eyes to heaven, said, with great solemnity, "Then, God's will be done!" From that moment she seemed to regard herself as more the inhabitant of the eternal world than of this. Not another wish or word expressive of a desire to live, escaped her lips; but her spirit commenced its preparation for its heavenly flight. Her first step was to arrange her little temporal affairs. On taking out her case of trinkets, with a view of disposing of them as me "How mentoes of her affection, she said, the sight of these things reminds me of my folly! Do you remember, after we left Lisbon, how I regretted not having bought more of these bawbles? How little did I then think I should so soon leave them behind! Do not these things show our shortsightedness?" She then presented to a young friend, the daughter of one of the officers, a few of her jewels, accompanied with the most solemn and appropriate advice. It is much to be regretted that the counsels which then fell from her lips, and which so strikingly marked the strength of her mind and the maturity of her grace, have not been preserved. She then requested her mamma to allow her to make a few bequests of money to the servants and attendants, expressive of the gratitude which she felt for their atten |