long; and every body that observed her, remarked her serious, steady behaviour. She seemed as if she was trying to imitate those good children whom she read about; and so continued until she was taken sick; and though her sickness was long and sharp, yet she bore it like a lamb.

"A few days before her decease, I was noticing how hard she drew her breath; she looked very wistful at me, and said: O father! how much I suffer.' I answered, yes, my dear, I believe thou does. Then after a long pause, she said: "but I think I never shall say I suffer too much.' This I apprehended was extorted from a view of the sufferings of Christ, and her own imperfections. The day she died, she called us all, one by one, and, like her sister Margaret, held out her hand, and with much composure of mind, bade us farewell, as if she was only going a short walk, and to return."

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM SOLOMON BAYLEY TO JOHN REYNOLDS, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.

DEAR FRIEND

I received thy* very acceptable letter, and

* Solomon Bayley is in the Methodist connexiou. The phraseology he uses is not unusual in some parts of America, with people of different denominations.

was not a little comforted; I was glad to bear from thee and thy dear family and friends. I believe thou art trying to be a beloved John indeed, or a son of Abraham: for they that are of faith are children of Abraham, and heirs according to the promises. Gal. iii. 7. And the Lord gave a testimony concerning him, saying: "I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him." Gen. xviii. 19.

O! I pray that thou mayst continue to study the business of life, which is to prepare for a blessed immortality and eternal life with the Father and the Son, according to the Spirit of holiness which works in us both to will and to do of his good pleasure; and, if not resisted, will make us one in Him in spirit and in truth. O that we might be enabled to walk before the Lord unto all pleasing!

I thank thee, dear brother, for mentioning a thought for my temporal and spiritual concerns. I am daily at a loss how to express my thanks to the great Giver of every blessing, who daily loads me with benefits. I think I am enabled by his grace to esteem the cross of Christ more than I used to do: for I learn by the cross I must be crucified to the world, and the world unto me. Gal. vi. 14.

But O! dear friend, I find that knowledge puffeth up: but it is charity alone that edifieth.

you,

1 Cor. viii. 12. True charity is not puffed up. 1 Cor. xiii. 4. Now no man can have true charity without he love God, and keep his commandments: 1 John v. 2. and ii. 6. which is defined by the blessed Jesus himself in these words : "As you would that men should do to do ye even so to them." Matt. vii. 12. O! if all the world was engaged to run after this command, and follow this best of all rules, then harmony and peace would flow through the minds of all people, nations, tongues, and languages, at once; then righteousness would cover the earth, as the waters do the great deep; then his kingdom would come, and will be done on earth as it in heaven: then all would be happy and free from all fear which hath torment-live happy-die happy, and all go to heaven, according to the will of God, our heavenly Father, "who will have all men to be saved, and come to the knowledge of the truth." 1 Tim. ii. 4.

Now unto the King immortal, invisible, to the only wise God our Saviour, be honour and praise both now and for ever. Amen.

With good wishes to thee and thine, I con

clude,

Thy friend,

SOLOMON BAYLEY.

Camden, Del. 7th Month 24th, 1825.

I will take the liberty, in another piece of paper, to say something concerning Hayti.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM THE SAME TO THE SAME.

DEAR FRIEND,

It is in depth of thought, and fear and dread, I now write unto thee. Truly I have felt a great concern for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh. Of my mother's children, four were sent to the western countries: my father and two children were sent to the West Indies, and sold there to Abner Stevens, after we had made attempt to recover our freedom, for being moved out of Delaware into the state of Virginia, after that law had taken place against removing slaves out of one state into another. Now that was all the cause why we were dispersed one from another.

But what I have mostly considered is, that of all the distressed family that was dispersed, I was the only one that got back and obtained freedom. Now it seems to me, I was the most unworthy of all the family: yet there was a mind in me to study on that miracle-working Power spoken of in the Scriptures of Truth.

Now 'praised be the name of Him that liveth for ever and ever. According to the riches of His grace in Christ Jesus, and my strength of faith in Him, so He worked for me until He

brought me out of difficulty, and delivered me from the strivings of the people. And although it hath pleased Him to take all my children. away from me by his great power, and has kept me from falling; while some on the right hand, and others on the left, high and low, rich and poor, white and coloured, have fell, made shipwreck-broken up and sold-gone to jailcome out by the poor act, I am here a standing monument of mercy; owe no man any thingclear of all entanglements, and still rejoicing in my portion, (which portion I asked of the Lord, after I had paid for my wife, myself, and children.)

Now the portion I asked was this, that I might live poor and plenty, and to be kept clear from all scrapes. And, blessed be bis great name, I may say, hitherto He has helped me, unworthy as I am; unworthy when He first looked on me to help me, that day I left the back country waggons; and still He doth his help afford me, and encourages me to trust in Him-glory and honour, and praise and thanksgiving, might, dominion and power, be unto Him that sitteth on the throne, and to the Lamb, for ever and ever.

And now I come to open myself concerning Hayti. I want to go and see it—what it isthe goodness of it-and see the new settlers