"That you "Worse than

hands." "Have you any fear of this?" "I cannot say I have any fear of being finally lost; but I feel at times, like Peter when walking on the water. I feel afraid too, of wounding Christ, my glorious Lord and Master." fear worse than death?" death? Death has no terrors to me. "The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law: thanks be unto God who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."

August 13th. She spoke much of the goodness of God in affording her exhausted nature refreshment by sleep, and providing so many kind friends to minister to her in her helpless state: and expressed in language similar to what she had before used, her confidence in the merits of Christ, and her ardent desire to behold his face in righteousness, and to awake satisfied with his likeness. After lamenting in the most humiliating terms her indwelling corruption-that body of spiritual death which still adhered to her, she exclaimed,

"Jesus my God when shall I be,

Stript of all self and fill'd with thee ?”

September 11th. She was able to converse but little. That little however was much, in respect to its nature, and the interest which it excited in all who heard her. Christ was her subject. She seemed to be at a loss for language to express her views of his character; her affiance in his merits; her anticipations of his presence. During the interview she repeated the 140th hymn, 2d book of Watts, beginning with

"Give me the wings of faith to rise,”

When she came to the last line of the second verse

"Once they were mourning here below,
And wet their couch with tears:
They wrestled hard, as we do now,
With sins, and doubts, and fears."

She hesitated a moment, and then said,

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I cannot say, applying the subject to myself, as I do now with doubts and fears: for blessed be God, I have no doubts with regard to my interest in Christ. I know that he is precious to my soul. With Simon, I can appeal to him, and say, "Lord thou knowest all things, thou knowest that I love thee.”

Nor have I any fears of death. I long to be gone. Come Lord Jesus, my dear, dear Savior, come quickly."

September 30th. The first that I understood her to say, for she could scarcely articulate for a time was-"I know not for what purpose God continues me here. It seems as if I must be a trouble to all my friends, and could be of no use to any of them. I think, if I might but be the instrument of good to a single soul, I should be willing to live my life over again, much as I desire to depart. I long to glorify God." To this one of the family having said, "You do glorify him;" she replied, "well, that's enough." A little after, "I hope, if consistent with his eternal purposes, I shall soon be where he is, to behold his glory. But if not"-then hesitating a moment; she raised her hands as far as her strength would admit, and said, "Any thing Lord, but a separation from thee. To that, I cannot submit. Cast me not away from thy presence. Gather not my soul with sinners. Grant me this, and I ask no more,"

October 12th.

In answer to the in

quiry, "How do you feel?" she said, "I feel resigned to the will of God-I feel that I am God's creature, and God's property-that he has a right to do with me, as seemeth good in his sight." In answer to the question, "Have you any doubt, as to what he will do with you hercafter?" she replied,

"None. I

know not indeed what I shall be but this I know, that when he shall appear, I shall be like him, for I shall see him as he is.

"A hope so much divine,

May trials well endure;

May purge the soul from sense and sin,
As Christ the Lord is pure."

One who watched with Mrs. Waters about this time having been requested to furnish me with some account of the state of her mind during the night, kindly communicated the following.

"I have been endeavouring to recollect the conversation of our venerable friend; and to the best of my remembrance, it was to the following effect. She was asleep when I first entered her chamber; but shortly after, awaking,

asked, who was to be her watcher. When I told her, she prayed very earnestly for me, that he who never slumbers nor sleeps would watch over, and with me;-and that I might have much communion with her adorable Savior during the night watches. She then

committed herself into his hands, and immediately fell asleep. After a while, hearing her whisper, I went to the bed, and found her, as I supposed, in prayer: her lips moved, but no sound issued from them for some time. At length she spoke audibly thus-" who is this that cometh from Edom, with died garments from Bozrah-this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save." "Yes," said she, "mighty to save. is a strong tower, into which the righteous flee, and are safe. O, trust him in time; trust him for eternity. And if the world say unto you," what is your beloved, more than another beloved, that you thus charge us ?" if he is really yours, you will be able in triumph to say, "my Beloved is the chiefest among

His name