world, where the sun no more goes down. And thus passed away her pure, happy spirit into the blissful presence of Him whom, in life, she loved, and with whom, in death, she longed to be.

"Dear as thou wert, and justly dear,

We will not weep for thee;

One thought shall check the starting tear,

It is that thou art free!

"And thus shall faith's consoling power
The tears of love restrain !

Oh, who that saw thy parting hour,
Could wish thee here again!

"Triumphant in thy closing eye
The hope of glory shone;
Joy breathed in thy expiring eye,
To think the fight was won.

"Gently thy passing spirit fled,
Sustain'd by grace Divine;

Oh, may such grace on me be shed,
And make my end like thine!"

Before we follow to their resting-place the remains of what was once, and what will be again, in more surpassing beauty, a lovely temple of the Holy Ghost, let us review some of the points in Elizabeth's life, from which we may gather instruction appropriate to our own. We purpose only to speak of what she was by the grace of God, and of what, dear reader, that same Divine grace can make you.

By the grace of God Miss Tatton was instrumental in leading her parents to Jesus. "With sorrow and

shame I confess," says her mother, "we were then in such darkness, and so blind to its consequences, that we only went to church where there were good singing and fashionable congregations; but what a mercy, that, through grace, we have been better taught. It was my sweet Elizabeth who pointed out to me the beauty of the Scriptures and the preciousness of the Saviour. She was so affectionate, humble, and obedient, (indeed, everything that my heart could wish,) that when I lost her I felt I had lost my guardian angel." Now here is an example of individual influence employed in a direction the most interesting and important. This record forms one of the most instructive pages in our little Memoir. The influence which we exert over relatives and friends is powerful and far-reaching. It is a mighty engine in our hands, capable of effecting great good or great evil, and thus becomes an important gift, involving fearful responsibility. But in what direction may this influence find scope for its exercise so important as in relation to the eternal happiness of the soul? What a wide field of exertion is this! What an honour to be instrumental in conferring blessing-lasting as its duration-upon deathless mind! Onward to eternity our kinsmen are travelling. Thither the parent and the child, the husband and the wife, the brother and the sister, the lover and the friend, are passing. See how, one by one, they disappear! Even while we are conversing with them, and are smiling

upon them, they vanish and are gone!—gone beyond our sympathy, our influence, and our reach. And whither?-ah! whither? There is a heaven and a hell-to which? To the throne of mercy, or to the tribunal of justice? To the unfading glory, or to the undying worm? To either one they are gone. And can you think of the dread alternative—of their dying beds uncheered with a ray of hope,-of their appearance before a holy God without a hiding-place—of their banishment to the shades of despair, to the unutterable and interminable woes of the lost, and not shrink appalled from the thought of being accessary to their ruin? And what efforts, as a professing Christian, are you making for their conversion? What compassion do you feel for their souls? What yearning of heart for their salvation? What attempts to “pull them out of the fire?" Are your statements of the truth scriptural? are your warnings faithful? are your pleadings earnest? are your prayers fervent? are your spirit and manner humble and affectionate? above all, is your own Christian walk commanding in its influence from the holy and uniform consistency of its character? Oh, with what moving eloquence and with what mighty persuasion does a devout and holy life speak to the hearts of unregenerate relatives! There is no human instrumentality like it. With what sleepless vigilance, then, ought we to guard against those infirmities to which we are peculiarly exposed, lest we

hinder the conversion of any over whom our affection and relationship give us power. The Lord pardon us where we have come short touching this great matter! So important is this subject, permit me to pursue it a little further.

In the Word of God we have both our warrant and encouragement to bring our unconverted relations to Christ. For example, Who was it that Andrew brought to Jesus?-it was his brother. Who did the mother of Zebedee's children lead in her hands to Christ?— they were her two sons. When Jesus visited the house of mourning at Bethany, whom did Martha call to share the comfort of the interview ?-it was her sister. When Cornelius sent for Peter that he might be admitted to the privileges of the Christian Church, whom did he call together on an occasion so important?—his "kinsmen and near neighbours." And on whose behalf did the centurion send messengers to Jesus asking the exercise of His healing word?—it was for his servant. There are other relationships of tender interest. The conjugal." What knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?" The filial. -The mother of the "holy child Jesus," when she heard the wisdom that fell from His lips, "kept all these sayings in her heart." And so has many a mother cherished in her heart the precious words that have fallen from the lips of a converted child, until they

have resulted in the surrender of that mother's heart to Christ. Oh, what a signal honour to be instrumental in leading a beloved parent-perhaps a father in his worldliness, or a mother in her cares-through the shadows and mists of spiritual ignorance, and out of the mazes of earthly concerns, to seek and find in Jesus the chief good. Christian child! do you not aspire to this honour? Do you not long to bring your unconverted parents to a knowledge of Christ? This may be the end, as it regards others, for which you have been converted. 'Who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?" was Mordecai's faithful message to Queen Esther. And who knoweth, whether you, in the sovereignty of God's grace, have been thus early brought into the kingdom of Christ, that you might be instrumental in thither bringing the feet of your honoured parents? Who can tell? And Christian mothers! ye who bear this sacred, mystic, potent name, have you taken your children by the hand, and led them to Jesus? Have you travailed a second time for your offspring that Christ might be formed in their hearts the hope of glory? For them you have passed through the pangs and the perils of the first birth-will you feel no anxiety, cherish no solicitude, put forth no effort, and endure no travail of soul for their second birth? Blessed mother, who, having dedicated your child to God in prayer, art now training it for Christ, for His Church, and for Heaven!