particular! She thinks her strange & non-descript; not that she understands or knows any thing about the "ode of Horace," but she likes a psalm tune at church, an Irish jig, a country dance, or a reel at home, and believes it all affectation in her. Last night we sung and played in the evening; called in the servants to prayers twenty minutes before supper, after which the carpet was removed, when a gentleman playing on his cremona some favourite reels, my girls (they are bonny lasses) danced like fairies! We all agreed (for Mrs. Hannah has lately, and not to her credit, been in every body's mouth) that our mirth was innocent, and protested we should scorn to be guilty of" secret ac"cusations" against any honest man, which we neither durst nor could substantiate.

Mr. Stock, the shoemaker, asks Will-" Will, "what would you think of any one who should "sit down and write a book or a song to abuse "the clergy?" I ask Mrs. H. More, what would she think of a man and woman, who should put their wicked heads together, to rob a parson of his good name and property, with a view to send him a begging?

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TOM WHITE THE POSTBOY's history, comes next. Tom was originally good, then wicked, and became good again. This is, in her usual manner, pious and good." It was written in the time of the late dearth, one of the causes of which was the wrath of God for our wickedness, in being so much addicted to wars. The white loaf, rice milk, rice pudding, are particularly no

ticed, to display the author's skill in cooking; but she betrays a total ignorance of that art, whatever she may be in that of "secret accusa"tions" and calumny. In confirmation of this" remark, see her receipt, p. 275, vol. 5, to " dine "well eight men, for seven-pence." Take half a pound of rice, two ounces of sugar, and boil in two quarts of skim milk! This would not be too much for one man. This is what her love of war

and non-descriptism would reduce the labouring people to!

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Up to her godly garret after seven,

"There starve and pray, for that's the way to heaven.”

We are now arrived at the famous HESTER WILMOT, being the 2d part of the SUNDAY SCHOOL. John Wilmot, a cottager, was a goodnatured, ignorant, illiterate man, without any fixed principles, whose home was often uncomfortable by the noisy scolding temper of his wife Rebecca, an industrious, but over neat person. Hester was fourteen years old before she knew a letter; but being coaxed by little bribes to the Sunday school, just established, she soon learned to read the scriptures, and became a pious, religious girl. Having no comfort at home, poor Hester sought it at church, at school, and in her bible, and "God "revealed himself to her," as a God of infinite goodness, power, justice, and holiness. The promise of "renouncing the Devil and all his works, "the pomps and vanities of this wicked world, and "all the sinful lusts of the flesh," distressed her, till she met with these words in her bible," My

grace is sufficient for thee." Her own heart led her to assent to the humbling doctrine, "We are "born in sin;" and was relieved by hearing of "that spiritual grace by which we have a new birth "unto righteousness.”

The practice of turning away scholars because they are grown up is disapproved of; for young people want to be warned at sixteen years more than at six. Instructions are given on the Sunday evenings, called the evening schools. These evening instructions are represented to be soon considered not as a task, but as a disadvantage and discredit to those who absent themselves from them. Thus, by presents and insinuating manners, children and adults are gained over, and induced to attend these meetings late and early; for the institution is not confined to the instruction of children only. Hester by industry, diligence, good conduct, a renovated temper, sobriety and religion, becomes exemplary to her father and mother; and her mild conversation to him one day, on seeing him sober, when he was expected, according to custom, to be drunk, so affected the father, that walking out, he said to himself

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Surely there must be something in religion, since it "can thus change the heart. Hester was once a pert girl, "and now she is as mild as a lamb. She was once an in"dolent girl, and now she is up with the lark. She was "a vain, girl, and would do any thing for a new ribbon; " and now she is contented to go in rags to a feast at which every one else will have a new gown. She deprived her"self of her gown to give me the money; and yet this

very girl, so dutiful in some things, would submit to be "turned out of doors, rather than read a loose book at my "command, or break the Sabbath. I do not understand "this; there must be some mystery in it."

John and Rebecca are also converted.

I hope I shall never think, speak, nor write contemptuously or disrespectfully of any thing that relates to religion. Although this be a fictitious story, yet such reformations are maintained by these societies to have often been really true; and there are many of them related in Mr. Wesley's journals. Shall I say there is nothing in it, that it is impossible, that it is false? I will not, I dare not. He that revealed himself once, can again, and wonderfully deals with the hearts of men. For what purpose do we preach? To convert; that men may be led from evil to do good, and save their souls alive. But I cannot give credit to those conversions which happen by a sudden paroxysm, of which the patients talk with pride and confidence, as if they had been "out of the body," and of which they boast as if they had succeeded to a good estate, and still cherish, under much shew and cunning, an evil temper and disposition within. I think more highly of that renovation, which, as it is conducted by the spirit of God, is yet rational, decent, steady in good works, though not exempt from the infirmities of human nature. A higher perfection and purity than this is not attainable; whereas the instantaneous, momentary, convulsive conversion, which ensures its votary of eter

nal life, I consider as a system, a system that may be learned. Persons, at some conventicles, are said to have been retained for the purpose of exhibiting these epileptic conversions, to attract attention, and encourage the craft of the schism.These extravagancies are clearly proved to have been practised by Mrs. More's teachers, with or without her approbation and countenance; and this story of Hester Wilmot and others, are irrefragable arguments that she herself has received this system of puritanical conversions. The foundation is here; private instructions could be easily given.

If this sort of conversion be supernatural, I think it not unreasonable to conclude, that to a natural man, on reasonable principles, it is unintelligible; and that such a man cannot adequately even discourse on the subject. It is intelligible, and known only to those who have had experience of it, and are really and truly converted. Now as this is the work of God, and he is said to have manifested his grace in an especial manner to render them new creatures, holy, without spot or wrinkle, all those who are converted, are of course holy, new creatures, nor liable or likely to commit sins such as they before conversion were guilty of, or any crime of a flagrant nature. But Mrs. H. More having imagined and written this story, and others of a like nature, she must, if my reasoning be just, be herself converted; for, in a natural state, she could not understand nor discourse of these matters, therefore she is holy, and exempted