long, earnest, expensive, sometimes painful, sometimes weary and doubtful battle. For I had gone into the fight for life, and there is something in me which hates to give up when I have once fairly entered the lists. In that spirit I have been planning and doing since I came abroad,— in a general way subordinating many other things to this.

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My life must henceforth be more even, if it is to be capable of anything; I must husband my strength, take counsel of prudence, and heed the remonstrances of my fretting nerves. My frailties are absolutely stronger than my determination; and the careful study of myself and symptoms during these past months compels the conviction,- whether I would or not,- that to be tough and enduring is henceforth impossible."

IV.

EDITORIAL LIFE.

1866-1875.

His election to the editorship of the Morning Star, Dec. 6, 1866, was followed at once by his acceptance, but not without expressed apprehension as to its wisdom, and reluctance from considerations of health. On the latter account, he did not hesitate to say that his long continuance of service was quite doubtful.

His editorial salutatory appeared in the issue of Dec. 19th, in which he says:

Calmly, prayerfully, trustfully as I can, I accept the position. I need co-operation, and expect it; I desire a true success, and do not despair of it. Is that presumption?

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"I have no new plans to propose to - day, and no large pledges for the future to give. The Star has acquired a character and a moral position. They

are definite, and have cost not a little. I trust neither will be sacrificed or impaired. Some of the noblest of our dead and the best of our living have put their richest qualities and their most heroic purposes into its life; it would be a grief and a shame to barter away lightly what we have gained at such a cost. If they be new voices that speak through its columns hereafter, I trust it will not be difficult to detect the clear ring of other days.

"The Star will, therefore, continue to speak for and in the name of the denomination, whose organ it has been from the first, while allowing, as heretofore, a reasonable latitude for the expression of individual opinion; and so seek to promote at once unity and liberty. It will plead for temperance and freedom; it will take the liberty of criticising public measures, especially in view of their moral bearings ; and it will lift up its voice for the regeneration of the state as well as for the consecration of the church. While especially aiming at the supremacy of a sound and vital religious faith in the spiritual sphere, it will not stand quietly by and see that faith contemned and crucified in the secular. The religion which it advocates will still include both the first and second commandments.

"It is a time when Christ's disciples are called to be Christian citizens, and to define that duty will constitute a part of the service which is to be undertaken here. The Star will not cease to assert the rightful supremacy of true religion always and everywhere. It is quite time that the heresy which

divorces politics from Christianity were buried out of sight. The Gospel has many more precepts for week - day life than for Sunday worship.

"Brethren, Friends, Readers, I salute you all. Sorrowing with you over the great bereavement which has fallen upon us, sharing your gratitude over the great blessing which God has vouchsafed us in the long and consecrated service of him who built his life into the F. Baptist denomination and left it as his vital monument, anxious to join you in carrying forward to completeness the enterprises which owed so much to his clear head and good heart, I take his vacant chair with human trembling, but enter upon these duties with Christian hope. I beg your most fervent prayers. I pledge my best service.”

His

His name had long been familiar in Dover, and his abilities held in high esteem. His coming was greeted with lively expressions of satisfaction. subsequent participation in municipal affairs was much less than was desired by his fellow citizens. He served upon the School Board for several years; and for one term represented Dover in the legislature, where he was chairman of the committee on the State Normal School. At one time during the session the school would have failed to receive an important and needed appropriation but for a speech which he delivered in its behalf, He was President of its board of trustees for some time pre

vious to his removal from the State. He declined

The honor,

a second nomination as representative. never before conferred upon a citizen, of an invitation to lecture in the regular city course, was accorded him. He twice appeared as a lecturer, and with an acceptability second to none other.

He was warmly welcomed at the office of the Morning Star. To his kindly, courteous bearing was yielded not only the favor, but the veneration even, of those employed in connection with the paper. Thenceforth to the end, he imparted needful instruction with patience; suggestions were made with kindliness; words of encouragement and helpfulness, and genial qualities of mind and heart made his presence full of endearing, elevating influences.

His work in the writing of editorials and book notices, was performed with great celerity and accuracy never being rewritten, nor bearing marks of correction, except an occasional changing of a word. His quick, exact eye enabled him to correct a proof with surprising rapidity. He was able to seize without difficulty upon that which was retainable in a manuscript, and to decide readily upon its merits.*

His book notices in the Star were, perhaps, as extensively used by publishers in their circulars and

*Rev. J. M. Brewster.