told you.' Yes," she continued, "he has gone to prepare a place for me. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and let all that is within me bless his holy name." She then stopped to gain a little breath, and then to the same friend continued, “I have always been timid, and afraid to speak all that I have felt, but now the Lord has taken all my fears away; praised be his holy name." She repeatedly said, "Oh! I wish I could sing; for I can praise the Lord. O, praise him for ever and ever." On the last day of her pilgrimage, a calm consciousness of her approaching end seemed to animate her departing spirit with holy joy. A pious friend, who was much with her, and witnessed her closing moments, has furnished the following particulars. "About an hour before her death I asked her if there was any one she desired to see, and her an swer was, 'No. I have done with all things here below, and wish to be released.' After that she fell asleep, as if in the sleep of death, but in half an hour again awoke with the words on her lips, Lord, help me.' On being re.. minded that the Lord had helped her in times past, she replied, Yes, praise the Lord for what he has done for my soul; for he has redeemed me, and sanctified me, through the blood of the Lamb.' About this time I quoted the first two lines of the hymn, Jesus can make my dying bed "when she immediately concluded the verse, 'Whilst on his breast I lean my head, And breathe my life out sweetly there.' 66 She evidently mused most deeply on the words, "The blood of the Lamb," and exclaimed, 'Yes, I'll praise thee while I have breath yes, with my last breath.' I then reminded her that she was triumphing over death, when she rapturously exclaimed, 'It is victory! It is victory through the blood of the Lamb;' and with these words on her lips her seraphic spirit left its wasted tabernacle of clay, and rose, by angel guards attended,' to the mansions of love, where sickness and pain are for ever unknown, on the morning of the 8th of June, 1847, in the 26th year of her age.' J. P. RECENT DEATHS. SARAH BOOT, was born in Nottingham, on the 21st of February, 1823. The decease of her father, who had been a Local-preacher in the New Connexion, about five years since, appears to have powerfully awakened her mind to a sense of her position in the sight of God, and the impression thus made, being deepened under the hearing of the word, resulted happily in her sound conversion. Feeling it her duty to claim fellowship with the Church of Christ, she joined the Class then led by brother J. F. Sutton, of which she continued a member until summoned to "the Church of the firstborn above." Her affliction was protracted and peculiarly trying, but maintaining her faith in its integrity, Jesus was her support in tribulation, her joy, and constant guest. Our sister died very happily. About an hour before her departure, and under the pressure of of great bodily suffering, she was heard to say : "Since all that we meet, must work for our good, The bitter is sweet, the medicine is food;" adding these words, "'Tis through much tribulation we must enter the kingdom." In a few minutes, she asked for some tea, and on rising to take it, calmly surrendered her soul to Him who gave it. Thus peacefully died our dear sister, on the 26th day of August last, affording another satisfactory testimony of the power of Christianity to sustain the mind even to the last. Her remains were interred in the Nottingham Cemetery, on the following Sabbath-day, in the presence of a large assemblage of spectators, to whom an address was delivered at the grave-side by the writer of this brief notice. A funeral sermon was preached by Mr. Wilson, in Parliament-street Chapel, to an unusually large congregation. S. MRS. DONALD, wife of the Rev. C. J. Donald, of Hull, peacefully resigned her spirit into the hands of her Redeemer, on Sunday, the 21st of November, in the forty-sixth year of her age. R R CONNEXIONAL DEPARTMENT. EXTRACT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE METHODIST NEW CONNEXION CONFERENCE OF 1847.) ACCORDING to the appointment of last Conference, held at Manchester, the Ministers and Lay and Guardian-representatives, assembled in Bethesda Chapel, Shelton, on Monday, the 24th of May, 1847, and after devotional exercises proceeded to business. Question 1. Who compose the present Conference? Answer. J. Bensley, J. Dean J. Nelson, J. Silverwood J. H. Robinson, T. Astbury T. Griffiths, W. Bradbury T. Scattergood, J. Raybould S. Hulme, E. Lumby B. Turnock, J. Crossland L. Stoney, G. L. Robinson P. T. Gilton, F. Jackson W. Cooke, E. W. Makinson T. Mills, W. Atherton J. F. Grant J. Curtis, W. G. Tate T. Ridge, W. Tait G. Hallatt, C. Howarth R. Waller, M. Wing for Ashton. Derby. J. Addyman, J. Fenton T. Waterhouse, J. Casswell Sheffield (South). Shrewsbury. W. Burrows, J. Thornhill Stockport. Stourbridge. Thorne. Truro. Wolverhampton. Yarmouth. D. OLDHAM, Treasurer of the Connexion. JONATHAN THORNHILL, Treasurer of the Missions. WM. COOKE, Secretary of the Missions. J. BAKEWELL, Book-Steward and Editor. T. ALLIN, Corresponding Member of the Annual Committee. T. SEYMOUR, Representative from Ireland. R. BARFORD, Treasurer of the Book-Room. R. SUTTON, Guardian Representative. Q. 2. What Circuits have sent letters and not representatives? 4. Alnwick, Gateshead, Ripon, and Staleybridge. Q. 3. What Chapels have been built or opened during the year? A. Hurst, Ashton Circuit; Hunslet, Leeds Circuit. Q. 4. Have the Preachers' Testimonials been examined? A. They have, according to rule. Q. 5. Who are now on trial as Circuit Preachers? A. Jonathan Tate and John Orme, who have travelled two years; John Graham, Henry Piggin, John Stokoe, Thomas Gordon Robey, David Round, and Alexander M'Curdy, who have travelled one year; John Mills, Thos. Rudge, Richard Church Holland, William Wilshaw, and Charles Mann, who commence their probation at the present Conference. Q. 6. What Preacher has died this year? A. William M'Clune.* Q. 7. How are the Ministers stationed for the ensuing year? DUDLEY-Thomas Scattergood, Thomas Ridge, and Samuel Smith. STOURBRIDGE-Christopher Atkinson and William Innocent. Christopher Atkinson, Chairman. HALIFAX DISTRICT. HALIFAX Samuel Hulme, William Salt, Robert Henshaw, and Joseph Simon; HUDDERSFIELD--Benjamin Turnock, William Cocker, and Charles Mann ; Samuel Hulme, Chairman. HANLEY DISTRICT. HANLEY-Philip James Wright, John Hudston, and John Nicholas. LEEDS-Simeon Woodhouse, John Poxon, and William Beresford. HULL-Charles James Donald and Alexander Mc'Curdy. RIPON-James Henshaw. Simeon Woodhouse, Chairman. LIVERPOOL DISTRICT. LIVERPOOL-Thomas White Ridley and John Mills; James Wilson, supernumerary. CHESTER Joseph Hiram Robinson and Henry Piggin. HAWARDEN-William Pacey. Joseph Hiram Robinson, Chairman. LONDON DISTRICT. LONDON-William Ford; John Bakewell, Editor and Book Steward. TRURO-George Grundy and David Round. GUERNSEY-John Taylor. YARMOUTH-James Wright. William Ford, Chairman. MANCHESTER DISTRICT. MANCHESTER-William Cooke, David Sheldon, and John Stokoe; Thomas Allin, William Shuttleworth, and Peter W. Greaves, superannuated. A Memoir of Mr. M'Clune is inserted in the February Number of the present volume. |