66 whereby I was enabled to cry, Abba, Father! my Lord and my God!" "The gladness of that happy day, Nor let my faith e'er lose its hold, Nor hope decline, nor love grow cold." I know not; Whether I shall survive another year, but whether I live long, or die soon, O my God, let me be found "Ready prepared and fitted here, By perfect holiness t'appear Before thy glorious face." I bless his holy name for the prospect I now have; and I praise him for the Fountain which he has opened for poor sinners, to wash their spotted souls from crimes of deepest dye. "Thy side an open fountain is, Where all may freely go: And drink the living streams of bliss, Glory be to God, the atonement never loses its virtue ! How often do I reflect with pleasure and delight on that precious declaration of St. John, "The blood of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanseth us from all sin!" All the powers of the prince of darkness cannot withstand this! JUNE 25th.-A man who was genteelly dressed called on me to-day, and spoke very freely and familiarly. On my saying to him I could not recollect his person, he said, "I am your own child C C : in the faith my name is F. J., formerly of Ponsanooth." I then recollected him. He joined the society during the great revival, nineteen years back. He was then but a child; yet very clearly and soundly converted to God. He soon after went to London; and, what was rather remarkable for one converted so early in life, he now told me he had never cast off the fear of God, nor had his name erased from the class-book. CHAPTER VIII. THE last entry in my father's narrative is that which concludes the foregoing chapter, the date of which precedes the finishing of his earthly course about fifteen months. A few days after he set off on his last visit to his beloved friends at Mousehole and Penzance. He stopped some weeks at my house. It was now too manifest that his natural force was much abated; his strength being borne down by "the rush of numerous years." But, so far as his remaining strength permitted, he was constantly employed in striving to do good to all classes that he had intercourse with. At times, he was apparently so feeble as to have little power to converse on any subject; but no sooner was an humble, inquiring soul presented before him, than all his former energy and vivacity returned; and he would maintain for hours an animated conver sation on his beloved topics, "pardon, and holiness, and heaven." It was on this occasion that some persons in very respectable life, not immediately connected with us as a religious body, manifested great anxiety to converse with him. They had different interviews, professed to receive the greatest benefit from his advice and instruction, and begged to be permitted to number themselves with his favoured correspondents. As it was now with difficulty he could write at all, he did not promise to correspond. But before he left the neighbourhood one of them wrote to him, and earnestly begged that she might have, in writing, the substance of what he had said to her in his conversation. With considerable effort he wrote to her a short letter, a part of which is as follows: "I AM happy to find what I said to you proved such a blessing to your soul; but I hope you will give all the glory to God, who alone is worthy to be praised. Sorry I am to find that you have in any degree lost the blessed enjoyment you were put in possession of. Instead of reasoning with Satan, you should have kept your eye steadfastly fixed on Jesus, ever living to make intercession for you, as if you were the only sinner in the world. This is Gospel faith : : 'The faith that conquers all, And doth the mountain move; If at any time you should let this faith slip, the moment you recollect yourself you have the same privilege to believe again as you had at first, because you have an Advocate with the Father. Some times the witness of perfect love is not so clear as at first: then you must learn to walk by faith, saying, with the Prophet, 'I will trust, and not be afraid;' yea, ، What time I am afraid, I will trust in the Lord.' Believe and go forward; and O may the Lord enable you to hold fast your confidence and the rejoicing of your hope unto the end! I cannot promise to correspond with you; but, in reference to your request that I should pray for you, be assured I shall do it with all my heart while I have breath to utter desires before God." Soon after Conference he paid us a visit at Redruth; where he strove, in his usual way, to make himself useful, and had much pleasure in seeing some of his old friends. From hence he went to pay a final visit to his numerous and much-respected friends at Camborne; which was made a great blessing to many souls. A Local Preacher, who was much interested and blessed by his company and conversation while there, observed to me, that, 66 as it was his last, so, in some respects, it seemed to crown all his former visits amongst them." In seeking to help the sincere inquirer, he toiled to the utmost of his strength. . It is said that, in one instance, he laboured for five successive hours in conversation with a person who had long been suffering under the power of unbelief; and that at last his pious and mighty efforts were happily crowned with wonderful success. To a respectable young man in business, who was intently poring over his accounts, my father addressed a pointed remark or two, on the necessity of having his accounts fairly made out and balanced against the day when the eternal Judge should come to reckon with him. This led the intelligent youth to serious reflection on the great day of account, and the importance of being prepared for it: the happy result soon appeared in his conversion to God. More than one or two of this respected family received special good by the same instrumentality. While as Camborne he wrote to one of his highly-esteemed correspondents as follows: "MY DEAR SISTER, be “I HAVE received your very kind and welcome letter, and am glad to find it so well with you as it is. My daily prayer is, that you may preserved blameless until the day of His coming. You know he hath said, 'I will never leave thee, nor shall any pluck thee out of my hand.' I shall never forget the conversation which I had with you at my son's at Penzance, the first time I saw you. I saw the earnest longing desire that was in |