she went to reside with her uncle and aunt, Isaac and Grace Robinson* of Lancaster; and on their decease, continued with their only son, who was about to marry, and bring his partner from a distance: and, being quite a stranger to his intended wife, the subject of this Memoir thought it might be best to seek another abode; but her unknown friend wished her to remain in the family, which she did; and, on becoming acquainted, their attachment to each other grew so strong, that they became like sisters.

Both of these kind relations died of consumption, in the meridian of life, leaving their four orphan children to her care: these looked up to her as to a second mother; and she loved them as her children.

Isaac Robinson was the second son of John and Jennet Robinson: see page 18. They had four children; Ruth, Joseph, Isaac, and James.

The two eldest died whilst young; but she continued to reside with the remaining two until the close of her long and honourable life and they returned her parental care, by performing to her the part of affectionate daughters.

She was for many years in the station of Elder, which she filled with great propriety; tenderly sympathizing with, and watching over, those who were engaged to labour in the Gospel; and in much love extending to them such counsel or encouragement, as she apprehended they stood in need of.

She was, through life, remarkably distinguished by a cheerful and placid disposition; and was a beautiful and venerable picture of a good old age; strikingly demonstrating to all around her, that "the

hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness."

She possessed, in a degree too seldom to be met with, that perfect love and charity, which are the crown and diadem of all the Christian virtues; and she died as she had lived, a bright example of the power of religion, in transforming our fallen nature, into that image of God in which man was

created.

Her faculties continued bright and vigorous to the last; and her conversation possessed a life and savour, long to be remembered by those who were privileged to hear it.

For a few of her latter years, she was nearly deprived of sight; and her hearing became very defective; but, far from murmuring at her privations, she was engaged

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frequently to number her blessings, often expressing a fear, lest she should not be sufficiently thankful for the comforts she enjoyed, and repeating:

"Not more than others I deserve;
Yet God has given me more."

And she frequently acknowledged the Hand of Providence having been with her, and having afforded her protection, as well as preservation and support, particularly in some striking instances.

She was blessed with a good constitution; but, within the last year of her life, had several spasmodic attacks; yet her health continued upon the whole to be good, and she got down stairs, and enjoyed the society of her friends, and her usual occupation of knitting, until within a few days of her death.

Her two relations with whom she resided,

wishing to preserve some of her many valuable and instructive remarks and expressions, occasionally, in the latter part of her life, committed a few of them to writing unknown to her; and to them we are indebted for the following, the dates of which not having been preserved, they are arranged so as to present her views of the various subjects to which they relate.

She had a very high regard for the Sacred Volume, and said: "The Scriptures point out the true way to happiness, if people would but follow them; there is sufficient to be understood; what I do not understand I leave: I do not like to cavil." And one morning, after the third and fourth chapters of the second Epistle of Paul to Timothy had been read, she said: "What a noble end he made! and how well he defines the Scriptures! they are indeed able to make wise unto salvation, through faith