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for, I think, twelve years, of ours for five or six or more, and I am not certain whether of any other. She always expressed herself as wishful to do God's will, but as full of doubts and fears as to her acceptance. I urged the necessity of these doubts being removed. A doubting christian I did not regard as right with God. It was his will that the Holy Spirit should bear witness in our hearts, and that she should be blessed with the full assurance of faith; and if there were not something in the way it would be so. Thus I addressed her for several weeks. At length I said "are you willing to do all that God would have you to do, however painful, fatiguing, or difficult?" She said "yes." Then are you willing to give up by God's help all that God would have you to give up however precious?" Again she replied "yes." Do you think that Christ has made a full atonement for you, and will pardon you when you come aright and believe on him for the blessing of pardon? She answered 'yes.' 'Now,' said I, there is something wrong, but what it is I cannot tell. But you say you are willing to do any thing for the blessing. Go home then spend one hour every day on your knees at one time, and never rise till it is expired. will tell you how you will feel the first day you will be pretty well for the first half hour, but then you will begin to feel tired to pray for all you can pray about; but I do not want you to pray round the world, but for one thing. Your knees will begin to ache and you will think it a hard task. The second day will feel worse and worse; the third day you will feel as if you cannot pray at all, but you must still continue. The next day you will begin to feel so miserable that you will scarcely be able to go about the house; and the next day God will set your soul at liberty. Go and do this, and say not that you are willing to do any thing till you have done it. The next week I asked her whether she had done what I recommended. She confessed she had not. Now said I if your salvation depended on this, you see you

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would have gone to hell rather than have done it. And again I urged-pray the hour a day. This was the case for several weeks. At length she began to pray the hour a day, I perceived her sincerity. She continued to do so, and as I had told her, God delivered her from all doubts and sent his Spirit into her heart to cry Abba Father. She immediately went to Mrs. H. one of the class mates to tell her what God had done for her, adding there was only one person in the world against whom I had any bad feeling; he was a relative, and had done me an injury, but when I found peace my enmity was gone and I loved him, so that I could have embraced him.' She afterwards made the same statement Yes said I, the mystery is now revealed; I knew there was something that kept you out of salvation, and you have had to go through a painful process before you could put it away. Jesus Christ has said For if ye forgive men their trespasses your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.' And as soon as you could put away your enmity, and forgive others, then you could believe and God could shew mercy to you.

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"The genuineness of the work was abundantly manifested in her after-life. Her experience was truly rich, her delight in God's word and her short comments were remarkable; and I believe she yet lives to witness the Saviour's goodness. Often has she poured her blessings on me for my severity, saying, had it not been for that, she had probably never obtained salvation.

"Another case was that of a young man who neglected all religion, and by a course of sin involved himself in difficulties and disgrace. He came to the chapel and the Spirit of God made a deep impression on his heart. This led him to come again on the following Sabbath; yea, to the prayer meeting at seven o'clock in the morning. To have witnessed his awkwardness, and yet his desire to conform and

to do as others; and to have heard his strange attempts at singing, were almost enough to provoke repeated smiles in the house of God. Yet all evinced his sincerity. In the evening he was found among the penitents, and believed on the Lord Jesus to the saving of his soul. He became a very useful member of society. Cases of this kind were numerous, but to detail these may be sufficient.

"Our efforts were also directed to supplying the wants of the destitute. The winter spent in Liverpool in 1837 -- 8, was one of great severity and deep distress. The sufferings of the poor were awful. All the churches were stimulated to contribute for their relief. We were not behind other churches. We visited and we relieved all in our power. We gave potatoes, herrings, coals, &c. according to the necessities of each case. Often did the blessing of those who were literally ready to perish come upon us. In these efforts a way was opened for introducing spiritual truth. In many instances while the body was fed, the soul was directed to the Saviour, and we hope not without effect. our hearts that we were able to do something in this

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"While in Liverpool I was frequently invited to attend family parties. These were sometimes seasons not only of enjoyment but, to me, of dissipation: and it became a matter of study how they could be turned to the best account. I introduced singing as frequently as possible, but without the appearance of formality. At other times I endeavoured to turn the occasion into a fellowship meeting in which each related his own experience: then we sung and several prayed. These were often very profitable seasons, and will be remembered with pleasure by some of the friends to this day. I may observe that I made it a rule not to stay later than ten o'clock, and if supper were delayed I slipped out generally unperceived. By this means I disturbed not the company, nor made others uneasy. I sometimes gave offence by so doing, but I told the friends that I regarded it

sinful to neglect my duty. That if I was out late, I could not rise early which was my constant practice; that I was the pastor of the house where I resided, and if I were not there my aged host was tired, and would retire perhaps without family worship. I moreover stated that it was no credit to them to have their minister out late at night. Thus I met their entreaties, and I believe the people ultimately esteemed me the more for

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Mr. Waller, soon after his appointment to Liverpool began to keep a journal of his experience and his labours, and from this we shall introduce such extracts as will assist us in furnishing a correct delineation of his personal piety as a christian minister as well as his efforts to promote the salvation of his fellow men.

While sedulously and diligently labouring in public, his diary records the fact that he was cultivating personal religion; exercising a faithful and searching scrutiny into his motives, dispositions, and habits; testing his whole character by the requirements of scripture, and panting after intimate fellowship with God, and a more perfect conformity to his image.

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August 15th, he writes "On Sabbath last I was uncommonly led out and exerted myself to an extreme.

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preaching I administered the sacrament, and had a gracious time; we feasted upon the good things of the gospel and realized afresh the virtue of the atonement made by the broken body and the shed blood of the Redeemer. Praise the Lord. But after all I have so much to do with my own heart. Many persons are surely deceived with ministers in general. But why should I tax any person with being at all like myself. O my sluggish heart how backward to every good work! How many promises do I make to be more diligent, and yet I move on at the old pace, and in the old track; negligent in study; not diligent or faithful in visiting from house to house; not so earnest in pleading with God as I ought to be; in

dulging too much in a spirit of unbelief; not so attentive as necessary in watching over the flock; nor yet is my solicitude for perishing sinners what it ought to be. I am deficientI feel I am deficient in every thing, and what shall I do? O my God I humble myself as in the dust before thee. Graciously pardon the past, and strengthen, and help, and dispose me to do better in the future. I dare not trust myself. I dare not promise of myself. I see my duty but my time flies away before it is performed. But Lord help me; strength in thee I surely have, whose eyelids never sleep. Lord help me; for Christ's sake help me! OI dread being a hireling in the church."

The following record shows that his soul was anxiously longing for personal holiness, and the salvation of precious souls.

"October 25th, "I can scarcely tell the feelings of my mind during the last week. I have felt the necessity of christian holiness more. That portion of God's word was very powerfully impressed on my mind on Friday last. 'How shall they that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?' How shall they do it? How is it possible? And yet how common to hear professors talk about their sins, nay how clearly is inconsistency manifest in their deportment, and if they abstain from flagrant sin, it seems to be only out of regard to their character. My God how few who are dead to sin! I fear I am not amongst the few. Lord crucify in me the old man and quicken me in righteousness; destroy sin within me, and sanctify me wholly; spirit, soul, and body. OI need sanctifying! I must be sanctified! Lord infuse a spirit of wrestling in my heart for it. I can say that I still feel a longing for the salvation of sinners, and I think an increasing anxiety for a revival of the work of God. Lord let that desire become restless, and may my prayers for it be heard, and my labours to promote it succeeded by the Divine blessing. Thou knowest I am sincere, both in my prayers