The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-10-31 00:00:00

doctor at his first interview With him, that he need not
hesitate to tell him the truth, as the day of his death
would be to him the happiest day of his life. And to
several of those who entered his sick chimber he made a
remark most characteristic of his constant recollection of
the Redeemer as a personal friend, " Our Lord knows that
I cannot bear pain, and if there is to be, pain eolmeeted
with this disease, he will say ' Come up," He was most
anxious that the missionary anniversary, in which, as
tending to the honour of the Master whom he loved, he
always took a lively interest, should take place, notwith-
standing his illness. Accordingly the meetings were held,
and he was gratified by hearing that a larger collection
than usual had been made. On the following day, the
members of his family and other relatives assembled in his
room at his request, and his son David administered the
Lord's supper to him and them. It was an affecting
scene; but he expressly desired that it might not be con-
sidered as a visit to a dying man, as he did not anticipate
immediate death, but rather as a blessed opportunity
afforded by the presence of so many relatives, some of whom
had come from a distance, for united profession of faith in
the Saviour. When the sacrament had been adminis-
tered, he delivered a short address, in which he said that
it was now about fifty-three years since the Lord had
&ailed him to a knowledge of the truth. He believed, he
said, that the Lord puts special honour upon those who
separate themselves decidedly from the habits and customs
of the worldly-minded, and exhorted his children to adopt
such a course, expressing his thankfulness to the Lord for
the honour conferred on him as the instrument for direct-
ing the attention of Christians to the importance of prayer
for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. He declared that
he was placing his entire dependance on the merits and
intercession of the Lord Jesus, saying, that, like his friend
Mr. Wilkinson, who baptised all his children, he had not

and the- publican's prayer, " God be merciful to
sinner !" and he wished to make known, to the
honour of his Divine Master's faithfulness, that, though
he had met with many trials, he had been brought through
them all; and, concluding with giving his blessing to

hose present, as well as to some of his absent relatives,
le requested that a favourite hymn might be sung to the

During the remainder of his edifying life, he continued
to manifest a similar spirit, and his humility, his courtesy,
and his confidence in the Saviour were peculiarly affect-
ing; but no immediate danger was apprehended. On the
contrary, he continued to dress himself with his usual ac-
curacy day after day, and took his usual delight in the
singing of hymns.

Even on the day previous. to his death, his f4mily had

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not ceased to hope that he might be spared to them for
months, or even years; and he himself was intending to
write his usual annual invitation on Monday last ; but

the Lord had prepared for him another work, in that
heaven on which, when on earth, his thoughts had been
continually fixed.

His wife, who had constantly attended him, was per-
suaded to seek a little rest in another room, after seeing
him in a tolerably comfortable state, about twelve o'clock,
on Saturday night, and a faithful old nurse who was
sitting up, was requested by him to withdraw about half-
past two, as he felt himself disposed to sleep. She ac-
cordingly withdrew for about half an hour, and during
her absence it is supposed a sudden effusion of water took
place upon the heart ; for on her return, she found him in
a reclining position, quite motionless. The spirit had de-
parted gently, and he was asleep in Jesus.
His remains were interred in the quiet churchyard of
Limpsfield, on Saturday morning last—Record.