some appropriate remarks; the Rev. Messrs. Hyatt, Buck, Lander, Thomas, Pinn, Jenkyn, and Davies, delivering addresses on the occasion; and the venerable man to whom this token of esteem was presented acknowledging it, together with the congratulations of his friends, with deep and almost overwhelming feelings.

The public labours of this faithful servant of Christ were now rapidly drawing to a close. In the month of December, 1851, he was seized with paralysis, which so affected his speech that he never preached afterwards. He occasionally administered the Lord's supper, but this could not be done without great difficulty. The writer saw him more than once during his protracted affliction, and was peculiarly struck by his submission to the Divine will, combined at times with holy cheerfulness. He could not but feel at being laid aside from the work that he fervently loved, but he bowed with resignation to the stroke; and the faithfulness and goodness of his heavenly Father were themes on which he delighted to dwell.

During the period of his last illness he said many precious things, and quoted many select passages of Scripture and favourite hymns. One of the former of these was, "We have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous;" and another, which he requested to be mentioned in his funeral sermon, was the language of the Psalmist, "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in

the house of the Lord for ever." The hymn, one verse of which commences with the words:

"Oh, that the happy hour were come

To change my faith to sight," afforded him much enjoyment. He was watched over with the most assiduous and affectionate attention by his aged wife, and also by his daughters, his other children frequently visiting him. To one of these, for whom he felt the deepest solicitude, he said, a little before his departure, "This is death; I am going to the kingdom; I shall receive a crown." To his successor at Mitcheldean he said, with strong emphasis, "It is all right; Christ is precious."

In a paper written by him some years before his death, he says, "Sometimes I am troubled at the thought of death, but I know that God can make my passage easy and safe." And so he found it, for that which he believed God effected on his behalf, granting to him a peaceful and painless dismission from the body, and doubtless an admission to his own presence above. "He rests from his labours, and his works do follow him." His death took place on February 22, 1858, in the eighty-first year of his age. His mortal remains were deposited in the burialground connected with the chapel at Ruardean, and on the following Lord's day, the Rev. Joseph Lander improved his death both at that place and at Mitcheldean to overflowing and deeply-affected auditories.

Mr. Horlick was twice married. His first wife was soon taken from him by death, leaving one son, who

still survives. After between three and four years he again entered into the marriage relation with one who was brought to a knowledge of the truth by his ministry, and who zealously co-operated with him in his labours of love. By her he had a numerous family, most of whom, together with their mother, still survive, and some of them he had the privilege of receiving into the church over which he presided.

That the departed had his infirmities, over which he himself deeply lamented, there is no doubt, but that he was, notwithstanding these, a man of much spirituality and of exemplary piety, is unquestionable. To the testimony borne concerning him in the funeral sermon which was preached to improve his decease, the writer coincides:-"Of him it might be said, as of Stephen, 'he was full of faith and of the Holy Ghost.' No man more fully depended on the Spirit's influence than he did. Under the Spirit's teaching he moulded his life, and formed correct views of Jesus and his word." He was an ardent lover of the old Puritan school of theology, having no sym

pathy with the latitudinarian theories of some of the present day. But while he held with uncompromising firmness the great doctrines of grace, he ever connected with these the indispensable necessity of good works. He was distinguished by much spirituality of mind, being eminently a man of prayer. This was to him more than an occasional exercise; it appeared to be a constant settled habit; and he greatly loved to converse on the things of God on all suitable occasions. Hence, as might be expected, he was an eminently happy Christian, as well as a useful minister of Jesus Christ. Not unfrequently was his countenance lighted up with a benignant smile, when, out of the abundance of his heart, he spake of the Saviour whom he loved, and the great themes of the Christian revelation.

May his children and grandchildren tread in his footsteps, and may we all be followers of those who, through faith and patience, are now inheriting the promises, having fought the good fight of faith, and laid hold of eternal life! Ross, July 7, 1858. W.F. B.

was expected?-He did: they then "looked for redemption in" Jerusalem, Luke ii. 38.

Did he come when the sceptre was departed from Judah?-He did: for there then "went out a decree that all the world should be taxed," Luke ii. 1.

Did the angels attend him at his birth? They did: "there was a multitude of the heavenly host praising God," Luke ii. 13.

Was the Redeemer born in sin, as we are?-By no means: he was "without sin," Heb. iv. 15.

Was he perfectly pure and holy? -In all things: "That holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God," Luke i. 35. Was he pure and holy in his whole life?-He was: "He did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth," 1 Pet. ii. 22.

Was it requisite he should be so?— It was: "Such a high-priest became us, who was holy, harmless, and undefiled," Heb. vii. 26.

Could he have satisfied for our sin if he had had any sin of his own?— He could not: for he must, "through the Eternal Spirit, offer himself without spot," Heb. ix. 14; vii. 27. Was he subject to the sinless infirmities of our nature?-Yes: "He was in all points tempted like as we are," Heb. iv. 15.

Was he hungry?—Yes: "When he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterwards an hungered," Matt. iv. 2.

Was he weary ?-Yes: "Being weary with his journey, he sat on the well," John iv. 6.

Did he sleep?-Yes: "When the ship was covered with waves, he was asleep," Matt. viii. 24.

Did he pass through the ages of human life?-Yes: for "Jesus increased in wisdom and stature," Luke ii. 52.

Was the Redeemer willing to be incarnate for us?-Yes: for "when he cometh into the world, he saith, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God," Heb. x. 5, 7.

Is it well for us that he was so?— Yes: for "by this will we are sanctified," Heb. x. 10.

Was Christ's incarnation great condescension in him?-It was: for hereby he was "made a little lower than the angels," Heb. ii. 9.

Was it a great honour to our nature?-Yes: "What is man, that thou art mindful of him?" Heb. ii. 6, 7, 8.

Is it good news to mankind?Yes: "This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners," 1 Tim. i. 15.

their bodies to make the foundation of the coral island; then the soil accumulated, and the trees grew as they are now seen. Yes; coral is made of the skeletons of little sea-worms.

too."

But

Can a child do as much as a worm? Why, yes," exclaims every little reader, "and more Let us see. Imagine that you and I are sailing in a vessel upon the South Seas. How beautifully we glide along! The vessel skims the ocean like a swan. what is that yonder, rising above the billows like a painted island? Now it sparkles in the rays of the sun like a rock of silver, and now it assumes different colours. Red, golden, silvery hues, all blend together in delightful richness; nearer and nearer we come to the attractive object, all the while appearing more beautiful and brilliant than the Crystal Palace! when, lo, we discover it was the splendid work of sea-worm, so small that we cannot see them with the naked eye. Yes, the little coral worm threw up those many-coloured reefs, a little at a time, until we have this magnificent sight. And just over there, beyond that line of reefs, you see that little island covered with tall palmtrees, so green and slender. The foundation of that island, now a fit habitation for men, was laid by the same little coral worm. Myriads of them lived and died there, and left

This is what some worms do towards making this world a habitation for mankind. They make islands. God did not create them to be useless in this world, where so much is to be done. Their work amounts to something.

Would you not be as useful as the little coral worm? You cannot build islands, but you can help the people who live upon them, and those who live in other parts of the earth. A penny is a small gift, but twelve of them make a shilling. A grain of sand is very minute, but enough of them will make a mountain. So the little which one child does for God may seem too small to be counted, but, perhaps, twenty of these littles are equal to the work of one full-grown man or woman. Do not forget that if you do nothing for God, you are not worth as much as the coral worm.

HOW MANY MERCIES IN A YEAR.

I HAVE read of a little boy, very clever at figures, who heard so much about the goodness of God, that he thought he would try to reckon up how many mercies God had given him in that one year. So he took