permit him. He desires me to convey our kindest remembrances to you all, and to our friends generally, who, we trust, continue to pray for us. "Our excellent friends, Mr. and Mrs. Tucker, have taken their passage by the 'Tasmania,' and expect to sail for England next month." Nearly a month afterwards Mr. Wa. terhouse wrote the following letter, the receipt of which strengthened the painful apprehensions which the Committee had begun to entertain: My daughter wrote a few lines, (January 14th, 1842,) giving an account of my continued illness. Since then I have been slowly improving, and can walk from one room to another; so that in the day I occupy the sofa, which affords relief; but I must recline. Committing my cause into the hands of Him who does all things well, "Your afflicted servant, "JOHN WATERHOUSE. "N. B.-Dr. Officer paid me unremitting and paternal attention; and when he thought me able to sit up a little, he wished me to ride out in an easy carriage, for which purpose he first sent me his own to try if I could bear it. I have, therefore, under his direction, borrowed a phaeton, as the Doctors say riding out, in a very easy vehicle, is absolutely necessary to my recovery; and that, with every advantage, it will be a work of time. "J. TUCKER for J. WATERHOUSE.' These apprehensions were realized by the very afflictive intelligence which we have now to communicate. This we shall give in the more brief letter of Mr. Simpson, dated Hobart Town, March 31st, 1842, reserving the interesting and more minute account by Mr. Butters for any memoir which it may be thought right to prepare for more general publi cation. "I sit down to address you under feelings of the most painful character. an event having taken place which has thrown a gloom over our society here, and which will be severely felt throughout our important Missions in this part of the world. I refer to the lamented death of our beloved General Superintendent, who exchanged mortality for life last evening, about a quarter before nine o'clock. exposure to severe weather after his re- was still in his Master's work, and he under a CORE r some time He had been daughter. "About two hours before his departare, I joined his family by his bedside, and they informed him that I was there, when he immediately called out, "pray, pray," I at once knelt down, and felt considerable liberty in praying that he might be supported in his passage through the dark valley of the shadow of death, and referred particularly to the precious ness of Christ to the soul of the dying believer. When we arose from our knees, he cried out in broken accents"he is precious! he is precious! he is precious!" Shortly after this he wished to be raised up in bed, and while his sons were supporting him, he appeared as though recognizing somebody about his bed, and then exclaimed," Wesley! Wesley! Wesley! Smith! Smith ! Clarke!" just as though he were addressing the parties whose names he mentioned. I simply relate the fact as it occurred: but may we not suppose that, as he drew near the invisible state, and heaven opened on his eyes, he might catch a view of those blessed spirits, and accost them by name as his future associates? After being laid down again in bed, he seemed to muse for some time; and I suppose the Mission under his care had engaged his final thoughts, and that he felt the need of a greater number of labourers in the field; for he raised himself in bed without help and cried out, "Missionaries! Missionaries! Missionaries!" and then sank back and never spoke afterwards. Thus, ended the eminently useful career of this devoted servant of the Redeemer. I need scarcely say how much we feel our loss; a loss which, when we think upon the wisdom with which he counselled, and the affection with which he encour aged us in our work, appears to be irreparable. May the mantle of our departed Elijah fall upon those that are left be hind?" Thus did this eminent missionary, with his latest breath, appear to make an appeal to God and to his Church, that more labourers may be sent into those fields which he had beheld as “already white unto the harvest!" We cannot believe that the appeal will be made in vain. METHODISM The following is a translation of a letter received by the senior editor of the New York Christian Advocate and Journal a few weeks since: "Very Honored Sir, and Brother in Jesus Christ,-I could wish that I were able to write to you in the language which is most familiar to you; but having been born in the canton of Vaud, in Switzerland, and having passed the greatest part of my life in France, the English is not sufficiently familiar to me for that. I always take the liberty to write to you, knowing how much you are interested in the progress of the Gospel in our country, and that I may speak to you upon a subject which ought certainly to contribute, by the blessing of God, to the progress of light and Christian life, wherever the Gospel is announced in the French language. Methodism is placed in France in circumstances peculiarly serious; and that has made the Wesleyan missionaries who labour here feel keenly the importance of religious publications, suitable to answer the de mands of any one of these circumstances. They have laboured, and their efforts have been blessed; but they have been able to accomplish but little, compara tively to the immensity of such necessities. f! IN FRANCE. "We have been talking, for several years, in our district meetings, of the necessity of translating into French Wes ley's Notes on the New Testament, as it is the most suitable work to instruct and edify the mind, and destroy the preju dices that ignorance and party spirit have spread abroad in opposition to our doctrines; and a respectable brother undertook the work during the past year, aided by two pious pastors. Unhappily, the district has not been able to take any direct measure this spring, to facilitate and hasten the publication of this book, because of the paucity of its resources, compared to the immensity of the de- mands which are apparent every where for it. Seeing, then, that the editors cannot make this publication, without being aided in a direct manner, I take the liberty, my dear brother, to inform you of it, and, if it is not an indiscretion on I my part, to pray you to be willing to engage the agents of the American-Methodist Book Room to subscribe for 400 copies of this commentary, which will: be in two volumes, 8vo., and which the editors will sell to them for nine francs per copy. I ardently desire that this? publication may be made as soon ass possible for we have a great number ! of instructors, local preachers, and per า sons of every rank, and of every age, in France, in Switzerland, and in Belgium, who have no work in our language, possessing in so high a degree as this, that light, life, and simplicity, so necessary for the establishment and developement of the faith of the greatest numbers of serious readers. I hope, sir, that in presenting you with some information upon the actual condition, both moral and religious, of these countries, my bold undertaking will be justifiable in your eyes. Since the latter end of the past centu ry, some Moravian brethren, at first from the east and south, afterward some Wesleyan preachers from Normandy, have exercised a salutary and beneficial influence, but it has been comparatively restrained and individual. The spirit of pretended philosophy of the eighteenth century, the overthrow of politics, the prodigious discoveries and advancement made in natural philosophy, promoted intellectual life in all classes of society. But this state of things is quite different now-a-days, in many respects. A species of egotism, which has made the mass of the people feel the inadequacy of the things that they know to render them happy, has made them experience a sort of emptiness, which disposes them, from the bosom of their indifference, to listen to religious truths in a manner more efficacious than we would suppose.And to confirm that by some examples, I would say, that thousands of persons who did not hear the Gospel ten years ago, now listen to it, and many of them have been converted to God. Last sabbath two ladies entered my chapel, probably for the first time. One said to the other, "What is that written there above the pulpit? God is a Spirit, and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.'” "What, do the Protestants also believe in God!" One sat down and heard the preaching in the most serious manner, and in returning she said to the other, "O, never in my life have I heard the like." Such things transpire every week in various places. It was not until between the years 1818 and 1825 that they began to have a glimpse of the dawn, properly speaking, of a new moral day. It was at that time that several daily papers, and other religious works sprang into existence, and that Bible societies were founded, and Christians of different denominations liv ed together in a spirit of peace and love, It was, also, during these years, that Mr. Cook, the Wesleyan missionary, began to labor, and to become known in France by an active and persevering zeal, and drew upon himself the esteem and regard of some men of the first rank, by the superiority of his mind, and the variety of his knowledge. It was he who, in the south of France, was the first and principal founder of those pastoral assemblies which have been so often spoken of by the journals for some years past, and which have already done so much, in various ways, for the revival of the spirit of religion. Notwithstanding the revolution of 1830 had extended the sphere of activity among Christians, yet the spirit of division entered into the camp of the Lord; and from that time a part of the strength which should have been exerted in saving souls, was spent in disputing about questions of minor importance. But the work of the Lord has not been interrupted. For, how many pastors have been converted! How many souls have been called into the possession of salvation! How many thousands and millions of Bibles, New Testaments, and other religious works have been spread abroad! How many pious schools opened! But what are they among so many? It would be difficult to form a precise idea of the actual religious condition of the several Churches and Christian enterprises, of the strength they have, and the influence they exert abroad; as they are still in their infancy, and their principal traits are not entirely developed. We believe, however, that there are some which are more advanced, in certain respects. And we have principally in view the Wesleyan societies; for, by the grace of God, their preachers have always had before their eyes the sole end of their vocation-the glory of God and the salvation of souls. And God has blessed their labors in a remarkable manner. In 1830 we had only three or four Wesleyan missionaries in France; and we only numbered ninety-seven in society. Now-a-days we have upwards of twenty travelling preachers, about one hundred local preachers, thirteen or fourteen hundred members in society; several Sunday and week-day schools have been established; several Chapels built; and the Lord has blessed us also in other things; and I have firm confidence that he will bless us still more for the future, in proportion to our faithfulness to him. For, if there are those who exert a spirit of opposition toward us, yet we have also many friends to our doctrines; and as our societies increase in number, they increase also in faith and love. I pray God, dear Doctor, to bless you more and more in all that you do for his glory. And I remain, with profound respect, your devoted and affectionate servant and brother, HENRY MARTIN, Wesleyan Missionary. Roubaix, August 13, 1842. OBITUARY. We give the following Obituary Notices from the Minutes of Conference for 1842. adorned his Christian profession. His views of divine truth were clear; and his pulpit talents were exercised with general acceptance and success. His discourses were well-studied, judicious, instructive, and richly evangelical; his mode of delivery was solemn, natural, and impressive; and the unction of the Holy One largely accompanied his ininistrations, rendering them eminently encouraging and consolatory. After holding for four years the important office of House-Governor in the Theological Institution, having passed the ordinary term of human life, and being of opinion that he could no longer occupy with advantage to the Connexion the posts of labour which he had so long held, he bowed to the will of God, and retired into comparative obscurity, carrying with him the habitual cheerfulness, zeal for God, and holy activity, which he had previously maintained. He employed his remaining strength in visiting the people from house to house, assisting in holding Missionary and other meetings, and preaching with great energy and unction. His departure was sudden. On Sunday afternoon, November 6th, 1841, he returned from a visit to Thorner, where he had preached with unusual power and pathos. He conversed with his accustomed cheerfulness, prayed with the family, retired to rest in the evening, and almost immediately afterwards expired in a manner the most calm and tranquil. Like Enoch, he had “walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.” Sew I9NDA JOSEPH ENTWISLE, Sen., was born in Manchester, in the year 1767, and converted to God at the early age of four teen. When he was not quite sixteen years of age, he began, under the constraining love of Christ, to call sinners to repentance as a Local Preacher, and laboured in that capacity with great acceptance till the year 1787, when he was called into the itinerant ministry by the Rev. John Wesley. During a public life of about fifty-four years, he main tained an unblemished reputation; prosecuted his ministerial labours with exemplary diligence; and gained the esteem, affection, and confidence of all with whom he was associated. He sustained some of the highest offices in our Connexion, having been twice placed, by his brethren, in the chair of the Conference. During the latter part of his protracted and honourable career, he presented a fine specimen of simplicity, dignity, and piety; his very countenance expressing the peace, benignity, and sacred joy, which, by the grace of God, had become the habit of his mind. The placidity of his temper, his humility, benevolence, and affability, rendered him welcome wherever he came. A sound and discriminating judgment, habitually exercised in humble dependence upon the Divine guidance, enabled him to act the part assigned to him with more than ordinary prudence, and rendered him a wise counsellor to those who sought his advice. He was orderly in all his move-90 ments, lived by rule; was punctual in all his engagements, and conscientiously redeemed the time. In him firmness was happily tempered with the gentleness and courtesy inspired by Christian love. In all the relations of life, he Edmund Grindrod, was born at ClayLane, near Rochdale, in the year 1786. When he was about fourteen years of age, he sought and found peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;' and at the age of ninete was admitted as a Local Preacher by the late Rev. John Barber. He was received by the Conference as a probationary Wesleyan Preacher, in the year 1806; and for the remainder of his life "studied to show himself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." His natural abilities were good; and he greatly improved them by diligent application and culture. His judgment was remarkably sound. With the works of the best English Divines he had a familiar acquaintance; and his attainments in general literature were very respectable. The views which he entertained concerning the sacred truths of revelation were comprehensive and accurate; and in the pure and primitive theology which the Wesleyan Body embraces as scriptural, he was acknowledged to be a master. To the constitution and economy of Methodism he had paid unremitting attention; nor did he fail to give the fullest evidence of his skill in the administration of its affairs, and the enforcement of its discipline. His "Compendium of the Laws and Regulations of Wesleyan Methodism," which he published but a short time before his lament ed death, will remain as a monument of his intimate knowledge of our ecclesiastical order and institutions. From the rich fund of information with which his mind was fraught, he drew ample stores of experimental and practical wisdom. His piety was most exemplary, calm, deep, active, and habitual. He was eminent for self-control, a strong sense of propriety, great moral courage, and an unflinching adherence to rectitude. When placed in circumstances of more than ordinary trial and perplexity, he was enabled to possess his soul in patience and peace. His temper was seldom moved. Integrity and uprightness preserved him." He was a firm and valuable friend, and an able counsellor. In his deportment and manners, while he preserved an unassuming Christian dignity, he was uniformly kind, courteous, and gentle. As a Minister of God's holy word, he particularly excelled in the gift of teaching. His style and composition were correct; his language well chosen and appropriate; his expositions of the "mind of the Spirit clear and convincing; and his appeals to the conscience, at some times especially, very powerful. He laboured to "win souls," and watched over that he the "must give an account." In the several Circuits to which he was appointed, he enjoyed, a very high degree of public esteem and love. He temperately yet faithfully maintained the just rights of Wesleyan Methodism; and, in the defence of these against unreasonable and factious men, he sustained a shock in his health and constitution from which he never fully recovered. As a testimony of the attachment and confidence of his brethren, he was appointed, for a series of years, to offices of great trust and responsibility; and was at length, in the year 1837, elected as President of the Čonference, of which he had previously been Secretary. During a protracted and painful affliction, his mind was kept in great peace; and from the truths which he had zealously preached to others he derived comfort and support in that hour of need. Perceiving that his "sickness 22 was "unto death," he meekly resigned himself into the hands of God, and devoutly attended to a Christian preparation for his departure hence. Occasionally he was assailed by temptation, which he was, however, most graciously enabled to resist and overcome. said one day to his colleague, with a feeble and tremulous voice, "I have had a severe conflict; but my faith has conquered." Full of holy tranquillity, but completely worn out by the force of disease, he fell asleep in Jesus, without a struggle or a groan, on Sunday, May 1st, 1842, in the fifty-seventh year of his age, and the thirty-sixth of his ministry. He JONATHAN EDMONDSON, M. A., was early a subject of religious convictions. Having joined the Methodist society, he perseveringly sought the favour of God, in the appointed means of grace; and by faith in Jesus Christ obtained the pardoning mercy of God, with its accompanying peace and holiness. Under the influence of the love of God, he began to exhort sinners to repent and believe the Gospel. Whilst entertaining the thought of entering upon the Ministry in the Established Church, he was appointed by Mr. Wesley to labour in the Epworth Circuit, in the year 1786. Regarding this as a call from God, Mr. Edmondson went forth in the name of the Lord, and laboured abundantly in the word and doctrine. His preaching was pithy and sententious; and was highly acceptable to the people. Having acquired a large fund of information by his sermons exhibited great variety of extensive reading, and laborious study, matter, and edifying topics of Christian truth. He was mild and urbane in his |