fess to worship the God of order, as he is found to be in all churches of the saints, we solemnly engage strictly to adhere to the foregoing articles, relying on God for strength to perform the duties therein enjoined.

And now we desire to look unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, that he would be pleased to grant unto us, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; that Christ may dwell in our hearts by faith; that we, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth and length,and depth and height, and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that we may be filled with all the fullness of God, and that our blessed Saviour may afford us, in our associate and individual capacity, his gracious presence, and in our humble attempts to honor him, sanctify us to his own service and glory.

In testimony of this, our solemn engagement and united prayer, we hereunto subscribe our names.

This society was very dear to Mrs. McFarland as long as she lived. She was never absent from the monthly meeting, unless detained by the providence of God; and when there she was always ready to take her part in the exercises. How meek and humble her demeanor; how mild and persuasive her remarks; how fervent, copious, varied, importunate, her prayers; how often she was dissolved in tears of contrition, or wrapt in the spirit of love and devotion, will never be forgotten by those whose privilege it was to meet with her.

It may be added, to the above enumeration of societies in which she bore so distinguished a part, that she felt a lively interest in most of the other benevolent and religious objects which for the last twenty years have enlisted the charities and prayers of christians. She rejoiced greatly

in the success of efforts to bring forward and educate young men of piety and talents for the gospel ministry; was an attentive reader and distributer of religious tracts; favored the cause of African colonization; was much interested in the Seaman's Friend Society, and a very devoted member of the Maternal Association.

As she desired and aimed to do good by every means in her power, she had it in her heart' to write a TRACT for publication. Among the unfinished writings which she left is one designed for a tract, on The Value of the Gospel to Mankind, from which the following extract is taken.

"Is, then, the gospel infinitely important to every individual of the human species? Have any received it; loved it; been made happy by its influence; rejoiced under the severest sufferings, from its consolations; triumphed over death, through its power, even death in its most terrific form? Then why is there not more done to convey its treasures to all our race? Alas! alas! the answer is cold, and tardy in its approach. And well it may be so, considering what the answer is. A want of means! want of pecuniary aid! money! money! O tell it not, shall I say in the streets of Askelon? No, I will say, let us blush to tell it in the gentle

breeze of evening-to whisper it to the companion of our midnight hours; lest our adversaries may hear it and exult; lest the heathen on Africa or India's shore should catch the desponding sound; lest it should reach the valley of the West, and discourage some of our adventurous pioneers. Let us confine such a reply till it is smothered in eternal stillness! What-christians want money-pecuniary aid? Christ's ministers want means? Where are the promises? Who hath said, Lo! I am with you always, even unto the end of the world ?-Go, preach the gospel to every creature? If Christ has promised his presence, what means can be wanting? Has he not all hearts in his hands? How were the children of Israel supported in their march for forty years? Is not God the same, yesterday, to-day, and forever? his promises yea and amen? Then why may not his servants trust in him. He says, According to your faith, be it unto you. Why not, then, go forth clad with gospel armor, no encumbering wardrobe-but as David to the combat with Goliath; with that simple instrument, the bible, in the name of the living God, and make their way."

CHAPTER IX.

HER LABORS AS A SABBATH SCHOOL

TEACHER.

Mrs. McFarland did not become a teacher in the Sabbath school till after the death of her husband. She was then induced, by much persuasion, to take a class of young ladies. Her reluctance to engage in this new service arose from the HUMILITY which was so beautiful a trait in her character; she remarking afterwards to her pastor, with tears, "that she had made so poor an improvement of her advantages that she felt incompetent to teach a class that had been trained from childhood in the Sabbath school." But in this, as in all other services, others judged better of her than she did of herself: rather, it should be said, her HUMILITY gave her the PREEntertaining so humble an opinion of her own competency she was the more studious and prayerful that she might get her lessons well, and profit those whom she endeavored to instruct. So highly were her instructions prized, that it was esteemed a great privilege to be in her class.

EMINENCE.

To render our Sabbath schools interesting

and profitable, various plans have been adopted

within ten years past. the Union Questions;

Sometimes we have used sometimes selected topics from the Old or New Testament, and had them printed, with a few scriptural references, on small cards; sometimes studied a particular portion of scripture in course, leaving the teachers to hear the lessons recited, and to ask such questions as they thought proper. In this way we have studied a portion of the Psalms, the greater part of the four Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, and several of the epistles.

That Mrs. McFarland always met her class well prepared to teach them was generally known, but her labor and diligence in preparing her lessons were not known, either to her pastor, the superintendants of the school, or even to her class, till brought to light after her death.

Among her writings were found about fifty sheets of paper, folded neatly in octavo form, closely written, with questions and answers, on her Sabbath school lessons. The questions were always original with her; she sometimes remarking, when the Union Questions were used, 'That she found them a help to her, but she could not feel that she had got her lesson well merely to follow them,'