violence, the fountain of his affections, the Siloam which had healed and blessed so many. But disturbed as it was, the fountain flowed and sparkled still, for those who waited at its brink. His mind was often inwardly active, when all expression was denied him, and even when he was apparently asleep, was following passively the shadowy and dreamy flow of his fancy. My mind,' he would say, 'is crowded with thoughts, precious thoughts of death and immortality,' thoughts which he longed to utter. In hours of perfect consciousness, he uniformly declared his conviction, that the time of his departure had come, the 'fitting time,' the best time;' and occasional allusions to the approaching change showed the peace and serenity of his mind. It was,' says one who never left him, as when the parting of the clouds, on a dark evening, shows here and there a bright star in the space beyond, we know as well that the whole heaven is radiant with its countless myriads still, as if the whole atmosphere were clear and we saw them all.' Not a word, not a look indicated a desire to return to life, and yet every precious memory of the past, every interest of the large circle of friends, that he loved, was as dear and as strong as ever. In one or two short intervals, between his continually lengthening seasons of seeming or entire unconsciousness, words of most precious import were spoken to his children, the impression of which can never be effaced. On one occasion in particular, the precise circumstances of which are of too sacred and private a character to be publicly described, warm and elevated expressions of gratitude to the Saviour, intermingled with affectionate addresses and counsels to his family fell from his lips. His thoughts turned to the closing hours and acts of the Master whom he loved; and, speaking of the design of Jesus in instituting the Last Supper, as if inspired by the very spirit of His own boundless benevolence, he stretched out his feeble arms, saying, ' He intended it for all, he would gather all to his embrace."

"He was now constantly anticipating a sudden call to depart, for which nothing remained to be put in readiness; and there is no doubt, that he was aware of the time when the mandate came, and yielded himself up with a quiet and childlike submission. As Death came upon him, he threw gently over him the veil of deepest sleep, under which he lay for a few hours, still breathing, composed and tranquil, whilst his spirit was loosing itself from its worn-out members, and sighing itself back to God."

"I never came near Mr Ware whilst he lived, without

a feeling of mingled reverence and love and now that he is no more, I call up his moral image, I bring before me the likeness of his soul, with a still deeper emotion of sacredness and affection. If, whilst his spirit dwelt in the body; if, whilst its light beamed upon us through that benignant and earnest eye; if, whilst it meditated beneath that tranquil and capacious brow; if, when it spoke through those persuasive and serious lips; if, when it drew near to us in the intercourse of friendship, with that unequalled plainness and gentle dignity of manner, which so well became the guilelessness of its feeling, and the elevation of its intent; if, when it occupied the pulpit, with that look and air of Apostolic gravity and tenderness, which made his appearance there so impressive and so welcome; if, when it went about among us, doing good in that humble garb, and with that quiet alacrity of mien, befitting a messenger of the cross; if, in each of these bodily conditions, his spirit sometimes impressed us with a hallowing sensation, how much is this influence deepened, as we contemplate it abstracted from its mortal habiliments.

"As it floats before my inner vision, I see the clear radience of heaven-born Purity; I see the placid smile of Peace; I see the most rare expression of Humility mingled with Self-respect; I see the serious look of Godly fear; I see the august figure of Truth; I see the likeness of angelic Love-I see all these moral features blended gracefully together, and all quickened and glowing with intense yet chastened Activity-yes, life; spiritual life; earnest, unfaltering, God-serving life; dutiful, beneficent activity, this is the quality that pervades and animates and distinguishes the whole.

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"Such are the most striking spiritual lineaments, which, shining before the soul's eye, as in the mild light of heaven, are grouped together into the sainted likeness of him whose mortal countenance we shall see no more. more, did I say? No more with the bodily vision. But the minds looks upon it now. Its portrait hangs in the heart. Every feature is true to the life. Every line and expression is perfect. We love to gaze upon it to-day; and we shall not lose it to-morrow. It will fade, only to be revived again. It will meet us in our walks. It will smile upon us at our firesides. It will brighten before us in our closets. It will appear to us in our dreams. It will not be veiled from us in our sorrows, nor be hidden from our joys. In the toils of duty, in the repose of meditation, in the days of our moral triumph, in the nights of our re

morse, through all life's vicissitudes, and amidst its last solemn scenes, to many of us, who have known, and studied, and loved it, it will again and again reappear, and never, but, as when it looked upon us in the years that are gone, to make us purer, and calmer, and happier for the sight."

The Little Magazine of Useful and Entertaining Knowledge, 1843. London, S. Gilbert, 51 and 52 Paternoster Row. Edinburgh, John Johnstone, 2 Hunter Square.

WE had the pleasure of pointing out to our readers the usefulness and moral importance of a former volume of this interesting little work, and we now gladly bear testimony to the continued and increasing value of the publication, as manifested by the contents of the fourth volume, just completed. The volume contains 384 pages, including table of contents and title, or twelve sheets of 32 pages, and is sold at the very moderate charge of a penny a number. It is published on the first of every month. The contents of the volume for the past year have been selected or prepared with considerable care and judgment; prose and poetry mingle their several beauties; anecdote and moral maxim, natural history and religious truth, history of the past, and facts as to the present, blend their instructive power, and all are sedulously brought to bear on the moral and Christian training of the young for the faithful performance of the duties of active life, and the resistance of the numberless temptations to which the youthful are so commonly exposed. The number for January contains an Almanack and Register of facts for the year, and the volume is dedicated "to the friends of National Education, conducted on Christian principles, but unfettered by denominational peculiarities." "The Little Magazine" can be cordially recommended to the perusal of the younger members of families, as well as to our Sunday School Libraries; and we hope it will receive the extended circulation which its merits claim for it.

The Supremacy of the One God the Father vindicated. By the Rev. John Harrison, Ph. D. Pp. 48. London, J. Green; Manchester, T. Forrest.

THERE are persons who think such publications as this by Dr Harrison unnecessary; that the controversy is finished; and that all that Christian Unitarians have now to do, is to enjoy the fruits of victory, and apply to practice the principles they have so triumphantly defended. We are not among this number. We know that the battle of Christian truth has yet to be fought again and again. A new generation, who knew not Joseph Priestley or Theophilus Lindsey, is constantly springing up, and they need instruction as much as their forefathers. And despite the "triumph of truth," whether by Elwall, or Emlyn, or Locke, or Milton, the advocates of religious error are unceasingly pouring forth their oft-refuted arguments, and their tracts swarm in thousands. "Shall Truth be silent because Error frowns," and reiterates and anathematizes; or because its might has aforetime been manifested, is it to shrink uow ingloriously from the contest, under pleas as fallacious as unwise? Most assuredly not. Practice need not be divorced from controversy; principle and action should ever be associated; it is not the faithful imitator of Christ who deems the separation possible. It is in the spirit of Christian faith and devotedness that Dr Harrison has written his pamphlet. It was called for by a publication, entitled," Berea, or a Scriptural Manual on the Doctrine of a Triune God, by David Thomson," and ably has the call been answered. The vindication of Dr H. must prove of essential service, more particularly in the locality in which he ministers, and we feel grateful to him for the promptitude with which he has buckled on the armour of Christian defence for long lost truth, and the strength and sharpness of weapons, not carnal, but etherial tempered, with which he has demolished the work which had been thrown out in its scorn and defiance. May his congregation duly appreciate his labours, and zealously co-operate with their pastor iu the furtherance of every work of Christian benevolence.

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