the charge of immortal souls, he was consoled and animated with the conviction, that "He who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance"that He with whom "the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance, who taketh up the isles as a very little thing," was his FATHER. He counted the sincere followers of Jesus Christ as his brethren and sisters. The wretched condition of sinners affected his heart; and in his concern to bring them "to the knowledge of the truth," "that they might be saved," he almost forgot the painful privations connected with his situation.

In his first tour round the circuit, he diligently endeavoured to ascertain the real state of the classes. Having done this, he strove to remove all their stumbling-blocks, and whatever was an obstacle to the influence of religion in the society, or prejudicial to its character in the eye of the world. The exercise of proper discipline in the church requires much wisdom and fortitude; and in proportion to the disørdered state in which a minister may find that part of the vineyard he is called to labour in, will be his difficulty: generally those who are indifferent of our rules, are so from a secret repugnance to them-the lukewarm and the worldly-minded respect religion as far as it may suit their convenience; and it is not always the case that men have influence in religious society in consequence of their more exalted piety.

The way of the man of God however lies plain before him: let him scrupulously and vigilantly regard the honour of God, in requiring consistency of character with profession in his followers, and he shall find his labour not in vain in the Lord. Mr. Harris was abundantly compensated for his labours in this respect; his congregations now began to increase, and many entertained very different notions of religion to what they had done before; several obtained mercy, and were added to the church. He found that promise of the Lord verified, “Lo, I am with you."

The labours of this year being ended, he left his friends deeply affected at their having to part with him. He paid his parents and former acquaintances a short visit, and preached once or twice among them. They heard with profit and astonishment, and perceived that he was indeed a minister that needed not to be ashamed.

In 1814 he was appointed to Neuse circuit. Here he had to renew his labours with his bodily health and strength much impaired; but none of these things moved him from his object of publishing the glad tidings of salvation to lost sinners. He laboured in his new appointment with increasing success till the fall of the year, when he was attacked with a violent bilious complaint which brought him very near the borders of the grave. In his affliction he was favoured with the consolations of the Holy Spirit, and was enabled to submit to the divine will with perfect resignation. After his recovery he

Anished the labours of the year, and was made a blessing to many.

At the conference held in 1815 he was ordained deacon, and appointed to Bedford circuit. He was now much debilitated, and was not able to perform half the labours of the circuit: he was, notwithstanding, cheerful, and at intervals enabled to preach to crowded assemblies, some of whom listened to his message with rapture, and all with astonishment.

In the year 1816 he was stationed in Richmond city. He entered on this station with many painful apprehensions. There were not a few in this place whose minds were prejudiced against the Methodists, on account of some among them who did not adorn the Gospel by their conversation. This was an evil which had resulted from neglect of discipline; and other circumstances grew out of it which threatened the destruction of some of the classes: but it was well for Mr. Harris and his flock that he knew in whom he had believed," and that He would "guide him by his counsel." In this trying situation he enjoined those who felt concern for the prosperity of Zion, to aid him by their prayers to the great Head of the church, that He would turn their captivity and wipe away their reproach. It was not long before love and harmony was again restored in the society; and the causes of stumbling being removed out of the way, the prejudices of the citizens began to yield, and in a short time the churches could not contain the number who attended on his ministry. The power of God attended the word, and many found that Jesus Christ hath

power, on earth, to forgive sins. In the course of this summer he attended a camp-meeting about fifty miles above Richmond, when, preaching to the people, and speaking with earnestness on the glories of heaven, he said, "I believe I shall be there in the space of two years." This prediction, if we may call it such, we have reason to believe was accomplished within that time.

On the 5th January, 1817, he took leave of the society at Richmond. This was a most affecting time, and will not be forgotten by his friends. He preached twice in the day, and his farewell sermon at night, from Revelation vii. 14. "These are they that have come out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb." He laboured until he was almost exhausted, and addressing himself to the people as if confident they should see his face no more, he said, "I have not shunned to declare to you the whole counsel of God. And now I am about to leave you, not knowing where I am to go: but I am resigned to the will of my heavenly Father.

No, glory to God!

"I'll bear the cross, endure the pain,
Supported by thy word."

He spoke as if bidding them a final farewell as to

this life, which really was the case.

"Bear with me,

my brethren," said he, "my soul is happy! glory! honour! praise! and power!" Then falling upon his knees, he made an awful appeal to the hearts and consciences of the people, and after praying fervently with them, committed them to God and the word of his grace. The people wept aloud: and some who made no profession of religion said they never witnessed so solemn a scene. Mr. Harris told a friend afterward, that he had never before felt his mind in so awful a frame: for, said he, "I am impressed with a belief that I shall see my friends in this place no more till I meet them in eternity; but, thank God, I leave a goodly number on their way to heaven."

This year he was ordained elder, and was stationed by the conference at Newbern. Here his labours were very great; for in addition to his faithful discharge of those ministerial duties he had to attend to, he preached more than one hundred funeral sermons. He now commenced the study of the Greek language, and by his diligent application to it

made very considerable progress. He abridged

Stewart's Philosophy of the Mind; extracted the most valuable of Blair's Lectures on Rhetoric: and in addition to this, wrote about fifty of his Sermons. But notwithstanding his great success in the vineyard of his Lord and Master, and his zeal to make those who were dead in trespasses and sins acquainted with the spiritual and eternal life, which is by faith in Christ Jesus, we find his was the language of complaint. The consideration of the infinite value of