man went about day and night to pray among the people, and praised his God who had done fo great things for him. He walked humbly before the Lord, and though he found much of his prefence, yet he frequently complained of his barrenness, and expreffed a want of more and more of the life of God. There was fo much of the mind of Chrift in him, that it feemed to the Preachers and others, that God had fome work for him to do; therefore, though he was very young, he was appointed to meet with and affift a few perfons near his father's, who were refolved to work out their falvation with fear and trembling. They received him gladly; and it pleased God to blefs his labour of love among them. After a little time, it was impreffed on his mind, that he must in a more public manner, warn his fellow-finners to fly from the wrath to come. Accordingly he firft exhorted in the Society, and afterwards with the advice of the Preachers, he did it in public; enforcing all he said by his holy life, and humble conversation. He was not deterred from attending at the house of prayer, by a little fickness, by heat or cold, or by wet and dark nights; for it pained him exceedingly to let one hour of his time pass by unimproved. Sometime in the Summer of 1771, the Lord convinced him more deeply of the inward corruption of his heart. He was now all athirst for a heart perfectly devoted to God; crying out, ""Tis worse than death my God to love, And not my God alone." And on the 17th of August in that year, he believed the Lord had faved him from all his inbred fin; and felt what he could not fully exprefs. For fome time he had no doubt of this work being wrought in him; and indeed none who knew him could difbelieve him, for the tree was known by its fruit. But the enemy of fouls foon robbed him in a measure of his confidence, refpe&ting this work, fo that he came fhort of his gracious privilege. In the Winter of 1778, he felt a great defire to preach the word, and to give himfelf wholly to the work of the miniftry. It was thought beft that he fhould continue where he was till the enfuing Conference; and then, if God fhould permit, that he fhould go out into the work. But it pleafed Providence to make a way for him fooner and after many struggles in his own breaft, and fome outward oppofition, he left his parents and friends, cheerfully commending them to God, and the word of his grace. After staying fome time among the people where he had been fent to labour, he went to the Conference, and was received on trial as a Travelling Preacher. He was much attached to the old Methodist plan; and grieved when any feemed inclined in any degree to deviate from it. He was appointed, in conjunction with two others, to labour in the Baltimore Circuit. Here he foon found fome with whom he could take fweet counfel; men who were on full stretch for all the mind that was in Chrift; and not a few who could teftify that the blood of Chrift had cleansed them from all unrighteousness. He foon found the work of God reviving in his foul; and got fo established in grace, that he had a conftant sense of the indwelling Spirit of God, and was enabled to live nearer to the Lord than ever. He now experienced that he could rejoice evermore, pray without ceafing, and in every thing give thanks. All who truly loved God could eafily perceive what spirit he was of; and were astonished to fee a perfon fo young bleft with fuch gifts, and yet with ftill greater grace. When they heard this stripling converfing in private and preaching in public, they fat at his feet gladly, and were conftrained to fay, "Surely out of the mouths of babes God doth ordain praise!" [To be continued.] A fhort J A fhort AccoUNT of JANE PLUMRIDGE. . [By R. Rodda.] ANE PLUMRIDGE was born the third of June 1768. Her parents were profeffors of religion, and endeavoured to bring up their children in the fear of God. Jane was of a peevish, fretful temper from her infancy, and very foon en deavoured to get every opportunity she could to play, especially on the Sabbath. In other refpects the obeyed her parents, and was very diligent in her employ, which was that of making lace. When her mother At times the appeared deeply affected. talked to her about death and judgment, her fears were alarmed, and her mind diftrefled; but thefe convictions, like the morning cloud and the early dew, foon vanifhed away. On September 6, 1782, being taken ill of a fever, fhe began to be dreadfully afraid of death; and enquired of many who came to fee her, if they thought fhe would die. Some flattered her by telling her she was better; and they hoped fhe would do well enough again. Others, who wifhed her happiness in The Lord time and eternity, exhorted her to pray to God. now brought all her fins to her remembrance. Her Sabbathbreaking, her peevishness and fretfulnefs, appeared in their odious colours. The thought of dying and ftanding before God filled her mind with terror and deep difirefs, and confirained her to cry out, "What fhall I do to be faved! I am afraid God will not have mercy on me!" She then defired her mother and others to pray with her often complaining the could not pray, and earnestly defiring that religious people might vifit her; which feveral in the neighbourhood did, who cared for her foul. Being asked if fhe wifhed for a Preacher to come and fee her; fhe answered, "I fhall be very glad of it." Mr. C went, and finding her in great afflictions of body and mind, exhorted her to cry mightily to God, and beg of him to enable her to be lieve. He then earneftly poured out his foul to God in her behalf, and rifing from his knees told her, he had no doubt but God would have mercy upon her, and make her happy! From this time fhe took courage, and began to wrestle with God in fervent prayer; and determined not to give over her fuit until he had obtained the bleffing. The captive exile hafleneth that the may be delivered, and that she may not die in the pit. The great Deliverer appeared, and loofed all her bands; and in that hour fhe felt, that whom the Son of God maketh free, they are free indeed! Bleffed tranfition, when God wipes off the penitential tear, gives beauty for afhes, the oil of joy for mourning; and the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness. In the evening fhe defired to fee fome who had vifited her. When they came, fhe broke out "I am not afraid to die, I know God hath forgiven me all my fins. I have had a hard ftruggle, but now I have overcome; now I would rather die than live, but in this, the will of the Lord be done!" Her friends joined with her in praifing God for his unspeakable mercies, and for fome time her ravifhed fpirit continued to rejoice in God her Saviour. Her bodily pain was very great; and the enemy often tempted her to peevilhnefs; and thruft fore at her that fhe might fall, but the Lord enabled her to bear her bodily affliction, and to endure temptation with chriftian fortitude and patience. He gave her ftrength and courage to exhort thofe that vifited her, to prepare in health to meet their God. She fpake very affectingly to her play-mates, intreating them not to break the Sabbath, or speak bad words any more; but to pray earnestly to God that he might forgive them; and then if he called for them, they would not be afraid to die. She defired her little brothers to seek the Lord in their youth, and told them, God liked her the better because fhe fought him early. A few days after this, I went to fee her, and afked her how fhe found herfelf? She anfwered, "Very happy." I faid, why why are you happy?"Becaufe, faid fhe, God hath forgiven me all my fins." I faid, fuppofe God was to fay to you, child, you fhall either live or die as you like, what would you chuse? She answered, "Were I to chufe, it would be to die; but if God reftores me, I hope it will be to speak of his goodness." I faid, why would you wish to die? She replied, "That I may go to heaven." I faid, what fort of company and employment do you think they have there? She faid, "They are all very loving, and all their business is to praise God." A day or two after this, her mother (a poor widow) being in great diftrefs, wanting even the neceffaries of life, the prayed to God to fend her relief. God answered her prayer that day: for the benevolent and humane Mr. B-n, of High Wycomb, met her, and unafked, amply fupplied her preffing wants. When the mother informed the child of this feafonable relief, fhe faid, "You fee, mother, how the Lord provides for you, and I believe, if you truft him, he will still provide." To a woman that came to see her fhe faid, "Now I am not afraid to die, are you?" The woman faid, "No." She faid, "I think if I was in your cafe, I should.” The woman afked why? She faid, because you have not repented, and then began exhorting her to repent and forfake her fins, and to pray to God for deliverance from them. The woman was fo of fended, that she came to see her no more. At times her mind feemed much bewildered; and fhe was fo diftreffed that fhe would fcarce take any fuftenance. Thefe conflicts were fhort, the gales of God's holy Spirit foon drove away the clouds, and made her exulting foul often break out in these words, "O Jefus, who art The defire of my heart, And triumphant to heaven afcend." The |