us to labor, and watch, and pray for them that remain."

May 16.-"I went down with Captain M. to Deptford. Passing through an inn which was close to the water's side, I came at once, to my great surprise, close to the Indiaman before I was aware of it. The sudden sight of the water and of the ship affected me almost to tears. My emotions were mixed, partly of joy, and partly of trembling apprehension at my now being so soon to go away."

May 18.-"Happening to look over some of my farewell sermons at Cambridge, I was affected to

tcars."

May 22.-"Heard Mr. Crowther preach. At first I could not enter into those humiliating views which I knew I ought to have; but, by stirring up myself to attend, and to mix faith with what he said, and by turning every sentence into a petition, I got great good to my soul."

May 24.-"I felt more than I ever did in my life the shame attending poverty; nothing but the remembrance that I was not to blame, supported me: whatever comes to me in the way of Providence is and must be for my good. Dined at ***, where I could plainly see I was scarcely a welcome guest: the neglect of me was too plain to be unnoticed. The weakness of my human nature would have expressed itself had I not looked up to God, and prayed for a sight of my desert of the scorn of men

The conversation amongst these high professors was of course about ***. One said to me, his sermons are not fine and eloquent, but spiritual-alluding to the first of mine which he had heard.”

heart knit

May 30.-"Read Brainerd. I feel my to this dear man, and really rejoice to think of meeting him in heaven."

June 1.-"Memory has been at work to unnerve my soul; but reason, and honor, and love to Christ and souls shall prevail-Amen. God help me."

June 2.-Whitsunday. "My dear Redeemer is a fountain of life to my soul. With resignation, and peace, can I look forward to a life of labor and entire seclusion from earthly comforts, while Jesus thus stands near me, changing me into his own holy image."

June 6.-"God's interference in supporting me continually, appears to me like a miracle.”

June 7.-"I have not felt such heart-rending pain since I parted with * * * in Cornwall. But the Lord brought me to consider the folly and wickedness of all this. I could not help saying-Go, Hindoos-go on in your misery-let Satan still rule over you; for he that was appointed to labor among you, is consulting his ease.-No, thought I-hell and earth shall never keep me back from my work. I am cast down, but not destroyed. I began to consider why I was so uneasy-Cast thy care upon him, for he careth for you.' 'In every thing by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your

requests be made known to God;'-these promises were sweetly fulfilled before long to me."

June 8.-"My heart was sometimes ready to break with agony. At other times, I was visited by a few moments of sublime and enraptured joy. Such is the conflict. Why have my friends mentioned this subject? It has torn open old wounds, and I am again bleeding."

June 13.-"Had I a more tender sense of mercy, I should have delighted to write on the subject I had chosen. Yet it is very sweet to be desiring such a state. I would wish, like Mary, to be weeping at the feet of Jesus."

June 15.-Shed tears to-night at the thoughts of my departure. I thought of the roaring seas which would soon be rolling between me and all that is dear to me upon earth."

June 23.-"The grief of the Misses** at the departure of their brother for India, called forth some of my natural feelings. Had I been going from necessity, it would almost break my heart. But I go, from choice, into a part of the vineyard where my dearest friend will be present. On the subject of the mission, I seemed assisted to unfold my heart unto the Lord, and to pray for his mighty protection in the fiery trial which is about to try me."

June 26. "I heard something about Swartz to day, which struck me much-his simple mode of living."

June 28.-"Was much struck and affected with the words of a Hottentot woman, quoted in Mr. Biddulph's sermon. How happy and honored am I, in being suffered to be a Missionary."

July 4th.-"Mr. Cecil shewed me a letter in Swartz's own hand-writing. Its contents were of a very experimental* nature-applicable to my case. The life of faith in Jesus is what I want. My soul may almost burst with astonishment at its own wickedness; but, at the same time, trusting to mercy, rise and go, and try to make men happy. The Lord go with me! Let my right hand forget her cunning, if I remember not Jerusalem above my chief joy."

After delivering a sermon to the congregation at St. John's, upon Acts xx, 32; "And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them that are sanctified," on the 8th of July, Mr. Martyn left London for Portsmouth; and such was the acuteness of his feelings during this journey, that he fainted, and fell into a convulsion fit, at the inn where he slept on the road: a painful intimation to those friends who were with him, of the poignancy of that grief which he endeavored as much as possible to repress and conceal. The next morning, however, he was sufli

• It were much to be wished, that very large extracts from Mr. Swartz's Correspondence with the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge were published. Much would doubtless be found there "applicable to the case" of Christian in general, and of Ministers and Missionaries in particular.

ciently recovered to proceed, and was much refreshed in his spirits at the sight of many of his brethren at Portsmouth, who had come (several from a considerable distance) that they might affectionately accompany him to the ship. Among these, was one whose presence afforded him an unexpected happiness. "To be obliged to give up all hopes of your accompanying me to Portsmouth," (he had written a short time before to Mr. Simeon,) "is a greater disappointment than I can well describe. Having been led to expect it, I seemed to experience a painful privation. However, you will not now have the pain of observing in your brother a conversation and spirit unsuitable to the important work on which he is going. Yet this I believe, that though I have little affection towards heavenly things, I have less towards every thing earthly." From Mr. Simeon he learnt, to his exceeding comfort, that his flock at Cambridge intended on the day of his departure, as far as it could be ascertained, to give themselves up to fasting and prayerand at his hands he received, with peculiar gratification, a silver compass, sent by them, as a memorial of their unfeigned affection: for which the following letter is expressive of his acknowledgments:

"MY DEAREST BRETHREN,

Portsmouth, July 11, 1805.

"I WRITE in great haste to thank you most affectionately for the token of your love, which our dear