and are useful members in the church. One man who attended these special services said concerning himself that he was so hard that he thought he never could be moved by the preaching of men; but while I sat and listened said he to that youthful preacher I was melted into tenderness and love, fled to the Cross for shelter and found peace there. He is now a consistant member of the church.

In the order of Providence Ellen fulfiled her engagement a second time at Askrigg. She commenced her three weeks labours on Nov. 28th, and delivered fifteen sermons, and sixteen souls were added to the Church, out of which some are breaking the bread of eternal life to others. From the following letter it is evident she desired to see greater success. She wrote to a friend "I am now labouring in the Middleham Circuit, and I shall stay here until Christmas week. The weather is very severe, consequently our meetings are not so good as they should be, but I hope we shall have some good done. The members are just beginning to work and do as it is their duty to do, and I am trusting in God and looking for better days. "When Zion travelleth she bringeth forth her children," but if the members of the Church will not come up to the help of the Lord against the mighty, it is almost impossible to get on the work of the Lord. Christ himself could not do many mighty works because of the unbelief of His desciples. So it

is at the present day, the unbelief of many members in the church prevents the work of God from reviving, and renders the labours of ministers and evangelists powerless."

Her next weeks services were held at Sedbusk, many went with her from Askrigg, to assist the society there, it being very small. Darkness pervaded many of the meetings, but the victory came, the Spirit decended in a copious manner; and it was none other than the house of God and the very gate of heaven. Many were brought to a saving knowledge of the truth. One very remarkable conversion took place, a young man a persecutor of God's people attended every service, until one night the power of God constrained him to seek for pardoning mercy, and he soon realized it to the joy of his soul. The Sunday following he was seen wending his way round the village distributing tracts, and speaking to the people on the necessity of a change of heart. At the present time he is an accepted Local Preacher, and others also are usefully employed in the work of the Lord. The remembrance of Ellen is a sacred treasure to many, and no doubt will be with some so long as memory holds her seat. We may well exclaim "what hath God wrought.”

It is evident from a letter written to an afflicted friend, that she had some thoughts of going abroad as a missionary or evangelist. On December 27th, 1875, she writes, "I am very glad to hear that God

has so far raised you up from your affliction. I hope that you will soon be quite strong. I have no doubt that you have felt the presence of the Master, even in the furnace of affliction. Afflictions are sent in mercy and intended for our good. I hope that this affliction will be the means of drawing you nearer to Jesus. Give Him your heart, your soul, your life, your whole. May God help. I am not at present going as a Missionary, but I hope to go in the future. There, is a great work for me to do, and my desire is to work while it is day; "for the night cometh when no man can work."

"My heart is full of Christ, and longs

Its glorious matter to declare,
Of Him I make my loftier songs,

I cannot from His praise forbear,
My ready tongue makes haste to sing,
The glories of my heavenly King."

HE diamond is not only a rare, but the most beautiful of all jewels. It is only mentioned in three places in the Bible, and the following is one of them. "And the second row shall be a dia

mond." Ex. xxviii. 18.

The diamond shining so beautifully and scattering its light around is an appropriate emblem of Ellen; whose religion shone so brightly that many others seeing it were drawn to the Sceptre of righteousness. She was a rare jewel in her successful labours, and joyfully bore away the prize of many a rescued soul. More and more that grace and truth which came by Jesus Christ was exhibited in her daily conversation, walk, and dicipline, so that her life appeared to be hid with Christ.

The subjoined letter to a friend, dated January 11th, 1876, shows the spiritual state of her mind at the commencement of that year.

"I have just been thinking I have abundant cause to praise God for the innumerable blessings conferred upon me during the year which is past. Finding that I have not been so faithful as I should have been, I long that this year may be one of complete devotedness to God. I want to be filled with all the fulness of God; O, the blessedness of loving Jesus; I would love Him if it was only for this life. I feel thankful that God has blessed my labours during the past year. I have preached one hundred and thirty times, and have seen many souls converted, and I long to do more for Jesus. I hope that I shall see more fruit in connection with my labours during this year. We are having some excellent services at Whixley. On Sunday night we had three sinners converted; and on Monday night four more precious souls found Jesus. On Tuesday night three persons were saved; and last night one more sinner professed to find peace. I am praying that to night and to-morrow night we may see more souls saved than we have done during the previous nights."

The next two nights she preached at Green Hammerton, one mile from Whixley, in the Knaresbro' Station. The chapel was well filled, and the Holy Ghost was poured out upon the people, and at the close of the week's services, nineteen persons professed to obtain deliverance from the captivity of Satan.