certain time, took encourage- comfort were restored, her lanment, and assigned as the prin-guage has been, "it is just as cipal ground of it, her faith in well to die at thirty-five as at sethe efficacy of prayer. "I have, venty-my children are God's said she, so many pious, Chris-creatures-they are in his hands tian friends, constantly praying there they ought to be-there for me it is a great mercy, and I choose they should be-I have I believe that God will hear and no wish to take them out-I answer their prayers."leave them with God-blessed be his name, he does not need me to take care of them-I feel no particular desire to live, but to honor and serve him, and to convince every one as far as can, of the excellency of reli I "As to the exercises of her mind, she was, through almost the whole time of her last sickness, under a cloud, and her soul labored in darkness, under the hidings of God's face. But, though distressed she was pa-gion." This happy state of tient-though cast down she mind took place, about ten days was not destroyed. The justice before her death, and it deand propriety of God's dealings serves our notice, that it was with her, both in her outward directly after being publicly and inward affliction, shone very prayed for by this church. and clear and bright in her mind, congregation. The long continand her principal comfort seem-tinued gloom broke, and the day ed to be in contemplating and star again arose in her heart. Her acknowledging it-saying, "it spiritual comfort seemed to rise, in is all right-perfectly right-proportion as her bodily strength God does every thing well. It decayed. It was ever God's is just, that I should be denied method of dealing with her to his gracious presence in the lead her on gradually, and step hour of trial. I deserve noth-by step. He was now about to ing better-I have been so un- cut short his work in righteousfaithful to him." ness, and she ripened fast.-She "She had a high relish for re- never had the high triumphs of ligious society, and conversa-faith-never stood on Pisgah's tion, and used to say in the view top looking over, and viewing and fear of perishing "Must I the promised land--but in the be excluded the society of all vale below, looking up-followgood beings, and confined to the ing hard after the Lord-humcompany of abandoned wretch-bly hoping, and earnestly hunes eternally blaspheming God, where I never shall hear one good word spoken, nor one prayer made? This would be misery indeed." At a certain time she said, and it was, perhaps, the only instance that looked like complaining, must I die, a young woman at five and thirty, and leave my three little children in a wicked world, as lambs among wolves?" Since her light and gering after righteousness.-In the course of her last week, she was visited by Rev. Mr. Robbins and myself, and she professed to be strengthened, and comforted in her mind. Providence so ordered it, that I was with her when she died; and I bless God for this disposal. On the Friday before her death, she set her house in order to leave it. With the utmost calmness and com voice was interrupted by the rattling of phlegm.-Q. Do you feel a spirit of forgiveness? A. I freely forgive every body, and die in love and peace with all mankind. Q. Do you feel that you have done any thing to deserve salvation? A. Nothing, I am a guilty hell deserving creature-it must be boundless mercy-Christ is my only hope. Through his merits I hope we shall all meet in Heaven. Q. Does Heaven appear glorious to you? A. Oh, my soul panteth for God! I long to be perfectly conformed to him—to be absorbed and swallowed up in him— this, this is heaven-this is worth dying for. Q. Is your faith strong? A. Christ is the only foundation, I humbly trust in him. I cling to the rock; but am afraid I shall not be patient and honor God in my death. posure, though she could speak | willing to die? Answer. I hope only in a whispering voice, she I am-it is a solemn thing to gave directions to her husband, appear before God in judgment her mother Lee, and her chil-but O Christ-here her dren, about her funeral, and what she would have done after her death, in a variety of particulars; and took a solemn and affecting leave of them. It was not expected she would be called away so soon, but God knew when it was the best time.The latter part of Saturday night, it was observed by the watcher, that she altered in her breathing—she observed it herself, and desired to have Mr. Lee called up, who slept in the same room. She believed she was going, but her hope was darkened. I cannot give up my hope, said she, “but oh, if after all I should be denied." She desired Mr. Lee to pray with her, which he did twice before morning. This cloud continued on her mind till about the middle of the forenoon. Mr. | Lee sat by her, and read to her several chapters in the book | of Psalms-among others, the 30th Psalm, the last words of which are, “O Lord my God, I will thank thee for ever and ev-neighbors-Mrs. Lee dying, and er."-Upon hearing this, she readily signified that she joined with the Psalmist. Her peace and serenity were restored.She requested Mr. Lee, that no uncommon parade might be made at her funeral, and that decency only might be consulted. She remarked that it was a very great mercy that she had her reason clearly."Oh, I cannot be thankful enough, I hope it may continue to the last." 66 Several of her answers to questions now asked her, I cannot omit. Question. Are you "About the middle of the afternoon, I happened in—found the house filled with sympathizing just able to speak a few words Ev'n on a dying bed, And like the saints in glory sing, When Christ the judgment seat And bids the world draw near, Thrones are prepar'd for all his friends, Who humbly lov'd him here." certain time, took encourage- comfort were restored, her lanment, and assigned as the prin-guage has been," it is just as cipal ground of it, her faith in well to die at thirty-five as at sethe efficacy of prayer. "I have, venty-my children are God's said she, so many pious, Chris-creatures-they are in his hands tian friends, constantly praying-there they ought to be there for me it is a great mercy, and I choose they should be—I have I believe that God will hear and answer their prayers." no wish to take them out-L leave them with God-blessed be his name, he does not need me to take care of them-I feel "As to the exercises of her mind, she was, through almost the whole time of her last sick-no particular desire to live, ness, under a cloud, and her soul but to honor and serve him, and labored in darkness, under the to convince every one as far as I hidings of God's face. But, can, of the excellency of relithough distressed she was pa- | gion." This happy state of tient-though cast down she mind took place, about ten days was not destroyed. The justice before her death, and it deand propriety of God's dealings serves our notice, that it was with her, both in her outward directly after being publicly and inward affliction, shone very prayed for by this church, and clear and bright in her mind, congregation. The long continand her principal comfort seem-tinued gloom broke, and the day ed to be in contemplating and star again arose in her heart. Her acknowledging it-saying, "it spiritual comfort seemed to rise, in is all right-perfectly right-proportion as her bodily strength God does every thing well. It decayed. It was ever God's is just, that I should be denied method of dealing with her to his gracious presence in the lead her on gradually, and step hour of trial. I deserve noth-by step. He was now about to ing better-I have been so unfaithful to him." cut short his work in righteousness, and she ripened fast.-She never had the high triumphs of faith-never stood on Pisgah's top looking over, and viewing the promised land--but in the vale below, looking up-following hard after the Lord-hum "She had a high relish for religious society, and conversation, and used to say in the view and fear of perishing "Must I be excluded the society of all good beings, and confined to the company of abandoned wretch-bly hoping, and earnestly hunes eternally blaspheming God, where I never shall hear one good word spoken, nor one prayer made? This would be misery indeed." At a certain time she said, and it was, perhaps, the only instance that looked like complaining, "must I die, a young woman at five and thirty, and leave my three little children in a wicked world, as lambs among wolves?" Since her light and gering after righteousness.-In the course of her last week, she was visited by Rev. Mr. Robbins and myself, and she professed to be strengthened, and comforted in her mind. Providence so ordered it, that I was with her when she died; and I bless God for this disposal. On the Friday before her death, she set her house in order to leave it. With the utmost calmness and com willing to die? Answer. I hope I am-it is a solemn thing to appear before God in judgment am a guilty hell deserving creature-it must be boundless mercy-Christ is my only hope. Through his merits I hope we shall all meet in Heaven. Q. Does Heaven appear glorious to you? A. Oh, my soul panteth for God! I long to be perfectly conformed to him-to be absorbed and swallowed up in him→ this, this is heaven-this is worth dying for. Q. Is your faith strong? A. Christ is the only foundation, I humbly trust in him. I cling to the rock; but am afraid I shall not be patient and honor God in my death. posure, though she could speak only in a whispering voice, she gave directions to her husband, her mother Lee, and her chil--but O Christ-here her dren, about her funeral, and voice was interrupted by the ratwhat she would have done after tling of phlegm.-Q. Do you her death, in a variety of parti- feel a spirit of forgiveness? A. culars; and took a solemn and I freely forgive every body, and affecting leave of them. It was die in love and peace with all not expected she would be cal- mankind, Q. Do you feel that led away so soon, but God knew you have done any thing to dewhen it was the best time-serve salvation? A. Nothing, I The latter part of Saturday night, it was observed by the watcher, that she altered in her breathing-she observed it herself, and desired to have Mr. Lee called up, who slept in the same room. She believed she was going, but her hope was darkened. I cannot give up my hope, said she, "but oh, if after all I should be denied." She desired Mr. Lee to pray with her, which he did twice before morning. This cloud continued on her mind till about the middle of the forenoon. Mr. Lee sat by her, and read to her several chapters in the book of Psalms-among others, the "About the middle of the af30th Psalm, the last words of ternoon, I happened in-found which are, "O Lord my God, I thehouse filled with sympathizing will thank thee for ever and ev-neighbors-Mrs. Lee dying, and er."-Upon hearing this, she just able to speak a few words readily signified that she joined in a very low whisper. In a litwith the Psalmist. Her peace tle time, it was proposed to her and serenity were restored.by Mr. Lee to have two verses She requested Mr. Lee, that no of a Psalm sung-to which she uncommon parade might be readily assented. The words made at her funeral, and that proposed were the 4th, and 6th, decency only might be con- verses of the 149th Psalm. sulted. She remarked that "Saints shall be joyful in their king, it was a very great mercy that she had her reason clearly."Oh, I cannot be thankful enough, I hope it may continue to the last." Several of her answers to questions now asked her, I cannot omit. Question. Are you Ev'n on a dying bed, And like the saints in glory sing, When Christ the judgment seat And bids the world draw near, Thrones are prepar'd for all his friends, Who humbly lov'd him here." own solitary and defenceless "The scene was amazingly affecting and solemn. Imagination may conceive, but words utterly fail to describe it. The room was full of people-a num-demanded repose, pensive and ber attempted to sing. Tears sad, with the canopy of heaven constantly streamed from every for his covering, a stone for his eye-the music was frequently pillow and the earth for his bed, interrupted by sobs-and not he composed himself to rest.— a person in the room, but our When sleep had closed his eyes, dying friend, that was not deep- | he dreamed, and, behold, a ladder ly agitated. She appeared set upon the earth, and the top of peaceful, serene, and devout-it reached heaven, and, behold, the joys of heaven seemed to shine in her countenance.-I prayed with her-she then failed very fast, till about half after six, when she closed her earthly course, breathed out her soul to God, and we humbly trust, sweetly slept in the arms of Jesus.-Blessed are the dead, that die in the Lord. Be ye therefore followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises." Explanation of Scriptural Types No. XI. Jacob's LADDer Typical. A MONG the seasonable the angels of God ascending and descending upon it. And, behold, the Lord stood above it, who addressed him in the most consoling terms, assured him of his gracious presence and protecting care in all his ways, and of a fulfilment of the covenant which he had made with Abraham his father, Gen. xxviii. 11-15. This vision has ever been considered as typical of evangelical subjects; and is not this interpretation supported by Christ's apparent reference to it in the assurance which he gave to Nathanael, John i. 51. Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the son of man. Are not the following in-subjects represented by it? 1. Doth not this ladder which stood on the ground and reached heaven, typify the one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus? In whose person, natures, the divine and human, remote and distant as heaven is high above the earth, are connected and united, who constitutes the great, blessed and only medium of intercourse and communication between earth and heaven, and in whom the whole family of heaven and terpositions of God's providence for the relief of his people, may we not reckon the vision of Jacob's ladder? The patriarch, now exiled from his father's house, and making a tiresome journey to Padan-aram, must have been peculiarly exercised with the trials of his present condition. Reflections on the affectionate and tender parents, friends and comforts, which he left behind, the dangers and sufferings to which he should be exposed in the tedi-earth, is named; being their ous journey before him, and his common centre, and the bond |