His loss is most sincerely and deeply regretted, not only by his widow, his relatives, and his par rishioners; but also by a numerous body of friends in various parts of the kingdom, as few persons have been more beloved. He was, indeed, a benevolent man, a patriotic citizen, a pious Christian, a courteous gentleman, a sincere friend, a zealous minister, a useful magistrate, and one whose death has made a great blank in society. Whatever might have been his natural propensities and passions, the irregular and excessive parts of them were so subdued and mortified, that he enjoyed a temperate and tranquil composure of mind, placid and unruffled temper, a placable and forgiving disposition, an inoffensive cheerfulness, a goodhumoured pleasantry, a uniform urbanity and kindness of demean our, a wish to promote the welfare of his friends and of all mankind, a zeal to encourage loyalty in the state, and pure and undefiled religion in the church: all which were much heightened and improved by springing from a truly Christian source. His first care was to discipline his own heart, by prayer, by meditation, by reading the Scriptures, by contemplating the consolatory promises of the Gospel; and it is no wonder, therefore, when an attention was thus given to rectify the fountain, that the streams which flowed from it should be so pure.

On the Lord's-day before his death he preached two very excellent sermons, and from texts that would not be unappropriate for funeral discourses for a good man. The first was, 1 Pet. iv. 18: "And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?" The second (which was his last sermon) was the fifteenth verse of the seventeenth Psalm: " As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when I awake with thy likeness.”

Not long before his death, he expressed the pleasure he derived from the Scriptures; and, if his avocations would allow, how happy he should be to devote the whole of his time to a perusal of them, and to prepare himself for heaven. Upon another occasion, he said he had no fear of death, as it was his daily endeavour to be in a state of readiness for it. On the evening before his dissolution, his mind was in a very spiritual frame; and, in his conversation with the respectable friends in whose house he was, he expatiated upon the necessity of giving the utmost attention to the concerns of eternity. Thus both his late sermons in general, and particularly his last, shew him to have been very intent upon his own spiritual improvement, and that of others; and are an indication, that he was growing in meetness for the heavenly inheritance.

His more opulent parishioners have determined to evince their conviction of his many amiable and excellent qualities, by erecting a monument to his memory; and a handsome subscription for the purpose has already commenced.

MRS. H. S. CAHUSAC.

J. F.

ON Tuesday evening, October 14, died, at Paddington, Hannah Sophia, wife of Thomas Cahusac, Esq. and second daughter of the Rev. Basil Woodd.

The subject of this memoir was born March 21, 1789, and fell a victim to a rapid decline in the twenty-ninth year of her age. In early life she appeared to possess a good constitution. Her disposition was naturally very cheerful, tranquil, and affectionate; her mental powers were solid, sprightly, and attentive. When she was under ten years of age, she translated into English, with great correctness, part of St. Bernard's Latin Meditations, and soon discovered a solid

judgment and taste for literary pursuits.

As it was the endeavour of her parents to make the education of their children subservient to their immortal interests; and as, on this principle, they educated them all at home; so, as far as human care and attention could influence their minds, it was their constant aim, in dependence on the Divine blessing, to gain and conciliate their early affections, and to direct them supremely to the love of God. The greatest punishment known in this family was the apparent suspension of parental affection and notice.

On the same principle, they endeavoured to guard against that frivolous vanity which assigns to mere embellishments a higher importance than to solid attainments, and which sometimes pursues outward accomplishments to the neglect of "seeking first the kingdom of God and his righteousness." Hannah possessed a fine ear for music, and considerable taste, which was cultivated, not as a means of mere amusement, but as an auxiliary to devotion.

But it was a much higher gratification, when it was observed that the desire of her heart was directed to remember her Creator in the days of her youth. At the age of twenty, by her own particular wish, after being confirmed, she was admitted to the holy communion: and it will appear, from the following short meditation which was found among her papers, with what feelings she approached that sacred ordinance.

heart, and renew a right spirit within me. Grant me grace to abhor and detest all sin: conform me to thy blessed image: make me holy instruct me by thy blessed Spirit, for I am very ignorant: forgive me, for thy mercies' sake, for I am very sinful. Unworthy of the least of all thy mercies, yet, gracious Lord, thou wilt give thy Holy Spirit to them that ask it.

"The bliss of holiness bestow,

And then the bliss of heaven."

She took great delight in public worship, was very desirous of being useful in her little sphere, and superintended one of the classes in the girls' school of Bentinck chapel.

She was very partial to the va luable writings of Mrs. Hannah More, Cowper's Poems, and the Christian Observer; and they prov ed highly conducive to the formation of that correct taste and judgment which she eminently possessed. Among other favourite books, were the practical works of the learned and excellent Richard Baxter, the "Rise and Progress" of Dr. Doddridge, and the Life and Sermons of the Reverend Joseph Milner. The diary of this eminent clergyman she knew almost by memory, and frequently spoke of it, particularly in her last illness, as the development of her own selfexamination.

Oct. 24, 1809, she entered the marriage state. It pleased God to bless her with four lovely children; and although the eldest is now only seven years old, she had taken great pains, according as their infant minds expanded, to impress them with practical sentiments of their duty to God, and of the dying love of their Redeemer.

After the birth of her second child, in June 1812, she was afflicted with a painful nervous disease, partly occasioned by her anxiety during the illness of a brother whom she tenderly loved; but no signs of consumption were suspected till the month of last

June. From this period, the usual symptoms of decline became alarmingly visible.

She soon began to suspect the probable termination, and to abstract her thoughts from all earthly concerns, preparing her feelings for leaving the beloved object of her affections, and for yielding the tender charge of their endeared little offspring.

No expression of hesitation to obey the Divine will escaped her lips. She acknowledged that she had felt an earnest desire for life; but was enabled to add, that even that desire was now taken away. Deeply as she was sensible of the anguish of so early and so unexpected a separation, she felt, at the same time, that she could bow submissively to the stroke. All the tender ties of a mother seemed passively to yield to the conviction that the Almighty Disposer was holy, just, and good; too wise to mistake the real interests of his children, and too good to be unkind.

Extreme self-suspicion marked her character. She was always afraid lest she should think too well of herself; or lest any expression from her lips should lead others to think of her more highly than she thought they ought to think. This often imposed on her a delicate and painful silence. Many beautiful and edifying remarks inadvertently escaped from her; but it was her express desire that nothing should ever be repeated as an observation of hers, and therefore no distinct memorial is here attempted.

Deep humiliation before God was a prominent feature in her; and such was the tenderness of her conscience, that although she was affectionately attached to her parents and family, yet, in her last illness, she expressed her fears that she had not loved them so well as she ought, or sufficiently appreciated a parent's worth. This, in the last interview which she had

with her mother, she particularly mentioned. It drew forth a correspondent acknowledgment, with the remark, that in all our duties we stand in need of a better righteousness than our own, as the basis of our hope for eternity. To which she instantly replied, " Yes: the righteousness of the Saviour."

A day or two before her departure, speaking of the sensible approach of dissolution, she expressed a calm reliance on the precious death and merits of the Lord Jesus, and then added, “I feel an humble hope in my Redeemer; if a sinner, such as I am, may be permitted to hope in his mercy."

She dwelt much upon the subject of her own unworthiness and the manifold mercies of God, but a holy fear of deceiving herself prevented her possessing those enjoyments in religion which some Christians experience.

About two or three hours before she drew her last breath, she desired her afflicted partner to read a favourite hymn.

"In ev'ry trouble sharp and strong, To God my spirit flies: My anchor-hold is firm in Him, When swelling billows rise. Loud hallelujahs sing my soul, To thy Redeemer's name : In joy, in sorrow, life and death, His love is still the same." At this period, she could scarcely speak so as to be heard; but she seemed to feel this last verse in particular, as a consolation in her dying hour. She waved her hand, and lifted her expiring eyes to heaven, with a smile of calm delight, and a hope of approaching glory. From this time she scarcely spoke, but she seemed perfectly composed and happy. At nine o'clock in the evening, October 14, nature, exhausted, resigned the blessed spirit, and, it is humbly trusted, she entered for ever into the joy of her Lord.

It was an indulgence of mercy to herself and her friends, that although for the last five years she

had been subject to the most painful nervous apprehensions, and the terrors of death at a distance had often overwhelmed her with dread, yet, when the solemn period arrived, all her fears were suspended, her exit was 66 gentle as the summer's eve," and she could contemplate the countenance of death as it were the face of an angel.

Let the humble despondent disciple of Christ be encouraged to trust in God. "Dying comforts,"

it has been quaintly but truly observed, "are reserved for dying moments."

Let also the youthful reader of this memoir learn its practical lesson. Let him not boast of tomorrow, but without delay ensure the grand prize of eternal life; for, as these pages testify, neither the bloom of youth, nor fair prospects in the world, nor domestic endearment, can avert the sentence, To dust shalt thou return.

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