preserve the life of a young man, may perhaps be deemed worthy a place in the Providential department of your valuable Magazine. Lieutenant A. Calder, of the Honourable Company's Rifle Corps, who was severely wounded by a cannot shot, in the battle with Holkar's forces in India, on the 21st of December, 1817, had a short time previously a most providential escape from the fangs of a tiger. On the morning of the 29th of Sept. 1817, while shooting among the jungles with other officers, being separated from them by a rivulet, he came to a small opening in the wood, about the size of a door, in which, to his inexpressible horror, he perceived a royal tiger basking in the sun. He was immediately retiring, when the animal sprung upon him, with a tremendous roar; but not before he had fired his rifle, and wounded him in the head; the distance, about four yards, affording only a half leap to the enraged brute. Mr. C. was knocked down, and remained some time insensible. On recovery he found the tiger standing over him, his left shoulder being in the animal's mouth, the hairs of whose face were actually touching Mr. C.'s cheek. At this instant Mr. C.'s eye caught the tiger's, when to his astonishment, it let go its hold, and ran off! Mr. C. still grasping his fowling-piece, entered the jungle about sixty yards, and was found by one of his servants, who, with the officers had him carried two miles to the camp. His wounds being dressed, he recovered perfectly in two months. The indelible vouchers of this miraculous escape are deep marks of two tusks and four teeth on his left shoulder, the complete print of a paw on his right hip, and slighter wounds on his arm, breast, &c. His life was sometime in danger, but his having bled profusely, even to fainting, assisted in the cure. "Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass." Job vii. 1, and xiv. 5. I am, Rev. Sir, Your most obedient, humble servant, Harrow, May 6, 1819. To the Editor of the Methodist Magazine. DEAR SIR, C. I have copied from the Philanthropic Gazette the following anecdote, which appears to me strikingly illustrative of the Providence of God, and I should be pleased to see it in that department of your work, as it may encourage many of your numerous readers to trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon their God. Verily, "it is good that a man should both hope and * 3 Y 2* quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord. Trust in him at all times, ye people; pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us." Weymouth, Jan, 25, .1819. W. WORTH. one in During the rebellion in Ireland in 1793, the rebels had long meditated an attack on the Moravian settlement at Grace Hill, Wexford county. At length a large body of them marched to town. When they arrived there, they saw no the streets, nor in the houses. The brethren had long expected this attack; but true to their Christian profession, they would not have recourse to arms for their defence, but assembled in their chapel, and in solemn prayer besought Him in whom they trusted, to be their shield in the hour of danger. The ruffian band, hitherto breathing nothing but destruction and slaughter, were struck with astonishment at this novel sight: where they expected an armed hand, they saw it clasped in prayer. Where they expected weapon to weapon, and the body armed for the fight, they saw the bended knee before the altar of the Prince of Peace. They heard the prayer for protectionthey heard the intended victims asking mercy for their murderers -they heard the song of praise, and the hymn of confidence in the " sure promise of the Lord." They beheld in silence this little band of Christians-they felt unable to raise their hand against them, and after lingering in the streets, which they filled, for a night and a day, with one consent they turned and marched away from the place, without having injured an individual, or purloined a single loaf of bread. In consequence of this signal mark of protection from heaven, the inhabitants of the neighbouring villages brought their goods, and asked for shelter in Grace Hill, which they called the city of Refuge." THE GRACE OF GOD MANIFESTED, In a MEMOIR of MRS. ELIZABETH RICHARDSON. To the Editor of the Methodist Magazine. MY DEAR SIR, One of the most useful articles to the major part of your readers, handed down to the Christian world in the Methodist Magazine, is, the biographical accounts given of the holy and useful lives, and of the peaceful and triumphant deaths of those of our brethren, the preachers, and other members of the Methodist society, who have finished their course, and finished well. These, although dead, yet speak in example, and say, follow us as we have followed Christ. In this view alone, I send you the following short memoir of the late Elizabeth Richardson, who for the long space of 63 years, ornamented her profession as a member of our society. The speedy insertion of which, will, I make no doubt, gratify many with whom she often took sweet counsel, and I hope may be of some use to others who knew her not. Louth. I am, Rev. and dear Sir, ELIZABETH RICHARDSON, whose maiden name was Robinson, was born at Scartho, near Grimsby, Lincolnshire, July 15, 1732, When about the age of 15 years, her mother died. This to her, in a temporal point of view, was no small loss; for soon after the death of her mother, she was obliged to go out to service. From the documents which lie before me, it appears, the Spirit of the Lord strove with her, by making a deep impression upon her mind, that although she was but young in years, yet she was old in sin. Under this conviction, when about 14 years of age, she recollected one day being sent to feed her father's cows, when the burden for sin became so heavy, that she was constrained to kneel down and cry fervently to the Lord for mercy; but having no one to instruct her in the way of salvation, and going into a place of servitude, her good impressions gradually died away, so that she could indulge herself by going to a country feast; yet here she could find no satisfaction to her wounded mind, all within was an aching void. The Sunday following this feast, she went to church, and while engaged in the solemn worship of God, especially singing the praises of God, she felt an unusual flow of comfort to come into her soul; but not knowing from what source it came, and being a little of a volatile turn, she became unwatchful and trifling, by which all her comfort vanished like the mist before the mid-day sun. In this state of negligence she continued sinning and repenting, until she attained to the age of 22 years: when it pleased God to send the late pious and venerable John Nelson to preach at Tetney, and she, with others, went to hear him. The text preached from, was 1 John iii. 1, 2, and under that discourse she saw herself to be a guilty sinner, and also got a clear discovery of the gospel plan of salvation. The following night Mr. Nelson preached at Cleethorps. She went and heard him a second time, when God spoke peace to her soul. Now it was, that she could sing experimentally, "My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit rejoiceth in God my Saviour." "Had I possessed an independent fortune," said she, "I would have been ready to follow Mr. N. wherever he went;" she believed that no man ever spake like him. Yet when she heard others, whom she believed to be called of God to preach the gospel, she found that they all spake one language; which proved to her, that they were "all taught of God" the sacred lessons of his grace. Viewing them in this light, she highly esteemed them through life for their work's sake. In that day, truly gospel sermons were very few; and in order to avail herself of the privilege of hearing them, she had frequently to go several miles. This was not the only inconvenience, for being a servant, she made it a point of conscience to discharge her duty, that the gospel by her conduct might not be reproached. At the age of 24 years, she entered the marriage state with Edward Cook, a man who truly feared God; and they went to reside at Grimsby. Here they found a few truly pious persons, with whom they took sweet counsel, and they also enjoyed the privilege of regularly hearing preaching by the travelling preachers. This favour she highly esteemed, profiting much by these superior advantages. God was soon pleased to discover to her the necessity of a higher degree of his sanctifying grace; previous to her receiving which, she passed through much trouble of mind. Often did she cry in effect, "O wretched creature that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death." In her distress, however, the Lord graciously applied to her mind, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.” She ventured to take God at his word, and firmly relied upon his promise for a full salvation, and according to her faith it was done unto her. For several years from this time, she enjoyed a sweet and uninterrupted peace, producing a firm and unshaken confidence in God, which caused her moments to glide happily away. In short she enjoyed an heaven on earth. Preaching at that time was more frequently at five o'clock in the morning than is now the case; and her desire to attend, and the anxiety of mind she often felt, that she might not oversleep that hour, caused her frequently to awake at one, two, and three o'clock in the morning. But when this was the case, time with her had no melancholy void, "No moment lingered unemployed, This happy state continued for several years, when it pleased God to permit a complication of afflictions to come upon the family. By this circumstance they were under the necessity of removing from Grimsby to Ravendale, a village seven miles distant. This removal took her from her religious connections and privileges, and placed her in a situation in which she had not a religious friend to converse with save her husband. This was the most painful affliction of all; yet she could not live without the means of grace, and the nearest place at that time unto which she could go to hear preaching on sabbath-days, was Grimsby, the distance of seven miles; this journey she often per formed, and once a fortnight on a week night she went to Waltham to meet her class, three miles from Ravendale; and on the opposite week she frequently went to Binbrook, the distance of four miles; these journies, for the space of three years, were pretty regularly performed. By this example, although "dead she yet speaketh" to her surviving friends, and exhorts them to diligence in the use of the means of grace. At the end of three years Divine Providence opened a door for their removal to Humberstone, a distance of only four miles from Grimsby, and two from Cleethorps, where they had regular preaching established. For these advantages she found a truly grateful mind. About the end of three years, it pleased God to take her husband from her. In this case, however, she had not to sorrow as those who have no hope beyond the grave. But by this stroke she was left a widow with three children; this trial, although a painful one, yet it was borne with a becoming fortitude, and holy resignation to the will of her heavenly Father, whom she served, and who she knew was too wise to err, "and too good to be unkind." After remaining a widow three years, she entered a second time into the marriage state, and was united to Joseph Richardson, her now surviving husband, who has repeatedly told me, that he married her entirely for her religion, firmly believing that this step would be one of the most conducive to help him on in his journey towards heaven. In this he was not mistaken. After residing at Humberstone for some time, they ventured to open their door first to receive the local preachers, and after that the travelling preachers. This circumstance brought upon them much persecution, and their landlord threatened to turn them out of their little cottage, if they did not desist from receiving the preachers. They strenuously pleaded their right, as English subjects, to liberty of conscience, and their importunity so far prevailed with the landlord, that he said "he would allow the preachers to come until such time as some one was turned lunatic by their preaching, which he expected would soon be the case;" and after that should take place he assured them, he would allow the preachers to come no longer. His indulging them so far, gave great umbrage to the parson, who, being moved with envy, proposed to some, of like mind with himself, to go on the sabbathday to raise a tumult, and drive the preacher from the place. Thus they proposed: but God disposed, by depriving the clergyman of his reason, an affliction from which he never recovered. This awful stroke put a hook into the jaws of the wicked, and from that time the work of the Lord began to revive, so that at the present there is scarcely an individual in the whole village but what regularly attends our ministry. Our friend Mrs. R-, through affliction and bodily infirmities was long confined to her house, and prevented from attending |