nd partly by the desire to
render his subject practical as well as interesting. How far he has
succeeded must be decided by the impression made upon the mind of the
reader. He now commends his work to God, who alone can give success to
every good purpose, earnestly praying that Christ, who was magnified
in the life of his now sainted mother, may be yet more abundantly
magnified in her death.

J.L.

Stetten, O.A. Cannstatt, Wuerttemberg.

December 27th, 1860.

CONTENTS.

CHAP.

I.--ANTECEDENTS

II.--EARLY DAWN

III.--GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES

IV.--THE HOLY ESTATE

V.--SHOWER AND SUNSHINE

VI.--GROWTH IN GRACE

VII.--TEMPLE SERVICE

VIII.--PASSING CLOUDS

IX.--MID-DAY TOIL

X.--WORKS OF MERCY

XI.--A DYING SCENE

XII.--COUNTRY LIFE

XIII.--THE REDEMPTION OF THE PROMISE

XIV.--POWER WITH GOD

XV.--THE RETURN

XVI.--THE SACRIFICE

XVII.--THE MOTHER IN ISRAEL

XVIII.--LIGHT IN DARKNESS

XIX.--THE INWARD MONITOR

XX.--THE STORM

XXI.--THE WIDOW

XXII.--THE LIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF EVENING

XXIII.--SLEEP IN JESUS

XXIV.--PLEASANT MEMORIES

I.

ANTECEDENTS.

"A GOOD MAN LEAVETH AN INHERITANCE TO HIS CHILDREN'S
CHILDREN." Prov. xiii. 22.

Within the grounds attached to the mansion of the Earl of Harewood,
in the West Riding of Yorkshire, is a substantial and well-built farm
house, furnished with suitable outbuildings, and surrounded by a fine
cluster of fruit-trees. It stands on the side of a hill, which slopes
gently down to the river Wharfe, and commands a prospect, which,
though not extensive, is singularly picturesque. In front, a little
to the right, the ruined fortress of Harewood peeps out of a scattered
wood, which crowns the summit of the hill, and shelters one of the
neatest and trimmest villages in England. On the left flows the
beautiful Wharfe but soon loses itself among the adjacent heights.
Behind, towers the logan of Arlmes cliff, an interesting relic of
druidical skill and superstition; while Riffa wood and Ottley Shevin
complete the beauty of the landscape. A row of trees, protected by a
lofty wall, effectually conceals the house we have mentioned, from
the highroad, which for some distance runs at the foot of the hill and
almost parallel to the river. Formerly there was only a sandy lane,
which passed immediately in front of the house, and wind