the Gospel, but nothing decisive took place till within a few days past. Last Saturday I walked round, as usual, to give notice of the approaching Sabbath, and spoke pointedly to several. The next morning I was agreea

bly surprised to hear that all the men of the town had remained at home, and were coming to hear God palaver. This was good news indeed, and for it, I failed not to thank God fervently; earnestly praying for grace to meet the occasion aright, for his glory. My discourse was on the importance and necessity of observing the Sabbath, reminding them that, in days gone by, they were ignorant, but that now God had sent one across the wide waters to teach them what was right, he certainly would expect them to receive and obey his laws. After service the king and headmen remarked, that all that had been said was reasonable; that no one could work all the time; that God was their Father and should be obeyed, and many other remarks of like import. Every thing wore a most favorable aspect, when a troublesome fellow abruptly demanded why I did not do as the other God-men did; and went on to say that Mr. Payne and the new God-men (Romanists,) paid people to keep Sunday. Gain is, at all times, the most exciting topic that can possibly be presented to the native mind, and did not fail of its effects on this occasion, as was very apparent. I, however, went on to assure them that they were entirely mistaken with regard to Mr. Payne, who had never given any thing of the kind; and though the new God-men had given a hogshead of tobacco for that purpose, it had been of no avail, for after using it, the people broke the Sabbath as much as ever;

and if they kept the Sabbath for hire, it wou acceptable to God, who had already given many good things; at the same time enumera most apparent. All those,' replied one, h when we followed our old customs, which y to give up.' 'Yes,' I replied, our heavenly too kind to suffer even his disobedient children but this is certainly no reason why we shoul to disobey him.'

"Here the interpreter, Musu, a fine you whom I shall speak hereafter, took up the m animated discussion, strenuously advocating the question. A sharp conversation follow prayed that truth might prevail. I found more were on my side, or rather on God's against Him. Finally, the two first objecto were willing to keep Sunday, but wished me thing to please them. Had nothing been plied. Is it nothing to leave home and come to teach you, without emolument or have not you received many presents at ou have not you, R. and W.,' addressing the jectors, 'been partakers of those presents? down his head, but the other, more bold, reply, when he was silenced by the almo voice of those present, the king declaring th him ashamed.' Many were for passing a Sunday, on the spot; others objected, and them yet prepared for so bold a step, I di The Kroomen who were present, remarked Coast, Sierra Leone, and other places wh

been, and where white men live, the people of the country, after awhile, left off their own 'fash,' and turned to do 'white man's fash;' and gave it as their opinion, that such would be the case here by and by.

"August 20th.-To-day, while in conversation with Kraplo, the king, he expressed it as his firm opinion, that his father, who, he doubts not, is in heaven, was the means of influencing God to send me here to teach him and his people. If his representations are to be trusted, his father must have been an extraordinary man. Many of his precepts, as reported, are such as would have done honor to Socrates; all unite in saying he was celebrated as a peacemaker.

'August 21st.—God has certainly blessed me in giving me such an interpreter as Musu, the man alluded to above. From the first, he attached himself to me, and served me with such zeal that I feared he would soon wear out, but so far from this being the case, his zeal has increased. All who have seen him, both missionaries and colonists, agree in saying that he differs from any native they have met with; and, what is most remarkable, never since his connection with me, have I had cause to suspect him of falsehood; and never, but once, of defrauding me of a pin's value, and then, he subsequently cleared up the whole affair to my perfect satisfaction. There is indeed good reason to hope that a work of grace is begun in his heart, he having openly renounced all the objectionable customs of his country, and when his old father, who is more disposed to engraft Christianity on Heathenism, than to renounce any part of his present creed, killed a bullock for the devil, he

would not take a morsel of it, or join in any monies, though repeatedly urged to do so, a when I was absent. He learns with great f we all humbly hope and that he may, i come a messenger of peace to his heathen c He is about twenty-two years of age, and h wife, whom he tries hard to bring round to

pray,

"August 22d.-Congregation, yesterday, ever, though it is the height of the rice ha enable me to address them with more than dom; some women attended, and were very

"August 29th.-Congregation, yesterday many women, but my sermon was not af that unction from above which it should Resolved, with the help of God, to observe as a day of fasting and prayer, with a spe to my labors on Saturday and Sunday.

"August 30th.-Heard to-day of a Brother Payne's, touching the Sabbath, Brother Appleby's, which seems likely to thing decidedly in favor of the observanc day. God in mercy grant that it may be brighter day to us!"

CHAPTER XXIII.

Mr. Minor's declining health-His last illness and death.

We have abundantly remarked that Mr. Minor's health was evidently injured by his long and laborious journies, and by the privations and toil encountered at Taboo, in the establishment of his Station. In January, 1843, he removed his family to their new home; but now that he had attained the very position which he had so long desired, and the way seemed opened for the vigorous prosecution of the work he so much loved, his friends watched, with anxious solicitude, the ravages of disease upon his already enfeebled frame. He had been, for several months, troubled with repeated attacks of diarrhea, a disease to which he was constitutionally subject, and which, he had often said, would probably be the cause of his death. He, however, continued to preach to good congregations, and to attend to the other duties of the Station until about the middle of March, when he was obliged to inform the people that he was too sick to talk "God-palaver" to them any more, at present, but hoped soon to be able to resume his labors. He had already gained a strong hold upon their affections, and much regret was expressed for his illness. What for," they would say, "God send a God-man to us, and then make