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commended him to God in prayer, and in about five minutes after he calmly fell asleep. He was sixty-eight years of age, and had been forty-two years a Wesleyan Minister. Thirty-eight years had been spent in the Mission field. He died on the 10th of July, 1856, and, as the weather was very hot, was buried next day. He was followed to the grave by a numerous train, including the Mayor, and many of the most respectable inhabitants of the town. The vessels in the harbour lowered their colours during the day, and a general sadness seemed to pervade the whole town, as if the inhabitants felt, that a "prince and a great man had fallen in Israel." But, ah! dear children, the spirit, the blood-washed, ransomed, glorified spirit! Let us try to follow it, as that funeral procession moves on with that garment of dust in that coffin. Let us try to catch a glimpse of Mr. Horne himself. He is not there; no, no; he has passed through the pearly gates into the city; the glorious city, the new Jerusalem. His Master welcomes him, and says, "Well done, good and faithful servant, enter thou into the joy of thy Lord." The white robe is brought forth, the "crown of righteousness," the palm, the harp of gold, He is led to the mansion Jesus prepared for him long ago; one, and another, and another, crowd round to welcome him; many from the east and west, that he was the honoured instrument of leading to Jesus. Prophets and Apostles visit him, martyrs, patriarchs, angels, and archangels, greet him as a friend. Best of all, God, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, own him as a "worker together with them." He sings; hush, what is it? Not of his own labours, no, no: "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, to receive glory, honour, and power." He lays his glittering crown at the feet of Jesus, he can salute no one, he can see no one, but Jesus. He can hear, he can speak, of no other love but His. He is swallowed up in love.

"'T is all his happiness to gaze,

'Tis heaven to see our Jesu's face."

"O, what will it be to be there?" Dear, dear children, let us follow him as he followed Christ, and we shall see and know, and feel as he does now..

Margaret.

A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF KEBO,

ONCE A SLAVE, NOW A MISSIONARY'S SERVANT. KEBO was born somewhere in the neighbourhood of Congo, on the western coast of Africa. The land of his birth was one uncivilized, and where the darkness of Heathenism prevailed. His father and mother died when he was quite young. Immediately after the death of his parents, his sister's husband laid claim to him for a debt owing by his mother. After keeping him a little while, this person made him travel a long journey on foot, and when he could walk no longer by reason of the soreness of his feet, he was sold to a slave-merchant. Kebo was now taken ill in consequence of his long and painful travel; but from this sickness he soon recovered, with the interested attentions of his owner. He was now in a land of cruelty extreme, and it was well understood that the food he ate was only intended to make his fattened flesh ready for the market. After remaining here some time, in continual fears of what would become of him, he was again disposed of for reasons which he could not understand. After changing hands once or twice more, he was bound in chains with a number of others, and led in the direction of the seaDuring the continuance of this journey, when they were locked up for the night in a baracoon, or slave-house, the building caught fire, and well-nigh suffocated all who were within ; but the slave-master hastening to the spot as soon as he heard of it, released them from the tortures of a death by fire.

coast.

Arriving at the sea-coast, they were stowed away in a slaveship, and set sail whither they knew not. After being at sea some days, the slave-ship in which they were confined was captured by one of Her Majesty's cruising ships, and Kebo and his unfortunate companions were brought to the Cape of Good Hope, and there landed. Here they were cared for till persons could be found to take charge of them for a term of years, and put them into the way of providing for themselves. A Dutch farmer was the person to whose care Kebo was intrusted, and to whom he was to render service for seven years. So ignorant was Kebo at this time, that, when he saw persons around him wearing shoes, hats, and other clothing, he supposed they grew on them like the furry coats of animals. And when he on one occasion saw a large cooking-pan on the kitchen fire, his fears were alarmed lest his flesh might be destined to be boiled therein.

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Kebo has now been resident in the Cape colony about eighteen years. It is supposed he is about thirty years of age; but the date of his birth cannot be ascertained, and he does not know it himself. This, however, he knows, that whereas he was once in bondage, now he is free; and besides this he knows, that whereas he was blind, (that is, in spiritual things,) now he sees.

He began to attend the Wesleyan Mission chapel soon after he arrived in the colony; and though he knew not a word of English, yet he continued to attend the house of prayer. The word by and by entered his understanding, and then affected his heart; and he has, for about eight years, given evidence of genuine conversion and true piety, and is now engaged in serving one who is endeavouring to serve in the Gospel of Christ.

DOUBLE USE OF RAIMENT.

"IF thou at all take thy neighbour's raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down: for that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear: for I am gracious."-Exod. xxii. 26, 27.

In all parts of Southern Africa the skin-cloak is the covering of males and females by day, and that in which they sleep by night. They have no other bed-clothes. The Hottentot cloak is composed of sheeps' skins, retaining the wool on the inside; in which he sleeps comfortably under a bush or tree wherever he goes. Deprive him of that covering, and he would find himself most The nations uncomfortably placed. It would be a cruel act. farther in the interior have cloaks made from the hides of oxen or cows, which they have a method of making soft and pliable, and use exactly for the same purposes as the others,-namely, for clothing and sleeping in.

Campbell's African Light.

LONDON: PRINTED BY JAMES NICHOLS, HOXTON-SQUARE.