Part 17 (2/2)

Her life was brightened by her belief, and she ever kept in viehat she believed to be her ht of the Gospelfor lack of knowledge, while I enjoy the glorious privileges of a Christian land”

Theout to India, asked her to become his wife

Her decision was not taken without earnest prayer; and had her parents opposed her wishes she would have been prepared to give the their consent, she accepted Mr Newell's offer She was fully aware that the difficulties in the ould be very great; for up to that tione from America to the mission field

At first her friends tried in every way to dissuade her fro herself away on the heathen”

But her sied their thoughts on the subject and when, early in the year 1812, Mr

and Mrs Newell sailed for Calcutta, ether to wish them God-speed on their perilous journey

On his arrival in Calcutta Mr Newell, in accordance with the regulation of the East India Company at that time, reported himself at the police office; and to his sorrow found that the Company would not allow any missionaries to work in their do for these earnest young people! At first it seemed quite probable they would not even be allowed to land; and though permission was after a tio elsewhere, as they would not be permitted to settle

A few days later, however, the prospect brightened ”We have obtained leave,” writes Mrs Newell, ”to go to the Isle of France (Mauritius)

We hear that the English Governor there favours e field of usefulness is there opened--18,000 inhabitants ignorant of Jesus Is not this the station that Providence has designed for us? A door is open wide Shall we not enter and help the glorious work?”

But it was by her influence alone that she was pered for On the journey to Mauritius rapid consuh she felt at first a natural disappointment that she would not be allowed to labour in the mission field, she was able to look upward in her hour of trial and to say: ”Tellmy native land for the cause of Christ God has called me away before we have entered on the work of the mission, but the case of David affords me comfort I have it in my heart to do what I can for the heathen, and I hope God will accept e of nineteen, Harriet Newell passed away

Might not many a one justly ask, was not her life a failure? And the answer, based on the experience and results of what her life and death accomplished, is No--eious life and missionary enthusiasm in America, the like of which has hardly ever been known

The very fact of this whole-hearted girl giving up her life for the cause of Christ, and the pathos of her untimely end, did more to touch the hearts of multitudes than perhaps the most apparently successful accomplishment of her mission would have done

A MARTYR OF THE SOUTH SEAS

THE MORNING AND EVENING OF BISHOP PATTESON'S LIFE

John Coleridge Patteson was born in April, 1827 He was blessed with an upright and good father, and a loving and gentlewas calculated to make him the earnest Christian man he afterwards became

Here is an extract froe of nine, which shows that he had faults and failings to overcome just like all other boys:--

”My dear papa, I a told so many falsehoods, which Uncle Frank has told s--Iyour pardon; and Uncle Frank says that he thinks if I stay, in a ain He told me that if I ever told another falsehood he should that instant march me into the school and ask Mr Cornish to strip and birch ”

And he did not He was so frank, so ready to see his own faults, that he was always a favourite Uncle Frank remarked of him at this same tiht to call him a Queen's missionary, for her Majesty saved him from a serious accident in a rather remarkable manner