peace, character, and happiness of individuals, families, and communities! How lost to all generous, noble, humane, and moral feelings must that man be, who, at this time, can deal out the deadly draught to his fellow-man! I think one of these human fiends, a short time since, made the most consistent declaration concerning his business of any whom I have ever known. It was on the day of an election, when, having deposited his vote in opposition to cold water men, he said, "I will now go home and sell whisky like the devil."

Brother

But to return from this digression. Armstrong said to me, "You see my situation, and I ask it as a last favor, that you will find a retired place for me, where I may die in peace." I accordingly set out, and at length succeeded in finding a small room, far up Broadway, on a second floor, which I engaged at one dollar per month. I then went to a livery stable and hired a horse and carriage, and, with some assistance, got him seated therein, when the blood commenced flowing copiously from his lungs, which he discharged into a vessel sitting upon his lap. O, what an hour was that! There was my friend and brother, whom I loved and honored, seated in the street; his life-blood fast flowing out. I dared not attempt to move the

carriage, or to remove him back to the house, lest it should increase the discharge of blood. I therefore sat down on one side of him, and his amiable and sympathizing wife on the other, and for some time not a word was spoken, but we silently awaited the event, thinking it probable that he would die there in the street; while the busy multitude were passing and repassing, without knowing or noticing what was transpiring in that carriage. But at length the hemorrhage ceased, and we slowly moved to the place procured; and there this great and good man lingered and suffered for a few days, and then departed in peace.

Brother Armstrong possessed but little of this world's goods; and when he was thus prostrated by sickness, was entirely dependent upon others. And here I wish to bear my testimony to the kindness and liberality of the church in New-York; for the same day on which I conveyed brother Armstrong to his little room, I went among the brethren in the city and made his case known, and raised in a few hours, by private donations, seventy-five dollars, which supplied his immediate wants; and while he lived he was made as comfortable as his situation would admit of.

Before closing this account, I wish to state

the substance of the last conversation which I had with brother Armstrong, which was after his removal to the room where he finished his sufferings. In speaking of the trials to which the ministry in our church are exposed, he said the greatest trial with which he had met, during his short experience, was a spirit of covetousness in the church: that though there were noble and honorable exceptions, yet he thought, that, as a general thing, we were far behind most other denominations in our contributions of pecuniary aid to the cause of God and benevolence.

NUMBER XIV.

AT the session of the New-York Conference in 1811 I was, at my own request, transferred to the Genesee Conference, which held its second session at Paris in July following: and was appointed that year to Chenango circuit, with Ebenezer White and Charles Giles. With such colleagues, on such a circuit, my situation could not but be agreeable, unless made otherwise by myself..

Of brother Giles I need not write, as he is still living among his brethren. But of Eben

ence.

ezer White, it may be said as was said of Bennett Kendrick, "What pen can write his worth?" He was unquestionably one of the most useful men ever connected with the Genesee ConferHoliness was his theme in public and in private. But he was not one of those who profess and talk of holiness, and then disgrace or contradict their profession by irritability and peevishness; or by trifling and vain conversation, or by exalting himself and denouncing others. He was humble, gentle, and of a meek and quiet spirit; and his profession of holiness was not in word and tongue only, but was most forcibly proclaimed by his spirit and life. His manners were plain yet dignified-his style in preaching was chaste, manly, and solemn. He aimed to inform the judgment and win the heart; and probably few have succeeded better in accomplishing this object.

There are many seals to his ministry still living; but perhaps many more who have gone to meet him in the spirit world. He had naturally a strong and vigorous physical frame; but one of his lower limbs having been fractured in the early part of his ministry, and never properly restored, became the source of great pain and suffering to the end of his life; and often have I seen him on his knees on a chair

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or stool, like the venerated Asbury, and in that position pouring forth the glorious truths of the gospel, and beseeching sinners to be reconciled to God. But like many other bright and shining lights, he has disappeared from our hemisphere, and is, without doubt, now running his course in a brighter and purer world. was taken suddenly and unexpectedly from us by the epidemic which prevailed so extensively through our country in the time of our last war with England; and at a time when it seemed we most needed his labors and counsels. But He who took him had the right, and could and did raise up others to supply his place. (See his memoir in the Minutes for 1813.)

A circumstance occurred while I was traveling Chenango circuit, which is worthy of being preserved, as a warning to those who are neglecting the great interests of their souls, while they acknowledge the truth and importance of religion. A young man by the name of Joseph L., who had a pious mother and sister, who often prayed for and admonished him, was in the habit of saying to them, "Don't give yourselves so much trouble about me; I intend to be a Christian before I die, but I am not ready yet." As is ever the case under such circumstances, he became more and more hardened and daring