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tent-door of him who was the leader of the pilgrims. He brought with him, as a token, the signet of his Lord; and he bound the signet upon the arm of the old man.

The venerable pastor then gave notice to his people of his approaching change, saying, “I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have finished my course, I have kept the faith; henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall give me at that day; and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing." 2 Tim. iv. 6–8.

So their faithful leader went down to the river-side, even to the River of Death; and his people went with him, weeping. And behold, before he entered the river, he raised his hands upwards, and said, "O Lord, my Redeemer, I am willing, yea, I rejoice to depart; in humble hope of entering into that rest which remains for thy people. Thou hast shown me the path of life, and supported me therein unto the present day. And now I go down to the grave without fear, still looking unto thee, who art the Resurrection and the Life: whom I have hitherto known only in part, but whom I shall shortly know, even also as I am known. My flesh and my heart fail; but thou, O God, art the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. And here, my children, here, at the moment of my departure, here, with my dying breath, I declare, that I have no confidence, no hope, no trust for future happiness in any of my own works or deservings: all my righteousness has been as filthy rags, and such as I dare not appear in before the judgment-seat of Christ; but I shall appear with confidence clad in the robe of my Redeemer's righteousness, and decorated with his garment of salvation. And you, my children, my beloved children, abide in him, I beseech you, that, when he shall appear, ye may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.' 1 John ii. 28.

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And now, because the messenger of death was urgent, the venerable man could add no more; so the black waves rolled over him, and, for awhile, I lost sight of him. Methought then in my dream, that one came and anointed my eyes with eye-salve; and this eye-salve is called faith. And when my eyes were anointed, I could see such things as before my heart had never been able to conceive. I saw beyond the black river, even the

River of Death, a region of such glorious beauty and brightness as allow of no adequate description. And behold, my eyes could distinguish in the midst of this blaze of glory the battlements, the towers, and the gates of Zion, all shining with a splendour infinitely beyond that of the noon-day sun. And behold, a glorious host, even a company of angels, and of the redeemed of the sons of men, descended to the borders of the river, even the River of Death, with sound of trumpet, with shouts, and with hallelujahs; and receiving the soul of the aged man as he arose from the River of Death, they bore him triumphantly through the air, crying, "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of our salvation!"

So they led him through the shining portals, and I saw him no more. But looking again towards the river, I saw Nazarenee and his wife Parbuttee descending hand in hand to the river-side, having been summoned away by the messenger of the Lord. And the words of his message were, "Ye have been lovely in your' lives, and in your deaths ye shall not be divided."

I saw then, in my dream, that, as the pilgrim Nazarenee stood on the brink of the river, he made a confession of his faith in the Lord Jesus Christ in the ears of those who accompanied him-declaring unto them, how, after being brought up in all the darkness of heathenism, he had been plucked thence, by the divine grace and favour, as a brand from the burning; as his wife had also been. "We chose not him," said the pilgrim," but he chose us. He has found us, though we sought him not; yea, he said, 'Behold me, behold me,' while yet we were called by another name, and served another master."

Then I saw that the pilgrims knelt down on the river's brink, and crying, "Lord Jesus, receive our spirits!" the black waves rolled over them, and their companions saw them no more. But while I looked earnestly to mark what would become of them, I presently perceived them rising from the waves on the opposite side of the river; where they appeared exceedingly beautiful and glorious, without spot or wrinkle, or any such thing. And behold, a shining band of angels stood ready to receive them, who crowned them with diadems, putting palms into their hands, and covering them with robes of righteousness of a dazzling whiteness, even robes that had been made white in the blood of the Lamb which

was slain from the foundation of the world. And the angels ascended to the gates of Zion, bearing the pilgrims on their wings, with sound of trumpets, and harps, and songs of praise, such as mortals never heard; and they cried, “Glory to the Lamb that reigneth on Mount Zion! Glory to God the Father! glory to God the Redeemer! glory to God the Holy Ghost!" So they passed the gates of Zion, and I saw them no more.

Then I awoke from my sleep: but I remembered my dream, and wrote it in a book; and being much affected with its extraordinary incidents, I sold all that I had, and forsook my father's house, determining forthwith to associate myself with such as might still be going on pilgrimage to the city of the living God.

GLOSSARY.

BANG, an intoxicating seed.
Bangle, a silver ornament.
Bazar, a market.

Buckree Eed, the feast of the goat:

or, the Mussulmaun passover. Caaba, the chief temple of the Mussulmauns at Mecca. Caste. The natives of India are divided into various ranks, called castes: each caste has respective employments, which descend from father to son. Chaudur, a web of cloth, used as a girdle by men, and as a veil by women. Cherbutah, a terrace. Coss, two miles. Cummerbund, a girdle. Debtas, demons.

Dirgah, a Mussulmaun buryingplace.

Fakeer, a religious mendicant. Feringhee, a Frank, or European. Gunga, the river Ganges.

Hackery, a cart, generally drawn by bullocks.

Howdah, the elephant's tower.
Hukeem, a physician.

Huzrut Esau, blessed Jesus.
Jehennam, hell.

Jungle, a wild place, or wilderness.

Kartiku, the name of the god of

war.

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Parajatu, a most fragrant flower,

said to grow in one of the many heavens of the Hindoos. Pepul, a kind of tree, which, on account of the trembling of the leaves, and the rustling noise among the branches, is supposed to be the habitation of a god.

Rutt, a wheel carriage.
Salam, salutation.
Serai, a caravansera.
Shroffs, money-changers.
Sunyasses, a kind of dervise.
Tope, a grove.

Tum-tum, a small drum.
Ushwuttu, the Indian fig-tree.
Yogee, a kind of dervise.

Yumalaya, the place of torments.

END OF THE INDIAN PILGRIM.

THE

BROKEN HYACINTH;

OR,

ELLEN AND SOPHIA.

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