actively carried on through life: thus assisting her husband in the maintenance and education of their family.

No opportunities of mental culture having been afforded her in her childhood, she now applied herself diligently to learn to read and write, and might often have been seen at her husband's side, spelling out with his aid words in the New Testament. The power she thus acquired of seeking truth for herself was very precious to her, especially in periods of sickness and of trial; and a great desire was awakened within her for the attainment of useful, and especially of Scriptural

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knowledge and as the views of gospel truth were gradually unfolded, she was enabled to trust in Christ as her Saviour and her Redeemer. With her husband she joined the Society of Friends. and was comforted in attending their Meetings for Worship, often expressing the help she experienced in them.

Hospitality and neighbourly charity were marked features in her character, and her skill in administering to bodily infirmities caused her aid to be largely sought by an extended circle. Services of this kind offered frequent opportunities for wise and tender counsel; and we do not doubt that many still remember with thank

fulness "words fitly spoken" which our dear friend addressed to them. She suffered much

bodily sickness, and in the later years of her life underwent many painful operations for the relief of a complaint, which she knew would eventually prove fatal. Under these trying circumstances her activity and cheerfulness were remarkable, but not more so than the patient resignation which was seen, especially in her last illness. It was alike instructive and comforting to those who stood around her, to witness the entire freedom from anxiety and care, which under the assurance of her Heavenly Father's loving kindness, she was enabled to rest in : whilst at times it was given her to rejoice that though death was very near, it would be to her a glorious deliverance, and an entrance into rest would be granted her, through the mercy of God in the Lord Jesus Christ. Supported by this blessed hope, she sweetly fell asleep. THOMAS WILLIAM WIGHAM, 30 15 Mill Hill, Coanwood. ANN WIGHAM, Doncaster. BENJAMIN WILLIAMS,

Edenderry.

MARGARET WILLIAMSON,
Belfast.

3 mo. 1874

74 6 5 mo. 1874

75 17 10 mo. 1873

85 2 12 mo. 1873

Birmingham.

Daughter of Charles and Anna Yeomans.

Received too late for classification.

WILLIAM BARBER,

NEWMAN CASH,

47 29 10 mo. 1878

43 12 9 mo. 1873

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do. 3

do. 1

From three to six months do. 3 ...

From six to twelve months do. 1

N.B. The number of Friends at the last return

being, in Great Britain 14,085, and in Ireland 2,905, total 16,990, and the deaths in our Register 299, gives approximately 17.6 deaths per 1000 per annum.

YEAR 1871-72.

YEAR 1872-73.

Male. Female. Total. Male. Female. Total.

YEAR 1873-74.

AGE.

Male. Female. Total.

APPENDIX.

EDWARD ASH, M.D.

In the varied phases of Dr. Ash's religious life, there are many passages which bear witness to his earnest searching after truth, and selfdenying submission to heartfelt convictions; and his own pen, with touching humility and honesty of purpose, has recorded the early strivings of the Holy Spirit in his heart, his youthful declension and restoration from time to time to the Divine favour, as well as many troubled exercises of mind, which eventually terminated in confiding peace and joy in his Holy Redeemer.

He was born at Bristol in the year 1797, and when only seven or eight years old, was sent to a boarding school at Melksham in Wiltshire. There the ministry of Rachel Fowler appears to have been blessed to him; and he says in reviewing that early day, "God visited my soul with His love in Christ by His Holy Spirit,-(I knew it could not come from anything else),—and drew me towards Himself with the cords of His everlasting love in Christ." He adds, grew up from boyhood to manhood, I had many evil

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