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 of his constitution, he visited no less than twenty nine families in one day, some of which were situated at the distance of ten mites from his own house. In visiting the sick he was equally attentive and diligent. In the discharge of this duty, it may with truth be said of him, that he was "instant in season and out of season." No species of disease he reckoned as a barrier, no distance disagreeable, no hour unseasonable, when he was called on by affliction to administer the consolations of the gospel. As in this important duty he greatly excelled, so he was very frequently called on to discharge it, not only among his own people, but also among all classes of the community. To the spiritual instruction of the young he also paid particular attention. For those of them under fourteen years or age, He had a class, which went through a course instruction preparatory for admission into his Sabbath evening school, which met regularly during the summer months, and which consisted chiefly of young persons between the ages of fourteen and twenty-four. As he was unremitting in his attention to their spiritual welfare, so to him and his instructions they paid a corresponding affectionate regard. This was so much the case, that hey gradually increased in number; and during the last summer, though he was under the necessity, from the low state of his health, of having recourse to assistance, he was more numerously attended than ever he had previously been, his parting interview with them was very tender and affecting, before they were dismissed, he addressed them in a short exhortation with uncommon fervour and feeling. He seemed to have impressed upon his mind a lively presentiment of