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' Oh, yes ! me quite sure of that.' ‘ Do you not believe that he is able to save you ?’ ' He is able to save to the uttermost.’ ‘ Do you think that he is not willing to save you ?’ ' Me dare not say that. He so goot, so merciful, he will not cast out any that come to him.’ ‘ Do you wish, and desire, and strive, to keep his com- andments ?’ ‘ Yes, Massa, because me love him, and that make me nt to do as he say.' ‘ Are you willing to suffer for his sake, if God should use you to do so ?’ ‘ Me do tink me could die for the love of him ; he not k it too much to die for wicked sinner; why should cked sinner tink it too much to die for so goot and htcous a Saviour ?’ ' I think, and hope, I may say to you, William, thy th hath made thee whole.’ Thus ended my examination for the present.—The her friends who were in the house listened with the ost affectionate anxiety to all that passed. One of them observed, with evident emotion, ‘ I see, Sir, that though some men are white, and some e black, true Christianity is all one colour. My own part has gone with this good man every word he has oken.' After some time passed in conversation on the Negro’s story, I said, ‘ Let us now praise God for the rich and speakable gift of his grace, and sing the hymn of re- reming love. Now begin the lovely theme, Sing aloud in Jesus name, &c. The Negro was not much used to our way of singing, t joined with great earnestness and affection, that show- how truly he felt what was uttered. When the 5th erse was ended, Nothing brought him from above, Nothing but redeeming love;