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Miss Tighe, of Rosanna, in the county of Wicklow, a member of a family remarkable for their wealth, rank, and piety.

In the year 1854, while preaching, at the age of eighty-five, he was smitten with a stroke, and in the following year he died, on the 14th of May, aged eighty-six years. His last words were, &quot; Not my will, but thine be done.&quot;

He was the author of &quot; Andrew Dunn,&quot; a narrative contro versial work against Romanism, and of a pamphlet, &quot; Thoughts on Imputed Righteousness,&quot; by T. K. But as a writer he is chiefly known as the author of Hymns on various Passages of Scripture.&quot; The first edition, in 1804, contained only ninety-six hymns ; but the subsequent editions were increased, until the seventh edition, published in Dublin, 1853, contained 767 hymns. In the preface, the author says : &quot;It will be perceived by those who read these hymns, that though there is an interval between the first and last of near sixty years, both speak of the same great truths, and in the same way. In the course of that long period, the author has seen much and heard much ; but nothing that he has seen or heard has made the least change in his mind, that he is conscious of, as to the grand truths of the gospel. What pacified the conscience then, does so now. What gave hope then, does so now. Other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. &quot;

Nine hymns in the &quot; New Congregational Hymn Book &quot; are by Kelly, and are taken from the above collection. They are some what altered and abridged. Like their author, they are all earnestly evangelical. They are Nos. 387, 410, 411, 709, 710, 766, 789, 833, and 919. Of these, 387, 709, 710, 789, and 833 were in the second edition, 1806. Without any great poetic merits, some of Kelly s hymns have taken their place as service able. This is true of such hymns as

&quot; In Thy name, Lord, assembling.&quot; No. 766, &quot; Now may the gospel s conquering power.&quot; No. 789,

and the hymn No. 411

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