In the latter part of her life she felt it right publicly to testify of what she had learned in the School of Christ, and was often constrained to call upon the young to prize the privilege of having religious parents to watch over them as they would be held accountable therefor. Her communications, though in much brokenness of spirit, were attended with life and power, and met the Witness in the hearts of her hearers.

She regularly attended all her meetings, until within two months of her death, when she grew gradually weaker, but was confined to her bed only four days, suffering with weakness, but no pain. Her faith remained strong in Him who had been her support in all her trials and provings, so that on the last night of her life she could say to her attendant: Come, lie down and take thy rest, if I do die I shall fall into the arms of my Saviour." Thus, quietly and peacefully, she passed away on the 31st of Twelfth month,1881, in the 63d year of her age, and was buried the 4th of First month, 1882, on which occasion a solemn Meeting was held.

EXTRACT FROM SAMUEL FOTHERGILLS' DIS

COURSES.

Let it not be thought from anything I have said, that I look upon those who appear girded with the linen Ephod, of other Christian societies, either as impostors, or the deluded votaries of anti-Christ. I freely declare, that I doubt not but many of them have had a dispensation of the Gospel committed to them; and although they may be biased by the prejudice of education and the traditions of their fathers, yet the root of the matter seems to be in them; and I esteem these (in whatever society they are found, or in whatever vestments they are clothed) as my brethren in the fellowship of the everlasting Gospel, yet I cannot direct the searcher after truth who is pensively inquiring what he shall do to be saved, to the ministry of any man, but would rather recommend him to the immediate teaching of the word nigh in the heart, even the Spirit of God; this is the only infallible teacher, the primary adequate rule of faith and practice, and will

lead those who attend to its dictates into the peaceable paths of safety and of truth. "Ye need not (says the holy apostle to the church formerly) that any man teach you, save as this anointing teacheth, which is truth and no lie." Cease, therefore, from man whose breath is in his nostrils, and whose existence is but a vapor; for wherein is he to be accounted of? As a fallible being he is liable to frequent deceptions, and therefore liable to deceive; whereas the Spirit of God cannot be deceived, neither will it deceive any soul that yields itself to its government and obeys its dictates.

FRIENDSHIP.

One of the greatest sources of happiness comes from the cultivation of human friendship, viewed in the light of God's providential love. Oh, what a dismal mistake we make, when we draw off from each other and go into our little cells of exclusiveness, pretending that there is only one kind of people worth anything, and, unless we can know them, we do not care to be friends with anybody! The greatest gift and grace is the power to see good in all; the open heart and mind that goes forth to "all orders and conditions of men;" the electric hand to grasp the hand of any sincere human being who claims our sympathy; the longing to bring up all who are in the low places of the earth, that makes us the friend of the sinner and the savior of the outcast. If you who are living in loneliness and languor, unsettled and unsatisfied, critical and jealous, and disheartened with life, will only come forth and take people as they are, looking resolutely for the best in them, and work for their improvement by stimulating and educating that best, you will be amazed to find what a different world this is from the "vale of tears you have fancied it. You will not be surprised, if you do not find perfect love in your fellow-men. You will even be able to rejoice amid their persecutions, for your affections will be fixed on heaven; and so will you rejoice in the blessedness of the perfect love of God that you will feel the least you can do is to pour forth your own joy and faith and affection to all the children of men.

And let us remember, as we get along in life, that the young are always the majority in any community, the most vital generation, the coming hope of this world. If you do this, you will not be estranged from children and youth as you grow old. You will not fall into that most dreadful disease of old age, -the notion that all virtue and beauty and truth will die with your generation. For it is one of the blessed things in God's providence that, after we have given the best part

of our strength to the rearing and educating of our children, they can turn around and take us into their hearts, using our experience and wisdom as their own, and giving us in exchange their joy and hope and exuberance of life. So may our closing days be our best days. So may our strength "be renewed as the eagle's," and, "as the outward man perishes, the inward man may be renewed day by day." So may we come to know the blessed meaning of eternal youth,-that joy of the soul in God and his providence, in man and his destiny, which will make life more precious every year. Then, long before our departure from the world that now is to the world that is to come, all boundary lines between earth and heaven will be lost, and death be swallowed up in the victory of the everlasting life.-Selected.

For Friends' Intelligencer.

RESTORED SWARTHMORE.

As a small stockholder of Swarthmore College, and one who took no active part in the work of restoration, I desire to express my approval of what has been done, and my gratitude to those through whose instrumentality it has been accomplished. But little more than a year ago, the blackened walls and heaps of débris, formed a picture that was saddening to look upon; and but for the interest and energy of the managers and a few devoted co-workers, that picture must still have been presented. It required more than ordinary courage to decide, and executive ability to perform, in many instances where grave responsibilities were involved, and prompt action was necessary. But those having the matter in charge, proved adequate to the emergency; and the work went on with a rapidity which only physical obstacles were allowed to interrupt. Solicitors, financiers, building committee, and furnishing committee, must all have labored with energy and continuity, and made many sacrifices, in their devotion to the great work; while contributors responded to repeated calls with a generosity that is worthy of commendation. It has been pronounced by competent judges that the work has been well done, and that the restored building is, in many particulars, superior to its much lamented prototype.

And now, since the work of restoration has been so satisfactorily accomplished, and that without any cloud of indebtedness hanging over the property, we may consider the present condition and future prospects of SwarthWith greatly improved facilities for instruction-especially in the mechanical and chemical departments-with a corps of able

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and experienced professors, and competent tutors, with admirable discipline and a complement of students, it may safely be said that the institution is in a prosperous condition. The convenience and other advantages of the family arrangement, the guarded care, and the tone of refinement which prevails among the students, give to Swarthmore an exceptional place among colleges. There are, in all denominations, discerning parents who will not fail to perceive these advantages, and who will gladly avail themselves of the opportunity to place their children under such influences during the critical period of college life. The expense too, is moderate when compared with that of other colleges; so that, while the present management is continued, it may reasonably be expected that there will be no lack of numbers at Swarthmore. Whether or not the students will be the children of Friends, remains yet to be seen. If not, or if our members go elsewhere for a liberal education, it can scarcely be said that the wishes of the founders, and subsequent donors, have been carried out. Many of our members have not the means to give their children a college education; others have not the inclination to do so; but all have the opportunity to benefit Swarthmore by their loyalty, and by some manifestation of their interest in its welfare. All can acknowledge it as our college, and the only institution in our branch of the Society that has ample facilities for students wishing to acquire a higher education. It may be said of Swarthmore, as of Friends' Intelligencer, or" Friends' Book Association," that it is not under the care of any Meeting; but, in this case, as in each of the others referred to, it must be admitted that the work was started, and is still carried on, to advance the interests of the Society, and not as a business enterprise. The managers are, and must be, Friends; so that it is their interest as well as duty to see that the original intention is carried out. Much might be said on this point; but the whole subject has been so fully brought to view, and in my opinion so well treated, in the Intelligencer of Second month 17th, that a repetition is unnecessary. In conclusion, I would express the hope that those who, like myself, have stood on the background, will duly appreciate the labors and sacrifices of the earnest workers and liberal donors who have restored Swarthmore. H.

Second month 26th, 1883.

THOSE who place their affections at first on trifles for amusement, will find those trifles become at last their most serious concerns.— Goldsmith.

For Friends' Intelligencer.

A NEEDED EXPLANATION.

The large amount $100,000 bequeathed by our deceased Friend Samuel Willets, for the benefit of pupils at Swarthmore, has been frequently referred to as a legacy to the college.

It is therefore desirable that the conditions of the bequest should be known.

The principal sum is to be paid in five annual instalments of $20,000 each, commencing in 1884, is to be invested as received, and the income only used "to educate in part or in whole, such poor deserving children as the Committee on Trusts, etc., may judge to be entitled thereto."

If the amount can be invested to yield four per cent., there will be applicable to the purpose named in the school-year of 1884$85, about $800, increasing $800 each year until 1890, when there will be about $4,000 income for that and each succeeding year. The bequest is munificent, will supply a long felt want, and is wisely arranged to increase gradually as way opens for its advantageous

use.

The will also directs that scholarships shall be purchased, one for each of his five grandchildren.

The amount received for these, $25,000, must also be invested, to produce as much as possible towards defraying the expense of educating the five scholars.

It will be seen therefore that the Institution will have no addition to its income applicable to the general purposes of the college, and that its future support is left where it should be, dependent on the exertions and care of those immediately interested.

As the full amount of stock authorized has been subscribed, Swarthmore will have to rely upon donations to provide a fund for insurance, to re-establish gradually its library and museum, and to meet all future necessary improvements and additions.

A college, to be of any avail, must be thoroughly alive, and like all living creatures must have constant sustenance until it ceases to exist.

large wants nor gifts, but past experience affords a reasonable guarantee that it may rely upon that best support, the living interest of its friends, to supply whatever is really needed.

Recent events have shown that its supporters are not weary of well-doing, and although a strong pillar has been removed out of its place, yet we may well hope that the Power which has heretofore guarded and sustained will not fail, and that the sons shall yet stand in the place of the fathers. WM. CANBY BIDDLE.

Third mo. 2d, 1883.

The first question to be considered, viz.: "What are the duties of School Committees and Teachers, in regard to the Religious Training of the Pupils, and in Inculcating the Principles held by Friends?" was opened by the reading of an essay, by Nathaniel Richardson, followed by papers from Annie C. Dorland and Harriet È. Kirk, all on the subject queried after.

Nathaniel Richardson's essay was as follows: An unwillingness to teach that which we do not understand does not imply a doubting spirit.

We may safely leave the unbelieving in the hands of Him who said to the doubting Thomas: "Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side; and be not faithless, but believing. John xx. 27.

We e point to the Scriptures as the silent witnesses of a marvelous revelation of signs and wonders, and when asked by our children, did these things really happen? we are sometimes obliged to answer that we cannot tell.

Swarthmore will probably have no such

Before we teach the children, it is of great importance that we should believe in our religion ourselves, and realize it to be a holy influence penetrating our whole being, making our lives better, nobler, and richer in every direction; increasing our joy and peace, and inspiring us with unbounded hope.

Recognizing one great first cause by whom all things were made: "The true light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world," it may be safely assumed that everything that testifies of this power may be used with more or less advantage in inculcating the principles of Christianity. Jesus said of the Scriptures: "They are they which testify of me." Friends have always recommended the frequent reading, at suitable times, of judicious selections from the Bible as one of the most effective methods of impressing upon the youthful mind our religious principles. But the moral standard of the New Testament is so high that even ordinarily mature minds. often despair of attaining to it. Need we wonder if the young feel doubtful of ever being able to reach it.

Are we willing to have the depth of our Christian love measured by the commandment: "Whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain." This is easy enough when required by the members of our immediate families and the objects of our most ardent affections, but the religion of Jesus demands that we shall exhibit the same feeling toward all humanity. If we find the Kingdom of Heaven to be the reward of keeping this saying, then we can say to our children: “Go and do likewise."

Every suitable opportunity should be embraced to encourage a practical application of those principles which are known to be saving in their nature; virtue, temperance, patience, and charity, or love: calling on the Scriptures to prove that the indwelling spirit of God helps our infirmities.

It is the good practice of some of the very best teachers to read the Scriptures regularly at the opening of school, and immediately after to observe a season of profound silence. This gives an opportunity for the good seed which may have been sown to take root and bear good fruit in after years.

The power of example as a teacher of religion can scarcely be overestimated. It is of such obvious importance that little need be said about it here. A great deal is comprehended in the term good breeding; it should begin at home. Edward Everett Hale says: "The home is disgraced which has sent unmannerly children to school." They are the source of almost infinite trouble to teachers and committees. If the home training has been neglected an unnecessary responsibility is put upon the teachers and committees.

Having considered the reading of the Scriptures, and the power of example as a means of impressing our religious principles, we next come to oral teaching. The wise king said: "A word spoken in due season, how good is it?" We learn by, experience that speaking in due season is almost the one thing needful. Doubtless, every teacher knows when the right time comes for giving an impressive religious lesson. It is a well known tenet of the Society of Friends, and a sound principle of Christianity, that "it shall be given you in that same hour, what ye shall speak."

If it should be said that the writer has not answered the question: "What are the duties of school committees and teachers in regard to the religious training of the pupils, and in inculcating the principles as held by Friends?"" it may be answered that in a society having no creed, and tolerating almost unlimited freedom, it is impossible for one individual to frame an answer to suit the whole body. It may be suggested, however, that as one great object of teaching is the development of character, and the true end to be obtained in religious training is the development of the immortal power in man of whose government and peace there shall be no end; that it is the real duty of teachers and committees to live out their conscientious convictions of duty, paying strict heed to the injunction, "let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father which is in heaven."