78 IN MEMORiAM. [Mavch, 



and a friendly correspondent on botanical subjects. But he knew 

 him many years before the period when the ' Phytologist ' dates 

 its commencement, consequently he is competent to bear a faith- 

 ful testimony to the integrity, kindness, and liberality of one 

 whom he long knew by report and with whom he occasionally 

 corresponded ; he is indebted to another hand for what he has 

 now the pleasing task of recording. Our friend writes as fol- 

 lows : — 



" But it was not by purse and by proxy alone that Mr. Borrer 

 lent his influence and his aid to the cause of God and of Christian 

 truth ; he laboured to advance both by more active exertions. His 

 personal services, his individual energies were devoted to the 

 spiritual as well as to the temporal relief of the necessitous. He 

 laboured to prepare subjects for the kingdom of heaven. 



" In his own house he assembled, on Sunday evenings, the chil- 

 dren of his neighbours, who were taught such doctrines and du- 

 ties as come legitimately within the scope of instruction proper 

 for the Lord^s Day. 



" Here he himself taught one of the classes, and, to the mem- 

 bers thereof he might be seen, and heard too, imparting such 

 instruction as befits those to receive, who are members of the 

 Body of Christ and inheritors of everlasting life." 



" This work and labour of love which he cheerfully performed, 

 adds the correspondent above quoted, " is an unmistakable evi- 

 dence that he was ' ready to every good Work ; ' and now he rests 

 from his labours and his works do follow him." 



To the justice and truth of this remark we believe that every 

 one of our readers will heartily respond, and utter the fervent 

 prayer that they may, like " the righteous," be had "in continual 

 remembrance," and that their last end may be peace. Our friend 

 concludes with the remark that " his loss will be long felt and, by 

 not a few, much lamented ; and that our botanists (we leave out 

 the sons and daughters of affliction — God will raise up another 

 helper for them) at present do not know where to look for an 

 equally able, equally willing and influential promoter and friend 

 of science to fill up the gap left in our ranks by his decease." 



The preceding brief and imperfect sketch is but a humble 

 though sincere tribute to the memory of a gentleman who was 

 universally either esteemed or loved. The writer does not pre- 

 tend to have had many opportunities of knowing and appreciating 



