S46 THE CLOSE. 



On the 2d of May. he was unable to leave his room, 

 nor could he even lie down ; he sat with his head 

 supported on a table,, a position which he was obliged to 

 retain day and night through the remainder of his illness 

 He liked to listen to reading, and often asked to have the 

 Bible read to him ; but all utterance was attended with 

 such effort that he seldom attempted more than a few 

 broken words. On one occasion he said, " It is not easy 

 to speak when one is struggling for breath, and feeling as 

 if about to suffocate ; but I wish you to know that my 



Ind is perfectly satisfied ; He is my Lord and my God. 

 'Him that cometh unto me I will in no wise cast out.' I 

 have had much forgiven me, and may well love much." 

 He then gave several messages and orders, mentioning 

 some little memorials which he wished to be given to 

 several friends. He also expressed a desire to be buried 

 in the Dean Cemetery, where his brother the Professor had 

 been buried tivo years before, adding, in allusion to his 

 wife's grave elsewhere, " The other spot will still be sacred 

 ground to you." Next day when asked how he felt, he 

 said, " Faint, yet pursuing. Looking unto Jesus." 



His mind continued calm and peaceful to the last. 

 Even when most exhausted, he was still upon the watch 

 lest those around him should be over-fatigued, and many 

 and touching were his expressions of affectionate gratitude. 

 Amongst the words which fell from his lips are remem- 



