406 John Bachraan. 



she had partaken of the body and blood of her 

 Lord, a holy calm possessed her soul, and, contrary 

 to the expectation of her physician, she lingered on 

 earth for several days. She was able to converse 

 and to tell him of the kindly ministry of Dr. V. " I 

 am not ungrateful to him," she said, " for his great 

 kindness and patience in instructing me ; but when 

 the light broke into my soul, 1 felt that from early 

 childhood I had been carefully taught, and I craved 

 to see you once more, to tell you that the good seed 

 you had faithfully sown, is the germ of my new 

 life." (The writer was present and witnessed this 

 touching scene). 



About this time, to the great joy of the Patriarch, 

 his eldest grandson, John B. Haskell, decided to 

 study for the ministry. 



