where great God have mercy on collegemake all good-make Mr. Samuel goodhave mercy on Mr. Samuel's father, mother, sister, brother.". -"Our father which art in heaven," &c.

"My friend, Mr. M., now thought it would be well for me to leave Andover, and go to some school, where I may improve my time much more than I could there. He said if I should go he would try to find some good people who would be willing to support me. This was a most kind offer, which I cannot feel any more than to be thankful for all this kindness to me. Mr. M. now sent me to Bradford Academy; and there I continued for some time at school. The people where I boarded, at the house of Deacon H. were a most pious family. But while I was here in the school, my serious feelings, which I had before, lost all; and become very ignorant of religion by being among some unserious company, talking many foolish subjects. I thought now I shall never have any more such feelings as I had before -I thought that I must always be miserable here and hereafter, I became prayerless and thoughtless-no hope for mercy-never attempted to be alone as I had done before. I sit and walked about all day-took no opportunity to be at the throne of grace, but rather to be stupid-from the morning until evening never thought of him who kept me

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alive; neither when I lay down upon my bed nor when I rose up. I was in this situation for a long time, while I was at school. At the lose of the school I went back to Andover. Mr. M. was not there. It was vacation. staid until he returned. When he returned he inquired how I have been, and how I was pleased with the school. I answered well. But I did not let him know what was my situation, and what trouble I had met with while I was there, but kept all these things in my own mind.

"In the spring season of the year 1811, I hired myself out for a month or two, on account of my health, with Mr. F. who lived about five miles from the college. Mr. F. one day sent me into the woods not far from the house to work. I took an axe and went and worked there till towards noon. But here O! I come to myself again! many thoughts come into my mind that I was in a dangerous situation. I thought that if I should then die, I must certainly be cast off for ever. While I was working, it appeared as it was a voice saying, 'Cut it down, why cumbereth it the ground.' I worked no longer-but dropped my axe, and walked a few steps from the place (for the people in the house would soon send a lad after me, for it was noon.) I fell upon my knees and looked up to the Almighty Jehovah for help. I was not but an undone and hell-deserving

sinner. I felt that it would be just that God should cast me off withersoever he would -that he should do with my poor soul as it seemed to him fit. I spent some time here until I heard a boy calling for me—and I went. The people in the house asked of my sadness to which I gave but little answer. In the night my sleep was taken away from me. I kept awake almost the whole night. Many of my feelings and thoughts in past time came into remembrance-and how I treated the mercy of God while I was at Bradford Academy. The next morning I rose up before the rest, and went to a place where I was alone by myself. Here I went both morning, night and noon. At this little place I find some comfort. And when I go there I enjoy myself better all the day.

"At the end of two months I returned to Andover. Many times Mr. M. asked me about my feelings, and I was neither willing to answer much, nor could I, on account of my unfruitfulness and wickedness.

"I continued here a few days and then hired myself out again, and went to labour for Mr. A. a farmer, in haying time. Mr. A. was a good man, and it was a religious family. I had here the same seriousness in my mind as before, but never did meet with real change of heart yet."

During Obookiah's residence at Andover, he lived two years in the family of Mr. A

the steward of the Theological Institution This family bears very favourable testimony to the excellence of his character. They speak of him with tears. Said Mrs. A. to a friend, "He was always pleasant. I never saw him angry. He used to come into my chamber and kneel down by me and pray. Mr. M. did not think he was a christian at that time, but he appeared to be thinking of nothing else but religion. He afterwards told me that there was a time when he wanted to get religion into his head more than into his heart."

In an absence of a month or two from the family, he wrote a letter to Mrs. A. from which the following is an extract:

"I sometimes think about my poor soul, and that which God hath done. I will cry unto God-'What shall I do to be saved?' I know that God is able to take away blind eyes and wicked heart. We must be born again and have a new spirit before we die. As soon as we shall be dead, all we must stand before the judgment seat of Christ. Friend, perhaps you have not done any thing wicked, so that God can punish you. I hope you have not. But if we are not his friends and followers he will cast us into hell, and we shall be there for ever and ever. I hope you will think upon all these things. Friend to you, HENRY OBOOKIAH."

Whilst at Andover Obookiah heard that one of his country men resided in the vicinity. He hastened to him and spent a part of a day with him, and a night in which they did not sleep. When he returned, a friend said to him, "Well Henry, what news from Owhy hee?" He replied, "I did not think of Owhyhee, I had so much to say about Jesus Christ."

Henry had now become diligent in studying the Scriptures, and made rapid progress in religious knowledge. The following fact is a specimen of what he had attained.

He was asked, "How many miracles are recorded of our Saviour?" He began with the first, that of making water wine, and mentioned them all.

In a letter from Andover, communicating the preceding facts, it is observed," Mr. A. the steward, says, Henry was very inquisitive, and could never be satisfied until he saw the whole of a subject. This was peculiarly observable during an eclipse of the sun, concerning which he asked many troublesome questions and also with regard to many kinds of public business; particularly the mode of levying, collecting, and appropriating taxes.

"He was seen one morning very early with a rule measuring the College buildings and fences. He was asked why he did it. He smiled, and said, 'So that I shall know