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Simply to present his character and labours to view, leaving them to make their own impression, is the object of this unpretending volume. The writer could have wished that the task had been committed to abler hands; but he was not left at liberty to submit his father's papers to any other eye. Numerous engagements arising out of the superintendence of the circuits in which he has travelled since his father's death, have prevented the earlier execution of his design. Only short fragments of time, and these often separated by long intervals,-could, consistently with the claims of his circuits, be devoted to the examination and transcription of his father's papers. This disadvantage, together with the circumstance that he is unpractised in authorship, must be pleaded as his apology for the many defects which, it is feared, the reader will discover.

As far as it has been practicable, the subject of the Memoir has been made his own biographer: and it is hoped, that the copious extracts from his journals and letters will interest and edify the widely extended circle of his surviving friends. Passing notices of contemporary events connected with the history of Methodism, will be found in various parts of the volume. These might easily have been multiplied, had the limits of the work permitted. The difficulty has been to select from a journal and correspondence so uniform in their excellence, and extending over a space of near fifty-eight years; and to compress into one small volume the history of so long a public life.

A just view of the character of one who shone quite as much in the privacy of the domestic circle, as in his more public sphere of ministerial labour and usefulness, could not be given, without many details which do not usually find their way into the memoirs of public men; but probably these may not be deemed the least useful parts of the work. The sum of human life is made up chiefly of such little incidents; and the exhibition of Christian principle in connection with these, may be instructive to the mass of readers.

To the candour of the Christian public, and to the blessing of God, the writer now commits these pages, though by no means insensible to their defects. If, however, through the Divine blessing, they may be the means of promoting among the ministers and people of the Wesleyan Connexion, (for whose use they are especially intended,) the spirit and practice by which our fathers were distinguished, the object of the biographer will be secured; and the great purpose will be furthered, to which his venerated parent devoted a long, laborious, consistent, and exemplary life.

WAKEFIELD, Nov. 1, 1848.

CONTENTS.

Purchases a horse, &c.-Conversion of his mother-Sorrowful
parting-Fellow labourers-Extent of Oxfordshire Circuit-

Re-appointment to Halifax-Diary-Extraordinary manifestation
-Entertains the design to marry-Providentially led to an ac-
quaintance with Miss Pawson-Visits Thorner-Secretly in-
jured by a tale-bearer-Conversion of John Kershaw-Lord's
Supper in the family-Mr. Pawson's illness-Visits Leeds and
Thorner-Scrutinizes his own motives in respect to marriage-
Dissension about the Sacraments-Anxiety to follow Providence
Visits Dewsbury-Correspondence with Miss Pawson-Mar-
riage They unite in a Covenant with God.

p. 78

Mrs. E.'s early conversion and religious character-They live
with Mr. and Mrs. Pawson-Helpers of each other's prayers
and faith-Remarkably blessed together-In company with the
Rev. C. Hopper-Extracts from Diary-Appointed to Leeds-
Visits Harewood Castle-His wife's dangerous fall-Harewood
Church-Gracious manifestation-Letter to Mrs. Pawson-Re-
quested to preach a political sermon-Memoirs of Dr. Doddridge
-Interruption of studies-Dines with a High-Church politi-
cian-Prevalence of party spirit-Opens a new Chapel at Kes-
wick-Review of the year 1792-Birth of a son-Baptized by
the Rev. J. Pawson-Visits Thorner-Humble views of him-
self-Violent temptation-Overpowering sense of the holiness

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