PAGE 164. To J. Purser, Esq. Death of Mr. Purser, sen.-State of Ireland Illness and death of Mrs. Foster-Mr. Anderson-Journey to Wales LETTERS. 170. To the Rev. Thomas Coles-Mrs. Foster's funeral 129 171. To the Rev. Josiah Hill. Coincidence in their domestic trials 172. To the Rev. John Fawcett. Character of Mrs. Foster 153 173. To the Rev. Josiah Hill. 174. To Sir J. Easthope, Bart. monitions 175. To the Rev. Josiah Hill. On religious assurance as held by the Methodists 176. To the Rev. Josiah Hill. Brucker's Historia Philosophie-Hades 153 177. To Mrs. Anderson. On Mr. Anderson's death 178. To the Rev. Joseph Hughes. A farewell letter, written shortly before Mr. H.'s death 179. To the Rev. Dr. Carpenter. On the opinions of the Rajah Rummohunroy 180. To Miss Sheppard (Northampton) 181. To John Sheppard, Esq. On Poetry-The intermediate state 155 155 184. To the Editor of the Morning Chronicle-The Evangelical Clergy 169 185. To the Rev. Thomas Coles, on the death of his daughter 186. To the Rev. John Fawcett 187. To the Editor of the Morning Chronicle-The Ballot, No. 1. 188. To the Editor of the Morning Chronicle―The Ballot, No. 2. 189. To the Editor of the Morning Chronicle-The Ballot, No. 3. 190. To Mrs. Hannah More 191. To the Rev. Josiah Hill-Politics-The Watchman 192. To H. Horsfall, Esq. 192 193 195. To John Easthope, Esq. 193. To John Easthope, Esq. The Morning Chronicle-Popery 194. To B. Stokes, Esq. 194 196 196 196. To the Rev. Josiah Hill. On Book-collecting 197 197. To the Rev. Josiah Hill 198 208. To James Fawcett, Esq., on the death of the Rev. John Fawcett 210 209. To the Rev. Dr. Price, on Judge Durfee's Poem " What Cheer?" 212 211. To Dr. Stenson-Michelet's Life of Luther Last Review-Letter to Mr. Greaves-Visit to Bourton in 1840- Death of Mr. Coles-Visit to London in 1841-Illness-Last Visit to Bourton in 1842-The Chartists and the Anti-Corn-Law cett 232. To the Rev. Dr. Harris-Observations on his " Great Commission"-On the progress of Christianity and missionary undertakings 233. To Mr. John Foster 234. To the Rev. Thomas Grinfield, M.A. Dissensions in the Established Church-Defective attention to Christian morals in the preaching of the Evangelical clergy PAGE 276 . 292 292 237. To the Rev. Josiah Hill-State of the Nation-Anti-Corn-Law 240. To the Rev. Josiah Hill-Petition from the Methodists in behalf 242. To the Rev. Josiah Hill. Wilberforce's "Practical View"_Dis turbances in Wales 301 243. To Sir J. Easthope, Bart., M.P. 302 244. To Sir J. Easthope, Bart., M.P. (Mr. Foster's last letter; written ten days before his death) 303 CHAPTER X. Miscellaneous Observations on Mr. Foster's character 304 Notices of Mr. Foster as a Preacher and a Companion, by John Shep List of Mr. Foster's Contributions to the Eclectic Review. . 380 MEMOIR. CHAPTER VI. SECOND RESIDENCE AT DOWNEND-RELINQUISHMENT OF THE PASTORAL OFFICE-BIBLE SOCIETY MEETING-MISSIONARY DISCOURSE -ESSAY ON POPULAR IGNORANCE-EXCURSION TO DEVON AND ΤΟ CORNWALL-REMOVAL DODDRIDGE'S RISE AND ΤΟ STAPLETON-LECTURES-ESSAY ILLNESS AND DEATH. 1817-1826. MR. FOSTER'S long practice in village preaching, and habitual endeavor to accommodate his diction and mode of illustration to unlettered congregations, might reasonably have led him to hope, that in the scene of his former labors, he would not be wholly unsuccessful; yet scarcely six months had elapsed when the failure of his efforts was so evident, that he could not hesitate on the propriety of relinquishing the situation. Several of his more intelligent and serious hearers of the class whose benefit he had chiefly labored to promote, were withdrawn either by death or a change of residence; others ceased to attend, from a preference for a style of preaching more adapted to operate on the feelings than to promote a thoughtful piety; and of those whom habit brought weekly to their usual seats, several showed an utter listlessness more depressing than their absence, which would have at least allowed the charitable hope, that they were deriving some benefit elsewhere. In communicating his determination to resign in a letter to Dr. Bompas, he remarks, "It will be recollected I was very far from sanguine in commencing it, but I really did not anticipate quite so complete a failure; I did fancy it possible, that a natural manner of speaking, that illustrations and pointed applications, tending to preclude the too usual dulness and formality of religious discourse, and that a language generally clear of hard or fine words, might perhaps engage in some considerable |