OF

JAMES BRAINERD TAYLOR

BY

JOHN HOLT RICE, D. D.

AND

BENJAMIN HOLT RICE, D. D.

SECOND STEREOTYPE EDITION,

REVISED UNDER THE SANOTION OF THE SURVI ING COMPILER,

PUBLISHED BY THE

AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY,

150 NASSAU-STREET, NEW YORK.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1833, by

KNOWLES TAYLOR, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New-York.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I

EARLY LIFE, TILL COMMENCING STUDY.

Birth, childhood, and early youth-enters a store in New-

York-conversion-labors in Sabbath School-efforts for

good of others-sees a Missionary sail for India-contem-

plates preparing for the Ministry-consults his parents-

decision to consecrate himself to this work-correspond-

ence with friends on the subject-determines on a tho-

rough course of preparation

CHAPTER II.

FIRST TWO YEARS IN ACADEMY.

Temptations resisted-exposure to sudden death-descrip-
tion of the school-anticipations of the ministry-daily
study of the Bible-establishes a weekly prayer-meeting,
connected with a Bible Class-Bible Class of Young La-
dies in Lawrenceville-labors "from house to house "-ef-
forts for the salvation of his parents and relatives-la-
ments his sinfulness-topics for meditation and day of

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thanksgiving-New Year's letter to his parents-efforts

for other relatives-letter to his mother-to a friend pre-

paring for the ministry-obligation to present usefulness

-accompanies Major Ridge to Cornwall-letter to an

aged clergyman-to his parents,

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CHAPTER III.

COMPLETION OF HIS COURSE IN THE ACADEMY.

Aspirations for increase of holiness-letter of acknowledg-

ment from Major Ridge-letter from one brought to

Christ by his fidelity-his view of qualifications for the

ministry-special refreshing from the Holy Ghost, April

23, 1822-increase of spirituality-desires to enter the

ministy immediately, but resolves on a course of tho-

rough preparation-letters to christian friends urging a

high standard of holiness-Memoir of Parsons-New

Year's letter to his parents-Death of the Compiler, and

continuation by another hand-bright anticipations of

heaven-letters to an aged Clergyman-Savor of Christ

in all his correspondence-great joy in God-letters to a

lady in affliction-Journal-warning of danger of wealth

and luxury-letter to an aged colored woman-steadfast

anticipations of the ministry-great spiritual joys-let-

ters and journal-closes his studies in the Academy-

visits to friends and abundant labors,

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