walk, and offered to the faithful shepherd, on the authority of the text, the reward first of influence for good in the church below, and then the society of holy angels in the presence of Ciod for ever and ever.

Such were the delightful and edifying servichs of this annual gathering. Mr. Bumby attended them, and participated in the blessing Hice alarded with peculiar emotion. He deelted it my 24 be the last time he should ever mile in the explphy of his fathers and brethren M Waterhouse knew that it was en park The phu dual sugerium, for be had no purpose biory winds and affectionate olan karyer fuck of them and

Pamuk, dhe dikong Pastors óttirees pass through much and often chills their actions, here is a bond of hearty and miting those who have laboured Med together, which grows stronger , and which even the coldness of the als rather to strengthen than destroy. business of the Conference drew towards o, they were especially commended to the coil remembrance and prayers of the breeen assembled. At the call of the President, 4. Waterhouse arose, and said, "I feel I make a great sacrifice in thus leaving my brethren and my country, for I go for life;

but since I made the offer, I have been in a delightful state of peace. I only regret that I have not more to give to God and His church; that I am not better qualified for the great work. Still I have some experience: I am not a young man, and this may be of some advantage." Mr. Waterhouse went on to say, that he felt very much at parting with brethren whom he had met at so many Conferences; that he should always remember them, and trusted that they also would remember him. He said, they knew him, and his principles of Wesleyan conservatism; and he believed they could trust him in a far country to carry out the principles which he had endeavoured to act upon at home. He earnestly begged for their prayers, that, as they had reposed a great trust in him, he might have grace to be faithful. He would endeavour to do the work of God for which they sent him, and fully confide in them for encouragement and support.

Mr. Bumby endeavoured to address the Conference, but did it with great difficulty. He said, he reiterated what his esteemed friend had said. He was the servant of the Lord, and of His church. He was fully persuaded of his call to the ministry: that was his path of duty. As to fulfilling it in the Mission work, his way was clear, not only from inward conviction, but concurrence of providential circum

stances. He yielded to no one in love for his fathers and brethren. As a young man, he had all his heart could wish; but he felt he must devote himself to the work of God in a

foreign land. He knew what he was about. He did not expect to escape privation, perils, and hardships: he trusted he could say, None of these things move me." He concluded by very solemnly, and with unaffected but powerful feeling, repeating the lines,—

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"Thine I live, thrice happy I,

Happier still if Thine I die."

The President then said, that they could not but acknowledge that the spirit of their beloved brethren was indeed from God. They felt at parting with such men; but they parted with them for the sake of the cause which was more dear to them than life itself. These excellent men would be blessings to nations yet unborn. "They will be far from us; but we shall be one in affection and one in heart," continued Mr. Jackson; "and not many years will elapse before we shall all be one before the throne of God." He then took leave of them by shaking hands with them in the presence and on behalf of the Conference. Perhaps more powerful emotion was never felt in any Conference. The Preachers seemed to be for the time unmanned, and wept audibly.

Mr. Bumby then returned to the circle of his friends at Birmingham, and made arrangements, amid the regrets of all the people, for concluding a most successful and honoured pastorate.

CHAPTER IV.

NEW-ZEALAND,-
-HIS DESTINATION.

NEW-ZEALAND, the scene of labour to which our attention must now be directed, consists of two principal islands, and a small one to the south, called Stewart's Island: they lie between 34° 30′ and 47° 20′ S. lat. The total area has been estimated at 62,160 square miles, or 39,782,400 acres. The northern island is called by the natives Ea-heino Mawè, "The Child of Mawè;" and the southern island, T'avai-poenamoo, "The Land of Green Stone,' from the green talc-stone found there, of which the inhabitants made their battle-axes, hatchets, and chisels, before they became possessed of iron. The northern island has the finest soil, and is marked by natural features of the grandest description. A high mountain-chain runs through the principal extent of both islands, which to the north rises to the height of 12,000 or 14,000 feet above the sea-level,

covered with perpetual snow, and presenting on a large scale all the phenomena of Alpine scenery. In these regions are the sources of numerous streams, which flow into the most fertile and enchanting valleys, watering with their tributaries the productive tracts that lie in their course. The huge glaciers of the summit, gleaming in faint blue and white; the rapid floods which pour from them in stream and cataract, the lofty woods which mantle the mountain-sides, the undulating lands around their base covered with richest vegetation; the bold cliffs and promontories which breast the billows of the great Southern Ocean; the beautiful bays and harbours, skirted with villages, and spotted on the waters with native canoes; all together form a noble and glorious scene, which the eye cannot rest upon without rapt admiration. The soil in the valleys and plains, with proper cultivation, is calculated to yield grain in abundance: indeed, spontaneously and plentifully, it produces roots adapted for human food, particularly that of a species of fern, which, with more or less profusion, covers the whole country.

Maize, yams, and kumeras, or sweet potatoes, have been raised in great quantities by the most imperfect native culture; a very strong flax also, serving for cordage, fishing-lines, and clothing. The timber-trees, especially the firs,