two short extracts from his diary will best reveal something of his spiritual experience :

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"Third month 7th, 1888.-This morning I have had brought to my remembrance the words of the woman of Samaria to the men of her city regarding our Lord Jesus Christ: Come, see a man who told me all things that ever I did.' I have remembered how this testimony, as a living word, was brought home to my mind and heart many years ago, bringing all my past life to remembrance, revealing that He knew all things, and had no need that any should teach Him, who is acquainted with all our past lives. From the date of this revelation I look back to its all-converting power, and can testify, with the men of Sychar, "Now we believe, not because of thy saying, for we have heard Him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.

"I have numbered another year-one more birthday. On the 8th of last month have entered on my 81st year.

"Oh how great have been the Lord's mercies and faithfulness!" How has my experience proved the abundance of His goodness and truth! If in all our ways we are obedient to His commandments, He will direct our steppings

aright. He is ever ready to hear and answer our prayers when we go to Him with all our hearts, seeking that His will may be done, and not our own. During the year that is past, great has been the evidence that in all things the precious promise is ample for all our requirements, "Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all things needful shall be added." We shall find that our Father in heaven is infinite, and that it is His delight to help and guide His children, His aged ones."

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In Second month, 1885, the Monthly Meeting of Carlisle recorded Hudson Scott as а Minister. In his diary he refers to this :-“ Our Monthly Meeting has recorded my name on its minutes as a Minister. This has been a cause for increased responsibility to me in our small religious community. It is a strength to be thus approved; but He that judgeth me, and before whom we must all appear in judgment, is my divine Lord and Master, to whom I pray to be faithful.

"Obedience; faithfulness as a servant may it be my prayer that in all things I may be faithful and not slothful."

The many notes and markings in his little well-worn Bible testify to his constant study of

its inspired pages. This he daily delighted in, and it was a theme often upon his lips, both in meetings and also in social converse, that our younger Friends should be earnest Bible students, seeking out of the sacred treasury things new and old. It was a great enjoyment and interest to him to prepare lectures on Biblical subjects, such as "The Antediluvian Period," "The lives of the Patriarchs," &c. These he read in many country meeting-houses and schoolrooms.

He loved poetry and hymns, and often clothed his own thoughts in verse. The following lines were written at the close of the year 1876:

"Each year we gladly hail the day,

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When unto us a Child is born;'

When Angel harps, in bright array,
Once heralded this glorious morn;
And shepherds heard from hosts above,
The anthem of a Saviour's love.

"Let ransom'd ones sing loudest praise, For every prison'd soul's release.

High the angelic strain now raise,

'Good will to men,' and peace, sweet peace;

The seraphs' hymn of choirs above,

For ever hymning Jesus' love.

"He comes to free us from the thrall

Of sin and sorrow, pain and fear;
A 'gift unspeakable' for all,

And every broken heart to cheer;
All saved by grace thro' hearing faith,
And freed from everlasting death.

"Those born again by heavenly birth,

Jesus alone their light and guide;
In Him our treasure, not in earth,—
And by His Spirit sanctified,

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We tread a new and living way,'

Our Lord our peace, our strength, our stay.

"The seeking soul shall ever find,

The prayerful ever shall receive;
All knocking with an earnest mind,
Shall know, and earnestly believe
That all things promised shall be given-
Forgiveness, glory, peace and heaven.

"Proclaim the anthem far and wide,
To every clime, in every land,
Let every tongue be sanctified,

And every soul with praise expand;
Proclaim the song of Jubilee,

Jesus is born to set us free!"

As he advanced in life and matured in spiritual experience, his sympathies towards others broadened, and many young Christians can testify to the words of encouragement given by him, to press onward in the Lord's vineyard.

One of these writes :-" During the last eighteen years of his life, I had the privilege of seeing much of Hudson Scott in his home, and in social and religious life, and shall ever remember his Christian love and consistency, and his happy and calm spirit, as well as the zest with which he entered into the innocent mirth, and enjoyed the merry words and ways of others. Many are the relics I now possess of the interchange we used at times to have in rhyme, one of his favourite ways of holding cheerful converse with his friends.

"One thing that specially impressed me was his heartfelt rejoicing whenever he saw the work of God prospering, whether among Friends or others; and the manifestation of spiritual life among members of his own meeting met with warm encouragement from him. Those among the younger portion who were actively engaged in Christian effort always felt certain of his earnest support.

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Though interested in things around him to the last, yet during the latter portion of his life he seemed like one whose fight had been fought, and who was calmly and happily waiting till the call to rest came, meanwhile letting his light shine and blessing those around him.