became for ever humble. A zeal like that of his new-found Master
took its place, and all the energy of his nature, every moment of
his time, was directed to setting Him forth.

In his monthly visits to the father-house at Paulerspury the new man
in him could not be hid. His sister gives us a vivid sketch of the
lad, whose going over to the dissenters was resented by the formal
and stern clerk, and whose evangelicalism was a reproach to the
others.

"At this time he was increasingly thoughtful, and very was jealous
for the Lord of Hosts. Like Gideon, he seemed for throwing down all
the altars of Baal in one night. When he came home we used to
wonder at the change. We knew that before he was rather inclined to
persecute the faith he now seemed to wish to propagate. At first,
perhaps, his zeal exceeded the bounds of prudence; but he felt the
importance of things we were strangers to, and his natural
disposition was to pursue earnestly what he undertook, so that it
was not to be wondered at, though we wondered at the change. He
stood alone in his father's house for some years. After a time he
asked permission to have family prayer when he came home to see us,
a favour which he very readily had granted. Often have I felt my
pride rise while he was engaged in prayer, at the mention of those
words in Isaiah, 'that all our righteousness was like filthy rags.'
I did not think he thought his so, but looked on me and the family
as filthy, not himself and his party. Oh, what pride is in the
human heart! Nothing but my love to my brother would have kept me
from showing my resentment."

"A few of the friends of religion wished our brother to exercise his