corded in his private diary, his epistolary correspondence, his sermons, or published communications in religious journals.

Although the subject of this biography was firmly attached to a particular denomination, his sympathies were not confined there. He was a Christian in the most generous and enlarged sense of this term; and the true Christian, whatever his creed may be, will think so, if he will open his heart to the teachings of this good man's life. Rev. John Wesley, on reading the biography of an English Unitarian, became so deeply impressed with the character it revealed, that he published the work himself, with a preface, in which he says: "I was exceedingly struck at reading the following life, having long settled it in my mind that to entertain wrong notions of the Trinity was inconsistent with real piety. But I cannot argue against matter of fact. I dare not deny that Mr. Firman was a pious man, although his notions of the Trinity were quite erroneous.' Thus will the Christian spirit and life commend themselves to the good consciences of all who would seek the highest and best manifestations of the religion of the Son of God; and thus will the life which these pages unfold bring its own welcome to all readers of it "who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity."

The book has been prepared-let me remark -amid the pressure of the many duties of a city pastor's life. How it has been done, I can hardly explain, any further than by saying, that I have

thought and wrought in all the time I could spare to this pursuit, and the result is what the reader now has in hand. I bless God, not only for health and strength through the work, but for that inward spiritual inspiration and aid imparted to me through communion with the true soul whose ministries of heavenly grace I have endeavored to record.

My thanks are due to the family of our brother for their aid in the prosecution of this work, and to the friends who have so readily given me access to his letters in their possession. They will see, as they read, how their favors have contributed to the value of the book.

With these statements, I commend this biography to the reader. He will find, as he consults it, that he is in company with one of the pure, and true, and excellent, of the earth. May he be so influenced by the character herein delineated, as to feel the force of the poet's words:

"Great souls are portions of eternity;

Each drop of blood that e'er through true heart ran,
With holy message, ran for thee and me;
For God's law, since the starry song began,

Hath been, and still forevermore shall be,

That every deed, to overlive Time's span,
Must goad the soul to be erect and free."

J. G. A.

MEMOIR OF JOHN MOORE.

INTRODUCTORY.

"SHOW thyself a man.”

This was one of the special

directions of David to his son Solomon. Man is a great term to be applied to any one, whether he be numbered among the living or dead. To be a true man is to be one of the noblest of existences. Parts, fragments of the mankind nature are there scattered over the wide earth. They are in its high and low places. They carry on the intercourse of nations; take charge of the world's interests; command and obey, serve and are served; they labor, hope, rejoice, suffer, live, and die. Most of them do not answer to David's requisition of Solomon; do not manifest in themselves that true manliness of which our nature is susceptible, and without which in some good degree of development this nature cannot most effectually bless the world.

And what constitutes a man? Not outward form, good bodily proportions, physical health and activity;