The department of usefulness in which she chiefly delighted, and for which she was pre-eminently qualified, was, perhaps, the class-meeting; upon this service she entered at first with considerable hesitation, but eventually conducted three large classes, besides forming several others.

“During my somewhat lengthened ministerial life,” says the Rev. John Rattenbury, “I have met with no female class-leader, that surpassed, and with but few that equalled, your sainted mother.  Her religious character was beautifully moulded by the Divine Spirit.  Tranquil, fervent, spiritual, devoted; she was a pattern to her people:  she was successful in attracting people to the Society, and what is of more importance, and perhaps more difficult, she was successful in retaining them.  Her classes, though large, were well preserved, and seldom did the column for backsliders gain addition from them.  She was of the earlier school of Methodists, and combined the simplicity, plainness, and fervour of the past age, with the generous and more aggressive spirit of the present.”  One of her members says:  “It was my privilege to be a member of her class about eight years.  She was both deep and clear in her own experience, and never failed to impress upon her members the necessity of daily growth in grace; and was especially faithful, in warning them against worldliness and trifling.  In her we had a pattern worthy of imitation.”  As respects the improvement of time and talent, she was always well employed, and ever had for her object, the good of others.  Another writes:  “As a class-leader, Mrs. Lyth appeared to stand almost alone—­talented, punctual, humble, and faithful.  Once she reproved a young person in my presence for frequently neglecting the class.  When she had finished speaking and the party was gone, she turned to me and said, ’I think I was faithful with Elizabeth,’ ’Yes, ’I replied, ‘and rather sharp;’ she answered, ‘I don’t want to have the blood of any of you on my skirt,’”

As to her general Christian character and usefulness, the following testimonies by the pens of well-known and esteemed Ministers, will be read with interest.  The first is from the venerable Wm. Naylor, and refers to a period of more than forty years ago.  “Though many years have passed over since I was stationed in York, the remembrance of your esteemed mother is very refreshing to my mind.  I place her among the most excellent of the pious females of our Society, that it has been my privilege and happiness to number amongst my intimate friends.  Her piety was genuine, and her experience rich in the enjoyment of close and constant communion with God.  I admired her oneness of character and disposition—­ever the same; in sickness and trial, calm and submissive, confiding in the love of the Saviour; and in health, delighting to do good to the needy and sick; her religion was not the excitement of momentary feeling, it was the habitual principle and power of grace.  In disposition she was kind and cheerful; but it never degenerated into levity, and few have more fully exemplified the Christian rule of rejoicing with those that do rejoice, and weeping with those that weep.”