The Rev. Luke Wiseman writes:  “My acquaintance with your mother was during the last three years of her life.  On arriving in the York Circuit, she was among the first who were mentioned to me as pillars in the Church, and ‘Mothers in Israel.’  I heard her name mentioned with respect by many, who are themselves entitled to the highest regard, sad was thus prepared, before being introduced to her, to meet with a venerable, and lively disciple of our common Lord.  Nor was I disappointed.  What she was in her years of maturity others can relate.  In her days of bodily decline, and feebleness, I saw in her a beautiful specimen of a child of grace nearing the heavenly home.  Her appearance, worn, and somewhat shrivelled, yet retained marked traces of uncommon energy.  Her features sharpened by age, equally indicated penetration, and benevolence.  Her voice was still good, her utterance remarkably distinct, and when she spoke of the things of Christ, it was with no subdued or half-abashed tone, but with the same full, clear, cheerful voice.  It was impossible to doubt that her heart was full of heavenly treasure from her very manner of speaking of divine things,—­easy, energetic, unforced, graceful.  I am afraid, that being so far below her in divine knowledge, my visits may have been of but little benefit to her:  but however this may be, they were of great benefit to myself.  She shewed an ardent love for the cause of Christ, for His ministers, and for all His people.  She appeared to feel being laid aside from active work, and amongst her many inquiries about the Society, she would now and then utter an expression of regret, that she was now no more amongst them as formerly.  She had a very clear conception of christian doctrine, and I believe an equally clear, and satisfying joy and peace through being consciously accepted in Christ.  I never passed by her house, so far as I can recollect, without some such thought as this while going by, ’Within these doors dwells one whom Jesus loves.’”

For the following we are indebted to the courtesy of the Rev. P. McOwan.

“Mrs. Lyth was in the decline of life before it was my happiness to form her acquaintance; and consequently I am but ill able to do justice to her christian character, or to point out the various modes of faithful pitying love, by which she endeavoured in her years of prime to glorify God, and serve her generation.  It was impossible, however, to visit her, even in her invalid state, without being impressed with her mental power, eminent piety, and scriptural intelligence; without discerning that she was a ‘mother in Israel.’  In my own case, these impressions were so deep, that, though in my intercourse with her I had to sustain the Pastor’s part, I often, from choice, occupied the seat of the learner.  Her favourite themes of discourse, were the love of God in Christ Jesus, the grace and wisdom of Divine Providence, the great and precious promises, christian experience, missions to the heathen, and the revival