God.  God accepted the desire, but denied him the work, and assigned it to another.  I told him that I must affectionately tell him that every indication denoted that the Savior was preparing him shortly to enter upon his service in heaven, and that he would soon join his brother, whose mortal remains were then waiting for the tomb.  He received this without agitation, and calmly replied that he then wished me to pray that it would please God to impart and preserve to him the light of his countenance, and his divine peace, and enable him to glorify Him during the little portion of time which might still be allotted to him on earth.  His mother states she does not remember after this to have heard him say much about living, and that only as connected with the service of his Savior.  His mind, which had been opening to the light and peace of the Gospel, became more and more established in the faith of Christ, and enriched with the comforts of the Spirit.  While his body was fast wasting, his soul as rapidly grew strong.  There has rarely been a more striking growth in grace, calm and substantial, free from all vain excitements and feverish heats.  Many interesting incidents connected with the spirit he displayed, and the words he uttered during the week following my interview with him just alluded to, are treasured up in the heart’s memory.  But there is no room for details until we reach the closing scene, from Friday to Monday, January 19.  I shall copy from some memoranda furnished by the mother.  She had before urged that he should pray in view of continued life only for strength to speak of the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living, and thus live a long life in the little time spared to him.  This seemed to be verified.  Mrs. Hunt writes:  “On Friday morning he arose as usual, and reclined on the sofa.  He was weak, and his throat sore, so that he could only swallow liquids.  When the physician visiting him left, I told him that he thought him very low, but I requested him to remember what his beloved minister had told him, to look away from death to Jesus and Heaven; he exclaimed, ’O death, where is thy sting?  O grave, where is thy victory?  The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law; but thanks to God, who giveth me the victory, through my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.’  He expressed the delightful thought that he would be where ’the Lamb would feed him, lead him to living waters, and wipe away all tears from his eyes.’  Sometimes he would say, ’Precious Savior.  Mother, what would I do without such a Savior?  Precious hope, what would I do without such a hope?’ And then he would speak of the mansions in Heaven.  The 27th and 40th Psalms, which his dear father had selected for us a short time before his death, that we might read them for our comfort after he was gone, were given.  When the 27th was commenced he took it up and repeated the whole.  On Saturday he had severe pain in the lungs, and thought his end near.