A Casket of Jewels; Or Memorials of the Life, Labours, and Triumphant Death of the Late Miss Ellen Webster, Collected by Her Sister Annie. or Memori

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1880. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... said Master it is good for us to be here. But this devoted and successful servant of God had conducted a goodly number of special services, and had the unspeakable pleasure of seeing scores of precious souls brought to Christ under her labours, before she performed the difficalt task of preaching what was commonly called her trial sermon: this she delivered with great unction and power. She was accepted at the June Quarterly Meeting as an accredited Local Preacher, but her labours were not confined to the York Circuit. Ellen laboured successfully in many other places, but the exact dates are not known. It is regretted that she did not keep a diary of her life, labours, and success in the cause of Christ. However she has left memoranda of some of the places she visited, and some of the souls that professed to find peace in connection with her labours. The first place she visited as an evangelist was Seaton Ross, in the Pocklington Circuit, between the age of sixteen and seventeen. She was kindly received by the friends, who told her the cause of God was very low. She opened her services in the Primitive Methodist Chapel, which soon became too small for the increasing congregations; then the Wesleyan Chapel was kindly lent for the accommodation of the people which was filled to overflowing, she preached some earnest sermons amongst which the invitation to the promised land, Num. x, 29. She sung some beautiful and appropriate verses during the services, but never was her voice more beautiful or her soul more filled with glory than when she spoke of the promised rest, and sang of the Heavenly Canaan so beautifully described in Rev. xxi. There is a city whose name is light, With its diamonds rare, and its rubies bright, Where ensigns are waving and banners unf...