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Let us mark the female obligations of the Ministry, at once confirmed and encouraged by a death-bed testimony—‘When eternity was full in view, and when she expected to stand shortly before the bar of God, she could and did say—‘I have laboured for the parish: yes, I have laboured for the parish; and, if the Lord spares my life, I will allow more for it than I have ever yet done.’ Funeral Sermon for Mrs. Bolland, wife of Rev. W. Bolland, Swinehead, Lincolnshire. This instance, among many others, may show that, if there is no express letter of Scripture requirement on the subject, the obligation is acknowledged, and it is felt to be legitimately inferred from the post, which the Minister’s wife officially and relatively occupies in the Church of Christ. Another instructive instance may be seen in Memoirs of Mrs. J. Bickersteth, Acton, Suffolk—by her beloved partner. A small work—‘Hints to a Clergyman’s Wife,’ will supply many valuable suggestions.