row she was unable to sleep. Not long before her last illness, she spoke to us of the profit and comfort she took in meditating on the wonderful fullness of God's Word. She divided the verse into heads, as she expressed it, as, when the words were first spoken, to whom, for what purpose, and with what effect; then, what they said to us, what directions, promises or warnings were given.
Speaking with Uncle Henry Roberts, after her death, we asked if he knew how she formed this habit. He said, "No, but your father was always studying and inducing others to study, if he could." When at college, in Wrexham, the students preached occasionally in Denbigh, making their home at Rosa. When
it was father's turn to be there, he would invite the young people of the house and neighborhood, on Saturday evenings, to what he called Bible lessons. They would gather around the large table, each ready with some passage of Scripture on a subject previously given. Father would call for the verses, and ask simple questions to elicit their views. He then enlarged upon the subject, and explained it more fully, if necessary.
This early practice may have led him to prepare his catechism, when, a few years later, he became pastor of the Denbigh church. He always loved to teach the young how to "search the Scriptures." He studied the Bible thoroughly in the original, that he might be clear in his teachings, and he retained to a wonderful degree his knowledge of the languages. Among his private stenographic notes, we find brief sketches of Bible lessons, not dated, which he probably used at some such gatherings; also notes and questions on
