Very beautiful, too, was the outpouring of his feelings towards her who had become the partner of his life, his best beloved and most longed for on earth. Before she was his wife the prayer had risen, ’O my God, pour Thy best blessings on G. Give her ardent and decided Christianity; may she be the blessing and the joy of all around her; may her light shine while she lives; and when she dies, may it be a mere step—a transition in her march to a joyful eternity.’ And afterwards he wrote to her: ’I have to request of my dear G. that she stir herself up to lay hold of God. Do act faith on the great truths of divine revelation. Do cry mightily to God for pardon in the name and for the sake of Christ; and, relying on the power of His blood and of His Spirit, commit yourself to Him in well-doing as unto a faithful Creator.’ How well worthy Mrs. Chalmers was of being the wife of such a man was best known to those who enjoyed the intimate friendship of the family. The late Dr. Smith of St. George’s, Glasgow, who knew them intimately, from having been Dr. Chalmers’s assistant, held her to be ’in all respects a helpmeet for her distinguished husband. She strengthened his hands and encouraged his heart in every labour of love. As a wife, a mother, a mistress, a friend, a disciple of Him who was meek and lowly in spirit, few are better entitled to affection’s warmest tribute.’ But it was in the direct communings of his spirit with God that the depth of his humility and the ardour of his desires for a higher life were most apparent:— ’_March 3rd_, 1818.—Cannot say much of my walk with God. Do not burn with love to man. _5th_.—Cannot yet record a close walk with God. Got impatient with a man who called on me and with —— in the evening. O for a humbler and nearer course of devotedness to the will of my Saviour. _6th_.—Have not yet attained such a walk with God that in looking to the day that is gone I can see anything like the general complexion of godliness. _7th_.—Cannot yet speak to my walk with God. Will a quiet confidence in Christ not bring this about? _8th_.—Not yet. O my God, help me. _9th_.—Not yet. Trust that I am finding my way to Christ as the Lord my Strength. O guard me against the charms of human praise!’ At a later period he is equally humble and equally fervent.