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of God at our church, unless they are acquainted with the English tongue.

Monday, June 11. Opened a school to-day for the girls of Savannah, a friend, whose heart God was pleased to touch on board the ship, having at my request undertaken to teach them. The work is for my master, and therefore I doubt not of being supplied some way or another with a sufficient fund for the support of it. May God enable him who is set over them to feed them with the sincere milk of the word, and give them grace to grow thereby !

Thursday, June 22. Was taken, as all about me thought for death, with a violent purging and vomiting, which in the space of five hours quite exhausted my spirits, and brought me in appearance almost to the point of death. But God supported me by his inward comforts, caused me to rejoice in it; and cast me into a deep sleep, out of which I awoke perfectly well, to the surprise of all about me. O, who can express the loving-kindness of the Lord, or show forth all his praise! My parishioners in general showed they loved me; for they seemed most solicitous for my welfare. For their sake, as well as for my own, I hope God has so suddenly restored me. God grant may now begin to be active in my master's service, that whensoever he shall call, I may be found so doing.

Friday, June 24. To the great surprise of myself and people, was enabled to read prayers and preach with-power before the freemasons, with whom I afterwards dined, and was used with the utmost civility. May God make them servants of Christ, and then and not till then will they be free indeed.

Friday, July 7. Being the anniversary for opening the court, I preached in the morning at the magistrate's request, and endeavoured with all plainness and humility to show both them and the people what they ought to do to promote their temporal and eternal welfare. O God, do thou bless it, and it shall be blessed through Jesus Christ.

Tuesday, July 11.

Returned this evening from

Ebenezer, whither I went yesterday, the place where the Saltzburghers are settled; and was wonderfully pleased with their order and industry. Their lands are improved surprisingly for the time they have been there, and I believe they have far the best crop of any in the colony. They are blest with two such pious ministers, as I have not often seen; they have no courts of judicature, but all little differences are immediately and implicitly decided by their ministers, whom they look upon and love as their fathers. They have likewise an orphan house, in which are seventeeen children, and one widow, and I was much delighted to see the regularity wherewith it is managed.-Oh, that God may stir up the hearts of his servants to contribute towards that and another which we hope to have erected at Savannah. Mr Boltzius, one of their ministers, being with me on Saturday, I gave him some of my poor's store for his orphans, and when I came to Ebenezer, he called them all before him, catechised and exhorted them to give God thanks for his good providence towards them then prayed with them, and made them pray after him; then sang a psalm, and afterwards the little lambs came and shook me by the hand one by one, and so we parted, and I scarce was ever better pleased in my life. Surely, whoever contributes to the relief of the Saltzburghers, will perform an acceptable sacrifice to our blessed master. They are very poor, but with a little assistance might live comfortably and well. They want a place for public worship, and money to buy cattle, and other necessaries for the orphan house and people. May the great God raise up instruments to assist and relieve them; for surely they are worthy.

Tuesday, July 18. About ten o'clock this evening returned to Savannah, having set out from thence yesterday to visit four or five families that live at some of the outward settlements about twelve miles off. Their beginnings as yet are but small, but I cannot help thinking there are foundations laying for great temporal and spiritual blessings in Georgia, when the inhabitants

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are found worthy. Blessed be God, in Savannah they will hear the word gladly, and people every where receive me with the utmost civility, and are not angry when I reprove them. May God keep them always thus minded, and prepare me for whatever sufferings he shall permit to fall upon me for doing my duty.

Tuesday, July 25. I am now waiting for the scoutboat which Mr Horton has sent to take me to Frederica, to preach the gospel there also. For therefore am I sent. I should part with regret from the people of Savannah, did I not know God called me from them. For they seem to have a sincere affection for me, and flock (especially every evening) to hear the word of God. I have endeavoured to let my gentleness be known amongst them, because they consist of different nations and opinions. And I have striven to draw them by the cords of love, because the obedience resulting from that principle I take to be most genuine and lasting. My ordinary way of dividing my ministerial labours has been as follows:

On Sunday morning, at five o'clock, I publicly expound the second lesson for the morning or evening service, as I see most suited to the people's edification; at ten I preach and read prayers, at three in the afternoon I do the same, and at seven expound part of the church catechism, at which great numbers are usually present. I visit from house to house, read public prayers, and expound twice, and catechize, (unless something extraordinary happen,) visit the sicke very day, and read to as many of my parishioners as will come thrice a week. And blessed be God my labours have not been altogether vain in the Lord. For he has been pleased to set his seal to my ministry, in a manner I could not, I dare not in America expect. "Not unto me, O Lord, not unto me, but unto thy name be the glory."

AT FREDERICA.

Tuesday, August 8. After a pleasant passage of five or six days arrived at Frederica, a town situated southwardly above a hundred miles from Savannah,

and consisting of about one hundred and twenty inhabitants. The people received me most gladly, having had a famine of the word for a long season. May God give a blessing to my coming amongst them.

In the evening we had public prayers, and expounding of the second lesson under a large tree, and many more present than could be expected. Blessed be God.

Wednesday, August 9. Began to-day visiting from house to house, and found the people in appearance desirous of being fed with the sincere milk of the word, and solicitous for my continuance amongst them. Poor creatures! my heart ached for them, because I saw them and their children scattered abroad as sheep having no shepherd. Lord, in thy due time send forth some labourer into this part of thy vineyard.

This evening bad prayers in a house which Mr Horton hired for us during my stay, and most of the inhabitants, I believe, were present. Blessed be God, timber is sawing for the erecting a more commodious place for public worship, until a church can be built. God grant we may always worship him in spirit and in truth, and then we may be assured that at all times and in all places he will hear us.

Friday, August 11. Went in the morning to, and returned in the evening from, the Darien, a settlement about twenty miles off from Frederica, whither I went to see Mr Macleod, a worthy minister of the Scotch church, and God gave me a most pleasant passage.

Saturday, August 12. This afternoon was alarmed with the news of a family disaster. My dear friend H.'s brother going to find a horse that was lost in the woods, was lost himself, and many guns shot after him for several days, but in vain. I endeavoured to give thanks to God for this and every thing that befalls me, because it is his will, and resolved to set out for Savannah immediately, knowing what concern my dear friend H. must be in at so sudden a loss. Blessed be God for this and all crosses. Father, thy will be done in, by, and upon me for time and for eternity.

In the evening, because I was to go about midnight,

I gave notice I would preach as well as expound, at which almost all the inhabitants were present; for many were obliged to stand without the door. The lesson was very applicable to my circumstances. It was the first of St James, wherein the apostle bids us rejoice when we fall into divers temptations. God enabled me to enlarge on it pretty much. I told the people that God called me and I must away, at which some wept. Oh, God! how dost thou follow me with thy blessings wherever thou sendest me! I looked for persecution, but lo! I am received as an angel of God. Not unto me, O Lord, not unto me, but unto thy name be the glory!

Sunday, August 13. Being disappointed of going by the boat last night, I read prayers, and preached to my dear little flock twice, which caused great joy among them. Mr Horton was extremely civil, and did every thing he could to oblige me. This afternoon after sermon intended to go with him to preach to the soldiers at the Fort of St Simon's, and then the next day to go to St Andrew's, but Lord thou callest me elsewhere. Oh, grant I may have no will of my own, but whenever or wherever thou shalt be pleased to call me, may I without the least reluctance say, "Lo I come!" Had an alarm brought to Frederica that the Spaniards had taken possession of Fort St George, and fired at one of our boats; but this was quickly found to be entirely groundless.

About two in the afternoon, having first read prayers and preached, most of the inhabitants reaccompanied me to the Bluff, and took their leaves of me in an affectionate manner, and loaded me with things convenient for my journey. The good Lord reward them ten thousand fold, and make me thankful for his unmerited mercies! AT SAVANNAH.

Wednesday, August 16. Arrived this day at Savannah, and had the pleasure of meeting my friend who had been lost; he was from Tuesday till Friday roving about the woods, during which time the great guns were fired according to custom, and the people showed

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