Wednesday 6. We passed several little towns, and came to Milford, about nineteen miles from Needham; here they have a good priest's house, and meeting-house; all appear to be in peace and fulness of bread. About three hundred were soon collected, to whom I preached on "The love of Christ constraineth us," &c. The man at whose house we lodged was very kind, and told me his father held society meeting in the house where we preached ; and, except conditional perseverance, preached our doctrines. We rode through Minden, Douglas, Thompson, Woodstock, up to Pomfret; missing our way, and being very unwell, as I have been for some time with an inflammation in my throat, we concluded to turn in at a tavern, and spend the night in pain: pain begets invention. I now began to think, What shall I do? I am my own physician. I sent for two blisters; applied both to my ears; and then began to march to Ashford. I turned in at Mr. W.'s, and met brothers T. and S. and was dragged out to baptise an household, whilst I had a fever; the weather was excessively warm, like Carolina: I had an awful night.

CONNECTICUT.-Saturday 9. Came to brother H.'s: here I grew worse this night I had some discharges, and was somewhat relieved. For a few days I have felt some pain in my left foot: it now inflamed more and more, until I could scarcely put it to the floor; I applied a poultice, and spent the Sabbath in private; and was closely engaged in reading the Scriptures.

Monday 11. Our conference sat at Tolland. Lame as I was, I went through the business; and notwithstanding I was tired out with labour, heat, pain, and company, I must also preach; so I submitted; and endeavoured to apply 2 Tim. ii. 24-26. Being unable to ride on horseback, I drove on in a carriage through the rain, over the rocks in the dark, and came to Doctor Steel's at Ellington.

Yesterday the pain seized my right foot. I am now not able to move from my horse to a house; an attack of this kind generally terminates in about eight days.

Thursday 14. Came in brother S.'s carriage to Hartford. From what we can gather, we are encouraged to hope that upwards of three hundred souls have been awakened; and more than two hundred converted to God, the last year: if this work goes on, Satan will be labouring by all means, and by every instrument. From Hartford I came to Middletown. I slept at E. F.'s, who was the first separate minister on the west of Connecticut-River; a man who had laboured, and wrote much had his learning been

equal to his piety and good sense, the standing order would have trembled under his hand. Who would think his church would vote him out, when old and gray headed, because he could not subscribe to the new divinity? He is now, as he saith, like a broken vessel; upwards of fourscore years of age: his wife and children favour us.

I came to New-Haven; thence to Derby; and had a return of the inflammation in my throat. Came to West-Haven-very unwell. I had heavy work to get to Reading, being lame in both feet: I laid myself down on the road-side, and felt like Jonah or Elijah. I took to my bed at Reading.

Monday 18. Rode ten miles on horseback, and thirteen in a carriage, to Bedford, and rested a day at dear widow Banks's, where I was at home. Oh, how sweet is one day's rest!

NEW-YORK.-Wednesday 20. When I came near the WhitePlains, my horse started, and threw me into a mill-race knee deep in water, my hands and side in the dirt; my shoulder was hurt by the fall. I stopped at a house, shifted my clothes, and prayed with the people. If any of these people are awakened by my stopping there, all will be well. This day I made out to ride thirty-three miles.

Thursday 21. Came to New-York. The weather is extremely warm. Great afflictions prevail here-fluxes, fevers, influenzas. It is very sickly also in Philadelphia. I have found by secret search, that I have not preached sanctification as I should have done if I am restored, this shall be my theme more pointedly than ever, God being my helper. I have been sick upwards of four months; during which time I have attended to my business, and rode, I suppose, not less than three thousand miles. I kept close house in New-York until Sunday 24.; then I attempted to preach on Romans xiii. 10-12. The weather being warm and dry, I caught an influenza which held me four days-and this in addition to my fevers, and lameness. The effects of this weather were sensibly felt by every member of conference, some of whom were so indisposed that they could not attend. We made a collection of £40 for the relief of the preachers on the frontiers of New-York and Connecticut.

We have awful accounts from Philadelphia; which made me feel too much like a man, and too little like a Christian.

NEW-JERSEY.-Monday, September 1. I rested. Tuesday 2, dined at Elizabethtown on my way to Philadelphia. Wednesday 3, I reached Trenton, and received a letter from brother M―k—y, requesting me to come to Burlington, and that it was doubtful

whether it were prudent to go into Philadelphia on account of the contagion that then prevailed in that city: I did not reach Burlington so soon as was expected, and the preachers went on to Philadelphia. I preached in Burlington, and the people were very solemn.'

PENNSYLVANIA, Friday 6. We rode to the city. Ah! how the ways mourn: how low spirited are the people whilst making their escape! I found it awful indeed. I judge the people die from fifty to one hundred in a day some of our friends are dying, others flying.

Sunday 8. I preached on Isai. Iviii. 1. "Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgressions, and the house of Jacob their sins." The people of this city are alarmed; and well the ymay be. I went down to Ebenezer, (a church in the lower part of the city) but my strength was gone: however, I endeavoured to open and apply Micah vi. 9. The streets are now depopulated, and the city wears a gloomy aspect. All night long my ears and heart were wounded with the cry of fire! Oh! how awful! And what made it still more serious, two young men were killed by the fall of a wall: one of them was a valuable member of our society. Poor Philadelphia! the lofty city, He layeth it low! I am very unwell; my system is quite weak; I feel the want of pure air. We appointed Tuesday 9th to be observed as a day of humiliation: I preached on 1 Kings viii. 37-40.; and had a large and very serious, weeping congregation. The preachers left the city on Monday; I continued in order to have the minutes of conference printed.

Wednesday 10. We left the city-solemn as death! The people of Derby and Chester are sickly: and they are greatly alarmed at Wilmington. I found a quiet retreat at friend Bond's, near New-Castle.

MARYLAND. Came to the quarterly meeting at the Cross-Roads : where there were crowds of people: I gave them a sermon on "Yea, in the way of thy judgments have we waited for thee." I showed, 1. That God sent pestilence, famine, locusts, blasting, milldew, and caterpillars, and that only the church and people of God know, and believe his judgments. 2. That God's people waited for him in the way of his judgments; and 3. That they improved and profited by them. About one o'clock we set out and rode thirty-two miles to Thomas White's; and spent one day at my former home.

Sunday 14. We rode twenty miles to Millford, and had a comfortable love-feast; I preached to many on 2 Chron. vii. 13—15. I preached a laboured sermon at Quantees quarterly meeting: the second day brother G. preached on "There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God." My finishing stroke was to show them the way to ruin-so we parted.

Thursday 18. We rode to Accomack; and had a comfortable quarterly meeting at Downing's. I met the located official members, and we had sweet fellowship together.

Sunday 21. After a gracious love-feast and preaching on Jer. xvii. 9, 10. I returned, weak in body, and under dejection of mind, to C's chapel, a ride of twenty miles: this is one of the most awful places I ever visited, according to my feelings: I had only courage to exhort for a few minutes. Brother S, one of our elders, gave it as his opinion that two hundred people had died in the bounds of Somerset circuit the last summer.

I searched the continent for the Travels of Sin and True Godliness; now, they are printed and bound together, and sell well; our Americans are not fools: no books sell like those on plain, practical subjects; as the Saints' Rest, Baxter's Call, Alleine's Alarm, and Thomas à Kempis.

I came to B. E's to quarterly meeting: we had a solemn time, though our congregation was small.

Friday 26. We came to Easton, twenty-five miles; here the people pretended to be afraid of my communicating the infection of the yellow fever, although I had been out of Philadelphia from the 9th to the 26th Instant. I gave them a long discourse, and then rode to Hillsborough; and thence to Judge White's. Sickness prevails in every house; but there are not so many deaths as might be expected from general afflictions.

Monday 29. I preached at quarterly meeting on "The Lord is good; a strong hold in the day of trouble, and he knoweth them that trust in him." 1. Originally, independently, communicatively good. 2. He knoweth, loveth, approveth, and delivereth those that put their trust in him.

Tuesday 30. I came early to Churchhill; and felt myself solemnly engaged with God. In the evening I was enabled to give a close, alarming exhortation on the present alarming and awful times.

October, Wednesday 1. I endeavoured to enforce, at Worten's, "Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord." The wind being contrary, we rode twenty miles to brother B-'s,

through dust and drought. Brother B conveyed me to NorthEast on Thursday; and Friday 3, after disputing the passage at the ferry with Mr. R, I rode to Cokesbury. I had left Philadelphia, and knew not that a pass was necessary until I came to the ferry. Mr. Barney, who was a health-officer, behaved like a gentleman, and gave me a true and honourable certificate. I found matters in a poor state at college-£500 in debt, and our employers nearly £700 in arrears.

Thursday 9. Came to Baltimore; passed the guard against the ́ plague in Philadelphia, set for prudence, one hundred miles off. Oh! the plague of sin! Would to God we were more guarded against its baleful influence! I was sick, weary, and feeble; yet, preaching being appointed for me in town, I sounded the alarm on Jer. xiii. 16. " Give glory to God before he cause darkness," &c. Friday 10. I basted to Annapolis.

Saturday 11. Attended a quarterly meeting at Bignal's, in a large tobacco-house, where I enlarged on the weighty words of our Lord" Because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold."

Monday 13. I opened and applied the charge given by David to Solomon, at G. R's, well adapted to the children of the Methodists.

Tuesday 14. I had a large congregation of serious women at Capt. Weems's. To these I preached on John xiv. 16. 1. Christ is the way to God by precept, example, and power. 2. The truth; the true Messiah, revealing the truths of God, the standard and judge of all. 3. The life, by his merit and spirit, leading to the knowledge of God in his perfections and glory.

Wednesday 15. I enlarged on " Without me ye can do nothing,” and applied it to sinners, Pharisees, hypocrites, backsliders, be lievers, and sanctified souls.

Saturday 18. I attended a quarterly meeting at H's; where I exhorted the people to "Forget the things that are behind, and to reach towards the things that are before”—i. e. Establishment in grace; walking with God; resignation to his will; meekness, humility, perfect love, a glorious resurrection, and eternal glory— "Leave the things that are behind"-see Hebr. vi. 1. and v. 12. "Leave these;" so as not to rest in conviction, repentance, faith, justification, nor in church ordinances, as being the whole of religion, or any part thereof, any farther than as they lead us to Christ. We had some life in the love-feast, and in public service; VOL. II.

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