I came to the quarterly meeting at C's, where I spoke feelingly and pointedly; and the word appeared to have effect. Thursday 22. Preached at P-'s chapel: we then rode to C's, about seven miles from Guilford court-house, where we had a good time.

Friday 23. Was a damp, rainy day, and I was unwell with a slow fever and pain in my head: however I rode to Smith's chapel and preached and thence to brother Harrison's, on Dan-River, and preached. In the space of one week we have rode, through rough, mountainous tracts of country, about three hundred miles. Brothers Poythress, Tunnell, and myself have had serious views of things, and mature counsels together.

Sunday 25. Preached, and had a love-feast and sacrament.-I then rode to the widow Dicks's: many were waiting here, and the power of God was felt by some, whilst I enlarged on Isaiah lv.

Monday 26. We had a good time at Martin's-Leaving this, on our way to Stamfield, we were obliged to swim our horses across Dan-River, and losing our road, made it late before we arrived.. Riding thirty miles brought us to Hammon's: here we had a serious, feeling time, whilst I spoke on Isaiah lxi.

Thursday 29. Reached E. T-'s about two o'clock, and gave a short discourse on " Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help." Thence to Pope's, to Hill's, to Long's, and to Jones's chapel on our way to the latter place we got out of our route when within a mile of the chapel, and did not reach it till two o'clock.

Sunday, June 1. At Clayton's there are a hundred blacks joined in society; and they appear to have real religion among themhere Ethiopia doth stretch out her hand unto the Lord. I suppose there were not less than a thousand souls at preaching.

NORTH CAROLINA.-Monday 2. Preached at Moore's in Northampton-once a poor, dead people, but now revived, and increased from eleven to sixty members.

We had much of the power of God at Clark's: sixty members, among whom are some children, are the subjects of this work.-I feel life among these people-preaching and praying is not labour here their noise I heed not; I can bear it well when I know that God and Christ dwells in the hearts of the people. Thence I passed through Southampton, where I also beheld the God manifested in several lively meetings.

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VIRGINIA. Rode to and rested with Philip Davis. On Saturday I had a feeling, living time on Psalm lxxxv. 9, 10.

Sunday 8. We had a gracious season: it was a memorable day, and my soul was much blessed. After meeting, we hastened to Petersburg, where I preached on 2 Cor. v. 20. Our elders and deacons met for conference: all things were brought on in love. The town folks were remarkably kind and attentive; the people of God in much love.-The awful circumstance of B. C-'s losing his religion, and lately attempting to pull out R. Swift's eyes, may yet be sanctified to some, and explained by his conduct hereafter.

Friday 13. I preached a pastoral sermon, under a large arbour near the borders of the town, on 1 Tim. iv. 13, 16. with considerable consolation.-Ordained Henry Ogburn and John Baldwin, deacons; and Edward Morris and Ira Ellis, elders.

Sunday 15. I preached at the Manakintown-then rode to Maxey's.

Monday 16. Rode about fifty miles to brother Agee's in Buckingham county; and thence to Bedford circuit; in our route we were compelled to ford the James-River, not without danger: we were hospitably entertained.

Wednesday 18. At night I had some opening whilst I enforced "Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."

Heavy rains, bad roads, straying, bewildered in the woods,-through all these I worried to Murphy's: great was the cross under which I spoke on "The grace of God that bringeth salvation," &c. I had a high fever, and was otherwise distressed in body, and ill at ease in mind I was afraid the medicine I had made use of would be injurious to me in consequence of my getting wet.

Saturday 28. I had considerable liberty, though unwell, at Ayres's new chapel.

Sunday 29. After preaching I went to V's, and after trying, had to silence him. O, my God, what awful subjects come before me!

Monday 30. Crossed the high mountains, and came to H's in Green-Brier.

Tuesday, July 1. I enlarged on Gal. iii. 22. We then rode to McPherson's, a serious family on Sinking Creek, where I preached with some freedom. After crossing some considerable mountains, and preaching occasionally, on Friday we arrived at the SweetSprings here I preached, and the people were very attentive.

Saturday 5, and Sunday 6. I had large congregations at Rohoboth; I preached with some satisfaction.

Monday 7. Our troubles began; it being the day we set out for Clarksburg. Thirty miles brought us to W's, on the GreatLevels.

Tuesday 8. Reached M'Neal's, on the Little Levels, where almost the whole settlement came together, with whom I found freedom on Matt. xi. 28, 29, 30. Our brother Phoebus had to answer questions propounded to him until evening.

Wednesday 9. We rode to the Clover-Lick, to a very remote and exposed house: here we found good lodgings for the place. The former tenant had made a small estate by keeping cattle, horses, &c. on the range, which is fertile and extensive.

Thursday 10. We had to cross the Alleghany mountain again, at a bad passage. Our course lay over mountains and through valleys, and the mud and mire was such as might scarcely be expected in December. We came to an old, forsaken habitation in TygersValley here our horses grazed about, while we boiled our meat : midnight brought us up at Jones's, after riding forty, or perhaps, fifty miles. The old man, our host, was kind enough to wake us up at four o'clock in the morning. We journeyed on through devious lonely wilds, where no food might be found, except what grew in the woods, or was carried with us. We met with two women who were going to see their friends, and to attend the quarterly meeting at Clarksburg. Near midnight we stopped at A's, who hissed his dogs at us: but the women were determined to get to quarterly meeting, so we went in. Our supper was tea. Brothers Phoebus and Cook took to the woods; old gave up his bed

to the women. I lay along the floor on a few deer skins with the fleas. That night our poor horses got no corn; and next morning they had to swim across the Monongahela: after a twenty miles' ride we came to Clarksburg, and man and beast were so outdone that it took us ten hours to accomplish it. I lodged with Col. Jackson. Our meeting was held in a long close room belonging to the Baptists: our use of the house it seems gave offence. There attended about seven hundred people, to whom I preached with freedom; and I believe the Lord's power reached the hearts of some. After administering the sacrament, I was well satisfied to take my leave. We rode thirty miles to Father Haymond's, after three o'clock, Sunday afternoon, and made it nearly eleven before we came in; about midnight we went to rest, and rose at five o'clock next morning. My mind has been severely tried under the grea:

fatigue endured both by myself and my horse. O, how glad should I be of a plain, clean plank to lie on, as preferable to most of the beds; and where the beds are in a bad state, the floors are worse. The gnats are almost as troublesome here, as the moschetoes in the low-lands of the sea-board. This country will require much work to make it tolerable. The people are, many of them, of the boldest cast of adventurers, and with some the decencies of civilized society are scarcely regarded, two instances of which I myself witnessed. The great landholders who are industrious will soon show the effects of the aristocracy of wealth, by lording it over their poorer neighbours, and by securing to themselves all the offices of profit or honour: on the one hand savage warfare teaches them to be cruel; and on the other, the preaching of Antinomians poisons them with error in doctrine: good moralists they are not, and good Christians they cannot be, unless they are better taught.

Tuesday 15. I had a lifeless, disorderly people to hear me at Morgantown, to whom I preached on "I will hear what God the Lord will speak." It is matter of grief to behold the excesses, particularly in drinking, which abound here. I preached at a new chapel near Colonel Martin's, and felt much life, love, and power. Rode to the widow R's, and refreshed with a morsel to eat : thence to M. Harden's, where, though we had an earth floor, we had good beds and table entertainment.

Friday 18. Rode forty miles to quarterly meeting at Doddridge's; where we had a melting season.

Sunday 20. From twelve o'clock to-day we rode forty miles-my soul in sweet peace.

Tuesday 22. Our conference began at Union-Town: we felt great peace whilst together; and our counsels were marked by love and prudence. We had seven members of conference and five probationers. I preached on 1 Peter v. 7. and brother Whatcoat gave us an excellent discourse on "Oh! man of God, flee these things."

Friday 25. We concluded our conference.

Saturday and Sunday, 26, 27. Attended quarterly meeting. Monday 28. Came over the mountains along very bad roads. Brother Whatcoat and myself were both sick. We stopped at Simkins's, and were comfortably entertained.

VIRGINIA. Tuesday 29. Reached Barratt's, where we had a little rest and peace. We had left our horses at Old Town on the other side of the river, but I thought it best to have them brought over, and so it was; for that night there were two stolen. On

Monday we rested; on Tuesday rode down to Capon; and on Wednesday visited Bath. I took lodgings at brother Williams's, was well fixed, and found the waters to be of service to me.

Sunday, August 10. Preached at Bath. I received heavy tidings from the college-both our teachers have left; one for incompetency, and the other to pursue riches and honours: had they cost us nothing, the mistake we made in employing them might be the less regretted. I have read one volume of Church History, by Mosheim, containing an account of the state of ecclesiastical matters in Germany, and the different churches.

Sunday 17. I attempted to preach at Bath, on the lame and the blind the discourse was very lame; and it may be, I left my hearers as I found them-blind.

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I am now closely engaged in reading, writing, and prayer-my soul enjoys much of God. We have great rains, and are obliged to keep close house; but we have a little of almost every thing to improve the mind-the languages, divinity, grammar, history, and belles-lettres my great desire is to improve in the best things.

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Sunday 24. Preached at Bath on Isaiah Ixiii. 1. with little liberty and poor attendance. But we have some stir among the poor people in the country.

Friday 29. We left Bath, and on the Saturday and Sunday following attended a quarterly meeting. I felt enlargement on Peter's case, and also in the love-feast.

Monday, September 1. I enlarged with some freedom on the case of the man who brought the child to our Lord.

Wednesday 3. Rode from I. Hite's to the Blue-Ridge the weather was warm, and so were the hearts of the people.

Thursday 4. I preached at Leesburg, and was very warm on "Thou wilt arise and favour Zion ;" and the people appeared to be somewhat stirred up. To-day I received a letter from brother Tunnell, informing of the spreading of the work of God in West New-River; and several parts of North Carolina-Glory be to God, for his great and glorious power!

MARYLAND.-Wednesday 10. Our conference began in Baltimore. I chose not to preach while my mind was clogged by business with so many persons, and on so many subjects.

Sunday 14. I felt considerably moved at our own church in the morning, and in the Dutch Church in the afternoon the Spirit of the Lord came among the people, and sinners cried aloud for mercy: perhaps not less than twenty souls found the Lord from that time until the Tuesday following.