eth the Lord."-"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom."-"The secret of the Lord is with them that fear Him; and He will show them His covenant" of light, life, and truth;—which, if obedience keep pace with knowledge, will make us wise in heart, and enable us so to let our "light shine before men, that others seeing our good works, may glorify" God in the day of their visitation; and be strengthened more and more to follow after righteousness, that their example also may produce the like happy result. Thus many, by our faithfulness, may be turned to

him greatly endeared to me. He spoke with much feeling of dear William's pious resignation, and humble but firm confidence in the arm of everlasting strength; and that although he had no care-taker with him, or precious acquaintance to lend a hand of help, yet he comforted himself in the belief, that this and every other lack would be supplied: telling Matthew Luce that he considered him an instance of what would be cast up for him in his friendless condition. Matthew Luce said he considered it quite a privilege to have been with him. To hear this from so authentic a source was indeed very comforting and cheer-righteousness; and the language of inspiraing to my heart, in the midst of a renewed sense of the treasure I had lost; and to find that he had been thus cared for, when in a peculiar manner cast out, as it were, upon the wide world. Truly," as the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so is the Lord round about his people, from henceforth and for ever," however widely separated from their families and connexions, I can abundantly testify.

23rd, first-day.-Attended both meetings at Newport in the forenoon many attended besides members, and I had good service. In the afternoon meeting E. R. was drawn forth to minister among them.

24th.-Attended a public meeting held at my request. The evening proved wet; and the gathering not so large as was expected, but remarkably solid: and I was favoured with an open time among them. My mind afterwards felt peaceful; and I think I never was more sensible that help and strength had been administered in the needful time.

25th.-Came to Lynn by way of Providence and Boston, arriving about sun-set; and was kindly entertained at the house of I. B. Before reaching Providence, the site of the dwelling, and burying place of Mary Dyer was shown me; and before crossing the ferry to East Boston, the place where she was executed, with Marmaduke Stevenson and William Robinson.

26th.-Attended the week-day meeting of Friends at Lynn; where we had renewed cause to bow in humble reverence to the great Preserver of men, for the extension of His goodness to His poor unworthy creatures, wherewith he was pleased to comfort us together in an eminent degree. After a long silence, and a female Friend had expressed a few sentences, I had to revive the sealed promises to the wise, and to them that turn many to righteousness, in the words of Daniel the prophet; and to declare the sure way for every individual to be numbered with those, who inherit such transcendent glory." Behold. thus shall the man be blessed that fear

tion will be fulfilled,-"They that be wise, shall shine as the brightness of the firmament, and they that turn many to righteousness, as the stars for ever and ever." The Lord was with us of a truth, to the tendering of the hearts of many. Reached the house of A. C. of Salem, that evening.

27th.-Sat with Friends of Salem, in their usual meeting. I had a close testimony to bear, and, I trust, did not withhold any part of what came before me. Returned to Lynn in the afternoon.

28th. In company with several Friends, went to Boston. As no Friends reside there,

we put up at the Marlborough, which is one of the first hotels in the city; and is a temperance house, where we were well accommodated. In the evening attended a public meeting appointed for me: and for which arrangements had been carefully made beforehand. We met in a house belonging to Friends, nominally at half-past seven; but it was much later before the meeting became tolerably settled. I had largely to labour among them, but found it heavy work.

29th. Returned as far as Providence, in company with W. J.; and next day the 30th, attended meetings there. In the forenoon it was a dull season;-one of those when deep calleth unto deep. E. R. was present, but both of us were silent. We sat as fools among them: I would that this might operate as a sign, that man can of himself do nothing.

In the afternoon a public meeting was appointed for E. R., and good attendance given: E. R. had the whole weight of the service; and was helped through to my admiration and rejoicing. The day altogether was one that confirmed me in my belief of the sympathy and fellow-feeling of the living members of the one body. In the morning we shared the humiliating but wholesome season together; and in the afternoon were favoured to share in the love of the Master, which flowed to both in an encouraging manner. Before E. R. had uttered one word, I believe I could have foretold what she would say; such is

The next day, the 20th, I found that J. D. L. had been looking towards visiting Nova Scotia in the fall of the year, and had a certificate from his monthly meeting, granted some months ago, still in his possession. 11th. Shortly after the week-day meet- It soon appeared that he had given up to acing gathered, a thunder-storm came on, and company me. To myself this was a confirmlasted for some time in a very awful manner, ing evidence that my going to Nova Scotia doing considerable damage in the neighbour- was in the ordering of the great Master, who hood. Had some service of an encouraging had thus led me in a way that I knew not, nature to the little ones. In the evening, at and in paths that had not heard of, to a a public meeting held in a temperance board-companion of his own choosing; of whose

intentions, and having a certificate in readi- their way, and the lukewarm and indifferent, ness, I had not had the slightest intimation. as well as those who had been wholly neg Our hearts in this thing soon became as the lecting the Lord's talent, were warned and heart of one man, bound together in the bonds entreated to avail themselves of their day of of the everlasting gospel. visitation. Returned to the steamer, and started at midnight for Windsor, in Nova Scotia. Arrived there early next day, and proceeded by stage to Halifax, which we reached the same night, the 31st.

favoured to land safely that afternoon. This neighbourhood and for many miles up the river, is thickly studded with farm-houses, at the foot of a high mountain. On landing we were met by an individual connected with Friends, who eventually took us to his residence, about fourteen miles up the country.

10th. In the evening attended a public meeting in the Wesleyan meeting-house at Bridgetown: being a seventh-day, and the hay-harvest in progress, it was small; but a comfortable season was vouchsafed, and the blessed Truth was freely declared to the people.

ped to take us up, when we took leave of this family, who had become dear to us in the love of the gospel. J. K. accompanied us the first stage, where we breakfasted; and before separating, we were refreshed together in that love which makes one in the Lord. Travelled hard till nightfall, and got to Halifax by one P. M. the next day. The 6th, having previously engaged horses, after dining on wild raspberries and milk, we resumed our journey in an open wagon, and reached Windsor about midnight; not without difficulty procuring a lodging place, many persons having arrived to embark in the same steamer with ourselves 11th, first-day.-Rising early, we crossed on the following day. We had been travel- the North Mountain to Chute's Cove, where ling nineteen hours. After it became dark, a number of people were collected, some of about fifteen miles from Windsor, we found whom profess with us. Both my companion that a bridge over which we had to pass, was and myself had a searching testimony to bear broken up and impassable. As we drew near among the latter, and an awakening one also it, we were hailed by two negroes, who told to others present, amongst whom were some us we could not go that way, but must drive tender spirits. As another meeting had been through the water, across which they had them-appointed to be held at Bridgetown that afterselves waded. These men were on their way to Halifax, and had it not been for them, we must have been quite at a loss how to dispose of ourselves for the night. My companion J. D. L., to lighten the wagon we rode in, had at the last halting place agreed to join another traveller who had overtaken us in a gig, and like ourselves was going to Windsor. As we were then in advance of the gig, we waited on that side of the water till they came up, as they were equally strangers to the state of the bridge; and in due time we drove through the water in company. I thought the Divine arm was in this thing.

7th.-Left Windsor in good time, but our progress was greatly retarded, by having to take in tow a vessel, which had only just been launched. Soon after ten at night, the fog became so dense as to oblige us to anchor until daylight, when we again pursued our way, still towing the other vessel, and reached the town called St. Johns, by ten o'clock A. M., of the 8th. We were kindly received at our former quarters, and arrangements were immediately commenced to procure a meeting with the inhabitants the same evening: the Wesleyan Methodist meeting-house was cheerfully granted for the purpose. At the first collecting of this meeting, things appeared not a little discouraging; but before its conclusion our compassionate Lord condescended to magnify His power amongst us in a remarkable manner, and to own it with the lifegiving influence of His heavenly presence.

noon, there was but little more time than was necessary to take some refreshment, and again to cross the mountain. This was heavy work for both man and beast, as the road in many places lay over steep bare rocks, where it was difficult for the horse to obtain foot-hold. The distance is said to be eight miles; but it took us three hours to perform it. We were favoured to arrive in time for the meeting, for which the use of the Baptist meeting house had been granted: this proved the largest meeting we had in these parts, and was mercifully owned by the Master's presence. We had largely to declare the word among them, and I believe we both felt peaceful minds afterwards.

12th. Returned to Annapolis by stage, which was merely an open wagon. We soon found there was no probability of the people being collected, so as to hold a meeting to profit, as they were fully engaged in the fields with their harvest; and to many of them it would have been difficult to convey the requisite information.

13th. At two A. M. went on board the steamer, not inappropriately called the Maid of the Mist, on account of the misty atmosphere of the bay. After touching at Digby, where we waited an hour and a half before the mail bags were given out, we had to make a considerable round to take in tow a new vessel; but on reaching the point, we had the mortification to find she was not yet launched, and we should have to wait in an 9th.-Early this morning we again em- exposed situation until high-water, then six barked in the steamer for Annapolis on the hours distant. Every appeal to the captain, other side of the bay, touching at the village and even the threatening of a lawyer passenof Digby by the way. About twenty-five ger were disregarded, so that instead of getting miles farther is Annapolis, where we were to St. John's by nine in the morning, it was

not till long after sunset that we entered the harbour.

14th.-Took passage in the same comfortless boat to Eastport, state of Maine; here our luggage was slightly examined, as coming from a foreign country. We went forward again by stage to Bangor, on the Penobscot river; thence by steamer to Portland on the 16th; and finally reached the house of my dear companion J. D. L., at North Berwick, on the 17th, I trust with feelings of thankfulness for the many deliverances we had witnessed in the course of our journey. A considerable quantity of religious tracts, and the writings of Friends were circulated, and in some instances deposited as libraries, along

our route.

18th, first-day. At the meeting at North Berwick, to which several seeking people came; we were favoured with a blessed season. In the afternoon attended a funeral at Dover, thirteen miles distant. The meeting was not held at the regular place, but at the house of the deceased.

20th.-Attended the monthly meeting at Dover. The meeting for worship was a heavy season, as when "death is in the pot ;" the one succeeding it was equally painful.

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much declined, as to oblige him to return to England. I cannot but feel tried under this increased affliction, but I desire to be resigned to the will of my heavenly Father, in the belief that he doth indeed not willingly afflict the chil dren of men. Attended the forenoon meeting for worship, and was strengthened to declare among them the way of salvation from sin.

On the 26th, we reached the house of my kind friend Ellis Yarnall of Philadelphia. Whilst here, I felt best satisfied to write to my children, holding out the probability of my returning to England after the Ohio yearly meeting, if the way should appear to open for this measure with clearness. Reached Harrisburgh, the capital of the state of Pennsyl vania, the next day, and from this place proceeded by packet drawn by three horses on the Pennsylvania canal, along the beautiful valleys of the Alleghany mountains. Beyond Lewistown the valleys become wider and better cultivated, and the general appearance of things strikingly different to what we had lately seen in the State of Maine, in New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia.

28th. After a night disturbed by passing many locks, we are still winding our way through beautiful valleys, backed although rather more distantly by well-wooded mountains. Have employed the interval of leisure in bringing up my journal which had fallen into arrear, believing that I shall not soon have a more favourable opportunity.

proceeded by canal to Pittsburgh. From this town we proceeded by steamer along the Ohio river and arrived at Mount Pleasant on the 1st of ninth month. The yearly meeting is held here.

21st.-Attended the Dover Select meeting. We sat long in a low state, as in the deeps; when it was with me to break the silence with this language,- —“Awake, O! north wind, and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. On the 29th reached Hollidaysburgh, where beloved come into his garden, and eat his the railway over the Alleghany mountains pleasant fruits;" endeavouring to show the begins. Drawn sometimes by locomotive, at necessity of our being willing to pass through others by stationary engines, then by horses, that stripped wintry state, in which nothing and eventually descended an incline, and again can live that is not of the Lord's planting, and which can prepare our hearts to bring forth fruit, such as the beloved of our souls delighteth in. Several others spoke to the edification of the meeting. The quarterly meeting commenced with a large meeting for worship, Ninth month 2nd.-The yearly meeting at in which I had some labour: it was the first large commenced, when my certificates were held in a new meeting-house. read, and I had to give the meeting some 22nd.-Feeling bound to attend the Ohio account of the Lord's merciful dealings with yearly meeting, and having the opportunity me. The yearly meeting ended on the 7th, of accompanying a Friend, we set out together and was favoured to its close with great this day, and reached New York, on the 25th; solemnity. In the last sitting of the Select the latter part of the journey in the steamer meeting, I had some remarks to make on the Lexington. I was no stranger to the charac-great responsibility of those in the station of ter of this vessel, and had on a former occa- elders, who, if not anointed from on high, sion avoided travelling by her; but now I had are incapable of discerning from whence the no time to lose, and trusting in that Almighty ministry proceeds; and to add my belief, that power, which has so often been my preserver, there is a ministry growing in the Society, we were favoured to reach New York without which, if not checked, would fill the minds accident. Here I found distressing accounts of the hearers with things like the " abominfrom my family. In addition to the continued indisposition of dear Charles, it appears that the health of my eldest son Joshua had so

ation of desolation," spoken of by the prophet, that would stand in the holy place, where it ought not,-in the place of vital religion,