us in the 9 mo. last – its general con-
tents being salutary, & encouraging to fur-
ther degrees of dedication in the arduous
task which now seems to be devolv'd on a
very small number of us in this quarter: yet
as we are at home favourd with a renewed
evidence that the work is sanctioned by
divine approbation, and that we as instru-
ments engaged therein, and in our proper
allotments, it has a tendency to sweeten the
bitter cups, and make hard things easy,
and withal to hope we shall experience
strength sufficient unto the Burden of the
day, and that our labour will not be in vain
notwithstanding the discouragements that
at times arise, and the slowness of they
Indians improvements

Several Indians have manifested a disposition
to work at our business this Fall, which we em-
ploy'd to assist in gathering our Corn & Potatoes
– of the former we had in all about 200 bushels