feel weighty and important - and have
set times to confer together with a
view, to keep the subject lively, and to
seek after a plan, that may be most
conducive to their improvement.- and
often among ourselves express a concern
that we do so little.- yet when we reflect
that we are endeavouring to do the best
we can, labouring to keep in the patience,
improving every favourable opportunity
that may offer - way may yet open for
our encouragement -- The children
of Israel in their journey thro’ the wil-
derness were directed when they saw
no way to go forward to stand still.
and way open'd beyond their expectation.

I have had for some time past hum-
bly to crave for patience both inwardly
and outwardly, and have laboured to
seek after that wisdom that is able to
direct-- Thou knowest there are sea-
sons when discouragements will assails us in