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the heart is centred in Him, and weaned from all worldly
attainments, or earthly possessions, it is not possible that
He will honour us with spiritual riches, and qualify us to
bring home many souls to Him, as instruments in His own
Hands, to bring about that wonderful event, when the out-
pouring of His Spirit causeth All to know the Lord, from
the least unto the greatest.

[15th 8th mo. 1805. Paris.]

Eliza Kirkland, an amiable young woman, daughter
of S. K. took me in a chaise to a Quaker’s house, four
miles off, where I had a solemn meeting, which was in
a barn, and warned the scoffers there whom I felt for, lest
they should be of the number of such who would inward-
ly groan, saying, We fools thought their lives madness,
and their end to be without honour. It was a satisfacto-
ry time, notwithstanding some scorners being there. The
Quaker took me home to his house, where I abode that
night in great sorrow of mind for some of the family not
fearing God.

The 16th I went to Brothertown, to collect the Indians
there together, in the school-house. My advice to them
was, Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Right-
eousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.
Which things I explained, were the necessaries of life, that
the Christians are entitled to, by the special promises and
care of our Heavenly Father, who watches over His chil-
dren from day to day. Those Indians were Baptists, di-
vided from two classes, one part believed in election, and
the other in free salvation. Where I was, they had re-
fused their minister, because they said They would not
worship such a cruel God as he served, as He only took
care of a part of his creatures, and drew this comparison,
by asking a question concerning their women: Would
not she be a cruel mother, who having two children,
took the one and nurse it; and left the other to perish?
so we will worship a God who takes care of all His chil-
dren; which I think was an excellent conclusion, and a
sound argument was advanced to shew how far an Indian
is capable of believing in the Living and True God, who