which Grace has conquered by her attractive charms,
when solitary saying, I hope my precious friend hath not
forgot me.
When I came hither, a little money was acceptable
from such who were
disposed to watch my necessity, so
far distant as New York. Please to present my love
and
thanks to J. E. for his care in supplying
my present ne-
cessity; tell him I had not quite an half dollar, and
I
hope this will be returned when he is on an errand of love
for
my Master Jesus. I have been much tried with J.
T.
this evening. He told me scornfully, I might do to
in-
struct the Indians, or Blacks; but said, As for
white
people, they have good preachers, and enough of
preach-
ing from them. My answer was, I had rather teach
the
Indians and Africans, than white people: for their
souls
were more precious to me, having suffered much for
them.
He then told me thus, You are on the Pinnacle, and as
for
your talents they are very small, though you think
much
of yourself. Why he spoke after this manner was,
be-
cause I faithfully let him know, he was but half a
Chris-
tian, although he had been a Methodist almost
twenty
years. I made him no further answer, but went to
my
trunk, and prepared for leaving them to-morrow, while
he
continued talking all the time, which I suppose was
to
provoke me; and then he finished the day, with family
prayer.
I thought his place was, to lay his had on his
mouth, not daring to
utter words before God, whom I am
certain will repove him for this
conduct; but I pray the
Long suffering Father, not to lay this sin
to his charge, for
the sake of Him, who became a Sin Offering in our
stead,
that the folly of man might be passed over. I am
bound
under new obligations to the Lord, to serve Him with
my
reaming strength, while a probationer in time; for
His
Delivering Goodness, and Mercy, that is magnified in
my
preservation thus far: knowing that by my own ability,
it was
not possible to pass through such complicated ex-
ercises as have
fallen to my lot, during this year, which