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voyage, and patiently to endure the continual contradiction of sin- 

 ners and all the inconveniences which it often occasions. Would 

 any one have a trial of himself, how he can bear this? If he has 

 felt what reproach is, and can bear that but a few weeks, as he ought, 

 I shall believe he need fear nothing. Other trials shall afterward 

 be no heavier than that little one was at first, so that he may then 

 have a well-grounded hope that he will be enabled to do all things 

 through Christ strengthening him. 



After the departure of his brother Charles and Mr. 

 Ingham, Mr. Wesley and Delamotte were more abun- 

 dant in labors at Savannah than before, but amid 

 growing dislike and opposition on the part of many 

 of his parishioners. Finally the excitement and pro- 

 ceedings growing out of an unfortunate courtship 

 which, it is now universally conceded, did not at all 

 involve his moral or religious character, caused him 

 to shake off the dust of his feet and to leave Georgia 

 December 2, 1737, after having preached the gospel 

 there (not as he ought, but as he was able) about one 

 year and nine months. The results of his labors he 

 sums up as follows: "All in Georgia have heard the 

 word of God. Some have believed and begun to run 

 well. A few steps have been taken toward publishing 

 the glad tidings, both to the African and American 

 heathens. Many children have learned how they ought 

 to serve God, and to be useful to their neighbor. And 

 those whom it most concerns have an opportunity of 

 knowing the true state of their infant colony, and 

 laying a firmer foundation of peace and happiness to 

 many generations/' 



When Mr. Wesley left Georgia he had a more ac- 

 curate knowledge of its territory and a better ac- 

 quaintance with its settlers than did Governor Ogle- 

 thorpe, and he came to know more of the geography 

 and people of South Carolina than did Governor 



