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wife to be the Virgin Mary, and his son Jesus Christ; and when 

 hanged at Charleston, promised to rise the third day. 



Friday, 27. I had near four hundred hearers at Parrott's log 

 church, near Broad River. We had ridden about two hundred 

 miles in the last eight days. 



Sunday, 29. Having by appointment to preach on Sandy River, 

 Ave set off in the rain, which had been falling all the night before. 

 The first little stream we attempted to cross had well-nigh swept 

 Brother McDaniel away. We rode on to Little Sandy, but it was 

 too much swollen for us to ford ; going up the stream, we crossed 

 over on a log — our horses swimming over. Having gained the op- 

 posite bank, we continued on about twenty miles and had a trying 

 time. I was happy, although Brother Willis was afraid we should 

 be obliged to sleep in the woods. 



Monday, 30. We rode to friend Terry's ; but here we met with 

 our old difficulties, and were compelled to go up higher. Coming 

 to Great Sandy, we crossed the river at Walker's Mill; and here we 

 were in danger of losing both our horses; the water came in with 

 such rapidity from the dam that it swept them down the stream un- 

 der a log. We at length came to Father Seally's ; here we staid 

 to refit, and had every thing comfortable. I preached on Wednes- 

 day, after which I had one hundred and fifty miles to ride to White's 

 Mulberry-fields, near the mouth of John's River. 



Sunday, February 5. I preached at Brother Connelly's, where 

 there is a large society and a revival of religion. 



Monday, 6. We rode to W. White's, and appointed preaching 

 for the next day. Here I had about one hundred hearers. 



Sunday, 12. At Joseph Herndon's it was a chilly day ; but there 

 was some life among the people. My rides are little short of twenty 

 miles a day in this mountainous country, besides my public labors. 

 My soul has peace, but this body is heavy and afflicted with pain. 



Sunday, 19. Preached at Morgan Bryan's. Next day I set off in 

 the rain and traveled with it. We swam Grant's Creek, and reached 

 Salisbury in the evening, wet and weary. I thought we should 

 scarcely have preachers at the time appointed, but the bad weather 

 did not stop their coming. We spent three days in Conference, and 

 went through our business with satisfaction. 



At this second North Carolina Conference, held in 

 Salisbury, February 21, 1786, the appointments made 

 for Charleston were, James Foster, elder ; Henry Wil 

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