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Lord, and still more so in the afternoon on our Lord's 

 comment on the sixth commandment. My soul is 

 truly happy in the Lord, and his work is reviving 

 amongst us. 



Sunday, 14. Began the solemnity of the day by 

 opening and applying our Lord's comment on the 

 seventh commandment. 



Wednesday, 17. The city now appears to be run- 

 ning mad for races, plays, and balls. My soul longeth 

 to be gone as a bird from a cage. I have been em- 

 ployed in visiting from house to house, and lament the 

 superficial state of religion among the white people 

 who are called Methodists. I have thought if we had 

 entered here to preach only to the Africans, we should 

 probably have done better. 



Monday, 21. Delivered two discourses on our Lord's 

 sermon on the mount, and was loud, long, alarming, 

 and not very pleasing. 



Sunday, 28. My morning subject was Phil. i. 8, 9. 

 In the evening, treated on wolves in sheep's clothing: 

 some laughed, some wept, and some were vexed. I 

 feel for these souls: many of them, who have been sit- 

 ting under my ministry, appear to be more hardened 

 now than when I began to preach to them; and no 

 wonder, seeing they have so insulted the Spirit of 

 God. 



Wednesday, March 2. And now, what have I been 

 doing? I have preached eighteen sermons, met all 

 the classes, fifteen in number, written about eighty 

 letters, read some hundred pages, visited thirty fam- 

 ilies again and again. But who are made the subjects 

 of grace? I am apprehensive God will work more in 

 judgment than in mercy, and that this will be an event- 

 ful year to the inhabitants of this place. 



