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Sunday, 19. Made an explanatory discourse on 

 Isaiah lv. 1-7. It was a melting season. In the after- 

 noon preached on Rom. viii. 31. 



Sunday, 26. Judged it best to be plain and explan- 

 atory on the Lord's Supper, 1 Cor. v. 7, 8. Congrega- 

 tion large, and the sacramental occasion very solemn. 

 My farewell discourse was on 1 Sam. xii. 23, 24. Ob- 

 served on the duty of those who have the charge of 

 souls: (1) To pray for them; (2) to teach them the 

 good and right way, which is, to fear the Lord, and 

 serve him in truth, sincerity and parity of intention; 

 (3) the motives to induce them — the consideration of 

 the great things God has done for them. 



Monday, 27. Reached Monk's Corner, and were 

 most agreeably entertained at Mr. Jones's. The next 

 day came to Nelson's Ferry; the gentlemen were re- 

 galing themselves with cards; blunt Frank Asbury 

 asked for dinner, but told them he could not dine on 

 cards. The cards were very politely put away, and 

 every necessary mark of attention paid. Mr. Gour- 

 din, who commands several ferries on the river, is a 

 complete gentleman. We came off in the rain, and 

 after riding four miles in the dark, dirt, and rain, came 

 to the Widow Bowman's. 



Thursday, March 2. Had a cold day at Gibson's; 

 subject 1 John v. 13-15. Bode five miles to Mark 

 Moore's, and preached on 2 Peter iii. 18. 



Friday, 3. At Bradford's, on Heb. iii. 7, 8. 



Saturday, 4. At Bembert's new chapel, on Matt. xi. 

 28-30. 



Sunday, 5. After love-feast and sacrament, preached 

 on 2 Cor. vi. 6-10. 



Monday, 6. At Camden, in the court-house, on 2 

 Cor. v. 11: "Knowing therefore the terror of the 



