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day at Zoar Chapel, and lodged at William Hol- 

 land's. 



Thursday, 7. We rode sixteen miles in haste to at- 

 tend the funeral of Nehemiah Franks, an aged man, 

 who, we hope, died in the Lord. Jesse Lee preached 

 the funeral-sermon, after which I discoursed on Gen. 

 xl. 24. 



Saturday, 9, and Sunday, 10. Quarterly-meeting at 

 Bramlett's. Preached on Titus ii. 3. We had a good 

 season. I only gave an exhortation on Sabbath. Ben- 

 jamin Blanton came up with us sick; lost his famous 

 horse; he reported two hundred and sixty dollars, and 

 he had received from the Connection in four years 

 two hundred and fifty dollars. If we do not benefit 

 the people, we have but little of their money. Such 

 is the ecclesiastical revenue of all our order. 



Monday, 11. We rode through a most barren 

 country. Jesse Lee stopped to preach at Colonel 

 Wolfe's; I rode on to the Tumbling Shoals Ford, on 

 Reedy River; thence to William Powell's, on the 

 banks of fair Saluda. 



Tuesday, 12. Bode five miles to King's Chapel; 

 six traveling preachers present. Two sermons and 

 love-feast— held three hours. My subject was Ephe- 

 sians v. 1-3. . 



Wednesday, 13. At Warwick Bristoe's we held 

 meeting; thence to Thos. Terry's, a Yorkshire Meth- 

 odist, whom I married seven years ago to Ann W. 

 Dowell, his present good wife, from a Methodist stock 

 on the mother's side in Ireland. 



Thursday, 14. We rode ten miles to the Golden 

 Grove, at Cox's meeting-house; my subject was 1 

 John ii. 20. It is agreed that this is the best society 

 we have in South Carolina; the land here is rich. We 



