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Monday, 20. I rode down to James Rerubert's, upon 

 the head of Black River. 



Saturday, 25. Christmas-day. I preached at Rem- 

 bert's Chapel, and on Sunday James Patterson spoke 

 on " Enoch walked with God." There is a great change 

 in this settlement; many attend with seriousness and 

 tears. Letters from the North announce very pleasing 

 intelligence of a great work of God in Maryland, and 

 in parts of Virginia. 



Tuesday, 28. Yesterday and to-day I have been 

 busy writing letters. My general experience is close 

 communion with God, holy fellowship with the Father 

 and his Son Jesus Christ, a will resigned, frequent 

 addresses to a throne of grace, a constant, serious care 

 for the prosperity of Zion, forethought in the arrange- 

 ments and appointments of the preachers, a soul drawn 

 out in ardent prayer for the universal Church and the 

 complete triumph of Christ over the whole earth. 

 Amen, amen, so be it! I have finished my letters, and 

 adjusted some plans. For my amusement and edifi- 

 cation, I was curious to read the first volume of my 

 journals. I compared my former with my latter self. 

 It was little I could do thirty years ago; and I do less 

 now. 



Thursday, 30. Rode to Camden. On Friday I read 

 in public some letters narrative of the work of God. 



Thursday, January 6, 1803. From Saturday until 

 Wednesday, the time was spent in Conference, and in 

 public exercises: we had preaching every noon and 

 evening; seven elders and four deacons were ordained. 

 Of preachers, two were admitted, one had located, none 

 were dead, and none were expelled. We had great 

 peace and union in our labors, two days of which 

 were directed to the explanation and recommen- 



