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Monday, 31. We rocle a muddy path to Gibson's 

 Chapel — pole chapel, open as a sieve, and the weather 

 very cold. N. Snethen, preached upon Phil. iv. 8. I 

 only added a few pointed, scattering shot in exhor- 

 tation. I came off with a very slim breakfast, and 

 then, after meetings had to ride on to (North) Britain, 

 Drake's, Robinson county, North Carolina. 



Returning by the route of the two preceding years 

 from the Western Conference, and passing through 

 Greenville, Spartanburg, Newberry, and Lexington, 

 Bishop Asbury came to Columbia. 



Tuesday, November 15, 1803. John Harper came 

 to meet us and welcome us to his house, where, al- 

 though the weather was stormy, we held a family meet- 

 ing, and the rooms were filled with respectable hear- 

 ers; my choice of a text was singular; it was our Lord's 

 most affectionate words to his broken-hearted disciples 

 when giving notice of his departure from them — John 

 xiv. 18. 



Saturday, 19. Reached Charleston. 



Sunday, 20. W T ent once more to Cumberland Street 

 House, and had gracious feelings whilst expounding 

 1 Peter v. 10; in the afternoon spoke upon David's 

 repentance, as recorded in Psalm li. 9-11; this also 

 was a seasonable time, and all were attentive. Brother 

 Kendrick spoke in the New Church in the afternoon, 

 and Brother Dougherty in the Old Church at night, 

 whilst the New Church was occupied by Brother Dar- 

 ley; all this labor was, Ave hope, not in vain; some ap- 

 peared to be in distress; who knows what God will 

 yet do for wicked Charleston? I continued a week, 

 lodging in our own house at Bethel, receiving visitors, 

 ministers and people, white, black, and yellow; it was 

 a paradise to me and to some others. 



