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Chapel upon Little Broad, and we lodged at Lucas's. 

 A noble ride of forty miles brought us next day to 

 Williams's, in Lincoln. I preached on Friday. My 

 mind, hath great peace, but my body is weak. The 

 prospects are reviving and cheering in the South Caro- 

 ] ina Conference, and they will grow better every year. 

 On Saturday I preached. I ordained Samuel Smith 

 and Enoch Spinks. The Sabbath-day was windy and 

 cold. 



On Wednesday, 23, I went to the encampment. 

 Bishop McKendree preached. It was very unpleasant 

 weather. I took cold sitting in the stand. Thursday, 

 dwelling under curtains: I took an emetic: wrote two 

 letters to elders Soule and Beale, Province of Maine. 

 I am still at Bembert Hall. I visited and preached 

 upon the camp-ground; we had an exceeding strong 

 wind, but the people were very attentive. The super- 

 intendency had a hut with a chimney in it: there were 

 forty tents and cabins: Bishop McKendree was three 

 days and nights on the ground, and there was a pow- 

 erful work amongst white saints and sinners, and the 

 poor, oppressed, neglected Africans. 



Sabbath, 27. At Bembert Chapel my subject was 

 Kev. vii. 14-17. Brothers Smith and Boehm followed 

 with energetic exhortations. I felt dejected in mind, 

 and my soul was humbled. I suffer much from ill 

 health, too close application to business, and from hav- 

 ing preached in the open air. I filled an appointment 

 made for Bishop McKendree at Bembert's. 



On Monday I rode forty-five miles to Mr. Keel's; 

 we crossed Murray's next day, and stopped in the 

 evening at the widow Kennedy's. Wednesday, we had 

 a heavy ride, and I felt it from top to bottom. Great 

 news! Baltimore taken fire — Bohemia has a great 



