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I preached in the morning on the Sabbath, and 

 Bishop McKendree and Brother Boehm after. Since 

 Friday morning I have been occupied in writing, 

 forming plans, and occasionally reading. I baptized 

 a daughter for Mr. Newby. Eli Perry came fifty-six 

 miles for deacon's orders. 



We set out on Monday the solitary path on the north 

 side of Cape Fear, to the widow Andrew's, forty-five 

 miles. Tuesday brought us to "Wilmington, forty-five 

 miles, again in the night, and my pain extreme. I 

 was compelled to preach on Wednesday at eleven 

 o'clock. I gave them a sermon also on Thursday. 

 My body is in better health, and my mind enjoys great 

 sweetness and peace. We had morning preaching on 

 Friday at five o'clock, to about two hundred souls. 

 We came away afterward, and a ride of twenty miles 

 brought us to the widow Nixon's; the dear old man, 

 her husband, died in Georgia — died in prayer. 



Wednesday, November 1, 1809. We are at Father 

 Staunton's, on the Saluda. Our host is an Israelite 

 indeed, and the wife worthy of such a husband. Here 

 is a society of sixteen souls. I gave a discourse at 

 Salem Chapel. It is a cloudy day, well fitted for re- 

 treat. I wrote a very long letter to Dr. Coke. We have 

 a quarterly-meeting on Friday. 



On Saturday I preached on Luke xviii. 1. 



Sabbath, 5. I preached in the open air, because our 

 cabin meeting-house was small and open. We had a 

 sacramental feast. On Monday we came away, and 

 attended to the mending of our traveling gear. There 

 are no small numbers of the preachers about here 

 married this last year. O Beedy Biver Circuit — ■ 

 spiritually and temporally poor! Tuesday, Powell's, 

 I preached. My friend has taken a new wife, and 

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