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miles brought us on to Alexander King's. I baptized 

 this family, of whom the greater part are in society. 

 The old people gave satisfactory evidence of a peace- 

 ful qwCi. Wednesday, we brought a storm into town 

 with us. Wilmington is alive with commerce, and 

 there is no small stir in religion. Thursday, Brother 

 Boehm preached. Friday — it was my duty to preach 

 to-day. I am applied to for the plan of a new meet- 

 ing-house: this is a business of small difficulty; but 

 who is to execute ? 



Sabbath, 27. I preached in the morning and after- 

 noon. The congregations were large, and I felt my 

 heart greatly enlarged toward them. Monday, rose 

 at five o'clock, and moved off pretty soon; we cau- 

 tioned the ferryman, who had placed his flat so as to 

 be upset; he was obstinate, and would not alter her 

 position; in jumped the horses, over went the skiff; 

 our lives were endangered; the horses reached the 

 opposite shore by swimming, and plunging through 

 the mud got on dry land; our clothes and some of 

 our books and papers were wet, but not spoiled. 

 "We mounted and rode forward to Mount Misery, 

 stopping to dry at Alexander King's; here we dined, 

 and baptized some children. The evening shades 

 closed upon us as we entered under the hospitable 

 roof of pious Mother Turner, who lodged and fed me 

 at the Wackamaw Lake twenty-six years ago. Tues- 

 day, we pushed oh to Amos Richardson's, and thence 

 after dinner to James Purdie's; I preached in the 

 evening. I have been deeply afflicted with an influ- 

 enza; but God is with me, and supports me. Wednes- 

 day, we had a cold ride to Newberry's; preached to a 

 few people. 



Friday, February 1. *Yfe reached this place this 



