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Sabbath, 27. I had an opportunity of meeting 

 the society, of both colors, and my exhortations were 

 pointed, and in season. We have, with the increase, 

 about eighteen thousand. What is coming? days of 

 vengeance, or of gospel glory? We have lost, by 

 locations and other causes, fourteen of the itinerancy. 



Monday, 28. We send two missionaries to Missis- 

 sippi — E. Nolly and John Shrock. Religion is not 

 fashionable in Charleston. Tuesday, receiving vis- 

 itors. Our house is a house of prayer. Wednesday, 

 we came to Readhammer's. 



Thursday, 31. Came to Georgetown; I am now at 

 home here after twenty-nine years of labor. Many 

 letters call my attention; I am happy in God. We 

 hear of a blessed work in James River District — 

 camp-meetings the great instrument. 



Sunday, January 3, 1813. I preached morning and 

 evening. It was a small time — cold, or burning the 

 dead. We have about one thousand blacks, and 

 about one hundred white members; most of them 

 women; the men kill themselves with strong drink 

 before we can get at them. My home in Georgetown 

 is not quite so comfortable ; possibly I shall hereafter 

 leave it to better men. Monday, it is so cold I have a 

 small fire to write my letters by. Tuesday, we took the 

 path to Coachman's, Black River. My evening talk 

 to them was, "Take earnest heed." 



Wednesday, 6. I was so lame I stopped at Richard 

 Woodbury's. We held a meeting at two o'clock, and 

 at night. Friday, we had a meeting at Collins Wood- 

 bury's ; I preached in the evening — it was excessively 

 cold, and I was lame. 



Sabbath, 10. I preached at'Rousome's, on Little 

 Pedee. Monday, a bleak ride brought us to General 



