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it, that Christ was mine, that I had received of the 

 Spirit through him, and was become a child of God. 



" This gracious change was attended with new views 

 as to my calling in life. I could no longer say nor 

 think that I was never to be a preacher, but, on the 

 contrary, it appeared to me, and the conviction grew 

 stronger and stronger, that I was called to preach." 



Up to this time, notwithstanding Mr. Capers had 

 seemed to take one step toward the ministry, he had 

 really never abandoned the purpose of entering the pro- 

 fession of law. But now his aspirations were all for 

 the sacred office, and his father having given his con- 

 sent that he should make the change, it was deter- 

 mined at once that he should enter the ministry. He 

 therefore continued to accompany Mr. Gassaway in 

 his rounds, and delivered his exhortations to the peo- 

 ple with constantly increasing freedom and effect. 



" The Santee Circuit at that time extended from a 

 meeting-house called Ganey's, some four miles above 

 Chesterfield, which was its highest appointment, to 

 Tawcaw, near Santee River, which was the lowest. 

 And it was on this, my second round with Brother 

 Gassaway (October, 1808), that we attended a camp- 

 meeting at Tawcaw, where it pleased God to give me 

 the encouragement of making my very imperfect ex- 

 hortations instrumental of good among the people. 

 In particular, that estimable and engaging young man, 

 Joseph Galluchat, afterward for many years so well 

 known and much beloved in Charleston for his abili- 

 ties and spotless character as a preacher, acknowledged 

 so humble an instrumentality as this the means of his 

 awakening and conversion. And this circumstance 

 tended no little to confirm me in the purpose I had 

 formed (I trusted, under the influence of the Holy 



