CHAPTER IV. 



Illness. 



What doest thou ? Go on thy way, 



Thy work thy Lord providing, 

 Thy strength conferring day by day, 



Tiiy steps His Spirit guiding. 



George H. BAHCorK. 



Extreme illness from a fever contracted on the "(ireat 



lakes"— EXTRACTS FROM HIS JOURNAL — LETTER TO HIS 

 VESTRY— JOHN G. SCHWARTZ TAKES CHARGE OF ST. JOHN's 

 IN THE ABSENCE OK THE PASTOR. 



1827. 



{Krtrarfs from Jour/iols.) 



Au(/)id 10th. — This iiiorning, after breakfast, I 

 paid a visit of an liour to Dr. Quitman. I rode a 

 rough-going liorse, felt a good deal incommoded, 

 and returned home with a little fever. Before night 

 I grew worse. On the morning of the 11th, fearful 

 that I should become very sick, and anxious to 

 obtain suitable medical assistance, I determined on 

 going immediately to New York. We arrived at 

 what is called the State Dock, in Rhinebeck: but we 

 were a few minutes too late, and saw the steamboat 

 ])ass. Here I took a bed, having the fever on me. 

 In tlie afternoon we crossed the river to meet 

 another steamboat. We had a horrid time in cross- 

 ing. It was raining — the boat was loaded to the 

 water's edge, and crowded with passengers — the 

 ladies were mucli alarmed, and we were thankful 

 that we crossed over with our lives. The steamboat 



