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forgery ; but this will not be acknowledged by the 
present race, till they appear before the tribunal of the 
Son of God. 
Slaves and Hottentots seem not to regard being 
thoroughly wet; they use no means to keep them- 
selves dry. Many of them came in the evening to wor- 
ship drenched with rain, yet sat down upon the floor 
as contented as if they had been perfectly dry. Our 
Hottentots use means to defend themselves from 
the powerful rays of the sun, but it appears to them 
of no consequence to be sheltered from the rain. 
I confess that I derived much pleasure from behold- 
ing the novelties of Africa ; yet I would rather see a 
believer in Jesus than a mountain of crystal, con- 
sidering the former to be a more wonderful work of 
God than the latter, though I am aware, few com- 
paratively will assent to my sentiment; at the same 
time I must acknowledge, that I derive great pleasure 
from examining the works of creation, as displays 
of the wisdom and power of him who created 
them. 
After dinner, Mr. B— -t. and I set out upon a 
ramble in a wood to the eastward, and to examine the 
state of the river after the rains. We endeavoured to 
force our way down the hill, through the underwood, 
but after toiling for an hour, we found we had made 
little progress, and the difficulties before us appearing 
