
          Sunday following. After that I have two [correction] weeks appointment in
Abington again.

Only 6 of these sermons were new ones: a New Year's Sermon
on the Barren Lighter. on Christ our Intercessor. on the Nature & benefit 
of Prayer, much walking with God. on overcoming the world. on the valley
of Dry Bones. All these were delivered in Abington. [crossed out: unclear)
this month have been delivered without notes.

Last week I had a temperance added & deliver. I found on
Sunday I had been picked out for the purpose the night before by
the [?] & Temperance at their meeting & Wednesday was the day
appointed. On Monday I went about to get excused, but could
not accomplish it. "I had never made a temperance speech; I 
had never even heard one; I had two new Sermons to prepare for
this coming Sabboth." But I found there was no escape. Of course
I might have declined absolutely, but it did not seem best. So to
work I went: & on Tuesday next down to Scranton for same overnight.
Fortunately I am not a Temperance Prize Essay�which did
not take the prize � So this subject was not altogether a foreign
one. By Wednesday night we made our maiden Temperance Speech 
without ms. 3/4 of an hour in length: had a goodly number [out?],
the setters up of the meeting
had a little choir of juveniles, boys [?], on the ground with same
Temperance plees & songs which were interspersed refreshingly at intervals 
to relieve the speechifying. More speech making followed
mine, & we wound up with same resolutions, & the appointment
of a Committee, as a matter of course. The vote was taken (standing)
on the Main law, & carried in favor of it unanimously, no one 

        