I went to Jamaica, and brother Woolsey met me there. I had very strange feelings, and retired in secret-brother W. retired also, and when he came back, I have, said he, strange feelings that I cannot account for, unless something great is to be done this evening. A certain gentleman's daughter, about seventeen or eighteen, a cripple, who had been brought there in a little waggon, also said she had strange feelings, that she could not account for. I preached, and the people kept laughing and talking at a most wonderful wicked rate all the time— When I was done, I desired brother T. Woolsey to give an exhortation ;-but they talked and laughed louder than ever. I sat down, and besought God with all the faith I had for help-all at once I felt my hair rise with the power of God—Immediately I cried out for God to strike them down to the floor! with that they tumbled over the benches, and one over another, and ran and hurried out as fast as they could, and never stopped until they were out in the street. The next meeting we had there, the rumour having so spread, that we had all the grandees of the town: it was on a day that they had been running their horses, and two horses had been killed, by running one against the other, and the riders had like to have shared the same

fate; but in a few weeks they recoveredIpreached to the people, and the mob threw stones and broke the windows-one stone weighed seven pounds, but it happened to hit the casement, and so hurt nobody--I advised brother Dudley to set a watch, and to endeavour to find the wicked unprincipled sinners out. It may be observed, that no one, possessing the principle of a man, will ever willingly and deliberately disturb a religious society in its exercises of public or private worship. They are the beasts of the people, wanting of breeding, caility, and religion. May the Lord pity, and have mercy on them!

Next day I was conversing with brother Dudley on the subject, and told him we were in a free country, and it would never do to be so served--while I was speaking in came the sheriff, being very angry about the usage we had received, and said, he was going after the disturbers. He mountcd his horse and off he went, and soon brought one of them before a justice of the peace, and he was finell five pounds. The others came and acknowledged their faults, and wo forgave them; judging, that the fine of the first man might suffice for the present, as a warning to the others; and being in hopes, that as they were humbled, they would do so no more. Here, notwith

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standing the malice of wicked men and devils, we formed a society of nine persons, who all professed faith in Christ before E left the circuit,

I went on to my appointment at Rockway, which was the time of our quarterly meeting. I preached on Saturday, and some others gave exhortations. Sunday morning we opened our love-feast, and af ter handing the bread and water about, many spoke very feelingly of the dealings of God to their souls. After love-feast I preached, and the Lord laid to his helping Land, and sent the truth home to the hearts of the people, with the energy of his holy Spirit-some fell to the floor-some rau for the door-some fell over the benchessome cried aloud for mercy-others were rejoicing in God their Redeemer, and a number lay about the floor under the operation of the mighty power of God, as dead men and women. There being a quaker preacher present, when he saw many about to run off he arose and exhorted the people not to go, nor be scared, adding, It is the power of God. The Lord is in this place! Blessed be the Lord, he has some witnesses for Jesus among them, and would to God there were more such. I continued to speak until I was spent, and unable to speak any more; I then stepped out of the stand, and

brother P. took my place, and in a short space, the people were quiet, and not one was to be heard in all the congregation, erying to Ged for mercy: the enemies of truth then said, that Abbott had raised the devil, but P. had laid him again. After the exhortation we concluded the meeting.

Monday I went to my appointment, and preached to a hard-hearted people; but I had liberty in speaking, and hope some good seed was sown. After meeting an African asked me if I would go to their meeting, which consisted of Indians and Africans, who professed themselves to be congregationalists: I told him I would; and accordingly brother N. and I went. The man who had given me the invitatien, told me that they knew nothing of our hymns, and requested me to tell them to sing their own. When we arrived at the place we found them gathered; accordingly I told them to sing their own hymns; they did so when they had done I kneeled down to pray.. er, and some cried out, and others fell to the floor. When I arose I gave an exhortation, and many fell to the floor; some cried aloud for nierey, and others clapped their hands for joy, shouting, Glory to God! so that the noise might have been heard, afar off. I was as happy among these Indians and Africans as I could live in

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the body. God is no respecter of persons but all them who fear him and work righteousness, of every nation, are accepted of, him. This meeting -continued for some hours; at length the Lord in a measure withdrew his Spirit, and so we parted.

I went, next day, to S. Abbott's; a number, both of Africans and Indians, that I had seen the day before at their own meeting, attended. I preached, and the Lord attended the word with power some of the whites cried out, and many of the coloured people did likewise. After preach, ing I gave them an invitation to stay in class; they did so after speaking to the whites I spoke to them, and many of them testified clearly of the gracious dealings of God with their souls. This was a new place, where preaching had never been before I came to the circuit: now I had thirteen joined in class, and the most of them professed faith.

Here something strange turned up, which I will relate. A next door neighbour was deranged in her understanding; which was occasioned, as it was thought,by an Indian girl, who belonged to her, hanging herself:-the woman thought that it was her ill usage to the girl that made her hang herself; this so affected her, that she lost her reason and now, her friends were obliged to watch.