we had a precious time. At night I met a class, and we had a shout in the camp.--And when the ark of the covenant came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again, 1 Sam. iv. 5. Several were lost in the ocean of love; and three joined society. This was a precious time to my soul.

Sunday 7th, I preached with freedom: after preaching I met class, and we had a favoured time. I went home with one of the friends; and in family prayer we had a happy time. Praise the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me praise his holy name for ever.

Monday 8th, I preached, and the Lord poured out his Spirit, aud we had a shak ing among the dry bones of Israel, (sce Ezek. xxxvii.) Some were lost in the ocean of love; and in class we had a precious time; and in family prayer the Lord poured out his Spirit, and we had a shout. I was as happy as I could wish.

Tuesday 9th, I preached, and the Master favoured us with a feeling sense of his presence. Several were lost in the ocean of love. Six joined society, and divers spoke feelingly of God's goodness to their souls.

Wednesday 10th, The Lord was present in our assembly, to the joy of his children. In class he particularly remembered his

needy creatures. I was happy in my own soul; but was under bodily affliction, which prevented me from preaching in the evening.

Thursday 11th, I continued full of pain in body, but happy in soul. Glory to God, when he afflicts with one hand, he comforts with the other. The days of affliction have taken hold upon me, Job xxx. 16.

Friday 12th, I had a fit of the ague, which was followed with a violent fever; during which period, being light-headed, and wandering in my mind, I was informed that I continued preaching and praying until it abated.

Saturday 13th, being a little better, I went and met class in the evening, and had a precious time-thanks be to God for his goodness to poor me.

Sunday 14th, I was very unwell; but I besought God, that if it was his will that I should go to my appointments, that he would strengthen me for this once, as he did Samson among the Philistines; and he did so for I was enabled to attend my morning appointment and preach; and bles sed be God, he laid to bis helping hand, and we had a shout in the camp, and four joined society. I attended my other appointment and preached, and the Lord pourout his Spirit in power. At the table

of the Lord we had such a time as I never saw before;-divers lost all the power of their bodies, and were overwhelmned in the love of God, and seemed lost in redeeming love. I tarried with them until I was so overcome that I was obliged to retire to the house, where I threw myself on the bed until I recovered my bodily strength a little; but I still heard them shouting praises to God and the Lamb. This was a happy day to my soul. Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voices: let the inhabitants of the Rock sing: let them shout from the top of the mountains, Isa. xlii. 11,

Monday 15th, I was very unwell, and just as my ague was coming on, I went into the cold bath, and then into bed, where I was covered up warm; and in fifteen minutes I began to sweat, and the ague left me; but the fever returned, and I remained very unwell all next day.

Wednesday 17th, I went to town, and met class; and the Lord was present to the joy of many souls: I was as happy as I could wish to be in the body.

Thursday 18th, I attended my appointment and preached to the people; and we had a precious time, and God's children were filled with his love. In class his power was present to the joy of many souls. I went home with Joshua Dudley, and spent

the evening much to my satisfaction in conversing on the things of God. Next day I went to town, and on the 21st I preached in the forenoon, and had a peaceable waiting on the Lord. In the evening the Lord was with us of a truth :-some cried out, some fell to the floor, and others seemed ravished with the love of God.

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On the 25th, I went to brother V. and preached, and the Lord poured out his Spirit--some fell to the floor, and others were lost in redeeming love. Here I remained about two weeks;-my horse being lame and unable to travel, and I was so much afflicted myself, that I was obliged to take my bed. During my illness brother V was taken with the pleurisy and lay about ten days, and then departed this life in the triumphs of faith. Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord, Rev. xiv. 13.

Soon after this our quarterly meeting began at Georgetown, and we had a shout in the camp; some fell to the floor, others cried aloud for mercy: two said that God had sanctified their souls; and others, that they had found him of whom Moses and the prophets did write, Jesus of Nazareth.Glory to God for what he has done for sinners! Sing, O ye heavens; for the Lord hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forests, and every tree therein: for

the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel, Isai. xliv. 23.

[The compiler is sorry, that he is not possessed of any informanion relative to Mr. Abbott's labours, fròm any thing that appears in the manuscript, for near the space of five months from this time: as the next thing that occurs is a letter dated February, 1795; an extract of which is as follows.]

REV. SIR,

OH, what species of disquietude, what kind of anxiety and remorse is that which occupies my breast! It is beyond expression; but I cannot assign any wise or good reason for such an extraordinary sensibility-probably it may be said, that it is for want of information in respect of education, that I am ignorant of this strange sensation-not so: I have languages, I have philosophy, I have astronomy; am acquainted with the motions of the heavenly bodies; I have the arts and sciences, &c. &c. and yet cannot obtain consolation and serenity of mind; but am harrassed, and wonderfully tormented by, I know not what, in the silent watches of the night; I am alarmed with dreams, visions, and awful apprehensions. Sir, your thoughts upon this I want; and hope, that in the course of your discourse to-morrow, that you may communicate something which may console the mind of your disconsolate friend, I. H. D.

To the Rec. Mr. Abbott.