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from house to house, and warn her neighbours to flee from the wrath to come. veral of our frinds tarried and went with her for three days; but we returned home, from which I had been absent about six weeks.

Soon after, I removed to lower PennsNeck with my family, where I found a set of as hardened sinners as were out of hell. I preached again and again, and all to no purpose. Bro her Pedicord and brother Metcalf came to my house, and I told them that I was almost discouraged. When they heard it, they were so distressed that they could not eat breakfast, but retired to their room, where they remained until about one or two o'clock. When they came down stairs, brother Pedicord said, "Father Ab"bott, do not be discouraged; these peo"ple will yet hunger and thirst after the “word of God," and appeared cheerful. In the evening he preached to the neighbours; and next day they went on their cireuits.

I went to B. W.'s, at Quinten's bridge, near Salem, where I frequently preached. Here we soon raised a class, among whom were brother H. Firth, John M Claskey, and others, who became useful and worthy members of the church.

One day, as I was preaching, I. Holla

day, of lower Penns-Neck, stopped to hear, and the word reached his heart. After sermon he asked me if I would come and preach at his house. I asked him if I should give it out for the circuit preacher: he said, Yes. I did so; and after bidding the family farewell, an officer of the army being present, I took him by the hand, and said, "God out of Christ is a consuming fire, farewell"--and so we parted. God pursued him from the very door, and gave him no rest: before twelve o'clock that night he was out of bed on the floor at prayer. In about two months his soul was set at liberty, and he is a member of our church to the present period.

The day appointed at Mr. Holladay's the travelling preacher came, and a great concourse attended, to whom he preached, some seemed awakened, some disputed, and some were in great consternation.

When he concluded, he asked if he should give out preaching there again. Mr. Holladay replied, he might. At the time appointed, abundance of people attended, to whom brother Ivy preached with great power, being full of faith and the Holy Ghost. Many of the people wept, and it was a good season. By this time there were many doors opened. One cried, Preach at my house; and another, Preach at my house, &c.

The next appointment was made at J. D.'s, for brother Dudley: he came, and preached with power. After meeting I told them, that day a week I would declare to them, Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages, and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints, to whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery, among the gentiles; which is Christ in you the hope of glory, whom we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus-Whereunto I also labour striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily. Col. i. 26—29. The people concluded that I was going to prophesy, and would tell how the war would terminate. This brought abundance together. I preached, and God attended the word with power. I had not spoken long before a professing quaker said, it was a mystery to him; but before I concluded, himself, his wife, son, and daughter, were all struck under conviction, and never rested until they all found rest to their souls, and joined society. About six months after, the son died in a triumph of faith: the father was taken ill at the funeral, and never went out of his house again, until carried to his grave. He departed this life, praising God in a trans

port of joy. By this time there was a gene-. ral alarm spread through the neighbourhood. We had prayer-meetings two or three times a week, and at almost every meeting, some were either convinced or converted. One old woman, to whose soul the Lord had spoken peace, clapped her hands, and began to praise the creature instead of the Creator. I stepped to her, and said, "I have done nothing for you; if "there be any good, it is the Lord that has

done it, and therefore praise God.". "O," said she, "but you are a dear good creature for all!" I turned away, and went among the people. At this meeting we had the shout and the power of Israel's God in the camp. Prayer was kept up until near midnight.

Next morning a man came to my house to know what he must do to be saved. I applied the promises of the gospel, and then went to prayer; and after me my wife, and then my daughter Martha; and while supplicating the throne of grace on his behalf, the Lord, in his infinite goodness. spake peace to his soul; and we were all made partakers of the blessing. He joined society, lived several years, and died clapping his hands and shouting, "Glory to God! I am going home!" That moment his

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hands ceased clapping, he died.

We had now about twenty-two or three in society; but persecution soon arose, and the devil stirred up one J. N. a professor of religion among the presbyterians, who at first appeared very friendly, and was active in bringing us into the neighbourhood; but soon after he became an instrument in the hands of the devil to oppose and lay waste the truth, and did much hurt to the cause of God; and all under the cloke of religion. He went among our young converts, and told them, that God had revealed it to him, that the spirit which they professed to receive at their conversion, was of the devil, and not the Spirit of Christ. But glory-to God, it was not in the power of men or devils to extinguish the divine flame; altho' they cast a cloud on many minds, and turned some out of the way.

The height of my harvest being on our meeting-day, when meeting time came, I told my reapers that they must all go to meeting, and that I would pay them their wages as though they were at work. We all went, and God wrought powerfully; several fell to the floor, and two found peace. It was a great day to many. After meeting we returned to our work again.

I continued for about two months to preach