Yet! O ftern minifter of vengeance, hear, O leave me not, thou heaven directed guest Who thus afflicting fhall refine, amend, And purify my foul, from Earth's dull clay; Then wing its myftic flight to endless day. RESIGNATION WEARY of thefe low-fcenes of night, My fainting heart grows fick of time, Entail'd on every mortal birth? Then, cheerful fhall my heart furvey The toils, and dangers of the road And patient keep the heavenly way, Which leads ine HOMEWARD to my GOD. ELIZA THE For OCTOBER 1794. The JOURNAL of Mr. FREEBORN GARRETSON. [Concluded from page 454.] T Cape Negro, I found feveral perfons, and particularly the Lord manifefted his peace and pardoning Love to her foul. Mr. A. who had been at fea, and had never heard a Methodist Preacher, came home in the midft of this awakening feafon: the Lord touched his heart, and he began to feek for mercy. Mrs. D. (wife of a gentleman of fortune) faid, “I am afraid there is no mercy for me! for when I was "eleven years of age, I was convinced under the preaching " of Meffrs. Wefley and Whitefield, in England; and Mr. σε Whitefield received me for a convert: But now I am a "vile backflider !" A young woman, who was at that time in the house, in great diftrefs, retired with the refolution never to reft till fhe found mercy About three o'clock, the Lord manifefted his forgiving love to her foul; foon after the came to the place where I preached, and went round the houfe among the young people, exhorting and encouraging them to feek the Lord." About this time the Lord raífed up a young preacher, J. M. who came to my affiftance, and was helpful in the work. I continued at Shelburne, Barrington, and the adjacent fettlements, till Autumn. But being obliged to vifit the Eaft, I left the new focieties under the care of J. M. and embarked for Liverpool. At this place I found a great alteration for the better. The first time I vifited the people here, we had only feven communicants; but now we have above fixty. During the Winter, I went to Halifax, Windfor, Cornwallis, Horton, and a few other fettlements. The Lord bleffed my labours, particularly at Horton, where I preached in different parts of the town, and many were added to the fociety. I received a letter from Dr. Coke, requesting my attendance at the Baltimore Conference. It was with reluctance I came into Nova Scotia; but now I feel a willingness to labour and fuffer in the cause of Chrift, among this people. During the two years I have travelled in the Province, the Lord has been with me, by land and fea: There are now about fix hundred VOL. XVII. O&. 1794. members members in fociety. April 10, 1787, I bade farewell to my dear Nova Scotians; and embarked at Halifax with Captain Wilfon, for Bofton in New England. Sunday, April 16, I preached in the cabbin with freedom. The wind being high and contrary, we were obliged, for the prefervation of our lives, to come to anchor between two Lands, which afforded me an opportunity of preaching on each Mand. I likewife gave a few books to the people, and left many of them in tears. On the 19th, I landed at Boston; where I preached a few times, and then purfued my journey through New York and Philadelphia, to Baltimore. We had a bleffed time at the Conference, and I was appointed to labour again in the Peninfula. May 23, I pteached in Tuckahoe church to about a thou fand people; and next day to near as many in the fame place; the prefence of the Lord was in the midst of us. At Talbot Court-house, I was furprifed to fee the multitude of serious hearers; I fuppofe there were about five hundred more than our chapel could contain; but many were difappointed, for I had very little liberty. The people in this part of the country feer as if they would be all Methodifls. It is now a fmall thing to be a Methodist in Name only; but to love God with all the heart, and our neighbour as ourselves, is a matter of very great importance. On Wednesday I preached to the perfecuted flock at brother K's; and in the afternoon had a Bleffed time at the Bayfide-chapel. Next day about four hun dred hearers attended at Bollingbroke-chapel. This fociety will not detain their fellow-creatures in bondage, but freely liberate their poor flaves. They are likewife remarkable for peace and harmony among themfelves. Sunday, June 4- We had a large congregation at brother M's. Some time ago there was a great revival in these parts. The cries of those who were diftreffed for their fins, were frequently fo loud as to drown the voice of the preacher; this gave offence to fome calm, cold profeffors; they were afraid of wild-fire; and their well-meant efforts to prevent it, have brought on too much drynefs, and deadnefs." June 13. We had a precious, opportunity at Hooper's Flane; many were awakened at this meeting; and notwithftanding the great cries of the diftreffed, I never faw lefs con. fufion on fuch an occafiom Five perfons were brought into liberty, three of whom were fifters. I continued in the Peninfula till May 1798, and preached in all the counties on, the Eaftern Shore, viz. three of Virginia, three of Delaware, and eight of Maryland, I cannot fay that we had much increafe, but I hope the focieties, in general, were edifyed, and built up in their moft holy Faith Ar |