ing an hour at the camp, in singing such psalms as suited the occasion, I went to bed in the hut, which was thoroughly wet with to-day's rain.

March 26. 66 My soul is always in my hand, therefore will I not forget thy law-This morning early Mr. Oglethorpe called me out to tell me of Mrs. Lawley's miscarriage, by being denied access to the Doctor for bleeding. He seemed very angry, and to charge me with it; saying he should be the tyrant if he passed by such intolerable injuries. I answered, that I knew nothing of the matter, and it was hard that it should be imputed to me. That from the first Hermsdorff told the Doctor, he might visit any patients that he pleased, but the Doctor would not visit any-I denied that I had the least hand in the business, as Hermsdorff himself had declared; and yet. I must be charged with all the mischief. How else can it be, said he, that there is no love, no meekness, no true religion among the people; but instead of this, meer formal prayers. I said, as to that I can answer for them, that they have no more of the form of godliness than the power: for I have seldom more than six at the public service. "But what would an unbeliever say to your raising these disorders?" I answered, If I had raised them, he might say there was nothing in religion, but what would that signify to those who had experienced it? they would not say so. He said the people were full of dread and confusion-that it was much more easy to govern a thousand than sixty persons that he durst not leave them before they were settled. I asked him whether he would have me altogether forbear to converse with my parishioners? To this I could get no answer. I went on to observe, that the reason why I did not interpose for or against the Doctor,

was

was his having at the beginning charged me with his confinement.—I said, I had talked less with my pa rishioners these five days past, than I had done in any one afternoon before. I have shunned appearing in public, lest my advice should be asked; or, lest if I heard others talking, my silence should be decyphered into advice. But one argument of my innocence I can give, which will convince even you of it, I know my life is in your hands; and you know, that were you to frown upon me, and give the least intimation that it would be agreeable to you, the generality of this wretched people would say or swear any thing-To this he agreed, and owned the case was so with them all, You see, said I, that my safety depends on your single opinion of me: must I not therefore be mad, if, in such a situation, I should provoke you by disturbing the public peace? Innocence, I know is not the least protection, but my sure trust is in God. Here company interrupted us, and I left him-I was no longer careful for the event, after reading these words in the morning lesson, "Thou shalt not follow me now, but thou shalt follow me afterwards." Amen; When thou pleasest, thy time is best."

While we pity the situation, we cannot but admire the genuine piety, the patience and the prudent conduct of this good man, in the midst of such severe and unexpected trials. Though yet in the storm, he writes to his brother with a degree of calmness and moderation which shews the greatness of his mind.

Dear Brother,

FREDERICA, March 27th.

"I received your letter and box. My last to you was opened, the contents being publicly proclaimed by those who were so ungenerous as to intercept it. I have

I have not yet complained to Mr. Oglethorpe-Though I trust I shall never either write or speak what I will not justify both to God and man, yet I would not have the secrets of my soul revealed, to every one.. For their sakes, therefore, as well as for my own, I shall write no more, and desire you will not. Nor will you have occasion, as you visit us so soon. I hope your coming may be of use to many.

Mr. Oglethorpe gave me an exceeding necessary piece of advice for you-" Beware of hypocrites, in particular of Log-house converts.' They consider you as favoured by Mr. Oglethorpe, and will therefore put on the form of religion, to please-not God, but you. To this I shall only add, Give no temporal encouragement whatsoever to any seeming converts, else they will follow you for the sake of the loaves. Convince them thus, that it can never be worth their while to be hypocrites. Stay till you are in disgrace, in persecution, by the heathen, by your own countrymen; till you are accounted the offscouring of all things (as you must infallibly be, if God is true) and then see who will follow you-I.

"God, you believe, has much work to do in America. I believe so too, and begin to enter into the designs which he has over me. I see why he brought me hither; and hope ere long to say with Ignatius, "It is now that I BEGIN to be a disciple of Christ.” God direct you to pray for me. Adieu,"

On the evening of the day when Mr. Charles Wesley wrote this letter, a thought came into his mind to send Mr. Ingham for his brother. Mr. Ingham was at first much averse to leave him in his trials, but at length was persuaded to go to Savannah, and Mr. John Wesley set out from thence on the 4th of April.* We shall now pursue Mr. Charles's narrative.

"Sunday,

See Mr. Wesley's Journal, Vol, xxvi, of his works. p. 127, 128.

Sunday, March 28. "I went to the storehouse, our tabernacle at present, to hearken what the Lord God would say concerning both myself and the congregation. I was struck with the first lesson, Joseph and Potiphar's wife. The second was still more animating: "If the world hate you, ye know it hated me before it hated you; if ye were of the world," &c. After prayers, poor Mr. Davison staid behind to take his leave of Mr. Ingham. He burst into tears, and said, "One good man is leaving us already; I foresce nothing but desolation. Must my poor children be brought up like those savages ?" We endeavoured to comfort him, by shewing him his calling. At ten o'clock Mr. Ingham preached an alarming sermon on the day of judgment-In my walk at noon I was full of heaviness; I complained to God that I had no friend , but him, and even in him could find no comfort Immediately I received power to pray; then opening my Bible, I read as follows: " Hearken unto me, ye that seek the Lord; look unto the rock from whence you were hewn fear not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their reviling-Awake, awake, flee away; who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and hast feared continually every day, because of the fury of the oppressor? And where is the fury of the oppressor?" After reading this, it is wonder that I found myself renewed in confidence-While Mr. Ingham waited for the boat, I took a turn with Mr. Horton; he fully convinced me of the true character of Mrs. H. in the highest degree ungrateful, &c. &c. I then hasted to the water-side, where I found Mr. Ingham just put off. O! happy, happy friend! abiit, erupit evasit :* but woe is me that I am still constrained to dwell in Meshech, I langusihed

no

"He is gone; he has broke loose; he has escaped,”

guished to bear him company, followed him with my eye till out of sight, and then sunk into deeper deject on of spirit than I had known before."

March 29. "I was revived with those words of our Lord: "These things have I spoken unto you, that you should not be offended. They shall put you out of their synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you shall think that he doeth God service," &c.-Knowing when I left England, that I was to live with Mr. Oglethorpe, I brought nothing with me but my clothes and books. This morning, asking a servant for something I wanted, I think a teakettle, he told me that Mr. Oglethorpe, had given orders that no one should use his things. I answered, that order, I supposed, did not extend to me: Yes Sir, said he, you were excepted by name. Thanks be to God, that it is not yet made capital to give me a morsel of bread."

March 30. "Having lain hitherto on the ground, in a corner of Mr. Reed's hut, and hearing some boards were to be disposed of, I attempted in vain to get some of them to lie upon they were given to all besides— the minister of Frederica only must be αφρητως, αθέμιςτος, * Yet are we not hereunto called, αστατειν, κακοπαθεια. † Even the Son of Man had not where to lay his head~ I find the scriptures an inexhaustable fund of comfort

ανέστιος.

"Is my hand shortened at all that I cannot save, or have I no power to deliver-Behold, the Lord God will help me, who is he that shall condemn me?"

March 31. "I begin now to be abused and slighted into an opinion of my own considerableness. I could

not

*Treated as an enemy to society, as an unjust person, and be destie tute of an habitation."

"To have no certain dwelling place; to suffer afflictions." I Cor. iv. 11. 2 Tim iv. 5.