so tender and humble, as well as lively, fervent, and devout.

"7. Being called by the church and people of East Hampton, on Long Island, as a member of a council, to assist and advise in affairs of difficulty in that church, I sat out on my journey this morning, before it was well light, and travelled to Elizabeth Town."

He prosecuted his journey with the other ministers that were sent for, and did not return till October 24.

"24. I discoursed from John iv, 13, 14. There was a great attention, and an unaffected melting in the assembly. It is surprising to see how eager they are of hearing the word of God. I have often thought they would cheerfully attend divine worship twenty-four hours together.

"25. I discoursed to my people on the resurrection, from Luke xx, 27-36. And when I came to mention the blessedness the good shall enjoy at that season; their final-freedom from death and sorrow; their equality to the angels, in regard of their nearness to, and enjoyment of Christ; and their being' the children of God, openly acknowledged by him as such: I say when I mentioned these things, numbers of them were much affected, and melted with a view of this blessed state.

"26. Being called to assist in the administration of the Lord's supper, in a neighboring congregation, I invited my people to go with me, who embraced the opportunity cheerfully, and attended the discourses of that solemnity with diligence and affection, most of them now understanding some thing of the Euglish language.

"Lord's-day, Oct. 27. While I was preaching to a

vast assembly of people' abroad, who appeared generally easy and secure enough; there was one Indian woman, a stranger, who never heard me preach before, nor ever regarded any thing about religion (being now persuaded by some of her friends to come though much against her will,) was seized with a pressing concern for her soul, and soon after expressed a great desire of going home (more than forty miles distant,) to call her husband, that he also might have a concern for his soul. Some other of the Indians also appeared to be affected with divine truths this day.

"The pious people of the English (numbers of whom I had an opportunity to converse with) seemed refreshed with seeing the Indians worship God in that devout and solemn manner, and could not but glorify God, saying, 'Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.'

"28. I discoursed from Matt. xxii, 1-13. I was enabled to adapt my discourse to the capacities of my people, I know not how, in a plain, easy, and familiar manner, beyond all that I could have done by the utmost study; and this with as much freedom as if I had been addressing a common audience, who had been instructed in Christianity all their days.

"The word of God, at this time, seemed to fall upon the assembly with a Divine power, especially toward the close of my discourse: there was both a sweet melting and bitter mourning in the audience. The Christians were refreshed and comforted, convictions revived in others, and sundry persons newly awakened, who had never been with us before; and so much of the Divine presence appeared in the assembly, that it seemed 'This was no other than the gate of heaven.' All that had any relish of Divine

things were even constrained to say, 'Lord, it is good for us to be here!' If ever there was among my people an appearance of the New Jerusalem, 'As a bride adorned for her husband,' there was at this time. And so agreeable was the entertainment, that I could scarcely tell how to leave the place.

"Lord's-day, Nov. 3. I baptized fourteen Indians, six adults and eight children: one of these was near fourscore years of age, and I have reason to hope, God has brought her home to himself: two of the others were men of fifty years old, who had been singular even among the Indians, for their wickedness: one of them had been a murderer, and both notorious drunkards, as well as excessive quarrelsome: but now I cannot but hope both are really changed. I deferred their baptism for many weeks, that I might have more opportunities to observe the fruits of those impressions they had been under. Indeed there was not one of the adults but had given me grounds to hope that God had wrought a good work in their hearts.

"4. There were sundry of the persons lately come from remoter places, that were now brought under deep concern for their souls; particularly one, who, not long since, came half drunk, and railed on us, and attempted to disturb us while engaged in Divine worship, was so distressed, that she seemed unable to get any ease without an interest in Christ. There

were many tears and affectionate groans in the assembly in general; some weeping for themselves, others for their friends. And though persons are doubtless much easier affected now than they were in the beginning, to this religious concern, when tears and cries for their souls were things unheard of among them; yet their affection in general ap

peared genuine and unfeigned, and especially in those newly awakened.

"I baptized a child this day, and perceived several of the baptized persons affected, as being, thereby reminded of their own solemn engagements.

"I have now baptized forty-seven persons of the Indians, twenty-three adults, and twenty-four children; thirty-five of them Lelonging to these parts, and the rest to the Forks of Delaware: they have none of them, as yet, been a disgrace to their profession by any unbecoming behavior.

"Before I proceed, I would make a few remarks. "And, first, It is remarkable that God began this work among the Indians at a time when I had the least prospect of seeing a work of grace among them. My bodily strength being then much wasted by a tedious journey to Susquahannah, my mind exceedingly depressed with a view of the unseasonableness of my labors, had little reason to hope that God had made me instrumental of the saving conversion of any of the Indians, whence I was ready to look upon myself as a burden to the society that employed me in this business. I began to entertain serious thoughts of giving up my mission, and almost resolved I would do so at the conclusion of the present year, if I had then no better prospect in my work than I had hitherto had.

"In this frame of mind I first visited these Indians at Crosweek sung, apprehending it was my duty to make some attempts for their conversion, though I cannot say I had any hopes of success, my spirits were now so extremely sunk.

"And yet this was the very season that God saw fit to begin this glorious work in! And thus he "Ordained strength out of weakness,' by making

bare his almighty arm at a time when all hopes and human probabilities most evidently failed. Whence I learn that it is good to follow the path of duty, though in the midst of darkness and discouragement.'

"Secondly, It is remarkable how God, in a manner almost unaccountable, called these Indians together to be instructed, and how he seized their minds with the most solemn concern as fast as they came to the place where his word was preached. When I first came to these parts, I found not one man at the place I visited, but only four women and a few children: but before I had been here many days, they gathered from all quarters, some from more than twenty miles distant: and when I made them a second visit, some came more than forty miles to hear me.

"And many came without any intelligence of what was going on here, and consequently without any design, so much as to gratify their curiosity; so that it seemed as if God had summoned them together from all quarters to deliver his message to them.

"Nor is it less surprising that they were, one after another affected with a solemn concern for their souls almost as soon as they came upon the spot where divine truths were taught them. I could not but think their coming to this place was like Saul and his messengers coming among the prophets; and they no sooner came but they prophesied: and these were almost as soon affected with a sense of their sin and misery, and with an earnest concern for deliverance, as they made their appearance in our assembly. After this work of grace began with power among them, it was common for