the order, commonly called the Church of England ;that his name was Bromscum, living at Mount Vernon, the County town about 15 miles off, and invited me there. My wife and I were agreeably surprised to find a Church of England minister there, and more so to hear him pray with so much life and power.

31st. Having left an appointment to be at Millbroook in the evening, about 30 miles, we set off early. We got in good time to our appointment, though satan would have hindered us. Riding over a log bridge, the mare my wife rode, stumbled and threw her off; but she received no hurt, only a little fatigue and concern, for the mare set off at a swift rate, through a wood, and no person that we could see approaching to stop her. However by remaining behind awhile, she slackened her course, and taking a circuituous way, I got a-head of her, and we got in due time to our appointment.

November 1st. My wife and I visited some friends in Millbrook. When we arrived home, we found letters waiting for us from our daughters in Pennsylvania, and her in Virginia. They were refreshing, as good news from a far country. My elder daughter being governess in a doctor's family in Virginia, who wrote me also, saying, he had had one hundred and sixteen cases of Cholera, and had lost only seven,-bless God who hath preserved all our family.

Our daughter wrote us that the doctor had more patients than all the other doctors there about, some had come tumbling into the yard, who after their eyes were sunk and limbs stiff had been restored. His method of putting them in hot water, and giving them charcoal water was very effectual.

Lordsday 4th. I accepted an invitation to go to Wooster, to what is called a two days meeting. A preacher formerly belonging to the German reformed church, had appointed the meeting, which was held in the Methodist Chapel. After preaching one of the Methodist preachers met the class. In the afternoon the German preacher immersed three men, a lad, and two woman in the Brook below the town. He enlarged much on Baptism, applying it to immersion, and asserted that it was the answer of

a good conscience towards God. For my part I believe the apostle Peter meant quite the opposite: that it was not the washing of the body that produced a good conscience, or procured salvation, but that the design of the outward ordinance, whether washing or sprinkling, typified the inward washing, or sprinkling of the blood of the Lamb of God: this applied by faith clears the guilty. Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, havour hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water, (not puddle water.) The faith in Christ is followed by the witness of the Spirit, whereby the believer is enabled to say, therefore being justified by faith (not by immersion) I have peace with God through my Lord Jesus Christ. Romans v, 1. 1 do not condemn immersion; nor do I like to hear others condemn sprinkling so often mentioned in the Bible as a figure of cleansing.

6th Set out with one of my daughters to Danville where she went to keep a school, and arrived there the next day, nearly twenty miles of the way through woods. They cut down the trees and brush, and travellers are to make the best of their way over the stubs. Some people in England have a frightful notion of wild beasts being in the woods but I do not recollect that we thought of seeing any all the way.

8th. Spoke at Danville in the Methodist chapel, and in my own circuit about a week.

Lord's-day 18th. Spoke in the forenoon at a farmer's house. Mr. Northgrave spoke also much to the point.

In the evening I held a meeting near our house.

When

1 returned home, our next door neighbour who was about to remove with his family some miles off, had brought a waggon and horses in order to carry off his goods next day. I was somewhat surprized at this, as he was a professor, and had been immersed a little while before.What a delusion to trust in outward ceremonies.

23rd. Heard a Methodist preacher near Millbrook, where he baptized four grown persons, three young men

and one woman.

The preacher, sung, prayed, and read to the candidates the Apostle's creed, to which they all assented.

Two

of the young men chose to have water poured on their heads. They kneeled down by the side of the stream, and the preacher took a bason, dipped up the water, calling each by his christian name, and poured the water on their heads, saying, I baptize thee in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. The other young man and woman chose to be immersed. The young man pulled of his coat, and went into the water in his other clothes, except his hat. The woman had a handkerchief about her head, and her usual clothes on. The preacher spoke on the subject with much propriety, holding it as not essential in what way water was used in baptism, whether, by sprinkling, pouring, or immersion, as neither was expressly commanded in the New Testament. We had snow in the forenoon; but this did not prevent their going into the watar.

A man

Warning to drunkards: a droll, but awful anecdote, taken from the Philadelphia Courier, for Saturday, Nov. 17th, 1832. On Wednesday evening last, Mr. Ingley of Auburn, Ohio, was returning home, in a state of intoxication, and fell into the ditch by the road side. passing by discovered him in that situation, and mistook him for a Bear. He returned about half a mile to a Tavern, made known his discovery, procured a rifle gun and a light, and went back in company with three or four others, and when they arrived within a convenient distance, he still lying helpless in the ditch, they were so confident that it was a Bear, that one of them immediately fired and killed him instantly.

The reader may guess, how strange a thing it is in the States for a man to be seen lying drunk. Let all who go to America take heed, lest the Rifle-man should find them.

Lord's-day 25th. Preached at a new place where a farmer had invited me, about two miles west of Millbrook, in a School-house. Mr. Northgrave accompanied me at whose house I lodged A true Gaius, an honour to our native land, and an acquaintance of the late Mr. Bramwell.

The farmer who had given me the invitation took me

and three of my friends to dinner, and seemed desirous of knowing what he must do to be saved.

26th. I returned home. In the evening, a neighbouring farmer called Kettlewell, came for me to aid him in writing a letter to his brother in Pennsylvania, to inform him of the happy change that he had lately experienced in his soul.

He had been under serious impressions for about eight months; and about two months ago he went into the wood and spent some time in earnest prayer. Finding no answer he retired into his house, went into a room, and in his distress threw himself on the bed. The Lord did not despise the sorrowful sighing of the prisoner of hope, for before he rose from his bed, the Lord set his soul at liberty. His wife also, and her brother who was a lodger in the house, found that Jesus Christ hath power on earth to forgive sin.

28th. As I returned from Wooster, a farmer and miller by the name of Richards, invited me to preach at the School-house near him. He informed me, that when he first came there he had thirty-miles to go to mill; now there are two mills within five miles. This part of the country is improving much.

The weather to-day frosty, clear, and fine. 1 have found it changeable the few months I have been in this State, yet healthy, and the water soft, clear, and good. Before I went to the Ohio I was told that the water was bad, and the country unhealthy; but I found it the re

verse.

30th. Set out for Danville. In my way called to see Peter Wicker, a young man ill of the Pleurisy. I found him very low. His brother Adam with whom he lodges informed me that the doctor pronounced him in a galloping consumption. Both brothers have been lately converted to God. On the 17th of October the first time, Adam had preaching at his house, Peter appeared to be under serious impressions. The next morning before I came away, I went into the shop and conversed with Peter alone. He expressed a determination to persevere in seeking until he found mercy.

He and his brother

came night and day to the meetings several miles at diffe

rent places while he was in health; and when sickness assailed him, he found that he had not been too diligent, nor sought the Lord too early.

Adam informed me that Peter was taken ill the Friday before, -on the Saturday he became delirious, sprung out of bed but through weakness fell on the floor, and Adam thought he would have expired.

Peter said he did not recollect any thing of it. What an unfavourable time this would have been for him to make his peace with God. But now there was no wild uproar within the soul at death's approach; all was peace within. He said he was resigned either to live or die. Praise God, he doth not let his servants labour in vain.

After spending some time with him in prayer, Adam became so much affected that he broke out in prayer also.

I went on my journey under the probability of seeing Peter no more in the valley of tears but in hopes of meeting where the inhabitants shall not say, I am sick; and with the pleasing reflection that I had not run in vain nor laboured in vain even in this place.

I went on to Mr. Northgrave's, who had appointed to accompany me about fourteen miles, where he intended to go to visit one of his friends.

It had rained in the night, but the forenoon was dry, mild and overcast, something like an April day in England. About two it came into mild rain,--wind about South.

December 1st. Dry morning, cold, and cloudy, wind N. W. after awhile, a little snow.

About six miles on, I passed by a lake about three miles long and half mile wide, called the big lake, to distinguish it from lesser ones; where is much perch fish. This was in Holmes County.

I had heard of the great skill of the Indians in travelling through the woods; that though the weather be cloudy or foggy so that they cannot see the sun, yet they will make sure their point through the woods for scores, even hundreds, or thousands of miles.* This to some

or

Let the reader bear this in mind when he comes to the account of the Flat Head Indians.