and then baptized fifteen of the Indians, and ten of their children. This occasion called together many persons, and a multitude of white people, who behaved very disorderly, walking about in scores, and behaved more indecently than any Indians whom he ever addressed. "After the crowd of spectators were gone, I called the baptized persons together, and discoursed to them, reminding them of the solemn obligations they were under to live to God; and encouraged them to watchfulness and devotion, by setting before them the comfort and happy conclusion of a religious life. This was a sweet season, indeed! Their hearts were engaged and cheerful, and they rejoiced that they had, in a public and solemn manner, dedicated themselves to God. Love seemed to reign among them: they took each other by the hand with tenderness and affection, while I was discoursing with them, as if their hearts were knit together; and all their deportment towards each other was such, that a serious spectator might justly be excited to cry out, with admiration, Behold, how they love one another!'

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And many of the other Indians, seeing and hearing these things, were much affected and wept bitterly; longing to be partakers of the same joy and comfort which these discovered by their countenances as well as by their conduct."

66 August 26.-I preached to my people from John vi. 51-55. 'I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.' After I had discoursed some time, I addressed those in particular who entertained hopes that they were passed from death unto life;' I opened to them the

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persevering nature of those consolations Christ gives his people; showed that such have already the beginnings of eternal life, and that their heaven shall be speedily completed. I no sooner began to discourse to them, than Christians began to be melted with affection, and a desire for the enjoyment of Christ, and of a state of perfect purity. The influence spread through the whole assembly, and there quickly appeared a wonderful concern among them. The number present was about ninety-five persons; and almost all affected either with joy in Christ, or with the utmost concern to obtain an interest in him; and I trust there were two distressed souls this day brought to the enjoyment of solid comfort. Also an old Indian, who has been all his days an obstinate idolater, was this day brought to give up his rattles (which they use for music in their idolatrous feasts and dances) to the other Indians, who quickly destroyed them; and this was without any attempt of mine, as I said nothing about it."

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Being convinced that it was now my

duty to take a journey far back to the Indians on the Susquehanna river, I told my people I must leave them, for the present, and go to their brethren, far remote, and preach to them; that I wanted the Spirit of God to go with me, without which nothing could be done to any good purpose, as they themselves had had an opportunity to see. I asked them to spend the remainder of the day in prayer for me, that God would go with me and succeed my endeavours. They cheerfully complied with the motion, and soon after I left them (the sun then being about an hour and a half high) they began, and continued praying all night until break of day; never mistrusting, until they went out and saw the morning star a considerable height, that it was later than common bed time."

The next day he set out for the forks of Delaware, designing to go from thence to the Susquehanna. Directly after his arrival at the place, the Lord appeared in power to bless his preaching, as he had done at Crosweeksung, and many were deeply affected

by the truth. He writes: "September 5. I discoursed to the Indians from the parable of the sower; and afterwards conversed with sundry persons, which occasioned them to weep, and even to cry out in an affecting manner. Several of these had been with me. at Crosweeksung; and some of them had felt the power of God's word. I asked one of them why he cried, he replied, when he thought how Christ was slain like a lamb, and spilt his blood for sinners, he could not help crying. I then asked his wife, who had been abundantly comforted, wherefore she cried. She answered, that she was grieved that the Indians here could not come to Christ as well as those at Crosweeksung. I asked her if she had a heart to pray for them, and whether Christ had been near her of late in prayer, as in times past; she replied, yes; he had been near her, and that at some times, when she had been praying alone, her heart loved to pray so, that she could not bear to leave the place, but wanted to stay and pray longer."

"Lord's day, September 8th.--I dis