"Oh! to grace how great a debtor

Daily I'm conftrain'd to be!"

Friday 3. I preached at Hillsborough in the forenoon, and in the evening at the Village. The day following I preached at the head of the River, and joined a few in Society. On the Sabbath we had a comfortable time, when many feemed fully determined to feek God for their portion: but especially on Monday the sixth, while I discoursed on Ye afk, and have not, because ye ask amiss. Many were deeply affected, and fome very happy. When the tide ferved, we went down the river in a canoe, leaving many in tears; and in the evening we arrived safe at Hillsborough, where my heart was made glad by hearing one of the Dutch women tell what God had done for her foul.

Tuesday 7. I preached in the morning, and then set off for Shepody. We had a tedious and dangerous passage: the tide was for us, the wind high, and right a-head, which meeting the tide, made it both rough and dangerous. The night was very dark, and the men almoft fpent with rowing. With difficulty we reached Cape-Mofel; yet, blessed be God, in the midst of breaking waves and foaming furges, I could with confidence fing

"I fear no denial, no danger I fear,

Nor ftart from the trial, while Jefus is near."

After we got afhore, we groped our way about a mile across marshes, until we got into the edge of the woods, where we tarried all night under the fhade of the trees, and about daybreak fet off again, by land for Shepody, and arrived about eight o'clock. Here I tarried until the 11th. Several appeared affected under the word; but I fear it is not deep. Then I fet off for Membromcook, and arrived fafe at Tantramar that night, where I flayed until the 14th. Then I croffed the

marlhes,

marshes, and preached at Mount Whatley in the evening, and at St. Lawrence the next day.

Sunday 19. I received a very preffing letter from Pedicodiach, requesting me to return there if poflible immediately, and informing me that my laft vifit had been made a great bleffing, that now the prejudices of the people began to vanish, and feveral were under deep concern. I laid the matter before our friends, who thought I ought immediately to return. The next morning I fet off, and rode to the English fettlement at Membromcook that night, and about ten o'clock the next, reached Hillsborough.

Tuesday 22. I preached twice, when deep attention fat on every face, and fome wept most of the time. God appears deeply at work. O that they may never quench his fpirit! The day following I went in a boat, with about twenty other perfons to the village, and preached twice to an affected congregation, where two profeffed redemption in the blood of Jesus.

Friday 24. We went by water to the head of the River, where alfo I preached twice, and about one o'clock in the morning fet off again in our boat. We had not got above a mile or two down the river, before we met a small canoe, with a man, his wife and a little child in it, who had rowed about twenty miles, to hear the word, but was too late. O gracious Father, let not his labours be in vain! About nine in the morning, I preached again at the Village, and met the Society afterwards. Truly this was a powerful and affecting time. God fet old Mrs. Stieves at liberty, and her mourning was turned into glorious joy. O how affectingly did she speak of the goodnefs of God, until all in the room were melted into tears. She was always of a moral character, and had ftrictly adhered to fome of the externals of religion; but faw not the neceffity of inward religion. When two of her fons were awakened and joined the Society, the oppofed; fuppofing they were deceived; and when Mr. B-, Juftice of the Peace, went up the river, the rung her hands in great

diftrefs,

diftrefs, and cried, "O that Black! that Black! he has ruined my two fons! Oh! he has ruined my two fons !" But fome time ago God opened her understanding, and gave her to feel a need of a deeper work. She was then convinced that the was but a poor deluded pharifee herfelf, a whited wall, a painted fepulchre; and that she was in a miferable situation, unless her foul was converted. Sore diflrefs and anguifh filled her foul, until God in mercy revealed his Son in her heart. Then the willingly joined thofe, whom formerly she looked upon as Enthusiasts and Fanaticks.

About one o'clock, leaving many in tears, we fet off with the tide, and arrived at Hillsborough in time for preaching, where one fell to the ground, and fome wept bitterly.

Sunday 26. Having to cross the river at high water, which was about twelve o'clock, I preached early in the morning, and again about eleven o'clock, when there was weeping and rejoicing on every fide. F. Stieves, who had been under con cern for fome time, was powerfully delivered in the laft prayer. Oh! what a bleffed time! Gladly would I have flayed longer here; but Tuelday was the Quarterly Meeting at Fort Lawrence, therefore we took an affectionate leave of each other. They accompanied me acrofs the river to the French fettlement, where I had left my horfe; and I rode that night to Tantramar.

Tuesday 28. In the Love-feaf at Fort Lawrence, about fifty declared their defire to continue in the Methodit connection. About nine or ten of thefe had joined Mr. Allein; but now Law cause to return, and walk in the way in which they were firft called, who, together with thofe at Pedicudiach, amounted to about eighty. Many flood aloof, and would not join either Society. O what a blow did the work in general receive, from thefe unhappy divifions! Satan's maxim is, divide and defroy. However our way is, with meeknefs and love, to in, Auct thofe that oppofe.

VOL. XIV.

September

September 3. I fet off again to vifit the lower Towns, and on the 5th I arrived at Windfor. I then vifited Halifax, Horton, Cornwallis, Granville, and Annapolis. We had good seasons at each of thefe places, except Halifax; and even here, two fince my laft vifit profeffed faith, fo that I hope the word did not fall to the ground. These with a few more I joined together in Society. But in general the people here are hardened: Lord pity them! Having vifited the friends from Halifax to Annapolis, I returned to the Cumberland Circuit again, where I arrived after a dangerous paffage, on the 14th of November.

Wednesday 20. I rode over to Tantramar, where I was forely grieved to find Myfticifm and the fouleit Antinomianifm, fpreading like fire; and its deadly fruits already growing up on every fide. The people were informed publickly, That they had nothing to do with God's law: that David was ftill a man after God's own heart; when wallowing in adultery, and murder: that his foul never finned all that time, but only his body. Mr. Allein himself told feveral perfons one day, that a believer is like a nut, thrown into the mud, which may dirty the fhell, but not the kernel. That is, we may get drunk, or commit adultery, without the smallest defilement, &c. &c. Lord, fuffer not the enemy of fouls to deceive them thus!

Thursday 21. I rode on to Membromcook, and in the evening went in a canoe to Hillsborough. I tarried near the river about seven days, and had several affecting meetings: two more profeffed an acquaintance with Jefus: the Society were pretty lively fome were under deep concern, and trembled exceedingly under the word.

December the ift. In fpeaking on Gal. v. 1. I endeavoured to point out to the people of Tantramar, the true chriftian liberty that it did not confift in a liberty to fin with im punity; but a happy liberty to serve God both with our body, and with our spirit which are his.

[To be continued.]

An

An Account of ANDREW LAFFAN.

[By Mrs. M. Ward.]

ANDREW LAFFAN was left an orphan and deftitute at

a very early age. When a lad, he applied to Dr. Lowther, then mafter of Lifmore school, to be inftructed by him, on condition he fhould take care of his garden. His industry and application to learning gained him the favour of his mafler, and feveral of his pupils; who through life have preserved a friendship for him, fo that they much affifted him by dealing with him.

He left Dr. Lowther, and was put apprentice to Mr. Miller, gardener to a leading family in the county of Corke. His master's wife was a Methodist, and often spoke to him, advising him to go and hear preaching; but he did not much regard her advice, till one day coming to Corke, and paffing by where Mr. Whitefield was preaching; he stopped, and was attentive to the Sermon till it was ended. He thought much on what he heard, and went again; when the Lord applied the word with power to his confcience, and fhortly after he found peace

with God.

He was no fooner fet at liberty, than the love of God con trained him to love thofe immortal fouls, which Jefus had purchased with his own blood. He fpoke to the fervants, the workinen, and the children, of the lady with whofe gardener he lived. His unwearied zeal for the good of fouls, and the glory of his God, was not in vain. The family heard him gladly; the Lord also gave him favour in the fight of the lady, who was well pleafed with his fervice, fo that he would not permit him to five with his mafter; but kept him in her houfe, and called him her gardener: the likewife affigned him an apartment, where he daily called the family to prayer. He was among them, inftant in feafon, and