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John XIV.9
on
got up very early, and
about
8.
the
Starling Packet,
Booth
Contrary Wind and Small, and
Contrary Tide
obliged to return to
got
Sit
set
and r
w
fortable
got up
very early, and went down
to the Ferry, r
Le
Friendly, and he
but I was in rs
gave me a good
and Bread, enough to
a whole Day, and went directly
over, and went
8, and
Small and Contrary Wind, and
we were obliged to run
into
Brook
brook
Night, I Lodged aboard. —
got up very
early and we Soon
Sail, and we
had very Small
wind and not fair and we
went on Slowly, and got north
part
of
I went
and I
the woman of the
me, the Name of the man of
the rm
the man
was not at Home, and
the Woman
Night, and I accepted of her
offer,
Came home from meeting, and
was well treated, took Sup
per with them, and went
to
Bed
fortable
got up early
and it was very Foggy morn
ing. and I
fa&slong;t
fast
to the Ferry, and was
a long, while, and about 9 I
was carried over, on
Island
Island
Several
but I
went on a foot, till˄ got to
miles, and I was very much
beat out
when I got there, I
never
I have been lame, — and I tried
there to
get a
not, and there t
tried to get me
together on his
and there I Lodged; and was
he got me
go to
morrow, —
got up
early, and took
with them, and about 9 I wen
on, and ˄
to the Place about
11: r
was there a little while, and
and So
where the
Indians live, and
l
Peters
but the woman was, and She
Soon found out
towards night the man Came
home, I took Dinner here.
after a
while Brother l
Waucus
Soon Concluded to have a
meet
ing in the Evening, and So
in the evening the Indians
Came
together at the
and there was a r
and I Spoke to them from 1.
XIX:13: and there was very good
attention, I
and after Prayers
and I went to Brother
and there took
Soon after
See old
but few minu
about
10 we went to meeting
and the dr
then a Sermon
Soon after meeting, we
to r
ther and after Dinner, we
ceeded
ceeded
things were in agitation and
went on in
ou&slong;ly
ously
Indians, at the
ence was very attentive, and
the
V.10. after meeing we
lodged at the Same
got up
early and took
and Soon after went to Town
got there after the
had got together and we
went on
there was preaching again
and the People wanted I
to attend upon
tery
teryr
we met
early, and went on
ne&slong;s
ness
obliged
to go to
pton
there
and went right into the
meeting
had been waiting a while
I Spoke from Mark V: 5:
and there was
great atten
tion. Soon after meeting I
went to with
r
r
went with us, and there we
took Tea and Soon
after
Tea I went to r
and had
and there was a great Number
of People, and I
Sho
Spoke to
them
was a Solemn attention among
the People, I
and had Comfortable
got up
early and took
with Family and Soon after
eating r
Down to
about 9: and was
12: took Dinner with one r
and Soon after Dinner I went
a Board of one r
trary wind and it was
hard
and we got to
on a Neck of Land
Neck
I went
t
and was very kindly
the man of the
Sick, very like to Die; went
to Bed Soon, and Chad
Comforta
ble Sleep — —
got up very
early, and they got me
and went on to the Town,
at one r
his Chair ready Soon and he Car
ried to the Town, got to r
about 8: found them well, and
I took
about 10 we went to meeting,
there was a great Number of
People, and I Spoke from I
and there was a Solemn attention
In
the
tern
ern
r
and there was a large
Congr
tion, and I Spoke from
and the People attended with grea
attention and Solemnity.
as the meeting was over, we
went back to the old Town,
a while at r
Tea there, and went on got to
the Town
Set
setr
meeting, and there was a
large
I Spoke from Jonah III:5
and the People attended well
after meeting went to r
and there I Lodged, and
was
most kindly treated — —
got up
before
up r
Preaching in the Town, he
was to
go with me to
and we got ready Soon, and
were on
ri&slong;e
rise
at one
there took
Soon as we had done, we
on, and got to
10
1r
I waited there, for a Boat that
was to Take me in at This Plac
took Dinner here, and
as we had done the Boat Camtwent dto the
Shore, and
rr
went with, and I took leave
of them at the Shore
and I
went
a fair Wind, and
of
at r
fortable Sleep — —
got up
very early, and was about
the City
then I had an opportunity
to go with r
of
rhghton
Cove, we got there
before
and went home got there
about
my Family in good Health
but my wife, She Complains
Some Pains Yet, but not So
bad as I left her, She is better
ne&slong;s
ness
went to r
peek
equa
there, I Spoke from
in the after-Noon from
a large
Place
place
ed well — Soon after meeting
took Tea, and after eating
went Home — — —
we had
a
upon two Funerals at one
was Brought to widow
Occom
nother
ter
Died the Day before, within
other, and there was most
all our Indians together,
and
I
from John IX. 4 and the word
fell with Power among the
people, and Soon as I had
done we
Place, and we
done we
to our
fore Noon I
and went to
a while at r
there, and
Soon after eating
went on, and got to John
Qui
Sit
set
was much out of order had
very bad Cold,
it was
ry
ry
about 10 went to meeting
and People Collected and
there was a large number
of People, and I Spoke from
Acts II: 17: and 2
and there was very great
attention many Tears were
Shed, the
Christians Comforted
Soon after meeting
at
took Dinner,
went to
there we had meeting again
I Spoke from
and the People were greatly
young People were much
and had
&slong;ation
sation
Night
night
and I
Got up early
and we
took
I Spoke to them about
Rules and the
I took leave of them:
r
ly
ly
at r
at
got Home about 2 in the
Noon
noon
as well as I left them — — —
Went to
r
there took Dinner, and
Soon
after
River, Some of r
went over with me, in a large
t
Wyllis
&slong;iderable
siderable
together, and I Spoke to
them from
and there was a Solemn at
tention, many were
much
affected; Soon after meeting
I went over with the Same
People that
Came with me
r
Time
time
down to
went over there, and got r
SaundersSit
and found them all well
and was kindly
the Family and Lodged
there, —
near 10 we
went r
ciple
cipal
and there was a vast
cou&slong;e
courser
Keene
mon the
Carried the
to the Burying ground, abou
4: miles off,
and I went to
r
went to t
and
there took Dinner, and
toward Night, People Collec
to them from VIII.2: and there
was very good attention, and
to Rain, I Lodged at the Same
ly
Soon, and was well
with Sleep — —
Went to
r
took leave of them, and
then went back to
rs
Lathem
of them, and So look of
Several Families, and
then went down to the Ferry
and went over to
and So on to rl
and there had a meeting
lection of People, and I spoke
from Job XXI: 14.15 and there
was great
Solmenity, Soon
after meeting took Tea with
them, and went on my
way
Some Time in the evening
and went to Bed Soon —
—
about 2
in the
and went to one t
hou&slong;e
house
r
took Dinner there, and I bled
the r
went to r
I
got up early
and had my
and went on, and it was
r
and took
near 10 we went to meeting
at t
there was not many People
and I Spoke from Luke
X.26
and there was good attention
in the
from John XII.36 and there
was a great ma
and they attended with
great Solemnity and affec
tion, Soon after meeting
took Dinner, and after eat
ing
went
to go to r
preach; but it
and it was Cold, and I
at r
felel well, and there
and went to Bed Soon. — —
early and went down to
got to the City, and
r
City
then went homeward, and
got home about 3: —
the morning left home, and wen
to rrr
Got there Some before meeting
and there was but a
Small
Collection of People, we began
the Service a little past 10 and
I
Spoke from 818:
and the
attended well, — after meeting
to
Victuals, and Soon after
eating went home
r
got
About 3
in the
of my Family, and
for
of
after r
and was very kindly
Lodged there, — —
got me up
very early and w
fie
9 and near 911 went to meeting
and r
Spoke from John, Broad is
in the
1 Peter IV: 17. the People at
tended well,
— and towards
Night, went on to r
and there I Lodged and was
kindly treated, —
—
got me
up very, and took
and went on my way
a little while at r
and So
to my Daughters about 2
in the
I
as Common.— —
got up
very early, and went on,
at r
took Breakfast with them, and
Soon after went over the
Ri
ver; SAnd on to We
r
he was not at Home, took
Dinner there, and Soon
af
ter r
and
r
a little while, and so
got to r
and had Comfortable
to take
after took leave of them
went on my way, and it
Clouded
to wet, Near 12 I
r
Place— , but was not at Home
and the Rain and wind
Came on very hard; and
it was a
So
there, — — — — —
got up
not very early, and it was very
took Breakfast with the Fami
ly, and Soon after went
on
to r
about 10 he is a Preacher
a
mong the People, he is
tee
tee
and Extraordinary man in
der&slong;tanding
derstanding
I was there Some Time, took
Dinner there,
and Some in
the
my way again; t
Baldwin
I
Soon, and went to Bed early
and
got up
very early, and
my way; r
at
at
there; and Soon after went
on again, t
in
Wympe r
he
they were then all well, when
he Came away; Took
Din
ner here, and Soon after I
went on my way; and
on r
partners
little while and
got on the
Time
time
but they
there, and a young woman
Said, You
this
I
well treated, and went to
Bed as Soon as the
Night
Came on — — —
was all
Day at
and
and
went to meet
ing with the People, and
I
Luke
and there was
affectionate
attention among the People
all Day, — Directly after
meeting I went with r
Winchel
and as Soon as we had
r
his
he took me into his n
and he and his wife went
to
and I
Peter IV. 7: and there was
a Solemn attention, many
Tears
were Shed, Soon af
ter meeting r
me in his dggon
there I
very tenderly treated, — —
Lay
Bed
bed
when all the People got
up, they got together
the Family, and it was a large
Family it
it was a very Solemn
many were much affected
it took us Some Time, to go
About 2 in the
we began a meeting, and
there was a great Number
of People, and I
Spoke from
attention, Soon after meeting
they
got me a
on the Mountain, and
r
I went to
and there took Tea, and Soon
after took my
to r
another meeting, and there
was a
of People, and I Spoke from
attention, —
once more — —
got up
very early, and would have
gone of, but they
me Stay to take
and Soon after went on my
way, made no Stops, towards
Night I
vern, and I was
So Concluded to Stay all Night
went to Bed quite early, and
was well
got up
early, and had my
ready, and So went on,
a little while at r
in
on r
about 12, and found them all
well, took
Dinner there —
here tomorrow about 3 in the
rrir&slong;tin
to go to keep Sabbath with the
People in his Place about 12
miles,
Stay here
all Day, about 3 People got
together, and we began the meet
ing, and a large Number of People
and I Spoke from
and the People attended well, —
After t
r
of the Family, and went to
North part of
got to the Place
with one rcgee
after eating went on to r
Family well, Lodged there
and it is a
in the
evening, and there
was a
I Spoke from
and the People attended with
great Solemnity — —
had a meet
ing at one r
Sick and there was quite
a large number of
People
I Spoke from
and there was a
tion. after meeting went back
to r
to r
went with me, and there we
Lodged, r
I believe are
they are much
to meeting, and one r
and there was a
prodigious
Number of People, the
that ever was Seen at once
Spoke from
up
got up very early
took leave of the Family and
went to rcgee
took
after, went to
and I
dgeele
I Spoke from
directly after meeting went
with
Dined there; And
in the
where there was burying, and
there was a great
number
of People, and after Burying
I preach to the People, and
there was
good attention I
from Kings Set thy
on
to r
Lodged, — —
after
rcDonal
others and So
Boughtr
ingly
ingly
were all well, but the old
gentleman he is quite
Time
time
r
evening we had a litte meet
ing.
Yet there was quite a
Number of People, I Spoke
from Psalm CXXXIII.1: and there
they
were all glad to See me.
Towards
Night had another meeting
there was a great Number of
People, and I Spoke from
ing attention
among the People
many Tears were Shed.
at the Same
Soon after meeting went with
r
there I dodgd
ed, went to Bed Soon and had
Comfortable
got up early
and went over the River Soon
and went to the Point,
and r
and he and his wife, and
old maid that was there
they
never Saw me before,
but the good old maid, they
Religious matters; and I
and went on again,
at r
Soon after
to r
there I put up for the Day a
meeting
to begin 4 in the
afternoon, took Dinner here
in the
Collected, and there was not
many, the Notice was too
Short; I Spoke from 2 King
and there was very good at
tention; and Several Came
too late, and after I
in the
with my
Some Young Women, that Came
were
Some began, they were all deligh
ted, and
behaved very decent,
and Some old People
ci&slong;e
cise
and was
by the whole Family. — —
got early
and
I went of before
at r
me to eat, but I woud not; and
took leave
of them and
r
took
ing I went on to
and at Night,
old r
near 9 went to
the Church, and there was a
prodigious gathering of People
the Church
all, began the Service before
I Spoke from
John V1: 68: — and there was a So
lemn and
affectionate attention
the Congregation was
the word of god; Soon after Service
I went
nied me, and we r
Tea, and Soon after, went on, and
before we
very wet that Time
Place;
t
to the Church, and there was
but a little
Number of People
and I Spoke from
and there was very good atten
tion, and went
back to t
after
went
on towards
r
took Dinner with them; and
bout
bout
of god; we met in a large Barn,
of People, Spoke
from
CXXXVI. 1. and there was a very
deep attention, many were much
affected. Soon after Service went
towards r
Clute
a Number of People Came in,
wanted I
was
finally, thought it my Duty
to preach, though I was
what
what
Solemnity, than in the
Time
time
and after I had Concluded,
gratified them, and it was a
Comfortable
People went
to bed, and
for a little Child
and I had but a little Sleep — —
got up early
and got my
I went on to
at the Ferry, and there I
&slong;tood
stood
of Indians about half a mile
them, and they were
Stangers to me, and they are
Miserable poor, and perfect
Heathens. I asked them, whether
they ever went to meeting, they
Said no, and
told them, I was
and
nothing, and so I left them I went
with one
r
went into his
my
not, and so he order his negro
to get me Victuals
directly,
and She
not at Home, and so I
and
he Carried me over, and
nothing, and went to r
Fordt
took Dinner with them, and after
Dinner, I
to
and there was a multitude
of People at Church,
for Such
Short Notice and I Spoke
attended with great attention.
after
one r
I went on to
got there
and put up at r
and found them all well, wen
to bed
fortable
and heard by him, that our
People there were all well
was at
r
again — — —
got up early
and went to
8:
the Dutch People every where,
and there was a
of People Collected together CMost
all Dutch; and
began the Service, the Church
I Spoke from
Isaiah LVIII.5.6. between meetings
went to r
out of order, and I
had a little
I went to r
Elders. and was kindly
took Tea with them, and Soon after
got up
went to be
fortably. — —
early, and took Breakfast, and
Comfortable, and Soon after
eating, took leave of the
got there about 10: and
in the Place
and then took leave of my Friends
and went
and put up at a Certain Tavern,
and went to Bed Soon, and was
what
what
was there. they made much
a long while — — —
got up early
and
dy, and I
went to r
took
glad to See me, and Soon after
r
kindly
put out my
took dinner with them, and
&slong;ent
sentrr
Vedder
Glad to See me old and
Young
after a while I
took Sleep, and
we took Tea with them, and then
the Boys Carried us over back
again, and, went to
have a Comfortable
about 8 I
went down, the
River, and left my
Certain Tavern, and went o
ver to
we had a meeting, and there
was a prodigious Number of
Pe
a little
after 10; and I Spoke
from
Noon
noon
an affectionate attention,
word, Soon after meeting went
Back over the River, and
went
with one r
an
kindly Treated, — —
got up quite
early, and r
and
to Rain, and the People began
to gather Soon, and
it
yet there was a large Number
of
ing about 10, and we had a little
in
attended with great Solemnity
many Tears were
from Acts
Bed Soon and
got up very
early and took leave of them r
got there about 8: and
took
Breakfast, and after eating
went to See r
a mile
and Soon after went back to
meeting at r
and there was a
of People, I Spoke from
and the People, attended with
great Solemnity
went to the
under Trees, and I
there all Night, — —
go
quite early, and Set
and got So far as r
and there I There —
after
r
about 10 at
then took leave of them, and
went on my way,
to r
johary
joharie
and I
kindly treated; r
not at Home; went to bed Soon
and had Comfortable
got up
Early, and had my
ready, and went on towards
r
Kemball
I put up for the Day, and
Con
cluded to preach here on the
morrow, went to See Some
and r
was at
the Place, went to
the Creek
took Dinner with r
and about 2 went to meeting
there was but People, and I Spoke
from 2 Kings XX.1 and it was a
Solemn Meeting many were muc
affected. as Soon as the
meeting
was done I went on towards
fieldr
took Tea, and as Soon we had
done I went on
again; got So
far as to r
and there I
got up very
early and
and went on my way,
at r
again at r
Broke my
fa&slong;t
fastaent on r
Crippin
in the
Some Friends, was kindly
ceivd
ceived
went back to
and I
about 9 went to
meeting at one r
and there was a large number
of People, I Spoke from John
what is
that to thee?
noon
noon
was a melting attention I
believe
many felt the Power of the word
there was a Flow of Tears. after
meeting
near Night, then there was a word
Sent me to go old r
and a Number of us went, and
he related a
Strange Sight he
had Seen, twice and
about it once; There has been
9
ago, by way
this man was
Place, and he happened to
where the
tized: he Says he
Water, and the water
gone in a moment, and it
put his mind in great agi
tation, and
few Days after he went aga
to the Place,
and he Saw
Such Sight again, and it has
put him to great amazement
and a
Night or two back, he
again, and Saw
Sight again, and he was
greatly
kep
and he Says, he
to his family, and relate it to
me, and to a number People
and
it took affect upon Some
People,
what to make of it, — in the
evening we went
back to
r
and had good
after
fa&slong;t
fast
r
things, and about 10 took leave
of
them, and went on,
on r
and was there a while, and
went on
again, and got to
12: and there
I
took Dinner
2 I went on again, and went
upper
part of
and as I Came out of the woods
and had a View of the
Flats,
I did not know it, I was quite
was hard by, and I did know
the
that I well knew too, and I
hauk
hawk
to the Flats and Said there
—
and I r
up, and then
Came right, and so went
on, and got to r
the
and they were glad to See
me once more and there
I put up, and
went to
after
and got about a mile, I wmet
from
me an
and Situation of our People, they
were well in general,
Several of
them Died Since I left them,
I went on, and went with me,
went so far as one r
merchent, and there but a little
while, and we
went back got to
r
there, and Stay the
and
got up early
and was
the
Brother
in, and were glad to See one a
nother once more; and
after
Breakfast we had Some
&slong;ation
sation
went off, and
I went on our way
we had a fine Day to go
the woods, and we
at Chu
lives a negro, he is
all alone
and has planted Some Corn
it is a fine Spot of ground, wher
he has
here Some Time,
and after a while we
again; and we got
a little while before
they were all
well, and
found
Island
Island
of mine, here was a num
ber of Young men working
for
and found them all well, and we
more, —
for his
to my Children, my Daughter
and
able Hope, that they have life
in God
Thy Refuge