negroes. Their attention, encouraged me to ask them many questions, concerning their souls; and their answers, fully convinced me they had been touched by the spirit of the Lord. I then proceeded on my way homewards, by the way of Black-river; and preached at Mr. Scriven's. In my way to Mars-bluff, on the Pedee, I lodged at the ferry-man's house. He observed, that he believed I was a minister, and wished me to tell him, of the best and shortest way to heaven. I told him that Christ was the best way; and that he must become experimentally acquainted with him, and believe in him,' which was the hope of glory.-That after he had obtained this, the shortest way, that I knew, would be to place himself in the front of some army, in an engagement.

I preached, on Lord's d y, at Mars-bluff; where the people attended from a considerable distance. From here, I set off again, on my journey. I was told there was a route to Tar-river, which would shorten the distance, near fifty miles; and a person offered to ac

company me ten miles, provided I would stop at a place, on the banks of Cape-Fear.

told him, I could not stop, for I had made an appointment at Fish-creek, and it was necessary for me to proceed, in order to fulfil it. When I arrived at the last place, I meant to have started early in the morning, to avoid the importunities of the people. I wes obliged, however, to tarry some time; for, in the morning, I could not find my horse, and was fully convinced, he was put out of the way on purpose. After hunting for him several days, in vain, I was obliged to get another. I, however, tarried here some time and preached, and I trust to the eternal welfare of many souls. I have often thought, what a blessing, was in my disappointment, and how anxious I then was, to avoid that opportunity, of being instrumental in the corversion of the people. I thought it a heaven upon earth; and the remembrance of it, even at this day, produces a strong wish to see one more such time, before I die. The

people presented me a horse, which they purchased of Mr. Fuller, their former min

ister.

Another circumstance of a singular nature, which took place here, I cannot pass over in silence. A man in the neighbourhood of this place, who had formerly been a preacher, but latterly had openly professed Deism, came to hear the last sermon that I preached. I think I spoke from these words: "Acquaint now, thyself with him, and be at peace; and thereby good shall come unto you." As he had been pointed out to me, I watched him closely, and could not but observe the contempt he discovered at the beginning of service; but before it ended, the tears rolled down his cheeks, and when I had finished, he came to me, and urged me to stay and preach again. I replied, I had staid so long, that all those, who had any regard for God, and his word, had improved the opportunities of coming to hear me, and those that cared not for their own souls had rejected these opportunities. After standing a moment, he

asked me, where I expected to make the next stop. I told him, about seventy miles off, at Fish-creek, in North Carolina. He offered to bear me company. I told him, I had company. At this reply, I observed his countenance to change; and I felt hurt, at the answer I had given him: I turned to him, and told him, that if he wished to converse with me about his soul, I should be glad of his company. He said, that was his wish. The next day we started, and on the road, he convinced me of that, which, before, I did not, and probably, now, should not believe,-that there might be an Atheist in principle. That there were many in practice, was very evident. He told me, that doubts arose in his mind respecting the divinity of Christ, the Bible, heaven, and a hell, till those doubts became very strong; when he connected himself with a set of Deists. He afterwards joined the Atheists, who furnished him with books and arguments which established him in his infidelity, in which he had remained till yesterday; but under that sermon, he had su h impressions, that nothing, but the operation of the divine

spirit could have made. He said, he did not then doubt the existence of a God, but believed his word. He said, his wish was to hear those arguments answered, which the Atheists a Ivanced, that he might be enabled to resist futur e attacks. I must confess, some of his argui nents, gave me a little trouble to answer, either to his or my own satisfaction.

That evening, we reached Tar-river, where I was happy to find, that the impressions which where on the minds of many, when I was there before, still continued.

Report had gone fo "th, that some of the principal men in the cou ty, had agreed, that if I came within their reach, they would apprehend me as a spy; for, by my name, I was a Frenchman. This was du ing the French war. Some of these people, lived on the road that we must travel. My frien

me not to go; but I told them,

is persuaded God had so

'd I should

far conducted me on my journey, an endeavour to accomplish it. I told them, if any of them were afraid of the conseqences,

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