June 4. I received the following note: "Edmund Darrow. a stranger to a saving intereft in Jefus Chrift, begs your prayers to Almighty God for the deliverance of his foul: and should Mr. Black come to New-England, he would be glad to wait upon him at his own houfe, in the Western part of Connecticut." He foon after found peace with God, and with great zeal exhorted others to feek after the fame bleffing; and the next year God called him, I truft, to a manfion in heaven. June 5. I fet fail for Shelburne, with brother Dean, where we fafely arrived on Friday evening; and our hearts were made glad by the fight of fome of our friends from New-York. These had juft fat down in the midst of barren woods; and as there was not one houfe in all the place, they lived in tents. It rained hard most of the night. Brother Barry, in whofe tent brother Dean and I ftayed, infifted upon our going to bed, and he fat up. The rain beat in upon us, during the greater part of the night. The next day I preached to a few of the people, and on Sunday I preached three times. They heard attentively; but, on Monday the 9th, while I was at prayer, one came up in the habit of a gentleman, curfing and fwearing that if I did not come down, he would knock me down. He afked, By what authority do you preach ?" And then turning to the audience, added, "He is nothing but an impoftor, and has no authority to preach." I said, "Sir, I have as much authority to preach as you have to swear, and sport with the tremendous name of the great Judge, who will not hold him guiltlefs that taketh his name in vain." " Well, but who fent you ?" "Sir, I AM, hath fent me unto you." "What! are you God's mouth to this people ?" "I am, for, it is written, he that heareth you, heareth me, and he that heareth me, heareth him that fent me." He went away, uttering dreadful menaces; but prefently returned, with two of his companions, sturdy fervants of the fame mafter. They came on like mad bulls of Bafan, with mouths full of blafVOL. XIV. X X phemy, phemy, oaths, and dreadful imprecations, declaring they would tear me down; but, the people fuffered them not. One of them fwore, "I can preach as well as he!" He then leaped on the stump of a tree, (one put a pocket-book into his hand) and after uttering horrid blafphemy, came down. As he came towards me, I addreffed him thus: "Friend! I wish you well my foul pities you: you know that you are fighting against God your own confcience condemns you: remember, you and I muft foon ftand at the bar of God; and how, Oh! how will you meet me there ?" He feemed to be ftruck for a time; but foon hardened his heart against God, and belshed out a few more oaths, and then left me to finish my difcourfe without further trouble. During the preaching, a man from the skirts of the congregation, threw a ftone with great violence; but as I faw it come, I faved my head, and it just paffed by my temples. Bleffed be God for his mercy! This disturbance brought many more to hear. Several appeared to be concerned; particularly in the evening, while I gave a few words of advice in one of the tents. Tuesday 10. I preached at Rofa-way, when moft in the room were in tears, and fome cried out, " What fhall I do to be faved ?" Wednesday 11, we failed for Liverpool; but did not arrive there until the 19th, by reason of the fog. On my going a fhore, I found there was a vessel failing for Halifax. I propofed going in her; but our friends would not confent, infifting in the ftrongest manner, that it was not my duty to go and leave them now. I knew not what to do, as I had already flayed double the time I intended. After praying for direction, I faid, "I will fee what God fays," and opened my Bible on these words, "If any man compel thee to go with him a mile, go with him twain." I could not say another word, but readily confented, and that night we had a comfortable time whilft I was preaching. Saturday 21. I preached twice with great power. In the evening feveral came to Mr. Smith's, fome of whom were deeply deeply affected, wept and cried for a confiderable time. One young woman was very happy, who prayed and praised God in a very wonderful manner, and exhorted all around to seek an interest in Jesus Christ. Some part of this day I had a fense of God's goodness, and longed to live entirely to his glory yet I could not find those sweet fenfations, and lively views of his goodness and love that I had formerly felt. O my Lord! give me to love thee alone! take away every rival: deftroy all fin and let me spend my latest breath in proclaiming thy love to the fallen fons of Adam. Gladly would I die as foon as my last message is delivered. Death is no terror to me; rather it appears infinitely defirable, when I feel thy presence. Sunday 22. I preached three times: three, I truft, found peace with God, whilst others were in deep diftrefs; and many were filled with abundance of confolations. O what a bleffed day! Glory, glory to God, that ever I was born! Monday 23. I preached at the Meeting-house, and on my return I met the Rev. Mr. Cheevers, who faid abruptly, “I suppose you think you have been doing good ?" "Sir, faid I, I hope we have been doing no harm." "Yes, you have been poisoning the minds of the people, with doctrines as bad as ratsbane. You are leading them all to hell." "Sir, I pity you, and will pray for you." "I fuppofe, replied he, you do not defire that I should pray for you." I faid, "If you can pray in faith, I do; otherwise I do not ;" then I bade him a good day, and left him. Thursday 26. In the forenoon I preached at the Falls; and endeavoured to point out the creature's emptiness, and Chrift's fulness. One at this time profeffed redemption through his blood; and in the evening we had a good time at the Town, when another broke out in praise, saying, "Jefus is precious! O he is precious! that all would come, and taste his love! Another little boy spoke to the same effect. Indeed many rejoiced, and others wept. After preaching, many went down with me to Mr. Bradford's; and it was midnight before we could part. As I expected to fail for Halifax next morning, I took my leave of this dear people, and blefs God that I ever faw Liverpool. [To be concluded in our next.] A Short Account of ELIZABETH LOWES. LIZABETH the only daughter of John and Mary Lowes, was born Auguft 26th, 1764, near Hexham, in the county of Northumberland, where her parents continued till the 12th year of her age. During that time they gave her an education agreeable to their circumftances, and at the fame time inftructed her in the fear of God, according to the light they then had. They were members of the Church of England, and brought up their children in that profeffion. There was fomething remarkable in Elizabeth from a child. She was of a mild and gentle difpofition: she never dared on any account to profane the Lord's day; the heinoufness of which she had learned, partly from the inftructions of her parents and partly from reading the fourth commandment. She delighted in reading the Scriptures and other religious books; yet fill fhe had not feen herself a fallen, loft finner; nor had the ever heard that gospel, which is the power of God to falvation, preached in its purity and fimplicity. Her parents removed into another parish, where he had the opportunity of hearing the Rev. Dr. Scott, and often found under his fermons a great love to religious things, When she was about fourteen years of age, it pleafed God to convince and convert her elder brother then at Dublin; who immediately wrote to his parents, giving them an account of God's dealings with his foul. They were not a little fur prifed at the ftrange account which he gave; but it made little impreffion upon their minds, and foon wore off; yet his fifter wished to know a little more respecting the matter. In his next letter he informed them that he had found this bleffed change among the people called Methodists. This account rather offended his parents, as they had heard fo many false reports of that defpifed people. It alfo feemed ftrange to his fifter at firft; although she heard with attention, when he mentioned what God had done for his foul. It also made her enquire further refpecting this people; for the thought they could not be the people that the world represented them to be. About a year after this, her brother returned from Dublin, to fee his parents, and by his vifit they were a little more reconciled to the accounts which he had fent them. He then went to refide at Hexham, from whence he often wrote to them, giving them ferious advice. This had a good effect upon them, and especially upon his fifter, in preparing her mind for the reception of the gofpel. In a little time, he with another ferious young man came to vifit his father's family, and found them more ready to receive the truth than they had been. They had a good deal of converfation with them; advised them to use family prayer, and rather than neglect it, they wrote a form of prayer and left it with them. Soon after this a Local Preacher went to preach near them. As foon as they heard of it, they went to hear for themselves. After hearing this fermon, their daughter was fully convinced that he did not love the Lord Jefus Chrift; and from that time was determined to become a real chriftian. She now read the Scriptures and other religious books, more than ever; and the next fermon fhe heard, gave her to feel ftill more the want fhe had of real religion. By every fermon fhe heard, fhe was ftirred up to feek the Lord with greater diligence; though at this time, she would gladly have brought fomething to recommend herself to the favour |