occafion; in particular, the account of the courage and fufferings of John the Baptift; our Lord's directions to the first preachers of his gofpel; and their toiling át fea, and deliverance with thofe comfortable words, "It is I, be not afraid." Sat. Feb. 7. Mr. Oglethorpe returned from Savannah, with Mr. Spangenberg, one of the Pastors of the Moravians. I foon found what spirit he was of; and asked his advice with regard to my own conduct. He faid, "My brother, I must first afk you one or two questions. Have you the witness within yourself? Does the Spirit of God bear winess with your spirit that you are a child of God?" I was furprized, and knew not what to answer. He observed it and afked, "Do you know Jefus Chrift ?" I paused and faid, "I know he is the Saviour of the world." "True; replied he; "but do you know he has saved You?" I answered, "I hope, He has died to fave me." He only added, "Do you know Yourself?" I faid, "I do." But I fear they were vain words. Monday, 9. I afked him many questions, both concerning himself, and the fmall remains of the Moravian church. The fubftance of his answers was this. "At eighteen years old I was fent to the University of Jena, where I spent fome years in learning languages, and the vain philofophy, which I have now long been labouring to forget. Here it pleafed GoD by fome that preached his word with power, to overturn my heart. I immediately threw afide all my learning, but what tended to fave my foul. I fhunned all company and retired into a folitary place, refolving to spend my Life there. For three days I had much comfort here; but on the fourth it was all gone. I was amazed, and went for advice to an experienced chriftian. When I came to him I could not speak. But he faw my heart, and advised me to go back to my houfe, and follow the bufinefs providence called me to. I went back, but was fit for nothing. I could neither do business, nor join in any conversation, I could fay to any one, was Yes, or No. Many times I could not fav That, nor understand the plaineft things that was faid to me. My friends and acquain tance All tance looked upon me as dead, came no more to me, nor spoke about me. "When I grew better, I began teaching fome poor children. Others joined with me, we taught more and more, till there were above thirty teachers and above two hundred scholars. I had now invitations to other univerfities. But I could not accept of any; defiring only, if it were the will of God, to be little and unknown. I had fpent fome years thus, when profeffor Breithaupt of Halle died: Being then preft to remove thither, I believed it was the call of GOD, and went, I had not been long there, before many faults were found, both with my behaviour and preaching: And offences increased more and more till after half a year, a petition against me was fent to the king of Pruffia, who fent an order to the commander at Halle, in purfuance whereof, I was warned to leave the city in forty-eight hours. I did fo, and retired to Hernhuth, to count Zinzendorf. "The village of Hernhuth contains about a thoufand fouls, gathered out of many nations. They hold faft the difcipline, as well as the faith and practice of the apoftolical church. I was defired by the brethren there last year, to conduct fixteen of them to Georgia, where two lots of ground are affigned us, and with, them I have stayed ever fince." But I asked, "Whither he was to go next?" He faid, "I have thoughts of going to Pennsylvania. what GOD will do with me, I know not. I am blind. I am a child. My father knows, and I am ready to go, wherever he calls." Frid. 13. Some of the Indians fent us word of their intention to come down to us. In our courfe of reading to day, were thefe words: "Thus faith the Lord of hofts, it shall yet come to pafs that there fhall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities. And the inhabitants of one city fhall go to another, faying, Let us go fpeedily to pray before the Lord, and to feck the Lord of hofts: I will go alfo. Yea, many people and ftrong nations, fhall come to feek the Lord of holls and to pray before him." Zech. viii. 20. &c. Sat. Feb. 14. About one, Tomo-Chachi, his nephew Thleeanouhee, his wife Sinauky, with two more women and two or three Indian children, came on board. As foon as we came in, they all rofe, and fhook us by the hand, and Tomo-Chachi (one Mrs. Mufgrove interpreted) fpoke as follows. "I am glad you are come. When I was in England I defired that fome would fpeak the great Word to me. And my nation then defired to hear it. But now we are all in confufion. Yet I am glad you are come. I will go up and fpeak to the wife men of our nation. And I hope they will hear. But we would not be made Chriftians, as the Spaniards make Chriftians. We would be taught, before we are baptized.” I answered, “There is but One, He that fitteth in heaven, who is able to teach man wifdom. Tho' we are come fo far, we know not whether he will please to teach you by us or no. If he teaches you, you will learn wifdom; but we can do nothing." We then withdrew. Sund. 15. Another party of Indians came. They were all tall, well-proportioned men, and had a remarkable foftnefs in their fpeech, and gentleness in their whole behaviour. In the afternoon they all returned home, but three, who stayed to go with Mr. Oglethorpe. Mond. Feb. 16. Mr. Oglethrope fet out for the new fettlement on the Alatamahaw river. He took with him 50 men; befides Mr. Ingham, Mr. Hermbfdorf and the three Indians. Thurfd. 19. My brother and I took boat, and pasfing by Savannah, went to pay our firft vifit in America to the poor Heathens. But neither Tomo Chachi nor Sinauky were at home. Coming back, we waited upon Mr. Caufton, the chief magiftrate of Savannah. From him we went with Mr. Spangenberg to the Moravian brethren. About eleven we returned to the boat, and came to our fhip about four in the morning. Satd. 21. Mary Welch, aged eleven days, was baptized according to the cuftom of the first church and the rule of the church of England, by immersion. The child was ill then but recovered from that hour. Tuefd. 24. Mr. Oglethorpe returned. The day following I took my leave of most of the paffengers of the hip; who all appeared ferious. It may be, ali the feed is not fallen upon ftony ground. In In the evening I went to Savannah again, whence Mr. Spangenberg, bishop Nitfchman and Andrew Dober, went up with us to Mrs. Mufgrove's, to chufe a fpot for the little houfe, which Mr. Oglethorpe had promifed to build us. Being afterward difappointed of our boat, we were obliged to pass the night there. But wherever we are, it is the fame thing, if it be the will of our Father which is in heaven. At our return the next day, (Mr. Quincy being ther in the house wherein we afterwards were, Mr. Delamotte and I took up our lodging with the Germans. We had now an opportunity day by day, of obferving their whole behaviour. For we were in one room with them from morning to night, unless for the little time spent in walking. They were always employed, always chearful themfelves, and in good. humour with one another. They had put away all anger and ftrife and wrath and bitterness and clamour and evil-fpeaking. They walked worthy of the vocation wherewith they were called, and adorned the gofpel of our Lord in all things. Satd. Feb. 28. They met to confult concerning the affairs of their church: Mr. Spangenberg being shortly to go to Pennsylvania, and bifhop Nitfchman to return to Germany. After feveral hours spent in conference and prayer, they proceeded to the election and ordination of a bishop. The great fimplicity as well as folemnity of the whole, almoft made me forget the feventeen hundred years between, and imagine myfelf in one of thofe affemblies, where form and ftate were not; but Paul the tent-maker or Peter the fisherman prefided; yet with the demonstration of the Spirit and of power. Sund. 29. Hearing Mr. Oglethorpe did not come any more to Savannah, before he went to Frederica, I was obliged to go down to the fhip again, (Mr. Spangenberg following me thither) and receive his orders and instructions on several heads. From him we went to public prayers; after which we were refreshed by feveral letters from England. Upon which I could not but obferve how careful our Lord is, to repay whatever we give up on his account. When I left England, I was chiefly afraid of two things; C 2 one, one, that I fhould never again have fo many faithful friends as I left there: The other, that the fpark of love which began to kindle in their hearts, would cool and die away. But who knoweth the mercy and power of God? fecluded; and he hath opened me a door into the whole Moravian church. And as to the very persons I left behind, his Spirit is gone forth fo much the more, teaching them not to truft in man, but in him that raifeth the dead, and calleth the things that are not, as tho' they were." From ten friends I am a while About four, having taken leave of Mr. Spangenberg, who was the next morning to fet out for Pennsylvania, 1 returned to Savannah. Satd. March 6. I had a long converfation with John Réinier, the son of a gentleman, who being driven out of France, on account of his religion, fettled at Vivay in Swizerland, and prac tifed Phyfic there. His father died while he was a child. Some years after he told his mother, he was defirous to leave Switzerland, and to retire into fome other country, where he might be free from the temptations which he could not avoid there. When her confent was at length obtained, he agreed with a master of a veffel, with whom he went to Holland by land; thence to England, and from England to Pennsylvania. He was provided with money, books and drugs, intending to follow his father's profeffion. But no fooner was he come to Philadelphia, than the captain who had borrowed his money before, instead of repaying it, demanded the full pay for his paffage, and under that pretence feized on all his effects. He then left him in a strange country, where he could not speak to be underflood, without neceffaries, money or friends. In this condition he thought it beft to fell himself for a fervant which he accordingly did, for feven years. When about five were expired, he fell fick of a lingering illness, which made him ufelefs to his mafter; who after it had continued half a year, would not keep him any longer, but turned him out to fhift for himself. He firft tried to mend fhoes, but foon after joined himself to fome French proteftants, and learned to make buttons. He then went and lived with an anabaptift; but foon after hearing an account of the Moravians in Georgia, walked from Pennsylvania thither, where |