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miles of home, and proceeded on my tour, speaking twice on my way.

Tuesday 7th. We rode fifty-nine miles, parting with Jewell and Parker by the way.

8th. Came to Albany: here the preaching-house was shut against me, being the only one which has been refused to me for a considerable length of time, Canfield assigning as the reason, the vote of Conference, (which, however, was only a conversation concerning the giving out of my appointments, &c. lest I should be a pattern for others, and "fifty Dows spring out of the same nest.") I spoke in the Court-house, and God gave me one spiritual child.

9th. With difficulty I crossed the river, and coming to New-Lebanon, saw one of my old acquaintances with whom I held meeting.

10th. Fire being out I did not stay for breakfast, but rode fifty-four miles to New-Hartford: my mind is under deep trials, concerning my singular state and many disappointments, but my hope is in God, who gives me peace from day to day.

11th. Came to Hartford; found the printing of my Journals finished, and about half the books bound. I now had a trial from another source; the two preachers with whom I had entrusted the preparation of the Camp-meeting at hand, had in my absence incurred the displeasure of the methodists: the one for embracing and propogating some peculiar sentiments, so he was suspended, and the other had withdrawn; therefore, said brother O'Strander, the presiding elder," If Lorenzo Dow admits them to officiate at his Camp-meeting, he will have no more liberty with us:" my trials were keen, for these men were in good standing when we made the agreement: and I had no doubt but what O' Strander would fall into the measure considering the circumstance of my not being able to consult him for want of time on the occasion, so I went to two meetings to explain the matter to him.

Sunday, 12th. He spoke with more life than I think I ever heard him; afterwards I spoke, and God cut a young woman to the heart; her father came and dragged her out of meeting, her soul was set at liberty whilst

she was in his arms, so I made remarks on the folly of his conduct; O'Strander upon reflection viewed my conduct in a different light than before, and consented if I would give up the camp-meeting to his superintendence that he would bring on his preachers to attend with me. This I had always expected and advertised the meeting accordingly.

13. Pawned my watch for an old trunk, and taking stage, came to New-Haven, thence embarked to N. York, where I spent a few days; found prejudice in some minds, and in some it was removed: received a letter with information that more books (which I expected) would fail coming; thus I find one disappointment after another.

Saturday 18th. I sailed to Long Island to attend a camp-meeting with brother Thacher, and preached in the packet to about fifty friends; I also spoke at night at the camp, and then called up the mourners to be prayed for; several found peace, backsliders were reclaimed, and christians quickened and comforted. Bishop Asbury came up before I had got through, and the meeting continued all night.

Sunday 19th. Whilst one was speaking on the subject of the dead, small and great, standing before God, an awful black cloud appeared in the west, with flashes of forked lightning, and peals of rumbling thunder ensued; a trumpet sounded from a sloop, whilst hundreds of a solemn auditory were fleeing for shelter. This scene was the most awful representation of the day of Judgment of any thing I ever beheld.

Next day the meeting broke up; my hat could not be found, so I embarked on board one of the fifteen craft which brought passengers, and sailed forty miles in three hours and a half, and after landing at the Black-rock, one of the passengers pulled me into a store and constrained me take a hat. Thence I walked to Strafford, and so through New-Haven to Durham, thence to Hartford, where I settled with the ferryman for a former passage, and a gentleman paid my present one, as it had taken the last of my money to redeem my watch. Thus I went to Coventry and found my father and friends well.

Sunday, 26th. Spoke twice at Square-pond meeting-house, and once in Tolland, and the quickening power of God seemed to be present; but I soon must quit this my native land, and repair to parts, to me unknown.

30th. The camp ground was in the township of Bolton on Andover parish line; to which led a lead-off road ending on this spot of ground unoccupied. This appeared providential, as we could repair to the spot of woods on the hill, without trespassing on any man's ground in this solitary place.

The neighbourhood was thick settled, and bigoted federal presbyterians much prejudiced against the methodists. The people were unwilling that we should get water from their brooks or wells, but held the meeting in ridicule and contempt, thinking, whom should I get to encamp on the ground. However, a report having prevailed that the Indians in their times had a spring on this hill to which they resorted, caused a man to go in search of it, and after some difficulty he struck upon a fountain beneath a rock, which afforded us a sufficient supply.

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31st. Many people came from distant places to the ground: satan hoisted his standard near by, as a grogman brought his liquors for sale, but was constrained by threats (when reason would not do) to give it over, the law being against him.

I opened the meeting and had an agreeable time: the work of God began in the evening.

Sat. June 1st. The congregation and work increase. Sunday, 2nd. Some thousands appeared on the ground; several found peace, and prejudice seemed to wear off from the minds of the people.

Monday, 3d. Meeting broke up after I had given my farewell to the people; it was an affecting time of parting with my christian friends, many of whom I shall see no more until Eternity. I observed to O'Strander that I had caused him some uneasiness, but should trouble him no more whilst he presided in the district.

4th. About 7, A. M. I left my dear father, I know not but for the last time, and with my sister Mirza rode to the burying ground where my dear mother was inter

red, for the first time of my seeing the grave. I could not mourn, but was comforted with the prospect of meeting again. Departed to Windham, and preached under the trees and tarried in Coventry, Rhode-Island, that night: riding fifty miles without food through want of money, to Providence, and pawned a book by the way to get through a toll-gate. I held several meetings in Providence, then rode to Norton, where Zadock Priest died at old father Newcomb's, whose wife had then no religion, but since professes to be converted, and is in society.

On their ground brother George Pickering, with eleven of his preachers and me, by agreement held a campmeeting, the preparation for which was now going forward.

This being about a mile from the place where I first attempted to preach, I related a dream to brother P. who replied, that he thought some trials were near me, but by the blessing of God I might escape; which in fact proved to be the case, for satan's emissaries set up the grog tents, which cost them dearly; for first, after that they would not hearken to reason, I shewed the impropriety of corrupting the meeting, and warned the people against them, and also laid a foundation whereby they might be prosecuted, in consequence of which they were alarmed, sunk into contempt, and did not sell a sufficiency to indemnify them for their expences. This so exasperated them that they fell on different plans to be revenged, either by provoking me to say something that would expose me to the law, or else to get an opportunity to give me a flogging; however God defeated their designs and turned their treacherous intentions to the disgrace of their characters, so that they appeared as cyphers in the eyes of a generous public.

The Lord was wonderfully present with his Spirit to acknowledge the meeting; for whilst P. was preaching, numbers fell, as if the powers of unbelief gave way, the cry became so general that he was constrained to give over, but the work continued: The full result of this meeting will not be known until eternity. I was to have met some friends at the N. York district Conference, now sitting at Ashgrove, where I once had a glo

rious revival when on the circuit, but my wife and they were disappointed, as brother P. had made arrangements for me for about two weeks.

Monday, 10th. The meeting broke up, and the Boston friends, who were the first arrived at the ground, took me in their stage coach and carried me home with them. Here I spoke several times, and we had comfortable times from the presence of God.

I gave near forty pounds worth of books towards the deficiency of the meeting-house, and remitted money to clear out with my printer in Hartford. I visited Lynn, where we had a precious time, though religion had been cold there for some time. I also visited Marblehead, where I saw a preacher from Ireland, who escaped with some others in an open boat at sea, from on board the ship Jupiter, as she struck against a cake of ice and went down, with twenty-seven persons on board, among whom was a preacher with his wife and seven children. What an inestimable support must be the Divine presence at such a time as this!

14th. The following appeared in the Salem Gazette (where the Quakers had been martyred by religious bigotry.)

BY DESIRE.

"LORENZO Dow, an eccentric genius, whose pious " and moral character cannot be censured with proprie "ty, is to preach at the Court-house, precisely at nine "o'clock this morning."

I spoke to a few of various ranks who fain would have made a laugh, but there seemed to be a restraining hand over them. This day I had five meetings and near thirty miles travel; at the last of them the rabble attempted to make a disturbance, set on by some called gentlemen; and at night broke the windows of the preaching-house, which denotes that Satan views the danger of his kingdom; and caused P. to remark that the devil thought he had as good a right to the common as God Almighty. This reminded me of last year, concerning two who attempted interruption and shortly after had to appear at the bar of God.

Hence to Waltham, to brother P.'s quarterly meeting

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