seen most of the old preachers on the Continent, the greater part of them are retired into private spheres of life; also the chief of those who most opposed me have located, and are almost in oblivion, or withdrawn, or expelled the connexion, or in a cold, low, uncomfortable state of formality.-Lord! what am I! Oh! ever keep my conscience holy and tender! Trials await me, and unless God supports me I cannot succeed; Oh! God! undertake for me. I have seen Thy salvation in time past, and shall I distrust Thy goodness or providence at this critical time? No; my hope is still in thee: I will hope and trust to thy providence until I must give up.

I feel my work on this Continent drawing to a close, and heart and soul bound to Europe.

24th. Spoke at Guilford. Feeling my strength more and more to decline, without help I must depart, but hope I shall recover on my intended voyage.

Sunday 25th. Spoke to near three thousand at Drummingtown: good decorum, except in a few. At Onancock we had a shout. The sandy dust has been distressing for hundreds of miles: there has been no rain for near twelve weeks over this country: so vegetation and the cattle are in mourning, yet not so much here as in some parts of the north, this land being more level.

I viewed the camp-ground, and preparations making for the meeting, which I think the most convenient I have seen. Spoke at Garretson's meeting-house, and in a farm-house at night.

27th. A young woman took me in a chaise to Northampton court-yard, where I held some meetings: being unable to ride on horseback, with propriety any longer, I sold my horse, &c. at great loss. I find the great have their trials as well as the small, from what I now observe in others: but all shall work together for good to them that love God.

28th. I rode in a coachee to the camp-ground, with a family, having solicited several to attend: I found hundreds on the ground to be in readiness for the next day. I have been reading Washington's life, and what must have been his sufferings of mind during the war,

but particularly when retreating from New-York thro' the Jerseys, to Trenton, and the gloomy aspect of the times; his life and property in danger, and particularly if defeated; and yet was not cast down, but supported, and finally won the day.-Here I reflected, if, he, through difficulties, endured to accomplish an earthly transitory design, shall I, for a little earthly trouble, desert that which I think will turn to the glory of God in the promotion of the Kingdom of Christ on earth: though I meet with difficulties I will not despair: I want more faith; in order to accomplish the spread of the gospel, I want a greater acquaintance.

29th. By invitation from Dr. Chandler, the presiding elder, and preachers, I spoke in the afternoon on sanctification; about three thousand rose up in covenant, sundry of whom come up to be prayed for; and amongst them three young women, two of whom were prayerless three days before, and came with me: one of them found pardon in a few minutes, and shouted the praise of God; the other was delivered shortly, and the third, who owned the camp-ground, found deliverance that night. Thus the work went on, so that there could be no preaching until ten the next day, though meeting had been appointed for eight at night and morning. When I left the place, the rain impeded the meeting, yet it continued until Monday; and, on a moderate calculation, there was reason to believe that about five hundred were hopefully converted.

A captain sent word that I might sail with him over the Chesapeak; but the wind being high, and from such a direction, that I could not be landed, where I would, so I must where I could.

We sailed about one hundred miles in less than a day, to Suffolk, where I spoke at night. Our danger was great on the passage, in consequence of the sloop being old, and impossible to keep dry below decks.

Sunday, September 1st. I set off in a chair for Portsmouth, it raining by the way; however, I preached, and also in Norfolk; where two souls found peace: next day got some temporal affairs adjusted, and returned to Suffolk, where I spoke to about one thousand, and

rode on a cart, as a chair could not be obtained for love, nor hired for money.

4th. Rhoda Williams, a young woman, of late under concern for her soul, was somewhat unwell, yet took me in a chair, forty miles, to Smith's chapel, before she alighted here we found a congregation of about three thousand waiting, whom I addressed with liberty: Oh! may God remember Rhoda for good, in recompense for her kindness; we were deceived in the distance about seventeen miles, yet the disappointment was prevented.

I had twelve miles to go this evening, so I rode four in a cart, walked one, and a Connecticut pedlar coming along with his waggon, carried me the remainder to Halifax, in N. Carolina, where I spoke, and got a letter from Peggy.

5th. Esq. B sent a servant and chair with me to Ebenezer, where I addressed about one thousand seven hundred; then a friend whom I had never spoken to said, if I would dine with him, he would carry me in his chair to the camp-meeting, about twenty miles where we arrived that evening; thus I find God provides for those who put their trust in him.

6th. Camp-meeting came on in the edge of Franklin county the weather was somewhat lowering, which incommoded us at intervals: thousands however assembled, and though satan was angry, and, by means of a few drunkards, strove to make a rumpus or uproar, yet I think, here was the best decorum I ever saw, considering the magnitude of the assembly from this wilderness country. There were near one hundred tents and upwards of sixty covered waggons, &c. the first day, besides carriages, &c.

Philip Bruce, an old preacher and friend, was presiding elder here.-The Lord began a glorious work; it might truly be said, we had the cry of Heaven-born souls, and the shout of a King in the Camp. Some months ago brother Mead had agreed to appoint a train of Camp-meetings through his district, the first of which was to begin a week after this in Buckingham county, Virginia, which he had engaged me to attend, but being unacquainted with my arrangements, he took

the liberty to anticipate the time, and publish accordingly, which made the two meetings clash; this brought me into a dilemma, as I was necessitated to attend them both, not only by engagement, but also to get my temporal affairs wound up, and business settled with individuals who were to meet me, and also my book concerns, as they related to meeting-houses,&c.

7th. Feeling my mind greatly exercised about what was before me, I was convinced of the necessity of atattempting to force my way from one camp-meeting to the other, before they should break, which would make a distance of about one hundred and forty miles, to be travelled over in about forty hours, across a country, where were no country roads, except for neighbourhood or plantation convenience. I slept but little the past night, in consequence of labouring with mourners, conversation and preaching; in my last discourse I remarked my decline, my necessity of departure, and intention of sailing shortly: as I bade the people fareWell, hundreds held up their hands as a signal of their intention, and desire, that we should remember each other when separated, and if we never meet below, to strive to meet above.

A young man whom I had never seen before, took me in a carriage about forty miles to his brother's, where I took some tea; then a servant, carriage and two horses, were dispatched with me seventeen miles. A man, on whom I was directed to call for further assist.. ance, pleaded inconvenience, but asked me to tarry till morning; so I took to my feet and went on being feeble in body, I made but poor headway, having the inconvenience of near eight hundred dollars in a tin box. At dawn of day, I arrived at Mecklenburgh Court-house, where a chair was not to be hired on any terms, but a gen~tleman who had never seen me before, on finding out my name, gave me a breakfast, and dispatched a servant and two horses with me about twelve miles, (the servant carrying my luggage) but I growing weak, and perceiving I must alight, espied a chair, which I strove to hire, though at first in vain, yet on telling them my <name and situation, the mistress consented (her husband being out) and the son for twelve shillings carried me expeditiously ten miles, where I called, making my case

known as before; the family rejected, until they understood my name, when a servant was sent with me six miles; here I called again, but was denied assistance, until a female visitor said, "if you are Lorenzo Dow you shall be welcome to my horse," and so her son went with me thirteen miles; then I got some refreshment, but here could get no assistance further, so I took to my feet and went on as well as I could, being frequently assaulted by dogs on the road, at different periods of the night, and at length one of them made such a fuss, that the master came out with his gun to see what was the matter: and as I spoke to the dog, he knew my voice: he invited me to come in and tarry, but not prevailing, aroused a servant to get me a horse, so I mounted and pushed on, and coming to a house, hailed them up for a pilot on the road; the old man said “tarry till morning;" I replied, “I cannot ;" then he dispatched several for his horse, whilst he should dress himself, which doing in haste, he forgot his small-clothes until after his boots were on. At length we started, and arrived on the camp-ground just after sun-rise, where I found Brother Mead and Papa and Mama Hobsen, with hundreds of friends, who were surprised and glad to see me, as they had despaired of my coming: there were about ten thousand at this meeting: scores were hopefully converted to God, and the Lord was with them of a truth. I addressed the auditory as my bodily strength would admit, and settled my temporal affairs to my mind, though some in whom I had confided betrayed it.

Tuesday 10th. I bade the people farewell, the meeting broke, and I went home, in the carriage to Cumberland, with Papa and Mama Hobson.

12th. A servant aided me four miles, whence a friend helped me with a carriage to Richmond.

Sunday 15th. Having put to the press my "Farcwell to America, a Word to the Publicas a hint to suit the times." I preached in Richmond and Manchester.— Then Brother Dunnington, in his chair, carried me to Campbell Camp-meeting, Papa Hobson being with us:At this meeting a woman found peace with God, who had thought Camp-meetings scandalous for women to attend. Her husband, some months previous, had felt