I walked and rode: I tried Electricity: but the most effectual remedy I could find was the Cobweb-pills.

Auguft, 1782, I went to the London Conference, but was fo ill I could not attend. From London, after taking a tour round Norfolk, and from thence to Bristol, I went to Newcastle-uponTyne, in hopes the North country air would prove effectual for the recovery of my health. It did fo till Spring, and then I about ten weeks more. Here I found an old exhad the ague perienced people who have flood many ftorms. During my illness, which was at Alnwick, I found many friends, who fpated neither coft nor pains to make me comfortable. Here I could spend my days cheerfully among a loving, tender, and affectionate people; who received my teftimony with thankfulness and love.

On the 21st of July, 1783, I was married to Hannah Day, of Eaft-Brent, in the county of Somerfet, for which I hope to blefs God to all eternity.

Auguft, 1783, I was appointed for North-Wilts: the first Circuit I ever laboured in. We foon had a fair profpect; particularly at Allington, Caftle-Cary, Bradford, and Brumham, near the Devizes.

In Allington we joined about forty members this year; and our good friend Mr. John Horner built us a comfortable Preaching-houfe, in Caftle Cary: where but a few years ago they threw Mr. Samuel Wells into a pond for preaching. At Brad ford the work of God broke out by degrees, and the Society increased, to which but few had been added for many years. At Trowbridge, God was at work on many hearts; but in a more filent and deep manner than is common at the first. what a glorious gospel is this! And how much do I owe to a kind Providence who has called me, a finner, to publish it! O what reafon have I for thankfulness on this occafion! And how ought I to be humbled under a fenfe of his goodness to fuch a weak and ignorant creature. I find God increasing my defires after himself, and exciting in my heart a growing zeal

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my work July, 1784, I went to the Leeds Conference; but it proved to me a very forrowful one; fuch, as I truft I fhall never fee again. From this I came back to Wilts Circuit, where I am at prefent. The work which last year began, has broke out into a glorious flame fo that before the year is out I expect to fee fome hundreds in connection, and happy in the love of Jefus!

Having thus, Sir, given you a brief account of myfelf, and of the great goodness of God in bringing me to himself, and in sending me out into the highways and hedges to call finners to repentance; and who hath thus far ftood by me: I now praife his holy name, and pray that as he has hitherto bleffed us, as a people, he may continue his loving-kindness towards us, and bless us more and more. I alfo pray, that as we believed in him, we may ever walk in him, and be able and willing to tef tify of him to the world; and never more return unto folly.

O, Sir! let us remember with gratitude and deep humility, what God has wrought among us from the beginning! When were we hungry, and he fed us not? Sick, and he came not to us? When we went out without purse or scrip, lacked we any thing really neceffary? When were our calamities fo great that we found no confolation in him? Can we not to this day fay, hitherto he hath helped us! Can we not read the witness, the feal, the earnest of his fpirit, and foretastes of joys to come written on our hearts! O that he may remain amongst us; and that it may be our conftant defire to glorify him, which fome have neglected to do! May the words of our Lord to his difciples be ever founding in our cars, "To him that overcometh will I grant to fit with me on my throne, as I over. came and am fat down on my Father's throne!" O may we all be like the messenger returning to the Athenians in the day of battle, who juft cried, "We are conquerors!" and then died, Colefor JOHN PRITCHARD, d, Jan. 17, 1785.

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A fhort Account of the Death of Mr. HOWEL HARRIS.

AST night, July 21, near nine o'clock, Mr. Howel Harris of Treveckah, departed this life. He had laboured under great afflictions for fome months; but was not long

confined to his bed.

As his religion fupported him in the various trials of life, fo it enabled him to rejoice at the prospect of Eternity. His happy foul was kept above till he breathed out his laft.

Some days before his death I called to see him, and found him greatly rejoicing in the consolations of Ifrael. When we parted, his last words to me were, Give my love to dear Mr. Wesley, and tell him that I pray for his present and eternal happiness."

I hope his death will do that which his life could not, viz. prove to the world, that he lived and died an honeft man. I believe his Will muft prove to the fatisfaction of all that love or fear God. He has ordered all his effects to be fold, and his debts to be paid; and if there is any thing over and above, it is to be diftributed to those of his family who are the leaft able to help themselves: fo far was Mr. Harris from laying up. treasure on earth!

Hay, July 22, 1773.

S. P.

A fhort Account of the Death of Mr. PIGOT.

LAST Monday our dear friend Mr. Pigot, made a very

happy change.

A little before his departure (having prayed with him) I asked, How he felt himself? He anfwered, "My flesh and heart

faileth;

faileth; but God is the ftrength of my heart and my portion for ever." I faid, Are you, my dear friend, looking to Jefus by faith? He replied, "I am viewing him on the crofs, dying in my flead." Then he added the following words (which were the laft he was heard to fpeak)

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My dear man, follow me, and we will praife God and the Lamb to all eternity. I am near my reft; and when I arrive there, Jefus will say, this is a brand which I have plucked out of the fire!"

He had a fenfe of pardon fix weeks before; but was greatly tempted to doubt and fear. But he is now with the Lord. Hallelujah! Amen.

Cork, New-Year's Day, 1773.

ROBERT SWINDALLS.

An Account of THOMAS WRIGHT, of Sevenoaks: a Child of twelve Years of Age.

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HOMAS WRIGHT was remarkably ferious from a child. When he could begin to read, his chief delight was in good books. When he was about five years old, his parents heard the Methodiffs; by which means they were awakened to a sense of their loft eftate. Soon after they took their fon Thomas to hear; which he did with very great attention. From that time he was very diligent in prayer. Some times his father and he would fpend great part of the night in calling upon God. At fuch times the most earneft entreaties of his father, could not prevail upon him to go to bed at the ufual hour. He would alfo collect the neighbour's children together, and pray with them in the barns, the gardens, and the fields.

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There did not appear to be the leaft degree of pride or fhame in him; for if neceffity called him to it, he would pray in the family, with thofe who were prefent, and that with the greatest boldnefs, fteadinefs and fimplicity. He likewife vifited his grandfather and grandmother frequently, and prayed with them, in fuch an affecting manner as filled them with amazement, and often drew tears from their ancient eyes.

From his first hearing the preaching, he would not mifs any opportunity, unlefs his father or mother defired him. He alfo attended the prayers of the Church at fix o'clock in the morning, and delighted in being in the Church-yard late at night, as though he wifhed to enjoy the habitation of the dead.

While he was under the found of the Gofpel, at the Church or elfewhere, if he chanced to fit among rude boys or girls, however they might laugh or talk, he could not be induced even to turn his eyes toward them.

When his parents appeared to be diftreffed about matters of this life, he would point out to them the most striking paffages of Scripture, and fay, "Thefe are for you." Or if he heard a text, or any part of a fermon, which particularly respected the trials they were expofed to, he would carry that part home to them.

As he did not love or practife fin himself, fo neither would he fuffer it in others; but would reprove any one, with the greatest folemnity, that finned in his prefence. When his parents converfed with any who came to their houfe, he would fit filent, and feemed to devour every word, as though he was watching for fomething profitable, or elfe to give a seasonable reproof. But if any one spoke to him on a religious fubje&t, he would anfwer them with fuch flriking expreffions as ftruck an awe on all who heard him.

He also fet fuch a watch before his mouth, that no one, even of his most intimate acquaintance, could charge him with a rash, angry, or unprofitable word. He had alfo a very tender confcience; for, if he did but look out at the window, and his VOL. IX,

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