Letters and Conversational Remarks

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1811 edition. Excerpt: ... in many parts of the kingdom, comparatively a land of light, The hungry sheep look up, but are not fed." We need not go far from home to find people no less ignorant of spiritual things, no less unconcerned about their souls, than the heathens in Africa or Otaheite. We are encouraged, yea we are commanded to pray, that the Lord of the harvest would send forth more faithful labourers, for as yet they are but few, compared with the extensive wilds at home and abroad. I have received a letter from B, dated, I think, the 27th August. They were then all well, off the Canary Islands, entering upon the trade winds, and by this time may be at the Cape of Good Hope. I saw his call clear, and gave him up without reluctance, though he was to me as a right hand. I then engaged a J B r to be my curate. He was my intimate friend. I had been chiefly instrumental in bringing him, forward. He was ordained about two years ago. He was able and ready as a preacher, humble, spiritual, and devoted as a christian, beyond the common standard at his years. I was ready to call him Seth, and thought the Lord had given him to me in the room of B n. But a few days before I left London, he was suddenly taken with a bleeding of his lungs, which terminated his life below in about a fortnight. He was bereaved of an excellent wife last summer. Of four children, one only was left, a sweet little boy of about four years old. This child was taken with the small-pox while his father was ill, he could not see the child, but lived to hear of his death. He and I had promised ourselves much pleasure in our connexion j but we are short-sighted creatures. Thus all his earthly expectations were crossed; but his last words were, "The Lord has done all things well, ..".