“Mrs. R., in band, faithfully told me of my faults, which, by God’s help, I will try to amend.  A meeting of Missionary Collectors was held to distribute the books, and to constitute a Ladies’ Association.  I left to meet my class.  Mrs. C. was elected Treasurer, Mrs. R.W.  Secretary, and myself, with all my unfitness, President.  However, being on my knees before I went to the meeting, my covenant engagements were brought to my remembrance:  ’Place me where Thou wilt; make me the hand or the foot; a hewer of wood, or a drawer of water.’  Therefore, by God’s help, I am determined to do my best, admonished by another sentiment of Holy writ, ’Let not him that putteth on the harness boast as he that putteth it off.’—­Christmas morn.  Rose about four o’clock; a beautiful starlight morning.  It seemed to me as if ‘the morning stars sang together for joy’ at the Saviour’s birth.  Glory!  Glory be to God!

“1842.—­Nearly forty present at the sewing meeting.  I endeavoured to draw out the sympathies of the ladies present in behalf of those whose welfare we had met to promote.—­Under the word the Lord made such a discovery of myself to myself, as completely stripped me of self-confidence, and all hope,—­except in the Saviour’s merits, upon which I had power to lay hold.  Oh the mercy of God to me, a poor worthless worm!  After the prayer-meeting, two of the friends begged me in future to engage occasionally in public prayer.  I have not done so latterly, because it is a mighty effort to me.  But God forbid that my silence should be a stumbling-block to any.  At the morning prayer-meeting, unasked, but not unmoved, I feebly opened my mouth, believing it to be my duty; and was blest in so doing.—­This morning I awoke with ‘Give unto the Lord of Thy substance.’  Being about to purchase wearing apparel, I resolved to moderate my expenditure.  In this, as in everything else, my heart’s desire is to act in the sight of God.  My son, far distant, is daily present with me.  I rejoice that he is gone on the Lord’s errand to the dark places of the earth; and find here an additional motive to bring him daily before the Lord, whose he is, and whom he serves.  I have been much drawn out in prayer for the Fijian chiefs.—­Called upon Mrs. K. at her own request.  I had previously met her at a friend’s house; and, in course of conversation, had inquired after her mother, whom I had frequently visited, but of whose state of mind I entertained considerable doubt, believing that she was resting short of sound conversion; and whom indeed, at our last interview, I had warned not to deceive herself.  These fears I expressed to Mrs. K. The same evening she saw her mother, and repeated what I had said, with some degree of concern.  The next time she called, her mother said, ’Mary, you must get somebody to pray with me, or I am lost for ever.’  However, being unwell, she went home to bed; but could not sleep, in consequence of what her mother had said:  so she rose at five