“A precious day to me.  The Lord enabled me to witness to the truth before the great congregation.—­I paid Mr. Stoner and his bride a visit.  He would have me pray a blessing on their union; but I did not feel the same liberty I found in praying with the speechless man a little after.  He again lifted up his hand when asked if he believed the Lord would save him.  I went to see an afflicted person in the hospital; a friend was reading to her; but when I entered, she ceased, seeming wishful to hear what I had to say.  As the Lord enabled me I urged upon them the necessity of salvation.  Before I came away the number of listeners was increased to seven.  The Lord gave me liberty of utterance, and they earnestly pressed me to renew my visit.  If this is from Thee, O Lord, open my way.  The afflicted person, whom I have visited several times before, professes to have found peace more than a week ago.  Another of them wept, because she found out she wanted something she did not possess.  Upon the whole the Lord appears to have directed my visit.  May it be followed by a permanent blessing.”

“1826.  This afternoon was employed in seeking out the necessities of the poor.  On my return home I felt I had done my duty, but nothing more.  I can trust in nothing but Christ for salvation.—­All I do and say, seems poor and insignificant.  I want greater power to live to God; watching against the assaults of the enemy, guarding against self, repelling vain thoughts, living a moment at a time, praying always.  I know this is possible; for ’all things are possible to him that believeth.’  Oh for living faith.—­Visited a poor afflicted widow.  After reading and praying, she began to pray of her own accord; and shortly broke out into praise, in a manner that astonished me; but it was the Lord’s doing.  She expressed her confidence in such terms that I could not doubt the truth of her confession.—­Mr. Slack divided Miss Bentley’s class.  What will be the result? [In consequence of Miss B.’s indisposition, the class had been met by Mrs. Lyth for some time; and had so much increased that division became necessary.] If I live till next Sunday I must take my share of it.  But who is sufficient for these things?  Anoint me, O Lord, with fresh oil.  Make fresh discoveries of Thy love.  Breathe the Holy Ghost.  Inspire the living fire.  Furnish me out of Thy treasury with arguments to defeat the devil, and plead the cause of truth.  Armed with Thy power, I feel willing to be the hand, or the foot, only souls are saved, and Thou art glorified.  I was sent for by a member of Miss B.’s class, who was very ill.  The Lord was pleased to bless her while I was with her; so that clasping her hands she shouted, several times, ‘Glory be to God.’  As I returned home it was sweetly brought to my mind, ’Inasmuch as ye did it to the least of these my brethren, ye did it unto Me.’  The infinite fulness of God surpasses all my thought;—­a breadth without a limit, a length without a termination,