ashamed.  But anything short of this love is short of what God requires, and you with the rest are called upon to repent.  You still have a way that is evil in God’s sight.  That way is the love of self and the love of the world.  The Pharisees were just as particular and careful in regard to their moral or outside life as you can ever be; and still the Lord said to his disciples:  “Except your righteousness exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye can in no wise enter the kingdom of heaven.”  Their righteousness proceeded all from the love of self and the world.  Their ambition culminated in the honor, respectability, credit and wealth such a life procured for them; and on this account the Lord Jesus said of them:  “Verily, they have their reward.”

But our blessed Lord says again:  “Except a man deny himself, and take up his cross daily, he cannot be my disciple.”  This means repentance.  It is commendable in the eye of society of almost every grade to live a decent, orderly, virtuous life; but if this sort of life be led from any motive short of the love of God, what is said of the Pharisees must also be said of this:  “Ye make clean the OUTSIDE of the cup and the platter, but the inside is full of hypocrisy and deceit.”  Now, true repentance makes clean the INSIDE of the cup and the platter, “that the outside may be clean also.”

  “Repentance is to leave
    The things we dearly love;
  And o’er our sins to grieve,
    And seek the things above.”

After meeting we go to David Beichley’s, and stay fourth night.

SUNDAY, May 7.  Meeting at Jacob Fige’s.  John 5 is read.  Then come to Jacob Miller’s, near Milford, and have night meeting in a schoolhouse near by.  Stay fifth night with Brother Miller.

MONDAY, May 8.  Go to council meeting at Joseph Lighty’s.  An election for deacons is held.  Stay sixth night at Christian Miller’s.  Rain this afternoon and night.

TUESDAY, May 9.  Dine at Emanuel Beichley’s on Indian Creek, and stay seventh night at Joseph Folger’s, near Mt.  Pleasant.

WEDNESDAY, May 10.  Stay eighth night at Beidler’s tavern, in East Liberty.

THURSDAY, May 11.  Breakfast and dine in Pittsburg, and stay ninth night in Economy.

FRIDAY, May 12.  Stay tenth night at Jacob Leedy’s, near New Middleton.

SATURDAY, May 13.  Get here to my dear Brother Henry Kurtz’s, where we stay eleventh night.

SUNDAY, May 14.  Meeting at Brother Jacob Summers’s near by.  Ephesians 6 is read.  Brother Benjamin speaks first, and John follows him.  They speak of the Christian’s armor; that it is not for the flesh, but for the spirit; that it is not for defense against persecution and trials in our life here, but for defense against the wiles of the devil; that it should be constantly worn, and kept bright by daily use.  After meeting the Brethren agree to have a little love feast this evening, and a good time we have.  Stay twelfth night at Brother Henry Kurtz’s.