The two brethren had night meeting at John Eby’s, where they stayed all night.

MONDAY, October 7.  They got to Brother David Kinsey’s, in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.

TUESDAY, October 8.  They had night meeting at Brother Jacob Rile’s.

The next day they joined company with brethren Christian Long and John Glock, who come up the Shenandoah Valley with them to Brother Kline’s home, which they reached Saturday, October 12.

On December 8 Brother Kline started to Baltimore.  He went partly on a visit to his relative, Michael B. Kline, who was, at this time, a very prosperous commission merchant in the city.  Brother Kline spent about six days in Baltimore this time; and whilst hardly any one else would have thought of anything beyond the pleasure of the visit and a little business to be attended to, he must have a gathering and preach.  He made his voice heard time and again.  No doubt many heard what they had never heard before—­the truth.  On his return home, he stopped in Washington City and had a pleasant interview with President Fillmore.

In the year 1850 Brother Kline traveled 4,070 miles.  He preached thirty-one funeral sermons.  Twelve of these were for persons over fifty years of age; seven, for persons between twenty and fifty; and twelve for persons under twenty.  He delivered one hundred and ten sermons at appointments for preaching, besides the many councils and other meetings attended.  When at home he was also called to administer medicine to the sick.  This service and the ministry kept him actively employed almost the whole of his time.

THURSDAY, January 9.  Perform the marriage ceremony of Conrad Custer and Nancy Shoemaker; also the same for George Hulvey and Diana Turner.

TUESDAY, February 11.  Perform the marriage ceremony of Jackson See and Bettie Whitmore.

THURSDAY, February 20.  Perform the marriage ceremony of Solomon Hulvey and Catharine Ritchie.

MONDAY, February 24.  A fearful storm unroofs part of my barn to-day.

SATURDAY, March 8.  Council meeting at Beaver Creek meetinghouse.  The church has under consideration the matter of preparing for Annual Meeting to be held at the Brick meetinghouse, near Christian Kline’s, on Middle river in Augusta County, Virginia, to begin Saturday, June 7, 1851.

SUNDAY, March 9.  Meeting at the Beaver Creek meetinghouse.  First Peter 1 is read.  Afternoon meeting in Bridgewater, in the Lutheran church.  Speak on John 3:29.  TEXT.—­“He that hath the bride is the bridegroom:  but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice:  this my joy therefore is fulfilled.”

This is a wonderful testimony, borne by John the Baptist.  It at once shows the love which that wonderfully great and good man had for the Lord, and at the same time his own deep humility of heart in his presence.  And the Lord’s testimony concerning John given in these words, “He was a burning and a shining light,” is equally wonderful, and carries with it the great love he had for John.