_Philadelphia, June 1, 1747._
_My dear Mr. H――――_,
I Make no apology for troubling you with the inclosed. I hear you have
taken the Tabernacle outward affairs into your hands. I am glad of it,
and pray the LORD of all Lords to make you a faithful steward of his
manifold gifts. You will remember me most tenderly to dear Mrs. _H――――_,
and to all friends. Perhaps I may see you yet before I die. GOD is
delivering me out of my embarrassments by degrees. With the collection
made at _Charles-Town_, I have purchased a plantation and some slaves,
which I intend to devote to the use of _Bethesda_. When a sufficient
fund for the future support of that house is raised, so that it may not
lie as a dead weight upon me when absent, I shall think my call clearer
to _England_. At present I have full work here; the congregations
yesterday were exceeding large, and for this month past I have been
preaching to thousands in different places. I am sick and well, as I
used to be in _England_; but the Redeemer fills me with comfort, and
gives me to rejoice in his salvation day by day. I am determined in his
strength to die fighting, and to go on till I drop. He is a JESUS worth
dying for. Once more, remember us to all. We remember you, and am, as
much as as ever, dear Mr. _H――――_,
Your affectionate friend, brother and willing servant
in CHRIST,
_G. W._