_To Mr. S――――._
_Morpeth, (Northumberland,) Sept. 10, 1748._
_Dear Mr. S――――_,
TILL now I have not had time to answer your kind letter, and now I am
too weary to send you a long one. I thank you for your good wishes and
prayers. May they enter into the ears of the LORD of Sabaoth! Hitherto,
GOD has been pleased to bless me since my arrival. Let the LORD’s
people continue to hold up their hands, and by his divine assistance
I will go on fighting till I drop. I am now on my way to _Scotland_.
I know you wish me good luck in the name of the LORD. When providence
opens a door, I shall be glad to embrace.――In the mean while, pray
remember me to all in the kindest manner. As for your call to preach,
I can say nothing, being a stranger to you. Only I would observe to you
what the apostle says, “Not a novice, &c.”――You know what follows. If
you chuse proper seasons, and keep within the bounds of humility and
christian prudence, I pray the LORD to be with and bless you. I can now
add no more, but subscribe myself
Your affectionate friend and servant,
_G. W._