_To the Reverend Mr. G――――._
_Wednesbury, Staffordshire, August 7, 1757._
_Reverend and very dear Sir,_
THOUGH Mr. _Hopper_ promised to write you an ♦historical, letter as
last _Thursday_ from _Dublin_, yet I cannot help dropping you a few
lines from this place. Blessed be GOD, we had a passage, and last
night we had a pleasant season. At _Athlone_, _Limerick_, _Cork_,
and especially at _Dublin_, where I preached near fifty times, we had
_Cambuslang_ seasons. With the utmost difficulty I came away. O these
partings! The blows I received some time ago, were like to send me,
where all partings would have been over. But I find we are immortal
till our work is done. LORD JESUS, help me to begin in earnest! My
cordial love awaits my host and hostess. Be pleased to desire them to
send my things by the first opportunity, directed to Mr. _David Brown_,
at the Orphan-hospital, _Edinburgh_.――This morning our LORD hath met
us.――I am to preach twice more.――Ere long we shall praise for ever. I
hope dear Mr. _N――――_’s son is better. I commend your whole self, and
all dear friends, to his never-failing mercy, and entreat you never to
forget, my very dear Sir,
Yours most affectionately in the best bonds,
_G. W._
♦ “histostrical” replaced with “historical”