_To Mr. T――――, in Edinburgh._
_Glasgow, October 20, 1742._
_Dear Mr. T――――_,
YOUR letter much refreshed me. Thanks be to GOD, for putting it
into your heart to write to unworthy me. The blessed JESUS hath been
the author of our friendship, and therefore it will be blessed. I
rejoice much, that the LORD is with you and your ministers. May you
all increase with all the increase of GOD! O that the societies may
remember to pray and give thanks on my behalf. Dear Mr. _T――――_, what
deliverances hath the LORD wrought for me? Before the news came of the
_Spaniards_ leaving _Georgia_, the words came to my mind, that were
pressed on me in the park with great power: “These enemies which you
have now seen, you shall see no more.” What a life is a life of faith?
I know I am reckoned enthusiastic, even by many christian friends,
in respect to my Orphan-house; but “he that believeth, doth not make
haste.” I find we must be tried by friends, as well as by foes. All is
intended to bring us nearer to the friend of all. I hope I improved my
interest in him just now, for you and yours, and for all _Edinburgh_
friends. As soon as we had perused the letters, we kneeled down, and
prayed, and gave thanks. Good news came from _London_, I hope, next
post, to hear that our dear friends have got safe thither. O what
reason have I to be thankful! Help me still, my dear Mr. _T――――_, to
praise the LORD. I hope to be with you next week. In the mean time
pray for, and if leisure permit, drop a line to, dear Mr. _T――――_,
Ever yours, &c.
_G. W._