24 TOY AGES AMD TKAVKLS OF A 1SI1JLE. 
 
 Imt as wise men — remember the time is short — the Lord is 
 at hand — awake to righteousness — love God with all vuiir 
 heart, and your neighbours as yourself.' 
 
 An old lady on hoard, who had concealed her religion, 
 overhearing all that had passed, came into our cabin, and 
 discovered that she loved and feared the Lord. She rejoiced 
 that this young man had bean- convinced of his folly ; ' for,' 
 said she, ' I know your parents well, and that your conduct 
 has been their constant grief since the day you left, as their 
 never having heard from you has added to their sorrow. I 
 can assure you, you will meet with a hearty welcome.' With 
 tears in his eyes, he told her he had ever regretted leaving 
 home ; but he hoped God would enable him to be a comfort 
 to them in their declining years. ' Yes,' said she, ' and so 
 you will, if you will act according to the advice you havo 
 just received.' 
 
 In the evening, the wind rose very high, and the few pas- 
 sengers who were on board were much alarmed. He thought 
 God was contending with him for his crimes — that the storm 
 was on his account — that he should soon be brought before an 
 angry God. lie went to prayer, confessed his transgressions, 
 and earnestly sought forgiveness. Alter he rose, he came 
 running to me, anxious to hold a little conversation ; but the 
 vessel rolled so prodigiously, that I oould only get him to 
 hear a sentence now and then. One thing I said, and he 
 heard me distinctly, viz. — That whatsoevpr a man a^ked the 
 Father in Christ's name, believing that he received it, that 
 should be done unto him. This cheered and encouraged him 
 to go to prayer again. The storm soon subsided, and we at 
 length arrived sale in a North American port, where Julius 
 met with a most all'ectionate reception from his parents. 
 
 I was now old, my face full of wrinkles, my frame quite 
 shattered, and my constitution completely broken up. In- 
 deed, I could only speak a kind of broken language ; many of 
 my sentences, too, were s» imperfectly articulated, that they 
 were altogether unintelligible. On these accounts, I was en- 
 tirely laid aside from active service, like an old and weather- 
 beaten sailor. 
 
 Thus ended the Voyages, Travels, and Labours of 
 
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 EDINBURGH : 
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 then left me, and retired to her room, where she was dis- 
 tinctly overheard pouring out her whole heart before God. 
 When she returned, the tears were seen falling from her eyes. 
 When this was discovered, several of the family inquired what 
 was the matter. She told them that she had been an utter 
 stranger to the weighty matters I had made her acquainted 
 with, and that she now desired to enjoy the salvation of God ; 
 but she feared it was too late. This she spoke, looking at me ; 
 but I constantly answered, ' Not so ! not too late ; the Lord 
 Jesus Christ laid down his life for the ungodly, and he waits to 
 be gracious to all who come unto him. Be not faithless but 
 believing, and thou shalt see the salvation of God.' On say- 
 ing this, her eyes sparkled, she smiled, and said, ' Precious 
 Jhble, what a treasure !' Turning to her husband, she said, 
 Come, let us go to heaven together, for yet there is room for 
 us and our dear children.' 
 
 Nothing very remarkable within doors occurred for some 
 months ; but. out of doors, the family became a subject of 
 discourse to the whole country. They ceased to join in the 
 follies of the fashionable world, which gave great offence to 
 some of their old friends, who condemned and ridiculed them 
 in every company. These insults they bore with a meekness 
 and gentleness that surprised some ; for .Mrs Sharp, (which 
 was the name of the lady,) was, formerly, singular for pride 
 and haughtiness of carriage to all her acquaintance. But my 
 doctrines, when believed, bring down the lofty looks of men, 
 by making them acquainted with the majesty of God, thoir 
 own sinfulness, and their constant dependence upon him for 
 mercy and pardon, and for the enjoyment and continuance 
 of all that they possess. 
 
 Mr Sharp and one of his sons were soon, through the bless- 
 ing of God on my instructions, brought to humble acknow- 
 ledgment of their sins, and a simple dependence on Jesus for 
 his forgiveness. 
 
 At one of our evening meetings, a poor old slave stood up, 
 ami, with many tears, inquired if anv of these fine things, of 
 which I was speaking, were designed "for slaves like him. In 
 answer to this, Mr Sharp desired I would repeat to him the 
 commission which the Son of God gave to his apostles, before 
 he ascended into the heavens. Then I repeated, as in Mark, 
 xvi. 1G, that .Jesus said unto his disciples— ' Go ye into all 
 the world, and preach the gospel unto every creature— he 
 that believeth ami is baptized, shall be saved ; but he that 
 belicveth not, shall be damned.' The poor slave then stood up, 
 begging Mr S. to explain this to him, which he readily did. 
 
 He said, ' Jesus commanded his disciples to go into every 
 country in the world, where black as well as white people 
 
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 lived, and tell them that they are perishing sinners, but that 
 they had good news for them ;— that the Son of God had 
 become also the Son of man ; had obeyed God's laws for 
 them, and made satisfaction to God fur their sins, by living 
 on a cross ; that he was now risen from the dead, and glori- 
 fied at God's right hand ; and that whosoever believed these 
 tilings, and made an open profession of their belief, should 
 be saved from the wrath to come ; but that whosoever should 
 treat these things as idle tales, and not receive them in love, 
 should be condemned to suffer eternal misery in hell for their 
 unbelief.' 
 
 A l'emale slave now rose, and, m a very humble strain, 
 asked if there was nothing which God required us to do, in 
 order to obtain the pardon of our sins. ' Does he not even 
 command us to cut and scourge our flesh, that he may be 
 pleased with us?' ' JMo,' said her master ; ' you have heard 
 that Jesus did all that was necessary for obtaining our par- 
 don ; and nothing more glorifies the "riches of his grace, and 
 the tinisked work of his Sou, than our believing that pardon 
 ami eternal life are freely granted to us through Jesus Christ.' 
 
 Every eye was fixed on Mr Sharp while answering these 
 simple but important inquiries. ' Lord, I believe,' said one 
 — 'And so do I,' said another. Then they wept bitterly that 
 ever tin y had offended such a kind and compassionate God, 
 and anxiously inquired how they should live to his praise 
 and glory for the future. 
 
 The only preacher in the town, where this family resided, 
 was a nun c fop, who spent most of his time in the company 
 of the gay and thoughtless, and was as much so as anv of 
 them. His discourses on Sabbath were dry dissertations 
 in favour of benevolence and charity, and against lying, steal- 
 ing, and other gross vices ; bat he seldom mentioned the 
 name of the Saviour, and never spoke of the necessity and 
 glory of his righteousness. The family were disgusted with 
 his life, and starved under his preaching. They resolved, for 
 the future, only to hear me preach to them on the first day 
 ot the week. 
 
 Formerly, they had been accustomed to call a certain build- 
 ing the church ; but, by my instructions, they began to learn 
 that a church of Christ was composed of a number of living 
 stones, or believers assembling together statedlv, for the pur- 
 poses of mutual edification ; watching over "one another ; 
 observing all the ordinances commanded by the Lord Jesusj 
 as King and Head of his body, the Church. When they 
 understood this, they looked round on each other, to find 
 086 who came nearest to a Christian bishop, as described bv 
 St l'aul, which dca-ription 1 faithfully repeated to them. 
 
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 William,' said I, ' cursed is every one who continueth not 
 in all things written or commanded in that law.' lie pushed 
 me aside, ran down stairs, and soon became su-k and fever- 
 ish. His mother begged of him to tell her the cause of his 
 sudden distress. He' said I had alarmed him exceedingly ; 
 that he found himself a great sinner, and saw no mercy ior 
 him in the world to come. His mother came running up 
 stairs, and, in the heat of passion, locked me in my old cell, 
 where I remained in close confinement for some days. Mt, 
 as William could not be happy without my company, I was 
 sent for. I found him very pale and pensive ; however, 1 
 faithfully told him, that the imaginations of the thoughts of 
 the heart were only evil, and that continually. He said he 
 lately began to feel that ; he had tried to make it better, 
 but could not. Upon this, a stranger entered the room, and 
 I was hidden at the back of a sofa, because the family were 
 quite ashamed that I-should be seen talking with llham. 
 The stranger remarked he had observed him talking with 
 me, and assured him that I should do him much more lwrm 
 than good; that I had occasioned great confusion in the 
 world, by driving many people mad. On this, they all joined 
 in scandalizing my character ; and I was again confined to my 
 old cell, in the library. 
 
 But, when my God enables me to fix an arrow in a sinner s 
 heart, the whole universe cannot draw it out. William was 
 always uneasy when I was not with him ; consequently, he 
 paid me many a stolen visit. 1 told him, one day , not to trust in 
 riches, for they often took to themselves wings, and flewirom 
 one man to another, as God directed them. Job once pos- 
 sessed houses, lands, sheep, a flourishing family, all of which 
 were taken from him in a few hours ; but God never forsook 
 him. . 5 . 
 
 William was advised by his friends to take a tour lor a few 
 weeks, to remove the gloom which hung upon his mind, tie 
 did so ; but he returned more dejected than ever. 1 he mo- 
 ment he arrived, I was sent for to talk with him. 1 desired 
 him to behold the Lamb of God who takcth away the sins ol 
 the world; I said there was no other name given under 
 heaven among men, but the name of Jesus, by which they 
 could te saved ; that Ciod so loved the world, as to send his 
 Son into it, to save it bv his death. I then went over the 
 whole historv of the Saviour, from his birth at Bethlehem to 
 his death on Calvary, describing his resurrection, and point- 
 ed out the evidence" of it ; then led his attention to Bethany, 
 describing the marvellous circumstances attending his ascen- 
 sion to bis Father ; and testified to him the wonderful effects 
 which followed, in the immonse increase of conversions to the 
 
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 tunity of conversing with uio almost from morning to even- 
 ing. " I desired him to continue in the faith of my instruc- 
 tions, and persevere in humble and holy walking ; and he 
 should certainlv possess the crown of life. . , , ,-. 
 
 One day, when his master called to see him, he told hinr 
 he meant'to leave me as a legacy to him, and begged he would. * 
 treat me with civilitv and affection, lie descanted on my 
 qualifications, such as the variety of useful information which 
 1 was able to communicate, of my unchangeable veracity, 
 and strict fidelity. He assured his master, also, that I would 
 make men wise unto everlasting salvation ; that I had con- 
 vinced him of sin, righteousness, and judgment to come, all 
 which were necessary in this lifVto he known and believed ; 
 and that I had introduced him'to the acquaintance of his 
 God, and of his Saviour, and of all the angelic hosts, who had 
 ministered unto him ever since. He then thanked his mas- 
 ter for the kindness he had shewn him for many years, and 
 prayed fervently that the God of Abraham might bless, pro- 
 tect and regard him, and that both of them might meet at 
 the 'right hand of Jesus, their Judge. Then his master took 
 ' an affectionate farewell. On his arrival at home, he related 
 the interview he had had with old Teito, which excited the 
 rest of the family to visit him frequently, and they always 
 brought with them some cordial to revive the heart of old 
 
 In a few weeks, ho breathed his spirit into the hands of 
 his heavenly Father, just after he had recommended the 
 Saviour to the notice of one of the young ladies, who ran 
 home in a flood of tears, to tell her father that Teito was now 
 no more. ' Blessed are the dead,' said I to those who were 
 present, ' who die in the Lord, for they rest from then labours, 
 and their works do follow them.' ,.,.•,.<• 
 
 After the death of Teito, I lay unobserved in his hut for 
 a time, till a young black slave carried me to a distant plan- 
 tation, and exhibited me to his companions as a great cuno- 
 sitv. Many of the slaves, who had been but lately imported 
 from the coast of Guinea, could not conjecture what use I was 
 for However, Susanna, a female slave, who had been taught 
 to read, said she could make me speak ; accordingly, I was 
 handed to her, when I at the first opening said, ' I nto you, 
 men, do I call, and my voice is to the sons of men. In a 
 little after, I repeated the second chapter of the Euhesiags, 
 None of them could comprehend what 1 meant by being 
 ' dead in sins,' or by ' the spirit that worketh in the children 
 of disobedience ;' nor what I meant by 'children of wrath, 
 or by ' God who is rich in mercy,' or by being saved by 
 •race > Of those things, they had never heard. These pool 
 
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 VOYAGES AND TRAVFLS 
 
 been in conveying to his mind the knowledge of bus Creator 
 and Redeemer. Before he knew me, he declared he had been 
 as ignorant of himself and his God as the very fowls of heaven. 
 1 But now,' said he, ' I know the grace of the Lord Jesus, 
 that though he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor, 
 that we through his poverty might be made rich.' They 
 asked him it he was any happier since he knew these things. 
 ' Happier !' said Teito, with tears in his eyes, * I never was 
 happy before. I knew nothing that could make me so ; but 
 now I know my God to be my Friend, his Son to be the 
 Prince of peace and of life to me. My Friend, the Prince of 
 life?, lives in my soul, and teaches me to live a life of depend- 
 ence on his dear, faithful, precious Word, which is sweeter to 
 me than honey from the honeycomb.' 
 
 ' Do you not think, Teito, you should bo happier still, if 
 your master would give you your liberty ?' ' I should, in 
 that case,' replied Teito, ' bless God, and thank my master. 
 But though I am now my master's slave, yet I am God's free 
 man. He allows me to speak to him when I please, to ask 
 from him any favour ; and he does it for me as readily as ho 
 does for the richest christian in the world. He tells me that 
 all his family are one in Christ Jesus, and that when I reach 
 the heavenly mansions, I shall reign with his Son. In fact, 
 that I am an heir of God, and a joint heir with Jesus Christ'. 
 Is it not wonderful, my friends, that God should be so kind 
 and condescending to a poor slave V 
 
 Our two visitors sat amazed at hearing old Teito tell them 
 of the love of the great God to his soui. Indeed, this was 
 the first timo that he had ever heard a man speak of the love 
 of the great God to his soul ; nor is this surprising in such a 
 country, where the acquisition of wealth is universally con- 
 sidered to be the one thing needful to render men happy. 
 God, and his great salvation, are entirely neglected. The 
 white people's children are brought up fur business, but not 
 for God. Their education is the same as if they had no soul, 
 and as if there was neither a God, nor a heaven, nor a hell! 
 As for the black children, they are reared like beasts; merely 
 for work. Their parents know nothing to teach them, and 
 their masters, in general, know as little about God ; where- 
 fore they are left to grow up, to live, and to die, in ignorance, 
 
 Teito now desired me to speak to his two friends, which I 
 did for several hours, and they then left us in silence, but 
 seemingly very thoughtful. 
 
 The shadows of the evening began to appear in Teito, for 
 his bodily strength ■was decaying apace. His master, beiim 
 a humane man, did not exact his usual labour, but allowed 
 him to work or nor, as he pleased. This gave him opfu*- 
 
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 faith. I then enlarged upon Christ's commi.-:siun to his 
 apostles, his commanding them to publish to every creature 
 under heaven the glad news, that Christ had died for the 
 ungodly, had finished redemption, and ascended up on high 
 to receive gifts for men, and to bestow them on all who believe 
 God's testimony concerning him. 
 
 God opened the mind of William to perceive the impor- 
 tance and truth of these things. He began to hope in God, 
 through the ottering of his Son a sacrifice for sin. I advised 
 him to follow holiness, without which no man shall see the 
 Lord in heaven, nor can he continue to see his glory on the 
 earth ; to have no fellowship with wicked men ; to be a faithful 
 steward of what God had given him. I told him how Christ 
 rewarded those who overcame all their enemies through faith 
 in his blood, and by believing the word of his testimony. 
 This conversation made him very happy, and he left me re- 
 joicing in the Lord. 
 
 Some time after, he came with a sorrowful heart, complain- 
 ing that he did not feel the Lord's presence ; that God had 
 iorsaken him. I assured him that that was impossible ; for 
 God expressly says, He will never leave, no, nor forsake his 
 people ; and that he changes not in his love to them. 1 
 warned him to be cautious how he spoke against God ; for 
 such language is calling God a liar. I told him likewise that 
 the Church had once preferred a similar complaint against 
 her God; upon which Jehovah said it was possible for a 
 mother to forsake her infant child, but impossible for him 
 ever to leave or forsake his people ; for he had pledged his 
 word to the contrary. Whereupon I warned him to be no 
 more faithless, but believing, and by doing so he would glorify 
 God greatly before men : it would'tend to mako men think 
 more favourably of God, and probably lead some to seek an 
 interest in his favour, who otherwise would not. Upon this 
 he cried out with tears, ' Lord, 1 believe, help my unbelief : 
 I change in my love, but thou changest not,' 
 
 William was afterwards brought into great affliction. 1 
 told him God sent it to him for good ; to make him more holv, 
 humble, dead to sin and the world, and fitter for heaven, lie 
 believed me, and praised God for his attention to him, to send 
 his messenger, afiliction, to do him good. A person who came 
 in expressed sorrow at seeing him so pained. William replied, 
 Don't sorrowfor me ; rejoice rather, because God has said, that 
 our light afllictions, which are but for a moment, work out for 
 us a far more exceeding ami eternal weight of glorv. 1 am 
 willing to be sick or to die, or to recover, just as God pteases. 
 
 William completely recovered from jiis indisposition ; his 
 knowledge of God, and experience of his faithfulness, and 
 
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 VOYAGJEfl AM) TRAVELS 
 
 Tlie largest trees were torn up by the roots, many houses 
 were swept from their foundations, and the sea broke over its 
 accustomed bounds, carrying destruction wherever it went. 
 The scene was awful : the inhabitants were in the greatest 
 consternation ; and Mr Sharp's family came into the room 
 where 1 was, which, indeed, was almost the only one in the 
 house that had received no damage at that time from the 
 etSStm. 1 assured them that their God reigned ; that winds 
 and waves EjSftEe his ministers, sent to fulfil his will ; and 
 commanded tljejn to call on God in this day of trouble, as- 
 suring thcm44fat'he would hear them. Accordingly, they all 
 knelt dowjlj-ftnikprayed to tl*eir heavenly Father for protec- 
 tion. When tliey.T»i4j^j*B>:prayer, they observed the house 
 ready to fall, wliiclf-eMpj^thcm to leave it. With great 
 difficulty, they reached rtjtebaok of a rising ground, that lay 
 about a "quarter of a mTjoire-in their house, which screened 
 them from the fury of. .tj le contending elements. They had 
 not left their house above three minutes before the whole 
 fabric came down with a crash, and was soon so completely 
 scattered, that, when daylight appeared in the morning, they 
 could hardly discover tho place where it stood. 
 
 But what a scene of misery did the morning light unfold ! 
 The family, though upon their own estate, knew not where 
 they were. A village, which had stood opposite to their 
 house, was carried away, and nothing but the raging waves 
 of the sea were to be seen there. Vessels, of various sizes, 
 were lying wrecked in the fields ; and not a house or cottage 
 was left standing in all the country round them, in the 
 midst of all these ravages, they were made happy by my 
 conversations, and hoped that God would provide for the 
 supply of their wants. 
 
 About noon, one of the children came running to his 
 father with the joyful news that he had seen a cask of flour, 
 which had been driven up the country by the wind, but had 
 been providentially caught in a large bush. This cask was 
 brought, and in a short time part of its contents was prepared 
 for food, which was the first they had tasted since the preced- 
 ing day. The hand of God was so visible in this relief which 
 was necessary for the preservation of their Uvea, that 1 never 
 saw a family stand up with such cheerfulness, and thank God 
 with such fervency for a single meal. 1 desired them to con- 
 tinue in this ttappy frame, and the Lord would provide. 
 
 They expressed great anxiety to hear of the circumstances 
 of their Christian friends and neighbours. Though the wind 
 was still boisterous, it was not so furious as formerly. Se- 
 veral of the stoutest of the family went in search of such of 
 their neighbours as might have survived this awful catas 
 
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 captain called all hands into the cabin who could be spared 
 from managing the vessel. They knelt down, and the cap- 
 tain prayed to the God of heaven to have mercy upon them, 
 and preserve them from foundering in the midst of the ocean. 
 In the morning, the clouds began to disperse, and the wind 
 to fall ; and, consequently, the sea became less tempestuous. 
 This change occasioned my dismission from the cabin, and 
 being thrown as useless lumber into my old hammock. .Next 
 evening, being found troublesome to the captain's head when 
 he laid it on the pillow, I was ordered into his chest, under 
 lock and key. I made no complaints, but silently submitted 
 to these insults. There I lay almost smothered ; for 1 had 
 not a friend on board to intercede for me, nor even to say a 
 word in my behalf ; on the contrary, I overheard some of 
 them laughing at their having allowed me to address them 
 the former night, and still more at the impression my ?p«ech 
 made upon their minds at the time. Is not the patience of 
 inv ( iod wonderful with the rebellious sons of men 1 Is it not 
 astonishing that he did not in ire plunge them into a watery 
 grave J But lie is slow to anger, and possesses great pity. 
 
 For nearly a week, there was hardly a breath of wind, and 
 the vessel lay like a log in the water, moving neither one 
 way nor another. The people on board hardly knew how to 
 employ themselves. Sometimes they sung songs, and at other 
 times they amused themselves with games ; but they were 
 so discouraged by the continuance of the calm, that these 
 things lost their" power to please. The captain, one morning, 
 went to his chest, and opened it without knowing what he 
 wanted. He stood motionless for some time, looking down 
 upon the articles which it contained, when, observing the 
 corner of my fed coat, he took me up, and brought me forth 
 to the light. Now, I had once more my liberty to speak, 
 w hen 1 addressed to him the substance of the 107th Psalm. 
 1 saw he felt the force of what I said. He desired mo to be 
 silent till he considered what I had now stated. 
 
 He now began in good earnest to attend to my instructions, 
 and sometimes would continue consulting me about various 
 things till midnight. He made a rule that no one should 
 swear an oath on board his ship ; at the same time, he en- 
 deavoured to convince all of the sinfulness thereof. This 
 conduct in the captain made a wonderful change in my cir- 
 cumstances ; I was locked up no more ; indeed, most people 
 on board professed a desire to hold a little converse with me 
 every day. Being the onlv one of my nation on board, 1 had 
 ahundanl employment for a while. A line breeze springing 
 up, we were soon wafted to our di sired haven, which occa- 
 sioned great joy to all on board. 
 
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 VOYAGKS AND TRAVELS 
 
 out.' God had been long angry with him every day*. He 
 confessed he had been a great sinner. He said that bad 
 company hud been his ruin ; that, by following their example, 
 he had destroyed a fine constitution ; that, in his distress' 
 his bottle companions had air forsaken him ; they could not 
 tear the thoughts of death. 'Had I my days to begin 
 again,' said he, ' I would flee from a swearer, or drunkard, 
 a? I would from the plague.' He prayed frequently that God 
 would forgive his iniquity for the sake of his Son Jesus 
 Christ. His fever increased, and he died. I was now put 
 IWt6 his trunk, and sent home with his effects to his friends 
 in England. Upon my arrival, I was soon released from my 
 confinement, and put in a dark closet, where 1 remained on- 
 known and unnoticed for several years. 
 
 Being released from my solitary confinement, in conse- 
 quence of the death of my owner, I was seized by a captain 
 of a West IfldiftHian, carried on board his ship, 'and placed 
 at the hv-ad of his hammock, there to rest in silence during 
 his pleasure. Indeed, when he brought me on board, he had 
 no design of ever permitting me to speak a word ; only sup- 
 posing it was lucky to have such a companion in a ship, and 
 that 1 should be useful for this purpose, though I lay as still 
 as the ballast at the bottom of the vessel. How little did he 
 know that his great Creator spoke through me to him, and 
 to all on hoard. 
 
 In this uncomfortable state I remained for some weeks 
 hke JosepMn Pharaoh's prison, neglected and forgotten by all' 
 At length we set sail with a favourable wind. I frequently 
 overheard them thanking my Master for tho fine weather 
 they enjoyed, which, if continued, would in a few weeks 
 bring them to their destined port. But suddenly a gloomy 
 cloud appeared in the west, which indicated a dreadful storm 
 All hands mounted aloft and reefed the sails, and got every- 
 thing ready for weathering the gale. The wind rose^and con- 
 tinued rising, till it blew a perfect hurricane. Now they 
 began to think of me. I was taken from my confinement 
 and placed on the captain's table, but the rolling of the ves- 
 sel was such that I could not remain steady, but was fre- 
 quently thrown with violence upon the floor. 
 
 About midnight the captain allowed me to speak ; when 
 I gave him a faithful relation of the conduct of Jonah and 
 the manners in similar circumstances, and how they called 
 upon the gods whom they knew. The captain and others in 
 the caMn perceived, from what I said, that storms were 
 raised by the power of tho God of heaven trnd earth • that 
 be had some end in view by every such storm ; and none 
 but ho who raised a storm could create a oahn. On this the 
 
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 trophe. They soon found many mangled bodies of those who 
 had been overwhelmed by the falling of their houses, or blown 
 with violence against a wall, tree, or rock. However, they 
 relieved many who had escaped by being sheltered by rocks, 
 trees, bushes, <fec. 
 
 When the survivors were collected, who were all more or 
 less maimed, they consulted where shelter could be obtained 
 during the night, as all their habitations were overturned, 
 and the materials of which they were composed dispersed 
 in all directions. While consulting about this matter, a 
 young man, who lived a few miles higher u^ the country, 
 joined their company with the joyful intelligence that several 
 houses in his neighbourhood remained entire ; to these the 
 company went, taking along with them their cask of flour, 
 which was all they had saved of their property. The be- 
 lievers in Jesus, when they assembled for worship in the 
 evening, cxp.ossed great, thankfulness to God that they had 
 a treasure in heaven which no storm nor earthquake could 
 possibly reach. They now understood what I meant when I 
 told them that riches sometimes took to themselves wings and 
 flew away ; also that the Lord sometimes gave and then took 
 away, and that even then they should say, Blessed be the 
 name of the Lord. 
 
 Luring the confusion and bustle occasioned by the disas- 
 ters which had happened, I was frequently left to lie care- 
 lessly on the floor. When in this situation, one morning, a 
 little boy took me up in his arms, carried me to a little dis- 
 tance from the house, and hid me under the root of a large 
 old tree. The boy being taken that afternoon to a distant 
 part of the island, none remained to discover to my sorrow- 
 ful friends the place of my concealment ; consequently, many 
 a fruitless search was made for me. There I lay speechless 
 for near twelve months, when an old black slave, upon a 
 journey, happened to lie down under the shade of the tree, 
 to rest his weary limbs. Awaking from a comfortable sleep, 
 while, in the act of stretching himself, his hands, which were 
 extended beyond my head, happened to touch my covering, 
 which caused him to search under tho root, when he found 
 me half immersed in sand. He called at the first house he 
 came to, and inquired if any of the family knew me, assur- 
 ing them he wished to restore me to my proper owner ; but 
 they honestly declared that they did not know me ; so I went 
 forward with the old slave. This slave had been taught my 
 language when first brought to the West Indies ; and, there- 
 fore, though he had never mot with me, or any who spoke on 
 the sub jects that I did, yet he could converse with ma -tole- 
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 loTfe, wore much increased by it ; and I continued l.is bosom 
 <H»nmwuan for many years. lie walked in the fear of God 
 and in the ; comforts of his Holy Spirit, till at length he eater' 
 ed win, triumph into the eternal joy of his Lord 
 
 After conducting .Air William to the gates of the New Jeru- 
 salem, 1 M as sent for to reside with a young man in the mid- 
 ding ranks of life, who had received a libera] and religious 
 education from his parents,latoly removed from this poorworld 
 U<1 irvssd what men call a good moral.life. He regularly c.m- 
 J rsedwith me twice every day, and prayed in his closet morn- 
 and evening OntheSnbbath,I talked to him from dinner 
 I ; BWpper. An old uncle of his perpetually exhorted him to go 
 aim;a.l to amass a fortune, and he consulted me on the subject 
 Hold | M1 n to be content with such things as he had ■ for that 
 numbers were ruined through the deceitfulness of riches 
 Ivabour not for the meat that perisheth,' said I, 'but for 
 t.mt which endureth to everlasting life.' lie now reasoned 
 vitii ..is uncle against going abroad, merely to make money • 
 Jie declared that the object was a pitiful one to an immortal 
 <veature who must soon bid an eternal adieu to the affairs of 
 < : me. However, he at last consented to go a voyage to the 
 v. est Indies lie sailed from Liverpool, and took me along 
 «nth bin, As all the passengers in the ship were profane 
 mmm, be was ashamed to let me he seen, and 1 was hid in 
 •> cornel ot the state-room. On the first Sabbath morning 
 ic- took a single peep at me before the other passengers awoke! 
 i hastily told h,m to Remember the Sabbath, to keep it holy ; 
 and be resolved to abide by my advice. The passengers asked 
 htm to take a hand at cards, but he refused. ' l'ho V said 
 tlioy, we have got a Methodist along with us ; we shall have 
 nee sport with him.' They tcazed him the whole day, and 
 p >or George could not well bear it. One bold sinner asserted 
 ' before they readied their destination, they would have 
 all Ins enthusiasm hammered out of him. 
 
 George, having none to encourage and countenance him 
 nnd not possessing iirmness sufficient for confessing mo be- 
 I ire men, resolved to give up his religion, during the voyage, 
 and to comply with their abandoned customs while hoctn- 
 tmued in the ship ; thus he fell before temptation. 
 
 adSSw .1 m i dst ? his n l errimcnt ' ho recollected an 
 ad vice which I had solemnly given him. It was this — ' When 
 
 Bmnors entice thee consent thou not.' Immediately he 
 
 ^ t? tliecab.n threw himself on his bed, and wept 
 
 tteJv. He called out, (but not so loud as to bo heard ) 
 
 I have nimed my soul; Oh J what would my worthy mother 
 
 ! . •'' f "»> mtoessed my conduct for days past V On 
 
 bis return to the cabin, the sadness of his countenance was 
 
 the grave, but they had no occasion for them now. On this 
 leito held me up, when I took the opportunity to call oufr^ 
 - JNow is the accepted time, now is the day of salvation C 
 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth • 
 or J am Wed, and there is none else.' On this thev put their 
 lingers in their ears, and ran off. On which 1 called after 
 them— ■ Who hath believed our report ? to whom bath the 
 ami oi the Lord been revealed V Some of my words spoken 
 at this tune made a deep impression on the minds of several • 
 as they afterwards confessed, when they were converted to' 
 the laiih of Christ. 
 
 Tcito supposed that these had treated the Word of God *o 
 disdainfully, that there was no hope of their ever being bene- 
 fited by that Word. Jmt I soon taught him that God had 
 ong patience with men upon this earth, and often knocked 
 lor many years at their hearty with the hammer of his Word 
 and of his providence, before they opened to receive him' 
 ilns encouraged Teito to pray for his friends who had left 
 him, that God would bring his Word to their remembrance 
 and cause them to experience it to be his incorruptible seed ' 
 leito now began to bless God that he had been bromdit 
 from his country. < Without this,' said he, ' 1 never could 
 have known the true God, and Jesus Christ Ids Son, whom 
 he sent into the world.' Oh ! how thankful he was to the 
 God of providence for leading him to lie down to sleep at the 
 foot of that tree where I lay ; who, under God, had conveved 
 to him such precious and eternal blessings ! ' Oh !' said he 
 ' had any gentleman made me a present of the best horse in 
 the island, and a parse of gold to carry me home, without 
 sleeping at that tree, what a loser I must have been ; but J I is 
 wisdom is a great deep, and his ways past finding out !' 
 
 rho next remarkable circumstance that happened while I 
 resided with Teito, was to see two of those who had treated 
 Jteito and me with contempt, returning and confessing, with 
 apparent sorrow, their improper conduct ; and asking per- 
 mission to hear me again. Teito received them with •great 
 adection, and assured them that his God was infinitely 'more 
 ready to forgive and receive to his favour than he was. Thev 
 told us that some of my sayings had followed them by ni-h't 
 and hy day ; especially God's command to look unto him that 
 they might be saved. They often dreamed of these words 
 Look unto mc; and while busy at work, thev said, they' 
 thought they heard a person from a elistancc crying with a 
 loud voice, ' Look unto me ;' but this was owing "to the deep 
 impression these words had made upon ►heir minds. 
 
 Toito related to them the wonderful providence that intro- 
 duced him to my acquaintance, and how unwearied 1 had 
 
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 VOYAGES AND TRAVELS 
 
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 7 
 
 When we arrived at the end of our journey, Teito (which 
 was the slave's name) took me into his hut, and put me 
 carefully into his little press. 
 
 The next day lis brought me out, when I whispered to 
 him, ' Man is born to trouble, as the sparks Hy upwards.' 
 ' Sure I have found it so,' said Tcito, ' from my youth up." 
 But, I added, ' The Lord will be a refuge for the oppressed, 
 a refuge in times of trouble ; and they that know his name 
 will put their trust in him.' 'I wish I knew this Lord,' re- 
 plied Teito, ' I would run for refuge to him.' 1 endeavoured 
 to convince him that sin is the cause of all human misery. 
 ' But, 1 said he, ' what Is sin !' I answered, ' It is the trans* 
 gresgioji of the law of God ;' and that he might understand 
 this, I explained to him the nature of that law, and mentioned 
 many Who, in ancient times, transgressed that law, and stated 
 the punishments inflicted on them. In order also to make him 
 acquainted with the progress of sin and misery in the hea- 
 then world, among whom he was bom, I repeated what Paul 
 wrote in the first chapter of his letter to the Romans. I told 
 him that God had not left men to perish without a remedy ; 
 that he had not left them without a refuge ; but had so loved 
 t he world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever 
 believeth in Mm should not perish but have everlasting life. 
 When he had time I related to him the life and death, <tc, 
 of Jesus Christ. God inclined him to listen to my instruc- 
 tions, and taught Mm to understand them. My informa- 
 tion was all new to him, having never beard such things 
 before. Wherever he wont he repeated what I had told 
 him, and often solicited his comrades to come to his hut 
 and hear me themselves. Some, however, said I talked 
 nonsense ; others that I made them uneasy, which they 
 did not like ; and a third, that I was a rank enthusiast, 
 and had, in some other islands, created great confusion. 
 'Oh!' said Teito, 'you do not understand him, or you 
 would not entertain such notions of him ; for he has been 
 travelling for some thousand years in the world, teaching 
 without any reward, how men may become happy here, 
 and in a world that is to come.' ' Well,' said^they, ' has ho 
 done any good V ' Yes, infinite good ; he has comforted 
 thousands in every age, in all their afflictions ; delivered them 
 from painful despondency ; and made them not only to love 
 each other, but their enemies also ; and through his instruc- 
 tions has made them to rejoice even in the solemn hour of 
 dissolution, which, in general, is a terror to the stoutest 
 heart.' ' It may be so,' said one, shrugging up bis shoul- 
 ders and walking off. Some said, these things might do very 
 well for old and infirm people, who are stepping down into 
 
 observed by the company ; they laughed heartily, and assured 
 him that his reluctance to join them in what they termed 
 their sociality, arose from the prejudice of education ; that 
 he must endeavour to banish all his fears of futurity, and 
 mind present enjoyment. These, and similar observations, 
 gradually unhinged the principles of young George, and be- 
 fore reaching their destined port, his checks of conscience 
 were almost gone. What a dreadful state when a man's 
 conscience ceases to be a reprover ! 
 
 After the arrival of the ship, we all went ashore, and Georce 
 was soon fixed in a very advantageous situation for gettii g 
 money. When the first Sabbath arrived, he protested 
 against transacting business on that day, declaring that he 
 had never boen accustomed to do anything of that kind. 
 They advised him to labour hard seven days in the week, and 
 he would return sooner to the country from whence he came. 
 They told him that only a few superannuated whites in the 
 whole island went to church, and sometimes a few slaves. 
 In this manner be was prevailed upon to conform to the in- 
 fidel practices of the place. I told him that for all these 
 things God would bring him into judgment; that he was 
 like the rest of tho wicked, who waxed worse and worse ; 
 that he did not love Jesus Christ, else he would keep his 
 commandments, notwithstanding all the raillery and reproach 
 to which he was exposed. I warned him. that whoever was 
 ashamed to confess Christ before men, of him would ho be 
 ashamed in tho presence of his Father and the holy angels. 
 
 In a few months he becamo as wicked and abandoned as 
 any on the island. Ho made a present of me to a poor na- 
 tive, who could read a little English. I frequently conversed 
 with him, but he could not understand what I said. He 
 often desired me to speak to his companions. A few were 
 greatly affected with what I said. They often called upon 
 me. Sometimes they pleasantly said, my words made them 
 very happy ; they desired to go to that happy world which I 
 commended so highly ; they fervently prayed to Jesus to 
 take them to it. An old slave crept in one day, inquiring if 
 Jesus could do anything for very bad people. I replied, — 
 ' It is a faithful saying, that Christ Jesus came into tho world 
 to save sinners, even the chief. He is able to save to the 
 very uttermost all who come unto God through him.' The 
 black man, bathed in tears, exclaimed, ' Good book ; tell me 
 good news !' 
 
 After some years, I was sent for in great haste to visit my 
 old proprietor George, who, by his intemperance, was brought 
 to the gates of death. In his affliction he remembered me. 
 I told him, ' Fools maka a mock at sin, but sin finds them 
 
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 VOYAGES AND TRAVELS 
 
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 15 
 
 WMlfi all wore busy unlading the cargo, 1 had a good deal 
 <A leismrc, though now and then some ono or other would 
 turn aside tor a few minutes, and speak with inc. 
 
 While our vessel was waiting for a fresh cargo in one of 
 the islands, and most of our crew were on shore, a voiinc 
 black slave came on board to view her. lie happened to 
 stop ,nto the cabin while 1 was lying on the table, and seeing 
 that none were in the cabin but himself and me, he took me 
 into his arms, though ignorant who or what 1 was, ran off 
 with me, and brought me once more to a bookseller's shop 
 where I was placed in the book ranks, to remain silent for 
 some time. One day, a gentleman called, and, while takhur 
 a view of our ranks, when he came to me, he expressed con- 
 siderable surprise to find any of my species in the West Indies • 
 tor, said he, I have resided here for upwards of twenty 
 vears, and this is the first Piblician I have met with ' He ac- 
 knowledged that the inhabitant were a barbarous people 
 and had little relish for talking with such a sedate person 
 However, he determined to have me ; to which mv new 
 •naster had no objection, provided he left money in lieu of me 
 winch he did J I is wife was not pleased to find me in his com- 
 pany, and said they had no occasion for me. However, when 
 1 related the history of David.-thcy became enamoured with 
 my company They wondered at the circumstance which 
 brought David into public notice, viz. his duel with Goliath 
 the giant of Oath. The young people thought David was 
 wrong m not going well armed against the giant, I told them 
 that all his dependence was on the God of heaven, whose 
 armies t.ohath had defied ; and, that the victory might ap- 
 pear to be of God David went only with his staff and his slimr 
 to combat with this champion of the Philistines 
 
 The young people were amused with the accounts I gave 
 of Esther, queen of Persia. They perceived how much de- 
 pended on the kings being unable to sleep that njght, that 
 he called for the records of the kingdom to amuse himself ■ 
 and one of the young ladies remarked, ' What a good thing 
 it was that he did not ask for any other writings but these • 
 tor, had he, it is probabie Mordecai would have remained in ob- 
 scurity unrewarded, and the whole Jewish people been cut off 
 by means of proud Hainan.' This gentleman, under whose 
 roof I resided, was far advanced in vears. and sometimes re- 
 flected that he must soon bid adieu to all things here below 
 J bis consideration sometimes created uneasiness; and he fre- 
 quently involved himself in a hurry of business, and courted 
 nnich company, m order to banish such unwelcome thoughts • 
 but all his art could not always overcome them. I would 
 somotimes whisper, ' The time is short, and the day of the 
 
 but when they began to mako improvements, as some new 
 members called them, or rules not founded on the published 
 wil of Christ the love of that lively church began to wax 
 cold, both to God and to each other ; their zeal began to 
 slacken apace, and divisions about mere trifles arose • they 
 spake evil one against another j and these declensions went 
 on and increased for some years, till their pastor, who, alas l 
 bad connived at many of their innovations, being struck with 
 remorse, came forward, at one of their meetings, and expressed 
 his repentance for unfaithfulness to Jesus and to them He 
 then took a review of their first state, and the great comfort 
 they enjoyed during their former associations ; he then point- 
 ed out the evils that had crept in amomrst them unawares 
 and moved, that they should turn to their original conformity 
 to apostolic rule Some opposed this ; but, upon the pastor s 
 plainly stating the scriptural order of a gospel church, these 
 were silenced, and almost the whole church cheerfully agreed 
 to their reverting to their original simplicity. A fewVero 
 offended, and withdrew from the communion of the church 
 which was a great mercy ; for it was soon found that only 
 the corrupting leaven had left them. Now they went on in 
 their former way ; they found that the Lord was returned to 
 them of a truth ; then they had rest, and were edified • and 
 walking m the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of tho 
 Holy Ghost, were multiplied like the churches in Judoa 
 
 Uas church unanimously declared it their determination 
 that 1 should in every case be their ruler ; consequently' 
 when any matter camo before them, I was consulted, and 
 they adhered to my decision. For example: one of their 
 members began to conform to this present world, and attend 
 vain and sinful amusements. The matter was stated to the 
 church • then they all looked to me for my counsel 1 told 
 them, that if any man was in Christ, he must be a new 
 creature ; old things would pass away, and all things become 
 new. ihey concluded, from this and other things I said to 
 them that a Christian was delivered from the love and prac- 
 tico of the evil customs and enjoyments of the wicked • that 
 he would find such things hurtful to his soul, and would 
 flee from them ; wherefore, they thought they had iust 
 grounds for doubting the Christianity of this brother • and 
 having attended to all that I commanded to be done in'such 
 cases without producing repentance in him, they excluded 
 him from their society ; and then earnestly prayed, that 
 .Icsus would make this his own ordinance useful' to him 
 whom they had just put away from among them. 
 
 A short time after these things took place, there happened 
 a must violent hurricane, accompanied with au earthquake 
 
 14 VOYAGES AND TRAVELS 
 
 As Mr Sharp appeared to them a man dead to the world 
 and one whose comments on .Scripture truth had greatly 
 comforted and edified their souls, and who seemed to rule 
 his own house with prudence and discretion, they, after 
 much prayer to God, choso him to take the oversight of them 
 in the Lord. When he had signified his consent to their 
 request, they commended him to the grace of the Lord Jesus 
 with prayer and fasting. After which, they chose another 
 from among them, to fill the office of a deacon. They were 
 then what may be termed an organized church of Jesus 
 Christ. 
 
 In their meetings, they believed what I said, that Jesus 
 was in the midst of them to bless them. The faith of this 
 made them long for the return of their stated meetings, from 
 which they expected to derive much benefit ; because Jesus 
 had appointed them for that purpose, and had engaged to 1m3 
 present, to render them effectual for producing that end. 
 When thev were assembled, they looked on each other as 
 heirs together of the grace of life ; and when they united in 
 singing a hymn of praise to their exalted Lord, they did it 
 with ono heart and ono 60ul. Truly they wore a lively 
 church ! 
 
 When I related to them what Paul says of the church of 
 Thessalonica, of their sounding forth the word of truth 
 throughout all the region round about, they prayed to God 
 that he would enable them to be followers (or imitators) of 
 those Thessalonians. Some time after, God raised up a hum- 
 ble, gifted brother, who was willing now and then to visit 
 the neighbouring villages, to disseminate the knowledge of 
 mm who had died for sinners, and rose again. His excursions 
 were crowned with abundant success. Many of the villages 
 became the willing servants of Jesus Christ, After each of 
 his excursions, he related to the church in Mr Sharps bouse 
 the progress of tho incorruptible seed, which occasioned 
 shouts of praise to God, who had rendered his word effectual. 
 The yottftg man, though very laborious, took wo praise to 
 himself; he always spoke of the good that was done as tho 
 elFect of God's presence, and in a way calculated to lead the 
 church to look beyond him to God. They continued pray- 
 ing that Glad would send forth more labourers into the har- 
 vest ; and ho heard them j for several were converted, who 
 were found afterwards to possess suitable talents for this 
 good work. Those also were sent forth to other quarters 
 which had not been visited, and God was pleased frequently 
 to smile upon their labours also. 
 
 While this church continued to attend to the apostolic 
 order, and the simplicity of the Gospel, things went on well ; 
 
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 Lord cometh as a thief in the night.' Then T turned to the 
 yowng people, and said, ' Pemember your Creator in the dayfj 
 of your youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years 
 draw nigh, when thou shalt say, 1 have no pleasure in them ' 
 One morning, when the family were Contriving new schen* s 
 for acquiring wealth, I was hastily taken into flie midst of 
 them by their youngest child, which afforded me an opportu- 
 nity of saying one word, which was this :— ' What shall it 
 profit a man though he gain the whole world, if he lose his 
 own soul V The saying was seasonable, and caused great 
 silence for a few minutes ; after which, the lady obsei ved ' that 
 my question was very important, and that she had often heard 
 her old grandmother converse on such things when she was a 
 child ; but after she was introduced into the gay circles she 
 had forgotten the many good things which she had been 'told 
 by her worthy .grandmother. ' Then,' said I, ' hearken to me 
 now, and 1 will teach you the fear of the Lord. Search me 
 tor wisdom as for hidden treasures ; for he that findt th this 
 lindeth life.' ' Well,' said she, ' I will ; but I have not lei- 
 sure at present ; however, at some future peri pti 1 will send 
 for thee.' ' Put now,' said I, 'is the appointed time, now is 
 the day of salvation ; and we know not what a change a 
 single day or an hour may produce respecting us.' 
 
 She now drew me nearer to her, and requested me to re- 
 late the conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus the ruler 
 of the Jews ; with which request I readily complied. When 
 I repented the objection which the ruler started ngainst the 
 doctrine of regeneration, she said, ' That is very remarkable 
 tor the same objection occurred to me.' She could not con- 
 ceive what the Lord meant by calling regeneration an earthly 
 doctrine, till an old Christian sailor happened to touch at 
 the island, and having heard of his piety, she sent for him 
 and proposed the question : ' In what sense is this an earthly 
 doctrine ?' ' ! madam,' said he, ' the necessity of having 
 our natures changed before we can relish the things of God" 
 or be lit for the heavenly world, quite accords with things' 
 with which we are familiar on earth. For example; before a 
 lion could he down peaceably on your dining-room carpet 
 its ferocity must be removed, and a milder temper communi- 
 cated to it ; before a fish could live out of water, and a beast 
 in it, their natures must be changed.' 'Oh!' said she 
 thank you, I understand now.' 
 
 Put to proceed with my narration of our first interview 
 I mentioned all that Jesus stated to the Jewish ruler 1 then 
 related the history of the brazen serpent, to which the Lord 
 referred his discourse. What 1 said seemed like a nail fas- 
 tened in a sure place by tho great Master of assemblies She 
 
VOYAGES AND TRAVELS OF A BIBLE. 
 
 ArTF.it remaining a close prisoner for somo nfnnths in a 
 bookseller's shop, I was liberated, and taken to the country, 
 to be a companion to a young gentleman who had lately 
 come of age. The moment I entered the parlour where he 
 sat, he rose up, and took me in his hands, expressing his 
 surprise at the elegance of my dress, which was scarlet 
 embroidered with gold. The whole family seemed greatly 
 pleased with my appearance, but they would not permit nie 
 to say one word. After their curiosity was satisfied, they 
 desired me to sit down upon a chair in the corner of the 
 room. In the evening, I was taken up stairs and confined in 
 the family-prison, called by them the library. Several thou- 
 sand prisoners were under the same sentence, standing in 
 rows round the room ; they had their names written upon 
 their foreheads, but none of them wore allowed to speak. 
 
 We all remained in this silent, inactive posture for some 
 years. jS'ow and then a stranger was admitted to see us ; 
 these generally wondered at our number, beauty, and the 
 orderly manner in which we stood, but our young keeper 
 would never allow a person to touch us, or take us irom our 
 cell. 
 
 A gentleman came in one morning, and spoke in high 
 commendation of some Arabians and Turks who stood at my 
 right side ; be said they would afford fine amusement on a 
 winter evening. Upon his recommendation, they were all 
 discharged from prison. and carried downstairs. After they 
 had finished their fund of stories, and had not one word more 
 m> say, they were all remanded back to prison, and one who 
 called himself Don Quixote was set at liberty. This man, 
 being extremely witty, afforded line sport for Mr William, 
 (for that was our keeper s name.) Indeed, for more than a 
 fortnight, he kept the whole house in what is called good 
 humour. After Quixote had concluded his harangues, Mr 
 William chose a Man of Feeling for his companion, who 
 wrought upon his passions in a way which pleased him vastly. 
 Mr William now began to put a higher value upon his pri- 
 soners, and to use them more politely. Almost daily ho held 
 a little chit-chat with one prisoner or another. Mr Hume 
 related to him the history of England down to the Revolution, 
 which ho intersected with a great many anecdotes about 
 Germany, Franco, Italy, and various other kingdoms. Dr 
 Robertson then described the state of South America when 
 first discovered, and related the horrid barbarities committed 
 by the Spaniards, when they stole it from the natives. Mr 
 
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 prietor remembered mo, ran home, snatched me up, ran in 
 great haste to the end of the pier, just in time to catch the \ efe 
 sel as she passed, into which he threw me witli great violence. 
 1 was now placed much in the same situation 1 had been in 
 some years before — sometimes in a hammock, and sometimes 
 in a chest, according to the fancy of the captain ; only on the 
 Sabbath I was always liberated, and allowed to lie, during 
 the forenoon, on tlrfe cabin-table. Indeed, my lying in this 
 posture for a few hours, and those on board dressing a little 
 better, was all that distinguished the Sabbath from any other 
 day. TJ ^j, , •:•.•/.., ,'• 
 
 All on board the ship in which I now sailed, considered 
 and called themselves Christians, yet not one of them ever, 
 as I could observe, worshipped God, or iu anything made his 
 will their rule ; on the contrary, they laughed at sin, and 
 sported about hell, though, from their own account, most of 
 them had been wonderfully rescued from the very jaws of 
 death. So true is that saying, which 1 have repeated a thou- 
 sand times — ' Bray a fool in a mortar, yet his fully will not 
 depart from him.' 
 
 A young man, named Julius, asked the captain for liberty to 
 converse with me, which was readily granted. At our first 
 interview, I related the history of the prodigal son, Luke, xv. 
 1 Thou hast found me out,' said he, ' for the history of that 
 young man exactly agrees with mine. I had indulgent 
 parents, and, during my younger years, was happy at home; 
 but, iu consequence of a disagreement with my elder brother, 
 I went abroad, which was contrary to their wishes. They 
 expended more on me than they could well afford. When I 
 arrived in that country, which we lately left, there was none 
 to befriend me, consequently, 1 was slighted, and could obtain 
 no situation suited to my expectations. In a few months, 
 everything I had brought with me was sold for my support, 
 and 1 was obliged to engage in the most menial services ; 
 the kind of work in which I was employed, and the people 
 with whom I was constrained to associate, were both extreme- 
 ly disagreeable, which often led me to reflect on the comforts 
 which I had hastily forsaken. Hearing that this vessel was 
 bound for the city where my parents reside, I determined to 
 return ; and, should I meet with a reception anything resem- 
 bling that which you have related, I shall be happy.' 
 
 When he had finished, he requested me to favour him with 
 a few good counsels, which might be of use to him in after 
 life ; upon which I said, ' Delight thyself in (kid — believe in 
 the Lord Jesus — look unto him, and you shall be; saved — be 
 content with such things as you have— flee youthful lusts, 
 which war against the soul — walk circumspectly, not as fools, 
 
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 VOYAGBq AND TRAVELS 
 
 VOYAGES AND TRAVELS OP A BIBLH. 
 
 3 
 
 slaves knew no more about Cod than what thoy collected 
 from the wicked oaths of white people. Their conversation 
 on these matters made them forget the proper time when 
 they should have begun work. Of course, the overseer came 
 upon them in a rage and whipped them to their respective 
 employments, who finding that I was the cause of their 
 detention, declared I should no more be a snare to his skw s ■ 
 wherefore, I was put under lock and key in his house. Per- 
 secution for imprudence or indiscretion, is not persecution for 
 righteousness sake. I teach my friends to do all things in 
 ou er,_lest they should bring reproach on the good cause ; not 
 to be m their closets when they ought to be at work, nor at 
 woik when they ought to be in their closets. 
 1 was soon after sent off the island, in a vessel on its way 
 
 destined harbour, and I was exchanged for a few dead birds, 
 ot a beautiful plumage, which the mate intended to carry 
 home as curiosities. My purchaser soon perceived that I 
 had some sentences very different from the assertions of soma 
 fM 3?*: , example, when I said, one day, that 
 Jacob worshipped, leaning on the top of his stall : ' That's 
 
 f& I ' Tx - mr ^' iest tuld lne th;lt fa ther Jacob wor- 
 f Thou 1 W ¥ Staff/ , At auotker *■! WJ I said, 
 
 KTSL?*? 7 **? "\ hcavon or ln earth ! th "'» Shalt not 
 bow down thyself to thorn, nor serve them;' he was very 
 angry and almost threw me into the fire ; ' for,' said he, 1 our 
 S^rv nnf.n m0re ^ °^ ^^IM of the Virgin 
 
 jesus ci i • he 1T T ts ' han °2 T orshipping God > or hi * m 
 
 Jesus C n ist. He then demanded my sentiments about I'ur- 
 
 fh^L i 011 tl , s , su )J r ect hc COuId not S ct Ulu ty s *y a word. 
 
 On this he concluded I was some spurious character, and re- 
 solved to part with me the first opportunity that offered 
 
 My possessor watched the opportunity of some »6r4h 
 American vessel calling at the port, that he might dispose of 
 
 one w 2? " % y «\™ nt ¥ 1 ,vas My permitted to' speak 
 one word. Two or three times I was suspended bv the cor- 
 ner of my coat, and viewed in the most disdainful manner by 
 
 S^fhtfw an0t vf ' Wh °' Sayin § 1 W:us heretieallv inclined, 
 Would throw me with vengeance against the wall. Immediately 
 after one of these occasions, I happened to say, ' Behold ye 
 defers, and wonder, and perish !' which made them seri- 
 ous for a minute ; but a person present assured them that 
 
 tended l to aQ ^ P ' ° f m " ie ' and ncoJ Uot bo * 
 A North American vessel arrived, but they forgot rae till 
 she was sailing out of harbour. However, the son of my pro- 
 
 A\ ilham wept when lie heard of their savago treatment of 
 Montezuma. Kollin next spoke ; he related'to him the rise 
 and fall of ancient empires ; ho told him that God was the 
 supreme Governor among the nations; that he raise! h up 
 one to great power and splendour, and putteth down another, 
 lie told him what he did not know before, that God had 
 often revealed to some men events which were to happen 
 hundreds ot years afterwards, and directed him to converse 
 with me, and I could fully inform him on that subject Mr 
 \Y ilham resolved to converse with me at a future period ■ but 
 haying heard some of his relations speak rather disrespect- 
 fully of me, he was in no hurry. At length, my prison-door 
 was unlocked, and 1 was conducted to his bedroom 
 
 _ My first salutation struck Air William : ' In the begin- 
 ning, said I, ' God created the heavens and the earth • and 
 then proceeded to make man, whom he placed in a garden 
 with permission to eat of every tree that was in it except 
 one. I then related the history of Adam, the first man, how 
 he was urged and prevailed on by the Devil not to mind God's 
 prohibition, but to oat of the forbidden tree ; how by this 
 abominable act, he had plunged himself and his posterity into 
 misery \\ ilham, not relishing this conversation, closed my 
 mouth, desiring me to say no more at that time. 
 
 A few days afterwards, he allowed me to speak of the 
 wickedness of the old world ; how God sent Noah to reprove 
 their iniquity, and to threaten the destruction of the whole 
 wor d if they did not repent and turn to the Lord ; that the 
 world were deaf to his remonstrances ; and that God at las* 
 desired >oah to build an ark of wood, such as would contain 
 himself and family ; for he was soon to destroy the inhabi- 
 tants of the earth by a deluge of water. This "conversation 
 was rather more relishc 1 than the former. 
 
 The next opportunity, I gave him a historv of the ancient 
 patriarchs, shewing the simplicity, integritv.'and holiness of 
 their lives, extolling their faith in God. and promptness in 
 obeying all his commandments. Mr William became much 
 more thoughtful than I had seen him upon any former occa- 
 sion. VV hat I told him he generally related to his friends at 
 table. 
 
 He was wonderfully taken with the account I gave of that 
 Ration whom God had chosen for his own people viz the 
 Jews. I told bun how Wonderfully God had delivered them 
 lrom captivity in Egypt; how he drowned in the lied Sea 
 the army ot the Egyptians, with their king at their head, 
 who were pursuing the Jews. But, when 1 told him of the 
 holy law of God, and expatiated a little upon it, he shrugged 
 up his shoulders, and said it was too strict for him ' Well