er in my
Lord's hand than in my own."

In the ensuing year we find the following outbreathings of her
rich Christian experience:

"JANUARY 3, 1796.

"'Rejoice in the Lord alway, and again I say, rejoice. Let
your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.'
Philippians 4:4-7.

"'Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and
supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto
God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep
your hearts and minds, through Christ Jesus.'

"Christ Jesus! what does not this name comprehend? He is mine,
and all is mine. I do rejoice in the Lord, yea, more or less, I
rejoice always. This heart of mine is sensible to every human
affliction; my tears flow often and fast: I weep for myself, and still
more for others; but in these very moments of heart-wringing
bitterness, there is a secret joy that Jesus is near; that he sees,
knows, and pities. He is Jehovah as well as Jesus, and could have
prevented the affliction under which I groan; but for my good, and the
good of those near and dear to me, he suffered it, or prepared it. The
good of his people is connected with his glory; they cannot be
separated: therefore, Father, glorify thy name; I rejoice, and will
rejoice. The Lord can remove, and will remove the affliction the
moment it has answered the gracious purpose for which it was sent. I
would not wish it one moment sooner. While it lies heavy, he is my
almighty friend, my rest, my staff of support.

"'In the time of trouble, he shall hide me in his pavilion; in
the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon
a rock." Psalm 27:5.

"'The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in
him, and I am helped, therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; with my
song I will praise him,' and in his strength and by his grace, let
my 'moderation be known unto all men.' My Lord is at hand--at hand
to support, at hand to overrule, at hand to deliver. Therefore I
rejoice always.

"Blessed be God for the heart-easing, heart-soothing privilege of
casting all my cares upon him, and for the blessed assurance that he
careth for me and mine: that he allows, invites, yea, commands me to
be careful for nothing, but in all things, by prayer and supplication,
with thanksgiving, to let my requests be made known unto him, who is
man, a