the evening the Lord, after repeated prayer, gave me
Col. i. 21-23, as a text, for the last word of exhortation. It seemed to
me best to speak as little as possible about myself, and as much as
possible about Christ. I scarcely alluded to our separation, and only
commended myself and the brethren, in the concluding prayer, to the Lord.
The parting scenes are very trying, but my full persuasion is, that the
separation is of the Lord.

May 23. My beloved wife, Mr. Groves, my father-in-law, and I left this
morning for Exeter. Dear brother Craik intends to follow us tomorrow.

Review of the time since I left London, up to my removal from Teignmouth.

I. All this time the Lord never allowed me to regret the step I had
taken, in separating from the Society.

II. The results have most abundantly shown, that it was of God; for, by
His help, 1, I have not lost in truth or grace since. 2, I have been in
peace concerning the matter. 3, the Lord made it a blessing to many souls.

III. During this period it pleased the Lord, to convert, through my
instrumentality, many souls at Teignmouth, Exmouth, Bishopsteignton,
Exeter, Chudleigh, in the neighbourhood of Barnstaple, at Chard, and
elsewhere. The church at Teignmouth increased from eighteen to fifty-one.

IV. The Lord most graciously supplied all my temporal wants during this
period, so that I lacked no good thing.

V. We had unexpectedly received, just before we left Teignmouth, about
L15., else we should not have been able to defray all the expenses
connected with leaving, traveling, &c. By this also the Lord showed His
mind concerning our going to Bristol.

VI. During these two years and five months, since I left London, I have
sinned in many respects, though walking, it may be, in the eyes of the
brethren, very near to God. Indeed, my confession concerning this time
also is, that I have been an unprofitable servant.

The following record will now show to the believing reader how far, what
I have said concerning my persuasion, that it was the will of God that we
should go to Bristol, has been proved by facts.

May 25th, 1832. This evening we arrived in Bristol. May 27. This morning
we received a sovereign, sent to us by a sister residing in Devonshire,
which we take as an earnest that the Lord will provide for us here also.
May 28. When we were going to speak to the brethren, who manage the
temporal affairs of Gideon chapel, about giving up the pew-rents, having
all t