from six to a quarter past ten, we conversed
with inquirers. After we had seen twelve, we had to send away six. There
were several fresh cases of conversion among them. The work of the Lord is
still going on among us. One of the individuals, who has lately been
brought to the knowledge of the truth, used to say in his unconverted
state, when he was tempted not to go to the chapel,--"I will go; the Lord
may bless me one day, and soften my hard heart. "--His expectation has not
come to nothing.

January 9. Brother Craik and I have preached during these eighteen
months, once a month, at Brislington, a village near Bristol, but have not
seen any fruit of our labours there. This led me, today, very earnestly to
pray to the Lord for the conversion of sinners in that place. I was also,
in the chapel, especially led to pray again about this, and asked the Lord
in particular that He would be pleased to convert, at least, one soul this
evening, that we might have a little encouragement. I preached with much
help, and I hope there has been good done this evening. [The Lord did
according to my request. There was, that evening, a young man brought to
the knowledge of the truth.]

January 13. The Lord verified in our experience the truths which I had
preached last evening in speaking on "Hast thou not made an hedge about
him, and about his house, and about all that he hath, on every side?" Job
i. 10. Thieves attempted to break into Gideon Chapel. They had broken it
open, but were either smitten with blindness, so as not to see a certain
door which had been left unlocked, or were disturbed before accomplishing
their design; for there was nothing missing.

January 14. I was greatly tried by the difficulty of fixing upon a text,
from which to preach, on the morning of October 20, and at last preached
without enjoyment. Today I heard of a NINTH instance in which this very
sermon has been blessed. May my brethren in the ministry of the Word be
encouraged by this to go quietly, yet prayerfully, forward in the work of
the Lord!

January 31. This evening a Dorcas Society was formed among the sisters in
communion with us, but not according to the manner in which we found one
when we came to Bristol; for as we have dismissed all teachers from the
Sunday School who were not believers, so now believing females only will
meet together to make clothes for the poor. The being mixed up with
unbelievers had not only proved a barrier to spiritual