interest; but I found at the conclusion,
that my strength was quite exhausted, and I began to fear whether I
should be able to continue my journey." ... "How much of heaven might
Christians enjoy even here on earth if they would keep in view what
ought to be their great object in life. If they would but make the
enjoyment of God their main pursuit how much more consistent their
profession would be with their conduct, how much more useful their lives
and how much more rapidly they would ripen for eternal glory."

"Christians do not sufficiently assist one another in their spiritual
walk. They are not enough in the habit of conversing familiarly and
affectionately on the state of each others' souls, and kindly
encouraging each other to persevere and get near to heaven. One degree
of grace attained in this world, is worth more than every earthly
enjoyment."

"I ought to have mentioned that I found much of the true missionary
spirit existing in New York.

"I began this letter some days ago, but a violent cold has prevented my
finishing it. I am very thankful that I am no farther north than
Baltimore, for I feel confident the cold would soon destroy me. I have
not been out of the house since I arrived, and hardly out of my
chamber. My health is certainly better than when I left Boston, though I
have a heavy cold and some cough.

"What can be done to excite a missionary spirit in this country? I dare
not engage in the subject till I am better. It would take up my whole
soul, and retard my recovery. A little while, and we are in eternity;
before we find ourselves there, let us do _much_ for Christ."

CHAPTER XIV.

FURTHER EXTRACTS FROM HER LETTERS.--HER ILLNESS.--HER HISTORY OF THE
BURMAN MISSION.--HER DEPARTURE FROM AMERICA WITH MR. AND MRS. WADE.

In a letter to a friend at Waterville, Mrs. Judson gives a full account
of the reasons that determined her to pass the winter at the south. She
says: "I had never _fully_ counted the cost of a visit to my native
country and beloved relatives. I did not expect that a scene which I had
anticipated _as so joyous_, was destined to give my health and
constitution a shock which would require months to repair.

"During my passage from England my health was most perfect, not the
least symptom of my original disorder remained. But from the day of my
arrival, the idea that I was once more on American ground banished all
peace and quiet from my mind, and for the first four da