you all, and bring you to heaven at de
last."

It was my stated custom, when I met to converse with these cottagers, to
begin with prayer and reading a portion of the Scriptures.

When this was ended, I told the people present that the providence of God
had placed this young man for a time under my ministry; and that, finding
him seriously disposed, and believing him to be very sincere in his
religious profession, I had resolved on baptizing him, agreeably to his
own wishes. I added, that I had now brought him with me to join in
Christian conversation with us; for, as in olden times they that feared
the Lord spake often one to another, in testimony that they thought upon
his name (Mal. iii. 16), so I hoped we were fulfilling a Christian and
brotherly duty in thus assembling for mutual edification.

Addressing myself to the Negro, I said, "William, tell me who made you."

"God, de goot Fader."

"Who redeemed you?"

"Jesus, his dear Son, who died for me."

"Who sanctified you?"

"The Holy Ghost, who teach me to know de goot Fader, and his dear Son
Jesus."

"What was your state by nature?"

"Me wicked sinner; me know noting but sin, me do noting but sin; my soul
more black dan my body."

"Has any change taken place in you since then?"

"Me hope so, massa; but me sometime afraid no."

"If you are changed, who changed you?"

"God de goot Fader, Jesus his dear Son, and God de Holy Spirit."

"How was any change brought about in you?"

"God make me a slave when me was young little boy."

"How, William? would you say God made you a slave?"

"No, massa, no: me mean, God let me be made slave by white men, to do me
goot."

"How to do you good?"

"He take me from de land of darkness, and bring me to de land of light."

"Which do you call the land of light? the West India Islands?"

"No, massa; dey be de land of Providence, but America be de land of light
to me; for dere me first hear goot minister preach. And now dis place
where I am now is de land of more light; for here you teach me more and
more how goot Jesus is to sinners."

"What does the blood of Christ do?"

"It cleanse from all sin; and so me hope from my sin."

"Are then all men cleansed from sin by his blood?"

"O no, massa."

"Who are cleansed and saved?"

"Dose dat have faith in him."

"Can you prove that out of the Bible?"

"Yes, sir: 'He dat believeth on de Son hath everlasting life; and he dat
believeth not de Son shall not s