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 LETTER XLII.

To Mr. H.

My dear Friend,     London, Dec. 30, 1738.  I Am appointed by the trustees to be minister of Savannah. The bishop of London (Doctor Gibson) accepts the title, and has given me letters demisory to any other bishop. I have waited also on Doctor Secker, bishop of Oxford, who acquaints me that our worthy diocesan, good Bishop Benson, ordains for him to-morrow fortnight at Oxford, and that he will give me letters demisory to him. be praised; I was praying night and day, whilst on ship-board, if it might be the divine will, that good Bishop Benson, who laid hands on me as a deacon, might now make me a priest.—And now my prayer is answered.—Be pleased to wait on his Lordship, and desire him to inform you, when I must be at Oxford in order to receive imposition of hands. Oh pray that I may be duly prepared. It will be a month before I can see Gloucester. I long to see you. I love you and your's in the bowels of ; but I have scarce time to subscribe myself, dear Sir, Your's eternally, G. W.     LETTER XLIII. To the Same.

Dear Sir,     London, Jan. 27, 1739.

IF I forget Mr. H. and his wife, may my right-hand forget her cunning. Excess of business alone was the cause of my silence. I sleep but little, very little. Had I a thousand hands, I could employ them all. I scarce know what it is to have an idle moment. It is late now. I have just been expounding. fills me with his spirit, and I must redeem a little time to write to dear Mr. H. Indeed, indeed I love you in the bowels of. O when shall I return your past favours! I thank you for blessing on my behalf. I want a thousand tongues to praise him. He still works by me more and more. Subscriptions for erecting an orphan-*house come in a-pace. On Monday sevennight, willing,