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 speech pleased the Lord; he has not asked thyself long life, neither has asked riches for thyself, nor has asked the life of thine enemies, but has asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment; and this is only my prayer that I may so live that God will grant me grace enough, as a wise hearted minister, to overcome the devil and his crew, always through time, and in a blessed eternity live for ever. 1 Kings 3. This is good enough for me, for I believe much in the words of the blessed Lord, when I view the conduct of Elijah the Etheopian, who was fed by ravens; the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening, and he drank of the brook. 1 Kings 17; John 6: 47, 50. This is good enough for me; "I am that bread of life;" this is the christian's glory; this is the bread which cometh down from heaven that a man may eat thereof and not die. Isa. 12. Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation; you all may look at this and remember me in your prayers, for Christ said, Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you; and while my readers are reading this simple work of mine, O, may the God of heaven let light from eternity flash into their hearts and set their souls all on fire that they may for ever keep in the path of peace and joy unto the end. Ps. 16: 11. I was stationed in 1831, at Balti, Md. and it was a glorious year to my soul, and on the 25th of Aug. I had the honor of holding a camp meeting of the African Methodist Episcopal Society, held on the lands of Edmund Dorsey, Esq.; it commenced on the 25th and closed on the 30th, and during its continuance there were about thirty persons converted, and the convictions of sin were numerous. We were thoughtful under the divine favor of heaven, and to the community at large, for the good order that prevailed throughout the camp. The text that I tryed to preach from, was in Ezek. 34: 25. And for all this good favor, we as ministers onght always to establish the usages and customs of truth and virtue; honor and reputation are concerned in supporting with dignity, the respectable character of ministers; and let no motive, therefore, make us swerve from our duty, or violate our vows to God, or betray our trust, but be the true and faithful man and imitate the example of that celebrated artist, to which our