other. And that if we croffed one high Mountain called May-Hill, we should have no more to travel one way than the other. The next morning Mr. Fish complained of a violent head-ach: and, as he had fome time ago a feafoning fever, I begged of him to return, left he fhould fuffer a relapse. After travelling a few miles we came between the high mountains, and began to enjoy the romantic profpects, with which Jamaica abounds. On our journey, Mr. Guirey gave me the following account of a perfecution which hap pened about twelve months before, at Salem, in the state of New Jersey. "A mob were, feveral times, very riotous in our Chapel: but on application to the magiftrates, we obtained effectual relief; which has been univerfally and invariably the cafe in the ftates of America. The rioters not being able to disturb us, took another method of injuring the caufe of Chrift. They affembled in a place of their own, and adled Lovefeafts, Band-meetings, Clafs-meetings, &c. to the great entertainment of their profane auditors. One night, when they were performing a public Band-meeting, a young woman food up on a bench to profefs her experience and after fpeaking feveral things which commanded the mirth of the affembly, the cried out, (at the fame time beating her breaft,) "Glory be to God, I have found peace, and am fanctified, and am now fit to die :" As foon as fhe had uttered thefe words, fhe dropt down dead upon the spot, to the inexpreffible terror of the whole company, which immediately broke up, and they ftole away in the greatest confternation, except a few who remained with the corpfe. The perfecution immediately ceased; and not a tongue moved afterwards against the Gofpel, or its Friends." After travelling through a champaign Country, our views, near fun-fet, were extraordinary romantic. The hanging rocks and trees formed a moft grotefque. and awful appearance. All the rocks were white, and fo perforated, that they feemed like immense heaps of white mofs. About funfet we arrived at a folitary inn in the midft of the mountains, after riding thirty miles in the heat of the day; and made our dinner and fupper at one meal. The place was called the Green-Ponds. Next morning before fun-rife, we began to afcend May-hill, a vaft, fteep mountain, and about eleven o'clock, gained the fummit, which contained a few fquare miles of ground. Here we found a tavern, at which we breakfafted and on inquiring the name of the Parifh (Elizabeth Parish) I recollected that the little handful of Mora- · XVII. Jan. 1794 G vian I vian Brethren who refide in this Inland, could not be far dif tant from me. My Landlord confirmed my ideas, and informed me that we could eafily reach the houfe of Mr. Angel, one of the Brethren, by night. I then remembered that Mr. Angel was Brother-in-law of Mr. Jofeph Bradford, one of our Travelling Preachers. When we arrived at Mr. Angel's, it was juft dark: but he was from home, and the chief perfon in his forehoufe informed us, that five miles further was the fettlement of the Brethren, where we fhould meet with a hofpitable reception. As Mr. Angel's houfe was a large one, I felt it unkind to be fent five miles through the dews of the night, which very few of the Planters through that whole Archipelago would, I believe, have done. therefore hired a guide, who brought us to the place. Mr. Lifler and Mr. Bowen the Minifters, together with their wives, received us with the utmoft courtefy; and here, indeed, we found our felves at home. O how comfortable is it, in a country where fo little even of the form of religion exifts, to meet with pious perfons, of congenial fpirits with ourfelves! The kindnefs and a tention of this fimple-hearted family, made ample amends for our dark and dewy ride. With them we could fweetly fpeak and fing of the Love of Jefus; and our Lord was truly prefent, both in conversation, and in prayer. After an early breakfast, these loving people conveyed us one flage in their one horfe chair, whilft the guide they had provided, brought our horfes. May our common Lord and Saviour reward them! When we arrived at the end of our ftage, we found that we should be obliged to crofs a great number of Cattle-penns and plantations, and fhould meet with no more inns till we reached Montigo-Bay. We accordingly fet off across the Country, and arrived about noon on a Plantation, of which Mr. Leard, a Scotchman, is the Manager. This Gentleman received us with the greateft civility and politenefs; but we had not been here long, before the rains poured down like torrents, and we were thankful to Divine Providence, and the Mafter of the Houfe, for this comfortable afylum. Next morning I was favoured with the company of Mr. Leard, and two or three of the principal men of the Iland, for fifteen miles. One of the Gentlemen, who had an elegant faddle-horfe as well as a phaton, perceived that I was a little fatigued with the heat, and infifted on my riding in his phaton moft part of the way, whilft he rode on horfe back. The Gentlemen at parting, advifed us, by all means to top as foon as poffible, and to reft for the remainder of the day, left too violent exercife might bring on an inflammation of the blood; and gave me leave to use their names at at the penns and plantations. The firft at which we called, the Gentleman was not at home; and we were refufed admittance. This was the first inftance of the kind I ever met with yet, probably, the Mafter of the Houfe, would have received us cheerfully for there are no men I have ever been acquainted with, more generous and hofpitable to ftrangers, than the Weft-India Planters. We then retired to fome diftance from the house, and fat down on the grafs to reft ourselves, whilft our horfes were cropping the herbage around us. From thence we went to a plantation called the Seven Rivers; Mr. Price, the Manager, whom I found to be my Countryman, gave us a hearty welcome. Being now refreshed, we proceeded on our journey, and came to a plantation called Montpellier, where we abode for the night. Next morning, April the 5th. we fet off at day-break, and break fafted in Montego-Bay. Immediately after I call ed upon my old acquaintance Mr. Brown, the Proprietor of the Affembly-room, who again generously gave me the free ufe of it. The next bufinefs was to fend a Meffenger round the town from houfe to houfe, to give notice of my Preaching in the evening, in confequence of which I had a very confiderable congregation. After I had enforced on the audience the great truths of Chriflianity, a company of rakes, with a printer, whofe name was T. at their head, kept up a loud clapping of hands for a confiderable time. I then withdrew into Mr. Brown's Dwelling-houfe but my com panion Mr. Guirey loft me, and going out of the room into the treet, was infantly furrounded by the rakes, who shouted, and fwore they would firft begin with the fervant; on which an officer of the army drew his fword, and ftretching it forth, declared he would run it through the body of any one who dared to touch the young man; on which they all flunk back, and withdrew. Next morning I went to Church, and in the afternoon preached to a small, but deeply attentive congregation in the Allemuly-room, from 1 John v. 12. "He that hath the Son, hath life," and all was peace. Having no engagement to dine, I went to the ordinary, where a gentleman took me afide into another room. After. many apologies, and expreffing his great regard for me, he intimated that he was an admirer of the Writings of Baron Swedenburgh. He likewife informed me, that a plot was laid, and intended to be put in execution against me, at the Affembly-room in the evening, and that powder was to be ufed. He therefore advifed me to give up all thoughts of preaching. I thanked him for his well-meant advice, and G 2 tender tender feelings on my account; but obferved, that I was in the way of duty, and if my great Mafter was pleased to take me to himself that evening by the violence of wicked men, or in any other way, I was perfectly fatisfied; well knowing that it was eafy for him to raise a far better inftrument than I was, for his gracious purposes; and that, thro' the divine affiftance, I fhould endeavour to preach at the time appoint ed. The evening came, and a crowded congregation attended. At the beginning of the fervice Mr. T. began to be noify, on which one of the Magiftrates of the town who was prefent, stepped up to him, and spoke such strong and authoritative words, that Mr. T. and his crew thought proper to be filent from that time. Mr. Mountague and feveral other Gentlemen fhewed me much refpect, during my fhort refidence in this town. Several of the Negroes were awakened by my public Ministry, and by calling upon them in their houfes; and I might have formed a Clafs of earnest seeking fouls. I know, through the Grace of God, I was an inftrument of good. O how wonderfully gracious is he, how infinitely condefcending, in ftooping to ufe fo unworthy an inftrument for his own great Glory, and the falvation of fouls! [To be concluded in our next.] The UNFEELING FATHER. OES nature refufe to plead for me," (faid his daughter kneeling before him) "or does the plead in vain " "You broke the facred bonds of nature," faid the old man, when you left a father's fond protection, and a mother's tender care, to purfue the fortune of the only man on earth, whom they detested." "A heavenly Father," exclaimed "the daughter, forgives the fins of his children: and shall "an earthly parent deny the charitable boon a repentant "child demands of him?" "To that heavenly Father, then, replied he, "I recommend you; my doors are no lon ger open to receive you; I have made a vow which fhall never be broken. Let the friends of your hufband protect his darling you are mine no more." "But thefe children, Sir: Alas! what have they done? Leave me to the cruel fate which awaits me; but fuffer not them to perish." They are none of mine," faid the ftern parent; will never prefs them in my arms: they fhall never fit upon my knees. I will fofter no more ingratitude. Let him, who begot them, take the fpade and mattock, and get them bread. No office is beneath the affection of a parent, when children have not been ungrateful; I am your's no more," 46 66 66 This was the fatal dialogue between the father and the daughter in the porch of his houfe; for fhe was admitted no further. He fhut the door against her; and retired to his chamber. The wind blew, and the rain beat hard, and she dared not encounter the tempeft: the remained in the porch, preffed her fhivering babes to her bofom, and hoped that the morning's dawn would bring mercy along with it. But, when the morning dawned, fhe was no more! The fervants found her a clay-cold corpfe, and the two children weeping befide it, When the father was called to fee the fpectacle, he funk down on the floor life, indeed, returned; but peace abandoned him for ever, He loves the children; but fays, Hea yen in all its flores of mercies, has not one for him. POETRY, A HYMN FOR EVENING, THE beam-repelling mists arife, And evening spreads obfcurer skies; Thou that haft thy palace far Thou |