_Charles-Town, July 11, 1740._ _Dear Mr. R――――_,
YOUR letter much rejoiced me. O that you may still follow on, till you truly know the LORD! I shall be glad to have you for a scribe, if you are well instructed in the things which belong to the kingdom of heaven. Keep close, my dear friend, keep close to the dear Mr. _T――――s_: under GOD, they will build you up in your most holy faith. It gladdens my heart to hear of their success in the LORD. The LORD increase them more and more, and multiply the number of their spiritual children! I suppose brother _G――――_’s letter informed you what a speedy passage the LORD gave us, and how we were received at _Georgia_. Surely I shall never see the like again, till I meet the sons of GOD in glory. Praise the LORD, O my soul! my dear friend, help me to praise the LORD. I have been here above a week. The LORD hath been pleased to work on many hearts. On _Sunday_ the _commissary_ denied me the sacrament; but my dear Master fed me, notwithstanding, with the bread which cometh down from heaven. Persecution seems to be coming on more and more. My dear friend, see that you are rooted and grounded in love and faith; or how will you stand fast in a dying hour? With difficulty I write this before morning service. I preach generally, in town or country, twice a-day. The heat is great; but the LORD enables me to bear the burden of it. Next month, GOD willing, I go to _New-England_, and hope to see _Philadelphia_ in _November_. On _Tuesday_ next I am cited to appear before the commissary and his court in a judicial way: the event I leave to my dear LORD JESUS. O dear Mr. _R――――_, let not the cross keep you from JESUS. If we suffer, we shall reign with him. Salute your honoured mother in my name, and all that love our dear LORD in sincerity, from, dear Mr. _R――――_,
Your affectionate friend and servant in CHRIST,