_To Mrs. S――――._
_Bath-Town, North-Carolina, Oct. 6, 1747_.
_Dear Madam_,
BE pleased to accept this, as a token that you are not forgotten by me;――no, I loved your deceased husband, I honour and pray for his dear and sorrowful relict. I would give you that advice, dear Madam, which I believe he would do, was he to rise from his grave, “Make sure of a CHRIST, and give the LORD no rest, till you can say, my maker is my husband, the LORD of Hosts is his name.” What have you now to do, Madam, but to make sure of a CHRIST? You are desolate, why should you not put your trust in the LORD? Widows, godly ministers widows, are GOD’s peculiar care. O that you may have reason to say, “It is good for me that I have been afflicted.” Now is your time to learn GOD’s law. Come to JESUS, Madam, close with him, and give him your whole heart. I need not tell you, that he will make you happy. He has made me so, even me the chief of sinners. As such be pleased to pray for, dear Madam,
Your real, affectionate friend and servant, _G. W._