_London, February 5, 1757._
_Dear Mrs. C――――_,
I THANK you heartily for your last kind letter, and for all your works of faith and labours of love.――Glad would I be to see _America_, but the cloud doth not seem to move that way as yet.――The new chapel at the other end of the town is made a _Bethel_, and the awakening increases day by day. O that it was so at _Georgia_! Surely the great Shepherd and Bishop of souls will bless you, for taking care of the lambs in that distant wilderness.――Mr. _P――――_’s leaving _Bethesda_ sadly distresses me; but my eyes are upon Him who knows all. I wrote to desire Mr. _P――――_ to continue the oversight of my affairs, till I can come myself. Whatever he and you shall agree to, in respect to Mr. _R――――_, &c. I shall acquiesce in: only I desire that all who are capable may be put out, and the family reduced as low as possible, till the war is over, and the institution out of debt. I find nobody mentions _I―――― P――――s_. If _I―――― P――――m_ goes to the college, cannot he and Mr. _D――――_ be enough for the school? Ere now, _G―――― W――――_ I hope is put out.――LORD, remember me and all my various concerns!――GOD bless and direct you in every step! He will,――he will.――I trust you will find it so in your late determination? Now you are free. Things that seem against us at first, afterwards prove to be designed for us.――What is to become or us here, GOD only knows.――A year perhaps may determine.――The best sign is, that the awakening continues.――A parcel of the addresses was put up for you, but through mistake not put into the box. All your relations are well. That you may prosper both in body and soul, and be filled with all the fulness of GOD, is the earnest prayer of, dear Mrs. _C――――_,
Your most affectionate, obliged friend, and ready servant for CHRIST’s sake,