_To the Inhabitants of Savannah._
_London, January 19, 1739._
_My dear Friends_,
THOUGH a woman may as soon forget her sucking child, yet, I fear, you have before this time thought, that I have forgotten you. But GOD forbid! As I have told you often, so I tell you again; You are upon my heart, so that I am ready to live and die with you; and, GOD willing, as soon as my affairs are finished in _England_, I shall return to you again. The Trustees have now appointed me minister of _Savannah_, and granted all I desired of them, so that I have nothing to do, but to watch over your souls, that I may present you blameless at the coming of our LORD JESUS CHRIST. Be stedfast therefore, my brethren, be unmoveable. Carefully attend to the words spoken by your present Pastor, and strive to enter in at the strait gate. Let love be without dissimulation. Let not slander so much as be named amongst you, as becometh saints. Be not slothful in business; yet take heed that you are fervent in spirit, serving the LORD. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks; and assure yourselves, you are continually remembered by
Your most affectionate Pastor,