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VOYAGES AND TRAVELS
love, were much increased by it; and I continued his bosom
companion for many years. He walked in the fear of Gad,
and in the comforts of his Holy Spirit, till at length he enter¬
ed with triumph into the eternal joy of his Lord.
After conducting Mr William to the gates of the New Jeru¬
salem, I was sent for to reside with a young man in the mid¬
dling ranks of life, who had received a liberal and religious
education from his parents, lately removed from this poorworld.
He lived what men call a good moral life. He regularly con¬
versed with me twice every day, and prayed in his closet morn¬
ing and evening. On the Sabbath,! talked to him from dinner
to supper. An old uncle of his perpetually exhorted him to go
abroad to amass a fortune, and he consulted me on the subject.
Hold him to be content with such things as he had ; for that
numbers were ruined through the deceitfulness of riches.
Labour not for the meat that perisheth,’ said 1,1 but for
that which endureth to everlasting life.’ He now reasoned
with his uncle against going abroad, merely to make money ;
he declared that the object was a pitiful one to an immortal
creature, who must soon bid an eternal adieu to the affairs of
time. However, he at last con sen toil to go a voyage to tho
West Indies. He sailed from Liverpool, and took me along
with him. As all the passengers in the ship were profane
sinners, he was ashamed to let me be seen, and I was hid in
a corner of the state-room. On the first Sabbath morning,
he took a single peep at me before the other passengers awoke.
I hastily told him to Remember the Sabbath, to keep it holy ;
and he resolved to abide by my advice. The passengers asked
him to take a hand at cards, but he refused. ‘ Pho1!’ said
they, ‘ we have got a Methodist along with us; we shall have
’ ' d him the whole day, and
that, before they reached their destination, they would have
all his enthusiasm hammered out of him.
George, having none to encourage and countenance him,
and not possessing firmness sufficient for confessing me be¬
fore men, resolved to give up his religion, during the voyage,
and to comply with their abandoned customs while ho con¬
tinued in tho ship ; thus he fell before temptation.
One day, in the midst of his merriment, he recollected an
advice which I had solemnly given him. It was this:—‘ When
sinners entice thee, consent thou not.’ Immediately he
rushed out of the cabin, threw himself on his bed, and wept
bitterly. He called out, (but not so loud as to be heard,)
‘ I have ruined my soul; Oh ! what would my worthy mother
have said, had she witnessed my conduct for days past!’ On
his return to the cabin, tho sadness of his countenance was
One bold sinner asserted