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OF A BIBLE. 7
obserreJ by the company ; they laughed heartily, and assured
him that his reluctance to join them in what they termed
their sociality, arose from the prejudice of education ; that
I he must endeavour to banish all his fears of futurity, and
mind present enjoyment. These, and similar observations,
gradually unhinged the principles of young George, and be¬
fore reaching their destined port, his checks of conscience
were almost gone. What a dreadful state when a man’s
conscience ceases to, he a reprover !
After the arrival of the ship, we all went ashore, and George
was soon fixed in a very advantageous situation for gettii g
money. When the lirst Sabbath arrived, he protosh a
against transacting business on that day, declaring that he
had never been accustomed to do anything of that kind.
They advised him to labour hard seven (lays in the week, and
he would return sooner to the country from whence he came.
;| They told him that only a few superannuated whites in the
whole island went to church, and sometimes a few slaves.
In this manner he was prevailed upon to conform to the in¬
fidel practices of the place. I told him that for all, these
things God would bring him into judgment; that he was
like the rest of the wicked, who waxed worse and worse;
that he did not love Jesus Christ, else he would keep his
commandments, notwithstanding all the raillery and reproach
to which ho was exposed. I warned him, that whoever was
ashamed to confess Christ before men, of him would ho be
ashamed in the presence of his Father and the holy angels.
In a few months he liocame as wicked and abandoned as
any on the island. He made a present of me to a poor na¬
tive, who could road a little English. I frequently conversed
with him, but he could not understand what 1 said, lie
often desired me to speak to his companions. A few were
greatly affected with what I said. They often called upon
we. Sometimes they pleasantly said, my words made them
very happy ; they desired to go to that happy world which I
commended so highly ; they fervently prayed to Jesus, to
take them to it. An old slave crept in one day, inquiring if
Jesus could do anything for very bud people. I replied,—
‘ It is a faithful saying, that Christ Jesus came into the world
to save sinners, even the chief, lie is able to save to the
very uttermost all who come unto God through him.’ The
black man, bathed in tears, exclaimed, ‘ Good book ; tell me
good news!’
After some years, I was sent for in great haste to visit my
old proprietor George, who, by his intemperance, was brought
to the gates of death. In his affliction he remembered me.
I told him, ‘ Fools make a mock at sin, but sin lipds them