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was a Brother more generally beloved and respected
by the whole Cong<hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript">n</hi></hi>. It was therefore in latter years, when
he was no more able to mount the Pulpit, <emotion>a peculiar joy and
pleasure to the B</emotion><hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript"><emotion>rn</emotion></hi></hi><hi rend="superscript"><emotion>s</emotion></hi><emotion> & S</emotion><hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript"><emotion>r's</emotion></hi></hi><hi rend="superscript"></hi><emotion> whenever he was able to keep them
a meeting</emotion> which notwithstanding his weakness (as he was
obliged to be supported for these several years, in coming into
and going out of the Chapel) he has done occasionally till
within this last half year. The in<add>ward</add> - and outward well-
being - of the Children in the boarding schools lay very
near his heart, and particularly at the time when he had
the care of them. So likewise the well-being of each in-
dividual member of this, and of the Country-Cong<hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript">n's</hi></hi>
lay very close to his heart, and he visited the latter fre-
-quently, as long as his strength would permit; Wherever
he perceived any thing, which he thought militated
against the blessed views of our <add>dr</add> Saviour with the Cong<hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript">n</hi></hi>
and its individuals, <emotion>he could not help opposing with
much zeal,</emotion> and left nothing undone where he could
help to remove it. In his Labours yea in all that 
which was committed to him, he was exceeding punc-
-tual, accurate and indefatigable, notwithstanding which,
he looked upon himself as the meanest of our Saviour's
Servants, esteeming it a favor, that the Lord was pleased
to make use of such a weak tool. This humble disposi-
tion of mind, is most likely the reason why, he has not
mentioned, that in the Summer of the year <date>1788</date>, he
went to <placename>Leist in Holland</placename> to meet <persname>B</persname><hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript"><persname>r</persname></hi></hi><persname> Johannes de Watteville</persname>