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weaknesses, our labors were owned &
blessed by our Lord. It is my frequent 
& <emotion>fervent prayer</emotion> that our Saviour would
continue to shower down his blessings
upon all the Cong<hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript">ns</hi></hi><hi rend="superscript"></hi>. 
<gap></gap>And now in my 84<hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript">th</hi></hi><hi rend="superscript"></hi> year, <emotion>I feel
it my greatest privilege to have such
a friend as my Saviour</emotion> to turn to 
with all my wants, & am waiting here
for the time when he will call me home
to Himself, & suffer me to thank him in
a <emotion>happy eternity</emotion> for all his mercies.
I would conclude this short review of
my Lord's dealings with me, in the words
of one of our verses: -
Thy mercy & thy faithfulness
<gap></gap>Dear Lord are daily new;
But who can tell them to thy praise,
<gap></gap>Upon a close review.
Could I exalt thee worthily,
<gap></gap>For thy unbounded grace,
Displayed in various ways to me,
<gap></gap>My <hi rend="underline">lauds would never</hi> cease.
<hi rend="underline"><date>1838</date>.</hi>