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the hearts of those poor ignorant heathen, & at the
christian perseverance of the Missionaries under
so many & various trials & discouragements.
Here appeared methought, evidently the hand of
God & a real effusion of the Divine Spirit; &
I was deeply impressed with the idea that
there was something more devoted among the
B<hi rend="superscript">rn</hi> than I had found among any other de
nomination of X<hi rend="superscript">ns</hi> with whom I had hi-
therto been acquainted.
After the perusal of this book I occasionally
attended on Sunday evenings the preaching of
the late B<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> <persname>Jacob Rogers</persname> without however cul-
tivating any personal acquaintance with
that excellent man. The more however I re
flected on the B<hi rend="superscript">rns</hi> doctrine and their aposto-
lie[?] zeal in propogating the gospel among the
heathen, the thought arose in my heart, "This
people shall be my people; & their God, my God."
The world & worldly pursuits became more
& more disgusting to me, & in the simplicity of my
heart, I, on <date>Oct 1 1771</date>, after much fervent
prayer for divine assistance, made a solemn
surrender of myself to my Creator & Redeemer,
& committed this my solemn covenant to