We next went to Camden and stayed with James Jenkins. Bishop Asbury baptized his daughter, Elizabeth Asbury Jenkins, perpetuating not only the bishop’s name, but his mother’s also. On Sunday at eleven Bishop Asbury preached at Camden from Rev. xxii, 14, on the blessedness of doing his commandment. I preached at three on Acts v, 2, after which the bishop addressed himself to the people of color. He was a great friend of the colored race, whom he called his “black sheep.” I held forth in the evening from 1 Peter iv, 7. It was a day of marrow and fat things. On Tuesday we went to Father Rembert’s on Black River. On Wednesday the bishop preached to the negroes of Henry Young, who were called together to hear him. We then had free access both to the master and the slave. On Sunday there was a quarterly meeting at Rembert’s for the Santee Circuit. I preached on Saturday, and John and James Capers exhorted. On Sunday the bishop preached from Matt. xiv, 35, then Joseph Tarpley and Lewis Hobbs exhorted. The meeting lasted five hours. At night I held forth on Heb. ii, 1. On Monday we started for Charleston. The roads were muddy in the extreme, the rivers high, and we had swamps to go through; but Wednesday evening brought us to the goodly city. On Tuesday of next week Bishop M’Kendree arrived with his traveling companion, Thomas Lasley. We had preaching nearly every night. The South Carolina Conference commenced on Saturday, December 23. It was a very pleasant session. Preaching three times a day on Sunday, and in all the churches in the evening, and in the Bethel Church every morning at eleven. On Monday, being Christmas, I preached in Cumberland Church to a large audience on Luke ii, 15. Thomas Lasley exhorted. It was a time of refreshing from the presence of the Lord. There were several conversions during the conference. The closing scene was peculiarly affecting. On Friday, just before adjournment, the Lord’s supper was administered. It was a most melting time. No wonder I wrote, “O my soul, never forget this melting, soul-animating time of the power of God.” The excellent William Capers, with fifteen others, was received on trial; Joseph Travis, with a number of others, was ordained deacon; Lovick Pierce and his brother Reddick, and James Russell, with three more, were ordained elders. CHAPTER XXIV. TOUR TO VIRGINIA, BALTIMORE, AND PHILADELPHIA CONFERENCES. Again we turn our faces toward the North. The first night we were the guests of a brother of Bishop M’Kendree, who was overjoyed to see us, and treated us in a friendly manner.