*MAY this blessed day in which the sun of righteousness first arose on our dark world, bring a new accession of light, and peace, and joy to _your_ precious soul! May the power of God accompany every word you utter, and give you this day to enlarge your conquests over the prince of darkness. Oh, give my full heart leave to expand itself in praying for you, in blessing you, and in thanking you, for your surprizing goodness to me. No, never shall you find me ungrateful; _that_ God in whom alone I trust for strength, will preserve me from falling into this meanest of all crimes.――I shall not, I fear, have the delightful satisfaction of hearing you to-morrow, and therefore could not forbear writing to-day; besides, I am by illness prevented attending the public worship of God, so that I have need of this comfort. Every thing has succeeded here beyond my hopes, your presence has greatly dispelled every cloud of prejudice, and fear of man. In short, when I consider the goodness of God and my own absolute unworthiness, I am lost in astonishment: dear Sir, pray that I may make a proper improvement of all these blessings, and particularly of that _exceeding_ great blessing, your friendship. Oh Sir! may I _indeed_ say _your_ friendship? The Lord Jesus bless and reward you! Expression fails me, when I would thank you as I ought, and tell how much I am, _Your ever obliged and affectionate_, **** * * * * * _Dear Sir_,