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nicety in t trigging of the body, doth not add to the Soul's un-fitness to approach the presence of a heartsearching God, whenwe go to places for solemn worship. 7th. Drowsiness in times of worship was complained of in ourAnswers brought in to the Quar.ly Meeting of business; whereuponI was concerned to bring into consideration, whether high, luxuriouseating &; drinking Cider, Wine &;c, plentifully, with smoking tobacco,did not tend in some measure to alter the state of the body, and therebyadd to the causes of heavy dullness when friends come to sit down in our religious Meetings. That of paying a kind attention to the Situation of the NativeIndians who dwell near us, by visiting them, &; inspecting as well as helping their neces-sities, as winter is approaching, and we much indebted to them, as suchwho possess the Land which was theirs, &; obtained from them at a cheaprate, was at this time urged to friends Observation as a Christianduty; My mind is often concerted for that people. 11th. I was at Evesham Mo.ly Meeting in company with severalministring friends: I have often thought that the time in our meetings for businessought to be occupied in attending thereto, and not taken up with com-munications in the way of preaching; Life and power far exceedwords. 12th. My mind was turned in feeling sympathy towardsthe poor and afflicted, divers of whom I visited: one of them wasantient, whose time seemed nearly over, and I feared his days work wasnot done; I urged him to use all diligence.