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Jesus, when they become members of One Mystical Body,even the Spiritual Body, or Bride of Christ, whom Hewill remain Head of, or Bridgeroom to, forever, by law-ful inheritance, having Swallowed up death in victory.As soon as she had finished, I made way for another, bysanctioning what was already advanced; and then, thethird time, I resumed my office, almost like a mother inIsrael, although but a babe, comparatively speaking. Itwas a time whig will be remembered, I verily believe,because no other person spoke, or prayed, but us threewomen, who never had seen each other’s face before.We witnessed according to this declaration, Wherethe Spirit is, there is Liberty, and I am of opinion, if wenever see one another again in the flesh, we shall be ad-kitted into that Mansion, where there is joy and pace,and everlasting pleasure, to reward every soul, who havedenied themselves of all ungodliness, and worldy lusts,and taken up the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. A person asked me home with her, two miles off,whose name was Sloan, who was a tender hearted woman,a Baptist by profession: thus I mix among all, regardingno name, if only the image of Jesus Christ is there. Ihad to lodge again in the same room where the whole fa-mily were, it being a log house, with poor accomoda-tions. One the 17th, William Sloan went with me from Au-gusta to Stockbridge; and this merciful man having butone horse, walked four long miles through the woods andmud, to let me ride on his valuable creature. This personwas a Scotchman, who fought for the Americans, and inthe war received a ball that passed under his left shouldblade to his back bone, where it has been twenty-eightyears. I offered him out of my little stock of money,half a dollar, but he would only take two shillings. A meeting was held again in Stockbridge, for the in-struction of the poor Natives, who are dear to me. Thereare some of the Jersey Indians among this tribe, and thewhole number here, are rising three hundred, which infor-