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time." Then it was after you left Port-Tobacco, that you embraced religion, was it? "No Sir, it was while I lived there, and I will tell you how it was : a great many years ago, there was one Doctor Whitefield, that traveled all through this country, preaching Gospel every where - I dare say you have heard of Doctor Whitefield; he was a most powerful preacher. Well, as I was saying, he went through Maryland; but his place of preaching was so far off, that I did not hear of it until he was gone. But not long afterwards, I met with a man, an acquaintance of mine, who did hear him. He told me about the sermon; and what I heard opened my eyes to see that I was a poor lost sinner; and ever since that time I have been determined to seek Jesus as my Savior, and to spend my life in his service."

10. Happy Whitefield! thought I, and greatly honoured of thy Master, who has used thee as his instrument of saving so many souls. But, said I, how old were you then? "Why as nigh as I can guess, I was somewhere about sixteen or seventeen years old." And have you never repented of this resolution? "No, indeed, master; I have never repented of any thing, but that I have served my blessed Saviour so poorly."

11. But have you not met with many trials and difficulties by the way? "Yes! indeed, master; but out o them all the Lord has delivered me, and having obtained help of God, I continue to this day; blessed be his name: he never will leave me nor forsake me; I have good hope of that" 

12. Well, how did you obtain religious instruction where you lived, as you say there was no preachers of the gospel in the neighbourhood? "Why, but the mercy of my God, I learned to read the Bible; and that showed me the way to Jesus. But now I think of it: when the Roman Catholics heard that I was concerned about my soul, they sent for me, and they tried hard to get me to join them.

13. "There was a priest at Port-Tobacco, whose name was Mr. O'Neal; he talked to me a great deal. I remember he said to me one day, 'Harry, now you

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are concerned about your soul, you must come and join the Catholic church.' What for, said I, Mr. O'Neal? 'Because' said he, 'it is the true church.' Then said I, if the Catholic church will lead me to Jesus, I will join it with all my heart, for that is all I want; and Mr. O'Neal said, 'If you will join the church I will warrant that you shall go to heaven.' How can you do that, Mr. O'Neal? said I. Then he told me that a great many years ago, our Saviour came into the world and he chose twelve apostles, and made St. Peter their head; and the pop succeeded St. Peter, and so all that join the pope, belong to the true church.

14. "Then, said I, why, how do you know that Mr. O'Neal? 'Because,' said he, 'our Saviour told Peter, I give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatsoever you bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven, and whosoever you lost on earth, shall be losed in heaved.' And I said, the Lord knows how it is Mr. O'Neal; I am a poor ignorant creature, but it always did seem to me, that Peter was nothing by a man like the other apostles; but Mr. O'Neal said, 'No, he was the head and chief of the apostles; for our Saviour said again, Though art Peter, and on this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.'

15. "And I asked him, now, do you think Peter was that rock, Mr. O'Neal? He answered, 'to be sure he was;' and I said again the Lord knows how it is; but it never did seem so to me. Now I think t was just so; when Peter said, thou art the Christ the Son of the living God, our Saviour told him, thou art Peter, (while the old man repeated the words, thou art Peter, he pointed his finger at me, and looked me directly in the face, but as soon as he began the following part of the questions, he brought his hand briskly down to his knee, saying with emphasis, as he looked at himself,) and upon this rock will I build my church, and that rock was Christ; for it is written in another place, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner-stone, elect, precious,