FRIDAY, August 22.  This day Brother Kline left home for another journey to the counties of Hardy and Randolph.  He spent several days in Hardy County, preaching among the Brethren and friends on the South Fork, South Branch and beyond.

SUNDAY, August 24.  Meeting at Bethel in forenoon; in afternoon at Jacob Cosner’s.  TEXT.—­3 John seventh verse.  He has given us but a touch of what he said here.  I imagine his heart somewhat overflowed with gratitude to these kind-hearted people in return for the love they showed him.  He read this third epistle of John to them; and I here append the substance of part of his comment on it: 

“There are great blessings in store for those who through love to the Lord lodge and feed his ministers.  The love of Gaius in this regard, was spoken of in the church.  This letter was written to him.  In the apostle’s days as now, many went forth bearing the precious seed of God’s Word, almost wholly dependent upon the charity of brethren and friends to the cause, for food and shelter.  They were encouraged to go in this humble and trustful way by the recorded words of the Lord, that ‘the laborer is worthy of his hire.’  We learn from the context, sustained also by the other evangelists, that food and lodging is the hire the Lord had in view.  To encourage all to the duty as well as privilege of kindly receiving his ministers and even his righteous brethren who might not be ministers, he left on record these words:  ’He that receiveth a prophet (minister) in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet’s reward.  And he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man’s reward.’  And he sublimely crowns all those who tender their love in this way with the words:  ’Inasmuch as ye have done it unto the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.’  How faithfully these tokens of love for the Lord and the Brethren were kept by the early Christians, Paul with others abundantly testifies.  However, to avoid slanderous accusations which might be hurled at him by the adversaries of the cross, he did not always avail himself of the proffered good.  Blessed are they who watch for and lay hold of opportunities to do good in this way.”

MONDAY, August 25.  Meeting at Greenland.  Thomas Lion baptizes one person to-day.  Stay all night at Thomas Clark’s.

TUESDAY, August 26.  This day, after meeting, I baptize James Abernathy and wife.

WEDNESDAY, August 27.  Meeting at David Feige’s on the pike.  Afternoon meeting at West Union.  Stay at Benjamin Beachley’s.

THURSDAY, August 28.  Ride twenty-nine miles to-day.  Dine at Peter Bolyard’s and stay all night at Henry Wilson’s.

FRIDAY, August 29.  Meeting at meetinghouse.  I baptize W. Oval and wife.  Water is two miles distant.  Afternoon meeting at same place.  Speak from last chapter of Revelation.

SATURDAY, August 30.  Come into Randolph County.  Dine at Samuel Perkeypine’s, and stay at Brother John Skidmore’s.