THURSDAY, September 18.  This day Brother Kline started on a journey up the Valley of Virginia, to the counties of Augusta, Rockbridge, Botetourt, Roanoke and Franklin.  As usual, he was mounted on faithful Nell’s back.  The reader need not be surprised to be told what the writer heard Brother Kline tell about the somewhat remarkable sagacity of Nell.  She not only had her favorite places to stop at, but she had her favorite roads to travel on.  And it was not uncommon for her rider to be forced into a mild but resolute contention with her, when he wished to leave a road she had repeatedly traveled before.

Brother John Brower accompanied him from Augusta.  Saturday, the twenty-eighth, they crossed the Natural Bridge and got to Sister Sarah Grabil’s, where they met Brother Crumbaker.  Sunday, the 21st, they attended a love feast at the Valley meetinghouse, and stayed all night at Brother Nininger’s.  Monday, the 22nd, they attended meeting again, and stayed all night at Brother Benjamin Moomaw’s.  Next day they dined at Brother Daniel Kiser’s, and stayed all night at John Brubaker’s in Roanoke County.  On this trip they visited or stayed over night with Peter Crumbaker’s, James Hayden’s, Joseph Howard’s, Joseph Weddell’s, Christian Bowman’s, Daniel Neff’s, Abraham Flory’s, Abraham Barnhart’s, Jacob Miley’s, Wendell Sites’s, and Jacob Stover’s.  He got home Friday, October 10.

On this journey Brother Kline attended nine meetings for ordinary services, and six love feasts.

From this time on to the close of the year Brother Kline was actively employed either at home or abroad.  He made one trip to Page County.  He and Brother Solomon Garber took a journey through the counties of Pendleton, Randolph, Upshur, Highland, and returned through Augusta.  They held eleven meetings in the eleven days they spent on this trip.  Several were baptized; and they met with kind receptions everywhere they went.

WEDNESDAY, December 31.  This year I have traveled six thousand miles.  May God forgive all I have said and done amiss, and accept to his own glory all that I have done well.  Amen!

SATURDAY, January 17.  A snowstorm sets in this evening.

SUNDAY, January 18.  A terrific and very cold snowstorm has been raging all day and all last night.  Thermometer down to zero all day.

MONDAY, January 19.  Terrible snowstorm continues till evening.  Snow considerably drifted; but probably enough snow on the ground if evenly distributed over its surface to make a depth of over two feet.  Get through reading “The Prince of the House of David.”

MONDAY, February 2.  Very cold to-night.  Thermometer ten degrees below zero.

FRIDAY, February 5.  A general thaw.

SATURDAY, February 6.  Go to Broadway to see the river.  Tremendous breaking up of the ice—­tearing almost everything before it.

SATURDAY, April 4.  Brother Jacob Wine and I attend a visit council meeting in Page County.  Elections are also held.  Brother Nathan Spitler is elected to preach the Word; and John Huffman is advanced to baptize and perform the ceremony of marriage.  Gideon Toben is elected to the deaconship.