Now let us turn to the Lord’s words.  In the Gospel recorded by Luke a certain lawyer is represented as asking the Lord this question:  “Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said unto him:  “What is written in the law? how readest thou?” He answering said, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself.”  Jesus said unto him, “Thou hast answered right:  this do, and thou shalt live.”

Brethren, does not this look like the key to salvation?  Does it not open the door to a view of eternal life and blessedness?  Our Lord says:  “On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”  When any one gives his heart to God in love like this, I think he is in a saved state.  And is it not a great salvation?  Perfect love of that which is good is perfect peace, because it drives evil from the heart, which is the cause of all human misery.  But the Lord, and the Lord only, can change man from darkness to light and from death unto life.  He is the only Savior.  He saves man by his Word and Holy Spirit.  He stands at every man’s door and knocks.  If any man will open the door, he will enter that man’s heart and dwell with him forever; and Christ in the heart is salvation and eternal life.

THURSDAY, May 14.  Go to Abraham Funk’s.  George Sellers is nearly well, and in fine spirits.  At half past five o’clock I start to the Annual Meeting.  Stay all night at Jacob Wine’s.

FRIDAY, May 15.  Dine and feed at Newman’s furnace.  Then go up through the Trout Run valley, cross the Church mountains and get into the Lost River valley near the place where the river disappears at the base of the mountain.  Stay all night at Landes’s.  I have seen no scouts or pickets to-day.

SATURDAY, May 16.  Get dinner at Jonathan Flory’s, and stay all night at Abraham Miller’s.

SUNDAY, May 17.  Stay at Brother Abraham Miller’s all day.  Have preaching in the afternoon.  Stay all night again.

MONDAY, May 18.  Cross the Potomac river at Old Town; go up the towpath; pass through Gibbontown near Flint Stone, and get to Abraham Ritchey’s, where I stay all night.  Traveled thirty-three miles to-day.

TUESDAY, May 19.  Get to Henry Hershberger’s in Snake Spring valley, where I stay all night.  Twenty-eight miles to-day.

WEDNESDAY, May 20.  Get to Brother Adam Snoberger’s before dinner; but spend balance of day there and in making a few calls.  Have evening meeting at the meetinghouse one mile away.  Speak from John 10:9.  Stay all night at Brother Snoberger’s.

THURSDAY, May 21.  Come to Samuel Snider’s; then to council meeting at meetinghouse; and after dinner come to Brother Daniel Snoberger’s at Yellow Creek, where I stay all night.  Fine day.  It is ten miles from Brother Snider’s to Brother Snoberger’s.

FRIDAY, May 22.  Meeting at the meetinghouse.  Subject, Hebrews 1.  After dinner go to Brother Leonard Furry’s.  Night meeting at the meetinghouse.  I speak from Rom. 1:16.  Stay at Brother L. Furry’s all night.  Fine day.