The second one did very much better.

His voice, however, was feeble and his manner very quiet, so that things were not very much better for a time.

Then we had a little quiet, and a decent finish.

It was a considerable disappointment, however, and next door to a defeat.

I retired to rest very sad, and with awkward forebodings about the coming Meetings.
"The great funereal vault of a church, the interpreting, the mocking young fellows void of any sense of honour or conscience to appeal to, or any respect for a stranger, the intense anxiety of the Officer in command to have good Meetings, and above all my longings to meet the needs of the hungry crowd, only wanting to hear, and many of them equally willing to obey: these and other troubling thoughts haunted my mind and spoiled my night's sleep.
But I fell back on my old remedy, and, comforting myself in the Lord, resolved to do what could be done and left myself in His hands.
"Sunday .-- 11 a.m.Had a local minister to translate; he did well.
Some fifty or sixty stood up at the close as seekers for a clean heart.
"Afternoon.