Still, it was deemed by his brethren to be imprudent for him to preach any more in the place, as some of the more reckless masters swore violence against him.

This good man's name is remembered dearly, till this day, by slaves in that county.

I met with a fugitive about a year ago, who remembered distinctly the words spoken by Mr.G., and by which his own mind was awakened to a sense of the value of his soul.

He said, in the course of his preaching, addressing himself to the slaves, "You have precious immortal souls, that are worth far more to you than your bodies are to your masters;" or words to that effect.

But while these words interested many slaves, they also made many masters exceedingly angry, and they tortured his words into an attempt to excite the slaves to rebellion.
Some of my master's slaves who had families, were regularly married, and others were not; the law makes no provision for such marriages, and the only provision made by the master was, that they should obtain his leave.
In some cases, after obtaining leave to take his wife, the slave would ask further leave to go to a minister and be married.