To my belief, this was still, especially as to its pulpit, the stronghold of orthodox Congregationalism.

Was I a weak old man, compromising with Satan?
Are you to break my heart in these my broken years?
For love of me, as for the love of your own soul, _pray_.

Leave the God of Moses until your soul's stomach can take the strong meat of him--for he _is_ strong meat--and come simply to Jesus, the meek and gentle--the Redeemer, who died that his blood might cleanse our sin-stained souls.

Centre your aspirations upon Him, for He is the rock of our salvation, if we believe, _or the rock of our wrecking to endless torment if we disbelieve_.

Do not deny our God who is Jesus, nor disown Jesus who is our God, nor yet question the inerrance of Holy Writ--yea, with its everlasting burnings.
"He that believeth and is baptised shall be saved, but he that believeth not shall be damned." I am sad.