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be highly pleasing to me. I should like to see my friend once more, before we meet in heaven, were it the will of God but if not, I trust we shall meet there, in our Fathers House, never to part, but spend ablest forever in his presence where there is feelings of joy and pleasures for evermore. I shall be very thankful to hear from you every opportunity, by this means we may converse tho at the distance of thousands of miles, and while I live to pray I shall not forget my dear friends at South Wales let us have an interest in your prayers. There is to be a meeting of the Missionary Directors on Monday next, to consult about sending a large body of Missionaries to Otaheite. I hope the motion will miscarry, as no fruit has yet appeared, and the natives are more than ever hostile to the word of God, The most decided contempt is manifested upon allmost every occasion when most of them attempt to preach the word of life. The African missionaries are very successfully, many are called, and some of them preach to then brethren. I was much pleased to see 3 converted Hotentots in London last year declared what God had done for these souls. The scene was very affecting and I hope useful to many. The impressions made will not easily wear off. Our Country has been for a year past threatened with an invasion from the French Navy preparations have been made by them to affect it, but no attempt has yet been made. They are compleatly blocked up by our fleets in all their Ports. We have a wonderful force to oppose them, four hundred thousand volunteres in Arms besides the Militia, and regular forces. But the Lord reigns. There are prayer meetings all over the Kingdom and in general very full some weekly and others monthly -
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I suppose you will hear from your own friends so that I need not say anything upon that subject My wife desires her most affectionate love to you and dear wife May the Lord be with you to bless you & yours. My fond love to dear Mrs Hassall I am Dr Brother Yours most affectionately J. Evans
Coventry Sep 20, 1804
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