After some deliberation in my own mind upon the call you have given me, I sensibly feel that it is of such a serious nature as to cause me to tremble at the thought of such an undertaking. But, on my looking up to Him who is the Sovereign Ruler of all things, the recollection of Jacob's going over the brook unfurnished, with nothing but his staff and crook, and seeing what great things were done for him, and how his fears were banished, I was led to put my trust in God, and become your servant in Christ; and in all things begun, continued, and ended in his name, I hope He will be glorified, and our souls eternally profited.

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