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if this poor slave would strictly ad-
here to his prescription, not only the
practice, but the very inclination for strong
drink would subside in a few months ...
Oh, could you have seen the countenance
of that poor man when the physician
told him this: hope and fear alternately
rising up whilst he grasped the physician's
arm and said, " Oh, Sir be careful how
you open that door of hope, for should it
be closed upon me I am lost for ever!"

The physician pledged his credit, that if his
prescription was punctually attended to,
the happiest results would follow.
The remedy was a preparation of steel; and eager-
ly did the poor slave begin to devour the anti-
dote to his misery. Every Bottle was taken
with Earnest Prayer to God for his
blessing to accompany it. He commenced taking
this medicine on the first week in March,
1816, and continued till the latter end of
September following, and to the honour and glo-
ry of the Lord God Almighty, who sent his angel to
whisper in the poor man's ear, "I will help thee,
for the glory of God be it spoken, that from the
latter end of September, 1816, to the present
hour, not so much as a spoonful of spiritu-
ous liquor, or wine of any description
has ever passed the surface of that man's
tongue.

The narative [sic] which I have thus de-
tailed might appear almost as a fable,
a tale, got up for effect, but every syllable is
truth; and to the glory and honour of
God, the man who has been so marvel-