File 2: Hassall family, correspondence, volume 2, pp. 298-702, 1817-1826

354 Prospect in this distant part of the Globe " The fields are white already to the harvest but the Labourers are few..." and I am sorry to say Slothful pray that the Lord of the harvest would send Labourers into his vineyard - and nominate those that are already within to redoubled vigour; that they may labour indefatigably to obtain Souls to their ministry and these Members to the Church [indecipherable] it out on Earth. Pray that the Schools influence may spread far & wide in this Colony to the bringing of many souls out of darkness into marvellous light out of the Kingdom of Satan into the kingdom of God. Pray my Dear Friend that the Teachers of the Sunday School may be converts inwardly not [professors] outwardly of our holy Religion - - - -

We have each of us by the providence of God been brought to them of one 355 year, and the beginning of another - let us seriously consider what has this last years brought before the throne of the great Jehovah - oh! I fervently pray this Year may render a better account than the last. may we this year thrive against [indecipherable] with the Holy Spirit & not against him & may we endeavour to [indecipherable] [indecipherable] fleeting time. Remember we are [indecipherable] to the grave. take the wise mans advice. "Remember thy Creator in the day of thy Youth etc. etc. etc" but now the tale of woe - what consolatation that I give, what [indecipherable] - I - prescribe other - of a beloved - Father- the Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away blessed be the name of the Lord. his friends feel an insurmountable loss but. what - his children ah! My Friend trusts in the Lord he will help in time of need ..I can say no more - stop the floods of water - My Father & Mother desire to cordially remember to you And I Remain My Dear Friend yours very Sincerely in the Lord - J. Longford

Remember me kindly to my Friend S Marsden My M. & F. also desires to be remembered to him. I hope the Reformation which I understand he has experience with make a lasting [indecipherable] on his heart to his entire salvation J Longford

To Mr. Thos Hassall Lampeter Cardiganshire

Mr. Longford

357 Monday 3 July 1818 My Dear Sir [indecipherable] and myself arrived here on the 28th May, they are in good health and desire to be affectionately remembered to you. We are doing a little in the [indecipherable] line but get on very slowly: We are also receiving instruction from a good, Christ loving young man, in the use of Carpenters tools: and a part of our time is employed in visiting the good people in this neighbourhood, who are all much pleased with our new Zealand friends. The [indecipherable] of their manners is certainly superior to what might be expected from them; they win the hearts of the people where they go, and I hope many of the royal family of Jesus, are carrying them in the arms of their faith to a throne of grace day by day. All is right, & they go on happily till they are brought to [indecipherable] they can then, at times, scowl and be very fretful & obstinate, and act in a way which would be trying to a better temper then mine - but upon the whole I am much attached to them. Pray for me, for I find I have undertaken a difficult task and one that I cannot accomplish without help, continually from

358 JEHOVAH JESUS I do indeed sympathise with you my brother on your being deprived for a time of the great privilege of hearing the everlasting Gospel preached in a language you understand: I must shortly expect to undergo a like great privation: But the Lords hand is not shortened, blessed be His Holy name: He knows how to feed his Children tho' they may for [indecipherable] the [indecipherable] blessing of a preacher Gospel.

I pray that God Almighty may continue to you good health and help you day by day in your [indecipherable] and that you may be a burning and a shining light, and that it may not only be your employment but your delight to exalt and extol and lift very high your Divine Master, who I hope will give you many Souls for your Line. The distances from this place to Lampeter I judge by the map to be about 80 or 90 Miles - I cannot at present inform you the time of our Departure from home - when I know I will drop you a line.

May the Lord Jesus himself [indecipherable] you every moment [indecipherable] you night and day in the prayers of Dr Sir Your Sincere Friend R. Hall

360 Mr. Thonas Hassall The Rev. E. Williams Lampeter Cardiganshire