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other than sincere prayer. Stated seasons of devotion ought to be abused by us, and will be if our hearts are right in the sight of God but even then I think there may be as much insincerity in our prayer as any other time and little fervency. Lucy, what is sincere prayer? What does it imply? do we comprehend its full meaning?

I went to meeting last Sabbath and though I heard Mr. Page preach and, as I view it pervert of the fundamental devotions of the Bible, yet it was a happy day to me- and indeed the last four days have been happy ones. Why does God grant me such communications of his love and grace? is it indeed real happiness that I enjoy, or is it only the delusion of a deceitful heart or one of the wiles of the adversary? Lucy did you even sit with the Saviour and talk to him face-to-face? O what a heart mine is that is no man willing to do His will. How entirely short do I come of manifesting His spirit in my daily wa? and conversation. One of Mr. Page's statements was, that the will is entirely controlled by the affections and admiting that to be true and carry out his ideas we should (I think) do away with our moral agency and of course our accountability. For my part I was willing there should be no more persons there to hear him. What do you think Lucy of Mr. Sewall's remarks upon our speaking in meeting? As for myself, I cannot find that I differ from him. I perfectly agree with Mr. Searles also that a spirit of sociability ought to be cultivated by the members of our church and not only towards each other but towards impenitents