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unclear There are many things in the way of the christian he has the world to contend with; he has the Devil to contend with and worst of all his own wickid heart. I find that the worst enemy that I have to contend with is my own heart. Sometimes before I am aware I begin to feel puffed up with pride: it sums whereever I go as though the white man thought so much of me and this before I know it sometimes makes me proud! O how I have to pray to keep down these feelings. O the christian must pray: if he don't his mind is soon fell off I can't think of words to tell you what I mean; so I will try to make it plain to your minds by a comparison. It seems to me like of many in a boat out at sea with the tide against him, if he puts down the oars , in a moment he begins to float with the tide; and if does not apply his oars again he will soon find himself far from the land.