31st This is the last day of May & a beautiful & serene morning. After taking breakfast with Mr I took
a walk in company with Elder into the state of [FIGURE] It was a pleasant walk indeed. we
passed the schoolhouse whare sat the youth with his mind occupied in study that he might be prepared to take the
place of his parents in the rising generation. This view brought fresh to my memory the days of my youth &
vanity. We next passed the farmhouse crowned with the fruits of a dairy which was so large that it required
a mill to churn the butter. the hors was upon the tread wheel for that purpose as we passed along.
smaller wheels are often in use whare the dairies are not so large & they are often turned by a sheep, a dog, or
a boy; others are larger still & carried by water. After walking a distan[c]e in the state above named we took
a by path & rose a high hill; the road was strewed with a great variety of flowers the honey suckle &c. we soon came
to the top of the hill whare we had a beautiful view of the surrounding country we sat down under the shade of a
chesnut & took a survey of the distant fields of Grain which presented a pleasing prospect, & while the birds tuned
their melodious notes we bowed our knees in prayer to the Author of every blessing. What reflections occupy the
mind of man amid the speed of time. This is the first time my feet ever pressed the soil of New jersey, this adds
another state to the list that I have visited in my Peregrinations [FIGURE] seventeen states. O time how swift thou art
one year ago this morning I left in company with Elder to go to the Islands of the sea the Lord hath
prospered our way & blessed be his name. Whare will another May day find me O, LORD thou knowest.
After being refreshed by the breeze I drew my pen & wrote these lines & then returned to house
& felt refreshed by our morning's walk. We dined at Mr Elstons & walked to & appointed a meeting
at candle light it was expected that we should meet with some disturbance from a company of men lead
by two drunken Doctors who were parrading in the street with their drums fifes & other instruments of
, but they attended the meeting in silence I preached to the people from Jer 31 ch 22 v. Elder followed
me we delt with the people in plainness we spent the night with Mr distance 8 miles
