Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal
The following day, , was a painful day to my
feelings. It was evident that Brother Taylor had a settled
fever upon him, and would not be able to travel.
Father Coltrin was resolved to continue his journey, and,
in conversing with Brother Taylor, he thought it better for
one sick man to be left than for two, as I was so sick with the
chills and fever that I was not able to render him any assist-
ance, nor, indeed, to take care of myself. Under these
circumstances, Brother Taylor advised me to continue my
journey with Brother Coltrin, and make the best of my way
to New York.
CHAPTER XXII.
CONTINUE MY JOURNEY LEAVE ELDER TAYLOR IN GERMAN-
TOWN—ARRIVE IN CLEVELAND—TAKE STEAMER FROM
THERE TO BUFFALO—DELAYED BY A STORM—GO TO
FARMINGTON, MY FATHER'S HOME—DEATH OF MY GRAND-
MOTHER—MY UNCLE DIES—I PREACH HIS FUNERAL
SERMON—ARRIVE IN NEW YORK—SAIL FOR LIVERPOOL
—ENCOUNTER STORMS AND ROUGH WEATHER—ARRIVE
IN LIVERPOOL.
AFTER committing Elder Taylor into the hands of the Lord,
though painful to me, I gave him the parting hand, and
started. I left him in Germantown, Wayne County, Indiana,
in the hands of a merciful God and a kind and benevolent
family, who promised to do everything in their power to make
him comfortable until his recovery.
This they did, though he passed through a severe course of
the bilious fever, and was sick nigh unto death. Through the
mercy of God, however, he recovered from his sickness, and
continued his journey. We next met in the city of New
York.
I continued my journey with Father Coltrin, and we reached
