“1827. 9th mo. 14th. My way has been prepared beyond my most sanguine hope for the desired object of African instruction in Sierra-Leone, and now it is expected in the course of next month we shall be moving on the great deep, in hope to be permitted ere long to be on the scene of action in this heart-interesting cause. I go alone, as to our own society, yet with the affectionate desires of my friends for success in the engagement, and shall have the company of the Church Missionary Society's agents, and of several going out as missionaries to Liberia.

“10th mo. 3rd. Our places are now taken, and although we have not had the equinoctial winds, we must hope that all will be ordered well, and seek to be prepared for what may be permitted. Watchfulness is needed, that the day's work may go on with the day, and no hours be lost. I sensibly feel this morning that my time is precious, and should be occupied in a steady, self-denying pursuit of duty, and that in every place I should be desiring to see the arisings of truth, and an acknowledgment of the excellency of the Redeemer's kingdom, and a desire for its prevalence on earth.[…]”