1 January 1871. Sabbath. Present at Morning worship 34 ...

The prevailing feeling was a crushing sense of helplessness, as I felt the utter inadequacy of my own powers to the work. May the Divine spirit supply his potency, and all shall succeed. I took for a text Psalm 95, 3, "For the Lord is a great God," and I spoke as I would to the youngest children, and told them about God. 10th. ................
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