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& worship his God must be cast into the burning fiery furnace. I
now move slowly like a loaded waggon pressed beneath the sheaves of
wheat. Fightings without & fears within attend me. They that will live godly
in Christ Jesus must suffer persecution. This will hold good in all coun
tries & particularly in this. Some ministers are bold in preaching the Gospel
in the Pulpit but out of it they are very careful what they say or do lest
they shd give offence to the ungodly – I see such men but I cannot approve
of their plans – I have lately in some heavy storms stood alone & the storm
is not over yet – From a wicked world I expect neither favor or peace The
mission to New Zealand has also added much to my Anxiety – All things have
gone on as such there as I could have expected, as far as concerns the natives,
but the pecuniary concerns have been distressing to me, they have far exceeded
what I had reason to expect from various causes – I wish I was free from
these or that my Colleagues wd. enter more heartily into the work to assist
me – I find it to [sic] heavy a responsibility, for me. I am in hopes now the
settlement is formed, that things will go on more to my satisfaction & that
the expenses will be greatly reduced. I beg my kind regards to all my Family
& to Mr. & Mrs. Hughes in wh. Mrs. M. joins. If I can get any thing to send
by Mr. Hassell I will.

I remain
dear Madam
Yrs. respectfully
Saml. Marsden

PS. My little girls talk much about
Mr. Stokes. When they heard of the box every Ship
excited their curiosity to see what was in it. At length it came to all
their Joy.

Received by Mr. Hassell Feby. 23d. 1818