Travelling with George Whitfield

Mon 10 May 1784: I set out for Inverness. I had sent Mr. M’Allum before, on George Whitfield’s horse, to give notice of my coming. Hereby I was obliged to take both George and Mrs. M’Allum with me in my chaise. To ease the horses, we walked forward from Nairn, ordering Richard to follow us, as soon as they fed. He did so, but there were two roads. So as we took one, and he the other, we walked about twelve miles and a half of the way, through heavy rain. We then found Richard waiting for us at a little ale-house, and drove on to Inverness. But, blessed be God, I was no more tired, then when I set out from Nairn. I preached at seven to a far larger congregation than I had seen here since I preached in the Kirk. And surely the labour was not in vain, for God sent a message to many hearts.