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Comments on Christmas presents and dinner. Attending an Episcopal church where Mr. Canfield preaches and is trying to "live to the glory of god." News of acquaintances and family health.

Regarding alterations to a religious publication. "...the public should think it irreverent not to thee and thou an angel, because you see they are not Sweedenborians [i.e. Swedenborgians], and what is printed for the public's reading should conform to its taste." Discusses the Swedenborgian thought on angels.

Moravian missionary writing home. Requests recipe for streusel. Discusses shipping sugar and its different varieties. Exchanging diaries with his mother. Inquires after his mother's garden and pigs, and offers advice. Details on daily life, including drinking coffee and water, shining shoes, cold baths, mattresses, clothing. Albums.

McIlvaine writes regretfully that he did not receive the information regarding a committee meeting until after the time of the meeting. He has examined the proof sheets and has nothing to remark on.

Coryell, a minister, is dreading having to move again, as he is comfortably settled and happy with his church. There has been a religious revival there recently.

Included in Bowen, Elias 4 AMs.; New York, 14 pp. 1825-1837.

Mentions his children possibly moving to Pittsburgh. Discusses Mr. Buck's building, his good works, and his desire that they "come to them leave the slave state." Recent religious conference did not experience any revivals despite the presence of the Bishop and good preaching on a variety of subjects, including Sunday Schools. Conference was advised "against screaming he said, that was not preaching." Remarks on a man working at a factory store, his infant's bowel distress, and the likelihood that the child will not survive. A man and woman left for a religious circuit. Work is being done at the railroad depot. Gives news of acquaintances' health.

Disappointed that Gibson did not visit. Reflects on Gibson's health and the need to be spiritually prepared for death, comparing worldly preparations for a long voyage to the religious neglect for the soul's final journey. Includes an anecdote about a dying master, whose servant notes the work he undertook for worldly travels but the lack of preparation for the upcoming spiritual one. Intends to travel across the Atlantic to where he was born, with the travails of the trip causing him to muse on mortality. Discusses the death of Henry Clay and its newspaper coverage.

Hewitt writes to his cousin who he has not seen in some time. He reflects on a number of events that had occurred the previous year and of which his cousin took part. Hewitt meditates at length on life's events, including two passages regarding the marriage of a woman to a widower.

Description of his work on the Annals of the American Pulpit series.

Informing Gano that he has "constituted three Churches on the foundation of the appostels and prophets." Believes the movement is growing, but notes the people's poverty prevents them from supporting a preacher. Worries about getting enough money to support himself and has written to the "Brethren at the state meeting" to appeal for aid. "...I have no prospect of getting money for my years preaching to get me a decent suit of clothes for winter." Disappointed that Gano did not respond to his earlier letter. The money the Brethren are spending and the high number of preachers who can "ride in there fine buggys." Asks Gano to pray for him. "I conclude the Brethren did not feel willing to contribute any thing last spring to help get me a horse, and that you have burnt my letter."