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TRAVELS 
 
 GERMANY, PRUSSIA AND SWITZERLAND. 
 
 BY REV. HENRY HIESTAND. 
 
 INCLUDING SOME ACCOUNT GF 
 HIS EA.RI.Y lilFE, 
 
 CONVERSION, AND MINISTERIAL LABOURS 
 IN THE UNITED STATES. 
 
 BDITED BT A MIMISTKR OF THB GOSPEL IN NEW-TOBK. 
 
 NEW-YORK. 
 JOHN S. TAYLOR, BRICK CHURCH CHAPEL, 
 
 OPF03ITB THE CITY HALL. 
 
 1837. 
 
Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the vear 1837 bv 
 
 J"!^ \ r^^^^T^-'" -^^ 91'/'"'' ^^'''' '" the District C^urt 
 of the Southern District of New- York. 
 
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CONTENTS. 
 
 CHAPTER I. 
 
 Birth — Early Religious Impressions — Conviction 
 of Sin and Conversion to God 13 
 
 CHAPTER n. 
 
 Entrance into the Ministry — First Official Ap- 
 pointment — Travels and Labours in the United 
 States 29 
 
 CHAPTER HI. 
 
 Voyage to Germany — ^Arrival at Hamburg and 
 Reception there ----------42 
 
 CHAPTER IV. 
 
 Became acquainted with several Clergymen — In- 
 teresting visits to a pious Family — An Invita- 
 tion to go to the Theatre — Bachelor's Club — 
 Visit ta the Mayor of Hamburgh — Preparation 
 lo visit Berlin ----- ,----64 
 
6 
 CHAPTER V. 
 Funeral of the Emperor of Austria-Ceremony 
 of Confirmation — Sacrament Preparation- 
 Sacred Concert— Country Excursion— Young 
 Ministers-Cure for Dropsy— Ride to Berlin 73 
 
 CHAPTER VI. 
 
 Reception at Berlin-Novel Sight-Professor 
 Neander— Baron Gottvitz— Count Van Gra- 
 ben— Singular request by a Boy— Social Vi- 
 sits- Spandau Penitentiary— Sabbath School 
 Anniversary— Visit to the Prince 55 
 
 CHAPTER Vn. 
 
 The Grave-yard— Church Government— Leaves 
 Berlin— The Farmers of Wiettbrizen-King's 
 Garden, Museum and Palace— Theological 
 Meeting— Return to Berlin a few Days— De- 
 parture thence to Konigsburg 109 
 
 CHAPTER vnr. 
 
 Letter from Home— A little Controversy— Visit 
 to Stuttgard— Bishop Otto, and the ancient 
 Baptismal Font — Inconsistent Consistory- 
 Malicious Letter from Berlin— Its Recantation 
 —Detained at HofF— Interview with a Shep- 
 herd—Professor Greene and Lady Danville of 
 Kentucky— Pass on to Nuernberg— Churches 
 
and Burying Grounds— Female Labour in the . 
 Markets— Iffnorance of our Country— Note 
 
 113 
 respecting Luther ---- 
 
 CHAPTER IX. 
 
 Visit to Stultgard— Difficulty of preaching there 
 —Switzerland- The River Rhine— The Alps 
 —Beautiful Scenery— SchafFhausen—Guerck 
 —Found a Namesake— Lavater— Basle Ca- 
 thedral-Erasmus— Mouse Tower— Revisited 
 Hamburg from Bremen— Return thither— 
 Preparations for sailing to the United States- 
 Passage across the Atlantic— Arrival at New- 
 Orleans - 
 
 Conclusion 
 
 13& 
 
 162, 
 
PREFACE 
 
 The following pages are submitted to 
 the public with great diffidence. They 
 originated in the earnest request of many 
 personal friends of Mr. Hiestand, that he 
 would give some account of his visit to 
 Europe in 1835. But the number of works 
 that have been issued from the press, re- 
 lative to the European character, customs, 
 and other matters, rendered it difficult to 
 suppose that there could be any room for 
 another. Continued solicitations, how- 
 ever, induced the author to collate and 
 transcribe some notes and memoranda 
 which were taken while in Europe. 
 These were submitted to a few friends, 
 who gave it as their opinion that the work 
 
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 would be acceptable and useful, especially 
 to such as felt interested in the cause of 
 religion, or were anxious to know the state 
 of Christianity in those parts of Europe 
 where Mr. Hiestand traveled. The inci- 
 dents given in the following pages are not 
 numerous, and care has been taken to 
 avoid tedious detail. 
 
 Many who have made the tour of Eu- 
 rope, or who have visited a particular part 
 thereof, when giving their account of mat- 
 ters and things, neglect to mention the 
 state of true religion, as it is incnlcated 
 and practised by ministers and people. 
 Perhaps they have said all they knew; 
 nevertheless Christians at home wish 
 to know something about Christianity 
 abroad; and hence this work supplies a 
 deficiency which exists in many books of 
 travels. Herein will be found the opinion 
 of an humble Christian, in respect to the 
 
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 moral and spiritual condition of the inha- 
 bitants in some parts of Germany, Prussia, 
 Switzerland, and elsewhere, and it is to 
 be feared that there is more formality and 
 ceremony than genuine piety both among 
 the clergy and laity. May the Sun of 
 Righteousness arise with healing in his 
 
 wings. 
 
 It is to be hoped that the sketch of Mr, 
 Hiestand's early life and conversion to 
 God will be of use to young people, espe- 
 cially those who have pious parents, and 
 this is certainly a sufficient reason for its 
 insertion, introductory to other matter. 
 ^' It is good for a man to bear the yoke of 
 his youth." Let this be borne in mind by 
 the youthful readers of these pages. 
 
 The editor has taken upon himself the 
 responsibility of adding a few reflections, 
 and other remarks, at the end of some of 
 the chapters, and he must also state that 
 
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 he must take the praise or blame of all 
 matter written in the third person, as Mr. 
 Hiestand was absent from New- York 
 when the book was revised and put to 
 press. This is also the case as it regards 
 the Discourse, which forms the appendix ; 
 and it is added in the belief that it will be 
 useful to the church and the world. That 
 this may be the case, in reference to the 
 whole, is the sincere prayer of 
 
 THE EDITOR. 
 
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 CHAPTER I. 
 
 Sir^— Early Religious Impressions — Conviction of 
 Sin and Conversion to God. 
 
 Those incidents which occur in the life of 
 man, during the period of infancy, are so similar 
 in their character, and so uninteresting to all 
 but the parties concerned, that it would be 
 more than folly for me to describe those which 
 happened to me at that time. I shall only state 
 that which is necessary to be known. 
 
 I was born in Shenandoah County, Virginia, 
 on the 19th October, 1788. My father's name 
 was Abraham Hiestand. He was, before my 
 remembrance, a preacher of the gospel, and 
 from the advice and admonition which I re- 
 ceived from him, I was in early life taught 
 the difference between right and wrong — good 
 and evil. By him I was instructed in the first 
 principles of Christianity, and my mind was 
 therefore often exercised in thoughts of eter- 
 nity, and all its awful and sublime reahties. 
 2 
 
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 Another consequence of my religious training 
 was, that the commission of any sin, in word 
 or deed, or disobedience to parents, was always 
 followed by remorse of conscience, and from 
 a conviction that these things were displeasing 
 to God, I, after reflecting on the actions of the 
 day, frequently promised, that, if the Lord 
 would spare me through the night, I would for 
 the future do better. But alas ! such was the vo- 
 latility of my youthful mind, I forgot my vows, 
 and went on carelessly till I w^as eleven 5^ears 
 of age. About this time I attended a funeral, 
 and while looking upon the lifeless body in the 
 coffin, I was suddenly arrested with the 
 thoughts of death and the necessity of conver- 
 sion. 1 knew if I died in the state I was a.t 
 that time, I should be turned into hell, with all 
 the people that forget God. When at the place 
 of burial, I trembled exceedingly, my " heart 
 was moved as the trees of the wood are moved 
 with the wind," and on leaving the grave I 
 formed a resolution, from that day, to devote 
 myself to the service of God. My serious im- 
 presiBions continued to follow me, but still I was 
 imable to conquer the evils of my heart, and 
 my vows being made in my own strength, the 
 Lord had to say of me, as of Ephraim and Ju- 
 
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 dah, " your goodness is as a morning cloud, 
 and as the early dew it goeth away." After a 
 few months I gave way to my former evil 
 practices, and sin by degrees gained the as- 
 cendency. But the arrow of conviction, which 
 God had lodged in my heart, retained its place, 
 and in the midst oi" my dissipation stung me 
 keenly. Sin had no pleasures for me. I 
 vowed to ajnend, and as frequently broke my 
 vows. I felt the liardness of my heart, but 
 could not repent. And yet my heart was sus- 
 ceptible of impression, for ever}- powerful ser- 
 mon affected me, a description of the Saviour's; 
 sufferings always pierced my heart, and some- 
 times it seemed as though Jesus looked upon 
 me and charged mc with his sufferings and 
 death ; then would my heart be filled with 
 grief a,nd fear, but when these impressions 
 were gone, I returned to my sins. Thus I con- 
 tinued as a " troubled sea" until my twentieth 
 year, and it is only through " the Lord's mer- 
 cies that lam not consumed, because his com- 
 passions fail not." 
 
 In tlie autumn of 1804 my father removed 
 to Fairfield County, in the State of Ohio. 
 About four years after this, in the spring of 
 J.808, my faiJier and anothej- preaclier engaged 
 
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 to attend a sacramental meeting, near tweliKC 
 miles distance from our place of ab»de. They 
 went on the day appointed, and I resolved to 
 follow them. In the afternoon I saddled a 
 horse for that purpose, in the sincere hope 
 that I should return in a better state of mind 
 than I went. However Satan endeavoured to 
 divert my mind by insinuating I was too young 
 — there was time enough yet — or if I became 
 religious, I should have no more pleasure. 
 Nevertheless I went. 
 
 The meeting on the Sabbath was held out of 
 doors, in consequence of the smallness of the 
 house, but I paid little attention to the sermons 
 that were delivered ; my heart was filled with 
 pride and vanity. After preaching, the table of 
 the Lord was set, and when the people ap- 
 proached to partake of the sj'^mbols of the Sa- 
 viour's dying love, I pressed forward to wit- 
 ness the ceremony, which was after the manner 
 observed by the German Reformed Church. 
 While thus looking I began to feel solemn. 
 Some mere professors, with whom I was per- 
 sonally acquainted, came near, and the words 
 of the apostle, on eating and drinking unwor- 
 thily, came to my mind. I wept for them, and 
 while musing on their condition I began to re- 
 
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 fleet on my oim. I felt as a sinner before God, 
 and was convinced that the body of Christ was 
 broken, and his blood shed for me — that his 
 sufferings were for my si?is. These reflections 
 made me weep bitterlj'-, but when I left the 
 meeting I assumed my former light air. 
 
 I remained during the night with a family 
 whose daughter had recently been converted 
 to God, This young lady had noticed me 
 weeping, and inquired the cause. I frankly 
 told her, which led to a free conversation on 
 religion. I unbosomed my thoughts and feel- 
 ings in regard to it, after which she related the 
 account of her conversion to God. Her state- 
 ment went as a dagger to my heart, and though 
 I had often felt deeply, yet I never before was 
 so much affected as now. A sense of my sin- 
 ful condition made me burst into tears, and the 
 recollection of the Saviour's agony and death 
 almost broke my heart. During the night my 
 couch was watered with tears, and sleep for- 
 sook my eyes. In the morning I returned 
 home, weeping most of the way. I was as one 
 who had suddenly awoke out of a deep sleep, 
 and found himself surrounded by dangers, of 
 which he had never before thought. My sins 
 appeared mountainous and innumerable, I felt 
 
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 under the condemnation of the Uiav, " without 
 hope and without God in the worhl." Those 
 who ha^-e been taught in the school of expe- 
 rience alone understand my feehngs. When I 
 reached home, my friends discerned :i diffe- 
 rence, l)ut did not ask the cause, and 1 kept 
 out of their way as much as possible. My 
 sorrow and wretchedness increased so much 
 that I did not wish to see any body. Every 
 day made my burden heavier, fori had clearer 
 views of my extreme sinfulness. If my sins 
 had been printed in a book, the}- could not have 
 been presented more distinctly. The goodness 
 of God — the drawings of his spirit — the mercies 
 he had offered — and the opportunities I had 
 despised and neglected — all rushed upon my 
 recollection, and added to my misery. I be- 
 gan to despair. Satan suggested that it was 
 too late — the favours I had slighted would not 
 be re-offered — my sins were too great — I might 
 just as well drive away these gloomy thoughts, 
 for there was no hope for me. But then floods 
 of anguish would over\^-helm me, for I had 
 ruined myself by abusing divine mercies. 
 The thought of being banished from Ciod was 
 not near so painful to me, as the idea of having 
 trampled upon his goodness and grieved his 
 spirit. 
 
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 Such was my distress at this time, that I 
 could neither labour, eat, nor sleep. I would 
 sometimes retire into the woods or fields, and, 
 throwing myself on the ground, implore the 
 forgiveness of an offended God. When at 
 church, the sermon afforded no consolation, and 
 when I read the Scriptures, condemnation 
 seemed written on every page. Though I 
 could see a sufficiency in the atonement of 
 Christ for a world of transgressors, yet I 
 thought myself excluded from its benefits, and 
 was tempted to terminate my earthly career. 
 In this deplorable state of mind I w^ould often 
 gaze upon the birds of the air or beasts of the 
 field — ^yea, even the meanest reptile that 
 crawls upon the earth, and envy each the hap- 
 piness they enjoyed. Oh ! how I should have 
 rejoiced to hear that there was even a possi- 
 bility for so great A sinner to be saved. I 
 would gladly have gone to the uttermost parts 
 of the earth to obtain an assurance that I could 
 yet find pardon. I was at the same time fiUed 
 with awful fears, and when in the fields, at 
 prayer, I often became agitated, suddenly 
 rose from my knees, and went home. The 
 appearance of the smallest animal would ter- 
 rify me, though I never attributed the approach 
 
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 of one to any supernatural cause. It only 
 showed my weak state of body, produced by 
 extreme distress of mind. 
 
 When about two months had thus passed 
 away, I one day went through a beautiful 
 field of wheat corn, which had just begun to 
 turn yellow. Standing on an eminence where 
 I could overlook the whole, I said to myself, 
 ** God knows if each grain of wheat in this 
 field was a globe of gold as large as the earth, 
 and in my possession, I would cheerfully give 
 all to know whether I could find mercy in the 
 sight of God. Yea, if every grain of sand on 
 earth were a globe of gold as large as the sun, 
 I would freely give them, if mine, to be deli- 
 vered from this load of sin, ay, and ten thou- 
 sand times more." The reader mayrest as- 
 sured 1 am not painting my situation in colours 
 too dark, for my pen can never describe the 
 agony and distress of a sinner labouring under 
 a sense of the wrath of God. I have many a 
 time wished to fall back into nothing, or to 
 have my name and memory obliterated for 
 ever. But I knew I was destined for im- 
 mortality, and felt that for my sins I should be 
 banished from God and from angels — ^yea from 
 everything that was good or desirable. Then 
 
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 would I exclaim — Wo! wo is me, for I am 
 undone ! How can I stand before the face of 
 that Judge, whose dignity I have insulted, 
 whose law I have transgressed, whose mercy 
 i have abused, and whose spirit I have a thou- 
 sand times grieved ? Ye mountains and hills, 
 fall and cover me from his face. But ah ! 
 how fruitless the wish, these cannot cover me 
 from the face of him that filleth immensity. I 
 continued to feel that I had sinned away my 
 day of grace. " The whole head is sick, and 
 the whole heart faint. From the sole of the 
 foot even to the head, there is no soundness in 
 it; but wounds and bruises and putrefying 
 sores." This was the language I adopted, and 
 there seemed to be no remedy. I could not 
 believe that I was included among the sinners 
 that Christ came to save. Now I resolved to 
 make myself better, knowing, if I remained as 
 I was, God would frown me from his face for 
 ever ; then I felt that the description given by 
 the Apostle Paul, of a person struggling for li- 
 berty, was exactly suited to my case. " To 
 will is present with me, but how to perform 
 that which is good I find not. For the good 
 that I would, that I do not; but the evil which 
 I would not, that I do." These fears and sox- 
 2* 
 
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 rows had now followed me for three months, 
 and now all nature seemed to wear a gloomy 
 aspect — the skies were hung m mourning. 
 When I gazed at the sun, he seemed to weep, 
 and the pale moon shed tears of sorrow. The 
 trees of the forest appeared to be distressed, 
 the corn seemed to droop and the grass ^ to 
 wither at my approach. The flowers of the 
 garden had lost their loveliness, and the notes 
 of the birds had lost their music ; nothing on 
 earth was pleasant or agreeable to me. The 
 constant language of my heart was, " O 
 wretched man that I am, who shall deliver me 
 from the body of this death." I felt the dis- 
 pleasure of God resting on me, and acknow- 
 ledged the justice of his severit}". 
 
 " Guilty I stand before thy face ; 
 On me I feel thy wrath abide ; 
 'Tis jnst the sentence should take place, 
 'Tis just ;— but, 0, thy Son hath died !" 
 
 And shall I never see the face of that dear 
 Saviour who shed his blood, for me and all 
 mankind ^ I cannot bear the thought, and shall I 
 bear the reality with all its consequences ? But 
 I felt as though I could not live in this state of 
 mind, and if I must perish, I resolved to do so 
 
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 at the feet of Jesus. I felt encouraged and 
 ltd a. though I could cast ^^^ 
 reserve, on the merey of God m Chns Je^- 
 I said, O Jesus, if thou wdt thou can.t mal.e 
 „,eci;an,thoughIa» the chief of stnner. 
 
 thou wilt cast me off thou art just, and I will 
 t.nb y bow before thee andhear the sentence 
 oreonlemnation. N-ertheless, if such a sin- 
 ner as I am can find merey, let me now find 
 It, and I will praise thy name for ever foi my 
 deliverance. " Thy will be done. 
 
 Thank God ! the dark side of my nauatne 
 i, ended, while I thus pleaded with God, and 
 : ouncid all fovhim,he graciously "revealed 
 his Son in my heart." A scene entuely new 
 presented itself to my mind. It seemed as If a 
 Lrk cloud had suddenly been..emoved=md 
 the sun made to shine in all its fulness , foi the 
 ' 4,ressible sorrow of my heart was tunied 
 T'lov unspeakable and full of glory. I 
 waited patiently for the Lord; and he mchned 
 :::m:and heard my cry. He brougb m 
 up also out of a horrible pit, and out of the 
 miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and 
 Sushed my goings. And "e hath put 
 new song in my mouth, -f /"'^^ "~ 
 God : many shaU see it, and fear, and trust m 
 
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 the Lord." Praises to God spontaneously and 
 irresistibly flowed from my heart — my new- 
 born soul was filled with hallelujahs to God and 
 the Lamb. This ecstatic joy lasted for about 
 an hour, when a doubt arose in my mind 
 whether God could pardon such a sinner as I 
 had been. I prayed earnestly that God wouH 
 condescend, in mercy, to give me a clear evi- 
 dence of my acceptance, that should remove 
 all doubts and fears from my mind. This in- 
 estimable favour was granted me in the fol- 
 lowing manner : — While musing on my strange 
 feelings, suddenly there appeared before my 
 mind a person, as plain as though I had seen 
 with my natural eyes. He was clothed with a. 
 cloud as white as snow. His face appeared 
 more glorious than the radiant beams of the 
 sun. On his countenance was a smile that 
 would make all nature rejoice. From wounds 
 in his hands, and feet, and side, flowed streams 
 of blood. This was a contrast so beautiful and 
 lovely, that angels could admire and gaze 
 astonished. He appeared standing erect, with 
 his hands outstretched, as when a parent in- 
 vites his child to come to him. His whole as- 
 pect was ineffably glorious, and left an im- 
 pression on my mind that eternity can never 
 
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 efface, though the vision remained but a short 
 time. This took place on the eighth day ot 
 July, one thousand eight hundred and eight, 
 about four o'clock in the afternoon, then it was 
 that my doubts were dispelled myburden was 
 
 removed, and the " love of God shed abroad m^ 
 my heart by the Holy Ghost given unto me. 
 A^this moment the last words of Christ to his 
 disciples were forcibly applied to my mind-- 
 .. Go^ye into all the world and preach the gospel 
 to every creature." 
 
 AUthis occurred within an hour from the 
 time I first cast myself upon the Sa^^our,andI 
 continued to feel happy in God, Ml of grati- 
 tude and praise. The world around seemed 
 new-all nature smiled, and the glory of God 
 ^Bhone forth from every object. I was in a 
 ^eld when God thus blessed me, and when 1 
 returned home I found my father, to whom 
 I communicated the joyful news by repeating 
 the following lines :— 
 
 -Should storms of seven-fold thunder roll, 
 And shake the globe from pole to pole ; 
 No thunder-bolt shall daunt my face, 
 For Jesus is my hiding place." 
 
 . My heart was fUled ^vah heavenly peace, and 
 I spent the evening in walking the yard and 
 
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 fields, praising the Lord for his goodness. I 
 slept none during the night, but it soon passed 
 away, and the most glorious morning appeared 
 that I ever beheld. While the natural sun 
 arose and gladdened the earth, the sun of 
 righteousness arose with healing in his wings, 
 upon my soul. All nature praised the Lord — 
 the birds, with their sweet warbling notes, 
 were as so many angels sent with their instru- 
 ments of music to congratulate me on my ad- 
 mission into the family of God. The whole 
 expanse of heaven seemed as the dome of the 
 great temple of the great Jehovah, whom I 
 now knew to be my father and friend. 
 
 Reflections. — There are many young- 
 people who, like the subject of the foregoing 
 narrative, have been favoured with a pious 
 father. His instructions and advices have been 
 affectionately given, a,nd they have been listen- 
 ed to with tearful eye. God, in his merc}^ 
 has applied the truth spoken to the enlightening 
 and conviction of the heart ; and those thus 
 affected have, in early life, seen the beauty of 
 rehgion, and promised to embrace the gospel 
 in all its richness and efficiency. But alas ! 
 how many have been deprived of these bless- 
 ings by procrastination, Satan has thus gained 
 
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 advantage over them, and many young men 
 have spent years in sin, without enjoying any of 
 its pleasures, such as they are. And why? 
 Because God would not allow them to forget 
 the admonitions and prayers of a pious parent ; 
 and in the midst of gay companions and sinful 
 dissipation, the remembrance of these prove an 
 arrow in the heart. To such one word of ad- 
 vice may here be properly given. Bear in 
 mind that you are not only causing yourself 
 misery, but it is more than probable that the 
 heart of your affectionate father or mother is 
 almost broken on account of your profligacy 
 and violation of their precepts. If you have 
 any love for them, or regard for your own 
 welfare, now — -this day — " consecrate your- 
 selves to the service of God." 
 
 " Be wise to day ; 'tis madness to defer ; 
 Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; 
 Thus on till wisdom is push'd out of life. 
 Procrastination is the thief of time ; 
 Year after year it steals, till all are fled, 
 And to the mercies of a moment leaves 
 The vast concerns of an eternal scene." 
 
 " It is good for a m.an to bear the yoke in his 
 youth." In after-life the benefit will be felt. — 
 Yea, through eternit}^ it will be the cause of 
 
 joy- 
 
im 
 
 Pious parents may also take encouragement. 
 We have before us an instance of the advan- 
 tages of religious instruction. Our children 
 may seem to forget what we have said, but if 
 we have spoken in the fear of the Lord, wa- 
 tering the seed of the word with our tears and 
 prayers, we shall see the fruit after many days. 
 •Religious impressions made in early life are 
 -seldom, if ever obliterated, and we ought to 
 take courage, attending to the advice of Solo- 
 mon — " In the morning sow thy seed, and in 
 the evening withhold not thine hand ; for thou 
 knowest not whether shall prosper, either this 
 or that, or whether they both shall be alike 
 ^good." 
 
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 CHAPTER II. 
 
 Entrance into the Ministry — First Official Appoint- 
 ment — Travels and Labours in the United States. 
 
 It would have been gratifjdng to the author 
 jS, at this period of his life, he could have re- 
 ferred to his youthful days, as a time when 
 his mind had been stored with useful know- 
 ledge, which, as the sequel will show, might 
 have been of essential service to him and be- 
 nefit to the world. It is true God can, and 
 often does, make use of the weakest instru- 
 ments to effect great objects, nevertheless, 
 learning, literary acquirements are by no means 
 to be deprecated ; and it is very probable that 
 though an illiterate person may be made useful 
 in bringing sinners to God, yet if the same 
 individual had possessed knowledge commen- 
 surate with his zeal, and both these employed 
 under the influence of christian humility, he 
 would have been much more useful. How- 
 
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 ever, the subject of this narrative never had 
 any educational privileges — he was not even 
 favoured with a common school training. That 
 part of the country where he was born, at 
 that time, afforded few opportunities of edu- 
 cating poor children. Nine months schooling, 
 at four separate intervals, was all he ever re- 
 ceived, and that was divided between the Ger- 
 man and English languages. While many of 
 his brethren were studjdng the languages and 
 their grammars, with other branches of science 
 and polite literature, he was employed in the 
 field, steadying the plough or using the axe. 
 It is therefore with considerable diffidence that 
 he lays before them and the public a brief ac- 
 count of his ministerial labours and travels in 
 this countr}^ and elsewhere. 
 
 No sooner was I converted, and felt the love 
 of God in my heart, than I desired that others 
 should enjoy the blessings of salvation. On 
 the fourth day after I was delivered from my 
 distress, I attended a meeting at a neighbour's 
 house. There were many of m}' young com- 
 panions in the congregation. I felt so much 
 interested for them, that, after the sermon was 
 ended, I voluntarily arose and told them what 
 God had done for me, at the same time ex- 
 
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 hortin- them to " seek the Lord," and tlee " from 
 the wrath to come." This coming from one 
 Avho had for several years joined them in sm 
 and folly, made a deep impression on many of 
 their hearts. About two weeks after this 1 met 
 a company of young people, who had agreed 
 to assemble together for amusement and pas- 
 time, by singing hymns. None of them bemg 
 serious, I thought this a favourable opportunity 
 to recommend them to embrace religion. I 
 went forward— took a hymnbook— gave out a 
 hymn, and after it was sung, I began to ex- 
 hort them, saying—" Repent ye, for the kmg- 
 dom of heaven is at hand." After relatmg my 
 experience-telling them what God had done 
 for me, the spirit of the Lord moved upon theu^ 
 hearts, and many of them began to weep— yea, 
 before I had done speaking, some cried aloud 
 for mercy. I concluded by prayer, and made 
 an appointment to meet them again. On this 
 day the Lord began a glorious work among the 
 young people of that place, it was the com- 
 mencement of a wonderful reA'ival, which, by 
 the grace of God, brought hundreds, both young 
 and old, into the church of God. At a meeting 
 held about two weeks after this, we had ano- 
 ther gracious manifestation of the goodness and 
 
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 power of God. The work spread rapidly — 
 far and wide — so that in about six months from 
 its commencement I had to attend a meeting 
 nearly every evening in the week. The Lord 
 soon raised up helps, and the work having 
 spread into other counties, much of mj'' time 
 was occupied in travelling from place to place, 
 to invite sinners to Jesus, and direct the peni^ 
 tent to " the Lamb of God that taketh away 
 the sin of the world." This work began in 
 Fairfield County, Ohio, in the year 1808 — and 
 of those who were then brought to God — some 
 few have returned to the beggarly elements of 
 the world — many have fallen asleep in Jesus 
 and are praising God in glory — some are en- 
 gaged in the work of the ministry, and others 
 are pressing " toward the mark for the prize 
 of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." 
 *' And they shall be mine, saith the Lord 
 of hosts, in that day when I make up my 
 jewels ; and I will spare them, as a man spareth 
 his own son that serve th him." 
 
 Li June 1809, the conference of " the United 
 Brethren in Christ" was held in Ross County, 
 Ohio ; from that body I received my first li- 
 cence to preach. The following autumn, hav- 
 ing some business to transact in the State of 
 
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 Virginia, I went thither and remained nea% 
 three months. During my stay in this state I 
 preached every Sabbath, and the Lord blessed 
 iny feeble labours. Through the goodness of 
 God I was, at this time, made instrumental m 
 the conversion of an uncle, who, some yeais 
 since, died in the State of Indiana. He was a 
 minister of the gospel, and departed this hfe 
 happy in the enjoyment of that religion he had 
 recommended to others. From Virgmia I re- 
 turned to Ohio, where I remained eighteen 
 months, endeavouring all the lime to make my- 
 self useful ; and I had here again the gratifica. 
 tion of seeing the work of God spread arid re- 
 vive. In May 1811, bidding farewell to 
 my family, consisting of my father, step- 
 mother, and two brothers, younger than my- 
 self, I set out for Carlisle, in Pennsylvania 
 Near this place the conference of the united 
 brethren in Christ was in session, and from 
 them I received an appointment to travel on a 
 circuit. Its extent was nearly eight hundred 
 miles in circumference. I travelled round this 
 circuit, once in every eight weeks, preaching 
 twice every six days out of seven, and on the 
 Sabbath generally preached an additional ser- 
 mon. We h^d gracious visitations from Hea- 
 
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 ven, all round the circuit. In Sharpsburgh, 
 Maiyland, especially, the spirit of God was 
 wonderfully poured out, and many were con- 
 verted. In almost every place on the circuit, 
 I had the gratification to see fruit from the seed 
 of the word which had been sown. I continued 
 my labours here for nine months, and the fol- 
 lowing three months wore spent in the state of 
 Virginia, where also I saw many blessed mani- 
 festations of the saving power of the gospel of 
 Christ. This year (1812) I entered into the 
 marriage state, and in 1813 returned to the 
 state of Ohio, with my wife and one child. 
 Here I travelled most of the time till 1815, 
 during which time the Lord was graciously 
 present with me, and a goodly number were 
 converted from the error of their ways. 
 
 This part of my narrative will not be found 
 as interesting as I could wish, owing to the de- 
 struction ofmy manuscripts during my absence 
 and the sickness of my wife, by a woman who 
 knew not what she was doing, being unable to 
 read. I have thereibre to depend upon my 
 memory for the general incidents and facts. 
 By the above accident I have lost many par- 
 ticulars and interesting facts which would have 
 been gratifying to the reader. To keep the 
 
35 
 
 thread of my narrative I may as well just state, 
 that in the summer of 1815 I went as mis- 
 sionary to the state of Indiana, which, at that 
 time was, for the most part, a new and uncul- 
 tivated settlement ; uncultivated both in respect 
 to its lands and people. After spending some 
 time here, I returned to Ohio, for my little fa- 
 mily, consisting of my wife and one child, the 
 Lord having called one to himself previous to 
 our removal. We resided in the state of In- 
 diana from 1815 to 1829 ; during the first year 
 I travelled a circuit of several hundred miles, 
 and saw some good done. After this I did not 
 confine myself to any particular circuit, but 
 travelled extensively in the states of Ohio, Ma- 
 ryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, 
 Tennessee, and IS'orth CaroHna. Some of these 
 journeys f undertook on foot, and, when my 
 strength would allow, I preached in the neigh- 
 bourhoods and villages as I passed along. 
 During all this time I received no regular sa- 
 lary, and was sometimes without a single dollar, 
 not knowing from whence one would come, not 
 even a morsel of bread, and this too several 
 hundred miles from home and friends. But 
 God was my friend, and to this date, Sep. 21, 
 1836, I have never suffered for want of food or 
 
36 
 
 raiment. In Indiana, however, I had maisy 
 crosses, hardships, and persecutions, so that'I 
 was necessitated, for various and conscientious 
 reasons, to leave the church and conference of 
 which I had been a member for twelve years. 
 Many of the brethren of that denomination were 
 dear to me, but peace of mind was dearer still, 
 and to secure this I was constrained to sepa- 
 rate from them. 
 
 I continued to travel and preach for several 
 years after this without a recognized connec- 
 tion with any religious denomination. To me 
 this course was unsatisfactory, and moreover I 
 considered it contrary to the dispensation of the 
 gospel, inasmuch as my labours might be more 
 efficient, if wisely directed by matured coun- 
 sels. The German Reformed Church was that 
 of my choice, and I communicated my deter- 
 mination to join that body, to Rev. T. W. a 
 a member of the German Reformed Synod of 
 Ohio. He, by letter, kindly invited me to at- 
 tend the next session of the synod, which I did» 
 and my application being brought before the 
 session, received the approbation of the same, 
 and I was admitted into that body. This was 
 in J827, and in the same year I obtained can- 
 didate's licence. In the spring of 1828 I re- 
 
37 
 
 ceived a call to become pastor of a German 
 church in New-Orleans. I received ordination 
 for that purpose, in Canton, Stark County, 
 Ohio ; but previous to my departure for New- 
 Orleans, I fulfilled an engagement to go on a 
 mission for two months to the states of Indiana, 
 Illinois, and Missouri. After the time was ex- 
 pired, I proceeded from New-Madrid to New- 
 Orleans, to make the necessary arrangements 
 for the settlement and comfort of my family. 
 This being done, they arrived safe in March 
 1829, and we remained in New-Orleans and 
 its vicinity for six years. The first two years 
 of this time was devoted to preaching the gos- 
 pel in the German language ; but it was not 
 possible to remain there, without being re- 
 duced, next to absolute starvation. I there- 
 fore left, and went to the Balize, at the 
 mouth of the Mississippi ; where I preached to 
 the pilots and taught a school. In this situa- 
 tion I remained one year, but innumerable dif- 
 ficulties compassed me about, these citizens 
 were too hard for me, and I was forced to leave 
 them. In order to procure a living for my fa- 
 mily, I was, from sheer necessity, compelled 
 to seek a situation under government. I suc- 
 ceeded, and was appointed to take charge of 
 3 
 
38 
 
 the light-house on' South Point, at the mouth of 
 the south pass of the jNIississippi. This situation 
 yielded me an income, every thing considered, 
 of about twelve hundred dollars a year. It 
 was all sufficient to maintain my family com- 
 fortably, but it could not procure me peace of 
 mind. I was harassed with the conviction that 
 I was not in my proper place, nor doing the 
 work God had assigned me. He had given 
 me grace and some degree of talent, and where- 
 fore ? Not to bury them in a sand-bar, or under 
 a light-house, but to use to his glory, and the 
 good of others. So powerfully did I feel this 
 applied to my mind, that I was assured if I 
 remained in this situation, I should suffer the 
 doom of the unprofitable servant mentioned in 
 the gospel — be taken, bound hand and foot, and 
 cast into outer darkness. Under these impres- 
 sions, and from a conviction of duty, I resigned 
 my situation under government, and removed 
 my family to the city of New-Orleans in No- 
 vember 1634. This was done in the fear of 
 the Lord, with a full resolution to attend to the 
 commission which, I believe, the Lord gave me, 
 when he delivered me from my sins, and " shed 
 his love abroad in my heart, by the Holy Ghost 
 given unto rae." 
 
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 Reflections. — It is truly pleasing to mark 
 the various ways and means Almighty God 
 adopts to carry on his own work. Some of 
 these are beyond the comprehension of short- 
 sighted man, and some of them are contrary to 
 that philosophy which, in its operation, requires 
 precision, accuracy, premeditation, and all the 
 et ceteras of refined education. Not that these 
 are objectionable — they are unquestionably ne- 
 cessary for the most part ; but that there can 
 be no unbending standard, no unalterable prin- 
 ciples for the divine government, in respect to 
 his choice of agents, for the world's conversion, 
 is a position supported by scriptural testimony, 
 and universal experience. " God hath chosen 
 the foolish things of the world, to confound the 
 wise ; and God hath chosen the weak things 
 of the world to confound the things which are 
 mighty ;" while for the same great object he 
 has miraculously secured the talents and pro- 
 found learning of a Paul, who was brought up 
 at the feet of Gamaliel. The great requisite 
 for a preacher of the gospel is " simplicity and 
 godly sincerity." With these, a plain and 
 earnest statement of experimental religion, — the 
 doctrines, duties, and benefits of Christianity, 
 will produce wonderful effects. By thi^ means 
 
40 
 
 many may be aroused to a sense of their danger 
 by reason of sin, who would remain" careless 
 and indifferent under the deliverance of a pro- 
 found argument or erudite exposition of truth. 
 This position is illustrated by the histoiy of the 
 man out of whom our Lord had cast a legion 
 of devils. " The whole multitude of the country 
 of the Gadarenes round about besought Jesus 
 to depart from them." But the poor demoniac, 
 who had received so much good at the hands of 
 Jesus, wished to remain with the Saviour. 
 " But Jesus sent him away, saying, ' Return 
 to thine own house, and show how great things 
 God hath done unto thee.' And he went his 
 way, and published throughout the whole city 
 how great things Jesus had done unto him.". 
 This poor man could do little more than relate 
 his experience, and tell of the power and good- 
 ness of Jesus, but this he was commanded to 
 do, and that too immediately after the change 
 had been wrought upon him. Of the extent of his 
 usefulness we are unable to judge, but the evan- 
 gelist says, — " It came to pass, that, when Jesus 
 was returned, the people gladly received him; 
 for they were all waiting for him." So God bafe 
 performed his own work in his own way, and 
 confounded the " world who by wisdom knew 
 
4J 
 
 not God." He is still doing thus, and we have 
 no reason to find fault with his arrangements. 
 '* Thus saith thg Lord, let not the wise man 
 glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty 
 man glory in his might, let not the rich man 
 glory in his riches. But let him that glorieth 
 glory in . this, that he understandeth and 
 knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exer- 
 cise loving kindness, judgment and righteous- 
 ness, in the earth : for in these things I delight, 
 saith the Lord." 
 
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 CHAPTER III. 
 
 Voyage to Germany — Arrival at Hamhurgli and, 
 Reception there. 
 
 There are many events that occur in the 
 life of man over which he seems to have no 
 control. Every man is destined to occupy 
 some particular sphere of labour, and the ar- 
 rangements of Providence which lead to that, 
 are frequently mysterious and incomprehen- 
 sible. Nevertheless, " all things work together 
 for good to them that love God," and he who 
 trusts in the Lord, will be directed safely 
 through the intricate contingencies of life, and 
 in the end be constrained to say, " O the depth 
 of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge 
 of God ! How unsearchable are his judgments, 
 and his ways past finding out ! As we journey 
 through life, these things strike our minds with 
 great force, and as we look around us and mark 
 the finger of God, pointing out to us the way 
 
we should take, we are astonished at the good- 
 ness of our heavenly Father, and gratefully ex- 
 claim with the Psalmist' — " My times are in 
 thine hand." 
 
 Early in the month of January 1835, I be- 
 came acquainted with Capt. J. W. Wendt, of the 
 Prussian ship. Princess Louisa, then at New- 
 Orleans, bound for Hamlpurgh. Germany be- 
 came the subject of our conversation, for I had 
 often wished to visit that country, in the belief 
 that, by the preaching of the gospel among its 
 inhabitants, much good might be done. I ob- 
 served to the captain, that I had not been able 
 to accomplish my desires, being a poor man, 
 and having a large family, their constant wants 
 precluded the possibility of affording it. The 
 captain very kindly invited me to sail with 
 him, assuring me of his willingness to make 
 every arrangement for my convenience and 
 accommodation. On the second Sabbath in 
 January I preached a sermon, in the German 
 language, on board the ship Princess Louisa. 
 The heart of the friendly captain was evidently 
 affected by the word spoken, and he again in- 
 vited me to sail with him, peremptorily offering 
 me a free passage — said he, " I will take you 
 to Hamburgh, and it shall not cost you any 
 
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44 
 
 thing." Though I was inchned to accept his 
 ojBTer at once, and go, yet I thought on the dis- 
 tance of six thousand miles, between myself 
 and family, should I go, and the apparent im^ 
 probability of my obtaining means to return, 
 I thus reasoned with the captain — ^but, said he, 
 " It shall cost you nothing to Hambm'gh, and, 
 if I do not return, I will cause you to be de- 
 livered on the American shore again, if that be 
 the will of God." This conversation I related 
 to some of my pious friends, — one, a preacher 
 in the Methodist Church, said, " I believe 
 brother, the providence of God is in it, and you 
 must go." There was now only one objection 
 or hindrance, that was a formidable one to be 
 sure, and I could not conscientiously leave my 
 home unless it were removed. It was this — I 
 had not received the consent of my family, and 
 unless they were willing, I could not go. But 
 I knew the Lord had the hearts of all in his 
 control, and if it were really his will that I 
 should visit Germany, (as the methodist brother 
 suggested) he would influence their hearts ac- 
 cordingly. I made it a subject of especial 
 prayer to Almighty God, that he would guide 
 me aright, believing that, if my family con- 
 sented freely and unequivocally, it would be 
 
45 
 
 evidence of his wiU in this affair. After the 
 lapse of a few days the whole of my family, 
 with one consent, said,—" go in the name of the 
 Lord, we will try to do without you till your 
 return." This was on the twentieth day of 
 Januaiy, and the ship was appointed to sail on 
 the twenty-fourth. WhHe at the hght-house, 
 a few months before, I had caught a large saw 
 fish, the skin of which I had preserved. For 
 this Captain Wendt offered me one hundred 
 doUars, which I accepted. This enabled me 
 to procure what was necessaiy for the voyage, 
 and on Saturday the 24th January, 1835, I 
 went on board the Princess Louisa, it being 
 understood she would leave the port that even- 
 ing. The wind, however, was so liigh, that 
 the captain of the tow-boat would not venture 
 
 out. 
 
 Sunday, 25th. This morning the wmd has 
 abated, we lay at the wharf until two o'clock, 
 P. M., when the tow-boat, Postpay, Captam 
 Anable, took us off, and we glided slowly down 
 the Mississippi. At 8 o'clock in the evening, 
 the wind being ahead, and a dense fog having 
 collected, we could not proceed, aiid were, 
 therefore, obhged to come to anchor. Soon 
 after, a frightful thunder-storm commenced, 
 3* 
 
46 
 
 which continued for about half a« hour-the 
 hghtnmg was awfuUy terrific, and struck a 
 farm-house that stood near-it took fire-in 
 five mmutes was in full blaze, and was, in a 
 very short time, reduced to ashes. The storm 
 abated, but d^ night continued dark andfoggy.. 
 Monday 26th. The fog stUl continues^To 
 hick that we cannot see the shore on either. 
 
 ^eofthern-e,.. At nine o'clock the fog cleared 
 oiF the day became pleasant-we weighed 
 anew, and got under way, having a pleasant 
 view of the sugar-farms on the banks of the 
 nob e aiKl beautiful Mississippi. 1„ the even! 
 ngthe fog arose and we were again obhged 
 to come to anchor. On Tuesdav 97,h 
 
 , "^" -tuesciay .i/th, we got 
 
 to the bar, but could proceed no farther in 
 consequence of the prevalence of the fog, which 
 continued tnuil the 30th. On the WedLesda" 
 
 wirtr^f r'°™ "°^^' — p--d 
 
 with terrific lightnn,g,_a dreadful flish of 
 which ran down our foremast, and seemed to 
 break into particles, and distributed itself thus 
 on the deck. We were thankful the ship Tus^ 
 tained no injury. On Tliursday, 29th, the fog 
 contmumg, the captain, several saUors, and 
 myself,^tookthe jolly-boat and went gunnin. 
 aon h„e. We shot several birds, fnd r^! 
 turned to our vessel. 
 
47 
 
 Friday, 30th. This morning the wind 
 changed, and the fog clearing ofF, at 9 o'clock 
 we weighed anchor, and at 10 got to sea. The 
 wind blew very fresh, and we steered our 
 course under double-reefed top-sails. The sea 
 rose very high, the waves were as mountains, 
 and broke over each other in terrible majesty. 
 This to me, who had never been to sea before, 
 was a beautiful and interesting sight. I en- 
 ioyed it, because I felt no inclination to sea- 
 sickness, and was flattering myself that I should 
 escape that troublesome companion of the 
 ocean. But a few hours after I was convmced 
 of my error, and the rolling and tossing of the 
 vessel, produced the same effects on me, as on 
 most others, who were strangers to the sea. 
 
 Nothing of any particular moment occurred 
 during several days of our voyage, and it would 
 be useless and tedious to detail the events ot 
 each day, as they cannot differ much from 
 those which occur on every ordmaiy passage 
 across the Atlantic. We had prayers in the 
 cabin every evening, and preaching on Sabbath 
 when the weather would allow. We had all 
 varieties of weather, sometimes pleasant, at 
 other times rough and uncomfortable. We 
 also, on several occasions, saw the wonders ot 
 
48 
 
 God in the deep. On the 3d of February se- 
 veral dolphins were near us, in the Gulf 
 stream, but we could not catch any. On 
 Saturday, 7th, we saw three whales that ap- 
 peared to be forty or fifty feet in length. It 
 was quite amusing to us to see these monsters 
 of the deep, force or spout the water into the 
 air, a great height. They must have strong 
 lungs. When the weather is rough I endure 
 much sickness, so that a calm day and plea- 
 sant weather is quite a treat. Such an one was 
 Tuesday, 10th, for scarcely a ripple disturbed 
 the bosom of the " vasty deep," and our ship 
 lay nearly still, and the men busy arranging 
 matters about the vessel. Nothing particular 
 occurred from this date to the 21st. I was 
 sick, and therefore unable to write. 
 
 On Sunday, 22d, a gale of wind arose, and 
 our captain ordered all sail furled except the 
 main-top sail, which remained close reefed, 
 and the fore sail reefed. The see ran high, 
 but the captain ran before the wind as far and 
 as long as he deemed it safe and expedient. 
 On the 26th he hove too, and we remained 
 nearly stationary until next day, when we again 
 made sail and ran our course. The weather 
 gets colder every hour as we approach nearer 
 
49 
 
 the British coast. From this cold I suiFered 
 much, as I have been in a warm climate for the 
 last six years, where cold weather is never 
 felt, or only comparatively. 
 
 Sunday, March 1st. This morning we made 
 the Lizard light in the English Channel, but 
 did not make much progress either this or the 
 next day, the wind being light, and the tide 
 against us. On the 3d, in consequence of a 
 gale, we layed too, nearly all day, close 
 under Brighton, in England. Toward evening 
 the wind abated, — we made sail, and on the 
 fourth passed through the English Channel and 
 entered the North Sea. Thursday, 5th. This 
 evening we drew near Heligoland, but, in con- 
 sequence of a gale of wind arising, were obhged 
 to stand off. It became stronger and stronger, 
 until it blew harder than we had experienced 
 it during the whole voyage. The captain, 
 judging from his barometer, believed it would 
 be still worse. However I had confidence in 
 that God who had preserved us thus far, and I 
 could not believe that he had brought me to 
 the North Sea to be drowned. The weather 
 was very severe, notwithstanding, and I had 
 to hold on with both hands, in order to pr©» 
 vent myself from falHng out of my berth. 
 
50 
 
 Saturday, 7th. Last night we made the He- 
 ligoland light, and this morning early we passed 
 a small island, which is a very high rock rising 
 perpendicularly out of the sea. It has a sur- 
 face of three miles land, with upwards of three 
 thousand inhabitants, who live by fishing and 
 piloting ships to the mouth of the Elbe. Here 
 we got a pilot, for thirty dollars, who took us 
 as far as the floating light-house, where we got 
 another one. The wind and tide being now 
 against us, we had hard work to gain the har- 
 bour. Our pilot got drunk and run us ashore, — 
 we should most certainly have been wrecked, 
 but, providentially for us, it was flood tide, 
 which took us off" again in a few hours, and in 
 the evening we safely anchored in Cuxhaven. 
 
 Sunday, 8th. This morning an officer came 
 on board, who inquired after many things ap- 
 pertaining to the ship, and crew, &c. About noon 
 we weighed anchor, and having the wind and 
 tide in our favour, we proceeded up the Elbe. 
 Night came on — the tide turned, and we 
 again anchored. Monday, 9th. This morning 
 got under way, and, as we passed up the river, 
 we had a beautiful view of the houses and 
 gardens on the banks, and at eleven, a. m. we 
 cast anchor at Hamburgh, the place of our des- 
 
51 
 
 tination. The captain and I immediately went 
 ashore, and proceeded to the house of his 
 mother-in-law, where the captain resides when 
 in this port. He was received with great cor- 
 diality, yea with open arms, by his mother-in- 
 law and the whole family. I was introduced 
 and received with all the friendship a stranger 
 could wish for, in a strange land. Gratitude 
 flowed from my heart to the giver of " every 
 good and perfect gift," that he had brought me 
 safely through the perils of the deep, and placed 
 me in a distant land, where the kindness of 
 new friends, in some measure, made up for the 
 absence of old ones. 
 
 In my native land I never was without 
 friends, but now I was thousands of miles from 
 them — the "great and wide sea" between us — 
 no acquaintance with any individual in Ham- 
 burgh except the kind captain with whom I 
 came, and very little with which to procure the 
 necessaries of life. Captain Wendt procured 
 me a comfortable lodging next door to his own 
 house. Some of the famil}', with whom I re- 
 sided, were religiously inchned, though, I fear, 
 they had not experienced that change of heart, 
 without which no man or woman can be a 
 Christian. They were very land to me, a 
 
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 more friendly family I have seldom met with. 
 They could not have treated me with more be- 
 nevolence and respect, had I been their own 
 father. 
 
 Reflections. — When men voluntarily forego 
 the pleasures of home, and resign the tender 
 associations of early and matured friendship, 
 they ought to have some definite object in view, 
 and when that is in accordance with the will 
 of God, they may rely upon his guidance and 
 direction. If their purpose be to glorify God, 
 and to endeavour to be instrumental of good to 
 the perishing sons of Adam, he who gave his 
 Son to die for all, will make their way cleai*. 
 Should such be destined to foreign lands, they 
 will find no lack of friends. God can make 
 the wrath of man to praise him, and even those 
 principles in the nature of man, which ai'e op- 
 posed to the gospel of Christ, can be, and often 
 are, softened down, so that the ministers of 
 Christ are treated with affectionate good will. 
 It is then that we are led to admire the wisdom 
 and goodness of God — it is then also that we 
 are able to take a proper estimate of the value 
 of friendship. This can scarcely be done un- 
 der ordinary circumstances — it is when we 
 need friends, or when they are absent from us, 
 
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 53 
 
 that we ascertain their worth. It is then that 
 every act of kindness is felt most powerfully, 
 and our gratitude most easily excited. There 
 is nothing, however, which can sustain a man 
 more surely, than the knowledge of friendship 
 existing between himself and his God. It is 
 this which will enable its possessor to triumph 
 over every difficulty of hfe, in the midst of 
 danger and in the hour of sohtude, when no 
 earthly friend is near, he can say — 
 
 " Peace, doubting heart, my God's I am ; 
 Who formed me man forbids my fear ; 
 The Lord hath call'd me by my name : 
 
 The Lord protects for over near : 
 His blood for me did once atone. 
 And still he loves and guards his own." 
 
M 
 
 CHAPTER IV. 
 
 Became acquainted tvia several Clergymen— Inter^ 
 esung visit to a pious Family-An Invitation to 
 go to the Theatre—Bachelor's Chih— Visit to the 
 Mayor of Hamiurgh— Preparation to visit 
 Berlin. 
 
 The following chapters of this narrative will 
 consist chiefly of extracts from a journal writ- 
 ten, for the most part, at the time the inci- 
 dents and facts related, took place. It will 
 give a better idea of the labom^s and visits of 
 Rev. H. Hiestand, to diflferent places and 
 churches, if the form of a diary is preserved, 
 and the circumstances and dates chronologi- 
 cally arranged. ^ 
 
 Tuesday, March 10, 1835. I felt it to be 
 my duty, as soon as possible, to make myself 
 acquainted with those who feared the Lord, 
 and especially with the ministers of religion! 
 I, therefore, on this day visited some clergy- 
 men and others. My first call was made upon 
 
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 the Rev. Mr. Reader, an English dissenter, 
 who has a church and congregation in this 
 cit5^ He received me with great pohteness, 
 and, after some conversation, kindly offered 
 me the use of his pulpit. He had a meeting 
 next evening, at which he invited me to preach- 
 On this day I also visited the Rev. Mr. Oncken, 
 a member of the Baptist Church, and agent 
 of the Edinburgh Bible Societ3^ I believe 
 this gentleman to be pions and devoted to God. 
 The evening of this day was pleasantly and 
 profitably spent with the family of Captain 
 Wendt. His sister-in-law has been for some 
 time under religious exercises of mind, yet does 
 not feel herself reconciled to God. Of late her 
 hope in Christ has become stronger; but, as 
 yet, she does not enjoy so clear an evidence of 
 her acceptance with God as she most ardently 
 wishes for. I endeavoured to encourage her 
 to trust in God, giving her all the instruction I 
 could, relating to the things of God, after whicli 
 I returned home. This evening, ^yhile at fa- 
 mily prayer, the Lord abundant^ blessed me, 
 and my soul was filled with divine love. I re- 
 tired to rest, but was so happy as to walk my 
 room till one o'clock, when I lay down. But 
 m}^ soul was so drawn out in prayer and praise 
 
56 
 
 that I did not fall asleep till near day. I awoke 
 soon after, and found the Lord as precious to 
 my soul as before. My heart was full — indeed 
 it seemed like a new conversion, for I possessed 
 the same extatic joy I felt when God changed 
 my heart, bringing me " from darkness to 
 light, and from tlie power of Satan unto God." 
 Now also I had a full assurance that it was the 
 will of God I should come to Europe, or why 
 was I so abundantly blessed ? " Bless the 
 Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, 
 bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my 
 soul, and forget not all his benefits." 
 
 Wednesday, 11th. This morning I rose 
 from my bed praising the Lord. Tears of joy 
 and thankfulness flowed from my eyes, because 
 of the blessings bestowed on me a poor worm 
 of the earth, in a strange land. The loving- 
 kindness of God is new every morning and re- 
 newed every evening. I now sat down to 
 write a letter to Brother Tally, the Methodist 
 friend, in New-Orleans, who had encouraged 
 me to visit Germany. My soul was exceed- 
 ingly joyful, and I could say but little more than 
 tell him how happy I was. Just as I had 
 finished my letter, Captain Wendt came in, 
 and told me he had been as happy in his room 
 
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 as I had been in mine.. I had given him the 
 letter to read, and he perused it with tears of 
 joy. The flame of affection ah'eady enldndled 
 in each others' heart was now excited by sym- 
 pathetic joy, and in a moment we embraced 
 each other. Greater happiness could not be 
 enjoyed by any two human beings on this side 
 the grave. David and Jonathan could scarcely 
 love each other more. After we had spent an 
 hour in this happy state, we separated in peace, 
 the captain returning home. 
 
 Shortly after this, Mr. P., a candidate for the 
 ministry, called upon me, as I had expected, 
 and before we had exchanged many words, 
 we were in each others' arms. I told him I was 
 happy in the enjoyment of the love of the Lord 
 Jesus Christ, and he seemed to feel; but, from 
 his looks, I judged he had never witnessed such 
 a scene before. The fact is, as I soon learned, 
 the people here are very backward to confess 
 Christ openly, and hence any thing out of the 
 ordinary way surprises them. He left, and m 
 this happy state of mind I went to the Rev. Mr, 
 Reader's, and took tea with his family. Ac- 
 cording to engagement I preached in the ses- 
 sion-room of his church that evening to a small 
 but attentive congregation, who manifested 
 
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 much good feeling. The power of God's love 
 had been so great all day, that, after service, I 
 returned home almost exhausted. 
 
 Thursday, 12th. This morning, about nine, 
 Captain Wendt and my self went to the suburbs 
 of Hamburgh, to hear the Rev. Mr. Raudenberg 
 preach. He gave us a good, gospel sermon, 
 and, as far as I can learn, I believe he is the 
 only German clergyman in this city who is in 
 the spirit of his work, and whose labours are 
 blessed to the conversion of sinners. And he 
 is derided, and cried down by most others, as 
 a fanatic, " Yea, and all that will live godly in 
 Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution." This 
 will remain unchangeably true, so long as Satan 
 and sinners exist. 
 
 About candle-light I went to a meeting, 
 which corresponds with our evening lectures 
 in America. It is here called " Bible hour." It 
 is conducted by several candidates for the mi- 
 nistry, who meet every Thursday evening, 
 read a portion of the Scripture, and lecture 
 upon it. I confess, this was to me a dry time, 
 for the lecturer did not seem either to feel or 
 understand what he was talking about. After 
 meeting was concluded I went, with several of 
 these young men, to visit a family of pious 
 
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 people. I found the man of the house, a good 
 man. Our company consisted of one lady and 
 six gentlemen. The evening was spent in con- 
 versing about religion in America, and I had 
 the pleasure of relating to them many blessed 
 circumstances which I had seen. I also gave 
 them some account of my travels and labours 
 as a preacher in America, especially among 
 the inhabitants of the new settlements in the 
 western states. While thus relating the good- 
 ness of God to these people, he abundantly re- 
 freshed my own soul — my heart was full of 
 joy, and my eyes overflowed with tears of 
 thankfulness to God for all his mercies to me at 
 home and abroad. From the appearance of the 
 company I should think they had not often seen 
 a limn weep tears of joy. But I perceived they 
 were susceptible of feeling, and not strangers 
 to grace. This meeting was to me a heaven 
 on earth, and we continued together until 
 eleven o'clock. When about to depart, I said, 
 I made it a practice to pray with my friends 
 before I left them. This was strange to them, 
 as social prayer is not customary here. I also 
 said, it was my practice to kneel in prayer 
 when it could be done — to this they all con- 
 sented and conformed, and we had a most pre- 
 
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 cious and delightful season — after which we 
 separated. 
 
 Friday, 13th. This morning I heard a 
 gentleman preach, who has considerable popu- 
 larity. He is, what in the backwoods of Ame- 
 rica is called, " The Big Bell." He certainly 
 is a fine orator ; but there was no more religion 
 in his sermon than in the sound of a bell. 
 Scarcely so much, for when we heard the 
 church bell ring, we know the object, and are 
 reminded of the worship due to God ; but when 
 this minister had done, it was impossible to 
 ascertain his object. 
 
 At eleven this morning I went to the police 
 office, deposited my passport, and obtained 
 a permit to remain in the city four weeks. In 
 the evening visited a family, from whom I had 
 received an invitation the day previous — spent 
 an agreeable evening — engaged in social prayer, 
 and all of us felt the love of God shed abroad 
 in our hearts. After prayer we embraced each, 
 other in tears, and parted. 
 
 Saturday, 14th. Called upon the Rev. S. 
 Raudenberg, a man not ashamed of the gospel 
 of Christ. 
 
 This day I visited a clergyman in the Ger- 
 man Reformed Church, who needs reformation 
 
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 hioaself, as many ministers of religion in this 
 city do. To speak thus seems rather hard, 
 but the sequel will prove what I say. This 
 gentleman could not allow me to use his pulpit, 
 but very liberally invited me to go with him to 
 the theatre. I told him I might as well cut my 
 owTi throat, as go, and report the same in Ame- 
 rica. At this he was astonished, and asked if 
 clergymen in America did not go to the theatre. 
 I said, " Christians do not go to the theatre in 
 any country." In the evening I attended the 
 Young Men's Union, a meeting held in silence 
 for an hour ot two. The members either read 
 or write, as they please. I thought it was 
 a sleepy exercise, or likely to lead to dosing. 
 At nine o'clock, one read a hj'mn, for they are 
 prohibited from singing, and tlien prayed — 
 a portion of Scripture was then read, and 
 they requested me to make some remarks upon 
 it ; I did so, we had a gracious time, and some 
 were deeply afltected. 
 
 Sunday, 15th. This morning I went to ihe 
 Reformed Church and heard a gentleman 
 preach, who, I believe, once enjoyed the love 
 of God in his soul, but alas ! for him — poor 
 fellow — he exchanged it for a rich wife and po- 
 pularity. His sermon appeared like the track 
 4 
 
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 of footsteps in fresh fallen snow, something 
 alive had once been there, but the place had 
 now become hard and frozen. At the close of 
 the service, I took the Uberty to introduce my- 
 self to him as a stranger from America. He, 
 without any questions, invited me to take a seat 
 with him in his carriage. I consented, and 
 spent a very agreeable afternoon with him at 
 his own house. During this time I had the 
 pleasure of answering for myself, and informed 
 him how I became connected with the mi- 
 nistry. It was to him altogether a new way, 
 for here every preacher must go through a pro- 
 cess of their own contrivance, God willing or 
 not. 
 
 Monday, 16th. This morning I spent in 
 walking round the cit}^ on its walls. After 
 dinner I visited the rev. gentleman who first 
 invited me to the theatre. I sayjirst, because 
 another clergyman had manifested the same 
 politeness. He apologized for his inability to 
 remain long with me, as he had an engagement 
 to dine at four with the Apostle Club. This 
 was a new phrase to me, and I very naturally 
 asked an explanation. He gave me to under- 
 stand that this Apostle Club was composed of 
 twelve rich bachelors of Hamburg, who met to- 
 
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 gether, to eat, drink, and have music. They 
 were indeed sons of Belial, and yet a professed 
 minister of Jesus Christ could associate and 
 spend his time with them. As I was about to 
 depart he said, " I am sorry I cannot introduce 
 you to my dear wife, she is now dressing to go 
 to a ball this evening, I shall return from the 
 1 club in time to accompany her." These are 
 sad particulars to lay before my American 
 readers ; but such is the state of things in Ger- 
 many. This evening! visited the Rev. Mr. Rr 
 and after some conversation on the rehgion that 
 saves the soul, he cordially took me by the 
 hand and said, " M}' dear brother, I would as 
 willingly lead you into my pulpit, as go there 
 myself, but our regulations are such, that, if I 
 did, I might expect to be driven from it. I 
 should be happy to take you as a colleague, for 
 I have more than ten thousand souls under my 
 pastoral charge. It is impossible for me to dis- 
 charge my duty to them all. But our rules 
 prohibit us from engaging an\^ one who is not 
 brought into the ministry according to our 
 standard." We parted in peace. 
 
 Tuesday, iVth. After breakfast walked a 
 mile to see an aged mother in Israel, and her 
 family. I found the former one o^ the excellent 
 
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 of the eartli. Spent the greater part of the day 
 with this pious family, and, before parting, 
 read a chapter, sung a hymn, and prayed with 
 them. We all felt the presence of the Lord. 
 A young lady, naturally blind, not a member of 
 the family, wej)t bitterl}^, and said, " I wish to 
 •find the way to heaven, though I am blind." 
 This was a blessed day to me. 
 
 Wednesday, 18th. This morning I walked 
 four miles to a village called Hamme, in order 
 to visit a clergyman, who is on the Lord's side. 
 He has in liis church some living branches of 
 the true vine. In this village I met with an old 
 maid, who has my mother's maiden name — I 
 doubt not she is a branch of our ancient family, 
 but we could not trace our pedigree, so as to 
 establish any natural relationship. She, how- 
 ever, belongs to the same heavenly family, and 
 waiteth for the redemption of Israel. In a 
 neighbouring village I visited an institution 
 that pleased me much. It was greatly similar 
 to an " House of Refuge and Orphan Asylum" 
 combined. It is established for the bringing 
 up and education of orphans, and also for the 
 confinement and tuition of young criminals, 
 who have been guilty of pilfering. They are 
 taught to read and write, and^ at a proper age 
 
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 B instructed in some useful trade. In the 
 evening I returned on foot to Hamburg. 
 
 Thursday, 19th. At nine this morning I 
 paid a visit to Mr. Huthwalker, Lord Mayor of 
 Hamburg, who is also one of the senators of 
 the city. He is a pious man, and instrumental 
 in doing much for the kingdom of God. In him 
 I found the christian, statesman, and gentle- 
 man. He received me very kindly, and I 
 spent two hours very pleasantly with him 
 and his friendly family. When I left, Mr. H. 
 gave me many thanks for my visit, and hearty, 
 invitations to call again. 
 
 Friday, 20th. I spent the greater" part of 
 this day in private meditation. Was intro- 
 duced, during the day, by a rev. friend, to the 
 pious family of Mr. Weber, a rich merchant of 
 this city. 
 
 Saturday, 21 st. Visited some of my friends, 
 and called it the Union Hotel, where the 
 masters of American vessels generally board 
 when in this port. Here I met with Captain 
 Harlow, who had just arrived from New-York. 
 He had been converted while at sea, and re- 
 lated to me the goodness of God to him while 
 on his voyage. His narrative was to my mind 
 a feast of marrow and fat things. 
 
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 This evening I again visited the Young Men's 
 Union, and after the customary silence of tvro 
 hours, a h3^mn was read and prayer made. After 
 which I was called on to re^d and expound a 
 portion of Scripture. 1 did so, and spoke fifteen 
 or twenty minutes — the power of God was ma- 
 nifested — many were deeply affected, and one 
 sinner inquired, "what shall I do to be saved." 
 
 The Lord has a great work to do in this city, 
 but there is an effort made to counteract its in- 
 fluence. A severe law has been enacted against 
 private conventicles, as they call aU religious 
 meetings which are held out of the church. A 
 man is subject to a fine of fifteen dollars, if ho 
 sing a hymn in his own house, loud enough to 
 be heard out of doors. This is done to oblige 
 people to go to church, or rather to constrain 
 them to conform to a cold heartless system of 
 religion. The inhabitants may get drunk and 
 sing songs in the streets, without molestation,-^- 
 this is no private " conventicle," — by such 
 practices, priestcraft is not endangered. 
 
 Sunday, 22d. Attended the Rev. Mr. 
 Reader's church at 10 a. m., and at 3 p. m. 
 He preached two faithful gospel sermons. 
 After which Captain Harlow accompanied me 
 to my room, — ■•we dined at five, the usual time 
 
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 here, and then went to see my dear Captain 
 Wendt, who was confined by indisposition. I 
 had the pleasure of hearing two sons of Neptune 
 relate their experience and the dealings of God 
 with them at sea. Even there Jehovah rules 
 the hearts of men as well as the winds and 
 tides. When I returned home I found a note 
 from the Mayor, inviting me to dine with him- 
 self and friends on Wednesday next at 4 p. m. 
 We are to spend the evening in conversing on 
 the state of religion in Europe and America. 
 At night I called to see a Methodist family from 
 England. They were still pious, and we spent 
 an hour in singing and prayer, — the law to the 
 contrary notwithstanding. We must obey God 
 rather than man. I returned to my room full 
 of '* joy unspeakable" — so true is it, 
 
 " The hill of Zion yields, 
 
 A thousand sacred sweets ; 
 Before we reach the heavenly fields, 
 Or walk the golden streets." 
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 " The men of grace have found, 
 Glory began below ; 
 Celestial fruit on earthly ground, 
 From faith and hope may grow." 
 
 Tuesday, 24th. At 7 p. m. Captain Wendt 
 and I went to Mr. Weber's, where we spent 
 
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 some time, pleasantly, in tlie company of some 
 of the first merchants of this city. Most of 
 them were religionsly inclined, and after par- 
 taking of a splendid supper, before we arose, the 
 Bible was brought, and I read the 13th chapter 
 of John's gospel. We then all stood up, and I 
 spent eight or ten minutes in prayer. The 
 Lord l)lessed us M'ith his presence, and we sung 
 averse of a hymn, I went round while singing, 
 shook them all by the hand, and departed. 
 Such a scene they had never witnessed before. 
 
 Wednesday, 25th. At 4 p. m. dined with 
 the Mayor according to invitation. Our com- 
 pany consisted of one clergyman, Rev. Mr. 
 Stranche, and six candidates, who had finished 
 their education, and were waiting for a call. 
 And this, while thousands were perishing 
 around them for lack of knowledge. It is to be 
 feared most of them care nothing about the 
 souls of their fellow-creatures. Since I have 
 been in this city I have heard six discourses in 
 the German language, and scarce a word in any 
 on the necessity of repentance. When will 
 this fearful state of things be altered or re- 
 moved ? 
 
 Friday, 27th. Walked four miles to a vil- 
 lage called Altona, and visited the pastor of 
 
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 the United Brethren or Moravians. 1 found him 
 a friendly pious man, and had much conver- 
 sation on the nature of true reUgion. I called 
 upon the pastor of another church in this vil- 
 lage. On my return to Hamburg, I took a view 
 of the botanic garden, where are arranged 
 many beautiful herbs and flowers, many of 
 which I had never seen before. In this garden 
 I saw a stork, of the crane kind, all white ex- 
 cept its wings, which are black. I was much 
 pleased with these works of God. 
 
 Saturday, 28th. Wrote a letter to my family 
 in New-Orleans, and, in company with Cap- 
 tain Wendt, went to see a ship launched. 
 After this we went on board the brig. Princess 
 Louiza. Before I left, the captain called to- 
 gether the crew, with whom I prayed, and to 
 whom I gave a short exhortation. 
 
 Sunday, 29th. At nine this morning, went 
 to the suburbs and heard the Rev. Mr. Rauden- 
 berg preach an evangelical sermon. At 7 p. m. 
 attended the Young Men's Union meeting. Be- 
 fore the conclusion I addressed them about 
 fifteen minutes, and left them, accompanied by 
 their good wishes. 
 
 Monday, 30th. Called on the Rev. Mr. Rea- 
 der, who gave me several cards of introduction 
 4* 
 
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 to clergymen and merchants residing at Berlin 
 where I intended to start next evening. Called 
 on the American consul, and obtained a gene- 
 ral passport to travel in Europe for twelve 
 months. Visited and bade farewell to several 
 of my friends. 
 
 Tuesday, 31st. To-day had my passport 
 endorsed by the several officers, which cost me 
 twelve Hamburg shillings, about eighteen cents. 
 This was the first pleasant day we have had 
 this spring. In the evening a number of friends 
 called to bid me farewell, expecting my de- 
 parture on the morrow. We sang a hymn, 
 prayed, read the Scriptures, and I addressed 
 them on the necessity of being ready for our 
 final departure from this world. We concluded 
 by prayer, and had a very solemn time. The 
 kind friends expressed regret at my leaving 
 them so soon. 
 
 Reflections. Many very important consi- 
 derations arise out of the foregoing chapter — 
 many to excite our pity, many to awaken our 
 gratitude. We cast our eye for one moment 
 over our vast republic, and rejoice that her 
 thousands of churches, with their thousands of 
 ministers, have been instrumental, through the 
 mercy of God. in establishing in our land the 
 
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 pure principles of gospel morality, as a stand- 
 ard for human action. And none can deviate 
 therefrom, neither in the church nor out, with- 
 out having the finger of reprobation pointed at 
 them by the community generally. Thus it is 
 that " righteousness exalteth a nation," the 
 gospel preached- — its doctrines and duties en- 
 forced theoretically and practically — these, 
 thus set forth, necessarily elevate the moral 
 sense of any people. We should not forget, 
 that where this is done, the political and civil 
 institutions of that country, if not already pure 
 and free, are in a fair way for becoming so. 
 We owe our national privileges to the principles 
 of gospel liberty, which were early, faithfully 
 and practically set forth by many of our first 
 settlers and colonists. How is it in many other 
 countries ? let facts speak, " The prophets pro- 
 phesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by 
 their means; and, because it for the moment 
 may gratify a perverted judgment and de- 
 praved taste, the people love to have it so." 
 The prophet calls this " a wonderful and hor- 
 rible thing," — it is so in many respects — for 
 " if the blind lead the blind both shaU fall into 
 the ditch,"— neither the one nor the other can 
 be a blessing to manldnd. Where the ministers 
 
of religion neglect their duty, and, themselves 
 " follow a multitude to do evil," the people will 
 imitate their example, by which process the 
 moral sense of the community will be vitiated, 
 the principles of justice and truth discarded, in 
 reference to political and civil affairs, and the 
 rights of man partially known or totally ne- 
 glected. In respect to ecclesiastical privi- 
 ledges, those who wish to enjoy them, must 
 procure them according to unbending law, or 
 unyielding custom, — to get to heaven, the 
 church must be entered by legalized forms and 
 ceremonies of human invention. How truly 
 pitiable must be the condition of such a people 
 — ^that there are some who follow the Lord ful- 
 ly, and do their duty, is matter of rejoicing — 
 and we ought earnestly to pray that God would 
 arise and cleanse his own sanctuary in every 
 part of the world. May the shepherds of 
 Christ's fold feed their sheep and lead them 
 into green pastures. 
 
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 CHAPTER V. 
 
 Funeral of the Emperor of Austria-Ceremony of 
 Confrmation- Sacrament preparatzon -J'^'l'^ 
 Concert-Country Excursion- Young M^n^sters 
 —Cure for Dropsy— Ride to Berlin. 
 
 My visit to Berlin, in company with Captain 
 Wendt, was postponed for some time, m con- 
 sequence of the captain receiving a letter from 
 the owners of his vessel, stating that they 
 should not be ready for him withm three 
 weeks. Many friends called upon me, as 1 
 ^as detained, and requested me to write a 
 sketch of the history of my life. I commenced, 
 therefore, about this date, and was many days, 
 at several intervals, engaged in recording he 
 prominent features of my life ; but as the sketch 
 was not published in that country, I shall make 
 no more mention of the time occupied in 
 
 writing it. . . 
 
 Saturday, April 14th, 1835. This mommg 
 
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 at ten oclock I went to the Roman Catholic 
 church, where was to be performed the cere- 
 mony of the funeral of the Emperor of Austria, 
 who had died about a month before. The pro- 
 cession was the most splendid I have ever seen. 
 The Hamburg troops were stationed in front 
 of the church, dressed in beautiful uniform. 
 Two lines of soldiers stood in the middle aisle 
 of the church, wearing splendid armour. On 
 and round the altar were burning a vast num- 
 ber of candles, and in the centre of the altar 
 stood the coffin, gorgeously decorated with 
 rich black velvet, so it appeared to me at a 
 distance, and this was tastefully laid out and 
 ornamented with gold. Over the coffin hung 
 an immense piece of drapery of the richest 
 black crape, bespangled with numerous golden 
 stars. In the gallery was placed a band of 
 musicians. The music was opened by sound- 
 ing a trumpet, in imitation of the day of judg- 
 ment. A solemn ode was then played by the 
 choir, accompanied by the instruments. After 
 this, mass was read by a priest, the whole 
 forming a scene of magnificence and splendour. 
 Thus great folks are dismissed out of this 
 world, and if their reception in the world of 
 spirits, is attended with corresponding pomp 
 
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 and grandeur, it may be well for the recipient 
 of such honours. God, however, judges of, 
 and deals with men, according to their moral 
 character, and not according to the station they 
 hold in hfe. Every man must give an account 
 of himself to God, and just in the state we die, 
 so shall we appear before our judge. " He 
 that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he 
 which is filthy, let him be filthy still ; and he 
 that is righteous, let him be righteous still, 
 and he that is holy let him be holy still." 
 The decisions of our judge will be fixed by 
 this standard, and he adds' " Behold, I come 
 quicldy; and my reward is with me, to give 
 every man according as his work shall be." 
 
 So be it i let this system end ! 
 
 This ruinous earth and skies 1 
 The new Jerusalem descend ; 
 
 The new creation rise 1 
 Thy power omnipotent assume ! 
 
 Thy brightest majesty ! 
 And when thou dost in glory come, 
 
 My Lord, remember me ! 
 
 Sunday, 5th. Captain Wendt and I went 
 to Altana, in company with his mother-m-law. 
 We heard the pastor of the church preach a 
 good gospel sermon, and afterwards receive a 
 young man into the church by baptism. After 
 
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 service we returned to Hamburg — in the 
 evening several friends called upon me. We 
 sang a hymn, read and explained the Scrip- 
 tures, and concluded with prayer. • 
 
 Monday, 6th. Spent several hours with I 
 some American captains and two German '. 
 counts, who are plain, unassuming, friendly, 
 and gentlemanly men. This evening walked 
 to Hamme to attend the monthly concert, but 
 it was postponed, and I was disappointed. 
 
 Tuesday, 7th. This morning went to see 
 two American captains who were indisposed. 
 In the evening visited, according to invitation, 
 a Miss Heise, daughter of the former burgo- 
 master. I found her a pious lady, who loves 
 to speak of the goodness of God in the redemp- 
 tion of the world by Jesus Christ. I find in 
 this city that the most pious people are of the 
 first rank, and, if it were not for the old system 
 of laws and ceremonies, multitudes would be 
 converted to God. Thousands are content to 
 conform to custom, and these are made a sub- 
 stitute for a change of heart. Many good mi- 
 nisters have their energies cramped, religious 
 liberty is unknown, and, under these circum- 
 stances, " the people perish for lack of know- 
 ledge." 
 
 Wednesday, 8th. I went to the church to 
 
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 see what is called a confirmation. It is an 
 initiatory rite or ceremony, by which the reci- 
 pients are made members of the visible church, 
 without any reference to their moral character 
 — a catechetical exercise being all that is re- 
 quired preparatory. It would be well if this 
 sort of thing were not injurious to the young 
 persons who submitted to it, man}^ of them 
 being deceived into the belief that this process 
 fits them for the duties of Hfe and heaven also — 
 forgetting the immutable principle on which 
 depends their salvation. " Ye must be born 
 again." " Except a man be born of water 
 and of the spirit, he cannot see the kingdom 
 of God." Oh ! that their eyes might be open- 
 ed ! This evening I again w^alked to Hamme, 
 to attend the monthly concert — delivered an 
 address of about half an hour's length to an at- 
 tentive congregation, some of whom were much 
 affected. 
 
 Thursday, 9th. Attended another of those con- 
 firmation ceremonies, and saw twelve or fifteen 
 young people persuaded they were now Chris- 
 tians, and thus, ver)^ likely, cheated out of their 
 salvation. Their after-life too frequently proves 
 that their hearts are unchanged. I may as well 
 state here that I highly approve of catechising 
 
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 children, it is a very useful exercise when at- 
 tended to in a proper way. Under God it may 
 be made the means of enlightening the mind, 
 fixing therein correct principles, and may 
 lead to sound conversion. But, in the manner 
 which I saw it attended to in Hamburg, I 
 fear it will be the means of decei^dng thou- 
 sands. Who is to answer for their souls in 
 the great day of accounts ? O God save the 
 people from delusion. 
 
 Friday, ] 0th. Spent this day in visiting se- 
 veral American masters of vessels, and reading 
 the Scriptures in German, a copy of which my 
 <3ear Captain Wendt had presented to me, with 
 a pair of silver framed spectacles, and also a 
 full suit of beautiful black clothes. " A friend 
 in need is a friend indeed." 
 
 Saturday, 11th. This morning visited Cap- 
 tain Wendt, with whom I had a delightful sea- 
 son of social prayer, preparatory to his going to 
 partake of the sacrament of the Lord's supper. 
 I resolved to accompany him, as in all proba- 
 bility it was the last opportunity we should 
 have of partaking together of the symbols of 
 the Saviour's dying love, at the table of our 
 common Father. For this purpose we went 
 to the pastor, Rev. Mr. John, that we might 
 
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 undergo the ceremony of preparation, as it is 
 called, by the Lutherans. The pastor made 
 a short prayer, retaining his seat, and, after 
 asking us a few questions, laid his hand upon 
 our heads and pronounced a short benediction. 
 This was all new to me, but it is sometimes 
 necessary to submit to the customs of the 
 country, and we should not object if it can be 
 done without any violation of principle. 
 
 Sunday, 12th. Went to church and heard 
 the Rev. Mr. John preach what, in America, we 
 should call a common sermon. This minister 
 is considered one of the greatest men in Ham- 
 burg. After sermon took sacrament aiter t^e 
 manner of the Lutherans, and in the evening 
 rode about five .miles to a village called 
 Home, where I preached to about one hundred 
 people, who were very attentive, and some 
 much affected. Having company, we went on 
 foot to the city, where we arrived about mid- 
 night. 
 
 Monday,13th. In the evening attended church, 
 by special invitation, to hear a concert of mu- 
 sic. It was a sacred ode composed from the 
 Revelations. The vocal and instrumental 
 music was admirably performed. The pro- 
 
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 ceeds of this concert were applied to the support 
 of the school for the poor. The amount col- 
 lected was nearly two thousand dollars. 
 
 Tuesday, 14th. In the fore part of this day 
 Captain Wendt and I visited the hospital, a 
 very extensive building, containing, at this 
 time, about one thousand five hundred persons, 
 one of whom, a female, is now one hundred 
 and two years old. Leaving the hospital we 
 crossed the Elster, and took a walk above the . 
 city to view the beautiful houses and country 
 seats which are there situated. The grandeur 
 of the scenery is beyond description — it is an 
 earthly paradise — here the nobility and gentry 
 of Hamburg reside during the summer 
 months. Finding a hack unemployed, we en- 
 gaged it, and continued our excursion several 
 miles further, through a very beautiful land- 
 scape, interspersed with farms and gardens 
 tastefulty laid out. We returned to the city 
 by way of Altona ; and, to add to the interest 
 of the jaunt, we visited the large collection of 
 wild beasts, birds, and serpents, which are lo- 
 cated between Altona and Hamburg. 
 
 This evening, by invitation, visited the fa- 
 mily of Mr. K. We had in company ten or 
 
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 twelve ladies and gentlemen. Three of 
 these gentlemen were candidates for the mi- 
 nistry, waiting for a call to office. I could 
 not help looking on them with pity. They 
 must spend half their lives in acquiring quali- 
 fications, and, while doing this, they are en- 
 gaged in almost every evil work. The 
 walls of the university would attest what I 
 say if they had power. While there, many 
 of them spend most of their fortune — some, the 
 whole, and the remainder of their lives is spent 
 in almost a state of beggary. " They cannot 
 dig, to beg they are ashamed." Many of those 
 who do receive situations are morally inca- 
 pable of discharging their duties to the souls 
 under their care. When a living becomes va- 
 cant by the death of the incumbent, these can- 
 didates invent many stratagems to become pos- 
 sessed of the benefice, and it too frequently 
 happens that he who has most money will be 
 successful. The salvation of souls and the 
 glory of God are out of the question. These 
 things may not be palatable to many of my 
 readers ; but we have cherished iniquity too 
 long — who ought to expose it but those who 
 have seen it. But, thank God, there are " a 
 
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 few names in" Hamburg " which have not 
 defiled their garments." May these " bm-ning 
 and shuiing lights" increase in numbers. 
 
 Wednesday, 15th. Called on the mayor in 
 the evening, to know if it were possible for the 
 American Seaman's Friend Society to have 
 the privilege of appointing a chaplain for the 
 port of Hamburg. He thinks it can be ac- 
 complished without difficulty, and promises to 
 exert his influence for this desirable object. 
 
 Friday, 17th. After breakfast wallved to 
 Hamme and heard an excellent gospel ser- 
 mon. At candle-light I preached at Home, 
 the village before named. The school-house 
 in which we worshipped was crowded, and 
 great numbers of the people were bathed in 
 tears. Mr. M. concluded by exhortation and 
 prayer, and we had a profitable meeting. 
 May we meet this dear peoj)le at the right 
 hand of God. 
 
 Sunday, 19tb. Heard two dry sermons 
 from the same text. This is the most disa- 
 greeable day I have seen in six5^ears — ^blowing 
 and snowing heavily all day long — but in the 
 evening returned to the citj'. 
 
 Tuesday, 21st. Dined with Mr. O., a mer- 
 
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 chant, and was here introduced to Dr. W., of 
 Berlin, who is one of the most intelHgent che- 
 mists of the present day. He has invented a 
 cure for the dropsy, by sweating the water from 
 the patient, by means of spirits of wine. The 
 patient is placed in a basket made for the pur- 
 pose, and covered with blankets over and 
 under him. The spirits are placed under the 
 patient, set on fire, and the heat secured by 
 the coverings, and thus perspiration is pro- 
 duced. The next day I accompanied the Dr. 
 to the hospital and witnessed the process of his 
 new invention. I talked wdth the patient 
 while under the operation, who said he was 
 very comfortable, Avhich was evident from his 
 inchnation to sleep. I also conversed with one 
 who had undergone the same operation a day 
 or two before — he said he only now wanted 
 plenty to eat. It would appear this invention 
 is as simple as it Is effectual. 
 
 Monday, 27th. Bought a few small articles 
 for my children, and put them on board a 
 vessel bound for New-Orleans. At eight 
 o'clock this evening left Hamburg for Berlin, 
 according to previous arrangements. We tra- 
 velled night and day till we reached the place 
 
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 of our destination, scarcely having time to take 
 our meals — and yet we only travelled one 
 hundred and forty-four miles in thirty-six 
 hours. The roads are many of them bad — not 
 being turnpike. We arrived at Berlin on Wed- 
 nesday 29th, about ten o'clock in the morning, 
 somewhat fatigued, not being accustomed to 
 travelling in a stage. 
 
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 CHAPTER VI. 
 
 Reception at Berlin — Novel SigJd — Prq/'essov Ne- 
 ander — Baron, Gottvitz — Count Van Grahen — 
 Singular request hy a Boy — Social Visits — Span- 
 Jail Penitentiary — Sahhath School AnniKersary— 
 Visit to the Prince. 
 
 On a.mvlng ;it Berlin we made a .short ^toy 
 :i t an hotel for relreshment. Captain Wondt, 
 jny guide and benefaetor, called for brcrd-:- 
 tast — it was prepared after the custom of the 
 country, and consisted oi'thin slices ofBologmr 
 sausage, laid upon thin slices of bi-ead and 
 butter, a bottle of claret, and some ale. 
 This is a brecdifast in one of the iirst hotels in 
 the great city of Berlin. The parents ol' one; 
 of Captain Wendt's seamen reside in lliis 
 city, whose house I had been requested to make 
 my home, a porter was sent in search of the 
 place. He soon found the young man himself, 
 who quickly came, and we got into a hack, 
 and drove to his fatlier's house. The family 
 5 
 
received me with great cordiality — the father 
 was tying very low of a dropsy — T dined with 
 them on boiled rice — after which I took a 
 walk and viewed part of the city, and called 
 upon the Rev. Mr. Gosncr, to whom I had a 
 letter of introduction. This gentleman was 
 once a Romish priest,' but now a faithful mi- 
 nister of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. 
 With him I took tea, and, after much friendly 
 conversation, in full flow of christian love, he 
 offered me the use of his pulpit, and requested 
 me to occupy it for him the next Monday, at four 
 p. M., which I promised to do. After praying 
 with the famity I returned to my lodgings. 
 
 Thursday, 30th. - Breakfasted on double- 
 baked bread and coffee, and after reading my 
 German Bible, as is usual every morning, I 
 went in search of and found Mr. Eisner, a mer- 
 chant, to whom I delivered a card of introduc- 
 tion — he received me very kindly, and asked 
 me to take breakfast with him. It appears 
 bread and coffee are not called breakfast here — 
 his was bread buttered and a glass of wine. 
 After partaking of this simple repast, Mr. Eis- 
 ner, accompanied and introduced me to Gene- 
 ral Thiele, who is a soldier of Christ, as well 
 as of the king of Prussia. We next called upon 
 
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 Professor Neander, to whom I was introduced, 
 and then visited the King's Museum. Dined 
 with Mr. Eisner — after which we visited seve- 
 ral gentlemen and places of importance. In 
 the evening I met witli a company of ^''oung 
 men who were engaged in publishing a small 
 weekly religious paper, in which is noticed 
 the chief occurrences of the day relating to 
 the cause of Christ. I was called upon to 
 open the meeting by prayer. The company 
 consisted of preachers, doctors, judges, mer- 
 chants and military officers, who are all thus 
 engaged in endeavouring to spread the gospel 
 of Christ. 
 
 Frida}'", May 1st, 1635. This morning vi- 
 sited the Rev. Mr. Lisco, a faithful minister of 
 the gospel. He invited me to preach for him 
 the following Sabbath at four p. m., to which 1 
 consented. Spent the evening with the Rev. 
 Mr. Arnt and others. 
 
 I witnessed a novel sight in this citj', which, 
 though simple, may not be uninteresting. The 
 farmers bring their milk and other produce to 
 market in little waggons, drawn by a team of 
 large strong dogs. A countiy girl may fre- 
 quently be seen governing a team of these ani- 
 mals, passing through the city and distributing 
 
her dairy produce, and as soon as she has sold 
 out, mounts the carriage, and drives home in 
 style, and very quick too. 
 
 Saturda}^ 2nd. After breakfast called on 
 the Rev. Mr. Cuart, vs^ho, I understood, was 
 busily engaged in his study, preparing for the 
 Sabbath, I therefore postponed my introduc- 
 tion and interview until two o'clock in the 
 afternoon, when I called and spent an hour 
 with him. He is a man of first-rate talents, 
 which ho cmplo3-s to the glory of God and the 
 good of his fclloAv-mcn. 
 
 After this, according to cngagemeiit, I called 
 upon Professor Neander, who is said to be one 
 of the most profound scholars of the age. He 
 is by birth a Jew, but a sincere believer in the 
 Messiahship of Jesus Christ. Professor Neander 
 is a man of middle stature, rather slender, of 
 dark complexion, black hair, deep black eyes, 
 wdth very prominent brows. His outwaixl ap- 
 pearance indicates anything but greatness, and 
 his dress any thing but neatness ; but it is " the 
 mind which makes the man," according to the 
 old proverb, and it often happens that a. wise 
 and talented man is careless about his attire, 
 while fools are after gorgeously attired. 
 
 Sunday, 3rd. The first words with which 
 
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 my ears were saluted this morning were, 
 •'dear preacher, my father died last night." 
 This was the voice of our young sailor. The 
 bereavement was sustained with calmness and 
 resignation both by himself and the family. At 
 nine o'clock I went to church and heard Mr. Gos- 
 ner preach an appropriate sermon from John x. 
 11, 16. I occupied the pulpit at four r. m. 
 This was my first sermon in this city, and the 
 place was literally crammed. The Lord was 
 present, and his spirit moved upon the hearts 
 of the people, hundreds being in tears. This, 
 in a strange land was, especially, a precious 
 and delightful time. After sermon went to 
 Banco with Mr. Eisner, and spent a few hours 
 with the pious pastor of that place. It is about 
 two miles from Berlin. 
 
 Monda}', 4th. I was to-day introduced to 
 Baron Gottvitz, a veteran in his sevent^^-eighth 
 year. He received me in a friendly manner 
 and without ceremon}'. He asked what made 
 me become a preacher, and I replied by giving 
 him a brief account of my conversion and ex- 
 perience. This seemed to satisjfy his curiosity. 
 He spoke much on experimental religion, and 
 the evils resulting to the world from forms and 
 ceremonies having taken the place of true re- 
 
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 ligion. But he thanked God that a day of bet- 
 ter things had dawned upon the world. At 
 four o'clock I went to Rev. Mr. Gosner's 
 ehurch, where I had to preach. The place was 
 crowded, indeed many of the people could not 
 get in. While preaching I felt more of the 
 assisting grace of God than ever before in my 
 life. The congregation was all attention, and 
 the power of redeeming grace was manifested 
 in an unusual degree. Tears of repentance 
 and joy flowed in abundance, and solemnity 
 characterized the whole assembly. 
 
 Tuesday, 5th. Visited the missionaiy school, 
 and, by the request of the superintendant, re- 
 lated my experience, call to the ministry, and 
 some facts on the powerful effects of the gospel 
 in the United States. In answer to various 
 questions, I gave some account of the American 
 Indians. 
 
 Wednesday, 6th. Visited Judge Tocke — 
 found him and his family aU pious and friendly. 
 After spending an hour or two with them, the 
 Judge accompanied me to Count Van. Graben, 
 adjutant to one of the royal princes. We found 
 him in the garden — he received me veiy cor- 
 dially, took my arm, and walked to and fro for 
 an hour or more, conversing on religion. He 
 
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 talked sweetly on redeeming guace. The 
 count promised to honour me with an introduc- 
 tion to the prince when he returns. At parting- 
 he embraced and kissed me, a custom in this 
 city. You must be kissed on both sides of 
 your face by ever}^ man to whom you happen 
 to be introduced, no matter his appearance or 
 station. 
 
 This afternoon a youth, fifteen or sixteen 
 years of age, came to my room and inquired 
 for the American preacher. I told him who I 
 was, and asked his errand. He said he had 
 come to entreat me to take him with me to 
 America. I asked why he wished to go. He 
 said, " I want to be a missionary." Being but 
 a boy, and an apprentice too, I endeavoured to 
 dissuade him from it. But he remained fixed 
 in his purpose or desire, pleading with stream- 
 ing eyes, offering to do the lowest services for 
 me, and even go on foot all the way, any thing 
 if only he might go. The latter pledge would 
 have been somewhat difficult to accomplish, 
 nevertheless he might have been sincere, and 
 who knows but that youth may one day cany 
 out his aspirations and become great. 
 
 At seven o'clock this evening I preached in 
 the Moravian church to a crowded congrega- 
 
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 tioii, upoii ^^■llom was wonderfulh' displayed 
 tlic saN'ing power of God — the awakening in- 
 fluence of truth. Ever}- thing looks like a glo- 
 rious rc^^ival of religion, and the excitement wms' jj 
 »o great, that tlic people of Bei-lin reminded me 
 of the Methodists in America. After sermon the 
 people flocked round me, kissed my hands, and 
 .seemed fall of joy. I was extremely happy 
 and rejoiced in God, crying aloud — Hallelujah, 
 my Jesus yet liveth. Two of the missionary 
 students accompanied me home, happy in the 
 Lord. 
 
 Frida}^ 8th. B}' eight o'clock this morning 
 my room was full of visiters, among whom was 
 Professor Sears, from Boston. One person 
 came to invite me to preach a sermon for the 
 benefit of the Sick Visiting Society, on the 17th 
 instant. This evening I met a number of 
 friends at -Judge Tocke's, among whom was 
 Rev. Mr. Ayrst, Christian jMissionary to the 
 Jews in this city. He meets with some suc- 
 cess. It is a common thing here for the friends 
 of religion to meet together in a social circle, 
 and spend an evening in a pleasant way. To 
 me, who was a stranger, this is very de- 
 lightful, for my knowledge is extended as well 
 as my acquaintance. This evening I was in- 
 
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 formed that an old lady, ^vho had travelled 
 three hours for the purpose, wished to see me, 
 as she understood I preached the gospel in its. 
 purity. It was not so preached in her village, 
 nor any where near her. May the Lord send 
 out labourers into his vineyard. 
 
 Saturday, 9th. By eight o'clock this morn- 
 ing my room was full of persons who had come 
 to talk about Jesus. These left mc at ten, and 
 I spent the day in reading the Scriptures and 
 writing. 
 
 Sunday, lOth. This morning my room was 
 crowded with visiters before eight o'clock, and 
 I received invitation after invitation to preacli 
 at various places. At ten o'clock I heard the 
 Rev. Mr. Arnt preach a good and eloquent ser- 
 mon. He is one of the most powerful orators 
 in the city of Berlin, and decidedly on the 
 Lord's side. Attwop. m. I preached in the same 
 church to at least three thousand people. I 
 spoke about an hour and a half, all were solemn 
 as the gra^-e, hundreds were deeply affected , and 
 at least a thousand were in tears. At six p. m. 
 preached again at the Moravian church before 
 the Female Sick Visiting Society. The house 
 was crowded, and nearly all females, many of 
 whom felt tlie power of the word of C^d. 
 5* 
 
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 Monday, 10th. By seven this morning a 
 number of persons called to speak about the 
 kingdom of God, and the prosperity of the cause 
 of Christ. At ten a. m. preached at the hos- 
 pital to a large number of impotent folks of 
 every description. They were very attentive, 
 and many shed tears. I was at this time press- 
 ingly solicited by Judge Tocke to make his 
 house m\^ home. This invitation was very op- 
 portune, as I was not so comfortable as I could 
 wish at my present lodgings. I therefore ac- 
 cepted the friendly call. I attended a prayer- 
 meeting in the evening, and on the next day 
 collected my few things together and repaired 
 to the house of the Judge, No. 20, Thorothen- 
 street, where I had an agreeable place and the 
 kindest of friends. There was at this time, as 
 I understood, some conversation among the re- 
 ligious* people of this city to send for my wife 
 and famiW, and thus induce me to remain 
 among them. 1 could only repl}^ the will of 
 the Lord be done. L had not been in the 
 Judge's house long before a sergeant in the 
 army called and requested me to hold a meet- 
 ing in the house of a sick lady. I did so, and 
 gave them a short discourse on the necessity of 
 the new birth. We liad an interesting time. 
 
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 Bless the Lord O, my soul ! Surely my visit to 
 this strange land is not in vain. Religion is 
 reviving daily. 
 
 Wednesday, 13th. At nine this morning the 
 Judge and his sister, with myself and another, 
 took a hack and rode to Spandau, where Mr. 
 W. preached to the prisoners in the Peniten- 
 tiary. There is a chapel in the building for 
 divine service, and while we were there these 
 poor sinners were very attentive and serious. 
 At five p. M. I preached to the female prisoners 
 only. These miserable beings, with few ex- 
 ceptions, were all deeply affected, and some of 
 them almost wept aloud. May God in mercy 
 visit and deliver them from the chains of sin 
 and death ! The keeper and his wife are pious, 
 and some of the prisoners have been converted 
 since their confinement. After taking srnne re- 
 freshment I was constrained to promise another 
 visit to the Penitentiary, with the leave of Pro- 
 vidence. 
 
 Friday, 15th. Attended a me'eting this 
 evening, which begaii at six o'clock. When I 
 arrived there was about three hundred people 
 assembled, and as soon as I entered they com- 
 menced, singing a hymn of welcome, which had 
 been composed for the occasion by one of the 
 
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 number. These good j^eoplc could have no 
 bad motive, which induced them to this, but to 
 me it appeared inconsiderate, and very much 
 like idolatry. I therefore gently reproved 
 them, and hope tlie Lord will forgive their folly 
 and blind zeal. I spoke plain, and they were 
 much affected. 
 
 Saturday-, 16. Went to the police office and 
 extended the date of my permit another month. 
 In the e\'ening preached in the work-house to 
 an attentive congregation of about three hun- 
 dred. 
 
 Sunday, l/th. This day, at two o'clock, 
 preached at the orphan-house church to two 
 tliousaud people, and hundreds had to go away 
 being unable to get in. At six in the evening- 
 preached at the Moravian church to more than 
 could g^i in — ^^'c liad a gracious time, for the 
 Lord made his word " quick and powerful" to 
 man}' who were present. 
 
 Monday, 18lh. Visited Countess Darnerd, 
 a pious lady. At licr house I saw Count Hal- 
 stine, a pious nubloraan, from Denmark. It 
 appears that quite a goodlv number of noble- 
 men in this country are decidedly I'eligious. 
 May the good Lord increase their number. At 
 four p. M. preached in Mr, Gosner's church, 
 
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 which was literally crammed fall of hearers, 
 and the mighty power of God's word was felt 
 by hundreds. 
 
 Tuesday, 19th. Called on the Re^'. Mr. 
 Strause, one of the chaplains of the court, who 
 receis'ed me very kindl3% I had much inter- 
 esting conversation with him and several other 
 gentlemen on the subject of religion in America. 
 Here again I had to satisfy the curiosity of these 
 gentlemen on the possibility of becoming a 
 preacher without going through a regular 
 course of studies. When I told them of the 
 merciful dealings of God with me, and of my 
 ministerial success, they seemed perfectly as- 
 tonished. 
 
 Wednesday, 20Lh. By the urgent request of 
 several friends I allowed a portrait painter to 
 take my likeness, underneath which I, wrote 
 the following motto : " I determined to kno^\' 
 nothing among you save Jesus Christ and him 
 crucified." In the evening preached at the 
 Moravian church — we had an affecting season. 
 After ser\ice a great number of young people 
 assembled in the yard before the church, and 
 with tiieir instruments and voices made sweet 
 music, which they continued for half an 
 hcmv, when I left the place. We returned to 
 
the city, eleven in company, in a carriage. All 
 joined in singing as we went along, in like 
 manner as the ^lethodists in America returning 
 from a camp-meeting. 
 
 Friday, 22d. Visited Comit Van Graben, 
 and was informed that the Prince wished, if 
 possible, to see me on Sunday next. This I 
 could not do, having three appointments to 
 preach, which I could neither relinquish nor 
 neglect, though it were to accommodate a 
 crowned prince. 
 
 Sunday, 24th. At ten p. m. preached in the 
 Moravian church, which was crowded, and we 
 had another display of the force of gospel truth. 
 After sermon the keeper of the States Prison 
 sent his carriage for me to go to Spandau, to 
 preach to the prisoners. I went, and at two 
 o'clock addressed several hundred of the in- 
 mates of the place, who were very attentive. 
 In the evening I returned to Berlin, and at- 
 tended an anniversary of the Sabbath school, 
 which was held in the Moravian church. The 
 place was crowded to excess, hundreds could 
 not get in. Five addresses were delivered, 
 and a collection taken up amounting to about 
 forty-five dollars. After this I was called on 
 to address the meeting, as some anxiety was 
 
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 manifested to know something about Sabbath 
 schools in America. I gave some account of 
 our plans of operation, and the good effects 
 which had been produced. I urged the friends 
 of the cause to persevere, and called upon the 
 young people present to volunteer their aid as 
 teachers. The happy result of this meeting 
 was, that in less than two months after as many 
 as forty schools were estabhshed, in addition 
 to the seven which then existed. 
 
 Monday, 25th. Many visiters called upon 
 me this morning, among whom was a young 
 lady, who has been awakened and induced to 
 seek the Lord, through my feeble exertions in 
 this city. By her conversion alone all my la- 
 bours are compensated, and I am rewarded 
 a thousand times, and more. Another has 
 just called in great distress, inquiring the way to 
 Heaven. She is under deep concern for her 
 salvation, and I hope that God will speedily 
 remove her " load of guilty woe," and make 
 her happy in his love. This evening Dr. C. 
 sent his carriage for me, I went and spent an 
 agreeable evening with him and his pious 
 famil}'-. 
 
 Wednesday, 2 th. This morning a lady 
 called to see me, and when about to leave me. 
 
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 placed in my hand two Prussian eagles, worth 
 five dollars and a half each ; thus the Lord pro- 
 vides for me in a strange land. Blessed be 
 his holy name. On this and the following day 
 we had many tokens for good — greater mani- 
 festations of the power of God than I have wit- 
 nessed since my arrival in Berlin. 
 
 Friday, 29th. This morning I removed my 
 lodgings from the house of my worthy and kind 
 host, to that of his brother, who insisted on my 
 spending a part of the time with him. I found 
 him and his amiable wife possessed of the same 
 friendliness and kindness as their kinsman. At 
 seven this evening I preached at Rixdorf, 
 where I had walked, the place was exceedingly 
 crowded, and man}- were so affected as scarcely 
 to be able to refrain from cr^-ing aloud. " The 
 Avord of God is quick and powerful." 
 
 ►Saturday, 30(b. A friend called this morn- 
 ing to know mv cij-cu instances — he said the 
 friends were resolved I should wont nothing. 
 I also received an invitation to visit the Prince 
 at two p. ai. I did so, ;ind was ver}^ kindly re- 
 ceived b}' his rovcil highness. He asked me 
 many questions about America, principally 
 with regard to the progress of religion. I spent 
 a short time Vv'ith him verv nareeablv — he is a 
 
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 smart friendly man. There .s not that oster^- 
 tation about him which we republican Amerr- 
 ^s think princes pos.e.,. He wore a plain 
 ::rtout coat! turned up with red, and^agl- 
 „ar on his breast. I discerned no other Pecn 
 llarities about him. We shook hands and 
 artld. The next day, Sunday, 31st, preached 
 wieeaudattendedaJews' missionary meemg: 
 
 it was an affecting time-aU were m tears. 
 God's ancient people will be gathered m. 
 
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 CHAPTER VII. 
 
 The Grave-yard — Clmrcli Government — Leaves Ber- 
 lin — The Farmers of Wiettbrizen — King^s Gar- 
 dens, Museum andFalace — Theological Meeting — 
 Return to Berlin a feio Days — Departure thence 
 for Komigshtcrg. 
 
 Monday, June 1st, 1835. Visited the lady 
 of a Russian minister of state, who was afflicted 
 in a very pecuHar manner, and must have suf- 
 fered a thousand deaths. She was, however, 
 calm and composed-^^her appearance was truly 
 angelic — never did I see a countenance more 
 heavenly. Contrary to all expectation she re- 
 covered and returned to Russia. We had a 
 delightful interview, and a happy time while 
 reading the word of God with her and the fa- 
 mily. 
 
 Tuesday, 2d. Walked to the grave-yard, 
 and viewed the solemn mansions of the dead. 
 While gazing upon the splendid monuments 
 
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 and decorated tombs erected by friends, I 
 could not help thinking that the money thus 
 expended would have been better laid out, 
 if devoted to supplying the wants of the 
 poor and need}'^ with food and raiment — this 
 expenditure of money may do good however, 
 as it increases manual labour, nevertheless 
 what are our bodies worth, 
 
 " When dust they turn to dust again T' 
 
 Tombs and monuments only show the attach- 
 ment of friends, and by no means prove the 
 worth of the departed. 
 
 Friday, 5th. Several friends called to spend 
 the evening with me. The conversation turned 
 on church government, which is truly in a 
 lamentable condition throughout the whole 
 country. No kind of discipline exercised, by 
 which the profane and j)rofligate are excluded 
 from the privileges of the church. And it is 
 enough to make a Christian's heart bleed to 
 kneel by the side of a drunkard at the sacra- 
 mental table of the Lord. There is great need 
 for reformation. Oh ! that God would raise up 
 reformers of primitive purity and apostohc 
 holiness and simplicity ! 
 
 Tuesday, 9th. According to previous ar- 
 
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 laiigemcnt, I tliis day was to have gone into 
 the coimtiy, as I thought, to a village to 
 preach Christ and him crucified. But being 
 informed that the company who wished me io 
 go, were only a pleasure party, and wished me 
 to accompany them to preach in the woods, 
 that they might enjoy their enthusiastic exer- 
 cises without restraint, such exercises being 
 contrary to the law of the land. The con- 
 templated proceedings dissatisfied the more in- 
 telligent and good, and I therefore resolved not 
 to go. It caused great dissatisfaction to tlie 
 parties concerned, inasmuch as they had en- 
 gaged ten or a dozen wagons or carriages, 
 which would contain twelve persons each ; but, 
 I deemed it more judicious to offend them than 
 injure the cause of God. 
 
 Every day brings with it more abundant*, 
 proofs of the kindness of friends and the good- 
 ness of God. My wants are supplied, and the 
 spirit of God accompanies the gospel preached 
 by me in e^'ery place. To the name of the 
 Lord the glory shall be given. 
 
 Thursday, 11th. More than an usual num- 
 ber of friends called upon me this morning, in 
 consequence of my being about to leave the 
 city for a time. Several young- converts were 
 
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 among them, who wept bitterly at my going 
 away. What must have been the distress 
 which filled the minds of the Ephesian church, 
 when Paul left them, if these good people w^eep 
 and lament at my departure, who am weakness 
 itself. But God can raise up children to Abra- 
 ham, and make those abundantly useful who 
 are poor and comparatively illiterate. These 
 kind people hung around me like children 
 about a parent, and equally loath to let me 
 go. However I must go,, so at eleven a. m. 
 took the mail-stage for Potsdam, where I ar- 
 rived at three p. m. and made the house of the 
 Rev. Mr. Barnhardy my home according to 
 previous arrangement. At six I preached to 
 the invalids in the hospital, who were very 
 attentive. 
 
 Saturda}^, 13th. After some difficalty and 
 changes of guides I arrived at Wiettbrizen, 
 and the next day (Sunday) preached twice in 
 the church, and in the afternoon many were in 
 tears. 
 
 Monday, 15th. In the forenoon took a walk 
 into the fields with the Rev. Mr. L. The far- 
 mers were weeding their millet. After dinner 
 I went out to a place, which, by its eminence, 
 
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 allows us to look around a great extent of 
 country, interspersed with corn-fields, flax and 
 potatoe-patches, and pasture-ground. Every 
 thing looked very poor, the soil, if so it could be 
 called, being a white sand. This village has 
 at least twelve square miles of land attached 
 to it, and only four hundred inhabitants, and 
 the poverty of the land is such that they can 
 scarcely live. Taxes are exorbitant. The 
 parson takes a tenth of all the farmer raises, 
 and then many other tax-gatherers call for their 
 demands, until the poor farmer, who labours 
 from two in the morning until ten at night, has 
 very little left for himself. 
 
 In the evening many of the farmers left their 
 work in the fields and came to the parsonage- 
 house to see me. Rev. Mr. L. arranged seats 
 in the parlour and invited them in. After they 
 were seated I said to them, " Well, dear people, 
 do you wish me to tell you something about 
 America, of the country, or people, or do you 
 wish me to tell you something from the word 
 of God?" " The word of God," answered an 
 old farmer. So I began to talk to them about 
 religion, and how it was obtained, then sang a 
 hymn and prayed with them, and nearly all of 
 
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 them left the house weeping, and aiFectionately 
 bade me farewell, leaving other evidences of 
 their kindness to me. 
 
 Tuesday, 16. This morning, at half past 
 four o'clock, I took my departure for Potsdam, 
 in company with the minister and his sister. 
 We arrived there at eight a. m. At three p. m. 
 I went to church with the Rev. Mr. B., who 
 had to perform the ceremony of baptism on a 
 child. At this time I went through the church 
 with the sexton, and examined aU its parts. I 
 saw under the pulpit the coffins of Frederick 
 the Great and his father. Here they lie side 
 by side — they are said to have been bitter 
 enemies to each other while living; but death 
 makes no distinctions, and settles all human 
 differences. 
 
 Wednesday, 17th. Visited the King's gar- 
 dens, Museum, and New Palace, three miles 
 from the city. The Museum is the most 
 splendid edifice I have ever seen — its numerous 
 walls, and floors beautifully decorated with 
 shells — its pillars laid with all kinds of pre- 
 cious stones — its furniture, clock-cases, &c., 
 adorned with inlaid tortoise-shells, and a thou- 
 sand other things of superb grandeur. My 
 conductor directed me to another part of the 
 
108 
 
 building, where the statue of the late queen 
 is exhibited, sculptured in white marble, as 
 beautiful and lovely as if she was alive and 
 lying asleep. 
 
 ThQ Prince Regent's Palace is a small but 
 elegant building, surrounded by beautiful 
 gardens and artificial fountains, from which 
 
 o 
 
 is springing columns of water, many yards in 
 height, clear as cr3^stal. In one of these gardens 
 I accidentally met the princess and one of her 
 attendant ladies, the wife of Count Van Graben. 
 The princess was dressed as plain as an Ame- 
 rican farmer's daughter is when she goes to 
 see a neighbour. 
 
 When I returned to the city I found severe 1 
 visiters waiting for me, some of whom had come 
 about thirty miles to hear anAmerican preacher. 
 At four p. ar. they had the oppoitunity, for I 
 preached the missionary anniversary sermon 
 in the garrison church. There were about two 
 thousand people present, upon whom the spirit 
 of the Lord moved powerfully. jNIay the king- 
 dom of Christ prosper. 
 
 Thursday, 18th. Went to see the castle 
 sometimes occupied by Frederick the Great. I 
 went through the various apartments of splen- 
 dour, and visited also the Marble Palace, so 
 
109 
 
 called because the entire interior is of marble. 
 Here I saw the infant king of Prussia — a beau- 
 tiful boy, now four or five years old. In the 
 evening I attended a theological meeting, com- 
 posed of ministers and candidates. They were 
 men of learning, but I had to differ with them 
 on the subject of conviction and conversion, 
 and endeavoured to show the contrast be- 
 tween our opinions, and explain the difference. 
 At their request I related my experience, and 
 told them how I got into the ministry ; but the 
 whole matter seemed to them a sealed book — 
 they had never heard the like before. 
 
 On the 19th, (Friday) I returned to Berlin, 
 after an absence of nine days, and was received 
 by friends with open arms — never shall I forget 
 their affectionate cordiality. The next day 
 I preached two or three limes; and on Sunday, 
 21st, as I thought, preached my farewell ser- 
 mon to the friends at Berlin, in the Moravian 
 church. The service commenced at six o'clock 
 in the evening, and the place was crowded. 
 I preached from. Acts xx. 32. We had a very 
 solemn time, and it would be considered vanity 
 in me were I to describe the deep affection ma- 
 nifested toward me, while they wept bitterly 
 at my departure. A large concourse of people 
 6 
 
110 
 
 met me at the door and affectionately bade me 
 farewell. My kind host, Judge T., was waiting 
 for me with his carriage, in which was his 
 amiable sister and two comitesses. We were 
 driven to the count's house, where I was re- 
 ceived with great kindness, and introduced to 
 several gentlemen, counts and officers of the 
 army. They were dressed in splendid uni- 
 form. They were perfectly familiar, having 
 none of that aristocratic stiffness which an 
 American supposes inseparable from European 
 titled nobles. I spent a pleasant evening with 
 them, and before we parted the countess 
 brought me the Bible, so I read a chapter and 
 pra^^ed Avith them. They all kneeled during 
 prayer. 
 
 Monday, 22d. Owing to various circum- 
 stances I had again to preach in this city. It 
 was in the Rev. Mr. Gosner's church, which, 
 by the time appointed, was overflowing. I 
 preached from Isaiah Ix. 20, " Thy sun shall 
 no more go down ; neither sliall thy moon with- 
 draw itself: for the Lord shall be thine ever- 
 lasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall 
 be ended." The congregation were deeply 
 affected, but we rejoiced in the contemplation 
 of that period when aU tears shall be wiped 
 
Ill 
 
 away, and where none will say farewell. A 
 kind providence has supplied my wants during 
 rny stay here, and I leave with demonstra- 
 tions of regret on the part of the peopie. 
 
 At ten this evening I joined a party of friends 
 (eight) who were about to accompany me to 
 Koenigsberg, a village about foity miles east 
 of Berlin. The friends from Koenigsberg met 
 us at a certain place, so \xe changed carriages 
 and joined them. We staid awhile at New- 
 Waldcn to see the sulphur springs, and 
 then went on our vv a}^ and arrived at our place 
 of destination about three r. m. It is difficult 
 for a stranger to obtain the use of pulpits here. 
 Some of the clergy are finable ten dollars if 
 they give their pulpit to a stranger.. But it is 
 seldom any body is found weak enough to give 
 the information to the authorities. Yet Satan 
 is very cunning, and will not readily give up 
 his dominions. However, after showing my 
 credentials and recommendations from some of 
 the most eminent men in Germany and Berlin, 
 I had access to the pulpits, and obtained the 
 friendship and esteem of the several pastors. 
 There is a wide field of labour, and thousands 
 anxious to hear the word. Whenever I preached 
 many wept aloud, and hundreds gave evidence 
 
112 
 
 that they hungered and thirsted after righte- 
 ousness. The people want the bread of life, 
 but there are few, very few, to distribute it to 
 them. 
 
 I preached frequenth^ here and in the neigh- 
 bouring places, and it was quite evident that 
 good was done by the simple preaching of the 
 cross. The day of eternity will reveal the se- | 
 crets of all hearts, and we shall then know, 
 and only then, how much good has been done. 
 To the name of the Lord be all the glory. 
 
 Tuesday, June SOth. After breakfast called 
 on Bishop Ritschl, who received me kindly, 
 and authorized me to accept any invitation that 
 might be made b}^ any of his clergy to occupy 
 their pulpits. From all I could see, I judge 
 the bishop is a good and pious man. I next 
 called upon the first council, Lord Von Middle- 
 staeth,brother-in-law to m}^ friend Judge Tocke, 
 of Berlin. I found him and his lady both 
 christians, and during my stay in this place 
 manifested great kindness towards me. On 
 this dajT- I met with the pastor of the French 
 reformed church, whose christian character has 
 long been exemplaiy. He offered me the use 
 of his pulpit. 
 
.113 
 
 ■ CHAPTER Vril. 
 
 Letter from Home — A little Controversy — Visit to 
 Stultgard — BisJioj) Otto, and tJie ancient Baptis- 
 mal Font — Inconsistent Consistory -^ J\Ialicious 
 Letter from Berlin — Lts Recantation— Detained 
 at Hoff- — Interview xoith a Shepherd— Professor 
 Greene and Lady Danville, Kentxichy — Pass on to 
 Nuernberg — Churches and Burying Grounds — 
 Female Labour in the Markets — Ignorance of our 
 Country — Note respecting Luther. 
 
 Wednesday, July Ist, 1835. During this 
 and the two following days I was very much 
 indisposed, having taken cold. Fever and 
 hoarseness were the result, which continued a 
 few days with some severity. On Saturday, 
 l-kh, I was much gratified by the reception of 
 a letter from my family at New Orleans, espe- 
 cially after I had made my self acquainted with 
 its contents. It contained the cheering news 
 of the conversion of my second son, who writes 
 me he has made up liis mind to serve the 
 Lord and put his hand to the gospel plough. 
 May God, in mercy, prepare him for his spiri- 
 tual warfare, and sustain him in the conflict. 
 
114 
 
 Though my bod}' vas enfeebled by affliction, 
 my soul was full of joy, and my friends here 
 rejoiced with mc. 
 
 In a day or two I recovered from my afflic- 
 tion, and was enabled to prosecute my labours 
 in the church, and attend the house of God. 
 
 Tuesday, 7th. Early in the morning I was 
 awoke bj' some one knocking at my door. It 
 was an elderly gentleman who wished to have 
 some talk with me on the goodness of God, and 
 entreat me not to leave the city so soon as I 
 had appointed, viz., within six or eight days. 
 While at breakfast the servant announced 
 another visiter, whom I found to be a lady de- 
 sirous of conversing about Jesus. Soon after 
 this two others came, one of whom was an 
 elderly lady, I believe seventy-three years of 
 age — she wept bitterly for her sins, and be- 
 cause she had not found the. pardon and peace 
 of the gospel. I directed her to Jesus, who 
 receiveth sinners in the eleventh hour. The 
 young lady who was with her enjoyed religion, 
 and had been made the instrument of bringing 
 the old lady to a sense of her danger. May 
 they both find eternal life through Jesus 
 Christ. 
 
 Spent this evening with Professor Schults 
 and some of his friends, among whom were 
 
115 
 
 several clergymen. One of these latter entered 
 into an argument with a pious lieutenant in the 
 army. The clergyman stated, and tried to 
 prove, that a sinner could be saved without 
 believing the divinity of Christ. His anta- 
 gonist asked, on what principle ? He an- 
 swered, a man may become acquainted with 
 the lovely character of Jesus, and resolve to 
 imitate the same, and by so doing get to hea- 
 ven. Of course he excluded the necessity of 
 the atonement and rejected the only foundation 
 laid in Zion. I had listened to his talk some 
 time rather impatiently, and obtained permis- 
 sion to ask a question, which was readily, 
 granted. I said to the clergyman, " do you 
 believe your Bible .^" He answered in the af- 
 firmative. " Well sir," said I, " what do these 
 passages of Scripture mean .^" ' Without faith 
 it is impossible to please God,' and ' He that 
 believeth and is baptized shall be saved, and he 
 that believeth not shall be damned.' " These 
 passages confused him not a little, and it 
 seemed as though he then heard them for the 
 first time. However, being near midnight, I 
 retired in company with my host, and, accord- 
 ing to arrangement, took extra post to Stuttgard 
 about eighteen miles distant. We arrived 
 
116 
 
 there about five o'clock next morning, and took 
 up our abode with Captain Vonden Brincken, 
 an officer in the Pussian service, and an humble 
 soldier of King Messiah. He quickly formed 
 a plan for my preaching to the people, and suc- 
 ceeding in obtaining the Reformed Church. 
 The pastor freely gave his consent, being a 
 pious follower of the meek and lowly Jesus. 
 The appointment was made for six in the 
 evening, so that there were but four hours in 
 which to make it kno^vn. Nevertheless the 
 church was filled to overflowing, and everybody 
 attentive and orderly. I regret to have to 
 except a clergyman, who came in drunk, and 
 seemed very uneasy. He is the first pastor of 
 one of the finest churches in these parts. I 
 understand he has a colleague who is as great 
 a libertine as he is a drunkard, guilty of abo- 
 minations which are revolting to human nature, 
 and disgraceful to any man, especially a cler- 
 gyman. What a deplorable condition their 
 congregation must be in, with such examples, 
 such practical contradictions to the power 
 and truth of the gospel. These are not alone, 
 there are many more of their stamp in this 
 kingdom, who proclaim " liberty to others 
 while they themselves are the slaves of corrup- 
 
117 
 
 tion." May God in mercy deliver my country 
 and nation from such a blighting curse and 
 withering blast ! 
 
 Tuesday, 9th. Left Stuttgard at four a. m. 
 and set out for Pyritz, having in our company 
 Count Hastinger and Count Smith. We ar- 
 rived at our journey's end early in the day, and 
 an arrangement was made for me to preach at 
 night. By six o'clock the church vx^as crowded, 
 and the Lord was in our midst. We had an 
 interesting meeting. During the day I went to 
 the place where stood the font in which Bishop 
 Otto baptized the first Christians in this 
 country. It was surrounded with a handsome 
 wall, upon the face of which was inscribed an 
 account of the baptism aforesaid. The present 
 King of Prussia erected a beautiful granite 
 cross over the font, eight or ten feet high. 
 
 On Friday the 12th, left Pyritz at noon and 
 arrived at Stettin. Soon many friends visited 
 me, and on Sunday at two o'clock, owing to 
 my being a stranger from America, the church 
 was fuller that had been seen in a long time. 
 I used great plainness of speech on the pre- 
 vaihng sins of the age, both of priests and 
 people. Satan raged, being very much afraid 
 6* 
 
118 
 
 of losing liis kingdom. But the truth must be 
 told. 
 
 This da}' I had the pleasure of being intro- 
 duced to Mr. Pinkerton, agent of the London 
 Bible Society. He has founded all the Bible 
 Societies in German}', and I found him, what 
 every man in his occupation ought to be, a 
 christian, a scholar, and a gentleman. 
 
 It appeared, for several days after this, as 
 though Satan was trying his utmost to prevent 
 me from doing good and preaching the gospel. 
 One minister allowed me his pulpit, and then 
 sent word I could not have it. He understood 
 I was very plain, and he, Jonah-like, was afraid 
 to preach repentance to Nineveh. After all, I 
 find in my Bible a solace and calm for every 
 disquieted feeling, and it is the only weapon 
 which I desire to use in fighting my way 
 through this miserable world. 
 
 Wednesday, 15th. In the afternoon visited 
 several clergymen, one of whom offered me his 
 pulpit. Three of them were playing at chess, 
 drinking wine and smoking their pipes. I in- 
 troduced the subject of religion, and related my 
 own experience. They were utterly amazed, 
 and stared me in the face. It was evident that 
 
119 
 
 if they had not seen they at least had heard 
 strange things. 
 
 About this date, and some days afterwards, 
 I had more than an usual number of friends 
 called to see me. Many from places six or ten 
 miles distant, bringing invitations to return 
 with them and preach to their people. I could 
 only attend to some. Oh ! how lamentable it 
 is, that there should be such an abundant har- 
 vest of precious souls and so few faithful la- 
 bourers ! 
 
 A company of about ten or twelve went with 
 me to a town called Greivewhagen, and early 
 on Monday, 20th, the superintendant was ap- 
 plied to for the use of the church. He at first 
 refused, but was repeatedly urged, and at last 
 reluctanth- consented, or, perhaps, we may sa}'-, 
 partial!}^ consented. He wished to see me, 
 and, even then, he would only allow us an 
 hour and a half to make it knov.-n. He re- 
 fused to order the bell to be rung, and would not 
 allow the organist to perform upon his instru- 
 ment. After som.e conversation I showed hira 
 my credentials and recommendations, and he 
 softened down, ordered the little bell to be 
 rung, and the organist to play, and, withal, 
 offered to accompany me to church. He did 
 
120 
 
 so — there were a thousand people present, still 
 as the grave, solemn as death, and many were 
 deeply aifected. After preaching I went into 
 the vestry, and had scarcely sat down, when 
 the old man came in. I arose and met him, 
 he was much affected, spoke approving words 
 respecting the sermon, and threw his arms 
 round my neck, and urged me to stay longer, as 
 also did others. I mention this simply to show 
 how God can change the hearts of men, and 
 make their wrath praise him. I could not help 
 smiling, and being somewhat diverted, at the 
 excitement produced in a small town by the 
 appearance of a stranger, especially an Ame- 
 rican. They crowded to their doors as in 
 America they do when an elephant passes, 
 having some curious idea about our colour or 
 shape, or some other peculiarity. 
 
 Thursday, 23d. This and the two or three 
 following days was attended with some diffi- 
 culties, arising from the opposition of the con- 
 sistory to my preaching. My authority was 
 disputed by them because it was of American 
 origin, and because my ordination was effected 
 in America they considered it invalid there. 
 Nor would the attestation and approval of se- 
 veral distinguished European ministers, coupled 
 with tlie authority of the Bishop suffice, who 
 
121 
 
 had given me authority to occupy any pulpit to 
 which I might be invited. I resisted their or- 
 der, and determined to oppose their arbitrary 
 proceedings with meekness. Their movements 
 were ex parte, for they had commenced this stir 
 and opposition while the Bishop was out of 
 town, as also several of my staunch and un- 
 flinching friends in the consistory. I was will- 
 ing, however, to comply with the law of the 
 land, whatever that might be — this they did 
 not make known to me, and I knew it was not 
 opposed to my conduct. At this time I re- 
 ceived many invitations to preach, but I de- 
 clined, willing to avoid offence. It was evi- 
 dent, however, from what I could hear, that 
 the offence was on the other side. The con- 
 sistory had much offended the people by their 
 conduct toward me. Of course I had much 
 anxiety of mind as to how the matter would 
 terminate. 
 
 On Friday, 31st, I went to his majesty's pri- 
 vate counsellor, who informed me that the Rev. 
 gentlemen who composed the consistory had,one 
 and all, got themselves into difficulty. And it 
 seemed as though they must determine to serve 
 either God or the devil fully. Public opinion 
 was arrayed against them, and they must either 
 
122 
 
 change their course, or receive general exe- 
 cration. 
 
 On Sunday, the 2d of August, I called upon 
 the Bisliop and related to him every fact in the 
 case. The Bishop assured me that all should 
 be satisfactorily settled, and that I need not be 
 discouraged, he believed all would be right. 
 And so it was — affairs were amicably adjusted, 
 and I again preached and exhorted in the 
 meetings to the satisfaction and profit of all. 
 To God be all the glory ! 
 
 Mondaj^ 3d. This being the King's birth- 
 day, there was much show and noise. The 
 day was celebrated much after the manner of 
 our fourth of July. The uniform of the soldieiy 
 was rather more splendid than ours. 
 
 Wednesday, 5th. It seems as though my 
 troubles were not at an end. All was peace and 
 quietness here, when some person from Berlin 
 brought a letter to the consistory, impugning 
 my character and motives, and saying many 
 disrespectful things of me. I obtained the letter 
 and went immediately to Berlin — my friends 
 were very glad to see me, and all were igno- 
 rant of any movement against me. It was pri- 
 vate malice alone, and I therefore, in company 
 with a friend, went direct to the author of the 
 
123 
 
 letter, and laid it before him. He was utterly 
 confused, and confessed he had wronged me. 
 He wrote a recantation of all he had said to 
 the person by whom he sent the letter against 
 me, and withal gave me a copy thereof. When 
 he had done this he begged I would not ex- 
 pose the letter or publish it in Berlin, and to 
 satisfy him that I did not mean to injure him, 
 or bear malice, I tore the obnoxious letter in 
 pieces. This seemed to break his heart, and 
 he confessed he v.'as more than ever satisfied of 
 my uprightness, inasmuch as I had not mani- 
 fested any ill-will toward him. The copy of 
 the recantation he gave me, I inclosed to the 
 Bishop of Stettin, who filed it among the acts 
 and records of the city. Thus terminated this 
 harassing affair, and I was, through the mercy 
 of God, triumphant above all my foes. 
 
 A kind providence has given me many 
 friends, and these have proved their attachment 
 to me in my distress. They have not forsaken 
 me, and I goon, as usual, preaching and trying 
 to be good. 
 
 On Tuesday, 11th, I secured a land-pass to 
 Stuttgard, in Wirtemberg, and, after spending 
 the next day in parting with my friends and 
 paying a few visits, on Thursday, 13th, I start- 
 
124 
 
 ed. We passed through many towns and vil- 
 lages, one of which was Wittenberg, the scene 
 of Luther's actions, where a monument is 
 erected to his memory*. We travelled slowly, 
 and on Tuesday, 18th, arrived at Hoff", in the 
 kingdom of Bavaria. On presenting my pass 
 to the police-officer, he stated it was unlawful, 
 and that I could proceed no farther. It 
 lacked a Bavarian seal, signed by the consu 
 of that kingdom This was trying, as it would 
 detain me at least four days. However I was 
 obliged to submit, and my papers had to be 
 sent back to Leipzic for the purpose aforesaid. 
 On the next day I met with a young minister, 
 who is settled here, and determined to preach 
 Christ and him crucified to his people. This 
 alone will be the means of good to souls. May 
 God prosper his labours. 
 
 Thursday, 20th. After breakfast I walked 
 in the fields, and had a little conversation with 
 some of the rustics. I perceive the common 
 people are ignorant of the gospel facts and 
 doctrines. The farmers were too busy to talk, 
 but I met with a shepherd, to whom I said, 
 " What was the best news ever brought to 
 shepherds in the field ?" He said, " he did 
 not know." I told him by rehearsing, " And 
 
 * See note, page 130. 
 
125 
 
 the angel said lUito them, fear not, behold I 
 bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall 
 be to all people." He said, " Aj^e, but 
 that has not yet come to pass." I said it had, 
 and how, relating the circumstances of the birth 
 of Christ. I said to him, " Can you tell me 
 who it was that said, ' lam the good shepherd, 
 and know my sheep.' " He could not recol- 
 lect. I said, " was it not Paul.^" He said, 
 " O yes ! that is his name." I told him he 
 was in error, but that it was Jesus, to which 
 statement he also assented, thus showing his 
 ignorance of simple matters of fact narrated in 
 the gospel. I gave the poor man some good 
 advice, and pursued my rambles through the 
 fields. I found several others w^ho had no 
 better ideas of saving truth than the poor shep- 
 herd ," and it is unquestionably true, that where 
 ignorance pervades the minds of an}^ people, 
 there cannot be any true religion. Ignorance 
 may produce fanaticism and bigotr}'", but it 
 cannot be the means of inducing devotion, 
 which is the essence of true religion. The 
 next day m}'' papei's returned from Leipzic, 
 properly attested by the Bavarian consul, and 
 I immediately took passage to Nuernberg. On 
 Saturday, just before I started, I had the plea- 
 
126 
 
 sure of meeting with Professor Greene and his 
 lady, from Danville, Kentucky. None but 
 those who have experienced it can appreciate 
 the gratification felt by the accidental meeting 
 of friends and countrymen in a foreign land. 
 For m3'sclf, I feel an ardent attachment to my 
 country and government, and in this land of 
 oppression I feel my heart elated, and my spi- 
 rits raised when 1 think and can say, Ich bin 
 Ein Anierkaner Mem Hcrr. (I am an Ameri- 
 can.) The Professor and his lady accompanied 
 me to Nuernberg in a stage, where we arrived 
 at eight a. m. next day. I was kindly received, 
 and the Rev. Mr. Merchel invited me to make 
 his house my home during my stay in this city. 
 Monday, 24th. Rose refreshed and rested, 
 took a walk to the grave-yard, and as it is so 
 very ditferent from any thing seen in America, I 
 may be excused giving a short description 
 thereof. It is a large piece of ground sur- 
 rounded by a wall. Inside arc a church, an old 
 chapel, and other buildings. The interiors of 
 the church and chapel are decorated with busts 
 and paintings. There are also many sculp- 
 tured monuments and statues in the yard. 
 Among others are Christ and the two male- 
 factors, in full size, hewn out of the solid rock. 
 
127 
 
 The graves are first made eight or ten feet 
 deep, and the bodies are placed one above 
 another according as they die, and when the 
 vault is full, a tomb-stone is placed over the 
 grave, with a brass plate inlaid. This plate 
 contains tlie name of the head of the familv, 
 when and where he was born, when he died, 
 Src, with the lamil}^ coat of arms. From the 
 inscrii^tions I perceived some of these were 
 very ancient. The churches here are nearty 
 all in the ancient Gothic style, full of busts and 
 images inside and out. I spent several hours 
 among these mansions of the dead, and then re- 
 paired to the temples of the living. 
 
 Wednesday, 26th. At seven o'clock this 
 morning I preached in a large and splendid 
 church. The service was not extensive!}^ 
 announced, and therefore the congregation 
 small, nevertheless the spirit of the Lord was 
 with us, and many were much affected. After 
 sermon a clergyman's lady approached me 
 and burst into tears. She said she was con- 
 strained by christian love to invite me to her 
 house. She was so affected as to forget to state 
 where she lived, and retired. However, in 
 about an hour after she returned, and I went 
 home with her. Had a pleasant interview with 
 
128 
 
 her husband, who kindly invited me to occupy 
 his pulpit the following Sabbath, to which I 
 consented. 
 
 Saturday, 29th. I took a ramble through 
 the city, passing through the market. Here 
 there are. vegetables of all kinds in abundance, 
 and fruits also. Apples, pears, apricots, and 
 plumbs of all varieties. Here are also live 
 hogs, ducks, geese, chickens, and pigeons, by 
 thousands. In short, there is a plentiful sup- 
 ply of all the necessaries of life, I have often 
 shuddered, when in large European cities, to 
 see the drudgery and hard labour to which 
 females are subjected. The beautiful and 
 young, the homely and aged, all alike exposed 
 to the greatest servility. Here they often carry 
 as much as a feeling man in America would 
 place upon the back of his mule. Females 
 could never have been intended for such em- 
 ployments, and thus to enslave them is a dis- 
 grace to any civilized nation. 
 
 The houses of this city are built of brick or 
 stone, from three to six stories high, painted 
 white or yellow. The streets are very irregu- 
 lar, and since there are no side-wallcs, any 
 person is in danger of being run over. In the 
 course of my peregrinations I met with and 
 
129 
 
 took a view of the church in which I am to 
 preach to-morrow. It is a Gothic pile, first 
 built in 1200, but repaired a few years ago. 
 It will hold two thousand people. As in most 
 other ancient churches, it contains a great 
 number of carved busts and images. The an- 
 cient fortifications here are worth an examina- 
 tion. They consist of a trench, eighty or one 
 hundred feet wide, and, twenty-five or thirty 
 feet deep. This is walled on both sides, with 
 large blocks of free-stone, some of which are 
 very much decayed. 
 
 This afternoon I received a note from the 
 hand of a clergyman which enclosed two Ba- 
 varian dollars. I will here give the note trans- 
 lated from the German. " A smaU pittance 
 from an anonymous poor penitent sinner, to 
 the Rev. preacher from North America, to help 
 him on his journey. Praying the Lord that he 
 would bring this faithful shepherd of souls in 
 good health back to the arms of his dear fa- 
 mily, and may the words spoken by him be 
 blessed of the Lord, amen." I mention this 
 incident, not because of its certification res- 
 pecting me and my labours, but because of the 
 liberality and good feeling it manifests towards 
 a stranger in a strange land. 
 
130 
 
 Monday, 31st. Preached 3'estcrday, accord- 
 ing to previous arrangement, to about three 
 thousand souls, who were seriously attentive. 
 I had some conversation to-day with a clergy- 
 man about America. Some of these learned 
 gentlemen know very little about our country. 
 And yet some of them know more about it, in 
 their own conceit, than myself, who was born 
 and brought up in the countr}^, and lived forty- 
 six years therein, and in that time travelled 
 over nearly every state in the union. Such 
 may be forgiven, as our beloved country has 
 been much traduced by foreign writers who 
 have visited our shores. 
 
 Luther and Witteneerg*. As mention has 
 been made of the great reformer, Luther, in con- 
 nexion with Wittenberg, it may not be amiss 
 to refresh tlie memory of the reader, by reca- 
 pitulating some of the events which there oc- 
 cm'red, especially as these, in their then future 
 operations, produced such an astonishing 
 moral revolution in the world. We are in- 
 debted to that elaborate w^ork, " Enc3^clopedia 
 Americana," for an excellent sketch of the 
 great reformer's life. It is there stated that, 
 " he (Luther) in 1507, was consecrated priest, 
 and in 1508, by the influence of his patron, 
 
 * See page 124. 
 
131 
 
 Staupitz, he was made professor of philosophy 
 in the New University of Wittenberg. In this 
 sphere of action his powerful mind soon showed 
 itself. He threw off the fetters of scholastic 
 philosophy, so intimately connected with the 
 papal hierarchy, asserted the rights of reason, 
 and soon collected a large number of disciples. 
 In 1510 he visited the court of Pope Leo X. 
 at Rome, on business entrusted to him by his 
 order. This journey revealed to him the irre- 
 ligion and corruption of the clergy at Rome, 
 and destroyed his reverence for the sanctity of 
 the pope. After his return he became a 
 preacher at Wittenberg, and in 1512 he was 
 made a doctor in theology. As such, his oath 
 bound him, as he thought, to the fearless de- 
 fence of the Holy Scriptures. His profound 
 learning, which embraced an intimate acquaint- 
 ance with the ancient classics, the fathers of 
 the church, and the spirit of the Greek and 
 Hebrew languages, together with the fame of 
 his eloquence, soon made Luther known to the 
 principal scholars, and esteemed as a powerful 
 advocate of the new light, which was breaking 
 upon the world. Great, therefore, was the at- 
 tention excited by his ninety-five propositions, 
 given to the world October 31, 1517, and in- 
 
13.2 
 
 tended to put an end to the sale of indulgences, 
 the unhappy effects of which had appeared al- 
 ready in his congregation at Wittenberg. 
 
 Ambition or hatred of the Dominicans had 
 no influence in producing this measure. His 
 propositions were condemned as heretical as 
 soon as they appeared. Hogstraaten, a Do- 
 minican at Cologne, Dr. Eck at Ingoldstadt, 
 and Prierias, an officer of the Roman court, 
 immediately began an attack upon Luther ; but 
 neither their invectives, nor the papal summons 
 to Rome, which he did not obey, nor the mild 
 exhortations of the Cardinal Cajetau, at Augs- 
 berg, in 1518, and of the Munico Miltibz, at 
 Attenburg, in 1519, with alluring offers from 
 the Pope himself, were sufficient to induce him 
 to recant. He replied to his opponents with 
 boldness and determination, and even after his 
 dispute with Eck, at Leipsic, in 1519, he still 
 maintained the invalidity of indulgences, and of 
 the papal supremac3^ No one answered him, 
 and he appealed with justice, from the deci- 
 sion of Cajetau, to the pope, and from the pope 
 to a general council." 
 
 But, perhaps, the most important act that 
 ever Luther performed at Wittenberg, was 
 that by which he practically renounced all 
 
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 recognition of papal authority. It arose ©ut 
 of the conduct of the papists towards him, 
 and is thus described in the work quoted 
 above : "In 1520 Luther and his friends 
 were excommunicated. His writings were 
 burnt at Rome, Cologne, and Louvain. In- 
 dignant at this open act of hostility, after his 
 modest letter, in which he had showed himself 
 desirous of reconciliation, declared his sub- 
 mission to the pope, and advocated a reform in 
 the church. Luther burned the bull of excom- 
 munication, and the decretals of the papal 
 canon at Wittenberg, December 10, 1520. 
 By this act he dissolved all connexion with the 
 pope and the Roman church, Frederick, the 
 elector of Saxony, seemed in doubt whether he 
 should protect him. But the worthiest of the 
 German noblemen, Hunter, Sickengar,Schaum- 
 burz, whom he called upon to defend the new 
 opinions, hailed him as the champion of reli- 
 gious liberty, and offered him their fortress and 
 their arms ; but Luther wished no protector 
 but God." Luther began the work of puri- 
 fying the liturgy in Wittenberg in 1523, and by 
 his laying aside the cowl, " gave the signal for 
 the abolition of monasteries." From 1526 to 
 1529 he was engaged in preparing a new 
 7 
 
134 
 
 church service, corresponding with his views 
 of gospel truth. He had much opposition, and 
 many conflicts for a series of 3^ears. Luther 
 died in 1/346, at Eisleden, and was buried in 
 the cathedral church at Wittenberg. The mo- 
 nument mentioned in the foregoing chapter 
 has since been erected to his memory. 
 
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 CHAPTER IX. 
 
 Visit to Sttitfgard— Difficulty of preaching there— - 
 Sivitzerland—The River Rhine— The Alps- 
 Beautiful Scenery — Schaffhaiisen — Guerck — 
 Found a Ncwicsake—Lavater-— Basle Cathedral 
 
 Erasmus — Mouse Toiuer — Revisited Hamburg 
 
 from Bremen — Return tliither—T reparations for 
 sailing to ihe United States— Passage across the 
 Atlantic— Arrival at Neio-Orlcans. 
 
 September 1st, .1835. For several days 
 after this date I could not make myself as ex- 
 tensively useful as previously, in consequence 
 of my being debarred from preaching in the 
 pulpits, this being contrary to their established 
 usage. However, by visiting and conversa- 
 tion, and other means, I endeavoured to do 
 good. By request I visited a society of fe- 
 males, who meet once every month to sew and 
 knit. They appropriated the proceeds of their 
 joint labour to the cause of foreign missions. I 
 gave them much information respecting Ame- 
 rica, in answer to various questions. We sang 
 
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 a hymn and parted in peace. Not being able 
 to succeed in this place as much as I desired, 
 and especially because I could not obtain the 
 use of the pulpits, I determined to leave, and 
 consequently took my passage for Stuttgard. 
 I arrived there at five p. m. the next day. There 
 is much spiritual despotism in this place also, 
 and none but those legally authorized dare open 
 their mouths in a public place of worship. 
 This is a land of ceremonies, many of which 
 are directly opposed to the spirit of the gospel, 
 and consequently detrimental to its progress. 
 There are, however, many pious people, and 
 several clergymen, who are truly devoted to 
 God. I had an interview with one Professor 
 Schubert, an able advocate of the Christian 
 religion, as well as a gentleman of high literary 
 attainments. 
 
 There is another thing which often gives me 
 much pain of mind, and it is this, that when 
 persons convinced of sin and heavy laden are 
 in distress, there are so few to take them by 
 the hand and lead them to Christ the Saviour ; 
 and sinners thus impressed seldom have 
 courage to inquire of those whom they think 
 would lead them aright. Thus, between hope 
 and fear, inward and outward conflict, such as 
 
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 these often lead a miserable life and die in des- 
 pair. Who would not pray that the Sun of 
 Righteousness may arise with healing in his 
 wings, and shed over the world light and 
 truth ; or we might adopt the language of a 
 beautiful hymn which may be found, I believe, 
 in the Methodist collection. 
 
 " Jesus, the word of mercy give, 
 And let it swiftly run ; 
 And let the priests themselves believe, 
 And put salvation on. 
 
 Cloth'd with the spirit of holiness, 
 
 May all thy people prove 
 The plenitude of gospel grace, 
 
 The joy of perfect love. 
 
 Jesus, let all thy lovers shine, 
 
 Illustrious as the sun : 
 And bright with borrow'd rays divine, 
 
 Their glorious circuit run. 
 
 Beyond tho reach of mortals spread 
 Their light where'er they go ; 
 . And heavenly influences shed 
 On all the world below. 
 
 As the bright sun of righteousness, 
 
 Their healing wings display ! 
 And let their lustre still increase 
 
 Unto the perfect day. 
 
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 It is remarkable vrith what caution and deli- 
 beration all the clergy act as regards giving the 
 use of their pulpits, and affording privileges to 
 strangers. This has already been intimated, 
 but after this date T had still more proof of it. 
 One clergyman would give his consent, and 
 then another must be consulted, and perhaps 
 another, and so forth. Thus it was on one oc- 
 casion, every arrangement was made for mj'- 
 occupying a certain pulpit, when I was inform- 
 ed Mr. So and So must be advised v/ith. I 
 went the next day to him, but he refused me 
 his hand, and was somewhat uncourteous ; but 
 I took all in good part, and began to reason 
 with him, after which he gave his consent, 
 though somewhat reluctantly. Thus, after 
 much difficulty and trouble, I gained access to 
 the pulpit, and once more declared the good 
 news of salvation to a great multitude, who 
 were deeply serious and attentive. The spirit 
 of God must have vv^rought powerfull}' on many 
 hearts, as all, or nearh"" all, were in tears. A 
 person I met with next day said he thought he 
 knew something about American revivals, 
 since he had heard me preach. He said people 
 could not but feel under plain gospel preaching, 
 and consequently fall down and cry for mercy. 
 
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 I gave him to understand that his idea was 
 thereabouts correct, and that our preachers in 
 America aimed more at doing good than at 
 display, by systematic and formal proceedings. 
 It would seem also that my preaching here had 
 caused some excitement in the place, and there 
 was a general inquiry whether I could not stay 
 a little longer and preach again. I consented 
 to stay two days, and was engaged to preach 
 on the Wednesday, this being Monday. I 
 did so, and the church was crowded. I took for 
 my text, Matt. xi. 28, 30, verses. The Lord 
 was present in power. This was at three 
 p. M. In the evening I attended two other 
 meetings, and bade the friends farewell. We 
 shall, perhaps, see each other no more until we 
 meet where there is no parting and no 
 farewell. 
 
 Thursday, 17th. This day I took passage 
 for SchafFhausen, in Switzerland. We passed 
 through Waldenburg, Tuebingen, and Kechlin- 
 gan ; the last named is a small dukedom. The 
 scenery along the road is exquisitely beautiful. 
 Mountains and rugged hills, adorned with peaks 
 and old castles. Many submarine shells lay 
 scattered among the rocks, and every thing- 
 looked enchanting and gay. We supped at 
 Tuttengen, and then sable night threw her 
 
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 mantle over the earth, and hid the beautiful 
 scenery from our view. 
 
 Friday, I8th. A little after dayhght we 
 passed the line that divides Wirtemberg from; 
 Switzerland, and soon afterwards saw the beau- 
 tiful Rhine, meandering its serpentine course at 
 the foot of the mountains. It would be folly in 
 me to attempt a description of this noble river. 
 It has been done by abler hands, nor can I re- 
 sist the temptation to insert a paragraph here 
 from the article, Rhine, in the Americana En- 
 cyclopedia. It exactly suits our purpose, and 
 will gratify the inquisitive reader. 
 
 ** There are rivers whose course is longer, 
 and whose volume of water is greater, but none 
 which unites almost every thing that can render 
 an earthly object magnificent and charming, in 
 the same degree as the Rhine. As it flows down 
 from the distant ridges of the Alps, through 
 fertile regions into the open sea, so it comes 
 down from remote antiquity, associated in 
 every age with momentous events in the his- 
 tory of the neighbouring nations. A river 
 which presents so m.any historical recollections, 
 of Roman conquests and defeats, of the chival- 
 ric exploits of the feudal period, of the wars 
 and negociations of modern times, of the core- 
 
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 nations of emperors whose bones repose by its 
 side ; on whose borders stand the two greatest 
 i, monuments of the noble architecture of the 
 ^middle a^es; whose banks present eveiyva. 
 riety of wild and picturesque rocks, thick for- 
 rests, fertile plains, vineyards sometimes gently 
 sloping, sometimes perched among lofty craigs, 
 where industry has won a domain among the 
 fortresses of nature ; whose banks are orna- 
 mented witli populous cities, flourishing towns 
 and villages, castles and ruins, with which a 
 thousand legends are connected, beautiful and 
 romantic roads, and salutary mineral springs ; 
 a river whose waters offer choice fish, as its 
 banks offer the choicest wines ; which, m its 
 course of nine hundred miles, affords six hun- 
 dred and thirty miles of uninterrupted naviga- 
 tion, from Basle to the sea, and enables the 
 inhabitants of its banks to exchange the rich 
 and various products of its shores; whose 
 cities, famous for commerce, science, and works 
 of strength, which furnish protection to Ger- 
 many, are also famous as the seats of Roman 
 colonies, and of ecclesiastical councils, and are 
 associated with many of the most important 
 events recorded in history ;-such a river it is 
 not surprising that the Germans regard with a 
 7* 
 
us 
 
 kind of reverence, and frequenii}^ call it in 
 -poetvj, father Rhine, or ling Rhine.'^ 
 
 Reference is also made in the next paragrap! 
 of the above article to descriptions of this sce- 
 nery given by a Avell known bard. His writ- 
 ings, on the whole, ore not the most unexcep- 
 tionable, indeed he is much open to censure ; 
 nevertheless his poetr}'-, as such, is of the- most 
 elevated cast. His lines on the Rhine are ini- 
 mitable, and thus conclude : 
 
 *\ Adieu to ihee, ftiir Rhine I How long delighted, 
 The stranger fain would linger on his way ! 
 Thine is a scene alike where souls united, 
 Or lonely contemplation thus might stray ; 
 And could the ceaseless vultures cease to prey 
 On self-condemning bosoms, it were here. 
 Where nature, nor too somhre nor too gav. 
 Wild but not riidc, awful but not austere, 
 
 Is to the mellow earth as autumn to the year. 
 
 " Adieu to thee again 1 a vain adieu ! 
 There can be no farewell to scenes like thine ; 
 The mind is colour'd by thy every hue ; 
 And if reluctantly the eyes resign 
 Their cherish'd gaze upon thee, lovely Rhine 1 
 'Tis with the thankfid glance of parting praise ; 
 More mighty spots may rise — more glaring shine. 
 But none unite in one attaching maze 
 
 The brilliant, fair, and seft, the glories of old days'- 
 
 " The negligently grand, the fruitful bloom 
 Of coming ripeness, the white city's sheen, 
 The rolling stream, the precipice's gloom, 
 The forrest's gro\^lh, and golhic walls between 
 
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 The wild rocks, shaped as they had turrets been 
 In mockery of man's art ; and these withal 
 A race of faces happy as ihe scene 
 Whose fertile bounties here extend to all, 
 Still springing o'er thy banks, though empires near them fall" 
 
 In the above quotation there is as much of 
 truth as poetry. It v/oiild be next to impos- 
 sible to exaggerate in portraying the beauties 
 and loveliness of this paradisaical spot. How 
 irresistibly impressive are the last two lines of 
 the abo\'e stanza. We could almost imagine 
 wc behold on one hand nature sending forth 
 her bounties in rich profusion, for the suste- 
 nance of life, and on the other rude war devas- 
 tating the abodes of men, andt3'ranny invading 
 another's home, and undermining the founda,- 
 tion of long-established governments. " Em- 
 pires near them fall" — they crumble into ruins. 
 Pass away from tliese scenes and v/hat then ? 
 Nature still is Ijeautiful, and clothed in robes 
 of purest white. Hear the poet above quoted. 
 
 " But these recede. Above me arc the Alps, 
 
 The palaces of nature, wliosc vast walls 
 
 Have pinnacled in clouds tb.clr snowy acalpa, 
 
 And throned elernity in icy halls 
 
 Of cold sublinsity, where forms and falls 
 
 The avalanche — the thunderbolt of anow. 
 
 All that expands the spirit, yet appals, 
 
 Gather around these summits as to show 
 How carthmay pierce to heaven, and leava vain man below." 
 
144 
 
 The reader will readily forgive the above in- 
 teresting interruption of the narrative, as it so 
 fully and beautifully describes scenes and 
 places that require the touch of poetry. The 
 muse may try her choicest strains, and not ex- 
 ceed the romance and elegance presented to 
 our view in this part of the world. 
 
 We arrived at Schaff hausen about six in the 
 morning. I went to an inn and breakfasted 
 on Dutch soup. Tarried till eight, and 
 then called upon the Rev. M. Burghard, to 
 whom I had a letter of introduction. He was 
 not within, but his amiable lady treated me 
 with great kindness as well as politeness, and 
 shortly after Mr. Burghard came in. He gave 
 me a hearty welcome to his house, bidding me 
 make it my home while I remained in this 
 place. I very thankfully accepted the invita- 
 tion, and found both very agreeable and kind. 
 Through these friends I was introduced to 
 many families in Schaffhausen, and spent a 
 pleasant time. 
 
 Saturda}^, 19th. This afternoon a young 
 man accompanied me to behold the falls of the 
 Rhine. Being fond of natural curiosities, I 
 viewed this scene from various points, and also 
 through a camera obscura. It is indeed a 
 
145 
 
 splendid sight. The stream here is about one 
 hundred yards wide, and falls, not perpendi- 
 cularly, but by an inchnation of fifty or fifty- 
 five degrees. In the middle of the stream 
 stand two separate rocks, which, by the furi- 
 ous and perpetual rushing of the water and ice 
 in winter are apparently half severed at their 
 base. 
 
 On the left of this a castle stands on the top 
 of a high rock, and foot-paths are laid out up 
 the side of the mountain, made of wooden steps 
 and hand-rails. Several young ladies may al- 
 ways be found about here whose business it is 
 to show strangers the peculiarities of the place. 
 They of course expect something handsome if 
 they go through the whole of the scenery. 
 While rambling abroad this day I had a beau- 
 tiful view of the Alps covered with snow. 
 The appearance was magnificently grand. The 
 atmosphere was very clear, so that, with my 
 glass, though fifty miles off, I could see them 
 distinctly. From the falls we passed through 
 beautiful vineyards to the town, a distance of 
 five or six miles. 
 
 Sunday, 20th. At seven a. m. Mr. Van 
 Mondach came to take me to Hemmethal, a 
 village situated a short distance from hence. 
 
I4G 
 
 I went and preached to an attentive congrega- 
 tion, from Acts iii. 19, 20, and again from 
 Psalm cxxvi. 3. After sermon \vc were con- 
 ducted by the schoolmaster to the summit of a 
 mountain, which, having reached, we walked 
 two miles and then came to the road where our 
 carriage was waiting for us. On the top of 
 this hill we had a view of the Alps, and also 
 Lake Constance, called the Bodensee. Not 
 having my glass I did not see these parts dis- 
 tinctly. I preached once or twice more in 
 Schaffhausen, and then departed for Zuerck. 
 The friends V\'ere' exceedingly kind to me, and 
 in addition to pajdng my expenses, and more, 
 gave me letters of introduction. On my way 
 to Zuerck I passed over the Rhine on a high 
 bridge. The stream here reminds me forcibly 
 of the Kentuck}'- river. All along the road 
 are vineyards crowded with immense clusters 
 of grapes. They are just beginning to ripen. 
 The people seemed busy digging their potatoes. 
 The crops were good. On 1113^ arrival at Zu- 
 erck I made my wa}' to Mr. Ustini's, a silk 
 weaver. He received me very kindly, and in 
 the afternoon we walked out to view the town. 
 The sceneiy here is delightful. 
 
 Thursday, 24th. This morning visited the 
 
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 Rev. Mr. Gessner, son-in-law to Lavater, the 
 celebrated physiognomist. Lavater's daughter, 
 to whom I was here introduced, is a very intel- 
 ligent and pious lady, and conversed freely 
 about her father. 
 
 Having learnt, since I came to this place, 
 that a person of my name resides some ten or 
 twelve miles up the lake, I set off in a hack in 
 search of him. I found him. His name is 
 Henr}' Hiestand, and is undoubtedly a branch 
 of our famil}-, but we could not trace our line- 
 age or genealogy, and indeed that would be 
 difficult in the absence of documentary evi- 
 dence, as my ancestors have been from this 
 countrj'- one hundred and thirty years. Next 
 day I departed and went to the shore of the 
 lalie, took a small boat, and meeting the steam- 
 boat, took my passage for Zuerck. Down this 
 lake are the most romantic landscapes I ever 
 beheld— mountains reaching, as it were, to the 
 clouds, capped with snow — lesser mountains 
 from the shore of the lake, gradually sloping, 
 covered with villages — orchards and vineyards, 
 richly loaded with the bountiful gifts of our hea- 
 venly father. Reached Zuerck at three p. m., 
 and took a view of the church in which the 
 celebrated Lavater used to preach, and also 
 
148 
 
 visited the spot where his remains are depo- 
 sited. This is pointed out to the stranger by 
 a plain stone, on which is engraved J. C. La- 
 vater. 
 
 On Saturday, 26th, took stage for Basle, in 
 company with the wife and daughter of my 
 host — we had a pleasant day's journey down 
 the Limat and Rhine, and arrived at our des- 
 tination at eight p. m. The missionary stu- 
 dents were waiting for us at the post-office. 
 Our baggage was taken to the mission-house, 
 where rooms were prepared for us. On the 
 next day I heard several very excellent ser- 
 mons, and met with some pious evangelical 
 clergemen. One of these had been driven 
 from his church and congregation for no less -a 
 crime than preaching the gospel in its purity, 
 which, in some parts of Europe, is still consi- 
 dered an unpardonable sin; while, in these 
 same places, rationalism, deism, and I may say 
 devilism, are tolerated and practised with im- 
 punity. 
 
 The minster church of this place is said to 
 have been built about 1,000 years ago. The 
 pulpit is of carved stone, a very ingenious piece 
 of work, such as I had not seen before. In 
 this church he the remains of the celebrated 
 
149 
 
 Erasmus, and a monument to his memory is 
 erected over his grave. I ascended the steeple, 
 which is several hundred feet high, built also 
 of stone, and from hence viewed the town and 
 country round about. The landscapes are beau- 
 tiful. After this I went to a place where are 
 a. great quantity of old paintings and other cu- 
 riosities ; these I examined with a great deal of 
 pleasure. 
 
 Friday, October 2d, 1835. This morning I 
 visited the secretary of the mission-house, and 
 spent an hour with him in interesting conver- 
 sation. I was pleased with his statement of a 
 plan to benefit the catholic countries, which is 
 to instruct mechanics in the principles and 
 doctrines of the gospel, and then, as mechanics, 
 to send them into catholic countries, with their 
 bibles and implements of trade, and then and 
 there they read the Scriptures to those who 
 otherwise would not hear it at all. I under- 
 stand a religious society has been formed in the 
 capital of Austria, through this agency, and 
 the means of mechanic scripture readers. May 
 the good Lord prosper the enterprise. After 
 rambling about this afternoon for about six 
 miles, I returned to Basle, and spent the next 
 
150 
 
 day, for the most part, at home, it being .very 
 rainy and unpleasant weather. 
 
 Sunday, 4th. I preached twice this day. 
 The first time I was greatly embarrassed 
 owing to my being compelled to abide by and 
 perform the ceremonies of the church in this 
 country. Contrary to m}'' wish I w^as obliged 
 to put on a kind of robe, and in that read 
 prayers. Reading prayers is very mortif^^ing 
 to me on many accounts. Those who can do 
 it may, but I cannot do it conscientiously. 
 Being thus cramped, I did not feel well while 
 preaching, but the Lord made all up to me in 
 the evening at five, w^hen I again preached 
 without a robe, and prayed without a form. I 
 had liberty of speech, and the people listened 
 with deep and profound attention. The Lord 
 doeth all things well ! 
 
 Tuesday, 6th. At five a. m. took the stage 
 for Carlesruh, in Baden. The sceneiy along 
 this road is truly splendid. The grape-vines, 
 hung with grapes nearly ready for gathering, 
 look beautiful. The grounds on our left are 
 low and cultivated for the growth of turnips 
 and potatoes, which the people are digging on 
 nearly every patch. The steep hills sides on 
 
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 our right are formed into terraces, and, where 
 they are not covered with grape-vines, look 
 like flights of steps, by means of which the hills 
 are ascended. Thus we passed along, and 
 each hour brought us to new scenes of beauty 
 and richness, till night threw her sable mantle 
 around us, and prevented us from admiring the 
 works of nature, and adoring the hand that 
 made all these things. 
 
 Wednesday, 7th. We arrived at Carlesruh 
 at four A. M., and, after taking some bread and 
 coffee, I walked the streets to warm myself, as 
 fires are scarce and fuel expensive. The Rev. 
 Mr. Frommel resides here, a gentleman I had 
 seen at Stuttgard, and who had requested me to 
 call and see him, should I ever pass through 
 this place. I called upon him early in the 
 morning, and he was exceedingly pleased to 
 see me. I spent the day with him, and visited 
 some of the religious people of this place. At- 
 tended a prayer-meeting in the evening, there 
 were eight persons present — these requested 
 me to stay and preach to-morrow. 
 
 Thursda}^, Sth. Though unwell I preached 
 this morning, and depended alone on God for 
 aid. I found him a very present help in trou- 
 ble — he graciously assisted me — the people 
 
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 were attentive and serious, and we had a 
 powerful time — a refreshing from the presence 
 of the Lord. Just after preaching a messenger 
 came with a request from Lady Margraves, 
 that I would go and see her. I did so imme- 
 diately, and found her an amiable and pious 
 lady, who.delighted to talk about Jesus, whom 
 she loves more than all her titles. I had been 
 with her a short time when the grand Duchess 
 came in, so I left her, perhaps, to see her no 
 more till that period when titles shall be of no 
 avail. In the evening brother Frommel, another 
 friend, and myself, took a hack and went to 
 Spoeck, and, at the urgent solicitation of the 
 pastor, I consented to stay all night, and preach 
 here in the morning. 
 
 Friday, 9th. Addressed a large congrega- 
 tion from Proverbs viii. 17. The presence of 
 the Lord was felt by all, and many wept aloud. 
 Several of the 3'oung ladies went to the mi- 
 nister's house in great spiritual distress. One 
 of them, a daughter of one of the most respect- 
 able and influential men in the dukedom, wept 
 so loud that she could be heard all through the 
 house. The time of my departure having 
 come, I left the place, and passed on to a vil- 
 lage called Grabem. The brethren from 
 
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 Caiiesruh accompanied me thus far, and wp 
 dined together at a clergeman's, who, after 
 dinner sent his carriage with me as far as the 
 Rhine, fifteen or eighteen miles, and within 
 two miles of Spy re, where I arrived at dark, 
 and found a home with Mr. P. Hahn. 
 
 On Sunday, 11th, went to church and heard 
 the vicar preach. He did not manifest much 
 of either eloquence or zeal. At two p. m. I had 
 to occupy the same pulpit, and at the time ap- 
 pointed found twelve or fifteen hundred people 
 in the place. Among them was the principal 
 pastor of the town, who was very much dissa- 
 tisfied because the vicar had not asked his 
 leave before granting me permission to preach. 
 I thought they might settle that between them- 
 selves, so I went on with my work. The con- 
 gregation, however, were the most careless and 
 inattentive I ever addressed. They showed 
 by their conduct that they cared nothing about 
 religion, or even common decencj'-, many of 
 them laughing all the time. May the Lord 
 have mercy on the inhabitants of Spyre ! 
 
 Early the next morning I left Spyre, and at 
 10 A. M. reached Manheim ; was kindly re- 
 ceived by Mr. Hennesdorf, who introduced me 
 to the Rev. Mr. Massingbird, a pious clergyman 
 
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 of the Episcopal church. In his drawing-room 
 1 preached a sermon to a small congregation, 
 mostly converted Catholics. I remained in this 
 place a day longer than I had anticipated, the 
 steam-boat not leaving here until Wednesda}'^, 
 14th, at one p. m. I visited several families 
 through the day, (Tuesda}') and in the evening 
 held a meeting with a fev/ friends. There w^as 
 but few in consequence of the inclemency of 
 the weather. Leaving Manheim at the time 
 appointed we passed down the Rhine to 
 Mayentz, where we remained during the night. 
 We had to go ashore, as these steam-boats 
 have no accommodation for sleeping. At day- 
 break on Thursday, 15th, we proceeded on our 
 way. The far-famed sceneries of this part of 
 the world I beheld with admiration ; and yet 
 there are many as grand in the United States. 
 We have no ancient castles in ruins, nor have 
 we so many mountains and vineyards, but we 
 have other things equally gratifying and pleaS" 
 ing. The most remarkable object pointed out 
 to me on this passage was what is called Meis 
 Tunn. (Mouse Tower.) It is built on a small 
 island, composed of rock. The edifice is a 
 round tower of stone, twenty-five or thirty feet 
 high, and ten or twelve feet in circumference, 
 
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 so it appears to me. This ancient pile is said 
 to have been built by a bishop, who had laid 
 up large quantities of grain, and a famine 
 coming on, the poor people came to him for 
 bread. He appointed a day when they were 
 all to come. They did so, and he locked them 
 in the granary and set fire to it, and they were 
 all burnt to death. "While the sufferers were 
 crying for mercy, he would say, " hark, how 
 my corn mice squeak." After this his own 
 palace became so infested with mice, which 
 troubled him day and night, that he could not 
 rest. He therefore built his tower in the 
 stream to escape from the rage of the mice. But 
 even here they pursued him, and so numerous 
 were they that he was overcome and eaten up 
 by them. The tower I saw — the statements 
 may be part fact and part fable- — I give the 
 particulars as they were related to me. 
 
 Friday, 16. Early in the morning I took 
 the stage for Elberfield, and remained, while 
 there, at the house of a merchant, with whom 
 I became acquainted at Nuernberg. The next 
 day took passage for Bremen, where I arrived 
 on Monda}'-, 19th. This is my birth-day, and 
 I enter on my forty-eighth year. I have been 
 preserved, by the grace of God, in his pleasant 
 
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 ways, twenty-seven years and seven months. I 
 have endeavoured to sei-ve him, and I find his 
 yoke easy and his burden Hght. His kind pro- 
 vidence has sustained me hitherto, and I feel 
 perfectly willing to trust him for the future. 
 May he ever preserve me. 
 
 As soon as I arrived at Bremen I found that 
 a vessel was to sail for New-Orleans on the 
 22d inst. Having some httle business at Ham- 
 burg, I immediately started for that place, and 
 arrived there on Tuesday, 20th, at eleven a. m. 
 I found my friends all well, but my effects had 
 not arrived from Berlin, and my bed was taken 
 to sea in the vessel by which I came to this 
 countty. I had therefore to make the best of 
 my little misfortunes, and returned directly to 
 Bremen. I got safe here on Thursday, 22d, 
 and immediately secured my passage to New- 
 Orleans in the brig Wesser. I had to pay 
 seventy-five Bremen dollars. It v/ould be un- 
 grateful in me were I not to mention here that 
 my ever dear friend, Captain Wendt, presented 
 me with thirty-eight dollars to assist in defray- 
 ing my homeward expenses. Ma}^ that God, 
 who is ever kind, remember him for good, and 
 repay him a thousand fold for ail the kindness 
 he has shown toward me in aland of strangers. 
 
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 Though I was ready ^to go at a moment's warn- 
 ing, we were detained several days for various 
 reasons. 
 
 On Sunday, 25th, heard two sermons 
 preached, and in the evening addressed a so- 
 ciety of young men, who meet every Lord's day 
 evening for prayer, under the direction of the 
 Rev. Mr. Mallet. We had a very interesting 
 time, while I enforced the necessity of seeking 
 the Lord early. Mr. Mallet, who concluded 
 by prayer, is one of the decided friends of true 
 religion. He is a light in a dark place. 
 
 Monday, 26th. At daylight took steamboat 
 and went down the river Wesser, to the vessel 
 in which I was to sail. Found several of the 
 passengers on board. The whole week ending 
 on Saturday, 21st, was a tedious time. The 
 moments seemed to linger, and days and nights 
 delayed their flight. There were a young cler- 
 gyman and his lady on board, but they seemed 
 little inclined for religious conversation, and 
 though there were one hundred and eighteen 
 steerage passengers, only one appeared to be 
 inclined for religious conversation. On Sunday 
 the 1st of November, the captain and I walked 
 to a village church about two miles distant, and 
 heard a good sermon preached on the ninth. 
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 commandment. On Monday all our chains 
 were taken in, and preparations made for sea ; 
 but the breeze was light and changeable, and I 
 fear we shall have a tedious time in the North 
 Sea. But my trust is in the Lord, and I feel 
 calmly reconciled to his will. That God who 
 ruleth the winds and the waves will preserve 
 me from danger and death, for I feel as though 
 my work was not yet finished. To-day the 
 clergj^man spoken of above got out his fiddle, 
 and I fear he has more taste for fiddling than 
 preaching. 
 
 Tuesday, 3d. Weighed anchor and put to 
 sea with an easterly wind. The pilot left us, 
 the sea soon became rough, and I quickly felt 
 the efiects of sea-sickness. On Thursday, 5th, 
 at night, one of our passengers died. He came 
 on boards nearly dead with consumption. The 
 next day he was buried in the " deep, deep 
 sea," and, at the request of the captain, I de- 
 livered a short funeral oration. 
 
 Tuesday, December 3d. We have now been 
 a month on our voyage, and nothing particular 
 has occurred since the above circumstance. 
 When the weather would permit we had 
 prayers on board, and sometimes singing. The 
 young clergyman would amuse himself by 
 
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 fiddling, and I would read my Bible ; thus the 
 time passed away. On Sunday, 13th, the mate 
 saw the land of St. Domingo, and we sailed 
 along shore several miles. It was a very plea- 
 sant day, and at ten a. m. all the passengers 
 came on deck for worship, we sang a hymn, 
 and read the ciii. psalm. I addressed them 
 half an hour on the goodness of God in pre- 
 serving us, and for all his mercies. I exhorted 
 them to love him in return. Many felt their 
 awful responsibilities before God, and wept 
 bitterly. May the Lord bless them all with 
 salvation from sin. 
 
 On Tuesday, 15tl), vro passed between 
 St. Domingo and Cuba. On Wednesday we 
 passed the south side of Cuba, and beheld her 
 mountains towering to the skies. The follov/ing 
 Sunda}'' evening we passed Cape Antonia, or 
 west end of C uba, and, the weather being plea- 
 sant, we had our worship as usual. Our young 
 clergyman spolie more to the purpose than I 
 had heard liim before. Nothing particular oc- 
 curred for four or five days after. 
 
 On Friday, December 25th, (Christmas day) 
 we had the pleasure of seeing the light at the 
 south-west pass, mouth of the Mississippi. At 
 eight A. M. we got a pilot, and, through mist 
 
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 and fog, we got to the bar, when, to our great 
 joy, the steamboat, FeHciana, came up, and 
 took us to Port Jackson, where, in consequence 
 of the dense fog, we were obliged to cast an- 
 chor. The fog continued until Saturday, when 
 the Germans, as they could not keep Christmas 
 yesterday, requested me to sing a hymn, and 
 give them an address. I did so, and briefly 
 stated the goodness of God in the redemption of 
 mankind, several were much affected and 
 wept. The fog dissipated in twenty or twenty- 
 five minutes — we immediately got under way, 
 and passed on all night without any further in- 
 terruption by fog. 
 
 On Sunda}^ 27th, by day-light, we found 
 ourselves at the English Turn, eighteen miles 
 below the city of New-Orleans, where we ar- 
 rived about ten in the morning. As soon as 
 the brig was made fast, and I could conveni- 
 ently get ashore, I did so, anxious to relieve 
 my doubts and fears and hopes, respecting my 
 family. Before I reached home I met several 
 friends, who told me they were all well. At 
 twelve o'clock I had the heart-cheering satis- 
 faction of finding them all in good health, after 
 a separation of eleven months. To use a com- 
 mon expression, the joy of meeting, after so 
 
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 long an absence, is better felt tlian expressed. 
 Blessed be the kind hand of my heavenly Fa- 
 ther, which has kindly preserved both me and 
 them. The precious promises of his word has 
 been fulfilled in me ; and, after all his mercies 
 shown me in a foreign land, and on my voyages, 
 he has kindly brought me to the enjoyment ol 
 my family and friends in my native land. 
 Blessed be his holy name for ever ! Amen ! 
 
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 CONCLUSION. 
 
 Considerable time has elapsed since the 
 manuscripts from ^vhicll the foregoing pages 
 have been compiled, were placed in the hands 
 of their editor ; but his necessarily unremitted 
 ministerial and other duties have prevented 
 him from preparing the work for the press 
 sooner than the present time. 
 
 When the subject of the foregoing autobio- 
 graphy was in New- York, the editor requested 
 him to add a few pages respecting his travels 
 and labours in the United States since his re- 
 turn from Europe. This was done ; but it is 
 not deemed necessary to say more than simply 
 to state, that in all his visits and travels, from 
 place to place, he has endeavoured to spread 
 the influence of the Saviour's name, and set 
 forth his unsearchable riches. The Rev. Heniy 
 Hiestand preaches wherever an opportunity 
 occurs to our German population, and in tliis 
 way has been extensively useful ; and it is 
 hoped that the circulation of this volume will 
 be the means of introducing him to more general 
 
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 notice. It may be proper to state, that since 
 Mr. Hiestand's return from Germany, he visited 
 Henia, where, and when, the synod of the 
 German reformed synod were in session. The 
 synod were presented with testimonials of his 
 zeal and usefulness in Grermany and elsewhere ; 
 were highly gratified, and in the belief that 
 there was an extensive field of labour open to 
 him there, thought it would be advantageous 
 to the cause of religion if he (Rev. Henry Hies- 
 tand) would return to that country, and labour 
 there in the vineyard of Christ. To this end 
 he received a general letter .of introduction to 
 all the churches in Germanj-. 
 
 Copies of the testimonials referred to above 
 were placed in the hands of the editor, but he 
 does not think it necessary to insert them. 
 They are signed by the pastors of various con- 
 gregations in Germany, and elsewhere. They 
 jointly, and severally, prove, that hundreds, in 
 and out of the pale of the church, will have rea- 
 son to thank God for ever, for the labours and 
 prayers of brother Hiestand. Eight of these 
 are now before me, and give evidence that the 
 plain simple preaching of the cross, is appre- 
 ciated and made useful in a land of cere mo- 
 
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 nies, and that, sooner or later, superstition must 
 be superseded by experimental religion. 
 
 While writing these last pages, the editor has 
 received a letter from Rev. Henry Hiestand, 
 dated New-Orleans, January 26th, in which he 
 thus speaks : " When I arrived here, I found 
 a commission from the missionary society in 
 Berlin, and a circular letter to all the friends of 
 the missionary cause in the United States, re- 
 questing them to aid in building a mission- 
 house in Berlin, for the express purpose of edu- 
 cating young men for the ministiy in heathen 
 lands. They have often heard of the liberality 
 of Americans, and hope for some assistance 
 from this country, to enable them to carry 
 through this noble and Christian-like under- 
 taking." Mr. Hiestand adds, " I feel myself 
 in Christian duty bound to do for them all I 
 can in this country." This statement is here 
 inserted, that those who see this work may be 
 induced to reflect on the situation of those who 
 inow not God, but worship idols of wood , and 
 stone, and then, if they can, aid in a good 
 cause. 
 
 It is hoped that a perusal of the foregoing 
 pages will lead the churches in America not 
 only to reflect on their privileges and advan- 
 
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 tages, but to commiserate the condition of those 
 who are enveloped in worse than Egyptian 
 darkness, and may we unitedly pray for the 
 diffusion of gospel light. 
 
 The editor of this little work is desirous of 
 awakening attention to the condition, not only 
 of some parts of Europe, but of the heathen ge- 
 nerally, as also to produce a determination 
 among those who love the gospel, to diffuse its 
 general blessings to the ends of the earth. His 
 own spare moments are so extremely limited, 
 as to prevent his saying as much on the subject 
 here as he could have wished. Nevertheless he 
 will not let the opportunity slip of adding some- 
 thing to these pages, on the moral condition of 
 the world, and the means of its recovery from 
 sin and death to holiness and life. The dis- 
 course was preached by a celebrated minister 
 of the gospel in England. He was of the Me- 
 thodist persuasion, but his remarks are not the 
 less valuable on that account. The sermon 
 being entirely distinct from the work, is thrown 
 into the form of an appendix. It is published 
 here in the belief, that it may be of essential 
 use to every sincere Christian. It may be 
 proper to add that the discourse was deliv^edi 
 on a. missionary, occasion. 
 8* 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 THE MEANS OF MAN'S RECOVERY FROM SPIRITUAL DEATH. 
 
 A SERxMON, 
 
 BY REV. RICHARD WAT.SON. 
 
 Come from the four winds, O Breath ! and breathe upon these 
 slain that they may live. — Ezekiel xxxvii. 9. 
 
 History acquaints us with the past, and our 
 faculties of observation spread before us the 
 scenes of present time, and these, in the usual 
 course of things, are the only sources of infor- 
 mation which are open to man. But it has 
 pleased God, in this book of revelation, to give 
 us access to a third, and to spread the view 
 into the future : not only to enlarge the sphere 
 of knowledge behind us and on each side ; but 
 before us, and " to show his servants what 
 shall be hereafter." 
 
 This is done by prophecy, a large and im- 
 portant part of the sacred volume, which stands, 
 not only as an illustrious demonstration of the 
 prescience of its author, but a proof of his good- 
 
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 ness to us ; for our improvement and happiness 
 are thereby equall}'- promoted. An ancient 
 writer remarks, that he who is acquainted with 
 the history of past ages, lives twice. With 
 equal truth may it be affirmed, that he whose 
 mind is also enlightened with the views of holy 
 writ, lives thrice. His existence is extended 
 beyond its natural bounds, and he is present to 
 future events, the highest and most interesting 
 in the economy of divine providence. 
 
 We are not, however, to suppose that our 
 view of the future, even after the most attentive 
 study of the prophetical books, will be per- 
 fectly distinct and satisfactory. There is a 
 moral necessit}' that prophecy should be sur- 
 rounded with a certain haze and indistinctness. 
 Man is to be the instrument of executing the 
 decrees of Heaven ; and it is a principle of the 
 divine government to offer no violence to his 
 moral agency, and a peculiar glory of infinite 
 wisdom to accomplish its purposes by his free 
 volitions. It seems, therefore, to be a mistake 
 in many persons to expect to ascertain the exact 
 times and manner in which the predictions of 
 Heaven will be accomplished. Time is the 
 grand expounder of prophecy, and, as far as 
 relates to particulars, perhaps time alone. The 
 
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 value of prophecy is not, however, on this 
 account diminished. In this partial form it 
 fully answers the design of God, by supporting 
 the confidence of good men in the ultimate 
 triumphs of their religion, in quickening their 
 exertions, and relieving their anxieties. The 
 outhne, the bolder features of the grand plan of 
 the divine government present so many en- 
 lightened points in the darkness of futurity, 
 though the minuter parts retire into shades of 
 various depth. In the vista thus opened into 
 distant ages we perceive truth and righteous^ 
 ness, after long and painful struggles, finally 
 triumphing ; discord subsiding into peace, 'and 
 a long-rejected Saviour effectually asserting his 
 rights, and bending the world to his dominion 
 in mercy. 
 
 The words of the text are connected with a 
 well known prophec}^ respecting the restoration 
 of Israel under the sublime idea of the resur- 
 rection of the dry bones of a host of dead. If 
 the prediction referred at all to the restoration 
 of the Jews from the Babylonian captivity, it 
 could only be in a very low sense. The terms 
 in which it is expressed plainly indicate an 
 event more glorious in its accomplishment, 
 more peccmanent. in its effects^ and more spi- 
 
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 ritual in its nature. It connects itself with the 
 glory of the latter day. The Jews are now the 
 dry bones in the valley, and their conversion to 
 Christ will be their resurrection. On this 
 principal, application of the prophecy we shall 
 not now dwell. Apostacy from God, whether 
 in Jew or Gentile, is followed substantially by 
 the same consequences ; the methods of divine 
 grace in recovering men from ruin, are, in all 
 climes and ages, usually the same, and we shall 
 therefore consider the prophecy. 
 
 I. As affording us a striking description of 
 the religious state of the heathen world. 
 
 II. As directing to the means to be made 
 use of to effect its mystical resurrection. 
 
 III. As marking the certain success of its 
 application. 
 
 I. — 1. The persons made the subject of 
 this prophetic vision are represented as dead. 
 The prophet is led by the spirit to a valley 
 filled with the dishonoured relics of the dead. 
 To be dead, is to be in a state which excites 
 regret and sympathy. Who can refrain a sigh 
 when the noble human fabric is stretched with 
 the clods of the valley, and the warm pulse of 
 life subsides into the coldness and corruption of 
 death? But a deeper death is here contemp- 
 
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 lated — the death of souls. The spirit is here 
 invaded by the destroyer, and the higher part 
 of our nature falls the victim. In this, however, 
 we speak morally. The immortal spirit can- 
 not die ; but, as in the death of the body, the 
 matter of which it is composed is not annihi- 
 lated, though the parts are dissolved, so in the 
 moral death of souls the spirit exists, but it 
 exists disorganized and corrupted. In scrip- 
 ture language, to be without knowledge, is to 
 be dead ; because it is knowledge which gives 
 activit}'' to the powers of mind. To lose the 
 image of God is to die ; because as death de- 
 stroys the human form, sin destro^'^s truth, ho- 
 liness, and love, in which the image of God in 
 man consists. This is the unhappy case of the 
 heathen. They have turned the " truth of God 
 into a lie ;" their religious opinions are com- 
 posed of absurd fables, and the principles of 
 morality being left without support, have been 
 all borne down by the tide of sensual appetite 
 and ungoverned passion . Ignorance the most 
 profound, imaginations the most extravagant, 
 and crimes the most daring, have ever charac- 
 terized "the world which lies in the power of 
 the wicked one." But though all this be awfully 
 true, it is not on these circumstances that we 
 
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 would principally fix your attention. There is 
 another and more alarming truth to be told. 
 The heathen world is judicially dead, under 
 the wrath and curse of Almighty God. The 
 law which they have violated turns the edge of 
 justice against them ; the conscience which 
 they have abused renders them miserable in 
 their crimes ; and, as death expels their my- 
 riads from this state of being, they appear be- 
 fore that God of judgment who hath said, "the 
 abominable, and murderers, and idolaters, shall 
 have their part in the burning lake, which is 
 the second death." 
 
 Were these solemn truths well fixed in our 
 minds, they would stand in the place of a vo- 
 lume of argument to induce us to support mis- 
 sionary institutions. They would burst at 
 once the bands of selfishness, and " draw out 
 our souls" to them who are perishing for lack 
 of knowledge. The contemplation of the im- 
 minent danger of so great a portion of our fel- 
 low men would melt at once the frigidness of 
 our natures, and cause our affections to flow 
 forth in strong prayers, and still stronger exer- 
 tions in behalf of our brethren in distant lands, 
 who have " forgotten the God of their salvation, 
 
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 and have not been mindful of the rock of their 
 strength." 
 
 To counteract these generous feelings, and 
 to stop the stream of pity in its very fountain, 
 we are aware that the doctrine of the safety of 
 the heathen has been confidently affirmed ; and 
 perhaps we also have too often slumbered over 
 our duty, lulled by the drone of that doting and 
 toothless theology which treats sin with the 
 cruel tenderness of an Eli to his sons, and em- 
 ploys itself rather in drawing extravagant pic- 
 tures of the mercy of God, than in supporting 
 the just rights of his government. Resting in 
 plausible general principles, which are never 
 pursued to their consequences, there are many 
 who appear to consider the Divine Being under 
 some obligation of justice to throw open the 
 gates of salvation to the whole world of polr 
 luted heathen ; thus making vice a kind of 
 passport to Heaven, and ignorance a better se- 
 curity for the eternal happiness of men than 
 the full display of the glorious doctrines and 
 the impressive motives of our religion. The 
 tree question is among such persons often mis^ 
 taken. It is not whether it is possible for: 
 k^tthens to he; saved^— that we grant ,• but that 
 
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 circumstance proves the actual state of the 
 heathen world to be more dangerous than if no 
 such possibility could be proved ; for the pos- 
 sibility of their salvation indisputably shows 
 them to be the subjects of moral government, and 
 therefore liable to an aggravated punishment 
 in case of disobedience. The true question is, 
 are the heathens, immoral and idolatrous as 
 they are, actually safe ? On this solemn sub- 
 ject we are not left to the decisions of human 
 authority. Inspiration itself has decided it, 
 and when human opinions and divine revelation 
 come into opposition, you will not hesitate to 
 say, " Let God be true and every man a liar." 
 The reasoning of St. Paul, in the first chapter 
 of the epistle to the Romans, is of universal 
 application ; it bears no mark of particularity, 
 and there is nothing in the state of the heathen 
 of our day to render it less applicable to them 
 than to the heathen of his own. His conclu- 
 sion is, that for all their crimes and idolatries 
 " they are without excuse." They are igno- 
 rant, but it is because they " do not like to re- 
 tain God in their knowledge." They have a 
 " law written on their hearts," but they violate 
 it, — they have a conscience which " accuses or 
 excuses them," but they disregard it, and 
 
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 ^^ therefore they are without excuse." This is 
 the conclusion of an infalhble teacher, against 
 which it is vain to reason ; and from this it fol- 
 lows, that, if the fact of general and perhaps 
 universal depravity of principle and action 
 among the heathens be proved, then another 
 conclusion of the Apostle must follow^ of course, 
 " that the wrath of God is revealed from Hea- 
 ven" against them ; that the valley is full of 
 souls, dead to God, and under the sentence of 
 an everlasting condemnation. 
 
 2. But this is not the only melancholy view 
 which the subject exhibits. The number of the 
 dead forms another part of the picture — " the 
 valley was full of bones." The Prophet 
 " passed by, round about," he viewed the 
 dreary scene with attention, and " behold there 
 were very many." Such, brethren, is the pic- 
 ture which the world presents to our view. 
 The slain of sin are innumerable. The valley 
 as w^e trace it seems to sweep to an unlimited 
 extent, and yet every where it is full ! The 
 whole earth is that valley. Where is the 
 country where trangression stalks not with dar- 
 ing and destructive activity ? where it has not 
 covered and polluted the soil with its victims ? 
 In some places, it is true, we behold " the few 
 
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 who are saved ;" but in many large and 
 crowded nations, we should look even for that 
 few in vain ; and the words of the Psalmist 
 might, after the most charitable investigation, 
 prove even literally applicable, " They are aU 
 gone out of the way, there is none that doeth 
 good, no not one." Let us pass over Europe, 
 whose population bears but a small proportion 
 to that of the globe^ though there chiefly the 
 christian name is known. Let us not even stop 
 to inquire how many bones lie unburied and 
 dry in that valley, or, if in manj^ instances 
 bone has been united to bone, in the profession 
 of true religion, ©f how many the prophet would 
 still say, " there is no breath" of vital religion 
 " in them." Let us take our post of observa- 
 tion elsewhere. If we turn to the east, there 
 the peopled valleys of Asia stretch before us ; 
 but peopled with whom ? With the dead ! 
 That quarter of the earth alone presents five hun- 
 dred millions of souls, with but few exceptions, 
 without a God, save gods that sanction vice ; 
 without a sacrifice, save sacrifices of folly and 
 blood ; without a priest, except arace ofjugglers, 
 imposters, and murderers ; without holy days, 
 except such as debase by their levity, corrupt 
 by their sensuality, or harden by their cruelty. 
 
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 With a little difference as to religious rites the 
 same description is applicable to the thirty mil- 
 lions of the race of Ham, and to the aborigines 
 of the continent and islands of the new world. 
 This view, it is true, is somewhat relieved by 
 a few rays of light shining here and there amid 
 the gloom ; by the clieering sight of a few pro- 
 phets of the Lord sent forth by the piety of 
 Christians, prophesying to the dry bones, and 
 surrounded by a few living men, the fruits of 
 their mission. But however hopeful this gleam 
 of success is» the affecting fact is, the valley is 
 still full of dead. It is only in a few places on 
 its verge that the prophets of the Lord are seen j 
 only within a small compass that their voice is 
 heard. On the rest of the valley the gloom of 
 despair settles, and sin and death hold undis- 
 turbed dominion. No sound of salvation breaks 
 the horrid silence, and no " shaking is heard 
 among the bones." 
 
 3. To the number of the dead the prophet 
 adds another circumstance — ^they were unbu- 
 ried : the destructive effects of sin, the sad ra- 
 vages of death, lay exposed and open to the 
 sun. So open and exposed have been the xm- 
 belief and blasphemies of the Jews, and the 
 idolatry and vices of the Gentiles. We need 
 
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 not dig up the earth to discover the dead, they 
 strew the surface of the ground. This repre- 
 sentation strongly marks the dreadful maturity 
 of sin among apostate nations, and the absence 
 of all those checks which in countries better in- 
 structed restrain those evils which are not 
 wholly cured. A- great moralist has truly ob- 
 served, that " where there is shame there may 
 be virtue." What, then, shall we say where 
 there is no shame ^ The habits of sin are con- 
 firmed, and all virtue is extinct. The pagan 
 world did not, however, arrive at this maturity 
 of vice all at once. Its idolatrous and vicious 
 propensities had to contend with the restraints 
 of remaining truth and goodness probably for 
 many ages. Thus we read in the book of Job, . 
 that, notwithstanding the tendency to poly- 
 theism in his day, some upright magistrate re- 
 mained, who punished idolatry by law, justly 
 considering it as a crime against civil society, 
 involving, as it ever has done, the practice of 
 the worst vices, as well as against heaven. 
 " If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the 
 moon walking in brightness, and my heart 
 hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath 
 kissed my hand, this were an iniquity to be 
 punished by the judge, for I should have de- 
 
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 nied the God that is above." The influence of 
 truth, even without the aid of the civil magis- 
 trate, and though existing in but small remains, 
 to check this degrading and offensive propen- 
 sity, is also strikingly expressed in a part of the 
 book from which our text is taken. Ezekiel 
 was conducted by vision into a " secret cham- 
 ber," where " the ancients of the house of 
 Israel" stood " in the dark" before their idols 
 and abominable portraitures, and burned in- 
 cense to them. The blush of shame still red- 
 dened on their cheek, and they performed their 
 abominations in the dark. Vice shrinks in the 
 presence of purity ; the works of darkness hate 
 the light ; and this affords a powerful motive to 
 our endeavours to introduce the gospel into 
 idolatrous countries. Reproof will again excite 
 shame, shame will lead to secrecy, and secrecy 
 of practice will ultimately give place to refor- 
 mation. At present, however, such restraints 
 do not exist. They have long since been borne 
 down ; and, error and vice, long triumphant, 
 have grown too bold for privacy. Yes ! for 
 ages the dead have lain unburied, presenting 
 nothing but stench and corruption to the pure 
 heavens above them. They have " worshipped 
 devils," and hallowed crimes, and have not 
 
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 been ashamed. In one place a painted idol 
 usurps the honours of" God, blessed for ever," 
 and in another the obscene prophet is revered 
 as a divine messenger. Eveiy where they have 
 refused " to retain God in their knowledge," 
 they have been " given up to vile affections," 
 and have reached that climax of all iniquity, 
 not only to do " such things" themselves, but 
 to " take pleasure in them that do them." 
 
 4. The prophet closes his description of the 
 state of the dead, by adding that " the bones 
 were very dry." Under this strong figure the 
 hopelessness of their condition is represented. 
 Thus the Jews introduced in verse 11, are made 
 to say, " Our bones are dried up, our hope is 
 lost," and the state of the heathen must, at 
 least, be equally hopeless. As far as mere 
 human means and human probabilities go, 
 there is no hope. From themselves it is certain 
 there is none. They have wandered too far to 
 find the fold again, and what renders their 
 cause still more desperate is, they have no in- 
 clination to seek it. It is the nature of sin to 
 infatuate as well as to corrupt, and to pervert 
 that it may destroy. " They put darkness for 
 light, light for darkness, good for evil, and evil 
 for good," and " how, then, shall they be heal- 
 
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 ed?" If, however, absolutely speaking, there 
 were no hope of their recovery, our exertions 
 would be superfluous,. There is hope, not 
 from man, but from God ; nevertheless we feel 
 no inclination to conceal the difficulties which 
 lie in the way of that great work which we are 
 met this day to promote. The " bones are dry, 
 very dry." Superstition is a power of almost 
 incalculable energy. It grasps both the hopes 
 and fears of our nature ; and has its principal 
 seat in the imagination, a power of the mind the 
 most difficult to purge when polluted, and to 
 discipline when once it has obtained the mas- 
 tery. If, therefore, the gospel again prevail, it 
 must, again, " cast down high imaginations," 
 and break up inveterate habits of sin. As of 
 old, interest, and pleasure, and power, will be 
 arrayed against it, and " the kings and judges 
 of the earth will take counsel together against 
 the Lord and against his anointed." Perhaps 
 the first effect of the gospel in some places may 
 again be " not to send peace, but a sword ;" 
 and of this we are certain, that no power of 
 earth or hell will be unemployed against its 
 success. All these difficulties must be granted. 
 They argue nothing against tlie power of God ; 
 
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 but they truly prove that more than human 
 power is requisite for the work ; that all calcu- 
 lations founded on natural principles forbid 
 our enterprise ; and they support the repre- 
 sentation of the prophet — *' that the bones were 
 very dry." 
 
 Such is the state of the heathen world ; but 
 the prophet's vision. 
 
 II. — Points out the means by which its mys- 
 tical resurrection is to be effected — " Prophesy 
 •upon these dry bones, and say unto them, O 
 ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord." 
 
 Who can read this without immediately ad- 
 verting to that similar command of tho Saviour, 
 when, after his resurrection, he looked with 
 rcompassion upon a world, " dead in trespasses 
 and sins," and said to the prophets of his own 
 dispensation, "Go into all the world, and preach 
 the gospel to every creature." " Go, traverse 
 every part of the vale of death, and say, " O 
 ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord." 
 
 1. This direction intimates, that the ministry 
 of the word is the grand means appointed by- 
 God for the salvation of the world. 
 
 This is a truth which cannot be impressed 
 too deeply upon our minds. We live in an 
 age of bold speculation and the speculations 
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 of many on this subject have been conducted 
 with too little regard for the authority of God. 
 If, however, we have a plain and full direction 
 from him who is wisdom itself, what need we 
 more ? Why stop to question, when it is our 
 duty to obey ? But opinions have conflicted on 
 a subject to which revelation has given cer- 
 tainty, and the recorded judgment of heaven 
 has been neglected in the passion for theory 
 amongst men. Some have demurred to mis- 
 sionary efforts because in their opinion heathen 
 nations ought first to be civilized. But where 
 are the apostles of civilization to be found ? 
 Who. will cross seas, and travel continents, to 
 teach them arts, and laws, and science ? Or 
 are they to be left in their wretchedness till 
 the boundaries of the civilized world, pushed 
 out by the slow process of commerce or con- 
 quest, shall at length reach them .' But the ar- 
 gument, if good for any thing, is only very par- 
 tially applicable ; for there are but few, very 
 few, perhaps none, of the heathen so completely 
 savage as not to be able to comprehend tho 
 main doctrines and duties of Christianity, when 
 once their language is understood by their 
 teachers. When Christianity is introduced 
 civilization follows of course, and the desired 
 
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 end is reached hy the direct instead of the cir- 
 cuitous road. Religion is the most efficient in- 
 strument of civihzation. It is that which marks 
 the distinctions between right and wrong with 
 certainty, and therefore gives birth to good 
 la"\;^s ; it adds to human hopes and fears the so- 
 lemn sanctions of eternit}'-, and by givingTorce 
 to conscience ensures their better observance ; 
 and it is the parent of moraht}^, industry, and 
 pubhc spirit, the foundation and the tof -stone, 
 the strength and the sinews of all well ordered 
 society. 
 
 Others have looked for the amelioration of 
 the human race from the progress of science. 
 But they forget that science affords no cure for 
 moral evil, and that when unallied with true 
 religion it must prove a curse and not a bless- 
 ing. Knowledge is power, and like all other 
 great powers, it is injurious and destructive 
 when undirected. It is only by the influence 
 of moral principles that it can receive its proper 
 direction. Without this the enlarged capabi- 
 lities of the mind become solely the instru- 
 ments of ungoverned passions. This is not 
 presumption, it is the dictate of experience. 
 Greece and Rome gave it their joint testimony. 
 *• The world by wisdom knew not God ;" and 
 
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 in proportion to the advance of refinement, and 
 the cultivation of science, both Greece and 
 Rome sunk the deeper into the pollutions of 
 superstitions -and vice. 
 
 Another class of speculatists would wait un- 
 til wars and revolutions had broken up old 
 systems of despotism, and introduced political 
 liberty, before any means were taken to spread 
 the gospel. Here is another attempt to build 
 the pyramid upon its point. In vain do men 
 expect liberty without virtue, and where that 
 exists, largely diffused through a people, op- 
 pression will be no more. It is the religion of 
 Christ, which ascertains all the relations of 
 man, fixes the duties of all ranks, and enforces 
 them by the highest motives, that we are to 
 look for the principles of good government, as 
 well as of civilization and science. It is "god- 
 liness which is profitable for all things, having 
 the promise of the life that now is, and of that 
 which is to come." 
 
 There are still persons of a different cha- 
 racter to those just mentioned, whose princi- 
 ples, though not directly opposed to Missionaiy 
 efforts, are, in their practical consequences, 
 somewhat unfavourable to them. Intent upon 
 the study of prophetic times and seasons, they 
 
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 have too much love for the world not to wish 
 itsi conversion ; but they have little hope of 
 great success in the attempt until their inter- 
 pretations of certain pi'ophecies are accom-- 
 plished, and this or that antichrist shall have 
 been destroyed. To such persons the words of 
 Christ are full of instruction. "It is not for. 
 you to know the times or the seasons which 
 the Father has put in his power." He adds,, 
 however, a plain and obvious injunction which 
 cannot be mistaken, — " But ye shall be wit- 
 nesses unto me to the uttermost part of the 
 earth." The only note of time w^hich the obe- 
 dient christian will mark with a distinguishing 
 character in his calendar, the only one he will 
 intensely study, is opportunity. "As ye have 
 opportunity to do good unto all men." That 
 opportunity is now before you; many "great 
 and effectual doors are open," and the com- 
 mand is, " Prophesy."" — "Preach my gospel." 
 2. — The words may be considered as an in- 
 junction on the ministers of the gospel. — " Pro- 
 phesy unto these dry bones." But to whom is. 
 the message directed? To the missionariesi 
 only? Nay; but to all wdio are called "to. 
 preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable! 
 riches of Christ." We are not. sent only toi 
 
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 this place, or to that congregation. Our com- 
 mission is expressed in larger terms, — *' Go 
 into all tihe world." Ever}'- minister is by vir- 
 tue of this commission to him, this charter to 
 the human race, made a minister of man, — a 
 minister of the whole world. Providence may 
 mark out for us a particular sphere of labour, 
 but our general obligation to the world con- 
 tinues ; and were we called upon by certain 
 iodications of duty to the " farthest verge of 
 tiie green earth," our obligation to go is irrever- 
 sible. This was the view which the great 
 Apostle took of the obligations of his ministry. 
 " I am a debtor both to the Greeks and the 
 barbarians, both to the wise and to the un- 
 wise." It was thus that our venerable founder 
 conceived of the intent of the christian ministry, 
 when, in answer to a complaint of the irregu- 
 larity of his preaching, he replied, •' I look upon 
 the whole world as my parish ;" and it is thus, 
 I am persuaded, that my brethren present on 
 this occasion conceive of it. We may not, 
 however, be called directly to the work of 
 evangelizing the heathen ; but by virtue of our 
 mission to all the world we are called to further 
 it ; and this would be our apology did we need 
 one, for calling this assembly together this day, 
 
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 to co-operate with us. It is in discharge of a 
 solemn duty, and in obedience to our master's 
 command to diffuse the knowledge of his truth 
 to the " ends of the earth." But, 
 
 3. — The injunction " prophesy," respects not 
 
 -only ministers, but you also who have a private 
 
 .station in the church. 
 
 Ministers and people cannot be separated in 
 that which was ever intended to be the result 
 of a common eifort. Even the apostle Paul 
 though under a more than ordinary direction, 
 lead from place to place, by the immediate con- 
 duct of the divine hand, working miracles him- 
 self, and the subject of frequent miraculous in- 
 terpositions, never thought himself independent 
 of the aids of the great body of christians. H© 
 connected himself with their prayers,— 
 " Brethren, pray for us, that the word of the 
 Lord may have free course and be glorified." 
 " Pray for me, that utterance may be given 
 me to make known the mystery of the gospel." 
 He not only solicited their prayers, but re- 
 ceived their gifts. They, " ministered to his 
 necessities" when employed in his work, " pro- 
 phesying to the dry bones," and calling the 
 dead to life. 
 
 This union between ministers and people in 
 
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 the establishment of the kiDgdom of Christ 
 arises out of the very constitution of the church. 
 In that, as in every other association, there is a 
 common as well as a special object. In the 
 society of christians the particular work of 
 every member is his own salvation ; but he 
 owes a duty to the whole body, which is to 
 promote, by all the means in his power, the 
 common end of the association. That common 
 object is to bring " the wickedness of the wick- 
 ed to an end, and to establish the just." The 
 church is an association against error, against 
 sin, against the powers of darkness throughout 
 the whole earth. The duty of contributing to 
 these ends devolves, therefore, upon all. It is 
 not the business of ministers, of missionaries 
 only, — ^it is the work of the whole community. 
 This public spirit, this expansion of influence 
 and action, St. Paul endeavoured to excite 
 among the christians in his day. " No man" 
 he observes, no christian man " liveth to him- 
 self." In this he only echoed the sentiment of 
 Ms divine Master, — ** Ye are the light of the 
 world ;" not a candle under a bushel, to scatter 
 a feeble light through the contracted space of a 
 family or a neighbourhood, but a sun to give 
 light to the world. In perfect accordance with 
 
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 these views, not only apostles and teachers, 
 but the whole body of disciples are called to be 
 " perfect as their Father in heaven is perfect," 
 " for he maketh his sun to rise upon the evil 
 and the good, and sendeth his rain upon the 
 just and the unjust." Dehghtful picture of the 
 benevolent character intended to distinguish a 
 christian ! He cannot be a selfish man, he can-, 
 not say my sphere of usefulness is at home 
 only, the heathen have no claims upon me. 
 His sun shines not upon his own habitation 
 only, — " its circuit is to the end of heaven, and 
 there is nothing hid from the heat thereof." 
 His rain falls not exclusively on his own fields ; 
 but, like the rich clouds of heaven wafted by 
 the wind, he scatters the heavenly fulness with 
 which he is replenished over every land to 
 which providence directs him. 
 
 Into this true spirit of your calling you, my 
 hearers, are invited to enter this day. " Pro- 
 phesy to the dry bones," not personally, but by 
 sending forth men of God with your blessing, 
 your prayers, jom- liberalities. Behold, they 
 are ready to leave their " countiy and their fa- 
 ther's house;" to rend the ties of kindred and 
 of friendship; to endure *' weariness, and paiH-t 
 fulness, and watchings, and hunger, and thirst, 
 
190 
 
 and cold, and nakedness," " not counting their 
 lives dear to them," for the love of souls. 
 Hasten then away, that they may go to the 
 most distant valle^^s of the dead, and cry, " O, 
 ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord." 
 
 Iir. — The prophecy also expresses the cer- 
 tain success which should follow the applica- 
 tion of the appointed means. 
 
 The prophet prophesied, he called for the 
 vital breath of heaven, the same which at the 
 creation of man was *' breathed into his nos- 
 trils," and the result was, " the breath came 
 into them, and they lived, and stood upon their 
 feet, an exceeding great army." Not less cer- 
 tain shall be the success of the gospel among 
 the heathen ; and from this confidence we de- 
 rive the life and spirit of our exertions. Des- 
 pair destroys action ; doubt chills it ; but cer- 
 tainty carries it forth to the loftiest enterprises. 
 This certainly is ours. We are engaged in no 
 doubtful cause, the kingdom of Christ must 
 prevail, and the v/ord which has given him the 
 heathen for his inheritance is " for ever settled 
 in heaven." Our confidence rests, 
 ' 1. On the power of the gospel. Wherever 
 the gospel is preached it is accompanied by a 
 dispensation of the spirit. '• A day of visita- 
 
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 tion'* is vouchsafed, and all to whom it ig sent 
 are put into a capacity to understand and obey 
 it. We are not to consider the gospel as a 
 mere system of doctrines, and duties, and 
 hopes, offered coldly to the reason of mankind. 
 It is this system, but it is more : it is the source 
 of a divine influence which exerts itself 4ipon 
 the faculties of those who hear it. Its autho- 
 rized emblem is fire, and like that it has its 
 active energy as w^ell as its light and splendour. 
 The word is never sent without its Author. 
 " Go, and preach my gospel, audio, I am with 
 you ;" not only for personal support, but, as 
 the connexion clearly indicates, to give suc- 
 cess to 3^our labours. The same union sub- 
 sists between the Spirit and the word. He is 
 Bent " to convince the w^orld of sin." " The 
 woi'ds which I speak unto you, they are spirit 
 and they are life." Here is our hope of suc- 
 cess. The prophet's w^ords were attended 
 with the vital breathings of heaven. " God 
 hath made us ministers of the Spirit." He goes 
 forth with his servants as the cloud of glory 
 before the Israelites, every where preparing 
 their way, and shedding a secret but active 
 energy upon the world ; putting ail men into a 
 fitate of incipient salvation, assisting their 
 
392 
 
 rainds to know and their wills to choose. It 
 this power be used they will be saved, if re- 
 sisted their condemnation is just. But the 
 femploj-ment of means so adequate affords a 
 moral certainty of great success. Merely to 
 send the gospel by faithful men to the heatheii 
 is, in one 'sense, to give life to the dead. 
 
 To this, which may be called the ordinary 
 power of the gospel, are to be added those ex- 
 traordinary effusions of the Spirit upon certain 
 places and people at different times, which are 
 usually granted in answer to earnest prayer. 
 Thus the prophet is represented as calling for 
 the breath of heaven — " Come from the four 
 winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain 
 that they may live." And let ministers go 
 forth, either at home or among the heathens in 
 the strong spirit of prayer, — let the people of 
 God every where join them in supplicating 
 those displays of " power and glory" which 
 have been so often " seen in the sanctuary," 
 and it will b^ again proved whether he who 
 holds the gales of heavenly life, as well as the 
 natural "winds in his fists," will not answer to 
 tlie call of his " elect who cry day and night 
 unto him," and make his word 
 
 " Like mighty winds and torrents fierce ;" 
 
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 ^subduing all opposition, and bearing down the 
 strongest barriers of the empire of sin. Thus 
 the christian dispensation was introducedj 
 thus every great revival of religion has been 
 established ; and thus may we expect that God 
 will frequently signalize his own future work 
 in the conversion of heathen nations. 
 
 2. Our confidence in the certain success of 
 the gospel rests also upon experience. 
 
 Christanity is not a novelty, and its efficacy 
 is not now to be put for the first time to the 
 test of experiment. It is that powerful and di- 
 vine instrument which has for ages been 
 wielded with gloiious success in the cause of 
 God and truth. Every part of the civilized 
 world has at different times felt its energy, and 
 in every nation it has erected trophies of ho- 
 nour and victory. It is worthy of remark with 
 what confidence in the efficacy of the gospel, 
 even in a very early period of Christianity, the 
 Apostle of the Gentiles prosecuted his mission. 
 No expression of doubt as to the success of his 
 labours ever escaped his lips ; his hand never 
 hesitated in directing the blow through fear 
 that it might be struck in vain against the ene- 
 mies of the cross. " So fight I, not as one that 
 beateth the air." " Now, thanks be to God 
 
194 
 
 which causeth us always to triumph in Christ, 
 and maketh manifest the savour of his know- 
 ledge by us in every place." " I am ready to 
 preach the gospel to j'ou that are at Rome also, 
 for I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, 
 for it is the power of God unto salvation to 
 every one that believeth." Emboldened by 
 the experience of its power, all the principal 
 agents in those revivals of religion which have 
 distinguished different ages of the church, have 
 imbibed the same spirit, and entered upon 
 their mission with a courage which nothing but 
 a firm confidence in its final triumphs could in- 
 spire. Perhaps our success as ministers de- 
 pends greatly upon this confidence in the effi- 
 cacy of the gospel, which is, in truth, confi- 
 dence in the promised co-operation of God. 
 With the evidence of the experience of ages, 
 descending in an accumulating stream down 
 to the present moment, it would be most per- 
 verse to despair. Prinjitive Christianity gives 
 us its evidence on this subject. Ancient false 
 opinions dissipated — inveterate habits of vice 
 broken — the vast empire of idolatrous Rome 
 christianized,— all attest the " weapons of our 
 warfare" to be " m.ighty in the hands of God." 
 The Reformation yields its testimony. Then 
 
195 
 
 Christianity, throwing off in her rising might 
 that superincumdent load of superstition and 
 error which more than a thousand years had 
 heaped upon her, appeared again before the 
 world with simple and commanding majesty, 
 and proclaimed her energies to be unbroken and 
 unimpaired. The present day gives its evi- 
 dence to the efficacy of the gospel, nor need 
 we travel beyond the walls of this structure to 
 collect it. You, my hearers, are witnesses of 
 its power. Were we to speak of souls dead to 
 God, defiled with sin, " without God and with- 
 out hope," we might add also, " and such once 
 were some of you ; but ye are washed, ye are 
 sanctified, ye are justified in the name of the 
 Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God." 
 To you, therefore, has the preaching of the 
 gospel proved " the power of God." And will 
 it ever lose its power ? Never, if the promise of 
 God " standeth for evermore." If the Dagons 
 of Greece and Rome could not stand before the 
 ark, but " fell and were broken," neither shall 
 the gods of China and Hindostan. If we wor- 
 ship Thor and Woden no longer; — if in these 
 islands the light has penetrated the gloom of 
 druidical forests, and put to shame the abomi- 
 nations of our forefathers, the crude mythology 
 
196 
 
 of Africa and the Southern Isles shall not re-, 
 sist its penetrating beams and consuming 
 energy. 
 
 " The world cannot withstand 
 Its ancient conqueror." 
 
 Once conquered, it already trembles before the 
 second attack. " The arm of God is awake," — . 
 that arm which of old shook the gates of hell, 
 and bowed down the pillars of the throne of 
 Satan. 
 
 3. Prophecy confirms the certainty of suc- 
 cess. 
 
 Take, my brethren, this glass, and look into 
 the profound of the future. Is the prospect 
 encouraging ? Of old an interesting question 
 was put to one of the watchmen of Israel, 
 "Watchman! what of the night ?" and the re- 
 ply was, " The morning cometh and also die 
 night." Thus the day of primitive Christianity 
 was succeeded by a night of error. But if we 
 now " come again and inquire," we shall re- 
 ceive a more cheering answer. The watch- 
 man of Christianity cries, " the shadows fly 
 away," an everlasting day dawns upon the 
 world, which, though it may be sometimes 
 overcast, shaU never be succeeided by a night. 
 
197 
 
 ISet«usi then, " turn aside and see this great 
 sight." The morning is spread on the moun- 
 tains," and " kings come to its light, and the 
 gentiles to the brightness of its rising." The 
 gods of earth tremble and fly ; for " in that day 
 a' man shall cast his idols to the moles and to 
 the bats." The standard of Christ waves 
 upon the hills, and " all nations flow unto it,"' 
 saying, " our fathers inherited lies and vanity, 
 and things wherein is no profit." Famhies and 
 pestilence desolate no more ; wars " cease to 
 the ends of the earth." The destroying angel 
 passes over the habitations of men and finds no 
 victim ; for there is " light in all dwellings,"'' 
 and every " door-post is sprinkled with the 
 blood." " The glory of the Lord revealed, 
 and all flesh behold it together." Then shall 
 follow the great sabbath of the world, in which 
 heaven and earth, reconciled by Christ and in- 
 spired by grace and love, shall jointly offer the 
 grateful sacrifice of adoring praise, " for every 
 creature which is in heaven and earth heard I 
 saying. Blessing, and honour, and glory, and 
 power be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, 
 and unto the Lamb forever and ever." 
 
 If, then, so glorious a certamty of present 
 
198 
 
 partial success, and of ultimate complete suc- 
 cess be established, what remains but that wo 
 apply to the great work of sending the blessed 
 gospel to the heathen with the utmost zeal. 
 Duty demands it. — We owe a debt of love to 
 every man. God hath " blessed us that we 
 may be a blessing." Sympathy demands it. — 
 " Now that we are converted let us strengthen 
 our brethren." Interest demands it. — " Ho 
 that watereth shall be watered himself." Our 
 hatred of sin demands it. — Let us haste to ba- 
 nish from the earth those abominations which 
 offend the pure eyes of heaven. Pity to souU 
 demands it. — Shall myriads of immortal spirit* 
 sink into the gulph of perdition without an ef^ 
 fort on our part to save them ? Lastly, grati- 
 tude to God for past success demands it.— The 
 prophets have prophesied, and the bones have 
 been shaken, the breath of God has entered 
 them, and already they stand up by their thou- 
 sands. God be praised ! If you faint not, if in 
 common with your brethren throughout the 
 christian world you still prosecute the gx>od 
 work, they shall be increased to " an exceeding 
 great army." If, in the earnest fervour of your 
 spirits you pray, " Come from the four winds, 
 
199 
 
 O Breath I and breathe upon these slain that 
 they may live," the whole valley shall soon 
 heave with returning life. The holy influence 
 shall sweep the desolate earth, and in every 
 land the " dry bones" shall stand up, " the 
 living, the living to praise God as we do this 
 day." Amen. 
 
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 volume abounds, we are happy to mention the 
 neatness and beauty of its typography, the white- 
 ness of the paper, and the exquisite delicacy of 
 the beautiful likeness of Dr. Nevins with which 
 the book is embellished. We shall cease to men- 
 tion London books as standards of taste and ele- 
 gance, if such volumes as this are presented to us 
 from a New- York press and bindery. We re- 
 commend this work to universal attention. 
 
 From the New-York Evangelist. 
 
 Nevins^ Remains. — A Memoir of the late Rev. 
 William Nevins, with Select Extracts»from his 
 unpublished writings. 
 
 The public were informed, at the time of Dr. 
 Nevins' decease, that his papers had been placed, 
 by himself, in the hands of Rev. William Plu- 
 mer, to be used at his discretion. The volume 
 before us is the result, and shows that the discre- 
 tion has been discreetly exercised. The memoir 
 is brief, in decorous conformity to the expressed 
 wish of the deceased. The selections are most- 
 ly paragraphs and short essays, such as Dr. N. 
 was accustomed to write for the papers. 
 
 Probably none of our readers have yet tc 
 
ADVERTISEMENTS. 3 
 
 learn the character of Dr. Nevins, as a Christian 
 of rich experience, a pastor of tried fidelity, and 
 a writer of religious essays unsurpassed in our 
 day. To all his friends this volume will be a 
 valuable memento. The publisher has spared no 
 pains in the external appearance of the book, 
 which is equal to the finest productions of the 
 English press. The portrait is very fine. 
 
 From the New-York Observer. 
 
 Select Remains of Rev. William Nevins, D. 
 D., with a Memoir. — This valuable work has 
 just been published by Mr. John S. Taylor, cor- 
 ner of Park-row and Nassau-street. It is a hand- 
 some octavo of 398 pages, containing a portrait 
 engraved on steel. About 80 pages are occupied 
 with a biographical notice of Dr. Nevins and 
 extracts from his diary. From 1830 until 1835, 
 they are given in an unbroken series. We have 
 seldom read a diary with deeper interest. It be- 
 comes richer and richer in heavenly thoughts as 
 the author drew near the end of his earthly la- 
 bors. The book consists chiefly of selections 
 from his unpublished writings, w^hich are replete 
 with the purest and most exalted sentiments, ex- 
 pressed with simplicity, conciseness, and point. To 
 all who have read Mr. Nevins' Essays in the 
 New-York Observer, over the signature of M. 
 S., it is needless to remark upon the excellence 
 and peculiar charm of his writings, which com- 
 bine sententiousness and pungency with deep 
 and living piety. The work may be recom- 
 mended as useful in forming, and strengthening, 
 and maturing the Christian graces. 
 
 From the Newark Daily Advertiser. 
 
 Select Remains of Rev. Wm. Nevins, D. 
 D., t&ith a Memoir. An elegant octavo of 400 
 
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 pages, with a spirited portrait from a painting by 
 Inman. The work is in all respects — paper, 
 print, binding, contents — a beautiful memorial of 
 an amiable and lamented divine, whose pure light 
 shone brightly in the churth. The memoir is 
 brief and modest, consisting chiefly of extracts 
 from his correspondence with his friends. The 
 " Remains " comprise a great variety of extracts 
 from Dr. Nevins' writings, containing his views 
 on most leading questions which interest the at- 
 tention of the christian world. 
 
 After straining the eye over the full and con- 
 densed pages of the popular publications of the 
 day, we experience great relief from the bold ty- 
 pography, open page, and clear broad margin of 
 an old-fashioned volume like this. The publish- 
 er has given us a noble specimen of his art. 
 
 From the Commercial Advertiser. 
 
 Remains .of Nevins. — John S, Taylor has 
 just published a large and elegantly printed and 
 bound 8vo, entitled "Select Remains of the Rev. 
 Wm. Nevins, D. D,, with a Memoir." The name 
 of the author and compiler is not given ; but he 
 has executed his labor with excellent judgment 
 and taste. The memoir is a rapid sketch of the 
 life of Dr. Nevins, for which, although by no 
 means devoid of interest, it appears that few ma- 
 terials had been preserved. 
 
 The "Select Remains" consist, for the most 
 part, of short sketches and fragments of composi- 
 tions, devout meditations, reflections, &c. upon a 
 great variety of religious and moral subjects, 
 with a collection of select sentences, aphorisms, 
 &c. &c. found scattered among the papers of the 
 deceased. Among these are many bright and 
 beautiful thoughts, and the whole work is inter- 
 spersed with syich a rare spirit of meek and gen- 
 
ADVERTISEMENTS. S 
 
 tie piety as is but seldom to be found in the com- 
 positions of the best. He was a man who almost 
 literally " walked with God/' 
 
 From the American Citizen. 
 
 Select Remains of the Rev. William Ne- 
 viNs, D. D., with a Memoir. — This work (to 
 adopt the language of the Newark Advertiser) 
 is, in all respects — paper, print, binding, contents 
 — a beautiful memorial of an amiable and la- 
 mented divine, whose pure light shone brightly 
 in the Church. The memoir is brief and mo- 
 dest, consisting chiefly of extracts from his cor- 
 respondence with his friends. The ^' Remains " 
 comprise a great variety of extracts from Dr. 
 Nevins' writings, containing his views on most 
 leading questions which interest the attention of 
 the Christian world. 
 
 The volume is an octavo of 400 pages, is 
 printed on large open type, has a spirited like- 
 ness of the subject of the Memoir, painted by In- 
 man, and engraved by Paradise, and is otherwise 
 well " got up." Though Dr. Nevins died young, 
 his fame (if the word may be pardoned) as a 
 preacher and writer, was wide spread, and we 
 cannot but tru«t that the good taste and liberal 
 spirit of the publisher, as evinced in this instance, 
 will be duly appreciated and rewarded.-' Indeed, 
 the public — the religious public especially — are 
 much indebted to Mr. Taylor for their previous 
 acquaintance with the author of these Remains, 
 through the " Practical 'Thoughts" and the 
 " Thoughts on Popery^ the first of which works 
 is every where read with pleasure, and both, it is 
 hoped, with profit ; and they have doubtless pre- 
 pared the way for the favorable reception of the 
 jjresent volume. 
 
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 Dr. Nevins wrote much, and all who read, 
 will acknowledge that he wrote well. 
 
 From the Evening Star. 
 
 Select Remains of the Rev. William Nevins, 
 D. D., vnth a Memoir — The subject of this me- 
 moir was a pious and unpretending divine, in 
 possession of strong faculties and many great 
 virtues. His life was one of great usefulness, 
 and much of his time devoted to the relief of the 
 distressed and the alleviation of the misfortunes 
 of his brethren. The style in which this work 
 is sent forth deserves the highest commendation. 
 The type is large, full, and handsome, and the 
 paper is white, clear and lustrous, and presents a 
 beautiful specimen of typographical neatness. 
 
 From the Journal of Commerce. 
 
 Memoir and Remains of Rev. Dr. Ne- 
 vins, late of Baltimore. — An intelligent friend 
 who has read this work, (which we have not yet 
 found time to do,) speaks of it as "a beautiful 
 volume, and as useful as it is beautiful." He adds 
 — " The Memoir is prepared by a judicious friend 
 of the deceased, whose name is not given, and 
 the Remains consists of short reflections on va- 
 rious subjects of every day utility, for which the 
 lamented author (alas ! too soon removed to his 
 reward) was so celebrated. The manner in which 
 it is got up, is very creditable to the publisher, 
 Mr. John S. Taylor, of Park Row, Chatham- 
 street. We need such aids to reflection, and we 
 hope our readers will patronize this book, and 
 make themselves familiar with the precepts and 
 example of the worthy disciple of our Savior." 
 
 From the New- York American. 
 
 Select Remains of the Rev. Wm. Ne- 
 vins, D. D., with a Memoir. — The life of a pious, 
 
ABTERTISEMENTS* 4 
 
 ijnpTetending, and zealous Clergyman, offers lit- 
 tle out of which to make a book suited to the 
 popular taste — but affection loves to perpetuate the 
 memory of its objects, and affection has xishered 
 forth this volume, beautiful in its materials and 
 typography, and well fitted to instruct, r«fine, 
 and purify by its contents. 
 
 The extracts from the diary of Dr. Nevins pre- 
 sent him in a most favorable light, as a cheerful, 
 humble and resigned clergyman — who found in 
 the midst of severe domestic affliction that his 
 religion was a reality, and that its promises were 
 not in vain. 
 
 The greater part of the volume is made up of 
 miscellaneous extracts on different subjects, -ail 
 connected with religion, from the manuscript pa- 
 pers of Dr. Nevins. 
 
 From the Philadelphia Gazette. 
 
 Dr. Nevins. 
 
 We find upon our table a beautifully printed 
 <0Ctavo volume, entitled "Select Remains of the 
 Eev. William Nevins, D. D., with a Memoir ;" 
 and we observe also, a well engraved likeness of 
 the estimahle subject of the Memoir. We found 
 time to read only the Memoir and some of the 
 " Remains." We share, we suppose, with most 
 persons the pleasure of reading diaries, auto-bio- 
 jraphical sketches, and short memoirs. They 
 open up the heart to the reader, and, as face an- 
 ■swers to face in the glass, one finds his own heart 
 beating responsive to the pulsations of his whose 
 experience he is gathering. Dr. Nevins was a 
 man of deep affections — while he seemed to di- 
 rect all its streams towards objects of eternal in- 
 terest, there was a swelling up and gushing forth 
 
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 for home and the fire-side circle, that showed 
 how salutary are the touches of religion upon earth- 
 ly love ; the true exercise of the latter being the 
 best evidences of the existence of the former. 
 
 The " Remains " are extracts from the sermons 
 and occasional writings of Dr. Nevins, and show 
 a ripe scholar, a clear thinker, and good writer. 
 We commend the book to those who like reli- 
 gious reading — they will find pleasure in its pe- 
 rusal. We commend it more to those who do 
 not like religious reading — they will find profit 
 from its study. 
 
 From the New-Yorker. 
 
 " Select Remains of Rev. William Nevins, 
 D. D., with a Memoir." — Rarely have we wel- 
 comed to our table a volume so strikingly credita- 
 ble to the American press as that now before us 
 — a beautifully and richly executed octavo of 400 
 pages. The matter is worthy of the garb in which 
 it is presented. The divine whose " Remains " 
 are thus given to the public, was a burning and 
 a shining light in the Presbyterian Church, and 
 his decease was deeply and widely felt by his breth- 
 ren in faith, but especially at Baltimore, the theatre 
 of his labors of love. The volume now published 
 consists of choice extracts from his sermons, his 
 letters, and his contributions to the religious jour- 
 nals. It is embellished by a beautiful likeness, 
 and deserves an honorable place in the library of 
 the orthodox Christian. 
 
 From the Pfew-York Express. 
 
 Select Remains of the Rev. Mr. Nevins, D. D., 
 with a Memoir. New- York, John S. Taylor, cor- 
 ner of Park Row and Nassau-street ; an elegant 
 octavo of 400 pages, with a spirited portrait from a 
 
ADVERTISEMEKTS. 9 
 
 painting by Inman. The work is in all respects 
 — paper, print, binding, and contents — a beautiful 
 memorial of an amiable and lamented divine, 
 vvhose pure light shone brightly in the church. 
 The Memoir is brief and modest, consisting chief- 
 ly of extracts from his correspondence with his 
 friends. The " Remains" comprise a'^ great va- 
 riety of extracts from Dr. Nevins' writings, con- 
 taining his views on the leading questions which 
 interest th« attention of the christian world. 
 
 From the Morning Star. 
 
 Select Remains of the Rev. Mr. Nevins, 
 D. D,, with a Memoir, with an elegant portrait, 
 from a painting by Inman. 
 
 This is a most beautiful work. In paper, print, 
 and binding, it exceeds any new work that we 
 have seen. The Memoir is correct and brief. 
 The Remains comprise a variety of the finest ex- 
 tracts from the writings of this eminently talented 
 and lamented divine: several of them are on the 
 doctrines which now agitate the church. 
 
 From the American Baptist. 
 
 Select Remains of the Rev. William 
 
 Nevins, D. D. With a Memoir. 8vo. pp. 398. 
 
 With Dr. Nevins, it was never our happiness 
 to be personally acquainted. But the perusal of 
 this work has left a deep yet unavailing regret, 
 that we should have been contemporary with such 
 a choice spirit — should have dwelt in the same 
 city with him, and it may be, have sided by him 
 in the crowded street, and yet never have seen, 
 and never have known him ! 
 
 And so will it be with many, now pressing 
 with us for the goal, who, when they have outrun 
 us in the Christian stadium, have seized the gar- 
 
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 land, and their virtues and their victories have been 
 heralded to the church and to the world, we shall 
 regret that we saw them not, and wonder most 
 of all, that living in the same age, sojourning in 
 the same cities, and perhaps for a time sheltered 
 beneath the same roof, we yet should have let 
 pass unimproved the golden opportunity of en- 
 riching our stores of piety and intelligence by an 
 endeared and confiding intercourse. 
 
 To us the very sight of a holy man is sanctify- 
 ing. We love to gaze on his resemblance to his 
 Lord, till we catch his spirit and are changed 
 into the same image ! What gainers then might 
 we have been, had we been brought within the 
 influence of a man, a Christian, and a minister, 
 so richly endowed with piety and intellect, and 
 around whom there was thrown, in foldings of 
 such richness and grace, the beautiful robe of hu- 
 mility, as was Nevins ! What lessons might 
 we have drawn from his holy walk, his stern 
 principles of integrity, his untiring industry, his 
 various and successful plans of usefulness, and 
 the spirit of self-annihilation which enshrined all 
 in its burning lustre ! But we have formed an 
 intimacy with him through his "Remains," — 
 alas ! that the response should be from the grave ! 
 — and their perusal has left upon the heart the 
 faint impress of a character, which, in its living 
 influence, must have been peculiarly and emi- 
 nently spiritual. The "Memoir" which intro- 
 duces the " Remains," though brief, possesses yet 
 a charm which other and more elaborate bio- 
 graphies can seldom claim — that of permiting the 
 subject himself to speak out the history of his 
 own life and experience — so that the memoir of 
 Nevins might be justly styled an auto-biography. 
 
ADVERTISEMENTS. U 
 
 The extracts from his diary and letters will he 
 read with deep interest— and cold and unfeeling 
 must be the individual who can linger around 
 the touching picture of his desolated and broken 
 heart, mourning over the grave of her who was 
 the wife of his youth and the charm of his lite, 
 and feel no thrilling emotion. The Christian, 
 too, who is, as was the departed Nevins, all his 
 life-time in bondage through the fear of death, as 
 he stands by his bed-side, and beholds him with un- 
 shaken faith in the faithfulness of God, and lis- 
 tens to his song, though tremulous m death, ot 
 iov and triumph, will dismiss his fears, and com- 
 mit his soul afresh to Him who is able to keep it 
 against that day. 
 
 But of his "Remains," what shall we say? 
 We have perused, and re-perused, and will pe- 
 ruse them yet again, so elevated in thought so 
 pure in style, so eloquent in language, and so 
 rich in piety are they. We think m each of 
 these particulars, they will rank with "Pascals 
 and Adam^s Thoughts," and with ;' Searl s Chris- 
 tian Remembrancer." By their side on our bio- 
 graphical shelf, we have placed the " Remains and 
 the Memoir of William Nevins. 
 
 The work, as presented to the public by its en- 
 terprising publisher, John S. Taylor Park Row, 
 New- York, is a beautiful specimen of neatness m 
 typography, and elegance in binding. Its ap- 
 pearance will vie with any book in this depart- 
 ment of literature which we have yet received 
 either from the English or the American press. 
 That the fondest hopes which influenced ^ev^^ 
 in writing, Plumer in compilmg, and Taylor 
 In publishing this work, may reach the utmost 
 limits of realization, is our sincerest wisii. 
 
1^ ADVERTISEMENTS. 
 
 From the Long-Island Star. 
 
 Select Remains of the Rev. William NevinS, 
 D. D. with a Memoir — New- York — John S. 
 Taylor. The gifted author of these posthumous 
 fragments, while in the midst of his deeds of 
 charity and love, and before he had reached his 
 manhood's prime, was summoned from the field 
 of his labors and conflicts to 
 
 " Join the caravan that moves 
 " To the pale realms of shade." 
 
 Perhaps the usefulness of ^he art of printing 
 is never so forcibly felt as when death suddenly 
 severs a great mind, and extinguishes a flaming 
 light from among the living. The press seems 
 to grasp and converge the rays that gathei* over 
 the death-couch of the devoted in piety and strong 
 in intellect, and pours them out again in their full 
 eflfulgence, 
 
 " The round of rays complete," 
 
 upon a benighted world. The Press, into the ever- 
 lasting ear of its memory, seems to drink up the 
 last impressive lesson and parting benediction of 
 the departing patriarch, as he takes his departure 
 to mingle with those beyond the flood, and imparts 
 to them an immortal voice, whereby "being dead, 
 he yet speaketh." Truly may it be said of the 
 lamented Nevins, " being dead, he yet speaketh" 
 — speaketh in the kindness of heart by which he 
 was endeared to the social circle — speaketh by 
 his good works, for which the widow and the 
 fatherless still bless his memory — speaketh in his 
 exemplary piety, \9hich made him a "burning 
 and a skining light" to a captious and infidel 
 people — speaketh in the language of his eloquent 
 teachings and aspirations, preserved in the vo- 
 
ADVERTISEMENTS. l8 
 
 lume before us, for the enlightenment and conso- 
 lation of the way-farer on life's bleak journey. 
 
 Prom Rev. Wm. Adams, Pastor of the Broome-st. Church, New-York. 
 
 Memoir and Select Remains of Nevins. — It 
 would be difficult to mention a book which does 
 more credit to an author or a publisher than 
 this. The contents are like " apples of gold in 
 pictures of silver." 
 
 Who that knew the lamented author, does not 
 see his image reflected from these pages — refined, 
 ornate, thoughtful and spiritual. We see him 
 again passing through his various and diver- 
 sified trials— prosperity and adversity sickness 
 and death, and coming out like silver that 
 has been tried. We commend especially the 
 fragments which were written under the great- 
 est of all earthly losses, and in near prospect of 
 his own departure. They breathe the spirit of 
 heaven. Blessed be God for such an exemplifi- 
 cation of faith and patj^nce — for this new evi- 
 dence of the reality and stability of our hopes. 
 He was a burning and a shining light, and many 
 have and will rejoice in that light. ■ 
 
 The fragmentary form of these articles will in- 
 sure frequent perusal. , They are the best speci- 
 mens of this description since the Remains of 
 Cecil; with less of his mannerism and style, 
 there is more of simplicity and adaptedness to 
 general readers. In a time of haste and little re- 
 flection, their brilliant thoughts may arrest atten- 
 tion, and lead gathers to reflect also. 
 
 In unqualified terms do we commend this 
 volume, for the richness of its contents and the 
 uncommon elegance of its form. 
 
 William Adams. 
 
14 ADVERTISEMENTS, 
 
 Praetieal TllOUgllts. By the late Dr. 
 Nevins, of Baltimore. 
 
 Thoughts on Popery* By Dr. Nevins, 
 
 of Baltimore. 
 
 From the New-York Observer of April 9th, 183t5. 
 
 The Practical Thoughts consists of forty-six 
 articles on prayer, praise, professing Christ, du- 
 ties to Sabbath Schools, the monthly concert, the 
 conversion of the world, violations of the Sab- 
 bath, liberality, man's inconsistency, the pity of 
 the Lord, Christian duty, death, &c. ; the last of 
 which are " Heaven's Attractions " and " The 
 Heavenly Recognition," closing with the words, 
 •* By the time we have done what I recommend, 
 we shall be close upon the celestial confines — 
 perhaps within heaven's limits," * * * 
 
 There the sainted author laid down his pen, 
 leaving the article unfinished, and went, none can 
 doubt, to enjoy the blest reality of the scenes he 
 had been so vividly describing. 
 
 These articles combine great simplicity, attrac- 
 tiveness, and vivacity of thought and style, with 
 a spiritual unction scarcely to be found in any 
 other writer. Thousands of minds were impress- 
 ed with them as thej' first appeared ; they reprov- 
 ed the inconsistent Christian, roused the slumber- 
 ingi and poured a precious balm into many an 
 afflicted bosom. While writing them, the author 
 buried a beloved wife, and had daily more and 
 more sure indications that the hgur of his own 
 departure was at hand ; and God enabled him, 
 from the depth of his own Christian experience, 
 to open rich fountains of blessing for others. 
 
 The Thoughts on Popery are like, and yet un- 
 like, the other series. There is the same spright- 
 
ADVteRTISEMENTS. 15 
 
 liness of the imagination, the same clearness, ori- 
 ginality, and richness of thought, with a keen- 
 ness of argument, and sometimes irony, that ex- 
 poses the baseness and shamelessness of the dog- 
 mas and superstitions of Popery, and that must 
 carry home conviction to the understanding and 
 heart of every unprejudiced reader. Piece by 
 piece the delusion, not to say imposition, of that 
 misnamed church are exposed, under the heads of 
 the Sufficiency of the Bible, the Nine Command- 
 ments, Mortal and Venial Sins, Infallibility, Idola- 
 try Relics, the Seven Sacraments, Penance, the 
 Mass, Celibacy of the Clergy, Purgatory, Canon- 
 izing Saints, Lafayette not at Rest, The Leopold 
 Reports, Supererogation, Convents, &c. We 
 know of nothing that has yet been issued which 
 so lays open the deformities of Popery to common 
 minds, or is so admirably adapted to save our 
 country from its wiles, and to guard the souls of 
 men from its fatal snares. 
 
 Hints to Parents on the Early 
 Religious Education of Children. 
 By Gardiner Spring, D. D., Pastor of the 
 Brick Presbyterian Church, New- York. 18mo. 
 with a steel engraving. Price 37^ cts. 
 
 From the New-York Weekly Messenger and Young Men's Advocate. 
 
 Dr Spring's. Hints to Parents.— One of the 
 prettiest little works of this class that we have 
 ever met with, is just published ; it is called 
 " Hints to Parents on the Religious Education 
 of Children. By Gardiner Spring, D. D. The 
 author has been long and favorably known to 
 the public as a chaste, powerful, and popular 
 writer. The subject of the present work is one 
 of great moment— one in which every parent has 
 
16 ADVERTISEMENTS. 
 
 a real interest. And we commend this little vo- 
 lume, not only to pious parents, but to all who 
 desire to bring up their children in such a man- 
 ner as to make them an honor to themselves and 
 a blessing to their fellow-men. 
 
 From the Commercial Advertiser. 
 
 Hints to Parents on the Religious Education 
 of Children. By Gardiner Spring, D. D. This 
 beautiful little volume, coming out at this time, 
 will be peculiarly acceptable to the congregation 
 of the able and excellent author, and will have 
 ;the effect of a legacy of his opinions on a most 
 important subject, now that, for a time they are 
 deprived of his personal instructions. It is a 
 work that should be in the hands of every parent 
 throughout our country, who has the temporal 
 and eternal interest of his offspring at heart. 
 The few and leading maxims of the Christian 
 religion are plainly and practically enforced, and 
 the parent's duties are descanted on in a train of 
 pure and beautiful eloquence, which a father's 
 mind, elevated by religion, only could have dic- 
 tated. We believe that a general knowledge of 
 this little volume would be attended with conse- 
 quences beneficial to society, since a practice of 
 its recommendations could scarcely be refused to 
 its solemn and affectionate spirit of entreaty. 
 
 The Ministry we Need. By S. H. 
 
 Cox, D. D., and others. 37| cents. 
 
 From the Literary and Theological Review. 
 
 This neat little volume comprises the inaugu- 
 ral charge and address which were delivered on 
 occasion of inducting the Professor of Sacred 
 Rhetoric and Pastoral Theology in the 
 Theological Seminary at Auburn. The friends 
 
ADVERTISEMENTS. 17 
 
 of Dr. Cox will not be disappointed in his inau- 
 gural address. It bears the impress of his talents 
 and piety — his enlarged views and Catholic spi- 
 rit. To analyze it would convey no adequate 
 idea of its merits. His theme is the ministry of 
 reconciliation — " the chosen medium by which 
 God conciliates men — the mighty moral engine- 
 ry that accomplishes his brightest wonders — the 
 authentic diplomacy of the King of kings work- 
 ing salvation in the midst of the earth." The 
 manner in which he treats his subject, in relation 
 to the importance of the Christian ministry, and 
 the kind of ministry needed in this age and na- 
 tion, we need hardly remark, will amply repay 
 the perusal of his brethren, if not be interesting 
 and instructive to the Church at large. 
 . " Error-scenting notoriety " may not altogether 
 like the odor of this little book ; and the " lynx- 
 eyed deteciers of heresy^' will not be forward to 
 approve a work in which they are handled with 
 unsparing severity ; but by " all the favorers on 
 principle of a pious, sound, educated, scriptural, 
 and accomplished ministry in the Church of 
 God, and throughout the world, as the ministry 
 WE NEED, to whom this little volume is most re- 
 spectfully inscribed," it will be read, and, we 
 trust, circulated. 
 
 The liily of the Valley. l8mo. 
 Price 37^ cents. 
 
 From the Methodist Protestant, Baltimore. 
 
 This is a neat and very interesting little vo- 
 lume. The narrative throughout will be read 
 with pleasure, and some portions of it with thril- 
 ling interest. The story is natural, and told in 
 very neat language and with admirable simplici- 
 ty. It is not only calculated to please and inter- 
 
18 ADVERTISEMENTS. 
 
 est the mind of the reader, but also to make mo- 
 ral and religious impressions upon the heart. 
 We are well assured, if its merits were general- 
 ly known, that it would find its way into many 
 families'and Sabbath school libraries, as it is par- 
 ticularly adapted to please and engage the atten- 
 tion of juvenile readers. 
 
 From the Christian Intelligencer. 
 
 This is a republication of a small narrative 
 volume published in England. The narrative is 
 written with beautiful simplicity, possesses a 
 touching interest, and is calculated to leave a 
 salutary impression. It is well fitted for a pre- 
 sent by parents or friends to children, and is wor- 
 thy of a place in Sabbath school libraries. 
 
 From the Ladies' Morning Star of Aug. 26, 1836, 
 
 The above is the title of a very interesting lit- 
 tle work of 123 pages, recently published and for 
 sale by John Taylor, Brick Church Chapel, 
 New- York. It is a simple though beautiful nar- 
 rative of a young female, some portions of which 
 are of the most pathetic and affecting character, 
 particularly designed for the edification and in- 
 struction of young females, and a most excellent 
 work to introduce into Sabbath schools. Its ten- 
 dency is to kindle the flames of piety in the youth- 
 ful bosom, to instruct the understanding, and to 
 warm and improve the heart. Its intrinsic though 
 unostentatious merits,' should furnish it with a 
 welcome into every family. 
 
 Commendatory Notice, bj' the Rev. W. Patton. 
 
 Mr. J. S Taylor, — It affords me pleasure to 
 learn that you are about to republish the little 
 work called " The Lily of the Valley." Since 
 the time it was presented to my daughter by the 
 Hev. Dr. Matheson, of England, it has been a 
 
ADVERTISEMENTS. ]9 
 
 great favorite in my family. It has been read 
 with intense interest by many, who have from 
 time to time obtained the loan of it. Indeed it 
 has but seldom been at home since its first pe- 
 rusal. I doubt not but all who have read it will 
 be glad of the opportunity of possessing a copy. 
 
 The story is not only natural, but instructive ; 
 and well calculated to impress upon the mind im- 
 portant moral and religious lessons. Some por- 
 tions of the narrative are of the most touching 
 and thrilling character. There is a charming 
 simplicity pervading the work. I feel a strong 
 confidence that you will find an ample sale for 
 the book. It will find its way into many families, 
 and be found in the libraries of the Sabbath school. 
 Yours respectfully, 
 
 Wm. Patton. 
 
 lii^lits and Shadows of Christian 
 liife. By William C. Brovvnlee, D. D. $1 00, 
 
 Christian Retirement. From the 
 eighth London edition. $1 25. 
 
 An Earnest Appeal to Christians, 
 on the Duty of Making Efforts and 
 Sacrifices for the Conversion of the 
 "World. By Wm. C. Brownlee, D. D. 31 
 cents. 
 
 Popery an Enemy to Liberty, By 
 
 Wm. C. Brownlee, D. D. 31 cents. 
 
 Thoughts on Evangelizing the 
 World. By Rev. S. H. Skinner, D. D. 37 
 cents. 
 
 Thoughts on Religious Educa- 
 tion and Early Piety. By Rev. Wm. 
 S. Plumer. 31 cents. 
 
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