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went to Herrnhut, where I was much struck
with the primitive simplicity of the place
and the singing of all the single brethren
who were just going in procession through
the place when I arrived. Having enjoy-
ed many blessings during my abode there
I returned to Marrienborn, where every
thing relative to my future plan was settled
and I was married to Johanna de Seydewir?
on the 5th of septr. As circumstances
required my setting out without her, she it
was resolved that she should follow me, with
the next company that was to go to America.
Septr the 23d I sat out and arrived at
London Oct. the 18th. As no ship was to
sail ^to Pensylvania till the middle of Jany I endeavoured
to spend my time as useful as I could,
and kept meetings to a member of Germans
who had been awakened by means of the
testimony of brother Richter, who was had de-
parted this life at Algier. to the english
brethren and Sisters I kept meetings in the
Latin language, having some body who inter-
pacted what I said into english, till I
after sometime ventured to deliver discour-
ses in the E. language. There was at
that time a society at Fetterlane which
was begun by br. Peter Boehler and
was then cared for by ^some religious the Revd John &
^Ministers charles Wesly. As these people did not
rightly know what they were at they were
come into a strange fanatical way, so
that I did not know what to think when
I came for the first time into their mee-
tings and heard them sigh grown and howl
in a very strange manner, which they cal-
led the demonstration of the spirit and the
power of God. at speaking with the indi
viduals of this society, I found many
deeply concerned for their souls. As
deficient as I was in expressing myself
in the E. Language, they pressed me so