9 mo. 6.—­On our sending to a tailor named Ott, he could not come to us by reason of bodily infirmity; but on paying him a visit I found him a meek and spiritual man.  He undertook to speak with some others of the same way of thinking, to meet us in our hotel at 7 o’clock.  On making it known he found more were desirous of coming than he had expected; a number of young people asked permission to be present, so that our commodious saloon was pretty well filled.  We read the fourth chapter of John, and then I addressed the company with great freedom; my M.Y. also spoke in German, and was well understood.  Friend Ott said, “You may travel about, and think your journeyings and labors will do but little good, but they will be blest far beyond what you may expect.  What you have said this evening has gone to my heart.  If we had only some one to whom we could look in holding meetings, we should grow.”  He was reminded of Him, the Head of his church, to whom we must all look.  Of this he was fully aware, but said, as they were mostly of the lower class, they had no room, and the pastors did not encourage such meetings.

7_th_.—­This morning our new-made friend accompanied us to three of the villages, to visit several of his friends.  We were pleased with the simplicity and real Christian feeling with which, they received us.  We arranged for a meeting in one of these places for First-day afternoon, and one with our Kreuznach friends in the evening.  My poor soul can only say, Lord, help![10]

8_th_.—­Called again on J.A.  Ott, and found him looking very serious.  He told me he had read farther in the books we left with him, and the more he saw, the more conviction was brought into his mind that what they unfolded was the truth; and that he believed it his duty thoroughly to weigh the matter, and then speak with a few of those who united with him, to see whether they could unite in holding a meeting after our manner, but that it was a serious matter, and they required time to mature it.  We were quite of his mind in this respect; at the same time I believe if they had strength to meet together it would be advantageous.

10_th_.—­Yesterday we met the little company in Horweiler, a room well filled with souls thirsting, I believe, for spiritual food.  “All thy children shall be taught of the Lord,” was much dwelt upon by me.  My dear M.Y. was wonderfully helped in German.  It was a precious season; the presence of the Lord was near, uniting our hearts in him.

At 7 o’clock we had the meeting in our room.  It was not so lively as the one in the country; but we can thankfully acknowledge the Great Master was near to help in the needful time.  It was a day of great exercise of body and mind.  Our friend Ott accompanied us throughout the day’s labor, and I felt the help of his spirit.

There are several villages around Kreuznach (some of which we have visited), where dwell a good many spiritually-minded people, who meet together for improvement.  We have just received a sweet visit from Adam Tiegel of Schwabenheim, who is come to have a little talk with us.  He seems to be the first who was awakened in 1805, and was made the means of awakening others, who now hold meetings in an old monastery.[11]