The next place where they halted was Stuttgardt, to which city H. Kienlin gave them his company.  Here they visited Queen Catharine’s Institution, a school for the training of girls in reduced circumstances, as teachers, &c., where 170 young persons were being educated.  They were also introduced to a number of pious individuals, and among them to Pastor Hoffmann of Kornthal, whose excellent institution they were unable at this time to visit.  An appointment had been made for them to meet at Basle Louis A. Majolier of Congenies, who was to serve as their guide and French interpreter through Switzerland and France, and they felt obliged on being informed of this appointment to pursue their journey more quickly than they otherwise would have done.

Returning to Pforzheim, they stopped at Muehlhausen, where they called on Mueller, minister of a congregation, consisting of 170 persons, who had separated a few years before from the Catholics.  This young man received them with openness and affection, and before they parted, John Yeardley had something to say to him under religious exercise, which he received in the love in which it was spoken.  From Pforzheim they went direct to Basle, through Freiburg.  On their arrival they were much disappointed to find that Louis Majolier had waited for them many days, and hearing no tidings of them, had returned to Geneva, supposing they had gone on to that city by another route.

At Basle they were introduced to many pious persons, conspicuous among whom was Blumhardt, inspector of the Mission-house, who behaved towards them “as a loving and kind father in Christ.”  He encouraged them in their concern to have a religious meeting with the students.  The meeting took place in the evening when the young men were collected for supper and devotion; they received the word which was preached to them in gospel love, and manifested towards our friends no small degree of tenderness and affection.  John Yeardley says:—­

We had reason to believe there are among them many precious young men who are preparing for usefulness.  The grounds on which this place is conducted are different from most of the kind.  None are sent out but those who can really say they feel it to be their religious duty to go to any certain people or country.  A sweet young man, who was extremely attentive to us, Charles Haensel, is since gone to Sierra Leone to teach the poor negroes, from a conviction of duty.

One day during their sojourn, C. Haensel took them to a meeting for worship, held in the house of C. F. Spittler.

J.Y. says, we sat until they had performed part of their worship, and then the leader signified to the company that a few Friends from England were present, and told us that if we had anything to offer we had full liberty to do so.  Silence ensuing, dear M.S. found herself constrained to address them in a way suited to the occasion; I was also enabled to express what came before me.  They afterwards expressed their thankfulness for the opportunity.