"Wednesday.--Rose at 6 a.m., not having had much sleep. Away in
Norrkoeping at 7.30 a.m. Arrived at 2.30 p.m. Meeting at 3.30 p.m.
in a great church, where 800 were present. Good time. Very tired.

"Night. I,500 present. Talked two hours. Afterwards, at 10.30 p.m.,
had a Meeting for Soldiers. Got home about 11.45 p.m.

"Thursday.--Meeting at 10 a.m. to say 'Farewell.' Spoke about an
hour, and left at one o'clock for Lynkoeping, arriving at 2.30 p.m.
Meeting in our beautiful Theatre at 2.30 p.m. Fine audience."

Mere lack of space forbids further quotation. But surely enough has
been said to show with what marvellous exertion The General managed in
one brief journey to do so much for all classes, and so much not merely
in the way of Meetings but of organisation and administration in every
way.

And the diary tells us nothing of his talks with Officers between
Meetings, which have formed so important a part of all his travels. By
means of such conversations, especially in the case of Officers who are
not English, The General has gained a close knowledge of them and their
difficulties as they have of his thoughts and wishes.

Between his arrival at Gothenburg and his Sundsvall Meetings came a
rough journey to Norway, where we had as yet no Officers, yet where,
nevertheless, a great Meeting had been arranged for by friends, who
later helped in the establishment of our work in their country! The
General passed on to Denmark, where our work was in its first year.

On the afternoon of his arrival he tells us he rested, wrote up
correspondence and journal, and had some little thought about the coming
Meetings.

"Night. Welcome Meeting in the Methodist Church. Packed. There must
have been nearly 1,300 people present. The admission was free, and
there were many Philistines, some socialists, and some lads bent on
mischief. To add to our difficulties, my interpreter did his work
so miserably that we had some confusion and restlessness. After an
hour's talk, I paused for the collection to be taken, and changed
interpreters. The second one did very much better. His voice,
however, was feeble and his manner very quiet, so that things were
not very much better for a time. Then we had a little quiet, and a
decent finish. It was a considerable disappointment, however, and
next door to a defeat. I retired to rest very sad, and with awkward