on at Stuttgart and else-where, especially an English
brother, Dr. M., who lives at Basle, and who spends his whole time in
circulating religious books and tracts, written in German and French.
This brother came, three days before our departure, to Stuttgart, so
that I could arrange with him. Indeed step by step has the Lord
prospered me in my feeble endeavours, mixed with sin as every one of
them has been, and made it manifest, that, this time also, He bad sent
me to Germany. On Thursday, September 18th, then, we set out, and while
yet driving through the city of Stuttgart I began giving away tracts,
thus to begin the service at once, lest my hands should be weakened
through delay. Whilst going on, we continued offering tracts to the
passengers on the road, and giving away now and then a copy of my book,
and seeking especially to put some copies of it into every village and
town. Thus we went on the first day from Stuttgart to Heilbronn, a
distance of about 35 English miles. All went on most quietly. We were
able to give away many hundreds of tracts, and about 50 copies of my
Narrative, and to a few persons I had the opportunity of speaking a
little. The second day's journey was from Heilbronn to Heidelberg. In
the large towns we went on most quietly, lest there should be a running
together of the people, and the appearance be a political disturbance.
On this account I never give away tracts and books in towns, but on the
road, or just before I come to towns, or after I have passed through
them. Yet now and then I have also given them away in towns in a quiet
way; for instance, by going to a baker's shop, and buying a trifle and
then giving a book. The second day from Heilbronn to Heidelberg we went
on as before in our service, but in the afternoon we were tried in
spirit. We observed a carriage at a distance behind us, with a gentleman
in it, and his coachman before. He stopped more than once to converse
with the people to whom I had given tracts. At last he obtained sight of
my book also. Thus he kept on driving behind us. Our nerves were greatly
tried by this. By the grace of God we were willing to suffer for His
name's sake, even greatly, in this work; yet this matter greatly tried
us, not knowing what the result might be. At last the carriage drove
before us. Then it stopped, and the gentleman lifted himself up, to have
a full look at me, then he ordered his coachman to drive on, and they
were soon out of sight. The