3rd December:
About 11 o’clock I preached on the Epistle for the day, drawing in the Gospel as well with special feeling and Grace. As there had been 8 days before there were a number of women present. After the sermon I held Children’s Lesson also for 22 children and after that the Quarter Hour Devotion for those who had been received [into the Congregation] and for the Communicants [13]. We were indescribably happy together. I notified them after that of the contents of the letters received yesterday about which they rejoiced. Since the Christ — Kling family from Warwick had come for a visit the evening before and was traveling back today after all the services we gave them the letters straight away to take to Brother and Sister Nixdorf there.
4th, 5th & 6th December
The school continued in its order sweetly and in blessing. We had both worked until midnight in this matter with each other in our distinctive work. Since my time here is up and I am sort of marginalized here and am long since expected in Heidelberg, I finally made the decision to leave Donegal. So I took leave of my dear Br. Johann Schmidt, leaving his hermitage with tender emotion on both side.
7th December:
About 10 o’clock to Quittapahilla. Since the way was very poor I didn’t arrive until after nightfall.
8th December:
I got on the way early to Heidelberg. The horse fell with me on the way but it caused no damage at all. Towards evening to the joy of the Brethren and Sisters I arrived. After a short rest I held the accustomed Singstunde for the Brethren and Sisters there.
9th December:
Conferred with Brother and Sister Johann Mueller about the school. They thought the method easy and good. Since however he had not kept school here he could give me none of the information that I asked for about the circumstances here.
Brother Bader's Diary
of his Journey and Visit to the Schools in the Country from
16th November 1752 to
28th February 1753
Translated by Pastor Roy Ledbetter
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