28th February:
The day of my final farewell came. Because I was not needed here any more, I got on the way early after I had had I had one more conference in the evening about the school with Brother and Sister Neubert and taken tender leave of them. I was in company with Brother Carl Volk [41] as I journeyed to Bethlehem. The path was bad and it was very cold. But I arrived there happily about 4 o’clock in the afternoon. I had the pleasure of greeting my dear Brethren and Sisters and especially of personally welcoming and kissing my dear Brother Joseph after his happy journey to North Carolina and bowed with sinner shame generally to rejoice in everything that the Savior in Grace had done to the children in the country, their parents and to me during this time. To Him be glory in eternity.
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41. Vulgo: Fulk
Translated and annotated by Pastor Roy Ledbetter
Presbyter Fratrum, St. Louis, 2006
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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