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  omitted;   in   the   same   way   some   paragraphs   are   left   out   of   the   Wesley
  Journal。Extracts   from   Dober's   and   Ingham's   Journals   are   inserted   when
  they give facts not otherwise noted。
  24 Oct。 1735。
  Nitschmann's Diary。Oct。 24th; 1735。
  I  went    to  the   ship;  (the   ‘Simmonds';      Captain    Cornish)。     My    heart
  rejoiced to be once   more   with the   Brethren。  In   the   evening   we held our
  song service。
  (We   have   all   given   ourselves   to   the   Lord;   and   pray   that   the   Saviour
  may   comfort      our   hearts   with   joy;  and   that  we   may   attain    our   object;
  namely;   to   call   the   heathen;   to   become   acquainted   with   those   whom   we
  have   not   known   and   who   know   us   not;   and   to   worship   the   name   of   the
  Lord。 Letter of Oct。 28。)
  25 Oct。 1735。
  John Wesley's Journal。Oct。 14th; 1735; (O。 S。) Tuesday。
  Mr。    Benjamin      Ingham;     of  Queen's     College;     Oxford;    Mr。   Charles
  Delamotte; son of a merchant in London; who had offered himself some
  days     before;   my    brother    Charles    Wesley;    and    myself;    took   boat   for
  Gravesend; in order to embark for Georgia。Our end in leaving our native
  country was not to avoid want; (God having given us plenty of temporal
  blessings;) nor to gain the dung or dross of riches or honor; but singly this;
  to save our souls; to live wholly to the glory of God。 In the afternoon we
  found the ‘Simmonds' off Gravesend; and immediately went on board。
  (We had two cabins allotted us in the forecastle; I and Mr。 Delamotte
  having   the   first;   and   Messrs。   Wesley   the   other。Theirs   was   made   pretty
  large; so that we could all meet together to read or pray in it。 This part of
  the ship was assigned to us by Mr。 Oglethorpe; as being most convenient
  for privacy。 Ingham's Journal。)
  27 Oct。 1735。
  Nitschmann。Oct。 27th。
  Bled    Mrs。    Toeltschig    and    Mrs。   Zeisberger。On      deck    one   man    was
  knocked down by another; striking his head on the deck so as to stun him。
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  In the evening we held our song service at the same hour that the English
  had   theirs。I   spoke   with   Mr。   Oglethorpe   and   the   two   English   clergymen;
  who asked concerning our ordination and our faith。Mr。 Oglethorpe said he
  would be as our father; if we would permit it。
  28 Oct。 1735。
  Nitschmann。Oct。 28th。
  At   our   prayer…meeting   considered   Eph。   1;   how   our   election   may   be
  made sure; I also wrote to the Congregation at Herrnhut。Mrs。 Zeisberger
  was sick; and Mr。 Oglethorpe concerned himself about her comfort。
  Wesley。Oct。 17th。
  I began to learn German   in order to   converse   with the   Germans;  six
  and twenty* of whom we had on board。
  * Twenty…five Moravians and the Wittenberg carpenter。
  29 Oct。 1735。
  Nitschmann。Oct。 29th。
  Spoke with the Wittenberg carpenter concerning his soul。
  30 Oct。 1735。Nitschmann。Oct。 30th。
  We   decided   who   should   attend   to   various   duties   during   the   voyage;
  and   held   our   〃Band〃   meetings。(The   〃Bands〃   were   small   groups;   closely
  associated      for  mutual     religious   improvement。)       An    English    boy    fell
  overboard; but was rescued by a sailor。
  31 Oct。 1735。
  Nitschmann。Oct。 31st。
  In the afternoon we sailed twelve miles from Gravesend。
  Wesley。Oct。 20th; Monday。
  Believing the denying ourselves; even in the smallest instances; might;
  by the blessing of God; be helpful to us; we wholly left off the use of flesh
  and   wine;   and   confined   ourselves   to   vegetable   food;      chiefly   rice   and
  biscuit。In the afternoon; David Nitschmann; Bishop of the Germans; and
  two others; began to learn English。 O may we be; not only of one tongue;
  but of one mind and of one heart。
  1 Nov。 1735。
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  Nitschmann。Nov。 1st。
  The English clergyman began to spend an hour teaching us English。 In
  the early  service we   read concerning   new   life in   the soul;   the preceding
  night was blessed to me; and the Saviour was near。 At the evening service
  we spoke of earnest prayer and its answer。
  (David     Nitschmann;       in  the  presence     of  all  the  members;      formally
  installed    certain    of  our   members      in   office;     David    Tanneberger      as
  overseer; Dober as teacher and monitor; Seybold as nurse for the brethren;
  and Mrs。 Dober as nurse for the sisters。  Dober's Diary。)
  (We have arranged that one of us shall watch each night; of which Mr。
  Oglethorpe approves。 Letter of Oct。 18th。)
  Wesley。Oct。 21st。
  We sailed from Gravesend。When we were past about half the Goodwin
  Sands the wind suddenly failed。Had the calm continued till ebb; the ship
  had    probably   been   lost。But   the   gale   sprung   up   again   in   an   hour;   and
  carried us into the Downs。
  We   now  began   to   be   a little   regular。Our   common   way   of   living   was
  this:   From   four   in   the   morning   till   five;   each   of   us   used   private   prayer。
  From five to seven we read the Bible together; carefully comparing it (that
  we   might   not   lean   to   our   own   understanding)   with   the   writings   of   the
  earliest     ages。At     seven     we    breakfasted。At        eight    were    the    public
  prayers。From nine to twelve I usually learned German and Mr。 Delamotte
  Greek。My        brother     writ    sermons;      and    Mr。    Ingham      instructed     the
  children。At twelve we met to give an account to one another what we had
  done   since   our   last   meeting;   and   what   we      designed   to   do   before    our
  next。About       one   we   dined。The     time    from   dinner    to  four;   we   spent   in
  reading to those whom each of us had taken in charge; or in speaking to
  them severally; as need required。At four were the Evening Prayers; when
  either the Second Lesson was explained (as it always was in the morning;)
  or     the     children     were      catechised;      and      instructed     before      the
  congregation。From   five   to   six   we   again   used   private   prayer。From   six   to
  seven I read in our cabin to two or three of the passengers; (of whom there
  were   about   eighty  English on   board);  and   each of   my  brethren   to   a   few
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  more in theirs。 At seven I joined with the Germans in their public service;
  while Mr。 Ingham was reading between the decks to as many as desired to
  hear。 At eight we met again; to exhort and instruct one another。 Between
  nine and ten we went to bed; where neither the roaring of the sea; nor the
  motion of the ship; could take away the refreshing sleep which God gave
  us。
  2 Nov。 1735。
  Nitschmann。Nov。 2nd。
  We sailed further。In the early prayer service we considered Eph。 4; the
  unity of the Spirit; and the means of preserving the bond of peace。 In the
  song   service   many   points   of   doctrine   were   discussed   with   the   English
  clergyman; also the decline and loss of power。
  3 Nov。 1735。
  Nitschmann。Nov。 3rd。
  A dense fog and unpleasant weather; so we lay still at anchor。
  4 Nov。 1735。
  Nitschmann。Nov。 4th。
  I visited the other ship; (the ‘London Merchant'; Capt。 Thomas) where
  the so…called Salzburgers are。I spend most of my time studying English。
  Wesley。Oct。 24th。
  Having a rolling sea; most of the passengers found the effects of it。 Mr。
  Delamotte was exceeding sick for several days; Mr。 Ingham for about half
  an hour。My brother's head ached much。Hitherto it has pleased God the sea
  has not disordered me at all。
  During our stay in the Downs; some or other of us went; as often as we
  had opportunity; on board the ship that sailed in company with us; where
  also many were glad to join in prayer and hearing the word。
  5 Nov。 1735。
  Nitschmann。Nov。 5th。
  We prayed for the Congregation at Herrnhut; and also that we might be
  one with it in spirit。In the evening we spoke of the Lord's protection; how
  good it is。
  There    is  no  room    for  fear;The   world   may    shake   and   quiver;  The
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