e of the Lord Jesus.

Observe here, dear reader, the following points in particular, which I
affectionately commend to your consideration: 1, The wife acted in
accordance with 1 Peter iii. 1. She kept her place as being in subjection,
and the Lord owned it. 2, She reproached not her husband, but meekly and
kindly served him when he used to come home. 3, She did not allow the
servants to sit up for their master, but sat up herself; thus honouring
him as her head and superior, and concealed also, as far as she was able,
her husband's shame from the servants. 4, In all probability a part of
those hours, during which she had to sit up, was spent in prayer for her
husband, or in reading the word of God, to gather fresh strength for all
the trials connected with her position. But whether this was the case or
not, it is certain that thus, under similar circumstances, the time might
be spent, and it would then indeed be spent profitably. 5, Be not
discouraged if you have to suffer from unconverted relatives. Perhaps very
shortly the Lord may give you the desire of your heart, and answer your
prayer for them; but in the meantime seek to commend the truth, not by
reproaching them on account of their behaviour towards you, but by
manifesting towards them the meekness, gentleness, and kindness of the
Lord Jesus Christ.

March 25. Tubingen in Wirtemberg. The day before yesterday I left Basle
in the afternoon. The Lord enabled me to confess Him before a young man
and his wife, who were going to Vienna to increase their riches. What a
mercy that grace has made me to differ, and that I travel the service of
another master! They listened very attentively, and were not at all
opposed. They also esteem the people of God, and have been in the habit of
meeting with them. Our parting was very affectionate and solemn, after I
had charged them to care earnestly about the one thing needful.

I arrived, yesterday morning at six, at Schaffhausen. I found a brother
waiting for me at the post office, a gentleman of title, who, having been
informed by brethren at Basle of my arrival, kindly took me to his house
for the two hours I had to stay in that town, to refresh my body with
breakfast, and my soul with communion with the brethren whom he had
invited to meet me. I was in this town about ten years ago. I was now
again within a short distance of the fall of the Rhine, which was then
most attractive to me. Now I considered that my time could be sp