an 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 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.

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