"Ist's Gottes Werk, so wird's bestehen;
Ist's Menschen, so wird's untergehen."

We then visited the house in which Melancthon lived, now being
repaired; Luther's chamber in the convent; his study, with his
chair, table, and stove; his library, his bed-room; at his table I
knelt and prayed, and renewed my covenant with my God. I afterwards
visited the place where Luther burnt the Pope's Bull.

_Sept. 18th--Berlin._--Employed the day in visiting the great
schools of this magnificent city: Frederick William Gymnasium,
Dorothean Higher City School, Royal Red School, embracing both the
classical and scientific departments; went over the establishment.

_Sept. 19th._--Visited the University and Picture Gallery; went
through all the apartments of the City Trade School; the collection
of apparatus and specimens to carry out the course of instruction
is perhaps the most complete in Prussia, in schools of this class.

_Sept. 20th._--Potsdam--a magnificent place; went into the Court,
and visited several of the rooms of the Royal Military School--a
noble establishment; visited the Normal School; witnessed the
teaching of two of the pupil-teachers,--both used the blackboard,
and both appeared thorough masters of what they were teaching,
using no books,--other pupil-teachers were looking on; never saw a
finer class of young men.

_Sept. 23rd._--Berlin. Dined with the British Ambassador, and had
an interview with the Prussian Minister of Public Instruction;
witnessed the semi-annual parade of the Prussian army--more than
10,000 men; saw also the King of Prussia and the Empress of Russia.

_Sept. 24th._--Hanover. Passed through several townships; visited
the Palace; saw the gold and silver plate, much of which belonged
to former British Sovereigns; visited Herrenhausen, favourite
residence of George I. and II. of England.

_Sept. 28th._--Cologne. Visited Cathedral and Churches; saw the
tomb of Charlemagne, and the house in which Rubens was born.

_Oct. 1st._--Bonn. Saw the University buildings; saw the great
Catholic Normal School, at Bright.

_Oct. 2nd._--Mayence. Ascended the Rhine from Bonn,--embracing all
the magnificent scenery of this celebrated river.

_Oct. 3rd._--Visited Wiesbaden, capital of Hesse-Cassel; went to
Frankfort;