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despised my weak endeavors, but<br />
has graciously accepted my feeble&nbsp;<br />
efforts to promote his cause.<br />
<gap></gap>I <emotion>felt much to leave </emotion><placename><emotion>Gnadenberg</emotion></placename>, &amp;<br />
all my dear friends there, but par-<br />
ticularly <persname><abbr>B</abbr></persname><hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript"><persname><abbr>r</abbr></persname></hi></hi><hi rend="superscript"></hi><persname><abbr> &amp; S</abbr></persname><hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript"><persname><abbr>r</abbr></persname></hi></hi><persname> Holische.</persname> They went<br />
several miles on our way to <placename>Herrnhut</placename>,<br />
&amp; When they left us, commended us to<br />
our Lord&#39;s gracious leading &amp; protection.<br />
<gap></gap>At <placename>Herrnhut</placename> we were married <date><abbr>Oct.</abbr><br />
9. 1706.</date> After our marriage my hus-<br />
band was ordained, &amp; I was accepted<br />
an <sic>Acoluth</sic>&nbsp; <corr>Acolyte</corr> at the same meeting.<br />
Having received the necessary in-<br />
structions from the <orgname>U.2.C.</orgname> &amp; after<br />
taking an affectionate leave of the<br />
<abbr>Cong</abbr><hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript"><abbr>n</abbr></hi></hi><hi rend="superscript"></hi><abbr>.</abbr> at <placename>Herrnhut</placename>, we set out, accom-<br />
panied by the prayers &amp; good wishes<br />
of the <abbr>Cong</abbr><hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript"><abbr>n</abbr></hi></hi><hi rend="superscript"></hi><abbr>.</abbr> <gap></gap>Our journey was a&nbsp;<br />
<emotion>distressing</emotion> one. We arrived at <placename>Barby</placename><br />
on the <date>20</date><hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript"><date>th</date></hi></hi><hi rend="superscript"></hi> having <sic>travelled</sic>&nbsp; <corr>traveled</corr> 3 days &amp;<br />
3 nights in an open wagon in deep<br />
snow, &amp; frost so intense, that our clothes<br />
were frozen stiff on our backs.