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<emotion>among the Crowd below, cannot be described in words</emotion>
when we arose, she went round and gave us all her
hand, thanking us for our faithful care of her, and as
she knew that I was soon going to the B<hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript">rn's</hi></hi><hi rend="superscript"></hi> Cong<hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript">n</hi></hi><hi rend="superscript"></hi> in
<placename>Germany</placename>, she said to me: "My dear Brother, you are
going to the Cong<hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript">n</hi></hi><hi rend="superscript"></hi> here below, and I am now going to that
above. She then kneeled down upon a small heap of
sand in order to her execution, and the <sic>Executionor</sic>  <corr>Executioner</corr>
offering to tie up her eyes, she desired him not to do it,
as she would shut her eyes herself. <emotion>It was a wonder
to every one, to see that her Countenance remained
serene, and placid,</emotion> even till her head was severed
from her body. Her own Sister who had stay'd below
and witnessed the whole transaction, came running
up <emotion>weeping and lamenting,</emotion> to whom the Executioner
said: "you need not lament, for if ever any soul
went to heaven, I am sure that of your Sister's did.
<emotion>There was an astonishing emotion among the nu-
-merous Spectators, and the Pietists were quite con-
-founded, and disappointed,</emotion> and many who after-
-wards came and joined the Brethren, declared that 
what they felt upon that occasion was the means
of their solid awakening, I had also frequent
apportunities to preach in several Churches in the
City, and not without blessing. Having obtained