45/46 Such a scene I never witnessed; the dear lambs all wept aloud; we were indeed all melted together. May the Shepherd of Israel never leave them nor forsake them, and may they become willing to follow his leading. I can truly say that on their behalf my pillow has been often wet with my tears. While waiting in Hamburg for a vessel, he felt keenly his solitary situation in the world. 9 .-- I think I never felt poorer in spirit and more discouraged than at present. |