[Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel by John Yeardley]@TWC D-Link bookMemoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel CHAPTER VI 20/36
Under the existing circumstances the Friends did not feel bound to appoint a general religious meeting with these people.
They contented themselves, therefore, with unfolding their sentiments in conversation, giving them books, and before they left Berlenburg, addressing them by letter, in which they enlarged particularly on the subject of the ministry.
They also left some copies of their Friends' books with the old society; and both parties declared their belief that the visit they had received was in the order of Divine Providence, and took leave of them in love and confidence. The friends quitted Berlenburg on the 9th of the Eleventh Month, and proceeded towards Frankfort.
After a day's journey over bad roads, they were glad to find themselves once more on the _chaussee_.
They arrived on the 11th at Frankfort, where they called on a few pious individuals, but stayed a very short time in the city, being desirous of visiting some Old and New Separatists at Lieblose near Gelnhausen, about twenty-four miles from Frankfort. The next morning they accordingly went to Gelnhausen, and had social interviews with members of both associations, but failed to make use of the opportunity they had of holding a meeting for worship with the Old Separatists, which they afterwards regretted. They then went forward to Raneberg, about six miles distant, to see the _Instrument_ who wrote the letter to the King of Prussia which was shown to them at Schellershammer.
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