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Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel

CHAPTER IX
19/28

Our spirits were so united with many of them we did not know how to leave them; but our great concern was to recommend them to remain with Him who had so mercifully and powerfully visited them.
On the 31st they returned to Berne, and the next day called upon a pious chimney-sweeper, waiting whilst he changed his sooty clothes.
We were not a little surprised to hear him of his own accord, without knowing who we were, declare the same doctrine as we are concerned to preach.

There are a few _inward_ persons who assemble at his house, and hold the same sentiments.

About a year and a half or two years ago, there was a remarkable awakening in the canton of Berne, and a few here and there of a more spiritually-minded sort seceded.

There is a ferment to prevent their meeting together, and to compel them to go to the usual place of worship; but in vain, for nothing but spiritual food can satisfy their hungry souls.
On their return to Neufchatel they visited the celebrated school of the Moravians at Montmirail, where, says Martha Yeardley-- We soon felt quite at home with a precious, spiritually-minded man, the master, and his agreeable English wife.

This is an excellent institution, for females only, and several English are there.


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