still wait a month before the ordination could take place. For this rite is administered in a very solemn manner; and when there are several candidates for ordination, they must wait until all are ready. Such was the case on this occasion, and it again placed me in an unpleasant situation: for living in the town was very dear, and, as usual, I had very little money, so that I was always obliged to look to the helping hand of God.

Have you ever seen a swarm of bees? As long as the queen remains in the hive, single bees may fly in and out; but the whole swarm cannot be brought out. But when once the queen flies away, then all the bees fly after her, and the hive is left empty. It is thus that the cares in a man's heart appear to me. As long as we are not delivered from the greatest and most important of all cares-the care for our salvation, we have to struggle with the cares of this life and temporal things, and cannot get rid of them. But when once our minds are set at ease with regard to the most important concern, and have obtained forgiveness of

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sins and a certain hope of eternal life, other cares cannot then assail us. The Saviour's promise is then fulfilled in us-" Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and everything else shall be added unto you." This I was also permitted to experiAfter once attaining to the certainty that I was a child of God, and enjoyed his favour, I had no longer any anxiety about food and clothing. I thought it would be strange indeed, if a king were to adopt a young man for his son, and send him on a journey to finish his education, and did not give him sufficient money for his travelling expences, so that the king's son was obliged to suffer want. If God has presented to me that which is the most valuable, why should he deny me that which is least? And I can confess it to his honour, that he has never put this hope to shame, even in the case of which I am speaking. I could not foresee how I should be able to live for a month together in Carlstadt without money; but scarcely had I arrived there, when board and lodging was offered me in the house of a wealthy merchant's widow, and she en

tertained me for several weeks together, gratuitously, and treated me with much kindness, although she was a person who was only nominally acquainted with vital religion.

During this period, I preached several times in the cathedral church of the town, and observed much emotion amongst my auditory, but am ignorant whether the word became fruitful, by the power of the Lord, in any individual. I also successfully passed my examination, and received very extraordinary and favourable testimonies, so that the flattering commendation bestowed upon me, again caused me much trouble, and the pride of my heart was almost excited afresh. O, what a weak creature is man! He cannot bear the weight of a feather, unless continually supported by the Saviour! Many enemies may have been overcome, yet selflove still sticks in the heart; and though we may have succeeded for a time in suppressing its movements, and walk in a humble frame, yet we are unexpectedly rendered conscious that this enemy is still lurking in his gloomy cave.

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The day of my solemn dedication to the ministerial office was much blessed to me, and I was permitted very perceptibly to experience the presence of the Saviour. The very next day I wished to return to the country, because I had already received my letters of appointment. But how wonderful and remarkable was the Lord's guidance! Just as I was on the point of taking my departure, the authorities sent to request me to preach once more in the cathedral-church the following Sunday. This was on Friday. I was therefore obliged to postpone my journey; and on Saturday I received a letter, which assured me of the fulfilment of my previous wish to become a missionary. It certainly caused great joy to my heart, that I had now the prospect of realizing this hope, after having entirely offered it up to the will of God. But so many diffiway, that I almost

culties still lay in the doubted whether I should be able to commence the journey. The first difficulty was, the obtaining my dismission, since I was already appointed to an office in the church of my native country; the second,

that a passport for a foreign country cannot be obtained in Sweden without giving security for the person's return to the extent of a hundred and fifty rix-dollars. The third difficulty was, that I did not possess money enough for my travelling expences even as far as Copenhagen; and the fourth, that so many desired to retain me in Sweden, and that even my father was not entirely satisfied with the thing. If I had been already at my post in the country, when the letter came, I should probably never have gone to London; for there were no means there of removing these difficulties.

After preaching on the Sunday, I was invited to dine with the bishop. I told him of my intention to go as a preacher amongst the heathen; and after he had brought forward many objections against it, he at length promised to help me in procuring my dismission. The consistory now made no further difficulty, and I really received my dismission.

But now I was in a still greater dilemma than before, and my faith was really put to