_ 72 _ learn. The captain ordered a straw house to be made for us on the top of the building. I preached on the following Sunday, and because of the fame of our Society there was a great concourse of people and much shedding of devout tears. After the sermons, praise the Lord, there were many conversions, and so many confessions that I could not give counsel, and I had to continue hearing confessions at night one night there were six confessions. There was such excitement at the sermons that it seemed to me a great mystery. Although you may think me proud, I cannot leave out some details of what happened here as a result of confessions and sermons, because I know that it is intended for my dear brethren, who will be fired with the love of Jesus, and not for men of the world. There was great excitement at the first sermons, but much more at the following; for water will wear away a stone, such is the word of God. When I began to find out about this country and the way of life here, I was astounded, thinking that what I was told was incredible, and finally realizing that, in my view, this was the most depraved land there had ever been, or ever would be; I often wept over its evils. Every kind of bestiality and lechery that could be invented was
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTg0NzAy