the announcement that Pastor Kavel's marriage would not take place tomorrow because, out of unrest in his conscience over the reception ( 271 ) of Miss Pennyfeather last Sunday evening, which had not taken place according to his intended rigor and completeness, he demanded an eight-day delay from her and she then declared that she understood that it was not God's will that they should marry each other.

Br. Teichelmann and me went to Klemzig that same evening and found Pastor Kavel in the saddest situation and Miss Pennyfeather, who only returned from town after our arrival, almost desolate. We talked a lot about the matter, in which I tried to convince Pastor Kavel in particular that he himself should know best and alone the conscience with which he first promised marriage to Miss Pennyfeather, but that it was now his duty to keep his promise, regardless of her faith. At last we prayed together and left Miss Pennyfeather very sad.

Pastor Kavel went with us to Fiedler to ask Bertha to spend the night with his bride. She was already in her bedroom and had to get something from the first large room, so she went around to avoid me, because I was in the middle room together with others. So I saw her and she saw me, without even wishing us ( 272 ) a good evening. Oh what pain, how different she was a few weeks ago.

April 28th, 1840.
Around 5 or 6 o'clock in the evening, when Br. Teichelmann was about to go to Preacher Stow, my bride met him in the parkland. Bertha had promised Br. Teichelmann that she would search her heart again to find out what was the reason for her feeling against me and to ask God to show her what she should do. She had already been with him at 12 o'clock, but had not met him at home because he was working for me, and she had not wanted to come to me, regardless of the urgent business she had for Br. Teichelmann, namely a letter to him from Pastor Kavel, who invited us to attend the wedding that evening. Br. Teichelmann had talked a lot with my bride, but she remained the same and thought that the Lord had greater sins to forgive her than the fact that she had given me her vow and taken it back. Teichelmann was amazed at the equanimity that Bertha displayed and thought that she had a good standpoint, namely that of piety and fear of God. --

In the evening we went to Mr. Fiedler before we went to the pastor and, along with the others, I also shook hands with Bertha. Pastor Kavel and his bride had agreed that if they could get married by Brother Teichelmann today, they wanted to see their union as God's ( 273 ) will; if not, she wanted to go back to London. The wedding took place between 11 and 12 in the evening in front of the entire community. Bertha was a bridesmaid and as such was beautifully decorated; When she placed the wreath on Miss Pennyfeather's head, I held the light for her, but she didn't even look at me, let alone say a word, except after the wedding, when Mrs. Pastor Kavel asked me to offer her cake and reproached me for neglecting her so much. She ate a piece of cake with me and also said a few things, in particular she told me that she wasn't completely calm yet, but hoped to be so soon. But then she