"Zurich, Eighth Month, 25th.-We left our sweet little home at Bonigen, on the banks of Lake Brienz, last Fourthday. I felt refreshed by our visit to this country. I think my prayers have been heard and answered in its being a very uniting time with those most tenderly beloved by me. We have had some interesting communications with serious persons in the humble walks of life who reside in that neighborhood. We have desired to aid them spiritually and temporally, but the difficulty of communication has been very great, from want of suitable interpreters; still I trust that some were edified and comforted. I also hope our circulation of books and tracts, has been useful, and the establishment of at least one library at Brienz for the laboring classes. We have traveled along gently and agreeably by Lucerne, and through a delightful country."

"On the morning of their departure from Zurich the venerable pastor Gesner, and many others, called to take leave. This apostolic old man pronounced a striking blessing on Elizabeth Fry to which she replied in terms that caased the bystanders to weep aloud."

“Ludwigsburg, (a few miles from Stuttgard,) Ninth Month, 1st.-On the evening of the day that I wrote at Zurich, we went with our dear friend the Baroness Pelet, afterwards joined by the Baron, to the house of an ancient devoted pasteur, Gesner. His wife was the daughter of that excellent servant of the Lord, Lavater. We met a large number of persons, I believe generally serious. I had proposed to myself speaking on the prison subject; but my way opened differently-to enlarge upon the state of the Protestant Church in France, to encourage all its members to devotedness; and particularly in that place where deep trials have been their portion from their Government upho.ding infidelity and infidel men. At the close of the Meeting our venerable friend Gesner spoke in a lively, powcriul manner, and avowed his belief that the Lord Himself

had enabled me to express what I had done, it was so remarkably 'the word in season.' I paid also a satisfactory religious visit to the female prisoners in the afternoon The next morning I visited the head magistrate, represented the evils I had observed, and saw some ladies about visiting prisons. We afterwards went a sweet expedition on the Lake with our beloved friends, the Baron and Baroness Pelet. Early in the evening I set off with a dear girlgreat grand-daughter to Lavater and grand-daughter to Pasteur Gesner-Barbara Usteri, in a curious little carriage to pay some visits, and to spend an evening at the house of the aunt of Matilda Escher, another interesting young woman with whom I had become acquainted, I believe providentially, at an inn near Interlachen. I had no one

with me but strangers as my dear family stayed with the Baron and Baroness Pelet at my desire; but I feel not among strangers; because those who love the Lord Jesus are dear to me, and in our holy Head we are one. I can hardly express how much I have found this to be the case on this journey-the love, the unity and the home feeling I have had with those I never saw before! and I have a so found how little it matters where we are, for where the God of peace is there is home.""

After visiting the Prison and Orphan Asylum at Ludwigsburg the travelers proceeded to Frankfort where they had a stall opened for the sale of Bibles and tracts, and then hastened home by way of Ostend and Dover, arriving in peace and health September 13th, 1839. The journey through France and Switzerland occupied about six months.

The following shows some of the results of Elizabeth Fry's extensive observation and deep experience, regarding different religious persuasions.

"Upton, First-day Twelfth Month, 8th.-I yesterday had some intimate conversation with Captain — who has just joined, or is about to join, the Plymouth Brethren; with a young lady, a follower of Edward Irving; with an other lady, a high Church woman; and with Josiah Forster, an elder in our portion of the church. I cannot say but that it is at times an exercise of my religious faith to find the diversities of opinions existing amongst the professors of Christianity, and not only the professors, but those who I believe really love their Lord; but my better judgment tel's me that there must be a wise purpose in its being so. These divisions into families and tribes may tend to the life and growth of religion, which, if we were all of one mind, might not be the case. But whilst I perceive these differences, I perceive that there is but one Christianity, one Body, one Spirit, one hope of our calling; one Lord, one faith, and one baptism; one God and Father of all. All true members of the Church of Christ are, and must be, one in Him, and the results we see the same everywhere. Love to God and love to man manifested in life and conduct; and how strikingly proved in death, as well as life, that victory is obtained through the same Saviour; that in the dying hour death loses its sting and the grave its victory. Therefore if we believe and know our hearts to be cleansed by the blood of Christ, and through the power of the Holy Spirit live to His glory, bearing the ruits of faith, it matters little, in my estimation, to what reous denomination we belong, so that we mind our calling and fill the place our Lord would have us to fill in His Militant Church on earth.”

CHAPTER TENTH.

THIRD, FOURTH AND FIFTH VISITS TO THE CONTINENT.

Previous to her first tour in Belgium, Holland, and Germany Elizabeth Fry paid her respects to her own Sovereign whose marriage is thus referred to :

"First Month, 1840.-An eventful time in public and private life. Our young Queen is to be married to Prince Albert. She has sent me a present of fifty pounds for our Refuge at Chelsea by Lord Normanby. Political commotions about the country-riots in Wales-much religious stir in the 'Church of England,' numbers of persons becoming much the same as Roman Catholics-Popish doctrines preached openly in many of the churches-infidel principles in the form of Socialism gaining ground."

"Upton, Second Month, 1st.-I am called to visit our young Queen to-day, in company with William Allen, and I hope my brother Samuel also.

"Went to Buckingham Palace and saw the Queen. Our interview was short. Lord Normanby, the Home Secretary, presented us. The Queen asked us where we were going on the Continent. She said it was some years since she saw She asked about Caroline Neave's Refuge for which she had lately sent the fifty pounds. This gave me an opportunity of thanking her. I ventured to express my satisfaction that she encourged various works of charity; and I said it reminded me of the words of Scripture, with the

me.

merciful Thou wilt show Thyself merciful.' Before we withdrew I stopped and said I hoped the Queen would allow me to assure her that it was our prayer that the blessing of God night rest upon the Queen and her Consort.

"I have for some time believed that duty would call me to have a meeting in London or the neighborhood previous to leaving. I see many difficu.ties attached to it, and perhaps none so much as my great fear of women becoming too forward in these things, beyond what the Scripture dictates; but I am sure the Scripture most clearly and forcibly lays down the principle that the Spirit is not to be grieved, or quenched, or vexed, or resisted; and on this principle I act, under the earnest desire that whatever the Lord leads me into by His Spirit may be done faithfully to Him and in His name; and I am of opinion that nothing Faul said to discourage women's speaking in the churches alluded to their speaking through the help of the Spirit, as he clearly gave directions how they should conduct themselves under such circumstances, when they prayed or prophesied."

The Meeting is thus described by one who was present:

"It was really a most impressive occasion,-the large, fine, circular building filled-not less I should think than fifteen hundred present. She began by entreating the sympathy and supplications of those present. I cannot tell you how mine flowed forth on her behalf. After her prayer we sat still for some time; then William Allen spoke; and then she rose, giving as text, 'Yield yourselves unto God as those that are alive from the dead;' and uncommonly fine was her animated, yet tender exhortation to all present, but more especially to the young, to present themselves as living sacrifices to the Lord, to be made of Him new creatures in Christ-the old things passed away and all things become new, as those alive from the dead. This change she dwelt and enlarged on much; its character and the Power