29.] Text of the second was, _Now the Lord had said unto Abraham, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will show thee."_ [Genesis xii.

1.] Excellent texts; well handled, let us hope,--especially with brevity.

After which the strangers were distributed, some into public-houses, others taken home by the citizens to lodge.
"Out of the Spital there was distributed to each person, for the first three days, a half-pound of flesh-meat, bread, and a measure of beer.
The remaining days they got in money six CREUTZERS (twopence) each, and bread.

On Sunday, at the Church-doors there was a collection; no less than eight hundred GULDEN [80 pounds; population, say, three thousand] for this object.

At Sermon they were put into the central part of the Church," all Nordlingen lovingly encompassing them; "and were taught in two sermons," texts not given, _What the true Church is built of, and ought to have;_ Nordlingen copiously shedding tears the while (VIELE THRANEN VERGOSSEN), as it well might.