Daniel Wheeler (1771-1840) went to St Petersburg as agricultural adviser to tsar Alexander I and helped with the draining of marshes; he later spent four years sailing the South Seas as a missionary.
Last First Day, in our little meeting, the Master was pleased to preside, and it was indeed a 'feast of fat things'; and the language which arose in my heart was, 'Take, eat, this is my body'. I never remember being under such a covering, and my desire is, that I may never forget it; and oh! that the fear of the Lord may so prevail amongst us, as to entitle us to His Love, which can alone enable us to 'run through a troop, or leap over a wall': and which at this time enableth me to call every country my country, and every man my brother.
Daniel Wheeler, written in Ochta near Petersburg, 1818
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