Michael Krausert Receives The Gift of Inspiration, 1817.
The first of the new Werkzeuge was Michael Krausert, a tailor from Strasbourg. Zuber (1981) gives us some background on Krausert.
- The Strasbourg and Bischweiler congregation of Inspirationists . . . was greatly strengthened by a former minister by the name of Klein. Through him, many young people joined the congregation including Michael Krausert. Two such converts were sisters by the name of Robert whose father was a prominent tanner in Strasbourg. Krausert married one of these sisters.
The two sisters often accompanied Krausert on his journeys to various congregations of Inspirationists.
Most of the congregations visited by the new Werkzeuge were located in west-central Germany, in either a southern district or a northern district. Journeys within a district took a day or two, either by foot or by or by horse-drawn vehicle. Journeys between districts took several days, sometimes by boat on the Rhine or Main rivers.
Bergzabern is at the center of the southern district. Hermersweiler, where Barbara came from, is a day's journey south of Bergzabern; Bischweiler, where Krausert came from, is another day's journey south of Hermersweiler. Ronneburg is at the center of the northern district. The owners of the Ronneburg castle provided a haven for Separatist groups like the Inspirationists.
It was at Ronneburg, on September 11, 1817, that Krausert gave his first inspired testimony: a summons to a revival of faith.
- Oh, Ronneburg! Ronneburg! Where are thy former champions, the old defenders of the faith? They are no longer to be found, and effeminates dwell in the citadel. Well, then, do ye not desire to become strong? The eternal power is offered to you. (Bezeugungen, 1817).
Some of the Inspirationists rejected Krausert, saying that they had enough of testimonies; but others saw in his testimonies the beginning of the Reawakening for which they had been longing. They welcomed the new Werkzeug.
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