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" that I would not sleep alone in a room so that<br /> | " that I would not sleep alone in a room so that<br /> | ||
" they were obliged to take me into that of my Father<br /> | " they were obliged to take me into that of my Father<br /> | ||
| − | " and Mother.<br /> | + | " and Mother. My Father departed this LIfe soon<br /> |
| − | <br /> | + | " after, and When I was 15 Years old I was turnd<br /> |
| + | " into the World to earn my own Bread. My Mo-<br /> | ||
| + | " ther would not let me live in a public Town,<br /> | ||
| + | " she had a concern for my Soul, and thought it<br /> | ||
| + | " was too dangerous for young people. I went<br /> | ||
| + | " therefore to live with a Widow Woman in the Country<br /> | ||
| + | " and stayd with her near 2 Years. One of my<br /> | ||
| + | " Sisters sent afterwards for<br /> | ||
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Personalia of our dear Sister Esther Rothera [Departed June 2d 1764] in
Hallifax.
Our happily deceased Sister, was Daughter to Mr James
Farrer in Soyland, in the Parish of Hallifax where she
was born Febr 2d 1706 O.S. and brought up in the
principles of hte Church of England in a carfull and
religious manner.
The following [is her own] account of her was noted down by her
Br Ioshua Metcalf from her own mouth.
" When I was 8 Years old, I can remember that I was
" weary about the Salvation of my Soul. I felt the
" drawings of my Saviour in my heart (and thought
" the Lord meant to shew me something more than
" the rest of my Br:rn & S:rs or even any of my kindred).
" About the Age of 13th I was made more sensible of
" the Corruption of my nature and convinced that I
" was not right, but how to find Rest for my heart
" I knew not. My guilty conscience made me evry
" where afraid. I often thought the grand Enemy of
" Souls was in the room with me, and was so frighted
" that I would not sleep alone in a room so that
" they were obliged to take me into that of my Father
" and Mother. My Father departed this LIfe soon
" after, and When I was 15 Years old I was turnd
" into the World to earn my own Bread. My Mo-
" ther would not let me live in a public Town,
" she had a concern for my Soul, and thought it
" was too dangerous for young people. I went
" therefore to live with a Widow Woman in the Country
" and stayd with her near 2 Years. One of my
" Sisters sent afterwards for