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in this Parts, with all imaginable Tenderness & wish'd
nothing more as that the Brethren would settle in this
Place. In the meantime She & her Husband visited diligently
at Bristol till 1757. a Society was errected at Bath.
Her House was the Residence of our Labourer & She
made it her Pleasure to serve them. Our Saviour
blessed her marrigage with 6 children, whereof 4 is
ready by our Lord & the rest is in the Care of the
Congregation. Our blessed Sister had extra ordinary
Gifts of our Saviour. Her skillfull & understanding
Behaviour, & the Maintainance of so many, of her poor
Nighbours, which She with a willing Heart took upon
her, caused that every Body loved & respected her.
Her Heart hung on our Saviours, & his Death & Suffering,
was the most delightfull object of her Soul.
By the last visit of Mr. & Sister Nilshman on this Place
She came among the Hourly Intercessors, which was
a real Blessing to her & She came never from her
Conversation Hour with our Saviour without Tears
in her Eyes. I was with Plesure to behold how She
from Day so became more tender & intimate with her
only Friend & bloody Breidegroom of her Soul! Scarcely
could a Body him name to her, then her Tears of
Love begun to flow. As She in June was in Bristol
She said: "Now I come not more hither, till I am to
be buryed here." the 13th She enjoyd our Lords Supper
the last time, & not long after She was forced to lay down
& as
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it could be guessd; that She would get the Smal Pox.
One of her Daughters did all She could to hinder that her
Dear Mother should not be perplept about it; to which
She said: "My dear Child, why should I be afraid thereof,
Our Saviour must take one Say or another to promote my
Departing from this dying Body, if it is by this Way
his holy Will, that's all one to me." May he only give
me Patience, then my most happy Lot is to be with
him. the 16th of March, the Smal-Pox became visible,
She defyneth her Husbandto absent himelf because
he had not to, & declard to him that she was quite
resignd into the Hill of our Saviour. The following
Day came her Daughter from Bristol to see her, to
which she related the blessed Situation her was in.
The 21st as Sr. Miller asked her: if She intented
to go home. She replied: yes, that I will, if it is
the Pleasure of my Saviour to fetch me. There is no
Misunderstanding between me & him. Her Pain
She endured with astonishing Patience & said:
What's that little Skinmark in Proportion to what our
Saviour endured for my Sake. The Night following
a great Alteration happened by her. Her Daughter
inquired: Mommy will you really go home? "Yes replied
She." but I must first see some Br. & Sisters."
She then went for Br. & Sr. Miller but as they came
she found her Preachless allready. They kept her a
pretty Liturge & under these Words: Der König
wende sich zu dir, und deine narde riech & flew
her