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will ever be sweet to my memory.
I attended their school until I was
in my 14th year, when my dear Mother
placed me in the Srs house at
I became exceedingly happy and
comfortable, - the life of a Srs house
being well adapted to my naturally
cheerful, yet somewhat reserved
disposition.
In the beginning of
with several others of my companions,
instruction for confirmation, or rather
in my case for adult baptism.
My dear Mother being a
I had consequently not received
that sacrament in infancy.
But I cannot say that either the
instructions, or the rite itself, made
any lasting impression on my mind.
I enjoyed the instructions, as I did
imbibing knowledge of any kind that
came in my reach.
my own views on the way of salvation,
& as might be expected stumbled upon
many errors. At one time I was
seeking fruits of the Spirit, instead of
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simply going to Jesus, & At another
time I was fully impressed with
the idea, that though I was
very very far from what I ought
to be as a Christian, yet I must
wait the Lord's time to make me
different, I could do nothing. At
this time "Baxter's
fell into my hands, which by
the blessing of the Lord made a
very deep impression on my mind,
& showed me that there was much
for me to do, viz. an earnestness of
Spirit, & a determination to give
the Lord no rest, till he was gra-
ciously pleased to reveal himself
to me.
much more in earnest, but my
adorable Saviour was not my all
in all; consequently the way seemed
long & heavy & I often felt inclined
to exclaim: "Who is sufficent for
these things!"
In the year
to be the Warden of the Sle Srs in
& though deeply conscious of my own
insufficiency for such a post, I felt