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Our late Sing- Br Joseph Carr has left the following account of
himself
I was born in Pudsey aug. the 27h 1764 of poor Parents & baptized by the Brn at
Fulneck. I used constantly to attend the public preachings at Fulneck, till my
Father put me apprentice, when I was about 13 years old, to one Willm Harrison
a Taylor at Stanningly, where I got acquainted with a neighbour which
proved a great detriment to me: when his wife died, he used to get me to
keep his home for him, as he was a shopkeeper, while he went to the markets, &
on Sundays he would take me with him to public houses, & into unprofitable
Company, so that at last it became quite indifferent to me, whether I went
to any place of worship of not: as my acquaintance cared for the expense,
& I began to consider myself as my own master, I paid no regard to any
admonitions, that were given me, but I thought I had met with a very
good companion. My master in particular used to tell me, that he hoped,
I should See the time, when I should ^think him not my friend: but I treated this
observation with disregard, & slighted what he said, because he was a
methodist. When I was loose from my master, having lived with him 7
years, I continued to go on in my old course, keeping company with my
friend, (as I then looked up on him) the above unprofitable acquaintance.
about a year after I had left my master, it pleased our Savior to vi-
sit me with a heavy sickness, so that no one thought, I should recover:
I made a promise at that time, that if ever I got better again, I
would forsake my wicked ways & turn as a poor Sinner to our Savior
but alas when I got well again, I went on as before, forgot entirely
my promise, & associated again with my former hurtful Companion.