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my Sister, who helped me get to the Brn Congn was much grieved about me,
and tried to persuade me to attend the preaching at Fulneck, when she
went thither. I went once with her on a Sunday in the afternoon, when
I heard the late Br John Miller pin? read some accounts concerning the In=
dian Congn in North america, & afterwards keep a discourse. I was
struck at hearing how much sooner the poor Indians were brought to the
knowledge of our Savior, that such a wicked man as myself. Br
Miller came down after to see my Sister, & as I was at work in the same
room, he addressed himself to me, & after speaking in a friendly way
with me, he invited me to call & I see him. I went down after, &
made known to him my desire to join the Brn; & soon after I was
received into the Society, & became acquainted with the Sing- Brn
Laborer, & used to spend the time between the meetings in the S. Brn
house: I little expected then, that I should once come & live in it,
as I considered it to be too high a favor for such a great sinner,
as I then felt myself to be: I got leave also to come to the Choir-
meetings on Sunday mornings, which was a real blessing to me.
March 29h 1790 I come to live in the Brns house; & it being the passion
Week I attended the meetings, which made an abiding impression
up on my heart. Decr 14, 1791 I got leave to be an Inhabitant
of Fulneck to my great Joy, & on the 26h of decr I was received into
the Congn; & since then, tho trials have not been wanting, our Savr
has sanctified them, & help'd me thru them all, for which I cannot
sufficiently thank him; and I trust he will continue to lead me on
to the end, poor & needy as I am.
Thus far our Late Brothers own account of himself.
June 2d 1792 he was spectator at the holy Comunion, & aug. 29h
he partook with us of the Comunion. For some years past he has been
sickly, & in march last, it appeared, as if his complaint would termi=
nate in a Consumption: his Laborer adds concerning him: He was a Bro
ther of few words: but the feeling attending what he said, as well as the
earnest desire, which he often expressed during his sickness to go to our Savr,
showed clearly, that he loved him: being one asked, whether he thought,
he should see the beginning of an other year? his answer was no our Sa=
vior has made it clear to me, that I shall go before the next Comunion.
He departed gently & happily decr 5h 1796, & is now at rest.
In some papers found after his departure; he writes under novr 13h
1791. this was a very blessed day to my ^poor soul: our Savior let me see,
what a thoroughly depraved & spoiled creature I am & that without
him I am nothing but Sin & misery; but thanks he to his name for
the blessings, which I receive from him from time to time: aug 29h 1792
I partook of the Holy Comunion for the first time; I cannot express in
Words, what a nearness of our Savior's Love to poor Sinners I then
experienced. I began the year 1793 trusting in our Savior's merits, &
praying him to keep me ever in remembrance of his death & sufferings
endured on my account a poor sinner, thanking him likewise for
the many favors & blessings I had received as his hands in the year
past: aug. 27. 1793. (being his birth day) now I begin an other
year: O Lord, be near to me, & let me have thee in my mind both
day & night, I pray.