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The Personalia of our respected and much beloved
handmaid of the Lambs Anna Maria Lawatsch
who departed in Bethlehem Jan 20, 1760
Our dear Sister Anna Maria Lawatschen was born
in Carlsdorf in Moravia the 7 of Nov, 1712.
Her father, Tobias Demuth and her mother Rosina
Jennin her father died when she was young
out of her own papers she writes as follows
In the year 1727 I was awakened by our dear Saviour
and began to speak with him of all the distates
of my heart and he made my heart happy
After I had felt my disobedience prayd for
forgiveness, I became a new creatures and I
was unspeakable happy.
In the year 1728 when Brother Melchoir Nitschmann
visited Moravia and was put in prison in Lisen-
berg, our dear Anna Maria's mother and elder sister (Veronica)
was also put into prison, on account of which
she fives as follows
I had the great happiness to serve my mother
and Geschister in prison and for his name sakes
to suffer stripes reproach and shame, but my
heart was well and I felt his love and faith
fulness towards me.
In the year 1729, my mother was set at liberty
and then we resolved she should go to Herrnhut,
as she had a scruple to swear take an oath
which she must have done if she staid in our
country. and our dear Saviour assur'd our hearts he
would not leave us but bring us safe to HH