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known to her, heard all that had passed, and cried out, Now Father, I am become a Child of God, and I know also how my mother felt and still feels." She, however, did not only relate to her father what great mercy the Lord had shown her, but out of the abundance of her heart her mouth spoke to her companions of his loving kindness towards her; and this she did with such energy, that they were deeply affected thereby, and felt themselves powerfully drawn to Jesus. The following six are particularly mentioned among that number: Anna Nitschmann, Juliana Quitt, Rosina Fischer, Anna Gold, Sophia Gutbier and Anna Beyer, all of whom were, in the sequel, employed as handmaids of the Lord in the Brethren's Congregation.

While this infant preacher of righteousness, by shewing forth the praises of him who had called her out of darkness to his marvellous light, was winning the hearts of the children dwelling at Herrnhut, one after the other for our Saviour; the Friend of children was pleased to lay a special blessing on the testimony of the above-mentioned Mr. Krumpe, at the Institution for Girls at Berthelsdorf, so that on August 18th an universal flame of love towards our Saviour seemed to be kindled in the hearts of these children, and all of them spent the whole night in prayer. From that day many more remarkable traces of a work of grace among the children at Herrnhut and Berthelsdorf became apparent, and the following is noticed in the diary at Herrnhut concerning this subject :

August the 23d. the children of both sexes felt a most powerful impulse to prayer, and it was impossible to listen to their infant supplications without being deeply moved and affected; a most extra

ordinary emotion of all hearts prevailed at their meeting on that day, produced especially by the manner in which Susanna Kühnel addressed them, whose zeal and earnestness daily increased in strength and ardor. A similarly blessed meeting of the children took place in the evening of the 26th of August, and on the 29th, from the hours of ten o'clock at night, until one the following morning, a truly affecting scene was witnessed; for the girls from Herrnhut and Berthelsdorf, spent these hours in praying, singing, and weeping on the Hutberg. The boys were at the same time engaged in earnest prayer in another place. The spirit of prayer and supplication at that time poured out upon the children was so powerful and efficacious, that it is impossible to give an adequate description of it in words. These days were truly days of heavenly enjoyment to the congregation at Herrnhut, all forgot themselves, and things terrestrial and transitory, and longed to be above with Christ their Saviour in bliss everlasting.

Brother Jacob Liebich, who was at that time among the number of the boys living at Herrnhut, gives the following narrative concerning the awakening which took place among them:

Our schoolmaster Mr. Klemm, was a very upright and zealous man, who felt himself deeply interested in the welfare of his scholars. It was his practice, at the close of our daily lessons to kneel down with us, and to intercede in our behalf; nor did he fail to recommend us to the Lord and his good Spirit, in his private hours for supplication. At the time when Susanna Kühnel began to be under the special and powerful operations of the Holy Ghost, and used to kneel down under the trees in her father's

garden, particularly in the evening and at night, entreating the Lord with cries and tears to have mercy on her, and to save her soul from death; we boys who were near neighbours of Frederic Kühnel, heard, when going to bed, her earnest intreaties. This touched our hearts, so that we could no more go to bed in the same indifferent frame of mind in reference to spiritual things as before; and we requested our overseers to take us a walk on the following evenings. Thus, till the end of August, instead of going to bed at the usual hour, we went into the fields and woods, where we prostrated before the Lord, and implored him to be merciful to us, and to save us. Our schoolmaster was often present on these occasions, and when he had concluded his prayer, and we were on the point of returning home, most of us again-sought a retired place, and either singly or two together kneeled down and prayed to the Lord. Many are the particular spots in the vicinity of Herrnhut, which we in prayer bedewed with our tears.

There were in all about ten boys who lived together at that time, and bore the name of orphans, who were powerfully apprehended by the grace of God on that occasion, These had been spectators at the Holy Communion in Berthelsdorf, August the 13th, accompanied by Martin Rohleder, the superintendent of the orphan house; and I cannot ascribe the cause of the great awakening of the children at Herrnhut to any thing, but the wonderful outpouring of the spirit of God upon the communicant congregation assembled on that occasion. The breezes

of the spirit pervaded at that time equally both young and old. And in like manner as Christian David and Melchior Nitschman felt in that very hour while at

Sablat, a powerful impulse to retire to a secret place, with a view to mingle their prayers with those of the congregation, so in the subsequent days of that month, babes and sucklings felt constrained to manifest the emotion of their hearts, by weeping and supplication, as a sure proof that the spirit of grace, poured out on August the 13th, had exerted his blessed influence on the whole congregation.

V.

Beginning of the hourly intercession.

For AUGUST 27th.

AFTER that distinguished day of blessing, the 13th of August, 1727, on which the spirit of grace and supplication had been poured out upon the congregation at Herrnhut; the thought struck some Brethren and Sisters, that it might be well to set apart certain hours for the purpose of prayer, at which seasons all might be reminded of its excellency and be induced by the promise annexed to fervent, persevering prayer, to pour out their hearts before the Lord. The more the circle of acquaintance, in which the infant congregation was moving, became enlarged; the more frequently applications were made by those who felt oppressed or persecuted; by prisoners for the sake of the Gospel, or by the sick and by those who were in a perplexed and harrassed state of mind, to be remembered by the congregation in their prayers

It was moreover considered as an important point, that as in the days of the Old Covenant, the sacred fire was never permitted to go out on the altar, (Lev. 6. 13. 14.) so in a congregation, which is a temple of the living God, wherein he has his altar and his fire, the intercession of his Saints should incessantly rise up unto him, like holy incense. And because the Lord had bestowed upon them great grace and many mercies, they acknowledge it as their dnty to lie prostrate before his throne both day and night, offering to him the sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving for all his kindness shewn unto them. Besides these inducements for being constant and fervent in prayer, they could not but consider themselves powerfully urged to continue instant in supplications at the throne of grace, in consequence as well of those heavy internal temptations, from which they had only just now escaped, and which had brought the congregation to the very brink of ruiu; as of the outward persecutions which now began to threaten them, having already been levelled against the awakened in their vicinity, who stood in connection with the congregation ;—and finally in consequence of the menaces and threats of bitter enemies, which filled their minds with the most serious apprehensions. The following is the account given of it in the diary of Herrnhut, and dated August 22d, 1727. In these days our minds were much engaged in considering how highly needful it was, that the Congregation in its present state of infancy, and having Satan as her adversary, who slumbers not day or night, should be preserved from his wiles, and be under constant and holy guardian care. In this view we resolved to kindle the flame of a free willing sacrifice of intercession in our place, which should

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