Moravian Lives

and had the Pleasure to find himself amongst his flock
again (after a  an Absense  Absence of 16 Months) & to nourish &
feed wth. them the whole following Year on unspeakable
Happyness  Happiness in the Congregation.
Ao. 1761. He conducted S.r de Damniz oldest Son upon
his so sincere Desire to France, but returnd this
Year again. Afterwarts  Afterwards a sudden Alteration
took Place on our B.r he became pleasing amiable
& Sinerlicke took Notice of all Remembrances of
his Brethren & was full of Tenderness, to the Heart
Toy of all his Aquaintances  Acquaintances, they thought our Sav.r
prepared him anew for the sacred Service of
his Church. All they Servants of our Church knowed  knew
his Talent very well & only waited for the right
Moment in this respect to pointed out by their
Master. But at once our Sav.r decideth, that He
would not call him from his Sabbath for more Work
again, but in his eternal Rest & Safety.
Our B.r toock  took notice [?] of himself of a unusual
Weakness of his Body since last Winter, but Nobody
else could observe it because of his lively & nimble 
Temper. However he very often spoke w.th his Wife
of his going Home, & put several Things in her Mind
which he would to be done after his Departure & that a 
a good While before his last Sickness. Sometimes he
uttereth to her: Weak as you are, it is very possible that 
I go home before you. His last sickness begun
                                                                    the 17th

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the 17th of Apr. but the 19th was still at the meeting Hall in Hope
to enjoy once more w.th his Choir our Lords Supper,
but could not hold it out & was forced to go home &
partake it w.th his Wife. 
They following Days he grew better & the 29th he
toock  took a Walk again; but the 2d. of May in the
Night a sudden Pleuresie set on him, that Nobody
thought he could live till Morning. On all Sign
could be observed that he was ready to go, & when
Others made some Hope of his Recovery, his
Heart thought quite reverse. He was by his
excessive Pain full of Love, friendly & patient,
that it was a Heart Pleasure to behold him.
He begged & desireth by every B.r & Sist.r who
visited him, to love him & think on him
before our dear Saviour. He himself amused
himself w.th his dear & bloody redeemer in
Sylence  Silence. Once he sigheth: Deine Marter
Angst und Stich, O Herr Jesu trösten
mich! The excessive Heat surrounded his Senses,
but asoon any Body spoke to him, he directly
was present to himself; & so he continued to
the 7th in the Afternoon between one & two a Clock
when he w.th the Blessings of the Congregat.n  (which
B.r Leonhard beflowed on him) went in Peace
to his dear Lord, after 49 years, of his Pilgrimage.