Moravian Lives

VI. The single Br. Christian Koepke.
His own Account is as follows, viz:
I am born 1718 the 28th. of Apr. not far from Polzin
in Hinter Pomeranie in the Village of Reinfeld.
My Vater was a Tavern Keeper, & brought me up
to pray & go to Shool  School, by the Shoolmaster  Schoolmaster & Minister
there; but he never was contented with me because
I was not to govern & lernt not much. In my 12th.
Year of Age my Vater dyed  died, from this Time I begun
to try every Vice & at last came in all the Sins over
Head & Heel, & was thereby of good chear  cheer, except 
when I was alone I was afraid Gott would castise chastise 
me, especially when it thunterd  thundered or hail'd.
As I was the first time to go to the Communion, I
feeld  felt a certain shuttering but I did't know what

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it was. My Mother put me out Apprentice to a Taylor  Tailor.
As Ao. 1737. my Apprenticship  Apprenticeship was expired, I travelled  traveled
to Stargard, where I the first of awakened People heard,
but did't take much Notice. In the same Year I went to
Stettin & there came to work by a awakened Master.
I asked my Master for Magister Schienmeier, of whom
I heard at Staregard that he tempted Poeple  People, I went
to hear him preach, my Master ask me how I licked  liked
Mg. Shienmäyer's Preaching? but I did't understand
it. My Master set afterwards several time in me
& ask me Questions, as if I thinck  think myself to become 
happy by my Maner  Manner of living? I answerd boldly
My Vater dyed  died happy, why should not I.
For all that he had still Hope & by all Occasions
he said me some Thing of our Savr. but I was so
dead licke  like a Stone & did neither feel or under-
stand what he means. But as I once went to
Bed, it was to me, as if I saw our Saviour hanging
on the Cross, I wondert  wondered at it; I opened or shut
my Eyes, it was the same. As I told it my Master
th' other Day, he mildly declared: I should take seriously
to my Mind how gratiously  graciously our Savr. was inclin'd
towards me, & give my Heart to him. But
I understood as little as formerly & proceedeth in
my own Way licke like before. At once I became so