Moravian Lives

This is a short Account of the Forbearance of God to-
-wards Me poor Sinner, born April 9th. May 8th 1700. and baptiz'd 1729
in the Reformd Church by the Name of Judith. My
Father was Stephen Gashery of Kingston in Esopus.
The Lord took my Mother from Me, when I was a Child 
of 2 Years and 9 Months, and a little Brother of 9
Months old: and so by the Providence of God, We two
Orphan Children fell under the Tuition of my very dear
and kind Grandmother Judith Gashery; She had a 
tender Concern for Me, and oftentimes reminded Me
that I was baptized into Jesus Christ, into his Death;
and that He was the Propitiation for our Sins, and for
the Sins of the whole World; and that all who believe
in Him, and are baptized, shall be saved; and all such
as turn with their Heart unto the Lord: telling Me also
how much our dear Lord Jesus Christ had sufferd for Us;
from his Birth to his bitter Death: Thus the Gospel
was preachd unto Me from my Infancy, by my Grandmo-
-ther; She had a tender Care over Me; and my Father left
me entirely to the Direction of my Grandmother, who was
a Widow of more than 70 Years of Age; She had left her Country