Moravian Lives

Extract of the Account of the happy Departure of
Sr. Steman's Mother June 18th 1779
in the 86th Year of her age.

By Means of these few Lines I will in Spirit convey my
heartiest Salutation to my dr. Aunt, & also the affecting,
yet at the same Time comfortable Account, that yr beloved
Mother, our dr & venerable Grand Mother has been softly &
happily [illegible] translated into the Arms & Bosom of our
dear Saviour. In her old age she was serene & respectable,
tho' in her own Eyes always quite poor & lowly, with a Heart at,
tatch'd to & longing for her unseen Bridegroom; her constant
Sighs were, that our dr Saviour might besprinkle her poor 
Heart with his precious Blood, have Mercy upon her & receive
her graciously. Oft she uttered the Desire, that, if it pleased him,
He might take her soon to himself. The Faithfulness & simpli,
city, which we perceived in her, gave us oft a deep Impression.
He, who understands the Eyes Dropping & the sick Heart's Throb,
bing, has certainly accomplished the Desires of her Heart in a 
gracious Manner, according to her earnest Concern. Now she
rests in his Wounds, & is at home with the Lord for ever.
Her last Sickness was of a short Duration. On Whitsunday,
being at Church with Mr Carstens, she was seized with a
Vomiting, which seemed to have arose from the riding in the
Carriage; however it left a Faintness behind: she then be,
sought our Savr to grant her the Favour to spare her from a 
long & tedious Sick-Bed; and even in this Respect he has
granted her her Desire; for, she was for the most Part of the
Time able to sit in her Chair, & even to walk about a little
in the House. Her Thoughts were directly Here, that her End was
approaching, & she possessed the Faculties of her Mind & her Senses
as perfect as before. Some Days before her Departure she gave