Moravian Lives

Frances Sophia Tranaker was born at Westhofen
in Alsatia Septr 25th 1727. Her Father Councellor
Engelbach, who together with his wife loved our Savr
& his people, were much concerned for the true happiness
& preservation of their Children, for which reason they
desired & also obtained a marrd Br & Sr from the Congn
to live with them, in order to take care of their children.
The awakening of our departed Sr was occasioned by her
Father, who once late at night kneeled down before a Chair
in the room where she lay, thinking she was asleep,
& prayed heartily to our Savr for himself & his family,
& concluded his prayer with singing some Verses.
This affected her very deeply, & she wept & prayed
our Savr to have mercy on her & to receive her as his
Child. In 1740 she was sent by her parents, accor=
=ding to her own desire, to the Girls Oeconomy in
Marienborn, where she arrived July 26th & in Octr
following she was received into the Congn, which she
often called to mind as a very particular blessing to
her, & the 13th May 1741 she was admitted to the holy
communion. After that time she became more &
more sensible of her deep depravity, which cost her
much distress & many tears: but our dear Savr ma=
=nifested himself to her in his bleeding form on the
Cross as the Atoner for her Sins, she was richly
comforted, & became very chearful  cheerful. Sometime after
she was made use of as an assistant in the labour
among the great girls in Herrnhaag & was afterds
sent to Holland to serve in the Girls Oeconomy in
Herrndyke & 1750 she was called to go to England
& was used in the Girls Oeconomy then in Mile end
near London, from whence she was taken into the
family of the late ordinary in Lindsey house, where
she remained 2 years, & had (as she has often men-
-tioned) such a blessed time for her heart, as remained
unforgotten by her. In 1755 she was sent to Fulneck
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