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MI)('(( I,Vill. {rctlii laco. hlldli anocc ij dc ifliici nythi •»s n ri my I the -as pi esido elko. gS i lQdi\ V *use, iCkcrs spoci leed long ikilh at I then e eiii I till' e«lil lich r to w dt ep n 1 no '.e t\ nefii, A ich cr,t he I MEMOIR. W.\S burn o:. tlic 24tli of October, 177(\ :it Klciiituiv-tdii.i. uv.iv l«iit/oii, 111 Saxony. About this time, iny paiviits bocainc s|iiritii- Uy awakened. TJiey were in connexion witli the congiv;^Mtion of the brethren at Kleinweike, and attended the Sundiv servTces a* th^it boe. Hence, I was ac(iuaintcd with the Jirethren's Church tVuni niv hildhood, "^ My early life, till I had reached my ei^jhtl) year, was i.a>«od in anocence, and in tlic blessed enjoyment of our Saviour's ncarm.ss, ly dear parents striving to shield me from the world and its seductive iBucnces. They also kej)! rac employed as soon as I was able to do oything; yet this was efteeted in such a manner, that employment •»s rather a pleasure, than something to which I was constrained. n my fifth year, I had a severe illness, on which occasion. I rejoiced I the hope that I should go to our Saviour, and see Ilim ; but He '•s pleased tc permit me to recover. Several children from our villa;xe, etides myself, were in the habit of attending the servic. s at Klem- dke. On our return home froux tiience, we freciuontly !:eld muet- igs, in imitation of those which we had attended there, cuiiver.-iii.: on hixt we had heard, with singing ai.d prayer. These harmless as^vm- m were often graciously owned and blessed by tlie Friend ,,f lildren. When I was eight years old, a school was opened in our )«se, in whicli a very aged and venerable man taught reading. He itterstcod h(nv to keep us in order, and to seeiire our love and ^ect, without exercising severity,— for though lie sometimes pro- lOed a stick, he never used it. At this time, I sax. und heard much long my companions, which tended *o disturb the iiuiocence ut my ildhood, and aroused my innat.- ilepravity ; the result of which was, a» I lost the tender feeling of love to mv Saviour, which I had therto enjoyed. :My parents were the le^s'able to guard me from eenares of the wond, as they had to employ me, in various wavs, I their farm. ]\Iy mind was naturally inclined to frivolitv, and' I o«dily ac(pnred a taste for tlie amusements of giddy young [)t(.i le, UCh I endeavoured to gratify as much as possible, turning a deaf r to the warning voice of the Holy Spirit. Mv dear mother, \slio W deeply concerned for the salvation 4' my soul, emleavoinvd {o ep me in the right way, by allectionat dmonitions, an-! wlien these 1 nut produce- the effect she wished, .-lie had recours.; to llu rod. •-e former sometimes brought me to reflection,— the latter only nefit.'d lUe so long as I felt tlie pain (jf the chaslisement. _ AtVr a time, I was sent io the scliool at Godaii, the master of ich was a very intelligent man, wlio, tliougli strict in maii'taining or, took pains to make a difference ii regard to the natural dii'pos'tions hadiihlren inider his care. I continued to accompany my iiarenis 'vJtinncIke on .Snndavs nn!d wn-i '.!!'!-'•■ -.h'eiilv I 1 , r' 1 i » MF.MOIR OF BR. G. KMOCH. impre.ssea,-csi.c(tially by the sennons of Br. Loskiel. But tlicse impres- sions were soon efiuced by my frivolity, and love for wliat was evil V\ hen I was twelve years old, my parents had the grief to see me a lover of this evil world, and likely to perish with it. I think of this part of my life viih horror. Had not my gracious Saviour provi- dentially conducted me to a fl.^ck of His, where I was tended with faithful care, T should have become one of the most wretched of fallen men. It was in my thirteenth year, that I found myself unable anv longer to resist the powerful warnings of the Iloiv Ghost. I bcTan bitterly to bewail my bad life, and spent several days in great distress. At length, I retired to an out-house, where I knelt down and prayed as well as I could. Here our grocious ,s..viour revealed Himself to me, in all His suflering beauty ; it s.as as if I saw Him with my bodily eyc« and heard Him say to me, 'Thou art mine! Thy sins are for^nven thee!' O what a happy moment was this! Never shall I fbria OF BK. O. KMOCII. T'-oiigh small for my age, and by no means strong, I nt (,nce ubiaiiio.l i-mpli.ymcnt in the tannery connected with the Singl.: liictli- ron's house. I was mu-h pleased with my abode here ; aiuf ax I was active and attentive to my duties, I was liked by tho.-e with whom I had to do. However, it was eventually decided that I should not ronnin at Ilerrnhut. Since then, I ha\o become convinced that this was good for me, as it led to my learning a trade, which \^.(s more u^^efid in the service for which oar Savio ir destined me, than that of a tanner would have been. On the mil of September, 1787, 1 uriivod at Gnadenfrey, where I was apprenticed to the wheelwright's bu.-iness. On the l.Jth of Janu- ary, in the following year, I was received into the congren^ation • and on the 13tli of August, partook of the Lord's Supper, fur the firiion, on which occasion, I felt the peace of God in my heart. At the commencement of my residence at Gnadenfrey, I had much to sufier. My parents had always admonished me to speak the truth and confess any fault or mistake I might have committed. At Ilerrn- hut I did this, and thereby gained the esteem of my master, who ivas a very amiable man. But my master at Gnadenfrey, wlio' was natu- rally surly and rude, did not understand this conduct, but attributed It to stupidity, and treated me very roughly. So dishc.rtcned did I become, that I v,as on the point of running away; however, I men- tioned my troubles to Br. Gammcrn, tlie warden, who encourarr.-.l me to persevere; and soon afterwards, I had the pler^urc to pert-oive a great change in the behaviour of my master towards me. In 1789, I had an attack of fever, and became so ill, that my recovery was despaired of. Now, although I had gone with the cr.n- gregation to the table of tlie Lord, and was hjoked on as a good Christian, I had not the assurance of my salvation, and was therefore overwhelmed with the fear of death. I mentioned this to one of the ministers, who directed me to Jesus, with all my sin and misery, and endeavoured to infuse into my 'iiind a feeling of confidence towards Hini. Nor did the merciful and faithful Iligh-priest refuse to help nie, but speedily gave me comfort, and filled my troubled heart with ills peace, so that the fear of death disappeared. After my recovery, my taste for the pleasures of youth revived, and my state of comfort was exchanged for one of levity; this I have since learned to look upon, as my own most dangerous enemy, and as one of tlio snares with which Satan seeks to entrap and destroy the young. Some time passed in a state of lukewarmness ; I took delight in foolish talking and jesting, and became daily more dead, and more indifferent tow;irds our Saviour. At length, on a certain occasion, I was led by the Holy Spirit to reflect on my spiritual state, and soon became convinced that I was »n the way leading to destruction. Carnal reason strove to convince nic that I was aiming at too much, that there was nothing wrong in '0 habits I had formed, .Ic. But all this gave me no comfort, wliile t"e gentle voice of the Holy Spirit called on me continually to return "om my evil way, to seek earnestly to become a child of grace, and 'j"'i»tain assurance of my salvation, through the blood and wounds of • '"-us. lidt I had a dread of beuring the reproach of Ciirist ; which 1 I 1 1 (I MEMOIR OF »»?. t;. KMOCII. ..y be cxponcnoen. oven i.-^-S^^^- /;:- Sa^ui1uc:: " those who had boon n>y a.soc ues Ij ^^'^^^ ^^ ■ „^ ,,1,;,,^ ,nc to things to the h.lH.nrov of tnc ^"^? ^ ^^^^^ ,ivc"ui> all that was ]-;^^';'^^;:^tm.v. tnis ail vice and l-body, soul and spirit. I C'-^'^cstly^iro ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ c.^i4d no nioi. ^vith my inU-.^ ^i;;.: Shcphcra, who Had so I thicNv myscU at the tcct oi uic « , j mvsc f to Ihio, and umvearicdly followed mc; f^^l'^'X^^^l,,-,, me, to for- i„,plored Uhn, for His blood '-^"^^ '^;- ^^ ^^^^^^ ^^ng His sheep. 1 giv-c all my tran.gres.icu., and to m.u or mc ^ - , ^...i^ur Lsnotsuffer.1 to^^U lon^^ ^ f .^erin'C.'and give me the reveal Himself to my soul, in uis o ^ i y gracious assurance of forgiveness. _ y/«"\^J^ ^ ^a' e Vp by step, till I Saviour led mc onward m the J ^^''^^f ""%-%,;, ^ amid many knewHim as the Bndegroom of my so 1 S»nce ' ^^^ j vicissitudes and a ^'^'^^^T^ iL lSi7 h^^ remained my l,,vc never lost m- confidence in Hun, ana guiding star. ^ ..-itne-s-d the conflagration, by which the In the year 1*9^, 1 ^\ltne.,s-u ^ rnMdenfrev was utterly largest and best part of the -"^-^JJ .^^^^^^tu to Gna.lonfcuf, destroyed. Shortly afterward , I remv^^^^ At this place, I .vhere'l arrived shortly ^^^^''^^ ^^f ,^" ,f ^^„',, f^hich was the super- was appointed to perform ^,«^^^f,\,f;|'P ',^"'Sr"ethren's house. I did Jntendence of the youths ...o ^^^^^ ^^ « ^ i tailed in the needful n>y best to perform my duties fi^uthf, v^biU o en ,,,,,i,,ced, ability, and made great nustakes /^^^ ^ " f ^, i„,portant in its that the duty -^, ^ ^»r^?"^^'f " ^n ^ \he hea^^ since, by good nature, as that of a Missiomu) ^^"^^"S ^I'c neat , ^^^.._ example, by affectionate^^iop.Uionand^^^^^^^^ ^1 ^^ be iiseful servants of oivrde.^-Sjmou^^^^ ^^ offer myself for the In the year \ t'Oo, a siron^ i \ ^j. endeavoured to INIission-service, arose m my mind 1 '^^^f^ -^^ gtill this - repress this fc«^i"S, ^om a con^ ict.on «f ^/^^^^ Jj n.y health idea followed me, so that I ^ad "o re^.t day or n , ^^ ^^^ .^^^^.^^^ began to suff-.r. At length I ^ '^^^f^ '^^:^^^,,, i aid so, and then Elders' Conference, stating 1-0 cr^ims^^^^^^^^ ^^ ,uy mind was at rest, liut, ""^ ion„ discovered to some very severe sp ritual fscipl nc t^'^/ ;> ^^^^^^ ,, of all the ,ne my deep depravity ; I found t'^'l^" ^^^^^fj'f.^.ed that I should ovils of which we .-ead in ^^-^^'l^^' '^J'Zs deeply wounded. I at hvst be overcome thereby. ^1/ !^"^^« ^^^ ^^^^ui not hear me. wept and prayed ; but it seemed '-^^^J^^^^^^;, Hence I had enjoyed. Unbelief and doubts as to the ^-^^'l^/^rhad for^iN .^n my sins, and ^\,yt our Saviour had lone enough foi m- aa or ^ ,^,,.,,ing had taken me to be His ^^^^^'^^.^fl^^J^Li c.roless of my n,e. To add to my P'-^'TI^;^' J-^V^^^'^^'^;^ f f^, ^^ myself in debt. So business; and, to my groat f f ^-' ^,"^^i .^'r, ^ ot' selling all I pos- desperate did I become, mat I a tim 1) t - . ^,^^ ^ !:^!;.^^loi^v:;: i;:?S;;:^s;iM;ilV>v^.ohad cho-en me to be I MFMOIU OF P.R. C. KMOCU. His sliocp, bc?towed on mo, during tliis porind of trial, tlic bread and %vatiT of life so pbmidanti^, tha». my strength aid not utterly fail ; ;u'id -hod i;iicli poworfid beams of light upon my jiatli, that I did not '•',> astray. But I learned that it was only Avlieii depending daily and liciurlvon Him, tliat 1 could escape the snares of the devil. I Avas truly humbled, and had learned to feel kindly towards other poor sin- ^iek wanderers. Not long afterwards, I received a call to serve in the ^Mission aniong tlic Ksquimaux, on the coast oi Labrador. Remembering, how taithfuUy our gracious Saviour had led lac thus far, and entirely confiding in llim, for Ills aid for the future, I accepted the appoint- j,n^.„t ^though I wondered that He should call such a poor, incapable boiuT into His service. On the ;'»th of April, 1797, I received instructions in reference to my appointment, and was accepted acoluth, together with the llrethren Schmitt and Reinian. The former of i '^se went, nine years attcrwards, to South Africa, and is well-know a, as having had a combat with r. tiger, or leopard ; the other Brother was lost, wdiilc out f-hooting, in Labrador, and was never afterwards heard of. After a safe and pleasant journey by land and sea, we reat ..ed Okak, on the 27th of July, 1797. Thence, 1 proceeded to Xain, which was my appointed residence. I was very desirous to become at once acquainted with the r:squimaux language. ]>ut, at that time, we possessed only a very imperfect dictionary, a not very intelligit)le elementary grammar, and a hymn-book, comprising 150 by urns, many of which consisted of only one verse. In addition to th'- dllli- culties arising from these very imperfect means of aoipiiring a correct knowledge of the language, my hardness of hearing^ was a great hindrance to me. Tlie result was, — especially as tlare is nnidi to do in the Labrador Mission, for wiiieh a knowle.lge of llie language i.s not indispensable,— tiiat, for a long tim.<, I made but little progress. Being, however, accustomed to laboi;r, from my childlmnd, I was able to make myself useful in a variety of ways, and found the readiness which I had actpiired in working in wood very beneficial. In 1810, I was called upon to take a share in the holding of meetings for the p:squimaux. At first, I declined doing so; and experieiiced a conflict, similar to that whicli occurred, when I first fi'lt an impulse to offer myself for the MisHon-service. However, I carri(>d this tro\ible, with a heavy heart and much earnestness, to our Saviour, and was then direet.'d to tlie word- of Scripture :— * Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saitli the Lord of lio-tY (/.(•Ii. iv. (3.) I now rescdved to venture, tiiougii it was with much timidity and trepidation. It was on the second Sunday in Advv nt, that I delivered my first sermon ill Kscprnuauv. on the text, ' It uc say tli.it we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and thr tnilh i-* not in »>. (1 Joliii, i. 8.) 1 speedily forgot all tliat I had intnule.Tr..nii, Hiid l\li uiy-elf dry, em[.ty, and incapable, 1 always w nt witli m\ 1 8 MEMOIU Of UK. G. KMO(;H. i! n ; distress to our Siviour, and bogged Ilini, for IIis name's sake, to bestow on iiic all that was needed for the beneiit of the E;(iiiiniaux, and He graciously heard and answered my prayers. In ISll, I performed an explorat ay journey, in company with Br. Koldmcister, into the Northern portion of Labrador. The part of the coast examined by us, is that which extends past Cape Cluid- leigh, — a lofty prumontory, in N. hit. 61", and called by the Esqui- maux Killinek, — into the so-called Ungava* district, as far as the Koksoak, or South Iliver. On the voyage to Cape Chudleigh, we visited the E-quimaux at Kangerthiksoak (now Hebron), Sa'glek, and other places. "We were acquainted with many of these people, as they frequently came to Okak, for purposes of trallic. Everywhere, •we -were received with great kindness. From Cape Chudleigh, Ave proceeded along the coast, past Kangertlualuksoak, or George River, to the South liivcr. Tlie latter we found to be an estuary, in some places two miles wide, and from ten to fifteen fathoms deep. Tlic water was good and sweet. As far as wc sailed up it, which was about twenty-four miles, we found it to be under the influence of the tides. The land, on both banks, was covei'cd with trees, mostly pine and larch, twenty or thirty feet high. In these woods, Indians from the interior were fre(iuently to be met with, in sunmier, who subsisted on the rein-deer, bears, and other game, of which there was no lack. We fell in with no Indians, but saw some of their huts. Ws met, however, with several families of l".s(piimaux, who had come from the neighbour- ing ishmds, to procur.' wiuhI tor their kayaks, sledges, &.c. Several of these people had never seei' Europeans before. But they were all rejoiced to sec us, and manifested much friendliness, and a disposition to serve us in any v.'ay they could. They were attentive, when we preached the gospel u them; and we hope the precious seed may have produced good fruit, in due time. From their statements it nnpeared tiiat this region was but very thinly peopled. There are a few settle- ments, from 90 to 180 miles ajiart ; and even these do not comprise a population of more than from oO to 100 persons cachf. During this journey, which lasted about fourteen weeks, we were exposed to many perils. We were tiiree times in danger of being surrounded by drift-ice ; once, our boat struck on a sunken rock, and was oidy saved from de.-roach to tlie land dillicult, and in some ♦ Tliis F/sqiiimau.x word sii;ni!lcs 'on the otitcr suh:.' Of this ilistricl, ami the deep lny which it cnilir;u'i':s, our Mission, irics niiiv he saiil to fi;ive been the di.scovc rcM. The iiiirnitivc of this ri nt.iri^iiliK- cxpeilitinii, ronipili'il hy tht hitc Ur. C. I. I.-iTrube linni till' joiiiiKils of tho Urn Ivohliiicislcr niul Kiikk-1i, was llnMi^lll•(l in 1814, iiml t'xritrd j^ciuT.il iiitiTi'st. It ri'ioivcl, at tlu' tuui', a \ci_v faviimahlL' and chatacti ri>iic notiti' hum tlic |i.ii i.t Dr. Ch-ilnurs, in the pa^ij of iho KlIo tic ItcN icw.- -I'.L'S. f iiic pojml.itiuii of this ilistriit has .since liccti suhjcct to many vi^i^sitmics. At one lime, it \\.i^ lOjiortcd to ho iicnly CNtiiuf, Imt nf fite yiMr-i, n ciui-iilciahle jjicicabf ai'i'iais to li.i^c [.ikcii I'huc. Sci I'l 1 1. .\i.i t."^. vul. .x.sii.j'p. .'tl (i, ;jl',j. — Ki.j. MEMOIK OF I'K. u. K.MoCIf. 9 casos unia-ac-t.cablc for vessels, larger than (ho li^^^ht boats of the E,„ui. maux. 0,u-o, .n tlus da..geruus locality, we cncoin.tore.l a ^^^ ".t slorn,, winch laste.l nearly a day and a night. In this p.^k^ Mt..at.on our grac.ons Saviour prosorvcl n.y courage and hdi 'v n l.u,,e. AVo implored huu to deal with us, according to His wtd ,° an. grace; ar.d lie heard our prayer. After a while, The storm al a e aud we were enabled, vxth the assistance of our Esquima,,; com- pa-Hons, to reach the and, where they united with us,in thankh.-'rd prauMug the Lord for Ihs goodness. This providenth 1 escape wa/h- mean of trying our faitn. Some of the Escpumaux wished^to r tu rn le this we could not .gree to, without Jaov, consider ton \Vc had not attained the object of our journey, and were sti about 90 mdos from our destination, while the dangers of the voyage evklentlv lucre^j.. J. Under these circumstances, we retired and aid tl^ ma er with fervent supplication before our Saviour, imploring I im to conn d us. and to enable us to ascertain and execute His will. iXor did on gracious Lord leave us alone in our perplexity, but filled our hcu- ^Mth His peace and gave us the conviction, that we ou..ht w , m-" e our voyage. Jpon this, all hesitation vanished, and gave pi "e to hope and confidence. Whea we told the Es.p.imaux, they we e of the same mind with ourselves. ' .^^^ticoiiue On the 2Gth of August, we reached the Koksoak, or South iuer which was our final destination. Here we found a pk.." !"cal.ty, wel suited fur a Mission-settlement. In the senuel ho™ On7l':^;nrt^^'^''^f ^ ^"^^-r '^ t^ establishment o?a^sul;^;n ! U the nh ot August, was iny last S..,:lo Brethren's Festival. On this da}, I was busdy engaged m collecting lire-wood for our u^e u t e i:^i^T' '''""^ '''''' -'H'l^>>•ed,^ny thoughts i:;".;. roc ., Mine ■>„ a journey fium .Nam fo Okak. Houever, I can -,v .at, on neither of these days, did 1 lack a festal blessin-^ f. r I e i,.; d' I- nearness of my gr.cious Lord, expe.ienred His^bles.'n"^ . rcu^wed my covenant, to abide His property, till it should please' Him HiTe, ' n ll I T"'''''^"" ^""S '''^'^y P^^^^ed-to transi.lint me into iii> cieinal kingdom. <^" the 2nd of September, we set sail for Okak, and reached tl-at place in safety, on the -1th uf October. ruuntu On my arrival, I foun.l the commission awaiting me, to ac- c M.my two cluldren of Missionaries, who were procoJdi,'/L ai r for education. ^\ e accordingly set sail on the IDth of October H reached London ,n saft ly, on the oth of December. On acco.uu e n\ ""'■, ^r"''" r^"°^''"' ""^ ^''""^■^'' ''■' -'">'' ^^ proceed to ^ un.any, but were directed to remain at Fulnc-ck, in Yorkshire. I Visited several other congregations, and everywhere met with '"ia.li kindness. S, xr^^'\;!'" ^^''' V* •'^'"'^■' '^'-' ^ ^^^-^ '""■^•-"'' '■' '"'">• n.atrin.nnv to '^a/i'^'-^'w !^'''''- } "V'l"'-'! "''^ '"^i^'^'N ''^ destined fur me bv'our M tiu„. Saviour ^vho had otl-n led me by a way wl.i.h 1 knew not I e 3 V'"''f ""-'• ^^' •' "=" '"' "''^ ^''^^'"'^ ♦•'"""' - '"V ^i'-'- the r ''TVT'^'I I'artner, most suitable fur me in all respects'. On hve '. , 1 . ^r "';r -^■"."^ .>"'-"■' ^^-^ '"'i^^'^l ^^'d'ely in Labra.h.r, where ' vc:.| together f.n- nineteen years. My dear uile eiijuyc-d e.\ee!U r f I! 1 1 10 MEMOIR OF nn, G KMOCH. health, soon felt at home in hci" new position, iind speedily ac(piirccl a knowledge of both the German and Ksiinimanx langiiacres. In 1815, i was called from Naiii to IIoi>edale. \V'e set sail on the 4th of October, 1816, in hope of soon reaeliing our destination. lint storms, contrary wind.s, and masses of drift-ice, frustrated the captain's endeavours, and, at length, he was obliged to shape his course for England. In the course of this voyage, we experienced a storm, wliich lasted three days, during which nuhing could be cooked on board. For fourteen hours, we were in momentary expectation of going to the bottom. The bulwarks were washed away, and the vessel trembled like an aspen-leaf, beneath the shocks of tlie waves. My wife, who was generally sea-sick, experienced nothing of that com- plaint, during this trying period, and remained of good courage, and confident in the Lord, On the 28th of October, we arrived safely in London, where our dear T^rethren and Sisters received us with much kindness. "We spent t!ie ivinter at Fairfield. Toward.s the end of May, 1817, we again set sail from London. We made the Labrador coast on the 8th of July. Ihit so completely was the coast blockaded by vast masses of ice, that we could not get near the land. In the night of the 21st, we encountered a violent storm, during which, we were in constant danger of being crushed beLween the fields of ice. Our ship sprung a leak, which, however, was temporarily so far stopped, that she could be kept afloat by pumping. For three weeks, did we remain entangled in the ice, during which time, we experienced man) alternations of rough weather, f, vol. \i. p. •'!'.I7; anl vol. x\i. j'. I'.'l.— Kds. IjL fuUlllI 111 x^^ftlfil^W^" MKMOIU OF nv. C. KMOCri. II who were nculv juvakoiiod ori.l ,.i. . . of their souls. Thes.u'c;^' ;? • ^^ " Z''" """T''^ ^^'^ ^''^ ^'^'^-'i- co,.vinco.l thoy wore .-eali ■-• ^^ ,h^,.: f ';; j''^-- -l-'tant to ho u.u-o n-eo.l from all toMiptuiio,,. TI ' v i'. ^''''^ '''•'^"■^''' ^^ ^^ at h.His.o, ami were accustomed u, ^t.f.. J^ "i"" . ""^^^ '" ^''^ir oui- they had co.„amtcd,--son;:;;h t ;rm^w:;v;h^ h'"'" trans„.e..ion. d.me at the Komish coufe^sionil T ^ ^ V /''"^ '-^ >e(i„in..l to bo the l,elief. that, after this a.ndid avm' i '7VV»''?"t ' back in safety to the plain jro.nel w'lv t ., ' """'^ '''^''■•^ ^''""^'"'t ^ufhciently thank the Lord for averfin^. tl ^i ^''''''' ''O"., I cannot F>;;n-l, impended over our con'reruion ?„ '' r T°''"' ,^'''^''' "^ ^'"'^ I'll it was almost too late. For §a an', ?^ ^f".'"'-^^"^ ''"' ^'''^'^"^'^ 1-- than the ruin of the Hopela^e tn " 'ulon 'An '^T^'"/ '""'"'° ply of grace and patience is renuiredX'.i^f! . a'>"'.dant suj,- auakened persons. They fJe Ithd o / ^ r'^- " ^''^'^^'^^'^^ •'»" "ewl •- -ther help hiu.self; than^e'Llp .i^^ Lyt 'r;!; ?'!'' "^ "V"' -^ 'lo good works, and to cease, from .in jL ]. '*'"^' '*'""^' ^° resist evU, they sometimes hit m «. ■•^;. '^''"''^ ""^ power to ^I'iving outthedev X^d tot ■ . '•'''°' '-^'^'^ ^"'^1'^'' "'eihods of •^ -noie in US, ail^t tl^^'sl^ '^ K:;;^'^'^^ ;;>" I>-'^, ^vlnch general awakenin'r, whioh commonnn V • o^^" ^^^ ^''*' ^""'^^ '>^ the extended to Nain°'a d OkX* T-t" ^f "' '"^t ilcpedale, and soon -me broke out into oud wtni7. arfd ho?l ''^"'"^ -' ''^^'f""^*'' ^^''^^ persons really could not r:^v^^^ ":S^':^::r ""''''''■ ^''''' 01- hy{)ocnsy in iheir cnmh.rt rr , ' , '^^•^' '^"*^ thcie was no prelenco >"o' out the evil iLt n.M. c: '."°"\^'^-^'V have hcon injured, in root- -i^'lom on the Mi l^r Ls rt'X ^IT '"f ^''^ ^''-^ -•'' --kencd with patience lentlen' anT'l .'v' ''r' r '"^''"^'"' ^'- ,':;''uiction, that the matter of rt\??.^'^^^^^ *'"-^''' ^o the '"l^e shuplicity and in f.! I. ? ""PoHance for us io, with chihl- '"•^■t of the Savi • T.1 ' '''''' "'"•^^'•^■'^••" ^vith all our guilt, at the h^k-' of ilis bl,.od a.-Heu %y ' ";\'''^-^/'"-o'vcn our sins, for the ',"' '""• 'loar Es.,uin uv nt 1*1 r •^''^""'^ ^"''•"'•'••'- i"to tiie hearts h"l ^-,„u,3-':?';j^;';;;'-^' '^"^^ ^''^-y ^^"'^I ^-uce and peace in the blood p""^l'^al A.-cu>.,us. vol. .xxi. ,.! 3,1,:-^^:^^;!;'; ^^•"^■'"^'^' ^-^I'^^'t uf tl,;s :.Jauoir.^cc i * 12 MEMOIU OF BK. O. KMOCII. I !!i test in an urx^c tod .""Ir '''r' '" ""' ^r''^^'' ^^-''^ I'"^ '« the niin tl,c sorvan s of Je rrmo T'lrY "^ ^""'^ ofte:/ socks to natural consequ r^ces d l^L , '"' 1 '' ^'^"''^ ""'^ P"^^^' «"'^ '''^i'" this time. However t hfl on ^ "'"^- Z''T\^~'"''^ ^'"'^ ''' '^^' '-^ seven years of our Mis io.!^.rv ^''"''.^'""^'^ '^^^P^^'l "s, and the last During' this per^3cn l^T^T^" "T"^ '^''''\ ^^ "^ "' P^'-^^^- strength; ad E rcumf" ^^ ^^Pr^-^-^ ^ decided failure of illness, induced u to ier,o^^ ''l^'^'^'^ attacks of •ve consequently ^eoived a khJrv^'r"'"'' '''"" '''''''■ ^^ ^831, retire to ?est in'one of ovt ct t Sn^" O "'"•" ^"^ ^"'""P^' ^"^ in Labrador,_which in nn n vn^ ?' i ?" ^f ^i^wing our service rny wifeX n noteen v^^^^^^^^ ^''^ l"'^^^ thirty-four, and in at the fee of our grS slavJo n^ f • «^^""I'-"'°n «nd gratitude, His bWd the .a^S S:;^^^^^^^ " ^^^ '^'^^ of August, 1831 As tho ,.;,??' . T\-^ • ^'■''"' ^''"'^ «» the 16th the ploasu're of once more elTif""^ "'^""^ '"^ "^P^^^^^^^ ^^ehad at those places Ortl^- 16 f of o'.tT'"= ^'^'"^ :'' ''^^^ '^^''^ safety, anJ, after a sl.;rE ay't Ir p^o JodTo O^^^^^^ '" arrived on the 3th of Novonlbor P '^''''''^'''' ^"^ Ockbrook, where we P«L„ L hcre^t of „vd«^ T' w,' '° *"? n '"■"fo*-- and com. {l.e d»y after my tSl™it™i T I • S"™"*'^' '''"■'■l "e.-for, on ceived''fi-Z"{. ^'7^' "*' '^'"^^"^^^^ ^"^^ «ff^'^-''«" ^vhich I have re- friend." ^"'""' ''^^ ^"' '^•^"-l-'tly, n.y bolovod and l^llthfuf ^Mvon ofR.neo'f ""^ ''"f,^''^ '^'"^ ^^■'^•^' ^^ consideration, 1 havo fe.u_n offence to any one, I herewith bog to be i;>rgivon, as Chnst has loigiven us. ill! I I i'! iif . r.j 12 MEMOIR OF DR. JKNS HAVEN. petuosity of his temper, he acknowlodgod Ms fault ^vith c^rcat concern for the chnrch o the Brethren, and in particular for the Missions amon^ he heathen, anu espceially that on the coast of Labrador In the au^ tumn he grew considerably weaker, and was subject to f 'eqneut fils of T£^t °^PP^^?^»°« «» the chest, and headache; vet .eTord b ss ft the medical assistance he rocpivoA c,^ o. r i oiess- attending these maladies He ho ' iV' V'^'f^ *° remove the pain to the TnrH. oSu- • thought and spoke much of departin.^ administered to him last Maundy Thursly Kd " Th! iFu """' last on earth." On the 1 2th of A r.ril kI f n ' j , ^ "^'^ ^° "^y spent nearly seventy-two years in this vale of teart ^ ' '""^ «n-ck Ji^7n "^-P °^P'?"" i"?^^ ^^t^*" his decease, were these words-" I wish the following to be added to the narrative of my life -On s^h MEMOIR OF nu.c. KMonr. 13 ve is H.. cK.fil.d, ino,-e''or less, a ho ., n ^"r"" "'^'">'' ""'^ ^''-'^^ tlM% pamoii.., and, in my ca.^o, they jiavo IZL'- \ K '''''' '''"'''^y^ ^'O'"- have not listened to the voicc^o t('e I . i!'- '"^ ^'"^ ^'^'^^'^ ^''^^t I .!..-• f.rhiddon fruit. IIapp> ^ J > In i^ ''"'■"' *'^"^^ ''^^^ ^''^-^ "< LordJoM.s Christ, n. the lin-t-n^^. "^ ^f ""'V^'^'?^'"'^'' -'''' o'-- ... Iks ^vounds pardon, con.fort,! d dl i' 7 ' "'m ^^'""^''''-^^ fi'">^ r n-a.t for Thy salvation, 6 Lord- ""^ ^'"""^ "" •'^"'- Unce more, hannv nm i „ i i Olivi, „„J „•!,„ can bcUcvinX .."^ = ^ ■'"'catn,^. bl,,>,ly ,,y,J „„ "i»" the c,os3, . I, istSiP "'''"■"'"■'•■"» >» Wn'»lf IIi/,lji„2 cry Thus far our late Broll,er'» own narrative. in.:-° '^■""'"°f '"" -Sre,a,io„ „. Oc.brook a.,„. .Ho ,„„„„.. .w.n(':si;;Sr»ir/c'L„'r,„rr'-"T'i'" «-^" - f- who knew him. Ue was un?v m l. '""''''•^ '■'^'"«">'^<^''e'l by all ^jinple piety, and las umi^ir"';;:^^^^''^":;^:' ^- ''- -.eere'and -four Christian friends or Ch,: .^t'tV'''""'""^' '^^"^^^^ ^^-- Ockbrook, witliout oallin. m,.,!^ . .,?'"' ^^..^^rogations visit..! 'o' ''^^'Hy figrooabh^ Ockbrook, witliou oa ].. . "'".'•''' "'" "^'"''' ^«' a-.' ^%i;.g m:i^!^^,p" ;- ,:;;-,"■' --oi. ., . He was fon.I of reidi, ', l ^^ ^^ '"• word of God '"'- •'""' ^^^'^ '» 'I'l'>"t scdont of ,he 'ts '^n.ssionary work, taking a iv ^T'' ^ ^"' ^'' cspooiMllv lov.^ but particularly in ev'om"iL.''^'"^''':^^ '" ''•"' that relatnl to ,. .We all know hL Tann r If':' '^^'''^ "P '^ ^'-•••-l'-'''-'-'- [•'''•'ty,and.eaUWthe..ZoVrh ^ '^'";>"pt us-hi., fai.h, sim- '•;: ^Poke of hinusoif. Hi c mni].^ ;i ?'• "" '"'""''^^- -'"' -hi.-h '-'t-' repeated in the convors i 'n , \;':;; '\"-^ ^ "^T"'''^ ^'"' -■'^•^ P-''^;«-t sincerity; but it waV V?,' ^''?• "''''"'• •''"''^ ^^■'"' ^^'H.l-I ^.H^e readily ..Hpoc^;!!! ^•"''"■'' " '"^''' ^^^'^ "•''>.• friends ''•'-"'' VV^I r' ^li^tinguished by ahno.t nnvarvi... s.iue even cours.. ^'X^-.v.se, Ins .p,ri,.s ,s,ill ji^,,,,,, •1"!^ wa, veryuntVc,,,...,., The ' "'" ^''^^"'•''"^^""'l "Cca- ';;»•. l«.^r, was .ho h't m,. hj^ ,/•";'"""""" "'Nuverabcr .^""/ ^var... ,h,.t the |..nl w s c li ,' i' ." """"- "•"• "« '^"'^ chcor- t(i lav in the ""• ITih Mil; ie,ikno>. iri.Trascd. ()„ 'I-|„n..l '" «"•■ l'"n| an.l ol iIr. ('Inuvh i 14 -MEMUIH OF lU!. <;. K.Mocn. 1 >v;^vs passing around 1. an; ^rt y^J Zu l;T h '"'""""■^'» "^ ^^J'-"' wo con.e." Next Inornh., a wo '? ^^'^'^^ f ^^"^^' ' ^^'^■I-^'-'o e^glUy-seven years and tm^nonth?.' ''' ^'■"'^^''^^' '""^ ^^^'^^ 'U'ed -Tne followiii" roinn!^ .,,. r , in close oflic-i,-,l connoctiun wiuAim-l ' ^^''""'^''■' '"^"^ ^'^'^^ ^'-od Our late venerable Lrolher m--,. ,,o r be readily admitted by all uhu oni.. d' ' "'^' """• '^^'"'^ "•'» intereourse with bin,, winher e oS^^^ ^'I-l.-tunuies of fa.niliar his engthened Missionary service 1; V •-^'•'•^^'I'«-">^'"ee, during earthly Sabbath-the foretaste of hi 1 ' ' "'T'^ ^^l"'''"^' protracted deficiencies were obvious to the n nnv- i . T ' ', T''' ^^'■^^^^"'^•^ «"d appreciated only by the io^v. I T e'v v" ' /' •''''*^''' '^*^''^-^'''•*'^ ^'^ feehng and genuine 'intelligence Th I ?' ' '''" ''"^'^^•^ «^ ^J^-^^' educat.on he always regre.led a^mui V '•''^' ■' of his earlj- with the things of conn.u.n 1111^^^11.^,^ t /T"'' ■'" ^'^•'l"--"'-'ci years ot childhood and nf voulh T ^ Vf' i"'^''' '"'''•'^''^'^-d in his service to him, i„ ]„> Mi.'i,.,,, rv r)V , ," ^^'""^ ^" ''*^ "^ ^-•^•"tial i; ™-J^biniasa,uiblie s .e ke \ ; ll"''''^^^^ ''"'--•' '^'''i'lent a those in wnom hi did nolt' ' ; r!. , rT"^ '" ^"^'""■'""icating with to have detracted from t u , hi^'u'/^^f /'T"''.^:"^ -Scarcely be ..id interconrse wi,h him. La ,1^, .''''-'' ''j'^ ''•"■'"'■^ 'h.-i^ed fium Wendish or Van.lal rxfn In^ J^J:^ j- h.^.aj.hy (K., ,,i„, ,^ n'ea..ure, «. a foreign hnigna.^ ') a d de . T ^"''■"';'"' '" ^^ "'« Jo,,rnals,,ftlK.gracesofa^oora„d , ? V''' T'*' ^"'^ '^'"^^'•-^ ^r rq.aythe trouble of a careful er d I ''^^''T'^^'y^^- <^^ f^^U.d ,o «' right iVeling. and the e Vie " ;„ li "'' ^"^'"' ^-'-' ^''<> "- tl-ey wvre chaiaet<.ris..d, remh. i 1 b ' "'-'^ ■^""■'''■''>' ^>' ^^''ieh -ore correct and polishnl c;!:; ^ ^ ^V^IT rf "'"'' '" °'^"^ •' "scription, i„. pn.ve.l on viri. n - ^\ ■ "' ^""' •■"""»• '"'eiit for «l"^n in the na. ative of •, s M "" ''■^'"^'"^' «"'' nevermore strikin-dy vol. XX,. p. 121. II,. ,,,^, i„,b., . ! • , "'• '■"'■ '' V' •'^'^'T, and thi-Ker. and a dili.Mmtino' •/''";' "''■^^^'•V''r. an original "?e of 70 years, „f ,h,. H .(Iv of K { " ?'''''"' J"^'""'''' »» th. •■"■•^t.d vnlum<., which h m tin , «; O 71 ' 'V'"; '■'^'"■^ "'■ "" -'"- world ; an.l by his .,„d ■ f , ' ^-'V"? ^'^'''' "' ^he C'lnuvh ami j,, ,1... ^>r:/.s.r,csrM(r • of the c.kbn.,.d .1.,!,, .;•,.;:"" '"'' '" '''< h tl'C Mem ont ' '"fni the i ''^ i:it. a. K^rOT" '"'f J^'ft l-'m.I ,^:^"j;": «"•! n.., n (I .^'^'J'sonse ofJiis '"', It in f'\i(I (rtict 've jii, f'le H„]y <, Mow 77 '^-^v•^J^' ''" '-' ' nl. ^ tender and I'l.O-,-. !0 .> i'.'h J le in. CJC), '■(', ^^■vtalod to I '" fanio.sf. "111 I, ri licav F f Hi.!