That they were not ashamed to profess them- | supposed that it was with no little joy that he selves to be the disciples, and to preach the doctrines, of a crucified teacher; though they were aware, that this fact in their Master's history would be "unto the Jews a stumbling block, and unto the Greeks foolishness"-offend the prejudices of the former, and provoke the contempt of the latter- Walker.

For Friends' Intelligencer.

AUGUSTUS HERRMANN FRANCKE.
[Continued from page 519.]

He was as yet unable to hire a place for the school; but, ever ready to make sacrifices of personal comfort for the purpose of doing good, he appropriated a part of his own study to this object. In this room he placed another box with this inscription, "For the education and assistance of poor children;" and "He that hath pity on the poor, lendeth to the Lord; and that which he hath given, will He pay him again." About two months afterwards, he was visited by some friends, who were gratified with his efforts, and contributed several dollars to the support of the school. He received, too, from time to time, small donations by his box. Soon after this, some of the citizens who saw that the children under his care were well instructed, offered to send some of their children to the school, paying a small sum for each child; enough, however, to enable him to increase the salary of the teacher, and increase the number of hours employed in giving instruction. He had altogether about fifty or sixty scholars this summer; the poorer of whom, besides gratuitous instruction, received other alms, two or three times a week. His undertaking had now become so well known, that he received, occasionally, donations of money and clothing for the poor children. It was during this summer, that he laid the foundation of the "Royal School," as it was afterwards called. A widow lady of rank, made application to him for a teacher to take charge of her children, and those of her friends; and he, being unable to find one who had made the necessary attainments for such a station, proposed that these children should be sent to Halle, where he would take charge of them, and put them under the direction of competent teachers and guardians. This plan was agreed to; and in the course of a few months, some more pupils were sent in the same way, so that the school gradually grew in reputation and importance, having, in 1709, seventy scholars and twenty teachers. This summer, too, he received a donation, which formed quite an era in the history of his charitable efforts. This was the sum of five hundred dollars, sent him by a pious individual, to be applied to the use of the poor, and especially the poor students, of whom there are always many at the German Universities. It may be

looked upon this sum, which gave to his efforts an importance which he had as yet scarcely attached to them himself. Besides this, he received, in the course of the autumn, one or two other donations, amounting to a hundred and twenty dollars; part of which was expressly for the charity-school. About this time his scholars had increased so much, they could not be taught in the room they had thus far occupied, and he rented another, in a neighboring house, and shortly after one more. He now divided the children of the citizens, from the charity scholars, and appointed a separate teacher for each department.

Francke could not but remark, that though the children were carefully taught, many of them lost all the advantages of their instruction from the evil influence of their companions out of school, who were generally depraved and ignorant. The idea occurred to him, that he should take some of these children entirely into his own hands, and bring them up under his own eye. This was the thought which gave origin to the Orphan House; for from this he was led on, step by step, until he was almost compelled to undertake the work of erecting that establishment. He mentioned the plan of taking some of the orphan, and other poor children, under his own care, to some friends, one of whom dying shortly after, left him five hundred dollars, the interest of which was to be appropriated to their support. He looked upon this event as a mark of divine approbation of his plan; and began immediately to inquire for some little orphan, to whose support he might devote this sum. He received information of a family of four, left without parents, and entirely destitute. Instead of one of these, he took the whole four; but a pious person having relieved him of the burden of one of them, he found another in its stead. He placed them in pious families, where their morals and habits would be attended to, for which attention he paid a small sum, and caused them to be instructed in his charity school. He had taken this step in reliance upon God, and he now found that He often gives increase of faith and ability to those who trust in him. He had not the means of supporting even one of these children; and yet, says he, "as I had begun, without any other support than trust in God, to take charge of these orphans, I now felt encouraged to undertake even more than this." The following day he received two orphans, and shortly afterwards three more. He appointed a superintendent to take charge of them and their affairs, as he was already engaged in so many duties that he could not attend personally to them. The person chosen was George H. Neubauer, who had manifested considerable interest in children, by assisting Francke in catechising the children at Glaucha.

the care of distinct teachers, to receive instruction in the sciences and languages. This branch of the school soon increased beyond almost any other, amounting, in about ten years, to above two hundred and fifty scholars, sixty-four of whom were orphans. In 1730, the number belonging to this school was five hundred.

In the meantime, while he was incurring these additional expenses, God did not suffer his faith to fail. "At this time," says he, "He who is the father of the fatherless, and who is able to do for us far more than we can ask or think, came to my assistance in a manner that my poor reason could never have anticipated. He moved the heart of the person who made me the first large donation which I received, to give me a thousand dollars, for my orphans and my school. Another person sent me three hundred dollars; another a hundred, and many gave me smaller sums." He was enabled now not only to support his children, and to assist many of the indigent students, but to purchase and enlarge the house where his schools had hitherto been taught. In taking this step, he seems to have acted under the conviction that he was lay-ing the house a convenient one for his purpose, ing the foundation of an institution which God would give him the means of supporting, and which would be lasting and important. Having now a house large enough for his schools, and for the accommodation of his orphan children, he brought them all together under the same roof, under the care of Neubauer their superintendent, assisted by such teachers as were necessary. The number of children thus supported soon amounted to eighteen.

Still the number of his scholars, and of the students whom he gratuitously supplied at the Orphan-house table, increased, until at length his two houses were too small to accommodate them. He began now to think of obtaining a large building; and with a view of securing a good plan, he sent Neubauer to Holland, to visit the celebrated Orphan-houses of that country. In the mean time a large hotel, near one of the gates of the city, was offered for sale; and thinkFrancke bought it for 1950 dollars. This sum is mentioned that the reader may contrast it with the sums expended at the commencement of the undertaking, when the purchase of 20 or 30 little books almost exhausted his resources.

But even this building was soon too small for his purpose, the orphan children amounting to a hundred, and the students to seventy, with numerous teachers, overseers, and servants; and he was. compelled to prepare for erecting a still The assistance which he had imparted to the larger building. The ground in the immediate indigent students, consisted hitherto of a small vicinity of the hotel offered a convenient situasum of money, weekly. He determined now to tion, and he purchased it shortly after, as a site give them their meals, free of expense, at a for the new Orphan House. It might be suppublic table in the Orphan House. He thought posed that Francke would not venture upon such this plan likely to be more advantageous to the an undertaking as that he now contemplated, students themselves, and it gave him the oppor- without some amount of funds already provided. tunity of advising them, watching over their The following is his own language on this subdeportment, and correcting what he saw amiss.ject: "Since the work has been thus far carried It also enabled him to learn their characters and on without any sum of money, or other means attainments so well, as to be able to choose with safety his teachers from among them. These students were, many of them, intending to become teachers, and Francke afterwards formed them into a "teacher's seminary," or school for teachers, in which he trained up instructors for the numerous departments of the Orphan-house schools, and for similar situations throughcut Germany.

Not long after this, finding himself again in want of room, for his constantly increasing pupils, he bought the house immediately adjoining his present one, and united the two together. He now divided his school again, into a male and female department, and these again into different classes, each of which had their separate hours of instruction, as well as different teachers. They were all taught gratuitously, except the children of the citizens, the number of whom had increased so much as to form a large school of themselves. Some of these last, who were intended to receive a liberal education, were formed into a separate class; and together with some of the orphan boys of superior understanding, were put under

secured beforehand, but by that which the Lord has been pleased to send at the time; so, though at this time I had not the funds necessary for erecting even a very small house, much less such a one as I now thought of, yet God, in his goodness, gave me such a confidence in himself, that I came to the determination to commence the building without delay." Accordingly, Neubauer was recalled from Holland, a plan agreed upon, and the foundation of the new Orphan House laid, with religious exercises, in the year 1698.

The history of the various trials which attended the erection of this building, and the spirit with which they were endured, is so interesting that it may be given with some minutness. It may be well here to remind the reader that the plan of erecting this Orphan house was very popular. The success which had attended his efforts to provide temporary accommodations for the orphans, was doubtless well known. had travelled much abroad, and was highly distinguished; and when he undertook the more important and expensive work of erecting such a

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building, it excited universal attention and sympathy. Donations might well be expected in every form and from many sources; and sometimes the supply would be remarkably adapted to the need. From the general views and character of Francke, there is every reason to suppose that there was no presumption in his measures or expectations, though his faith was strong and unwavering.

The difficulties at the very commencement of the work were numerous, and would have caused a man of less faith and perseverance to despond. There was at one time a deficiency of lime aud sand, then of stone, then of the horses necessary to bring these materials, and at another, of money. In such cases he always resorted to his closet, and there made known his wants by prayer to God. For everything except the timber for the building, which alone was provided in any sufficient quantity, he depended upon the good hand of the Lord, from week to week, and he was never disappointed. It often happened that he was without a single farthing, when hundreds of persons were to be supplied from his table, so that he was compelled to dispose of everything that was not indispensable, to be able to purchase bread; once the steward was unable to obtain a few cents to purchase candles, that the children might not sit in darkness, until it was already dark; and yet assistance was always rendered, though sometimes in the last extremity. The children were always comfortably provided for, and the laborers regularly received their pay. The labors of each day were commenced with prayer; and at the end of the week, when the workmen were paid, they were addressed by some one, and the duties of the week closed in a similar manner. They labored with alacrity and pleasure, and the work, notwithstanding its size, and the hinderances alluded to, went gradually and steadily forward; and in about a year the walls were completed, and the building covered. In April 1700, it began to be inhabited, and not long after was entirely finished, as if to silence those who had liberally censured the undertaking.

(To be continued.)

For Friends' Intelligencer.

Never borrow money, never go in debt, unless thou hast the full assurance that thou wilt be enabled to fulfil every duty punctually. Such is the advice left on record by a dear friend, who sorrowfully experienced much pecuniary embarrassment, when first starting in the world for himself, by going beyond the bounds of circumstances. Ah! how many at this present state of monetary affairs, could the thoughts of their hearts be read, would portray a serious, solemn spectacle. Never borrow money, never go in debt, be humble, be industrious, walk in the path of humble industry, and your wants will be few,

and your industry will more than supply them. Dear friends, who ever you may be, that are just starting in the world for yourselves, bear this in mind, for the one that is penning these few lines can testify to the value of this advice by experience. Live within the bounds of your circumstances, for it is no sin to be poor; walk humbly before God, in the path of humble industry; go to your silent meetings, and while there, pray in your hearts to that gracious and all-wise Creator, for his protection and care over you, and ask of him counsel and direction, and you may be enabled in due time to secure to yourselves and families a little spot of ground which you can call your own. Keep out of speculations, be satisfied with your condition, establish a character for honesty, uprightness and punctuality. Never borrow money, never go in debt, without a certainty that it can be paid, and you may thereby receive a due amount of pleasure and happiness in this world, and be cared for in the world to A.

come.

Byberry, 10th mo., 1857.

THOMAS STORY.

(Continued from page 22.)

[After the acknowledgement of John Kerr, (as before related), and an interesting account of the mission of Thomas Rudd and John Bowstead through the streets, the journal goes on (page 58) to state that-]

In the afternoon we went to the Countess, and Thomas Ballantyne with us, a Friend who had been through the streets with Thomas Rudd before we (Thomas Story and John Bowstead) came to town, and continued with us during the whole time. This Countess was an ancient woman, and of a grave and serious deportment: she was kind, and courteous to us, entertained us with respect, and acknowledged several doctrines of Truth, so far as we had occasion to discourse her. She also acknowledged a sense of the great provocations that city had given the Lord to bring severe judgments upon it; and told Thomas Rudd she heard he had spoken against the Presbyterian church, of which she was: to which he answered, that he was concerned by the Lord to cry, Wo against the sandy foundation; and if the Presbyterians were concerned there, they would do well to look to it.

From thence we went to the Lady Collington's lodgings, who, in the time of Thomas Rudd's imprisonment, had sent to him to know if he wanted any thing; and had likewise sent her maid to invite him to her house after he was at liberty. She entertained us respectfully, and discoursed matters that occurred seriously; but in the mean time came in a priest, and one Dr. Sibbold, a physician, with whom we had some dispute: the matter in controversy with the