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\ I AMAL1E SIEVElCOSfG. 18 'j
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^ Amalie Wilheimine Sieyekin© Was Born I...
\ I found that in most of the books I read marriage was set forth as \ her God onl so y rich voc in ation goodness , but it , could became never clearer have decried limited and clearer His blessing to me " mi that to one ht a
live condition enjoy in it a also of . life which And , but when that could I old not found maids but that , incur - they man usuall as ' s they ridicule y passed were , the , their wish g
s way grew and esteem more . and The more old maids upon with me to whom bring I was this acquainted estate into did _honoi little * her whole time in her
for this end ; one of them , spent preparing thing efforts own little to to do say meals good , and , , and another so had on ; founded and was thoug always a poor h one talking school at least for yet servant had had made never maids some any , she
was but one out of many . At last I happened to read a little French book containing an the account wish to of found the Roman such sisterhood Catholic Sisters in the
of Protestant Mercy , and church then arose and soon afterbecoming acquainted a with Professor Hartmanin ; our first conversation , he advised me to extend
When my usefulness the idea , and was , in thus particular once outspoken to found , it a absorbed charitable her sisterhood thoughts . " became convinced that it
and wishes more than ever , and she was world fqr the . fulfilment " How many of this poor purpose souls scarcel , " that said she she conscious , " had have been of in them it sent know int a germ o not the
how of divine to keep life it , and aliv , e them and s make elves it grow y , so it gets destroyed , by the of daillifeIf such were to leave the magic circle of the
world cares and enter y a . community , they would learn what they were capable the poor awaken seed , that of . heavenl of they We faith y sister mi in hop g the ht s e would learn b hearts y the to take beds of bear children the of the the gospel burden so sick that to and of the it d life mi ying hovels ght cheerfull ; grow and of sow the up y ;
into a Catholic new a strong acquaintance priest tree , she for wrote , the Pastor future out Gossner . a " rule Strengthened , for who the had devoted int in formerl ended her herself p sisterhood y urpose been b by a ,
solemn consisting vow of to sixty the - fulfilment nine article of s , the and lan in . 1824 But she waited for some y a further intimation from Providence p as to when she should begin
the became undertaking more urgent , and owing this was to become still her delayed foster totall -mother , blind while . , whose her She home found sight duties time had long been failinghaving now y
howeverto publish , a second book , on passages from the Revelations , , which subject gave for , a some woman offence to handle , as this . was But her thoug cheerfulness ht to be too was abstruse not now a
to be disturbed by any such censures , for she had learnt to go on her fication way one rejoicing day of throug hearing h good one of or her ill rep little ort , pup and ils she that remark had she the mi that grati ht she be
wished as hlest she when mi she ght be like old Aunt . This Malchen title , of in " order aunt" was common g l grew y
given to her by her scholars , and was very sweet to her .
\ I Amal1e Sievelcosfg. 18 'J
\ I _AMAL 1 E _SIEVElCOSfG . 18 'j
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), March 1, 1860, page 13, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01031860/page/13/
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