Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1821-06-02

appears she still liyes--may she long CONT.
nue. to 1--we to enjoy the fruits of her laborsi
has been marked by series of benevolent &C.
lions towards set of miserable peiDg.
whose general depravity and impenitent otAt.
have caused numbers of well meaning per-
sons to doubt The possibility OF their retorma.
ton, by any Of the means which christianity
suggests Tor the accomplishment of that d.
vine purpose.
In giving it publicity, we cannot help
pointing 1t out TO the notice Of our far
readers in particular, and of christians of e.
very denomination in general. We disclaim
any iovioious auusion; yet we cannot avoid
remarSing, that an tie cultiUdtion of their
minoj IN anStructing those of the poor; IN
tAe performance Of heir chraStlan Gaty;
aR9 an ocf'nS Ggreed6fy TO tie example, OF
t7e UartuouS and unosfeRtatioas jen,a!e,
'oAose memoir Sre su1join, the LADIES' would
not only render themselves better christians
but spend their time much more proiitably to
themselves and society, than in the indui.
sence OF q censoci0us spirit towards the fall
inss OF each other, aud In testifyins an ea.
Serness 20 expose the former to the eve of
the world.
"Teach me to feel another's woe,
70 hide the fault see;
That mercy to others shew,
That mercy shew to me.''
Elizabeth Guerney, now Mrs.
Fry. the third daughter of Mr.. John
Gaerney. of Earlham Hall, in the
cnunty of Norfolk, was born in 1850:
sine had the mis- fortune to lose her mo-
taer when very young. and was thus,
at an early age, in some measure a
banioned to her own guidance. Her
father, though member of the Soci-
ETY. of Friesds, was by no meaus strict.
and suffered his children to e1jOy great
er i eedcm than is usually permitted
among Individuals of that sect. Eilz-
abeth GuerHev was accustomed 10 mix
much with society, and she enjoyed az
the advantages of birth, fortune and
education she was about seventeen
years OF age, when she first visited
London was anxious TO see every
thing, and having participated for
period in all the gay amusements Of
the capital, she returned to Norfolk.
short time after her return, some
members of the sociely las is custom.
airy among the Friends,) came to Earl
ham 10 make family viSit. This
suddenly wrought a transformation in
the habits OF the whole family; all
became more serious and seemed TO feel
the influence of the holy visit Eliz-
abeth. in particular, was deeply pene-
trated Icy the evangelical lectures
which she heard. In q mind like her.,
religious impression was not likely
TO be transitory too pi0us, and too
we'll informed TO coniDe herself to use.
less forms Of devotion, she proved her
faith by her Iabors, and soon prevailed
90 her father TO convert one of the
apartments of Earlham Hall into g
school room. Here she daily received
four and twenty poor children. TO
whom she read and explained the BIZ
bic. She assumed the simple garb Of
the Quakers, and renounced ali kinds
OF amusPment.
Ia lSO0, she married Mr.. Fry, whose
nmiabie and generous character fully
| justifies her choice Far from opoo-
sing her benevolent lnbours, he faeii-
ta'es them, and affords her ample
means ofTeiiesins the unfortunate by
annually pisciDg at her disposal cons
siderable sum, which she applies eu-
tirely to the benefit Of the poor. Mrs
| Fry's life is devoted to acts Of virtue,
and her time is almost wholly occupied
IN charitable missions. She makes
| no distinction the unfortunate are
brothers. whatever be their country
, or religion sorrow is every where the
same, and beDevoleDce should be uni
versaI. Mrs. Fry is at once physi-
cIsn to the body aud The soul she com.
forts and feeds The poor, and sup plies
ihem with clothes and with bibles and
thus she explains and teaches the gos-
pei. She even regards vice merely as
disease aud never withholds assist
anee from the sick.
MRS Fry, on beibg informed of
the deplUrabie state Of the female
prisoners III Newgate, resolved to re
lieve them. She applied TO The gov
ernor for leave Of admittaBce;-he re-
piled, that she would incur the greatest
rick in visiting that abode Of luiquity
aud disorder, which he himself scarce
| ly dared TO enter he observed thatthe
language sbe must hear would newt.