The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-10-02
HERNHUT, THE ORIGINAL SENTIMENT OF
THE MORANIANS

Hernhut itself is a neat modern-looking little town
OF about /, 100 inhabitants. Ii is like most German
modern towns built with streets crossing right an
gles and Of white houses. In a spacious square
stands the little inn, the Westinghouse the Single
Brethreu's House. and other budin. belonging TO
the community. The Single Sisters House stands
also near, facing the lower end rather fronts the
church. Many private families live in their own Sc
parate houses. All is extremely neat clean, and
profoundly quiet Few people are at any time seen
going to and iro and such thing children playing
m the street, is not to be seen In respect to educa-
ton, they are very strict in their notions and chill
dren, like John Wesley, are probably taught to fear
the rod and cry softly" At all events they are not
| allowed to play in the street and you hear so little
OF them playing anywhere, that you would be quite
Inclined did you not meet under care of nurses
In walks and gardens, TO believe there or,
as has actually been the case here once only one
child born m the year, A profound silence hovers
over the whole place; and it is amazing that many
active persons should 20 forth TO all arts of the world
from centre which seems the centre of the realms of
sleep.
They call il life in stiffness We went through
the Brethren and the Sister house, and were much
pleased with the quiet and neatness Of every thing
II was interesting to IN both houses persons who
had been IN distant and very different parts of the
world, into the hotties, and coolest regions IN The
missionary cause and the children Of the missiona
ries, who had been born amongst the Caffroes the
, Esquimaux Each community had its common dining
room, where they all dned but at thee different
tables, each at different rate of charge so TO
commodate all persons. Poverty among them is
disgrace, except the result of incidence or mpru-
, dence Each community has also its prayer-room
, and assembage room. Music is much cultivated
amongst them; and observed in every room APP
proprlatcd to public private worship organ
piano, and IN every setting room that entered
was violin, guitar, flute. 1t was amusing to sec
! the sleeping-room of the women which, like the
dinng-room, for general use, and stocked with
host Of little German beds, each for one person.
| The women in their little white muslin caps, had
| a certain resemblance TO Friends but were dis
| unguished into married and unmarried by the
| ribbons which tied their caps being OF different
colors. The young girls had deep red; tho married
! woman, blue, and the widows white gray. In the
Brethrens house is a very excellent collection OF
stuffed birds and other objects of natural history
which missionaries from different countries have en-
| riched Their church very much resembles a Friends
meeting house--iherc pews, but plain benches;
the and women, like Friends sitting apart they
had chair and desk for the preacher, aud an organ
| distinguishing the place from meeting house OF
| Friends. Indeed, very different from the Friends
they have an intense love Of music, and preach pray
| and sung at stated times and hours We were admit
ted to one OF the private singing meetings, and were
surprised to see the person who presided give cut the
hymn sitting, and the whole company singing in the
same position They have, too, their loye-feasts, in
Imitation OF the Agape Of the early Christians, al
which tea and buns handed round all who enter
tain any enmy against each other are earnestly warned