The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-09-30
HERNllUT, THE ORIGINAL SENTIMENT OF
THE MORAVlANS

Hernhut itself is a neat modern-ooking little town
OF about 100 inhabitants. 1t is like most German
modern towns, built with streets crossing at right an
giles, and of white houses. In a spacious square
stands the little inn the meeting house the Single
Brethren's House, and other buildings belonging To
the community. The Single Sister. House stands
also near, facing the lower end or rather fronts the
church Many private families live ia their own sc.
paiate houses. All is extremely neat, clean, and
profoundly quiet. Few people are at any time seen
going to and fro; and such ting children playing
m the street, not to be In -pec to educa
tlon they are very strict in their notions and chill
dren Ike John Wesley, are probably taught to fear
the rod and cry fly" AT all events they are not
allowed 10 play in the street and you hear so little
OF them playing anywhere, that YOU would be quite
inclined, did you not meet some under care of nurses
Ia walks and gardens, TO believe there were none or
as has actually been the case here once only one
child born IN The year profound silence hovers
over the whole place; aud IT is amazing that SO many
active persons should go forth to all arts of the world
from centre which seems the centre Of the realms Of
sleep.
They call it 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 10 in both houses persons who
had been in distant aud very different parts of the
world, into the hottest and coolest regions in the
missionary cause and the children of the rni,sona.
rics, who had been born amongst the Carees or the
Esquimaux Each community had its common dining.
room, where they all dned but at three different
tables, each at different rate Of charge so as to ac-
commodate all persons. Poverty among them i, no
disgrace, except as the result Of incidence or impru-
dence. Each community has also its prayer-room
and assemblage room. Music is much cultivated
amongst them; and we observed ~ every room ap-
Proprated to public or private worship an organ or
piano, and M every setting room that we entered
was violin, guitar, flute Il was amusing TO see
The sleeping room OF the women, which, like the
dlnlng-roon, was for general use and stocked with
host OF llttle German beds each for one person
The women, in their little white muslin caps, had
a certain resemblance 10 Friends, but were dis
unguished into married and unmarried by the
ribbons which tied their caps berg of different
coors. Tie young girls hal deep red the married
woman, blue, aud the widows white or gray Ina the
Brethrens house IS very excellent collection of
s'uied brds and other objects Of natural history,
which missionaries from different countries have en-
rched Their church very much resembles Fricnds,
meeting house-thcre are pews but plain benches;
The men and women like Friends sitting apart they
had chair and desk for the preacher and 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
Tel 10 one OF The private singing meetings and were
surprised 10 see tie person who presided Give cut the
h1mn suing, and The whole company singing ~ the /
same position. They have too their Ioye-(e,sts in
imitation Of the hgape Of the early Cbristains at
winch tea and buns are handed round all who ener-
tam any enmy sgainst each other re Earnestly warned
10 absent themselves from these meetings tl they have
rooted offence from their hcrts at the close IN. holy
communion, each brother renews his pledge OF faith
luness to the Lord and gives hand upon il 10 his fell
low the brethren kiss another, and the sisters
also do the same among themselves They NAV
contract marriages by mutual agreement, under The
appreciation Of the elders but they frequently resort
10 The lot to determine them end nothing Is more
common than Tor missionary to send home, request
ng them TO choose him wife who il tins selectcd /
The damsel on whom the lot falls has the liberty to
lechne The match II she pleases but az it is regard
I'd os clear indication Of the win Of Providence il |
: generally cheerlully acquiesceI IN, and Young
oman will at once prepare herself being chosen,
% go North or South--to the snowy fields Of arr,
ior, or the burning deserts Of Africa. The Hern. |
hunters declare that scarcely an instance has been
snown m which these marriages have not been COM
oletey happy ones -Hiuian HoiciH.
The 81 George Hotel, Broadway, New York. has
been sold for $4,000 1t has rented for more thsn