Susannah
David (1775-1843)
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Himself, when he was but 10 months old. Deeply as this stroke affected her, she could in later years refer to it only as a kind and merciful dealing of her Saviour, who knew better than herself, what was for her temporal and spiritual welfare. A few years after this event she was confirmed in the Brethren's Church at Philadelphia; the solemnity of this transaction made a deep and lasting impression upon her heart. With her husband she lived 14 years, when he also was taken from her side by death. This was another hard stroke for her. After her husband's decease, her Mother kindly took her into her house, comforted her in her distressed situation with a Mother's feeling, and with the family she yearly continued her visits to Bethlehem, where she always met with a kind reception by her Uncle and Aunt Horsfield. This connexion was the cause of a particular attachment to her Aunt's children, particularly to the youngest, the present Sister Kummer, whom she loved as her own child. When in 1813 this her adopted daughter was married and moved with her husband to North Carolina, our dear Sister resolved for the present to remain her, hard as the parting was to her affectionate and loving heart; but when they again visited Bethlehem in 1817, she embraced the opportunity of going with them to North Carolina. During her stay at Bethabara, she received the mournful intelligence of her dear Mother's departure. In 1819 she returned with Br. And Sir. Kummer to Bethlehem, and has from that time till now been a kind, affectionate, and dear Mother in their family.
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