. Theodore Emanuel Schmauk, , a biographical sketch with liberal quotations from his letters and other writings. nted girl a finerpair of glasses than the one she was deprived of. Hekept his promise; but as for keeping up the friendly as-sociations, there was little hope, for he soon lost him-self in study or other amusements. This aversion tosocial intercourse characterized him throughout life. Hecould feel comfortable only in the presence of bothwomen and men who impressed him as being natural,sincere, true, genuine. He disliked mere conventionality. CONFIRMED AT FIFTEEN His confir
. Theodore Emanuel Schmauk, , a biographical sketch with liberal quotations from his letters and other writings. nted girl a finerpair of glasses than the one she was deprived of. Hekept his promise; but as for keeping up the friendly as-sociations, there was little hope, for he soon lost him-self in study or other amusements. This aversion tosocial intercourse characterized him throughout life. Hecould feel comfortable only in the presence of bothwomen and men who impressed him as being natural,sincere, true, genuine. He disliked mere conventionality. CONFIRMED AT FIFTEEN His confirmation in 1875, when he was fifteen years ofage, impressed him profoundly as marking a distinct erain his life. He kept in his possession a clear outline ofthe sermon preached on that occasion, and letters ad-dressed some years later to a friend who had also beenconfirmed in Salem Church show how clear was hisconception of the significance of baptism and of whatit meant to be a Christian. His diary while at SwataraInstitute contains the following resolutions: 1. To give one-tenth of all my money to Old Church and Historic Willow Tree BIRTH AND BOYHOOD 13 2. To try to live in accordance with my confirma-tion vows. 3. To use my time at school rightly and to behaveproperly as becomes a Christian. 4. To be polite to every one. Further on in the diary he is conscious that he had notlived up to these resolutions as he should and determinedto make a fresh start. This diary shows that he kepttrack of the texts from which his father preached andtook notes of the sermons. This youth was a lover of nature and delighted to makevisits to the country. To him Gods love and providencewere everywhere visible in it, especially in all His livingcreatures. He had a special fondness for horses, dogsand birds. When attachments in particular cases wereformed they were peculiarly strong. Upon receiv-ing word, while at college, that the favorite petdog of the family had died, he is
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