A history of the German Baptist Brethren in Europe and America . oung girl wasin Schwarzenau, and learning that Hochmann was illwent with her mother to see him. When he wasasked how he was he answered, All vanishes, andnothing but Jesus remains light in the darkness. Thenext day he quietly passed away. Week, the collector of the Liebesbrockcn, says,Those that visited Hochmann in his last illness weremuch edified b) his meek patience and loving dis-course. He was especially fond of the hymns: , meine Zuversichtf Jesu, tnci?ier Seelen Leben^ by Tlie Pietistic Pathfi?iders. 27 Scriver; and
A history of the German Baptist Brethren in Europe and America . oung girl wasin Schwarzenau, and learning that Hochmann was illwent with her mother to see him. When he wasasked how he was he answered, All vanishes, andnothing but Jesus remains light in the darkness. Thenext day he quietly passed away. Week, the collector of the Liebesbrockcn, says,Those that visited Hochmann in his last illness weremuch edified b) his meek patience and loving dis-course. He was especially fond of the hymns: , meine Zuversichtf Jesu, tnci?ier Seelen Leben^ by Tlie Pietistic Pathfi?iders. 27 Scriver; and Es gldnzet dcr Christen inweiidigcs Lcbc/i,by Richter. Among Hochmanns devoted followers was GerhardTersteegen, who was converted by Hofmann, a followerof Hochmann. Tersteegen in 1736 visited the grave. Typical Schwarzenau Home. of Hochmann at Schwarzenau and was much painedto find no stone to mark the place. He begged thedowager Countess to erect to his memory a monu-ment, which she gladly consented to do pro\idedTersteegen would compose the inscription. This hedid as follows: 28 History of tlic Brethren. IVie hoch ist nun der Mann, der Jiicr cin Kindlein gar,Herzinnig, voller Lieb, dock auch voll G/aubetis war,Von Zions Konigs Pracht cr seiigte tend drum litte ;Sein Geist flog endlich hinimd /tier zerfiel die Hutte.^^) In 1785 Jung-Stilling a description of Hoch-mann with which we must conclude the remarkablerecord of this friend of the truth: Hochmann wasdressed in a quiet, neat, and middle-class was of the most excellent character, as one canimagine. Everywhere he sought to teach,— whetherhe drew few people or many,—as opportunity offered,and taught them the purest mysticism; entire changeof heart; perfect moral improvement; according to theexample of Christ,
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