I was the second of his five children. At 12 years of age I went into service, in which capacity I remained for a period of about 30 years, in different families, and in some of my places I continued for several years. I was brought up with strictly moral habits, but did not feel my need of anything beyond mere morality until I was getting on for 20 years of age, when an opportunity often occurred of having conversation with a young woman who used to talk to me about my soul. Her words created some concern in my mind, and I became very gloomy and harassed in soul. But I was not able to understand or know the nature of my feelings and…