A Brief Memoir of Elizabeth FryAssociation of Friends for the Diffusion of Religious and Useful Knowledge, 1860 - 94 páginas |
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Página 19 - Joel ; and it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my spirit upon all flesh ; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams ; and on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit, and they shall prophesy.
Página 19 - And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh : and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams : 1 8. And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit ; and they shall prophesy : 19.
Página 23 - Friends," was succeeded by a devout address to the Deity, by a female minister, Elizabeth Fry, whose manner was impressive, and whose words were so appropriate, that none present can ever forget the incident, or ever advert to it, without emotions, alike powerful and pleasing.
Página 36 - ... the Lord Mayor, the Sheriffs, and several of the Aldermen attended. The prisoners were assembled together ; and it being requested that no alteration in their usual practice might take place, one of the ladies read a chapter in the Bible, and then the females proceeded to their various avocations. Their attention...
Página 38 - ... with a ticket having a number on it suspended from her neck by a red tape. They all rose on my entrance, curtsied respectfully, and then, at a signal given, resumed their seats and employments. Instead of a scowl, leer, or ill-suppressed laugh, I observed upon their countenances an air of selfrespect and gravity, a sort of consciousness of their improved character, and the altered position in which they were placed. I afterwards visited the other wards, which were the counterparts of the first.
Página 28 - Yesterday we were some hours at Newgate with the poor female felons, attending to their outward necessities ; we had been twice previously.
Página 32 - The railing was crowded with halfnaked women, struggling together for the front situations with the most boisterous violence, and begging with the utmost vociferation. She felt as if she was going into a den of wild beasts; and she well recollects quite shuddering when the door closed upon her, and she was locked in, with such a herd of novel and desperate companions.
Página 41 - A way has very remarkably been opened for us, beyond all expectation, to bring into order the poor prisoners ; those who are in power are so very willing to help us : in short, the time appears come to work amongst them. Already, from being like wild beasts, they appear harmless and kind.
Página 34 - An Association for the Improvement of the Female Prisoners in Newgate." They stated their purpose " to provide for the clothing, the instruction, and the employment of the women; to introduce them to a knowledge of the Holy Scriptures; and to form in them, as much as possible, those habits of order, sobriety, and industry, which may render them docile and peaceable whilst in prison, and respectable when they leave it.
Página 37 - Hell above ground.' The court-yard, into which I was admitted, instead of being peopled with beings scarcely human, blaspheming, fighting, tearing each other's hair, or gaming with a filthy pack of cards for the very clothes they wore, (which often did not suffice even for decency,) presented a scene where stillness and propriety reigned. I was conducted by a...