The Footsteps of Divine Providence
August Hermann Francke1701, continued 1702; in English from 1705; edition cited 1787
Francke’s own account of how the charity school, orphan house and other foundations at Glaucha outside Halle began in 1695 and were paid for by gifts. It is the founder’s narrative, written to show the hand of God in the work.
Francke writes in the first person, year by year, of the poor-box in his parsonage, the first school, the first orphans and the building of the orphan house, and he records gift after gift arriving when money had run out. The narrative is Francke’s own, and its stated purpose is to show the providence of God in the work. See Spener’s Pia Desideria and the Rise of Pietism.
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- 1675, firm date