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Chistopher Schultz, as already indicated, was gifted
with a good judgment, with wisdom to discern right
and fortitude to defend and execute it; owing to this
he was frequently called upon to settle differences.
He had a mild but convincing way of telling the reprobate,
"Thou art the man." In his ministrations
and writings he endeavored to give the true spiritual
sense of the Scriptures; his chief aim and end being
the glorification of God and the well-being of man.
He could work on his farm, or at the loom, exercise
deeds of kindness, courtesy, and condescension, without
compromising his never failing dignity. His life
motto was "SOLI DEO GLORIA." (To God alone the
honor.) We have no evidence that this motto ever
appeared on the walls of his study, but his works
prove that they were inscribed in his heart. Among
the early records of Berks County, we find the last
will and testament of Christopher Schultz; it is a
model of its kind, is dated the 24th day of October,
A.D. 1788, and is witnessed by his friends,
Abraham Schultz, Gregory Schultz, and George
Kriebel; in it the testator, among other things, disposes
of about 800 acres of land in Berks, Montgomery, and
Northumberland counties, Pa., embracing two of the
finest farms in Eastern Berks; one of them, late that
of his brother Melchior, however, had been bought by
the testator for and in the name of his son Andrew.
His family, all of whom survived him, consisted of his
wife Rosina, a daughter of Baltzer Yeakel, and four
children, Regina, Andrew, David, and Susanna.
It might be asked: How is it that the once fatherless,
motherless shepherd and weaver-boy of Berthelsdorf
had so much property at his disposal? See Matt.
19:29.