von-der-recke

Updated: May 26, 2025

The next day they went to Düsselthal, and inspected the institution there. The Count Von-der-Recke conducted them himself through every department. His countenance, says John Yeardley, evinces the magnanimity and kindness of his heart; it is remarkable and precious that so young a man should dedicate his whole time and fortune for the benefit of the orphan and the destitute.

John Yeardley - Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel