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acre grants was in three parts�察�a lot in the town of Savannah�察�a five acre
garden�察�and a forty´five acre farm�察�and while their acquisition had not been
a part of the Herrnhut plan the colonists readily yielded to the advice of
their English friends�察�who pointed out the necessity of having a place to
stay when they reached Savannah�察�and land that they could at once begin
to cultivate�察 �without waiting for the selection and survey of the larger
tract。In fact�察�though they knew it not�察�these two grants�察�which lay side by
side�察�were destined to be the scene of all their experiences in the Province
of Georgia。
The Trustees seem to have been pleased with the appearance of their
new settlers�察�and approved of their taking passage in the ship that was to
sail the latter part of the month。Since the vessel had been chartered by the
Trustees�察 �they promised to make no charge for such baggage as the
Moravians wished to take with them�察 �arranged that they should have a
portion of the ship for themselves instead of being quartered with the other
passengers�察�and offered Spangenberg a berth in the Captain's cabin。This he
declined�察�preferring to share equally with his Brethren in the hardships of
the voyage。 Medicine was put into his hands to be dispensed to those who
might need it�察�and he was requested to take charge of about forty Swiss
emigrants who wished to go in the same vessel on their way to Purisburg
in South Carolina�察�where they sought better material conditions than they
had left at home。
Land having been secured�察�Gen。 Oglethorpe arranged that the Trustees
should lend the ;First Company; 60 Pounds�察�payable in five years�察�with
the understanding that if repaid within that time the interest should be
remitted�察�otherwise to be charged at ten per cent。�察�the usual rate in South
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Carolina。Of this 10 Pounds was spent in London for supplies�察 �and 50
Pounds paid their passage across the Atlantic。 The ten men ��Spangenberg
taking Nitschmann's place�� pledged themselves jointly and severally to the
payment of the debt�察�the bond being signed on Jan。 22nd�察。�Jan。 11th�察�O。 S。��
the day after the grant of the land。
In addition to this Oglethorpe collected 26 Pounds 5 Shillings�察�as a gift
for the Moravians�察�10 Pounds being presented to them in cash in London�察�
and the rest forwarded to Savannah with instructions that they should be
supplied with cattle�察�hogs and poultry to that amount。 Oglethorpe further
instructed Messrs。 Toojesiys and Baker�察 �of Charlestown�察 �to honor
Spangenberg's drafts on him to the amount of 20 Pounds�察�so securing the
settlers against possible need in their new home。
The next day Gen。 Oglethorpe presented Spangenberg to the Bishop of
London�察 �who received him very kindly。Oglethorpe's idea was that the
Moravians might ally themselves closely with the Church of England�察�and
that the Bishop might�察�if they wished�察�ordain one of their members from
Herrnhut。Spangenberg and Nitschmann were not authorized to enter into
any such agreement�察 �but both welcomed the opportunity to establish
pleasant relations with the English clergy�察�and several interviews were had
which served as a good opening for intercourse in later years。
Until their vessel sailed�察�the Moravians found plenty to interest them
in the ;terribly great city;�察�where they were regarded with much interest�察�
and where they were greatly touched by the unexpected kindness they
received。
They had interviews with the Trustees�察�with Mr。 Vernon�察�and with Gen。
Oglethorpe�察�who gave them much information as to what to expect in their
new home�察 �and many suggestions as to the best way of beginning their
settlement。Spangenberg was presented to the ;Society for the Propagation
of Christian Knowledge;�察 �was courteously received�察 �offered more books
than he was willing to accept�察�invited to correspond with the Society�察�and
urged to keep on friendly terms with the Salzburgers�察 �which he assured
them he sincerely desired to do。 Conversations with Court Preacher
Ziegenhagen were not so pleasant�察 �for a letter had come from Senior
Urlsperger inveighing against the Moravians and Ziegenhagen put forth
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every effort to reclaim Spangenberg from the supposed error of his ways�察�
and to persuade him to stop the company about to start for Georgia�察�or at
least to separate himself from them�察 �and return to the old friends at
Halle。Oglethorpe smiled at the prejudice against the Moravians�察�and told
them frankly that efforts had been made to influence him�察 �but he had
preferred to wait and judge for himself。 ;It has ever been so�察─ �he said�察�
;from the time of the early Christians�察 �it seems to be the custom of
theologians to call others heretics。 They say�察�in short�察 �you do not believe
what I believe�察 �a Mohammedan also does not believe what I believe�察�
therefore you are a Mohammedan��' and again `you explain this Bible
passage so and so�察�the Socinian also explains it so and so�察�therefore you
are a Socinian。';As for opposition�察�he�察�too�察�was beginning to find it since
the Georgia Colony was proving a success。
Meanwhile new friends were springing up on every side of the
Moravians。 A doctor helped them lay in a store of medicine�察�another gave
them some balsam which was good for numberless external and internal
uses。A German merchant�察 �who had become an English citizen�察 �helped
them purchase such things as they would require in Georgia�察�and a cobbler
assisted Riedel in buying a shoemaker's outfit。Weapons were offered to all
the members of the party�察�but declined�察�as they wished to give no excuse to
any one who might try to press them into military service。They yielded�察�
however�察 �to the argument that they would need to protect themselves
against wolves and bears�察�and sent Peter Rose�察�the gamekeeper�察�with Mr。
Verelst�察�one of the secretaries of the Trustees�察�to purchase a fowling piece
and hunting knives。
Letters of introduction to various prominent men in America were
given to them�察 �and�察 �perhaps most important of all in its future bearing�察�
people discovered the peculiar charm of the Moravian services。 Reference
is made in the diaries to one and another�察 �from English clergyman to
Germans resident in London�察 �who joined with them in their devotions�察�
and seemed much moved thereby。Neither was it a passing emotion�察�for the
seed a little later blossomed into the English Moravian Church。
And so the month passed swiftly by�察 �and the ship was ready to
commence her long voyage。
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Chapter III。 The First Year in
Georgia。
The Voyage。
In the year 1735 a voyage across the Atlantic was a very different
thing from what it is in this year of grace 1904。To´day a mighty steamship
equipped with powerfu