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;servants;   to   take   his   place�察  �he   explained   that   the   Moravians   did       not 

understand English�察�and knew nothing of military manoeuvres。During the 

first year the question of military service was not sufficiently prominent to 

cause   real   uneasiness�察  �but   Spangenberg          foresaw   trouble�察  �and     wrote    to 

Herrnhut�察�urging that the matter be given serious consideration。 

     When the Moravians passed through London they had fully explained 

their position to Gen。 Oglethorpe�察�who promised them exemption�察�but they 

had no written order from the Trustees to show to the local officials�察�and 

not even a copy of the letter in which reference to the subject was made。 

As    Count     Zinzendorf's      ;servants;     nine   of   them    were    ineligible�察   �but 

Spangenberg�察  �as   a   free´holder�察  �was   expected   to   take   part   in   the   weekly 

drill�察�which he quietly refused to do。 

     All free´holders were likewise expected to take their turn in the Watch�察�

composed        of   ten   men�察   �who     patrolled    the   town     by   night   and    day。 

Spangenberg         admitted    that   the   Watch    was    necessary     and    proper�察  �but 

decided   that   he   had   better   not   take   a   personal   share   in   it�察  �other   than   by 

hiring some one to take his place�察�which was permitted。 As the turn came 

every   seventeen   days�察  �and   a   man   expected   fifty   cents   for   day   and   one 

dollar for night duty each time�察�this was expensive�察�doubly so because the 

officers demanded a substitute for the absent Nitschmann also。 Twice had 

Spangenberg been before the Court�察�attempting to have the matter adjusted�察�

but he  found that this�察�like many  other things�察 �could   not be settled   until 

Gen。 Oglethorpe came。;All men wait for Gen。 Oglethorpe�察�it is impossible 

to describe how they long for him。; The Salzburgers especially wished for 

him�察  �for   they   did   not   like   the   place   where   they  had   settled�察  �and   wanted 

permission to move to a more favorable location which they had chosen。 

     On the 14th of February�察�1736�察�Capt。 Thomson arrived�察�bringing letters 

from     England�察     �and   one    to  Spangenberg        announced       that   the  second 

company   of   Moravians   was   on   the   way   and   might   soon   be   expected。At 



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three o'clock in the morning of February 17th�察�the town was roused by the 

sound of bells and drums。Thinking it meant fire�察�the Moravians rushed out�察�

but learned that Gen。 Oglethorpe's ship had reached Tybee�察�and the people 

were   awakened   to   welcome   him。   Full   of   interest   to   learn   whether   the 

second   company   was   with   him   the   Moravians   paused   for   a   hasty   meal 

before going to meet the ship�察�when to their great joy Bishop Nitschmann 

appeared before them�察 �and his face was to us as the face of an Angel� ─�



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              Chapter IV。 Reinforcements。 



     The ;Second Company;。 

     Before   David   Nitschmann�察  �the   ;Hausmeister;�察  �left   London�察  �after   the 

sailing   of   the   first   Moravian   company   for   Georgia�察  �he   presented   to   the 

Trustees a series of propositions�察�the acceptance of which would open the 

way for a large increase of Moravian emigration。 The proposals were�察�in 

brief�察�that the Trustees should give credit to the Moravians to the extent of 

500 Pounds sterling�察�which�察�deducting the 60 Pounds advanced to the first 

company�察�would provide passage money and a year's provision for fifty´ 

five more of Count Zinzendorf's ;servants;�察�the loan to be repaid�察�without 

interest�察�in five years�察�and to bear interest at the usual rate if payment was 

longer deferred。He also suggested that the money�察�when repaid�察�should be 

again advanced for a like purpose。 

     In addition he requested that each man of twenty´one years�察�or over�察�

should be granted fifty acres near Count Zinzendorf's tract。 

     The Trustees were pleased to approve of these proposals�察�and promised 

the   desired   credit�察  �with   the   further   favor   that   if   the   debt   was   not   paid 

within five years it should draw interest at eight per cent。 only�察�instead of 

ten per cent。�察�the customary rate in South Carolina。 

     During the summer�察  �therefore�察�a second   company prepared to   follow 

the pioneers to the New World。On the 5th of August�察�1735�察�two parties left 

Herrnhut�察�one consisting of three young men�察�and the other of thirteen men�察�

women   and   children�察  �who   were   joined   at   Leipzig   by   Jonas   Korte�察  �who 

went with them to London。On August 8th�察�five more persons left Herrnhut�察�

under the leadership of David Nitschmann�察�the Bishop�察�who was to take 

the second   company to   Georgia�察�organize   their congregation�察 �and   ordain 

their pastor。 

     This   David   Nitschmann�察  �a   carpenter   by   trade�察  �was   a   companion   of 

David Nitschmann�察�the ;Hausmeister;�察�and John Toeltschig�察�when they left 

Moravia in the hope of re´establishing the Unitas Fratrum�察�and with them 

settled   at   Herrnhut�察  �and   became   one   of   the   influential   members   of   the 



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community。When missionaries were to be sent to the Danish West Indies�察�

Nitschmann and Leonard Dober went on foot to Copenhagen ��August 21st�察�

1732���察�and sailed from there�察�Nitschmann paying their way by his work as 

ship's   carpenter。   By   the   same   handicraft   he   supported   himself   and   his 

companion        for  four   months    on   the   island   of  St。  Thomas�察    �where    they 

preached to the negro slaves�察�and then�察�according to previous arrangement�察�

he left Dober to continue the work�察�and returned to Germany。In 1735�察�it 

was   decided   that   Bishop   Jablonski�察  �of   Berlin�察  �and   Bishop   Sitkovius�察  �of 

Poland�察  �who   represented   the   Episcopate   of   the   ancient   Unitas   Fratrum�察�

should consecrate one of the members of the renewed Unitas Fratrum at 

Herrnhut�察�linking the Church of the Fathers with that of their descendents�察�

and    enabling     the  latter  to  send    to  the  Mission     field   ministers    whose 

ordination could not be questioned by other denominations�察�or by the civil 

authorities。David   Nitschmann�察  �then   one   of   the   Elders   at   Herrnhut�察  �was 

chosen to receive consecration�察�the service being performed�察�March 13th�察�

by Bishop Jablonski�察�with the written concurrence of Bishop Sitkovius。 

     The   three   parties   from   Herrnhut   met   at   Magdeburg   on August   13th�察�

proceeding from there to Hamburg by boat�察�and at Altona�察�the sea´port of 

Hamburg�察  �they   found   ten   more   colonists   who   had   preceded   them。   Here 

also they were joined by Christian Adolph von Hermsdorf�察�who went with 

them     to   Georgia     as   ;a   volunteer;。Apparently         Lieutenant     Hermsdorf 

wanted the position of Zinzendorf's Agent in Georgia�察�for the Count wrote 

to   him    on   the  19th   of   August�察   �agreeing     that  he   should    go   with   the 

Moravians�察�at their expense�察�but saying that if he desired office he must 

first prove himself worthy of it by service with and for the others�察�even as 

the   Count   had   always   done。If   the   reports   from   Georgia   justified   it�察  �the 

Count   promised   to   send   him   proper   powers   later�察  �and   to   find   a   good 

opportunity for his wife to follow him。Rosina Schwarz and her child�察�who 

had come with them to Hamburg to meet her husband�察�returned with him 

to   their   home   in   Holstein�察  �and   on   account   o

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