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roseate     than   they   anticipated�察   �it  was   not   the  fault   of  their   generous�察�

energetic leader�察�who spared neither pains nor means in his effort to make 

all things work out as his imagination had painted them。 

     The Trustees having�察�with great care�察�selected thirty´five families from 

the number who wished to go�察�the first emigrant ship sailed for Georgia in 

November�察       �1732�察  �bearing     about   one    hundred     and   twenty´five     ;sober�察�



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industrious      and    moral     persons;�察    �and    all   needful     stores    for   the 

establishment       of  the  colony。Early     in   the  following     year  they   reached 

America�察�and Oglethorpe�察�having chosen a high bluff on the southern bank 

of   the   Savannah   River�察 �concluded   a   satisfactory  treaty  with Tomochichi�察�

the   chief   of   the   nearest   Indian   tribe�察  �which   was   later   ratified   in   a   full 

Council of the chiefs of all the Lower Creeks。 His fairness and courteous 

treatment won the hearts of all�察�especially of Tomochichi and his people�察�

who for many years remained on the best of terms with the town which 

was now laid out upon the bluff。 

       The Salzburgers。 

     The Salzburgers�察�referred to by name in the proposals of the Georgia 

Trustees�察    �were�察  �at  this  time�察  �very   much    upon    the   mind   and    heart  of 

Protestant Europe。 They were Germans�察�belonging to the Archbishopric of 

Salzburg�察�then the most eastern district of Bavaria�察�but now a province of 

Austria。 ;Their ancestors�察�the Vallenges of Piedmont�察�had been compelled 

by the barbarities of the Dukes of Savoy to find a shelter from the storms 

of persecution in the Alpine passes and vales of Salzburg and the Tyrol�察�

before the Reformation�察�and frequently since�察�they had been hunted out by 

the hirelings and soldiery of the Church of Rome�察�and condemned for their 

faith to tortures of the most cruel and revolting kind。 In 1684´6�察�they were 

again threatened with an exterminating persecution�察�but were saved in part 

by  the  intervention   of the  Protestant   States   of  Saxony  and   Brandenburg�察�

though   more   than   a   thousand   emigrated   on   account   of   the   dangers   to 

which they were exposed。 

     ;But the quietness which they then enjoyed for nearly half a century 

was rudely broken in upon by Leopold�察�Count of Firmian and Archbishop 

of Salzburg�察�who determined to reduce them to the Papal faith and power。 

He began in the year 1729�察�and ere he ended in 1732 not far from thirty 

thousand had been driven from their homes�察�to seek among the Protestant 

States   of   Europe   that   charity   and   peace   which   were   denied   them   in   the 

glens and fastnesses of their native Alps。 

     ;The march of these Salzburgers constitutes an epoch in the history of 

Germany。*       *  *Arriving     at  Augsburg�察    �the  magistrates     closed   the   gates 

against them�察�refusing them entrance to that city which�察�two hundred years 



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before�察�through Luther and Melancthon and in the presence of Charles V 

and the assembled Princes of Germany�察�had given birth to the celebrated 

Augsburg   Confession�察  �for   clinging   to   which   the   Salzburgers   were   now 

driven   from   their   homes�察  �but   overawed   by   the   Protestants�察  �the   officers 

reluctantly   admitted   the   emigrants�察  �who   were   kindly   entertained   by   the 

Lutherans。 

     ;The   sympathies   of   Reformed   Christendom   were   awakened   on   their 

behalf�察    �and    the   most    hospitable     entertainment      and    assistance     were 

everywhere   given   them。;   Only   a   few   months   after   the   signing   of         the 

Georgia   Colony   Charter�察  �the   ;Society   for   the   Propagation   of   Christian 

Knowledge;   requested   the   Trustees   to   include   the   Salzburgers   in   their 

plans。   The   Trustees   expressed       their   willingness   to   grant   lands�察  �and   to 

manage any money given toward their expenses�察�but stated that they then 

held no funds which were available for that purpose。 

     In May�察�1733�察�the House of Commons appropriated 10��000 Pounds to 

the Trustees of Georgia�察 �to be applied towards defraying the charges of 

carrying   over   and   settling   foreign   and   other   Protestants   in   said   colony�察─�

and     over   3��000    Pounds     additional     having    been    given    privately�察   �the 

Trustees�察  �at   the   suggestion   of   Herr   von   Pfeil�察  �consul   of   Wittenberg   at 

Regensberg�察  �wrote   to   Senior   Samuel   Urlsperger�察  �pastor   of   the   Lutheran 

Church of St。 Ann in the city of Augsburg�察�who had been very kind to the 

Salzburgers on their arrival there�察 �and ever afterward watched over their 

welfare   with   the   solicitude   of   an   affectionate   father。;On   receipt   of   the 

invitation     from    the  Trustees�察    �seventy´eight     persons     decided    to  go   to 

Georgia�察�and left Augsburg on the 21st of October�察�reaching Rotterdam the 

27th   of   November�察  �where   they   were   joined   by   two   ministers�察  �Rev。   Mr。 

Bolzius�察�deputy superintendent of the Latin Orphan School at Halle�察�and 

Rev。   Mr。   Gronau�察  �a   tutor   in   the   same�察  �who   were   to   accompany   them   to 

their new home。In England they were treated with marked kindness�察�and 

when     they   sailed�察  �January    19�察  �1734�察   �it  was  with   the   promise     of  free 

transportation to Georgia�察�and support there until they could reap their first 

harvest from the fifty acres which were to be given to each man among 

them。 

     They reached Charlestown�察�South Carolina�察�the following March�察�and 



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met General Oglethorpe�察�the Governor of Georgia�察�who was intending an 

immediate return to Europe�察�but went back to help them select a suitable 

place for their settlement�察�they preferring not to live in Savannah itself。The 

site chosen was about twenty´five miles from Savannah�察�on a large stream 

flowing into the Savannah River�察�and there they laid out their town�察�calling 

it ;Ebenezer;�察�in grateful remembrance of the Divine help that had brought 

them thither。 Baron von Reck�察�who had accompanied them as Commissary 

of the Trustees�察�stayed with them until they had made a good beginning�察�

and then returned to Europe�察�leaving Ebenezer about the middle of May。 

       Unitas Fratrum。 

     But while the Salzburgers received so much sympathy and kindness in 

Germany on account of their distress�察�other exiled Protestants�察�whose story 

was     no   less  touching�察    �were    being   treated    with   scant   courtesy    and 

consideration。 

     On   the   6th   of   July�察  �1415�察  �the   Bohemian   Reformer�察  �John   Hus�察  �was 

burned at the stake。But those who had silenced him could not unsay his 

message�察�and at last there drew together a little body of earnest men�察�who 

agreed to accept the Bible as their only standard of faith and practice�察�and 

established      a  strict  discipline    which    should    keep    their  lives   in  the 

simplicity�察�purity�察�and brotherly love of the early Apostolic Church。 This 

was in 1457�察�and the movement quickly interested the thoughtful people in 

all   classes   of  society�察  �many     of  whom     joined    their  ranks。The     formal 

organization of the Unitas Fratrum ��the Unity of Brethren�� followed�察�and 

its preaching�察�theological publications�察�and educational work soon raised it 

to great influence in Bohemia�察�Moravia�察�and Poland�察�friendly intercourse 

being     established    with   Luther�察   �

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