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the seventeen hundred years between�察�and imagine myself in one of those 

assemblies   where   form   and   state   were   not�察  �but   Paul   the   tent´maker�察  �or 

Peter the fisherman�察�presided�察�yet with the demonstration of the Spirit and 

of power。; 

     Both   Wesley   and   Benjamin   Ingham   refer   to   Seifert   as   a   ;bishop;�察�

which     is  a  mistake�察    �though    a  natural    one。Wesley      was   present    at  the 

ordination�察�and heard the charge�察�with example and warning drawn from 

the actions of earlier bishops�察�while Ingham�察�in the course of several long 



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conversations   with   Toeltschig   concerning   the   Moravian   Episcopate   and 

Seifert's ordination�察�asked ;is Anton a bishop�拭─�and was answered�察 �yes�察�

FOR OUR CONGREGATION。; This was in view of the fact that Bishop 

Nitschmann�察�in ordaining Seifert�察�had empowered him to delegate another 

member        to  hold    the   Communion�察       �baptize�察   �or   perform     the   marriage 

ceremony  in   case   of   his   sickness   or   necessary  absence。 At   that   time   the 

Moravian Church was just beginning to form her own ministry�察�the ranks 

of Deacon�察�Presbyter and Bishop were not fully organized�察�and the definite 

system was only established by the Tenth General Synod of the Church in 

1745。The exigencies of the case required large powers for a man serving 

in an isolated field�察�and they were given him�察�but strictly speaking�察�Seifert 

was only ordained a Deacon�察�and never was consecrated Bishop。 

     The     fourth   and    last  service    of  the   day   was    given    up  to   song�察  �a 

discourse�察�and prayer。 

     On Sunday�察�March 11th�察�after morning prayers�察�Wesley went to Tybee 

for   an   interview   with   General   Oglethorpe。At   a   general   gathering   of   the 

Moravians   later   in   the   day�察  �the   second   chapter   of   Acts   was   read�察  �with 

special   reference   to   the   last   four   verses�察  �and   the   description   of   the   first 

congregation of Christ's followers�察�when ;all that believed were together�察�

and     had    all   things    common�察─       �was    taken    as   the    pattern    of   their 

;Gemeinschaft;。This plan�察�which had already been tested during the first 

year�察�proved so advantageous that it was later adopted by other American 

Moravian   settlements�察  �being   largely   responsible   for   their   rapid   growth 

during   their   early  years�察  �though   in   each   case   there   came   a   time   when   it 

hindered      further    progress�察    �and   was     therefore    abandoned。In        religious 

matters�察�the organization of the Savannah Congregation had been modeled 

after    that  at  Herrnhut�察    �so   far  as   possible�察   �but   in  material    things    the 

circumstances        were     very   different。At     Herrnhut      the   estates   of   Count 

Zinzendorf�察�under the able supervision of the Countess�察�were made to pay 

practically   all   the   general   Church   expenses�察  �and   many   of   the   members 

were     in  the   service    of  the   Saxon     nobleman�察     �Nicholas     Lewis�察    �Count 

Zinzendorf�察  �in   various   humble   positions�察  �even   while   in   the   Church   he 

divested   himself   of   his   rank   and   fraternized   with   them   as   social   equals。 

But     the   men    who     emigrated     to   Georgia     had   undertaken       to  support 



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themselves and carry on a mission work�察�and Spangenberg�察�with his keen 

insight�察�grasped the idea that a common purpose warranted a community 

of service�察�the labor of all for the benefit of all�察�with every duty�察�no matter 

how   menial�察  �done   as   unto   the   Lord�察  �whom   they  all�察  �in   varying   degrees�察�

acknowledged         as  their  Master。Later�察    �in  Bethlehem�察     �Pa。�察  �with   a  larger 

number   of   colonists�察  �and   wider   interests   to   be   subserved�察  �Spangenberg 

again introduced the   plan�察  �and   elaborated   it into   a   more   or   less   intricate 

system�察�which is described in a clear and interesting manner in ;A History 

of Bethlehem;�察�by Rt。 Rev。 J。 Mortimer Levering�察�which has recently been 

published。 

     Not only on account of its successor the ;Oeconomie;�察�at Bethlehem�察�

and others copied therefrom�察�but in view of the various modern attempts 

which have been and are still being made to demonstrate that the action of 

the   early   Church   at   Jerusalem   can   be   duplicated   and   made   financially 

successful�察  �it   is   worth   while   to   rescue   the   resolutions   of   the   Moravian 

Congregation at Savannah from the oblivion of the manuscript Diary�察 �in 

which they have been so long concealed�察�noting the claim that this was the 

first time since Apostolic days�察�that a Congregation had formed itself into 

such a ;Society;�察 �a ;Gemeinschaft;。 

     ;In our gathering we read Acts 2�察�and spoke of the `Gemeinschaft'�察�for 

we are planning to work�察�to sow and reap�察�and to suffer with one another。 

This   will   be   very   useful�察  �for   many   a   man   who   has   not   understood   or 

exerted   himself�察  �will   by   this   means   see   himself   and   be   led   to   improve。 

Others also will see from it that we love each other�察�and will glorify the 

Father in Heaven。There has been no ;society; like that at Jerusalem�察�but at 

this present time it becomes necessary�察�for material reasons。Were we only 

individuals all would fear to give one of us credit�察�for they would think�察�

`he might die'�察�but nothing will be denied the `Society'�察�for each stands for 

the other。 Each member must work diligently�察�since he does not labor for 

himself alone but for his brethren�察�and this will prevent much laziness。 No 

one must rely on the fact that he understands a handicraft�察�and so on�察�for 

there is a curse on him who relies on human skill and forgets the Divine 

power。No one will be pressed to give to the `Society' any property which 

has hitherto belonged to him。 Each person present was asked if he had 



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any remarks to make�察�but there were no objections raised。 Moreover the 

brethren were told that if one should fall so low that he not only withdrew 

himself from the brethren�察�but was guilty of gross sin�察�he would be forced 

to   work     for  another    master    until   he   had   earned    enough     to   pay   his 

transportation here and back again�察�for we would not willingly permit such 

a man to remain in the land as an offence to the Indians。; 

     It   is  interesting   to   observe    that   care   for  the   poor   Indians    is  the 

argument   given   for   the   course   to   be   pursued   in   dealing   with   a   recreant 

member� �They had come to preach the Gospel to the Indians�察�and did not 

propose that evil should be learned through fault of theirs。 

     At    his   earnest    request�察  �John    Regnier     was    now     admitted     to  the 

;Society;�察  �his   presence   among   them   so   far   having   been   without   distinct 

agreement       as  to  his   standing。This     did   not   make    him    a  communicant 

member   of   the   Church�察  �simply   put   him   on   a   par   with   the   other   non´ 

communicants�察�of whom there were quite a number in the Congregation。 

     In   the   evening   Anton   Seifert�察  �so   recently   ordained   Chief   Elder�察  �or 

pastor�察�of the Congregation�察�officiated for the first time at a Confirmation 

service�察�the candidate being Jacob Frank。He had been in poor health when 

the second company left Germany�察�and Count Zinzendorf had advised him 

not to go�察�but his heart was

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