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to great influence in Bohemia�察�Moravia�察�and Poland�察�friendly intercourse
being established with Luther�察 �Calvin�察 �and other Reformers as they
became prominent。
Then came destruction�察 �when the religious liberty of Bohemia and
Moravia was extinguished in blood�察 �by the Church of Rome。The great
Comenius went forth�察�a wanderer on the face of the earth�察�welcomed and
honored in courts and universities�察�introducing new educational principles
that revolutionized methods of teaching�察�but ever longing and praying for
the restoration of his Church�察�and by his publication of its Doctrine and
Rules of Discipline�察 �and by his careful transmission of the Episcopate
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which had been bestowed upon him and his associate Bishops�察 �he did
contribute largely to that renewal which he was not destined to see。
In the home lands there were many who held secretly�察 �tenaciously�察�
desperately�察 �to the doctrines they loved�察 �in hope against hope; that the
great oppression would be lifted。But the passing of a hundred years
brought no relief�察 �concessions granted to others were still denied to the
children of those who had been the first ;protestants; against religious
slavery and corruption�察�and in 1722 a small company of descendants of the
ancient Unitas Fratrum slipped over the borders of Moravia�察�and went to
Saxony�察�Nicholas Lewis�察�Count Zinzendorf�察�having given them permission
to sojourn on his estates until they could find suitable homes elsewhere。
Hearing that they had reached a place of safety�察�other Moravians took
their lives in their hands and followed�察 �risking the imprisonment and
torture which were sure to follow an unsuccessful attempt to leave a
province�察�the Government of which would neither allow them to be happy
at home nor to sacrifice everything and go away。 Among these emigrants
were five young men�察�who went in May�察�1724�察�with the avowed intention
of trying to resuscitate the Unitas Fratrum。 They intended to go into
Poland�察 �where the organization of the Unitas Fratrum had lasted for a
considerable time after its ruin in Bohemia�察�but�察�almost by accident�察�they
decided to first visit Christian David�察 �who had led the first company to
Herrnhut�察�Saxony�察�and while there they became convinced that God meant
them to throw in their lot with these refugees�察�and so remained�察�coming to
be strong leaders in the renewed Unity。
Several years�察�however�察�elapsed before the church was re´established。
One hundred years of persecution had left the Moravians only traditions of
the usages of the fathers�察 �members of other sects who were in trouble
came and settled among them�察 �bringing diverse views�察 �and things were
threatening to become very much involved�察�when Count Zinzendorf�察�who
had hitherto paid little attention to them�察�awoke to the realization of their
danger�察�and at once set to work to help them。
It was no easy task which he undertook�察�for the Moravians insisted on
retaining their ancient discipline�察�and he must needs try to please them and
at the same time preserve the bond of union with the State Church�察 �the
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Lutheran�察 �of which�察 �as his tenants�察 �they were officially considered
members。His tact and great personal magnetism at last healed the
differences which had sprung up between the settlers�察 �the opportune
finding of Comenius' `Ratio Disciplinae' enabled them with certainty to
formulate rules that agreed with those of the ancient Unitas Fratrum�察�and a
marked outpouring of the Holy Spirit at a Communion�察�August 13th�察�1727�察�
sealed the renewal of the Church。
;They walked with God in peace and love��But failed with one another�察�
While sternly for the faith they strove��Brother fell out with brother�察 �But
He in Whom they put their trust��Who knew their frames�察�that they were
dust�察�Pitied and healed their weakness。
;He found them in His House of prayer��With one accord assembled�察�
And so revealed His presence there��They wept for joy and trembled�察�One
cup they drank�察�one bread they brake��One baptism shared�察�one language
spake�察�Forgiving and forgiven。
;Then forth they went with tongues of flameIn one blest theme
delighting�察 �The love of Jesus and His NameGod's children all uniting� �
That love our theme and watchword still��That law of love may we fulfill�察�
And love as we are loved。; ��Montgomery。��
At this time there was no thought of separating from the State Church
and establishing a distinct denomination�察�and Zinzendorf believed that the
Unitas Fratrum could exist as a `society' working in�察�and in harmony with�察�
the State Church of whatever nation it might enter。 This idea�察 �borrowed
probably from Spener's ;ecclesiolae in ecclesia;�察�clung to him�察�even after
circumstances had forced the Unity to declare its independence and the
validity of the ordination of its ministry�察�and many otherwise inexplicable
things in the later policy of the Church may be traced to its influence。
Halle Opposition。
In 1734 Zinzendorf took orders in the Lutheran Church�察�but this�察�and
all that preceded it�察�seemed to augment rather than quiet the antagonism
which the development of Herrnhut aroused in certain quarters。 This
opposition was not universal。The Moravians had many warm friends and
advocates at the Saxon Court�察�at the Universities of Jena and Tuebingen�察�
and elsewhere�察�but they also had active enemies who drew their inspiration
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principally from the University of Halle。
The opposition of Halle seems to have been largely prompted by
jealousy。 In 1666 a revolt against the prevailing cold formalism of the
Lutheran Church was begun by Philip Jacob Spener�察 �a minister of that
Church�察�who strongly urged the need for real personal piety on the part of
each individual。His ideas were warmly received by some�察�and disliked by
others�察 �who stigmatized Spener and his disciples as ;Pietists;�察 �but the
doctrine spread�察�and in the course of time the University of Halle became
its centre。Among those who were greatly attracted by the movement were
Count Zinzendorf's parents and grandparents�察�and when he was born�察�May
26th�察�1700�察�Spener was selected as his sponsor。
Being of a warm´hearted�察 �devout nature�察 �young Zinzendorf yielded
readily to the influence of his pious grandmother�察 �to whose care he was
left after his father's death and his mother's second marriage�察�and by her
wish he entered the Paedagogium at Halle in 1710�察 �remaining there six
years。Then his uncle�察�fearing that he would become a religious enthusiast�察�
sent him to the University of Wittenberg�察 �with strict orders to apply
himself to the study of law。Here he learned to recognize the good side of
the Wittenberg divines�察�who were decried by Halle�察�and tried to bring the
two Universities to a better understanding�察�but without result。
In 1719 he was