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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 

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