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to prevent it�察─�his opposers even attempting personal violence。One ;lady; 

tried to shoot him�察�and when he seized her hands and took away her pistol�察�

she   maliciously  bit   a   great   piece   out   of   his   arm。Still he   made   two   more 

visits to the place�察�and then in ;utter despair of doing good there�察─�took his 

final leave of Frederica。 

       Work Among the Indians。 

     When   the   Moravians   adopted   the   conversion   of   the   Indians   as   their 

main object   for settling in America�察 �they  were greatly  influenced   by  the 

attractive descriptions of the ;wild people; which were being published。 In 

a   ;Report;�察    �ascribed    to  Gen。   Oglethorpe�察     �it  is  stated  that  ;nothing     is 

lacking for their conversion to the Christian faith except a knowledge of 

their language�察�for they already have an admirable conception of `morals'�察�

and     their  conduct     agrees    perfectly    therewith。They       have    a  horror    of 

adultery�察    �and   disapprove      of  polygamy。Thieving         is  unknown       to  them。 

Murder   is   considered   an   abominable   crime�察  �and   no   one   may   be   killed 

except   an   enemy�察  �when   they   esteem   it   a   virtue。;This�察  �like   too   many   a 

description written then and now to exploit a colonizing scheme�察�was far 

too good to be true。The Indians proved apt learners�察�but of the vices rather 

than the virtues of the English�察�and drunkenness with all its attendant evils�察�

was quickly introduced。 Afraid of their dusky neighbors�察�anxious to keep 

on good terms with them�察�distrusting their loyalty to the English under the 

bribes offered by French   and Spanish�察�the Government   tried to limit   the 

intercourse      between     the  Indians    and   the  settlers   as  much     as  possible�察�

treating the   former as   honored guests whenever   they came   to   Savannah�察�

but forbidding the latter to go to them without special permit in times of 

peace�察�and not at all in time of war。 

     When   the   Moravians   came   the   restlessness   which   presaged   war   was 

stirring among the tribes�察�becoming more and more pronounced�察�and one 

of the Indian Chiefs said frankly�察 �Now our enemies are all about us�察�and 

we can do nothing but fight�察�but if the Beloved Ones should ever give us 

to be at peace�察�then we would hear the Great Word。; 

     Tomochichi�察�indeed�察�bade the missionaries welcome�察�and promised to 

do all in his power to gain admission for them into all parts of his nation�察�

but   the   time   was   not   ripe�察 �nor   was   his   influence   equal   to   his   good´will。 



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Though called a ;king;�察�he was only chief of a small tribe living some four 

or five miles from Savannah�察�part of the Creek Confederacy�察�which was 

composed        of   a   number     of   remnants�察     �gradually    merged      into   one 

;nation;。The   ;Upper   Creeks;   lived   about   the   head   waters   of   the   creeks 

from   which   they   took   their   name�察  �and   the   ;Lower   Creeks;�察  �including 

Tomochichi's people�察�were nearer the sea´coast。Ingham�察�whose heart was 

set on the Indian work�察�was at first very anxious to go to the Cherokees�察�

who lived near the mountains�察�at a considerable distance from Savannah�察�

having been told that they had a desire to hear the ;Great Word;。On April 

22nd�察�he spoke of his wish to Toeltschig�察�inviting Seifert and�察�if they chose�察�

another Moravian to join him in the work。 It was the best opportunity that 

had   yet   offered�察  �and   Seifert   wanted   to   go   to the   Indians�察 �having   already 

studied their language as best he could�察�but they hesitated to undertake the 

work   conjointly   with   Ingham。   After   some   time   the   Cherokee   plan   was 

abandoned。Oglethorpe objected on account of the danger that they would 

be intercepted and killed�察�it being a fourteen day land journey to reach the 

Cherokee country�察�and he positively refused to let John Wesley go because 

that   would   leave   Savannah   without   a   minister。Toeltschig   says   Wesley's 

interest in the Indian work failed�察�and another writer says he gave up the 

work because he could not learn the Indian language�察�but Wesley lays all 

the blame on Oglethorpe。 

     In   January�察  �1737�察  �the   question    of  going   to  the   Upper    Creeks    was 

submitted to the ;lot;�察�and the Moravians were bidden to wait for another 

opening。Meanwhile an actual beginning had been made among the Lower 

Creeks。On the 7th of May�察�Ingham and John Wesley went up the river to 

the home of Mrs。 Musgrove�察�the half´breed woman who at this time was 

of such great use as interpreter and mediator between the Indians and the 

English。Arrangements   were   made   by   which   Ingham   should   spend   three 

days of each week with her�察�teaching her children to read in exchange for 

instruction in the Indian language。The other three or four days were to be 

spent    in  Savannah�察     �communicating       to  Wesley     the  knowledge      he   had 

acquired�察�Anton Seifert sharing in the lessons。 

     On    the  19th   of  June�察  �the   Moravians     held   a  meeting    to  determine 

whether the time had come for them to take up the Indian work in earnest。 



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The ;lot; was appealed to�察�and the answer being that the language should 

be learned�察�Seifert�察�George Neisser and John Boehner were appointed to 

make      diligent     use    of   Ingham's      instructions。The       frequent     visits    of 

Tomochichi   and        his   people   to   Savannah   gave   them   an   opportunity   to 

practice speaking�察�for the Moravian house was always open to the red men�察�

and   food   and   drink   were   theirs   at   any   time   of   day�察  �a   fact   of   which   the 

visitors were not slow to take advantage。 

     The   ;lot;   had   so   great   an   influence   on   the  progress   of   affairs   in   the 

Moravian Congregation at Savannah from this time on that it is necessary 

to   understand   how   the   institution   was   regarded。   The   use   of   the   lot   was 

common in Old Testament days�察�and in the New Testament it is recorded 

that when an apostle was to be chosen to take the place of the traitor�察�Judas�察�

the lot decided between two men who had been selected as in every way 

suited for the place。 Following this example the members of the   ancient 

Unitas Fratrum used the lot in the selection of their first ministers�察�and the 

Renewed        Church     did   the  same     when    the   first  elders   were    elected    at 

Herrnhut in 1727。 It was no uncommon practice in Germany�察�where many 

persons who desired special guidance resorted to it more or less freely�察�and 

Count      Zinzendorf�察     �among      the   rest�察 �had    used   it  from    his   youth    up。 

Gradually  it   came   into   general   use   among   the   Moravians�察  �and   at   a   later 

period in their history had its definite place in their system of government�察�

though      the   outside    public    never    fully   understood      it�察 �and    still  holds 

erroneous   views�察  �despite   the   plain   statements   that   have   been   made。By 

degrees its use became more and more restricted�察�and has been long since 

entirely abolished。 

     In its perfection the lot was simply this�察 �human intellect solving a 

problem so far as earnest study and careful deliberation could go�察�and then�察�

if   the   issue   was   still   in   doubt�察  �a   direct   appeal   for   Divine   guidance�察  �in 

perfect   faith   that   the   Lord   would   plainly  answer   his   servants�察  �who   were 

seeking   to   do   his   will。This st

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