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warm the morning Bible reading was postponed until the noon hour�察�that 

advantage might be taken of the cooler air for active labor。Once a month a 

general conference was held on Saturday evening�察�with others as needed�察�

so that all might do the work for which they were best fitted�察�and which 

was   most   necessary   at   the   time。   ;Who   worked   much   gave   much�察  �who 

worked   less   gave   less�察  �who   did   not   work   because   he   was   sick   or   weak 

gave nothing into the common fund�察�but when they needed food�察�or drink�察�

or clothing�察�or other necessary thing�察�one was as another。; 

     On   the   3rd   of April�察 �Matthias   Seybold   asked   to   be   received   into   the 

communicant   Congregation�察 �which   was   done  on   the 5th   of May�察 �and   he 

shared in the Lord's Supper for the first time June 3rd。 John Boehner also 



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was confirmed on January 12th of the following year。 

     On   the   11th   of   November   two   little   girls�察 �Anna   and   Comfort�察  �were 

added   to   their   household。The   mother   had   recently   died�察  �and   the   father 

offered to pay the Moravians for taking care of them�察�but they preferred to 

have   them   bound�察  �so   they   could   not   be   taken   away   just   when   they   had 

begun to learn�察�and so it was arranged。On the 28th�察�a man from Ebenezer 

brought his son�察�and apprenticed him to Tanneberger�察�the shoemaker。 

     The   dark   side   of   the   picture   arose   from   two   causes�察  �ill   health�察  �and 

matrimonial affairs。There was a great deal of sickness throughout Georgia 

that   summer�察  �and   the   second   company   became   acclimated   through   the 

same   distressing   process   that   the   first   had   found   so   hard   to   bear。   Mrs。 

Dober�察  �Mrs。   Waschke�察  �Mrs。   Toeltschig�察  �Gottlieb   Demuth�察  �John   Boehner 

and   others   were   sick   at   various   times�察  �and   David   Jag   cut   his   foot   so 

severely   that   he   was   unable   to   use   it   for   four   months。Nor   was   this   the 

worst�察  �for   three   more   of   their   number   died。Roscher   was   sick   when   he 

reached      Savannah�察     �with    consumption�察       �it  was    supposed�察    �but    Regnier 

suspected that   this   was   not   all�察  �and   when   Roscher   died�察  �March   30th�察 �he 

secured permission to make an autopsy�察�in which he was assisted by John 

Wesley。The examination showed a large hematoma in the left wall of the 

abdomen�察�and other complications。 The records say�察 �we have no cause to 

grieve over his departure�察�for he was a good soul�察─�and died in peace。 

     The next to pass away was Mrs。 Haberecht。Her health began to fail the 

latter part of March�察�but she did not become seriously ill until the 26th of 

May�察  �when   she   returned   from   the   farm�察  �where   she   and   others   had   been 

employed�察�and told her friends that the Saviour had called her�察�and her end 

was   near。With   joy   and   peace   she   waited   for   the   summons�察  �which   was 

delayed for some time�察�though on several occasions her death seemed only 

a   matter  of   hours。On   the   16th   of   June   she   shared   with   the  others   in   the 

celebration of the Communion�察�and on the following evening ;went to the 

Saviour;。 

     Matthias Boehnisch's illness was of short duration�察�lasting only from 

the 27th of September to the 3rd of October。 He had had a severe fall on 

the ship coming over�察�from which he continued to suffer�察�and now a hard 

blow on the chest injured him mortally。 Some of his companions found it 



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hard to understand why he should be taken�察�for he was a good man�察�who 

gave promise of much usefulness in the Lord's service。It is an old question�察�

often asked and never fully answered�察�but Boehnisch�察�conscious almost to 

the    last�察 �was    perfectly    willing    to  go�察  �and   his   associates    felt  that   the 

influence of his life ;would be a seed�察�which would bear fruit; in others。 

     It was a serious mistake that sent Juliana Jaeschke to Savannah with 

the second company。A seamstress was badly needed�察�and had she been so 

minded she might have been very useful�察�but in a list giving very briefly 

the standing of each one in the ;Society;�察�it is curtly stated that she was 

;ill´mannered�察 �and   obstructing   everything。;   Soon   after   her   arrival   it   was 

suggested that she marry Peter Rose�察�but the lot forbade and he found a 

much better helpmeet in the widow of Friedrich Riedel。Waschke thought 

he   would     like   to  marry   Juliana�察  �but   she   refused�察  �even   though        Bishop 

Nitschmann�察�Mr。 and Mrs。 Toeltschig pled with her。Her preference was for 

George   Haberland�察  �and   the   result   was   an   uncomfortable   state   of   affairs�察�

which disturbed the leaders of the ;Society; not a little�察�for living as they 

did as one large family it meant constant friction on all sides。They did not 

know whether to force Juliana to submit to their authority�察。�as a member of 

the   ;Society;   she   had   pledged   herself   to   obedience   to   the   duly   elected 

officers���察  �or   whether   they   should   wait   and   hope   for   a   better   frame   of 

mind。At last they referred it to the lot�察�which read ;Juliana shall not marry 

any   one   yet。;   This   settled   the   question   for   the   time   being�察  �but   did   not 

improve       the  spirit  of   the  parties    concerned。A   few       of  the   others   were 

homesick�察�and lost interest in their work and the cause for which they had 

come   over。   Hermsdorf   returned   from  Frederica�察  �sick   and   depressed�察  �and 

was   kindly   received   by   the   Moravians   in   Savannah�察  �though   their   first 

favorable      impression      of  him    had   been    lost   on  the   voyage     across    the 

Atlantic�察�when he complained of the fare�察�and lay in bed most of the time。 

     The leaders of the party�察�trying to pacify the discontented�察�comfort the 

sick�察  �and   strengthen   those   that   were   left   as   one   and   another   was   called 

away�察�planning the daily routine to the best advantage so that they might 

repay   their    debt�察  �and    still  have   the   necessaries     of  life  for   their  large 

company�察  �seeking   to   teach   and   convert   the   Indians�察  �and   help   the   poor 

about     them�察     �these   leaders    were    further    tried  by   the   non´arrival     of 



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answers to the letters sent to Germany。Feeling that they MUST know the 

will of those at home if they were to be able successfully to continue their 

work�察�they at last decided to send a messenger to Count Zinzendorf�察�and 

the lot designated Andrew Dober。 

     A ship was lying at anchor�察�ready to take Gen。 Oglethorpe to England�察�

and he readily agreed to take Dober and wife with him�察�and on December 

2nd�察�they embarked�察�Dober carrying a number of letters and papers。 Mrs。 

Dober      was    quite   ill  when    they    left�察 �but  rapidly    improved       in  the   sea 

breezes。January 20th�察�the ship reached London�察�and Mr。 and Mrs。 Dober 

went     at  once    to   Mr。   Weintraube�察      �who    was    to   forward     the  letters   to 

Herrnhut。As   they   were   talking   Bishop   Nitschmann   walked   in�察  �to   their 

mutual   great   astonishment。   He   reported   that   Count   Zinzendorf   had   just 

arrived   in   London�察  �and   had   sent   to   inquire   for   letters�察  �so   those   brought 

from     Georgia      were    at  once    delivered。Zinzendorf         rented    a   house�察   �the 


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