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two Universities to a better understanding�察�but without result。 

     In 1719 he was sent on an extensive foreign tour�察�according to custom�察�

and   in   the   picture   gallery   of   Duesseldorf   saw   an   Ecce   Homo   with   its 

inscription ;This have I done for thee�察�what hast thou done for me�拭─�which 

settled   him   forever   in   his   determination   to   devote   his   whole   life   to   the 

service of Christ。 

     Rather against his wishes�察�Count Zinzendorf then took office under the 

Saxon       Government�察      �but    about    the   same     time    he   bought     from    his 

grandmother   the   estate   of   Berthelsdorf�察  �desiring   to   establish   a   centre   of 

piety�察  �resembling   Halle。The   coming   of   the   Moravian   and   other   refugees 

and their settlement at Herrnhut�察�near Berthelsdorf�察�was to him at first only 

an incident�察�but as their industry and the preaching of Pastor Rothe�察�whom 

he had put in charge of the Berthelsdorf Lutheran Church�察�began to attract 

attention�察     �he   went    to   Halle�察   �expecting      sympathy      from     his   friends 

there。Instead he met with rebuke and disapproval�察�the leaders resenting the 



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fact   that   he   had   not   placed   the   work   directly   under   their   control�察  �and 

apparently realizing�察�as he did not�察�that the movement would probably lead 

to the establishment of a separate church。 

     In spite of their disapprobation�察�the work at Herrnhut prospered�察�and 

the more it increased the fiercer their resentment grew。That they�察�who had 

gained   their   name   from   their   advocacy   of   the   need   for   personal   piety�察�

should     have    been    foremost     in  opposing     a  man     whose    piety    was   his 

strongest   characteristic�察  �and   a   people   who   for   three   hundred   years�察  �in 

prosperity and adversity�察�in danger�察�torture and exile�察�had held ;Christ and 

Him Crucified; as their Confession of Faith�察�and pure and simple living 

for His sake as their object in life�察�is one of the ironies of history。 

     Nor   did   the   Halle   party   confine   itself   to   criticism。Some   years   later 

Zinzendorf   was   for   a   time   driven   into   exile�察  �and   narrowly   escaped   the 

confiscation      of   all  his  property�察   �while    its  methods     of  obstructing     the 

missionary   and   colonizing   efforts   of   the   Moravians   will   appear   in   the 

further history of the Georgia colony。 



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        Chapter II。 Negotiations with the 

                     Trustees of Georgia。 



     The Schwenkfelders。 

     Among those who came to share the hospitalities of Count Zinzendorf 

during the years immediately preceding the renewal of the Unitas Fratrum�察�

were     a  company      of  Schwenkfelders。Their        sojourn    on   his  estate   was 

comparatively brief�察�and their association with the Moravian Church only 

temporary�察�but they are of interest because their necessities led directly to 

the Moravian settlements in Georgia and Pennsylvania。 

     The    Schwenkfelders       took   their  name    from   Casper    Schwenkfeld�察      �a 

Silesian     nobleman     contemporary       with   Luther�察   �who    had   in  the   main 

embraced the Reformer's doctrines�察�but formed some opinions of his own 

in regard to the Lord's Supper�察�and one or two other points。His followers 

were persecuted in turn by Lutherans and Jesuits�察�and in 1725 a number of 

them   threw   themselves   on   the   mercy   of   Count   Zinzendorf。He   permitted 

them to stay for a while at Herrnhut�察�where their views served to increase 

the confusion   which   prevailed   prior   to   the   revival   of   1727�察 �about   which 

time he moved them to Ober´Berthelsdorf。 

     In 1732�察�Zinzendorf's personal enemies accused him�察�before the Saxon 

Court�察    �of   being    a  dangerous      man�察   �and    the   Austrian     Government 

complained that he was enticing its subjects to remove to his estates。 The 

Count asked for a judicial investigation�察�which was granted�察�the Prefect of 

Goerlitz     spending    three   days   in  a  rigid  examination      of  the  affairs  of 

Herrnhut。The result was a most favorable report�察�showing the orthodoxy 

of   the   settlers�察  �and   that   instead   of   urging   emigration   from   Bohemia   and 

Moravia�察  �Zinzendorf   had   protested   against   it�察  �receiving   only   those   who 

were     true   exiles   for   conscience'     sake。   In  spite   of   this  the   Saxon 

Government�察       �a  few   months     later�察 �forbade    him    to  receive   any    more 

refugees。 

     In April�察  �1733�察  �a   decree   went   forth   that   all   Schwenkfelders   were   to 

leave   the   Kingdom   of   Saxony。This�察  �of   course�察  �affected   those   who   were 



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living   at   Ober´Berthelsdorf�察  �and   a   committee   of   four   waited   on   Count 

Zinzendorf�察�and requested him to secure a new home for them in the land 

of   Georgia   in   North   America。Probably   Zinzendorf�察  �whose   attention   had 

been     caught    by    the   attractive   advertisements       of   the   Trustees�察   �had 

unofficially suggested the idea to them。 

     Lest    his  opening     negotiations     with    the  English     Company       should 

foment     the   trouble   at  home�察   �he   sent  his  first  communication        to  them 

anonymously�察�about the end of 1733。 

     ;A   nobleman�察     �of   the  Protestant    religion�察  �connected     with    the  most 

influential families of Germany�察�has decided to live for a time in America�察�

without�察�however�察�renouncing his estates in Germany。But as circumstances 

render it inadvisable for him to take such a step hastily�察�he wishes to send 

in advance a number of families of his dependents�察�composed of honest�察�

sturdy�察   �industrious�察    �skillful�察 �economical      people�察   �well   ordered    in  their 

domestic affairs�察�who�察�having no debts�察�will try to sell such possessions as 

they   cannot   take   with   them   in   order   to   raise   the   funds   for   establishing 

themselves in their new home。 

     ;This nobleman�察�on his part�察�promises�此�

     ��1��To be governed by the King�察�and the English Nation�察�in all things�察�

matters of conscience alone excepted�察�that is�察�he will be true to the Prince�察�

the   Protestant   Succession�察  �and   Parliament   in   everything   relating   to   the 

estates he may receive in this country�察�and thereto will pledge his life�察�and 

the property he may in future hold under the protection of His Majesty of 

Great Britain。 

     ��2��To be surety for the dependents that he sends over�察�and to assume 

only such jurisdiction over them as is customary among English Lords on 

their estates。 

     ��3��To     carefully   repay    the   English    Nation     such   sums    as   may    be 

advanced for his establishment in Georgia�察�and moreover�察�as soon as the 

property   is    in  good    condition�察   �to  consider    it  only   as  rented   until  the 

obligation is discharged。 

     ��4��To assist the King and Nation�察�with all zeal and by all means in his 

power�察�to carry out His Majesty's designs for Georgia。 He will bring to that 

all the insight and knowledge of a man of affairs�察�who from youth up has 



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studied the most wholesome principles and laws for a State�察�and has had 

personal experience in putting them into execution�察�but�察�on the other hand�察�

he has learned such self´con

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