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intervals during the following months。 

     The intimacy between Ingham and the Moravians became closer and 

closer�察�and in July�察�1742�察�he formally handed over the care of his societies 

in Yorkshire and Lascashire to   the Moravian Church�察�himself going into 

new fields�察�and then giving new societies into their keeping。 It has often 

been   stated   that   Ingham   was   a   Moravian�察  �but   this   is   a   mistake。   During 

these   years   he   worked   with   them   shoulder   to   shoulder�察  �but   there   is   no 

record of his having been received into their Church as a member�察�nor did 

they reordain him into their ministry。 The situation would be more strange 

to´day than it was then�察�for there was apparent chaos in England�察�the Spirit 

of God moving upon the face of the waters before ;light shone�察�and order 

from disorder sprung�察─�and the Moravians did not care to emphasize their 

independence   of   the   Anglican   Church   lest   it   injure   their   usefulness。   In 

1744�察�when England was threatened with a French invasion�察�a number of 

loyal addresses were presented to the King�察�and among them one from the 

;United      Brethren     in  England�察    �in   union    with    the  ancient    Protestant 

Episcopal   Bohemian   and   Moravian   church�察─  �a   designation   selected   after 

long and careful discussion as to a true term which would avoid placing 

them among the Dissenters from the Church of England。 

     When   the   Moravians   took   over  the Yorkshire  Societies   in   1742   they 

established      headquarters     at   Smith    House�察   �near    Halifax�察   �but  this   not 

proving   permanently   available�察  �Ingham�察  �in   1744�察  �bought   an   estate   near 

Pudsey�察    �where    the   Moravians      planted    a  settlement    which    they   called 

;Lamb's Hill;�察�later ;Fulneck;。 In 1746 and 1749 Ingham presented to the 

Moravians the ground on which the Chapel and two other houses stood�察�

but for the rest they paid him an annual rent。The property is now held of 

Ingham's descendents on a lease for five hundred years。 

     In   1753     Ingham     withdrew      from    his   close   association     with    the 

Moravians�察�and established a new circle of societies�察�himself ordaining the 



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ministers   who   served   them。These   societies   flourished   for   a   while�察  �but 

about     1759    Ingham     became      imbued     with    the  doctrines     of  a  certain 

Sandeman�察�and the result was the almost total wrecking of his societies。 

This   broke   Ingham's   heart�察  �and   affected   his   mind�察  �so   that   his   last   days 

were very sad。He passed away in 1772�察�and his societies gradually merged 

themselves into other churches。 

     John    Toeltschig�察    �Ingham's     friend   in  Georgia     and   his  co´laborer    in 

Yorkshire�察�came to England in November�察�1739�察�in company with Hutton�察�

who     had    been    to  Germany      to   form    a  closer   acquaintance      with    the 

Moravians。 After the debt to the Trustees was paid�察�Toeltschig had eagerly 

planned new things for Georgia�察 �extension of work among the Indians�察�a 

settlement      further    up   the   Savannah      River�察  �the   strengthening      of   the 

Savannah Congregation�察�from which missionaries could be drawn and by 

which they should be supported while laboring among the heathen tribes。 

He offered to return to America at once�察�ready for any duty�察�but requesting 

that he might not be sole financial manager again�察�as he had found it most 

difficult    to  attend   to  those   duties�察  �and   at  the   same    time   share   in  the 

spiritual work。 

     The     elders     of   the    Church�察    �after    carefully     weighing      all   the 

circumstances�察�decided not to send him back to Georgia�察�but that he should 

go to England�察�to labor in the Fetter Lane Society�察�and among its friends。 

     The   first   step   was   a   visit   to   Ingham   in Yorkshire�察  �and   the   reception 

given him was so cordial and the field so promising that he went again�察�

and yet again。 Boehler and Spangenberg returned to England and traveled 

hither and thither in response to the calls that came from every side�察�other 

members aided as they could�察�and the societies under their direction grew 

apace。     Fetter    Lane     Society    was    organized      into   a   congregation      in 

November�察       �1742�察  �and    the  others   followed     in  due    time。The     Moravian 

Church was introduced into Ireland�察�and took a firm hold there。 In England 

its   successes   were   paralleled   with   much   opposition�察  �and   in   1749�察  �after 

several     years   of   preparation�察    �an  appeal    was    made     to  Parliament     for 

recognition       as  a   Protestant     Episcopal     Church�察    �with    full   liberty   of 

conscience       and   worship      throughout     Great    Britain    and    her   colonies。 

General Oglethorpe warmly championed their cause�察�and after a thorough 



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investigation of Moravian history and doctrine�察�the bill was passed�察�May 

12th�察  �1749�察  �and   the   Moravian   right   to   liberty   of   worship�察  �freedom   from 

military     service�察   �and    exemption      from    oath´taking     was    unreservedly 

granted。 

     While     not   involved    in  these   Parliamentary   proceedings�察        �Toeltschig 

played an important   part in the   development of the   Moravian Church in 

England   and   Ireland。Although   he   had   great   success   as   a   preacher�察  �his 

especial   talents   were   as   an   organizer�察  �and   as   leader   of   the   ;bands;�察  �as 

might   be   expected   of   a   man   with   a   judicial   mind�察  �executive   ability�察  �and 

great   tact。He   was   Elder   of   the   ;Pilgrim   Congregation;   formed   at   Fetter 

Lane in May�察�1742�察�a congregation composed exclusively of ;laborers; in 

the Lord's vineyard�察�and he was also one of the committee charged with 

the oversight of the general work。 

     In   February�察    �1748�察   �he   went    to  Ireland�察   �as  superintendent      of   the 

societies   there�察  �some   of   which   had   been   organized   by   Wesley�察  �but   now 

wished to unite with the Moravians。In 1752 he conducted a company of 

colonists to Pennsylvania�察�but the next year went back to Ireland�察�where 

certain troubles had arisen which he could quiet better than any one else。 

     After Zinzendorf's death in 1760�察�Toeltschig was one of that company 

of leading men who met in Herrnhut to provide for the immediate needs of 

the Moravian Church�察�whose enemies prophesied disintegration upon the 

death   of   the   man   who   had   been   at   its   head   for   more   than   thirty   years。 

These predictions failed of fulfillment�察�and ;it was demonstrated that the 

Lord had further employment for the Unitas Fratrum。; 

     Less renowned than many  of his confreres�察�Toeltschig   was a type   of 

that class of Moravians who carried their Church through slight and blight 

into the respect and good´will of the world。 Industrious and scrupulously 

exact   in   business   affairs�察  �courteous   and   considerate   in   his   dealings   with 

others�察�firm and fearless in matters of conscience�察�bold to declare his faith�察�

and witness for his Master�察�energetic and ;conservatively progressive; in 

promoting the growth of his church�察�he took little part in the controversies 

of his day�察�but devoted himself unreservedly to preaching the Gospel as it 

was read by John Hus�察�by the founders of the ancient Unitas Fratrum�察�by 

the renewers of that Church in Herrnhut�察 �Salvation by faith in Christ and 



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