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they   expected�察  �Boehler   and   his   friend   had   ample   opportunity   to   make 

acquaintances   in   the   metropolis。They   sent   word   of   their   arrival   to   those 

Germans who had learned   to know Zinzendorf   and the earlier   Moravian 

emigrants   to   Georgia�察  �and   on   the   first   Sunday   ;the   brethren;�察  。�as   they 

affectionately called all who�察�like themselves�察�were interested in living a 

Christian     life�撮�  came    to   them�察   �and   a  series   of   meetings     for  prayer�察�

conference�察  �and   instruction   was   begun。   Boehler   was   a   man   of   attractive 



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personality�察    �and    convincing      earnestness�察   �and    in   spite  of   his   slight 

knowledge   of   their   language   many   English   also   became   interested   and 

formed a society similar to that begun by Zinzendorf�察�the two soon uniting 

in the Fetter Lane Society。 

     Ten days after Boehler reached London he accepted an invitation from 

the two Wesleys�察�and went with them to Oxford。 There he was most kindly 

received�察�preached in Latin once or twice each day�察�and had many private 

conversations       with    inquirers。   Among       those   with    whom     he    became 

acquainted was the Rev。 John Gambold�察�who later became a bishop in the 

Moravian       Church�察   �and   many    others   were    mightily   stirred   to  seek   the 

salvation of their souls。 

     Noting how little English Boehler and Schulius knew�察�Gen。 Oglethorpe 

offered   them   a   boy   who     was   bright   and   intelligent�察  �could   speak   both 

English and German�察�and understood some French�察�and they found him so 

serviceable that they asked and obtained permission to take him with them 

to Carolina。 

     Through      Wesley�察   �Boehler     heard    that  Gen。    Oglethorpe     was    much 

surprised   at   the   speed   with   which   he   acquired   English�察  �and   that   he   had 

asked whether Boehler would consent to serve as Minister of the Church 

of England in Savannah�察�if that Congregation remained without a pastor。 

Boehler expressed his willingness to preach at any time�察�but declined to 

administer   the   Sacraments   for   any   denomination   except   his   own�察  �so   the 

appointment was not made。 

     On the 28th of April�察�the baggage of the Missionaries was put aboard 

the `Union Galley'�察�Capt。 Moberley�察�with instructions that Boehler and his 

companions should join her at Portsmouth。 Neisser was to go with them to 

Georgia�察�and from there�察�as opportunity offered�察�to St。 Thomas�察�but while 

the ship lay at Portsmouth other instructions reached him�察�and Oglethorpe 

kindly made no objection to his withdrawing his box and staying behind�察�

though he did not quite understand it。 

     On   the   15th   of   May�察  �Peter   Boehler�察  �George   Schulius�察  �and      the   lad 

Simon Peter Harper�察�left London�察�but finding the ship not yet ready to sail�察�

they�察  �by   Oglethorpe's   instructions�察  �went   to   Southampton   where   some   of 

the vessels were lying。 



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     Returning to Portsmouth they embarked on May 22nd�察�and soon found 

they were ;to dwell in Sodom and Gomorrah; during their voyage。 On the 

30th the fleet sailed to Southampton for the soldiers�察�and when they came 

aboard four days later ;Sodom and Gomorrah were fully reproduced。;As 

the ships lay off Spithead a conspiracy was discovered�察 �the soldiers on 

one vessel had planned to kill their officers�察�take what money they could 

find�察  �and   escape   to   France。During   the   voyage   there   were   several   fights 

among the soldiers�察�or between them and the sailors�察�and in one drunken 

riot a soldier cut off a young girl's hand。;The Lord was our defense and 

shield�察  �and   we   were   among   them  like   Daniel   in   the   midst   of   the   lions�察─�

wrote Boehler�察�for the quiet�察�Bible´reading Moravians found little to like 

in their rough associates�察�who cared for them just as little�察�and wished they 

could be thrown overboard。 

     The ships put to sea July 16th and reached the Madeiras on the 29th�察�

where   they   were   detained   until   the   8th   of August。Boehler   and   Schulius 

went on   shore   a   number   of   times�察  �were   courteously  treated   by  the   most 

prominent Catholic priest there�察�climbed a mountain for the exercise�察�and 

particularly enjoyed their escape from turmoil and confusion。The captain�察�

who had taken a dislike to them�察�tried to prevent their leaving the ship�察�but 

Oglethorpe   stood   their   friend�察  �and   ordered   that   they   should   have   entire 

liberty。For   Boehler�察  �as   for   many   who   had   preceded   him�察  �Georgia   and 

Carolina      were    to   be   a  school     where    great    life  lessons    would     be 

learned。Fresh from the University halls of Jena�察�he had met the students of 

Oxford on equal footing�察�quickly winning their respect and admiration�察�but 

these     soldiers   and    sailors�察  �restless�察  �eager    for  excitement�察     �rude   and 

unlettered�察�were a new thing to him�察�a book written in a language to which 

he had no key。Later he would learn to find some point of contact with the 

unlearned as well as the learned�察�with the negro slave and the Yorkshire 

collier as well as the student of theology�察�but just now his impulse was to 

hold himself aloof and let their wild spirits dash against him like waves 

about the base of a lighthouse which sends a clear�察�strong beam across the 

deep�察�but has few rays for the tossing billows just beneath。 

     On the 18th of September land was sighted�察�and on the 29th the fleet 

anchored in the harbor of St。 Simon's Island�察�and with grateful hearts the 



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Moravians watched the landing of the soldiers。 On the 4th of October they 

transferred their baggage to a sloop bound for Savannah�察�which sailed the 

6th�察�but on account of head winds did not reach Savannah until the 16th。 

The Moravians still at Savannah came in a boat to welcome them�察�and take 

them to their house�察�but Boehler was anxious to see the scene of his future 

labors�察�and stayed in town only a few days�察�leaving on the 21st for a tour 

through      Carolina。Schulius       accompanied       him    all  the  way�察   �and   several 

others as far as the Indian town where Rose was living with his wife and 

child。Here       they    talked     of   many      things    regarding      the    Savannah 

Congregation�察  �but   on   the   following   afternoon   the   missionaries   went   on 

their   way�察   �Zeisberger�察   �Haberland�察     �Boehner     and   Regnier     accompanying 

them to Purisburg。 

     There   Boehler   and   Schulius   lodged   with   one   of   the   Swiss   who   had 

come      to  Georgia     with   Spangenberg       and   the   first  company。     His   wife 

expressed      the   wish    that  the   Moravians      in  Savannah      would     take   her 

thirteen´year´old daughter the following winter�察�and give her instruction�察�

for   which   she   would   gladly   pay。   Boehler   took   occasion   to   speak   to   the 

couple      about    salvation    and    the   Saviour�察    �and   they    appeared     to   be 

moved。Indeed   this   was   the   main   theme   of   all   his   conversations。To   the 

owners   of   the   plantations   visited�察  �he   spoke   of   their   personal   needs�察  �and 

their responsibility for the souls of their slaves�察�while to the slaves he told 

the love of God�察�filling them with wonder�察�for most of them were newly 

imported from the wilds of Africa�察�and suspicious even of kindness。 Many 

knew little of the Engli

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