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and   forced   to   land。   Knowing       that   a   sloop  would   sail   in   two   days   he 

returned to Savannah�察�meaning to go to Charlestown on her�察�but on trying 

the lot he received direction to wait for the present in Savannah。 

     While     Boehler     was    making     his  attempt     among     the   negroes�察   �some 

changes   were   taking   place   in   the   Savannah   Congregation。   He   had   been 

very   much   distressed   by   the   condition   he   found   when   he   arrived�察  �for 

owing   partly   to     their   many   difficulties    and   partly   to   Seifert's   absence 

among the Indians�察�no Communion had been celebrated for a year�察�and the 

;bands; had been dropped。The Bible and prayer gatherings were steadily 

observed�察 �but it   seemed   to   him  there   was   a   lack of   harmony  among   the 

members�察�and they were by no means ready to take him at once into their 

confidence。Seifert�察 �too�察  �was   not   well�察  �and   had   been   obliged   to   leave  the 

Indians�察�and return to Savannah。 

     The   Indian   work   was   most   discouraging�察  �for   the   men   were   careless 

and drunken�察�and in January�察�1739�察�even Rose gave up�察�and moved back to 

Savannah   with   his   family。In   October�察  �Tomochichi   died�察  �and   was   buried 

with   great   pomp   in   Percival   Square   in   Savannah。The   Moravians   were 

asked   to   furnish   music   at   the   funeral�察  �but   declined�察  �and   it   was   hardly 

missed amid the firing of minute guns�察�and three volleys over his grave。 

After his death his little village was abandoned�察�and the question of further 

missionary efforts there settled itself。 



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     During the winter John Regnier became deeply incensed at some plain 

speaking   from   Schulius�察  �and   decided   to   leave   at   once   for   Europe�察  �the 

Congregation paying his way。He   probably went to   Herrnhut�察�as that   had 

been    his   intention   some     months    previously�察    �and   later  he  served    as  a 

missionary in Surinam。In after years he returned to Pennsylvania�察�where 

he joined those who were inimical to the Moravians。 

     Peter Rose�察�his wife and daughter left for Pennsylvania soon after their 

withdrawal from Irene。They settled in Germantown�察�and there Peter died 

March   12th�察  �1740。Catherine   married   John   Michael   Huber   in   1742�察  �who 

died five years later on a voyage to the West Indies。 Being for the third 

time a widow�察�she became one of the first occupants of the Widows' House 

in   Bethlehem�察     �and   served    as   a  Deaconess      for  many     years�察  �dying   in 

1798。Mary Magdalena became the wife of Rev。 Paul Peter Bader in 1763。 

     On August 10th�察�1739�察�John Michael Schober died after a brief illness�察�

the ninth of the Moravian colonists to find their final resting place beside 

the Savannah River。 

     In   September�察     �General     Oglethorpe      received    instructions     to  make 

reprisals on the Spanish for their depredations on the southern borders of 

the   Georgia   Province。He   rightly  judged   this   to   be   the   precursor   of   open 

hostilities�察�and hastened his preparations to put Carolina and Georgia in a 

state of defense。In October the British Government declared war on Spain�察�

and   November   witnessed   the   beginning   of   fighting   in   the   Colonies。Of 

course this meant a re´opening of the old discussion as to the Moravians' 

liability for service�察�a repetition of the old arguments�察�and a renewal of the 

popular   indignation。   Oglethorpe   was   fairly   considerate   of   them�察  �thought 

Zinzendorf ought to have provided for two men�察�but added that he did not 

want the Moravians driven away。Still the situation was uncomfortable�察�and 

the Moravians began to make arrangements for their final departure。 

     By   this   time   Boehler   had   won   his   way   into   the   confidence   of   the 

Savannah congregation�察�and had learned that he was not the only one who 

had the Lord's interests at heart。With Seifert again in charge of affairs�察�the 

religious services had taken on new life�察�and on October 18th�察�John Martin 

Mack was confirmed。Judith Toeltschig�察�however�察�gave them great concern�察�

and   her   brother   Michael   Haberland   sided   with   her�察  �so   that   the   company 



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gladly saw them sail for Germany in the latter part of January�察�1740。There 

Michael   married�察  �and   returned   to America   in   May�察  �1749�察  �as   one   of   the 

large company which came to settle in Bethlehem�察�where he died in 1783。 

Judith joined her husband in England�察�and in 1742 was serving as ;sick´ 

waiter; of the Pilgrim Congregation in London。 

     This    left  only   six  Moravians      in  Savannah�察    �for   John   Boehner     had 

already started for Pennsylvania on January 20th。 He had a very sore arm 

which     they    hoped    would     be   benefited    by   the   change�察    �and   he   was 

commissioned to try and gather together the members who had preceded 

him�察  �and   to   make   arrangements   for   the   reception   of   the   remnant   which 

was     soon   to  follow。He     aided    faithfully   during    the  early   days    of  the 

settlement at Nazareth and Bethlehem�察�and in 1742 went as a missionary 

to the island of St。 Thomas�察�where he labored earnestly and successfully 

for the rest of his life�察�and died in 1787。 

     Nothing   now   remained   for   the   members   still   in   Savannah�察  �but   to   so 

arrange matters that they might leave on the first opportunity。 Oglethorpe 

had already bought their trumpets and French horns at a good price�察�but 

they needed to sell their rice and household furniture to provide sufficient 

funds for their journey。This was happily arranged on the 2nd of February�察�

when George Whitefield�察�who had reached Savannah for the second time a 

few days before�察�came to see them�察�promised to buy all they cared to sell�察�

and offered them free passage to Pennsylvania。 This offer they gratefully 

accepted�察  �receiving   37   Pounds   for   their   household   goods�察  �and   on   April 

13th�察   �1740�察   �they   sailed   with   Whitefield     on   his  sloop   the   `Savannah'�察�

Captain Thomas Gladman。 Their land and improvements were left in the 

hands of an Agent�察�and the town house was rented to some of Whitefield's 

followers for a hospital。 

     With the Moravians went the two boys�察�Benjamin Somers and James  

�察 �who   had   been   given   into   their   hands   by  the   Savannah   magistrates   in 

1735�察�and a young woman�察�Johanna Hummel�察�of Purisburg。The two lads 

gave them much trouble in Pennsylvania�察�and Benjamin was finally bound 

out   in   1748�察  �while   James   ran   away。Johanna   married   John   Boehner�察  �and 

sailed with him to the West Indies in 1742�察�but died at sea before reaching 

there。 



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     Boehler   and   his   company   expected   to   find   Spangenberg   and   Bishop 

Nitschmann   in   Pennsylvania�察  �and   were   much   disappointed   to   learn   that 

both were absent。 They scarcely knew what to do�察�but Boehler held them 

together�察  �and   when   Whitefield   decided   to   buy   a   large   tract   of   land   and 

build    thereon    a  Negro     school�察  �and   a  town    for  his   English    friends   of 

philanthropic   mind�察  �and   when   the   Moravians   were   offered   the   task   of 

erecting the first house there�察�Boehler and his companions gladly accepted 

the work。Bethlehem followed in due time�察�and all were among those who 

organized that congregation。 David Zeisberger�察�Sr

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