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organized that congregation。 David Zeisberger�察�Sr。�察�died there in 1744�察�his 

wife     in  1746。    Anton     Seifert   was    appointed     Elder�察  �or   Pastor   of   the 

Bethlehem Congregation�察�married�察�and took an active part in the Church 

and    School     work    there   and   at  Nazareth�察    �the  latter   tract  having    been 

purchased from Whitefield in 1741。April 8th�察�1745�察�he sailed for Europe�察�

laboring in England�察�Ireland and Holland�察�and dying at Zeist in 1785。 

     John Martin Mack became one of the leaders of the Moravian Church 

in its Mission work among the Indians in New York�察�Connecticut and Ohio 

until 1760�察�when he was sent to the negro slaves on St。 Thomas�察�preaching 

also    on   St。  Croix   and   St。  Jan�察  �and   the   English    West    Indies。   He   was 

ordained      to  the  ministry     November      13th�察   �1742�察  �and    was   consecrated 

bishop October 18th�察�1770�察�during a visit to Pennsylvania�察�this being the 

first   Episcopal   consecration   in   the   American   Province   of   the   Moravian 

Church。He was married four times�察�his last wife passing away two years 

before     his  departure。He      died   June    9th�察 �1784�察   �and   was    buried    in  the 

presence      of  a  great   concourse     of   people�察    �negro    converts�察   �planters�察�

government officers and the Governor´General。 

     David Zeisberger�察�Jr。�察�lived a life so abundant in labors�察�so picturesque 

in experiences that a brief outline utterly fails to give any conception of 

it。;The     apostle    of  the   Western     Indians     traversed    Massachusetts       and 

Connecticut�察  �New   York�察  �Pennsylvania   and   Ohio�察  �entered   Michigan   and 

Canada�察  �preaching        to  many   nations     in  many   tongues。      He   brought    the 

Gospel      to   the   Mohicans      and    Wampanoags�察        �to  the   Nanticokes      and 

Shawanese�察  �to   the   Chippewas�察  �Ottowas   and   Wyandots�察  �to   the   Unamis�察�

Unalachtgos        and   Monseys      of   the  Delaware      race�察  �to  the   Onondagas�察�

Cayugas and Senecas of the Six Nations。 Speaking the Delaware language 



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fluently�察  �as   well   as   the   Mohawk   and   Onondaga   dialects   of   the   Iroquois�察�

familiar with the Cayuga and other tongues�察�an adopted sachem of the Six 

Nations�察  �naturalized   among   the   Monseys   by   a   formal   act   of   the   tribe�察�

swaying for a number of years the Grand Council of the Delawares�察�at one 

time   Keeper   of   the Archives   of   the   Iroquois   Confederacy�察  �versed   in   the 

customs of the aborigines�察�adapting himself to their mode of thought�察�and�察�

by long habit�察�a native in many of his ways�察 �no Protestant missionary 

and few men of any other calling�察�ever exercised more real influence and 

was   more   sincerely   honored   among   the   Indians�察  �and   no   one�察  �except   the 

Catholic evangelists�察�with whom the form of baptism was the end of their 

work�察    �exceeded     him    in  the   frequency     and   hardships     of   his  journeys 

through the wilderness�察�the numbers whom he received into the Church of 

Christ�察�and brought to a consistent practice of Christianity�察�and conversion 

of characters most depraved�察�ferocious and desperate。; ;Nor must we look 

upon   Zeisberger   as   a   missionary   only�察  �he   was   one   of   the   most   notable 

pioneers of civilization our country has ever known。* * *Thirteen villages 

sprang   up   at   his   bidding�察  �where   native   agents   prepared   the   way   for   the 

husbandman and the mechanic of the coming race。; ;He was not only bold 

in God�察�fearless and full of courage�察�but also lowly of heart�察�meek of spirit�察�

never   thinking   highly   of   himself。   Selfishness   was   unknown   to   him。His 

heart poured out a stream of love to his fellowmen。In a word�察�his character 

was     upright�察  �honest�察   �loving   and   noble�察   �as  free  from   faults    as  can   be 

expected of any man this side of the grave。;* 

        *   ;Life   and   Times   of   David   Zeisberger;�察  �by   Rt。   Rev。   Edmund   de 

Schweinitz。  

     He died at Goshen�察�Ohio�察�Nov。 17th�察�1808�察�having labored among the 

Indians for sixty years。 

     Like     Spangenberg�察      �Peter    Boehler's     story   belongs     to   the   whole 

Moravian Church�察�rather than to the Georgia colony。His time was divided 

between England and America�察�in both of which spheres he labored most 

successfully。Jan。   10th�察  �1748�察  �he   was   consecrated   bishop   at   Marienborn�察�

Germany。After         Zinzendorf's      death   he   helped     frame    the   new    Church 

constitution�察�and in 1769 was elected to the governing board of the entire 

Unitas Fratrum。He died in London�察�April 20th�察�1774�察�having been there for 



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a   year   on  a  visitation   to  the   English   congregations      of  the  Moravian 

Church。 



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                 Chapter VII。 Conclusion。 



     Later Attempts in Georgia。 

     1740。 

     May 18th�察�1740�察�John Hagen arrived in Savannah。He had come over 

intending to go as missionary to the Cherokees�察�and his disappointment in 

finding that the Moravians had abandoned Georgia is another example of 

the enormous difficulty under which mission work was conducted in those 

days�察�when the most momentous events might transpire months before the 

authorities at home could be apprised of them。 

     Hagen had become very ill on the way from Charleston to Savannah�察�

and   with    none   of   his   own  people   to  turn   to   he   bethought   himself   of 

Whitefield's   offers   of   friendship�察  �and   went   to   his   house。   He   was   kindly 

received by those who were living there�察�and though he went down to the 

gates of death the portals did not open�察�and he rapidly regained his health。 

     Visiting Irene he found only a few Indian women�察�for Tomochichi was 

dead�察�and the men were all on the warpath。The opportunity of going to the 

Cherokees seemed   very doubtful�察 �for there were  none living   nearer  than 

three   hundred   miles�察  �and   distances   looked   much   greater   in   the   Georgia 

forests than in his own populous Germany。 So he concluded to accept the 

kind offers of Whitefield's household�察�and stay with them�察�making himself 

useful in the garden�察�and doing such religious work as he was able。Several 

Germans living in the town�察�who had learned to like the Moravians�察�asked 

him to hold services for them�察�to which he gladly agreed。 

     He was much pleased with the prospect for work in Savannah�察�where 

the people had been greatly stirred by Whitefield's preaching�察�and he wrote 

to   Herrnhut   urging   that   two   married   couples   be   sent   to   help   reap   the 

harvest�察  �a   request   warmly   seconded   by  Whitefield�察  �who   had   returned   to 

Savannah on June 16th。Whitefield reported the Moravians busily engaged 

in erecting a Negro school´house for him in Pennsylvania�察�and told Hagen 

he would like to have the two couples come to assist him in carrying out 

his large plans for Georgia。 

     But by the 14th of August this invitation had been withdrawn�察�Hagen 



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had   left   Whitefield's   house�察  �and   had   been   refused   work   on   Whitefield's 

plantation�察�for fear that he might contaminate the Whitefield converts。 The 

trouble   arose  over   a   discussion   on   Predestination�察     �not   the   first   or   last 

time   this   has   happened�察     �and 

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