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

time   this   has   happened�察     �and   the   two   men   found   themselves   utterly   at 

variance�察  �for Whitefield   held   the   extreme   Calvinistic   view�察  �while   Hagen 

argued that all men   who would might be   saved。Hagen therefore went to 

the home of John Brownfield�察�who shared his views�察�and made him very 

welcome�察  �and   from   there   carried   on   his   work   among   the   residents   of 

Savannah and Purisburg。 

     Whitefield   returned   to   Pennsylvania   in   November�察  �1740�察 �nursing   his 

wrath   against   Hagen�察  �and   finding   Boehler   to   be   of   the   same   mind�察  �he 

peremptorily ordered the Moravians to leave his land。Neighbors interfered�察�

and cried shame on him for turning the little company adrift in the depth 

of winter�察�and he finally agreed to let them stay for a while in the log cabin 

which      was   sheltering     them    while    they   were    building    the   large   stone 

house。The opportune arrival of Bishop Nitschmann and his company�察�and 

the    purchase     of   the  Bethlehem       tract�察  �soon   relieved     them    from    their 

uncomfortable        position�察   �and   later   the  Nazareth     tract   was   bought     from 

Whitefield�察�and the work they had begun for him was completed for their 

own use。 

     Whitefield�察�in after years�察�rather excused himself for his first harshness 

toward the Moravians�察�but a letter written by him to a friend in 1742�察�is a 

good statement of the armed truce which existed among the great religious 

leaders of that day。;Where the spirit of God is in any great degree�察�there 

will be   union   of   avail�察  �tho'   there   may  be   difference   in   sentiments。This   I 

have learnt�察�my dear Brother�察�by happy experience�察�and find great freedom 

and peace in my soul thereby。 This makes me love the Moravian Brethren 

tho'   I   cannot   agree   with   them   in   many   of   their   principles。I   cannot   look 

upon them as willful deceivers�察�but as persons who hazard their lives for 

the sake of the Gospel。 Mr。 Wesley is as certainly wrong in some things as 

they�察  �and   Mr。   Law   as   wrong   also。Yet   I   believe   both   Mr。   Law   and   Mr。 

Wesley and Count Zinzendorf will shine bright in Glory。I have not given 

way to the Moravian Brethren�察�nor any other who I thought were in the 

wrong�察�no�察�not for one hour。But I think it best not to dispute when there is 



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no probability of convincing。; 

     Hagen remained in   Savannah   until   February�察�1742�察 �when   he   went   to 

Bethlehem�察      �accompanied       by   Abraham      Bueninger�察    �of  Purisburg�察    �who 

entered the Moravian ministry in 1742�察�and labored among the Indians�察�the 

white settlers�察�and in the West Indies。 

     Nine more residents of Georgia followed the Moravians to Bethlehem 

in   1745�察  �John   Brownfield�察  �James   Burnside   and   his   daughter   Rebecca�察�

Henry Ferdinand Beck�察�his wife Barbara�察�their daughter Maria Christina�察�

and their sons Jonathan and David�察�all of Savannah�察�and Anna Catharine 

Kremper�察�of Purisburg。All of these served faithfully in various important 

offices�察�and were valuable fruit of the efforts in Georgia。 

     John    Hagen    was    appointed    Warden     of  the   Nazareth    congregation�察�

when it was organized�察�and died at Shamokin in 1747。 

     1746。 

     General     Oglethorpe      was   much     impressed     by   the  industry    of  the 

Moravians in Savannah�察�and was sorry to see them leave the Province。In 

October�察  �1746�察  �therefore�察  �he   proposed   to   Count   Zinzendorf   that   a   new 

attempt should be made further up the Savannah River。He offered to give 

them five hundred and twenty´six acres near Purisburg�察�and to arrange for 

two men to be stationed in Augusta�察�either as licensed Traders�察�for many 

Indians came there�察�or as Schoolmasters。 

     Zinzendorf   thought   well   of   the   plan�察  �and   accepted   the   tract�察  �which 

Oglethorpe deeded to him Nov。 1st�察�1746�察�the land lying on the Carolina 

side   of   the   Savannah   River�察  �adjoining   the   township   of   Purisburg�察  �where 

Boehler and Schulius had made many friends。 

     No colonists�察�however�察�were sent over�察�and the title to the land lapsed 

for lack of occupancy�察�as that to Old Fort�察�on the Ogeechee�察�had already 

done。 

     1774。 

     Early in 1774�察�Mr。 Knox�察�Under´Secretary of State in London�察�asked 

for   missionaries   to   preach   the   Gospel   to   the   slaves   on   his   plantation   in 

Georgia。     He   offered    a  small   piece   of  land�察  �whereon     they   might   live 

independently�察�and promised ample store of provisions。 

     This   time   the   plan   was   carried   into   execution�察  �and   Ludwig   Mueller�察�



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formerly teacher in the Pedagogium at Niesky�察�with John George Wagner 

as his companion�察�went to England�察�and sailed from there to Georgia。 They 

settled on Mr。 Knox's plantation�察�and at once began to visit and instruct the 

slaves�察       �and       preach        to      the      whites       living       in      the 

neighborhood。;Knoxborough;   lay   on   a   creek   about   sixteen   miles   from 

Savannah�察  �midway  between   that   town   and   Ebenezer。 The   land   had   been 

settled   by   Germans�察  �Salzburgers   and   Wittenbergers�察  �and   Mr。   Knox   had 

bought      up   their  fifty  acre   tracts�察  �combining      them    into   a  large   rice 

plantation。The homes of the Germans had been allowed to fall into ruin�察�

the     overseer     occupying       a   three´roomed       house�察    �with    an    outside 

kitchen。Mueller was given a room in the overseer's house�察�preaching there 

to the white neighbors who chose to hear him�察�and to the negroes in the 

large shed that sheltered the stamping mill。 Wagner occupied a room cut 

off from the kitchen。 

     In   February�察  �1775�察  �Frederick   William   Marshall�察�Agent   of   the   Unitas 

Fratrum  on   the Wachovia Tract   in   North   Carolina�察 。�with   headquarters   at 

Salem��       visited    Georgia     to   inspect     the   Moravian       property     there�察�

accompanied   by   Andrew   Broesing�察  �who   joined   Mueller   and   Wagner   in 

their missionary work。It had been suggested that the Moravians preach in 

a   church   at   a   little   place   called   Goshen�察  �near   ;Knoxborough;�察  �a   church 

which had been built by subscriptions of Germans and English living in 

the   neighborhood�察  �and   had   been   used   occasionally   by   a   preacher   from 

Ebenezer。 

     At this time the Salzburgers were in a very bad condition。 Bolzius had 

died in 1765�察�and Rabenhorst and Triebner�察�who shared the pastorate�察�were 

greatly at variance�察�so that the entire settlement was split into factions。 Dr。 

Muehlenberg�察  �the  father of   Lutheranism  in   Pennsylvania;�察�had   come   to 

settle the difficulties�察�and heard with much displeasure of the plan to have 

the Moravians preach at Goshen。He declared�察  �I doubt not�察�according to 

their known method of insinuation�察�they will gain the most�察�if not all the 

remaining families in Goshen�察�and will also make an attempt on Ebenezer�察�

for   their   ways    are  well   adapted    to  awakened      souls。I   have   learned    by 

experience that where strife and disunion have occurred in neighborhoods 

and congregations among the Germans in America�察�there black and white 



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apostles     have    immediately   appeared�察        �and   tried   to  fish  in  the   

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