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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