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members met in the Lord's Supper�察�to which all were welcomed whose life 

was beyond reproach。In Holland they enjoyed the same privileges as other 

sects�察  �and   had   a   following   in Amsterdam�察  �Haarlem�察  �Rotterdam�察  �Leyden�察�

etc。 

     It appeared that the Schwenkfelders had first addressed themselves to 

these   Collegiants�察    �especially   to   Cornelius     van   Putten   in  Haarlem�察    �and 

Pieter Koker in Rotterdam�察�but when their need grew more pressing they 

appealed to Count Zinzendorf。When he was not able to obtain for them all 

they wanted�察�they turned again to the Collegiants�察�and were in conference 

with them in Rotterdam。The Collegiants were very much opposed to the 

Georgia      Colony�察      �the  Dutch    intensely   disliked     anything    that  would 

connect them with England�察─ �and although Thomas Coram�察�one of the 

Trustees�察�who happened to be in Rotterdam�察�promised the Schwenkfelders 

free   transportation   ��which had   been   refused   Zinzendorf���察�the   Collegiants 

persuaded   them   not   to   go   to   Georgia。Their   chief   argument   was   that   the 

English Government sent its convicts to Georgia�察�a proof that it was not a 

good     land�察  �and   the   Schwenkfelders        were    also  told   that   the  English 

intended to use them as slaves。 

     Disturbed   by   this   view   of   the   case�察  �the   Schwenkfelders   accepted   an 

offer of free transportation to Pennsylvania�察�where they arrived in safety 

on the 22nd of September。 

     Spangenberg had wished to serve as their pastor in Georgia�察�thinking it 

would   give   him   opportunity   to   carry   out   his   cherished   wish   to   bear   the 

gospel message to the heathen�察�and he felt himself still in a measure bound 

to them�察�despite their change of purpose�察�and at a somewhat later time did 

visit them in their new home。There was some idea of then taking them to 

Georgia�察  �but   it   did   not   materialize�察  �and   they   remained   permanently   in 

Pennsylvania�察       �settling   in   the   counties     of   Montgomery�察       �Berks    and 

Lehigh。Their descendents there preserve the customs of their fathers�察�and 

are   the   only   representatives   of   the   Schwenkfelder   form   of   doctrine�察  �the 

sect having become extinct in Europe。 



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       Preliminary Steps。 

     While the exile of the Schwenkfelders was the immediate cause which 

led   Zinzendorf   to   open   negotiations   with   the   Trustees   of   the   Colony   of 

Georgia�察 �the   impulse   which   prompted   him  involved   far   more   than   mere 

assistance   to   them。Foreign   Missions�察  �in   the   modern   sense   of   the   word�察�

were almost unknown in Zinzendorf's boyhood�察�yet from his earliest days 

his   thoughts   turned   often   to   those   who   lay   beyond   the   reach   of   gospel 

light。In 1730�察�while on a visit to Copenhagen�察�he heard that the Lutheran 

Missionary Hans Egede�察�who for years had been laboring single handed to 

convert     the   Eskimos     of   Greenland�察    �was    sorely   in  need    of  help�察  �and 

Anthony�察  �the   negro   body´servant   of   a   Count   Laurwig�察  �gave   him   a   most 

pathetic   description   of   the   condition   of   the   negro   slaves   in   the   Danish 

West Indies。 

     Filled with enthusiasm�察 �Zinzendorf  returned to Herrnhut�察�and poured 

the two stories into willing ears�察�for ever since the great revival of 1727 

the Moravian emigrants had been scanning the field�察�anxious to carry the 

;good news; abroad�察�and held back only by the apparent impossibility of 

going forward。Who were they�察�without influence�察�without means�察�without 

a country even�察�that they should take such an office upon themselves�拭�But 

the    desire   remained�察    �and    at  this  summons       they    prepared    to   do   the 

impossible。In August�察�1732�察�two men started for St。 Thomas�察 �in April�察�

1733�察�three  more sailed   for Greenland�察 �and   in the  face of hardships   that 

would   have   daunted   men   of   less   than   heroic   mold�察  �successful   missions 

were established at both places。 

     But   this   was   not   enough。;My   passionate   desire�察─  �wrote   Zinzendorf 

from   Herrnhut   in   January�察  �1735�察   �my   passionate   desire   to   make   Jesus 

known       among     the   heathen     has   found    a   satisfaction    in   the  blessed 

Greenland�察�St。 Thomas and Lapp work�察�but without appeasing my hunger。 

I therefore look into every opportunity which presents itself�察�seeking that 

the kingdom of my Redeemer may be strengthened among men。; 

     Nor did he lack ready assistants�察�for the Moravians were as eager as he。 

;When       we   in  Herrnhut     heard    of  Georgia�察   �of   which    much    was    being 

published   in   the   newspapers�察  �and   when   we   realized   the   opportunity   it 

would give to carry the Truth to the heathen�察�several Brethren�察�who had 



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the Lord's honor much at heart�察�were led�察�doubtless by His hand�察�to think 

that   it   would   be   a   good   plan   to   send   some   Brethren   thither�察  �if   it   might 

please the Lord to bless our work among the heathen�察�and so to bring those 

poor souls�察�now far from Christ�察�nigh unto Him。We tried to learn about the 

land�察   �but   could   secure    no   accurate    information�察     �for  some     spoke    from 

hearsay�察�others with prejudice�察�and many more with too great partiality。But 

we   at   last   decided   to   venture�察  �in   the   faith   that   the   Lord   would   help   us 

through。; 

     The   needs   of   the   Schwenkfelders   gave   a   new   turn   to   their   thoughts�察�

and    suggested      the  advantages      that   might    accrue    from    a  settlement    in 

America   to   which   they   might   all   retreat   if   the   persecution   in      Saxony 

waxed   violent�察  �but   early  in   the   year   1734�察  �the   question   ;Shall   we   go   to 

Georgia only as Colonists�察�or also as Missionaries�拭─�was submitted to the 

lot�察�and the answer was ;As Missionaries also。; 

     The     defection     of   the   Schwenkfelders�察       �therefore�察   �while    a   serious 

interference with the Herrnhut plan�察�was not allowed to ruin the project。 

Zinzendorf wrote again to the Trustees�察�and they repeated their promise of 

land�察�provided his colonists would go at their own expense。 

     After    much     consultation     the   decision    was    reached    that   Zinzendorf 

should ask for a tract of five hundred acres�察�and that ten men should be 

sent over to begin a town�察�their families and additional settlers to follow 

them in a few months。 

     The next step was to find a way to send these men across the Atlantic。 

Baron   George   Philipp   Frederick   von   Reck�察 �a   nephew   of   Herr   von   Pfeil�察�

who had led the first company of Salzburgers to Georgia�察�was planning to 

take a second company in the course of the next months。 He was young 

and enthusiastic�察�met Zinzendorf's overtures most kindly�察�and even visited 

Herrnhut in the early part of October�察�1734�察�when�察�as it happened�察�nine of 

the      prospective        colonists       were      formally        presented       to     the 

Congregation。Baron   Reck   was   very   much   impressed�察  �promised   to   take 

with   him  to   Georgia   any  of   the Moravians   who   wished   to   go�察  �and   even 

sent to David Nitschmann�察�who was to conduct the party as far as London�察�

full   authorization   to   bring   as   many   as   desired   to   come�察  �promising   each 

man   who   went   at   his   own   expense   a   fifty´acre   freehold in   Georgia�察  �and 



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