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little　comfort。　They　had　once　hoped　for　reinforcements；　earnest　men　and　women　who　would　strengthen　their　hands　for　the　work　among　the　Indians；　and　even　now　it　was　disappointing　to　hear　that　Zinzendorf　had　decided　not　to　send　any　more　colonists　to　Georgia。　　He　argued　that　it　would　take　very　few　men　to　supply　teachers　for　Tomochichi's　little　village；　and　that　as　the　Trustees　would　only　permit　four　missionaries　among　the　more　distant　tribes；　that　number　could　easily　be　spared　from　the　company　already　in　Savannah。

Regarding　military　service　he　repeated　his　former　definite　instructions；　〃you　will　not　bear　arms　either　defensive　or　offensive。〃　He　said　that　he　had　tried　to　secure　from　the　Trustees　a　formal　〃dispensation〃；　either　verbal　or　written；　exempting　the　Moravians　entirely　from　military　duty；　but　they　refused　to　give　it；　insisting　that　the　Moravians　must　at　least　employ　two　men　to　represent　the　two　town　lots　in　defense　of　the　country。　　Zinzendorf　had　agreed　to　this；　so　far　as　the　night　watch　was　concerned；　since　such　a　watch　was　necessary　for　civic　peace　and　well…being；　and　the　Moravians　were　authorized　to　pay　the　necessary　sums　therefor；　but　he　considered　it　inconsistent　to　refuse　to　fight　as　a　matter　of　conscience　and　then　hire　others　to　do　it；　and　so；　as　he　said；　〃there　is　nothing　to　do　but　to　say　NO；　and　wait。〃

Although　Spangenberg　had　hoped　it　would　not　be　necessary　for　the　Moravians　to　leave　Georgia；　he　had　sent　the　Trustees　their　request　for　permission　to　go；　adding；　〃Nor　indeed　is　there　any　reason　why　they　should　be　detained；　since　it　is　their　full　intention　and　design　to　pay　every　farthing　of　their　debt　before　they　stir　a　foot；　and　they　have　never　yet　sold　their　liberty　to　any　man；　neither　are　they　bound　to　any　man　by　any　writing　or　agreement　whatsoever。　I　doubt　not　therefore　but　ye　will　readily　shew　the　same　clemency　towards　innocent　and　inoffensive　men；　which　any　one　may　expect　from　your　Honors；　whose　business　is　not　to　destroy　but　to　save　and　benefit　mankind。　May　it　please　you　therefore　to　send　orders　to　the　Magistrate　of　Savannah　that　these　people　may　have　leave　to　depart　that　Province。　I　do　assure　your　Honors　they　always　thought　it　a　great　favor　that　ye　were　pleased　to　send　them　thither；　but　now　they　will　think　it　a　greater　to　be　dismissed。〃

In　reply　the　Trustees　wrote　to　Mr。　Causton；　forbidding　the　introduction　of　martial　law　without　their　express　order；　and　reproving　him　for　having　required　more　than　two　men　from　the　Moravians；　but　in　that　very　reproof　practically　insisting　that　two　must　serve。　　The　Moravians　thought　they　had　defined　their　position　clearly　at　the　outset；　and　believed　they　had　the　Trustees'　promise　that　all　should　be　as　they　desired；　and　if　the　Trustees　realized　the　construction　placed　upon　their　words　they　had　taken　a　most　unfair　advantage　of　the　Moravians　by　offering　them　the　two　town　lots　as　a　special　favor；　and　then　using　the　ownership　of　those　lots　as　a　lever　to　force　unwelcome　service。　　On　the　other　hand　the　Trustees　claimed　that　Zinzendorf　had　tacitly　agreed　to　furnish　two　fighting　men　when　he　allowed　Spangenberg　and　Nitschmann　to　take　the　two　freeholds；　and　one　can　hardly　imagine　that　the　gentlemen　who　served　as　Trustees　of　Georgia　would　stoop　to　a　subterfuge　to　gain　two　soldiers。　Probably　it　was　an　honest　misunderstanding　for　which　neither　side　was　to　blame；　and　of　which　neither　could　give　a　satisfactory　explanation；　each　party　having　had　a　clear　idea　of　his　own　position；　and　having　failed　to　realize　that　in　the　confusion　of　tongues　the　other　never　did　grasp　the　main　point　clearly。

Regarding　the　Moravian　request　for　permission　to　leave；　the　Trustees　declined　to　give　instructions　until　after　an　exchange　of　letters　with　Zinzendorf；　but　in　a　second　letter　to　his　Congregation；　the　Count　wrote；　〃If　some　do　not　wish　to　remain；　let　them　go；〃　and　〃if　the　authorities　will　not　do　what　you　demand　it　is　certain　that　you　must　break　up　and　go　further；　but　whether　to　Pennsylvania；　or　New　York　or　Carolina；　the　Lord　will　show　you。〃　　Carolina　would　be　no　better　than　Georgia　for　their　purpose；　for　the　military　conditions　were　identical；　and　Bishop　Nitschmann's　advice　that　they　go　to　Pennsylvania；　together　with　Spangenberg's　residence　there；　decided　them　in　favor　of　that　location。

Zinzendorf's　permission　having　cleared　the　way　for　departure；　they　resolved　to　wait　no　longer　on　the　Trustees；　and　a　general　conference　was　held　on　September　18th；　in　which　definite　arrangements　were　made　for　the　assumption　of　the　debt　by　those　who　were　willing　as　yet　to　remain　in　Georgia；　freeing　the　four　who　were　to　go　first。　A　recent　letter　had　informed　Tanneberger　of　the　death　of　his　wife　and　children　in　Herrnhut；　and　the　news　shattered　his　already　weak　allegiance。　Without　them　he　cared　little　where　he　went；　or　what　became　of　him；　if　only　he　could　get　away；　and　Haberecht　was　more　than　ready　to　join　him。　His　young　son　went　as　a　matter　of　course；　and　Meyer；　another　member　who　had　been　lazy　and　unsatisfactory；　completed　the　party；　which　sailed　for　Pennsylvania　on　the　16th　of　October。　Jag　also　intended　to　go；　but　for　some　reason　waited　for　the　next　company。

Haberecht　settled　at　Ephrata；　and　the　two　Tannebergers　at　Germantown。　In　1741；　Haberecht　joined　the　Moravians　who　were　building　in　〃the　forks　of　the　Delaware〃；　and　became　one　of　the　first　members　of　the　Bethlehem　Congregation。　　In　1745；　David　Tanneberger　married　Regina　Demuth；　who　had　lost　her　husband　the　previous　year；　and　they　ultimately　moved　to　Bethlehem　also。　　Meyer　never　renewed　his　association　with　the　Moravians。

Before　the　four　started　to　Pennsylvania；　another　member　had　taken　the　longer　journey；　and　had　been　laid　beside　his　brethren　in　the　Savannah　cemetery。　　This　was　George　Haberland；　who　died　September　30th；　from　flux；　a　prevalent　disease；　from　which　almost　all　of　the　colonists　suffered　at　one　time　or　another。　　He　had　learned　much　during　his　life　in　Georgia；　had　been　confirmed　in　June　with　his　brother　Michael；　and　had　afterward　served　acceptably　as　a　〃Diener〃　of　the　Congregation。

On　the　7th　of　October；　Seifert　and　Boehner　moved　to　Tomochichi's　village　to　perfect　themselves　in　the　language；　and　begin　their　missionary　work。　As　some　of　the　congregation　had　already　left　Savannah；　and　others　were　soon　to　follow；　Seifert　thought　that　he　could　be　spared　even　though　he　was　〃Aeltester〃；　especially　as　at　first　he　returned　to　Savannah　every　Saturday　to　hold　the　Sunday　services。　In　November　he　and　Boehner　spent　several　weeks　in　town　helping　the　carpenters　raise　the　frame　of　a　large　house　they　were　building；　and　when　they　returned　to　the　Indians　in　January；　1738；　Peter　Rose；　his　wife；　and　surviving　daughter　went　with　them。

Friday；　December　13th；　John　Wesley　left　Savannah；　to　return　to　England。　His　popularity　had　long　since　waned；　in　the　face　of　his　rigid　insistance　on　ecclesiastical　rules；　and　it　was　said　〃the　Brethren　alone　can　understand　him；　and　remain　in　love　with　him。〃　　He　was　unfortunate　enough　to　provoke　a　spiteful　woman；　a　niece　of　Mr。　Causton；　the　Magistrate；　and　so　greatly　did　the　persecution　rage　under　her　influence；　that　Wesley's　chance　of　doing　further　good　was　ruined；　and　nothing　was　left　but　for　him　to　withdraw。　　The　Magistrates　forbade　him　to　leave；　（secretly　rejoicing　that　they　had　driven　him　away；）　but　he　boldly　took　his　departure；　without　molestation；　making　his　way　to　Beaufort；　where　Charles　Delamotte　joined　him。　Together　they　went　to　Charlestown；　where　he　parted　from　Delamotte；　and　on　the　2nd　of　January；　1738；　sailed　from　the　continent　that　had　witnessed　the　shattering　of　so　many　fond　hopes　and　ambitions。

Forty…seven　years　later　Brierly　Allen　settled　in　Savannah；　the　first　minister　there　to　represent　the　great　denomination　which　grew　from　Wesley's　later　work　in　England；　and　the　first　Methodist　Society　in　that　city　of　his　humiliation　was　organized　in　1806。

During　the　preceding　summer　Zinzendorf　had　written　to　the　Trustees；　asking　once　more　for　（1）　entire　exemption　from　military　service　for　the　Georgia　Moravians；　for　（2）　permission　for　them　to　leave　Georgia　if　this　could　not　be　granted；　and　（3）　that　at　least　four　might　remain　among　the　Indians　as　missionaries。

In　answer　the　Trustees　（1）　repeated　their　former　decision　regarding　freeho