the moravians in georgia-第25部分

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Dober's　effort　to　make　pottery　was　a　failure；　for　lack　of　proper　clay；　but　through　Gen。　Oglethorpe's　kindness　a　good　deal　of　carpenter's　work　was　given　to　them。　　They　built　a　house　for　Tomochichi　at　his　village；　and　a　house　in　Savannah；　both　in　the　style　of　the　Moravian　house；　and　another　town　house　in　English　fashion；　as　well　as　the　Indian　school；　a　large　share　of　their　wages　being　applied　on　account；　so　that　their　debt　was　gradually　reduced；　and　their　credit　sustained。

Their　manner　of　living　remained　very　simple。　　Morning　and　evening　prayers　began　and　ended　their　days　of　toil；　the　company　being　divided；　part　living　at　the　garden；　and　part　in　town　during　the　week；　all　gathering　in　the　town…house　for　Sunday's　rest　and　worship。　When　the　weather　was　very　warm　the　morning　Bible　reading　was　postponed　until　the　noon　hour；　that　advantage　might　be　taken　of　the　cooler　air　for　active　labor。　　Once　a　month　a　general　conference　was　held　on　Saturday　evening；　with　others　as　needed；　so　that　all　might　do　the　work　for　which　they　were　best　fitted；　and　which　was　most　necessary　at　the　time。　〃Who　worked　much　gave　much；　who　worked　less　gave　less；　who　did　not　work　because　he　was　sick　or　weak　gave　nothing　into　the　common　fund；　but　when　they　needed　food；　or　drink；　or　clothing；　or　other　necessary　thing；　one　was　as　another。〃

On　the　3rd　of　April；　Matthias　Seybold　asked　to　be　received　into　the　communicant　Congregation；　which　was　done　on　the　5th　of　May；　and　he　shared　in　the　Lord's　Supper　for　the　first　time　June　3rd。　John　Boehner　also　was　confirmed　on　January　12th　of　the　following　year。

On　the　11th　of　November　two　little　girls；　Anna　and　Comfort；　were　added　to　their　household。　　The　mother　had　recently　died；　and　the　father　offered　to　pay　the　Moravians　for　taking　care　of　them；　but　they　preferred　to　have　them　bound；　so　they　could　not　be　taken　away　just　when　they　had　begun　to　learn；　and　so　it　was　arranged。　　On　the　28th；　a　man　from　Ebenezer　brought　his　son；　and　apprenticed　him　to　Tanneberger；　the　shoemaker。

The　dark　side　of　the　picture　arose　from　two　causes；　ill　health；　and　matrimonial　affairs。　　There　was　a　great　deal　of　sickness　throughout　Georgia　that　summer；　and　the　second　company　became　acclimated　through　the　same　distressing　process　that　the　first　had　found　so　hard　to　bear。　Mrs。　Dober；　Mrs。　Waschke；　Mrs。　Toeltschig；　Gottlieb　Demuth；　John　Boehner　and　others　were　sick　at　various　times；　and　David　Jag　cut　his　foot　so　severely　that　he　was　unable　to　use　it　for　four　months。　　Nor　was　this　the　worst；　for　three　more　of　their　number　died。　　Roscher　was　sick　when　he　reached　Savannah；　with　consumption；　it　was　supposed；　but　Regnier　suspected　that　this　was　not　all；　and　when　Roscher　died；　March　30th；　he　secured　permission　to　make　an　autopsy；　in　which　he　was　assisted　by　John　Wesley。　　The　examination　showed　a　large　hematoma　in　the　left　wall　of　the　abdomen；　and　other　complications。　The　records　say；　〃we　have　no　cause　to　grieve　over　his　departure；　for　he　was　a　good　soul；〃　and　died　in　peace。

The　next　to　pass　away　was　Mrs。　Haberecht。　　Her　health　began　to　fail　the　latter　part　of　March；　but　she　did　not　become　seriously　ill　until　the　26th　of　May；　when　she　returned　from　the　farm；　where　she　and　others　had　been　employed；　and　told　her　friends　that　the　Saviour　had　called　her；　and　her　end　was　near。　　With　joy　and　peace　she　waited　for　the　summons；　which　was　delayed　for　some　time；　though　on　several　occasions　her　death　seemed　only　a　matter　of　hours。　　On　the　16th　of　June　she　shared　with　the　others　in　the　celebration　of　the　Communion；　and　on　the　following　evening　〃went　to　the　Saviour〃。

Matthias　Boehnisch's　illness　was　of　short　duration；　lasting　only　from　the　27th　of　September　to　the　3rd　of　October。　He　had　had　a　severe　fall　on　the　ship　coming　over；　from　which　he　continued　to　suffer；　and　now　a　hard　blow　on　the　chest　injured　him　mortally。　Some　of　his　companions　found　it　hard　to　understand　why　he　should　be　taken；　for　he　was　a　good　man；　who　gave　promise　of　much　usefulness　in　the　Lord's　service。　　It　is　an　old　question；　often　asked　and　never　fully　answered；　but　Boehnisch；　conscious　almost　to　the　last；　was　perfectly　willing　to　go；　and　his　associates　felt　that　the　influence　of　his　life　〃would　be　a　seed；　which　would　bear　fruit〃　in　others。

It　was　a　serious　mistake　that　sent　Juliana　Jaeschke　to　Savannah　with　the　second　company。　　A　seamstress　was　badly　needed；　and　had　she　been　so　minded　she　might　have　been　very　useful；　but　in　a　list　giving　very　briefly　the　standing　of　each　one　in　the　〃Society〃；　it　is　curtly　stated　that　she　was　〃ill…mannered；　and　obstructing　everything。〃　Soon　after　her　arrival　it　was　suggested　that　she　marry　Peter　Rose；　but　the　lot　forbade　and　he　found　a　much　better　helpmeet　in　the　widow　of　Friedrich　Riedel。　　Waschke　thought　he　would　like　to　marry　Juliana；　but　she　refused；　even　though　Bishop　Nitschmann；　Mr。　and　Mrs。　Toeltschig　pled　with　her。　　Her　preference　was　for　George　Haberland；　and　the　result　was　an　uncomfortable　state　of　affairs；　which　disturbed　the　leaders　of　the　〃Society〃　not　a　little；　for　living　as　they　did　as　one　large　family　it　meant　constant　friction　on　all　sides。　　They　did　not　know　whether　to　force　Juliana　to　submit　to　their　authority；　（as　a　member　of　the　〃Society〃　she　had　pledged　herself　to　obedience　to　the　duly　elected　officers）；　or　whether　they　should　wait　and　hope　for　a　better　frame　of　mind。　　At　last　they　referred　it　to　the　lot；　which　read　〃Juliana　shall　not　marry　any　one　yet。〃　This　settled　the　question　for　the　time　being；　but　did　not　improve　the　spirit　of　the　parties　concerned。　　A　few　of　the　others　were　homesick；　and　lost　interest　in　their　work　and　the　cause　for　which　they　had　come　over。　Hermsdorf　returned　from　Frederica；　sick　and　depressed；　and　was　kindly　received　by　the　Moravians　in　Savannah；　though　their　first　favorable　impression　of　him　had　been　lost　on　the　voyage　across　the　Atlantic；　when　he　complained　of　the　fare；　and　lay　in　bed　most　of　the　time。

The　leaders　of　the　party；　trying　to　pacify　the　discontented；　comfort　the　sick；　and　strengthen　those　that　were　left　as　one　and　another　was　called　away；　planning　the　daily　routine　to　the　best　advantage　so　that　they　might　repay　their　debt；　and　still　have　the　necessaries　of　life　for　their　large　company；　seeking　to　teach　and　convert　the　Indians；　and　help　the　poor　about　them；　　these　leaders　were　further　tried　by　the　non…arrival　of　answers　to　the　letters　sent　to　Germany。　　Feeling　that　they　MUST　know　the　will　of　those　at　home　if　they　were　to　be　able　successfully　to　continue　their　work；　they　at　last　decided　to　send　a　messenger　to　Count　Zinzendorf；　and　the　lot　designated　Andrew　Dober。

A　ship　was　lying　at　anchor；　ready　to　take　Gen。　Oglethorpe　to　England；　and　he　readily　agreed　to　take　Dober　and　wife　with　him；　and　on　December　2nd；　they　embarked；　Dober　carrying　a　number　of　letters　and　papers。　Mrs。　Dober　was　quite　ill　when　they　left；　but　rapidly　improved　in　the　sea　breezes。　　January　20th；　the　ship　reached　London；　and　Mr。　and　Mrs。　Dober　went　at　once　to　Mr。　Weintraube；　who　was　to　forward　the　letters　to　Herrnhut。　　As　they　were　talking　Bishop　Nitschmann　walked　in；　to　their　mutual　great　astonishment。　He　reported　that　Count　Zinzendorf　had　just　arrived　in　London；　and　had　sent　to　inquire　for　letters；　so　those　brought　from　Georgia　were　at　once　delivered。　　Zinzendorf　rented　a　house；　the　Countess　arrived　a　few　days　later；　and　Dober　and　wife　remained　in　his　service　during　the　seven　weeks　of　his　stay。

The　Count's　object　in　visiting　London　at　this　time　was　fourfold：　to　confer　with　the　Georgia　Trustees　about　the　Moravians　in　Savannah；　to　extend　acquaintances　among　the　Germans　in　London　and　do　religious　work　among　them；　to　discuss　the　Episcopate　of　the　Unitas　Fratrum　with　Archbishop　Potter　of　Canterbury；　and　if　possible　to　revive　the　〃Order　of　the　Mustard　Seed〃。　　This　order　had　been　established　by　Zinzendorf　and　several　companions　in　their　early　boyhood；　and　grew　with　their　growth；　numbering　many　famous　men　in　its　ranks；　and　it　is　worthy　of　note　that　even　in　its　boyish　form　it　contained　the　germs　of　that　zeal　for　missions　which　was　such　a　dominant　feature　of　the　Count's　manhood。

Archbishop　Potter　not　only　fully　acknowledged　the　validity　of　the　Unity's　Episcopate；　but　urged　Zinzendorf　himself　to　accept　consecration　at　the　hands　of　Jablonski　and　David　Nitschmann；　and　encouraged　by　him　Zinzendorf　was　consecrated　bishop　at　Berlin；　May　20th；　1737。

The　Count　held　frequent　services　during　his　stay　in　London；　and　before　he　left　a　society　of　ten　members　had　been　formed　among　the　Germans；　with　a　few　simple　regulations；　their　object　being　〃in　simplicity　to　look　to　these　three　things：　　　to　be　saved　by　the　blood　of　Christ；　to　become　holy；　or　be　sanctified　by　the　blood　of　Christ；　to　love　one　another　heartily。〃

With　the　Trustees　it　was　agreed：　　〃That　the　Count's　men〃　might　remain　for　two　years　longer　at　Savannah；　without　cultivating　the　five　hundred　acre　tract；　〃and　be　exempt　from　all　forfeitures　arising　from　such　non…cultivation；〃　but　if　they　chose　they　might　move　to　the　tract　any　time　during　the　two　years。　They　might　go　to　Tomochichi's　Indians　whenever　they　saw　fit　and　he　consented。　Other　Indians　could　not　be　visited　in　time　of　war；　but　in　peace　four　Moravians　should　be　licensed　to　go　to　them；　on　the　same　footing　as　the　English　ministers。　　Thos