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  Congregation paying his way。He   probably went to   Herrnhut; as that   had
  been    his   intention   some     months    previously;     and   later  he  served    as  a
  missionary in Surinam。In after years he returned to Pennsylvania; where
  he joined those who were inimical to the Moravians。
  Peter Rose; his wife and daughter left for Pennsylvania soon after their
  withdrawal from Irene。They settled in Germantown; and there Peter died
  March   12th;   1740。Catherine   married   John   Michael   Huber   in   1742;   who
  died five years later on a voyage to the West Indies。 Being for the third
  time a widow; she became one of the first occupants of the Widows' House
  in   Bethlehem;      and   served    as   a  Deaconess      for  many     years;   dying   in
  1798。Mary Magdalena became the wife of Rev。 Paul Peter Bader in 1763。
  On August 10th; 1739; John Michael Schober died after a brief illness;
  the ninth of the Moravian colonists to find their final resting place beside
  the Savannah River。
  In   September;      General     Oglethorpe      received    instructions     to  make
  reprisals on the Spanish for their depredations on the southern borders of
  the   Georgia   Province。He   rightly  judged   this   to   be   the   precursor   of   open
  hostilities; and hastened his preparations to put Carolina and Georgia in a
  state of defense。In October the British Government declared war on Spain;
  and   November   witnessed   the   beginning   of   fighting   in   the   Colonies。Of
  course this meant a re…opening of the old discussion as to the Moravians'
  liability for service; a repetition of the old arguments; and a renewal of the
  popular   indignation。   Oglethorpe   was   fairly   considerate   of   them;   thought
  Zinzendorf ought to have provided for two men; but added that he did not
  want the Moravians driven away。Still the situation was uncomfortable; and
  the Moravians began to make arrangements for their final departure。
  By   this   time   Boehler   had   won   his   way   into   the   confidence   of   the
  Savannah congregation; and had learned that he was not the only one who
  had the Lord's interests at heart。With Seifert again in charge of affairs; the
  religious services had taken on new life; and on October 18th; John Martin
  Mack was confirmed。Judith Toeltschig; however; gave them great concern;
  and   her   brother   Michael   Haberland   sided   with   her;   so   that   the   company
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  gladly saw them sail for Germany in the latter part of January; 1740。There
  Michael   married;   and   returned   to America   in   May;   1749;   as   one   of   the
  large company which came to settle in Bethlehem; where he died in 1783。
  Judith joined her husband in England; and in 1742 was serving as 〃sick…
  waiter〃 of the Pilgrim Congregation in London。
  This    left  only   six  Moravians      in  Savannah;     for   John   Boehner     had
  already started for Pennsylvania on January 20th。 He had a very sore arm
  which     they    hoped    would     be   benefited    by   the   change;     and   he   was
  commissioned to try and gather together the members who had preceded
  him;   and   to   make   arrangements   for   the   reception   of   the   remnant   which
  was     soon   to  follow。He     aided    faithfully   during    the  early   days    of  the
  settlement at Nazareth and Bethlehem; and in 1742 went as a missionary
  to the island of St。 Thomas; where he labored earnestly and successfully
  for the rest of his life; and died in 1787。
  Nothing   now   remained   for   the   members   still   in   Savannah;   but   to   so
  arrange matters that they might leave on the first opportunity。 Oglethorpe
  had already bought their trumpets and French horns at a good price; but
  they needed to sell their rice and household furniture to provide sufficient
  funds for their journey。This was happily arranged on the 2nd of February;
  when George Whitefield; who had reached Savannah for the second time a
  few days before; came to see them; promised to buy all they cared to sell;
  and offered them free passage to Pennsylvania。 This offer they gratefully
  accepted;   receiving   37   Pounds   for   their   household   goods;   and   on   April
  13th;    1740;    they   sailed   with   Whitefield     on   his  sloop   the   ‘Savannah';
  Captain Thomas Gladman。 Their land and improvements were left in the
  hands of an Agent; and the town house was rented to some of Whitefield's
  followers for a hospital。
  With the Moravians went the two boys; Benjamin Somers and James
  ;  who   had   been   given   into   their   hands   by  the   Savannah   magistrates   in
  1735; and a young woman; Johanna Hummel; of Purisburg。The two lads
  gave them much trouble in Pennsylvania; and Benjamin was finally bound
  out   in   1748;   while   James   ran   away。Johanna   married   John   Boehner;   and
  sailed with him to the West Indies in 1742; but died at sea before reaching
  there。
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  Boehler   and   his   company   expected   to   find   Spangenberg   and   Bishop
  Nitschmann   in   Pennsylvania;   and   were   much   disappointed   to   learn   that
  both were absent。 They scarcely knew what to do; but Boehler held them
  together;   and   when   Whitefield   decided   to   buy   a   large   tract   of   land   and
  build    thereon    a  Negro     school;   and   a  town    for  his   English    friends   of
  philanthropic   mind;   and   when   the   Moravians   were   offered   the   task   of
  erecting the first house there; Boehler and his companions gladly accepted
  the work。Bethlehem followed in due time; and all were among those who
  organized that congregation。 David Zeisberger; Sr。; died there in 1744; his
  wife     in  1746。    Anton     Seifert   was    appointed     Elder;   or   Pastor   of   the
  Bethlehem Congregation; married; and took an active part in the Church
  and    School     work    there   and   at  Nazareth;     the  latter   tract  having    been
  purchased from Whitefield in 1741。April 8th; 1745; he sailed for Europe;
  laboring in England; Ireland and Holland; and dying at Zeist in 1785。
  John Martin Mack became one of the leaders of the Moravian Church
  in its Mission work among the Indians in New York; Connecticut and Ohio
  until 1760; when he was sent to the negro slaves on St。 Thomas; preaching
  also    on   St。  Croix   and   St。  Jan;   and   the   English    West    Indies。   He   was
  ordained      to  the  ministry     November      13th;    1742;   and    was   consecrated
  bishop October 18th; 1770; during a visit to Pennsylvania; this being the
  first   Episcopal   consecration   in   the   American   Province   of   the   Moravian
  Church。He was married four times; his last wife passing away two years
  before     his  departure。He      died   June    9th;  1784;    and   was    buried    in  the
  presence      of  a  great   concourse     of   people;     negro    converts;    planters;
  government officers and the Governor…General。
  David Zeisberger; Jr。; lived a life so abundant in labors; so picturesque
  in experiences that a brief outline utterly fails to give any conception of
  it。〃The     apostle    of  the   Western     Indians     traversed    Massachusetts       and
  Connecticut;   New   York;   Pennsylvania   and   Ohio;   entered   Michigan   and
  Canada;   preaching        to  many   nations     in  many   tongues。      He   brought    the
  Gospel      to   the   Mohicans      and    Wampanoags;         to  the   Nanticokes      and
  Shawanese;   to   the   Chippewas;   Ottowas   and   Wyandots;   to   the   Unamis;
  Unalachtgos        and   Monseys      of   the  Delaware      race;   to  the   Onondagas;
  Cayugas and Senecas of the Six Nations。 Speaking the Delaware language
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  fluently;   as   well   as   the   Mohawk   and   Onondaga   dialects   of   the   Iroquois;
  familiar with the Cayuga and other tongues; an adopted sachem of the Six
  Nations;   naturalized   among   the   Monseys   by   a   formal   act   of   the   tribe;
  swaying for a number of years the Grand Council of the Delawares; at one
  time   Keeper   of   the Archives   of   the   Iroquois   Confederacy;   versed   in   the
  customs of the aborigines; adapting himself to their mode of thought; and;
  by long habit; a native in many of his ways;  no Protestant missionary
  and few men of any other calling; ever exercised more real influence and
  was   more   sincerely   honored   among   the   Indians;   and   no   one;   except   the