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whether      Schulius     should    not   stay   and    begin    at  once�察   �while    Boehler 

returned to report to Oglethorpe。The lot was finally tried�察�and the direction 

received that they should carefully study the situation but wait until later 

to commence work。Therefore on the 1st of November the two companions 

set out for Savannah�察�which they reached in eight days。 

     The   following   weeks   were   a   sore   trial   for   the   missionaries。   With   a 

promising   field   in   sight�察  �and   eager   to   commence   work   in   it�察  �they   were 

obliged   to   wait   for   Oglethorpe's   permission�察  �and   Oglethorpe   was   very 

busy on the frontier establishing the outposts for which his regiment had 

been brought over。When he did return to Savannah�察�it was only for a few 

hours�察�and he was in no frame of mind for a long argument of pros and 

cons。He told Boehler rather testily that they should not go to Charlestown 

with   his   consent�察  �that   if   they   were   not   willing   to   follow   the   plan   for 

Purisburg he would have nothing more to do with them�察�and that if they 

wanted to talk further they must wait till he came again。 

     Boehler  and   Schulius   wished themselves   free to proceed   without   his 

consent�察     �wished     they   had    not   entered     into   an   agreement      with    ;the 

associates      of   the   late   Dr。   Bray;�察    �but   under    the   circumstances        felt 

themselves bound to give the work at Purisburg a fair trial。In December�察�

Schulius went to Purisburg to look over the field�察�and make acquaintance 

with   the   people�察  �while   Boehler   waited   at   Savannah   for   Oglethorpe�察  �and 

finally�察�when his patience was quite exhausted�察�followed the General to St。 



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Simons。      Oglethorpe      persisted    in  his   intention    to  have    the   school    at 

Purisburg�察�and when he learned that his wishes would be obeyed he gave 

instructions for the renting of a large house and two acres of ground�察�and 

for supplies to be furnished from the store at Savannah。 

     In February�察�1739�察�therefore�察�Boehler and Schulius settled in Purisburg。 

Young Harper seems to have been with them in Purisburg on some of their 

earlier   visits�察  �but   was   sent   temporarily   to   Savannah�察  �and   as   he   does   not 

reappear in the records�察�he probably went back to his English home。David 

Zeisberger�察�Jr。�察�joined Boehler and was his willing helper in many ways。 

     At   first   the   outlook   was   rather   more   promising   than   they   expected。 

There were very few colored children for the school�察�but ;daily more were 

bought     and    born�察─  �there   was    some    interest   aroused     among     the  older 

negroes�察    �and   the   owners    were    disposed     to  be  friendly�察  �and   allow    the 

missionaries   free   access   to   their   slaves。   The   German   and   Swiss   settlers 

were unaffectedly glad to have the Moravians in their midst�察�and begged 

for   religious   services�察  �and   instruction   for   their   children�察  �so   Boehler   and 

Schulius agreed on a division of labor�察�the latter to devote himself to the 

white residents and their little ones�察�while Boehler spent most of his time 

visiting adjoining plantations。 

     But when the warm weather came Boehler was taken with fever�察�and 

from June to October he suffered severely。From time to time he was able 

to be up�察�and even to visit Savannah�察�but he was so weak and his feet were 

so badly swollen that walking was very difficult�察�and of course missionary 

tours were impossible。 

     On    the   4th   of  August�察    �George     Schulius    died�察  �after   an  illness   of 

eighteen days' duration。Boehler was in Savannah when he was taken sick�察�

but returned   in time   to   nurse   him�察 �to soothe   him  in   delirium�察 �and   to lay 

him to rest amid the lamentations of the Purisburg residents。 At his death 

the school for white children was given up�察�for Boehler was too weak to 

shoulder      the  additional     load�察  �and   felt  that  his   first  duty   was    to  the 

negroes。In      September�察     �Oglethorpe      was    in  Savannah�察     �and   after   much 

difficulty Boehler obtained speech with him�察�and succeeded in convincing 

him     that  a   negro    school    at  Purisburg     was   hopeless。He       approved     of 

Boehler's plan to itinerate among the plantations and promised that both 



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his   own     and   Schulius'    salaries   should    be   paid   him�察   �that  he   might    be 

supplied      for   traveling     expenses。In      November�察      �when     his   health    was 

restored�察  �Boehler   wished   to   make   his   first   journey�察  �but   the   storekeeper 

declined   to   pay   him   any   money   until   the   expiration   of   the   quarter   year。 

When he went again at the appointed time the storekeeper refused to pay 

anything   without   a new  order   from  Oglethorpe�察 �except the   remainder   of 

the first year's salary�察�now long overdue。Boehler concluded that the man 

had   received   private   instructions   from   Oglethorpe�察  �and   that   his   services 

were   no   longer   desired   by   the   representative   of   ;the   associates;�察  �so   in 

January�察  �1740�察  �he   gave   up      further   thought   of   obligation   to   them�察  �and 

prepared to go on his own account。 He planned to go by boat to Purisburg 

and from there on foot through Carolina to Charlestown�察�but on the way 

up the Savannah River the canoe was overtaken by a severe thunderstorm�察�

and   forced   to   land。   Knowing       that   a   sloop  would   sail   in   two   days   he 

returned to Savannah�察�meaning to go to Charlestown on her�察�but on trying 

the lot he received direction to wait for the present in Savannah。 

     While     Boehler     was    making     his  attempt     among     the   negroes�察   �some 

changes   were   taking   place   in   the   Savannah   Congregation。   He   had   been 

very   much   distressed   by   the   condition   he   found   when   he   arrived�察  �for 

owing   partly   to     their   many   difficulties    and   partly   to   Seifert's   absence 

among the Indians�察�no Communion had been celebrated for a year�察�and the 

;bands; had been dropped。The Bible and prayer gatherings were steadily 

observed�察 �but it   seemed   to   him  there   was   a   lack of   harmony  among   the 

members�察�and they were by no means ready to take him at once into their 

confidence。Seifert�察 �too�察  �was   not   well�察  �and   had   been   obliged   to   leave  the 

Indians�察�and return to Savannah。 

     The   Indian   work   was   most   discouraging�察  �for   the   men   were   careless 

and drunken�察�and in January�察�1739�察�even Rose gave up�察�and moved back to 

Savannah   with   his   family。In   October�察  �Tomochichi   died�察  �and   was   buried 

with   great   pomp   in   Percival   Square   in   Savannah。The   Moravians   were 

asked   to   furnish   music   at   the   funeral�察  �but   declined�察  �and   it   was   hardly 

missed amid the firing of minute guns�察�and three volleys over his grave。 

After his death his little village was abandoned�察�and the question of further 

missionary efforts there settled itself。 



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     During the winter John Regnier became deeply incensed at some plain 

speaking   from   Schulius�察  �and   decided   to   leave   at   once   for   Europe�察  �the 

Congregation paying his way。He   probably went to   Herrnhut�察�as that   had 

been    his   intention   some     months    previously�察    �and   later  he  served    as  a 

missionary in Surinam。In after years he returned to Pennsylvania�察�where 

he joined those who were inimical to the Moravians。 

     Peter Rose�察�his wife and daughter left for Pennsylvania soon after their 

withdrawal from Irene。They settled in Germantown�察�and there Peter died 

March   12th�察  �1740。Catherine   married   John   Michael   Huber   in   1742�察  �who 

died five years later on a voyage to the West Indies。 Being for the third 

time a widow�察�she became one of the first occupants of the Widows' House 

in   Bethlehem�察     �and   served    as   a  Deaconess      for  many     years�察  �dying   in 

1798。Mary Magdalena became the wife of Rev。 Paul Peter Bader in 1763。 

     On August 10th�察�1739�察�John Michael Schober died after a brief illness�察�

the ninth of the Moravian colonists to find their final resting place beside 

the Savannah River。 

     In   September�察     �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�察�and hastened his preparations to put Carolina and Georgia in a 

state of defense。In October the British Government declared war on Spain�察�

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�察�a repetition of the old arguments�察�and a renewal of the 

popular   indignation。   Oglethorpe   was   fairly   considerate   of   them�察  �thought 

Zinzendorf ought to have provided for two men�察�but added that he did not 

want the Moravians driven away。Still the situation was uncomfortable�察�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�察�and had learned that he was no

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