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brethren, 2 youths, and 6 boys; in Chr1st1an Spring 67, 51 b.rethren, 6
youths and 10 boys.
In the Nazareth Hall are at the end of the year 1769:
Boys ••.•••••••...••••••••••••...•.••••••••••.•••••• 74 Single brethren, youths and boys ••.••••••••....•.•• 27 M8.rr 1 ed co upl e s 2,........................ .-:!.'.j.'-;.:-'.""."" ......... r,' ",,4=--r=-::-=-=:-:-~
Total: 105, the same as in the year before.
When we take all together. what belongs to the Nazareth-congregation, then we have at present:
Married people .•.............................. 70, .1dowers, , , , , , , , , , , , , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 5, W ldow s • • . . . . . . • . . • • . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . • .• 1, Single Sisters, who partly serve in the Village
Girl's institute, and partly wth brethren and s1st ers ••.••••••••••••• 6,
Single Sist ers in the service of l)rethren and Sisters in ~azareth and on the Rose4,
Big girl ...................................... 1, Single brethren, youths, boys in Christian
Spr1ng and 1n the Hall ••.•.••..••• 94, S~ngle brother in Nazareth, BrO. Eyerle •••.••• 1, Cft1ldren1n the boy's institute •••.•••.••••••• 74, Children under the care of the parents •••••••• 2 Total: 28 , among
wh1ch are communicaats.
End of the Diary of the year 1769.
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D1ary of MAiARETH of the year 1770.
January 5th 1710. Bro. and Sr. Ettwe1n went to Fr1edensthal, to the Rose
and v1s1ted also in Schoeneck, and in the afternoon for the very pur-
pose they went to Gnadenthal.
January 7th 1770. Sunday. Br. Ettwe1n read a letter, wh1ch had arrived
at the end of the old year, and wh1ch was sent by bro, and Sr. Nathanael
in England. They were compelled to remain during th1s· ·w1nter 1n England,
although they had tr1ed their utmost, to come to us.
January 12th 1770. To-day we had the f1rst snow, and 1t snowed the whole
day. In the afternoon came Bro. Arbo from Bethlehem to Chr1stian Spring.
February 1st 1770. From the Paedagogium was taken the boy Abraham Boem
per and was sent to Bethlehem to the choir-house, in order to learn
there a profess1on.
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February 2nd 1770. Our widowers went to their choir-festival to Beth-
lehem, where also the brethren Dencke and Joh. Bonn went, and they took
along the youth Joseph Gambold, who shall learn a trade there.
February 7th 1770. In the afternoon Br. Schenck and Bro. Dencke visi-• ted us, and they brought the news along that in the brethren's house
Br. Hofman had died suddenly. He was burr ied on the 9th of this month.
February 16th 1770. We had the joy to have a visit by Br. Ettwein, who
remained with us in the Hall.
February 24th 1770. Br. Tiersch celebrated his 43d a nniversary. Everylie
body was happy in the house.
February 28th 1770. In the froenoon visited Bro. a nd Sr. Lembke the 2
couples on the Rose. From Bethlehem visit ed here their children the bre-
thren Klieff and Krause.
March 5th 1770. To-day began the newly arrang ed schools in the paedago
gium. *i~* The se rvices were he l d as usually.
March 6th 1770. The carpenters began to lay the new floor in the Gemein
Hall, afte r they had taken out t he old boards.
M~rch 12th 1770. Br. Frommelt came from Bethlehem to Christian Spring '
to visit the single brethren th ere.
March 14th 1770. In the aft er noon visit ed u s Br. Frommelt a nd Br. Dencke
and Bonn in the Hall. Br. Frommelt stayed over night· with us and visit ed
our children a nd breLhren in their rooms and held f or them in the eve-
ning a blessed Homilie.
March 23d 1770. The carpenters finished to-day with laying the new floor
in the Gemein-Hall.
March 26th 1770. In the aft ernoon came Bro. Arbo with Bro. Deneke and
visit ed us in the Hall. The boy Peter Mordiek.left us and went with his
companion, Br. Dreyepring , first to Bethlehem, and to-morrow he will go
to Lititz in order to learn the trade of a nail-smith.
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March 29th 1770. Br. ~ttwein, who with Bro. Joh. Bonn had visited in Jer_
sey these days, returned from there in the evening and after a few hours
stay with us in the Hall, went over Christian Spring to Bethlehem.
March 31st 1770. The Bro. and Sr. Peter made their usual visit with the
married people in Christian Spring and Gnadenthal. We had a very plea
sant spring-day.
April 2nd 1770.It did snow the wh~~eday, aft er which followed a severe
cold weather with such penetrating cold, as we have not had it during
the entire winter. Br. Schenck came up from Bethlehem to visit his
choir-relations, and held in Christian Spring in the evening the singing~
hour.
April 4th 1770. Br. Dreyspring, who had accompanied the boy Peter MordiCk
to Lititz, came back in the evening well to the Hall.
April 6th 1770. In these days our brethren began to plough the fields
for sewing the summer-seed, which they could not do earlier on account
of the snow and the frost.
April 12th,Maundy-Thursday, April 13th Good-Friday, April 15th, East er,
we celebrat ed in the usual manner, as in the years previous,
April 23d l770.Br. Feiser, who belongs to the Yorktown's congregation
visited us, and saw his daughter in Gnadenthal, and came also to our HalL
and was glad over our children.t*** It was a very hot day.
April 26th 1770. Since beginning of ~ecember we had the first letter Nathanael
from Bro. and Sr. ~!t.£KmKH from Fullneck in England. We learned to
know, that Captain Fallmer, with whom probably our brethleI1" and sister
will come to us from Europe, is expected every day in Philadelphia.
May 8th l770.Towards evening we had here a severe thunderstorm and a
heavy rain.
May 16th 1770,To-day we r eceived a letter from our Bro. David Zeisber
ger, senior, from Pittsburg, to Br: Mattheus, on his journey to Kaskas-
kunk, where he will live.
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May 17th 1770. In the forenoon came a distinguished lawyer from Anna
polis in Maryland with his lady accompanied by Br. Ettwein and looked
at our house and the children to his satisfaction. They drove then over
Gnadenthal to Christian Spring an~ from there to Bethlehem.
May 18th 1770. We had to-day the joy to get a positive news of the arri
val of Bro. and Sr. Nathanael with their party in New York on the 12th
of this month. The brethren Dencke and Bonn went to Easton to meet them.
May 19th 1770. In the forenoon we got in our Institute a visit by a few
men and women from Philadelphia, who enjoyed themselves on our children.
*** I~ the afterno on the glad news was announced, that Bro. and Sr. Na
thanael a nd the 11 Single brethren, who had come along with them, are
in Bethlehem.
May 20th 1770. Sunday. About 9 o'clock in the forenoon we had the un
expected joy to greet our dear hearts Nil:t'hanael here, where the congre
gation had gathered together, to meet and to greet them. We rejoiced mx
over them and they over us like Children. The brethren and Sisters came
at once to greet them. We had then a blessed congregation-meeting, and
at the beginning Bro. Nathanael greeted the brethren and sisters with a
verse. Then he delivered the greetings of the General-Synod. *** In the
afternoon Bro. and Sr. Nathanael saw and kissed the children room by
room, and the children rejoiced very much about it. All the brethren
and Sisters in Nazareth and in the other places, as Christian Spring,
Gnadenthal were glad to meet the brother and sister N~thanael.
May 21st l7fO. ~ the forenoon Bro. and Sr. Nathanae1went back to Beth
lehem. In the afternoon. came from Bethlehem the 11 brethren, who had
come along from Europe. TQey saw Christian Spring, Gnadenthal, and then
they came to the Hall and ate in the little Hall, and visited the chil
dren as "' ell as the brethren; also the brethren and sisters in Nazareth
they visited and they were happy.
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May 24th 1770. In the evening moved the old bro. and Sr. Loesche from
Tulpehocken to Gnadenthal, where they intent to live for the time being.
May 28th 1770. Br. Reizebach with two brethren from Europe, Betting and
Dancke, moved to Christian Spring; and Br. JSh. Friedrich Peter came to
the Paedagogium.
June 2d 1770. In the forenonn we had a visit from Philadelphia by the x~
listers Peter and Schlosser. The first one vis1ted her son in Christian
Spring. *** IB the afternoon moved to Christian Spring the European bre
thren Steinman and Schoerger.
Jyne 6th 1770. In the forenoon Br. Nathanael communicated to the laborerS
in Nazareth the extract of the Synod, which had been sent to the Elder-
Conference. After this Bro. and Sr. Nathanael went to Gnadenthal there .. tcb- d1ne, and from there they went over' Christian Spring to Bethlehem.
June 12th 1770. From the paedagogium was taken the boy Joh. Schmidt to
Bethlehem intlo the choir-house, wBre he should learn the trade of a bake'(.
*** IH the morning our institute had a visit by 4 ladies from Philadel
phia, who were accompanied by Br. Ettwein from Bethlehem to Nazareth,
and afterwards they were taken to Christian Spring, which they wanted to
see.
Jijne 18th 1770. In the morning came Br. Otto,Medicus, from Bethlehem and
visited on his way to Easton his son in the paedagagium. *** Also bro.
and Sr. Weber came from there to see their little Nathanael. The Sisters
Seidlitz and Gerhard came also for a visit of their sisters in Nazareth.
June 20th 1770. In these days everywhere the hay-harvest was begun.
June 22nd 1770. Towards evening came the young Bro. Peter from his
visit in Bethlehem, and with him came Bro. Piesch for a visit here.
June 23d 1770. We had to-day so much rain, that the laborers in the hay
harvest were hindered.
'June 24th 1770. Sunday. ~ account of the much rain the brethren and Sisters could not go from their places to the services.
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Jijne 30th 1770.In the morning came Mr. and Mrs. Benezet with 2 daughters
and their son Antony to us, to see their little Son and Brother Daniel
in the paedagogium. They stayed with us until evening, when they went
to the Rose.
JyLy 3d 1770.Mr. and Mrs. Benezet, who had lodged in the Rose, bade us
and their son Daniel farewell, afte r they had first seen our children in
the rooms, and then they went over Christian Spring, where they had eate~
dinner, to Bethlehem.
July 11th 1770. In CHristtan Spring had the house-co ngregation its
reaper's lovefeast, at which also Br'o. Nathanael and Br. Lembke attended ,
Several things were spoken about. After that 37 reapers went out into
the field, to cut grains.
July 12th 1770. Our paedagogium ha~ again a visit by men and women from
New York, which Br. AbrahamJaoemper df Bethlehem had accompanied to Na-
zareth. *** In the evening were read to the congregation in Nazarebh the
Synodal-resolutions concerning the change of our CBildren's Institutes
ad the education of the children by the parents. Then Br. Nathanael elu-"
cidated still more this matter and asked the parents, to take it to hea~,
what the saviour and the congregation expects from them, when they would
think to take the children to them, after they had previously talked the
matt er over with tht~r workers, and had reported it to the elder-confe-
rence. The evening-prayer wa s then held.
July 13th 1770. The children in the paedagogium rejoiced over Br. Lembke ,
who celebrat es to-day his 67th anniversary. They greeted him in their m&
meeting with hearty wishes of blessings. The same did also his co-worker a,
July 16th 1770 .Br. Schoenberg, who had been serving the children still,
died unexpect edly with apoplexy, and which loss affe cts the entire pae
dagogium very much.
July 17th 1770. Because we have noticed, that on account of the present
heat, the body of Br. Schoeneberg is quickly decaying, we have to burry
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August 30th 1770. We thought in love of our Br. Peter, senior, who cele,
brates his 64th anniversary.
September 3d 1770. In the afternoon an English Minister visited us and
our Institute and was filled with satisfaction about it.
September 7th 1770. At noon dined the brethren and sisters of Gnaden
thal, of Christian Spring and Friedensthal and of the Rose with the labo ~
rers together. *** To-day the married choir celebrated their festival.
September 8th 1770. In the morning passed Br. Waarbass on his return tri f
to Jersey, and he visited his children in the Institute. Soon after this •
came Mr. and Mrs. Bartows, and Mrs. Benezet with her brother Mr. Nord
for a visit of her son and brother, the little Daniel Benezet in our
House. *** Also Br. Oberlin with his little Franz and Br. LJongberg vi
sited brother and sister Lembke in the Hall.
September 9th 1$70. Sister Patch f rom Bethlehem came ~ere in ODder to
help in the children's kitchen fOD some time, because Sister Scruclidt i; ••
there became Sick.
September 10th 177~ I Un the afternoon had our Insitute a visit from a t
few men and women from Philadelphia, who went then over Christian Spring
to Bethlehem.
September 18th 1770. In the forenoon came Br. Ettwein from Bethlehem to
us, but went soon with some brethren and friends from and around Sichem I land of the . '
to see the/former Wectlquetank.
September 22nd 1770. At 9 o'clock in the forenoon was the first elder
conference in the Hall. There will be one every 14 days. The Lord was
near us. *** In the after noon came Bro and Sr. Schweishaupt from Beth-
lehem for a visit of their 2 chil dren in the paedagogium, and they lod-
ged over night in Nazareth.
September 24th 1770. Children were taken again to Bethlehem for a visit
to their parents. *** In the afternoon died the child, Joh. David Kunz
in our paedagog ium with the dysentery.
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September 25th 1770. We had to-day so much rain, that the stream on the
street and in the f1eld has done much damage.
September 29th 1770. We had a vJs1t in the Hall from men frOID Charles
town, who were accompanied by Br. ~ttwe1n from Bethlehem.
October 2nd 1770. It snowed the whole day, but the brethren and s1sters
came together for the elder-conference 1n the forenoon.
October 3d 1770. The stormy and cold snow-weather had changed until noon
and the snow was all melted away.
October 6th 1770. We received a letter from Bro. David Zeisberger, se
nior, near Kaskaskung. *** We blessed the bro', and Sr. Jijngmann, who are
leaving on next M~nday on their journey to Languntoutenuenk from Beth
lehem.
October 8th 1770. In the afternoon came on a Nazareth Waggon Sister Rack ,
who with her husband, when he returns from his visit in the Jersey,will
before they leave for St. Thomas, visit the brethren and Sisters up here .
October 11th 1770. In the morning moved the widow Catharina Huber from
Nazareth to her choir-house in Bethlehem. Also Bro. and Sr. Ma ck as well
as Br. Ettwe1n returned to Bethlehem.
October 15th 1770. In the forenoon we were delighted w1th t he vis1t of m
our brethren Thrane and Muenster; in the evening came also the dear Bro; '-
Matthaeus accompan1ed by Br. Sydrich to Christian Spring. Br. Matthaeus
held for the house-congregation a talk about the daily text. Br. Thrane
held the singing-hour. *** Bro. and Sr. Hancke brought the1r little J~h.
Jacob from Gnadenthal to the Paedagogium.
October 20th 1770. I~ the afternoon came Bro. and Sr. Nathanael from
Bethl ehem to us to the Hall, a f ter they had been visiting in Christian
Spring and Gnadenthal.
October 21st 1770.In the morning Bro. and Sr. Nathanael went to Schoen
eck, whBse Br. N~thanael communicated to the land-congregation the Report of the Gener-al-Synod.
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October 22nd 1770. Br. Nathanael with his A. Johanna went to Chr istian
Spring, in order to return to Bethlehem, but because it snowed the whole
day, they stayed over night. He held for the house-congregation a bles
sed Singing-hour.
October 28th 1770.Afte r the congregation had gathered together they did
pray from the newly r evised Liturgy-book the liturgy with a special bles
sed feeling a nd agre ement of all the hearts, as then on the whole the
entire book had been accepted by our brethren and Sisters with a child
like joy a nd grate fulness.
November 1st 1770. In the forenoo n came the bro. and Sr. Otto and Huber,
as also Br. Abraham Boemper and hi s daughter, Sr. Andr~s from Bethlehem,
in order to vi s it he r children , r espectively gr~adchildren in our pae
dagog ium.
~ovember 10th 1770. The young brother Joseph Huber moved from Chris
tian Spring to Bethlehem to the choir-house into the shoe-maker's shop.
November 11th 1770.A~most the whoe day we had rainy weather a nd therefore
the brethren and Siste rs could not come together for their services, and
had to have them in their houses.
November 12th 1770. I~ the evening late we received news through the
young Brother Edmonds from Bethl ehem, that t he Europea n Brethren and
Sisters had safely arrived in Philadelphia on the 10th of thi s month.
Everybody wa s happy a nd we all were thankful to the Lord.
N~v ember 14th 1770 . Bro. Dencke went early in the morning for a visit to
Bethlehem a nd in the evening he brought along Br. Schenck to Christian
Spring.
November 17th 1770 .In t he morni ng went t he single bre t hr en's laborer
from Nazareth to Christian Spring to Bethlehem, there to greet the Eu
ropean brehhren and Sisters, who had a r rived there yesterday. In the
evening they r eturned with many greeting s from them to us all.
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bovember 19th 1770,( In t he morni r15 Bro. lind fir . Lembke ViBnt to Bethle
ham to e;reet tho brethren and BifJ t ere , ' ,hl) ha<1 oome from Europe . Br .
'I'iersch, who had gone there yester-'lay to greet the brethren ad slsters
returned teday from there . Sr . ~1.1nOIi Pe t t-r (Jan,e alone, with Br . 1 iersch ,
ir. oldcl to visit hill parent!>1n r.azareth . I with
i\ovelllber 23d 1770 . 'l' o '/;ards evening cerue wi tr fir . rOllllllel t/tbe 4 single
brethrt;n , '*rtens , ::l1mon retor , Junec and loer't, ho had COllle with the
bretllr .. n and oisterll f lam Eur(. pe lately and vis1tU: novi in hr'ietian
::'pring .
November 24th 1770. The cbHoren had a nice Gemeintag • .Aftor' 11 0 ' clock
in the forenoon 'Ne had the joy , to meet Bro . l'nd :Jr . GrecoI' , Lorez , and
bchweini tz , wlt th v:hoill cam() aloo Br' . r,athanal and Matthaeuo to the Hall.
In U ' e fternoon at 3 0' clock th(' ch1ldren had th(, ir' lovefeast . The sinJ}
Ie bra' Lhren , wl:o had coal alo(.(, with the othor brethren and the p.r . Na
thanael all '/011 all the laborero on t.azareth attended &160 the lovofeast .
ho brethren and sieters fr'om Luropo bl'Ought heary Ioor"cotint;s fr oa, the
brethren apd Bietero from ~urope and also from th~ children there . AIBO
the Unity - t.lder- Conferonoe sunt thoir £"rootin£ s t o the conbr t.:61l1.ion over
here .
~ovember 25th 1770. Sunda.y . In the forenoon prayed tho cone.roGation the
church- liLany in their plaooe; but in tho aftlor'lOon th oon r'"guLion
gather6d together very numorously in tho Hall add had With Lhe dear J:.ur6.
pean BrebirrHUl and Sist ers a. '(loli htful lov oieast , at ;thioh beginning Vie
Vlcr l:. ereetl nE., an; kisl3ing each other, and they made our hear (.0 GJ :\d with
Lheir pI'< BBnco a nd Ylith the /Juny el'('o~1I1fo from Euro ", e . .. hat love, what
peace and lihllt thanl·fulnoso was stirred in our hoarto , on b,oth sides .
Sr . Grof,;or held tl' t;n Il s e rvice' about the text and we closed by slngi ng
the lew Testament be r od1 otiol, . Tho il tt c t1"r eo oounles viai ted the bre-
thren and Sisters in ~azaratr.
ovember 26th 1710 . 'rho samo brothren and Disters vlDited i n the fore -
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noon 1n Friellc;'! 1.hc.l an"!. on the Eose . and 1n the a ftc r r;oon in Gnaden
thE.I to t he onJ oyment of a ll t e brethr 1;11 and sisterll there . 'rowards
oven i ne chey came ba.ck to tho Hull a nd then t hlilY had 'the usual lesson
fJf'~ thf slnt! .g- hOUI' .
i,ov6wber 26th 1770 . 0ur \lac[,on brour,ht the little Georg Gc1t(,er to Bet h
l e hem, from ~tcl e he should be t aken ~l th the Lit1tz - wKEEon there t o h is
parente .
Deee!r,be r 8th 1770 . Br . E. t twe1n v ls l t cduU'll , wht-n he had corne. ln the mor
ning f rom lie th1ehen. . And Dr . '!iersch had t one 1.0 B" thlehelil .
Dtl (: cmb t' r' 10th 1779 . frolL t he 1 aedae;ogium mov ed the boy l!:YEII Ie to h is pa
r unte 1n I£Lar t-tll .
Decembe r 13th 1770 . Br . '!qrtc I CM.C 7, 11.h Dr . J.,enck€l to us 1n the dal 1
antl V1Elttd OUI brl' t,hz t'rl ar,d chl1dz'on .
De ~umblr 14th 1770 . Br . £ar t en vislted w1h b r . Bonn 1n frleden8thal ,
O!' t t-c .0 ( ar (1 l r. vchounE'ck . B1 . ,,-!\:Iter r'e. tur ned to J3e thlehem t tc next
day .
l.lec€rr.ber 15 t h 1770 , I,., t he f or enoon we hell a. bIeLl:.ed ",ld 1 -Contel eIlce
on ac cou nt of t hE GClIlO l n-tag , wh ich shall t a ke pIac to-morron and a l s o
on account of t he feLt l va1 days .
December 22r(\ 1770 . In t he foz'8 nooll came Br . IIC 188 1rom "ethlehen:. l o r
a vislt of h i e son l n tt,e paedae;ogium . It began to ge t pret t y cold .
Lecemb~r 23d 1770 . vna~ y . I n t he a.turnoon the children l n thE paeda
£,0e. 1UDl began to practice their songs f or ChrlEltmas -~v .. mus l c , which Br.
Denck~ trl ed 'v lth t he mvsiclans .
Deceruver 24t r , 22th Ilr:d 26th 1770 . he serv ic ee o n these throe day B were
held ac i n t tt- years bE1ore .
December- 27tt. 17m... In the mo r·. l'.£, wur t hr' . fyrleul3, ~ho had served for
n,ar,:! Jears our i r,stltu te, to r;ct!"lehc::J to t he "hoir-house ; f rom 8e th1ehe~
came ln th e afte r noon Br . :S imo n ieter ovor Chrlet1an __ prl ng to us 1n the
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paedagog1um 1n or der to serve t he r o . W1th h1m oame also Br. Ebert to
Chr1st 1an bpr1ng to L1ve t here .
Deoembe r ,1st 1770. The wa t ch- n1ght service was held as i n former years.
Memorab1l1a of the Congresat1on on Nazareth of the year
1770. The Married Cho1r cons1sts at present ofl 35 couples. In Na2arot h are 11v1ng •••.•.••••••.•..••••••• 18 couples, I n the Hall ................................... 2 couples, On t he Rose •............................•..... 2 couples, I n Gnadenthal •....•..•..............•.......• 9 couples, In Chr1st ian bpr1ng •.....•................•.• ::3 couples, In Fr1 edansthal ••...........................• 1 oouple . Under the care of t ho paronts are 22 ch1ldren, 6 boya and :J.6 g 1r ls, 5 less than 1n t he yoar before.
The s1ngle Brethrene~sYouth's- and boy's ch01r consists at the end of the year of :
In Chr 1st1an Spr1ng •••.•••••••••.•.••• 75, In .Nazar f. t h Hall.... . . • • • • • . • • • • • . . . •• 29. Tota l of 104.
I n. t he paedagoe; 1ulll are at Ch1ldren •..................... 60, Youths and boys •••..•..••.•.. 07~ ' 51ngle brethr ~n •••.•••.•••.•• 20, Marr 1ed peopl e , 2 coupl es ••••• 4.
t he end of tho year: 14 less than last yea r .
Total of 91 souls . Last year there were: 105 souls.
to the con~r·egat1on of azareth , consists 0 :
MJrr1ed ooup1es 35 or •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 70 persons, i'f 10:0" ere. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 5 tI
::; ingle brethre n, youths a nd boys in Chr1st1an Spr1ng 75 " S1ngle bret hren, youths and boye 1n .Nazareth Hall ••• 29 " ::; ingle s1sters a nd b1g g1rls ........................ 15, " Children i n t he Hal l •............................... 60 tt
Ch11dr en under Lhe cars of t he parents ••••••••••••.• 22 " Total: 276 per sons.
A year a~o t he re were 283, there ~ore there are 7 per sons less t han last year.
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January 'd 1771 . In the forenoon came the brethren Lorez and Gregor wlth
Bro . and ~r . Nathanael to the Hall . but the brethren Schwelnlz and l tt ••
weln entered ln Chrlatlan bprlng .
Jana' ry 4th 1771 . The brethrt n and slsters gather ed together for the
~lder-Con ference and the deput i es commun1cated the wr1tlng of the Unlty
Elder-Conferenco . The preaent condltlon of the debt. of the entlre Unlty
was put before the congr gatlon. Then the proposals how thls burden,
whlch la r estlng on the Unlty . could be relleved. Then aome o f the
Communlcants wer e chosen , who should conslder ln detal1. and wlth sym
pathy . what could be done concernl ng thle burden.
January 5th 1771, At 9 o'clo Ck ln t he forenoon came the brethren and S18-
t blS . who had been chosen for a commlttee . together l n the Hall. Sr. Na
thanael , after a t alk . read agaln t he letter of the UnltY -L1der- Con
ference .and Sr . Lore. exp1alned the sltuatlon and recommended the matter
for conslderatlor and actlve sympathy wlth klnd and cordial worde . One
dld not feel only the present brethren' s and Blster's entlre approbatlon
of t he proposals . but also thelr sympathlz1ne hearts . In the evenlng we
concl uded t hls f 1ret week wlth a lovely s1ng1ng-hour.
January 6th 1771 . After the church-1ltany gathered together our commu
nlcants as a Gemelnrat (Commun1ty-councl1) . at whlch Br . l_thanae1 l n
a hearty and lmpresslve t alk presented the oppresslng dlfflcu1ty of the
entlre Unlty and of the proposals how thls burden cap be r elleved. and
he also urged t he brethren and sletere to t ake a vlvld i nt erest ln the
affalr . The consequence was that t he bret hren and slster8 have been
touched ln t helr hearts by t he gr eat need. and tha t t hey are wl1llng
to partake ln t hlo affalr. and many have been entlced to do more than
they are oapab1e . *** Aft~r ~h ls Br . Gregor held a s ervlce about the
dally text •• ** Bro . and wr . Nathanael went ln the a f t ernoon to Nazareth .
where they vlslted the brethren and s1st rs . and they werp vls1ted by them .
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January 7th 1771 . In the forenoon the brethren and s1sters of the Elder
Conference came togetr er, and the brethren Lorez and Oregor talked w1th
them about th1s and that what concerned the oor'gregat10D in fazareth, re
garding the 1nner and outer affa1rs . After th1s went the Deput1es w1th
bro . a nd 5r . Kathanael to the Rose, and from there i n the afternoon over
Gnadenthal to Chr1et1an epr1ng , where Br. Lorez held for the houee- oone.
gregatlon a s1 rg1ng-hour, wh1lst Bro. l.athanal held one in Onadenthal .
Januarv 8th 1771 . In Chr1st1an Spr1ng held Br . Gresor 1n the tw111sht
the l1tursr about whloh the brethren and sisters were delighted . -- The
deput1es were very busy w1th the diaconat ' e-matter of Chrlst1an ~prlD6
and Gradenthal . I n Christian tpring held Br . £ttwe1n 1n the ev n1ns the
singing- hour .
January 13th 1771 . At 9 o ' clook 1n the f orenoon gathered t ogether the
oongregat10n as many as oould possibly oome on aooount of the bad wea-
ther a nd of the bad roads f rom the various plaoes . The youths and m. boye had to- day the1r Choir- festival to whlch Bro . Nathanael had come .
January 16th 1771 .Thle f orenoon oame Bro . Arbo to us , 1n order to 001- '
leot in Nazareth the oolleot10n for the heathen- work . He greeted i n the
afternoon the brcthrt n and slsters there , and they gave wlth wl11lng
hearts, what thel r hand was able to do.
J nuarv 18th 1771 . Towar da noon came our dear brethren Lorez, Gregor ,
Nathanael , ~ttwe ln a nd ' etmer to the Hall . Aft er 4inner was a oonferenoe
regardlng a new Geme1n- Ortee (Vlliage- corsreeatlon) , whlch should be
f ound near the Hall . There also , l n the pre11mlnary oonference , should
be cone1~ered and weighed the matter wlth the water, how far 1t has to
be brought to the vlliage .
January 19th 1771 . 1n the f orenoon the place of the vl11age was to be sur
veyed a f t e r the maln streets and lanes. I n the meanwh11e the brethren an~
eisters of the Elder- oonfer ence had come together , at whlch also the
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brethren Lorez, Gr egor and Nathanael attended aud t hey conferred w1th
the others the 1nt ent10n to found a Gemeln-Ort near the Hall i n the name
a nd under t ho ble sslng of the Lord, a nd to ~u1ld upon gradually, about
wh1ch commun1cat1o n everybody was happy . Theabove ment10ned brethren
r ece lved also a parcel w1t h mall f rom Europe wl th great J OY, *** 0Hr
boys 1n t he paedagog 1um had to - day the1r flrst Gemelntag, wh lch Ylas
blessed by t he Lord . *** lhe brethren Ettweln a nd Detmer went back to
Bethl ehem 1n the a f t er'noon.
January 20th 1771 . After eat1ng went the brethren Lorez, Gregor and Na
t hanael accompa nled by Br . Joh . Bonn to Easton, 1n order to go early ln
morn1ng to our settlement 1n Jers ey .
January 21st 1771. In th e froenoon came from Bethlehem Bro . And Sr . Det
mer wlth Bro .a nd Sr. Engl er a nd S1ster Syms for a v1s1t of our pl a ces .
The 2 marr1ed couples rema1ned i n Gnadenthal over night a nd the slngle
s1ster drove 1'/1th Slster SUE. Ge rsdorf , who was also ln th1s company ,
to ~azareth, to v1s1t t here the single sisters.
Janaury 26th 1771 . To t he breth ren and slst ers was recommended our Dr .
T1er'sch, who has been called as pr eacher to the Wachau . They should take
part 1n th1s a ffalr by pr ay l ng for h1m.
J AnUary 28th 1771. In the morn1ng went Br. Dencke from Chr1Btlan E.prlng
a r.d Br. Tlersch from the Hall to Bethlehem fo r a viet.
January 30th l'{71. I n t he forenoon dld 1t sno'l a nd i n t he afternoon lt
ra1ned and 1t cont1nued unt1l n1ght . The s1ngle brethr~ n had 1n the eve
n1ng the1r usual ch01r- meet1ng a nd the conerega t1on the1r l esBon and
sln6 i ng- hour .
Februal'Y 1st 1771. From Bet hl ehem came Br . l!.ttwe1n to us a nd brought
the party of t he arranged w1dows ~cash above here the1r deeds and he lod
ged 1n Chr1stian Spr1ng . *** I~ the after noon spoke Br. Pe t er, sen1or,
to t he 5 w1dowers to their fes tival i n Gnad enthal .
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February 2nd 1771. In the mornlng our wldowers went to Bethl ehem to thelT
cholr- festlval . and some brethren helped wlth the festlval muolc there .
Februarv 3d 177~ I n the afternoon our boye l n the paedagoglum had a
nlce slng1ng- hour. w'&ch Br . Slmon Pet er held for them .
February 9th 1771 . In the evenlng it had snowed and then the whole n1ght
1 t vias ralnlng .
February 10th 1771 . Slnday . Because on the s now and raln a strong frost
followed . ev erythlng turned \' 0 l ce. and there f or e our brethren a nd SlS.8
t el'S could not go to the Hall f or t he Geme lntag . They had to have thel r
servlceo 1n thetr own places .
Eebruary 11th 1771 . The slngl e brother l'.bert. who had stayed a short tlmQ.
ln Chrlatlan Sprlng , went to Bethl~hem . ln order to f O from there to L1-
titz l nto the C}t01rhouse t here .
February 13th 1771. TowardS noon came the brethren Ettweln . Frommelt and
Marten to Cltrlstlan Sprlng for a vlslt. Br . Et twe l n came towards evenl ng
to t he Hall . *** In the even l ng had the s l ng1e brethren a ble oBed Ch01r
meetlng . whlch Dr . Frommelt held for t hclL l n Chr1st1an Sprl ng .
February 15th 1771 . In the forenoo n went t he brethren Ettvlc1n, ~ rommel t
a nd Dencke to Eet hleham on t he sled6e . From there came t he slngle sls
tel' A. J ohanne for a vls1 t o f the very olck slster Dtoz. . The slngle 61' .
Marz came to help the s1sters 1n Chrlst1an Spr1ng .
February 16th 1771 , The boy, Joh . Helnr . Frltsch from Chrlst1an :"'pr l ng
has gone to Bethlehem, ln order to learn th r e 8 trade .
February 17th 1771 . Sund ay . The Gemelntas . hleh hac' been delayed a nd
whlch Should have been celebrated to-day, had to be held ln the varlous
tJlaces on account of the II now- storm. wh lch began yesterday already.
Februa.ry 18th 1771. In the mordn1: at 3 o' clock d led ln Chrlstlan ::iprlng
the marrled slater Anna Stoz , Christian St oz I wl fe . **.:> Anne Johanne
came from there for a vlslt to us .
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Dlary o f i,AZAhUH of t.he Year 1771. February 20th 1771. In the afternoon at 1 o'clock we had the funeral of
t he bo( y of Slat er btoz. She reached an age of 58 years .
February 21st l77l . The b1g boy, atthaeus Kueoke , who for many years xka
had been helplng 1n the l aundry ~ f the 1nstltute, went to-48oY to Chrls
tlan Spr Ing, ln order to learn the trade of an ~~ack.mlthl ln hls plaoe
came the boy "Artln Hlrt .
February 22n4 1771. Nany of our brethren and alster from all the places
went to SOhoeneck for the funeral of the old Br . Rubel there.
February 28th 1771 . Sro. and Sr. EtLweln came to us ln the Hall for a vl
alt. Also the brethren Mart en and ~enoke came.
!4~rch 1st 1771. Bro . and Sr. Lttweln v1Blted ln F'rledensthal, on the no,,",
and ln bchoeneok. after he had held a Homl1le for the boys ln the paeda
gogium .
"rch 2nd 1771. Towards evening came the 2 brethI'en Rlcht er and Kl1e.t
from Bethlehem to us v1s1t1ng their aons 1n the paedagog1um.
March 10th 1771. Onaccount of a very st,ormy snow-weather the brethren
and sistera could not gather together, and therefore they had to have
thelr Sunday-Servlces~n ,thelr places. The next day the snow-storm con
t1nued.
aroh 12th 1771.The oarpenters of Christ1an Spring felled trees for the
bulldlng of the new lnn near the Hall . ** ~ Br. Bdmonds. the assembly
man for our county , returned from Philadelph1a.
Maroh 15th 1771. In the forenoon v1s1ted Bro . and br. Peter ln Gnadentha~
and Chr1etlan cpring.
March 16th 1771. Some brethren of the Commlttee of the Elder-Conference
in Nazareth were g1ven a oommlss10n, to whioh were aleo r equested the
brethren J~h . Bonn and We lnland, who should apeak serlously w1th our
shepherd on aocount of his bad oonduct some time ago.
arch 17th 1771 . At 9 o'olock ln the forenoon came the brethren and
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hae lasted foJ" one day and ~ half, has abated . -- In the afternoon had
the single brethren thelr Oh01r-11turgy .
larch 20th 1771 . From Bethl ehem caDle the brothrt·n Lor ." Nathanael and 1
Thrane w1th Sr. aacob Loeeoh to Chr1stlan Sprlng; Sr. Thrane held for th
slngle brethren a b lessed Oho1r-meeting .
Maroh 21st 1771 . 'rhe brethren, who arrlved yesterday, were ocoupled wlth
looklns and survey1ns of the land, whioh belongs to us and ie behlnd i kE
Chr1st1an tJprlng.
March F2nd 1771 . In the forenoon came t he brethren Lores, Nathanael and
Thrane to UB 1n t he Hall , and ln t he a f t.er'noon they returned baok to Be
leham . .... 'J:he ",hole day 'II~ad rainy weather .
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The meetinge on these days have been ae 1n the years before .
April 2nd 1771 . The brethren and s1sters began thelr work in the field &
and in t he garden .
Apr11 3d 1771 . Bro . and Sr . Wo1nland brought their t wo daughters , Chris
tina and E11zabeth f rom Bet hlehem, 1n ordor to stay w1th them 1n Gna
denthal .
Apr1l 5th 1771 . Almost tho whole day we had rainy weather , but it was
nioe warm.
Aprll 6th 1771 t Llany brethren went to Be thlehem for a vblt and from
thero some of the ch1ldren came and vloitod tho Hall .
bprH 8th },771 . Fr'om Lit1tz over Bethlehem oeme Sr . Gruber to vielt our
plaoes.
April 17th 1771 . With our wasson we sent ln the morning from the FasCla
goer.ium throe o f our boy s , Chr1stl an fn chter, Gott11eb Krause and Joh .
George l'Iels8 to Bethlohem. there to learn a profess1on. Also some of
t he ohlldren wont along for a V1D1t wlth their parente .
Apr1l2lth l77L-In the afternoon our paeClagoe lum w1th those who belong
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to the houGo,ao wel l as t he Con ferenoe brethren an~ slatore , had gat he
rod for t\ rar ewell meeting wlth Br . Tl'ersoh , who ha o eorved 7 years 1n
our lnstltuto ~lth fa lth fulneea and d l1lgenoe . e had a nloe love f east ,
and t he ch1ldren wer e 151 ·tl~~ for hilll lIultabl e v~rooll . *.* The next day
ur . 'l isIscn went oven Gnadenthal atll.'! l.hrlstlan ' prlne to Bethlehem.
AJ2rU 26th 1771 , The Indiar, Brother Dav1d from r1edenohuotten arrived
her'a a ni he wont Goo n to Bet hlehem w1t.h lett.or s and news from there .
ay 1 , t 1771. At noon bro . afld "'r. '1 111 arrived here for a v ls1t with
thoir chll~.ren 1n the paedae-ogium . *** The next morrlng he held a mor
nins-~eeting i n the paedae og1um, and at noon he held for the brethren an~
latera 1n ~azar th tho· liturgy . Bro . and Sr . T111 visited a lso the bre
thr~n a nd sistors ln azareth .
MAy 7th nIl . 'ro- day one began to ~ip; the oellar for the new 1nn near
j,he Hall .
ay 10th 1771 . In the foronoon callie the bret.hren Lorez , Gregor and Na
th!ln8el on the1r Jour ney to Frie~en8huetteT' to Chrlst,lan 5pri ng , and were
aooolllpan1ed by their s laters . * 't .. At noo n 1r n 8r.ecla1 meet1118 1t was
a 'mounced to t he HOU8C!l- 00naresp,tloT' , that Br . enoke ho.~ been oalled from.
Christlan Spri ng as Choir- helpor and had been appolnte" 3.a Gcsme1n· D1ener
for Bethlehem. t t ttle aame t1me , Br . Dav l d Zelsber zer. junior, ho.~ been
a ppolnt t,/i as holpor in tho brethx'en' and boy' a cholr; he WIUl t hen intro ..
duced to t h house-oonrre~atlon as thelr 11tureull . In the art~rnoon came
Bro . and Sr. Davl~ 1,o l sb-:re;er to the Hall. and ln th E' ev"n1ng th18 ohanc Q.
w1t.h Dr . Zeloboreer was not1 f 1ed to the brethr. n f.nd boys , and 1t waa
told t.o them, that 1n the future the e ntire brethren' s ch01r 1n Chri s
tlAn bpri ng and in the H~ll w1ll be e rved by him . The n lt wao a180 an
nounoed , t hat Br . Slnon Peter w11l be h1s 811siatart by the brethren and
boys in the Hall , ST'd as ouch he nR8 presented .
May llth 1771 . I n the morn1ne- the brethr ~n Gregor , Lorez and Nathanael
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e coompnnll3d by ttc In' iall brethren, who hart come hero from H.'ltedanshuet';'
ton , atar·ted out on their journey to the Indlf',n~Country.
1.<'.)' l@th :j.771 . liltlO . and Sr . ,Toaeph IleloBer, 'Uho had bnon oal1tld to tho
aervice. 1n thE: littl" consrogE'.tiCr. 1n NanakOBaey. e.nd t.he ohance of t he
bret.hr ",n l)enko. ZclobeI'rcr e.na l)lmon Pet er had b",en reoommended to t ho
oongruEatlon for pr'ayer .
MM n'th 1771 . In the a1ter'noon (ame J:.r . li:tt,l'Ie ln from hls return tour to
GnadeI'huetton to the Hnll and lod.eed with llS over night .
!.e.y 15th l7n . From l1ethlohem came tt~ lfl forenoon Bro. and Sr . von Sohl'fec..
nitz for II. V161 t to v a v.1bhthc t wo Oiot Ol'S Ll oflEll Seidlltz a.nd Anna EJa
loco and stayod over r, 1eht . Bro . and Sr . von Soh"'e ln1 tz stayed ln the
he.ll e.r.d tl".e ot,here; I'Ctlll.incd wHh the Single 'alat cra in e.zareth .
!.le.y ~nst 1771 . r !'Ol:'l Bethlehem came Bro , C1'6mser. who had !?rr1ved there
leat VI bk fr'om :':'1. . lhoma6 . and had (lomo to Chrlotlan ~pr1ne 1n tho eve
nlr£ for 8. vi it.
~ 22(1d 1171 . cavern1 chlldren from our 1nst1tuto were t .!'.ken by 2 bro 'th_
r on to l:!ethlehcm fOl" ' a v1ait to thol1~ paretlto . ,~leo the 11ttle Payne
was taken ttwra , and on the requost of bla parente 111111 be tlliten to L1-
tltz.
,~oy 241;.1'1 1771 ._10 'the for onoon oame bro . Cx'crnser d th £1"0 . !/encke to
UB in t ho Hall; and in the afternoon wo had 1.1\1' joy t o eroot our Bre
thren Grogor . Lorez Gnd i.Jl thsns,cl, w 0 hed boen Ilccomps.nj,ed by the In
u1aIl brothren .Torp.nnos Papunho..nclt . JOQua, <.enlor, nI'J Corne11us. ani!
aome othor's , a nd Viho had aome from • rledenohuotten . We heard n1ao about
t.h 1 vl<, 1n the IM16,n-COrl£roeat1on . Arter- EJ, fow hourn stll.] . the bre-
t.lircn oont1nued th" olr Journey t.o Bethlehem, tJ,I'O Er . Cremaer I1H t along
w1th them . Br . E.tt,wc:l" , ,-hI') wna to eO to m(,6t. t!wm here , but who missed
ttlum, stayed with UB over night, . -- :2 of our yourli:)0r boys . Joh . Dan . Ooe ..
t. c.rle,ifl and Joh . Cremaor, wer e t L\ken to Ct,l'latlan 5PI'ing, where they wilt. r omain .
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!!c.j! 27th 1771 . In the UlorninB moved the Single brethren Ziegler and I to the oh01r-house ln Bethlehem:
.u;!lt>~/after the day - before -yeatlJrday one room was made empty by the
r emovlng of the 6 youngsr boys, wh1ch had boen left, to the room of the
b1gger boy ' s room, *~.* F'rom Bet.hl ehem came Bro, Nicol . Garrlson , the
younger one, for a vislt of hls son in the paedagog lulU.
ay 28th 1771 . Be fore ndon started out the Indian brethren on the1r way
to F' riet'lenshuetten, and from the 1'aedag0610 they took along the boy Joh.
Jacob Lchm1ck on the request' of his parents .
May jJ.st 1771.In the morning went the single brother Ronner to Be thlehem
into the Choir'-heuse , to serve there 1n the tailor-shop.
June let 1771 . The boy ~'rie'drlch Schaefer was t~,ken f rom Chris t1an Spr l nt
to be thl eh~m ; Vl hore be shall learn t he trade of a sattle-maker •
• June 2nd J.771. Bundew . Since yesterday i n the aft ernoon Mr. Ludw . Boem
pe4w1th his sen Jacob was here on a. v1sit o f h1s 2 yeunger sons 1n t he
paedagog io , In the evening he stayed on the Hess .
June lith 1771. To-day the lJeg1nning w1th the day-school f er the boys in
Nazareth 1n the Hall was made . F' rom the Broth er St iemer, who 1'1111 keIJp
the school, 2 chHdrdn were ta.ken from him and placed inte the second
boy's room .
June 6th 1771, In the afterneon carne from Bethlehem the dear deputies
with the brethren Nathanael and. fhrane over ChrUtlan Spring to us in tbt.
Hall. *«* Al so ~r . Ludw 19 Boemper wl th hie Bz'ether Abraha.m , ca me aga i n
here before leaving for his return- tour to New Yerk, i n .order to see hls
2 sons here .
June 7th 1771. In the forenoon as " ell as 1n the afterneen had the bre
thr ... n Lorezi Gregor , Nathanael a nd Thrane togethe r w1th Bro . and "r . Lemlllt.e aoomplete, ce nference concern1ng the economy (eeconomicum) of t he
lof bey' B Institute, /wh1ch they shall t ake chcI'ge . After this they went to
Christian Lpring te Bethlehem.
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June 10th 1771, Br . Zlegler ln ~aze.reth brought hle w1fe'e sister'.,
daughter , Ellzabeth ohnelder, a b1g e 1r1 from Bet.hlehem up, to tra1n
her i n house~e plng .
June 11th 1111. In theafternoon came our elater Edmonds own s1ater from
New ~ork for a vlelt. 6he ls married there with a Mr. hosS.
June 13th 1771. In the afternoon ha~ our paedagoglum a tttendly vislt by
2 men and ono 'I oman from Surlname, who Br. Abraham Boemper had accom
pan1ed from Bet hl ehem .
June 14th 1771. To our brethren and slsters on , azareth was pub11shed
the engagemont of our Sr. Deneke w1th the s1ster A. Salome Ste1nmann.
Juno 17th 1771. Thle fo renoo n brought Dr. Johannes Donn 2 men w1th thelr
w1ves , who are r e1at1ves to h 1m , l or a vlslt of our ohl1dren 1n theHal1.
The one wae Mr. Coguen, Juat10 1n Allentown, and the other, Mr. Gott
soha1k, a watchmake r 1n Phi1ade1ph1a. Br . Bonn aooompan1ed them to Easto,v h
wBre the Supreme Court for the Province was.
Jijne lAth 1771. Almost the enUre day 1 t was;-aln1 ng , a nd 11, had begun y.x
to r a ln yoot cr day already . However our waS60n aocompan1ed by Br . Slmon / 1, '110 boys
Peter, took/from the paedagogl0 , Abraham Lever1ng and Jene Ra smus, to
Bethl ehem into the Ch01r-hous e , to l earn a profees10n .
Jwne 19th 1771. Towards evening oame Bro . ' a nd r. Loesoh from Bethlehem
to 11ve here. Also Slster Cather1na Huber came along to help the wlfe of
Sr . Loesoh. Br . Loeoch wl11 t ake over the inepectlon of the new bullding
near t he Hall, and etl11 other things, wh loh belong to the D1aoonat , w11~
he take oare o f .
June 20th 1 771. Br . Joh. George Schnell oame here f rom Bethlehem, to loo~
at hls lodgi ng ln Na zareth, and also to 1nqulre about the weav1ng, wh1ch
shall be started there.
June 23d 1771. In Be thlehem took plaoe the wedding of the 8r. uenoke .
w1th Sr. A. Salome 8tei~ann .
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June 26th 1771 . In the forenoon came t he bretbren Gregor . Lorez . Natha
nael and £ttweln from Bethlehem ' to Christlan Sprlng a nd conferred 1n the
afternoon betwoen each other abou t the int entod arrangement of the eco
nomy there . Towards evenlng came Br. F;ttVleln to us I n the Hall, and Sr .
Gregor held there for the Blr~le brethren a blessed Cholr -homllle .
June 27t h 1771 . In the forenoon held the above ment10ned brethren wl th
both laborers of th e Chrlstian 5prl116 oho,lrs & preparatlon- oonference
regarding the new arrangement of the eoonomy thero; In the a f t ernoon
they oontinued w1th t h ls affalr .
June 28th 1771 . The brethren Lorez. Gregor and N&;thanael made the beg l n
nlng with speaking to the slng~e brethrfJn 1n Chrlstlan Sprlng about the
new arrange ~ent of the eoo~~y there . ~ •• From Bethlehe~ came Sr. Waar.
base. to look f or a habltatlon I n ~azar·e th . He t hlnk.s to bulld a house
f or h1mself 1n the new Gemeln- Ort near the Hall .
June 29th 1771 . Speaklng w1th the Blng, e brethren l n Christ1an Sprlng
was f lni shed to-day to the aatlsfaoLlon for evaTyone . The workmen aha11
be plaoed ln the other cho1r - houses l n the prd lnar,y manner. and wlth the
brethren o f the economy the settlement was made , that they should get
annually somethi ng for thelr olothlos ; a part of the brethren have asked
tO, r omaln further ln the eoonomy .
June 30th 1Z7l. At 9 o· e100k i n the fo renoon eathered the brethren and
elsters to t he lr Geml ntag and the brethren Gregor, Lorez and t athanael
came over f r om Chr1stlan Spring and partook i n the oelebratlon.
Jumiy 1st 1771 . In the forenoon went the brethren Lor ez ar~ ~ath~nael
wlth the brethren. who had to survey the land near and around the Rose .
Br. Gr egor remalned at home and held for the chlldren ln the Hall a mee-
t1ns about a Scr1pture- portlon . *** In the afternoon moved Bro . and S~
to Nazareth~ where he w11l bul1d a house for himsolf l n the new Geme1n
Ort .
July ~nd 177l . In the afternoon had Bro . a nd ~r . Lembke wlth the deput1es
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and with riro • • ethar.ael a conferenoe about the future house - adml nlstra
tJon . In the oven1ng a,t r the oervlcoo th slngle brethren of the house
were 1nf ormed . how t '" r.go ""elu1rl bo h ndled I n t.he f uture . and 80me ex-
planE.tions wert) c.' ven . <f .... Late 1n the evening came l:lr. ~dmondB f rom
Hew York ov e r l'hllad l ph la ar;d brought l ettero fr om Luro£'6 . e.oout whlch
our eueata or happy.
July lith 1771. Bro . and ;"r. deber caDle 11":' t h'" 1orenoon with t.h e1r 11ttl(t
Johanntlfl 101' Go v101 t o f the1r Nathar~ao1 1n our paedagoe1um • . 11t.h thom
cllllle also Sitlt r'e Lat.her 8.r;d Chrietl na .leber for a v1£111. o f t hb olngle
Sl&1.e18 1 , sult'eth . I~ the afte r noon t hey I' turnod to ::3othlohem .
July !jlt.h 1771 . I n the aft ~'rnool1 Hr. Joh . Bo nn coll eoted 1n .,az r (;. t h vo
lunt.ary g lft ll of t he bre thl' E\11 and aic·t!'re f or the Heathen- work. !'.nd t he
s1ngle bretl1r"' n 1n the flall eave aJ.Go the1r mitl' s .
July 8 th 1771. Br·o. a M. ::' r • ..,chl"<,ll moved t o l azar- t h , to take cllr of
tho weev1 nc thOl e .
Jy1 , 12th 1771. I n the forenoon Br . a nd ~r. Gr gor vlslt d on the nose
and 1n t !'ll aft.. rr,oon they came also to us 1n t.he /1",11 . &ro . Gr e or spoke
t.he B 1nc l e br, ttJr "n 1n tho fiB-H.
July 19th 1771. In the for~noon CSlT.6 Pro . and ~r . Dencko with t he ais"
tel'S Anna Johallue and eur.61 von C(lrsdo r 1 fr om veth16hoo: r or' a vislt o f
the uppe r placf o . 1"u6 61 vo n G eredor1 came to vl s it tho s 100le det ers
1n the harvest a nd t hose ln razeroth .
duly 23<1 1771. In the a f ternoo r had our boy'a I nstitute a fr 1endly vislt
o f sorno lIlon and '"omen from f'hlla 1el ph1a . It VIas r e 1ny and cool weather .
July 24th 1771.1n t he morn1nS ceme eom<; Indian s1st ere , h st.har . Car1tas .
LU Cia a r.d ot.h .. rs . fr om Frledonohuet l.en , a nd broueht Bome l ett. .UI f rom 81'.
::' chmlck . !h cy wont t o ..>e t.':lehem . * .. r rom the r e OMle Sr . tlavld Ze l abergt •
w1th Br. Arbo a nd viSited I n t.tl6 81 t . r lloon 1n the Hall a nd ln t,azareth
to our &11 Joy . 1.**1* In GnaOenthal end 6hr10tlan &pr1ns they .finlohed eu t ng wheat.
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July 26th 1771. In th~ afternoon Br. Zeisberger, senior, returned ~th
Br. Arbo to Bethlehem, from where came Br. NAthanael to Christian Spring
and the next day, he rode out with Br. Joh. Bonn concerning land-affairs ,
July 27th 1771. I~ the forenoon we had our Elder-Conference, after whic~
Bro. and Sr. Peter visited the married people ~h Gnadenthal and Chris-
tian Spring .
July 29th 1771. After Br. NAthanael had visited in Nazareth, he went to
Christian Spring , and f r om there he went to Bethlehem. A~most the entira.:
day and the first part of the n ight, we had plenty rain, thundering and
lightning.
July 30th 1771. Wilhelm Hessler from Christian Spring we nt to Bethlehem
to the Choir-house and to the weaving there.
August 1st 17~In the afternoon br. Lembke with Br. Simon Peter, went / school
to Bethlehem to a conference regarding a new/arrangement in the Paedago-
gium.
August, 3d 17711. In all places the brethren and sisters brought home fronL ~
the fields their grains, and they were thankful for the blessing, in
. SPit ~f' the much ra41n.
August ,th 1771. In the afternoon moved the mulatto-brother and-sister •
Jacob and Marga rehh, which lately had been united in Lititz to holy matrb-
mony, to Chr i s tian Spring, in order to serve there the economy. **** OruL
began to-day to work (A~~zu~wohke~O at the inn in the new Gemeinort, nea~
t he Hall.
August 9th 1771. I the morning came the bro. and Sr. Ettwein from Beth-., lehem to visit their 2 sons, of which the younger one, Jacob, has his
Birthday to-day. With Ettwein's came al so Sister Fischer for a visit,
who since the foundation for the Hall was laid, has neither seen the
House nor Nazareth. In the afternoon they went over Gnadenthal and Chris ~
tian Spring back t o Bethlehem.
August 10th 1771. The deputies, which will be accompanied by Br. Ettwein,
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and will leave next Monday on thepir way to the Wachau, were recommen
ded to the Lord in Prayer. They should also visit the town- and land
congregations, which are lying on their way.
August 16th 1771. The first house in the new Gemeinort was put under
roof.
August 19th 1771. In the forenoon came Mra.Bartow from Philadelphia with
Br. Oberlin for a visit of his little brother-in-law, David Benezet in
Our Paedagogium here. She returned still to-day to Bethlehem.
August 20th 1771. In the afternoon came Br. Gottlob Jung from Bethlehem
with his belongings, in order to help as joiner at the building here.
August 22md 1771. In the afternoon we had in the Hall a friendly visit
by 2 Quakers and their wi~es from Philadelphia. They were very satisfied
about everything and we enjoyed their kindness and modesty.
August 23d 1771. Bro. and Sr. Van Vleck visited us and their son Jacobi
they came t h is morning with Bro. and Sr. Horsefield from Bethlehem. They
saw the ch ildren in their rooms, and soon they went to the Rose, where t
they ate dinner, a nd from there they went back again.
August 26th 1771. In the forenoon came a large company of Men and women
from Philadelphia accompanied by the old Br. Garrison from Bethlehem for
a visit to our BOy's Institute, and they dined in the Rose ~sr at noon.
August 30th 1771. Br. David Zeisberger, senior, who is on his way to Fri~
denshuetten, arrived with Br. Joh. Heckewaelder in Christian Spring.
August 31st 1771. At noon came some men and women from Ph11adelphia over
Christian Spring and Gnadenthal to us, and to their pleasure they saw
our house and the children.
September 2nd 1771. The whole day we had rainy weather and the brethren
and sisters were hindert in their work on the field.
September 3d 1771. The old Br. Garrison came with his daught er-in-law,
the young Garrison from Philadelphia over Bethlehem here in order to
visit their lit t le son in our paedagogium, and they delayed here and on
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the Rose until the next day. *** ~ the evening we had a singing-hour.
September 7th 1771. The married choir had at 2 o'clock their festival
Agapen. Br. Gregor had composed a nice festival hymn, which was printed
'and was distributed, and it was sung with nice accompanyment of mUSic.
September 9th 1771. In the afternoon came the brethren Ne isser and Gam
bold from Bethlehem over Christian Spring and Gnadenthal for a visit
here. With them came alsoSlater Ettwein for a visit of her children in
the Paedagogium, and our places. Br. Johan Jungman followed a call to
Lititz to serve there in the pottery. He left the paedagogium and went
to Bethlehem, from where he is going to Lititz, the next day.
September 10th 1771. From Bethlehem came Br. Johannes Hof for the ser
vice in the Hall. *** Towards evening came Br. ~athanael to us in the ita
Hall on his journey to Greenland in Jersey.
September 11th 1771. In the forenoon came Ene. and Sr . Gambold with thei~
two daughters from Bethlehem for a visit here; also Bro. and Sr. Hassen
came and lodged in Nazareth over· night. **** Br. Angemann r bceived a
~a~1 etO eZ.amatba, which he accepted. This news was made known to the con~
gregation .
September 13th 1771. After the day-before-yesterday the lot for Br. Ja-
cob Christ, the hatmaker, was surveyed on the new Gemeinort near the
Hall and was marked out, the foundation was di@:ged to-day.
September 14th 1771. Some of the single brethren from Bethlehem came to
visit their choir-relations in Christian Spring and in the Hall. Among
them was also Br . Lister, the maste~of the tailor-shop in Christian
Spring and Br. M~rten, who, before he leaves for Jamaica, wanted to vi
sit up here.
September 19 th 1771. In the afternoon came Bro. and Sr. Cremser (Matth.)
and Bader from Bethlehem for a visit of our places before one of them is
leaving for St. Thomas and the other for Jamaica. Bro. and Sr. Matth • Cremser lodged in Nazareth, and Bader in the Hall.
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September 20th 1771. To-day Br. Waarbass' house near the Hall was brought
roof, and everything went nicely and quickly.
September 21st 1771. In the afternoon came 2 men from New York with
their ladies and they looked at our house and saw the children, and sati~
fied about it, they went to Christian Spring and from there to Bethle
hem. *** In the night we had a blessed singing-hour.
Sept ember 23d 1771. Bro. and Sr. Peter, who had gone to Bethlehem, came
back with the news, that Br. Ziegler, who had been in our. boy's institueCL
had died there in the choir-house in the afternoon.
September 25th 1771. Br. David Zeisberger , senior, visited us in the HalL
and in the otrer places on Nazareth, and he bade us farewell for his
journey to Languntoutenuenk.
September 27th 1771. Br. Erter with .his children visited his son in
Christian Spring and then in Nazareth, and at this opportunity we heard,
that Sister Boeckel in Bethlehem, had died.
September 28th 1771. A waggon full of single Sisters and big girls came
from Bethlehem. The big girls wanted to visit their pat-ents here. Br.
Belling moved from Christian Spring to Be thlehem to the tannery there.
September 30th 1771. In the morni ng took a waggon some of our children
from the Paedagogium to Bethlehem for a visit to their parents. *** Br.
Lembke went to Christian Spring and Gnadenthal to collect the mites for
our Children's Institutes, and he found everywhere willing g ivers.
Octobe r 5th 1771. Br. David Ze isberger, s~nior, and Br. Joh. Heckewael
der ar~eaving for their journey to the Indians.
October 7th 1771. Br. Angermann laft for Jamaice and was accompnaied by
Br. David Zeisber ger, junior , to Bethlehem .
October 14th 1771. The single brother Goetge left Christian Spring and
went to Bethlehem into the Shoemaker-shop in the choir-house there.
October ~th 1771. I~ the afterncon visited us Br. Becker from Lititz
with Br. Joh. Bonn . Also Br. Nathanael came to the Hall.
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October 23d 1771. In the Choir-meeting of the single beBthren in the
Ha+H Br. Christ. Stiemer accepted the call willingly as the master of
the shoemaker-shop in the choir-house in Bethlehem. He had served faith-
fully for several years, and we were thankful for his service. We had a
lovely farewell for that brother. /new
October 25th 1771. In the afternoon Br. Jacob Christ's/house was put un-
der roof.
October 29th 1771. Christina Meuzer, the daughter of the late Br. Meuzer\
who has been educated by us, but who would not be thriving, has been mar
ried to-day by the Lutheran Pastor Friedrich to a single man, called
Hummel; but he has a good testimony on account of his orderly conduct on
the Rose, where he has served for some time.
November 8th 1771. T~e whole day we had rainy weather. But in the evenin,
we had our meeting.
N@vember 10th 1771. Br. N~thanael went to Schoeneck, in order to announce
there, that Bro. and Sr. Michler as hitherto will not only be their labo~
rer, but that he also will serve the congregation with preaching and wilL
perform the sacraments, according to the direction of our Lord. -
November 14th 1771.In the forenoon Bro. and Sr. Nathanael went to Chris-"
tian Spring and Gnade nthal to visit the brethren a nd sisters there. In
Christian Spring arrived with the C~ristian Spring waggon Br. Mich. Ruch
with his wife and their son, in order to live there. With the Gnadenthal
waggon came Bro. andSr . Zahm came to live there. Br. Zahm will be the
House-Liturgus.
November 15th 1771.Bro. Nathanael came with his Anne Johanna to the Hall ~
• and had then with the brethren an Elder-Conference, at which also atten-
ded Br. • Jacob Loesch. They had a building-conference concerning the wate~
and how . / be
it will have to/brought to the new place. *** After eating Bro.
and Sr. Nathanael went back to Bethlehem, after they had been here 8 daYI.
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Nov ember 16th 1771. In t he morning were taken the boys Gottlob Jungma n
and Martin Hirt to Bethl ehem, in order to take them the next day to Li
titz to learn some trade there. Br; Hobsch accompanied them there.
November 18th 1771. Br. Lembke went in the forenoon to Gnade nthal, where
he visit ed and welcomed Bro. and Sr. Zahm. *if* From the Hall moved the
Boy Friedrich Beye r to Chr i stian Spring, in order to learn there the
tailor-profess ion .
November 19th 1771. I~ the forenoon came. from Bethlehem Sr. Gregor and
Lorez with t he bro. and Sr. Deneke to vi s it our places and the next day
they r eturned to Bethlehem again • •
November 22nd 1771. The single Mary Culvert, who had s erved f or some tim'
on t he Rose and who had r eceived pe rmi s sion , moved into t he Choir-house
in Bethlehem. *** Bro. and Sr. Weber w~the lr ch ildren came from Beth
lehem here, to vlsit their little son Nathanael ln t he Institute .
November 23d 1771 . From the tal1or-shop ln Christian Spring moved to-day
the slngl e brother Lehnert to Bethlehem to the Choir-house to serve in
t he tailo r -shop there.
November 25th 1771. From Bethlehem came Br. Schenck for a vi s it in Chrl s
tian Spring, a nd the next day he went with Br. J oh. Bonn to Greenladd in
Jersey, to vl s it t here the single brethren.
November 26th 1771. From Bethlehem came the big g lrl Doroth. Schmidt,
the daughter of Bro. and Sr. Boh. Schmldt, to help Br. Wenzel Bernhard
i n his household and in t he bakery.
Nov ember 30th 1771. We thoughtnof Bro. and Sr. Thorp, who have accepted
the call to Gnadanhuett en to' s erve the lit.t le gr.oup' . there . **'~ The sing ..
Ie brother Peter Muecke was re-admitted.
December 5th 1771. TO-day we had the joy to gr eet our Br. Ettwein, who
had returned from th e Wachau, a nd we heard many pleasing things about the
blessed visit of our dear deputles there .
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December 7th 1771. In t he fo renoon we had our Elder-Conference. This
we ek on account of the continued cold the masons had to leave their work
in our new houses, and had to go home.
December 8th 1771. Sunday. With thanks we learned to know of the return
of our brethren Lorez, Gregor and the Bro. and Sr. Schweinitz from the
Wachau.
December 16th 1771. Bro. a nd Sr. Waarbass, who had lived in Nazareth, mo-
ved into their new house on the newly founded Gemeinort. From Bethlehem
came the deputy-brethren with Br. N§thanael, aft er they had returned fro~
the Wachau. They lodged over night in the Hall, and the next day,
December 17th 1771. they visit ed in the new-builj houses and in Nazareth .
The deputies told the children i n the Hall about the children in the Wa
chau ana o f the land-congregations,wkBre they on their road had visited.
THen they went to Gnadenthal and Christian Spring back to Bethlehem.
December 19th 1771. Br. Lischer brought from the Rose Sister Cath. Huber,
who had beenwith Sister Lischer Since her confinement for a help, back
to Bethlehem.
December 24th 1771. The celebrations on Christmas-Eve and on Christmas-
day were the same as in the years before.
December 31st 1771. Also the watch-night services were observed as in
former years.
Memorabilia of the congregation of Nazareth
of the year 1771.
Several changes have taken place in the choir:
(a) To the boy's choir have been transferred: 14 children. Gottlob Jungmann, Johannes Cremser, Thomas Poplewell, Joh. George Weiss, Abrah. Gottlieb Steiner, Joh. Dav . Schmidt, Friedr. Beyer, Joh. Christian Richter , Johannes Ettwein, Daniel Oesterlein, Johannes Samuel, Martin Hlrt, Gottlieb Krause and Christian Loesch.
(b) In the youth's choir have been transferred: 4 boys: Christian Ettwein, J ohanne4 Schnall, Carl Gottlob Opitz and Matthes Muecke.
(c) In the single brethren's choir have been transfeEred: 2 youths: Owen Rice and Samuel Flex.
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the co re ation have been re eived: 5 boys: Christian Schropp, Samuel Steup, Heinrich Beck, Friedrich Schaefer, Joseph Raske.
~.) Candidates for Holy Communion have been made: 2 brethren: Johann Anders, Samuel Flex. 2 youths: Carl Gottlieb Opitz, Johann Ohneberg. 3 boys: Joh. Renatus Lembke, Friedr. Schaefer, Jacob E~erle.
(f) Holy Communion have attained: 2 brethren: Johan Beutel and Johan Anders. 1 youth: Samuel Schneider, 1 boy: David Beutel.
(g) From Bethlehem have come to us: 4 brethren: William Lister, Gottlob Jung, Johann Hof, David Brucker. The latter one came here after having received the permission.
(h) From Nazareth Hall: 3 boys: Johannes Cremser, Daniel Oesterlein, Joh. Friedrich Beyer.
(i) To other congregations have been transferred: To Bethlehem: I brethren: Philipp Jacob Reizenbach, Peter Goetge, Anton David RonneI', Joh. Gottfried Belling, Christ. Stiemer, Friedr. Ziegler, J~h. Erhardt. 2 youth's: Heinr~ch Fritsch, Wilhelm Hessler, . 8 boys: Christian Schropp, Joh. Rasmus, Abrah. Levering, Joh. Georg Weiss Joh. Christ. Richter, Johannes Ettwein, Gottlieb Krause, Johannes Samue~ f To Lititz: ~ -3 brethren: Mich. Bizmann, Christian Ebert, Johann Jungmann. 2 boys: Gottlob Ju~ann and Martin Hlrt. ~ To Friedenshuetten: ' To his parents the boy Joh. Jacob Schmick.
(k) Into the Married choir have been given: 3 brethren: Jeremias Dencke, Paul Tiersch and Michl. Ruch.
(1) To Choir-offices anew have been transferred: 3 brethren; David Zeisberger, Simon Peter, 5hristian Demuth as Choir
house servant. (m) To posts have been sent:
3 brethren: Jeremias Dencke as Gemein-Diakon to Bethlehem, Paul Tiersch as preacher to Salem in the Wachau. Johannes Angermann to Jamaica in the service of the Mission
there. The entire Single brethren's, youth's a nd boy's choir on Nazareth conSists of 70 single brethren,
25 youths and boys Total 95 persons, 9 less than in the year before.
Of the Single sisters' and big girls' choir hav e to bJremarked. that: 2 single Sisters: Rosina Hartmann and A, M~rie Gold have been admitted %
to Holy Communi on. 2 Sisters, A. Marie Gola and A. Marie Fritsch have received into the vir ,
gin (Jungfern) choir, May 4th. 2 girls have been rece ived on the 25th of March into the big girl's
Choir, namely Dorothea Weinert, Elizabeth Gold. The Single Sister Marie Liese Loesch has moved to Gnadenthal to her parents. 4 big girls, Elizabeth and ChristiBa Weinland to Gnadenthal to their parents; Elizabeth Schneider and Dorothea Schmidt to Nazareth in the service of some Brethren and Sisters. 4 single Sisters moved from us:to Bethlehem in the choir-house %K&X&1X Mary Culvert, Johanna Franck to the service wth her brother, Marie Rauschenberger to Emmaus, and Sarah Everit to Gnadenhuetten to the parents.
At present are wi t h us 11 single Sisters, of which are 7 Communicants,
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From the Paedagogium have moved 6 brethren, 14 boys and 7 children, a Total of 27.
At present are there still:
were 91.
Children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 39, youth. . ........................ 1, Boys •••••••••.••••••••••••••••• 5, Single brethren •.........•...•. 15, Ma r r i ed c ou pI e s 2 • • • .' .... ",.,-,.:..;.:..;.:..;.:..:,.. :.... :... • ....,..4r>-. --::----::o--~
Total: 64 souls, In the year before
When we now take all together, what belongs to the congregation on Nazareth, or what is in the service here, it consists of the following:
Married couples .. :~S ..........................•... .. 76 Widowers. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . • • • • .• 6 S~ngle brethren ...................................... 70 Youths and boy s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • • . . . . . . . . . .. 25 Single sisters and big girls ••••••••••••••••••••••••• . 19 Single Sisters in the service of the brethren and S iS t. d~,
ters ••••..... 2 Ch1ldren with the parents ..............•...........•• 25 Children in the 1nstitute •..•...................••••• 39
persons, " " " " " " "
Total: 262 persons.
A year ago there have been 276 persons; this year are 14 persons less.
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Diary of IAZARETH of the year 1772.
January 2nd 1772. To our neighbors, Bro. and Sr. Waarbass were given ~K&
their two children, who had been in the paedagogium, into their care.
January 5th 1772. At the usual time the congregation gathered (on Sun
day) and Br. Lembke prayed with the congregation the church-litany, then
he read Br. John Antes' travelling-diary from Gibraltar to Cairo, and 2
letters from Br. Voelker from the Nicobar.
January 12th 1772. Sunday. Er. Gregor gave a talk and after this, 3 boys
David Beutel, Matth. Hancke and Joseph Levering were received into the
Youth's choir; and 6 children, Jos. Till, Joh. Schweishaupt, Joseph Waar~ " ba ss
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Joseph Waarbass, Matth. Zahm, Abraham Boemper, and Johannes Jorde have
been received into the Boy's choir.
January 13th 1772. The brethren Gregor and Lorez came to us into the HalL
and attended our Elder-Conference with satisfaction. In the afternoon
had Br. Lorez a talk with Br. Bonn and Br. Loesch about this and that.
January 17th 1772. To-day as well as in former days Br. David Zeisber
ger collected by the brethren and sisters their mites for t he heathen-
work, and he found everywhere willing givers.
Janaary 25th 1772. It was announced to the congregation, that Br. Det-
mer had received and accepted a call as Gemein-Diener in Nazareth and
in the new Gemeinort.
January 27th 1772. Although there was a severe storm from the North-East
which lasted until the next day, the services were held as usually.
January 31st 1772. Almost the whole day was stormy weather and snow-
drifts, that one scarcely could get out from the houses. But in the eve
ning we closed the day and first month with a blessed lesson from the
news of the congregation and with a singing-hour.
February 2nd 1772 . Tbe congregation had on account of the bad roads,
which were filled with snow and also on account of the Sickness of many
brethren and Sisters, their services in their places. *** In Christian
Spring had the slngihe brethren at 1 o'clock their liturgy, and it was
announced to the joy of the brethren, the building of a brethren's house
in the New Gemeinort, which was reseolved by the Provincial-Helper's -
Conference, and we asked the Lord's blessing for this undertaking.
February 3d 1772. TowardS noon we had again stormy weather and snow-
drifts, which destroyed the path , whi ch had been made. Inspite of this
we had in the evening the usual le sson and sing ing-hour.
February 4th 1772. The weather was somewhat better, but it was impossib~
to move about, therefore there could not ne any liturgy at noon in Naza
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February 8th 1772. Br. Matthes Otto returned in the afternoon from his ~ /from
troublesome journey over the Blue Mountains,/where he was fetohed yes.
terday on account of a fracture of a leg. He came back safely and en-
tered to us. But after he had seen his little son, he went back to Beth
lehem.
February 10th 1772.Bro. and Sr. Jacob Christ came from Bethlehem and mo
ved into their newly built house in the new Gemeinort. We wish them for
their going-in and going-out our Lord's blessing.
February 11th 1772. Br. and Sr. Otto with their children and Bro. and
Sr. Weinecke from Bethlehem visited with us. Bro. and Sr. Otto visited
thtr little son in the paedagogium.
February 12th 1772. In the afternoon gathered together the brethren and
Sisters of the Elder-Conference, and our dear Br. Detmer was introduced
as Gemein-Diener of the new GemeinpOrt; and a plan to its instr'uction
was communicated to the Conference for f urther cosideration. Bro. and Sr.
Detmer, aft er they had made a visit in Nazareth, lodged over night in
the Hall.
February 15th 1772. In the forenoon we had our Elder-Conference, which
was also attended by Bro. Arbo, who visited ~s. It stormed and snowed
until afternoon at 3 o'clook.
February 19th 1772. Our single sisters in Nazareth and Gnadenthal recei
ved a visit from Sister Leibert and Sr. Peter, who came with Bro. And Sr.
Culvert, junior, and her Sister, on the sleigh up here.
February 22nd 1772 . The congregation gathered together as many as could
possibly come on account of Sickness, and of the bad road. Since Wednes-
day we have strong thawing -weather.
February 25th 1772. Until afternoon we had rain a nd snow, but Br. Detmer
visited inspite of t h is on the Rose a nd in Christian Spring, to perform
his duties.
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February 26th 1772. The Elder-Conference together with the Gemein-Diene~
had their meeting until 3 0' clcok in the afternoon. After this Br. Det-,
mer had a conferecne with Br. Jacob Loesch.
February 28th 1772.This aft ernoon came 2 Indian Brethren from Friedens
huetten, Abraham and Jeremias, and brought letters from there. They wen~
then to Bethlehem.
March 5th 1772 • . As nice as the days have been, yet to-day a sUdde~changQ.
took place, and the weather became bad and a new snow started with drifts,
March 6th 1772. Yesterday alread we r e ceived the grievous news, that ou~
dear Brother Lawatsch had died on the 14th of November in Paramaribo in
Suriname. Tttis news was announced to the congregation in the evening.
March 7th 1772. 0\ir Gemein-Diener, Br. j;letmer,arrived here and he brought\.
a part of his furnitures along, and he will soon live with us in the Hal~ , about which we shall be glad.
March 8th 1772. We had good news fro m the brethren Drachart, Jens Haven
and Stephen Jensen about their journey to Terra Labrador and of the sur
vey of the land for the Unity in the Eskimo-Bay as an establishment for
the brethren, and for the service of a mission among the Eskimoes. *** The Married Choir was asked to stay a little for an announcement. It
was then told, that Sister Micksch has r eceived the order, to accept the
office of a midwife on Nazareth. ThiS important matter was recommended
to the Lord in prayer.
March 10th 1772. Br. ~etwmer went to the Rose and then to Nazareth per
forming his duties there.
March 11th 1772. Again new snow was falling and nobody could get out of
the house.
March 14th 1772. To our Elder-Conference only the brethren could come,
and on account of the deep snow, it was resolved, that the brethren and
sisters should have their services in their places.
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March 16th 1772. In the forenoon at 8,30 our brother Berndt in Nazareth
died after much endured trouble.
March 18th 1772. The funeral of our Bro. Berndt took place to-day in the
aft ernoon at 1 o'clook. He came over not far from Herrnhut. He learned
the trade of making clothdin 1!!bersdorf and later he moved to Herrnhut.
In the year 1749 in the month of May he came with a large party of bre-
thren and Sisters to Bethlehem. He was in several places working as wea
ver, for the economy. He reached an a ge of 54 years, 3 weeks and 4 days.
March 23d 1772. In the afternoon returned Br. Ettwein from his journey
to Greenland in Jersey, and after a short stay, he went to Gnadenthal
and Christian Spring, where he lodged over nignt.
March 2ith 1772. With the Gnadenthal waggon were taken the big girls to
Bethlehem, where they wi l l celebrate the ir choir-festival to-morrow.
March 26 t h 1772. From Bethlehem came Bro. and Sr. Detmer and moved in
to the Hall, where they will live. *** From the boy's institute moved
Joh. Renatus Lembke to Br. Jacob Christ, hatmaker in the new place, to
be his apprentice.
'"arch 29th1772. The congr egation gathered toge t he r in the Hall as many
as could come on account of the bad weather.
March 30th 1772 . Bro. and Sister Lische with their 2 children moved in-
to the inn in the new Gemeinort. *it* TFe former Rose-Tavern-keeper Dorst
Allemand moved into the house on the land near by the Rose, which they
had purchased from ths brethren • •
April 2nd 1772. After we had yesterday and the day-before-yesterday nice
spring-days it began this night to snow and to storm until the next day.
April 3d 1772. The single brother Giers moved from Christian Spring ' -
to Bethlehem as miller . And the single Sister Seyfried, who was maid
in Gnadenthal, moved to her parents.
April 7th 1772. In the afternoon came the brethren Lorez and Schweinitz
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to Christian Spring and lodged there over night. The services of the
congregation were as usual.
April 8th 1772. The brethren Lorez and Schweinitz came to the Hall, and
they were present in the fore- and afternoon, when a piece of land was
surveyed for the new Gemein-Ort.
April 9th 1772. The whole day was a stormy rainy weather, and we had the
pleasure to have with us the brethren Lorez and Schweinitz. They went
back to Bethlehem the next day.
April 16th, Maundy-Thursday. April 17th Good-Friday. and April 19th Eas-
ter-day. we had the services as in the years before. *** I~ the after
noon went Bro. and Sr. Lembke to Schoeneck, where he baptized a grown-up
daughter of Br. Dorst Allemand, who is a member of the congregation there
THe daughter received the name Anne Verone.
April 20th 1772. The second Easter-festival day we celebrated as usually.
*** ~e boy, Joh. Daniel Oesterlein, and one girl, Rosina Schmidt, were
received into the congregation.
April 21st 1772. Bro. and Sr. Lembke went to Schoeneck, where in a congre
gation-meeting 2 couples were married; Ephraim Culvert with the widow
Anne Christine Claus, and Leonhard Koehler from Heidelberg with the sing
le Sister Elizabeth Clavell. Also the Bro. and Sr. Peter and Edmond's as
well as others from Nazareth attended the ceremony.
April 25th 1772. In the forenoon visitEd us Br. Ettwein and he attended
also the Elder-Conference, and returned aft er dinner to Bethlehem.
April 27th 1772. Br. Peter, senior, continued with his commission coll~
ting money for the children's institutes. He collected in G~adenthal and
Christian Spring, and brought it in in the afternoon. We had reason to be thankful to the Lord for the willingness of the brethren and sisters in all their poverty. A~ril 2t th 1772. The brethren Lembke and Detmer went to Bebhlehem to v sit t e deputi es before they leave, and they. returned in the evening. Bro. and Sr. Gregor and Lorez came up here for a last visit.
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May 1st 1772. In the afternoon the entire congregation together with th~
children had a blessed farewell-lovefeast with the brethren and sisters
Lorez and Gregor~ which then, together with the young brother Jac. van
Vleck, from the paedagogium here, who is going with them to Europe, wer~
blessed and recommended to the grace of the Lord. The brethren and sis
ters Lorez andG~egor went then for their last visit to the brethren and
sisters in Nazareth and in the new Gemeinort.
May 2nd 1772. Our Conference-brethren and sisters united with the dear
pilgrims at the cup of covenant for new faithfulness in the Lord's ser-r
vice, after which followed then the final f;ewell. The brethren and sis-
ters Gregor and Lorez went soon to Schoeneck, to see the little congre
gation there, and to greet then and to bid them farewell. Br. Jacob
Van Vleck went accompanied by a bro~her from Christian Spring, over
Bethlehem to Easton and from there he is travelling to his parents in
New York, from where he will continue his journey with some other bre
thren and sisters to Europe. Bro. and Sr. Gregor and Lorez went also
to Gnadenthal and Christian Spring and bade farewell to all the brethren
and sisters there and aft er dinner they went to Bethlehem.
May 5th 1772. Sister Peter brought her little daughter Agnes from the
Children's Institute in Bethlehem to Nazareth to stay. Br. Jacob Christ
brought his mother from the WidOW's house in Bethlehem here to help him
in his household.
May 7th 1772. In the afternoon Br. Joh. Bonn left on his journey to Phi
ladelphia.
May 13th 1772. In the morning arrived Br. Shebosh with 6 to 8 Indian
brethren from Friedenshuetten, and because the children's hour began,
they all went in and took part in it.
May 18th 1772. In the morning moved the bro. and Sr. Neubert from here
to Bethlehem to stay there. In the afternoon came Br. Ettwein to us
on his journey to Friedenshuetten, and from there to go to the Indians
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in Ohio. *** Sister Schlosser from Philadelphia, who came with her son
to visit Bro. and Sr. Christ, attended the singing-hour, w1th Mrs. Pri
or~
May 19th 1772. Br. Ettwein started his Journey with the Indian brethren
from Friedenshuetten, as Joshua, the older one, Joh. Papunhank, JoPeepe
and others,in the name of God. *** The little Joh. L1scher from the
Paedagogium was g iven to his parents 1n the new Gemeinort for further
care.
May 26th 1772. Br. von Schweinitz arrived in Christ1an Spr1ng 1n the / in the afternoon
forenoon, and let/survey the piece of land, which has been destined to
the new Gemeinort. He stayed over night in the Hall and went back to
Bethlehem the next day.
May 30th 1772. TBe old Br. Garr1son came w1th his daughter-1n-law, the
young Mrs. Garr1son and her son Nicolas, who vis1t ed his mother 1n Beth
lehem, to us 1n the Hall. After d1nner they went over Gnadenthal and
Christian Spring back to Bethlehem.
May 31st 1772. ~lnday.After the serv1ces gathered together the Commun1-
cant-brethren 1n the Hall as a Gemein-counc11, and the Geme1n-Ordnungen,
(Rules and Regulat10ns of the congregat1on), which had been read 8 days
ag o, were, after a cordial talk, signed w111ingly by the brethren and
also by the D1enern (servantsO of the congregation.
June 2nd 1772. In these days we had a severe heat, and 1n the afternoon
a thunderst orm brought us a n ice and refreshing rain, f or wh1ch we were
thankful. ~d espec1ally we were grateful, because behind the B~ue Moun
ta1ns a great ha11storm had been and had done much damag e in the f1elds.
June 9th 1772. In the morn1ng moved the boy Christian Loesch f rom our
Paedagogium to his parents, bro. and sr. Loesch 1n Nazareth. ** From
Bethlehem came Bro. a nd Sr. Thrane with the1r family and with Catharina
E11zabeth Lembke for a vi s1t of their parents in the Hall. In the af-
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ternnom they went over Gnadenthal and Curistian Spring, where they vi
sited the brethren and Sisters, back to Bethlehem.
June 10th 1772. From Bethlehem came with Sister Gertraud Peter Br. and
Sr. Zahm's 2 daughters for the help of their mother.
June 16th 1772.To-day we had a viSit by Br. Oberlin, also by Bro. Hasse,
who for the sake of the administratio n-business had CO ille up.
June 17th 1772. From Bethlehem came the recently married Br. and Sr.
Giers, Hauser, and Rauschenberger. To Be thlehem was taken the boy Joseph
Till, in order to learn a profession there.
June 18th 1772. In the afternoon came Bro. a nd Sr. Dencke with the sis-
ters Sus. von Gersdorf and Gammern over Christian Spring and Gnadenthal
to us for a visit in Nazar e th.
June 20th 1772. We had the whole day nice rainy weather, for which
everybody was grateful, because the soil was very dry.
June 21st 1772. we received the sad news of the accident, which BrQthaec
Muecke met on the Gnadenthal waggon, which returned from a shQrt jour-
ney and not far from Bethlehem the horses got shy and the brother was
thcwn down from the waggon, and this went over him, so that he got hurt
on the head and leg very badly.
Jyne 23d 1772. From Bethlehem came for a viSit to Nazareth Bro. and Sr.
von Schweinitz, Hasse, and Sist er Werw ing. I~ the afternoon the Sisters
returned to Bethlehem over Gnadenthal and Chrsitan Spring , but the bre-
thren remained on account of some economic bUSiness.
June 25th 1772.Bro. and Sr. Lembke were in Christian Spring for a visit
and they collected at the same time from the brethren and s isters there
voluntary g ifts for the Mission-work. By a strong r a in the brethren and
Sisters, who were making hay were hinder~ in their work.
June 26th 1772. After the rain in the afternoon went the two brethren
von Schweinitz and Hasse to Bethlehem. From Christian Spring went the single brother Schaub to Bethlehem on his journey to the Wa chau.
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Bune 27th 1772. Br. Johannes Bonn came w1th Br. Arbo from Bethlehem for
a v1s1t. Because the weather wasf1ne aga1n, the brethren and s1sterB
were all busy w1th the hay.
June 28 th 1772 . SUnday. In the afternoon collected Bro. Lembke from the
Nazareth brethren and s1sters the1r m1tes for the heathen cause w1th
pleasure and tha nkfulness, because they all were so w1111ng.
June 29th 1772. In the aft ernoon v1s1ted Br. Arbo here; 1n the forenoon land
he had together w1th Br. Joh. Bonn been occup1ed 1n Schoeneck/1n the
Store on account of some bus1ness.
June 30th 1772. It 1s to be not1 ced, that the travel11ng 11ttle preache'l
a 16 years old boy, who calls h1mself E1senberger, and among the Germans
everywhere 1s preach1ng, came here w1th one of our ne1ghbours, the old
Herzel, to look at our pouse and to see the ch11dren. Br. Lembke had
talked w1th h1m and had found that he was an 1nnocent and ch11d11ke per-
son. He had tw1ce w1t h1n 8 days preached 1n the Easton Courthouse , 1n
the church and 1n the street, On h1s way from here to Bethlehem he has
a l so preached; and every t1me he has had large meet1ngs .
Juli 1st 1772. From Bethlehem 'li e rece1ved a n1ce v1sit by Br. Horsef1eld
sen10r, and h1s younger son ; Bro. and Sr . We 1ss and Kle1n, who were v1-
s1t1ng our ch11dren 1n the1r rooms to the1r de11ght and d1str1buted to
them something. *i~* From those brethren and sisters we learned to know
to our gr1ef, that Br. John Bennet in Barbadoes had died.
July 2nd 1772. In the afternoon had three pregnant sisters with Bro .
and S1ster Lembke, ~eter, and Petmer a blessed lovefeast.
July 7th l772.Br. Schmick came from Bethlehem for a visit here. *** The
single Johannes Herbach, who has learned with Br. Eyerle the sm1th-trade
and has f1n1shed learning , and had st111 served him half a year, went
home to h1s parents in Yorktown.
July 13th 1772. Br. Lembke celebrated to-day his ~9th anniversary.
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July 14th 1772. In the morning at 6 o'clock th~ entire House-family in
Chrlatian Spring had their reaper's lovefeast to everyone's pleasure,
and after this they went - 26 to 30 reapers - into the field to cut the
grain. Also in G~adenthal after they had received last night 8 to 10
sisters from Bethlehem formhelp, they went to begin their corn-harvest.
**if In the afternoon moved the boy Abraham Steiner from the paedagogium
to his parents in Schoeneck.
July 16th 1772. Bro. and Sr. Langgaard visited with some brethren from
Lancaster our place.
July 19th 1772. Br. Njithanael made known to the Communicants his inten~
tion to collect the aid for the payment of the Unity-Debt, which they
had promised a year ago. For that purpose they went to Nazareth in order
to talk with the brethren and sisters there.
July 20th 1772. After the breakfast Bro. and Sr. N~thanael went to Frie
densthal, from there to Edmonds, and at noon they came back over Schoen.
eck.
July 22nd 1772. The Store-house in the new Gemeinort was fortunately
brought under roof. / Sperbach /single
July 2Uth 1772. Sister Hannel/visited here her/sisters. *** In the af-
ternoon visit ed us the brethren Thrane and Dencke, who came in the mor
ning from Bethlehem to Christian Spring.
July 25th 1772. In the afternoon visited us in the Hall the Sisters von
Gersdorf and Liesel von Seidlitz, who in the forenoon had visited the
Sisters in Gnadenthal, who are helping there in the harvest.
July 26th 1772. Sunday. We read to-day from the diary of the brethren
in Cairo and espeCially of' Bro. Daneke's visit in Upper-Egypt.
July 27th 1772. In t he morning visited Br. Lembke the reapers in Chris
tian Spring . Ther-e came also Bro. and Sr. Beck with their family from
Bethlehem, to visit their children, Bro. and ~r . Mich. Ruch. For the
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reapers in the field it was a hot day. In the evening we had our sing
ing-hour.
July 29th 1772. After one had finished yesterday cutting the wheat, we
started tp-day picking the flax. The heat was intense, and it had risen
sinee the 25th of this month.
July 30th 1772. Our paedagogiurn rece ived a visit by 4 men, from Phila
delphia and New York. They came from Bethlehem over Christian Spring
and went from here to Easton. The brethren were hindered in bringing in
the corn and liheat on account of a thunderstorm. *** Br . Wein:).and
took the single sisters, who had been helping in the harvest, back to
Bethlehem .
August 3d 1772 . We learned to know the news of the death of Br. Johann
Nitschlllan i n Zeist. In Bethlehem were married Br . Boeckel with the Sing
le Sister Barbara Gumpf, and Br. Schindler with the single sister Wezel.
August 5th 1772. From Bethlehem came Sister Ettwein with the single sis~
ter Anna Merz for the help of the brethren and sisters in Christian
Spring. Sister Ettwein visited her son J~ob .
August 9 th 1772. S"nday. From Bethlehem came in the forenoon Br . Schlos
ser with his 4 daughters from Ph iladelphia for a visit to his children,
the Bro . and Sr. Jacob Christ. In the evening was a Bible-lesson and
sing ing -hour, which Bro. bchlosser also attended with his children.
August 11th 1772. In the afternoon Bro. i:>chlosser 'I'ent with his chil
dren over Gnadenthal and Christian Spring to Bethlehem.
August 22nd 1772. In the afternoon visited us Br . Fries in the Hall and
he looked around in the new Gemeinort. ** From Bethlehem was brought
the old Br. Muecke, after his cure was f inished, to Gnadenthal. His in-
Jury, which he had r-eceived by falling from the waggon and from the hor
ses, when they ran over him, was pretty well healed.
August 24th 1772. Through the son of Mr . Fischer in Philadelphia, who
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who 1s the owner of the sh1p, on wh1ch our dear de~t1es were travel11ng
to Europe, we learned to know to our joy, that the travellers had 1n 24
days safely arr1ved 1n Europe. The son of Mr. Fischer and h1s brother-in
law vis1ted us in the Hall.
August 26th 1772.In the forenoon came Bro. and Sr. Otto with their ch11d
ren, also the old Br. Boemper and Bro. and Sr. Roemelt from Bethlehem;
Otto's were visiting their children 1n the Hall and the others were v1-
s1ting frie nds in Nazareth.
August 27th 1772. Bro. and Sr. Horsefield, junior, with their son vis1ted
us; with them came also Sr. Eberhard with the 2 Single Gill, who from Jer.
sey have come to Bethlehem f or a vis1t. S1ster Eberhard accompanied the
two Gills to Nazareth 1n order to s ee 1t a nd to vis it Bro. and S1ste r
Edmonds here.
August 29th 1772. The s1ngle brethren had their ch01r-festival. The fol
lowing 5 youths were received into the Choir: Ludwig Biefel, Christ1an
Ettwe1n, Johann Ohneberg , Go t tfr1ed Za hm a nd Samuel Schne1der. The s1ngle
Brethr en's choir consists now of 71 brethren and 23 youths a nd boys, 1n
all: 94 persons.
September 4th 1772. In the even1ng arrived in our inn here Mr. Governor
of t h is prov1nce with a small suite 1n orde r to go hunt1ng around he r e.
September 5th 1772. In the morning went the brethren Lembke, Detmer and
Jacob Loesch to s ee the Governor and tn the name o~ the congregat10n to
pay the1r r espects to him a nd to welcome h1m. The Governor r eceived them
well.
September 6th 1772. Sunday. We received a letter f rom the br ethren Grego~
a nd Lorez f r om t he L1nd sey-hous e , dat ed June 16th 1772. They told of the1~
short and saf e arrival 1n England, and we wer e glad to hear it.
September 7th 1772. The marr1ed choir had thei r fest1val to-day, and the
ch11dren were in the midst of them. In the after noon had the choir their Agapen with the guests from the other choirs . Among them were also Br.
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Muschbach from the Wachau and Br. Becker from Lititz. We enjoyed the fes
tival hymn, which had been printed last year for the choir. The choir,
which has gained three more pairs, consists of 39 couples.
September 8th 1772. Br. Erhard from Bethlehem had come in order to plasl;
ter in the new storehouse.
September 9th 1772. Towards evening 6 o'clock the mulatto Sister Margare
tha gave birth to a healthy daughter. Br. Lembke baptized it the next day
gave her the name Susanna Margaretha.
September 10th 1772. Our Mr. Governor, who for hunting sake had made a
stay of 6 days here, returned to Philadelphia over Bethlehem. Br. Joh.
Bonn and Bro. Jacob Loesch made in our all names the farewell-compliment
to the Governor before he left us.
September 12th 1772. Bro. and Sr. Unger visited us with their mother and
son and we nt also to the other places. *** Br. Edmond went to Philadel-
phia to the assembly.
September 16th 1772. Mr. Ludwig Boemper came ~'i th his brother-in-law
Wille from ~ew York , to visit his two sons in the paedagogium. In the
evening had the single brethren in the Hall a blessed Choir-meeting, as
they had before one in Chr istian Spring, where the nice hymn, that Br. I was communicated
Gregor had made for their choir-festival on the sea-voyage,/and which was
hear~ith much delight.
September 18th 1772. Br. Arbo visited us with Br. Muschbach, who had comt
yesterday already to Christian Spring, in the Hall.
September 20th 1772. Thre e of our boys were received into the congrega
tion. They are: Joseph Waarbass, J@hannes Cremser, Matth. Zahm.
September 23d 1772. Br. Muschbach from Bethlehem moved to Christian Sprin,
where they wil l stay for the time being. The single brethren had in the
evening a ble s sed choir-meeting. September 24th 1772. Mr . General Gage arrived here with h is wife, some
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some officers amd ladies over Christian Spring, where they had breakfas
ted, and then they had gone to Gnadenthal and came here, accompanied by
Br. Nachanael and Br. Garrison, the older one; the guests looked around ~
in the H~ll and saw also the children in their meeting in the Hall. When
they went away they showed their pleasure over what they had seen. In
the afternoon they ate in our inn and went after that to Easton. Their
companions returned soon after the meal in the Hall to Bethlehem .
September 26th 1772. It begins to get cool, so that one is obliged to
warm oneself at the kitchen-fire. ** Our brethren and Sisters are occu-g
pied with mowing of the buckwheat or with brining in the aftermath.
Sept ember 28th 1772 . We had, as before the brethren in Christian Spring
had a visit by a few nice men from Philadelphia, who had been accompanied
here by Br. Just Johnsen, and who were specially delighted with the chil-
dren here.
September 29th 1772 . We had the joy to have our Br . Sttwein with us, who
told us something about his journey with the Indians to the Beaver-Creek
and to the Muskingum-Ri ver , which news v, e heard with great pleasure.
Sist er Sus. von Gersdorf was here with some other~ sisters to visit their
Choir-relations.
September 30th 1772. Bro. and Sr. Peter spoke the married people in Chris~
tian Spring and Gnadenthal for their next Holy Communion.
October 1st 1772. In Easton was to-day election-day and our Bro. Edmonds
was again elected as representative of our county.
October 2nd 1772 . A straight road-way (Fahrstrasse) from Christian Spring
to our inn in the new Gemeinort was layed out.
October 9th 1772. We receive d from Bethlehem the written news , that last
night in the 9th hour our venerable Br. aavid Nitschman had died.
October 10th 1772 . From Br. Ettwein's diary we read about his journey
with the Indians from Friedenshuetten to Langunto Utenuenk.
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October 11th 1772. Sunday. The laborers as well as our brethren and SiS~9
ters had been invited to the funeral of our Br. Nitschman, and most of
them went in the forenoon to Bethlehem to be present at the bur rial of
this Brother.
October 12th 1772. In the morning went Br. Edmonds from here to Phila-
delphia as new-elected assembly-man, to be present at the administration
of the district. (Land-Rat).
October 15th 1772.In the afternoon carn e Br. von Schweinitz to us in the
Hall, went soon to Friedensthal and lodged with us over night •
October 16th 1772. Br. Schweinitz went from Christian Spring to Bethle
hem. From there came Bro. and ~r. Schweishaupt for a visit to their chil
dren in the paedagogium. They lodged with us over night. lto Br. Henry van Vleck in ~ew York
October 18th 1772. Sunday. A report from Br. Mack/was read, in which was
jold of terrible hurricane on the danish Islands St. Croix, which had
caused a great devastation in that country and which had aroused in our
hearts a feeling of great sympathy. *** From Philadelphia came over Beth
lehem Mrs. Benezet with her older son, and with Mrs. Bartow and one youn
ger daughter for the visit of her Jounger son, Daniel, in our paedagogium. ~
October 20th 1772. Br. Nathanael was here occupied with matters of land
and he returned the next day. ** Mrs. Benezet went with her son and max daughters to Bethlehem.
October 22nd 1772. From Bethlehem came Sr. Fischer, Lang with her little
son and Sr. Stoz visiting here.
October 23d 1772. Br. Edmonds returned again from Philadelphia, for
which removal to his new house in the new Gemeinort preparations were
made this week already.
October 26th 1772. The whole day were driven from the old store to the
new storehouse goods as well as furnitures.
October 27th 1772. Bro. and Sr. Edmonds moved entirely into the new Store_
house.
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October 31st 1772. Br. Lembke communicated a weekly r eport from Europe
and recommended to the Brethren and Sisters the great need of the bre-
thren and sisters in Antigua and St. Croix, who have suffered so much by
the terrible hurricane. The brethren and sisters were asked f or their
kind aid ~.~ those in great distress on those islands.
November 3d 1772. Not only the single brethren in Christian Spring took
part in the birthday of their Br. Joh. Bonn, and blessed him, but also ~
the brethren and Sisters Lembke, Detmer from Nazareth visited there and
greeted him
November 4th 1772. Since yesterday it beg ins to get cold, so that it had
ice already .
November 7th 1772. In the afternoon again our Mr. Governor with a small
suite arrived in our inn, in order to divert himself with hunting up here.
November 8th 1772. Ifi the meeting of the communicants a letter of apology Elias
of the Single immiaaxHirt, who Since 4 weeks had excaped from Christian
Spring, and who now imploringly asked for pardon of the bad behaviour and
conduct, which he had shown for some time. He asked also for re-admission
in the congregation •
November 9th 1772. Elias Hirt in Christian Spring was re-admitted and
assigned to some work.
November 14th 1772. After the rain yesterday it began to get cold. Mr.
Governor, who had remained here for 8 days for hunting purposes, left us
in the afternoon.
November 15th 1772. We had to-day our Gemeintag, but on account of the
pretty cold weather, we had to shorten it.
November 17th 1772. Towards evening brought Bro. and ~r. Ettwein to the
Bro. and Sr. Wohlson their daughter to Gnadenthal, in order to s erve the
Sick mother. They stayed the r e over night.
November 15th l772.Bro. and Sr. !ttwein came to us in the Hall, for a
visit of their son in the paedagogium. From Bethlehem came to Bro. and
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Bro. and Sr. Edmonds the1r two daughters, who on the1r request w111 stay
with them.
November 20th 1772. In the forenoon came Bro. and Sr. von Schwe1n1tz , to
v1s1t us, and with this opportunity brought Br. Arbo the two sons of Mr.
Gill in Jersey to our Paedagogium; one of them, James, is 8 years old,
and is the only one who has permission to stay in our paedagogium. The
other son is 11 years, and he asked with tears in his eye s , that he could
stay with his brother in the brethren's school, and he has been taken in
on probation.
November 25th 1772. Br. Detmer, who attended yesterday the quarterly mee
ting of the stewards of the WidOW's treasury, returned from Bethlehem to
Nazareth.
December 3d 1772. We had a nice elder-Conference. ** From Bethlehem came
Susel Gersdorf with some single sisters to visit their Sisters here. They
will stay until to-morrow.
December 6th 1772. SUnday. In the morning afte r 5 o'clock our Sister Wol
hon died.
December 8th If7? In the afternoon the body of Sister Sus. Catharina
Wolhon, former born Koch, was burried. She was born in Thur1ngia, Germany
and was married when she was 19 years old. Her husband and she were ENxX (kirchlich-fromm) church-pious people, until t he husband got awakened. He was searching for
people, who could show him the way of salvation, and he heard of a woman,
who could show him the way, and he went to that woman to her meet1ngs,
and the husband told then his wife about everything, what he had heard.
One day, the husband brought home Br. Schick, who was visiting in Erfurt, ~
Thuringia , the awakened people, to our home in Walschleben. Bro. Schick
stayed three days with us and my heart was refreshed and revived. We went
then to Neu-Diet endorf in the year 1743 (that time that place was called
Gnadenthal) and in the year 1746 a printed permission to move to Herren
haag and we were 80 happy about it. In the same year 1n June, 15th we
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we were received into the congregation and received with the congregation
Holy Communion, what I shall never forget. In the year 1748 I travelled
with my husband to £ngland with the intention to go to Pennsylvania, but
we had to stay for some time in England, weBse we were serving in the t
Children's institues in Milende and Buttermere and doing other services ± ., in houses, until we travelled in the year 1753 with Br. Peter Boehler
and some other travellers to America. After a long and ~ifficult voyage
we arrived in September, 14th in Bethlehem. 10 days after our arrival
in Bethlehem we were assigned to Gnadenthal. 19 years she has served with
her husband in the economy with all wilingness. She often was sick and
weak. She was a quiet and peaceful person. She reached an age of 57 years
6 months and 21 days.
December 11th 1772. In the afternoon we received from Bethlehem the tou-
ching news of the death of our brother Arbo, which news was also made
known in the congregation •
December 13th 1772. Sunday. The funeral of our Bro. Arbo took place at
the usual time. -*"* We r ead also from a letter, which Br. Grube had writ-
ten to Br. Ett "'ein, of the visit of Br. David Zeisberger among the Scha-
wanoose Indians, and of the br. and Sr. in Wellhicktuppen, who are well,
as he had heard it from the Indian-Brothe~oPeepe.
December 14th 1772. It was something extraordinary, that we had 14 days
long clear and nice weather at this time of the year.
December 16th 1772. Bro. Joh. Schmift took his son Dav id t o the single
Brethren's house, that he should learn there the weaving-trade.
De cember 18th 1772. Bro. Jacob Christ took his sister Rosine from Bethle-
hem to his home, iQ order to help his Sick mother.
December 28th 1772. Br. Joh. Borm went to Bethlehem and brought irom
there Br. Hasse along.
December 31st 1772. The festivals on Christmas-Eve, Christmas-day and on
watch-night were celebrated as in the years before .
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Memorabilia of the congregation Nazareth of the year 1772.
Changes of the Single Brethren's choir:
6 boys have been r eceived into the Boy!s choir: Joseph Till , Joseph Waarbass~ ( Worbasse), JAh. Schweishaupt, M~tth. Zahm, Abr . Boemper a nd Joh. Jorde.
3 boys have been transferred into the Youth's choir: Matth. Hanke, Dav. Beutel,Jo seph Levering.
5 youths have been transferee to the sing le brethren's choir: Joh. Gottf. Zahm, Christia n ~ttwein, Ludwig Biefel, Joh. Ohneberg , Samuel ~chneider .
I~to the co ngregation have ueen received: Joh. ~av. Schmidt , Christian Loesch, Joh. bass, -Matth. Zahm, Johann Cremser.
6 boys, Daniel Oesterle in, Joseph War-
Candidatea for Holy Communion have become: 2 youths and 1 boy .
To Holy Communion have be en admitted: 3 brethren, Sam. Elex, Christ. :E;ttwein, Joh. Geo . Ohneberg j 2 youths: Carl Gottlieb Opitz, Matth. Muecke; 2 boys: Joh. Jac. Eyerle, Friedrich Schaefer. To us have been moved: Br. Joh. Ulrich Muschbach, and one boy: Thom. Popl~well. To other congregations have bee n transferred: 3 brethren and 4 boys; To Bethlehem: the brethren Joseph Giers and Anton Hagen; The boys: Joseph Till, Joh. Jorde, and Joh. Dav . Schmidt. To the Wachau: Br. Joh. Schaub. To Schoeneck: T~e boy A~r. Gottl. Steiner; To Europe has gone: Br. Jac. van Vleck.
At the end of the year the choir consists of 70 brethren, 4 youths , 2 boy~~
The Communicants are; 1 received brother, 2 received youths, 9 received and 5 not received boys. A total of 93 persons.
TRe single sisters- and big g irl's -choir: arch 25th Catharina Schmidt has been transfereed to the girl's choir;
May 4 t h Ros . Schmidt has been transferred into the single Sister's choir.
In the congregation have been received: 3, Christina Weinland, Dorothea Weinert , and Rosa Schmidt. To Holy Communion have been admitted: 2 Sister, JUliana Schmidt, and Anna Bauer. To the parents have been sent: in Bethlehem : M~rgaretha and Judith Edmon~, Of the single sisters are in Nazareth : 13, 10 communicants, 2 received, and 1 unre ceived.
Of the big g irls are: 1 communicant, 3 r e ceived, 5 unreceived. A Total of 22 Sisters and big girls.
Changes in the Paedagogium have not been so many. 6 children have been transferred to the boy's choir. 2 children, Joh. Lischer and Pet. Waarbass , and 2 boys;Joseph Waarbass and Christ. Loesch have been g iven on the request of the~parents, to them.
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.. Diary of NAZARETH of the year 1772. TVe following 6 boys have been sent from our house to places. where they
shall learn a trade: Joh. Ren. Lembke to Br. Jacob Christ here~ Abr. Gottlieb Steiner to his father in Schoeneck; to Bethlehem: Joh. Jorde. Joseph Till and Joh. Dav. Schmidt;to Christian Spring: Thomas Poplewell. One brother has gone to Europe.
From our Paedagogium have gone: 2 children. 8 boys and 1 brother.
To us have been brought from Vlest-Jersey: 2 boys: Jssias and James Gill.
I~ the Paedagogium are at present: 33 children. 3 boys. 15 single breth~reno and 2 couples of married people.
A total of 55 persons. 11 less than in the year before.
A summary repetition of the whole:
From other congregations have come to us: 10 persens, big and small.
From us to other congregations have gone: 10 persons.
Born and baptized were: 3 children.
Into the congregation have been received: 9 persons.
With the congregation have been admitted to Holy Communion: 9 persons.
O~e brother has been re-admitte4.
To the Saviour have gone (died) 2 persons.
T e entire co re at ion on Nazareth consists Married people ......................................•.. 7 • V/ldowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 7, Widows ••.......•.......................................• 2, Si~le brethren. youths and boys ••••.••.•.•••.•••.•.••• 93, Single sisters and big girls •••.•.•...••••••••••••...•• 22. Children with the parents. l~J boys and 18 girla •.•..••. 31. Children in the institute ••••..•.•••.•••••.•.••••••..•• gi.
A total of 2 souls.
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January 3d 1773. The congregation gathered together at the usual time
and prayed with touvhed hearts the Litany. After this a diary of the
Indian congregation in Langundo Utenuenk was communicated, and the end
the heathen-matter and the mild contribution for it was recommended to
everyone, as much as everybody could give. IR the evening the brethren
and sisters were nctified of the death of sister Dencke in Bethlehem.
Br. Edmonds went from here to Philadelphia to attend the assembly as
assembly-man.
January 5th 1773. Br . David Zeisberger and Joh. Bonn went in the morning
to the funeral of Sister Dencke in Bethlehem. Also Br. Detmer went there
to the first meeting of those who were interested of the Widow's-Cash
in Bethlehem.
January 6th 1773. We remembered in our meetings with blessing hearts our
heathen-congregations and those brethren and sisters, who are serving
there, which we were recommending to the Lord's guidance of his grace,
and we were also asking the Lord for the opening of new doors among the
heathen.
January 9th 1773. In the afternoon came Br. Nathanael with Br. ~ encke
from Bethlehem to Christian Spring. --- In the evening was a blessed
Lesson in the Hall about a nice Diary of the Indian congregation in
Welhik-Tuppek on the Muskingum, which diary will be circulated in our
places.
January 10th 1773. Before the congregation had gather'ed together, our
boys and those of the h~se had a liturgical meeting, in which not only
the boy's-choir, but also the 16 childr en, which to-day shall be received
into the chOir, after a hearty song were blessed. In the congre,tgational
me eting, in which the church-litany was prayed, the children which were
to be received, were Sit t ing together' with our youths and boys on the first
benches, and the act of 1 e ception was done publicly. *** In the -a.f~·noon
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in the meeting of the youths and boys, after a impressive talk of Br. Na
thanael, the following children were received into the Boy's-Choir; Da
vid Weinland, Daniel Benezet, Peter and Johann Fuehrer, Jacob Loesch, Jo
hann Gambold, Heinrich Mueller, Christian Eggert, Gottlieb Braun, Johann
Hirt. Pete r Jungmann, Jacob Ettwein, Georg ~ber, Jacob Schnall, Samuel
iEREaiix Schulze, Jehann Heinrich Mueller; the last two are from Nazareth
and the others all from the paedagogium. After t h is they had their joy
ful classes; in the afternoon they had at 2 o'clock their agapen with nice
music, where the congregation and the choir-laborers bes ides many breth
ren and sisters were guests. At 4 o'clock Br. Nathanael geld for them
a blessed Homilie and at the end had the Communicant-youth b and boys with
their laborers and overseers the cup of covenant.
January 18th 1773. Br. Nicolas Garrison, junior, came from Philadelphia
over Bethlehem to see his son in our paedagogium.
January 15th 1773.To-day vie have the first and real snow, which was lying
for some time on the ground, and we had it very cold.
January 16th 1773.Br. J a cob Christ brought h is sister Rosine, who had
been for some weeks with his old mother to help her, back to Bethlehem
to her choir-house, where also Sister Juliana Viaeckler is visiting.
January 17th 1773. Sunday.We had the first Gemeintag, where the brethren
and sisters had numerously appeared. They were entertained wibh nice news
fr'om ASia and from the weekly reports from the Unity-EIder-Conference.
***Br. Lembke and Br. Detmer went to Be thlehem on account of the confe~8e
rence, which shall take place to-morrow regarding the building of the
single brethen's house in the new Gemeinort. *** T~ey returned the next
day to Nazar eth .
~anuary 19 th 1773. In the afternoon came Br. Nathanael with Bro. Johann
Bonn from Bethlehem and in the evening he took the opportunity to talk
with the single brethren in Christian Spring about the building ofax&
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single brethren's house in the new GemeinortJ *"* THe day was closed
with a singing-hour and evening-prayer.
January 21st 1773. In the Hall was the first case of measles noted and
the little Matth. Eggert went to bed with it.
!l:anuary 24th 1773. Br . Ettwein, who had come from Bethlehem in the mor
ning had with Br. Lembke, the brethren Detmer, David Zeisberger and Bonn
a conference on account of the mus t ering out of the young boys, after
which Br . Ettwein in the name of the Provincial-Hel~er-Conference made
the offer to Br. Friedr . Peter, junior, to the office of a boy's helper
in Bethlehem and as bookkeeper with the future Choir-Diener, Br. Joh. Bonn/
in the brethre~s house there, which office he accepted in a childlike
manner. This change was made known by Br . Ettwein to the brethEen and
sisters of the economy in Christian Spring. It was also announced, that
Br . Funcke should take the place and office of Br. Bonn, in Christian
Spring.
January 25th 1773. Br. Ettwein together with Br . Bonn went to Bethlehem .
From the Hall were taken this morning 3 boys, David Weinland, JRh. Htrt , / to Christian Spring
and Schnall with their things/in order to stay there. *,,* The single
brethren began to-day to drive stones on sledges to the new Ge~eimprt,
in order to build a wing to their new and future Choir-house.*** From
the Hall moved out the single brother Lund, because the you ng boys have
been taken from his inspection and have been put into the ordinary boy's
room, where for the time being the brethren Friedr. Boehner and Owen
Rice are the overseers; who have moved for th&s purpose from Christian
Spring to us. The change with Br . Johannes Bonn and Br . Friedr. Peter,
junior, was made known in the Hlj,ll as \'fel l as in Nazareth.
January 26th 1773. The number of the sick children, who have the meas-
les, have increased in the Hall so much, that we had almost tv/o rooms
fall with them.
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January 29th 1773. In the forenoon came the brethren Nathanael and Muen-
ster from Bethlehem to Christian Spring, where in the afterno on a t 2
o'clock in the presence of the laborers and the entire house there was /farewell
held a/love feast with Br. Bonn and the younger Br. Friedr. Peter. *i~*
The above mentioned brethren went then to Nazareth and to the Hall for
a visit.
January 30th 1773. The brethren Nathanael and Muenster went with the
brethren Joh. Bonn and Friedr. Peter, junior, to Bethlehem from Chris
tian Spring after dinner, in order to take everyone to his certain place.
February 1st 1773. The last two boys in the Hall, who had since been B~&r
spared from the measles, had to go to bed on account of the same disease.
We have now in three rOlllllls divided 30 children and boys, who are Sick
with the measles , althoughr.the first 6 to 8 of the children are about to
recover. With most of them it went well, and our good father of the fa-
mily prevented graciously all what uould have been serious.
February 3d 1773. The single brother August Schloesser from Bethlehem
came here and in the Hall in the presence of the laborers in the Con
ference-room he was promised for Holy Matrimony with the single Sister
Margar . Edmonds, which news was made known to all t he places for sympathy
and remembrance before the Lord.
February 4th 1773. Our Elder-Conference should have been, but there ca:me
only the brethren Zeisberger and Funck on account of the bad weather,
Which had started. Br. Funck came the f irst time to us. We looked only
on the plan of the building of the wing for the single brethren near the
Hall.
February 5th 1773.Most of the Sick boys and children are recovering from
the measles.
/ bick February 7th 1773. In the evening came Br. Edmonds from the Assembly in
Philadelphia, where he had been on account of his family-affairs.
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February 9th 1773. The single brethren continued since yes t e rday to
brimg stones to their building. *** Oyr children and boys i n the Hall
have now fortunately overcome the measles and begin to r e cover.
February 11th 1773 . Br. Matthes Otto, medicus, came again to see the chil
dren and also his eon, who had been Sick with the measles.
February 12th 1773. In the forenoon ~ame Br. Schloesser with all his thin8~
from Bethlehem and moved for the time as a new inhabitant to the Gemein-
Ort, into the stone-house in Nazar eth.
February 13th 1773. In th e afternoon came our dear Br. Muenster to us,
in order to attend the wedding , whi ch shall take place to-morrow; also
some other brethren came from Bethlehem.
February 14th 1773. Sunday. Af ter the morning-service the Single brother
August Schloeser was mareied with the Single sister M8rgar. Edmonds~nd
at last the benediction was spoken ove r them. With this new married pair
dined the laborers on Nazare th in the house of the parents of the bride,
after Wm~h 'in a nice liturg ical manner in the conference-room the choir-lin
sign was bound/to her. ***** The children had to-day for the fi~~t time
after their Sickness their meeting.
February 16th 1773.We received to-day the news from Christian Spring of
the death of Br. Hafner.
Fe bruary 18th 1773. Br. Joh. Bonn came from Bethlehem for the funeral of
Br. Hafner, to which also the congregation gathered together at 1 o'cloc~.
Br. Lembke held the service and then read the personalia of the departed
Brother. Then the congregation went to the Hutberg, where the body was
burried. Br. Hafner was born on March 3d 1709 in the neighborhood of Zue.
rich, Switzerland. He learned the trade of a stocking-weaver. In the yeay
1743 he came to this land. He had to stay in Philadelphia in order to worK
off his (freight?) fare. During that time he got acquainted with the bEe
thren and through the testimony of Br. Pyrleus about Jesus' blood and dea~
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death he was awakened. After he had paid off his fare, in the year 17~5,
he came to Bethlehem and he became a member.In the year 1749, he was mar
ried w&th Anna Magdalena Ried, and together with her they served the Bre
thren's economy in Nazareth, Gnadenhuet t en, Gnadenthal, Christian Spring.
They were faithful and diligent in their work. They had 3 daughters and
1 son, who all died when they were still children. One can tell in truth,
that the brother was a true follo we r of Jesus, and he wa s honoured and lo~
• ved by all the brethren and Sisters especially in Christian Spring, where
he has been in service for 14 years. He was especially loved on account
of his priestly conduct. For several years he had to suffer from consump
tion. He reached an age of 64 years less 2 weeks.
February 21st 1773. Sunday. We entered the Passion-season, and had the re
gular servtces. It becmae so cold, that we closed the day in the evening
with a short evening-prayer.
February 23d 1773. In the afternoon came the Bro. and Sr. Ettwein and Bro
and Sr. Schmick from Bethlehem over Christian Spring to us for a visit.
Bro. and Sr. ~ttwein lodged over night in Nazareth and Bro. and Sr. Schmiek
stayed over night in the Hall. *** Since the 21st of this mont h we have
to-day the most penetrating cold weather, which we have had this winter.
February 24th 1773. Br. Ettwein held for the childr en in the paedagogium
the first service, which they had after they had r e covered from the meas
les. After dinne r the same bro. and Sr. '." ent to Gnadenthal for a visit.
February 25th 1773. Bro. and Sr. ~ttwe1n and Bro. and Sr. Schmick went
in the forenoon to Bethlehem and took the widow Hafner along, who, afte r
she had been introduced into her choir, returned to-day again to Chris
tian Spring on the Waggon f r om there.
February 26th 1773. I~ the aft ernoon in the second hour died in the new
Gemeinort our s1ster Edmonds with fever, which she had Since February
16th. We reported this sad news to Bethlehem as well as to the other places.
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February 27th 1773. In the morning we had rain and thawing-weather.
February 28th 1773. Sunday. In the afternoon we had the funeral of our
Sister M~rgarethe Edmonds. Her personalia was written in English by her
self. She was a daughter of Henrich and Eva Anton and was born in New Yorl\
in the year 1721, March 7th. She had been baptized in the Nether-German
reformed church, and had been brought up in the same religion. She had
been awakened by the sermons of Mr. Whitefield, but her awakening was mor~
a lawful one and she had a feeling of the hard-heartedness of her heart,
but through the sermons of the brethren she was convinced of something ~.
better. T~rough the intercourse with Bro. and Sr. Greening, Gambold and
especially Owen R&me and the late Sister Anna Ramsberg she had profited
very much for her heart. I~ the year 1753 she had been r eceived into the
congregation and in the following year ahe partook the first time in New
York Holy Communion. In February 17~5 she received a call to Bethlehem
and an offer to marry Br. Edmonds. And in the year 1755 in ~~ch 31st she
was married with the same brother and she served with him in the store of
the congregation. I~ the year 1756 her first daughter !Judith was born.
Since last year November 18th she had this daughter with her. In the year
1763 she moved with her husband into the store-house above Nazareth in
Plainfield, where she served in all faithfulness until October 27th 1772,
where she also presided over the domestic concerns with all diligence; a»
and we can say in truth: Our store has had a good and useful help and her
domestic concerns has had a diligent lady of the house, which we noVl have
lost. SRe could scarcely wait for the time, that the new Store-house in
the new Gemeinort was finished built out, so that they could move in. Wt
With tears in her eyes she thanked the Lord, that she now, when she taxlt
will be living in the new Gemeinort, can have the grace to attend the
meetings of the congregation more oftener than before. At the 16th of thi~
month, when she was just about to go with her daughter in the twilight to
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the Hall to partake in the liturgy, .~ a hot fever attacked her and all
r emedies, which were used did not help her and she passed away, when she
was 52 years less 8 days old.
March 6th 1773. Our children had a blessed Gemeintag and at the same time
a thanksg iving-festival on account of the measles, which have been over
come. It was also noted, that in the paedagogium 30 children had been sic~
with the measl es, and in Nazareth and Gnadenthal had been also 30 cases
with the same disease. IR Christian Spring have been 6 cases, or a total
of 66 in all, which have had the ijleasles and have got over it. *** It
has also to be noted that Br. Brandmueller has on a waggon fetched from
the Hall the old printing-press.
March 7th 1773. TO-day there should have been the Gemeintag for the adult$,
but oqaccount of the rain the roads have become impas sable, so that the
brethren and Sisters could not come, and the r efore they have in their pla-
ces a reading-meeting.
March 10th 1773. We received the news, that in Bethlehem Br. Hsrsefieed,
sen&or, had died.
March 12th 1773. In t he a f t e rnoo n came Br. Edmonds, senior, f r om the fu
neral in Bethl ehem.
March 15th 1773 . The 2 boys, Christ. Eggert and Georg e Huber were moved
from the Paedagogium to Bethlehem.
March 16th 1773. Before noon came Br. Na thanael from Bethlehem to Chris
tian Spring, and in the evening he came to the Hall, where he held the
services for the brethren and sisters.
March 20th 1773. Towards noon arrived Bro. and Sr. Melchior Christ from ~
Lititz with their child and were quartered in the former Nursery. He in
tents to s ettle this spring in the new Gemeinort and to build there a
house and to carryon the trade of a nail-smith.
March 22nd 1773. After the rain we had snoVi. The boy Zahm from the pae-
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paedagogium will travel with his father from Bethlehem to Lititz.
March 23d 1773. In t he forenoon came from Bethlehem the brethren Chris
tensen and Bischoff, in order to drill the pipes for the new Gemeinort.
March 24th 1773. Yesterday the wing of the brethren's house, and to-day
Br. Schloeser's house in our new Gemeinort were (ausgesteckt?~ marked
out, in order to dig the foundation as soon as possible. *** Br. Goetje,
junior, came to-day fr'om Bethlehem in order to serve in our I NSTITUICE" in
the place of Br. Reuz, who will learn the hatmaker-trade here . He went
to-day to Bethlehem in order to visit still in Lititz before he starts
to learn.
March 25th 1773. In the night we had a strong rain with storm, which
continued the whO&~day, so that almost not one could go to the other,
much less could the congregation gather toge ther for the services.
March 31st 1773. Br. Zahm, who on the 22nd of this month had accompanied
his younger son Matthaeus to Lititz, wher~ he Shall learn the trade of a
Shoe-maker, came back from there to-day with the youth Mordick, who is
visiting his paremus in GRadenthal.
April 2nd 1773. In the morning came over Christian Spring Br. Friedr.
Peter, junior, from Be thlehem for a viSit here, and in the afternoon came
Br. Nathanael over Gnadenthal , where he has offered to the Negro Brother
and Sister Joseph and Hanna the removing of them to Christian Spring for
the service of t he economy there. They were willing to go •
• pril 3d 1773 . Br. Nathanael r eturned to Bethlehem over Christian Spring
with the Br. Peters, junior. *"* In these few days have been marked out
2 m?re houses in the new Gemeinort. O~e is for Melchior Christ, the nail
smith, and the other is for Br. Wenzel Bernhard, th e baker.
April 4th 1773 . Sunday. The congregat iID n had gathered together to com
mence the passion-week, and the litany of Jesus' life, suffering and deatW
was prayed. *" The Hosanna was sung by the choir and the boys, after whic/v'
a sermon was held .
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April 5th 1773. T .... e Negro Bro. and Sr. Jsseph and Hanna moved with their
children from G a denthal to Christian Spring for the service in the eco-~
nomy there.
April 8th 1773. Maundy-Thursday . The two big boys , Joh. Renatus Lembke
and Samuel Steup were confirmed for the first enjoyment of Holy Communion.
Good-Friday and Easter were celeorated as in the years before .
April 12th 1773. Two big girls, Rosina and Elizabeth God under the usual
liturgy were received into the congregation.
April 13th 1773. With our waggon were two young boys, Peter Jungmann and
Johannes Gambold taken to Bethlehem, where they shall learn a profession.
Br. Joh. Reuz arrived at his master, Jacob Christ, in order to learn the~
the hat-making profession. ** Our brethren and sisters start ed with their
field-and garden-work . *** The brethren were also very busy with fetching
stones for our new Gemeinort, where 3 or 4 houses are to be built. They
were also busy with digging the foundation for the houses . *** At the
same time one had made the beg inning with the laying of the pipes for the
water-conduit in the Gemeinort .
April 14th 1773. We had two days of fine spring weather, after which it
got cold and windy . From Bethlehem came Br. Reizenbach to the Hall as ove1f"_
seer for our boys. He was introduced to them to-day.
April 15th 1773. The single brother Elias Hirt, whom the brethren tn ChriS
tian Spring had received on his own request for probation, went away sec
retly again .
April 16th 1773. The brethren Nathanael and Schweinitz came to Christian
Spring in the forenoon in r egard to certain economical affairs. From therQ
they came to us in the Hall, where they lodged over night.
April 17th 1773. In the forenoon went the brethren Nathanael and Schwei
nitz to Gnadenthal and in the afternoon over Christian Spring to BethleH8
hem. S~me boys and single brethren came from there for a visit to us.
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April 19th 1773 . TUe single brother Friedr. Boehner aft er he had served
for 7 years in our boy's i ns titute, moved to Christian Spring to the
tailor shop for the time being.
April 21st 1773. In the forenoon went Bro. and Sr . Lembke to Gnadenthal ,
where he held the liturgical service, and collected the money, which was
to be given in behalf of the Children's Institutes.
April 22nd 1773 . A messenger came from Christian Spring wi th the news,
that Br . Prysing had d ied. *** In the afternoon we had a short visit
by Br. Nathanael , who had gone to Christian Spring and had offered to
Br . Glad a call to St . Thomas for the service among the negroes there.
Br . Glad accepted the call willingly.
April 23d 1773. Mr. Gill f rom Old Mons Creek in West New Jersey came here
in order to visit his t~o sons in the Institute.
April 24t h 1773. The congregat ion gathered together for the funeral of
Br. PDUesing. Br . Jacob Pruesing was born in Germany i n the year 1709.
He came to the congregation in the year 1745 in Herrenhaag . In the year
1750 he came with a large party ~o America a nd soon found his place in
Christian Spring , where he served the economy some 20 years in all faith
fulness. He wa s loved by ev erybody. Although he felt weak , he came to the
services in the passion week. He did not like to miss one service, al
though it took hi m 2 to 3 hours to walk the way from Christian Spring to
the Hall . He d ied in the age of 64 years .
April 26th 1773. We were laying pipes for the water-conduit i n the new
Gemeinort .
April 28th 1773. The brethren Angermann and Frantz , who had arrived last
week in Bethlehem, coming from Jamaica, came here for a visit in the Hall.
Yest erday the~ had visited in Christian Spring and Gnadenthal . ** Also
Br . Hasse came from Bethlehem in matters of the Unity-Administration . ** Br . Adolph H~rtman went from Bethlehem to Christian Spring to serve there
in the smithy .
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April 29th 1773. In the morning with some children, who were visiting
their parents, waB~ taken along the boy Joh. Schweishaupt, accompanied
by a brother, to Bethlehem, in order to learn thBre ~a pro~ession. ***
Br. Delps from Christian Spring moved also to Bethlehem to the shoe
maker shop. *** I~ the forenoon we had our Elder-conference. In the af
ternoon Br . Hasse went back to Bethlehem, where also in the morning the
brethren Angermann and Frantz went from Christian Spring.
May 1st 1773. In theafternoon we had a nice visit by the Bro. and Sr.
Borheck and Sch~dler, who visited our places and house and then returned
again to Bethlehem.
May 3d 1773. Our single sister's went to Bethelehem for their Choir
festival. *** From our institute was taken the boy Peter Fuehrer to Chris.
tian Spring to stay there for the time being. *** Three carts of the
single brethren in Christian Spring drove stones for the building of thei~
wing, which Shall be commenced this week.
May 4th 1773. Because the masons, which the Single brethren had ordered
for the building of their wing, had come in the forenoon, the foundation
stone was laid by Br. David Zeisberger in the presence of some brethren
from Christian Spring.
May 5th 1773. .Our single Sisters returned from their festival happily
and thankful f or the bleSSings which they had r eceived in Bethlehem. **
We had a pleasant visit by the b r ethren Dencke and Joh. Bonn from Beth
lehem, who returned there again the next day.
May 6th 1773. In our Gemein-Ort were they these days very active.
May 7th 1773. Br. Glad from Christian Spring came in order to bid us
farewell, because according to his call to St. Thomas he intent~s to
go to Bethlehem to-day. We discharged him with our blessing. *** Br. Ett-
wein came and paid us a visit, he stayed over night in the Hall. ** In
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the forenoon we saw with joy and thankfulness, that the water, which was ( Probe-Stock)
led to the Square of the new Gemeinort, ran from the sample 7 feet high.
Mav 8th 1773. In the morning Br. Ettwein went over Gnadenthal and Chris
tian Spring to Bethlehem. Br. Detmer, who had gone to Bethlehem on account
of some business yesterday, returned again home.
May 11th 1773. Br. Schlosser from Philadelphia came with his two daugh
ters from Bethlehem for a visit here.
May 13th 1773. This forenoon came Bro. and Sr. Till with their son Jo-
seph from Bethlehem for a visit here. *** TO-day was a strong rainy day.
May 14th 1773. Br. Schlosser with his daughters accompanied by Bro. and Sn
Jacob Christ as well as by Bro. and Sr. Till from here to Bethlehem. L The single
May 16th 1773./Bro. Heinrich Brunner with the single sister Rosina Hart-
mann were engaged for Holy Matrimony, which news was made known to the
congregation and were recommended for prayer.
May 17th 1773. The single brother Heinrich Schmidt, who for many years
has served faithfully our institute's economy, moved from us to Bethle
hem, to serve there the farm. Br. David Zeisberger came from his visit
in Bethlehem.
May 19th 1773. In the afternoon went the brethren Christensen and Bi
schof,after they had worked Since Eaater here on the water-works and
had finished it to-day, back to Bethlehem,
May 20th 1773. In the meeting of the adult communicants were married the t
single brother Heinrich Brunner wth the Single Sister Rosina Hartmann,
after Br. Lembke had given an impressive talk. After this, with this new
married couple and some other brethren and Sisters from the Choirs, a
little lovefeast was held in the little Hall.
May 21st 1773. We received a visit from Sister Garrison from Philadel
phia; ahe was accompanied by the old Bro. G-ar-rison. Sister G*rrison
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brought her little son again with her, who had visited for some days in
Bethlehem. I~ the afternoon they r eturned again.
May 24th 1773. In the forenoon Bro. and Sister Peter led the new mar
ried couple, Bro. and Sr. Brunner to their home in G~adenthal, where Br.
Brunner will serve in the economy ther'e. The laborers of Nazareth and
G~adenthal had with them dinner, after which Br. Lembke held for the
Communicants there about the daily text a sermon.
May 25th 1773. Br. Nathanael came from Bethlehem to us in the forenoon
and had with the brethren Lembke, Peter, seniopr, and Detmer a Conference
regarding some certain matters. After dinner he went to Christian Spring,
in order to talk with the laborers there in details. In the evening he
let come together the single brethren and spoke to them in bands about
some indecent things, which had happened among them for some time, and
he told them in a cordial and plain talk his opinion as well as the opin~
ion of the congregation about such a brethren's choir and its indecency.
We wish, that blessed and remaining fruits will be brought forth.
May 31st 1773. Second day of Pentecost. A report of Br. ~ttwein's Jour
ney through New York, Connecticut and Rhode-Island Government in the
months of MArch and April was read. A,so the diary of Welhik Thuppeek
and Gnadenhuetten on the Mushkingum from Octobe r 19th to March 22nd was
read.
J~ne 1st 1773. After the Pentecost-festival the masons, which had been
ordered for to-day, made the beginning with the building of the house for
Br. Melchior Christ, the nail-smith, in the new Gemeinort. *** From
Bethlehem visited us Br. Oberlin with his family and the Sister Hasse wit~
her little daughter.
June 2nd 1773. Sister Johanna Garrison from Philadelphia came with some
friends from there/ accompanied
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before they return home. *** We had also the joy to meet our Br. G'raff
with Br. Lorenz Bage from the Wachau. Yesterday already they came from
Bethlehem to ehristian Spring, where Br. Bage lodged over night, whilst
Br. Graff remained in Gnadenthal over night, where he had held service
for the brethren and sisters there. This evening he held the service in
the Hall. They b.oth returned to Bethlehem on June 4th.
June 8th 1773. Br. Matthaeus, who had come with Br. Schmick fr'om Bethle
hem for a visit, held service for the communicants in the Hall with a
blessing for them all. I~ the evening held Br. schmick the singing-hour.
June 9th 1773. After Br. Matthaeus, who had held for the boys in the Hal~
in the morning a blessed Homilie about the daily texts, and had made a
visit in Nazareth to the joy of the brethren and sisters, and had also
visited the boys in the Hall on their rooms, he went with Br. Schmick
over Friedensthal to Schoeneck for the same purpose; from there he went
to Gnadenthal, where he held for the brethren and sisters their evening
service, and lodged there over night. They returned to Bethlehem the next
day.
June 10th 1773. Bro. an.d Sister Oberlin came from Bethlehem and brought
their little JSh. Franz to our institute. The next day Bro. and Sr. Ober
lin returned over Gnadenthal and Christian Spring to Bethlehem.
June 16th 1773.Bro. and Sister von Schweinitz came from Bethlehem with
their little daughter and made us rejoice over their visit. They retur
ned over Gnadenthal and Christian Spring.
June 20th 1773. The Communicants as a council of the congregation had a
meeting, in which Br. ~etmer presented the bill of the Lovefeast- and
Congregation-Cash, and they closed the meeting with hearty thanks for
the Lord's bles s ing.
June 22nd 1773. Our house had a visit from Mr. Shoemaker in Philadelphia,
his son and some women.
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June 23d 1773. I~ the afternoon came Br. and Sr. N~thanael with Bro. and
Sister Oberlin. The latter ones were visiting their little son in the
Institute.
Jyne 24th 1773. On John-the-Baptist's day had our boys, 32 in number,
their festival. In the afternoon at 2 o'clock they had in the presence
of many Brethren and Sisters from Bethlehem and from all the other pla
ces their Joyful Festival Aaapen, where all remarkable events during the
year were reported, nice festival psalms were sung accompanied by music.
It was also announced, that in the institute are at present only 19 chil
dren, 8 boys, 13 single brethren and 2 mareied couples, or a total of 44
persons in all. Br. Nathanael held a blessed homilie for the choir. Br.
Lembke lead into prayer.
June 25th 1773. In the forenoon visited the brw and Sr. T~rane from Beth
lehem in the Hall. Bro. and Sr. Nathanael, who had visited yesterday and
to-day the brethren and sisters in Nazareth, went to Gnadenthal.
June 27th 1773. Br. Pet er, senior, gathered the collection, which had
been recommended to the congr egation, in behalf of the Missionwork, in
old and new Nazareth. ( Blo ckhaus)
June 29th 1773. Br. Wenzel Bernhard's (the baker) log-house in New Naza-
reth was raised, where many of our brethren from Nazareth and Christian
Spring were helping . In Nazareth the noon-liturgy was omitted.
June 30th 1773. A few Jamaicans and other men were here, who were looking
around in our new village and in the Hall, and they were very friendly.
July 2nd 1773. In the morning at 6 o'clock the house-cobgregation in
Christian Spring had its reaper(s lovefeast, which Br. Lembke held for
them. After t his 30 brethren and boys went with joy to t he grain-harvest.
In G~adenthal they had begun yesterday already their harvest, because
the grain against the custom was ripe for cutting.
July 3d 1773. In the morning came bro. and Sr. Ettwein to ChristianSpring and visited the reapers there and in the afternoon they callie to us.
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July 5th 1773. In the morn1ng went the bro. and Sr. Detmer to Bethlehem
for a v1s1t there, and w1th them returned Bro. and Sr. ~ttwe1n. *** Our
brethren and s1sters were very busy w1th the gra1n harvest.
July 6th 1773. Br. Schloesser's house 1n New Nazareth was ra1sed to the .
r1dge of the roof. *** Br. N1colas Garr1son, jun10r, v1s1ted h1s son 1n
our 1nst1tute. He came from Bethlehem. T~e brethren Dencke and Bonn v1s1-
ted 1n the uppe r places.
July 8th 1773. Bro. and Sr. Detmer, who had been 1n Bethlehem for some
days, returned and w1th hhem came the s1sters L1sel Se1dl1tz and Hannel
Sperbach for a v1s1t of the1r ch01r-relat10ns.
July 9th 1773. In the afternoon at 5 o'clock went Bro. and Sr. Gold's
youngest daughter to the f1eld~ where she was to help her parents cut
t1ng corn. But she d1ed suddenly from apoplexy. It was such a great heat
and such a dryness, that 1n 14 days 1t had not rained one drmp.
July 10t~~ Because on account of the great heat the body of the
young Gold was rapidly decomposing, we had to burry it this afternoon
at 6 o'clock. Anna Elizabeth Gold was born 1n June 9th 1759 in Nazareth.
She had been received into the congregation together with her sister Ro-
sina in Apr11 12th this year. She had been with a er pa r ents for 8 half
years, was d111gent and obedaent, she had a soft heart towards t he Sa
viour and his wounds. She reached an a ge of 14 years and 1 month.
July 12th 1773. In the morning came bro. N1colas Garrison, junior, to Na-
zar~th and brought his son , who had visited him a few days in Bethlehem,
b a ck to us. *It* It was hot and dry weather a nd good for bringing the corn /home a nd ~b~aoubt~~g the wheat.
July 13th 1773. Br. Melchior Christ's house was set up by the carpenters.
July 14th 1773. The Single brethren set up their house in the new place •
*** • 'He had to-day a pleasant visit from the Indian-brethren on the OhiO,
who had f r om Bethlehem visited Christian Spr1ng yesterday already.
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July 15th 1773 . After a long ~ry weather we had a nice refreshing ratTI,
we only had wished that it would have lasted longer.
July 24th 1773.Br. Matthaeus Otto came in the afternoon from Bethlehem
to visit Sister Detmer on account of her bad hand .
July 25th 1773. We read the diary of Br. David Zeisb er ge r from the In
dian Congr·egation in Welhik Thuppeck and a report of Br. John Heckewael
der about the journey with the Ind ian Brethren and Sisters from Langunto
Utennuenk to Gnadenhlletten and to Welhik Thuppeck on the Muskingum.
July 31st 1773. Sister Susel von Gersdorf from Bethlehem came for a visit
of he;t' :!' sisters and in the afternoon she went over Gnadenthal and Chris-
tian Spring back to Bethlehem.
August 2nd 1773. 1ne boy J a cob Loesch from our Institute moved to Chris
tian Spring to the stocker-manufactory.
August 4th 1773. The brethren von Schweinitz, ~encke and Bonn came from
Bethlehem concerni ng various preparations, and they visited us in the Hal~
August 9th 1773. In th~afternoon viSited us Br. ~ttwein on his return
tour from Greenland and saw also his son Jacob here, and went from here
to Christian Spring and on the next .day he went to Bethlehem.
August 11th 1773. This forenoon came Bro. and Sr. eberlin with their en
tire family for a visit of their little Franz in ·the Instituta.
August 12th 1773. Bro. Ja cob Schneider, who lately came from St. Croix
to Bethlehem, visited these days in Christian Spring and in the Hall his
~hoir-relations, and then he visited our places.
August 14th 1773. Bro. a nd Sr. Langen with tho~r little son and Sister o
Justin frm Bethlehem came for a visit. Almost the whole day we had rainy
weather. Icame
August 19th 1773. Bro. and Sr. Matthes ~tto/with their little daughter Ito visit
the s on, and the old Br. Boemper came to visit his nephew in our Institut~
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August 21st 1773. From Bethlehem came Bro. and Sr. Weineke and Giers with
their little daughter.
August 24th 1773. In the forenoon came Br. Nathanael with Bro. Fried to
Christian Spring on a visit. In the afternoon came Br. Nathanael to us in
the Hall, where he held in the evening for the single brethren a blessed
Homilie about the daily text for to-morrow in regard of the next Choir
featival.
August 25th 1773. The brethren Lembke, Peter and~etmer had with Bro.
Nathanael a conference concerning a certain matter. *** Br. Fries came in
th~~renoon here and visited our brethren and children in the H6use. ***
In the afternoon Br. Nathanael returned over Gnadenthal to ~hristian
Spring and held in the evening the single brethren a blessed service,
August 29th 1773. The single brethren celebrated their choir-festival.
Two youths, Carl Gottlob Opitz and Johann Schnall were received into the
Choir. O~e brother has died, one brother has been transferred to the
married Choir, and one brother has gone his own ways. The choir consists
of 68 single brethren in Christian Spring, Nazareth and in the Hall.
youths and boys in both places are 31; or a total of 99 in all.
August 30th 1773. In the morning came Br. Friedr. Peter, junior, from
Bethlehem for a visit, also Mrs. Keppele and her two daughters, accompa
nied by the old Bisterfo Garrison. They visited the children in our house.
September 1st 1773. Br. Jacob Ochneider, the single carpenter, who lately
came from St. Thomas and had moved to Chrisitan Spring on the 30th of ~
last month, began his carpenter work at the single brethren's house in
Nazar6th. *** Oijr brethren and Sisters in our places were very busy with
bringing in the aftermath; they were filled with thanks because inspite
of the long dry weather, they received more than they had expected.
September 3d 1773. In the forenoon visited here Bro. and Sr. Kunkler
with their daughter and little son. Also Mr. Franklin from New York and
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Mr . Logan from Philadelphia with their ladies came here and vi s it ed our
children in t he institute. They came from Bethlehem ove r ehristian Spri ng_ "
September 4th 1773 . At noon we had a visit from a distinguished off icer
with his lady, who looked at our place and institute with satisfaction.
September 5th 1773 . Su nday . In the morning went the old Brother Edmonds
ov er Bet hlehem to Philadelphia i n order to att end the Assembly.
September 6th 1773 . I~ the morning viSited us the young Abraham van Vleck
and a relative of his from ~eVl York and they we re accompanied by Sister
Sarah van Vleck , widowed Eberhard .
Sept ember 10t h 1773. Br . Frommelt visited u s and the single brethren , who
had yesterday come from Bethlehem and had visited for the same purpose
in Christian i:.>pring , where he returned again to-day .
September 13th 1773 .In the forenoon in the 7th hour died the single s i s
t er Maria Elizabeth Loesch in G~adenthal . She was born in Tulpehoken on
March 11th 1728 and had been baptized in the lutheran church. When she
was half a year old she lost in a severe sickness the use o f her right
leg , by which she was obliged to use crutches. When she was 9 years old
the si116le brother Jos eph Spangenberg came quite unexpect ed to her fa
ther~s house . He spoke to US children during his stay in our house . She
experienced the great joy of Jesus' coming into her heart. Later on she
turned to all kindS of foolish thinGS and lost her happiness , which she
had in her heart. When she was 14 years old , the late Bro. Buettner hel-
ped her to t uvn to Jesus again and he forgave her and filled her heart
with happmness. In the year 1749 on the 10th of August she was received
into the congregation . I n the year 1753 she came to the big g irls as
overseer. Later she was r eceived to the Acoluthie. bhe learned then the
tailor's bUSiness and came to the Si sters . In her inner life she made
many experiences. In February 1771, when he, old parents lived i n Gnaden
thal, she asked to stay with them and she enjoyed their care, and she
served in the house and sewed for other Si sters and served t he 8ig girls
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and the single sisters as much as she could. Then she was bedri~den for
several weeks and 'I!hen she was convinced, ttat sr.e could not get up
aga i n , she asked the Lord , to t oke her home. She did send greetings to
her choir and to the workers , and when she heard, that on the 4th of this
mOl'J.ttl,t he single Sisters Vlould have Holy Communion, sae expressed the
wish to be partaker of it, and it was ErBlnted to her, and she was so
happy about this great privilege. She died when she was 45 years , 6 m~NZ
months less 1 days old .
September 14th 1773. In the afternoon at 1 o ' clock she was burried by
Br . Lembke .
September 18th 1773 . In the morning our waggon took 5 ohildren and 2 boys
accompanied by 2 brethren from t he Institute to Bethl ehem for a visit
with their parents .
September 19th 1773. SHnday . Before the congregation gathered together
we had an Elder-Conference regarding the intention of the most brethren
and Sisters in Bethlehem to vaccinate thei r children, who have still the
small-pox.
September 21st 1773 . Br . Nla tthes Otto, the medicus , came from Bethlehem
to us in order to confer with Bro. and Sister Lembke on account o f t he
i~culation of t he children in the Hall and it s preparation .
September 22nd 1773. Bro . and Sr. Henr . van Vleck came with his sister
Sarah and her brother Kargel here to visit us and our children . After
dinner they went over Chri st i an Spring , where also Sister Beck was for a r
viSit of her children, to Bethl ehem . *** Bro . and Sr . Melchior Christ
moved into their new house .
September 23d 1773. In the afternoon came t he you ng Matthew Gill with
3 other young men from Old Man's Creek , who are there i n the Societaet,
from Be thlehem to ~azar~ th , to see his t wo brethren in the Hall and a lso
to see our place .
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September 26th 1773 . Towards evening came the former Governor Richard
Penn to our inn, in order to divert himself up here with hu nting •
Sept ember 27th 1773 . Br . Oavid Zeisberger, who visited in Bethlehem, mrm
brought from ther'e 6 single brethren, who had come lately from Europe,
to Christian Spring for a visit of·our places. *** In the Hall performed ,. Br . Matthaeus Otto , who had come with Br . Jeseph O'Lto from Bethlehem, for
Ion the purpose of inoculation of the small-pox , the operation/6 children,
2 boys , and one single brother in the presence of Bro. and Sr. Lemoke .
September 28th 1773 . In the afternoon w~ad the joy to meet the European
brethren for the first time with us in the Hall . We greeted them. They
visit ed our children , boys ar-d brethren in the house, also the new Gemein_
Ort and the brethren and sisters in Nazareth, as they had done in the fort' ...
noon in Gnadenthal .
October 1st 1773 . Br. Edmonds, senior , who returned last night from Phi-
ladelphia , was to-day , as the day of election, elected by the Freeholders
of our county with more than 500 votes for the third time as Assembly
Man .
October 4th 1773. In the forenoon Br . Lembke went to Gnadenthal and held
the service there . ** From Bethlehem came Br. Matth. Otto to visit our
inoculated ones, and to regulate this and that; therefore he stayed over
night with us . *** To-day Mr. Richard Penn, our former Governor, returned
from here to Philadelphia.
October 6th 1773 . Br . dencke was hel 'e in JJiaconat' s bUSiness, and went
over Gnadenthal and Christian Spring to Bethlehem. *** The single brothe~
Joseph Otto ca~e from Bethlehem to us in order to serve the inoculated
children and boys .
October 8th 1773 . In the evening were notified all places of the changes ,
which should take place in our single brethren's choirs . Br . Frommelt
shall relieve Br. Sydrich in Lititz , Br. Busse shall relieve Br . FrommeltJ
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Br. Frommelt,and Br. Simon shall be Christoph Meyer's assistant in the
single Brethren's choir in Christian Spring. Those brethren were then
blessed for their new office .
October .9th 1773. Br. Matth. Otto from Bethlehem was here again , to
visit the : inooulated children, ,and he found with alljlost everyone ac-
cording to his wishes.
October 11th 1773. In the forenoon was the boy Joseph Kaske from Chris
t1an Spring taken to his Master, Mel c;hior Christ, in order to learn there
the profession of a nail-smith.
October 12th 1773 . Br, Matth. Otto came again from Bethlehem to see our
inoculated patients, in whom the small-POX come out in everyone. Br. MattA-
Otto stayed over ni ght with us.
October 13th 1773 . Br. Edmonds, the assembly-man, went again to Philadel~
phia.
October 14th 1773 . Br. Keller visitedus, after he had visited yesterday
already Christian Spring .
October 15th 1773. Br. Frommelt visited US as he had visited yest erday
his choir-relations in Christian Spring, also in Nazareth for the last
time before he travels to his post , Lititz.
October 16th 1773 . From Bethlehem came for a visit Br. Ettwe~n~with Br.
Matth. Otto, who returned in the afte rnoon with Br. Joseph Otto. Br. Ett-
wein went over Gnadenthal and Christian Spring. ** Two of our children
had the natural small-pox , and we expected nothing else, but that the mXN
other 12, who have not had the small-pox as yet , will get them too. Tho~
children, Vlho were inoculated,will have soon have endured it.
October 17th 1773. Sunday. Br . Renat . Keller Vias blessed for his call as
Choir-servant of the single brethren in Lititz, in the place of Br . Beckey.
October 19th 1773 . In the morning Bro . and Sr . Detmer went with the Sing
le Sisters from here to Bethlehem in order to attend there the consecra-tion
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consecration of the newly built house and the entering of the single
Sisters into the newly built house. Bro. and Sr. Detmer returned in the
evening. *"* lI!Cr . Augustin Neisser came here with his wife and child.
Mr . Ne isser will repair the house-clock in the Hall .
OctOber 21st 1773 . From Bethlehem came Bro. and Sr. Matth . Otco with the
old Br. Garrison and Sistbr Ettwein , who is visiting her children and
grnadchildrbn , who are recovering from the slliall-pox.
October 22nd 1773.Br. David Zeisberger , junior, made a visit in Bethlehem
and brought from there on his return, Br. Simon Christoph Meyer along,
who is going to Chr'istian Spring to stay there. *** The foremer ~overnor,
Mr . Ri chard Penn, who had been up here for 8 days on account of hunting,
went back to Philadelphia .
October 23d 1773 . The old Br . Garr i son came here in order to take his
grandchild Nicol. Garrison along to Hethlehem to let cure his damaged
leg . With him went also Hr . Friedr . Peter, junior , who had viSit ed here
for some days .
October 24th 1773. In the afternoon went Hr. Lembke to Chri stian Spring
and held th e re for the Single beethren's choir the liturgy . He also in
troduced to them Br . Simon Christoph j{,eyer as assistant of Br . David
Zeisberger , junior, in the choir, wishing him GQd'S blessing.
October 26th 1773. Br. Matthaeus Otto was here again for a vi s it of the
inoculat ed children as "'ell as for the children who are Sick with the
natural small-pox .
October 28th 1773 . In the afternoon we receiv ed viSit from the brethren
Bill Henry and Hayne from Lancaster .
October 29 th 1773 . In the forenoon soon aft e r 9 o ' clock died in our
Institute on small-pox the child Wilhelm Poplewell in the age of 10 years
2 months and 3 days. 1\1is child att ended school since September 27th 1766,
His constitution was rahher a weak one .
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October 31st 1773. In the aft e rnoon we burried the li~tle Wilhelm Pople
well.
November 3d 1773. The si ngle brother Johannes Weber moved from Bethlehem
to Christian Spring .
Nov ember 5th 1773. Bro. Matthaeus Otto came from Bethlehem to visit the
children, wh~~e sick with the small-pox in the institute. ** We had to
day many rain showers , but towards noon it cleared up.
November 8th 1773. In the aft e rnoon came Br. Ettwein on his return tour
from Gnadenhuetten to us for a visit and the next day he went over Chris-
tian Spring to Bethlehem.
November 10th 1773. Agai n Br. Matthaeus Otto came to visit the sick chil
dren with small-pox in the institute, and he took the young Otto with him
to Bethlehem for a short time.
N~vember 16th 1773. In the for enoon went Bro. and Sr. Lembke to Schoen
eck, where in the presence of the little congregation there and the Socie
taet married the single Societaet-people George Claus and Elizabeth Clewe~
November 18th 1773. Bro. and Sr. Wenzel Bernhardt moved to-day into their
new House and Bakery in the new Gemeinort.
November 19th 1773. In the aft e rnoon came from Christian Spring the bre-
thren von Schweinitz and Johannes Bonn for a visit to us, and they returft
ned the next day from here to Bethlehem.
November 20th 1773.From Bethl ehem came on a waggon Br. Anar. Weber to
take his lit t le son Nathanael, who had an accident on his arms during the
sickness of the small-pox, to Bethlehem, in order to have him neare r to
the Doctor and his care .
November 23d 1773. Br. ettwein came over Christian Spring to us in the .
Hall and induced a Conference with the brethren of the new Gemeinort on
account of the institute disputed old water-conduit to the laundry etc.
Br. Ettwein remained with us over night and went the next day over Gnadenthal and Christian Spring to Bethlehem.
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November 24th 1773. Bro. Christense n came with his helper Br. Bischof
from Christian Spring ov er and began to drill the pipes, wherewith the
Institute will repair its old water-conduit. *** From Bethlehem came Br.
Matthaeus Otto, medicus, once more to see the children, who are recoverin~
f r om t he small-pox. *** The Jury-men , who are liked by the Court, walked
with Br. Okely the desired and adopt ed highway, which shall go through
the new Gemeinort over Schoene ck.
November 25th 1773 . In these few days Bro. and Sr. Weinert have moved in-
to t he house, where Bro. a nd Sr. Wenz el Bernhard near the former ~urs ery
have lived. i~** Also some childre n in "azareth got the small-pox.
November 28 th 1773 . Bro. Edmo nds f r om h ere went to Ph i ladelphia in order
to be pr es ent to-morr ow at t he Assembly.
December 1st 1773 . From Bet hlehem came the Sist ers Sus. vo n Gersdorf and
Liesel Seidlitz to visit t he single sisters here.
December 3d 1773. Bro. and Sr. Oberlin visit ed their lit t le Son Johann
Fr anz i n our i ns titute to his birthday. With t hem came a l s o Br. Muenster
f or a vi s it. *** With t hanks we have to t ell, that our institute's-econom~
a f t er the old water-condu~t ha d been r epaired, have a f ter a long time ob
tained their wa t e r again.
December 6th l~ I n t he i nstitut e we began with t he chil d r en t he ir dai-
l y servi ce s as well a s the ir s chool s a ccording to t he a r r a noed classes,
as we had them before t he ch i ldren go t si ck ,
December 8 th 1773 . Some brethren as dear guest s came to the thanksg iving
fe stival, which Vie had appo i nt ed f or t o-day f or t he children and boys in
t he i nstitute aft er t hey hav e r e cover ed f rom the small-pox . Pr esent were
Br . Oberl i n , t he old Br . Gar-ri son , who had brought his graadchild ~ icolas / whi ch he had r e ceived aft e r t he i noculation of t he small -pox a'4~
a fter t he damage of his l eg/ had been cur ed, and both of t he Otto' s , Matt-
haeus and J oseph i rom Bethlehem . Ifi t he afternoon we had also the joy
to have Bro. Nat hanael , aft er his v i s i tation , with u s . At 2 o ' cl ock t he
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At 2 0' clock the children had a j oyful lovefeast, a t which they sang a
Psalm of that'.,( s , whicj;l was accompanied by music . I t was a pleasu re to hear
the lively voices of the children filled with thanks t o the great fr i end
of children, for all the kindness , which he had manifested towards the
i noculat ed 8 children and boys and one brother as well &8 towards the 14r
which received the small - pox by itself. Bro . Lembke tola all about this
and about the brethren and sisters , who had in all faithfulness helped
during that time ; and Bro . Lembke thanked those brethrE:n and Sisters for
their kind assistance during that time . Br . Lembke held a speech , in whic/v
he admonished t.he children to be thankful towar4s\theLord . And he also
admon i sheu the brethren and Sisters to be diligent and faithful in the
service for our Ins,it i tute .
December 9th 1773 . Br . Nathanael went back to Bethlehem , where also went
the big g irl Dorot hea Schmidt , who had served for a whole year Bro . and
Sr . Wenzel Bernhard, and who has requested to go to her choir-house in
Bethlehem . She was accompanied by her fa t her.
December 14th 1773 . On account of the thick fog we had in the Hall in
the eve nir~ only a singing-hour and evening prayer , for the people i n the
house .
December 18th 1773 . Vie had to-day the first snow, which in the night got
deeper on the ~round .
December 23d 1773 . In the f orenoon we had our Elder- Conference , but on
account of the snow - storm , not al l could be present .
De cember 24 th and 25th 1773 . Chr istmas - Ev e and Christmas - day we ce l ebra
t ed as in the years before .
December 31st 1773 . We clebrated the wa tchnight as we d i d eve r y ot her
year.
End of the Di ary of Nazaret h of the yea r 1773 .
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January 1st 1774. Our cbildren and the other bouse-members bad in tbe
afternoon at 3 o'clock a pleasant lovefeast, wben to tbe special plea-
sure of the children, the textbooks were distributed.
January 6th 1774.In tbe forenoon we bad our Elder-Conference, but only
with tbe single brethren, .because tbe brethren and Sisters from Nazaretb
were unable to come on account of the plenty of snow.
January 7tb 1774. To-day it snowed and rained and tbere was so mucb gla-
zed frost, tbat one could not get away; but in the afternoon it cleared
up again.
January 9tb 1774. It was pretty nice weather, but on tbe ground on tbe
snow was ice and bitter cold, so tbat one could not walk; t herfore the
brethen and Sisters had tbeir services to-day on Sunday in their places • .. In the Hall we prayed at 9 o'clock the churcb-litany and blessed the
boys, who were sitting in front of us, for their choir-festival to-day.
After this all with the 4 children, who were to be received into the
choir and their brethren were taken with the sledge to Christian Spring.
There after 10 o'clock the following 4 children were received into the
choir: Josias Gill, Nicolas Garrison, Jaaac Boemper, and Johannes Pople-
well. ABd the 7 boys: Friedrich Schaefer, Christ. Henr. Beck, Joseph
Ka ske, Samuel Steup, Johannes Schulze, Joh. Renat. Lembke, and Jacob
Ey.grle were r eceived into the Youth's-choir. T~en they had their musical
entertainment.
January 11th 1774. Aft er a long time we could get some brethren from
Bethlehem, who came with the sledge up and took some necessary things
there.
January 12th 1774.In the afternoon we had the visit of Br. Henr. van Vlec~
Oberlin, Hasse and Okely.
January 15th 1774. The brethren Busse, Bonn, Sydrich and Dencke went for
a visit to Christian Spring.
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January 16th 1774. Our breth ren and Sisters from the places came quite
unexpect ed to t he services in the Hall; for they had not been able to
come before on account of the bad road a nd the snowy weather.
January 17th 1774. In the a f ternoon we had a visit by Br. Henr. van
Vleck, who with his son Henrich, his~aughter and Sister Eberhard came
from Christian Spring. Br. van Vl eck presented our children and boys of
the House with g inger-bread.
January 18th 1774. Bro. and Sr. Oberlin visit ed with their little Polly
their son in the institute and with them was also Sister Hasse. In the
afternoon they returned aga in in their sledge to Bethlehem. *** From
Bethlehem brought Sr. We inland the Single Sister Marie Rauschenberg with
her in order to se rve in the G~adenthal kitchen. *** The boy Henr.
Muell er was t aken to Br. Wenzel Bernhaud to learn there the baker's trade.
J anuary 21st 1774. Br. Abraham Boemper came with a sledge full of his
grandchildren and Sister Huebner for a visit of his brother's sons in the
Institute .
January 22nd 1774. T-day was clear weather, but so cold, as it has not
been throught the winter. The boy, David We inland went for the first time
to Holy Communion. The single Sister Anne M§rie Fritsch became a can4i
date.
January 23d 1774. From Bethlehem we received a letter, in which was told
t he news of the engagement betwe en Br. Dencke and the single Sister Sarah
Smout,also the ep~agement of Br. Sydrich and the single Sister Gertraud
Peters and of Br. Jospph Otto and the single sister Anna HO~gefield, whic~
news was made known in the evening in Nazareth and on the following day
in the other places for a cordial participation of the brethren and sister~
January 24th 1774. In the forenoon was the boy Abraham Boemper on the ap
prova l of his father i n ~ew York, taken to Br. Schloeser, in order to
learn the profess ion of a saddler.
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January 25th. 1774. We had in the evening a short singing-hour and eve
ning prayer of the house on account of the severe cold weather.
January 28th 1774. Br. Matth. Otto, medicus, had been called to Chris
tian Spring on account of a brother's hurt of his leg; he visit ed also
here in Nazareth.
January 30th l774.The brethren and sisters from .the places did not come
to the meetings in the Hall on account of the severe cold and the cut
ting wind. The brethren and Sisters in the Hall heard Br. Schmick's first
diary of Gnadenhuetten on the Muskingum-River, which was r ead. In the
evening there was a blizzard, which continued the next day until evening.
February 2nd 1774. In the afternoon at 1 o'clock brought the Gnadenthal
sledge the widowers to the Hall, because on account of the deep snow,
they could not have walked the road.
February 7th l774.The boys of Nazareth after recovering from the small
pox, came for the first time to school in the Hall. *** From the Insti
tute the boy Gottlieb Braun was taken to Christian Spring.
February 8th 1774. From Bethlehem came to-day the younger brother Otto
in order to have a talk with some brethren on account of his intented
building in the new Gemeinort and also on account of a lodging in the
meanwhile.
February 9th 1774. Bro. Matthaeus Otto came f r om Bethlehem for a visit
of his son in the institute, who is 12 years old to-day.
February 10th 1774. From Bethlehem came Mr. Bartow from Philadelphia with
some other brethren for a visit of the young Daniel Benezet in our In
stitute. They returned in the afternoon over Christian Spring to Beth
lehem, and with them went also Br. Joseph Otto.
February 15th 1774. The brethren and sisters of Nazareth had their ser
vice at noon, and those in the new village had their meeting in the t wi
light, because a path had been made.
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February 17th 1774.Bro. and Sr. Peter went in the sledge to Christian
Spring and Gnadenthal in order to speak to the married peopl e and widowerg
there.
February 19th 1774. Because it had rained throughout the whole night
very hard a nd ccntinued even in the morning , we were v ery much puzzled
about our brethren and Sisters in regard to Holy Communion. But it did
clear up at 8 o'clock with a North-West wind and 1 o'Clock in the after-
noon our brethren and Sisters arrived numerously i n the Hall.
February 21st l77'~ In the a f ternoon we had an unexpected visit from Br.
Ettwein f rom Jersey, who a f t er a short stay went over Gnadenthal a nd Chri~
tian Spring t o Bethlehem.
February 25th 1774. We had for some time nice, clear and no more so cold
weather.
February 26th 1774. We had thawing weather so that the snow melted away
considerably.
February 28th 1774. In the night it lightened and thundered for the first
time, but it did not follow as usually cold weather, but we had pleasant
weather aft er this. With Br. Detmer several brethren rej~i4ed over his
57th birthday.
March 4th 1774. Bro. and Sr. Joseph Otto moved from Bethlehem to Nazareth
into t heir interim hab ita t i on. They were cordi a lly r ece ived a nd ma~ bles
sings were wished to him for his service as medicus a nd surgeon in the
congregation.
March 5th 1774. It began to r a in in the aft er noon and lasted the whole
night through with storm until the next aft e rno on .
March 26th 1774. Sunday. On account of the heavy rain we could not come
together for the Gemeintag. In the Hall we had with the house-mebers,
the children and some neighbors, who managed to come, at 10 o'Clock a
nice service, where we read th~,~rary of tihe late Br. ~ancke in Upper
Egypt. *** In the a f ternoon came those children, who had been recovering
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from the small-pox, also big and small from Nazareth, together with the
parents of the children, came to the Hall, and in the presence of the
brethren and sisters of the Elder-Conferenoe we had a fine lovefeast,
and we were all filled with praise and thanksgiving for the help, which
we had r eceived from the Lord in the time of trouble. A nice hymn, which
Br. Friedr. Peter, senior, had made, was r ead. There were present 19
children, and 4 from Christian Spring were not present. There are 23
children, who have recovered from the small-pox.
March 14th 1774. Br. N§thanael was busy~rom the forenoon to the afternoon
with some brethren, surveying a piece of land behind Friedensthal, which
shall be sold.
March 18th 1774. It snowed again, the whole day. In the afternoon came
from Bethlehem over Christian Spring the brethren Keller and Loathar
from Lititz on a visit to us, but they soon went back to Bethlehem.
March 23d 1774.Br. Jacob Loesch was called to Easton, where the County
Court was. He was appointed as Justice of Peace over this upper country,
and he Vias put under obligation. ("in Pflicht genommen.)
March 28th 1774. , In our new Gemeinort 2 lots for two houses were laid out
for Bro. Joseph Otto and John LischeT'.
March 31st 1774. The Iouth Joseph Levering and the boy Joseph Waarbass
were admitted for the f irst time to Holy Communion.
April 4th 1774. Easter-Monday. The boy He~nr.Mueller was r eceived into
the choir.
April 5th 1774. Becs,use yesterday in the congregation the half-yearly
collection for our children's-Institutes was a nnounced, Br. Lembke went
for the very purpose to Chr&&tian Spring, and then to Gnadenthal, in or
der to gather the kind gifts of the single brethren and b rethren and sis
ters there. **** The boy Joseph Waarbass's parents took the boy to Beth
lehem to Br. Huber, in order to learn there the black-smith profession.
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April 11th 1774. In the morning went Bro. David Zeisberger for a visit
to Bethlehem, from where came Br. Grube from Lititz with Br. Busse to us,
to visit the brethren and sisters on Nazareth. Br. Gruber stayed in Gna
denthal and Br. Busse in Christian Spring over night. The next day they
returned again.
April 13th 1774. Bro. and Sr. Schweinitz and Bro. and Sr. Sydrich visi
ted in Christian Spring and Gnadenthal and then they came also to us. /with
April 16th 1774. Bro. and Sr . Horse field visited/their little Billy Bro.
and Sr. Otto, junior, here and then in the Hall.
April 19th 1774. Bro. and Sr. Jacob Christ went with their child to
Bethlehem and from there to Philadelphia for a visit of their parents.
April 21st 1774. In the afternoon came from Bethlehem our Br. Matthaeus
fo r a visit in our village .
April 22nd 1774. At noon was baptized the little daughter of Bro. and
Sr. Heinr. Brunner in Gnadenthal, who was born yesterday in the after
noon between 12 and 1 o'clock. Br. Lembke gave it the name Elizabeth.
April 30th 1774. It was such a stormy rainy weather, that we were ob
liged to postpone our Holy Communion for to-morrow. *** Bro. and Sr. Ja-
cob Christ returned from the visit with their parents in Philadelphia
in the forenoon, over Bethlehem.
May 2nd 1774. Bro. and Sr. Zahm travelled with their son Gottfried and
the mUlatto Bro. and Sr. Jacob and Margarethe to Lititz for a viSit.
May 3d 1774. The young Doctor Otto from Jersey with his brother and
the Lutheran Minist er Kroz from Reading visited us in the Hall.
May 4th l774.Th iS morning it began to snow after we had a cold rain yes
terday, and it lasted to the 8th hour in the forenoon. I§ the night
followed after the snow such a cold spell, that the leaves on the trees
in the forest f r oze and it damaged the fruit-trees and the pot-herbs.
May 6th 1774. This morning came from Bethlehem our brethren of the Pro-
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brethren of the Provin~ial Helper-Conference came to us in the Hall and
had first among thewselves a priiliiminary and then another conference
with the single brethren and with the other brethren of the Elder-Con
ference here concerning the removal to the new choir-house in the new
Gemeinort. Those from Bethlehem returned in the afternoon.
May 7th 1774. Sister Gerhard with some other Single Sisters from Beth
lehem visited their Choir-relations here, and they brought at the same
time Br. and Sr. Lembke's daughter along for a visit.
May 9th 1774. Br. Oerter with his children from Bethlehem came for a vi
sit of our place, especially also for a viSit of his 2 sons in Christian
Spring; they also looked around in the Hall and on the new Gemeinort.
*** From there came also Br. Delps for the service in the new choir-house
in Nazareth and brought the boy Peter Jungmann to Christian Spring to
stay there. /with
May 10th 1774. To-day were here for a visit/the younger bro. and Sr.
Otto here Br. Joseph Horsefield with his brother Israel and his wife and
the little son from Rhode Island accompanied by Sr. Horsefield and her
little son Timothy.
May 11th 1774. From their visit in Lititz arrived at noon Bro. and Sr.
Zahm with their son Gottfried and with the mulatto Brother and sister
in Christian Spring.
May 14th 1774. In the afternoon came together the Elder-Conference. The
matter, about which they were discussi~g, was the removal of the single
brethren into their choir-house here.
May 16th 1774. A waggon full of single Sisters came from Lititz for a
visit partly to their parents and partly to the brethren and sisters.
To-day the foundation-stone was laid for Br. Lischer's house in the new
village.
May 17th 1774. In the forenoon the foundation-stone to Br. Joseph Otto's
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Otto's house in the new village was laid. The masons from Bethlehem has
arrived yesterday to start their work.
May 19th 1774. Our brethren moved entirely with their things to their
workshops and rooms.
May e4th 1774. From Bethleh~ame in the forenoon Sister Marie Magda;!,
lena from Lititiz with Sister Susel Gersdorf and Sister Werning for a
vis it here. Also the younger Siste r Garrison from Philadelphia came for
a visit of her son in the institute.
May 25th 1774.From Bethlehem came to-day Mr. Richard Penn with his wife,
mother-in-law, Mr. Llvingston from New York a nd some other young ladies. Ius.
Mr. Richard Penn with Mr . Livingston visited,/aft er Br. Lembke had paid
his r espects to them in the inn, and had invited them, t after dinner, to
us ln thqHalll they came and vlslted the House and our chl1dren, who were /lHtle
assembled in the/Hall. A little rain hindered the ladles to come along
with the g entlemen , although Bro. and Sr. Lembke went for them. *** To
Bethlehem went two of our I nstitute's brethren, Owen Rice and Peter Goetje
to the choir-hous e , in order to follow the ir professions. *** Oijr Instl.
tute has been r educed to one chl1dren's room and one boy's room.
May 26th 1774. In the aft ernoon came Bro. and Sr. Nathanael with Sister
Esther to us, in order to execute some deeds of sold land.
May 28th 1774. In the for eno on Mrs. Benezet went with h$r son a nd daush
ter on her home-jour'ney to Bethlehem.
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May 30th 1774. Bro. Jacob Herrmann, who has served ln our house and Insti~
tute for many years as watchman and otherwise, moved to Christlan Spring
accompanied by our ble s sing , to do there the same servlce. *** The boy
Peter Fu ehrer from Chri s tian Sprlng was Bent to Bethl ehem to learn there
the profession of a g lover and purse-maker.
June 3d 1774. Br. Abraham Boemper came from Bethl ehem with 2 men from New
York, who looked at our hous e a nd institute.
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June 6th 1774.The single brother Rudy came to-day to Christian Spring
to stay ther e , and in his place went the single brother Kaske to Beth
lehem.
June 7th 1774. In the morning came Br. Simon Meyer from his visit in Beth'
lehem and ~ught the boy ~arrison, who there greeted his mother before
she left for Philadelphia, with him to the Hall.
June 8th 1774. In the afternoon came the brethren von Schweinitz and
Bonn to us and visite~in the village. Through the letters, which came alo~,
from Bethlehem, we learned to know, that Bro. Frommelt had accepted his
call to Suriname in the place of the late Bro. Wohn. Br; Dreyepring will
take the place of Br. Frommelt as assistant in the choir of the single
brethren in Lititz.
June 10th 1774. At noon came Mr. Matthew Gill from West New-Jersey for a
visit of his 2 sons in the institute.
June 12th 1774. To-day 2 boys, Joh, Friedl'. Beyer and Gottlieb B~~un were
received into the congr egation. ** Mr. Gill before night started on his
home-journey to Bethlehem. He was v ery well pleased.
June 22nd 1774. The young Mr. Antony Benezet with his recently married K~
wife were here for a visit of his Brother Daniel Benezet in our Insti-
tute.
June 29th 1774. In the forenoon we had in the Hall a visit from Mr.
Dickinson and his lady, and also from Mr. Thomas Miff lin and his wife
from Philadelphia. They were very satisfied about everything what they
had seen, and went to the Barren.
July 5th 1774. We had in the Hall a visit from Mr. Keppele and his youn
gest son from Philadelphia. They were accompanied by Mr. Ludwig Weisser.
July 9th 1774. This week is the collection for the Heathen-Mission's
cause taken in by t he brethren and Sisters, and w~ad reason to be happy
and thankf ul about the willingness and charity of our brethren and Sis-ters.
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July 12th 1774.Br. Edmonds, senior, went to Philadelphia to the Assembly.
July 15th 1774. Mr. Dean with his wife and daughter fDom Philadelphia ca~
for a visit.
July 17th 1774. Br. netmer presented his annual financial report to the , communicants as a Gemeinrat,(congregational council.)
July 18th 1774. This morning between 8 and 9 o'clock died sister Hartmann
in Gnadenthal. She was born in March 28th 1715 in Germany. In the year
1740 came she to this land. Through a sermon of Br. Pyrleus she was re
vived. In the year 1743 she was married with Br. George H~rtmann, who is
~ now a widower. First they lived near Philadelphia, and later they moved
to a plantation one mile away from Bethlehem, and there they were recei¥
ved into the congregation, and ,then they were admitted to Holy Communion.
After a few years they sold that place and moved over the Blue Mountains
and MJAtm by doing so, they lost the connection with the brethren. When
the wild war began in the year 11755, they had to flee and they found
their retreat on the brethren's tavern in Plainfield, where they lived
three years, when they received permission to move again to the congre
gation. In March 24th 1760 they came to Gnadenthal and there they recei
ved in August 30th Holy Communion again. She served in Gnadenthal the
brethren and Sisters f or love's sake 12 years with all faithfulness and
diligence, in the kitchen. Of three ch i ldren, which the Lord had given
her, only one daughter rema ined alive, and she was ~arried to Br. Heinr.
Brunner and had later a graadchild. When she died, she was 59 years, 3
months and 20 days old. *** To-day Br. Lischer's house was put up in the
new place. ** The next day the body of Sr. Hartmann was burried.
July 20th 1774. In the afternoon Mr. Rundle and his wife with another man
and wife from Philadelphia were here and looked around in our house.
July 21st 1774. Bro. Joseph Otto's house in the new place was raised in
the afte rnoon.
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July 28th 1774. From Bethlehem came accompan1ed by Br. Abraham Boemper
Mrs. Morgan w1th her daughter, and Mr. John W1ster w1th h1s ch11dren for
a v1s1t 1n our 1nst1tute, and they were very k1nd to us.
July 29th 1774.In the forenoon brought Bro. and Sr. Merk the1r 11ttle
Johannes and the s1ster Magdalena Mohr her foster-ch1ld, Samuel Bader to
the 1nst1tute. They returned to Bethlehem over Gnadenthal and Chr1st1an
Spr1ng. Also Br. Edmonds returned from the Assembly 1n Ph1ladelph1a.
August 5th 1774. Through an express messenger from Bethlehem Bro. and
Sr. Peter rece1ved the sad nells of the death of the1r son Gottfr1ed Engel;
The funeral took place the next day in Bethlehem.
August 19th 1774. Br. Nathanael came over Christian Spring and Gnadenthal
and Br. Francke fr'om Lititz visited us.
August 29th 1774. Four youths were received into the choir: Matth, Hancke,
Matth. Muecke, David Beutel, and Joseph Levering. The cho1r consists of
74 brethren, and 29 youths and boy s , or a total of 103 persons.
August 30th 1774. Br. Oberlin brought w1th him the young Mr. Sulger, who
recently had come from Europe with a commisSion fr'om his principal Mr. /senior,
Zoselin in Bale. He visited our place. *** Br. Friedr. Peter/celebrated
to-day his 68th anniversary and everybody blessed h1m.
August 31st 1774. The single brother Muschbach went from Christian Spring
to Greenland in Jersey in order to begin there the brandy-distillery.
September 2nd 1774. The waggon from Christian Spring brought the boy
Johannes Cremser to Bethlehem, where he shall learn the shoemaker pro-
fess1on. From there came Br. Schweishaupt from Mountjoy to visit us and
his son Joseph in our institute.
September 3d 1774. Mr. Daniel Benezet with his daughter came from Ph1la
delphia to visit his son Dan1el in our institute and he stayed here for
soem days. *** Br. Anton Wagner from Heidelberg visited us and the breth-
ren and sisters in our places.
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September 12th 1774. From Bethlehem came with Br. Eb~aham Boemper sister
Boemper from New York, his brothers wife. and Bro. Jacobsen from Staaten
Island for a visit here. But they returned in the afternoon there again,
after Abraham Boemper had seen his two sons here. **** Br. David Zeis-~
berger went with Br. Busse, who yesterday evening had come from Bethle
hem to Christian Spring, to Gnadenhuetten, to visit the young people of
thori choir. In the aft er noon of the 15th Br. Busse returned from his
visit in Gnadenhuetten, and came to us in the Hall, after he had seen the
house of the single brethren in the new Village, and then he went to Beth~
lehem.
September 19th 1774. In the a f ternoon Br. Ettwein came back from his vi
sit in Gnadenhuetten and the next day he went over Christian Spring to
Bethlehem. *** We had a visit from a man and his lady from New York, and
also 4 young men f rom Philadelphia visited our institute.
September 23d 1774. In the afternoon Br. fusse brought a gentleman from
Jamaica together with a party of nothing but ladies for a visit of our
Institute; they came from Bethlehem over Christian Spring, but they soon
returned there again.
September 24th 1774.In the afternoo n visited us Br. van Vleck from Beth
lehem with hi s son Henry and brought along a packet of l et t ers from there,
among which were some from Br. David Ze isberger, senior, of Schoenbrunn.
***In this week everywhere near our places bears could be s een, which
were going in search for food, because int the forest they could not find
anything .
September 25th 1774. At 9 o'clock in the forenoon Br. Lembke prayed with
the congr egation the church- litany, after which he wanted to read the
lett ers of Br. Zeisber ger in Scho enbrunn, but on a c count of some stran
g ers, whi~h had come unexpect ed from the neighborhood, he had first to
give a talk about the daily text, and when the strangers had gone away, I two
Br. Lembke gegan to r ead t he/l ett ers from Br. David Zeisber ger , senior.
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Oh, how glad vre were to hear after/long a time something again about
our dear brother and sister and our Indian-Congregation on the Muskin
gum River. We recommended them all to the Lord and into his care.
September 28th 1774. In the Hall we had a visit from a merchant in Char
lestown in South Carolina, who has been acquainted witht the brethren in
the Wachau, and who had come with 2 other men from Bethlehem. In the eve-,., ning we had also a visit by three men f rom St. Croix.
September 30th 1774. From Bethlehem came Br. Abraham Boemper with hls , fa/ in due form
mily here, and he joined (verband)/in the name of his brother in New York
the boy Abraham Boemper to Br. Schloeser, the saddler here. *** To-day / by a committee
we were compelled to turn away/from the congregation the single Johannes
Weber in Christian Spring on account of his vexatious behaviour.
October 3d 1774. In the afternoon came Br. Nathanael to us and to lodge
over night here and to morrow he will go over the Blue Mountains.
October 4th 1774. The brethren Nathanael, ~etmer and Okely went over the
Blue Mountains in matters of land.
October 9th 1774. Sunday. We learned to know, that our old Bro. Joseph
Powel in Sichem had died suddenly in September 23d with apoplexy.
October 11th 1774. The old Br. Ga rrison came from Bethlehem with a pret
ty party of strang@ men and ladies. Most of them were from St. Croix, and
they looked at our hou s e and the children and eve rywhere.
October 13th 1774. Br. Edmonds as Assembly~Man of this county, we nt to
Philadelphia.
October 20th 1774.Bro. a nd Sister Otto, the younger one, moved to-day from.
their old lodg ings in Nazareth into Br. Lischer's new house in the Gemein ,
ort for the meanwhile until their own house on the opposit e side will be
finished.
October 24th 1774. The old Bro. Garrison came and brought us 3 men and ~
3 ladies, of 'ilhich most of them are from the Island Barbadoes, and are
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th They loolted around in the friends and benefactors of our Mission ere.
went satisfied from us to Christ1an Spr1ng and v111age and 1nstitute and
f r om there to Bethlehem.
Bro. a nd Sr. J a cob and Magaretha w1th the1~ October 31st 1774. The mulatto
th here he w111 do some work chlld moved from Chr1st1an Spr1ng to Nazare ,w
as a day-laborer and earn h1s money 1n this way. *** the widower Goetje
from Nazareth moved to Chr istian Spring to the economy.
November 5th 1774. Bro. and Sr. Merk visited their little son and Sr. Mag~
dalena Mohr her foster-child, the little Bader 1n our institute. In the
afternoon came also Br. Nathanael from Bethlehem on a short visit over
Christian Spring to us.
November 8th 1774. We had the pleasure to see Br. Schaukirch, who came
with Br. Ettwein to-day from Bethlehem over Christian Spring and Gnaden
thal to us.
November 9th 1774. ThiS forenoon Br. Schaukirch visited in Schoeneck,
Friedensthal and in Nazareth, a nd in the afternoon 1n the new village all
brethren and Sisters, and then he went with Br. Ettwe in again to Christia~
Spring, where he he l d 1n the evening' for the house-congregation a nice
speech.
November 15th 1774. We had a short visit from the brethren van Vleck and
Oberlin; through them we learned to know of the death of Br. Cremser in
St. Thomas on the 3d of September, this year.
November 16th 1774.
The Surveyor General of North-America wa s here over night and in the mor
ning he t r avelled over the Blue ! ountains.
November 19th l774.Bro. and Sr. Merck from Bethlehem ~ame to visit thei r
little Johannes i n our institute, because they soon will leave again for
St. Thomas; with them came also Sister Otto to visit her son here.
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November 20th 1774. To the Communicants, as a Gemein-Rat, community-coun
cil. the writing of the Unity Elder-Conference regarding the uncowmon-lik~
bidding and re-bidding again when they sell their goods, was read. Also
in a letter the heart's-desire of the Elder-Conference here in considera-
tion of so many ill-formed things ("Unformen"). which happen, was serious
ly presented. / suddenly
November 23d 1774. In the morning at 2 o'clock was/confined the younger
Sister Otto with two sons, which did not see the light of the world.
Navember 24th 1774. TO-day was announced the engagement of Br. Schau
kirch with the widow Sr. Anne Henry for the participation of the brethren
and Sisters.
N~vember 25th 1774. It was again a rainy day. but from Bethlehem came
Mr. Augustin Neisser to put up two clocks here.
November 27th 1774. Two boys. Jacob Ettwein and Joh. Heinr. ueller were
received under the usual liturgy.
December 4th 1774. Sunday. In the morning our old brother Edmonds went to
Philadelphia to the Assembly.
December 23d 1774. In the morning Sister Melchior Christ had a hard con
finement with a little son. which did not see the light of this world.
December 28th 1774. We had the night before already thick snow with heavy
wind and much drifting. so that not one could go to the other and the
services had to be suspended. Only in the Hall we had a short singing
hour and evening-prayer with the house-members and children.
Memorabilia of the congregation of Nazareth
of the year 1774.
The single brethren's and Boy's choir onazareth consists at the end of
the year of: 71 single brethren and 28 youths and boys. or a total of 99
persons, 3 less than in the year before.
There are in our House; 10 single beethren. 7 boys. 16 children and 2 mar, ried couples. or a total of 37 souls; 4 less than in the previous year.
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Summary repetition of the whole.
From Bethlehem have come to us, _ig and Small ••••.•••••• 9 persons,
To Bethlehem have been transferred ••••••••••.••••..•.••••• 6
To Greenland in Jersey have been sent •••••.•••••••••••••• l
From the congregation has been banished •••••••••••.••••••• l
Received into the congregation •••••.....•.•.•••••.•••••••• 5
Into the upper congregation ha¥e been transfer~ed (died) 5
The congregation on Nazareth consists now of:
Married people .................................................................................. 78
W 1dowers .......... ,. ................................................................................ "" 9
Widows .......................................................................................... "" ...... 2
Single brethren, Ysuths and boys •••••.•...•..•.•••••.••• 99
Single Sisters and big girls ...................................................... 20
Children with the parents •....•.......................• 27
Children in the lnstltute •...........................•. 16
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Total amount: 251 souls,
3 less than i n the year before.
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January 3d 177!. In the forenoon Br. Detmer went to Bethl ehem for the
half-yearly General-Meeting of the members of the widow's-Society. With
him went also Br. Jacob Loesch, our justice of Peace.
January 4th 1775.To-day had our Mulatto-brother the misfortune to cut
his foot when he was splitting wood. A vein was cut and the blood could 1t
not be stopped, until Br. Matth. Otto from Bethlehem was fetched. boy's
January 8th 1775. Four children were received into the JmHtkia choir:
Joh. Christian Till, Joh. Matthaeus Otto, Peter Waarbass and Johannes
Schaefer; and 5 boys were received into the youth's choir: Friedrich
Schmidt, Christian Loesch, Joh. daniel Oesterle in, Hohann Friedr. Beyer,
and Joh. ~avid Schmidt.
January 9th 1775. Br. Edmonds with Br. Loesch went to Eqston concerning
County's Affairs.
Janaary 10th 1775. Br. Delps mmx~i {Dom Christian Spring moved from the
kitchen to the choir-house here into the shoe-making shop; whilst the
brother Ohneberg from here took his place.
January 21st 1775.In the forenoon visit ed us the brethren von Schweinitz
and Dencke. The brethren Nathanael and Thrane, who had come yesterday to
us and who stayed over night with us, and the brethren von Schweinitz and
Thrane went to the brethren and sisters in the place, after wards they
went over Gnadenthal to Christian Spring, and after dinner they went to
Bethlehem. Br. Samuel Krause, who had taken the above mentioned brethren
to Christian Spring on their sledge, found on his return in the bush, not
far from the entrance a dead man lying on the ground, whose sledge loaded
with wood,had come to the inn without the driver. The Coroner and the jur~
men found by close investigation, that the man had died from apoplexy. He
was the oldest son of the widow Newton behind Christian S-ring. Ibick ~
February 8th 1775. From Bethlehem came Br. and Sr. Lembke and with them
came also Br. Erhard. to plast er and white-wash Br. Otto's house.
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February 15th 1775.Br. Natbanae 1 came yesterday from Bethlehem and with
they had in the for e noon a de-the brethren of the Elder-Conference here
had happened. When we were totailed talk aboutpnPleasant things, which
gether, Br. a letter f~om the single John Edmonds, in Natbanael received
which he reported, that he had purchased yest erday a house between Naza-
reth and Bethlehem, which he at his
In the afternoon Br. Nathanael went
own pleasure would arrange as a store.
back to Bethlehem over Gnadenthal and
6hristian Spring. February 18th 1775. The old Bro. Edmonds went again to Philadelphia to the
assembly.
February 22nd 1775. In the forenoon we had our Elder-Conference: in which
we resolved in a Committee, to g ive the Single Feldhausen on account of
his bad conduct, the Consilium absundi, which also was executed.
February 28th 1775. From Bethlehem returned to Gnadenthal the widower Fle~
who had been in Bethlehem on account of a cure for his eyes, but which ha~
no effect.
March 6th 1775. The younger Bro. and Sr. Otto moved from their rented
house to their own, which is OPPOSite of the other one.
March l'th 1775.From Bethlehem came the Single brother Johannes Lehnert
to Christian Spring for some time, in order to recover his health.
March 22nd 1775. From our In{rtute we~with our wa ggon the two boys Ja
cpb Ettwein and John Poplewell to Bethlehem to stay there. They went ac
companied by Bb. Reizenbach.
March 23d 1775. In the afternoon betwe en 1 and 2 o'clock Sr. Rucb in 6hrl$
tian Spring gave birth to twins, which towars evening in the presence of
the house-congregation were baptized. The boy r e ceived the name Christian
David and the g irl Anna Marie.
March 26th 1775. Br. Peter announced the engagement of Br. LJ'Ungberg with
the Single Sister Rebecca Nixon and Moehring with the single sister Elizabath Rauschenberg for t h e service in our congregat1on.
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March 27th 1775. Br. David Zeisberger in the morning started on his jour
ney to Europe to the 8ynode. He went first to Christian Spring and bade /
their farewell to his brethren and to the brethren and sisters of the
house; from there he went to Bethlehem and was accompanied by Br. Funck.
Br. Schlosser from Philadelphia with his 4 daughters, came from Bethlehem
for a visit of his children, brother and sister Jacob Christ, here. **<~The
next day they returned tqBethl~h~gain.
April 4th 1775. From Bethlehem came Br. Heppner to us, in order to take
the place of Br. Reizenbach, the inspection of the boys 1n the inst1tute.
April 10th 1775. From Bethlehem came the brethBIl'y! Neusser (Ne1sser?) with
Br·. Henr. van Vleck for a v1s1 t; they looked around in the new place and
returned 1n the afternoon over Gnadenthal and ehristian Spring. e
April 19th 1775. From Bethlhem came accompan1ed by Bro. and Sr. Nathanael Sisters
the two engaged Ema~l.a+ Rebecca Nixon and E11zabeth Rauschenberg. The1r
and the brethren's things were brought here before on an extra waggon.
Apr11 20th 1775. In the aft ernoon at 3 o'clock were marr1ed the single
Bro. Johannes Ljungberg w1th the s1ngle s1ster Rebecca Nixon and the sing
le brother M1chael Moehr1ng with the s1ngle Sister E11zabeth Rauschenberg
by Br. Lembke 1n the presence of the Marr1ed Cho1r and other brethren and
Sisters.
April 25th 1775. In the forenoon came bro and Sr. Neusser with their 2
daughters for a visit to us. Also the sisters Susel Gersdorf and Liesel
Seidlitz came for a vis1t of the single sisters. This party returned to
Bethlehem again over Gnadenthal and Christian Spring.
April 27th 1775.To-day an extract of a letter of the brethren David Zeis
berger and Schmick from the Ohio was read. It told of the li1zlerty, which
the brethren have, to preach the Gospel among t he Indians of the Delaware
Nat10n unhindered and to go in and out among them and to live among them.
The brethren and sisters here were all rejoicing about this glad news and
everybody was thankful to the LRrd.
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April 28th 1775. In the night died in Christian Spring the other baby of
the twins of Bro. and Sr. Ruch, which were born in March 23d. The first
baby died on the 15th of this month.
May 1st 1775. In the morning went Br. Ljungberg from her on his journey
to Philadelphia, in order to purchase goods for the store here.
May 6th 1775.Bro. and Sr. Moehring have moved these days into the inn,
and yesterday have moved Bro. and Sr. Lischer into their newl; built
house in the new place.
May 12th 1775.Br. Nathanael returned over Gnadenthal and Christian Spring
to Bethl ehem, from where in the morning came Br. Ljungberg on his journey
from Philadelphia, where he had been purchasing goods for the store.
May 13th 1775. The married Sister Eyerle had been readmitted to Holy Com
munion.
May 15th 1775. Fro~ Philadelphia over Bethlehem came Br. Nicolas Garrison1
junior, for a visit of his son in the paedagogium; also Bro. and Sr. Till
from Bethlehem came for the same purpose.
May 16th.Mr. Lewis Weiss from Philadelphia with another gentleman visited
our house.
May 25th 1775. Br. Ettwein f rom Hope in Jersey came with Br. Hasse and
was on his return to Bethl ehem, where they went the next day.
May 26th 1775. Br. Heinl'. van Vl eck visited here and in the other places
with a youn5 Gentle~an, Mr. Gadsden, from South-Carolina.
May 31st 1775. In the forenoon moved Bro. and Sr. Ljungberg from their
lodging in the Hall, in which they lived in the meanwhile, entirely to
the Storehouse, and our old Br. Edmonds moved with his daughter Judith
into Bro. Schloesser's house. *** In Christian Spring had the single
Henr. Rudy chosen, to go away from the congregation, which he had repor
ted to the laborers there before. Rudy could not reconcile himself with
the order and rules of the congregation and choir.
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June 5th 1775. W1th our waggon , wh1ch 1n the aft ernoon left for Ph1la
delph1a, went Br. Jacob Schne1der w1th h1s carpenter tools ~o Bethle~em,
1n order to go to-morrow w1th Bro. and Sr. Joseph Ne1sser to Hope 1n Jer-
sey, to help there to bu1ld.
June 6th l775.1'he young John Edmonds, who had b1dden us yest erday farewellJ,
went 1n the morn1ng w1th his father to Gnadenhuetten, accor~ing to the
brethren's counc1l, 1n order to open a little store there.
June 12th 1775. The old Br. Ga rrison came w1th his daughter-1n-law Johann~
Garr1son from Philadelphia for a visit of her son in the institute.
June 16th l775.From Bethlehem came this morning Br. Busse w1th Br. Heinz
man from the IVachau, who looked around here 1n the place and vis1ted us j
1n the house; 1n the afternoon they went to Gna denthal and Chr1st1an
Spr1ng for a viSit. *** Also Br. Oberlin w1th Mr. Bartow and some gentles
men from Bethlehem came over Easton here, wh1ch party returned over Chris~
tian Spring there aga1n.
June 21st l775.Mr. Bartow with blb.e youngest daughter Mr. Benezet's 1n
Ph11adelph1a here for a v1s1t of her
June 22nd 1775. IH the forenoon came
brother Daniel in our 1nst1tute. / Krause
Mr. Colonel/and f ormer Commandant
in. St. Croix under royal daen1sch Highness, who 1s a real fr1end of our
brethren on the Island there. He was accompan1ed by the brethren Ettwe1n
and Henry van Vleck. They came f r om Bethlehem ove r Christ1an Spr1ng and
Gnadenthal, and they looked around 1n Old and New Nazareth, and v1s1t ed
also our inst1tute. He was pleased with all, what he saw. About 5 o'clock
1n the afternoon they r e turned again to Bethlehem. ***Also two young law-
yers from Easton came and looked at our house w1th pleasure . *** In a
meet1ng the announcement was made of the death of our dear Brother Pe-
trus 1n London. He d1ed w1th apoplexy.
June 27th 1775. In the forenoon came Br. Ettwe1n from Bethlehem here 1n
D1aconat's-af1a1rs. *** Br. Schebosh w1th 2 Ind1ans, the brethre n Samuel
and Boas from Schoenbrunn v1s1t ed us.
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July 1st 1775 .• Br. David Zeisberger. senior. came from Gnadenthal to visit,
us.
July 11th 1775.We had a visit from men and women from Philadelphia. among
which was Mr. John Heath and his family. who lodged over night here.
July 13th 1775.In the afternoon brought Br. van Vleck with his sister Mr.
Thardin and his young wife from Boston to us.They looked at the house and
saw the children with pleasure; they went to Christian Spring and came
back in order to stay for a few days here.
July 19th 1775.Mr. Thardin and his lady. after they had been with us for
8 days. went from here to Bethlehem on their way to Philadelp~ia. ***In
the afternoon came Br. von Schweinitz to visit us.
July 21st 1775. Quite unexpected came bro. and 8r. T~rane with the sisters
Werning and Esther Wapler in a certain business to us and in the afternoon!
they returned again to Bethlehem.
August 8th 1775.After dinner Bro. and Sr. Lembke and ma~~ other brethren
and Sisters went to Schoeneck for the funeral of Sister Michler. who had
died on the 7th of this month.
August 17th 1775. Our house and institute received a visit from Mr. Wate-i
with his family from Philadelphia; they were very kind.
August 20th 1775. Sunday. The nig girl Elizabeth Eyerle was r eceived in
to the congr egation.
August 21st 1775. The older son of Mr. Gill. Josiah. moved from our in
stitute to Br. LJungberg as apprentice on probation. and he will live
in the choir-house.
August 23d 1775. Br. Edmond rode this morning to Gnadenhuetten on the Ma
honi. to visit his son.
August 24th 1775. In the Hall visited two Jews. of which is the one a
schoolmaster in Easton and the other one is a storekeeper somewhere else.
AURust 30th 1775. From Christian Spring went the boy David Weinland to
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We inland to Bethlehem into the Choir-House in order to learn a profession.
August 31st 1775.The widowers celebrated their choir-festival. At present
are here with Br. Michler in Schoeneck 10 widowers, of which Er. Edmond
is absent on the journey to Philadelphia.
September 2nd 1775. In the morning went Br. Simon Meyer to Bethlehem for
a visit and he took the boy Joh. Christian Till with him, that he should
stay there and learn a profe s sion there.
September 3d 1775.1n the night we had a terrible, almost hurricane-like,
storm and rain, which continued until afternoon. The brethren and Sisters
could not leave their places and go to the meeting to-day on Sunday. *** Mr. Benezet with his two daughters came over Bethlehem from Philadelphia
to us, to fetch his son Daniel, who has been in our institute almost 9
years. **** Mr. Benezet gave the next day the institute a farewell-love
feast for the sake of his son, who is leaving the institute. The children
sang farewell-hymns.
Aeptember 7th 1775. The Married-Choir celebratea to-day their festival.
The married choir which has increased by two new couples, conSists at
present of 41 pairs, and the children, small as well as groVln up sons and
daughters, who are wt~the parents, are 45 souls.
September 11th 1775. In the afternoon brought Br. Michler of Schoeneck
his little 'David into the Institute.
September 13th 1775. We had a visit from Br. Schweinitz and Bonn. Also
2 children of Br. Schweinitz, who carne with the sisters Sydlitz, P;ryzeliU$
and the widow Sr. Bischoff from Bethlehem.
September 14th 1775.In the afternoon visited us Mr. Antony Benezet, who
came over Christian Spring from Bethlehem.
October 1st 1775. Br. Hartmann was engaged to Sister Berndt.
October 2nd 1775. Many brethren \~ ent from Nazareth and from the other pla
ces to Easton for Election of two representatives for Northampton County.
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October 8th 1775.Bro. Joh. Georg Hartmann, the widower, was married with
the widow, Sister Susanna Catharina Berndt.
October 11th 1775. From Bethlehem came the sisters Gammern, Tiersch and
Hus sey with some other single sisters for a visit here. *** We had a fint
warm day, which follo wed in the night thunderstorm.
October 13th 1775. Sister Berndt, who married lately moved f r om Nazareth
t o Gnadenthal to her husband, Br. Hartmann, and Bro. and Sister Peter
accompaniea her there.
October 14th 1775. From Bethlehem came the old Br. Garrison, in order
to fetch his sraadchildrx» from the institute, and to take hlmw next
week to his parents in Philadelphia. The parents had asked for the
child.
October 19th 1775. Just when the laborers had finished putting up the new
gutters, a heavy rain came, and which continued, so that we could not
have our services.
October 30th 1775. Br. Fries accompanied by Br. Ettwein came to Christian
Spring for a visit.
No¥ember 11th 1775. From Bethl ehem came Br. Nixon to visit his daughter
and son-in-law, Br. Ljunberg, he r e and also our house.
November 12th 1775. The boy Johannes Htrt was received into the congrega~j
tion, and was recommended to the Lord and his care.
November 18th 1775. From Bethlehem brought Br. Ettwein 3 men into our
house, one of them was the son of Mr. Haversham from Georgia, who had
died suddenly in Brunswick lately. They went in the afternoon overChris
tian Spri ng to Bethlehem.
November 29th 1775. From Bethlehem we received the news, that yester
day 3 Single bre t hren for Hope in Jersey have been engaged. Br. Musch
bach with the single Sister Ma ry Mueller, Br. Hartmann with the single
Sister Cathar.Heckedorn, and Br. Stephan Nicolas with the Single sister Anne Culvert.
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December 1st 1775. From Bethlehem we received the sad news, that the
flour-m1l1 and saw-m1l1 in Lititz has been burned down.
December 4th 1775. Through here passed a strong column Regulars, who, /near Lake Champlain
when the Fort St. John/was taken possession of, they were made prisoners
of war; they are going to Bethlehem, but. a great part of them were quar-
tered in Nazareth for the night. They behaved everywhere quietly and
modestly, so that one did not know, that soldiers were in the village.
December 5th 1775. Another much stronger march of soldiers arrived here,
and they were quartered in so~ places to 20, 30 and 40. We could be sa~
tisfied with their conduct. We could not have any services, because every-
body had to do with the guests.
December 6th 1775.As the first column marched off yesterday morning, so
the second column marched off this morning to Bethlehem. The officers
and the Provincial Commissioners, who had lodged in our inn, went along
with them.
December 16th 1775. In the morning early, at 2 o'clock Sister Otto, the
younger one, gave birth again to a son, who was dead, when it was born.
December 27th 1775. The single Br. Hantsch, who had helped Br. Oerter
in the stocker-manufactory on account of much ordered work, moved to
Christian Spring entirely, to live there.
December 31st 1775. A bad rumor was spred by a man, who came from the
Blue j,lountains and who was one of the guards. It was said, that to-day
still 100 men of prisoners of war with 60 men of escort, and 30 sledges
full of soldiers' wives and children should come here, who would lodge
here over night, which lIlews caused our policy-brethren much work. *** In the meanwhile the congregation was praying the Church-litany. In the
afternoon one found out, that the man, who as he had told, was a Sick
man and that he travelled without any commission, that the man had told
a falsehood, and we could unhindered celebrate our New Years' Watchnight.
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Memorabilia of the con~re~ation of Nazareth of the year 1775.
In the Institute are at the end of the year:
Children 17, Youths aK~ 1, Boys 2, Single brethren 9,
2 cou ples of married people4, A total of 33, in the year before there have been 37.
*********if-*********** -lt**'*'**'If'****** Summary Repetition of the Whole:
To our congregation have come •••••.••.•••••••.•..•.• 7 persons,
From here have been transferred to Bethlehem •••••••• 5 " From here have been transferred to Philadelphia •••• 2 boys,
" " " " " " H ope ........... . 2 persons,
" " " " " Lltltz •...•...... 2 " From us have come in another way •...........•....... 2 " Into the congregation here have been received •••.• 6, " From us have gone away by death ••.••••••••....•.••. 3 little children.
The cOngregation of Nazareth consists of:
Married people •......................................• 84 persons,
W ldowers ••......•.........................•.....••.... 8
W1dows •.....••.....••.••..••.•.....•.••.......•..••.•• 1
Single brethren, youths and boys ••.•....•••••.••..•••• 93
Single Sisters and big girls •••.••.•••.....••..•.••••• 26
Children with the parents •...........................• 21
Children in the instl tute ............................. 17
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Total: 250 Persons, one less than in the year before.
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January 8th 1775. Into the youth's choir have been received:Friedr1ch
Schmidt, David Schmidt, Christian Beyer, Daniel Oesterlein, and Eb.Loesch·
Into the boy's choir have been received: Matth. Otto, Chr. Till, Peter
Waarbass, Joh. Schaefer.
January 10th 1775. Br. Delps, who has served here in the kitchen for / moved
some time/into the brethren's house in Nazareth, in order to learn a
profession there. *** From the brethren's house in Nazareth came Br.
Ohneberg, in order to try it in the kitchen here.
January 19th 1775. The singing-hour is held by Br. Golkovsky.
February 23d 1775. In the forenoon came Br. Detmer from the Hall; he
announced in the presence of some brethren from here the dimission of
Henr. Feldhausen on account of his behaviour, which had not changed in-
spite of all admonitions and ser10us presentations.
March 1st 1775. In our choir-meeting spoke Br. David with a sad heart
about the discharge of a brother, who now almost has been in the congre-
gation 30 years. From this event we can learn, that one can be for a long
time a member of the congregation and yet not be a child of God; for
when the heart is not upright towards the Lord, and when such a one medd.
les in things, which are contrary to the teachings of the Lord, then he
is in danger over short or long to become a fruitless branch on the vin~#
and will be cut off. It is painfull, when in the choirs or in the congre
gation things happen, which are not becoming a christian. We all should
humble ourselves andcisearch our hearts, whether we are not also guilty
by not having warned the person.
March 12th 1775.From Bethlehem came Br. Joh. Lehnert to live here. He
commenced his service with the boys as overseer.
March 21st 1775. Towards evening came Br. Ettwein from Hope. In the
evening he held the singing-bour.
March 26th 1775. Br. Philip Reizenbach came from ~;azareth to us as Choir
helper.
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Diary of the Nazareth Brethren's House of the year 1775.
March 27th 1775. early in the morning we had a lively farewell with our
dear Bro. David Ze isberger, who is leaving us and is travelling to Eu-
rope.
April 17th 1775. The boy Friedrich Schmidt was r e ceived into the congre
gation.
April 20th 1775. In the afternoon at 3 o'clock there was a wedding in
the Hall. Br. 'Rich. Meening was married with Sister Rauschenberg , and
Br. Ljungberg with Sister Nixin.
April 24th 1775. Br. Lehnert went for a few weeks to theHa11 for the ser
vice by the children.
May 7th 1775. In the afternoon at 4 o'clock gathered together the com
municant's brethren in the Hall to hear the writing of the Elder-Confe-
rence in Bethlehem concern ing the present trouble in t he country. We were
told, how to behave as Children of God at this time.
May 11th 1775.We have been reminded regarding the trouble in the country,
that we concerning partiality should try to manage when we speak to stra~ t
people. It would be beter, when we talk to other people, that we say, we
do not understand it. Perhaps it is a judgement of God, and we cannot do
anything regarding thi s , but to pray to God for the country, into which
the Lord has brought us.
May 15th 1775. Towards noon collect ed Br. Lembke the contribution for
Sarepta.
May 16th 1775. In the morning visited us Br. Weiss from Philadelphia to
gether with a n ice gentleman and his daughter from Bethlehem.
May 18 th 1775. We were thinking of the consecration of the sinBle breth
ren&s house in Nazareth, which had been built a year ago. We thanked the
Lord for t he many bles sings, which we have r ece ived Since that time. /from Hope
May 26th 1775. The brethren EttV/ein a nd Hasse on their way/to Bethlehem
called on us.
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May 31st 1775. Henry Rudy went away from us, be cause he was not concerned
much about the grace of Jesus, therefore his conduct was often offensive,
and it happened that other people had to chastise him. It is our prayer,
that the Lord may open the eyes of this man.
June 19th 1775. We rejoiced in the evening about the visit of the two
brethren Busse and Heinsmann. The latter one held a singing-hour for us.
June 22nd 1775. In the morning travelled Br. Adolph Hirtmann to Hope in
J er-sey, where he wants to begin a smithy.
June 25th 1775. In the Hall were received into the congregation: the boy
Peter Jungman from here, the Single sister Meninin, and from Nazareth
the big girl Agnes Peter.
June 26th 1775. Br. Christian Muecksch from Bethlehem came to Nazareth
in the place of Br. H~rtmann in the smithy.
July 13th 1775.Towards evening came Br. Henr. van Vleck with a few gentle
men from London and passed through here.
August 14th 1775. Br. Hantsch from Bethlehem came here for a time to live
here.
August 16th 1775. Br. Lehnert, who had been for some time in the service
by the boys here, went back to Bethlehem for good.
August 17th 1775. In the morning went Br. Reizenbach and Br. Funck to
the conferenne in the Hall.
September 3d 1775. Br. Heinr. Oert er bade farewell to his room-brethren
and boys and is going to Bethlehem in order to work there in his profes
sion. In his place Br. Steinman will serve by the boys. He was introduced
by Br. Reizenbach.
September 5th 1775. From Philadelphia came Bro. and Sr. Benezet with thei~
Son John to Nazareth. They will take their son, who has been living for
some time i n the Hall, with them home. He bade cordial f arewell to Br. Re~
zenbach, who had been his room-overseer.
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September 7th 1775. Br. Joh. Bonn came with a gentleman with his wife;
he shall be a Congress-member in Carlstown. The looked at this and that
in our village and then they went away very satisfied.
September 26th 1775. We have r eason to be thankful to the Lord, that he
has let seen and discover early a fire at a "Schnitz-Doerre"(a frame on
which sliced pears and appels were dried), which kad been seen between
3 and 4 o'clock in the morning and could be extinguished immediately.
September 27th 1775. Towards evening we had a viSit by some gentlemen
from Easton. Along with them came also the wives. They looked around
here and there to their satisfaction. They were very friendly and com-
plaisant and after a polite farewell they went to Nazareth.
October 3d 1775. In the morning Br. Reizenbach went to Nazareth in order
to c~llect there the ready contributions for the children's collection.
Towards evening came the brethren Christensen and Bischof from Bethlehem,
to make a small repair in our Saw- and Flour-mill.
October 5th 1775. In the afternoon Br. Reizenbach went to Gnadenthal to
gather the children's collection there.
October 11th 1775.In the mCFning returned Br. Christensen with his assis
tant to Bethlehem, afte r they had finished the repair-work in the Mill.
October 31st 1775. The brethren Bonn and Funck went on a journey on accou~
of some bUSiness. They went over the Blue Mountains. Br. Bonn was buying
peas there .
December 4th 1775. Br. Wimmer and Sister Predorias were received to the
ACQlutie.
December 16th 1775. In the afternoon came Br. Simon Meyer on his return
from Bethlehem to Nazare th.
December 22 nd 1775. Bro. Joh. Schnall was appoint ed to the service by the
boys.
December 24th 1775. In the even i ng at 6 o'clock gathered as many as could go on account of the deep snow and went to the Hall.
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December 30th 1775. In the afternoon moved Br. Johann Beutel as the
future cook of the single brethren to Nazareth.
Memorabilia of the single brethren's and Youth's and Boy's
BhciiIl of Nazareth of the year 1775.
The following changes in the Choir have been made Since the end of the
last year:
To the boy's choir have been transferred: 4 children: Joh. Matth. Otto, Joh. Chr. Till, Peter Waarbass, Jrh. Schae
fer.
To the Youth's choir have been transferred: 4 boys: Joh. Dan. Oesterlein, Joh. Fried . Beyer, Joh. Dav. Schmid and
Fr. Schmidt.
In the congregation have been received: 1 youth: Friedr. Schmid.
2 boys: Peter Jungmann, Johann Hirt.
To the hour-prayer have been admitted: Joh. Fried. Boehner, Matth. Wuetke, Azarias Schmid, Jeh. Hoff.
To us have come: 3 brethren: Christoph Hepner from Monokassi for the service by the boys
Christian Muecksch and in the Hall,
Nathanael Hantsch, both from Bethlehem.
From us have been delivered: (given up): Br. David Zeisberger as Deputy of North America to the General Synod in
E"urope. One brother: From the Nazareth Hall has been transfer~ed to Christian
Spring Phil. Jacob Reizenbach ad interim as Choir-helper in Br. David's place.
To Bethlehem have gone: 4 boys: Jacob Ettwein, Joh. Poplewell and Christian Till, David Weinland~
To Philadelphia: 2 boys: Nicolaus Garrison, Dan Benezet to their parents.
To Lititz: 2 brethren: Samual Krausse and Heinrich Oerter.
2 brethren: To Hope in Jersey.
Joh. Jac. Schneider and Adolph Hartmann.
To Gnadenhuetten: !l! brother.;.: John Edmonds.
From Nazareth to Christian Spring: 1 brother: Joh, Ohneberg.
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From Christian Spring to Nazare th: 2 brethren: Dettlef Delps and Joh. Beutel as future cook into the Cho ir
house.
From us has · .. been dimissed: 1 brother: Heinrich Feldhausen.
1 brother: Left us according to his own choice:
Heinrich Rudy.
The single brethren's, youth's and boy's choir on Nazareth
cmnsists at the end of the year of:
Single brethren .................................................................................. 67 persons,
Youths and Boys ................................................................................... 26 persona,
A total of: 93 persons.
Q persons less than in the previous year.
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January 2nd R76.Br. Dancke, the former cook in the brethren's house,
moved to Christian Spring, afte r three days ago, Br. Beutel, senior,
had taken his place.
January 5th 1776. The boy Christian Loesch went from here accompanied
by hi s father Jacob over Easton to Hope, to Br. Hartmann, where he will
pearn the profession of a smith.
January 7th 1776.The following 5 children: Christ. Wilh. Lembke, Matthaeu
"' Eggert, James Gill, Nat hanael Braun and Paul Miksch, were received into ~
the boy's choir; and Jacob Loesch and Josias Gill were received into the
youth's choir.
January 14th 1776. In the afternoon Br. Lembke visited the brethren and
sisters in Nazareth and in the villag e from house to house and he learned
to know by collecting their contribution their kind and warm hearts.
January 25th 1776. We had a visit by Br. Lindemeyer, who had come up
yesterday from Bethlehem.
January 31st 1776. Yesterday and to-day many sledges with Soldier's wives
and -children, who are prisoners of war, passed here and went to Bethle
bem. The men went on foo~
February 2nd 1776. Froffi Sppus in the New State came to-day 50 to 60 men,
prisoners of war, who obtained their night-quart ers in Nazareth and
Christian Spring.
February 3d 1776. In the forenoon at 8 o'clock the same men, thankful
for the nice entertainment, marched off.
February 6th 1776.In the afternoon visit ed us and our little institute
Mr. Gordon, prothono~tary of Easton, and was accompanied by Br. Edmonds
and Br. Jacob Loesch. He was very kind.
February 26th 1776. We received from Bethlehem the sad news that Sister
Otto there had died in the morning. She was burried on February 28th.
March 4th 1776. In th, forenoon bI'ought Br. Bruce the boy of Otto again
to the institute, whe r e he had been ~€~aars already, where he shall be
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prepared for h1s r emoval to h1s father, Br. Matthes Otto.
March 6th 1776. The young BD9. Goetj e from the brethren's house here
went to Bethlehem to the Shoe-maker shop.
March 20th 1776.Br. Ljungberg travelled to Philadelphia concern1ng bu-
siness of his store.
Mirch 23d 1776.The young Joseph Kaske, who on account of his temptation fin the congregation,
could not be tolerated any longer! was connected with a foreign master
in Easton, and was discharged by his f ormer Master, Mechior Christ.
March 26th 1776. The little Anna Christina Eyerle has been transferred
~rom the children's choir to the big girl's choir.
Af3rn 12th 1776.
A~rn 15 th 1776 .
I n the morning deep snow had fallen. I from Nazare th to
Br. Lembke brought/fxMm Bethlehem the boy Matth. Eggert
where he will stay.
April 19th 1776. From Bethl ehem we received the sad news of the death of
Br. THrane.
May 1st 1776. In our county-town the election of 2 more new representa
tives was undertaken in addition to the old 2 ~epresentatives. Many of
our brethren were present to vote.
May 28th 1776. From Christian Spring came the boy Gottlieb Braun to Beth
lehem into the choir- house to learn there the profe ss ion of making cloth,
June 1st 1776. From our institute were taken to Christ1an Spring the 2
boys, Paul Miksch and ~thanael Braun, for living there.
June 21st 1776. In the afternoon the Nazareth Hall r e ceived a v1sit from
a few persons from the Pemberton's cl·.family in Philadelphia, accompanied
by the old Siste r G§rrison.
June 22nd 1776. Our brethren and sisters in Gnadenthal and Christian
Spring are in the midst of the hay-harvest and in Gnadenthal they have
many foreign laborers.
June 23d 1776 . Br. Adam Schneider took his daughter Elizabeth to Gnaden-
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Gnadenthal for the service in hhasekeeping, where she has been several
times. She was taken there for a trial.
June 27th 1776. Br. Matthaeus, who had come ih the morning to us in the
Hall, went also to New and Old Nazareth, and in the afternoon to Schoen-
eck, and from there he went back to Bethlehem.
June 30th 1776.1n a conferenne ( ~1n Bethlehem it was resolved to give the ,
brethren's congregations in this province the instruction during this
present great critical ciroumstances in the countrY, to be quiet and to
trust in the Lord. Such an attitude was emphatically recommended.
July 3d 1776.From our Brethren's house went for some time Br. Beutel to
Bethlehem, in order to assist Br. Kornmann in his tannery (WeiSS-Gerbere~.
July 7th 1776.The b1g g1rl Philipine Loesch was r eceived into the congre
gation.
July8th 1776.The youth David Schm1dt, who on account of the weakness on
his chest had served the economy 1n the Hall, believed to have recovered
his health and went therefore to Bethlehem to the single brethren's wea-
ving shop.
July lOth 1776. This morning drove 18 to 20 waggons here of those people,
who had been made by the Provincials in Canada captives. They had passed
the winter in Albany, and now they are on the way over Bethlehem to Rea-
ding.
July 17th 1776. Bro. and Sr. Langgaard came for a visit here and went af
ter dinner over Christian Spring to GnadBnthal, where they lodged over
night and are going home to Emmaus the next day.
July 25th 1776. Bro. and Sr. Nixon came from Bethlehem here for a visit
of their children, bro. and Sr. Ljungberg.
July 28th 1776. The single brother Zahm went on request to Bethelehm,
to help there in the tailor shop for 14 days.
~uly 29th 1776. Bro. Ettwein came with a party of visit~ people from
Philadelphia and Germantown, who looked around in the village and in the Hall, and returned to Bethlefim in the afternoon.
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August 17th 1776. The big girl Magdalena, daughter of our Negro brother
and Sister died in Christian Spring; her age was 13 years, 8 months, 3
weeks and 3 days.
August 29th 1776. The brethren's choir in Christian Spring consists of
47 brethren, 3 youths and 5 boys.--In Nazareth in the Choir-house are
74, in the Hall and otherwise 26 brethren, 4 youths, of which is one
a communicant, 2 rec eived"and 1 unreceived, and 9 boys, of which is one
a communicant, 2 are r eceived and 6 are not received. There is a total
of 73 single brethren, 21 youths and boys.
August 30th 1776. We had a visit by a Congress-member Mr. Lynch and his
lady, who came with one English man and 2 young l adies from Bethlehem.
They returned there in the afternoon. To
September 2nd 1776. irem Christian Spring came from Lititz over Bethle-
hem the single brother William Henry to stay there and to help in the
stocker-manufactory.
September 6th 1776. Mr. James Allen with his lady came here to us in the
Hall and was kind.
September 10th 1776. Br. Heinrich van Vleck xke came driving up from Beth,
lehem with a ~.x Societaets-bretheep and sisterp Mr. Fen Brooks from
New York for a viSit. ***** TO-day moved Br.
from his little shop near the Hall to the new
Gottlob Jung, cab~natemaker( /the yard of
one in(the brethren's house .
September 22nd 1776. Br. Christensen had died in Lititz, when he was wor
king at building a mill.*** Br. !dwand ~ is about to start h~s Journey to
the Indian congregation on the Muskingum.
September 27th 1776. Bro. and Sr. Ettwein came to-day with Sister Grube
and her son, Br. Busse, over Christian Spring and Gnadenthal to r'azareth
for a sho~t visit.
September 28th 1776. Yesterda~, and to-day Br. ~avid Tanneberger from Li
titz, has put up a new Organ in Easton and repaired our organ here.
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calling from Christian Spring on his journey to Lititz as an assistant
in the stocker-manufactory of Br. Albrecht.
October 16th 1776. From the COUNTY-COMMITTEE came the delegate here to
report, that those, who have not been drilled ("nicht exerciert haben")
from the age of 16 to 50 years, will have to pay 2 pounds and 10 shillings,
and that the next Monday will be the day for appeal in Easton.
October 25th 1776. IN the afternoon had Br. Gold an accident. He wanted
to bring home his Welsch9Corn, and the horses got shy and turned wild,
and when he was to hold them, they threw him down on the ground , and the
newly mounted waggon, Which was not loaded, went over his right leg and
fractured it above the ankle and the nails wounded him badly on the shin-
bone. / black-smith
November 15th 1776. Br. N~thanael Hantsch moved to his/workshop, which
had been granted to him near the Hall.
December 3d 1776. Many off icers and soldiers were here, who came from
Ticonderoga. *** Christe l Loesch, Jacob's son , waS removed from the con
gregation on account of his misdeeds.
December 4th 1776. In the morning marched with beating the drum a company
soldiers into the village and afte r a while they moved on to Bethlehem.
The came from the Same place, where those came from, who were here yes-
terday.
December 9th 1776. The girl Mar. Cathar. Ziegler on account of her bad
conduct was r,emoved from the brethren's congregation.
December 12th 1776. Quite unexpe ct ed and without our knowledge came
Manasse Salter with h~ s wife and children and a negress from Elisabeth
town, fleeing to us and was quartered in our store. He is a Societaet's
member in the New York State and had had retreated in Spring to El izabeth~
'J.'own.
December 13th 1776. In the morning had the conferenoe-brethren, who were
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who were just near, a talk, how the people, who had fled here yester-
day, could be sheltered.
December 15th 1776. In the evening the Orts-Gemeine could not sing their
liturgy, because everybody was busy, how to lodge 250 men, who should
come from Ticonderoga, according to the report of the General Gates, whO
had communicated it to the brethren. But they did not come.
December 16th 1776.In the afternoon at 3 o'clock arrived the ~ew-English
men, and they were divided into our Gemein-Ort. In the Hall lodged in
3 rooms, which were emptied about 60 men, who behaved very quietly and
orderly, for which they had strict orders.
December 17th 1776. After these soldiers had marched off, we received in
the afternoon again some. Most of them Vlho came in the morning and were
still fresh, had to march on.
December 20th 1776. The Miliz from Mount Bethel and from the Blue Moun
tains marched partly through here to the main army of the Provincials.
I~ the afternoon it started to s~orm and snow, so that we in the evening
could not have any liturgy.
December 22nd 1776. In the afternoon visited us the Governor Livingston
and was very kind.
December 26th 1776. On account of stormy snow- and rainy weather, we
could not have any serv i ces.
Memorabilia of the congregation on Nazareth of the year 1776.
The fOllowin~ changes have taken place during the year: Into the Boy s choir have been transferred 5 children: Christ. Wilhelm Lembke, Paul Miksch,Nath. Braun, M!!:tth. Eggert, and James Gill.
To the Youth's choir have been transfer r ed 2 boys: Jacob Loesch and Jo-sias Gill. •
Into the congregation have been r e ceived: The boy Peter Waarbass and the Youth Jacob Loesch.
To the Single brethren's choir have been transferr ed 6 youths: Samuel Steup, Friedl'. Schaefer, Joh. Renatus Lembke, Christ. Heinl'. Beck, Gott. Jacob Eyerle and Jos. Kaske.
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To Holy Communion have been admitted: 2 boy: Joh. Gottl. Braun, Joh. H
Heinr. Miller. 1 youth: JOb. Dan. Oesterle in; ---- - 2 single bre-
thren: Christ. Heinr. Beck, and Joseph Ka ske.
Candidates are: The boys: Peter Jungmann, Jacob Schnall, and the youth:
Friedrich Schmidt.
From Lititz came:Bro. William Henry to Christian Spring. From Bethlehem:
Br. Jacob Stoz to the N~zareth Choir-house.
From the choir have been delivered : 2 brethren, 3 boys and 1 youth. Br.
William Edwar4sfrom the Hall to the service of the Mission among the In-
dian on the Muskingum-River.
From the Choir-house here to Bethlehem; Peter Goetjej the youth David
Scmidt to his former Master in the brethren's house. --- The boys: Joh.
Gottlob Braun, Matth. Eggert to learn a profession. - Joh. Matth. Otto
to his father.
Transferr ed have been from Nazareth to Christian Spring: Br. Joh. Heinr.
Dancke and 2 boys, Paul Miksch and Nathanael Braun.
From the Hall has mov ed Br. Gottlob Jung to the Choir-house here, where
he has built a cabinet-maker's shop this year. And Br. Nathanael Hantsch
has been granted a place near the Hall for his profession. One was
dismiised in Spring , but because he could not manage outSide, he asked
with many tears to be re-admiit ed and he is Since remaining with us. -
A youth had to be dismissed on accountof his bad conduct. **** The Choir
on Nazareth consists at the presence of 73 single brethren, 20 youths and
boys. A total of 93 persons, the same as in the year before. 47 single
brethren and 8 boys are living in Christian Spring. --- In the Nazareth
Choir-house are living 16 single brethren and 6 boys; and in the Hall 9
brethren a nd 3 boys; and in Old Nazareth: 1 brother and 3 boys.
With the parents are living 22 small and bigger children, 10 boys, and
12 g irls; and in the Hall are 12, a total of 34 children.
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Summary repetition of the whole:
Into the congr egation have come from other congr egations: ••••••• 2
In the congregation have been received: •••..•.•. • •.••••.••••••.. 7
Admitted to Holy Communion: ........................................... .. ............................. 7
From us to other congr egations or posts have gone:............ .6
From us have been d ismis sed: ................................ .. ...................... .. ............... 2
Born and baptized have been: ......................................................................... 1
Died have: .... 10 .......................... .. .. .............. .. .............................. .... .. ... 1
The congregation on Nazareth consists at present of:
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Married people ............................................................................................ 64 persona ..
'N 1dowers ................ .. .............................................. .. .......................................... 8
Widows •• • .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..1
Single brethren, Youths and boys ••••.••••....•••••••••••••.••• 93
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Single sister s and b ig g irls ••
Children with the Par ents •••
..25
.22 .................................................................
Childr en in the I nst itut e ••• .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . .12
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A total of: •••••••••.•.••• . 225 persons.
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January 4th 1777. Towards noon a number of the Miliz from WaJomik passed
through here, but we were not disturbed in the least.
January 11th 1777. In the evening Sr. Blum died, after she got sick last
Monday.
January 12th 1777. At 11 o'clock a. m. the youth's and Boy's choir had
their festival in Christian Spring. § children: Joseph Schweishaupt, Jo
hannes Loesch, Hermann Nathanael Rasmus from the Hall, and Johannes Li-~
scher, Jacob Schulz and Heinrich Mueller from Nazareth were received in-
to the Boy's choir; and 2 b oys, Boh, Henrich Mueller, the son of the Wi
dower in Bethlehem, and Johannes Hirt, have been r e ceived into the Youth'$
Choir.
January 14th 1777. To-day the funeral of Sister Blum took place. Sister
Blum has been born in 1712 in September 1st. in the Province New York.
Her parents were Stephanus and Gertraud Steiger. 1743 in April 6th she
came to the congregation in Bethlehem. She reached an age of 65 years.
January 20th 1777. In the night got the old Br. Blum sick with the same
Sickness, that his wife had.
Janaary 22nd 1777. This morning after 9 o'clock our Br. We inland in Gna
denthal died after a long consumption.
January 24th 1777. We had such a bad foggy weather with snow and rain,
that we were compelled to delay the funeral of the late Bro. Weinland un
til the next day,
January 25th 1771. Br. Joh. Nicol. We i nland, who was burri ed to-day, was
born in Thuringia, Germany, Dec. 26th 1706. In August 1743 he was r ecei
ved into the congr egation and in 1748 he came over to America. He reached
an age of 71 rears.
January 27th 1777. The funeral of the departed Br. Blum, who died the day
before yesterday, took place. He was a shoemaker by profession. In the
year 1730 he came over from Germany to Pennsylvania. In the year 1743
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in April 6th he came to Bethlehem with his wife and with all, what he
possessed. In the year 17,4 in February he was admitted to Holy Communion.
He reached the age of 76 years, 8 months and 3 days.
February 8th 1777 (Saturday). This entire week soldiers from Ticonderoga
were marching through Nazareth to the army in Jersey.
February 11th 1777. From Christian Spring moved the young Br. Flex to Na
zareth into the Choir-house in t he weaving-shop.
February 15th 1777. Mrs. Dean accompanied by her brother-in-law, Mr. Ful
lert their two sons with their belongings to our institute for some time.
February 16th 1777. The boy Nathanael Braun was r eceived into the congre
gation.
February 20th 1777. The sing le sister Rauschenberg moved from Gnadenthal
to Bro. and Sr. Moehring as a help in the inn.
February 22nd 1777. Saturday. This week no days passed, that not soldiers
from Ticonderoga came and passed through our village to the army. Among
them was one Soldier, who was very kind and confident towards Br. Moeh-land
ring , whe innkeeper,/who in Grace Hill in Ireland was as a single brother
in Br. Vf llkhausen's store, and who spoke of Br. Moehring as his (Pfleger)
fosterer and he spoke also of Br. Grl11ich.
February 28th 1777. Br. Wallis from the Wachau came from Bethlehem over
Christian Spring to us and stayed over Holy Communion.
March 13th 1777 • .IiIr. Mordick himself came to Br. Lembke and told him,
that in the morning 7, 30 his wife had died. M~reh.
Febmliry 15th 1777. The funeral of the late Sr. Mordick took place to-
da. She came from Germany from a place, which is not far f rom Herrnhut.
In the month of May 1749 she came over to Ame rica with Bro. a nd Sr. Nitscl
mann and went to Bethlehem, where she soon married her hUSband. She serv~
in all t he pla ces, and when the economy was a bolished, they went to Gna
denthal. She was a quiet woman and happy in the Lord. When she died, she
was 59 years, 7 mo nths and 18 days old .
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March 21st 1777 . From Bethlehem we recelved the sad news, that Br . Lan
gaard ln Emmaus had departed this I1fI' , th1s morn1ng 1n the 3d hour .
J arch 29th 1777 . Br . Oerter d1ed ln Chr1st1an Sprlng . He was burrled
March 31st . Br . Oerter was born ln Fr1edr1chstown , where his parents pre
sided over the Boy ' s instltute there . He was born October 16th 1747 . He
learned with Dr. Albr echt 1n Chr1stian bpring the profession ' of a stocker.
He was b1f ted 1n muslc a nd i n that branoh he has served the congregation
for many years. Lat ~ r he became the master ln the stocker-manufactory .
He Vias rece1ved into the congregation i n the year 1760 . He died when he
was 29 years , 5 mo nths and 12 days old.
Apr1l 5th 1777 . A french officer of rank passed here through I.azareth on
hls way to Ticonderoga .
Apr11 lOth 1777 . Br . Ettwein returned from his tour , where he had accom/ 1n the morn1ng
panied/General Gates from Bethlehem to Chr1st1an Spring , where he break-
fast ed, and then to the Pla1ns on his journey to 'l'1conderoga . Br . Ett -lover
wein arrived here at ,noon, ate d1nner with us , and then returned ~m Chris -
t1an Spr1ng home .
April 17th 1777 . The w1dow Kuehlbrunn with her daughter and Abraham van
Vleck' s w1fe, aceompan1ed by the s1sters erY/1ng and Eberhard, came here
for a v1sit .
April 18th 1777 . e rece ived through Br . Ra,~"~erg from Emmaus 'in the
morn1ng the news of the death of the old Bro . Bechtel 1n Bethlehem.
Y 10th 1777 . In Easton was the Appeal - day ' regarding the penalty , which
was put on the None-Associators , that means , those who d1d not join the
m1litary experc1ses, nor d1d they partake 1n war . ( "Zum Krieg vorstunden't),
May 13th 1777 . From ehr1Btlan Spring came the boy Peter Jungmann and went
to Bethlehem to the Fuller-m111 of Br . Hall .
May 22nd 1777 . In the afternoon came to our v111age Mr . Laval w1th 7 ' arme~
men a nd extorted f rom the brethren the money for~~'~~ b en dr111ed and for not carrying anno, just a s t hey did aft er Viards .1,n Gn~d_lIDAAte.1l and
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May 23d 1777. From Bethlehem came the boy George Weiss to Christian
Spring to the stocker-manufactory.
May 26th 17771 In the forenoon 2 children and one boy in the Institute
were inoculated with small-pox. ---The big boy Samuel Schulz from Naza
reth was taken to Hope in Jersey, there to learn the profession of a blac~
smith.
May 30th 1777. The finlaendish General Skuyler passed through here to
Albany •
June 2nd 1777. In the afternoon viSited us Br. Busse, who had come from
Bethlehem this morning. He visited also his brethren at the building of
Br. Jacob Christ's house.
June 8th 1777.
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~he boy Paul Miksch was received into the congregation. / from Albany
The General Gates with some officers/passed through Na-
June 16th 1777. From Bethl ehem had come here for a visit Abraham van Vle~
and with him came his children and her Mother , the widow Kilbrunn, accom-
panied by the widow Eberhard and some Singl e Sisters. u
June 18th 1777. The Captain and Lietenant of the Township-Miliz and told
the brethren Joseph Otto, Jacob Christ and Michael Moehring , our inn
keeper, that they next week should march with the Miliz , which all three
brethren plainly refused in virtue of their old brethren's privilege.
June 22nd 1777. The report of Br. Schmick in Gnadnehuet t en on the Mus
kingum was read about the abolition of the Indian-Congregation in 5choen
brunn by the chief inCoschakguenck, as he had written to Br . Lembke.
June 30th 1777. The whole day it was rainy weather. Br . He ckewaelder
has yesterday and to-day gathered the collection for the Heathen cause
from the brethren and sisters in all our places , and it amounted to
19 pounds and 8 shillings.
July 7th 1777. Mr . and Mrs. Dean with their daught e r and the Sisters Icame Gerhard and Beck/lor a visit o f their 2 sons here
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July 11th 1777. Br. Nathanael i ntroduced Br. Golkovsky to the congr ega-
tion of the si ngle brethren as manager of the their economy.
July 16th 1777. Mrs. Dean came from Easton, accompanied by her mother
and her brother in-law Fullert, f or a visit of her t wo sons in our in-
stitute.
July 21st 1777. Br. Lembke gav e his youngest son Wilhelm to Br. Hantsch
as apprentice in his smithy near the Hall. /
July 28th 1777. From ~ethlehem came the masons to plaster Br. J a cob Chri&b$
house and to work it out. --- The youth David Schmidt carne from Bethlehem
to Christian Spr ing to stay there.
July 29th 1777. The single sister Merz came from Bethlehem to Christian
Spring in order to help Siste r Spon there.
August 5th 1777. In the morning went from here Mr. Salter, his wife and II
the rest of the family to Elisabeth-Town, after they had bidden us kind
fare well, and had been with us since December 12th last year.
~A~u~g~u~s~t~6~t~h~:17LL7~7~.~Here near the inn was a mustering of a Miliz bataillon. ly
Everything went on pretty quiet a nd orderly without any molestation of
the inhabitants. Our dally text was: " My people will live in the huts of
peace. "
August 11th 1777. In the morning the boy John Loesch, Hermann's son in
Friedensthal, was t a ke n from t he Institute to Christian Spr ing .
September 4th 1777. Br. Nathanael came here and repo~ed, that we in
this week probably would have to quarter prisoners of war, as they do in
Bethl ehem. Br. Nathanael held in r egard to t his a conferecne with the
brethren Lembke, Detmer and Jacob Loesch. The conclus ion of it was, that
the two houses, where Bro. and Sr. We inert, Oest erlein's and Fritsche's
have be en living, should be emptied. There fore the 4 brethren, Lembke,
Peter , Detmer and Loesch spoke with those three DPethren and Sisters
all. they were w 111ing to move to the places, wfu4:bh';, bad been offered to the"/rll.
But they asked for a promise, that the brethren and $isters in Nazareth
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Nazareth should help them when they are to move. At 7 o'clock in the eve
ning the house-fathers from the village and the masters in the brethren's
house Vlere called/together. 1'he whole affair was placed before them and
at the same time they were asked, to assist the brethren and sisters on
the ir removal from the ir house to the places', where they should go. The
brethren were also asked, to lend a helping hand to those, who are poor
and are suffering in their house~eeping. The same was done in a meeting
of the house-fathers in Nazareth, and all were willing for any help.
September 6th 1777. From Bethlehem by an express messenger we received
the news, that we would not get any pr~soners of war with their guards
this time. ---- In the morning we had the hope already, that we would be
able, to celebrate to-day our Married Choir-festival.
September 7th 1777. Sunday. In the afternoon celebrated the Married ~ ... Choir with the other chOirs, which had been,1invited,j2heir festival Agapen.
The Married Choir consists at preaeat of 38 married couples, 4 less than
in the year before . Children big and small are 67.
September 10th 1777. We had a visit from a Prussian hussar colonel, by
name Kobasch, who had learned to lnow the brethren in the former war on
his station Barby. He was very kind to us. iHHf Also two English Officers,
who are living as prisoners of war, in Easton, came here for a visit.
September 19th 1777. Through an express messenger from Bethlehem we re
ceived the sad news, that they there besides the many prisoners,take in
a great part of wounded soldiers, and for that reason they have to grant
to them the single brethren's house. We were asked, when some of the
brethren and Sisters in Bethlehem would have to gi~~Ytheir place, upthat
we shoul d try to get some places for them in Nazareth. For that very
purpose the brethren Lembke, Peter and Detmer came together in a ,Confe
rence and talked about this matter. The found so many places in Old
and New-Nazareth as were possible. After the Confe r·ence. this matter
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was communicated to the Brethren and sisters in the village. From here
and from our good nedghbors 11 waggons should drive down and should bring
up the things of the single beethren, who should move partly into the Hal~
and partly to Christian Spring. ~t 8 waggons, which were on the way to
Be thlehem already, were through an express messenger contramondirt, and
only 6 single brethren came up and they were quarterd i n Christian Spring.
September 23d 1777. Br. Joseph Horse field moved here and lodged with his
brother in-law, Joseph Otto, and Br. Mat thiesen, the bookbinder, lodged
in the Hall.
September 24th 1777. In the morning went br. Simon Meyer to Bethlehem,
for a visit, but he returned again in the evening and brought us th~ews,
that of the army of the General Washington the baggage should come to
Bethlehem.
September 26th 1777. To Chri,stian Spring came 30 light riders and 9 wagee
gons, to f orage there the horses. The soldiers lived in tents.
September 27th 1777. Already in the beginning of the week Mr. Anton Be-
nezet with his wife and one child, as also Mrs. Benezet, his old mother,
also Mrs. Franck, Schlosser's daughter with her sister and some children
from Philadelphia have retreated here. *** Gnadenthal received also some
light riders f or forage. **** Also 3 waggons full of things, which came
from Boston, have been stored in the Hall.
October 1st 1777.Br. Oberlin came with a few french officmrs, which looke~
around in the HAll.
October 3d l777.Two of the Doctors for the sick and the wounded soldiers
in Bethlehem, were
looked all around.
here, namely Mr. Schippen and Brown, for a visit. The~
/ junior, *** Jacob Weiss/from Philadelphia came with his wife
and children, also his mother in-law from Bristol, and ?Ie lodged them up
stairs in the stone house in old Nazareth .
October 5th 1777. The brethren and sisters were reminded to be quiet
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to be quiet and to trust in the Lord in these days of warlike circumstan-
ces in the country.
October 7th 1777. In the forenoon brought Br. Ettwein from Bethlehem over
Christian Spring the General Woodford with 2 colonels, who looked around
in the H~ll.
October lOth 1777. Mr. Heinrich Mueller, the printer, came to us on his
flight from Philadelphia; but aft er some days he went to Bethlehem.
October 31st 1777Mr. Hooper was in search for a quarter here for 2 cap~
tured men. Br. Bonn had come from Bethlehem with the writing, in which to
the Commissioner a presentation of the brethren was made on account of
the received summons, to pay a large sum of money for refusing of doing
military service. This writing was then also Signed by the brethren here,
and in Christian Spring and it was delivered to the Mr. Commissioner.
November 1st 1777. Br. Bonn and some other brethren trom here went with
the written presentation to the County CommiSSioner, but because the chi~
person was wanting, they will have to go again next Thursday, November 7tlt>
November 5th 1777. Mr. and Mrs. Dean came from Easton for a viSit of theiT
children here. Mr. dean went back in the afternoon, but Mrs. Dean remai-
ned here with Mrs. Gimpale.
November 7th 1777.In the meeting of the County Commissioner yesterday
by Jonas Herzel it was told the brethren, that they for the refusal of
dOing military service, will have to pay the fixed sum, which is meant
for everyone, in 10 days, or they would have to expect execution.
November 19th 1777.In the morning 12,30 Br. Stephan Bruce in Christian
Spring died, where he had been Sick Since the 4th of this month.
Nevember
was born
21st 1777.The funeral of Br. St. Bruce was burried to-day. He I well known
in Bethlehem in the year 1748. His father was the;faithfull
aBd true servant of Jesus Christ among the Indians here in thls country.
His mother, who is stl11 alive,is the wife of Br. Frledrich Otto.
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November 24th 1777. In the afternoon came unexpected Bro.aad Sr. NathaaaeL
to us; they wanted to travelt to Hope, but were not permitted in Easton
to go on their way, because they have not abjured the King.
November 25th 1777. In the morning went Br. Nathanael with Br. Golkovsky
over the upper ferry to Hope; sister Anne Johanne went with the waggon
back to Bethlehem.
November 28th 1777. In the afternoon returned from Hope Br. N~thanael
well and happy, and made us rejoice with the news, that our brethren in
Hope, Jersey, had been dismissed from the Vouvt, where they had to appear
in order to abjure the King; they had been connected with the next Court.
The brethren had also bee~veated with distinction before other people.
December 4th 1777. In the morning went the brethren Lembke and Detmer as
Deputies of the conference here to Bethlehem to the conference there,
regarding the matter, which has been mentioned before. The Lord has gi
ven us instruction to be quiet. The lot. which had been drawn, said: The
Lord sees rather, that we do nothing in this affair. That means, that
we do not send in a petition to the assembly in the name of the brethren.
This resolution was made known to the congregation.
December 6th 1777. We had to postpone our Holy Communion for to-morrow,
because since a few days the romour is spread, that people with armed
men would come and would require blankets and clothing for the soldiers
in the Continental Army.
December 18th 1777. The government of the province Pennsylvania has
made a proclamation for a Thanksgiving-Day. The congr egation in Nazareth
obeyed also in this decree.
December 30th 1777.In the morning in the first hour died our sister Loes~
in Friedensthal. She wa s born in Recember 26th 1727 in Bavaria. In 1750
she came with the party of Bro. and Sr. Nitschman from Germany to Beth
lehem. In the year 17754 she was married with Br. Friedrich Beyer. In
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In the year 1760 she became ' widow. In the year 1761 she married Br. Her
manus Loesch. She reached an a ge of 50 years and 4 days.
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To the Boy's choir have been transfereed: 6 children; from the Insitute Jshannes Loesch, Joseph 5chweishaupt and Johann Rasmus. --- From the Gemein-Ort: Jehannes Lischer ; and from Nazareth Jacob Schulz, Heinrich Mueller.
To the Youth's and Boy's choir have been transferred: 2 boys: Johann Hein~ Mueller in the Gemeinort, and Johann Hirt in 8hristian Spring • .
In the single brethren's choir have been received: 6 youths: From Christian Spring: Johannes Schulze, Jacob Friedrich Schmidt, Anton and David Schmidt, Johanne s Son. 3 from the choirhouse in Nazareth: Friedrich Beyer, Daniel Oesterlein and Josias Gill.
In the congregation have been received: Josias Gill and 3 boys: Christ. Wilhelm Lembke, Nathanael Braun a nd Paul Miksch. ,.
Candidates ·., fro HOll Communion are 1 single brother: Friedrich Beyer, and 2 youths: Johann H rt and Jacob Loesch.
At Holy Communion have been admitted:2 youths: Johannes Schulze and Jac. Friedrich Schmidt, and 2 boys: Peter Jungmann and Jacob Schnall.
To us have come: Heinrich Blum on probation to the Choir-house in Nazareth; From Bethlehem: David Schmidt and Georeg Weiss. By emptying the ghoirhouse in Bethlehem, 10 brethren have come here, of which are 7 in Christian Spring, I in the village and 2 in the Hall. " From us have gone away to other places: Jacob Stoz from the brethren's house here to Bethlehem; Samuel Schulze from Nazare th to Hope, and Peter JYngmann from Chrisl~an Spring to Bethlehem. ,. Transfereed have been 3 brethren and 2 boys. Latt er one with another Br. from the Hall to christian Spring; one from there and another one from the Hall to the choirhouse here.
In the upper congregation (died) have gone: I ~rother Joh. Christian Oerter, and in Christian Spring Johann Spephan Bruce on his visit there. ,. At t he present the singl e Brethren's, Youth's and Boy's choir on Nazareth consists of: Single brethren .......................................... 18 persons, Youths and boys ..................................................... 19 11
A total of: 97 persons.
Of thes~ live in Christian Spring In the ~hoir-house in Nazareth: In Nazareth Hall; In Old Nazareth:
49 brethren, 8 youths and boys 21 brethren and 4 boys,
7 single brethren and 4 boys, 1 Single brother and 4 boys,
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The brethren are all Communicants; among the youths and boys are 2 com
municants, 2 candidates; 5 have been received and 8 are unreceived.
Summary repetition of the whole.
Into the congregation on Nazareth have come from Bethlehem with the 10
single brethren, 1 widower and 3 others, or a total of 14 persop.s,
Into the congregation have been received: •...••.••.•...••.••• 5 " -
Admitted to Holy Communion: .. ,. .............................•. 7 II
From us have gone to other congregations: ••••••••.....••••.•• 3 .. From us have been discharged ••••••••• l married couple, 1 single brother
Born and bapt1zed are: ...... . ................................ 2
Died have: •............................................. ..... 6
The Congregation on Nazareth consists at present of:
M.arried people ................................. ~ .74
WldoV'/ers ••••••••••••••••••..••.••••.•••••••••••• 10
Widows ••••••••..•••••.•.•••••••••••.•••••••••••• 2
Single brethren, youths and boys •••••••.•..•.•.• 96
Single sisters and big g irls •••. • ••••••.•...••.. 26
Children with the parents ....................... 16
Children in the Hall •••......................... ll
souls, .. -.. -.. -.. -.. ..
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January 1st 1778. To-day the brethren and sisters gathered together fur
the funer·al of Slster Loesch, who had died in Friedensthal on December
30th.
January 6th 1778. Towards evening came here the General Gates with hls
lady and suite here and stayed over night with us.
January 16th 1778.
requested ~ere l~n
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J~st a~esterday by 2 men clothing for soldiers was
~azareth, so also it was done in Christian Spring and
January 23d 1778. In the morning went our little Dean's in the institute
to Bethlehem for the funeral of their only slsterp Kanne in the girl's
lnstitute, which had died there the day-before-yesterday.
Janaary 26th 1778.From Bethlehem we received a letter from Br. Krog
strup written to Br. M*tthaeus in Lititz zwith the very sad newe, that
white people had killed three chiefs of the Shawano-nation, who wete~gow ing to a treaty in Fort Random. This news was communice- ted to the brethren
and Sisters in thelr service.
February 2nd 1778. From Christian Spring moved the two Single brethren
Eckhard and Huebsch to Bethlehem.
February 5th 1778. Br. Klose wa~ere to bid farewell, before he is lea
ving for Europe, for which he had recelved a pass from Bethlehem to New
York. We wished him from ou r hearts a better voyage, than he has had from
Jamaica a year ago. The Lord with his angels may accompany him on land
and sea. **** Shortly be~ore Holy Communion arrlved here 80 men on their
march to Ticonderoga, and they had to be quartered for this night by the
brethren and Sisters. Therefore they could not have their liturgy.
February 6th 1778 . In the aft ernoon a number Of 80 soldiers came here,
who had to quarter ed and taken care of. For that r eason our Friday's
Llturgy had to be put off, especially because it also began to snow
heavily.
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February 7th 1778. I~ the afternoon when the soldiers, who had been quar
tered yesterday, had marched off, other 60 men came, in order to lodge
here overnight; but they went on their in the morning early. Our farmer
bre t hren with their waggons and horses had to help them to get away.
February 11th 1778. TO-day we had such a bad weather with snow and rain,
that we could not go to our Bible-lesson.
February 22nd 1778 . In the morning died unexpectedly the Single brother
Tommerup in Christian Spring. Joh. Matthaeus Tommerup was born in January
4th 1725 in Juetland , and later he learned the profession to be a founder;
He came to Herrnhut in 1758, and was received into the choir. In the yea~
1761 he received a call to America, where he went with Bro. and Sr. Natha"
nael and arrived in Bethlehem. In the year 1762 he stared to work in his
profession in the choir-house as well as he could. Thoughts of doubt came
into his mind, whether he would be able to carry out his profession. But
the Lord helped in such a way, that he had to be ashamed of his little
faith. When last year in September the single brethren had to leave their
Choir-house, which was turned into a Hospital, he came with some other
brethren to Christian Spring, where he moved at once to the Sick-room.
For he had suffered f or some years with dropsy. On ~ecember 12th he was
so weak, that one did think, he would depart, but he recovered a gain and
got stronger, and let come his working-clothes from Bethlehem and was
ready to work as much as his strength would allow him. He had the desire
to stay in Christian Spring and work there . O~ Sunday, Bebr~ael 22nd he ~
had drunk some cups of coffee and suddenly his head sank down, he grew
pale and soo n he had died.
May 2nd 1778. Mr. Salter came and brought the first announced parcel from / Br. Ljungberg
Elizabethtown and viSited here his brother -in-law/and lodged with him.
May 5th 1778. Before noon came Br. ~ttwein from Bethlehem to us, and /he calledAa meeting
after dinner/of all the brethren and sisters of Old and New Nazareth and A~~v
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and read to them a presentation to the Assembly for the United Brethren
in this land, which had been written 8 days ago in a special Conference,
which had been held in Bethlehem. Then he also asked some brethren of the
Elder-Conference here, to sihn their names to that presentation. In the
aft ernoon at 4 o'clock he did the 8sme in Christian Spring.
May 7th 1778. Br. Ettwein went the Representation of the brethren to the
Congress and Assembly.
June 13th 1778. Br. Ettwein accompanied a gentleman, General Woodford's
brother to the upper places, and afterwards he visit ed us unitl afternoon
and accompanied the same gentleman to BethlBbem.
July 3d 1778. In the morning early went the single brother Matthiesen
from here to Bethlehem into the choir-house, where he will stay. **;~ Br.
Ettwein brought over Christian Spring and Gnadenthal 4 delegates for the
Congress here, and after they had had some refreshments in the Hall, Br.
Ettwei~ accompanied them to Easton on their journey to Philadelphia.
July 7th 1778. From Wajomik came many women with children, who had fled
from the Indians, who invaded there. *** To Brother and Sister Lischer
had fled Mr. Broadhead's wife with her children.
July 13th 1778. Br. Hoecher moved from the Hall with all of his things to
Bethlehem into the choir-house. *** Br. Lembke celebrat ed his 75th anni-
versary.
August 2nd 1778. Sunday. At the time of the sing ing-hour came 100 men
militia with their offi cers, who are detined to go to the Blue Mountains
against the Indians. They lodged here and we had to omit the singing-hour.
August 6th 1778 .From Bethlehem we had received a letter from Br. Friedrich
Schmidt from Oldman's Creek, in which letter it was told, how they had
fared and that they had been able to do their usual work undisturbed by
the trouble of war. Also a letter from Br. ~avid Zeisberger stated, that
they had had quiet times. Those of Gnadenhuetten had moved to them in Lichtenau.
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August 23d 1778. In the presence of the brethren and sisters from Schoen,
eck Br. Joh. Wolfgang Michler was married with the widow Schropp.
September 8th 1778. Br. Ettwein ca~e from Mr. Arndt to us to N~zareth
Hall and related to us, what he had agreed upon regarding the General-/when they shall appear
Summons to the Brethren/at the Court in Allentwsn on the 14th, and when
they shall take the test or when they shall be executed. The daily text
tells: "I will guide thee with my eyes."
September 14th 1778. Towards noon came Br. Detmer from Bethlehem, where
he had gone yest erday to a conference. He related to the brethren here
and In Old Nazareth, what Br. Ettwein, who had been in Philadelphia on
account of t he Summons to the Brethren, conce r ning the oath of fidelity
to the Government, had perfomred; and he also told the brethren, what
they may expect in regard to the oath. **** The BSY Nathanael Michler /from our institute
has moved/in the forenoon to Br. Schloesser, the saddler, in order to
learn that profe ssion. But first he has to stand the time of probation .
September 16th 1778. To the brethren of the village was communicated the
letter of Br. Ettwein regarding his performance in Allentown with the
Justices Morey and Limbach. All the brethren as a man, declared not to
take the test.
September 19th 1778 . everything was quiet here, but in t he evening came
from the Mountains a militia of 120 to 130 men here, who took i n Old Na
zare t h in the barns their night-quarters, and did not disturb anybody.
September 20th 1778. In the morning at daybreak Lwas comm~nicated
away. After the Sunday-Services,/the address of
those soldier s marched
Br. Ettwe in, which he had
held for the brethren in Bethlehem on account of taking the oath, and
what does become us as brethren in this matt e r; the brethren were admo
nished to put the matter as vlell as his people to the Lord's heart, and
He will always f i nd a way out also in the circumstances of this country.
September 12th 1778. We heard, that Br. Franz Boehler with 12 other bre-thren ofEEmmaus
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were summoned before the Court in Easton, where they also went to-day and
entered the prison there. The daily texts read: " When I am afraid, I
trust in Thee."
October 13th 1778.The young Oesterlein from the brethren' s house went,
accord ing to hls own de sire, out in the world; but before he left, he bad~
fareweel to his choir-helper.
October 15th 1778.In the afternoon had to leave Nathanael Hantsch, who
has had since his looksmlth-shop here near the Hall, on account of his
bad behaviour, and had to go to Dancaster.
October 23d ~779. Br. Ettwein came to us and brought along the second
petition of the United Brethren to the New Assembly, which he communica
ted ln the afternoon at 12,30 to the brethren of O+d and New Nazareth,
and whlch he afterwards let sign by the brethren. From here he went to
Schoeneck, and from there to Gnadenthal and Christian Sprlng for thesame
purpose.
October 24th 1778. Br. Ettwein returned again to Bethlehem in the mornlng . "
*** From Hope came Bro. and Slster Blum here, to recover hls health.
November 8,th 1778. In the forenoon came Mr. Fullert from 1l!aston on a wag
gon to Nazareth and fetched ln the name of his brother's in-law, Mr. Dean {
his 2 children , and with them and their parents they are about to go to
~hiladelphia and to stay there.
November 24th 1778.A 20 year old son of Mr. Hooper, who ls a good frlend
of the brethren, Vias brought here and on the urgent request of the father\
the son was taken to Br. Ljungberg for boarding and lodging.
November 26th 1778. In the afternoon brQught Br. ~ttweln the french am-
bassador to the United States with some other men from Bethlehem over
Christian Sprlng and Gnadenthal to Nazareth. They looked around here. The
ambassador was v ery kln! and polite and spoke also very good German.
December 3d 1778. Br. Ettwein came to us and brought us the glad news
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the glad news, that we in the' Assembly of this Prmvince have all rec~ed ,
what we had demanded in the petition,which we had sent in.
December 8th 1778. We heard to-day, that on the 4th of this month, the
Supplement to the old Act, concerning the Test, which had been made for t~Q
benefit of the brethren in this state, has become law.
December 25th 1778. We expected to-day, as we were notified, 250 light
riders for night-lodg i ng . Byt it was so cold and it snowed so heavily,tha~
nobody came; a nd we could not
December 26th 1778.The second
have any service either. /celebration
Christmas-Day/had been transferred to the
next Sijnday, 27th; but the snow-drifting was so bad, that we could not
ge t together .
De cember 31st 1778 . In the afterno on in t he first hour came the long ex
pected light riders, who were to lodge here overnight. There were only
30 of them. After a few hours later~ came the colonel Kowatsch with his
people, who were said to be 50. We were really a little puzzled in re-
gard to our watch-night. But through the faithful service of Mr. Hooper,
our friend, we could manage before sun-set, to send a part of them to
Friedensthal, another part to the neighborhood, 20 men with horses to
Christian Spring on account of the stables. Here in Nazareth remained
only a few of ficers in the inn. We could have our Watch-night services
in the usual manner, for which we were thankful to the Lord.
Memorabilia of the Congregation on Naza r eth
of the year 1778 .
The Congregation of Nazareth consisis at the end of the year 1778 of:
Marr1ed couple 8 ............................................................................. 74 persons,
Widowers ............................................................................................... 10 18 children with the parents ....................................................... 18 Widows ................................................................................................... 2 Single brethren, Youths, and boys ••••..•........•....... 98 Si~le sisters and big girls •........................... 25 Chi dren in the Hall ....................................................................... 8
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As in the year before. Total of: 235 persons.
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in Nazareth, 1774.
May 7th 1774. The following brethren moved into the house: Simon Chris
toph Mayer as their laborer; Philip Meyer as Shoemaker~s Maste r; Johann
Hanke, Matthaeus Hanke, Christian Ettwein, Wilhelm List er as Tailor'a
Master;Gottfried Zahm, Franz Seifert as weaving-Ma s't er, Joseph !.Jemuth;
Samuel Flex, JShann Ohneberg. Johann Reitz, Jacob Schneider, a carpenter;
Detleff Delps as cook. The youths: Christia n Heinrich Beck, Renatus Lembk~(
Joseph Ka ske. The boye: Johann ~aniel Oest erlein, Johann Friedrich Beyer,
Abraham Boemper and Johann Heinrich Mueller. At the same time moved into
the house, the three brethren from Bethlehem: Schenk, Gerschberger and
Senseman, who build with s tones here Br. Otto's house, and who want to
have a place here.
July 18th 1774.Br. Erhard came f rom Bethlehem to work at Br. Melchior
Christ's house; he ate and slept here in the house.
End of the Diary of the singl e bEethren of the
year 1774.
Diary of the Single brethren in the choirhouse in Nazareth of the year 1775.
September 20th 1775. Br. Jacob Schneider fetched his things from his shop
here, bade farewell and went to Hope in Jersey.
December 4th 1775. t50 soldiers of those Royal Soldiers, which were cap-
tured 1n St. Jshns, came to Nazareth, of which sold1ers our house had to
t~ke in 25.
llecember 5th 1775. Still more soldi ers arrived here, a nd we had to take
in again 25 of them; but Br. Meyer compla1ned in the Elder-Conference,
because one had spared all the houses of the citizens and had burdened
us 1n the Choir-hous e .
December 7th 1775. In t he night Br. Philip Meyer's watch had been stolen.
December 15th 1775. Br. Meyer went to Bethl ehem a nd conferred with some
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with some brethren of the Provincial Helper-Conference on account of the
stolen watch. All the brethren had suspicion on one brother, because
they had other traces of stealing of this brother.
December 18th 1775. That same brother had to go to Bethlehem, and because
one could not prove anything positive and he appealed to the Lord's omni-
SCience, Br. Nathanael came up and settled the matter.
End of the Diary of the single brethren of 1775.
Diary of the Single brethren in the Choirhouse in Nazareth of 1776.
March 1st 1776. We took a piece of land from Br. ~etmer's for our garden, /down
as far as/to the fence.
September 12th 1776. Br. Gottlob Jung moved to his house, which had been
built for him.
September 13th 1776.Br. Gottlob Jung gave to all the brethren and the
2 boys, who are eating in the House, a breakfast, where also Br. Lembke
and Bro. Golkovsky from ~hri8tian Spring were presant. We had a nice time~
November 18th 1776. Br. Nathanael Hantsch moved into the former baker-/near the Hall
house,/that had been prepared for him. And there he will do his work as
a lock-smith.
November 25th 1776. In Nazareth on the estate ("Gut") astonishing bad ,
things were revealed, which had happened between the young men and the
girl Ziegler. Therefore it was r esolved, that Chr. Loesch, the Ziegler(s
girl and the little Schaefer should be sent away. Also the oldest Gill
should be sent away, because his entire behaviour has shown in the Choir-
house, that he does not belong to us. And moreover from the beginning
he had no permission to stay.
December 3d 1776. Loesch was sent away.
December 4th 1776. The little Schaefer discovered, how far it had gone
between Samuel Schulz and the Ziegler's girl.
December 8th l776.In the Conference it was therefore resolved, that it
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that it should be reported to SChulz's parents, that their son has to
go away. But because the two boys, Schulz and Schaefer, together with
their parents had asked, that one should try again with them, and because
also the boys had promised to improve and do better, it was resolved in
the Conference on l1ecember 12th, that one would have a trial with them.
In the afternoon the boys as Vlell as their parents were notified of the
resolution of the Conference. At the same time, it was told them, that
if such things would happen again it would be left to the Resolution of
the Conference.
December 12th 1776. Also to the boy Josias Gill it was announced by Bra.
Detmer and Meyer, because the hope, which one hal! had in him, has failed,
and because his conduct since a quarter of a year has been very bad, the
Conferecne has r esolved, because he himself Should like to go, and that
one could send him away without throwing him into da nger, one should let
him go home. This was also reported to his father . The boy, who heard
this, did not say one word about it. **g** The boy Mueller discovered,
that Jacob, the mulatte, has not only shown him all kinds of bad things,
and used shameful language, but has given "Christel" instructions to his
bad conduct. He also of himself spoke with Br. Meyer, who specified it to
Br. Peter.
December 16th 1776. Many soldiers came from Ticonderoga and passed throug~
Nazareth. Some of them were quartered in the Brethren's house. We had
38 (private)soldiers and 2 Captains. They behaved very well and nobody
could complain about them.
December 17th 1776. Again Soldiers arrived here, ~~ which we had to take
12 me n . We all were satisfied, wh en they left us again.
Memorabilia of the Single Brethren's House , 1776. (Some of the changes in the choir have been reported in the Na
zareth diary of the year 1776.)
Br. Beutel began the glove-making and purse-making trade in the brethren'e House.
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2 youths had to sent away on account of their bad bahaviour. Joseph KaSke
and Christian Loesch. The first one came soon back and with tears in his
eyes, he asked to stay with us.
The entire Choir consists at the present of:
Single Brethren ................................ 73,
Youths and boys .......................... 10 •••••••• 20
Total of: 93 persons. End of the Di ary of the single brethren in Nazareth
of the year 1776.
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DiarY of the Single brethren of the year 1777.
April 14th 1777. The boy Heinrich Mueller moved to us in the House to be
the cook in the kitchen at first, later he shall learn the shoemaker tradQ.
April 21st 1777. Because Heinrich MU,eller did not pass his trial satis
factorily, he was sent back to his parents.
May 26th 1777. The youth Samuel Schulze went to Hope to Br. Hartmann on
trial ~or learning the black-smith trade.
October 31st 1777. The brethren Detmer, Golkovsky, Melchior Christ and .. Simon Meyer in the name of the Elder-Conference and in the name of t he
congregation had to tell Br. Reiz, that on ac count of his bad behaviour
he could not any longe r be with us, and that he had to go away until No
vember 3d. Br. Simon Meyer also told A~raham Boemper, aft er he had fi rst
talked the matter over with the Elder-Conference, his master and uncle
in Bethlehem,that on account of his bad conduct he could not stay any
longer in the Choir-house, and that he therefore should move to-day or
to-morrow to his master. But because his master would not take him into
his house, he had to go still in the afternoon to his uncle in Bethlehem.
Novewher 1st 1777. Br. Kr1egbaum moved from the Hall into the Choirhouse
as cook. Br. Blum remains with him.
November 4th 1777. Br. Hepner moved from the Hall to Christian Spring,
where also a few days before jor,he boy Schwe ishaupt had moved.
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December 1st 1777. The Constable Rohn and the old Hartzel forced the bre-
thren in the house and in the Village, who did not want to Join the mi
litia, by ~rit partly 26 pounds and some Shillings, and partly 53 pounds
and 10 Shillings, to pay.
Memorabilia of the sinAle brethren's choir in Nazareth of the year 1777.
The following changes have taken place in the year 1777.
From the children's and boy&s choir: 6.
Joh. Loesch, Joseph Schweishaupt, Joh. Rasmus, Johann Lischer, Jacob
Schulz, senior, Heinrich Mueller.
From the boy's choir to the Youth's choir: 2;
J~h. Heinrich Mueller, and Johannes Hfrt.
From the Youth's choir to the single brethren's choir: 6. Sulze,
Johannes iEKHlzK Jacob Friedrich Schmidt, ~avid Schmidt, Friedrich Beyer,
Daniel Oesterlein, Josias Gill.
Received i~o the Congregation: 3 boys,
Christian Wilh. Lembke, Nathanael Braun, Paul Miksch. ***** 1 youth, ~
Josias Gill.
Candidate, have become, 4 Youths,
Joh, Hirt, Johann ~chulze, Friedrich Beyer, Jacob Loesch.
Confirmed have been, 2 boys: Peter Jungmann, Jacob bchnall.
2 youths: Joh. Schulze, Jacob Friedrich Schmidt.
Admitted to Holy Communion, 2 boys: Peter Jungmann, Jacob Schnall.
2 Youths: Joh. Schulze, Jacob Friedrich Schmidt.
To us have come:Heinrich Blum on probation into the choir-house.
David Schmidt~rom Bethlehem to Christian Spring. ~
Joh. George Weiss from Bethlehem to Christian Spring. ~
From Bethlehem to Qhristian Spring to live there in the meanwhile:
Huebsch, Dommerub, ~ckard, Striebe, Bell, Goetje, Gerschberger.
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From Bethlehem in the Gemein-Ort: Matthiesen, Heyer, Horse field.
From us have gone to other places:Jac. Stoz from the choirhouse to Beth
lehem, Sam. Schulze from Nazareth to Hope, Peter Jungmann from ~hristian
Spring to Be thlehem.
Transferred have been: Sam Flex from Christian Spring to the Choirhouse.
Joh. Kriegbaum from the Hall as cook to the Choirhouse.
Christoph Hepner, a brother, Joh. Loesch, Joseph 5chweishaupt, 2 boys,
from the Hall to ghristian Spring. Br. Golkovsky has become ad interim
manager of the choirhouse. Abraham Boemper has been sent to his cousin
in Bethlehem.
Died have 2 brethren:Christ. Oerter in Christian Spring and S~ephan Bruce
from Bethlehem, who came to Christian Spring to visit there and laid down
to bed and died.
The entire Choir consists in Christian Spring of 49 brethre"1\o
There are from Bethlehem .............................. 7 II
In the Geme inort ........................•...........•• 22 II
-From Bethlehem there are .................•............ 3 II
A total of:: 88 brethrel\J
Youths and boys ....................................... 19
A total of 14 more than in the previous year.
107 souls.
End of the Diary of the Single Brethren in Nazareth of the year 1777.
******************* Diary of the single b~ethren in Nazareth of the year 1778.
February 5th 1778. Towards evening came soldiers here on their way to
Canada, and they stayed over night. We received 20 soldiers for the night
and the others had to find quarter for themselves. *** When Br. Meyer,
atter they had marched off to the little hall, had not come there, easily
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a fire could have started. There was a lamp burning in the little hall,
but notwithstanding they had taken a candle down from the candle-holder below
and while it was burning, they had stuck it to the wall, where ~.~tn&
was lying straw and wood. And if the canle had fallen down, the straw
would have caught fire first.
February 6thaad 7th came again soldiers, and we had always some with us.
February 22nd 1778. In the morning died Br. Matthew Dommerub in Chrl$
tian Spring. He had come from Bethlehem, when they had to enpty their
house for the soldiers. He was burried on the 24th in the afternoon. /5 /3.
August 2nd 1778.Between/young men and7young women some indecent things
had happened, and we reported it to Br. Nathanael.
August 14th 1778. Because with John Mueller in Nazareth many things had
happened, and !Decause he had done it the Vlorst, it was forbidden to him,
to stay in the brethren!s house, except he had to do something there.
Also the boy Peter Waarbass was forbidden to stay in the brethren's house
on account of his brutal conduct.
August 23d 1778. The boy John Schaefer in Nazareth was forbidden to stay
in the brethr'en's house.
August 29th 1778. Hantsch was suspended from Holy Communion on the Lord's
advice, because he had t alked with the daughter of Br. Lembke in an im
moral manner. Also some others had to be put back from the festival.
September 7th 1778. A ~eneral Summons was sent to Bethlehem, that all
persons over 18 years, would have to appear in Allentown, September 14th.
From Bethlehem, Nazareth, ehristian Spring and Gnadenthal would all have
to go. The purpose of the Summons was: When the brethren would not take
the test-oath, they would do to them, what they had done to some Menno
nites in the Saczenau (?); they would take away all what they have. Br.
Ettwein went therefore to Philadelphia to the Assembly, which had parted.
But he brought a writing along, in which was stated, that the Summons was
not lawful, and if anyone would appear, he would by doing so give the
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same the power, that he is guilty. - Further is stated, that the procee
ding of the Justice was not the sense of the Law. --- At the same day,
when the summons was wri~ten, something of a supplement was presented to
the Assembly, which had reference to the act of the oath in favor of tho~, /for / the
who for some reason or other or/the sake of/consCience could not take the
oath. But because there was no more time, or perhaps they Vlere not. willin3 {
to do someth1ng, the matter was delayed, until the next s8ssion of the
new Assembly. W1th this news came Br. tttwein, September 13th, from Phi
ladelph1a.
September 27th 1778. The scandalous th1ngs, which had happened between
Nathanael Hantsch and Cathar. Lise Lembke, came to the 11ght. For that
reason, the girl was sent to Hope to Sister Neusser,under her inspection;
in October 6th 1778.
October 8th 1778. Nathanael Hantsch also was given the Concillium abcund1 and it was porposed to him, that he should go to Lancaster to the gun
smith there, who is among the bret hren, and should go to work until one
can see, that he has changed and has become true and upright.
October 26th 1778.Josiah Gill bade farewell to everybody in the house, •
and afterwards he went with a waggon to Philadelph1a, and from there to
go to his father. It was h1s own choice, that he went.
October 29th 1778. Br. Brucker 1n ~hr1st1an Spring had talked to Br. Rei
zenbach and Br. Simon Meler, that he should like to get married. This
matter was taken to the Confere nce, where one spoke about it, and then
the advice was given to Br. Brucker, that in these times of trouble he
rather Should have still pat1ence and wait awhile. Br. Reizenbach told
h1m that, and he was qu1te satisfied w1th it.
November 19th 1778. Br. Beutel had talked to Br. S1mon Meyer regarding
his getting marr1ed, and when Mr. Meyer brought the matter before the
Conference, it was resolved, that he should wait unt11 the festival days would be passed, and he was satis
fied.
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November 26th 1778. In the Assembly in regard to our petition on accownt
of forebearance in consideration of the Test-Act it had been resolved, t~
those who do not take the test, should have no right to vote, and should
not be permitted to have an office or public duty, nor could they be on
the jury. But they should be exempted from all other penalties.
The following changes have been made this year:
To the boys have been transferred: 4 bhildren: Franz Oberlin, Abraham
Loesch, Nathanael Michler, aoh. Fritsche.
To the youths have been transferred, 2 boys: Johann Mueller, Jacob Schnall~
Received have been: 1 boy:Jehannes Loesch.
Candidates for Holy Communion have become: 3 boys: Paul Miksch, Christiam
Wilhelm Lembke, Nathanael Braun.
Confirmed have been: 1 boy: Paul Miksch.
To us have com~ 1 brother Matthaeus Zahm from Lititz to Christian Spring
and 1 boy Joseph Fuehrer from Bethlehem, also to Christian Spring. Fried
rich Tiel as serve to Christian Spring.
From us have gone: Franz Oberlin from the Hall to his father, and the 9
Single brethren from Bethlehem have gone back to Bethlehem. On their own
choice have gone to t heir parents Josias a nd James Gill.
Transferred have been:George Ohneberg from Christian Spring to the Choir
house. - Nathana~l Michler from the Hall to Brother Schloes ser and Chr.
Wilhelm Lembke to Br. Ljungberg . ~e brother ha s been sent away with the
intention for his own best, and another who had thought, that he would
find it outSide of the congregation better, went away, but soon he returne),
because he had soon found out, that he had made a mistake. --- Matthaeus
went to the Lord, he died.
The choir consists at present of:
78 single brethr en, 22 youths, and boys. In Christian Spring are: Single brethren 49, Youths and boys 9,
On Nazareth: Single brethren 28, Youths a nd boys 13, or A total of 99 persons, 2 more than in the year before.
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January 24th 1779. In Christian Spring died Br. Joh. Dav. Schmidt, and on
the 26th he was burried.
February 4th 1779. Br. Johannes Beutel was engaged with the Single Sister
Juliana Schmidt, and they were married on the 'th of this month.
February 8th 1779.Br. Beutel moved from our house to Br. Jacob Christ with
all his belongings.
February 18th 1779. From Kowatsch's light Infantry came here, and we shoulb
have for our house 20 men, but we received only 14 men. They behaved so
well as one can expect i~ from soldiers. There were among them a few very
well-bred young men, one a student by name Wilhelm Fresky from Bern, not
quite 20 years old, and Joh. Heinrich Litke, a turner from Koenigsberg,
23 years old. They came on the 18th and 19th to the evening-services and
on the 21st they atten~ed the sermon and in the evening the singing-hour
w1h pleasure.
February 22nd 1779.I~ the morning the soldiers went away to Allentown.
The sergant Schroeder and the corporal Fresky bade kindly farewell to Br.
Meyer and in all rooms in the house.
February 18th 1779. In the conference a letter wa~read written by Joh. Re
natus Hantsch, in which he . asked for pardon and for acceptation here.
Br. Simon Meyer wrote he, that we for~give him everything, but regarding
his coming here again there is not one in the Conference, who is in favor
of it. TRe conference-members think it for the circumstances sake as well
as for himself advi sable, not to allow him to come here again. And he ~
should rather stay away f r om Nazareth, and he should go to another congre
gation, against which the conference would not say anything.
February 26th 1779. Br. Meyer had to tell Kaske and Oest erlein, that if
they do not change their behaviour, they could not stay here.
April 16th 1779. Here arrived the bro. and Sr. Reichel, Marschal, Dorel
von Watteville, Marschal'e daughter, and the single brethren Lezinsky, Schwiola a nd Kampma nn. The sing le brethren stayed over night in our house.
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May 8th 1779. To-day came Bro. and Sr . Reichel, Bro. and Sr. Marschal and ~
Nathanael to ~hristian Spring, and visited there and then in Gnadenthal
and Old Nazareth.
May 9th 1779. The visiting brethren and sisters had in the afternoon a
pleasant love fe a st, after which they went again to Bethlehem. In the fore-
noon held Br. Re ichel a sermon on the daily texts of May Bethlehem / Christ
May 30th 1779. From ~mrx&txaNX2prxEg came ~ro. ~cnrop to
8th and 9th.
Bro. Melchior
Christ in order to work here for some time. He moved to Br. Lischer's room 4
June 1st 1779. Gottf. Schulze came from Bethlehem to Old Nazareth in or
der to assist his mother, because his father had died May 30th in the mor-
ning.
June 4th 1779. The Lieutenant Burghof of the Brunswick's Soldiers, who had
been here f or some time and the Captain von Geussau left here and bade xa
very kindly farewell to everybody. The Lieutenant had tears in his eyes
when he bade farewell. His stay must have been a great blessing for him.
June 10th 1779. Br. Phil. Jacob Reizenbach and Sister Spon in Bethlehem
were engaged.
June 20th 1779. Br. Reichel married Br. Reizenbach with the Sister Spon,
and also Br . Schwirola with Sister Bryselius in the Hall.
July 4th 1779. Some days ago Kaske told Br . Meyer, that he himself could
now s ee , that on account of his conduct, he could not stay here, and that
he is ready to go to another place. TRis fact was told to the Confe rence
and the members gave Kaske still 8 days, when he would have to leave this
paace. Because Kaske is about to go to morrow away from here, the over
seer-committ ee summoned him to come, but he would not come, because there
were so many in the Committee, and for that reason only the brethren Det
mer,Meyer and Golkovsky spoke to him. He testified , that on the part of
the congregation there was no r eason, why he is going , and he also could
not say anything about somebody else. He we nt on the 5th of July, after
he had bidden farewe~l to his mast er and in the house, and left for Philadelphia.
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July 13th 1779. Bro. Lischer took his oldest son Johannes to Bethlehem,
where he shall learn the profession of a linen-weaver by Br. Hesler, and
on the same a contract was made.
August 6th 1779. Because nobody had /Gototlob
taken care of the iron and wooded
vessels, ~r./Junge was commissioned with that. In the oats harvest have
the brethren partly helped and partly paid the cart-load and beer with wor
king. And they promised to do the same in the aftermath harvest.
August 12th 1779. In the evening at 10 o'clock Johannes Anders in Chris
tian Spring died, and was burr-ied on the 14th.
August 13th 1779.N~thanael Hantsch came here, because he had not received
permission to move to Lititz, in order to fetch his things from here and
to go to Lancaster, there to settle.
August 14th 1779. Friedrich Beyer told to Br. Meyer, that he has made up
his mind to go away from here, and because Hantsch is here, he thought,
to go toge ther with Hantsch to Lancast er. Br. Meyer reported this tosome
brethren of the conference, and because there would be no conference until
he is going, the committee came toge ther for his sake.
August 16th 1779.Beyer was asked by the Committee, whether he has thought
over it thoroughly, before he is going. Beyer said: Yes. Further he was
asked, whether he has some reason on account of the congregation, that
something is done against him? He answered with No. Whether he has a claim
on somebody? He said : No. We discharged him with some good admonitions and
in the
August
afternoon at 3 o'clock he together with Hantsch went Ito
26th and 27th 1779. Br. Meyer spoke/the brethren for
away.
their festi-
val.He was happy with them. At the same time he spoke also the Youths
and boys. Among t he boys it looks miserable.
August 30th 1779. Br. ZahUl received a ca l l as choir-helper to Lititz.
October 10th 1779. We had Holy Communion, but Heinrich Mueller was not
permitted to go on account of his greediness. Before already he had been,
suspended, for the same reason.
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October 12th 1779.The single brother Friedrich Danke was married with the ~
Single Sister Anna Marie Clewell and the single Brother Jag with the Sing
le Sister Holder. Br. nanke will work in the economy and Bro. Jag will
go to Gnadenthal.
October 30th 1779. Bro. Simon Meyer commenced with 3 children: George
Lischer, John Christ and Frank WeiSS, to keep school every day from 9 to
12 o'clock. Heinrich Mueller came again to Br. Seifert to spool, because
he had said, that he wants to become a weaver.
November 19th 1779. The brethren in the House had a Gemeinrat (Council).
The table has Since two years been always raised in price, but this time
the dinner has been put to 2 dollars, and then the brethren have to bring lown
the1r/bread along.
December 5 th 1779. Poor Christian Schrop has been for some time very ti-
morous and confused~ but now it turned out into being deranged. Because
Br. Schrop had been loaned to us by Bethlehem, Br . Meyer wrote a letter Br. Lischer
to Br. Busse and told him about Schrop, and/did send through Matth. Hanke
an express message to Bethlehem. Br. Busse wrote then as answer;' What
concerns Br. ChI'. Schrop, it is plain, because he is weak in his mind,
that he cannot stay any longer with you, and that it is necessary, that
he comes back to us, and we will take care of him; but one thing I ask
you, treat him very kindly.
December 11th 1779. By Bro. Joh. Hanke we did send Schrop down to Bethle
hem, On the way to Bethlehem, he was as a sheep, but the following night
even not 4 strong brethren could subdue him.
Memorabilia of the Single Brethren's choirhouse in Nazareth. Of the year 1779.
The following changes have taken place: 4 children have be en transferred
to the boys: David Peter, Georg Gold, Wilhelm Miller, Fried. Ziegler .
From the youths have been trans fer~ed to the single brethren , 3; George
WeiSS, Jacob Loesch, Jehann Miller.
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In the Congregation have been received 2 boys: Joseph Fuehrer, Joseph
Schweishaupt.
To Holy Communion have been admitted: 2 brethren: George Weiss and Jacob
Loesch; 3 boys: Paul Miksch, Nathanael Braun, Christian Wilhelm Lembke.
Married have been: 3 brethren: Phil. Jac Reizenbach, J@hannes Beutel and
Friedrich Danke • •
Died have: 3 brethren:Joh. Dav. Schmidt, Andr. Holder, and Joh. Anders.
To us have come to staYIBro. Jac. van Vleck as choir-helper of the Single
brethren and as House-liturgus in Christian Spring. ---- Br. Johannes Bonn
as Vorsteher (manager) there; both are from Bethlehem. ----From Lititz cam~
the boy Nathanael Payne,and from outside, the boy Wilhelm Diel, both for
Christian Spring. ---- To Nazareth came for a time; the three brethren:
Gottfried Schulze,Joseph Stoz, Christian Schrop. The latter one is on ac-
count of sickness gone back to Bethlehem.
From us went away: Br. Phil. Jacob Reizenbach to Heidelberg, as laborer
there; Br. Gottfried Zahm as Choir-helper of the single brethren in Li
titz; George Ohneberg also to Lititz. -----To Bethlehem, 3 brethren: Br.
Simon Peter, Br. Jacob Hoss and Dominic Krause. Also the boys: Joh. Lischer,
Nathanael Braun and Joh. Fritsche, who on account of Sickness lives with
his father.
mransferred have been from the Hall to Christian Spring Br. Lemmert and
Sam. Schneider, with the 3 boys N~thanael Rasmussen, Abraham Loesch, Jacob
Hanke. To the Choirhouse here:Azarias Smith with the boys: David Peter,
from Nazareth J~hannes and Heinrich Mueller; from the choirhouse here to
Christian Spring Joh. Kriegbaum.
In Br. Golkovsky's place in the Choirhouse here has Br. Lischer been cal
led as manager. He and Br. Golkovsky have been elected into the Ort's (vil
lage)-Committee.
To the Choirhouse have been moved besidesp the two boys Peter and Miller, two more, Lembke and Michler, with whom a boy's room has been started.
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From us have gone away by their own choice: 3. Joseph Ka ske. Friedrich
Beyer. Jsaac Boemper.
The entire Choir consists of:
Single brethren 67. YouthS and boys 21. or a total of: 88.
11 less than in the year before. Of these are in Christian Spring; single brethren •••••••...• 49 persons.
II Youths and boys: ..................... 9
In Nazareth: S 1ngle brethren ............................... 18 II
Youths ...................... ........ , 1 Boys ................................. 10
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January 23d 1779. Colonel Hooper was here to r egulate with Br. ~etmer
the billetingof 6 captured Britisch Officers with their servants, who are
all from Brunawick.
January 26th 1779. The depart ed Br. David Schmidt, who was burried to-day
was born December 2nd 1758 in Bethlehem, where his parents Johann and Doro ,
thea Schmidt were 11v1ng. In 176e he came to the Nursery in Nazareth, and 1'J6~ "
in 1572 to the Hall to the boy's school. In 1771 he was received into the
boy's chOir, where he had a wonderful time. In February 16th 1772 he was
received into the congregation. And at the end of the year he went to Beth-
lehem, where he learned the profession of linen-weaving . In June 12th 1773
he was admitted to Holy Communion. With his inner life he had some conflict.
a nd he recover ed in his spiritual li f e, when he on ac count of Sickness
went in the year 1774 to his parents. He served his parents i n the kitchen
and when he had recovered his health, he went back to Bethlehem in the
year 1776, where he worked on his profession. But after one year he had
to g ive up a nd went to Christian Spring in order to recover again in his
health. ThiS place was just the place for his heart and mind. In August ., 29th 1777 he was r eceived into the Single brethren's choir. There he had
only one wish, namely to be a true disciple of the Lord. He had served in
all faithfulness and diligence in the kitchen in Christian Spring. But
when he had in November 2nd 1778 a hemorrhage, which lasted several days,
he had to be dismissed from h is work a nd had to go to the sick-room. On
Sunday, 24th came the long expected hour at 11,30 in the forenoon, when
he in the presence of h i s father could depart in his 21st year.
January 31st 1779. The captured Capta in von Geysau from Brunswick atten
ded to-day, Sijnday, the sermon, which Br . Lembke preached.
Fe bruary 18th 1779. In the afternoon had Br. Lembke a vis it 15,rom the
field-chaplain of the captured Brunswick's troops. This viSit was a plea
sant one. But aft erwards had we another visit, which was not so pleasant.
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We had a visit from 150 men Infantry of the corps of the Mr. General Pu
lovsky. We received 20 men for lodging i n our house. Because they were
Germans and mostly were belong i ng to t he Lutheran and Reformed relig ion,
they applied for a sermon, which Br. Lembke held for them about the words
in 1 Tim. 1, 15: "This is a f a ithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation ,
that Chri s t Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief'~
They were very attentive with their officers and otherwise they behaved
quietly a nd orderly i n the house.
February 20th 1779. Our soldiers were still here and in Christian Spring,
and we were not without sorrows that they would spoil our Gemeintag, which
has been postponed for to-mor r ow. It was said, that they would leave to
morr ow in the morning betwe en 7 and 8 o'clock.
February 21st 1779. The soldiers asked again for a sermon, which Br. Lemb
ke held for them in the power of the spirit and with grace, about the text~
"God be merciful to me a sinner," and the other text of to-day (SUJ.liDAY):
"Fear not, only believe." Br. Lembke showed them the Vlay of salvation. It
was plain to us, tha t the soldi ers would not go to-day~ and we could not
celebrate our "Gemeintag". If the sold&ers had g one in the morning, we
still could have had our Gemeintag in the a ft ernoon. At the end of the
day we had a sing i ng-meeting with only lutheran verses in connection with
the se rmon o f t he f or enoon . All the sold iers, who were lodged here, atten-
ded also the sing i ng-hour.
February 22nd 1779. Finally the soldiers mov ed off f rom he r e and from
Christian Spring in the 9th hour. For to-day they went to Allentown. Be
fore they left, t hey were very grateful for all, Vlhat they had r eceived
for body and soul, a nd they told, tha t they would never forget it.
February 28th 1779. Sunday. The widower Hermanus Loesch from Friedensthal
and the widow Sist er M§rie Hirt were married by Br. Lembke.
March 3~~ 1779. At noon came Br. Ettwein and Oberlin a nd brought over
Christian Spring 2 captured Off icers from Brunswick to Nazareth, who were
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looking around in the house and in the village. In the evening we had a
Bible-lesson.
March 7th 1779. Sunday. In the afternoon sang the Nazareth brethren's ch~.f
one of their litanies, in the little Hall. Then the servants and the Music
board had a nice love-feast, during which was agreed upon, that the organ
choir Should be enlarged, and the organ should be moved to the South-side
of the Hall, and the brethren and Sisters should bear the expenses of the
removing •
March 11th 1779. I~ the forenoon it rained, thundered and lightened.
March 20th 1779. The weather Vias more like winter than spring.
March 30th and 31st.1779. A letter from ~thanael came with the glad news
that our brethren and Sisters fr·om Europe had safely arrived, on the 26th.
Br. von Schwe initz went then soon with the brother, who had brought this
good message to Bethlehem, from here to Hope, in order to go with BrQther
Leimbach from there to Elizabethtown in Jersey, to see, how they can be
brought through Jersey-Province to us.
April 3d 1779. At 2 o'clock the entire congregation gathered together with
the children for the Sabbath-Agapen, where also the two Officers from
Brunswick, who are lodging here, were our guests .
April 10th 1779. 3 waggons from Bethlehem, Nazareth and Christian Spring
went from here to Elizabethtown to get our European brethren and Sisters
with their belongings.
April 16th 1779. In the afternoon came our brother Nathanae l to us, and
he was willing in the morning early to go and meet the European Brethren
and sisters, who had come yesterday to Hope. When we were at supper, Br.
Beimbach came to us with the news , that the European brethren and Sisters
would be here within one hour. And really in the 8th hour~ Vie had the
joy to meet t~~z and to greet them heartily, to kiss them and to entertain
them according to our best ability. We were thankful to the Lord, that He
had brought them saf ely into our midst.
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April 30th 1779. In the forenoon came 7 to 8 Brunswick's Officers with
their field-chaplain, partly from Bethlehem and partly from that same
country to Nazareth. The field-chaplain baptised in our inn a daughter
of Captain von Geisau, who was born a few~ days ago.
May 31st 1779. In the afternoon at 5 o'clock many people gathered to-
gether from the neighborhood f or the funeral of Gottfri ed Schulze, who
had suddenly died yest erday in t he morning. He was born October 10th
1717 in Meyersdorf near Sorau in the N!eder-Lausitz, in Germany. He was
a body-coachman for Countess von Promniz, lat er Countess Reus. He heard
in Sorau t he late Br. Clemens' testimony about Jesus, which made a great
impression upon him. He beard i n the year 1741 of the Brethren's church
in Ebersdorf, and he went there in the year 1745 and soon became a member
there. He also wa s soon admitted t o Holy Communion. In the year 1748 he
received a ca ll to go with other 10 brethren to America to the Brethren's
colony. He willingly accepted this call and arrived with his travelling
party in Bethlehem in May 21st 1749. In July 15th i n the same year he
married t he widow Maria, born Donemkin, with whom he had 7 children. In
December 17th 1749 he went with some other 11 pairs of brethren and sis-
t ers to Nazare th in the service of the economy; and later in the year
1752 to 1760 he was living in Gnadenthal,aad after this until the year
1764 he wa s working i n Nazareth again. He ha s s erved faithf ully and di
ligence as driver and ploughman. When in March 19th 1764 the economy was
abolishe~ he began his wwn household and farm-work. He had the testimo
ny, that he was a very diligent and excellent farmer. He began ev er ything /the work of
with prayer and he trust ed i n the Lord, that he would bless/his hands.
He was also an extremely punctual and exact man, so that he was often an
offence with his gr eay punctuality and caused for himsel f many inconveni
enc es, which again creat ed deep thoughts in his mi nd about t his. He then
of ten thought about his death, and at pentecosthe invit ed all his sons
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and spoke to them in a nice and cordial paternal manner. He also accom/with
panied the,n one son from Hope, whom he went as far as to the Delaware.
Heo must have had a foreboding of his approaching death. On his way back,
when he had accompanied his son, he ohad drunk some very cold water near
Easton, and soon aft er this he felt a pain on his chest. Thinking, that
it would soon be getting better, he went to his work. On Saturday, May
29th he got some laxative from the Doctor, which he was to take on Sun
day, May 30th. In the night he got up from hi~bed, went outside, to see,
as he said, the eclipse of the moon; but he soon came back and went to
his bed, where he was Sighing, praying, Singing a few hymns. His wife
heard it and felt well by it, then she fell asleep again. When she looked
around, she believed, that he is sleeping, and she fell asleep too. But d
at 1,30 she hearAhim cry vehemently, and she let call Br. Peter, who
hurried as quickly as he could, but when he arrived, Br. Schulze had de
parted already.Hijereached an age o f 61 years, 7 months and 20 days .
June 1st 1779.In the forenoon brought Mr. Moehring the General Mr. Sulli-
~an, who is lodging here in the inn. Also some other men came along to
the Hall, where the General looked around, and saw also the spring. He
was very kind and polite towards us.
June 4th 1779.In the morning at 8 o'clock left us the two Brunswick's
officers, who had been lodging in the village. They bade us cordial and
kind farewell, not without tears, and went to Lancaster, where the other
Officers are placed.
J~ne 11th 1779.Bro. and Sr. Reichel came with Br. Nathanael to us from
Christian Spring, where Br. Jac. van Vledk had been introduced as Choir
helper, and Br. JRh. Bonn as manager of the economy of the single breth
ren there.
June 26th 1779.In Christian Spring died Br. Andreas Holder, and he was
burried June 28th 1779. He was born in April 17th 1731. He went with his
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been for a good while in the inn with her Sister Moehring, went back to
Bethlehem to the choir-House.
October 2nd 1772. From Lititz came to-day Bro. and Sr. Haller with their
children and went to Gnadenthal.
October 3d 1779. Sunday. T~e single Bro. ianke with the single Sister
Anna ~ria Clewell were engaged.
October 5th 1779.Through Br. Nathanael, Bro. Marschall and Schweinitz Br~ ., and Sister Haller in GnadBBthal were introduced as manager of the economy.
October 13th 1779. The married Br. Heinrich Mueller died ,at 10,45 in
the forenoon. ---- October 15th he was burried. He was born December 31st
1724 in Freude nberg in Nassau-Siegen, Gemmany. He came as a young man to
this country. And after some time the late father Rubel, who lived at tha~
time on the Muddy 6reek, took care of him and taught him brick-making
and burning lime. There the young man got aquainted witht the brethren
of Bethlehem and he had the deSire to join the congregation. In January
1748 he received permission and he was received into the congregation and
in January 24th 1756 he was admitted to Holy Communion. H.e also married
the single Sister Anna ~arie Borall and they had 6 sons. First he served
with his wife the economy and in the year 1769, in January 18th, he moved
to Bethlehem to the brick-works. In the year 1769 he moved here and he
maintained his family with dificulty, but because he was an industrious
man and by the blessing of the Lord, he managed to pull through. He died,
when he was 55 years of age.
October 21 s t 1779. In the morning at 7 o'clock had our school-and Insti-
tute-boys and the house-brethren and brethren and sisters in the presence
of the Elder-confe rence a nice farewell-love feast, when we felt sorry.
Er. Lembke told us at that time, how many boys 20 years ago and above
it, had moved in the institute, and how now the instttute has been redu
ced to 6 boys, who to-day will move from us and will go to Bethlehem.
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Br. Lembke read also the daily text and some veres for their fare well.
After this was Elder-Conference to whi ch the boys came, and with a ten
der kiss and with wet ey es they ~ade farewell. At 8,30 in the forenoon
they drove away, accompanied by two brethren and with our blessing.
October 22nd 1779.In the afternoon came from Bethlehem over Christian
Spring and Gnadenthal Br. Ettwein with 2 Generals, Riedesel with his wife ,
and Philipp with their suite, who ate here and looked at our house. With
this suit e returned also Br. Ettwein t o Bethlehem.
October 25th 1779. In the morning went Bro. and Sr. Lemb,ke for a visit to
Bethlehem and with them went also the single brother Dominic Krause, who /faithfully
served/for many years as gardener i n the boy's institute. He went to the
Choirhouse there to stay there and to serve the single brethren in Beth-
lehem as gardener.
October 27th 1779. Several of our brethren and Sisters went to Bethlehem
to the funeral of Sister Muenster.
October 30th 1779. Our old Brother Anton Wagner, who had visited yesterda~
in Schoeneck, came to us and looked around in the Gemeinhouse and in the
village and went aft e rwards to Bethlehem.
November 1st 1779. Our dear Brother Simon Peter, whom yesterday the con-/ for his farewell
gregation/had blessed on account of his various faithful services in the
congregation, especially in the Gemein-music (congregational music), went
to Bet hl eh em to stay there . At the same time the institute's economy has
reached its end, for which r eason also our people in the kitchen, Bro.
and Sist e r JRhann Schmidt, after a hearty farewell, left us in order to
go to their aSSigned place in Christian Spring. With them went also their
daughter, who had been helping their parents for 4 or 5 weeks in t he kit
chen; but she will soon go back to Bethlehem. Also the boy Nathanael Ras
mus, who had been helping with the cattle, went to Christian Spring. ~
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Summary Repetition of the Whole.
Into the congregation on Nazareth have come from other congregations 11,
From us have been transferred toother congregations ••••••..••••.••••• l2,
From us have gone away by their own choice •...........•..•..........• :;,
Into the congregation have been received: ••••....•..•..••••••••.•.••• 3,
Admitt ed to Holy Communion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,
Born arid baptized are................................................ 1,
D1ed have ...........•...••...•.•......•..•........•.••••••.••.•.•.••• 5,
Our congregation on Nazareth consists at present of:
Married people ............................................... 78 persona,
W1dowers •...................................••.••............ 9 11
Widows •••..•..•••••••.......••.•.•..•...........•.....••.••.• 6 11
Single brethren, youths and boys ............................. 88 11
Single Sisters and big girls, ••.•.•..•.••...•.••••••••••••••• 28 11
Children ..................................................... 17 "
A total of: 226 persons
9 less than last year.
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January 3d 17Se. To-day the funeral of our Br. Otto should take place,
but on account of the de ep snow and the sever;storm nobody could ven
ture to go out f l om the house.
January4th 17S0. To-day it was made pOSSible, aft e r those in Old Nazareth
and the brethren in New Nazareth had made a path to the Hutberg, to have
the funeral. At 1 o'clock most of the brethren and sisters from Old and
New Nazareth, had come together in the Hall, where Br. Lembke spoke of
