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Diar y of t he S+ngle Br ethr en in NAZARETH of t he yea r 1786 .
January 12th 1786. Br. Joh. J aco'p E.yerle wae married with the Single sis
t er _Anna Maria Fr·ey.
February 5th 1786 . James Gill was received into the congregation. / away
July 19th 178b . In the night went/ Joh. Weissern fr'om Christian Spring as
a rogue. First he had borrowed money everywhere, also a watch he borrowed,
and t hen he went away with it.
August 30th 1786. To-day visited us the brethren, who had arrived from Eu
rope with :Sr . Jacob(van Vleck ) They were: Joh. George Bittig, Joh. Kepke,
Johann Friedrich Kuschke, Heinrich Bickel, Ludwig Gottfried von Redecke,
Joh. Friedrich Itogenitz, Hanz Petersen. They dined with us at noo n and in
the afte rnoon they wer e in the Hall a s guests. Afterwards they went to
Chris t ian Spring.
September 27th 1786. We had a visit ~rom George Andersen-Ising from Hol
stein; 28 years old; Franz Joseph Ludwig, 20 years; Johann Christoph Koenig ,
41 years old ; Gottfried Hennig, 41 years old; George Proske, 38 years old ;
with Danielson .
~N~0~v~e=m~b~e~r~1~s~t~1~7~8~6~. Br. Jo h . Fl ex went to Hope into the Mi l l.
December / heard t he mind of t he Lord
14th 1786. In the E.Conference wasp in t he Gemeinrat about the
votes of a singl e brother. James Gill had ~7 votes, but it wa s No; Joseph
Stoz had 5 vot e s , out it was No; Nath. Eggert ha d 4 votes, but it was NO;
J~hann Kr cIDs e r had 1 vote and i t was YES.
De c ~mber 18 t h 1786 . Abraham Henry went with his brot her to Lancaster, whe~
h i s father had d ied .
December 27th 1786. At 1 o'clock was t he funeral o f t he married sister
Rosina icksch Q~ Gnadenthal. -- TO-day the parties in our brethren's houSQ
we r e f ormed. He re are t he PARTIES (GesellschaftenO of t he brethren:
1) On the Shoemaker's room:
George Mueller. Franz Seiffert, Johann Kr emser,
2) On the weaving-room:
Michel Jung . Detlef Delps, Friedr ich Schae fer
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Diary of the single brethren in Nazareth of the year 1786.
Parties of the Single Heinrich Mueller, James G1l1, Martin Hirt, Joseph Stoz . Total: 7.
brethren continued: Nathanaml Michler, Jacob Schulz, David Peter, Jesse Walton. Total: 8.
Parties of the boys: 1) Communicants and Candidates: 2) Received and not received:
George Hartmann, Johannes Myrtetus , Friedrich Boeckel, Thom~~ Horse field, Wilh~ Horsefield , Johann Christ, CRristoph Fertig, David Dump~l~e~r~.~ __ __ Total: 8.
John Wright , John Koelle, Joseph Erd, Harry van Vleck, Christ. Hauser, Franc. WeiSS, Ludwi g Roth ,
Total: 7.
The boy's parties were held on Br . Kramsch's room and on the bey's room
by Br . Kramsch and Matth . Eggert . The first one had t ~ is time No.1 and
the latter one had No.2.
The Single brethren's choir conSists at the end of the year 1786 o f :
Brethren in Nazareth : ......................................... 20
Brethren in Christian Spring, O~d Nazare th, Schoeneck: .••••.. 42
Youths and boys in Nazareth: .................................. 15
In Vhristian Spring: 1 and in bchoeneck: 2 •.................... 3
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Diary of the Single Brethren in Nazareth of the year 1781.
February 6th 1787.The brother Gottfried Hennig moved to the choirhouse to a
work there in the linen-w~ing shop as journeyman. - Br. Schulz moved
from the weaving-room to the Shoemaker's room.
March 19th 1787.Martin Hlrt was taken by Br. Lister for * year for work • •
He shall work in the garden and in the inn.
March 28th 1787.Yesterday and to-day the fence in our garden was changed
and extended, because we had received from Br. Worbaas some land and to-
gether with the empty lots it is a good piece of land.
The following changes have taken place in the single brethren's choir in
Chrtslian Spring and Nazareth from .August 29th 1786 to August 29th
1787.
1. From us have gone to other congregations and posts; Br. Simon Meyer,
who had served in the choir in Nazareth many years as choir-helper.
Mich. Jung for serving among the Indians. - Joh. Harke as house-servant
in Salem. ---George Weiss for the service of the boys in the school in Bet~
lehem. --- Detlef Delps, Johann Flex and Jacob Schnall to Bethlehem. "
Abraham Henry to Lancaster and Kaske to Salem.
2. Into the married choir were transferred . 4 brethren:
Joh. Schaefer and Joseph Demuth for Nazareth. - Joseph Levering for Chris
tian Spring and James Gill for Emmaus.
3. To us have come from other congregations: Samuel Kramsch from Bethle-
hem as choir-helper for Nazareth. -----Joh. Oehme as house-servant to Chri~
tian Spring . ---Joseph Kaepke, Hans Petersen, G. Bittich and Gottf. Hennig
from Europe. George Prosky, Joseph Till, Samuel Schulz, Will. Mueller
to Bethlehem.
4. Into the choir have been received: 3. Joh. Dav. Wright, Chrlst. Fertig
and George Hartmann.
5. By Baptism has been received into the congregation: 1 brother: Jesse
Samuel Walton.
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Diary of the Single Brethren of the year 1787.
6. To Holy Communion have been admitt ed: 3 brethren: James G1l1, Jesse
Samuel Walton, John David Wright.
The entire choir consists of 66 brethren, of which are living in Chris
tian Spring 41, in Nazareth 20 and in Schoeneck 5. A total of 66 person~.
October 12th 1787.Edward Warner from Gnadenhuetten moved to the inn in
Nazareth , where he will be used, but he has no permission to the congre
gation as yet.
October 18th 1787.Br. Kramsch went in certain bUSiness to the Weissenburg
township on account of a minister Schumacher, who had died.
November 5th 1787.A young man, a cartwright by trade, came from New LondDn
in the state of Connecticut and visited Br. Krams ch. He told him, how he / Salem
by passing through/had learned to know the brethren, and especially the
Br. Benzien, and how it is his anxious deSire, to stay with the brethren,
and to be more certain of h1s soul's salvation. Br. Kramsch gave h1m a
letter to Br. Jac. van Vleck, wherewith he went on the 6th to Bethlehem.
November 25th 1787. The brethren G. Mueller , David Peter and H. Mueller
went on request of the Minister Ernst, to his church, 10 miles from here,
in order to make music for t he anniversary sermon of the late lutheran
M1nister Muehlenberg.
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Diary of the Single brethren in Nazareth of the year 1788.
boarding school here. Br. Huebner began to-day to keep school in the Pae
dagogium.
The choir consists at the end of the year 1788 without those of Schoen
eck and Christian Spring of: 19 brethren, 14 boys and 44 little boys, or
a total of 77 persons.
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Diary of the Single brethren in Nazareth of the year 1789.
January 19th 1789. The boy ~avid Roth had in his head this morning, on his
mast er 's room, Br. Hennig,to play with gunpowder, and by his carelessness
the powder with the horn exploded and flew into the air, by which a great
accident could have happened. When Br. Hennig scolded him and told him,
that he should go to Br. Zeisberger and should tell him his tricks, he, in
stead of going to Br. Zeisberger, ran away to his father in Emmaus. The
father took his son to Br. Huber in Bethlehem and let him learn there the
blacksmith's trade, against which we had nothing to say.
January 21st 1789. From Bethlehem came Br. Wilh. Boehler with his son Jo
hannes, 16 years old, who had an injury on his jaw-bone, and the father
asked us,that we should take the boy into our house and give him a place
and fee~im too, because the father wanted to g ive his son into the cure
of a Doctor Ewrit, who was staying in the house of Br. Belling, which we
could not deny him. tihe boy will live with Br. Henning in the weaving,
and will get food in the kitchen according as he can stand it.
January 25th 1789. Br. Huebner went with some students of the paedagogium
to Bethlehem , and preached there about the gospe l of the day.
March 27th 1789. From Lititz came the boy Heinrich Albrecht in order to
learn with Br . W. Henry the joiner's trade.
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Diary of the Single Brethren in Nazare ch of the year 1789 .
June 8th 1789. It was reveal ed to-day , t hat Georg Hartmann, who for a long
time had behaved i n such a way , that we were sorry and gr ieved about it,
and that for some time he has had a correspondence, which was not allowed ,
with the single Rebecca Na l ton , servant g irl at Br . Ljungberg , and was
there yesterday during the time of Holy Communion, and had prQPosed to
her , that he would marry her. Several brethren , who knew about it, where
called toge ther and very seriously it was spoken to them about it. At this
occasion al l the things , which had happened last year at Gottlob Jung ' s
shop; and other things, which which were sneaking about in the dark , had
been brought to the light.
June 18th 1789. Joseph Till i s the author of a l ampoon letter to Br . Mel ch.
Christ, wh ich had caused some time ago a great exit ement in the congrega
tion in Nazareth. Till is sorry about his former behaviour.
July 9th 1789 . In the helper-conference it was agreed to, that Hartmann
shal l be senL away from here , and Jo seph Till shall be put under church
discipli~. But be cause Hartmann is notfree as yet , Br . Eyerl e will have / because
to take him away ; but/t his '. could not be done i mmed iat ely , the brethren
Huebner and Liste r were cnarged, together with the brethren Stoz and oei
fert as members of t he Overseer-Committee , to announce to Hartmann , that
he should abstain from entering our house, and that he should ask his mas
ter tor a place to stay . He should also pray to the Lord for forgi ve ness
of all his s i ns.
July 11th 1789. It was armounced to the congregation, that Joseph Till had
to be put under church disciplin because he writt en that letter and had lead gi¥B~ an offenSive conduct.
November 22dn 1789. ::'unday . Br . Huebner held his first english Sermon about
Col. 1, 13 and 14.
To Lile Paedagogium have been sent: 9 . Christian Ludwig Schnepf , Johann Fr.
Wolle from St . Thomas , Carl Heinr. von Schweinitz, ( BeLhlehem ), Joh. Palmer fr'om the ne i ghborhood, Jac. Weiss from Gl;l,adenhuetten , Nathaniel Green,
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Diary of the single brethren in Nazareth of the year 1789.
White Matlak , Johann and Archibald Turner from New York. ----- For wor-~
ship have been admitted : 3 boys, Carl Reichel , Samuel Krause and Daniel
Ernst .
Died have: The boy Christian Ludwig Schnepf.
The number of the boys are all in all: 52.
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Diary of the single brethren in Nazareth of the year 1790.
January 6th 1790. I n Christian Spring died our old brot her Andr. Broksch,
January 7th 1790. Brother Michael Ruch died.
January 10th 1790 . In the a fte rnoon was the funeral of Br. Andreas
Broksch , who reached an age Of 88 years, and the fune r al of Michael
Ru ch, who was 72 years old,
Januar y 17th 1790 . Sunday . Br. et twein and his daughter with the fol low
ing Single brechren came for a visit: Boeber , Tierling, Luck, Strohle
and Hueter . Of these brethre n moved Br. Luck to Christian Spring as cook,
and Br. Strohle moved into the paedagogium. The other brethren returned
again with Br . ll.ttYiein to Bethlehem, after t hey had had a wel come's meal,
which Br. ~ttwein had given them.
J anuary 20th 1790. Br. Hoeber came here to stay, and was in the evening
in the quart er-hour by Br. Seiftberger introduced to the choir here as
their choir-helper, and was then consecrated to the office and a lovefea~
was held. At the same time it was announced, that Br. Hnebene~ (Ludwig' remain
would ~e assistant helper in this choir,wMMiixxama±» and as Choir-helper
he would take care also of the boys and chiLdren in the Paedagogium.
January 21st 1790.Br. Huebeaer moved from the brethren's house into the
paedagogium.
February 13th 1790 .Br. Michler here and Br. Kremser in Christian Spring /called .
had been/by the direction of the Lord,and the first one should go to
~hristian Spring as house-cervant and the latter one Should go to the
inn:. in Nazareth.
March 14th 1790. In the afternoon at 3 o'ClOCk was married the single
Bro. Joh. Kremser with the single Sister Anna Maria Peischen by Br. Rei
chel. Br. Horse field went on a visit to ~ehlehem.
March 15th 1790. Some time ago was proposed by Br. Mueller in Lititz
a man by name of Ludwig for our saw-mill a nd house-economy, and we and
the E.C. had decided to take him. The E. C. here had written to the E.C.
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D iar;L0 f J:.Y}e s iMl~b X'e t hre n 0 f t hrf::1.e aL~19J)-'._
caused a Bensation, haG" some time ago applied to the E. C. and had asked,
tha) they should help him to establiBh himself, and he would like ~o Btick
to the Schoeneck congrG[l,ation. 'l'he b. C. let h:Lm underBtand, toot his
conduct had been against th.e rules and. regulationB of tile conE;regation,
and. then for some years he !lad had Borne B:Lck attackB, about which one doe,
not know, whether' they will not come back, and. therefore tt'ey could not
rned.cl1e \\1 ith his plans .... He then ash,ed, whether they eouJd Dot Bend bL11 to
anotbl.;:r cc ion, he would then sell hiB property, la.nd and. bouse, if
be only CDu1,d l:ave some hope, that tl.ey would help him to establish him-
sel:(" Aftex-" SOrTie cons1dcJ:8.'Liol1, one offer~;-c.t him c.·ome plans, 11111iob he a1.1
denied, and one could see plainly, that he liked his own plan the illOSLo
Because Martin lLirt)!wuld in tlle future X'"eouest the perfOX"mlulce of his plaI1~,
Br~ Hoeber and Bx'. Lister- were commissioned, by the E.Co~ ~o talk with him
B,nd to get a plain explanation from him, and it Vias put bei'or"e him again,
that he bhould think it over twice, before he is doine; sOifletbing and pro( forll)eit)
bably loose/hiS cennect ion with the cone;.X'ee;atlon, and the grace of God.
He then d'cclal'ed, that he is intend to help hilllBelf and Boon he would
leave our house. Martin Hirt was then asked. by the brethren, to leave
the house as soon. as pOSSible, for he would not be consiilered as a member
of tlds congregation nor aB an\inhabitant of tbis viLlage.
moved. a1.VEt'S" f:c"om us and v:rent to PIa
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Diary of the single brethren in Nazareth of the year 1791.
January 27th 1791.Jacob Uiemer went from our house in quietness, without
notifying anybody, and because f or some time already he had not shown a
good conduct and no sign of improvement was to be seen, nobody had any
th ing against it, that he went.
February 7th 1791. Br. 5chnall in Christian Spring received a call as ma
nager and house-liturgus in Gnadenthal, which he accepted in the fai th
of the Lord.
March 16th 1791. The engagement of Br. Joh. Schnall with the single sis
ter Cath. Hasing . They were married on March 27th 1791.
March 22nd 1791. In Christian Spring died the single brother Christoph
Hepner.
May 1st 1791. To-day was the funeral of Herman Renatus Reichel.
May 4th 1791.The militia came here together and formed a battalion. For
that reason the chOir-festival of the single Sisters could not be cele
brated.
May 26th 1791. In the E.C. in Bethlehem they had asked for Br. Joseph
Till for their shoemaker-shop in the brethren' s house, which was proposed
to him to-day, but he want to think it over. On the §th of June he went to Bethlehem, in order to work in th~ brethren's house there. Jun. 6th 1791. William Mueller at several times had been guilty of an of~
fensice conduct , because he had sought acquaintance with a strange servan&
girl in Old Nazareth . The brethren Zeisberger, Dencke and Hoeber had been
asked, to go t o that woman and to speak to her in a kind and serious way
about this matter, because it has happened so often already. It would be
better, if Mueller would leave us or would chan6e his mind. Mueller asked
for time to t hink it over.
June 7th 1791. Mueller came then to Br. Hoeber and asked, that the bre
thren should have patience with him once more, and that he had made the
resolution, to deliver himself to the Lord, and to the Congregat ion. And
his heart se emed to be very soft.
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July 9th 1791. 4- boyB, 'l'hom. Otto, Benjamin Kolp, J'acob
from Nazareth, and Joh. Any f'l"om Schoeneck, have been recel,ved into the
(lhcir.
-luly 2:?nd 1'791, William '",UCHJ .. er b.act an att .. ack of colic$ wh:tch troubled
him very much. Because there ts no inftrmary, he he,d to move to the litUfi>
, the lllornlng~ and eventng-prayers had t,o be ommittEld fo:(' that
reason"
August 1st 1791" ~ Gottll1> Braun came from his vts'lt
and he brought a letter alo,s Samuel ~der addreBBed to Br, Dav:Ld "
place 9 tLa.L be and not to
go back to Nazareth. Be did not VlaLt to 'Lell i.t, because he had iear'ed,
Cliff'iculti.eb ml.gb.t ariBe, and Uleref'ore tie had choBen the easier way and
d abouL :tt. and it Vi HI caUbe gr'eat
senbat:ton amoIlg the boys and Bbpeolally among the bise;er boys, in which
:coom he haB ~Deen tl}e OV€rBC€Y·~ One had not expec-!Jed. sucb an actlon f.rom
him. Although he hiolse11' had felt ,it. that he had rlot had the right po-
August 2nd 113J" t.o bethlehem to the Helper-Conference, s .. nd th,e ave"",
been approbated by tLe Lord, to t;",ke tte place of Samuel Bader by the
children in tile BAll; and he moved there tbe next day, -~-., The E ,0. in
Bethlehem Lad thought for some time, to placc our brother' GClLt. Bl'aun
ttle E.C. proposed to us ]31. ChI'. Yoerstel', whO. is willing to aooept it
on his~ .ovn'l account >Ii
i "U'U,URt 71'·"', 17'9: 1. B"''".~' v st " 1 I • +" 1 ' . 'L" t ' r:. -v "L ,,~ ~+ rOe.' ,cr' came GO OO{ ac 'dle weav .ng-eStaD, lSllmen'.
AUl"sust 8th 112.1..t Because fOI) 0everal reasons he coulo, not make up his
milld~. he asked, that it ~hould be put before the Lor-d for a deciSion, wrllcn was d.one, and the Lord apprObated it.
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AUgUBt l2tl:L.li2.L Br. Ollr. Foerster" oame here to ste,y and he aocepted
the weav:ine; on LIs own aocount and Br. GotL Braun went w:ith the waggon
to Bethlehem, to stay there.
tI,e Jub:ilee of the choir hele. In the morn:ing
at, '5,30 by the sound of the trumboner3 f'x'om our house was announoed with
somb c1'1ora18 OUI' jubileb. The same was then done from the steeple of the
Hall<\> At 6,30 VIe he.d Ol.),r festtval nlol'nlnf~>·prayel'<>, ~·H.e sta.rted, 0\.,\1' ctloir
50 yea,x's ae;o \'lith 1;::; si.ngle 'i;)retl'n"cn4> After V{O l1&d con-e:,ratulat.ed each
other, we noticed, tLat a spirit of' joy and sympathy was with us, and t1'1a~
we Shall have a special blessi
1)retlJrcn partly on. foot E~n(i pc~:r,tly on VJe.e~tsor) to;,~';ahl'i8t1an S.prin.E" vfLere
we b,ac. t::t fest:ival homJ.ly at 9,30 in the i'or'c:Cloon,~
3 youths, aol1n ChrIst:" Beinrich Albrecbt front }!az,arf::;L1:1~ a:od Job,n Hecke-
dorn. from Ch:r--intian. , llad been recelve~ 1.nto th,e Ghoir& TheIl we
Ie L>:t"ctbr-en and about tLe fOu-l'.to.atioJ'.1 ot' Ol:~Y" cb,01r, "\Nr9..S :cead.(,
i'ollo~ed US partly by f'oot anO and ther'6 in the Hall
VIS OUr' f"estiVL:,l 10\refeaBt, \'/JiLch Vi 8 L-"ld a-r.., 2- ot clock i1'l. ti;e Hall ..
The B 18 f31ster};3 had ;3. eve rIce in the Hall, while ~he
sin2~e brethY'en were in Christian table was decorated
w.J,th nice flov/cI"S eo The d.all')' tCJ<:t V/ai~'; 1n b ' , J.etLers on a place, where
, ano a nice wreath was put arour~ tte text& Ther0 were
i'le0 the 50 year's of the o1.r <- Ar'ound,
the vJY'eath were 1'2 "j:)ol),quet.s of' read carnations, ·,-'/lJicl:1 Gbou.}cJ rern.t:nd of
the /i;
orethren, who had f'ounde:\ L.h1s choJ .. Y' '" AL)ove v,rex'e on 8.11/ corners
nice bouqueLs of nice carl'jatiOIls, roses alld other flowers4 Also flowers
Gide of' thG table.
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in the m:Ld.dle (; i the hall, a:cJd behind
them tbe 1) r boys, and at; ~Lhe right hand Vlere the sos of the bx'e-
tktren$ and before them the bOyB o:C the inst1t,ute and at' the \tillage, at
the left Vv6rc: [3 Ling tile sIsters in the ~,.ame ma.nner$ a.nd the ~C18 of
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QCLouer'~.J.6th_1791~ The youch Jacob WooL) from GX'aceham caiUe here, In
f r:ecelved a call as Choir-
helper- of ttu3 81 e n to H:t in the place of Elr. Geor'ge Muel-
lerjl who hB,d X'8ce:Lv-,-,':d. D. ea11 to Bethlehem for the same service"
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came here {or' a visit. In t.ile eventng he beIu 'Gbe evenll;./6"prayer,
Deoembe£:..5~h 1'[91. The DOY Edward "arner, who for some ttm~hsli L)een wHh
B1:'o Belling to lea:r-n there the tanner i 8 tx-'ade, and. who had 0eel1 t,H3fore
thB..t one ye8.r in the l:nn, came to OU:( se~
The~f91,lowlng .chan-i<~g-.bi~ve tcJ~~ILJ21~;'?;;g,~_in;2gr choir lLl.-Nazareth0
I,,, F:,eom other conp:,:X:,££(c1.:Llons b,av,~~,golfl~ to us:~rhomas Schnall fronl i:)ethJ..ehemj
Benjam:in rt,ijiier from ford in EnglaDc3.,; CllY'" '//il1iDJ.1l Lembke from L1-
tit,z~ All three have carne foy" the sorvlee in the P~.edae;ogium" --- Chre
li'oe;cl;:Jt0 X-' from :bethleh,eHI; tLl.e ;youth (Toll .. Christ from Hope; Janob Vlootring
from Gracehcun t! Aleo the Br-" J RS" 0ch ;'uishcu).>t. froiJJ Christ ian ;Spring has
D10V8~ to ~azarettl
rt as ahoir-servan~ to Lititz;
J-08 .. Gill ane}, Gatt .. Braun WGnt both to ,oeth_lehem"
2'!.--1n_!=>Le_e,Q.Qn0X~~f-1~.iQll._Jlaf:},_,J~L~.§n_T~ce~'y,ed:_ (.the boy Heinrich hukueker'o
.1_!-mY0::d.t.l1£.-.l',Lgve._be,en._X'·eceived. into the ~)petr}reni s hO_1;18.s~_Joh-O Chx'ist, Heln~';
r:i.ch AlbrGcht, and Job. He ckedorn from Cll1'iDtian :SprIng.
2~ __ ,~r-o~.~l],? c):}tl,Q.£.en~_8 ~ cho2,r_l!~1:~,~Y'e~SL:h.§Y~,d ~.lDtQ th~~ b91L._ 8 ,~h,QJLl
Irbon18.G Otto, Benjam1n B.otb arld. Jacob H&.u.E~chenbe,rcerl9
6 '"Jd.Q,iiJil.J2a::LL.QQili5l_ f2L thSL.ii.£st t j.lll<3~'2Qrship :_ Gott. Heichel, Jos.,ph
Giersch, Joseph Rice (Rels?), Franz ~encke, Christian Kern.,
l--!._l}o'ys~bo.fQL Friedr'tch vav1d Kern, Joha,nn h:cemser, JB,cob l,i'erd.:l,nand
ck, ill Ghristlan Springo
8""Ji1ed..l!avSL1.tl=-J::2..i . .I':u",jl.enatus He:ichel, FTtedrlch David ]I.ern.
9., By thGl.r own ohoic~. have. left the oonpTeS.§i.;Lon,L Jacot) JJiemGr, 5amuGl
Bader, &{id aohannes Iviyrtei:.,us,&
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Diary of the s,ingle br",thren ip Nazareth of the year 1"(91-"
:1l:.Lthe end of tile year' 1791 cons~ the Single brethren' '" choir of:
Single brethr·en: ...... " G " .. ., .... (l ~ .. " .... '" " .. "" G ~ " " Ii' .. " "''' G """ ... ..,,, .... (t '1> ... " .... 20 persons,
Big boys without the strangers in the Paedagogium: •••••••.•• 14 Ii
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Total number; 87 persons.
3 more than in the year befll1re.
End of the Dlary of the single bretl1x'en in Nazareth of the year 1791.
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Diary of the sin~le brethren in Nazareth of the ;tear 1792.
January 4th 1792.The boy Jacob Rauschenberger the small pox. He is
learning with Er. Hoel)eY'. Sinee one month several ot' the ohildren in 'Ghe
village have the small pox. And because we have no infirmary, the chll~
dl'en bad to be lodged in the little hall. Br. Hoeber is the nurse, and
Jacob 'Nootring is the night nurse and is s1eepine; w:L'th the boys.
January 5th 1792. With "OXTOV! wo hea:('d, that William Mueller on the last,
second eh1'1Btmas day, had been in an inn, 3 miles away from here, on the
Fuoli tz( '1 ), and let him persuacle to acquainted with a notorious
Lister, and In the
name of tlle eonference he was advisecl t,o move fl'om b,er·e.
itzel from Hope, in or~
del' to learn the trade at' a tin-smithe?) and gun-smith.
Jmmax·y 16th 1792. Willl,alll Muellex' went away from hex'e and lJloved to Mar-
often worl, for Dr. Hoeber as .1 ourneYlllan.
January i!.2d 1722, The boy Ja RaU8chenberget' had. recove:ced from the
small~pox so far, tr1at he could work ae;airl o:n. J:-.l.iS prOfei)Blo:n.{>
February 3d l'792. Bro. Naths.nael from Bethlehem came according to /bojs
hiB oall as assistant helper of the single bretbl'en/a.(ld childxen and at
t/he same t1me for the service in "1.:,11.e paedagogil.,ullG B:c(o David Peter moved
/ planned ~ruaxy 7th 179~;. AmOl1b the boys here in the ho:,we waS/in the secret a
revolt against the overseers and superiors, which \0/6," discovered. befox"e
it broke out. the insL tor is HeinY'ieil Henatub Coelln., whie-h was sent
away from tho house, ar;d he had to lodge with his niaster.
Feuruar'Y 8th 1792. This matter with the boys, Viho were to revolt, was
taken bef'or'e the overseer-committee and thel:'e it was thoroughly examhwd
and then l.t was reported to the E.O. Br. Belll.ng was also informed about
the inst.igator and seducer, t.hat he had t.o be removed fl~om t.he congrega-
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pial'Y _91' ttlLsine;IJLl?retbl~en i,!l.)'azal'etrL_of_J:he--y.2_~!:" 1722,~
tion, and he himself to take care of his future, but because he was
not tied by a contraot, his father in Lititz will have to find a stranp:e
Master for his son.
F'eb..:!2:lli'.lLIOth JJ2.s..! The youth Johawl :Flattenbergel' in I~ohoeneok died.x
He Vias burr-ied on the 12th of Februa1"y.
hls Don home $
Feb.['uQ,TLllth 1792. Iii the evenine, bad Br. Lister the misfortune to fall
on the glazed frest, when be was to go to the meeting, and he was injured
so much on the left hip, tbat bad Go be oarried by it brethr'en in a
blanket. We all part i cipated wi ttl hIm, that he had t,o meet suoh an aeei-
dent in his old age, (he is 77 years old). Be wae l'ecommended to the brEl-
ttlX'd) and liIistere for interceSSion.
Febsuary 2'±.1b 1792. Br. John Bonn in ~hr'j,stian Spring received a call as
elwiX'-seX'vant dlf the Single brethren in Bethlehem, and Bx'. G. Golkovsky
x'eceived a call BE; manager in 131'. Bonn's place.
we had the farewell love for 13r. Jeh. BOll'll/
vlted <tnd fetched w:iLh blElig,hs. After this was Bx'o. George Golkovsky in-
trElduced 8,8 manager and wab blesbed for his service,
Ma:;;:gh 8th 179'~' In, the evening (\8.l!le about 51 Indians and chie fs 6i1f the 6 /wey'e
l'iE,tiOl1S and/passing through hOle on their wayc,o Philadelphia. 'Illey lod-
ged in the oyer night. 'l'he ,kind reooption, whl,ch they reoeived here,
;;:;;aused muck} j Elmont; them, and it was a pleasure fox' some brethron and,
Sisters here, Who never before s",cn lndians. Their behaviou.r was
vB and then they
"',NeX'E'3 taken t.o the 11Ltle hall, vv-here apple8~ pipes arid to'oD,ceo and other
a1't1 s were distributed
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where some musical eces and melodies were played foX' them. 'l'hey lis·,
tened with great attention and st:Ulness, Their' Missis
Wai) with Lhelll as tbeir guide. He let SOUle of the boliovorls ['ling some In-
dia,n hymns, which b,e had taught them. A 70 'joar's old cfuef stood up and
gave a talk to all, were present. and ho tbanked for' the kind and
wann receptlon, whlch tbey r'ccwived here, and he further' told, tbat they
will tell It thelr bI'ethren, WOlllen anel children. Then he told also, that
in tbh: place is a good spir1t and that one can el tho God, who has re-
deomed the wholo world. 'l'hon he went around and shook hands VI i th a:U tho
children, and the othors fOllowed h18 example 8,nd cUd the Bamo, This
old ohief, who is called Gus Pit'ter, has the test1mony from bi.e mi..soio/ loved
nary, that he is a true child of G'od and i.s honoured/and l'e@ipect;od by
tbo entire nation. On their way ba,ck frolT, , the trumbonos from
our house wore heard, and the Ind1ans heard it; with c'ims,zemont and al3to~,
nlshruent. At 1 o' clook they wex'e taken in sledges to Dothlebeu[,
April 18th ~1.22 ._T~e neGx'o-brothor FeteI' from Bethlehom was ongaGed Vi ith
the nogro~sister Maria.
oame aooQlllpanied by Dr. Geor'ge ,i\ltuel-
ler for' 'the servloe :in the paedagogium, after' ch Br. Wilholm Lembke,
to start a
May 12th 179;2. Those, who had tli;i,d tte sma}} pox in ~.ooember at' last year
asselllbled for a thanksgl,ving lovof'east. Present, were -4 boys, 35 little
boys, 18 little girls a,ncl 40 ohildxen from Bchoenock, OX' a total of 97.
Two little gIrls died witb. tl:.1,G small POXe
June 2th l12£-" Br. Heiohol went on roquest to ChestnuthHl over the Blue
Mguntalns, 1n order to pl'oach there.
July 1~792. In tbe evenIng 1n the Gemein-l'ioiH' was the singlein'other-Jacob '/,!'cott1:":tng ;c6ceived :tnto the co iOfl«
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Diary 01 the s:inF\le brethren :in Nazll.retl'L.QLtIle ;year lI92.
iIuly: 20th lI92., BX'. Dav:icl DumpIer travelled to Hope, beoauk;e he had heax'd
the sad news, that his cousin has had the accident to capsi.ze i.n a l)oat
on the l)elaware ri.ver and to drown. --- In the afteX"noo:o our new stab:j,e
was rai.sed and the rafters were put uP. whi.ch was done without any harm,
and we were thanlLful Lo I,lle Lcrd for his kind protectIon.
Ju&_23d 1792. Ex'. Wootx'ing hacl to go fox' some t 1me in the kitchen, to
assist Br. Henn1g, who had a wound on his finger. and 1t turned so bad,
that his entlre arm began to swell and therefore he was unable to do any
work in Lhe kitohen.
August 6th 17<;12. Br. Franz Seifert was troubled with s1),ch awful pa1ns of
the gout, that he had to lie 1n bed and for some days he had to use t,he
crutches.
August_7tb l79b Tbe boy Benjamin Hath ran away from his mast,er, Bx'.
Schm1dt and went to h1s motber in Bethlehem, but from tbere he vms sent
back, because be had spread. so many untruths. He had to apolog1ze b61'ore
his master and had to revoke the untruths by wr1ting.
August 8t~! lI2b_ a lett.er from Br, H8eber arrived, which he had wrHten
in Lititz, and in wr:ich he told the., touching story, the.,L Bx·other Joh. Luci"·
wig Strohle on the Lancaster road, 2f wiles from LHitz, had the m1sfoX'
tune, to fall from the hoX'se whim it was running away w1th hi.m. He bad
faJ.lon on 11:12 head, but Llad no hole in 1t ~ OX18 bB .. d tx·ied. to put him on
a wat::.gor"J and. to ts,ke him to L1t i tz, but one came only ,~, mj.le :Car $ He was
EiO Vlea}: ~ tha.t one did. fear his end vi'ou1d 'be :oe8..r <I We had to leave bim
in e.. faX'rne:c~ s bOUfJ0. The t.l8Xt day he Vlas taken on a stretcher, carried
by two borses and taken to Lit:i..t iz. E is recovery wag doubt 1'ul accord1ng
to trJ.b Doctor i ::::':i·· BY'. Damha.rt, viord.s" HE; is '\rer';] careful ar:.Ci he belieVeS,
that. t30me bloodvessel.s itl tr.le bead have been '/Juret, which w:LLl De seen
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of ro covo ry , ar:lcl tbe Doctol", I3r~ Dumhart, no unfa.vourable
co:nsequerlC8G wtll 1)8 not1eed~ -=-- In the E"ftcrnoon vH:~nt :Br .. Boeber to
, in ord~r to prOJ:o flO to Bn 0 J 011.'""uohro1 ·LO e:,o to tbo
],Hchen durinc Sr. Ho IS sickness, Willch he accepted f'or a tI'ialo
~eichel wer-t over the Blue ~ountains to pr'each&
e l)oy Ludwig Gieri Lr'orn Emmaus ccune to Nazareth to
" Jacot) C.bri,st on proL,ation t in orde:c to lea-Y'n the HatInaker t 8 trade e
AUf'SgBt -;'0.1h .11920 Tho 110y Thomas Otto frow l\azareth weilt to Bethlehem,
to learn there in store the trao.0 G
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Bingle BiBteX' GieriJl3.
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• Joseph in the
in beptemocx' tho ~his was announced towards evening to
tne S & 11'1 the me(]Ling we
Lhe z :Laithlul 130x'vant arKi L-ur t J.s
UffiLssed SOllie LiuiS ago
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he 8,lf1() :prornis8d to do~ Bl'~ W .. He was "tilen asked to take 6taube lDtO
orden- to his thi B in order.
helper of the slngle breUll,,"l, bOYS and orl1_1dl'en and for the sex'vice :tn
the paedagogHEn. Br. 'UlOlllas rselield 1'01- the serv:toe in the Paedago---
cWO boys Giering
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2. To otller c2JJp,regaG,lons h§:fr.J2_~l::£L t:r§:JL!LtelTed: The bl'bLLr811 David Peter
WOotl
j:;d.ward. Warl'J,e:r', Ludwlg David von ;;;;chweinit,z" t~nd JOho FT'iedr~ Da_nke~
Joll .. Lud.'/]ig Roth" SobQ- von Er-d, and Cbrist <> Er-:ns't ..
Christla:n 'F:c1.edrich Beutel, '= ~J@han,:ne8 led.ricl1 if -- Danie:}.l£l'Ylst,'''''
J'acob thrlst, "" Johannes Friedrich }Cunkler'$ -- Lud\,y
6. Married_have beenL'H16 llegro-brother Petrus Titus from bethlehem Vi ith
the negra-sister Maria from here, for GrJad.enth8J_.
1 ~ Fr_0ti t 1'1 e ~"2.Q}]E,re r~"cLklog ha'y:,L12.§ .. §D~9 i sI!Lt§!seSLl The s irJf:~;le \1/ i.1 son Lviue 11 01'
(;lXl(:i 'Lj:,:,e youth Heinl' .. Henatus Coellnt>
and bOj S. A total 0 f per:so ,8, 1 more than in the year beforso
H~lJL,QJ __ t)-1 e c1 ia.f2_2f.~1;:Jl_2_§ i n.£l(-;; ,J2,~ ~t b;r: e n 1 n :l\f a Z{~E,~.t h 0 f._1,D..Q.-:I. e !?",X'
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Diarl of the single br.ethlJen ilL Nazareth of the~1193.
Feb~y 8th 1723. Dro. Hoeber had to talk to Gottl. Staube, oommissio
ned by the E. C. 0t,Ctube, who was working by Will:l.am Henry, and who also
had his boax·d ther'e, had !ll.ade several bad impressions upon others with
his bad behaviour. It WcHl told to him, that when he would not sumbit to
our rules and regulations, he bett .. er'. should lea.ve us. As he could not
decide il!1!lledie,tely, it was left, to him, to give hts IHl.SWer to Dr. Hoeber
later.
Februar'y ,.1~th :J:793. Br'. Boeber 8.sked Gottlieb Staude, wh.o he.d not slept
in tlle) house, to come to him. in order to hear from him, how he had de
cided. Staude decided. rather ·to leave and go somewhere else, when the
weather ie permitting it. Nobody had anything against this.
l~ary 16th 1793. 'I'he childx'en flom the HAll went to Bethlehem on sled-
ges.
Apr'il 2n,d 1793 .Bro. Gottfried Hennig, who he.d r'ecovered from his Sickness
moved to "hrlst,ian 0pring, wheX'e he intends to live. 'l'here he will be
overseer in the new arranged boy's room. Br. Friedr. Rauschenberger from
Hope brought his two sons (twins)J;hann and Michael to Christian Spring ~
to stay there.
April 7tb yei;:; " The boy Jos. Stansbury fr'om the Hall went to his parents
in Ehiladelphia.
!!YFIl 13th 1793. On account of being sick, Er. Foerster, because we have
no sick-room, had to lllove to the little hall,and the Choir-meetings had
to be held in Er, Hoeber's room.
Jl!ine 3d 172~Er. Christoph Reich fr'om Salem in Carolina passed through
here on a visit in Pennsylvania.
June 9th 1793 .Dr. Nils 'l'illofsen, who was laborer in bchoeneck until now,
received a call to Nazareth as Gemein-Diener, in the plaoe of Er. Denke,
and accepted it.
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~L of the sl-ngle brethren in Nazareth of the year 1193.
July 27th 1793.In Schoeneck they had come B0 far wHh the building of
the Gemein-Saal, that they could put up the frame, at which also many
Brethren from our house wex'e helpiling.
August 19th 1793. We !'eceived the news, that the long expected company
of 1 Bingle brethren from F~urope, had landed safely in l'hiladelphia on
August 14th.
August 21st 17.22. The brethren ChI'. Foers tel', '.Vholllas Scl:1ywll 1'10ill 11e1'e
and J'G.cob Luch from I..'hristian Spring had been accepted as new n,elllber's of
the S. 1'. G. -To-d..ay they had. their annual meeting of the b8.me ooclety
in Dctblehewe
t orIEl of tLe
Clew ax"rived 01'sth!en 0';8 foy' OUl ,kitcher and. housc-eeono,:yo Tbe new 01'6-
vJbit(,~d. ,',el·e and
On tLe t
GhJ:"IGt ls:l}{:3 l'e1(i, v/}')O ,? il.1. oe n
servant to ChrlstiuJl Ll to
chun :Co r 1 j
Tb_e Ol:1l" .. ]31riedr .. DGn}~-e VtC(lt to O-b.ril3t.1-ac
'18 t:.e .. d e easur'c to see our: ne~ frO),ll Ltt:ltz
bul1"t:it,caroe ~itb his son-in-law
jj{; , lD order tJO put. it up"
therc'f'or'8 the boy Jaco'i) hauscl.l8nberc:c:c Via.S appoilltt)d as bel-
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had released hls brot1181' by wri'l
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to t :ctd 0 ,L h j_lll . bo} He in.l"j~cLt
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c:;~,ny "LX d.ce 0 f tbe boy 818 as to Al,lerltoDxl, O;j the 27th of Dec8ill-
UC:C, he retur:nccl f:cosn thU:C8 viitbou.t success on ttle 28th of' J.)ecembe;r-Ill
Latei' Dr. Hoeber and L1Btex' were sent to Hope, to the pa" ents of the boy,
to se e whetfiex' the boy would be tllere. And he was found with his parents.
The boy had bone there under the pretext, that he wanted to visit his
parents. The true facts were then told to the parents, and they were not
little astonished to hear the true story of the boy's bahaviour. The boy
confessed then everythlng, and with tears he aSk.ed for pardon; the pa-
rents ella the same, aw"c the boy was permitted to go 'back. on probation.
Br. Hoeber returned from there on the 30th.
Jiliemorabiliae of the year 1793.
'The following changes have occu:cred in the year 1793.
1. F'rom other cone:ree:atiollB have cOllleto us:
Gottfried Sebastian Oppelt from Herrnhut for the service 1n the paeda
gogiulll; Joh. Heinr. Got'Gf'it-ed Heine from Ebersdorf. --- Joh. Schnell and
Philip Ronke(?) from Lititz.
2. From here have been transferred to other congt-egations: Joh. Ludwig 0trohle as choir-helper of the single brethren in Lititz.
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'£he boy Willia.m Bas::le to Bethlehem.
3. Received lnto the congr'egation have 'been: '£l1e 'boy Ludwig Giering.
4. Admitted to Holy COHJllunion have been: The boys Jacob Rauschenberger. ?
Ludwig David von Schweinitz,and Christtan Friedrich Danke. (D.mke;.
:2. Fr'om Nazareth have been transferred to Christian B12ri.ne:$
l'he 3 brethren: Joh. l!"'uehrer, Gottf. Hennig. and Benjamin Anders. - '£he
-4 'boys: ,Joh. Jac. Christ, ChI'. Friedl'. D,mke, F'ril:ed. Beutel, Joh. Dea-
ling.
6. From the children's choir have been received into the boy's choir,:,
Joh. Jac. Christ and Johann dec;,ling.
There have been born.;
Christian Belling, Johamles Christian Miksch.
Died have;
Joh. '"'eifert, ChrIstian Belling.
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Diary of the Single brethren in Nazareth of the year 1794.
January 1st 1794? The boy Heinr'ich Rixeker came back fx-om Hope,and was / his master
accepted on probation, after he had asked/pardon for his running away
and otherwise bad behaviour.
January 16th and l7th 1794. 'rhe children from the Hall went by slegge
to Bethlehem.
~ 18tb 1794.The boy William Hasse went to Bethlehem, to stay there,
because his mastex- Br. William Henry could not keep bim any longer.
June 2nd 1794.Gottlieb Staube, who had gone away last. year, carne back
and showed repentanoe about all, what he had do):,e. when he was here. He
asked to be received as a member of the COnEJ'ege.tion in Schoeneck, but
according to the deciSion of tbe E. C. be was advised, to go to another
oountry- or' town-oon5re5ation, and be was also adivised to 50 first to
Salem, and to get reconciled there, from where he was discharged. be-
fore one could bother with 11im. One had reason fox' tbis, because it had
been remarked, that impure intentions were on tbe bottom of thls.
~uly 28th-.11~'I'here was a gat.hering of all the masters and house-fa-
there concer'ning the lmprovement of the street fl.
August 4thJ.794. We had the grlef, that Ludwig Roth, Whose apprentice-
shlp by his master' Bx;. Jacob Eyerle he/I been finished and who bad reached
hls 21st year~ left bur congregation according to his own choice and
Which was caused by greediness and t.he desire to get rich. All presen-
tatlons to stop him, did not belp, and he went 60 miles on the other slde
of Wilksbury to a place, where e, new french tOVin should be founded. which
plan he had made lone; aso with a man fl'om there.
November 22nd 1724. An unpleasal:nt disputs between Sister liloehring and
Br. Foerster was settled. It was about a piece of cloth, which Should
have been woven by a different yarTl. 'l'he over-seer committee did choose
two wevers, which had t.o exam1ned the cloth, and it was :foul1d, that Sie
tsr Moehrlng had done wrong to Br. Foerster'. Br. Hoeber' had advised the
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Diary of the sinl~le brethr'en in Nazareth of the yeaX' l~
husband of B:l.steX' lVlOehring, to settle the matter amicably» but the wife
of Br. ]lAoohx'ing tried to errtangle Dr. Hoeber also in this af 1,air, and
therefore Br. Hoeber had the opportunity to give Sister i'iioehring for
her unbecoming conduct towards Br. Foerster a severe reprimant.
November 2'Sd 1724.Vlhen Bro. Hoeber and Br. Mortimer Vlent to Lower Smith
field to preach there, Br. Mortimer on the way home, had the misfortune l
to fall from the horse and to break his :r'ight ann near the hand. His
horse got shy, when he was riding over a Ressgraben (ditch'?l, where tho
bX'idge was forllledby boards, which were laid over the water. 'rhe horse
went too fal' on the one side, by which the one board til ted over· anr:.
tllere fore the horse E,o~fti6htened and Er. Mortimer was thrown off and
fell w:i.th the head between a heap of plnted stones, where he could have
lost his life Immediately •
..,.!.€l!llo!'abiliae of the bingle brethren'" clloir of th,.Sl year~2.:±.
1. Fx'om other conp;rega tions came 10 US! Christ ian Hauser from Hope. and
Christ. Heinrich Mueller from Bethlehem.
2. TrarU?I'erred to other conrregati911.€LL..
Br. 'rtlomas Horsefie1d to Philadelphia for the oontinuation of his medical
studies. The boys William Hasse and Johannes Beutel to Bethlehem. ChriS
tian Hauser to Hope.
3. Reoeived into the con."regation: 6 boys.
Joh. Jac. Christ, Benjamin Roth, Christian David Bensemann, Car'l Heinrioh
von Bchwe,1nitz, Friedrich Miksoh and Ohrlstian Hornig.
4. Youths received into the brethren's choir: Christian Denke and Hein
rioh IUxekel'.
,~ed into the boy's choir! 8 little boys:
Christian DaVid Bensemann, Chrlstlan Hornig, J'ohannes Jacob ;Schmidt,
Johannes Jacob Kummer, Car"1 Heinrioh von 0cbweinitz, friedrich Miksch,
Samuel Krause, Jehannes Beutel.
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6. Married h"tve been: Br. William Horsefield with the single sister
Hebecca'heiss.
7. 'fhere have been born:
Johann Eyerly, Johannes Bollinger, Will:i.am Henry_
'1'0 Worship have come; 5 boys.
Bamuel Rudolph Reichel, Albx'echt Reinke, Jacob Bchmidt, Jacob Wolle,
Johann Samuel Haman.
The congregation has left bY' own choice: Ludwig Hath.
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Dia~.£.f the sill812~eJLin 1\~£it1jL31L."th.§L.;y . .§'§.LIT95 •
.Januar~OLlt,.J79!5 ,~_Br. Hoebex lw,c3 to tall" !!ittfla few YOV1lfs )J!,cple serious-
lyon ilCcounL of nicht-revell1,ng, promised to do "better'.
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GicLi., on hls0VlX1 :cequest (> b,e x-etu:cned iLl. on
had been appointc:d by tYle Prcisident of the United States.
February 22nd 179'2. We had Oemein-day. In the eveni.ng 2 boys, J oh. Jac.
Schmidt and Joh. Jacob Kummer were received into the congregation.
February 2}d 1795. We received the news, that Mr. J'oh. fulton, in Which
house, some time a.go had been preached, had died. The request was sent
that some brethren should hold the funeral. Therefore the brethren Hoe=
bel' and Br. lIiwrtimer went on the 24th on the slep-ge to J>lir. Fulton's plac6\
On the 25th was thEj';fUlner'al. To lllany people waS preached in the Oerm".n
and English language. On the 26th tb,e br'ethren returned fl:)om tllere. It
WaS very cold and deep snow, and the brethren were glad, when tbey were
home again.
March 12lRth 1725'lihe married brother ChI'. Miksch in Christian Spring moved
to Nazareth to 11ve there. Our' number in our house has i,ncreased by the
apprentice of Br. Miksch, Joh. Steinman, wllo will live in our house and
will get his noon-meals as well.
May 4th 1125-t Sr. Chri,.tilllll F'oeTster, who for- some time had suffered
with 0. hectic coul';11 and who is getting worse, had to lay dov;n his office
On the
15th he J~de hl.s testallier~t arld put every ttl ~.r' oX(3er, because he was
no Sick room, we ali'ranged the little Hall for' him. But he was always on
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his legs until noon of the 18th, then he had to\lie in bed, and on the
19th one could see, that he was about to depart. He was glad, tbat the
Lord would soon take b.im home. He was full of expectation, so that he
scarcely could wait. At 12 o'clock he was still eating dinner, and he
was conscious to the last minute. Half an hour after 12 he departed quiet"",
ly. He reached an age of 48 years, 7 mont-hs and 18 days •
.l\!l~lst 1725. TO-day waS the funeral of the late Bro. Christian Foersten
May 25th 179;:;< 'rhe second festival day of Pentecost. In Mount Bethel.
8 miles from here, a church was dedicated and Br. Reichel, who had been
invited, held the sermon there. Several otber tJretbx'en went there too.
Br. Heinrich Mueller accept.ed the management of the weaving on his own
account,
May 26th 1795. 'I'he brethr'cl1 Hoeber and Seyfx'icd were appointed as execu
tors of the inher'i tance of the late Bro. Christ. F'oerster.
June 21st 1795. The boy :F'hilip Seyfx'ied of Schoeneck was received into
the congregation.
July 1st 1795.In the evening at 9 o'clOCk died suddenly our dear Brother
Franz Seyfert with apoplexy. In tbe afternoon he had gone still for' a walK
and had eaten with a good appetite his supper. Beoause he was such hot
weather we could not keep him long and therefore we bur'ried him on the
3d in the evening at 5 0' olock. After the funeral r..a.d the entire ohoir
a loveieast, whioh Dr. Seyfert had put down in hlst,estament. His death
touohed us very lnuoh. He had such a good heart and loved his Saviour.
Fox' iilany years he bad been the manager of the weaving for the Choir-Dia-
cony and he WD,S ver'y falthiul in his work. On aooount of his weak lungs
he had to x'etll'e from his work: and be li,ved [01' over 8 yea.r-s from his
own property. In his testament he had intended his property to give to
the Choir'-Dtaoony.
July loth 1795. Br. Benjamin Mox,timer was eleoted a member of the Over-
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seer cOlllmi'~tee in the place of the late Bx'. Christian Foerster, and hetd
been also approbated by the Lord.
~ul.l' 11th 1795. A Single young man,\:>y name of Heinrich Alfeis, who had
been recolllmended to Bethlehem by Br. Meder in Philadelphia and had the
desire, to live in the congregation of the bx'et!lldl, and who is by trade
a baker' a,nd. weav'~r. Weaving did not agree with hIs health and for a baker
there was no work, therefore he !lad been recommended to Nazax'eth. But
also here we had no work I'or a ball:er. But one had doubts about U\e puri~
ty of his heart. However one did want to try him. 'rl1ere fore daywork in
the garden was assie;ned to him, but soon one did flbnd out that he was
tl'oubled with laziness. The next day he went with the pretext, tha'c he
wanted. to get his things, away, and never carne back, for which we were
glad,
July 27th 1795. Br. JVh. 0chnell went to Lititz to live there.
August 8th 1795. The boy Christian David Sensemarm came to Br. W. HoX'se
field, there to learn the trade. The same day he brought his thine;s from
the Ball to our house.
August lOth 1795. Br. Boeber got Sick and the next day it showed, that
he had the bloody flux, which Sickness several had here in the village)
He was attacked by it severely.
AUeius,Lllth 1795. InCru'istian Spring died the old single brothel' Nico".
laus F'unk, and was burried on the 13th. -- Er. Boeber's sickness had im
pr'oved, but on the 19th he had a bad throat and inila.mmation in the ab
domen. In the evening he got p,o weak, that one did doubt, whedH,r' he woui'o
get up again. 'l'wo bI!etbren had to watch at his bedside. The next morning
Bro. Otto found lt necessar'y to fetch by s.n 6xpr'6ss mesR,enger Doctor Frel·.'
tag from Bethl~hem. who also came at noon. Br. Hoeber's Sickness was de
clardd to be on the hig,hest climax, but one had some hope 1'01' his improve
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""pi!'-ry, of t£e s:tnple brethrenJn, Na~.§!llih of the xe~
~\l£iust 2;Lst ,1~Most of' the members of the S. P. G. went to Bethlehem
foX' t.he annual ;:;eet.ing. Br'. Braun and Bro. Ot. t.o remained with Br. Hoeber
for his nursing.
August. 22nd 1725.Br. Hoeber's sill1kness was broken and one believed. that
he it; now without danger. and he begins to improve.
August 2n!L1:Z:~ Br, Hoeber t.r'ied by t.he waX'mwe8,t.her' t.o walk around
in t.he garden for thouI'.
August. Ell,th_+12'5. BX'. Hoeber, who had improved considerably. but who was
still too weak to go alone: to 0hristian Spring, concluded the Choir" s
year in his I'oom with Br. Lister.
AUgUBt 29th 1725. TO-day on tile Ohair-festival the following youthS had
(leen ):'tlceived into the choir of the single brethren: Edwax'd ,"erTiElX', Chrisw,
tian Brunner, Johannes Knaus, Abraham Olewell, Johannes Demuth, Thomas
Wiee. 'l'he latter one is no member, and he does not lntend to stay here,
yet he wdB added to the choir'.
September 1st 1725. In the evening OCUlie Br. Heller, who had come from
St. Thomas for recovery of his heath and for retirement. He had sel'ved Ifor many years
In the Mission in St. 'rhomas and befoX'e that in Suriname, witll faithful-
ness and foX' the blessing of many. He came hele for a visit.
SePteu~~tll r{95~ Br. Hoeber and Sr. Heller went together to Gnadenthal
and stayed over night :In "'hristian Spring, and the next morning they x'e
turned f10m ttlere very weak.
Septeml?er 5th 1:Z~ Because eo often the,y had wished to remedy the lack
of' a real dwelling-room for brethren, it we,s reseolved, that Br. lVlu.eller',
who uses only one weaver' e loom, should take the joiner's shop fl'om Gott
lieb June;, which had been empty fox' almost, 7 years, and use it for his
weaving. An~the former weaVing-room, which compX'ises the one half of the
lower floor of the south-Side, which has !it par'titlon in the middle, and of
Which the one half can serve Br. Lister as tailor's room, and the other
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half serves as lvarden's room, and can be used for visltlng brethren, who
want to lodge here, and can serve also in want of iii, servant's room. Br.
Lister's room could be used for a dwelling-room for brethren. These
chane;es were begun the next d.ay.
September 9tJ} 1795. 5 young brethren moved to Dr. ListeH':c; former room I
which ;,hall in the future be used as dwelling-,ro()lIl for brethren. But we
needed an overseer', Br'. hoeDer, who is liv1,112; on the other side, will,
wLen things cU'e goIng on too badly, he w ill have to look to the rie;ht and
tur'n in.
September' .14,th 1'792. The boy Benjamin Roth, who had since been an appren=
tice at Ex'. Jacob bchmidt, but who did not want to stay IMiY longer there,
moved to-day to bethlehem to live there and to finish learning his trade
by Br. Lange.
Septembel' 2,th 1'795. Br. Thom. Schr18.l1 received the call to Heidelberg.
to keep school there. Idid at fir'st he should go there alone on trial.
October ,11th.l12~ Er. Thom. 0chnal1 left to-day for Heidelberg and went
over Lititz thele.
October 12th 179'5 _ The boy W. Corny from ~hX'istian Spring came to .or.
Mikscb, thert; toi.e8TH the tx'ade of a black-smith.
October 20th 1'725. Er. HoebeX' receIved tbe bey J'oh. Danke, to learn the
/for tbe service In the paedagogium October ~~ The brother Balthesar' Vogeritz fY'om bethlehem came/in
the mean time in the place of Er. l'hom. Schnall.
November:.l:1th 119:/- We received the pleasant news, that the bro. and Sis
ter Schaf with theIr company of 9 Single brethren hs,d safely arrived in
PhIladelphia on their voyage from Europe. and that\t,he two brethren And. "
Benade s.nd David MOI'Hz 1I'!@;i,l680: had been apPOinted for the service in the 11 i eI, tJ.1! V
paedagogium.
l'!~her 22nd 1195. Br. Hoeber Vlent to' Bethlehem on a visit and to wel-
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~iary ~of the single Brethren in N,azareth of the ,]lear 1~
corne the German brethx'en. In the evening some of them came for a visit
to Nazareth, the others stayed in Christian Spring over night. The next
day 131'. Hoeber went with them around in the village and in the other
plaoes.
November 29th 1795.The two boys, Johannes Clewell and Gottfri.ed Belling
had been received into the oongregation.
]eoernb.§.r 1st 1795. In the evening oarne Vii '01'1 Bro. Zeisberger and Dr. Rei
ohel, who had gone to Bethlehem, from there the two brethren And. 13enade
and David Moritz lViichael for the paedagogium. At the same time we re
oeived the news, that the brother' Joh. Gottfried Pietsoh, one of the
same oompany, has been appointed for our kitohen and house-eoonomy, foX'
whioh pux'pose be arx·l.ved the next day here.
DecembeX' ld ,119~ 131'. Boebex' bad recel.ved from the }leIper-confer {lee for
tbe whole, the order', to assist ~ J~ Listsl: in his oJ.1 in the /iax'-
pray ex' •
Decen,bc:I' 4th l"(95_~_ 131'. Pietsch accepted the work in the kitchen and in
the house-economy, and was introduced, to l.t. 13r<l J., ,. l.:r 0- Hel.ne was then
aeeorcUng to bl.s repeatod deSire dismIssed, and now he can goo.)to Lititz,
and can see, wheLher he wIll fInd there, what he had wiShed to see.
December 6th 1725. B1'. Heine travelled to L1 tl. tz and Vi ith bl.m $,lso Phi
IIp Ranke, who bad fl.nished lIs apprentice-sbip wUh Er. Hoeber. He is
gol.ng fisrt to hIs parents there.
Recember 10th 1725.e. 1'he single brother Christoph Lobach, who had come
wHh the company from Europe and who is assigned for Salem, will stay in
Chrl.stian Spring in the mean tl.me until an opportunHy for Salem will be.
He attended Holy Communion al3 c!l:ndid.aile'<l .•
December 13th 1725. Br. EtLwein carne wHh Bro. and Bister Bchaf, who had
lately corne from Europe, and who shall be appointed for Schoeneck ad in-
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Diary of tbe singll.e Bretbnm in Nazareth of the year 1725.
lil.d interim, was Brother Schaf in the af'ternoonby Er. Ettweln ordained
as a Diacon of the Brethren's church, in the presence of the Schoeneck's
brethren and sisters, and was also introduced to them. - Bro.and Sister
Reizenbach came to bethlehem for rest •
.December 14th 1705. Br. David Moritz Michael had brought along his own
brotberChr. Samuel, who does not belong to us, but who had had in Europe
much intercourse with the brethren in BJl:rby and Gnadau, and now he wishe8~
because he knows nothing, else but music, to learn a trade in the congre-
gat Ion. Because he has a good character, Br. Henry with the permission
of' the E. C. took him for <2 years as apprentice, and he will board with
Brothel' Heinrich Mueller lil.nd will sleep 1J.heretoo.
The following chanp,es have been made in the choir ot' the
Single brethren.
1. From other cO!2[,;!'egations have come to us: 3 brethren.
Andreas Benade and David Moritz Michael from Niesky, Germany. Joha.nn
Gottfried Pietsch from Herrnhut.
~ootber congregations have been transferred: 4 brethren and 2 boys.
Thomas 0chnall as teacher to Heidelberg. -- illoh. Schnell, Gottfried Heine
and Philip Ranke to Lititz. --- The boys Benjamin Hoth and Ghr'istian Hor-
nig to Bethlehem.
3· Into the conFree;atlolJ have b()en received: 4 b~
Joh. Jacob :Schmidt, J'oh. J6,cob Kummer, Johannes Glewell, Gottfried BellinI)' Q
4. Admitted to Holy CO!ll.Ulunion: 3 boys.
Joh. Jacob Scl~llidt, Joh. Jacob Kummer, and ChI'. David :Sensemann.
,,2. In:t,o the brethren's choir' have been rece~: :2 youths.
Edwar'd Warner, Christian Brunner', and Ludwig Gierine;.
6. Into the boy's choir have been I'Ccceived: 5 little boys.
J@hannes Clewell,Johannes Danke, Gottfried Belling, Carl Friedrich Hei
chel, Jgharmes Schneider'.
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Di2.£Y_.Q<LJdl,~.J2j.nE,le Brethren j.n Na'i@-re!ill ... i?,,:Lthe year 1795.
l_"_Ma:crjed .. ha..YJLpe'!111L
Christian Heinrich Mueller with the single Sister J'acobine Christ.
~,ha.!§ come to wo.£sh il?~
Christian David Busse, Joseph Clewell and Ludwig ~ist •
.2. ~l.'here have be,en bQpnl~
Daniel Schmick, ••••••• Mtksch, Noth's son.
10. Dted h,we: ? brethren and 4 boys.
Christian Foerster, Franz Sey fer<t; the boy s: Jacob Schmid.t, Betnrich
Daniel i:ochrnick, Miksch Noth' s son, l\!iikscb. Christtan's son.
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A. .!l:an~ 10th 172~ The boy John weal lng, who Lb.c! 'beon pot into 'Lhe kH-
chen to LI'. Tietscll on pl'obaLlon, bad. tl)Joue;L disobedience, refraotori/ Vias
fless, especially offended the overseers, so that OIlS/obliged on account
of hi,s stubbelness, for the example of' others ,La send him ba"ek to his
January 2.!j,tt,,_1I:2~ In tlie evening in the meetinb tlle boy Carl "riedl'itch
into thl.s countlY L,l weeks abO, I10V' 110 ca~e to ~r·. Hoeber and asked
i :(01"' such people II as lNe are (>
And. he ',!,.'isheci t.o L malic acquainted with US& Br~ Hosber gave him work~
h1m i)etter'~ The man bad t)CGll rGCOfhWended oy his brother-II y/hom B:c .. Hoe
v B'eb:r'uary ,;lOt.h 17(t£~ B:c .. Chr:lHtopb Lobacb., v,,'tlO had "0881'1 iu ~h:Cl.St:L8Jl Sprir~,
8:ince l\OVemD',", travelled accord:Lng to hi8 appoinLrnent with the Galolina
waggon to balem.
b CQ to the rOOLii"
no
.bl'~ 1-108ber {yot t, In and he "Lo let brin2~.
oonf'ero;._G 'or the
.' \i'c)r, i..)chw0hl"'''
cr- the future changes itt the eco-
the
gOile to a place~ wh~l·e SQwebo ok with the mea8-
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terence the whole LYle future cbange in ChriE;t .ian Spring,
8eoLlorny accor-dJ,nE::. t.o
the d.lrestton of the Lord, At first a trial shall be macte, The two oreLll-
reno Ka.sJ;:e and. J'b.cob Lu shall receive each 100 acres~ BI".
ScY~ulz }:>s.ul
bOUb8-fathcr c),lid house-litu:ce~:}_CUb, he s of the
otller part ot, the
ref} TIill I'eceive Ltlclr
':i.'hc: old
SPY' luOV8C;, to i<azax'c:tb into tbe cbo1:c-boUSG 8.nd rece:tvec1 t.he Y'oom of
the late Er. Franz tJeyfert, to live there, and he will work on his trade
with Dr. Hoeber, and during hi,S absence, he will have tile inspeccion in
the shop.
Mar-cll 31st_.JJ::2~ The two sine,Je brethren from dhristian Spring, 131'. Joh.
Raske wHh the widowed sister Sehulz, and tbe single Erother Matth. Schull;\':,
witb the Single e:i.ster Hacl1el Frevel were engaged.
A,pril 3d 1796. To-day was the wedding of the brethr'en Joh. Raske with
the widowed Slster Schulz, and Mstth. Sehulz with the single sister- Hachet"
Frevel.
April 9th 1196. Er. 13enade held in the !VioiVrstownship church a funeral.
April lOth 1796. Br. B.oeber went out for a walk after his sickness.
April l8th.J.:I26. The two boys Joh. Jac. Schmidt and. Joh. Jac. Kummer left
the paedag08iull1 and the first one went to Hr. Boeb'H' to learn the shoo-
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Diary of the sine:;le brethren in Nazareth_of the year' lI96.
maker's trade. and the la'Lter' one went for the time being to Br. tex'
to lear-.n. there t.he tailox~~ 8 trade ()
kJ2£il 20th 1'726$. Br.iJoeber spoke to the sihgle bx'ethren in Chrietian
Sprinl". Some of them could not find their way in the new arTangement. ,.-' ()
April 27th 1796.1'he doctors bad advised Br. Hoeber for bis recreation a
health~j OtLX'ney $l and there fore b,e tr-avelled to for a visit to Lititz
via bethel cHid Hebx'on. Dr. Braun took cax'e of the choir-meet during
ivlay 12th 1'796. br. Hoeber' returned from hiS visH in Lititz, Bethel, He,-
bron. Lancast,or' and Emmaus. He twd l'0covel'ed nicely, and he hoped, .that
he hac), leached the purpose c1 hi£\ 'Gravelling.
June 22th .1126. lG has to be remarked, that last week David Hoth, junior, , had come fYom ell. em to Christian bprlng and has (;tccepted the smithy
July 11th 1'796. Br. Peter Christ took his son Jacob, who had llved for
2 years in Christlan ::Jpring, to BX'. F'r8.nz 'Thomas in bethlehem, where he
July ;?7th 1'796. We ruce ived the glad newlJ. that Bra" and Sister' CunoVi
tOi:~ethel' with trwlr tY'avelling-oompEmy bad safely an'lved. ill PlLl.ladelphia,.
e br'ethl:en~ one of them is a tailor fla.me
itl Naza:c8th~
Aup;ust 18th 1796. TheY'e was Gemelnrat (council of the conb:rt'gatlon), in
which among otiJer' things was mentioned. t!w necessity of bul.lding a new
breth1'en's house.
September 10th 1796. BY'. Llster dellveY'ed the tailor's shop to Br. Ebbecke $'
but i :'r i:J.i.s pastIme, Br. Lister' can st.ill work in the 'Lailor's shop. Be-
cause eLe room il.3 flO small and foX' othex' inconveniences, BX'. Liste!' had
wiehed. to room, which was gr'anted to him and the cha1''$':1..
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k'age b4'I,2.-.
Dlary of the sl.1l81ebrethl:'~n in <Wazareth of the year 112§.
change was madeto-day, and Bx'. Llster moved again into his old rOOl!! op-
poslte of' Br. Boeber. --Br, Joseph iOchweishaupt, who had been 5 years
in the J?aedagogium in tbe sex'vice among tl1e cl1ildren, moved into the
Brethren's house and he wJ.ll wox'k as tailor by Dr. Ebbecke. '"
In the
afternoon Dr. Boeber accompanied Dr, And. Eenade to beh1nd th.e Blue N,oum-
tain, wbere he had to preach, and they returned the next day.
October 3d 1796. Because we were in perplexity with our little agricultun:.
regarding the tilling at the right time, we came to the conclusion, be
cause Br. Kep]{e was willing to do tbe agricultural work, to buy a horse
and to put it together with Br. Kremser's horse and to use his plough,
and to wox'k our land at the right time ourselves. In ordex-' that the horse
lllay not stand idle, we made the request for a cart, and we will lent it
out for riding. by which it would pay for it ..
November '5 th 1796. 'rhe boy J oh. Carny, W110 was IV 1 th Br. Plet sch in t.he
kitchen, went to bethlehem, in order to learn theY'e by Br. Paulus the
shoemaker's tr'ade.
sBe:cet.ly to .bis father' in I-lor:e, 1,vho "brou{))t him bacl< to his ma.ster', be ....
:L I-oxn CL:(' 1. B t ian
on aCCQUYlt of' illicit intance with a GLr'~
bt02, lN8nt o:n, s~ on the
20th he Viab llle,rx--led. v:;i ttl
his dl'unkennef38 twice forfeited the chance to Itve in the congr'egation,
had in the Nazareth tnn in the week after i:!hr'istmas, been 80 much ll.cen-
ttOU8, that he had to be discbarged on the 28th of thIs month.
December 31st 1196. DUJ:'inS the past year the following changes had been
made in this year:
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Diary of the single brethren in Nazareth of, the year 1796.
1. '1'0 us have come: Joh. ChI'. Ebbecke from Niesky. ~ Heinrich Luether
and Joachim Kepke fr'om Christian Spring.
2. '1'0 other COJlp:re[rations_have been transfe:ered:
Heinrich ChI'. Kisecker to Hope.- Jacob Herman. - MiH'tinus Hohleder.~ Joh·,
Hofman to Bethlehem. A~l three are iT'Oill Ci1ristlan ripX'ing. -- Heinrich
Walther and Joh. Fuehrer to Lititz. --- The boys J'acob Christ, J'ohann
and Michael RauschenlJerger from Christian Spring to '"'ethlehem.-- Johannes
Ca:r-ny from here to BeGhlehern.
,Ii!. Heceived :Lnto the coner'ega" ion ax'e: Caxl F'riedric:h heic:hel, William
Carny, J'ohaunGs Danlre, bamuel Krause, J'ohannes Ettwein, a:od Johe bchneidEYll'\
J~.~ .?idlnttted. to Holy OommuYl:1.on have 'j)2eng Ca.r-l Heinrich 'von LJchwei.nitzt<
Car'l Friedrich he:Lchel, Friedrich Muekscb, and Johanne8 Clewell •
.5. Rece 1 ved into the boy! 8 choir have be en: JlJ,hannes Kttwein and Ludwig
Cist ..
6. liiarried bave been: The br-ethrdl Paul Jliliksch, Johannes Ka8ke, Niatthaeus
bchulz, Js.cob Luch, Friedrich BaltLa8a:c VogenlLz, Jacob Hanke, all from
Christian bPl~illg; Johannes Stoz frow berea
J1!. Died have: Chr-i8tlc<n Matthiesen, :Philip Jac. Hoeger in ChristianSprl115<
$. Discbare:ed Lave been: David hoth and Heinrich liilue l' from Chri8tian
Spr-inSo
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Dial',J or the siqd.e Brethren in Nazareth of the year 1791(: ,
,Tanuar.:z 2n(Li', 797. Er'. Hoeb:-,r went with :3 apprentices and also with
Br. Bx'aun and Benade with thell' room's childl'en by sledbe for a visit to
Bethlehem.
,!Lanna):',\' 4th 1727:. Four of our young bretln en, who to our g1"ie f, wel'e
gullty of fanatical debauches by driving in a sledge on i~ewYear' s da,)!,
so that it Vias even an offence to the VJox'ld. All the brethx'en of the
Over-seer eommittee had spoken to the brethren one by one, and in tije
evenin3 at 7 0 'clocktl'lObe brethren had assembled in Bx'. Lister's room
and at that opportunity very seriously wae talked to them. They were all
dejected and they prolllised, that it ehould not bappen a(, .. a1,n.
January Hlth 1727. The brethren Roeber and Braun t03ethex' with some other
br'ethr'en went from here and from lilu'lBtien Spring with sledgeB to Beth
lehem to the funeral of Er. Johannes BOJ,1n. wbo had (Ued on the 15th of'
thIs month. He had been the cholr-servant of' the slngle bretl1x'en in Beth
lehem. Be had reached an age of 78 years.
Feorual'Y 81h 179'7. Bro. Davld Moritz Michael was elected as a new member
in the over-seer committee. be had been approbated by the Lord. and was
then introduced. Hr. Andr. Bens,de came in his place into t1le Gemeinrat.
Februs,l'Y 9th 17S/I.! Bro. was obli3ed,on account of indecent behaV-
j.our of the boy s in the evenlne>school, to repx'imand them, because the
bX'etru'en could not keep any more school for them.
!.§bruary 12th 112J--? Br. l\athanael Braun, who had been 5 years long in
the paedagogi.um, and also the same length of' time had been aBf:iistant bel
per in tbis cboir, received from the L.A.C. a call f'or the service in
the Mission among the negroes in Jamaica. We blessed him with oul' whole
heart Ii> This news \'1'28 COHliJ:'iunicated to t.be c tion on the 16th.
mruary l'5th 179.7.'1'he boy Stephan Bruoe in "'hx'istia,n upr:lne;, who bad
eone to hi L father on the 13th, or r'a.th,,,!' had run away, cmlie back aga.in
and promised to do better in the future.
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cl b:cotheY' Schrnidt from .Gethleh.elI1, brought
his son Johannes Iienatus to Brothe!' Jacob "'hri,st to be bound apprentice
and to learn the trade of a hatmaker.
time bei to Betl1lehem,
ChI'. Heinze from Ohristian Spring moved for the /office as
wheY'e he will live, be cause hiS/house-servant
had been abolished by the new arrange;nent, and no other suitable work
could be found fox' him.
F'ebruarL2'5th ,1797. Br. Boeber went over the Blue Mountains, to preach
in Mr. J'acob Ewerit' s house, and he reuurned thef¢lllowing deY.
March 2nd 1121~ In tlle afternoon '. /inGhristtan Spring Br. Boeber was called to I;~. Biefel/has-
tily. He suffered Since last fall already with consumption, and is now
very weak, but this time lt was passing tlle attack. Br. 110eber stayed
witb him over' nlght and was watching.
Marc_h 9th 1797. Br. Hoeber' stayed again witl:< Br. Biefel over night; he
did that for many nights.
March 13tl1 1797..! 'Ihe single brother Ludwig Biefel died in the 9 th houl:' in
GhX'i.stian b;prine;j en the 13th he was bun'led,
J!larCh_16tll_1121.Br. Joachim Kepke got s i ok by chance, A 1, once he was l!l':i;l!i
bleeded ad one did watch by him durin£, tte nif.ht.
move teGbe little hall and the ev -prayer had ~o ~e omitted iOl· so
1 atiwe~
by his master Cbri0te 10ikscb had beer) l'i£lished 8i1100 6
iends, to baleD: in Carolinae
tl, 6ttY"en Gottfried Hen e.,tid J'p,L ~ brandHlueJ.lcl' mo-
ved i'lOW CtristiLG 0 to ~eLhlel~ellj, to stay thal"e.
" . "1 .'. ., . , (' ... I' '., J . (. ." . ' (J.,l.ilii;;C; J V;·'L"Gn a : t~l:ua 0~-n0 ~pel'., A Wli.t:: .. )
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t .. hlel1em, VVDO had received b~ call
He will take the place of Qo Braune.
fOT a vlB,it, tLe bo.y J'(),COl! bchneidE:H 0.10:06, who fo:c 2t
beclr0 <I>
One le&l'j~Gd to know, of /b Y many Uc['""o[·":1:'8 thx'en
'I'honlc:u,:~ C;).8S, an app:cent1.ce of '" J'acob LJb.f'·:iLt't tJa.d been (:;O'V0;C(;;;,.,)
A :Ct 81:" an inqu 1r-y one found enough [(:,-,:':::. b en l! tb& t the had. a too close
acqual.ntance wit.h hi!,) LDS,13teI" B secoYld daugl'"Jter<o :foX"etaccoX'dlng to
to dis ell" u the boy ae soon be dotte ea-
008S to us 0+ (~~ \.' B.l1,
O\\;ri. 6xplal.cD.'L~con, he had 'l~O be hc're f.-r·om the bet:;ir~nj. a.galI18t h:is alliin
f:!ie.;,{ 11th 1'79'"( .. We received. news our Bro~ Nathe Braui'.l in Litit,z,. that
Allen without that he waH wHl1n[J£ to ocnfess all, of leh he was accused
and. 0 f whi ch so lllany ev icJ.eYlcee been giv0rl~ But it was good, that he
hlav 1.6th 1_'("9'[. Dr"· 1< .. ·",~".,.~D ~'~.·OJ1···' "[,',' ·t'io~oo·'.!'. '.,il,_.__ _ ~ ,).. .... ~"" Q'w' J.J. v. 'e .. ~o_LJo;.;.;,J. t:;; l,.J tcolz 1"1' b EOn ~Joh '" J;:.:;8.wuel to
• George ~Glss in l,hlehsm, to learn a tI"ade.
Jose Schweish8.UPt, was e with
tile Bingle S:istBl hOSe Bu
the avaIling was the wedding of tt18 81
.scbweisbaupt \'-":i the Hi e sister hOSo Eushu
June 6tt-1121...!.bX'o~ l~atn" Braun C[:trne vilth bis wiLe on a visit to l\azaY-ethe
came from Bethlehem and brought the newB,
that the Bhip, on which Bro. and. Sister are tr'avelliYliS, will very Boon
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.J21ar.lC_££_lt18~tD£Sle brethr~on in Nazarotll_of th~eal~I~_
, and that thoy havo to bo in JOhiladelphl". on. the 11th. dr, Hoober
went to ~ethlebem on a viBlt~ /Natbanael
lune,2th, 1797. Bx·o. a.nd sister/Braun, aecompanJ,ed by our best wishes,
left us to-day for their journey to J,amaica. Bro. Braun's service he1'e
wi.ll
The little boys had tbeir clloir-festi o 'Their' number
was 48 ...
WEll'S 8
B bad
been received into Ll']2 Choir&
Wolle, Henning Got Llried Lii,.\b ,J?ried.rich ~evue, Joh", Iviicl'J$ Frey Lcom
NazaX'etb and ObristlalJ ;jpr1ni1; Adam Rotnock, Nathanael Ary, J·oh. Kindig
from bCflOel1eck..
dr. Koseph Levering, accord to the laws of the country has been set
free, and. he Vl81YL, to-day to h18 father near the Hope It 1 L is un'CG1'ti),in,
whether J..le will return to N8,zaretll aZ,ain.
W8,r'den of Lr'18 single U:C0"L,u.l"en f 8 economy in vhristlan Spring, until the
abolition of it, moved to Nazareth, where he will take his ease ar~ will
be relieved f:com his service as cook, and. because Br<:> .I:"'riedrich bcl"lLuld.t.
in Chri ian Dprini:'), W8,;3 1.11 t ,to aooept th te work, tbe latter one mo-
ved OlJ tb,e th 0 this Dionth over to and ac ed on the 31st
the houeekue)"")'ll.i) l'1'1 tIle '"' 'ol'1'~ El' kh" ,,,.Lv "'d., '. etsch wlll in the Ineanwhile Lave
to look :for work as a day-lallOr'er, unLil semethine; bette]. wl.ll tie found.
A' uguet l''''I'j 1797. J'31". " ~~ _ '_ ~letsclj had asked, to learn Lbe trade of a p1LtDiuex'
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lehem will hB
;..- ,oi:r:" cbcir-:tcBt on of a.a,r:"ds
Ei the follo~/.' 2 ;';/ ou the
bI"eth'; c:n eel /wHL
had been yeceiv'cd !Jc c1: ;~;·:i T t / J a eo'!:) .L,e .. U8'
sclJC
.t.'U:C was ,t1"oduced t.o boys as t1.:81.r
t reasorl he moved
boy I L r-oom""
hastily to • Nathanael
Christian $ who since 5. days was ELick with inflarulliat.ioL
of the chest, without that be took notice of the
Buch a
he wab conscl0Ub and ve s
ttla t be ViaE VillI i.:'..' O,i6, Ct .. tid "Lhe b10bb
fulness. --~ On tbe
matter~ Bro. Jolib Chrlst,as a 11ccesb1ty, had to do tilis work for 9 mOllths
1 alone.
Inn!:> Il'herefol'(; to-d..sy f).d, o0jt;C0ion VI8..B IiJ,c;UJe B,nd they 8.skedj> in the fUtUX"0 to a'Io:Ld. :it~
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of the schooliiouse, with a borse, that incautiously
in Schoeneck in front /Br. !Ioebor
hit a block and/fe11
from the horso and got stuok with the left foot in the stirrup, and when
a dil3iance alons t.o tho horror of all V.'I" spectators. Finally LjIe shoo-
Hoe :CGcetve<\, a .little injLLcy on his loft h t wLlch 'l'<'a.S d in a
few (> God bad k
". Hoeber Y~€nt over tlle .wLo-u.nt.ains
the:: Qg(,'U~Q +0' '1·~P,t,·. ih.D )J '-''-'_~ .,1.\._, w Ln;'·~_ w~~v 'T
tb:cen, \vho had. COlile frow ll's:r·ma:uy jJ an,d ~ l}sd expected so long~ The
·.\'C·,'l'···ij{'· +0 ·J'.\I:::.;'z.",.',.j'-·t-,'.·.·I·,·,J' .. ,·.' . ri"joic"'~\ -"';'''['V\ +lrE'~' -I.-'1e . r"'L~ -..-,..~cr .. '-." ," ,." " l "-.l.. \...I '''''' L."· "~ :'18 '0 e(.t '-.""...1. >U \~f1 ..... Jjt vi. - f!.lt)J:'d, we cUll;,)Q 'LUEJ,Y nao. ;2&<.;: G
(:i1.." }:'lcult yot 8ate VOl! o:f about 13 VIOL'l-U) .. T'hoy wer't; tLL8 ti:C .. 0ta.dig;er~ / tEO appointocl
who/as choir,,··h01per acd CLC·J_i '~EH3:cvant 0::, '1._. lie; ~~ingle bl-6 1n Bethleherfl.,'. Klauder
1'-OC)11-
COIG8 lB.st Vi :;. rOUi t came a viSit to Nazareth and looked at
the places~ The bretllY'Gl) K eker" a:ce au
Br~ Klaudex' will be bouse-servant. will go Lo Lititz aEO shoe-
In LO ~cttlehew.
t L bl"4 Christ. von Schweinitz ifJ tll1eh8fil l~ad received a "
i{£ the U,-o. in the bcy-vant-de -HleG-
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previouG years \>
the follqw1ne: she,nges have taken ~ in the yeed' 1797.
GolkovSky and 1"x1eQ1 leh
Nazareth to live her-e. - .. TLe boys Johtmnes RenatuB bebmidt from
hem and J' obannes Jacob Schn.0 ideK' f:t'om I:f •
Serv':LCG :Ln the MiB8 in JalliaicaOl --- Ghri.st1a.D 1:1e1nz6 and Gottf:r'ied
and J Brandmueller from Whrlst
boys JOhanXl Schneider- and Siohann Samuel Kr-ause Lo lc;othlehem. The fluH on Ii,
fried Pietsch to thlehE;Tl1 co ---14.:0.0..1'0&8 Ne i tzel to Hope *' "",-- J oahnnes
01,8 inwan La "'alem in i~Ol;th CarOli-na.
2. boyo:
5. hElceJ.~ into the br~thron' s chohJ. 2. y:ouths; .'
Jacob hans chenberge l' and J oham1.Gs Friedrich Danlte. , 6.!~heclt;iv.ed .inLo~poy'..L.Ql:)S21;c: 8 bOJUL~
;roh. Clu'1I;;t. Kern, Franz Christian Danke, Joseph Giersch, Gatt-h. Benjamin
Ik1chel, Soh. FrimdL'ich Nolle, Henning Got-tl:x':ulld Limber-g, Friedrich Devuel
JohallJl0b michael •
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Joh. Gottfrieci l:\.2&"ko, Joh2&nnee Fr1.edrich l!.2&nke, Vii1he1Dl "'chmldt, J02&n2&n-
neg Christ ,{30il i:n68 r 0
brethren Ludwig Die 1 and J:i'x'ledlicb N"tthanae1 Weber, both from
CllI'istlan Spring; the 11.tt1e bo,), Henatu8 13e11hllS.
'.1'1:10 boy Stepha.n. Bruce from Cb:cistian bpringE< --= ;y o'l-\th Thomas Weiss $
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Diar;t of the single brethl'en in Nazareth of the yoar 1798 t
J@:lluarl' 7th 1798. Br. Hoobor had a vIsit by a single man by naUle of' Lud~
wig Werner, who had come
011.rlstian Spring, in order- to VlO!'4!: there f'or 3 years and to servo for
his pal38age. In Germany he had been among awalwned people and he had
also visited In the Upper Lausitz in the oongrogations. He has tho de~
siro, to get in closer conneotiorl wlth us. It was told to hiill, that when
one has learneo, to know him better, and after it has Ueen oonsldered
oare fully, it m.ll.';ht be possible, that he could stay,
J'anual'Y 12th 1'T98 .Bro. Joh. Ghr.lst was, on his request to work the t
trade in the place of tho lato Dx'. Jos. Leverln,g, given tho penuu",ulon.
a new joiner-shop. w'.ctch should be begun, but whIch needs 'cilo optnion of
the helper-confer"eYlce for tb.8 whole (1 Also it ~Ni),8 talked. much r-et::.a::rd.:l.ng /the build of
/,a new brethren's house, bocause the place in the presont orethren's hou"e
is too tiGht. Dut also in tILls 108pect the opinion of the breUu'en of the /be
U .!i.G, H:Ul have to/heard flrst.
February 16th 1'798. 'l'hebrethren of' tbe Helper-conference for the whole
came toget~er for a confex'encee It was talked about the new joinerrs
:t'lBl"'t a new shop has to be bull t f( But the of the conference was,
'that for the time he ines one should leave it.
March 8 til 1798. In the evening died the boy J oh. Meyer, 10 years old,
who camo fX'oll! St. Croix and is the only child of his paronts. Eo only
was uick for three days.
April 7th 1'798. On the Cheat Sabbath came in tho aitex'noon the single
Bro. Jac. Deali iroll! Bethlehem to NaZareth, where he will live. He will
wox'k en: his trade by Br. Schmick •
• J!(1. who last Christmas had finished his
8,pprentlceship by Dr. W. Henry, and nh.o d no mind for the Lord and for
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~LJ?Lj;,he~ .ing,l_~..J;>.rej;,lJ.re!L il').~N az§-r§j;,lL 0 f......1~ ear .1'798 •
the congregation, went early this lllOJ:'Xlir13 quie'Lly with a strange joinex'=
journey-man to Eas'Lon. He went witl1 the intentlon to loave the congre~
gation, but towards evenlng be oame ba,ok, because he did not f'ind the
place, a~ho \
accept hi again.
and be asked. hUIll.bly to
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hard, and therefore he was accepted on probabtlofl.
J\ilaY_21st ,11.2.£?"", 'I'be boy Sosoph Glerseh eame to .131'. Melchior" Gin'1st to lear'¥\/
n1el Koehlel flam to Nazareth, showed bimself' 1ncllnedto go to .131'.
Ettwein to the MusklnguLil, and ho l'eeeived to-day through the brethr'en of
the Helpel-oonferenee for tho
dy for that pur'poBo,
o:rde:r' to learn tbe jc,;iner% B trad.e at B,c e WI;> Henry. BeCaU0E: he V!c\B alread.y
I'ing, and tll
v:ho had not finished hIs apprent1.eeshlp witb bro. JB.cob Cbrist, baci had
went
his sickDGSS, but instead of tt.is, he died.
tl0t c$..;ce to list0L to any advice,..
Ghat the Lord forgiver! hllll, and he 18 longi to go to Bee the Lord.
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~rL.9~Ee ~1:Egle~~3:hI:::!'_.l~Naz,&x'ett!-2L'~b,e ¥ea0'798,.!.
for the hour of' hIs departure. He reached an age of 21 years.
Aug.\1§1 30t,h 1'798. 1'he YOULb Joh. ''''avid F'enner, who had come In ,June to
Hr. W. Henry on probaLion, had meddled wlt,h bad eomlJlany OUGsid0 of OUI
circle. and had partaken 1n doinE, I)ad. thIngs, and does not feel sorry
about 1t either. Theref'ore he waS sent with a letter f'rem his master to-
verBary, to whIch W0 wished him God'S blessing_
Septemoel ~Oth 1798.The boy' Jos ~"""'~~, -~--"-"''"'-~.''£'_."", Biee was received into tb.e COHt:..l-(::gat
Nov~mi221:...1t)Ll12lL: It was cleal to us, that no other mastex' could. be fOUIl1!
the shoemaker's d'Jop 1nLhe place of 131'. j'loeber, and because we were
In need uf uue, the young !Jr.'other Frledxl..ch Danke was ploposed. by Br. Hoe,,,
ber, to try to become the meH;te! of the B110emaker's shop. lis aocepted it
wil.lingly, and Bro. Hoebcr instructed bim in that line.
Deoember:..2nd 1'l.2§"" It Vias announoed in tL.e ohoIr and in the congr'Gf91tIon,
ieBr In Hope had IGceived a call as Cho
or tLe Bingle LX'GUU'GXl in Ns,zareth in thB plaoe of Dr. Hoeber' and
$' LiBter g wl:-llch 08.11 he acc~epted.e
Bro. Jaoob Dealing and the youth Joll. D. Fenner' from Be Lt11el:wm.
2. From have Leen, tl . .§D.§l.£n:..sd tQ other ootlp;re~j;.1Ql]J?.L
Bro. Soh. von Erdt and the youth Soh. Dav. b"ennex' to Bethlehem. ~ The tVI@
youths Lud.wig D. von Schweinitz and Carl Heinrich von Schweinltz to Europe;,
The fl..rst one to IHesky and. the latter one to Berby_ Also the boy ChI'.
hena tus von Schwa inl.. tz, to ]~l'by in Europe.
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.l>.1,§ry of t]]~..£ingle brethren in Nazar·eth of the year 1798.
~2rlllission to~ cone;rep;a ti0ll... haJ':.sLrece ived:
'£he single brother Christian Samuel Michael.
4. Into t.h!1 cone.;.regation have been x-eC2J.ved:-:
Bro. Christ.ian bamuel MIchael. --- The '7 boys: Got.thold Benjamin Reichel,
J·oh. F'riedrich Wolle, Joseph GIersch, Joh. Daniel Koehler, Joseph Rice.
Nathanael Miksch, and Johann Heinrich Sensemann.
~Admitted to Holy Comm1!n.ion haY.:Lb",en:
Br. Christian Samuel Michael.
waelder, FI"ibdl"lch beutel, :13e11
ch, l:'ililip Ludw Bell , Carl
F'i'iedrich Krems81", Jot ... Jacob V08snitz, JOhb Matthaeus Miksch~
the 131 1(:) t.hL'·r Lud1frig Glcrlne!: in Elfllllaus, tl:}8 2 boys
JOhOlo David l'yiiksch a.nd J'obo Meyex'"" IIb.8 latte:c on.e a scholar of t.he pae-
dagogitull to
Sinf51e ·bretl}ren .... ~ ...... ~ .. ""o .. """" .... "~eoooeo" .. oGo .. ,,~<><> .. ol> 28 per'SOX1S ..
Youths and boys ••.....•••••••••••••.•••••••.•••••.•.•• 30 " LlttJ.B boy's .. """ $" .. <>" ...... " .. " .. " .... " "''''' .. <I .. ~" .... ~ ~ .. <I" ~"". ~ h""" 37 "
'rotal: -'£0 these are still to be added pensioners
Total:
95 persons. 12 II
107 persons.
End of tb.e Diary of' the single brethren in Nazareth of' t,he year-
Note: The fol1oW,\J:JE diary is the DiaI-y of Nazareth Of. the year 1799,
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D1ary of the S1ngle Brethren 1n Nazareth of the year 1799.
January 14th 1799. Because the E. C. 1n Bethlehem had found it neces.
sary to give the to~ng brother Anton Huebner a Change, he was trasferred
to Nazareth, and 1n hi s place was the young brother Jacob Rauschenberger "
sent to Bethlehem 1nto the sh~aker's shop there, which was granted by
the E. C. in Nazar-eth. Jacob Rauschenbe rger's apprent1cesh1p had not
been finis hed as yet, for he had to lear'n still for one and a half year,
but he was s et free and exchanged with the young Bro. Anton Huebner.
January 27th 1799. In the afternoon was a special meeting for t he sing
le brethren , youths and bo~s, and on account of lack of bpace in our
choir-hall, 1t had to be he l d i n the little hall in the Nazareth Hall.
Br. Reichel introduced Br. Conrad Kreus er as the1r choir-helper 1n Br.
Haeber's place, and as Choir-servant 1n the place of the old brother W.
Lister , who on account of his age and weak ness had to be retired . Br.
Conrad Kreuser by laying on of hands was consecrat ed f or his new office.
He was t hen recommended to the entire choir for their love and confi4ence. ~
January 31st 1799. The s1ngle brother Jacob Christ, who was learning by ,. Brother Thomas in Be t hlehem , the j oiner's trade, came to-day with a let
t erfrom br . S~adinger to Nazareth , because he had been discharged there
1n Bethlehem on account of having been seen on the farm sitting of the
bed of a foreign maid. Jacob Christ was according to Br . Stadinger's re-,. port, repentant about his behaviour ~nd he had asked, t hat one Shoul d not
turn him away from t he congregation . He was then sent by Br. Reichel for
the present to his father, where he shall work wi th his fa ther and shall
also live there.
February 2nd 1799 . In r egard to J a cob 6hrist' s affair the confe r'ence had
decited, that he should stay with his father on probation unt~l further
deliberation. It was also recommended , that he should not neglect the
s ervices in t he choir. Jacob Qhrist stayed away from Holy Communion.
To the 1st of February has to be added, that Br. Nicolaus Hoeber, who had
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Diary of the SINGLE Brethren in Nazareth of the year 1799.
been manager of the choir-shoemaker's shop for 9 years in fait hfulness
and profit, had delivered t he shoemaker-shop to ~is successor Br. Fried
rich Danke.
February 3d 1799. Br. Edward Warner and Br. J~hn Christ went to Bethle
hem. The first one went to the wedding of his Sist er, who got married
with Br. Benjamin Mortimer, and the latter went there to visit some bre
thren in Bethlehem.
February 6th 1799. Br. Conrad Kreuser attended for the first time the
over-seer committee, which member he was recommended for the future.
February 7th 1799. Jacob Christ shall be on probation for 3 months by
his father, and shall work there in Old Nazareth, but he shall sleep in
the brethren's house. --- Wether the boy Joseph Giersch shall as appren
tice be with Melchior Christ or by his son John, will be settled by the
over-seer committee~n 4 weeks. --- It shall be reported to the over-
seer committee, that the two boys Johann Jacob Schmied a nd Johannes Danke "
shall stay with the new Shoemaker-master Friedrich Danke to their 19th I as apprentice
year' according to an agre ement with the mo t her of t he latter one. With
r egard of J8hann Jacob 5chmi ed this agre ement was talked over with Br .
Re ichel,,+,ho is the guardian of the boy . __ I t was a nnounced t o the Ovel'
seer Committee , that a written agre ement between the sboemaker's mast ~r'
F'riedr'icb Danke and t. he war'den C. Kreuser with the nese.sary signatures
a nd seal had been secured . Br. Hoeber and W. Lister a s mem'ber<l 0 .. t he
oldest conference 'bade t l.en farwell to the con!!;;1 E.nce-members in a hear-
t y ma nner .
February 9th 179 J. To-day was the 'beginniIJi; mad!;; " ith a general lnTentary
of all house-furniture" and \,1',\;1 entire &lIIv\.nt of the house, and lilr . Crol-I f rom Br . ftkl l ialll ~.lbt er
kovsky mau!;; .. l air c 4 J ... (.i o f t he date l.he Warden-0 1'f i ce/wd. ~ l. .. HS-
f erl u t o bis succe cwor, bl. ~onrad Kreu~E.r .
February 10th 1799. Br. Hoeber went to Bethlehem in order to ge t engaged
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Diar y of t he Single brethren in Nazareth of t he year 1799.
to I,,'.e Single s iste r Johanna Lehmann, who i s from Neukirch in Saxony .
February 21st 1799.1n
for the youths, which
Jacob KUlllIll6<, ~hris tl~
the even ing had Br . Kreus er apec i al i nstluc" ion /yout h-
h t. r ead t o LI1t:/colllIllun i cants J obann J acol ::" chmied ,
.... enllema nn and Johan 1 " .. <.ob Chri"".
~ IIUluar-y <e4th 1799 . i/e ma 'i.e the bee,ll He wHh r eadinl6" t.he Greenland ' s
~i story at t he tabl • Johann Jacob Sohmied and Jacob Kummer were appoin
ted, to read for one week each. - In the evening iBt~oduoed Br. Kreuller /Christian Br./Michael as boy-overseer in the .place of Br. J ohn ~hrist. After this
they had a love-feast with the boys.
Maroh 6th 1799. Br. Kreuser reported to the Over-seer committee, that /Friedrich Danke
between the Shoemaker's master/and the warden an agreement had been made.
which had been signed by Br. Youngberg and Br. Jacob Qhrist as witnesses. / Br.
Br. Reicael and Kreuser had to talk with/E4ward Warner, and to order him,
to serve the children in the house, but after a long conSideration, he
refused it.
March 29th 1799. The yout h .V ilhelm Cassler , who came from Lititz, shall
learn the trade of a stocker by Brother W. Henry, but he shall sleep in
the brethren's house.
April 3d 1799. In the over-seer Committtee was agreed upon, that the boys,
who sleep only in the house , shall pay 1 shilling per month. And those, ( ? )
who do not live in the house, shall pay for the room-expense 8 pennies
and for the house-expense 4 pennies.
April 15th 1799. Br. Reichel 1n the presence of Br. Kreuser made a pro
posal to Br. Jacob Dealing commissioned by the helper-oonference for
the whole and by the E. C. in Nazareth, that he should go to Hope and
work there in the store. After some days of conSideration, he declated,
that he feared the place might offer an opportunity to drinking and
therefore he could not decide to accept the offer.
April 18th 1799. Bro. and Sister Reineke from Hope, bropght their youn-
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Diary of the Sil~le br e thren in Nazareth of t ~e year 1799 .
youngest son Samuel to the school in Nazareth.
April 28th 1799. In the evening Br. Oppelt was ordained by Br. Ettwein e
for a deacon of the Btth~en'6 church.
May 9th 1799. Shortly ber r'(; the E. C. Christian Ebbeke delivered a aea
led letter to Br. Kreuser, which was addressed to the E. C. He declared
positively, that he had made a proposal to the widow Levering, whether
she would marry him, a fter which she had declared, that she would live
with him and die with him. The whole letter showed, how he under the dis
guise of a brotherly character had understood it excellently, to conceal
the guilt of his heart for years. Ah, what is man, when he fosters croo
ked intentione in hie heart, and is ruled by his own spirit.
May 14th 1799 . This difficult affair was brought before the helper-con
ference for the whole. The deciSion of this conference agreed with our
decieion, that he could not live in Schoeneck nor in another country
congregation, and that he could not be married by a Minister of the Bre
thren's church. ---The brethren Kreuser and Benade went with Br. Reichel
to Bethlehem, there to attend the wedding of the Br. Reichel from the
Eest-Indies with the single sister Beck. Br. G. Reichel of Nazareth mar
ried that couple.
May 15th 1799. In regard to the Ebbeke's affair an extraordinary O~er-
seer committee was called together, and the resolution of this gathering
was, tha t Ebbeke within 12 days from to-day should move with the woman
from here. ---- It was agreed, that as long as no master is in the tai
lor's shop, Br. John Weber should come here every week and should cut up
for the boys Kummer and Ettwein, whose boys declared, tha t they would
be willing to hold out and work faithfully a nd diligently.
May 18th 1799. Br. Kreuse r accept eo d the t a ilor",; shOp on account of the
house. He also accepted the furnitures, which Ebbeke had purchased for
the shop with his own money.
May 19th 1799. In the afternoon was married Ebbeke with the widow Le-
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Diary o f t he sinp,le pre thren i n Naza reth of t he year 1799 .
Levering , by Michla. , Esq. , a nd on the 20th of May Ebbeke and his wife
moved with bag and baggage from the house and the village and on the
same day Br. Kreuser and Ebbeke exchanged releases, that from that day
not owes something to the other, a nd that in no way something could be
requested. The boy Carl Schneider helped Ebbeke to move, and he stayed
from Monday to Thursday with Ebbeke.
May 27th 1799. Br. Kreuser travelled to Hope, in order to be a witness
by the Superior bourtin Sussex County against the thief, who had broken
in the house in the night from the 15th to the 16th of August 1798 and
had stolen all the money from Br. Linebach. ---The boy Franz Christian
Danke moved into the shoemaker's shop, in order to learn that profession.
He was taken on probation for t a year.
June 1st 1799. Br· . Kreuser returned again safely t rOat Hope . It has to
be remarked, that the thief in the prison had invented a lie and by false
witnesses, he wanted to put the blame of the stolen money. And it was
brought so far, that 3 brethren had to be called from Hope and from the
neighborhood, to prove the character of Br. Kreuser. But it all turned
out to his honour and the thief was declared guilty and his sentence was;
20 years in the workhouse in Trantocon.
June lith 1799. The boy Wilhelm Cassler went f rom he le t o Bethlehem and
wil l t r y, whet he r he can find wOl'k a s a stra nge r , and f rom there will he
go to his father i n Lititz .
Jijne 12th 1799. Br. J a cob ~ealing went to Bethlehem for 4 weeks for his
health's sake.
June 22nd 1799. The boy J ohn Beutel went agD.i n t o uet hlehem, wher e he
wi l l stay and will work by Br. Boeckel on his stocking-weaver trade.
The boy Jacob Schneider came back from Hope and has according to his own
cho1ce moved to Ebbeke with all of his th1ngs. He only requested, that
1t Should be permitted, that he could go 1n and out 1n the brethren's
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Dlary of the Slngle Brethren ln Nazareth of the year 1799. • - - - ·0._ ._··."· _ . • . . ,..
house. But by the order' of the E. C. 1t was told hlm, thl"ough Br. Kreuser,
lf he does not want to seperate from the congregatlon, he should stlok
ln the future to the Schoeneck oongreg~tlon.
July 1st 1799. The boy Pete r Rau bohenb t;;rger came from Hope to ~azareth.
and he told t o his bl'other' Jacob , that he should like to 11nd a place
a round here. Br. Kreuse r accepted hlm on aCCOUllt. of compass lon and took
hlm on probat ion fo r half a year, and put hlm into the k1 tchen, where
he s ha ... l have his '¥ork. The ooy ls 12 years old . In the E. C . on account
of sowe f ounded r ea soll, it was no t found advlsable to recelvechlm lnto
the cholr. Hut he can enjoy the servl ces i n the cholr.
July 11th 1799. Br. Jacob ~eallng came back f rom bethlehem. where he had
been for 4 weeks on account of his health. He has recovered pretty much.
but he does not f ee l well altogether.
July 21st 1799. Br. Benjamln Ilhity Iflrom Be thlehem had come to Br. "'11-~
11am Henry t o look at the stocker-manufactory, and he promlsed to return
ln 8 days and work f or hlm. In the evenlng he returned aga ln t o Bethlehem. / the marrled
J uly 29 th 1799 . Br . Kreuser travelled wlth/Br. John Weberfrolli Dethlehem
w1th Helle~s stage to Nazareth. In Hecktown a child of 16 months came
under the horses , and the stage went ov er the Child, wh ich was not killed,
a nd i n t he expe ctation, that it was not fatal, we continued our journey.
But a few hours afterVlards the child had died .
July 30th 1799 . Mr. Heller came to I~a zare th and asked Br . Kreuser to go
with him to Heckt own and to attend the funeral of t he child, and at the
same time as an eye-witness to assure the parents, that Heller's son, who
drove t he stage, had not seen the child, and that therefore the accldent
had not be done by carelessness or wantonness. but the people dld not
believe it.
July 31st 1799. Br. Joseph Leinbach came from Litit.z to Nazareth.
declaring, that he had the desire and jOy to accept the proposal as Mas-
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Diary of t he S1ngle brethren in Nazareth of t he year 1799 .
Master of t he tailor's shop.
August 1st 1799. Jacob ~hrist, Peter's son, came to Br. Henry a nd take
up work. The 2nd he started to work. Dinner and supper he will have in
the house.
August 9th 1799 . In the a f t ernoon had Br . Kreuser and John We ber from
Be t hlehem to go before Br. Henry on account of t he accident on t he 29 t h
of Ju ly with Heller's Stage .
August 10th 1799 . Br . Anton Huebner went to oethlehem , anu will t here
work by Br . Paulus in t he brethren ' s house on h is shoemaker ' s profess ion.
September 4th 1799 . Br . Jacob Kummer went to J:>etblehem a r,d will stay there
for a few months in ordbr to learn to cut out by Br. Lehnert .
September 10th 1799 . I n the afte lnoon we went to Henry's grind-mill in
Pl ainfitlld . Mi chael a nd !Jenke went along.
Septembbr 30th 1799 . 'I'he boy of Schneckenbez 5er' s fl' om oetllleheUl had been
brought to school here .
October 5th 1799 . Br . Johann Jacob Kummer came with his master and his
master's wife from bet hlehem, Bro . and Sister Lehnert, to Nazareth . Br.
Lehnert decl ared , that he knows , t hat he is the mastel ' for the tailor's
shop in Nazare th. Br. Le hnert gave Br . Kummer the best evidences . Br.
Kummer shall according to the l!:. C. be undez the dir ection of the warde n ,
.or . Christian Winklel , under which name and inspection the tailor's shop
shall be managed.
October lOth 1799. The br' tru en Paul lIeiss and Seman were asked by Br.
Reichel, to teach the boys writing, reading and ar~thmetic, what they
willingly promised to do.
October 20th 1799. Towar4~evening the brethren Kreuser and Benade wen~to
Bethlehem in order to attend the wedding of Br. Reich.
October 22nd 1799. Br. Kreuser and Winkler spoke with the brethren Chris
tian Brunner, Edward Warner, Christian Giersch, and Benjamin Chity and
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He promised to li"e for the Lorel..
DeQ.stll.l.per 2th...1199. The boy Schneider, who want. to learn the black em:!.th
profession by Er. lJiiksch, came to us for night quartere.
S:l.ngle brethren 3fj, Yout.hfl anel. boys 30, boys (little) 100 without the
boardera.
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