Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Records of the Moravians in North Carolina, Vol. 7: 1809-1822
The years from 1809 to 1822 comprise a transition period in the life of the Moravians of Wachovia, more significant than they themselves could have realized: For the first three years life followed in general the pattern of the preceding decades. Much attention was given to the schools, especially the growing Boarding School for girls in Salem. The. Mission to the Cherokee Indians continued; as did the fraternal service rendered to near-by churches of other denominations. A church was consecrated in Bethania; a house was built in Salem for the Inspector of the Board ing School; another house was bought and arranged as a Widows House.
Then came the War of 1812, with the economic troubles in which the Brethren of Wachovia shared. Then also prayers were offered for their beloved fatherland - America now - though they never lost interest in the world-wide Unity of Brethren.
In the first year of this war a new pastor came to Salem, and a new administrator to Wachovia. The travel diary of the Rev. Ludwig David von Schweinitz gives a thrilling picture of war experiences on the high seas in his day. An able executive, a consecrated minister of the Gospel, a trained scientist in the field of botany, he brought to North Carolina much more than appears on the surface, including acquaintance with many outstanding men'at home and abroad. Born in America, steeped in the history of the Unitas Fratrum, von Schweinitz made the historical address at many a church anniversary, including the Jubilee of the founding of Salem, which was Observed in 1816.
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