Transactions of the Moravian Historical Society, Vol. 1

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Excerpt from Transactions of the Moravian Historical Society, Vol. 1: 1857-58Among the many incidents of stirring interest connected with the early history of our Church in America, there are few more touching than that which this oak-tree witnessed. Rather than perform what was contrary to conscience, these brethren had abandoned their comfortable homes and smiling fields, and, trusting alone to the protecting provi dence of the Saviour, embarked for Pennsylvania. And here they are, singing glad hymns of thanksgiving and faith, - around them the dense forest, still and darksome, above them only the branches of the stalwart oak and the stars of the Almighty, so silent and watchful, and here they lay down to sleep in fearless security and trusting confidence. And if the task that awaited the learned Magister of Jena and his companions on the morrow was the humble one, as hired laborers, of digging out the foundations, and quarrying the stone, and felling and hew ing the timber, to build another man's house, it was work cheerfully done, for it was labor performed in their Mas ter's name, and for his glory.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.