municants, of whom
there were quite a number in the Congregation.

In the evening Anton Seifert, so recently ordained Chief Elder,
or pastor, of the Congregation, officiated for the first time at a
Confirmation service, the candidate being Jacob Frank. He had been in
poor health when the second company left Germany, and Count Zinzendorf
had advised him not to go, but his heart was set on it, and he would not
be persuaded. He grew worse during the voyage and was now very ill with
dropsy, but in such a beautiful Christian spirit that no one could deny
his wish for full membership in the Church. Having given satisfactory
answers to the searching questions put to him, the blessing was laid
upon his head, and he expressed so great a desire to partake of the
Lord's Supper that his request was immediately granted, the Elders and
Helpers (Helfer) communing with him. Two or three days later he asked
Spangenberg to write his will, and then his strength gradually failed,
until on March 19th, he "passed to the Lord", leaving to his associates
the remembrance of his willing and happy departure.

The term "Helpers" was used to express in a general way all those, both
men and women, who were charged with the spiritual and temporal affairs
of the Congregation. Many of the words employed as official titles
by the Moravians were given a specialized significance which makes it
difficult to find an exact English equivalent for them, though they are
always apt when the meaning is understood. Perhaps the best example of
this is "Diener", which means "servant", according to the dictionary,
and was used to designate those who "served" the Congregation in various
ways. Until quite recently a Lovefeast, held annually in Salem, N. C.,
for members of Church Boards, Sunday-School Teachers, Church Choir,
Ushers, etc. was familiarly known as "the Servants' Lovefeast", a direct
inheritance from the earlier days. It is now more commonly called "the
Workers' Lovefeast", an attempt to unite "Helper" and "Diener" in a term
understood by all.

At a "Helpers' Conference" held on March 13th, it was decided to have
nothing more to do with Vollmar, the Wittenberg carpenter, who had
crossed with the second company, had proved false and malicious, and had
now joined Herr von Reck's party without the consent of the Moravians.
More important, however, than the Vollmar affair, was the proposed
departure of Spangenberg for Pennsylvania. Most faithfully had he
ful