lly answered, but Boehnisch, conscious
almost to the last, was perfectly willing to go, and his associates felt
that the influence of his life "would be a seed, which would bear fruit"
in others.

It was a serious mistake that sent Juliana Jaeschke to Savannah with
the second company. A seamstress was badly needed, and had she been
so minded she might have been very useful, but in a list giving very
briefly the standing of each one in the "Society", it is curtly stated
that she was "ill-mannered, and obstructing everything." Soon after her
arrival it was suggested that she marry Peter Rose, but the lot forbade
and he found a much better helpmeet in the widow of Friedrich Riedel.
Waschke thought he would like to marry Juliana, but she refused, even
though Bishop Nitschmann, Mr. and Mrs. Toeltschig pled with her. Her
preference was for George Haberland, and the result was an uncomfortable
state of affairs, which disturbed the leaders of the "Society" not a
little, for living as they did as one large family it meant constant
friction on all sides. They did not know whether to force Juliana to
submit to their authority, (as a member of the "Society" she had pledged
herself to obedience to the duly elected officers), or whether they
should wait and hope for a better frame of mind. At last they referred
it to the lot, which read "Juliana shall not marry any one yet." This
settled the question for the time being, but did not improve the spirit
of the parties concerned. A few of the others were homesick, and lost
interest in their work and the cause for which they had come over.
Hermsdorf returned from Frederica, sick and depressed, and was kindly
received by the Moravians in Savannah, though their first favorable
impression of him had been lost on the voyage across the Atlantic, when
he complained of the fare, and lay in bed most of the time.

The leaders of the party, trying to pacify the discontented, comfort the
sick, and strengthen those that were left as one and another was called
away; planning the daily routine to the best advantage so that they
might repay their debt, and still have the necessaries of life for their
large company; seeking to teach and convert the Indians, and help the
poor about them;--these leaders were further tried by the non-arrival of
answers to the letters sent to Germany. Feeling that they MUST know the
will of those at home if they were to be able successfully to
continue their work, they at l