Page 50 - Pilgrims in Georgia
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Bishop John Amos Comenius prays for a ”hidden seed” to remain for his
people as he leads Moravian exiles through a mountain pass to Poland.
The Moravian Brethren
From the Czech Republic and Germany
To
Savannah, Georgia
In April 1735 after nine weeks at sea, the first Moravians arrived at Savannah. Though
refugees from their own homeland they were sent on a mission to others in their lands.
“Your one aim will be to establish a little place near the heathen where you may gather
together the dispersed in Israel, patiently win back the wayward, and instruct the
heathen tribes.” Though their time would be limited in Georgia their presence and
influence would eventually bear an unexpected fruit for Georgia and the United States.
