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Diary of the 5lngle Brethren lrLNazareth of the year 1$06.

January 18th 1806. '1'he rumour was spread, that the "lng1e iJ:1I)'hahnes

Clewell, who had gone away from tbe oongregation, wanted to marry Maria

Christ. It was neoessary to talk to llim, but one could not get hold of'

him. But, he hililoolf' had oonf'eooed to h.is father, that he wanted to marry

the girl, Vihol'eupon his father, Dr. Johannes Clewell, disoharged him from

his house, because he therefore has forfeited the r.igl1t to live in the

congregation.

February 22nd 1806 • .Dr. 1"r'iedriol1 Danke had been advised, to stay away

from Holy Communion, 0eoause he had used bad wor-ds against the oonfer-ence

int.:azareth, Wllioh the brethren Renatus Roske and Joh. ~hrist had hel>.rd

with their own ears.

April. 1st 1806, The single Abraham van. Vleck had to be excluded, because

he had not he eded the warning, to give up the intercourse wl th Dorothea

Etwe in. 6n the contrary he cont 5.nued the interoourse with the p~ir1 •• Doro ,,'

thea Etwein is to be sent to Lititz •

.JI!I~_2d_l§.Q~, The married J"ohann Chx'ist moved from here to a place near

Schoeneck. He w:Ll1 take along the little boy J'ohann Eyerly, that was with

him since the mother got married. until another place has been found 1'01'

the 1 it tle boy.

tvlay 2T!:h 1806,~ John EtVlein L.ad becen advised to leave the congregation,

beoause at t.he t.ime of the consecration of' the G-elllein .. hall in Bethlehem,

he had gone for 8, walk with a single sister', an.d sevol'al sin",le bretbr·en

had seen it. Several times one had talked wi .. th b1m about his behaviour,

but he did not pay any attention to it.

May 28th 1806. 'l'heboy Christian Miksch, who had entered the appr'entice­

ship with Cl1ristian Samuel J\Ucbae1, jOiner-master here, was ta),en to-dtl.Y

to the boy I s room.

June 24th Hl06._._ The? litU,e boy John Eyerle has been taken to Bro. and

Sister Jacob Christ.

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21ary of lli Single~en_ in Naz§:.!eth of the ;year 1806.!....

!ue;usL13th 1806. '1:he boy l'obtas SchneckenburgeT' had be en re-admi tLed.

Auvus& 20th 1806.The single brothel' Joh. Nicolaus Hemping was received

into the COXl("l'(lgatlon,

October 21l\l:th18p6. 'l'he boy Gottfried Kern moved to-day to Br'. ChI'. Samuel

Michael, in ordeT' to leaT'n there the joiner's profession.

1fte fol12)'1inp; Q!:!p.nP:£fL....bave tak£XL.121ace in the year 1806.

1. To us have ,corne:

'l'he brethren: Johan Hatnicll! from Herrnhut; Nicolaus Hempin2; from Phila­

delphia; Heinr:i.ch Bechler- from Barby; Abraham Heinke from Lancaster; the

child Benjamin Reinke from Lancaster.

~From us have gone away:

Abraham van Vleck to NewYorl{; Henrich Vonhoff to Philadelphia; John

"'lewe11 in the neighborhood of Schoeneck; John ];twein. All are from the

congregation._J2QY!U. Tobias Schneckenburger to Bethlehem; Joseph Peter to

Emmaus; Peter H.obach to Few York. The Child Carl Melchior Christ with

the par-ents to Schoeneck.

,~E!.ceived into the conp;J:·egation:

The single Br. John Beutel; Nicolaus Hemping. The boys: Daniel :B'r'eytag;

Joh. Eyerle.

,:y. Admitted 1& Holy GQwmunion: 'l'he single brother' John Beutel. - l'he boys:

Ch1'. Ren. Haman, ]'e1'dinand Jac. Beck; Joh. Christ. Miksch.

5. Into the brethren's choir have been rE!ceived:

Joh. Sam. Haman; Joseph Clewell; George Rudolph J3§:;rdill.

,~Into the boy's choir have been received:

Gottfried Kern; Johannes Eyerle; Ludwj.g H. Kampman; Christ. H. Beck; Wl1-

li.am Henry; J) George Prosky and Edmund.

1. Married have been:

The single Brother Fr. Felgentreff wi.th the single sister Christina Ernst,

The single brother ChI'. D. Senseman with the single sister Anna H.itter.

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Diary of the sinp;le brethren in Nazareth of theJear 1806.

8. There have been born:

To Brother and sister Jacob l:ihrist a dead son. -- Heinrich Immanuel

Schmidt.

9. 'fo the worship have come:

Benjamin Reinke; G. Leibert Beutel; Jacob Clewell.

The choir consists of:

Sinc;le "br'et.hreD . .; .... co .................... " ............ " ...... " ~ .................... (> Ii' 30 persons,

Boys of the congrt::gation ........ <) ............ '1' .... to t> .................. 1/' ...... .. 18 II

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Diary of the Single Brethren in Nazareth of the year 1807.

January 7tb 1807. The boy Uhristian Renatus Haman was takwn to the Breth-

rens-house; he will learn the shoemaker's trade by Br. J!'. Christian

Danke.

Janu§ry llth 1807. The boy Ludwig Kampman was reoeived into the oongre­

gation.

~§-£.Y~.!Jl. 1807. 'rhe boy Gott fried Kern had been reoe ived into the con-

gregation.

March 3d 1807.Theboy Christian Henatus Haman, Vlho Vias with Br. F'r'anz ChI',

Danke on Probation, and which was not suitable for bim, was given to Br.

Fuchs by Brother D. M. Michael, for learning the same profession.

,April 18th 1807. The single Gottfried Belling left us on:account of his ,

own marrlage. He dld not want to give up Catharina Brunner, who had not

been approved. by the lot; on the contrary he went to Justloe Miohler and

got married there.

April ,g4th 1807. :J:'he single Brother Abraham Heinke. who had oome last Oc-

tober with his ::arents to Nazareth from Lancaster, and who had been ap .. ,;,

pointed as teacher for the Hall, became sick at the beginning of this

week, and on~ccount of this he went to his parents, and this morni.ne; he

died.

April 26th 1807.To-day wasthe f\meral of bro. Abra.ham Reinke, to which

had CODle Br-. Loafler, G. J. Schmidt and Samuel Krause from Bethlehem.

In the evening was the baptism of the twins sons of Bro. and. Sister' Fuchsv

of which the old one was called Gustaph and the younger one Theodore.

J»ne 10th 18~ The boy Heinrich Herbst from the Pa.edagogium. who is tra­

velling to Salem to ·the store to Br. Kreuser, travelled to-day with Bro.

and Si,stex' Kreuser and the single Bro. Vogler, who bad been villriting here

for some days, there.

JulL,,4th 1807.1'he single brother Phllip Oehler, who had. lately arrived

in Bethlehem and who came from Neu-Diet cndorf in Germany, v isited us.

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July 26th 180~Br. Abraham L1lI.ckenbach, who had assisted in the Hall in

the place of the late Br. Abraham Reinke, Vlent back to Gosen.

August 29th l8.Q1~._ 'ro-day celebrated the single brethren's choir its

choir-festival. '1'he :3 youths had been received into the choir of the

single brethren by Br. van Vleck: Heinrich Beutel, C. D. Busse, Adam

Haman. In the afternoon at 2 0' clock there was a lovefeast.

Eeptember: 10th 180.1-,,-Our dear Brother William Lister', who for many years

had served this choir as Warden, and who had been living for some years

retircd, finished his course of life to-day in his 92nd year. - He was

bun'ied on the 12th 0 f this month. Thc brethrcn Huebner, Hoeber were pre-

sent at. thc fUlwral.

B~tember 11th 1801..2_ From Lititz came to-day Br. Renatus Gchmidt, who

has been apPointed for the paedae:ogiurn. Along with him came 6 singlc

Bre'tlu'en for' a viSit, who returned there aE.ain after t.he funera1-10ve-

feast of ths late brother Lister.

Beptember20th. 1807.The single bx'other Gtout flom betJJlebem, whose br'oibH

tber-in-law, Br. hoth, h,ad asked for him for the inn in Nazareth, curi-

ved here to-day.

SepternbS'X' 2[)tlJ 1807. Br, J'undt from Hen'nbut in E:urope, 'libo had. recelved

a call as attendant. and wanJ.en of the single brettn'en in Lititz, ,camc

for a vIsit to Nazal'etll and he stayod bere unt:U the 2nd of OetoboJ;' ....

Also tne boy Carl Klu~e carne to tbc institute. v ~ c'

October 2nd.18.Q1....Tho boy Ludwig Kampman came to the store in tho place

of Samuel Reinke. Samuel Heinke together with H. van 'Vleck. and P. Wolle .t

have becn appOinted, to make the beginning of the new Imlitute, for ttle

continuatIon of ttle studies. Ther'fore to-day in the prcsence of the bro­

thr'en 01 ttle E. C. the formal consecration took place, -In the ovening

'~he boy Ludwig Yampman was introduced to the bay's room •

.Qcto.r;! .. ~£"_6th.,l[)0'Z-!The boy Ohristian Miksch carne to Br. lViilleT foX' lear-Jiline;, the batmaker's profession~

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b.ind Gnadenthal, 8_nd he belongs noV! to the Con2;x'ec,ation in ,~choeneck,

November 7th l807. The Fathors and masters assembled. in the attendant's

room, in ord<3r to discuss about the boy's school om tl'leiiinter-evenings.

'I'he school s wHl be held on kond8,Ys and Saturdays by tbe brethnm Raze-

lillus and Hausctltenbex'e;er.

November 14th 180~ Br. Hazelius macie the beginning witb the school,

and Br. Hauschenberger continued on the 16th. e

.QeQember 2}+.1lLl801~'I'he Christmas-vigil we ctiebrated on account. of th@

!]rowd of the strane;ers, at which always so much disorder' was caused, thill

time in the afternoon at 4 0' cleok with a lovefeast.

J2eo.:".£lbe!'_ . .?2~UL1807.'rhe single brother Fnedrich Danke tr'avelled to Emmaus!

in order to see the sLngle sister Barbara Ehrenhard, who was appointed

for him by the lot, and to get ene;aged to her on the 29th of this month.

])eQJ?mbex:~Jlsj:, 1807. We c@lebrated the close of the old year in a meeting

at 10 o'clock and the second meeting we had at 11,30. The usual love ..

feast will be held on New Y@ar's day.

1he_f'ollowil:!8.... char'Fes have taken place in J;he_old, yean

hTo us .have cOJJleJ._1hel!l'ethren: llbraham Luci{enbach from Bethlehem; Geol'~[;

Adolph ~x'tman from Hope; Renatus Schmidt from Lititz.jJoh. Jacoh Stoudt

from Bethlehem; The children: Carl Levering from Schoeneck; DaVid Eenj.

Mortimer from Gosen1 Carl Friedrieh Kluge, and Carl Heinrich Oppelt from

Bethlehem.

1 he br§'thx:.en: _George Fetter to Salem; Abraham Luckenbach to Gosen; Joh.

Schulz. to Schoeneck; Got t fried Belling has Ie ft the conl?;regation.

111e boys: George Prosky to LHHz; Heinrich Her'bst to i3alem; Carl Scl'mel-

leI to Lititz; William Mo1ther to New York •

..2.! In,to thecon6.£50&§'~!2g-hs:y.~_J2_Ei.2P rece ived: the. boy s: Gott fried Kern,

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Ludwig Kampman; Chloistian Beck; William HenrYi Samuel Huebner.

4" Admitted to. Ho1;[ ... Cellllllunien: The Single brethel' Jeh. Nicelaus Hemping;

the beys: ChI'. Daniel Freytag; Ludwig Kampmani Gottfried Kern.

5- [{eceived into :UN bl'et!'lren's choi£1 Heinrich Beutel; Christian David

Bu sse; Adam Hanmn.

6. Heceiyed into the boy's cheir:~Carl A. van Vleck; Carl Levering; Samu-

el HuelJner; Benjamin Mueller.

1. Mar'r'ied~_have_ been: The single brother Johann H@,tnick wi th the single

SisteX' Elizabeth Hanke.

8. 1'here_ have been born: Abraham Miksch; T'imetheus Stoz; Gustctph and

1'heedor 'Fuchs; Samuel Drunner; Ernst Ludwig Beutel; Got thold Benj amin

Michael.

~IE££e have died: 'rhe single brother Abrah1il.!ll Heinke, William Lister.

10 .~re have come to wership: _ the boys: Christ. David Peiser't; Carl

Friedrich Pre sky ; Carl Heinrich Opplet; David Benjamin Mortimer; Car'l

E'riedrich Kluge. 13

1he choir ef the single brethren ced/ists at the end 0.1' the~ of:

Single "br'ethren ~ ~ .. '" ........ " ~ .................... <II Eo .,.. oJ< ~ 1\0 .... co .. " ........ " .. <.i .. <II 30 perBonS 9

Big Boys 6> ~ " .. II " " " .... ~ " " .... " " ...... " " ...... " " 0 .... " .. " " .... II (> '" " v " .. " .. f!) III 16 " School-boys. 0 ...... " .. " ............ " ................ " " ...... " .. " " .. " 1>" .... " ........ II 16 II

Little boyso" 0&" ...... " Co .. " .. Co .... ~ 0 .. "" .. ~ .... " ~ .............. 1>" ...... " ........ .. 19 " Boardirlg-scholars. (> .... "' .. " ........ " ...... & ........ " .... "" .... " .................. .. 40 "

A total of: 121 Persons.

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Diary of the sinfJe brethr'en in Nazar~he ,xear 1808.

Janua..:r::;y 5th 1808.'rhe single brother Andreas Belling went with the consent

of the E. C. to Easton,in order to learn there the cut nails. But after

a few days he returned again from there.

January 10th 1808. Br. Friedrich Danke, who man'ied in Emmaus the single

Sister B*rbara Ehrenhax'd, arrived here in Nazareth and moved into the

newly built house.

January 26th 1808.'rhe Single brother Brunner moved away from h:Ls fOrmer

master and went to his brother, where he wants to learn making windmills.

January.J1st 1808.'1'he over-seer committee came together and there was

spoken about the 2 iJrethren Giersch and wchneider, whict' had announced,

that tbey were j,nclined to learn by Bx'. ehristian Gierscb to file the

locks forLhe guns, which br'. W. Henry had accepte(l. Because Joseph Gier,,,:k;

had no work in bi,s proferssion here, it will be permitted to hlm, to learn

the fl1ing of gun-locl,s. But Samuel Schneider was told, that he should

stay with bis master, Cllr. Miksch, wbo has plenty of work and needs him.

,February 20th 1808. The single brethr'en celebr'a ted Holy Communion, but

Brother ':::>amuel 0cl1neidoX' Vias advised, to stay away from it, because on

comine; Jiiionday, he will go to the neighbor'hood of ;:Schoeneck to Dr. Cbr.

Giersch, to leaX'n the filing of gun-lockS, and then be w:UI become a mem-

, " f" , ,.' IJ 1 . oe:t' 0 TolW 0Chanec {-cone,regatlon.

March 9th 1808. Dr. George hicll:secker haeJ been apPOinted as Choi:c-servant

and had accepted it.

IViarch 2J.fLleOe. Br. George Ricksecker moved to the second floor to the

room, Wh01'e the late Br. Listex' had lived, in order to be mOle enabled

to look after' the house-servant affairs. He v.'i.ll also oe manager cf the

tailox" s shop. 'fhat room is at the same time the sel'v£mt's room.

M~Toll_26tb 18013. For some ti,me there was lack of an overseer among the

bpys, and thel'ef'ore tbey had been left to themselves. But now 3 brethren

bad been found wi.lling, to aecept this office as over-seer's by the boys,

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Diary 0 f the slnE,le £rErt::1:1X'el}, in Nazareth 0 f..J;he ;year ISO!}.

namely the three hrethrenlp-eorge Ricl{secker, Jacob lViiksch, and Jacob Brun~

ner.For a better convenience of the overseers, a door in the middle-wall

between the servant's room and the room of the boys was broken throu3h,

so that the overseer could live in the servant'§ room. - In the evening "

a meeting was held with the ove:cseers cf tho boys and tho pax'onts and mas'

teX's of tb.e bOYle), who aro living in the Brethren's house, and it was dis-

cussed about somo rules and. l'egulations, which the overseers have to lool,

after, that they are observed., and, the parents and masters had. been aSkedl

to co-operate wit,h the overseer's, and. to do their share, tha'L those rules

are observed by the boys. The paTents and. masters were willing to do theH'

par't; they also were glad, that some brethr',m had 'been found wi.lli.ng to

watch over tbe boys and over the ord.er there. The three brethren were

then i.ntroduced to the boys as thei.r overseers. The boys had been asked,

to accept them in love and that they should obey them and in all things

they Should behav$s manly and well-bred boys. I

April 27th 1808'rhe single brother And.reas Belling went to PhHadelphia in

order to learXl tLi.ore a bUSiness, wLierewi.th he could earn in the future hiS

bread. He will be connected wi.th the congregation in PLiiladelphia. - 'l'he

following, wh1ch. concerns the economy of the Bingle ]JI'othren's house, has

to be mentioned <l .I;,~s it had been for a. long time the des Lt'8, to improv"8

the economy through a larger aI'rangement, it was resolved, and it Vias

carried out tili.s month, that Bro. and bisteX' PeiseX't from Old Nazareth fonner

Should move to the/bakery here, wl1at they did. Br. Peiser't took over' the

agriculture, and bis wife will tal,e care of the cattle, the garden, the

laundry and the baking; but both of them are under the direction or the

stnsle brethren's warden. 'I'hey moved there on the 12th of thi.s month.

J llne 19th 1808.The boy Philip Gold from Bethlehem carne to Nazareth to By,.

Jacob Christ on px'obation, in OY'(ier to learn the hatmaker's trade. He

will sleep in tbe bretbren's house.

lune 27th 1808.BX'. Hanke brought his step-son John Eyerle to Easton to

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1. Born ba.pt~ul;ed aJ;'e! F'ebruary lOth: Joshua Miksch, (Fr.' s son.)

th: James 111iam st; June 14th: Jah. Caniel ,,,','\-····"ishaupt ;

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