| 词条 | Moravian slaves |
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Mission to St. Thomas and St. CroixThe story of the Moravian Slaves has an element of truth in that the missionaries did assert that they were willing to become slaves if it was the only way to reach the slaves.[3] However, the facts have been greatly embellished, and many sources now claim that they actually followed through, sold themselves, boarded a ship, and were never heard from again. In fact, after being sent out by Count Nicolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf, the two traveled from Herrnhut to Copenhagen, Denmark, where their plan initially met with strong opposition.[4] When asked by a court official how they would support themselves, Nitschmann replied, “We shall work as slaves among the waves there are slaves “But,” said the official, “that is impossible. It will not be allowed. No white man ever works as a slave.” “Very well,” replied Nitschmann, “I am a carpenter, and will ply my trade.”[5] After some difficulty, the missionaries found support from the Danish Queen and her court, and although the Danish West Indian Company refused to grant them passage, a ship was eventually procured. Leaving Copenhagen on Oct 8, 1732, they arrived in St. Thomas two months later on December 13. While in the St. Thomas, they lived frugally and preached to the slaves, and they had a certain amount of success.[6] By 1734 they had both returned to Germany, but other Moravian missionaries continued the work, establishing churches on St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. John’s, Jamaica, Antigua, Barbados, and St. Kitts. Moravian missionaries baptized 13,000 converts before any other missionaries arrived on the scene.[7] After returning from the West Indies, both men continued to serve in the Moravian church, and both were ordained as bishops. Dober remained in Europe, but Nitschmann traveled with John Wesley and helped to found the mission at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.[8][9] References1. ^ Dreaming Beneath the Spires: John Leonard Dober and David Nitschman {{Moravian Church Navigation}}2. ^ Emancipation of the Freed: John Leonard Dober and David Nitschman 3. ^ History of the Moravian Church, Chapter VI, The Foreign Missions and Their Influence 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://gbcvic.org/sermons/pdf/Christmas07/081228b.MoravianMission.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-11-11 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425154706/http://gbcvic.org/sermons/pdf/Christmas07/081228b.MoravianMission.pdf |archivedate=2012-04-25 |df= }} A Brief Survey of the First Moravian Mission, by Donald C S Johnson, Grace Baptist Church of Victoria 5. ^ History of the Moravian Church, Chapter VI, The Foreign Missions and Their Influence 6. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=0XsoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA241&lpg=PA241&dq=john+leonard+dober&source=bl&ots=6SXmuJ07OL&sig=kP1i17lOsxVy96kW-5CQz_loglQ&hl=en&ei=eHq8TqLzD8ma2gW6yJC1BQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CE0Q6AEwBzgK#v=onepage&q=john%20leonard%20dober&f=false] The Missions of the Church of the United Brethren, pages 241-246. 7. ^ History of the Moravian Church, Chapter VI, The Foreign Missions and Their Influence 8. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=0XsoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA241&lpg=PA241&dq=john+leonard+dober&source=bl&ots=6SXmuJ07OL&sig=kP1i17lOsxVy96kW-5CQz_loglQ&hl=en&ei=eHq8TqLzD8ma2gW6yJC1BQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CE0Q6AEwBzgK#v=onepage&q=john%20leonard%20dober&f=false] The Missions of the Church of the United Brethren, pages 241-246. 9. ^ Memoir of David Nitschmann, Sr. 4 : Moravian Church missionaries|Slavery in the Caribbean|Protestant missionaries in the United States Virgin Islands|Danish West Indies |
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