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Br March's mind, that he had said to Count Zinzendorff, and he
advised him to settle in these parts, Because a peculiar blessing rested on that
place and the great Road went close by, so that they would have the means
and opportunity of selling their Knives (for they was cuttlers)
then indeed the place look'd like a mere Wilderness, so that Agustin
Neissers Wife Martha said: "Yes, but where shall we get Bread in this Wilderness
scarce a blade of grass grows here." Br Marche pointed to the Place
and said, with a perculiar emotion: "If you ahve but Faith, you
will see the glory of the Lord on this Hill;" and in a prophetical
spirit spoke further of the streets which should be laid out here.
He went with them to their quarters, and then return'd Home.
The same Evening he kept the Family Prayers and read the
History of the 3 Men in the Firery Furnace. The Next morning
early the Moravians came to him before he rose, and told him
that what he had said to them had made such an Impression
on their minds, that they had not been able to sleep, and that
they had resolv'd to settle in that Field and begin to work at
their Trade; for which reason they beg'd him to ask the govern
ess to give them some Timber towards their building. Our
dear Brother was troubled at this Resolution, feard his discourse had been
too hasty, and felt his Faith begin to waver. He then recollected that the eve
ning before In the Family Prayer, he had read of the three mens Faith
who were cast into the firery Furnace; therefore these three Mora-
vians Faith and Resolution, to venture somewhat in God's name, made
a great Impression on him. As they persisted in their Resolution
He made the governess acquanted with the Intention, who was
at first very unwilling, believing such an Establishment in the
Wilderness would come to nothing. Yet Br Marche intreated her
to grant their Request, alledging that many things had been un-
dertaken which had come to bothing in the end: she smiled at
this strange argument and order'd timber to be given them.
They begin to build in God's name, and Br Marche brought
them from time to time something for their subsistance. As they
was in Doubt whether they should find water here, Br Marche
rose early in the morning and look'd to see whether a Fod was
there, and perceiving that there was, he took it for the sign of
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a spring and they soon dug a well and found it to be true. Before
the first House was quite finish'd, the governess'es son, councellor
de Gersdorff, sent for him to be Preceptor is to his 2 sons at Dresden:
The governess likewise gave him commission to provide a lodging
for Count Zinzendorff and his spouse who was Married at Ebersdorff.
The 7th of September that year, which he did accordingly, and him-
self, together with Baron Frederick de Watteville who came from
Zwitzerland to visit his old Friend Count Zinzendorff, had the
Pleasure to lead them into the same. The Eldest of the Above
mention'd young Barrons de Gersdorff dying, and the younger
going to the university in the year 1730 our dear Brother return'd
to Herrnhuth and became a Bookseller. Here he would have sat up
this Busness, having brought a quantity of Books from Dresden which
he sold with Profit; but being advised rather to settle at Görliz
he moved thither, and satt up this Busness. Having now great
occasion of a Helpmate he applied to Parson Schafter, Paster of
the Trinity Church of the Holy Trinity at Görliz, to give him his Daughter
Anna Dorothea, who would not give his consent, untill the Bride-
gramm had positively declared, that he would intirely keep out of
the Worldly Path, and live up to the Lords Will. Upon this in the
year 1733 they were join'd in Marriage, in which state they lived
together chearful and happy upwards of 35 years. Of their
children,1 son of 1 1/2 year old, and a Daughter of 12 years old
departed to the Lord before the Father, and lye interred in the
Herrnhuth-Burying Ground. One of the two surviving Daughters is
Labouress of the Single Sisters Choir at Gnadenfrey, and the
other is in the service of the Single Sisters Choir here. After he
had establis'd himself at Görliz, he took the charge of printing
the new Editor of the Berthelsdorff Hymn Book and began
to give out several little Pieces of Count Zinzendorff composing,
as a Monthly Pamphlet: and the Count kept several times
Meetings in his House to a large auditory. Soon after his marriage
they both resolved to go to Herrnhuth every 2 weeks, which they
did whenver it was possible, till the Count left the Country
and a misunderstanding arising concerning the above mention'd
Pamplet the continuation of it was laid aside and the Visits to Herrnhuth
ceas'd yet he continued to love the Congn liked to see the Brn;