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that moment believingly to him, in a manner
as I had never been able to do, and I
felt that sin had been laimed maimed
and lost its force. Declining the propo-
sal of my Father, to return home and
to accept of a living, he withdrew his
asistance, which on the one hand obliged
me to find my support by teaching frensh?
but set me on the other hand at liberty
from accepting my father's proposal con
trary to the dictates of my heart. Christian
countRenatus dc Zinzendorf coming in the year 1737
under the care of John Nitchman, to
Jena, I had the pleasure to be his Teacher
in music and the frensh language.
About easter the same year the late ordinar?
travelling through Jena, he had an enteview
with all those who were employed to teach
his son, and asked every one, after he had
first spoke with each of us separately:
Wether we were willing to devote ourselves
to our Saviour and the congregation, and
^were desirous to be prepared for serving our Saviour
Every one said yes. But the question being
put to me, I answered: "I am convinced
"that I ought to devote myself to our
"Saviour, and to be converted to him with
"my whole heart, for not doing it will
"render me an unfortunate man. But to
"be devoted to the Congregation I do not
understand." He replied: "It is very well,
"this matter is only for such as understand
"it, meanwhile you may continue to instruct
"my son". In June of the same year our
Saviour was pleased to convince me, in
a most striking manner of my call
of to the brethren's church, which time I
never shall forget. Till now I thought
as is common in my circumstances, that
I was bound in duty to serve my native
country, which had prevented me from to