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love had captivated my heart became
daily more confident, and my gracious
call ^of grace to belong to the congn more impor-
tant and precious. Having stayed 5 months
at Berlin we returned to Jena where the
testimony of Jesu's Blood approved itself
as the power of God to salvation upon many
students and others. In the year 1739 we
were called to Wetteravia, which proved a
means to bring me to the Congn at Marien
born. July the 1st the late Ordinary arrived
from St Thomas in the Westindies. As soon
as he had saluted me he said: "My brother
"I have spoken to our Saviour concerning
"you, whilst I was at sea. He has ordered
"me to mention to you in his name, that
"you are to go to Pensylvania to preach
"the gospel in the whole country." I replied:
"Here I am may he do with me what is
"wellpleasing to him." Soon after I was ordai
dained a Minister of the brethren's Church,
and went in company with the late ordinary
to a Synodal confce held at Ebersdorf. Short-
ly before my setting out on my intended
post, he put me to a very severe but blessed
trial by saying^ before all present: "Our brother Molter is
"now going to Pensylvania, there he'll perhaps
"meet with books wrote against us, or hear
"many bad things concerning the congregation;
"which will confuse his mind and then he
"will go from us" & I answered: "I can
"not boast of myself and make fair pro-
"misses; but one thing ^this I can assertain, that
"before I prove unfaithful to the Congn,
"I must first loose sight, and entirely for-
"get our Saviour, nothing else can seperate
"me from the congregation", At this declara-
tion I could not refrain from tears. my
answer removed his thoughtfulness concer-
ning me, and he dismissed me with the a
kiss of love and many blessings. I now