e acres of land for a garden, which Rose cleared and planted,
and everything looked promising, until the influence of the Spanish war
rumor was felt. True to their nature, the fighting spirit of the Indians
rose within them, and they took the war-path against the Spanish, for
the sake of their English allies, and perhaps more for the pure love
of strife. Then Ingham decided to go to England for reinforcements,
and Rose was left in charge of the work. He seems to have been a
well-meaning man, and much beloved by the Indians, but he was not a man
of much mental strength or executive ability, and the Congregation at
Savannah soon decided that he and his wife should be recalled until the
way opened for one or more of the others to go back to Irene with him.

The "Society".

In their personal affairs the Moravians were experiencing the usual
mingling of light and shadow.

Dober's effort to make pottery was a failure, for lack of proper clay,
but through Gen. Oglethorpe's kindness a good deal of carpenter's work
was given to them. They built a house for Tomochichi at his village,
and a house in Savannah, both in the style of the Moravian house, and
another town house in English fashion, as well as the Indian school, a
large share of their wages being applied on account, so that their debt
was gradually reduced, and their credit sustained.

Their manner of living remained very simple. Morning and evening prayers
began and ended their days of toil, the company being divided, part
living at the garden, and part in town during the week, all gathering in
the town-house for Sunday's rest and worship. When the weather was very
warm the morning Bible reading was postponed until the noon hour, that
advantage might be taken of the cooler air for active labor. Once a
month a general conference was held on Saturday evening, with others as
needed, so that all might do the work for which they were best fitted,
and which was most necessary at the time. "Who worked much gave much,
who worked less gave less, who did not work because he was sick or weak
gave nothing into the common fund; but when they needed food, or drink,
or clothing, or other necessary thing, one was as another."

On the 3rd of April, Matthias Seybold asked to be received into the
communicant Congregation, which was done on the 5th of May, and he
shared in the Lord's Supper for the first time June 3rd. John Boehner
also was confirmed on January 12th of the following