Georgia and his co-laborer in
Yorkshire, came to England in November, 1739, in company with Hutton,
who had been to Germany to form a closer acquaintance with the
Moravians. After the debt to the Trustees was paid, Toeltschig had
eagerly planned new things for Georgia,--extension of work among the
Indians, a settlement further up the Savannah River, the strengthening
of the Savannah Congregation, from which missionaries could be drawn
and by which they should be supported while laboring among the heathen
tribes. He offered to return to America at once, ready for any duty, but
requesting that he might not be sole financial manager again, as he had
found it most difficult to attend to those duties, and at the same time
share in the spiritual work.

The elders of the Church, after carefully weighing all the
circumstances, decided not to send him back to Georgia, but that he
should go to England, to labor in the Fetter Lane Society, and among its
friends.

The first step was a visit to Ingham in Yorkshire, and the reception
given him was so cordial and the field so promising that he went again,
and yet again. Boehler and Spangenberg returned to England and traveled
hither and thither in response to the calls that came from every
side, other members aided as they could, and the societies under
their direction grew apace. Fetter Lane Society was organized into a
congregation in November, 1742, and the others followed in due time. The
Moravian Church was introduced into Ireland, and took a firm hold there.
In England its successes were paralleled with much opposition, and
in 1749, after several years of preparation, an appeal was made to
Parliament for recognition as a Protestant Episcopal Church, with full
liberty of conscience and worship throughout Great Britain and her
colonies. General Oglethorpe warmly championed their cause, and after
a thorough investigation of Moravian history and doctrine, the bill was
passed, May 12th, 1749, and the Moravian right to liberty of worship,
freedom from military service, and exemption from oath-taking was
unreservedly granted.

While not involved in these Parliamentary proceedings, Toeltschig played
an important part in the development of the Moravian Church in England
and Ireland. Although he had great success as a preacher, his especial
talents were as an organizer, and as leader of the "bands", as might
be expected of a man with a judicial mind, executive ability, and great
tact