The song service was blessed, and we thanked God with prayer and praise.
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Wesley. Feb. 5th.
Between two and three in the afternoon God brought us all safe
into the Savannah River. We cast anchor near Tybee Island,
where the grove of pines, running along the shore, made an agreeable prospect,
showing, as it were, the bloom of spring in the depths of winter.
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Nitschmann. Feb. 17th.
I went on shore with Mr. Oglethorpe, and we together fell on our knees
and thanked God, and then took a boat to Savannah. I went at once
to the Brethren, and we rejoiced to meet again. I found the Brethren well,
and looked with wonder at what they had accomplished,
went with Toeltschig and Spangenberg to the garden, and also received
letters from Herrnhut. Spangenberg had to go immediately to Mr. Oglethorpe
to discuss many things with him.
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Wesley. Feb. 6th, Friday.
About eight in the morning we first set foot on American ground.
It was a small, uninhabited island, (Peeper Island), over against Tybee.
Mr. Oglethorpe led us to a rising ground, where we all kneeled down
to give thanks. He then took boat for Savannah.
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