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pled with her. Her preference was for George Haberland,
and the result was an uncomfortable state of affairs,
which disturbed the leaders of the "Society" not a little,
for living as they did as one large family it meant constant friction
on all sides. They did not know whether to force Juliana
to submit to their authority, (as a member of the "Society"
she had pledged herself to obedience to the duly elected officers),
or whether they should wait and hope for a better frame of mind. At last
they referred it to the lot, which read "Juliana shall not marry any one yet."
This settled the question for the time being, but did not improve the spirit
of the parties concerned. A few of the others were homesick,
and lost interest in their work and the cause for which they had come over.
Hermsdorf returned from Frederica, sick and depressed,
and was kindly received by the Moravians in Savannah,
though their first favorable impression of him had been lost
on the voyage across the Atlantic, when he complained of the fare,
and lay in bed most of the time.
The leaders of the party, trying to pacify the discontented, comfort the sick,
and strengthen those that were left as one and another was called away;
planning the daily routine to the best advantage so that they might repay
their debt, and still have the necessaries of life for their large company;
seeking to teach and convert the Indians, and help the poor about them; --
these leaders were further tried by the non-arrival of answers to the letters
sent to Germany.
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