Brother Bader’s Diary
of his Journey and Visit to the Schools in the Country
from 16th November 1752 to 28th February 1753
16th November:
About 9:00 in the morning I journeyed from Bethlehem in company with two Single Brethren, Boehler and Bez [1], who had to go to Shamokin. We made good time to Daniel Levant [sic] in Maxatawny [2].
17th November:
In the morning we left there, crossed the Schuylkill [River] and Tulpehocken [Creek] safely and about 4:00 in the afternoon were already in Heidelberg [3]. I spent the night, the other Brethren went on to Brother Georg Loesch.
18th November:
I traveled from Heidelberg in company with several Brethren from there, who were involved in external affairs, to Br. Georg Loesch. I visited for a while in the home of Br. Georg Loesch before going all the way to Quittapahilla, where to my pleasure and that of the Brethren and Sisters [4] there I arrived early.
19th November:
In the forenoon about 11:00 I preached on the Text for the Day [5] about the burning of the heart of Jesus’ for humanity in His threefold future. The Savior blessed it and made His Presence powerfully felt. After the Sermon the results of the Synod were ready and the Children’s Lesson held. Then in a separate opportunity the Chief Elder Festival was announced [6] amid a very blessed feeling of His Wounds.
1. Vulgo: Betz
2. LeVan’s old Mill House in Maxatawny Twp. Between New Smithville and Kutztown
3. North Heidelberg in Berks County just north of Robesonia
4. MS: Geschwister, lit: “Siblings”
5. The Daily Watchword, Zinzendorf selected these texts right up until his death on 9 May, 1760. Die Losungen are the oldest, most widely read daily devotional guide in the world
6. The Festival honoring Jesus as Head and Chief Elder of the Moravian Unity had only been observed in European Congregations until now; it had recently been extended to the American Congregations as well
Brother Bader's Diary
of his Journey and Visit to the Schools in the Country from
16th November 1752 to
28th February 1753
Translated by Pastor Roy Ledbetter
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