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HISTORY OF THE MORAVIAN CHURCH. BY J. E. HUTTON, M.A. (Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged.) MORAVIAN PUBLICATION OFFICE, 32, FETTER LANE, LONDON, E.C. 1 9 0 9.

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CONTENTS

BOOK ONE: The Bohemian Brethren: 1457-1673.

1.The Rising Storm

2.The Burning of Hus July 6th, 1415

3.The Welter. 1415-1434

4.Peter of Chelcic. 1419-1450

5.Gregory the Patriarch and the Society at Kunwald. 1457-1472

6.Luke of Prague and the High Church Reaction.1473-1530

7.The Brethren at Home.

8.John Augusta and His Policy 1531-1548

9.The Brethren in Poland. 1548-1570

10.The Martyr Bishop. 1548-1560

11.The Last Days of Augusta. 1560-1572

12.The Golden Age. 1572-1603

13.The Letter of Majesty. 1603-1609

14.The Downfall. 1609-1621

15.The Day of Blood at Prague. June 21st 1621

16.Comenius and the Hidden Seed. 1621-1673

BOOK TWO: The Revival under Zinzendorf: 1700-1760.

1.The Youth of Count Zinzendorf.

2.Christian David. 1690-1722

3.The Founding of Herrnhut. 1722-1727

4.Life at Herrnhut.

5.The Edict of Banishment. 1727-1736

6.The Foreign Missions and their Influence.1732-1760

7.The Pilgrim Band. 1736-1743

8.The Sifting Time. 1743-1750

9.Moravians and Methodists. 1735-1742

10.Yorkshire and the Settlement System. 1742-1755

11.The Labours of John Cennick. 1739-1755

12.The Appeal to Parliament. 1742-1749

13.The Battle of the Books. 1749-1755

14.The American Experiments. 1734-1762

15.The Last Days of Zinzendorf. 1755-1760

BOOK THREE: The Rule of the Germans: 1760-1857.

1. The Church and Her Mission; or, The Three Constitutional Synods. 1760-1775

2.The Fight for the Gospel; or, Moravians and Rationalists. 1775-1800

3.A Fall and a Recovery. 1800-1857

4.The British Collapse. 1760-1800

5.The British Advance.1'800-1857

6.The Struggle in America. 1762-1857

7.The Separation of the Provinces 1857-1899

BOOK FOUR: The Modern Moravians: 1857-1908.

1. Moravian Principles

2.The Moravians in Germany

3.The Moravians in Great Britain

4.The Moravians in North America

5.Bonds of Union

PREFACE

For assistance in the preparation of this second edition, I desire herewith to express my obligations to several friends:--To the late Rev. L. G. Hasse, B.D., whose knowledge of Moravian history was profound, and who guided me safely in many matters of detail; to the Rev. N. Libbey, M.A., Principal of the Moravian Theological College, Fairfield, for the loan of valuable books; to the Rev. J. T. Muller, D.D., Archivist at Herrnhut, for revising part of the MS.,- and for many helpful suggestions; to Mr. W. T. Waugh, M.A., for assistance in correcting the proof-sheets, And for much valuable criticism; to the members of the Moravian Governing Board, not only for the loan of books and documents from the Fetter Lane archives, but also for carefully reading through the MS.; to the ministers who kindly' supplied my pulpit for three months; and last, but not least, to the members of my own congregation, who relieved me from some pastoral duties to enable me to make good speed with my task.

Moravian Manse,

Heckmondwike.

Chapter 1

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