Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-09-20
By WIN. MEYLERT.
TcoNrINUED FROM LAST WEEK.

The Wyoming colony not only en-.
joyed great temporal prosperity but
their spiritual wants were carefully
looked after. Public religious wor-
SLIP was regularly maintained morn
ing and evening of each day. The
Sabbath was spent in quiet with re-
ligious services as the result of peace
and good order of the place, it was
continually thronged with visitors,
and so the great lessons of faith in
God were learned by many in their
trancient visits. Accessions to the
church were constant. The children
we're carefully taught both secular
and religious knowledge, and all
looked hopeful that the ideal homes
of the Moravean missionaries for the
Indians would be practically worked
out, other mission points from this
centre were being reached and
brought under like civilization but
their hopes were not to be then rea-
lized. The ruling powers were
against them and they awoke to the
fact that their possessions were con-
verted by others and sooner or later
be taken from them. Before making
any considerable expenditure they
had secured the promise OF peaceable
possession Of the property from
Gov. John Penn and the Indians
that laid claim to their property but
| in both instances they found that no
dependence could be put upon either
of the parties. In addition to this
the Connecticut Company were max
ing surveys of the land consequently
another location must be sought.
Rev. Zeisburger in this instance
as he had in many other. become
their adviser. He had in his labors
for few years spent considerable
time preaching to the Delaware In
dians in the Allegheny country and
they knowing that the Wyalusing
colony would be obliged to give up
their home, solicited Zeisberger to
have them come and make their
home with them. This plan after
being carefully considered was final
ly agreed to. A few families had in
advance left Wyalusing and removed
to this point. The place selected
| was the Tuscarawas Valley on the
Tionesta creek tributary of the
Allegheny river, During the fall
of III Zeisburger gathered a COM
pany of friendly Indians at place,
who assisted him to clear grounds.
build huts and make preparations
for the reception OF the colony ID
the spring.
The work at the same time at their
homes, for the journey was daily
progressing. The plan arranged
for the undertaking was to divide
into two parties. one by the overland
route to the West Branch through
our county, the other by canoes
down the river to Northumberland
and thence up the West Branch by
water as far as the Great Island
near Lock Haven. New canoes had
to be built and their surplus stock
| and grain was sold and on the 10th
OF June l772. Tt T. was
abandoned. The bell
taken from the church, lao people
with the baggage went in 80 canoes,
and 81 with the cattle and horses
crossed the river and took the path
for the West Branch following up
Sugar Run crossing the head waters
OF Little Loyalsock and Birch Creek
and thence the Big Loyalsock at the
turnpike crossing, and from that
| point to the head waters OF Muncy
Creek arriving at the end OF five
days. journey to the Wells farm, now
Halls station where they remained
for five days awaiting the arrival Of
the feet of canoes, the union of the
colony being on the goth OF June.
finding it impracticable to attempt
to cross the Alleghenys with so large
amount Of goods they sold part of
their canoes with much OF their iron
and WOODWARD and many Of their
cattle, and farther up the river, sold
the window glass that had been
taken from the chapel. Leaving the
West Branch took the mountain
path to the Allegheney river aud
then decending the river by canoes
they arrived at their destination on
the 9th Of August. The Missionary
Roth who accompanied this emigra-
.ion wrote; "Searce a day passed
but what wa were able to distribute