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Entry: Confederates and Catholics, Unite! Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/down_in_dixie#2544 Post contents: David, cf the en.wikepedia.org article q.v. “Moravians” for the best short presentation, along with links. Though founded by Hus, they pretty much came close to being wiped out in the Thirty Years’ War. In 1722 what was left of their underground movement migrated to the estate of the Count von Zinzendorf in Herrnhut, Germany. There they underwent a major theological change and become part of the German Pietist movement. Indeed, the movement today is more German than Czech, yet my Moravian friends say that their is still a heritage connected the Czech world. Almost immediately they began missionary efforts and immigration to the New World. In 1740 they established themselves in Bethlehem, PA, and by 1753 they had come down the Great Wagon Road to Forsyth Co., NC. And in 1766 they founded Salem, NC. Today, the area around Herrnhut, Bethlehem, and Winston-Salem are the largest gathering of European Moravians. q.v. also for the early history “Hussite”. q.v. “pietism” for the theology. If you know German, try the de.wikipedia articles q.v. “Böhmische Brüder”, “Brüder-Unität”, and especially “Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine” and “Pietismus” “Zinzendorf” in both Wikis will give you information on the de facto modern founder. Sent at: 2008 09 06