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In a former part of this work* the efforts of this society in 

 the extension of knowledge, have been already shewn. Co- 

 existent with their change of life from a conventicle to a mon- 

 astic one, A. D. 1733 a school for the education of themselves 

 and their youth in German and Classic Literature, was estab- 

 lished. It was of course local in its operations, and its advanta- 

 ges never became to any extent known to the public ; but its 

 reputation and the ability of its teachers, are attested by the 

 many evidences of their skill and proficiency, remaining 

 among the archives of the society. The school thus estab- 

 lished, continued its beneficial operations until with the grad- 

 ual decay of the society, it was finally suspended. Thus it 

 remained until after the passage of an Act by the Legislature 

 of the State, February 21, 1814, iacorjjorating the few members 

 which yet remained of the society. With a pious reverence 

 for the memories and virtues of their fathers, and desirous of 

 emulating, as far as practicaWe, the efforts made by them in 

 their day and generation, these survivors, chiefly through the 

 active exertions of Mr. William Konigmacher, by virtue of the 

 provisions of tiie act referred to, and also of others subse- 

 quently passed for the purpose, started an acadamy where the 

 English and German languages, mathematics and other 

 branches are successfully taught. 



Like tlieir German brethren at Ephrata, the Moravians at 

 Litiz, vi-ere and still arc the devoted friends of Education. — 

 Their first settlement at Warwick, A. D. 1743, was marked by 

 the establishment of a school under the charge of their min- 

 ister, the Rev. Leonard Schnell,f a German of considerable 

 literary attainments ; and when at length in 1754, a monastic 

 life was determined on, and the village of Litizin consequence 

 thereof founded, their school had attained to some local emin- 

 ence. In the year 1762, it was removed to the latter place, 

 and there continued until A. D. 1794,|; when it was divided 

 into two departments, one for each sex. Out of the Female 

 department, the now justly celebrated Young Ladies Semi- 

 nary, sprung into existence as a Boarding school, v/ith what 



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