once a month they came to Holy Communion; and nearly every evening there were special meetings, lasting about fifteen minutes, for the hourly intercessors, for the children, and for others needing special instruction. Meanwhile, strange things had happened in St. Croix. At the special request of Von Pless, who owned six plantations on the island, Zinzendorf sent over eighteen Brethren. The idea was that, by working the estates, the Brethren might win money for the holy cause; and, fired by this noble