The next day Gen. Oglethorpe presented Spangenberg to the Bishop of London, who received him very kindly. Oglethorpe’s idea was that the Moravians might ally themselves closely with the Church of England, and that the Bishop might, if they wished, ordain one of their members from Herrnhut. Spangenberg and Nitschmann were not authorized to enter into any such agreement, but both welcomed the opportunity to establish pleasant relations with the English clergy, and several interviews were had which served as a good opening for intercourse in later years. Until their vessel sailed, the Moravians found plenty to interest them in the “terribly great city”, where they were regarded with much interest, and where they were greatly touched by the unexpected kindness they received. They had interviews with the Trustees, with Mr. Vernon, and with Gen. Oglethorpe, who gave them much information as to what to expect in their new home, and many suggestions as to the best way of beginning their settlement. Spangenberg was presented to the “Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge”, was courteously received, offered more books than he was willing to accept, invited to correspond with the Society, and urged to keep on friendly terms with the Salzburgers, which he assured them he sincerely desired to do. Conversations with Court Preacher Ziegenhagen were not so pleasant, for a letter had come from Senior Urlsperger inveighing against the Moravians and Ziegenhagen put forth every effort to reclaim Spangenberg from the supposed error of his ways, and to persuade him to stop the company about to start for Georgia, or at least to separate himself from them, and return to the old friends at Halle. Oglethorpe smiled at the prejudice against the Moravians, and told them frankly that efforts had been made to influence him, but he had preferred to wait and judge for himself. “It has ever been so,” he said, “from the time of the early Christians; it seems to be the custom of theologians to call others heretics. They say, in short, ‘you do not believe what I believe, a Mohammedan also does not believe what I believe, therefore you are a Mohammedan;’ and again ‘you explain this Bible passage so and so, the Socinian also explains it so and so, therefore you are a Socinian.’” As for opposition, he, too, was beginning to find it since the Georgia Colony was proving a success.