now known as Pine plains, on the i6th of August, and immediately commenced a work which was not without en " the couraging reward. Tschoop, known as greatest drunkard

district

among his followers," was converted Schabash joined him soon At the end of two years thirty-one baptized Indians after. ;

attended his ministrations, " all of the Mabikander tribe," and in 1743, the number had reached sixty-three.

Rauch's labors were not confined to Shekomeko alone.

At

Pisgachtigok, Mauwehu and his brother were among his con

while at

Wechquadnach, or Pachquadnach, Totatik, 3 and Westenhuck, Wehtak, 4 he was not without sincere followers. verts,

At Shekomeko, Wechquadnach

Schweinitz, in his Life and Times of

David Zeisberger, says the name of this chief was Wasarnapah his English name and name prior to his baptism, Job ;

;

he received in

baptism,

ijhe

John j

that he

never bore the name of Tschoop among his people, but that

it

originated among

the Moravians in consequence of their German mode of pronouncing Job. Wasarnapah was the ruling chief at Shekomeko. He was a man of remarkable powers of mind, and in whose mien "was the majesty of a Luther." He died of small pox at Bethlehem, Aug. 2,7, 1746.

and

Pisgachtigok,

Loskiel, n, 93, 94.

mission

Schabash received in

He was baptism the name of Abraham. subsequently elected chief or king of the Mahicans on the Delaware, and died at Wyoming in December, 1762. Memorials Moravian Church^ i, 147. Now North-east Centre, Connecticut, The name is preserved in Wachquadnach lake or Indian pond, On the east side of the Housatonic opposite the mouth of Poughtatuck creek, Or Wyatiack, near Salisbury, Litchfield