The Pennsylvania-German : devoted to the history, biography, genealogy, poetry, folk-lore and general interests of the Pennsylvania Germans and their descendants . ONTENTS PAGE Frontispiece—Prof. I. Daniel Rupp . . 2 Prof. Israel Daniel Rupp—A Biographical Sketch, by .Rev. P. C. Croll, 3 The Perklomen Region and Its People—A Descriptive and Historic Survey, by the Editor 7 The River Brethren—A Historical Sketch, by John K. Miller .. • i/ Zion, the Old Red Church in West Brunswick Township, Schuyl-kill County, Pa., by Rev. H. A. Weller, .22 The Gnadenhiitten Massacres—A Brief Account o
The Pennsylvania-German : devoted to the history, biography, genealogy, poetry, folk-lore and general interests of the Pennsylvania Germans and their descendants . ONTENTS PAGE Frontispiece—Prof. I. Daniel Rupp . . 2 Prof. Israel Daniel Rupp—A Biographical Sketch, by .Rev. P. C. Croll, 3 The Perklomen Region and Its People—A Descriptive and Historic Survey, by the Editor 7 The River Brethren—A Historical Sketch, by John K. Miller .. • i/ Zion, the Old Red Church in West Brunswick Township, Schuyl-kill County, Pa., by Rev. H. A. Weller, .22 The Gnadenhiitten Massacres—A Brief Account of Two Historic Tragedies. 1 26 The Spelling of Our Dialect, by the Editor 31 ^ Hunting Elbetritches—A Popular Story in Two Versions ... 35 Literary Gems: The Death of the Old Year—Des Alt-Jahrs Tod 37 Die Glock, by Dr. George ^Mays 38 Patrick McGlynn and the Hornets Nest, by Onkel Jeff . .39 Die Junga Ricliter, by Dr. E. Grumbine 39 The Pennsylvania-German Society at Reading, Pa. (full-page • illustration) 41 Editorial Department: Editorials 42 Clippings from Current Xows 44 Chat with Correspondents 46 Our Book Table . . , 47 M. -? ?In Vol. VII JANUARY, 1906 Prof. Israel Daniel Rupp No. 1 A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH(All rights THERE is perhaps no other scion o£the plain but sturdy race of Teu-tons which settled in Pennsylva-nia in the eighteenth century, who hasdone so much for the preservation of thehistory of these modest people as hewhose name stands at the head of thisarticle and who is here to be brieflysketched. Says the late Prof. Seidenstick-cr,* of the University of Pennsylvania: If we ask who was one of the pioneers in thearduous task of gathering materials widelyscattered, of blending a thousimd facts into aninstructive story, of training the people to aproper appreciation of their local history, Ibelieve that honor will hardly be disputed tobelong to . . Mr. Israel Rupp. . As faras his standing as an historian is concerned,Mr. Rupp has carved out his ow
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