The German sectarians of Pennsylvania : a critical and legendary history of the Ephrata Cloister and the Dunkers . twithstanding this perse-cution, the doctrine spread from Bavaria to Holland. Themembers were known by different names, such as Stabler{Baculares, Stablarii\ because they taught that a Christianshould not bear arms, but defend himselfmerely with a staff ; Clanucalarii^ becausethey refused to publish any creed ; Garten-briider {Hortularii), because they held theirassemblies in the open fields or woods;Heftier or Kiidpfler^ because they eschewedbuttons as a luxury,^** and substitute
The German sectarians of Pennsylvania : a critical and legendary history of the Ephrata Cloister and the Dunkers . twithstanding this perse-cution, the doctrine spread from Bavaria to Holland. Themembers were known by different names, such as Stabler{Baculares, Stablarii\ because they taught that a Christianshould not bear arms, but defend himselfmerely with a staff ; Clanucalarii^ becausethey refused to publish any creed ; Garten-briider {Hortularii), because they held theirassemblies in the open fields or woods;Heftier or Kiidpfler^ because they eschewedbuttons as a luxury,^** and substituted hooksand eyes on their clothing,—a peculiarity ^^ ° 2^=>=*-still prevalent among one branch of the Mennonite Breth-ren in Pennsylvania, locally known as Hookers. Glancing over the subsequent history of the Anabaptists,during the next two centuries, and casting the veil ofcharity over the frightful excesses of the Knipperdollingepisode at Minister, we find a slow but gradual spread ofthe faith over Europe, in spite of the efforts made by thecivil and ecclesiastical authorities to crush the various con-. ^- In some parts of South Germany and the Rhine Palatinate rows ofsilver and metal buttons were used on mens vests and coats, as a matterof ornament. This is still the case among some of the German peasan-try. The Baptist movement was against this excessive use of buttons asan adornment. Plain dress, similar to the Quaker garb, was adopted atan early day as a sign of the renunciation of this worlds vanities. Theuse of hooks and eyes on the male garb was confined to such localitieswhere the use of buttons was what may be called a national feature. 88 The German Sectarians of Pennsylvania. gregations. A number of independent movements tendedto keep the doctrine alive, chiefly in northern Germany,Holland and Switzerland. The most important of these isto be found in the history of Simon Menno and his fol-lowers. The Schwarzenau gathering in 1708 was butanother of these indepe
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