A history of the German Baptist brethren in Europe and America . rge, a few hundred peoplecould easily have filled it. The front part of it, cov-ering about one-third of the whole, was raised a fewsteps higher than the rest. The brothers were seatedhere in regular order. Miiller and Eleazar (JacobEicher who was then Prior) occupied seats oppositeeach other on both sides. The others sat on longbenches in double rows. There was a gallery abovefor the sisters, and so arranged that they could not seethe congregation nor the congregation them. FatherFriedsam (Beissel) was seated at the foremost row
A history of the German Baptist brethren in Europe and America . rge, a few hundred peoplecould easily have filled it. The front part of it, cov-ering about one-third of the whole, was raised a fewsteps higher than the rest. The brothers were seatedhere in regular order. Miiller and Eleazar (JacobEicher who was then Prior) occupied seats oppositeeach other on both sides. The others sat on longbenches in double rows. There was a gallery abovefor the sisters, and so arranged that they could not seethe congregation nor the congregation them. FatherFriedsam (Beissel) was seated at the foremost row ofthe raised choir. After all had been assembled every-thing remained very quiet for a little while • In the meantime it was very plain that FatherFriedsam was getting ready. He placed his hands tohis side, cast his head up and down, turned his eyeshither and thither, tugged at his lips, his nose, histhroat, and finally intoned a hymn in a low the sisters in the gallery began to sing, and thebrothers joined in. All that occupied seats on the is 5. »3 ^ ^t,
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